Passion For Markers Mega Christmas Challenge #818 - Add a Sentiment

 Hi Crafters,

Today sees the start of our Mega Christmas Challenge at Passion For Markers.

We have a full line up of fabulous sponsors, I'll share details below, with lots of great prizes to be won so get those Markers out and come along and join in the fun! You have a whole month to join in with us so plenty of time to create up to 3 projects following the theme of...

ADD A SENTIMENT

Today we have inspiration from Design Team 1 and in two weeks time on December 23rd we have Team 2 sharing their wonderful creations so check out the challenge blog regularly.

Here is my card - I chose to make a Christmas card but you can make a project for any occasion so long as it has a SENTIMENT.

Image 'Wreath Reindeer' from LOTV coloured with Copic Markers and 'Large Christmas Sentiment' also from LOTV and coloured with Copic Markers. I have used papers from my stash and a strip of gold ribbon.

Now for the list of sponsors!

Dies To Die For 

£25 Voucher

RAM Stamps 

£10 Voucher

All Dressed Up Stamps 

2 Digi Images

Leann's World 101 

2 Digi Images

Colour of Love 

3 Digi Images

Sheepski Designs 

3 Digi Images

Di's Digi Stamps 

£6 Voucher

Polkadoodles 

3 Digi Images

Uniko Stamps 

1 Product (Die, Stamp or Stencil) must be in stock.

Wow! So many great prizes!

I'm looking forward to visiting your blogs over the next month to see what you have created.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I will be back here on my blog in the New Year.

Thank you for visiting.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #24 -Deer

 Hi Crafters,

It was Gwen's turn to choose our theme this week and she would like to see your DEER creations, here are mine...

All three of the above cards were made using various Hunkydory card kits with added die cut embellishments.

The card below was created using a magazine freebie and I believe the designer is Wendy Carr as I have some of her digital images and papers.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #517 ATG Christmas/Something beginning with the letter R (Reindeer)

Crafty Catz - #528 ATG / Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #577 Christmas

Thanks for popping by today, hope to see you again soon.

Lorraine

xXx

ATC Swap

Hi Crafters,

These are the atc's that I created for the July Swap at Charmed Cards and Crafts. 

A close-up to show the texture and details.

We had a mood board to take inspiration from which was created using the new Cosmos collection papers from Stamperia.

Moodboard

I used a Sheena Douglas Distressed Grid stencil, texture paste, crackle paste, various paints and Andy Skinner embossing powders to create the texture for my background. My reindeer was cut using an Impression Obsession die and dry brushed with white paint before adding a little sparkle using Nuvo Glacier paste - which doesn't show up in my photo's <groan>

The label was printed on the computer and clear embossed for durability. A few white splatters and presto!

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Love To Craft - #37 ATG

Country View Challenges - Texture

Creative Moments - #174 ATG

A Perfect Time To Craft - #8 ATG

More Mixed Media Challenge - ATG opt. Bright

Thank you for all the lovely comments here recently, I really do appreciate your support and encouragement.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #12 - Reindeer

Hi Crafters,

We are almost half way through the year and it is challenge #12 at our friendly Christmas Card Club.

This week Rachel has set us the theme of... 

Reindeer

Here's a little challenge for you all...can anyone tell me the name/brand of this stamp please that I've used in the above card? I won this grey rubber stamp along time ago in a blog challenge and it came with no packaging, does anyone recognise it?

I've coloured it using my Promarkers.

This card was created using a digital download by Wendy Carr, some letter dies and lots of glitter.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #441 ATG/Winter Fun

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #101 Include a Reindeer

Creative Moments - #170 ATG

Winter Wonderland - Use Red and Green

Cute Card Thursday - #585 ATG

Aud Sentiments - #228 Nature + Sentiment

Crimbo Crackers - #186 ATG

Thanks for popping by today.

Lorraine 

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #4 Reindeer and/or Friends

Hi Crafters,

We have a fun challenge this time from Zoe of...

REINDEER and/or FRIENDS

Recipe

Papers and Image - Winter Wonderland Set 2 by Wendy Carr

Oval Die - Creative Expressions

Gems

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Winter Wonderland - ATG Christmas
CHNC on Saturday - #373 ATG Christmas / Use some Green
Crafty Calendar Challenge - 2 or more layers
Not Just Cards - #52 ATG

Enjoy your Sunday!

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

Belated Christmas Card Club - Mixed Media Trees

Hi Crafters,

Firstly I have to apologise to Mary for being late with this card but I was determined to get it made eventually and not miss a challenge for this year.

Recipe

Die Cut Trees...

...sorry I don't know the brand of die, these die cuts were purchased from Ebay, but it's similar to a Taylored Expressions die that I've seen.

Shabby White Frantage

Memory Box Woodland Deer Die

Clearly Besotted Sentiment Stamp and Die

Distress Inks for the background

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Winter Wonderland - Night Scene

Brown Sugar - #228 ATG

Country View Challenge - Christmas

Cardz 4 Guyz - #149 Christmas Animals

Creative Moments - #108 ATG

Crafty Creations - #330 Masculine

C.R.A.F.T. - #393 Winter

In real life the Shabby White Frantage gives a lovely texture on the bark of the trees as well as some sparkle too.

Hope to see you again soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Passion for Promarkers Challenge #373 - Three Favourite Colours

Hi Crafters,

How is everyone?
I hope you are all well and thank you for visiting.

It's Tuesday so that must mean a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers

3 Favourite Colours

Now I have many favourite colour combos but BLUE - BROWN - WHITE are at the top of my list so here is my inspiration card using these colours.

Recipe

Image - Tiddly Inks Reindeer (Newsletter Freebie)

Medium - Promarkers

Memory Box Modern Landscape Border Die

Paper Smooches Wavy Border Die

Glitter card

Waltzingmouse Sentiment Stamp

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Addicted To Stamps - #136 Die Cuts / Punches

The Ribbon Girl - Use Any Image

Deep Ocean - #142 Inspired by a Song/Movie (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)

I Love Promarkers - #322 No Patterned Papers

Cute Card Thursday - #452 Christmas/Holidays

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #390 Christmas

Brown Sugar - #225 ATG

The Cutie Pie Challenge - #105 Cute + No Designer Papers

Crafty Girlz - #21 ATG

CHNC Every Saturday - #308 Cute/ ATG Christmas

Sweet Stampers - #1 Christmas

Our prize this week is a set of 12 Neutral Winsor Newton (Letraset) Markers for the lucky winner.

I'm looking forward to seeing what your favourite 3 colours are, so pop along to the challenge BLOG and join in with us.

Lorraine
xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #23 - Reindeer

Hi Crafters,

This week it was my turn to choose the theme for our friendly Christmas Card Club challenge and as you can see I went with ...

REINDEER

Recipe

EK Success Reindeer Punch

Mama Elephant Tags-a-lot dies

Xcut Scalloped Rectangle Dies

Paper - Docrafts Christmas Pack

Twine

I made a set of tags with this same design recently and thought one would look good on a card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Fab 'n' Funky - #326 Get Krafty
Crafty Creations - #328 Animals
Aud Sentiments - #168 ATG +Sentiment
Brown Sugar - #224 ATG
CHNC Challenge Extra - November ATG Christmas
Allsorts - #389 Feature a Creature

Thanks for visiting, please pop over to the other ladies in the team and see their beautiful creations.

A list of their blogs is in the tab at the top of my page.

See you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #7 - Use a Stencil

Hi Crafters,

It's time to share another Christmas card for the CCC and our theme this time was chosen by Carol.
'Use a Stencil'

I only have a few stencils but this metal Dreamweaver stencil looked perfect for the card I had in mind. Firstly I used embossing paste through the stencil on to the navy card stock and sprinkled glitter strands on top before it dried - I liked the effect it produced.
Then I cut a Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Circle Star Die and Memory Box Reindeer Die from white glitter card and popped them up on foam dots in front of the trees for my winter night scene.

Recipe
Dreamweaver Stencil LJ849
Embossing Paste
Glitter Strands
Memory Box Reindeer, Joy Crafts Circle Star Dies
Twine
Papers - Papermania 'Christmas Blue' Paper Pad


Challenges I'd like to enter:
Fab 'n' Funky - #298 Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Embossing Wet/Dry
Brown Sugar - #192 ATG
Creative Fingers - #106 ATG
CHNC Challenge - April


I'm posting a day early again as I will be back tomorrow with my DT card for 613 Avenue Create but please pop over to the rest of the CCC team whose links are at the top of my blog as they will be sharing their projects tomorrow.

Hope you have a great weekend.

Lorraine
xXx

ABC Christmas Challenge - G for Green or Gold

Hi Crafters,

More Christmas creations from me today as it's a new challenge at the ABC Christmas blog.

We'd like to see your creations in Green or Gold this time.

As you can see I went with Gold :)

Recipe

Image - Aurora Reindeer - The East Wind

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Nordic Christmas Reindeer Forest Embossing Folder

Marianne Die CR1239

Die'sire Decorative Corners Dies

Britannia Word Dies

Gold Mirri Card

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Cute Card Thursday - To Die For
Not Just Cards - #30 ATG
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Cute Christmas
Cute as a Button - #20 Monochrome
CHNC Every Saturday - #274 Use a Sentiment
CHNC Challenge - March
The Ribbon Girl - ATG Any Image
Crafting From The Heart - #105 ATG

Please pop over to the blog for more inspiration from my talented Teamies and details of the prize from our sponsor The East Wind.

Well that's all from me,

See you soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #22 Christmas Reindeer

Hi Everyone,
Yay! the weekend has arrived, it's been such a busy week I'm glad that Saturday is here and I can slow down a bit. It's also time for another Christmas Card challenge too and today it is Rita's turn to choose a theme and she came up with 'Christmas Reindeers'.
I have chosen this cute stamp called 'Peeking Rudolphs' and unusually for me a CAS card.

 Recipe

A6 card blank

Peeking Rudolphs wood stamp

Promarkers

Crafts Too 'Snow' embossing folder

Crafters Companion sentiment stamp 

Dotty Ribbon

I do like to give myself a challenge now and again and this CAS card was most certainly a challenge. I have always found them difficult to do, I just want to keep putting more on it, I can't seem to be comfortable leaving the open spaces alone on the card. Now I've seen many beautiful CAS cards on the internet and they look fine with very little on them but when I do it, it just doesn't look right. But that said, I am quite happy with how this has turned out now.

Challenges

Addicted To Stamps - #89 Anything Goes

Scribble & Scrap - #29 Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - #40 Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - #88 Christmas In October

Diva's By Design - Texture

Cute Card Thursday - #343 One layer Card

Sister Act - #79 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - #53 Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper - Halloween/Christmas

Penny Black & More - Get Ahead For Christmas

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Animals

Little Claire's Designs - #50 Christmas Theme

CHNC Christmas Extra - October Challenge
CHNC Challenge Saturday - Use something forgotten of never used (New Stamp)

Please check out the other CCC members blogs, list in tab above, there will be some great inspiration for your Christmas card makes there but also do remember that I am a day early posting my entry so theirs won't be until tomorrow.

See you tomorrow,

Lorraine