Creative Card Crew and a quick make..

Hi again, I'm back with my 2nd post of the day. 

This fortnight the challenge on Creative Card Crew is PUNCH IT.  Use a punch on your creation.

I'm also entering into the Inky Impressions challenge which is Add Flowers

I used Martha Stewart embossed snowflake punch on My Mind's Eye papers. The image is called Emma with Chickadee by Fred She Said, who are sponsoring this challenge. I used copic markers to colour my image and added star dust stickles to the trim on her coat. To embellish I added some ribbon, pearls and pins. The poinsettia is from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Copics:

 Skin: E21, 51, 00, 000 & E02(cheeks)

Coat & Skirt: R24, 27, 29

Boots: E42, 43, 44

Hair: E50, 51, 53

This is a Christmas Cracker I made this morning, which was inspired by Cardmaking and Papercrafts latest edition. They are so quick and simple to make and I can definitely see my family getting these filled with goodies for Christmas!! 

Creative Card Crew - Fairytales

Good morning!! It's a cool one here, which I'm loving :D I just love when the mornings get a touch of frost to them!

On Creative Card Crew this week our theme is Fairytales. We are being sponsored by Digital Delights and the team have all used some wonderful DD images on their samples. I used the beautiful Princess Shona and she is available to purchase HERE. 

The ribbon banner was a gift from Elisa of Mamidoodles. Thanks Elisa, love it!! 

I am entering my card into the following challenges - who want to see a digi image on your creations

• Create for Fun
• Fab n Funky 

and

•   Stamp Something Challenges - Something Punchy {butterfly} 
• Inky Impressions - Anything Goes 
• Papertake Weekly - 3 of a kind {3 papers, 3 flowers}

Image: Princess Shona by Digital Delights

Papers: My Mind's Eye - Quite Contrary

Tools: Copic Sketch markers, MS Butterfly punch

Ribbon, lace & flowers from my stash

Have a great day

Sandie

xXx

Back to School with Creative Card Crew

Ok, so who else is having trouble believing it's the last day of August?!! The kids are back to school tomorrow and my little Princess will take her first step into a whole new world of learning. My stomach is in knots thinking about leaving her at those school gates :'( :'( Of course she is so excited and can't wait and thankfully she'll be finished at midday for the first week and a half.

So we have quite an appopriate theme on Creative Card Crew this week

Back to School

We are breing sponsored by Simon Says Stamp, our regular and valued sponsor.

My Greeting Farm image is a digi download and I've coloured her using copic sketch markers - which are on sale at a great price over in the Simon Says Stamp Store. 

I've been trying to use up papers that have just been sitting in my paper box begging not to be ignored any more. The ones I used on this card are from Kaisercraft's Gypsy Sisters collection. The red/yellow paper on the front panel is glittered and just so lovely. As the papers were such deep colours I brightened it up with a white doily, white ribbon and light coloured Wild Orchid flowers.

Thanks so much for looking in today. Be sure to visit my teamies blogs to see their wonderful creations.

I am also entering this card into Stamp Something's challenge - Back to School

Sandie

xXx

Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly

Hi everyone!! This week over on Creative Card Crew we have a sweet challenge for your  - Cute & Girly. 

We are being sponsored by Meljen's Designs and the winner will recieve 4 fabby images as their prize. 

On my card I used Firefly Fairy and she is available HERE.

I coloured my image using copics markers and added loads of Star Dust stickles to the swirls and wings. My papers are from Magnolia's Fairytale collection. My flowers have been inked and stickled for added sparkle :) The lace, pearls and pins are from my stash.

Challenges: 

Wild Orchid Challenges - Lovely Lace

Pile it On - Butterflies, Bugs & Bees

Daring Card Makers - It's a Girl Thing

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Creative Friday - Things with Wings

TotallyPapercrafts - Movie inspiration: A Bugs Life

Digi Doodle Shop - Punches or Die Cuts

Digital Tuesday - Dazzle me

Thanks for poping by today. Be sure to check out the Creative Card Crew blog to see what my wonderful teamies have created this week. 

I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!

 Happy crafting

Sandie

Blog Hop for Bella Week 3 & Creative Card Crew - A card to Die for!

Hi!! Hope you are all having a great day so far. If you have come here from Elaine's blog then you are on the right track.. if not you need to start back on Denise's blog.

Today I would like to share with you my card for I've made for the Bella Tucker Blog Hop and Creative Card Crew where our theme is to use die cuts on your creation. 

I used the sketch from the Lovely hAnglar Only challenge blog on my card... I flipped it to the side

We are also having a DT call over on Creative Card Crew.  To enter all you have to do is link up your FAVOURITE project. The call will be open until July 19th at 7pm EST. Winners will be announced on Friday, July 23rd at 9am EST.

The next stop on this week's blog hop is Patricia Garcia. After you finish hopping, if you decide to make a card for Bella, be sure to hop over to Erin's blog where the grand prize entry linky is posted. Remember you can enter up to 4 times if you make Bella a card for every week of the hop!

Please mail your card(s) to:
The Bella Tucker Fund
P.O. Box 199
Londonderry, NH 03053 
USA

Have a great day and Happy Crafting!! 

Sandie

xXx

Creative Card Crew - Pink & Green

Good morning everyone!! I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather that we've been blessed with. Apparently it's not to last long so I guess we'd better make the most of it!!

Today I want to share my DT card for Creative Card Crew 

. The theme this fortnight is

Pink & Green

Our sponsor for this challenge is Crafty Addicts

Your eyes do not deceive you.. I have not used an image on my card today... therefore I am entering into Die Cut Dreams challenge  - Words Only. 

My papers are PM Rose Garden and I've distressed them with Victorian Velvet distress ink. I used MS Doily punch and layered the papers.

The sentiment is from the set I won on Jo's blog as part of the Simon Says Stamp blog hop ... I can see me using these A LOT!! The circle and scalloped circle were cut out using Nestabilities. The ribbon and brad are from my stash.

Thanks so much for visiting me today. Please do check out my teamies' blog and I'd love you to link up if you participate this week.

Creative Card Crew - Emma's Sketch

Hello!! I hope you all had a great Monday. Mine was interesting, lol. My keys have been retrieved so the kiddos are safely in school today and I can get to doing the work I had planned on doing yesterday. But first I want to share a card with you...

On Creative Card Crew this week Emma has designed a beautiful sketch to work with. I am so in love with these CC Designs images and am slowly getting around to inking them up. How cute is this little one??!!

We are sponsored this fortnight by Simon Says Stamp

Heidi is kindly offering a $20 gift certificate as the prize to one lucky winner.

Anyone for Anya have a theme of "Lucky Numbers" this week and I thought the "4U" was a clever idea... even if it's by no means original, lol. Using a bingo card was my first instict but I didn't have any suitable ones. Aw well... 

I coloured  my image using copic sketch markers. I really could not decide if she was sitting or standing so I went with standing.. but the more I look at it now, the more I believe she's actually sitting... haha! Too late now, eh?! 

I cut the circle using nesties and then shaded the background with distress inks. Then I cut matching card with the scalloped circle nesties and mounted it onto 3D foam dots.

The border was punched using MS Scallop Dot punch and I've added some gorgeous lace too. My pins are from both Tabby Crafts (pearl top) and Wild Orchid (heart). 

My flowers are also from Wild Orchid Crafts.. no surprise there!! I have used cherry blossoms (and inked the edges), 25mm roses and 10mm roses. Shock, horror.. I didn't use and stickles on them!! LOVE the different sizes and range of colours available.  I could do very serious damage to my credit card on this site.. lol. 

So hop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog and see what the other girlies have come up with. If you do use the sketch this week please do link up so that I can visit you! 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Tuesday!!
Sandie 

xXx

Creative Card Crew - April Showers

Good morning. I'm a little late with my post as I could not get into Blogger this morning.. grrr!! 

Over on Creative Card Crew we have a seasonal challenge for you

April Showers brings May Flowers

This fortnights sponsor is Crafty Addicts

and the prize for one lucky winner is this fabulous stamp.

And my take on the challenge... 

Other challenges I am entering into:

Papertake Weekly - Sketch, One Stitch at a Time - Flowers,  Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Girlie and Our Creative Corner - Blossoms

 Image: The Greeting Farm

Papers: Basic Grey

Tools: Copic Markers, paper trimmers, McGill Pine Leaf punch

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Doily and pearls from my stash