The Majestic Oak

Hi Crafters,

That's the name of the fabulous stamp set by Sheena Douglas that I used to create this card.

My background was created using Distress Inks and a mask for the moon, then over stamped with this fabulous Oak Tree.

I'd like to enter this challenge:

Double D Challenges - The Moon and The Stars

Penny Black & More - I Spy the Letter 'B' (Blue + Birthday)

Lorraine

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ABC Christmas Challenge - C for Cute Critters

Hi Crafters,

Thank you to all our crafters who entered our last challenge. It's lovely to know so many of you will have started your Christmas makes for this year.

This week our challenge at ABC Christmas is C for Cute Critters.

We would love to see your Christmas makes with your Cute Critters on them.

Recipe
LOTV Topper
Papers - Bought from Create & Craft a long time ago and there's no name.
Kraft card
MME Brads
Frame - Spellbinders Leafy Squares Die
Trees - From Comet & Cupid Die Set - Ultimate Crafts.
Sentiments from the paper collection.
Glitter Embossing Powder

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Winter Wonderland - Pastel Colours
Crafty Friends - #24 Animals/Birds
The 12 MoC Link Up - #14 ATG/Winter Wonderland
Crafting From The Heart - #97 ATG
Deep Ocean Challenge - #121 Winter Wonderland
Fab 'n' Funky - #290 All Creatures Great and Small

Come and join in the Christmas fun, our sponsor is giving away a £10 gift voucher to the lucky winner.
Wild Orchid Crafts

Lorraine 

xXx

ABC Christmas Challenge - B for Baubles

Hi Crafters,

I have my ABC Christmas challenge card to share with you today.

Our theme this time is 'B' for Baubles and I'm using an image from our Sponsor called 'Merry Christmas Tree'...

Recipe

Image - Merry Christmas Tree - Bugaboo Stamps

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - 'The Night Before Christmas' Pad - Trimcraft

Kraft Card

Sakura Glitter Pen

Gems

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Crafty Friends - #23 ATG

CHNC Christmas - January

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #26 - ATG

Crafting From the Heart - #95 ATG

TTCRD - ATG
I Love Promarkers - #300 Use Something New ( New Image)

I have coloured my image as always with Promarkers and added  touches of a Sakura glitter pen which I can assure you looks fabulously shimmery in real life but the camera gremlins have visited again today and there was no way I could  get it to show up.

My papers are all from the same pad which I have layered on to kraft card for some contrast.

Now back to the challenge, we would like to see your creations depicting the theme of Baubles. So you can make cards, scrapbook pages, 3D projects, decorate baubles or make your own baubles, whatever you like so long as you follow the theme.

The lucky random winner will receive 7 digi's of their choice from our sponsor..

Bugaboo Stamps

Bye for now

Lorraine

xXx

Oh Christmas Tree

Hi Crafters,

...long time - no see... I've had computer issues for the past week and it's been in to the repairers, firstly for an upgrade on the memory, which took longer than they thought, and then to sort out some conflict issues with certain security programs I had loaded on there.  All in all I have been so lost without my computer and only able to comment via my phone, I didn't realise just how much I relied on my little technical friend. 

Now though, all is good and she is up and running like a dream so I can start to post some cards that I have been making and just in time too. Today is the last day of the challenge at The 12 Months of Christmas and I have two cards to enter in to the draw so that hopefully I will be eligible for the free digital papers. I've had these made for some time but have been unable to upload my blog until today.

So here is one of them and the other is in a separate post...

Recipe

Image - Our Daily Bread Stamp - Christmas Tree Collage

Distress Inks

Papers - Decosse Dynamite Doodles - Familiar Refrain

Stampin' Up Pleated Ribbon Trim

LOTV - Christmas Circle Sentiment and Christmas Wishes Set 75

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Fab 'n' Funky - #275 Anything Christmas

Aud Sentiments - #141 Let's Get Started on Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Traditional Christmas

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Festive Decor

The 12 Months of Christmas - #9 ATG / Oh Christmas Tree

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Distress Inks)

I've been keeping an eye on what you've all been doing and I've tried to keep busy too creating some Christmas cards and orders for the months ahead. I've also made some Christmas tags which I will share another day.

See you all soon,

Lorraine

The Mighty Oak

Hi, evening everyone,

This is my latest card....a masculine card...I struggle with these. I like putting lace and flowers and trims and glitter and pretty things on my cards but guy cards don't allow any of these and that causes me to ponder and scratch my head about what to embellish it with. However, I finally finished it and I'm quite pleased.

The lovely oak tree stamp is from Sheena Douglas which I have heat embossed with black embossing powder and then created the background with my distress inks. A few patterned papers matted and layered to create a staggered background and a banner sentiment. Doesn't sound like much but I spent hours swapping and changing things around until I thought it looked ok.

I'd like to enter this card in to the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

See you soon

Lorraine