Winter Wonderland - Fussy & FAncy

This weeks challenge over on Winter Wonderland sees the start of challenges when your entry doesn't have to be a Christmas Card, though you can of course still enter with Christmas cards if you wish,  The theme for this one is 'Fussy & Fancy' and will run for 2 weeks!

We have 4 fab sponsors who are -

The Hobby House whose prize is a £10 voucher

Wild Orchid Crafts whose prize is a £10 voucher.

Crafters Companion whose prize is a £10 voucher.

Crafty Sentiments whose prize is a choice of 3 digi images.

Here's my DT card.

I used a mixture of dies from the Sue Wilson range from the New York collection for the main part of the card, the flowers are also Sue Wilson dies.

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Presents

Time for a new challenge over on Winter Wonderland where our theme is 'Christmas Presents'.  Our sponsor for this one is Whiff of Joy with a stamp of the winner choice for a prize.

Here's my DT card.

As I was running out of time, I used some of at Hunky Dory kit which I've had for a couple of years, I very rarely used preprinted toppers, much prefer to make my own, but they're brilliant to have for a back up......

Christmas Cards

I've been busy with Christmas cards for the last few days, and here's some of the results.

These tree stamps are from Stampin Up and called Lovely As A Tree, I love them.  The deers are from Clarity Stamps.

Winter Wonderland Challenge

Over on Winter Wonderland, our new challenge has just started, the theme for this weeks is 'Christmas Decorations'.

We have 2 sponsors for this one, which are -

Crafty Ribbons

Crafty Sentiment Designs

Here's my DT card.

I used Sue Wilson dies to cut the baubles in 2 layers, the back coloured layer is using the double sided sheet technique which Sue Wilson uses alot.

Winter Wonderland

Oh, I'm a day late posting this.......

A new challenge has just started over on Winter Wonderland where the theme is 'Tropical Christmas', We have 2 sponsors for this one who are - 

Whiff of Joy

and the prize is a stamp of the winners choice.

Crafty Sentiments

whose prize is 3 digi images.

Here's my DT card.

I went with tropical colours for this one,  Heat embossing the trees.  Of all the stamps and images I have, I have nothing 'Tropical Christmas'.... lol.

Red & Blue at Winter Wonderland

The new challenge has just started over at Winter Wonderland, our theme is Red & Blue.  Come along and join us and get another Christmas card added to that box..... lol

We have 2 fab sponsors for this one, who are -

Marianne Design

Their prize is a surprise, but I'm sure it'll be lovely.

Our second sponsor is The Ribbon Girl 

Their prize is a £10 voucher.

Here's my DT card.

I used a digi image from Sherri Baldy, and coloured with ProMarkers.  The sentiment is from a stamp set from Cuddly Buddly (I think.....)

The usual close up of the image.

Winter Wonderland - Use 2 Ribbons

This weeks challenge have just started over on Winter Wonderland and our theme is 'Use 2 Ribbons'.  We have 2 sponsors for this one.

Crafty Ribbons

and 

Digital Delights

Here's my DT card.

I used one of the Christmas Create a Card dies by Crafters Companion for this one.  Once I had cut and embossed the die, I left the die in place and use Distress Ink to stencil through it and around it, then added some glitter and gems.  The sentiment is a stamp from Crafty Individuals.

Why not come along and join the challenge and add another card or two to your Christmas card box!

IPLM's #233

The new challenge has just started over on I ♥ ProMarkers where the theme is 'Make your own background papers'.  We have 2 sponsors for this one, Marianne Design  who's price is a surprise and Squigglefly who's prize is a choice of 3 digi images.

Here's my DT card.

The image is from Squigglefly.  I made the background, by stamping butterfly with Versamark, and heating embossing them with clear embossing powder.  I then used Distress Inks to colour the card.  The embossing resists the ink, making it stand out more.

The usual close up.

ILPM's #233

For this weeks challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers, we'd like you to take your inspiration from this picture.

Our sponsor for this one is Polka Doodles.

Here's my DT card.

I used a digi image by Sherri Baldy for this one, and used the colours of the picture to colour the image.

The usual close up.....

ILPM's #232

The theme for this weeks challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers is 'Anything Goes'.  Our sponsor is the fab Kenny K with a prize of a choice of 3 digi images.

Here's my DT card.

Wendy from the ILPM's DT did this fold last week and I just had to give it a go..... it's called a Double Dutch fold and really easy to make, a bit different too I thought.  The image is from Sherri Baldy, BP's from Pink Petticoat and the snowflakes were cut with Diesire dies.

The usual close up.......

ILPM's #231

The theme for this weeks challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers is all about 'Fancy Folds' and our sponsor is Doctor Digi.

Here's my DT card, even though I'm a couple of days late........ :-/

Sorry it's a rubbish picture, I always have difficulty taking pics of white cards.  Anyway, the image is from Mo's Digital Pencil Too.  I cut the base of the card with Go Kreate dies.

A side view.

The usual close up......

Winter Wonderland

The theme for this weeks challenge over on Winter Wonderland is 'Anything Goes' and we have 6, yes 6 sponsors for this one.  This is because this challenge is lasting for 4 weeks.

Crafts U Love - a £10 Voucher for one lucky winner

Crafty Sentiments Designs A £10 Voucher for one lucky winner

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi image for one lucky winner

Stamp and Create with a Voucher for one lucky winner

Marianne Designs with a lovely prize for one lucky winner

Click It 4 Crafts with $35 to spend for one lucky winner

Here's my DT card.

I used Spellbinders Poinsettia dies for the flower and a Sizzix  frame die for the lacy background.  The sentiment was computer generated and the red BP is from an old paper stack.

I always think these dies make fab flowers no matter what colour you make them in.

ILPM's #230

For this weeks challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers the theme is 'Ribbons'.  We have two sponsors for this one, Marianne Design who's prize is either 2 dies, 2 stamps or 1 die and 1 stamp. The other sponsor is Crafty Ribbons who's prize is a £10 voucher to spend in their online store.

Here's my DT card.

This rose is a stamp from Visible Image, which I coloured for last weeks challenge, but I've had terrible sciatica and was unable to sit long enough to finish it.  So I thought why waste it, I can use it for the next challenge, I just had to mat and layer it and make it into a card. 

For the background I stamped randomly with a stamp called 'Field of Sky', but I have no idea who the maker is, I then distressed a little with Dried Marigold Distress ink, and added the ribbon and pearls.

The usual close up....... 

ILPM's #228

A new challenge has just started over on I ♥ ProMarkers where the theme is 'Girls, Girls, Girls'.  Our sponsor is Dies to Dies for who have a prize of a £10 voucher to spend in their online shop.

Here's my DT card.

The image is a stamp from Lily of the Valley, and the BP from an old Dawn Bibby kit.  The sentiment is also a stamps from Lily of the Valley.

The usual close up of the image.

Winter Wonderland

The theme for this weeks challenge over on Winter Wonderland is 'Three of Three' (three papers, three snowflakes, three gems etc) and our sponsor's are

Wild Rose Studios who are offering 3 stamps for a prize.

and our other sponsor is 

Sun Flower Field who are offering 1 stamp as their prize.

Here's my DT card.

I used something new for this one, Frosted Film (Tim Holtz) and Clearly for Art, a type of thick acetate which you can heat and mold to the shape you want.  I followed a tutorial by Tim Holtz, which you can find in the 'Tutorials From Around The Web' tab at the top of the page.  You can buy the Frosted Film and Clearly for Art HERE.

A couple of close ups.