Christmas Animals

I'm here today to share with you my latest creation for My Time To Craft. As everyone is making Christmas cards at the moment I thought I'd carry on with t he theme, but make it

CHRISTMAS ANIMALS

so any animal as long as your creation has a Christmas feel to it!

I decided to use one of my favourite go to makes of stamps & that's Crafters Companion. I just love there cutie animal stamps. I must have over 100 of there cute & cuddly stamps!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sweet Stampin'- snow time

Animal Friends- Christmas /New Year

Card Mania- Christmas

Crafting Musketeers- use a sentiment

Let's Craft & Create- Christmas

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Festive Fun' Christmas with Barkley from Crafters Companion

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils & Sansodor

Barkley- black, petrel grey & mid grey

Kitty- brown, pale brown & ochre

Hat- deep red, rose & dove grey

Trees- dark green, light green & yellow green

Snow- electric blue & baby blue

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise

Papers & Embellishments

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

My stash- silver mirri card, white organza ribbon & DP from my scrap box

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Rectangle #3' die cut by Nellie Snellon MFD048

'Holly & Berries' die cuts by C.C. Designs

'Merry Christmas' mini interlocking die cut by Tattered Lace

'5" square white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

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

Hugs xx

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Where Did November Go?

I am so mixed up with everything at the moment, I had no idea it was the first of December today I thought it was about 26th November lol. So today's Natalie & Amy post is a few days late. I'm hoping after Christmas things will get back to normal as my head is so fluffy at the moment.

 Anyhoos the reason I'm here at last. is to share my N&A creation with you.

Our theme for December is....

CHRISTMAS

so anything goes as long as its Christmas!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Ooh La La- Christmas

Glitter & Sparkle- use a bow

OSAAT- winter

The Glory of Christmas- outside scene

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas- punches/die cuts

Whimsy Inspires- holidays

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Holly' by Whimsy Stamps from Natalie & Amy's

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Skin- blush, 09 & 08

Hair- 96, 90 & 84

Bells- sleigh bell & 22

Earmuffs & hair bobbles- true blue, 120, 73 & 70

Scarf & legwarmers- holly, 120 & 115

Jumper- berry red, 120, holly & 119

Trousers- egyptian blue & 120

Socks- berry red, 120 & 115

Wings- 70, 69 & 68

Branch- nutmeg, 96 & 91

Leaves- lush green, 120, 54 & 53

Berries- spring lilac, 82 & 80

Snow- 62 & 61

Star (on the tree)- sleigh bell

Background using Phthalo blue Panpastel

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Silent Night' by First Editon

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

My stash- silver mirri card, 5, 4, 3, baby blue pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Christmas Tree' die cut by Le'Crea

'Snowflake' border die cut by Nellie Snellon MFD036

'Bow' die cut by Presscut

'Stix2' pick up pencil from Natalie & Amy's

'6" square scalloped edge white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I will be around to visit you all soon

Hugs xx

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Count Batula!

This is my second post for today please scroll down to see my MAWTT creation!
Hugs xx


Another of my resting creations for you today, I made this card over the course of about 3 days lol! I had loads of fun messing with my PanPastels. They are such a unique tool I only had 2 to start with but have since ordered another 10 oops! lol! I got mine from Natalie & Amy's with their super fast delivery!

Anyhoos my creation today is my DT creation for Delightful Challenges where this week we have a colour challenge for you.....

ORANGE, PURPLE & GREEN

I did automatically think Halloween but it doesn't have to be!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

City Crafter- An Early BOO!

Papelitos Challenge- use a digi

365 cards- purples (sky, wings & skin)

Hiding In My Craft Room- Halloween 

My Crafting Channel- anything goes (cut on my Ecraft)

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Count Batula' by Digital Delights

5" x 7" card blank from Natalie & Amy's

Promarkers

Count Batula

Skin- slate, amethyst & orchid

Cheeks, nose & tie- mandarin, pumpkin & apricot

Jacket & trousers- mandarin, pumpkin, apricot & warm grey 1

Shirt- pine, forest green & apple

Shoes-  pine, forest green, apple & meadow green

Tongue- poppy & red

Teeth- blue grey 1

Wings- amethyst, lilac & lavender

The background has been done using Panpastels from Natalie & Amy's

Diarylide yellow, permanent red & violet shade

Papers & Embellishments

Haunted house & bats cut on my Ecraft using free SVG by The Quilling Patch

Spooky fence cut on my Ecraft using free SVG by The SVG Shop

Fence colour distressed with Tim Holtz vintage photo

Icicle die cut by Marianne D LR0135 from Natalie & Amy's

Circle for moon die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD020

Windows coloured with Neonmarkers, radiant orange, spark red, luminous yellow & glowing green

All papers are from my scrap box

Sentiment 'I'm A Sucker For You' from the Ghoulish Sentiment set by Digital Delights

Our sponsor this week is the fab Digital Delights with a $10 voucher for the winner!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx

Kyla & Twinkle!

I just want to let you all know I am having a few days away from blogging & card making as my M.E has been an absolute nightmare this last week....I will be back with my Delightful Challenges card on Thursday but I won't be staying to comment on your blogs sorry, but I will be back! Huge hugs xxxx



Its time for a new challenge over at Emerald Faeries, if you joined us for our last challenge make sure you pop over & see if your are a winner!

So this fortnight we want you to

ADD A TAG!

to your creation, a fab easy challenge this time!

I just love this sweet image & it was a dream to colour!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sketch Saturday- fab sketch

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Kyla & Twinkle' by Emerald Faeries

5" square card blank

Spectrum Noirs from Natalie & Amy's

Kyla

Skin- FS3 & FS2

Hair- EB3, GB9, & GB8

Bobble- LV1

Hat & trousers- LV3, LV2 & LV1

Tops & shoes- IB3, IB2 & IB1

Wings- PP2 & pp!

Twinkle

Skin-FS3 & FS2

Hat- CG3, CG2 & CG1

Blankie- PP5, PP4 & PP3

Flower- GB9, GB8, GB5, LG5, LG4, PP6, PP5, PP4 & PP3

Papers & Embellishments

DP & tags- 'Daydream' by Ist Edition from Natalie & Amy's

Ribbon by Dovecraft from Natalie & Amy's

Brad & sentiment my stash

Grass stamp 'Essential Fairy' set by Aly's Inky Fingers

Colour distressing 'magenta' & 'violet shade' PanPastels from Natalie & Amy's

Make sure you pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have made & to see what fabby prize is up for grabs!

Hugs xx

Away With The Fairies!

If you are looking for the CYP BLOG HOP you will find my post here!


Its time of the month, where we see the start of a fab new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly. Where this month we want to see your

AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES!

I decided to use my Pan Pastels that I got from Natalie & Amy's & a fab stamp set I got 

at the craft fair in Doncaster!

Please be gentle this is the first time I've used my Pan Pastels! I'm going to frame this & put it on our bedroom wall lol!

Challenges I Would Like To  Enter
Bloggers- silhouettes
Raise The Bar- anything with wings

Goodies I Have Used

All stamps from the 'Essential Fairy' collection by Alys Inky Fingers

Pan Pastels from Natalie & Amy's

Colours used- magenta, magenta shade, violet & violet shade

'Star dust' stickles from Natalie & Amy's 

Ink pads used- black Memento & clear emboss

Circle die cut from the doily set by Nellie Snellon MFD020

Mountains done using ripped scrap paper

This month we are sponsored by the fab Di's Digi Downloads

I had so much fun using this great product, can't wait to get some more lol!

Thank you for stopping by please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab 'fairy' creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx