February calendar

One of my Christmas presents to my Mum was a little handmade calendar ... I ran out of time to get the whole year done (she ended up with only January!) and as you can see I'm still flying close to the wire ;)
I'd bought some preprinted calendars but they were quite small and hard to read, so this one is 'recycled' from a freebie calendar from a local company.
My bunny is an oldie stamp from The Cats Pyjamas - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Sky chalked with clouds.  Border is a Memory Box die and the little heart die from Paper Smooches.

Simon Says Stamp Monday - up in the clouds
Pile it on #53 - hearts / flowers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Cute card Thursday #358 - stamping mad
Sister Act #91 - anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity r#211 - no patterned paper

Card for Uncle Ivan

This card is for my Uncle who's spent most of his life in Canada.  I thought I'd use this older High Hopes image - Team Canada.  I've had it for a while but it's the first time its seen ink ... bad me!
I've coloured it with watercolour pencils ... oops went shopping and bought a few more of these :)  I've had a few brands of w/colour pencils before and thought they were just OK, but I LOVE these Derwent Inktense ones.
Clear gloss added to their noses.  Silvery peel off numbers from stash.  I kinda ran out of room for my sentiment but just about managed to squeeeeeze it in.  Taylored Expressions scallop border die.  Spellbinders circles.  Woodware corner punch.

Layout from MFT Wednesday Sketch MFTWSC213
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania - wildlife
Crafts 4 Eternity r210 - numbers
Sister Act #90 - anything goes

High Hopes: Favourite Honey Bear

Our new challenge at High Hopes is to add some
Stripes
Play along with your High Hopes stamps to win a new one of your choice :)

My image is from High Hopes latest release ... Favourite Honey Bear.
Coloured with watercolour pencils and popped up on dimensionals.  Clear gloss and glitter added to the heart and to the flowers.

Other challenges..
Tuesday Throwdown #229 - facets for crafting
Top Tip Tuesday - something new (my stamp)
Pile it On #53 - hearts +/or flowers
Sweet Stampin - cute and cuddly
Crafty Catz #263 - Oh my Teddies
Layout from Less is More #208

Xmas card #3

I'm determined to crack on with my Christmas cards this year, so if I can keep this pace up I'll be doing well :)

This card is based on Tracy's card, this week's featured stamper at Splitcoast.  I used stamps from the same MFT set and used my Simon Says Stamp Christmas snow stencil on my red base.  Images coloured with watercolour pencils and my Santa popped up on dimensionals.  Chalked sky just behind Santa.

• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Winter Stamping
• Top Tip Tuesday - something new (my stamps)
• Addicted to Stamps #128 - holiday
• My time to Craft #276 - 2 or more people
• Completely Christmas #47 - Christmas card for a child
• CAS on Sunday #50 - stencil it
• Penny Black and More January - stencils / masks
• Stamp and Create January - Winter Wonderland
• Creatalicious #71 - Winter

Oh, and here's a wee pic of my nephew with the card he made for his wee sister.  The only help I gave him was sticking it down on the card base and showing him how to chalk the sky ... is't his card fab!

Leaving card for Will

This card is for one of our European volunteers in work who's placement time is up.   He's a very tall lad, thus the giraffe!  And if you haven't guessed from the colour theme, he's also Spanish!

Giraffe from Whipper Snapper - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Cuttlebug embossing folder.  Silver peel off letters and sparkly border strips from stash

• Layout from MFTWSC212 
• Cuttlebug Mania - wildlife
• Papertake Weekly - 3 or more different shapes
• Tuesday Throwdown #228 - embossing
• Cute Card Thursday #228 - colourful

High Hopes: My Best Friend

Our new challenge at High Hopes is
For a Girl
Play along with your High Hopes stamps for the chance to win a new one of your choice :)

My little hedgie is from High Hopes new release ... My Best Friend.  Coloured with watercolour pencils and the pot paper pieced.  Clear gloss and glitter added to the bee's wings.

Dotty Friend

This is just a wee quick CAS card for a friend of my Mum.
Image from Tiddly Inks - coloured with watercolour pencils and clear gloss added to the balloons.

• Colour theme from Love to Create #150 
• Layout flipped from The Challenge #23
• Simply Create Too #77 - for a female
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - January

Christmas Card #2

Brrrr it's been such a cold day today, so glad of my cosy boots and now my super cosy onesie!
Wouldn't it be lovely to be able to wear them to work ... not the prettiest nor most flattering things in the world though!! ;)

This card uses some stamps from SugarPea Designs - coloured with watercolour pencils and clear gloss and glitter added to his scarf.

• Layout from SugarSketch #18 
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Winter stamping
• Glory of Christmas #50 - non traditional Christmas colours
• Completely Christmas #46 - Xmas + cute
• Colours of scarf from Curtain Call inspiration challenge
  
• CRAFT #294 - Christmas

Pretty in pink

I came across this wee stamp when I was looking for another, as yet unfound, stamp ... obviously my filing/sorting system still needs a bit of attention!

Image from Lili of the Valley - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Paper Smooches heart die, Taylored Expressions notebook edge die.

DPs are oldies from my stash ... some of the 'too nice to use' pile!  Pink gems also from stash.

• Layout from Sweet Sunday #252
• Simply Create Too #77 - for a female
• Crafty Catz #262 - new beginnings
• Top Tip Tuesday - Keep it Simple 
• Clear it Out - pink and pink stash

Good luck card

This card is for a colleague in work who's leaving ... I'm hoping that Mr Google translated this correctly and that my sentiment does actually say 'Good Luck Natasza' in Polish!

Image from Lili of the Valley - coloured with watercolour pencils.  I also splattered my bg with some red watercolours. Gold peel off stickers. Marta Stewart butterfly punch.  Sentiment popped up on dimensionals.  I also went with a general red/white theme for the colours of the Polish flag, but I guess nobody but me will know that!

• MFT Sketch challenge #211
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - inky background
• Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #210 - anything goes
• Moving Along with the Times - dies and punches

Card for Uncle Ivan

My mojo is still on his Christmas holidays and I've spent most of my time this week on Pinterest and crafty websites ... so I figured it was about time I got inky!
This card was effort No2 ... the first one didn't quite turn out as planned and ended up in the recycle pile ;)

Stamp from Whipper Snapper - coloured with watercolour pencils and clear gloss added to their noses.  Sky chalked using a cloud stencil.  Woodware corner punch; dienamics star stack dies.

• Layout from Crazy 4 Challenges #269 
• Sweet Stampin - masculine
• Addicted to Stamps - make your mark
• Simon Says Its a Guy Thing
• Sister Act #89 - anything goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - January
• Create Something Catchy CSCC#10 - make me happy
• Stamping Sensations January - dies and punches

High Hopes: Precious Princess

Our new challenge at High Hopes this week is
Furry Friends
Play along with your High Hopes stamps for the chance to win a new one of your choice :)

My card uses a new stamp - Precious Princess - from High Hopes new release - I've only coloured her cheeks and ribbon and popped her up on dimensionals.

Other challenges
Allsorts Challenge #293 - new and cute
Sister Act # 88 - anything goes
Crafty Calendar January - what's new (my cat stamp)

Taking a Break

No, not me ... that's what my stamp's called ;)
Though I think my Mojo's definitely on a break, so I've been a good girl and have tidied my stash to try and get it into some sort of order.  How did I ever end up having that much STUFF?!!

Stamp from High Hopes new release - Taking a Break - coloured with watercolour pencils and clear gloss added to his hooves and horns.  The sentiment is an older HH stamp - Herd Birthday

• Layout from Sketch Saturday #343
• Party Time Tuesdays #194 - anything goes
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes
• Creative Inspirations #295 - finished with a bow
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - something new (my new stamp)
• Cute Card Thursday #355 - what's new (my stamp)
• ABC Challenge - A for anything goes

High Hopes New Release blog hop and candy to be won :)

To celebrate the new release at High Hopes, we have a Blog Hop!

Hop along to the Design Team's blogs to see the new release stamps.

There is a prize along the way, you won't know where, so make sure to leave a comment at each stop; that is how you will be entered into the drawing for the prize.

My card uses Garden Fence, and was an absolute pleasure to colour!  

You should have arrived to me from Alex's blog, so your next stop is to visit Michelle, or to start at the beginning go to High Hopes blog. 

Here's the full list in case you get lost ...

Jane

Lisa

Alex.

Lynne

Michelle

Lacey 

Lora

Xmas card #01 !!!!!

Ha, yes you read that right!  Now that I don't have to make Christmas cards, I find myself missing my snowflakes and sparkle!

I'd been trying to get my mitts on these MFT stamps before Christmas but couldn't find them in stock, but sure they will be handy for next year's cards.  Usual statement follows ..... I'm not going to leave everything till the last minute this year blah blah blah ;)
We'll see!

Coloured with watercolour pencils, stickles added to the reindeer's nose, and Santa's buckle and hat.  Paper Smooches snowflake dies double mounted so they stood out a bit, and some bling added to the centre.  Still nice and flat though for postage :)

Hope you'll stop by tomorrow if you get a chance ... there's some High Hopes candy to be won!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - something new
ABC Christmas - anything goes, optional antlers
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Sparkles Forum Christmas challenge #48 - Christmas critter with a splash of glitter
Natalie and Amy's challenge #28 - all things new
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge CHNC210 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - January
Crafty Catz #260 - anything goes

High Hopes New Release Peek 2 - Part Time Gardener

Time for a new challenge at High Hopes and it's an easy one this week ...
Anything Goes
Play along with your High Hopes stamps for the chance to win a new one of your choice.

This is another peek of my new stamps - pop over to High Hopes blog for more, and there'll be a hop on Thursday to win some candy :)

This stamp is Part Time Gardener - coloured with watercolour pencils and some bling added to the flowers in her hair.  Woodware flower punch and die-namics notebook edge.


Other challenges ...
Simon Says Stamp Monday - old (my flower punch and edge die) and new (my new stamp)
Natalie & Amy's challenge #28 - all things new
Stamping Sensations January - dies and punches
Cute Card Thursday #354 - anything goes
Polkadoodles - tic tac toe - I used the top line - sentiment, image, die cut
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

High Hopes New Release Peek Day 1 - Ladybug Love

We have a new artist in the house at High Hopes - Dina Gerner - so we've all been playing with our new stamps!  Pop over to High Hopes blog for more peeks - we'll be showing off the new release all this week and then there will be candy to be won on a hop on Thursday, so I hope you'll join us!

Oh and by the way, High Hopes have a DT call on until 31 Jan - you don't need to use High Hopes stamps to make the team as you'll be provided with any stamps you need. 

My image is called Ladybug Love (available to purchase on Thursday) - I've coloured her with watercolour pencils and then added some white enamel dots to her wings, and black stickles to her nose and antennae and orange stickles to the flower centre.  I hadn't intended to add sequins, but I ended up with a splodge that needed hiding ;)

Butterfly Birthday

Well here we are, January again ... not a chocolate nor drop of drink left in the house! Good job there's plenty of room in my new onesie, definitely need a major cut in calories!

This card uses a cute butterfly from The Alley Way Stamps.  I'd coloured it differently and then decided I didn't like it, so coloured another and fussy cut it out - I've stuck the body down flat and then the wings are popped up on dimensionals, so you can see a touch of the old colour underneath.  My pretty DP was bought in the January sales - from My Mind's Eye.
Wish I'd stamped my sentiment more in line with my banners though, I'd just touched the paper with it when I thought of it, ah well :(

The Alley Way Stamps - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #354 - anything goes
Polka doodles - tic tac toe - I chose sentiment and image
Pink Gem challenge - something new (my DP)