F is for...........Frosty

 Good afternoon hmph!!Apologies my post was scheduled to appear this morning but Blogger seemed to have other ideas. Also just spent the last 2 hours trying to correct my lovely background that had shrunken to a ridiculous size (deep sigh!)
Ok so I have climbed off my soap box and my rant is over, back to normality (well sort of).
I am sharing with you today a frosty creation for the F is for Frosty challenge over at ABC. This time we are sponsored by the fabulous Lily of the Valley who has kindly donated a £10 voucher for the lucky winner.

Again not an easy card to photograph but I have done my best. This first shot shows the front of my card which when opened reveals a complete circle of frostiness!

A birdseye viewof the open card. The glitter and bling does not show so well but you get the idea. A great way to showcase lots of scrummy Tilda's.

As always I coloured using my trusty Promarkers and then layered these cuties onto snowflake embossed panels.

Hope you enjoyed my creation and I look forward to seeing your entries into the ABC challenge.

E is for.........Embossing!

Morning all,
I hope everyone of you is well and not suffering with the many bugs that seem to be going round.
Well it's time for yet another fab challenge over at ABC and this time we want to see your wonderful projects using Embossing. We are sponsered this time by the fabulous Ribbon Girl so grab your embossing folders or embossing powder and get creating.

I have just received these beautiful clear baubles into the shop and I couldn't wait to get them filled. For the first I used this oh so cute deer stamp from Stampavie. Coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto a panel that was embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake folder.

For my second bauble I chose to use the beautiful angel from Magnolia, coloured simply with Promarkers and then filled with pretty little irridescent heart confetti.
Apologies for the photos but these are really difficult to get a good photograph of.

Hope You Like Green?

Thought I would share with you  the card that I made for my mum's birthday. I fell in love with a card made by the very talented Sue Carrington a few months ago and new my mum would love it so I adapted it and this is what I ended up with.

Each and every panel has been embossed then stamped with Peeled Paint DI and then distressed with Shabby Shutters DI. All of the gorgeous images are from Hero Arts. I then finished it with cord that was coloured with Pear Green Promarker, a little lace and a silver charm from my stash.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - #182 'Anything Goes'

Totally Gorjuss - #98 'Nothing Square About Me'

Stamptacular Sunday - #129 'Just Sayin!'

Christmas Gift from Tilda

Good afternoon all,

I did promise I'd be back soon to share more creations with you and here I am. I fell in love with the gorgeous picnic basket made by the very talented Sylvie from the Magnolia DT and instantly wanted to see how it would look as a Christmas basket.

I really love the clean, fresh look of gingham and polka dots so decided to combine the two.

The handle was created with a yummy MS punch, the snowflake is by Cuttlebug and the poinsettia on the top of the box is by Marianne D.

I used 2 of my favourite Magnolia stamps on this project as they are sooo cute. I coloured both of the images with my trusty promarkers and then went to town with my stickles as a girl can never add too much sparkle!

Promarker Colour Recipe:

Snowy Hug

Tilda's Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Shale

Hat & Coat: Poppy, Crimson

Jeans & Gloves: Denim Blue, Midnight

Sleeve: Pear Green

Boots: Cinnamon, Shale

Shading on Snowman: Cool Grey 1

Snowman nose: Saffron, Apricot

Hat & Gloves: Pear Green

Buttons: Cool Grey 3 and 4

Broom: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Poppy

Tilda in Winter Night

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Shale

Hat & Coat: Poppy, Crimson

Glove & Tights: Pear Green

Socks: Ivory

Boots: Cinnamon, Shale

Lantern: Cool Grey 4, Tulip Yellow, Gold, Pumpkin

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - #180 'A Pinch and a Punch'

Just Magnolia - 'Anything Goes'

MDUC - 'Frame It'

Crafty Creations - #135 'Anything But a Square'

White Christmas

Good Evening all,

Sorry I have been awol for a few weeks but I have been a little poorly, I have been barking more than Dexter for the last few weeks which has left me unable to get any sort of decent sleep, meaning I just about had enough energy to get through a day at the shop and little more.

Anyway I have quite a few creations to share with you now, but here is the first of my many attempts using the beautiful images from Chocolate Baroque. I have become completely addicted to the very talented Glenda's designs and am thrilled to now stock them in my store.

 

This first card uses a delightful image from the 'Home Sweet Home' collection and I have teamed it with lots of white coredinations and a gorgeous dp from the GCD 'Ella Blue' pad, coloured with promarkers and finished with a sprinkling of stickles, pearls and a cute charm.

Materials:

Image: Chocolate Baroque 'Home Sweet Home'

Colouring: Promarkers

Papers: Coredinations, GCD 'Ella Blue'

Punches: Martha Stewart

Dies: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug

Extras: Pumice Stone DI, Stardust Stickles

Promarker Colour Recipe:

House: Ivory, Vanilla

Roof and Windowsills: Cinnamon, Shale

Eves: Pastel Blue

I am entering this into the follwing creations:

The Crafty Pad - Challenge #137 'Blue and Brown'

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #180 'A Pinch and a Punch'

Sweet Stampin - 'Anything But Birthday'

Stampavie and More - 'Christams in Summer'

Passion for Promarkers - #115 'Anything Goes'

I Love Promarkers - #81 'Anything Goes'

WOW 'Take Time to Enjoy Life's Simple Pleasures!'

Good evening all,
I hope you have all had a great weekend, myself, hubby and pooch spent the day with my parents and had a scrummy bbq it was a real good chill out day which was much needed. All feeling a little rubbish at the mo as after a long 6 months off work after his accident in December the consultant has informed us that hubby's foot has not mended properly and he requires another operation which could mean anything up to another 6 months off work. Hate to see hubby so frustrated and in pain and I have to say selfishly that it is not helping my crafting mojo at all so please bare with me.
Anyway this evening I want to share a very simple creation with you, a WOW card using the beautiful 'Juliet In A Field of Nasturtiums' by Stampavie.

The flowers and flourish dies are from Marianne D, the ovals are Nesties and the embossing folder is Swiss Dots from Cuttlebug. As usual I have coloured the beautiful Juliet with Promarkers and the lovely little sentiment is by Papermania.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Challenge #72 'Let's Get Sentimental'

Sweet Stampin - 'Playing in the Summer Sun'

Allsorts - #106 'It's All White'

By The Cute and Girly - June 'In The Garden'

Promarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa

Jeans: Tea Green, Grey Green

Shading on Blouse and Patch: Cool Grey 1

Flowers: Soft Peach, Peach

Leaves, Grass: Pear Green



Frosty Santa's Little Helper

Well good morning all,

I'm back!! still living in a world of chaos but I couldn't stay away any longer. So without further ado here is a little wintery design to get me started. I have decided this year to try and make at least some of my Christmas cards throughout the year (it will be a first!) so here goes.

I have used the gorgeous 'Santa's Little Helper' from Magnolia and coloured her in a sort of vintage frosty style with my Promarkers. Lots of layers of lovely coredinations card edged in pumice distress ink and teamed with the beautiful Ella Blue Dp's from GCD.

The snowflakes are Cuttlebug and the stunning metal brad is from Dovecraft. I recycled the ribbon from a pack of socks (how very green or tight of me, you choose). The dots are opal liquid pearls and stardust stickles. I am entering this in the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Week 91 'Going Dotty'

Stamp Something - 'Winter Somethings'

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 65 'As You Like It'

Allsorts - Week 88 'Saving Nature' (Recycled ribbon from pack of socks)

The Shabby Tea Room - Week 46 'Winter Wonderland'

Passion for Promarkers - Week 84 'Let it Shine'

Let's Ink It Up - Challenge 8 'Anthing Goes'

Artistic or Wonky! shot to give you some idea of the dimension hmmm!

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Hat and Dress: Pastel Blue

Apron: Ivory, Vanilla

Socks: Ivory, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Cocoa

I would also just like to say a huge thank you for all your kind words whilst I was going through my little crisis.

Hugs

Clare

x

Rebel Edwin!!! E is for Easel Cards

Good morning!,

Yeah it's time for another challenge over at ABC and this time we want to see Easel cards, we are lucky to be sponsored by Secret Crafter so worth a go. I thought it was about time I made a card for the boys so here is the lovely Grafitti Edwin from Magnolia. I also used the Brickwall and Grafitti Happy Birthday to create the scene.

I used black Coredinations and embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder then sanded it to give it a grungey look. The stars and arrows were cut on the Cricut and I added some MS Punched buttons to add some colour. The Easel is held up with a silver metal star brad. I hope you like him, he is definately one of my favourite Edwins.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Week 74 'Dawny's Sketch'

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge#19 'Punches'

365 Cards - Day 213 'The 3 B's: Boy, Button, Black'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Top and Trainers: Poppy, Berry Red, Cool Grey 1 & 2

Belt: Cool Grey 4

Jeans: Cornflower, Midnight Blue