Messy Rabbit

 Good morning, I hope you are well. I seem to be posting nothing but Christmas cards at the minute! At least I know I won't need to panic come November lol!!

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at 'My Time To Craft Christmas' where for the next fortnight our theme is.....

KRAFTY CHRISTMAS

whether you stamp on it, use it as matting & layering its ok as long as we can see it. As colouring on Kraft is one of my favourite things to do, thats what I did lol!!

I used one of my favourite older stamps, Messy Rabbit is such a cutie x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Archi-scraps- multiple design papers (Facebook)

Crafty Animals- ATG

12 Months of Christmas- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Baggy Jumper' Messy Rabbit by Joanna Sheen

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Messy- dark sepia & warm grey 1

Jumper- deep cobalt green, pine green, hookers green, caput mortuum violet, permanent green, white, scarlet red & brown ochre

Snow- light ultramarine & sky blue

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Traditional Christmas' by Sara Davies for Crafters Companion

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

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

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

My Stash- sentiment

all stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

'5" square white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what 'krafty' creations the ladies have made.

I will be back on the 19th, until then take care xx

No Drama Llama!!

 Hey there, fellow crafters, this is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my easel card!

Anyhoos, this time around I'm here to share my latest DT make for 'Incy Wincy' where this fortnight our theme is....

MEN

AND OR 

KRAFT CARD

I decided to go along the Kraft card route, because I just love colouring on Kraft card

We have some amazing sponsors as always, please pop over here & check out what amazing prize you could win by entering!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Stamping Sensations- I Love colouring on Kraft

Chocolate Baroque- coloured image

Sweet Stampers- animals

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'No Drama Llama' by Oddball Art

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Llama

Face & hooves- dark sepia, & burnt umber

Fleece- brown ochre & white

Bow- pink carmine, light purple pink & pink madder

Grass- deep cobalt green, hookers green & permanent green

Papers & Embellishments

'desert storm' Neenah Kraft card by Crafters Companion

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

DP- 'Home Sweet Home' by Crafty Asylum

3mm pink gems

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'6" square white card blank'

I just loved colouring this little cutie in, hope you like him!

I will be back on the 11th, until then take care xx

An Old Sugar Nellie!

 Good morning fellow crafters I hope you are all well. I'm here today to share my latest DT creation for 'Happy Little Stampers' Christmas challenge. We are an ATG challenge with an optional theme which this month is.....

TINSEL

I decided after finding this really old Sugar Nellie, that he really needed inking up!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Beyond The Blue- patterned papers

Krafty Chicks- stamp act

Christmas Crafts All Year Round- L= lantern

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Santa With Tree' by Sugar Nellie

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Skin- cinnamon & medium flesh

Beard- dark sepia & white

Suit- red violet & dark red

Trim- dark sepia & white

Bell- dark chrome yellow & naples yellow

Tree & holly- deep cobalt green & grass green

Berries- scarlet red

Gloves & Shoes- black, cold grey VI, cold grey IV & dark sepia

Lantern- cold grey IV, cadmium orange & cadmium yellow

Glow- cadmium orange & cadmium yellow

Snow- light cobalt turquoise & white

Papers & Embellishments

'desert storm' Neenah Kraft card by Crafters Companion

DP 'Jingle All The Way' by First Edition

'black' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

image stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

'Christmas Grungy Messages' stamps by Lily of The Valley

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations the Happy Little Stampers Dt have made. I will be back tomorrow, so until then take care xx

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

 Hey there, I hope you are all well & getting in some crafty time! I'm here to share my latest

 'My Time To Craft Christmas' DT creation with you. For the next fortnight our theme will be....

SANTA

I decided to go all vintagey with mine, but you don't have to!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics- red & green

Holly & Ivy- ATG

Sparkles Christmas- krafty Christmas

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Vintage Santa' by Gecko Gals

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in red

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Skin- cinnamon, medium flesh & light flesh 

Eyes- light ultramarine

Beard- cold grey V, cold grey IV & white

Hat- mauve & red violet

Bell- green gold & light yellow ochre

Holly- deep cobalt green, hookers green & permanent green

Ivy leaves- pine green & chromium green opaque

Poinsettias- light green, dark red, deep scarlet red & scarlet red

Bluebird- prussian blue, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Robin- walnut brown, van dyck brown & middle cadmium red

Surround & sentiment- vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Traditional Christmas' from the Signature Collection by Sara Davies

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

'black' card from the A4 stack by Papermill

My stash- 2mm, 3mm, 4mm white pearls

Pearls- cocoa

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

sentiment from the 'Christmas Grungy Messages' stamp set by LOTV

sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

paper distressing done using a thread cutter

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab 'Santa' creations the DT have made to help inspire you.

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

Snowboarder

 Its time for a new challenge to start over at 'Creatalicious' where our theme for the next fortnight is....

USE KRAFT CARD

I love colouring on Kraft card, its one of my favourite things to do, but I didn't think this would look right! So I used Kraft a a layer & for the text, hope you like it!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

The House That Stamp Built- ATG

Paper Shelter- digital image

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Snowboard Girl' by The Paper Shelter

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Skin- cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- walnut brown, bistre & light yellow ochre

Mask- skyblue, prussian blue & bluish turquoise

Jacket- helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Trousers- dark indigo, prussian blue & helio turquoise

Gloves- dark indigo & prussian blue

Boots- warm grey VI, warm grey V & warm grey IV

Board- fuchsia, light purple pink, dark chrome yellow & cadmium yellow

Flowers- ultramarine

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Lynda Chapman

DP- came with the image

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose

Sizzix Bigshot

'funky alphabet' from the Die Cutting Essentials limited edition issue #7

'5" white square card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'kraft' creations the DT have made

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

Monochromatic Christmas

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my Not Just Cards creation xx

 Its time for the last 'My Time To Craft' challenge of 2020. This year has been absolutely pants! Except for Harvey, he's the only good thing thats happened. Covid caused both me & hubby to lose our jobs, thankfully with him being an HGV driver he can get a job straight away. But me, I'm fed up of looking, or applying for one & it say...'you are the 234 person to apply for this job, good luck!!...I need a freaking miracle not good luck!!

Anyhoos, here we go...

Our last theme is.....

MONOCHROMATIC CHRISTMAS

(various shade of the same colour)

I had so much fun making this card. I won several WOW embossing powders (I know this was done using a different make) but they made me get them out & play!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Everybody Art- animals

Holly & Ivy- ATG

Sparkles Christmas- none traditional colours

Dream Valley- Christmas

Use Your Stuff- winter

Papers & Embellishments

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

'white' stamping card (for the layers) by Sheena Douglas

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Hi-Tack glue by Impex (for the layers)

Sizzix Bigshot

'grand Merry Christmas' script by Memory Box (6 layers)

'reindeer' by Dovecraft (6 layers)

'silver pearl' Heat it Up! embossing powder

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'monochromatic' creations the ladies have made.  I will be back on the 15th, so until then stay safe xx

Candle For Danni

 Good morning fellow crafters & welcome to my small part of the WWW...I am here today to share with you my latest 'Winter Wonderland' creation. 

As this month we have no sponsors & no theme, I thought I'd use this opportunity to share with you one of my Christmas crafty makes.....Our eldest daughter Danni loves Yankee Candles. So I got her one of the Christmassy smelling ones, (cinnamon & gingerbread) after looking at it & thinking it needs something, not sure what! But something!!

Our theme for this month is...

ATG!

I hope you like what I have done to it!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

613 Avenue- cute critters

Crimbo Crackers- ATG

Cute Card Thursday- ATG

Christmas Craft Creation- anything but a card

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images & sentiment- 'Baa Humbug' by Clearly Besotted

Polychromo Pencils by Faber Castell

Sheep

Face & legs- dark sepia, burnt umber & brown ochre

Fleece- warm grey VI,  burnt umber & brown ochre

Hat- red violet, deep red & scarlet red

Ground- warm grey III & white

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Lynda Chapman

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

'red' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

My stash- red ribbon, twine & white fibre ribbon

Sizzix Bigshot

'Tag #2' die cut by Sizzix

'snowy' border punch by EK Express

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

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what the 'design team' have created to help inspire you!

I will be back on the 7th, so until the stay safe xx

Huskies!

 For the challenge over at My Time To Craft, we have a favourite theme of mine. Which is....

CHRISTMAS ANIMALS

so any animal in a winter/Christmas setting

I decided to use one of my newer Clearly Besotted stamp sets & my favourite kraft card. Hope you like the result!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Aud Sentiments- ATG with sentiment

Shopping Our Stash- let it snow!

Try it on Tuesday- winter wonderland

Dragonfly Dreams- Christmas/winter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Holiday Huskies' by Clearly Besotted

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Eskimo

Skin- cinnamon & light flesh

Hair- burnt sienna & brown ochre

Clothes- red violet, middle cadmium red, deep red, ultramarine, cold grey VI & cold grey IV

Sleigh- burnt umber & bistre

Igloo- light cobalt turquoise & white

Huskie lying down- warm grey VI, warm grey V & white

Huskie walking- cold grey IV, cold grey III, medium flesh & white

Snow & shadows- warm grey IV, light cobalt turquoise & white

Papers & Embellishments

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafter Companion

'black' card from the A4 stack by Lynda Chapman

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'5" white square card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'Christmas animal' creations the DT have made!

I will be back on the 3rd December so until then stay safe xx

I Love My Daddy

Its time for me to share my latest {PIN}spirational creation with you. This fortnights image is here or at the end of my post!

I decided to make a Father's Day card for my hubby off our boy Nico (baby skunk) 

Challenges I Wold Like To Enter

Cardz 4 Guyz- Fathers Day

Cute N Crafty- Fathers Day

Addicted To Stamps- boy/man

Dragonfly Dreams- boy/man

Pearly Sparkles- It's A Mans World

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- Henry The Mouse 'Precious' by Whiff of Joy

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Tim Holtz distress oxides in red

Henry Mouse- medium flesh, light flesh, burnt umber, raw umber & bistre

Baby mouse- medium flesh, light flesh, raw umber & brown ochre

Ground- pine green, hooker's green & permanent green

Sky- middle phthalo blue

Colour distressing done using vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Gypsy Market' by 7gypsies

'black' card from the 12 x 12 black & white stack by Papermania

Neenah 'Desert Storm' kraft card by Crafters Companion

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'A-D-E-I' from part 1 of the mini alphabet die collection by X-cut

'L-M-O' from part 2 of the mini alphabet die collection by X-cut

'Y-V' from part 3 of the mini alphabet die collection by X-cut

'banner' die cut by Joy Crafts 6002/0386

'5" white square card blank'

This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, I really do appreciate you taking the time to visit me. 

If you have a few minutes I know the {PIN}spirational DT would love you to visit them here!

I will be back on the 11th, until then take care xx

Getting Krafty!

Its time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft & for the next fortnight we're

GETTING KRAFTY

use kraft somewhere on your make!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Christmas At Sweet Stampin'- ATG

Crafting By Design- Christmas

Cute N' Crafty Christmas- ATG

The Holly & Ivy- ATG

Merry Little Christmas Blog- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Boozy Santa' by Wild Rose Studio

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Skin- pompeian red & cinnamon

Eyebrows & beard- cold grey III & white

Santa suit- dark red, deep red, deep scarlet red & white

Boots- black, cold grey VI, cold grey V & cold grey IV

Belt- dark naples ochre, black & cold grey VI

Bottle- brown ochre, light yellow ochre, dark naples ochre, deep cobalt green, pine green, hooker's green, leaf green, copper, ultramarine & light yellow ochre

Fizz- bistre, light yellow ochre & dark naples ochre

Stars- naples yellow

Shadow- warm grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Vintage Christmas' from the Back To Basics collection from Dovecraft

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

Neenah Desert Storm 'kraft' card by Crafters Companion

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'5" white square card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the MTTC DT have made to help inspire you.

I will be back on the 4th, until then take care xx

OH SH*T!!

Its time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft, this fortnight we have two themes for you to choose from.

HALLOWEEN
OR

CATS

I'm sure there are a few of you out there who don't send Halloween cards, I don't .....so I decided to add another theme for you to choose from.

I decided to use one of my favourite ever cat stamps...

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

As You Like It- animals or people (animals all the way, especially skunks. as I have a 3 year old little stinker Nico xx)

Southern Girls- crazy for critters

Rubber Dance- animals

Lost Coast Portal- animals

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Cats #1' by Personal Impressions PIC5050

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils words in brown

Kitty- van-dyke brown, raw umber & pompeian red

Tea towel- deep scarlet red & warm grey III

Pegs- phthalo blue

Washing line- dark cadmium orange

Socks- chrome oxide green, permanent green olive, chromium green opaque & may green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Little Meow' A5 paper pack by papermania

'green & blue' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'desert storm' Neenah Kraft card by Crafters Companion

My stash- red ribbon

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'cat paw' die cut from the Cats Meow die by Provocraft

'stitched squares' die cuts by M & C Boutique from The Works

'OH SHIT!' alphabet die cuts by Creative Dies

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

I will be back on Tuesday, take care until then

Hugs xx

Book Of Little Monsters

Here's my first post of the day, please pop back later to check out my latest make for Inspiration Destination
But anyhoos, I'm here to share my latest inspirational piece for 'Sheepski' So make sure you pop over to Andrea's Facebook page & check out all the fab images to DT have used.

Our eldest daughter Danni, has just gone back off to Uni & we probably won't be seeing her again until Christmas 😞 with her being 'Harry Potter'  'Lord of The Rings' those kinda things, I thought this image was perfect to send to her as a good luck in your second year.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Tuesday Throwdown- fantasy

613 Avenue Create- distress it

Come & Get It- fantasy

Pile It on- scales or feathers

Kitty Bee Designs- fantasy/fairytale

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Book of Little Monsters' by Sheepski 

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell words in brown

Boy

Skin- blush, dark flesh, medium flesh & cinnamon

Nails- ivory

Hair- raw sienna, dark sepia & burnt umber

Book- raw umber, brown ochre & dark sepia

Bat thing- burgundy, red violet, ice grey 5, black & paynes grey

Bear thing- cyan, prussian blue, phthalo blue & magenta

Alien thing- bright green, permanent green olive, permanent green, cold grey III

Shadows- cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Tim Holtz distress inks

colour distressing done using 'tea dye & antique linen'

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Travel Notes' by First Edition

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

'Neenah Desert Storm' kraft card by Crafters Companion

H- from the 'large Scrabble tiles' stamp set by Creative Expressions

ELLO- from the 'small Scrabble tiles' stamp set by Creative Expressions

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scrabble tiles stamped using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink

'distressed edges' done using my thread cutter

'C6 white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back again tomorrow with another creation to share 

Hugs xx

Bebunni Gets Krafty

Oh my post is sooooo late....sorry xx

Between working 9 hours shifts & my budd coming up from London to see me for the day this week has flown by & DT stuff hasn't been done on time. 

So I'm here to share my latest creation for MTTC with you, where this fortnight the theme is....

KRAFTY

use kraft coloured card somewhere on your creation. Whether its colouring on it, or making flowers with it....if you've used it you can enter MTTC 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Crafty Friends- birthdays
Colour Crazy Craft- ATG
Kitty Bee Designs- birthdays
Moving Along With The Times- beginning with B- BeBunni, blue, birthday, balloons & brown

Images & Colouring Mediums
Image- 'Hip Hip Hooray' from the BeBunni collection by Crafters Companion
Image- balloons from the 'BeBunni Celebration' set by Crafters Companion
Faber-Castell Polychrome Pencils- brown
BeBunni- medium flesh, light flesh, walnut brown, burnt sienna & bistre
Bow- fuchsia & light purple pink
Present- middle cadmium red & pale geranium lake
B- dark red, middle cadmium red & pale geranium
I- cobalt blue, ultramarine & light ultramarine
R- blue violet, purple violet & violet
T- permanent green, leaf green & grass green
H- helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, cobalt green & light cobalt green
D- orange glaze, cadmium orange & cadmium yellow
A- cobalt blue greenish, cobalt blue, ultramarine & light ultramarine
Y- magenta, fuchsia & light purple pink
Ground- cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III
Balloons- the same as letters B, R, T, H & D

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Hearts' from the Springtime stack by Hobbycraft
'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania
'kraft' colouring card 'Neenah Desert Storm' from Crafters Companion
'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, even if I am a bit late oops!!
Have a great bank holiday weekend (in the UK) I hope I will be back sometime this week to show you one of my new super cute stamps!!
Take care hugs xx

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