A bit of candy

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I have realised that I have gone past 50,000 hits so I have got together a bit of candy. It is slightly Christmas based. Sorry about the photo - I didn't get round to taking the photo until tonight.

It includes:
Hobbycraft snowflake punch
Cuttlebug Holly embossing folder
Coredinations Bejewelled 6x6 pad
Kaboodles Give us a hug stamp
Snag'em snowman stamp
Prima flowers
Christmas charms
Mix of Christmas card candy

There will also be some 6x6 papers and some stamped images, oh and some ribbon - just need to get that together!!

So to be in with a chance all you need to is:

• add a link to your blog letting people know about my candy
• let me know on this post where your link is
• if you follow my blog I will enter your name twice

I am willing to post worldwide, but no anonymous comments please.

The candy ends on 16th November 23:oo hrs GMT and my daughters will draw a name on 18th November.

I will add extra candy for every 100 comments.

Fruitcake!!

That'd be the paper before you all get excited!! I am getting to the end of my BG fruitcake papers ... do I buy more or get something new next year ... hmmmm!

For this card I followed the Create4fun sketch, just rotating it.
Isn't Wee with his tree so cute!!!! I watercoloured him, then heat embossed the edges of the card with gold as a change from distressing them. I used card candy and gems, and a bit of ribbon - nice and clean and simple.

So then I needed to be a bit more vintagey!!
I followed the Just magnolia sketch for this.
Tilda is watercoloured and stickled and gold gel penned!! I distressed the papers in red and gold ink. The flowers are left over Primas from last year, and I stamped and gold embossed a swirl in the right top corner. The music paper (thanks mum!!) is distressed in vintage photo, red and gold and tied with twine.

As there is lots of glitter, glitz and bling I am also entering them for the Basic Grey Challenge and Cute Card Thursday.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Wee With Tree; Magnolia Tilda with Vintage Roses
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers:Basic Grey Fruitcake
Embellishments: Prima flowers, brads, gems and ribbon from stash

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 57

This week's challenge is Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter - you need to pick a season and create a card.
I used the opportunity to make the anniversary card for hubby - 6 years in December!! I have tried to combine some of the features of the 6th anniversary - iron, ameythst, garnet, and calla lilies. Wood nad sugar stumped me for the card LOL!!
I coloured in this gorgeous image of Tilda and Edwin and distressed the background and added stickles. The heart scroll is stamped in broken china and then perfect pearls added, spritzed and dried - it gives a fabulous sheen. I stickled the calla lilies and added a snowflake charm.
We are having a busy weekend out, about and away, so I will catch up with you on Sunday night or Monday.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Tilda and Edwin Ice staking
Colouring Media: promarkers and copics
Papers: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses
Embellishments: all from stash

Anyone for hot chocolate?

I have made this card either for Christmas or for a friend's birthday in December ... so no sentiment yet.
I used the sketch from Passion for Promarkers, the colour combo from Whiff of Joy and Everybody-Art-Challenge distressing.
Henry is coloured in using my promarkers and then he was distressed using weathered wood and antique cream. The papers are distressed and lightly inked, and then I heat embossed the edges to add a sheen. Rather than adding flowers (it will be for a bloke) I stamped swirls in antique linen and embossed them. Finally I added an orange ribbon.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WoJ Henry with hot chocolate; TAC scroll
Colouring Media: promarkers
Papers: MME Wild Asparagus
Embellishments: ribbon from stash

Sketch and stamp 23

We have another fab sketch, this time designed by Jill.
I used a freebie stamp (not sure is it Daisy or Dandelion!) and inked it up in versafine sepia, and then watercoloured it. The papers are new - Dandelion and Daisy Winter Tale, and the white panel is embossed with the snowflake CB folder. Instead of a scalloped edge I use card candy, and the sentiment is hand written. I punched a couple of snowflakes and layered them with card candy at the centre.
DO check out the fab DT creations.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Daisy and Dandelion
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Dandelion and Daisy Winters Tale
Embellishments: card candy

Tilda box

I've still got this stinking cold and haven't really felt like crafting, but I did make it inot my craft room last night and made this box for one of Ellie's Christmas presents.
It covers these challenges:
Colour Create - blue, silver and white
Friday Sketchers - sketch
Just Magnolia - distressing
Stampin for the weekend - Christmas goodie box and distressing
Allsorts - bling

I watercoloured Tilda and coloured the bell and ribbon using silver and starlight inks before cutting her out. The dp are distressed and inked and I angled the dp for a jaunty look (sneezes are useful at time !!!) To make the snowflake feature I cut a circles and punched an elm branch out and inked it up. I added silver brads to the corners, a punched sentiment and gems to the branches. I added a silver ribbon round the side of the box.

Here is a closer look at the punched branch.
Here's a look at the box and the ribbon.
Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda with Bell
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Blitzen
Embellishments: punched leaves, ribbon, gems and brads from stash

Secret Crafter Challenge 56

This week's challenge has been set by Gina and it is to make an easel card ... a definite challenge as I have never made one!!!
Hers's what it looks like closed.
I watercoloured the image and cut it out. I layered it up, adding ribbon. No embellies as I want this to be quite flat to post.

I repeated the papers and colour scheme inside. The ribbon is knotted and fastened using a button.
And another view!!
Do take a look at the other DT easel cards and have a go.

Recipe:
Stamp(s):
Colouring Media:
Papers:
Embellishments:

DDCC challenge 64

This week's Dutchdare card challenge is Felt Like it. We would like you to use felt somewhre on your creation.
I struggled with this one ... felt is not a material I use, but I finally found the felt butterfly lurking at the bottom of Ellie's craft bag.
I coloured Tilda using Promarkers and then cut her out. I matted the dp and added a yellow ribbon, and the felt butterfly.

I followed A Spoonfull of Sugar's sketch, and as it is a thank you card it fits Simon Says Stamp's challengend Pile it on's challenge, Thank you, and Passion for Promarkers is a colour challegne - canary and grass ... and Tilda is coloured in those.

Do take a peek at the other DT members' blogs and join in yourself.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Dragonfly Tilda; Penny Black sentiment
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Ko
Embellishments: ribbon and felt butterfly from stash

A couple of quick cards

I have finally completed a couple of quick cards ... well they would have been quick if I had made them in one go!!!
The first one uses the Papertake Weekly sketch (another fabby one) that I have flipped, Stampavie and more's Stars challenge, and Creative Inspirations colour challenge - red and black.
I have had this Gorguss girl coloured in these colours for a few days - big intentions to make a card for a friend of Ellie's (she's a big girl - 10 next birthday!!!) I used flipped the sketch and stamped a border. The stars are made with my nesties, cut onto black card and then gold embossed, as is the sentiment. Simple black ribbon with some red ric-rac finishes it. The colour combo is stunning, and the gold just adds a bit!

This card is for a friend's wedding - I don't usually do wedding cards, but I thought I would make their card for a change.
I used the Create4fun sketch and the allsorts wedding challenge.
The glasses are stamed in versamark and embossed using gold embossing powder. The paper is from my stash. I used black velvet ribbon to add a bit of texture, and the greeting isn't an oval as it would have been huge with congratulations written in it!! I have kept it simple and added no flowers as I wanted a glittery, stylish card.

Sorry about the bad light - it has rained all day today and trying to find a light place has been ... well impossible!

Recipe:
Stamp(s):Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girl Little Star; Papermania Joyeux Noel set
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: from stash
Embellishments: ribbon from stash

A bit of sparkle

I've made a card .. its taken since Sunday night but here it is!!!
I masked Tilda and added the bench and then watercoloured the images and the background. I stamped the snowflakes in silver and then embossed them, and added some gems. All the papers and cardstock have been distressed and inked in red ink. I added the prima flowers, some wire and ribbon to complete the card.

This card covers the following challenges (all links in my sidebar)

Roses on Paper - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - All that Sparkles
Stamp with fun - Scene
Winter wonderland - jingle bells
Cupcake Challenge - sketch
Basic Grey Challenge - colour inspiration
Creative Card Crew - ribbons and gems

I have a stinking cold and cough and am off to bed to get some much needed rest ... children don't adapt to grown up illness well LOL!!!!! Oh and hubby's don't either LOL!!!!!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda with Bell; magnolia snowflakes
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Wassail
Embellishments: Prima flowers, wire, gems and ribbon from stash

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 56

Jane has chosen this week's challenge ... Halloween. A couple of week's ago I showed you a trick or treat bag I had made for Ellie ... well here is Beth's (I didn't forget her LOL!!)
I used my promarkers to colour in the image and cut her out. The moon and bat were made using mulberry paper. I love the lime green promarker so i coloured a chipboard bracket in, added some purple flowers, raffia and a charm. Its not too fussy - Beth will destory anything too fussy LOL!!!
We are away for the weekend, so have a happy haunting and I will catch up with you next week.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Dinky Dots Lulu Witch
Colouring Media:
Papers: Basic Grey Eerie
Embellishments: ribbon, raffia, charm, brads, flowers, bracket all from stash

A couple of cards ...

I have had a couple of hours in my craft room this morning to create, before we go away for the weekend.
The first card is to go with a tub of biscuits the girls have made.
It covers the following challenges:
Friday sketcher - sketch
Just Magnolia - monochrome - I chose greens
A spoonful of Sugar - kiten/cooking
Magnolia down Under - distressing

Tilda is coloured using distress inks. I masked her onto the plate and then cut her out (well after the cat walked across the image with muddy feet!!). I used these gorgeous K and CO Charlotte papers and matted them onto green cardstock. I made my own flower and added ric-rac and a charm. The sentiment is supposed to be at angle.

Then I had to make the compulsory Christmas card LOL!!
It covers the following challenges:
Cucake Challenge - sketch
Whiff of Joy - red, cream and 1 other (teal)
Passion for Promarkers - animals
Papertake Weekly Challenge - spots and stripes
Simon Says Stamp - All that Sparkles
Henry is coloured using promarkers and cut out using my nesties. The papers are MME - I had to take some deep breathes before I cut into them!! The flowers are from a prima Christmas bauble and the ribbon from my stash. I just need to add the sentiment - going to do a few computer generated ones.

Have a great weekend, and don't forget to take a peek at my candy.

A bit of Sparkle

Its been a busy start to the week. We saw my Gran on Monday and did a few jobs for her - she's 94 and still in her own home with no external support, just family... but we do always go prepared for the list of jobs!!!
Yesterday we went to Tatton Park and the girls had a great time in the gardens and at the farm. One of the children I mind had never fed a goat before and LOVED it, especially when it nicked the whole bag of food!!
Today we met friends at Trentham Gardens Monkey forest - they have Barbary macaques running wild. The girls loved seeing the babies and we did try to leave them behind LOL!!
I have torn myself our from my latest acquisition - a Wii (oh and the fit bit!!) to make a card tonight. And it fulfils several challenges - !!

Stamp with fun - Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - All that sparkles
Stampavie and More - blue and silver
Creative Card Crew - Snowflakes
My Time to Craft - rip it up
Magnolia Down Under - distressing
I water coloured Tilda and stamped the snowflakes round her. These are the last papers of their name in my BG stash :( I was really sad to cut into them. I matted them onto blue cardstock. All the papers are distressed and some inked in Starlight, and the bow on the bell is coloured in the same ink. I stickled the fur on Tilda's coat and the bell. Some of the papers are ripped and inked up. I masked the tag stamp and then added the sentiment.
Shock horror - no ribbon or flowers!!!


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Tilda with bell' tag and snowflakes; WOJ sentiment
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Blitzen, Periphery
Embellishments: none!!

Sketch and Stash Challenge 22

Its another fab sketch from Becky, and you can put your embellies and sentiment where you want.
I used my latest Stampavie aquisition - I love Gillian Roberts Christmas stamps. I watercoloured the image and added stickles. I used my favourite Christmas papers at the mo, and matted them onto green cardstock. I added an embossed panel and metallic brads, but have otherwise kept it clean and unfussy. The sentiment is a freebie.
Do take a look at the other DT members' creations.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Stampavie bear and robin
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: DCWV
Embellishments: brads from stash

Daisies

Charisma Cardz challenge this week is daisies, and the Allsorts challenge is Furry Friends. Only one stamp sprang to mind ... this gorgeous Penny Black.
I stamped and watercoloured the image 3 times, before layering it up. I have kept the layout very simple and neutral. The flowers are punched and inked in pink on their edges, just like daisies when they first bud and flower.
Here is a view of the layering.
Feeling slightly stuffed after the first pub meal on our own in nearly 5 years!!! Think I am going to have an easy afternoon LOL!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Squeeze 'til I squeak
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: K and Co Daisies
Embellishments: punched flowers, pearls and raffia from stash