Chubby Snowman

Good morning and welcome to my blog, it's the last day of the month and today I'm turning another year older I wish I was 25 again.  

I've made this card for Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #306 and the theme is Anything Goes.

I loved looking at all the wonderful cards you all created last week.

My boys finish school tomorrow and then they are on their summer holidays for 8 weeks, wow wouldn't it be great to be a teenager again.  

This week I've used one of our sponsors images 

Chubby Snowman by The Stamping Boutique

Our lucky winner this week will receive

2 Digital Images of the winners choice , there are so many amazing images to choose from Tracey Mainofski is an amazing artist.

You can check out her wonderful images 

Store - http://www.thestampingboutique.com/

and the challenge blog here:

Blog - http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created over at 

Penny's Paper Craft Challenge

I look forward to visiting your blogs and checking out your creations.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Christmas Card Challenge #50 Anything Goes *

2. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge use you stash Glitter *

3. A Gem of A Challenge #183 Snowmen*

4. Allsorts Challenge # 391 Anything Christmas *

5. The Pencil Case Week 33 Anything Goes *

6. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge # 329 Christmas *

7. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge # 100 Anything Goes *

8. Little Red Wagon Challenge # 370 Chilly Friends *

9. Mod Squad Challenge Holiday Dimensions *

10. The Sisterhood of Crafters Use Some Pearls *

Card Recipe:

1. Base White:  SU

2. Coloured card: Red Bazzill 

3. Design Papers: Christmas pack from Rosies Studios 6 x6 

4. Image: Chubby Snowman by The Stamping Boutique

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Gold Gel Pen and Black Embossing Pen

6. Tools used:

7. Dies Used: Spellbinders Tear Drop

and Classic Circles Large.

8. Embellishments:

Gold pearls, Red Velvet Ribbon, Martha Stewart White Glitter.

9. Inside my card:

Happy Christmas die unknown manufacture, Red Velvet Ribbon and Cuttlebug Embossing Folder With Love.

Wish you an amazing week and happy crafting.

Halloween Monster

 Good morning everyone and welcome to another Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards from last week.

This week is the last Wednesday of October and only 8 more to go before Christmas day!!!

This week we have a blast from the past and we're using one of 

Arlana Pattens's sketches the founder of Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Because it's the end of the month we always have a twist and this months twist is that we show some ORANGE.

Sketch #80

Here's my blast from the past using this same sketch and featured on Sweet Sketch Wednesday's blog on 

15th December 2010.

Here is my card using our sponsors image 

Halloween Monster by

The Stamping Boutique

This week our sponsor is 

Tracey Malnofski 

the owner and artist for 

The Stamping Boutique

Bio:

Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor. We at TSB are very proud to offer original digital images and artwork to you. Thank you for giving us a few minutes of your valuable time to look over the store at http://thestampingboutique.com/ Good luck in the challenge and we hope to see you over at our TSB Community network.

 http://thestampingboutique.ning.com/

Our lucky winner this week will receive 

 3 free images

if the Winner used a TSB image

 they will win 4 free images!!

Don't forget to drop by and show the rest of the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 a little love and their wonderful orange creations.

Challenge I'm entering:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Halloween

Scribble and Scrap Challenge #30 

A Gem of a Challenge #131 Trick or Treat (Halloween)

Milk Coffee Challenge Halloween

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #22 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #237 Trick or Treat 

Scrapper's Delight Challenge #34 Anything Goes or Halloween

Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Design Challenge Button and Bling

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Trick or Treat or Something Sweet

Card Recipe: 

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Orange, green, purple American Craft Card.

3. Corrugated line green card from Rosies Studios.

4. Design Paper: Orange and white gingham which is a digital download from my computer.

5. Image: Halloween Monster from The Stamping Boutique

6. Colour Medium: Copics, purple and silver gel pens, black glaze pen. 

                                                                     

7. Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Deckled rectangles, spots and dots embossing folder, google eyes, pop dots and glue dots, orange ink and sponge for the edges.

 8. Embellishments: Rosette hand made with green satin ribbon and an orange brad from my stash, orange ribbon, purple net, orange buttons all from my stash.

 9. Inside my card.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Coreopsis Flowers

 Today I'm feeling a little sorry for myself I have a head cold and have a headache and runny nose.  Dear hubby came down with it on Friday night but of course he's worse (he thinks) as he has the man flu and not the common head cold like I have. LOL

Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 everyone.  Congratulations to last weeks winner and to our top 3 cards lovely work ladies.

This is a great sketch that Sally drew up for the challenge this week, I love how it show off our image and design papers and it's also very easy.

Sketch #017   

 Here's my card using our sponsors image Coreopsis Flowers and I've made it for my sister in Australia who is currently having Chemotherapy.  Hopefully it will brighten her day.

This week our sponsor is 

Tracey Malnofski the design and owner of 

The Stamping Boutique

Bio:

Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor. We at TSB are very proud to offer original digital images and artwork to you. Thank you for giving us a few minutes of your valuable time to look over the store at http://thestampingboutique.com/ Good luck in the challenge and we hope to see you over at our The Stamping Boutique  Community network. http://thestampingboutique.ning.com/

Prize:  3 free images,

 if the Winner used a

 The Stamping Boutique image,

 they will win 4 free images!!

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the design team over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what they have created using The Stamping Boutique images.

Challenge I'm entering:

Craft for the Craic June Challenge #5 Something Summery or with Flowers

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #12 Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays Challenge 210 Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #216 Use A Digi

Stampin For the Weekend Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #88 Use A Digi
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 38 Anything Goes
Sister of Craft Challenge June Challenge Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge #60 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

 1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Green and Cream Kaisercraft Card

3. Design Papers: By DCWV The Mango Frost

4. Image: Flower's one by The Stamping Boutique

5. Colour Medium: Copics

 6. Tools: Pop dots, Real Tacky Glue, Pop Dots, The Cuttlebug, cuttlebug I love you, orange ink pad, butterfly die. 

 7. Embellishments: Green Ric-Rac, double winged butterflies, gold gem for the head.

 8. Orange, Green and Yellow (mustard) brads from my stash.

9. Brads

10. Inside my card.

 11. The back of my card.

Take care everyone thanks for visiting my blog I always love reading your comment, enjoy your week and happy crafting.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Sketch #002 Sponsor The Stamping Boutique

 

Welcome to another wonderful week of crafting and welcome to our wonderful Sweet Sketch Wednsday 2 followers.

Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards awesome work ladies.  As you can tell my blog is a little behind the times as I'm currently travelling in Australia.  So I don't have all the bell's and whistles on blog that I should have for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

 

 

This week Sally has another wonderful sketch for our design team and followers to work with.  This is really easy and looks striking.

 

 

Sketch #002

 

My card using this weeks sponsors image from The Stamping Boutique isn't she pretty?

 



 

Our Sponsor

 Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor. We at TSB are very proud to offer original digital images and artwork to you. Thank you for giving us a few minutes of your valuable time to look over the store at
http://thestampingboutique.com/

 Good luck in the challenge and we hope to see you over at our TSB Community network.
 http://thestampingboutique.ning.com/

Prize: 3 free images, if the Winner used a The Stamping Boutique image, they will win 4 free images!!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team diva's and see what they created just for you this week over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 blog.

 

Card Recipe:



 

1. Base: White SU

2. Design Papers: Fairy papers from Kaisercraft.

3. Coloured Card: Aqua and Mauve Kaisercrad.

4. Aqua corners cut from Aqua glitter card.

5. Image: by The Stamping Boutique

6. Colour Medium: Copics, Liquid Pearls, Kindy Glitz

 

7. Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Circle, Lace Circle, and corners, real tacky glue, pop dots, glue dots.

 

8. Corners: These corners below were cut from white card and coated with Kindy Glitz.

 



 

 

9. Embellishments: Selfadhesive gems from my stash, corners cut with cutter.

 

10. Inside my card to resenble the basic design.

Take care everyone one wishing you all a wonderful week, happy crafting and I'll be home from Australia very soon.