Pretty Ellie!

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my other make xx

Its time for a new challenge over at 'Winter Wonderland' where we are sponsored by the fabulous 'Bugaboo' so make sure you pop over here & check out what you can win!!

Our theme for the next month is...

TREES

 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

ABC Christmas- F is for fir trees

Holly & Ivy Christmas- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Elephant Christmas Tree' by Bugaboo

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Ellie- medium flesh, light flesh, cold grey IV, cold grey III, cold grey V, cold grey VI & dark sepia

Hat- middle cadmium red, pale geranium lake

Tree- dark phthalo green & permanent green

Lights- magenta, cobalt blue greenish & dark cadmium orange

Stars- dark chrome yellow & cadmium yellow

Baubles- middle phthalo blue, light phthalo blue, dark red, mauve, helio turquoise & middle purple pink

Wall & shelf- walnut brown & brown ochre

Stocking left- cobalt blue greenish & cadmium yellow

Stocking middle- phthalo blue, middle phthalo blue, permanent green & pale geranium lake

Stocking right- middle cadmium red, pale geranium lake & purple violet

Gift- bluish turquoise & cobalt turquoise

Floor- black & dark sepia

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'snow time' by Deco Time

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'blue' card from the A4  blues stack by Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

sentiment from the 'Christmas Messages' set by Sugarloaf

Sentiment stamped using 'onyx black ink by Versafine

'6" square white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back later on today so until then stay safe xx

Katie's Birthday!

HI there, I hope you are all well. I'm managing to get my crafting done, I was a bit worried if I would manage to keep up with my DT commitments, now that I am looking after Harvey whilst Katie has gone back to work. Its been a few weeks & everything is going ok at the moment lol!! I really am enjoying our time playing & going for walks. I know Katie is always so happy when I take him to meet her from work. His little face, so cute!!

Anyhoos I'm here to share my latest 'A Place To Start' creation with you. I made this card last month for our Katie's 23rd birthday off Harvey.. He has a bunny plushie that goes everywhere with him. Even at 8.5 months he drags him around by his ear. So thats why the bunny on the front!

Our theme over at 'A Place To Start' for the next month is......

PICK A SHAPE

you can find a picture of the shapes to choose from here or at the end of my post!

I decided on hexagon, I just love the honeycomb pattern so it seem the perfect choice for my card.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Stamping Sensations- colour my world

Handicraft Dream- birthday

Colouring With Pencils- embossing

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Birthday Gerbera' from the Bebunni collection by Crafters Companion

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Nuvo Markers by Tonic in red

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Bebunni- medium flesh, cinnamon, venetian red, warm grey VI, warm grey V, warm grey IV, warm grey III & warm grey II

Gerbera- prussian blue, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, hookers green, grass green, dark cadmium orange, dark chrome yellow & cadmium yellow

Tag- light cobalt turquoise

Ground- deep cobalt green, leaf green & light green

Hexagons & sentiment- fossilized amber

Bumblebee- black & bright sunflower

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' card base by Pink Frog

'blue' card from the A4 stack by Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'hexagon' die cut by X-Cut 812923

'chicken wire' embossing folder & die by Marianne D

A- from Part 1 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-Cut

M & O- from Part 2 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-Cut

'jolly bumblebees' by Marianne D 98492

Card blank, made from Pink Frog 300gsm white card

Thank you for stopping by today, Please pop over & see what shapes the DT have used to create their makes.

Your choices of shapes

I will be back later today, stay safe xx

Wild Rose Heart

 Its that time of the month again where I share my latest 'Sheepski' DT creation with you.

Make sure you pop over to Andrea's Etsy page & see what different images she has!

Our theme this month is....

ATG

(with the added option of)

LAYER IT UP!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Pattie's Creations- Love

Craft Rocket- Love

Crafty Gals Corner- add a heart

CCC Digi- love

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Wild Rose Heart' by Sheepski

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Flowers- light yellow ochre, light yellow glaze & ivory

Leaves- pine green, phthalo green, grass green & light phthalo green

Heart- middle cadmium red, deep red

Ribbon- helio blue reddish, cobalt blue, ultramarine & light ultramarine

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Ombre' designs bright by Craft Sensations

'blue' card from the A4 stack from Hobbycraft

'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scan n Cut

Love cut using the Caribbean font (5 layers)

'5" white square card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to our 'Sheepski' Facebook page.

I will be back on the 25th, so until then take care xx

Let It Be

 Good morning, I hope you are well! I'm here to share my latest 'Cardz 4 Galz' creation with you. It was my turn to pick the theme for this fortnight & I chose....

INSPIRED BY THE BEATLES

Even tho I wasn't born until the 70's I love The Beatles. Their music, is like nothing else & I love listening to it whilst I craft! So this theme choice was easy. As for my make, I had so many ideas. Finally I settled on this one, I hope you like it!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Craft Creations- ATG

Simon Says Stamp- ATG

Crafters Castle- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Let It Be' digi image by Power Poppy

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir

Leaves- tan shades, gold brown shades, jade green shades, dull green blend, alpine green blend, citrus green blend, yellow green blend & gold yellow blend

Text- blue turquoise shades & blue turquoise blend

Shadow- tan shades

Surround- ice grey blend

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'turquoise' card from the A4 blue tones stack by Hobbycraft

My stash- card candi

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'C6 deckled edge white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I really do appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment. I will be back tomorrow, so until stay safe xx

DayDreamer

 Its time for a new challenge over at 'Sheepski' I can't believe this is my 5th year on Andreas DT....I just love her images they are fabulous. Make sure you  pop over to her Etsy store here & check them all out!!

Ok so our theme for the next month is.......

FEATURE A CREATURE

so after much deliberations & going backwards & forwards...I chose this super cutie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals- ATG

Creative Craft Cottage- use a digi

CCC Digi- sentiment

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'My Pad' by Sheepski

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Frog- dark sepia, indian red, orange glaze, dark chrome yellow & cold grey III

Lilly pad- hooker's green, emerald green & grass green

Lilly- magenta, fuchsia, light purple pink & dark indigo

Water- helio blue reddish, cobalt blue, ultramarine, light ultramarine & skyblue

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Lynda Chapman

DP- 'Riverbank Revels' by Helz Cuppleditch

'pink' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'turquoise' card from the A4 stack from Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scan n Cut

D,Y,(2nd) R & M- Ecuador font

(1st) R- Florida font

(1st)  E- Impact font

A- mango sticky font

(2nd) E- NA sleepy sloth font

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, make sure you pop over & check out the fab makes on Sheepski's Facebook page. Or if you don't do Facebook, we have a monthly challenge on our Sheepski blog. Make sure you check them out for some amazing inspiration from the DT ladies xx

I will be back tomorrow so until then take care xx

Black Ice

I can't believe its the last 'A Place To Start' challenge of the year, it has flown since I first started with them back in August 2019!! I can't believe its gone that quickly! Anyhoos, I hope you will join in with us this month. Our challenge theme is.....

ANYTHING VINTAGE

for those of you who are regulars here, know I don't do vintage very well lol!

But after talking to my friend (Hazel Didos) we decided to have a try at this new technique called black ice,,,,not black magic as she told me! I thought I was gonna get some chocolates to eat!! It really is a great technique to use & really easy! So this card was made while we were Skyping & crafting. 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

613 Avenue- vintage

Paper Players- Christmas

We Love To Create- ATG mixed media

      

Papers & Embellishments

'matt gold mirri' card by Hunkydory

'black' card from the A4 stack by Lynda Chapman

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'filigree tree' embossing folder by Provocraft

'jet black' Stazon ink

'clear' Heat it Up embossing powder

'clear hologram sparkle' WOW! embossing glitter

'Merry Christmas' chipboard from Hobbycraft

'5 x 7" white card blank'

Thank y ou for stopping by today, I hope you will join in with us over at 'APTS' this month

I will be back on the 11th, so until then stay safe xx

Trick or Treat

 Its that of the month were I share my latest DT for Sheepski.

This month or theme for you to follow is.......

AUTUMNAL/ HALLOWEEN

I decided to use one of Andrea's newest images, I just love her gnomes, they are some of my favourite images by Andrea!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween

Paper Shelter- Halloween

Try it on Tuesday- Halloween

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Trick or Treat' by Sheepski

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Skin- chromium green opaque & earth green

Hat- dark indigo, prussian blue, helio blue reddish & cold grey III

Beard- dark sepia & cold grey V

Sleeve- delft blue

Bandages- walnut brown & brown ochre

Pumpkin- black, scarlet red, dark cadmium orange, burnt umber & burnt sienna

Shoes- black, walnut brown & burnt umber

 Ground- cold grey VI, cold grey V & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'orange & black' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

'blue' card from the A4 turquoise stack by Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'3D black adhesive foam squares' by Stick It!

Sizzix Bigshot

'stitched rectangle' die cut by Sizzix

Scan & Cut

'spider & web background free SVG's by Birds Cards

'5" white square card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow, so until then stay safe xx

Snowy Penguin

 Its time for a new challenge over at 'Winter Wonderland' where for the next month we want to see your...

PENGUIN

creations, cute or realistic get your penguins images out & join in with us!

I think I over did it with the embossing powder, she looks like she's in a blizzard! Ooops!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crimbo Crackers- ATG

Moving Along With The Times- animals/birds

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'snow penguin' by Twinkle Lane

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Penguin- black, dark sepia, warm grey VI, warm grey IV, scarlet red, dark 

cadmium orange & naples yellow

Bow- violet & manganese violet

Scarf- violet, manganese violet, cadmium orange & naples yellow

Tree trunk- dark sepia, burnt umber & bistre

Tree- hooker's green, earth green yellowish & may green

Snow- light phthalo blue & light cobalt turquoise

Snow & snowflakes- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'blue' card by Hobbycraft

DP my stash

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'icicle border' by Marianne D

'Let It Snow' sentiment by Creative Dies

'textured white' embossing powder by Lawn Fawn

'diamond white' embossing glitter by WOW!

'snowflake' punch by Martha Stewart

'5" white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today. please pop over & check out what fabulous 'penguin' creations the DT have made.

I will be back later with my next creation, so until then take care xx

Just To Say Hello!

 Hey there, I hope you are all well. I can't believe its already the end of August, its totally flown by! Can you believe Harvey was 10 weeks old yesterday!!! I just can't believe it...madnessess!!

Anyhoos, I'm here today to share my latest 'Cardz 4 Galz' creation with you, the theme for the next fortnight is......

JUST SAYING HELLO

I think we've all got at least one friend who is finding life difficult at the moment, why not make a card to cheer them up, just to let them know you are there for them & thinking about them!!

Here's my make....

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Inspire Create Challenges- garden

Simon Says Stamp- ATG

Sweet Stampers- outdoor fun

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Little Leaf' Gorjuss Girl by Santoro

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Skin- cinnamon, medium flesh & light flesh

Hair- walnut brown, raw umber & dark naples ochre

Dress- helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, light cobalt turquoise & light magenta

Socks- helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, light cobalt turquoise & cold grey IV

Branches- dark sepia, walnut brown & raw umber

Leaves- hookers green, emerald green & permanent green

Beehive- van dyck brown, light cadmium red, dark cadmium orange, terracotta & dark cadmium yellow

Bumble bee- cold grey VI, light cobalt turquoise & cadmium yellow

Papers & Embellishments

'white' stamping card by Lynda Chapman

'turquoise' card from Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'Hello' die & sentiment stamp set by Crafti Potential

Sentiment stamped using 'warm breeze' Clair ink by Versafine

Image stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

'small corner rounder' punch by X-Cut

'triple butterfly' punch by Tonic

'photo corner' punch by Woodware

'6" white scalloped edge card blank'

Thank you for popping in today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'hello' creation the Cardz 4 Galz DT have created to help inspire you!

I will be back on the 2nd September!! 

Until then stay safe xx

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics!!

 Good morning, I'm here today to share with you my make for 'Fezziwigs Festive Frolics' where Hazel has asked me to be her guest designer for the challenge! Thanks for the invite hun xx

The theme over at Fezziwigs is....

so elves, reindeer, Mrs Claus....you get the idea!

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I used one of my favourite Christmas stamp buys of last year, you will see another of my favourite Christmas buy on the 2nd September!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Shopping Our Stash- pile it on

Holly & Ivy- ATG 

Cutie Pie - ATG cute

The Paper Girls- embossing

Jingle Belles- cardstock

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Reindeer Games' by C.C. Designs

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Reindeer- dark sepia, van dyck brown & bistre

Antlers- burnt umber & dark sepia

Ears- cinnamon

Hat- prussian blue, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise , warm grey IV & warm grey III

Scarf- prussian blue, helio turquoise & cobalt turquoise

Holly- deep cobalt green & permanent green

Berries- deep red

Bauble- bluish turquoise, cobalt turquoise & light cobalt turquoise

Snow- warm grey VI, warm grey IV, warm grey III, cold grey I & white

Sky- salty ocean

Embossing folder colour distressed- vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments

'Neenah, desert storm' Kraft card by Crafters Companion

'turquoise' card from Hobbycraft

My stash- ribbon & snowflake

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot Plus

'Fairisle' A4 embossing folder from the Nordic collection by Crafters Companion

'radiant gold' Nuvo gilding flakes by Tonic

Nuvo glue pen by Tonic

Image & sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

'bunting' punch by Woodware (used for the banner end)

'5" white square card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see Hazel's fabulous 'Santa's Little Helpers' creation here & the challenge blog is here!

I will be back tomorrow, so until then stay safe, hugs xx

Highland Coo

 Hi there. I'm back here today to share my newest 'Creatalicious' make with you. For the next fortnight the theme is .........

ATG 

BUT NO SQUARE 

OR RECTANGLE CARDS

so get out your funky card blanks & join n with us.

I decided to make a hexagon card base, as I just love how it looks!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Colour Crazy- ATG

Aud Sentiments- ATG with a sentiment

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Moovellous' by Time For Tea

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Highland Coo- burnt sienna, burnt ochre, medium flesh, dark sepia, walnut brown, van dyck brown, dark sepia & black

Grass- deep cobalt green, emerald green & leaf green

Tree- pine green, hooker's green, emerald green, walnut brown & brown ochre

Birdie- deep red, scarlet red, blue violet & light chrome yellow

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'blue' card from Hobbycraft

faux stitching done using a black Creative Lettering marker

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Hexagon cut on my Scan & Cut

image & sentiment stamped in 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fab creations the 'Creatalicious' DT have made. 

I will be back on the 20th, so until the stay safe, hugs xx

Tunnel Card

 Morning fellow crafters, I hope you are all well. As I write this post my head is banging, the weather is so close here its squishing my brain! I hate this weather, much prefer the cold. Anyhoos, I'm here today to share my latest 'Not Just Cards' creation with you.

As you know I love 'Clearly Besotted' stamps & after looking through the new release stamps from this month I just knew I had to use this set to make a tunnel card. No idea how to make one. So after asking Hazel & being pointed in the direction of easy to follow distructions this is what I ended up with!! Its now sitting on Harvey's shelf, as Katie liked it so much she pinched it lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Creations- ATG

Through The Craftroom Door- ATG

All Fun Challenges- ATG

Classic Design Team- ATG

Dream Factory- Aquaman

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Dive Right In' by Clearly Besotted

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Ship- burnt umber, bistre, olive green yellowish & light cobalt turquoise

Sail- cold grey V & olive green yellowish

Sand- bistre & brown ochre

Anchor- warm grey VI & cold grey V

Stones- warm grey VI & warm grey V

Seaweed- deep cobalt green, leaf green & hookers green

Sea anemone- magenta & permanent carmine

Bottle- prussian blue, helio blue reddish & phthalo blue

Submarine- dark cadmium orange, orange glaze, cadmium yellow & light cobalt turquoise

Left diver- van dyke brown & raw umber

Mask- burnt carmine, scarlet red & light cobalt turquoise

Right diver- warm grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Mask- light purple pink, middle purple pink & light turquoise

Snorkel- light purple pink & middle purple pink

Top fish- deep red, scarlet red & orange glaze

Bottom fish- mauve & manganese violet

All card & stencil- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'blue' card from Hobbycraft

My stash- white textured card

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Sizzix Bigshot

'stitched circle' die cut by M & C Boutique

'rays the roof' stencil by Heffy Doodles

'vintage flourish' die cut by Joy Crafts (seaweed)

All images stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

I really enjoyed making this card, I think I will be making more in the future!

I will be back on the 14th, until the stay safe, hugs xx

Dudley Donkey

Its time for me to share my latest My Time To Craft make with you. For the next fortnight we have a fabulous theme for you, which is.....

CHRISTMAS ANIMALS

I got this set of stamps by Hobby Arts LTD from my crafty retreat, its was one of those sets I just had to have lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge- Christmas

Cute Card Thursday- festive

Holly & Ivy- ATG Christmas

Unicorn Challenge- Christmas/winter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Dudley Does Christmas' by Hobby Arts LTD

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Nuvo Markers by Tonic in brown

Dudley- ice grey blend, brown grey blend & brown grey shades

Hat- black cherry, strawberry jam & fresh watermelon

Scarf- dark red shades & blue turquoise blend

Present- blue turquoise shades

Ribbon- dark red shades

Robin- muted brown blend, strawberry jam & fresh watermelon

Gift- blue turquoise shades

Holly- alpine green blend

Berries- strawberry jam & fresh watermelon

Ground- brown grey shades

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Snowflakes' 8" square stack by Phill Martin

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'burgundy' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Ribbon from Dovecraft

Glittery felt from Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'poinsettia' die cut by Marianne D

'6" square white card blank' 

My stash- sentiment

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out the fabulous 'Christmas animal' creations the DT have made. I will be back on the 20th, until then take care xx