Naughty or Nice - Birthday Fishes

Well this is my last ever post for Naughty or Nice :(
I've had a lovely time playing along with all the Naughty Girls and it's been a pleasure to have been on the team.  It's our very last challenge this month and the theme is to pick a previous challenge, so there's 49 to choose from!!  Hope you'll play along too, there's goodies to be won :)

I've kept with the fishy theme of our challenge graphic - it would fall into challenge #2 Birthdays or #23 Let's Get Silly

I've used my old Avery Elle stamps - coloured with watercolour pencils and popped up on foam pads.  I also stencilled in some water with chalk, but it doesn't show up great in my pic.

• Crafty Cardmakers #209 - water
• Addicted to Stamps #287 - make your mark
• Seize the Birthday - vibrant colours
• Classic Design Team Open - April
• Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Naughty or Nice - final challenge!

Hi all!  Sorry I've been on the missing list ... after evading the flu all winter it finally caught up with us and we've had a sick house this past few weeks :(  Still not 100% but a helluva lot better than we were!

Boredom has got the better of me, so I figured I should get my post up for the Naughty or Nice challenge.  Better later than never!
Sadly it's our last challenge this month, and the theme is to pick one of the older challenges .  We've goodies to give away too - and if you're not in you can't win!

For my card I went all the way back to challenge #4 Furry Friends
I've made a simple CAS card using this oldie bunny from High Hopes - coloured with watercolour pencils and popped up on foam pads.   Sparkle added to the tulips and clear gloss/glitter to his tail.  I'm lovin my new burlap texture stamp from Swedish House Crafts :)

• CASual Fridays #196 - spring fever
• Cupcake Inspirations #443 - bunny
• Creative Inspirations April - Springtime
• AAA Cards #112 - favourite technique - mine's definitely fussy cutting images and popping them up on foam pads.  Don't reckon I've any 'matching' dies, I'd rather spend the ££s on more stamps ;)

Naughty or Nice challenge reminder

We're on the drink this month at Naughty or Nice!  Hope you'll play along too :)













My card is the drink that nobody wants ... medicine!!  (though some medicine does taste delish!!)
I've used my new LOTV stamp - I had to go for an emergency shop once I heard they're discontinuing their rubber stamps and going down the digi route.  Shame, as they're one of my favourite brands :(
Coloured with watercolour pencils; clear gloss added to the bottle.

• Layout from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #359
• Word Art Wednesday #326 - anything goes
• Classic Design Team Open #23
• Happy Little Stampers March anything goes with dies

Drink Up with Naughty or Nice

We're on the drink this month at Naughty or Nice!  Hope you'll play along too - you can go down the tea/coffee route if you don't fancy a sore head ;)

So I know it's a school night, but who's for a wee one?  I have Lime Mojitos, Strawberry Daiquiris, Bailey's, Screwdrivers, Blue Lagoons or Tequila Sunrises!   (In reality I could do you a beer, or I'm sure there's a bottle of wine from Xmas at the back of the cupboard!!)

All I could think of when I was making this card was one year on our hols in Turkey, me and a friend discovered the cocktail board and gradually worked our way down it.  We'd an absolute blast of a night.  Next morning was not pretty though ;)

• Layout from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #253
• Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes
• Allsorts #456 - beginning with B - Booze!

Naughty or Nice challenge reminder

 Just a wee reminder about the Loved Up challenge over at Naughty or Nice.  You can use either the colour combo, the love theme or both if you like!

My card is Greg's Valentine :)
Sometimes though, crafting is waaaaay more stressful than it needs to be!  The whole point of this card was that I used an image big enough that I could stick one of those wobble thingys on (found in my recent tidy up).
So off I went, colouring, cutting, sticking and sparkling.  And then I went to put my hand on my wobble things and .... gone!  So the next {insert swear word} 45 minutes were spent looking for them.  Nope! Nowhere to be found. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.  Anyway, my bunny's now popped up on foam pads and what Greg doesn't know won't hurt him ;)

• Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday January - love
• That's Crafty - I Heart You
• Layout from Atlantic Hearts #251

Naughty or Nice - All loved up

We're 'All Loved Up' over at Naughty or Nice this month, and there's this gorgeous colour combo option too!  Hope you'll play along too :)

For my card I've used this oldie, possibly from Whipper Snapper??
I masked him off and then stencilled in my brick background and then over the top again I added some text stamped in pink.  I went over the pink heart with my clear glitter pen, added a few sequins from my stash, and hey presto, finished! Dead easy and super quick!

• Sweet Stampin - Valentine / Love
• Addicted to Stamps #277 - make your mark
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Word Art Wednesday #320/321 - anything goes

So then because I quite liked my card, I thought the same theme would be perfect for Mum's calendar page!
I added a little pink sequin for the 14th.

• Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday January - Love theme

Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge

Naughty or Nice - It's a Celebration

Happy New Year!  Hope there's not too many sore heads about today .... I've pre-scheduled this post so can't comment on how mine is!  hahahaha

My first post of 2018 is for the Naughty or Nice challenge - and it's a celebration theme this month!  Hope you'll play along too :)  There are some gorgeous dies up for grabs this month too!

I'm on time (for a change) with Mum's calendar page!  I swear these get harder every month instead of easier!  Though it's taken a looooong time for me to be able to write my numbers in a straightish line ;)
My kitty is an oldie Penny Black, not sure of the make of the houses but they're ancient too.

• Moving Along With the Times #61 - anything but a card
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Crafty Creations #357 - anything goes
• Creative Inspirations #284 - winter

Naughty or Nice reminder - seeing double

We've gone festive over at Naughty or Nice and all you have to do is make a holiday card with a sentiment.  There's a prize up for grabs from Bugaboo - hope you'll play along too.

It's my last Christmas card of the season (hopefully!) and, as usual, it's Greg's one!  I've used little Snowy again - it definitely makes it easier for next year that I know everyone got this image and I'll know not to use it again for their cards.

I masked off Snowy and then stamped it again to make a 'Mrs'.  Awwwww ;)

Coloured with watercolour pencils and then I added some sparkle to their hats and scarves, and then clear gloss and glitter to the trims.  My pretty Stampin' Up DPs and fabric embellishments were from a candy win.  Little silver stars from stash.

• That's Crafty - tis the season
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - Christmas
• Pixies Sippets Playground #311/312
• Word Art Wednesday #312/313 - aything goes
• Happy Little Stampers December anything goes with dies
• Cute Card Thursday #505 - festive colours

Snowy and Watson

Just a quickie post tonight - Blue Planet the all time best programme EVER is on telly.  Nature really is amazing!

Anyway, first up is my December calendar page using little Snowy again.  The little stack of snowballs is an oldie from Stampin Up.  I inked in some snow drifts but it doesn't show up great in my pic.  Little red stars from stash, I used one for the 25th too.

• Simon Says Stamp Monday - star
• Word Art Wednesday #310/311 - anything goes
• Crafty Catz #395 - anything goes
• Penny Black Saturday December - winter

I was on the High Hopes Stamps DT for a few years, so it was a pleasure to see that Donna is this week's featured stamper over at Splitcoast.  I was inspired by this card - it's always good to get good old Watson out for an inking! 

I added some sparkle to my flower and clear gloss to his nose, and then just a few enamel dots to finish.

• Crafty Cardmakers #201 - animal magic
• Penny's challenge #357 - anything goes
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Naughty or Nice Wintery Scenes

We're making Wintery scenes at Naughty or Nice this month, hope you'll play along too!  Pop over to the blog to upload your card and to see what the Troublemakers have been up to!

I make no apologies for using my Snowy again!  Lovin him!
I couldn't get my snowdrifts inked up right - this is effort #3 and still doesn't look great.  I think I should have been braver and added more ink!  I'll have to go Googling and find a tutorial!  Don't know why I bothered as I managed to cover most of it up anyway ;)
I did give myself bonus points though for using my ooold tree die from Marianne Design that I just had to have (and have hardly used!)
Clear gloss and glitter added to his hat, and white and blue splatters for added effect. I fussy cut my snowman, then popped up on foam pads.

• Cardz 4 Guyz #182 - Oh Christmas Tree!
• Cuttlebug Mania - masculine
• CAS mix up November - stamping + glitter + glossy accents
• Happy Little Stampers November anything goes with dies
• Daisy Chain #14 - Christmas/Winter
• 613 Avenue Create - 203 - anything goes / 3D

A Naughty or Nice Snowdude

I'm sure you're all well into your Christmas cards by now, so you'll be glad to hear we're making winter scenes this month over at Naughty or Nice - hope you'll play along too :)

I see the weather men are predicting a hard winter for us this year, hopefully its just them getting a bit excitable as they're prone to do!  Though there was definitely a real nip in the air today, I was out at a funeral this morning and we were foundered!
'foundered' is a great word that we use all the time in Northern Ireland, basically just means you were really cold! 

My card's so hot off the press, the glue's not even dry yet ;)
I don't have any boozy snowmen (unfotunately! - I've a few friends who would appreciate one!) so I took the easy option and got my Penny Black Snowy inky again and Row of Pine Trees (from Eat Cake Graphics)
A wee easy peasy lemon squeezy card!  Just how I like them ;)

• AAA Cards #102 - ink blending
• Tuesday Throwdown #367 - watercolour
• Through the Craft room Door - anything goes
• Word Art Wednesday #306/307 - anything goes

Zombies and Betty's Birthday card

We're battling down the hatches for tomorrow, Hurricane Ophelia is coming to visit - she's supposed to weaken to a storm by the time she gets to us so we'll see how that goes.  Needless to say our weathermen are beside themselves with excitement - something different to the usual rain or showers forecast!   Having said that, it's been a lovely calm day today, I actually managed to get out to the garden and get some cutting done and  pots cleared for winter.

I'm just scraping in nearly on time for my Naughty or Nice card reminder ;)
This month's is a spooky theme - hope you'll play along and link your card over at the NoN blog

My stamps are oldies from The Alley Way Stamps, now sadly closed.  Coloured with watercolour pencils and popped up on foam pads.

Other challenges:

• Cardz 4 Guys #180 - Boo
• Retro Rubber #73 - Boo
• That's Crafty - Get your spook on
• Cupcake Inspirations #427 - monster

And this one's just a wee quickie for my SIL.  I've used this cute Penny Black stamp and my never-ending pink Birthday DP stack.  

I added sparkle to his apron with my clear glitter pen, and then clear gloss and lots of glitter to the icing.  I used a snippet of the darker pink cardstock for the sentiment - it was a bit lost in the snazzy DP but looked better when I cut an extra set and stuck it on top.

• Allsorts #437 - think pink
• Layout from Sugar Pea Designs Mix It Up #36
• Craftaholics R Us #40 - cute
• Pixies Snippets Playground #303/304
• Creative Kockouts #215 - CAS

Something Spooky for Naughty or Nice

It's been a bit quiet here as I've been off on my jollies ... to Alicante in Spain for some sun, sangria and sightseeing.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous, such a pleasure not to have to lift a coat, cardigan or umbrella when you headed out the door!  But it's back to normality now and back to the grindstone on Monday.

I'm always a bit shocked when the first of the month comes round, it kinda always feels like where did that month go!!  So it's time for the new challenge at Naughty or Nice and this month it's ...

For my card I've used these goodies from Eat Cake Graphics ...
Count Bitesalot
Bert Batula
A little Bite (text)
The Count and the bats both coloured with watercolour pencils and popped up on

I also used my old Cuttlebug embossing folder - I just wish they were a tad bigger to cover the whole card!

• Addicted to Stamps #261 - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Cute Card Thursday #497 - trick or treat
• Love to Scrap #102 - frightfully fun
• PINspirational #200 - anything goes

Santa's been framed ;)

It's reminder time over at Naughty or Nice for this month's challenge of 'framed'










There's some vouchers for Bugaboo up for grabs this month, so play along and add your links over at the blog.

I've gone all Christmassy with mine :)  I've used an oldie Santa and porthole frame from MFT.  I popped the frame up on dimensionals and then tucked Santa's feet under and then popped his hat up on dimensionals too. I always think the more sparkle the better on a Christmas card, so I added glitter to his hat and went over his red suit with my clear sparkle pen. Oh and clear gloss to his boots, gloves and belt.  Little silver stars from stash.  And die cut sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

• Love to Scrap #101 - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - clean and simple
• Word Art Wednesday #300/301 - anything goes
• CRAFT #433 - Christmas
• Penny Black and More September - Get ready for Christmas

Naughty or Nice ... You've been framed

Oh wow, September already!  Where did summer go? .... oh yes, it was that fortnight at the start of July (and it's been pants ever since!!)  Though looking at the awful scenes in America, we've little to be complaining about.

Challenge time again over at Naughty or Nice and this month's topic is 'framed' - if you'd like to play along, please link your card over at the blog.  There's a prize up for grabs from Bugaboo too!

For my card I've used this oldie from Whipper Snapper - I tucked him into my frame and then popped his head up on dimensionals.  The BG is varying shades of Brushos with some text stamped over.
I hadn't intended on adding the little silver stars but as usual had an ooops that needed covering ;)

The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge has started again so I'm hoping to play along

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Addicted to stamps #257 - make your mark
• Crafty Creations #349 - anything goes
• Cute card Thursday #493 - too cute

Up Up and Away

The theme this month at Naughty or Nice is 'on the move', and there's an optional colour theme too.  If you'd like to play along link your card over at the blog.

my card was for a friend of my Mum who's heading off on her holidays, but I think I'll keep this one in mind next time I need a 'new job' card.
My balloon is from an oldie set (I think Creative Inspirations) - coloured with watercolour pencils and then I went over the pink with my sparkle pen.  Clear gloss and glitter over the blue section, and then popped up on dimensionals.

The 'up' was part of a sentiment in the set, so I masked off the unwanted bits and then added the 'away' from my MFT alpha set.  Background is watercoloured through a stencil.

Naughty or Nice ... On the Move

Our theme this month over at Naughty or Nice is 'On the Move' ... so maybe holidays, road trips, new job, there's lots to choose from!  Oh, and an optional colour theme too!

For my card I've used this sweet little stamp from Eat Cake Graphics ... Lewis and Trudy's Wild Ride
Coloured with watercolour pencils and sparkle added to the red car.  In an effort to make my card look less boring (reckon it's that DP that doesn't agree with me!) I added some blue ink splatters, and then, not content, went a bit OTT with my text BG stamping ;)

• Word Art Wednesday #292/293 - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Just Us Girls #404 - old = my stamp; new = my DP
• Layout from My Time to Craft #351

Naughty or Nice - If the Shoe Fits

It's reminder time at Naughty or Nice, and this month's theme is 'If the Shoe Fits'
If you'd like you play along, please link your card here

I envy those girls who have towering stilettos and walk (and dance!) so effortlessly in them!  When I try a pair of heels, my feet instantly object!  Me, I'm more built for comfort and live in my trainers!

My card uses one of my new Lili of the Valley images - coloured with watercolour pencils.  Sparkle added to her ribbons, and little dots of clear gloss to their jewellery and her Mum's shoes.

• Happy Little Stampers July CAS challenge - birthday
• Always Fun #14 - anything goes
• Crafty Creations #345 - anything goes
• Word Art Wednesday #290/ 291 - anything goes

Naughty or Nice reminder

Oh wow, I can hardly believe we are half way through June already, hopefully someone will tell the weather it's summer!
So this is just a wee reminder about the Naughty or Nice challenge, an easy-peasy one of Anything Goes this month - and there's prizes to be won!

For my card I've used Nurse Margaret from Bugaboo - she strikes me as someone who has a bit of a lady-tache and hairy armpits to go with those lovely legs LOL

Coloured with ordinary pencils for a change, I haven't had them out of the box for such a long time I think I've lost the knack for them!  More practice needed me thinks!
Popped up on dimensionals and clear gloss added to her specs and to the syringes.  I've also added some glitter to whatever that is she's going to stab into some poor sod!  Little gold stars from stash.

• CASology #253 - clothes
• Addicted to stamps #246 - anything goes
• Word Art Wednesday #286 - anything goes

Anything Goes at Naughty or Nice

It's time for a new challenge at Naughty or Nice, and it's a super easy Anything Goes!  There's prizes to be won this month ... some Bugaboo images and a fab Art Impressions stamp too!  If you'd like to play along, please link your card over at Naughty or Nice blog.

For my project I'm back to making my calendar pages again, actually on time and ready for the 1st of the month for a change!!
I've used a mixture of stamps - my little diver is from Lili of the Valley and the underwater critters etc are oldies from High Hopes.

And then because I enjoyed making the calendar page so much, I made a CAS birthday card version too ...

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All coloured with watercolour pencils and then I went over his flippers / snorkel / underwater elements with my clear sparkle pen, and clear gloss to his visor.  I also chalked up the BG with a stencil to give the underwater feel.

• AAA Cards #91 - 3rd birthday bash
• Less is More #330 - shimmer
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Word Art Wednesday #284/285 - anything goes
• Cards 4 Guys #170 - I always like red, white and blue as a male colour combo