Happy New Year!

Hi Crafters,

Wishing all my blogging friends a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Lorraine

xXx

For Mum...

Hi Crafters,

This was the Christmas card that I made for my mum this year, she loves poinsettias and has quite green fingers when keeping them successfully from one year to the next.

I thought I'd make an easel card to show off this lovely Craft Creations decoupage image.

I layered the tartan paper from Craft Sensations on to glitter card for a beautiful sparkling border and used metallic gold card for the rest of the mats and to cut my Britannia Die sentiment. Grossgrain ribbon from stash.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Allsorts Challenge - #447/8 Seasonal Flowers

Crafty Creations - #357 ATG

Fussy & Fancy - #202 Christmas

Bye for now,

Lorraine

xXx

Snow Globe Trio

Hi Crafters,

Third time lucky, I've found time to pop in again today!

I'd like to enter my snow globe cards in to these challenges:

Double D Challenges - Baby It's Cold Outside

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #448 ATG

Recipe

Snow Globe Die - Hunkydory Cardmaking collection issue 2

Yvonne Creations - Holly Jolly Nesting Frame

Wplus9 Banner Die

Stampin' Up Sentiment Stamp

Sue Wilson Embossing Folder

Tonic Scalloped Square Die

As this die cuts all the elements in one go I cut it from silver mirri, glitter and white card then mixed and matched the elements to create three cards.

That's all for now,

Lorraine

xXx

Quick Male Cards

Hi Crafters,

Get me! My second post for today, that's unheard of :)

I bought this gorgeous Docrafts paper pad before Christmas called Time To Sparkle and set about creating a few designs with it.

The papers are in a black, gold and white combination with glitter and foil too, very luxurious.

Recipe

Black and Gold Time To Sparkle Papers

Tonic Studio Sentiment die

I'd like to enter this in to the challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz - #185 Last Minute Christmas.

Here are a couple more designs that I made 

The Strip going across with the trees and Santa on his sleigh is a glittered ribbon and the sentiment is a Sue Wilson Die.

An Apple Blossom sentiment die teamed with a Find It Trading Christmas Ornament die.

Well that's a few more cards shared, only another couple of hundred or so to go, lol :)

How did I get this far behind? Perhaps I'd better try to stick to a New Years resolution of blogging every day to get through all the cards that I make.

We'll see about that one,

Bye for now,

Lorraine

xXx

Quick Cards

Hi Crafters,

I always have thank you cards to hand but these ones fit nicely in to the challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas.

I created these using a Tonic Studios Thank You die and a corner punch.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Die Cuttin' Divas - #349 Thank You 

Not Just Cards - #50 ATG

See you again soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Festive Male Card

Hi Crafters,

You don't mind me sharing another Christmas card do you? 

I have so many stored on my computer waiting to be blogged that I made for this year and just didn't get the chance to show them.

Here's a male Christmas card using my favourite colour combo of blue and brown.

Recipe

Memory Box Stag Die

Unbranded Tree Die

Apple Blossom Sentiment Die

Spellbinders Grand Large Label Dies

Joy Crafts Music Border Die

Satin Ribbon

Music Paper

Stencil & Distress Ink for the sky

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #365 ATG Christmas + Use the word 'Christmas'

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #424 ATG

Thanks for popping in today,

Bye for now

Lorraine

xXx

Feeling Stuffed

Hi Crafters,

I hope you all had a lovely time celebrating the season, I'd like to say a big thank you for all the gorgeous handmade Christmas cards and wishes that I received and hope that you're looking forward to a Happy and Healthy New Year. 

We're feeling rather stuffed after over indulging on all the festive fayre, why do we do this every year? We had family to celebrate with us over the two days and I always cook and provide more food than is needed, still hubby doesn't mind turkey sandwiches and mini sausage rolls to pack-up for work so it's all good.

I've been having a quiet 'me' day today as he's gone back to work and the house is quiet and empty after all the hub-bub earlier this week.

Had a catch-up on emails and blogs (although I still have more to visit) and a browse through the crafty sales that have started today and find that I actually don't 'need' anything! :)

I'll leave you with a little card that I made using another fun 3D decoupage sheet from Craft Creations. I added a little white glitter to it and left it at that.

See you soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Merry Christmas!

Passion For Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge #424 - Add A Sentiment

Hi Crafters,

It's lovely to see you here again.

Today it is the turn of Team 2 to showcase their projects for our 'Mega Christmas Challenge' at Passion For Promarkers.

Now regular visitors to my blog and the challenge blog will know that there are lots of sponsors and lots of prizes for this month long challenge every year. So to be in with a chance of winning something you must get out your Winsor Newton (formerly Letraset) Markers, state where you have used them on your project and follow the theme, which is.....

Add A Sentiment

...now, how easy is that?

Here is my card for your inspiration, both design teams have taken part this time, Team 1 showcased their projects when the challenge started on December 5th and Team 2 are showcasing theirs today so you still have plenty of time to enter the challenge.

I've created a 'Z' - fold card using this gorgeous stamp and some of the products that I won last month from Daisy Mae Stamp Designs

Here it is closed...

...and a close-up of this fabulous stamp

which I coloured with my Promarkers of course.

Recipe

Image - Stamp from Daisy Mae Stamp Designs

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers, metal snowflakes and ribbon won from Daisy Mae Stamp Designs

Dies Used - Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Nesting Frame, Precious Marieke Winterfun Border, Joy Crafts Merry Christmas, Tonic Festive Signpost, Scalloped Squares and Cheery Lynn Snowflakes.

Distress Inks

Wooden Snowflake

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafting From The Heart - #188 ATG
Crafty Cardmakers - #202 Christmas
Addicted To Stamps - #159 Seasons Greetings
Glitter n Sparkle - #270 Colour - Traditional Christmas
Deep Ocean Challenge - #170 Jingle Bells
I Love Promarkers - #349 ATG
Fussy & Fancy - #202 Christmas

One Crazy Stamper - Christmas / Winter

Country View Challenge - Christmas with optional Reds, Greens and Rusts

Christmas Cards All Year Round - ATG

Noor Design - ATG

Craft-Dee Bowz - ATG + Bow

Sponsors List

Bugaboo Stamps

7 Images ($21.00 voucher)

DigiStamp Boutique

£10.00 Voucher

All Dressed Up 

$12.00 voucher

Dies To Die For

£15.00 voucher

Di's Digi Stamps

$12.00 voucher

Crafty Sentiments
 
3 Digi Images

Sasayaki Glitter

1 Digi Image

Alicia Bel

€10.00 voucher

Uniko Stamps

1 Stamp Set (must be in stock)

Well that's it from me today, please check out the challenge blog for more inspiration from my team mates, now it's over to you and I can't wait to see what fabulous projects you create.

See you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #25 - Christmas Gifts

Hi Crafters,

This is our last challenge for 2017, we should have made all our Christmas cards by now, hopefully :)

This week our theme is 

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Recipe

Craft Creations Decoupage sheets

Joy Crafts Parcels Border Die

Papers - Trimcraft 'The Night Before Christmas'

Stampin' Up Sentiment Stamp

Challenges I'd Like To Enter:

Double D Challenges - It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - #507 ATG

Have a lovely Sunday!

Lorraine

xXx

Passion For Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge #424 - Add A Sentiment

Hi Crafters,

I'm popping in today to tell you about the Mega Christmas Challenge taking place over the next month at Passion For Promarkers.

Team 1 are sharing their projects today and in two weeks time Team 2 will share theirs.

So you have plenty of time to enter this easy Christmas Challenge of...

Add A Sentiment

Here's a list of all the sponsors and their fabulous prizes up for grabs.

So get your Winsor Newton (formerly Letraset) Markers out and get creating!

Bugaboo Stamps

7 Images ($21.00 voucher)

DigiStamp Boutique

£10.00 Voucher

All Dressed Up 

$12.00 voucher

Dies To Die For

£15.00 voucher

Di's Digi Stamps

$12.00 voucher

Crafty Sentiments
 
3 Digi Images

Sasayaki Glitter

1 Digi Image

Alicia Bel

€10.00 voucher

Uniko Stamps

1 Stamp Set (must be in stock)

All the inspiration you need and a set of simple rules will be over on the challenge blog here.
I'll be back in two weeks time with my card to inspire you, in the mean time...
Happy Crafting!

Lorraine
xXx

Knock, Knock, Who's There?.....Santa!

Hi Crafters,

Thank you for the lovely comments on my mixed media card that I shared with you a couple of days ago. While I had the paints and messy playtime stuff out on my desk I thought I would finally have a go at decorating one of the wooden fairy doors from The Works that had been sitting waiting patiently on my shelf for months!

I decided to make it in to a Christmas project.

After removing the hinges and latch I set about painting the frame with two tones of  green Pebeo paint and the door with a red DecoArt paint that came free with a magazine recently. The base was painted with white acrylic and then I added snowballs from Anna Marie Designs using 3D Schnee glue, once this was dry I gave the whole thing a spray coat of  Spray & Sparkle - Pearl Diamond from Crafters Companion. It now has a durable top coat and beautiful shimmer all over, I hope you can see this in the photo's. The wooden 'Christmas' word, which I picked up from my trip to the N.E.C. this year, was given a coat of gold paint and also a coating of sparkle spray. Both the wooden snowflakes have been in my stash for some time and these were heat embossed with white and then a silver sparkle embossing powder.

After re-assembling the hinges and latch I set about creating a wreath from a Martha Stewart frond punch, some tiny red pearls, a teeny tiny bell and a new Tonic word die.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #444 Christmas Present

Winter Wonderland - Traditional Christmas Colours - Red & Green

Crafty Catz - #395 ATG / Let It Snow

Glitter n Sparkle - #267 Add Metal

Crafting From The Heart - #185 ATG

Deep Ocean - #169 Santa Is Coming To Town

Fab n Funky - #373 Christmas

Country View Challenges - Christmas

Brown Sugar - #273 Anything But A Card

Crafty Calendar Challenge - It's Christmas

Thanks for visiting today, I hope you are having a fabulous Saturday.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Lorraine

xXx