Seasons Greetings

Its time for me to share my latest DT creation for My Time To Craft with you. 

But first I need to have a rant...a nice rant tho

I love, love, love my new pencils, so soft & scrummy I love them soooooo much

There we go done with my nice rant lol

Ok so this fortnights theme over at MTTC is....

HATS & BAGS

you can use both or either.

I decided to make my mom & step-dads Christmas card, I just love this super cute image.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Craft Rocket- animal kingdom

Crimbo-Crackers- cute

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'- ATG Christmas

The Merry Christmas Challenge- ATG

The Holly & The Ivy- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Elf & Rhino' by Ppinky Dolls

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell Pencils words in brown

Elf

Skin- blush, cinnamon & pompeian red

Hair- primrose, burnt sienna, raw umber, brown ochre & burnt ochre

Bobbles- apple, pine green & permanent olive green

Eyes- helio blue, reddish phthalo blue & middle phthalo blue

Hat- heatwave, payne's grey, dark red & cold grey III

Coat- heatwave, payne's grey, dark red, cold grey III & black

Rhino- ice grey 1, cold grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV, ivory, ivory & brown ochre

Hat & scarf- apple, pine green, permanent olive green

Sleigh- praline, bistre, raw umber, cold grey V, cold grey III & black

Parcels- azure, black, payne's grey, apple, pine green & permanent olive green

Candy cane- lipstick red, payne's grey, dark red, azure & payne's grey

Sack- spice, burnt umber & burnt sienna

Snow- cobalt turquoise, cobalt green & light cobalt turquoise

Holly- apple, pine green & permanent olive green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Silent Night' by First Edition

My stash silver mirri card & 4mm cranberry pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'A2 curved borders #1' Borderbilities by Spellbinders

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

'Seasons Greetings' mini sentiment die cut by Tattered Lace

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, have a great weekend

Hugs xx

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Hello May!

It's time for a new sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. Don't forget to join us over on our new Facebook page for lots of chat & fun!!!!

 I decided to use one of PPink Dolls images for this card. Over on their Facebook page the artist is generous enough to do freebies every now & then & when I saw this one I just had to have a play!

Before we got to my creation this week, I wanted to share a photo with you. Nige came to bed a couple of hours after me the other night (to busy on his X-Box lol) & this is what he found ....love my stinky butt sooooo much & feel so privileged & honoured that he loves me too!!

This week we have a great sketch for you to follow...you will find it here, or I will pop it at the end of my post.

She is such a cutie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Craft Your Passion- ATG

Incy Wincy- the great outdoors

Perfectly Rustic- 3 of something (clouds)

PPinky Dolls Facebook- hello May

Image & Colouring Medium

Image 'Hello May' by PPinky Dolls

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Skin- blush, 09 & 08

Hair- ice grey 1, 120, 118 & 116

Dress- pastel blue, 68 & 67

Coat- apple cider, 108 & 59

Boots- nutmeg, 99 & 96

Balloons- pastel blue, 68, 67, rose pink, 40 & 31

Pram- lipstick red, 120, burnt sienna, aquamarine, firebrick & ice grey 1

Dolly- blush & lemon

Ground- 96, 45 & leaf green

Tim Holtz distress inks

Clouds- tumbled glass

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Summer Breeze' by First Edition from Natalie & Amy's

My stash- green card

Tools & Glues

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

Sizzix Bigshot

'Clouds' die cuts by Joy Crafts 6002/0199

'With Love' mini die by Tattered Lace

'6" square white card blank'

This weeks fab sketch!

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope when this post goes live I have been around & visited you all....if not I'm on my way lol! Please pop over & leave the 'Try Stampin' DT some love & see waht fab creations they have made this week!!

Hugs xx

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