White on white card!

Hi,

Well it's Saturday again and here I am.  I haven't had much chance for abit of crafting so decided it was time to have some fun. I was meant to pop to my Dad's today but had to cancel yet again as the muscles in my calves are very knotted and painful so needed a little escapism. It's just my M.E playing up. I decided to follow the Polkadoodles challenge that runs until tomorrow(Sun), whiteout is the theme so white on white it is.  Any excuse to complete another Xmas card.  Hope you're having a lovely Saturday - it's another beautiful day in sunny Yorkshire. Here's the card:

I used a scallop base card, two cuttlebug embossing folders-spots and snowflakes, white ribbon, snowflake image from Polkadoodles Magical Winter Part 1 cd-rom on Nellie's multi frames die, hunkydory glitter,Marianne Designs creatables snowflake die, silver gems and stars.

Challenges:
Polkadoodles challenge 37 - whiteout
Sparkles forum challenge 20 - white & one other colour - white & silver.
Christmas crafting challenge 3 - christmas sparkle
Simon says stamps challenge - use dies or punches(used Marianne design creatables snowflake die & Nellies Multi frames.
Kaboodle doodles challenge 85 - lots of layers

Bye for now.

Love Debs x

Humphrey Christmas card

Hi,

I made this card yesterday then realised I had been following the wrong sketch - whoops.  So I did a little alteration and took another picture.  What am I like - Am I the only one who does silly things like this........... I used a cute freebie stamp from this month's Papercraft Essentials magazine.  It was lovely to colour in. Anyway here's the sketch I followed eventually from Fetch a sketch.

I used my freebie Humphrey stamp- coloured with promarkers, scallop die, sentiment(stash), mirror board, lace, roses die,gems,lots of glitter and flowersoft.
Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 6 - sketch
Moving along with the times challenge 116s - sparkle
Christmas crafting challenge 3 christmas - sparkle
Crafter's Companion monthly challenge 16 - christmas wishes

Have to go now as the X Factor is on. Have a nice night.

Love Debs x

Spooky card!

Hi all,

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A spooky card for a change, I thought I'd step out of my comfort zone and have a go.  Just a quick post as Hubby's just come in.  Time for a film! 

I used: some digi stamps from Squiggle stamps (web, eco goth boy), Pumpkin digi and hat not sure where from,coloured with promarkers, paper from stash and gems.
Challenges:
Squiggle stamps - spooky fun - halloween
Totally gorjuss challenge 97 - its man thing
Ces challenge 53 - make it magical or spooky

Sorry only just realised  the top gem had moved when I took the pic. See you soon.

Love Debs x

Get Funky Challenge - At the Seaside!

Hi all,

It's been another busy week.  It'll be nice to get back into a routine after the summer hols.  It's my baby girl's 1st day at college today.  Where does the time go?  She was so nervous bless her - I can still remember my 1st day at college, it wasn't too long ago, especially if I can still remember it - I was so scared.  She's texted me to say she's got someone to hang around with so that'll make her feel better.  I'm so excited for her as it's like another chapter in her life.....  Anyway onto my card.  I've been meaning to enter this challenge all month so I'm just getting it in for the deadline.  Isn't it nice when an idea comes together so quickly.

I used the Funky hand freebie stripey paper, sentiment and the sun, yellow card - a shell cuttlebug folder to add some texture, a postcard, a freebie sand castle image and country companion mouse from a cardmaking magazine -quite a while ago.  I distressed the postcard, the embossed shell and the edges of the paper with a Tim Holtz ink pad-vintage photo.
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Get funky - At the seaside challenge ( use 1 funky hand item)
For fun challenges - kids at play
Crafty cardmakers challenge 51 summer holiday memories
Do you stack up - challenge 36 texture (used shell embossing folder & Vintage photo ink to distress).

See you soon.

Love Debs x

Fetch a Sketch challenge

Hi,

Just a quick post as here's a card I put together later today to fit the Fetch a sketch challenge.  This is the sketch I followed:

I used: Black & white spotted card, poppy paper cut out with a Marianne designs die-Kanban cdrom, poppy stamp - Kanban, promarkers, card candy (they don't look very red on the photo),gems and sentiment stamp.
Fetch a sketch challenge 5
Charisma cardz challenge 35 - anything goes
I love promarkers challenge 81- anything goes
Sweet stampin challenge - anything but birthday

 A nice simple card .  It's been a day of washing, polishing and ironing - I had to catch up as I've been crafting alot this week - whoops...
Must go as X-Factor is on soon.

Love Debs x

Check out LOTV - daily giveaway!

Wow Lili of the valley (LOTV) have done it again.  On 6th September is when the next batch of Christmas stamps are being released. I've seen a few sneaky peaks and they are so gorgeous.  There is a daily giveaway of the new release stamps up until the launch so check them out at Ideas to inspire.  Amazing creations from the super talented design team.

Love Debs x

Thinking of you

Hi all,

I'm a bad blogger this week I know - I've been snowed under making cards for a lady from my M.E group - she's ordered 7 cards from me and one is a word book so I've been beavering away with not much time for commenting or anything else, certainly not housework.  Over the moon though as it's quite a compliment.  Things should settle down so I will be back to normal, well as normal as I'll ever be!!!!
I've been a calamity Jane again in the kitchen as I burnt my hand yet again on the cooker, took the skin clean off part of my thumb so hand was placed yet again in frozen veg - the family think I'm really not safe in the kitchen, of all things I was cleaning the hob after greasy fried eggs for breakfast..... yuk!  WARNING cleaning can seriously affect your health.  I haven't got out of the cooking or cleaning though, worse luck!
Anyway here's my card using my new flower die from Marianne designs - a little treat. I followed a sketch from Papertake weekly.

I used: image - Squiggle Stamps Hippie Goth Girl, promarkers, papers - freebie, gems, flowers - marianne designs die, ribbon and Hunkydory glitter on the flowers and image to add some bling.

Papertake weekly - sketchie
Promarker challenge week - 115 - anything goes
Paperplay challenges -week 35 - make your own flowers
Sarah hurley challenge - 48 - bling, sparkle
Moving along with the times - challenge 114 handmade flowers
Squiggle stamps challenge - glam & glitz

Have a nice night.

Love Debs x