30 October 2020

Snowdog

 I'm here today to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' Dt creation with you. For the next fortnight we want to see your …..

CAS CHRISTMAS

creations, don't forget lots of white space!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Aud Sentiments- ATG with a sentiment
Creative Sketchy Girls- Christmas/Winter

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images & sentiment- 'Build A Snowman' by Clearly Besotted
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black
Clair Ink by Versafine in pink
Puppy- light cobalt turquoise
Arms- bistre
Scarf- permanent green & leaf green
Snow- warm breeze

Tools & Glues
All stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine
'5 x 7" deckled edge white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'CAS Christmas' creations the DT have made.
I will be back on the 2nd November, so until then take care xx




24 October 2020

Hippo's Playing!

 Were did that fortnight go to? It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since I shared my last 'Cardz 4 Galz' creation with you.
Well I am back & for the next fortnight we want to see your....

AUTUMN/FALL

creations...NO HALLOWEEN! 

I decided to use some stamps from the last few releases at Clearly Besotted.
Just love these hippo's, they really do remind me of Moomins x



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Pattie's Creations- autumn/fall
Colouring with Pencils- autumn colours

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images & sentiment- 'Scene it Around' by Clearly Besotted
Images- 'Fall Fun' by Clearly Besotted (hippos)
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black
Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in red
Hippo's- cold grey III
Pumpkin- pompeian red, light cadmium red, dark cadmium orange & cadmium orange
Sky- light ultramarine & sky blue
Tree trunks- burnt sienna & bistre
Leaves- indian red, burnt ochre, permanent carmine, dark cadmium orange & cadmium yellow
Grass- olive green yellowish & chromium green opaque
Path- dark sepia, warm grey IV, cold grey IV & cold grey II
Shadows- black, dark sepia, cold grey IV & cold grey III
Surround- vintage photo, gathered twigs & antique linen

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'orange' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
'5" white square card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fab 'autumn/fall' makes the DT have created.
I will be back on the 30th, so until then take care xx




22 October 2020

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
Paper Shelter- 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
























17 October 2020

Snowcat!

 I really need to get some Christmas cards made, so I'm using every opportunity I can to make one lol!! I'm here to share my latest DT make for 'My Time To Craft' where the theme for the next fortnight is....

HALLOWEEN or CATS

so I decided to make a Christmas card with a cat on!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Scribbles Design- feature a creature

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images & sentiment- 'Build A Snowman' by Clearly Besotted
Images- 'Scene it Around' by Clearly Besotted
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell
Scene
Tree trunks- burnt umber & raw umber
Leaves- juniper green, permanent green olive & earth green yellowish
Moon- cold grey IV, cold grey III & cream
Sky- helio blue reddish, cobalt blue greenish & phthalo blue
Buildings- black, payne's grey, cold grey IV, naples yellow
Snow- sky blue
Kitty
Body- light cobalt turquoise
Whiskers- walnut brown
Scarf- madder & pale geranium lake
Shadow- sky blue

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'black' card by Lynda Chapman

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Sizzix Bigshot
'snowflake' corner die cut by Memory Box 98238
All stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine
'5" square white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on the 20th so until the stay safe xx



16 October 2020

Halloween Moon

 I am so excited to share this creation with you. It's been a while since I was impressed with my own make lol....you know what I mean, you look at a finished make & go "Wow, did I make that?" Well this make is one of those!!
Over at 'Creatalicious' for the next month we want to see your 

HALLOWEEN 

makes, also we are sponsored by the amazing 'Rachelle Anne Miller' I was lucky enough to get an image to play with!!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Rachelle Anne Miller- ATG option Halloween (Facebook)
Unicorn- spooky & or cute
Colouring In Scrapland- Happy Halloween

Images & Colouring Mediums
Image- 'Halloween Moon' by Rachelle Anne Miller
Polychromo Pencils by Faber- Castell
Sky- dark indigo, indanthrene blue, cobalt blue greenish & phthalo blue
Moon- cold grey IV, cold grey III & light yellow glaze
Bats-black, payne's grey & warm grey VI
Grass- permanent green, leaf green, grass green & light green
Scarecrow
Skin- venitian red, raw umber & medium flesh
Hair- burnt umber, bistre & brown ochre
Hat & coat- prussian blue, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, cobalt green, deep red & light yellow glaze
Tights- cobalt turquoise & deep red
Shoes- burnt umber, brown ochre & light yellow glaze
Pumpkin- light cadmium red, dark cadmium orange, cadmium orange, blue violet & violet
Bear
Fur- dark sepia, burnt umber, bistre & light yellow glaze
Scarf- middle cadmium red, deep red, light cadmium red & light yellow glaze

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'black' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts
'diamond white' embossing glitter by WOW!

Tools & Glues
'Collall all purpose glue'
Sentiment from the 'Best Halloween' stamp set by Clearly Besotted
Sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine
'5" square white card blank'

I hope you like my card as much as I do!
Don't forget to pop over & see what fabulous 'Halloween' creation the DT have made & also see what prize you can win by Rachelle Anne Miller!
I will be back tomorrow, so until the stay safe xx



11 October 2020

Halloween Tunnel Card

 Its the middle of the month again which only means one thing....a new challenge over at 'Not Just Cards'
As always we are an ATG challenge, but we do like to see you creations which aren't cards!
I created this tunnel card for our Grandson Harvey. For his first Halloween, he loves bright colours, so I kept it as bright as I could, but still made it Halloweenie!




Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Crafty Calendar- Halloween
Crafty Friends- more than one die cut
Send A Smile 4 Kids- holiday/celebration or ATG
Country View- make a Halloween scene

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'Train of Terror' by Clearly Besotted
Images- 'Best Halloween' by Clearly Besotted (balloons)
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black
 Distress Inks by Tim Holtz in red
Balloons
Ghost- light cobalt blue & mediums flesh
Pumpkin- bistre, dark cadmium orange & orange glaze
Spider- black & warm grey VI
Train of Terror
Engine- Hooker's green, emerald green, indanthrene blue, cobalt blue greenish, dark red, deep red, light cadmium red, dark cadmium orange, orange glaze & light yellow glaze
Linkage- prussian blue
Smoke- light cobalt turquoise
Trucks- indanthrene blue, cobalt blue, dark red & deep red
Pumpkin- dark cadmium orange, cadmium orange & sky blue
Bat- black, cold grey VI & sky blue
Wheels- dark cadmium orange & light yellow glaze
Kitty- burnt umber, raw umber & cinnamon
Puppy- cold grey IV & warm grey III
Sky- black soot & seedless preserves
Mountains- chipped sapphire & seedless preserves
Moon- spiced marmalade, rusty hinge & squeezed lemon
Grass- pine needles & mowed lawn
Pumpkins- bistre, dark cadmium orange & orange glaze
Storks- burnt umber & bistre

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'white' hammered card by Crafters Companion
'black' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts
'yellow' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania
'kraft' card form the 12 x12 Kraft stack by Papermania
'acetate' by Papermania

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Sizzix Bigshot
'birch tree with cute critters' by Cheery Lynn Designs
'spiderweb' die cut by Craft House
Balloon strings- 'balloon alphabet' by M&C Boutique
Scan & Cut
'Haunted House' freebie from 'I Heart SVG's
'cloudy skies' stencil by Heffy Doodles
'mountains' Honey Cut Dies (used the negative)
doodles on the house done using bronze Uniball

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab 'Not Just Cards' creations the Dt have made to help inspire you this month.
I will be back on the 15th, so until then stay safe...hugs xx

























9 October 2020

Let's Go Retro!

So sorry my card is a day late, hubby surprised me with a day out yesterday to celebrate my birthday xx

 Time is here again for me to share my latest 'Cardz 4 Galz' DT creation with you. For the next fortnight our theme is.....

GO RETRO!!

you can interpret that anyway you like as long as it fits the theme...I hope that makes sense lol! Retro means different things to different people!


Retro to me, means legwarmers, disco & funky prints!
Sadly this image is no longer available. 


Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'I'm A Raver' by The Stamping Chef
Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in green
Skin- blush, venetian red & cinnamon
Eyes- permanent green
Hair- azure, black & prussian blue
Bobble & vest- shocking pink, magenta & madder
Pants- azure, prussian blue & sunflower
Legwarmers- shocking pink, magenta, madder, payne's grey, cold grey IV & cold grey II
Shoes- azure & prussian blue
Shadow- black, cold grey VI, cold grey V & cold grey IV

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
DP- '80's' by Crafts You create
'turquoise' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
all text computer generated using different 80's fonts
'5 X 7" white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on the 11th so until then stay safe xx





5 October 2020

Harvest TIme

 Its that time of the month where a new challenge starts over at 'A Place To Start' so for the next month our theme is....

HARVEST TIME
USE RED, YELLOW & GREEN

As we don't do anything harvest wise here, I decided to use my pretty flower stamps from Clearly Besotted again.



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
International Art & Soul- autumnal colours
Stamping Sensations- autumn glory
ARTastic Challenge- flowers (Facebook)

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images, swirl & sentiment- 'Beauty Blossoms' by Clearly Besotted
Polychromo Pencils by Faber Castell
Leaves- hooker's green, emerald green & leaf green
Flowers- deep red, light cadmium red, dark cadmium yellow, dark chrome 
yellow & light chrome yellow

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'green' card by Hunkydory

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
all stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine
'5" white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab 'Harvest' makes the DT have created to help inspire you!
I will be back on the 8th, so until then stay safe xx





3 October 2020

Autumnal Colours!

 Wow! Today has been a busy day for DT creations, here's my third. So make sure you scroll down & check out my other makes!

I'm here to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' creations with you. Our theme for the next fortnight is.....

AUTUMNAL COLOURS

I love autumn, the colours of the trees just blow my mind. They are soooo pretty!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter
Creative Craft Cottage- add an animal
Love To Scrap- fall back

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'Fall Fun' by Clearly Besotted
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black
Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink
Distress Inks by Tim Holtz in red
Hippos- cold grey IV
Pumpkin- scarlet red, light cadmium red, cadmium orange & orange glaze
Leaves- chromium green opaque, olive green yellowish, leaf green, 
terracotta & dark cadmium orange
Shadow- dark sepia & burnt umber
Pumpkins- brown ochre, terracotta, light cadmium red & dark orange
Sky- salty ocean
Edging- vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Woodland Folk' by Docrafts
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'orange' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts
'green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Diamond Press by Crafters Companion
'leaves' from the Autumn Leaves set by Creative Dies
'notebook' edge die Sizzix
'keeping tabs' tab die by BoBunny
'photo notch' corner punch by Woodware
'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by my small part of the WWW, I really do appreciate you taking the time to visit me!
I will be back on the 5th, until then stay safe xx



Purple Roses!

I'm here a few times today, so please pop back later!
Firstly I'm sharing with you my latest DT make for 'Simply Create Too' where the theme for the next month is....

PURPLE & BLACK


I love how this has turned out!


Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Artistic Challenge- use flowers (Facebook)

Images & Colouring Mediums
Images- 'Roses' by Craft Sensations
Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell
Flowers- black, mauve & purple violet

Papers & Embellishments
'white' colouring card by Rymans
'black' card from the 12 x 12 black & white stack by Papermania
'purple' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Diamond Press by Crafters Companion
'with love' sentiment by Die'sire for Crafters Companion
'banner' die cut by Joy Craft 6002/0386 (faux layer)
roses stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine
'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out the fabulous 'purple & black' creations the DT have made!
I will be back on the 5th, until then take care xx


2 October 2020

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

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