A two-fer ....

Two for the price of one tonight!  I was asked to make some invitations for afternoon tea for a Christmas present so I thought this little LOTV stamp would be just perfect.  I paired it with some old Christmas papers ... though I've just noticed that I've stuck my DP upside down on the 2nd card, Doh (ah well, I'll say nothing and no-one will notice ;)    I've been determined to use this old DP up, so I'm so glad to see I'm nearly at the end of it!
Image coloured with watercolour pencils, and a wee bit of sparkle added to the tea cups though it doesn't show up on my photos.

Card 1:
Layout from Sketch Saturday #338 - free choice - I used #299
Sister Act #85 - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Fab n Funky #239 - die cuts
Lili of the Valley November challenge - Merry Christmas
Moving Along with the Times - inspired by a song .... "tea for two, and two for tea"!

Card 2:
Layout from Sketch Saturday #338 - I used #259
Crafty Catz - anything goes

Buzzzzy Birthday

Eeek, its almost the end of November!  All your Christmas shopping and cards made?... nope, me neither ;)  I'm kinda fed up making Christmas cards so made this wee Birthday card just for the fun of it.

I've used the bee and 'buzz' from The Alley Way stamps - all coloured with watercolour pencils and some clear gloss/glitter added to their wings.
My colour scheme was inspired by the panel in the TAWS Be Inspired challenge #59

Layout from Pals Paper Arts #229
Creative Card Crew #75 - stripes
Party Time Tuesday #191 - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Snowman Pile

Our new challenge at High Hopes is a nice easy one
... add some silver.

I've used some silver peel off letters and some little silver dots from my stash.  My image is Snowman Pile from High Hopes - coloured with watercolour pencils and clear gloss/glitter added for lots of sparkle.  I didn't have any paper to match my snowman, so just coloured an extra bit and then die cut it :)

Other challenges
Sister Act #84 - anything goes
Simply Create Too #75 - snow snow snow
Christmas at Sweet Stampin November - snow people
Bunny Zoe's crafts November challenge - snow
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Card Extra - Nov
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - Nov

Personalised Christmas card number 402 ;)

Well maybe not quite 402 ;) but it certainly feels like I've been making these personalised Christmas cards for ever!  Most have been special requests for teachers, tutors and child minders.  I think my post tomorrow is the last one - I didn't share most as some were duplicate styles of each other and some were CASEd from good old Pinterest!

This card uses Downhill Penguin from High Hopes - coloured with pencils, clear gloss/glitter added to his hat and then popped up on dimensionals.

Layout from Sugar Sketch #16
Crafty Catz #256 - Winter
Cute Card Thursday #348 - stars (on my DP)
Penny's challenge #204 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - November
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra - November
Penny Black and More November - anything goes
Sister Act #84 - anything goes

Birthday card for Sandra

Yet another personalised card, this time it's actually one for me for my friend!  A nice change to make a wee simple birthday card instead of the Christmas card factory production line!

My image is from Tiddly Inks - coloured with watercolour pencils.

• Layout from Sugar Pea Designs #15
• Fab'n Funky - Happy Birthday
• Sister Act #83 - anything goes
• Dream Valley #95 - anything goes
• Party Time Tuesday #190 - anything goes
• Papertake Weekly - soooo girlie
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - November

High Hopes: Christmas Elf Pile

Woops, looks like I had my wonky eyes in when I took this pic LOL

This week's challenge at High Hopes is a photo inspiration ...
I went for the mainly red theme and added some bling for sparkle.











This card is another special request for a teacher.  My image is Christmas Elf Pile - coloured with watercolour pencils. I hadn't really thought of where I was going to put my sentiment when I was making this card, not quite sure that I'm overly happy with where the letters have ended up!

Other challenges...
CRAFT #285 - Christmas
Christmas Stampin All Year Long #37 - anything goes
Crafty Catz #255 - Christmas is coming
Polkadoodles #46 - clean and simple
Sister Act #83 - anything goes
CAS on Sunday #46 - ribbon / twine
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Card Extra - November

Card for Aunt Cilla

This is another special request card, this time for my Mum.  I got another 5 requests for cards today, so  its gonna be another week before I can get the production line of my own Christmas cards going.  Think I'll have to train Greg to use a Cuttlebug LOL

This card uses Native Sisters and Sisters and Friends sentiment from High Hopes.
Coloured with watercolour pencils and a bit of sparkle added to the girls' jewellery and to the flower centres.  Martha Stewart grass punch.  DP is oldie stuff from the huge pile I'm trying to use up ;)

• Layout from MFT Wednesday Sketch Club MFTWSC202
• Colour combo from Pals Paper Arts PPA227
• Sister Act #83 - anything goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - November
• Dream Valley Challenges #95 - anything goes