Passion For Markers Challenge #802 - Spots and or Stripes

 Hi Crafters,

I'm back again this week for another new challenge at Passion For Markers.

This week we would like to see your coloured images and projects with the theme of

SPOTS AND OR STRIPES

I have made a shaker card ( I really do love making them) using this sweet melting snowman image from our sponsor this week - Polkadoodles

they are offering 3 digi images to the lucky winner.

I coloured him using Copic markers and was going to add some glitter but then I decided to make a shaker card so I added the teeny-tiny snowflakes inside the window instead. Both pieces of spotted and striped patterned papers were off-cuts from my scrap mountain! Does anyone else have one of these? Ha, ha.

The silver border and shaker frame were cut using my Tonic Scalloped Square and Circle dies, the glittery, foam snowflakes are from The Range and probably the ribbon too but I have had it for so long that I cannot remember where I purchased it.

I am determined to use up my craft room stash that has been hoarded, no collected :o) over the years plus this is my 2nd Christmas card made this year ( I am so far behind!).

Anyway, back to the challenge...why not pop over to the challenge blog HERE and take a look at the other Design Team makes to get you started and then come and join us for a fun challenge, who knows the winner could be you!

See you soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Crafts Galore Encore October Challenge - #116 Anything Goes

 Hi Crafters,

Well, how did we get to October already?!

The first of the month sees a new challenge at Crafts Galore Encore and as we are an ANYTHING GOES challenge we are looking forward to seeing what you create this month.

I have made a shaker card this time using this fabulous and fun image from our sponsor - All Dressed Up Stamps

Recipe

It's Snowing - All Dressed Up Stamps

Coloured with Promarkers

Lisa Horton Stitched Scalloped Circle Dies

Tattered Lace Hemstitch Square Die

Background paper from stash

Joy Craft & Marianne Designs Snowflake Dies

Stampin' Up Sentiment Stamp

Acetate and Glitter for shaker element

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added

Pop over to the challenge blog and join in with the fun there.

All Dressed Up Stamps are offering 2 digital images to the lucky winner.

Take care and enjoy your Sunday.

Lorraine

xXx

Phew! In the Post

 Hi Crafters,

I have just put my last Christmas card in the post box today, phew!

Although I make Christmas cards all-year-round these go on to my stall at markets so everything else is made after that but it is done now and I can relax somewhat.

It has been an intense card making session over several days to get finished but all my Design Team friends should have received or will receive their cards in the next day or so.

Thank you to everyone who has sent me a card also, I know what goes into making them and really appreciate the time taken. I keep all the handmade cards that I receive in a memory album to display them.

This card was for a swap partner from the Gecko Galz and as she has received it today I am safe to share.

Recipe

Mixed Media Background - Distress oxides, Trellis and Star Stencils, Texture Paste, CE Enigma Stamp

Image - Lindsay Mason Designs Stamp - Winter Wonderland Snowman

Decoupaged and Coloured with Promarkers & Copics

Die-namics Stitched Scalloped Basic Edge Dies

Marianne Designs Sentiment Die

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #572 ATG Christmas

Country View Challenges - Christmas ATG

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #131 Non Traditional Colours

Christmas Craft Creations - Make a Scene

Ally's Angels - #53 ATG

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Cold As Ice

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy the rest of your Tuesday.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #21 - Snowmen, Snow Families

 Hi Crafters,

Well I guess most of you are thinking about getting your Christmas cards made, I know I am although I never seem to have enough ready in time for fairs and posting despite making them all year!

Well it was Kate's turn to choose a theme this time and she has come up with...

SNOWMEN/SNOW FAMILIES

This is a Hunkydory Art Pad image, I have used older papers from my stash and added a Tonic & Creative Expressions sentiment die cut and the mittens are a Marianne Designs die.

This little fella is a Buddly Crafts digital image from a long time ago, not sure if he's still in their shop now. I have coloured him using my Promarkers, stamped a sentiment and added some snowman paper to keep him company :o)

Challenges I'd like to enter:

I Love Promarkers - #445 ATG opt. Embossing

Crafty Creations - #426 ATG

ABC Christmas - Christmas theme - 'V' Vocabulary

Thank you for visiting, I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you again soon.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #9 Humour

 Hi Crafters,

It's time for our Christmas Card Club to meet again and this week Rachel wants to see Humour in your card. We also have the 'Anything Goes' option so I have gone for that this time although this fun little snowman character makes me smile every time I see him, he's cute don't you think?

He's another downloaded card kit from Card Making Downloads this time. He has several layers to him and I placed glossy accents on his carrot nose. A little swish of glitter to accent the snow slopes and a scalloped background panel.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Fingers - #206 ATG

CHNC Every Saturday - #539 ATG Christmas/ For a Child

Crafty Creations - #420 ATG

Christmas Craft Creations - No Stamping

Rudolph Days Challenge - April Christmas ATG

I hope you're having a great Sunday, thanks for popping by.

Lorraine 

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #22 Snowman Or Snowmen

 Hi Crafters,

Sunday crept up on me this week and I'm a little late posting my cards for the new challenge at our friendly Christmas Card Club. Margaret would like to see cards with snowmen on them so here are my offerings.....

These cute pair are from CraftsUprint which I have layered up with 3D foam. The papers are some of the new digital ones from LOTV

 

Here they are again on their original background that comes in the download.

This card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest. I've used an old snowman stamp that I had in my stash, Tim Holtz Snowflake border die and the sentiment is from Stampin'Up.

...and lastly my favourite little snowman of all - Snowy by Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers and layered on to more LOTV papers, this time from a paper pad that I have been hoarding :o) and using Carnation Crafts Shabby Squares Frame dies.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Rudolph Day Challenge - October Christmas Challenge

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - #47 ATG

Fab n Funky - #499 Christmas

Please take a peek at the other ladies cards in the group, their links are in the tab on my sidebar under CCC.

I'll be back on Tuesday with my post for Passion For Promarkers.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas ATC fun!

Hi Crafters,

As some of my followers will know I join in with a fun ATC swap once a month and this time the theme was...

CHRISTMAS

These are the four swaps that I created inspired by a fabulous shaker card I saw on Kath Stewarts blog HERE back in 2017.

 Recipe

Word Stamp - Elzybells Art Stamp 03.318.G

Watercoloured Background and Snowman

Snowman Stamp - Magazine Freebie

Joy Crafts Fir Tree Die

Shabby White Frantage Embossing Enamel

Cottage Cutz Stitched Rectangle Dies to create the frame

Sentiment Stamp - Lili of the Valley Stamps 'Christmas Wishes Set 75'

Twine and Mini Bells from my stash

Gesso

Challenges I'd Like to Enter:

Cardz 4 Galz - #111 Cute Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - #612 ATG

Aud Sentiments - #242 Christmas/Winter + A Sentiment

More Mixed Media Challenge - ATG / Optional White

Addicted To Stamps - #180 Cold & Frosty

Brown Sugar - #296 ATG

Winter Wonderland - ATG Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - #202 'Tis the Season

Sweet Stampers - #39 ATG

Ally's Angels - #29 ATG

Allsorts Challenge - #549 Snowmen/Snowflakes

I hope you are all getting in to the festive mood?

My decorations/tree have been up a few days now, my cards and presents are done (that's a first) and I'm feeling quite relaxed this year.

It will be a quiet Christmas Day for us, just hubby, my dear mum and myself, my two daughters are at their in-laws for Christmas this year.

I hope you have a good day and thank you for visiting here.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #18 - Snowman/men

Hi Crafters,

September 1st!!!

It is scary how fast this year is passing by.

Another Sunday has rolled around and it is time to share a Christmas card or two for the Christmas Card Club.

Our theme this time is Snowmen.

Using a Hunkydory Topper and elements.

Using a Craft Creations decoupage image and snowflake border die.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #453 ATG / Something beginning with 'S'

Crimbo Crackers - #192 ATG

Lorraine

xXx

Passion For Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge #375 - Use Dies and or Punches

Hi Crafters,

It's our Mega Christmas Challenge at Passion For Promarkers and both design teams are joining in with this month long challenge of...

Use Dies and or Punches

I'm still busying away in my craft room creating Christmas cards and so here is my card for today's challenge using this sweet Whipper Snapper Stamp for the first time.

Isn't he so cute?

Recipe

'Waiting For Santa' Stamp - Whipper Snapper Designs

Medium - Promarkers

Go Kreate Large Frames Frilly #10 Die

Joy Crafts - Winter Wishes Circle Stars

Britannia Die - Christmas Flight

Paper - Dovecraft Twelve Days of Christmas Pad

Silver Mirri Card

Twine

Snowman Charm

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Deep Ocean Challenge - #143 Santa is Coming To Town
Holly Jolly Christmas - #86 Two Part Challenge
I Love Promarkers - #323 Snowman
Moving Along with the Times - #34 ATG / Christmas
Crafty Friends - #46 Christmas
Country View Challenge - Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year Round - ATG  Christmas / Holidays
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Christmas Time
Christmas with the Cuties - #1 Anything Cute and Christmassy
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - ATG Christmas
The 12 Months of Christmas - #24 Welcome to the North Pole
Sweet Stampers - #1 Christmas
Addicted To Stamps - #137 Christmas
The Ribbon Girl - Card Challenge
Come & Get It - #197 Christmas
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #217 Traditional Christmas Colour
Dies R Us - #62 Christmas

We have multiple sponsors with fabulous prizes, they include.....










 ... for a full list of prizes please visit the challenge blog HERE.
As the challenge lasts for a full month we are asking that you limit your entries to just three please.
I'm looking forward to seeing your makes using your
Dies and or Punches.

I hope you're having a wonderful December and that the weather isn't too cold wherever you are.

See you soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #361 - Make Us Smile

Hi Crafters,

Hope you are well.

I have a Design Team card to share with you for the new challenge at Passion For Promarkers.

We'd love to see your cards that 'make you smile' using your Letraset/Winsor Newton Markers of course.

We have a fabulous prize of $15 worth of digital images from our sponsor
Aurora Wings

This is my card...

Recipe
Image - We Love Snowman - Aurora Wings
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Papers - Dovecrafts Krafty Christmas Pad
Spellbinders Poinsettia Die
Marianne Designs Tree-Scape and Fir Tree Die
Joy Crafts Circle Die
Twine
Glamour Dust

Isn't he gorgeous!
He makes me smile every time I look at him and those adorable kittens are so sweet and mischievous.
My teamies have created some lovely inspirational projects for you so pop over and take a peek on the blog HERE.

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - #79 Non Traditional Colours
I Love Promarkers - #316 Use  a Die Cut
Fab 'n' Funky - #316 ATG
Creative Inspirations - #256 Christmas in August
Crafty Catz - #335 ATG/ Hats
Allsorts - #378 Use at least 2 Dies
Noor Designs - #21 Christmas in August
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Snow People
Rudolph Day Challenge - ATG Christmas


Well that's all from me, I'll be back tomorrow with another Christmas project.

See you then,

Lorraine
xXx

Merry Christmas!

Hi Crafters,

I would like to wish all my friends and followers a Merry Christmas and hope you have a lovely day tomorrow surrounded by family and friends.

I really appreciate all the comments and visits here on my blog this year and, although I'm bound to pop in again before the New Year, I wish you a Happy and Healthy 2016.

I'm leaving you with this Christmas card using an image from the newly re-opened Teddy Bo shop and it's called, rather appropriately, Snowy.

Recipe

Image - FairyD - Snowy - Teddy Bo 

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Marianne Designs Snowflake Die LR0123

Paper Smooches Stitched Wavy Die

Stampin' Up Circle Sentiment

Snow covered netting

Glitter

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Cute Card Thursday - #405 ATG

Fussy And Fancy - #154 Happy Holidays

Country View Crafts - Dec. Create a Scene

Crafty Calender Challenge - Let it Snow

Noor Designs - #13 Winter Wonderland

Addicted To Stamps - #116 ATG Christmas

That Craft Place - ATG

Crafting From The Heart - #91 ATG

The Shabby Tea Room - #266 Winter Wonderland inspired image

Crafty Card Makers & More - #154 Snow

Papertake Weekly - Fave Challenge ATG

Crafty Creations - #305 ATG

Thanks for visiting, I know you are all busy with last minute preparations, well I am at least - don't think  I will ever be totally ready :/

I still have my stocking to hang up yet.

*MERRY CHRISTMAS*

Lorraine

xXx

Five Jolly Snowmen

Evening all,
Just thought I would pop in and share the last five cards that I have made, and I am so chuffed coz' that's me all finished on the Christmas card front for this year, phew. It was a mad rush at the end and so my New Years resolution is definitely going to be that I must make a Christmas card every week next year so that I have a stash of them by the time it comes round again.
I used a gorgeous Penny Black stamp called 'Warm and Cold Snowman', my Promarkers, lots of different embossing folders (although you are hard pressed to see the embossing in the photo I'm afraid) a Tim Holtz edge die and some gingham ribbon.

He's such a cute little fellow don't you think?
I'm entering in to the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Last Christmas... Card of the Year

Crafty Little Fairies - Let It Snow

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Ribbon and Pearls
Penny Black and More Challenge - Traditional Christmas Colours

 

That's it from me this evening, I'm off to finish wrapping the last few presents and watch a bit of TV.

 

Lorraine