Pretty Flowers Sketch #245

Happy New Year to anyone reading my blog for 2023.

I do hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas with your families and friends. 

This year over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 we have a lovely array of new sketches for 2023.  

Here is a quick look at my sketch, it’s easy to create and it shows off your design papers beautifully.  I do hope you like it and have the time to come and join us this month.

Sketch # 245

Don’t forget to check out what the rest of the design team has created this month over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Challenges I’m Entering:

1. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #12 Anything Goes*

2. QKR Stampede Challenge #458 Anything Goes *

3. Gem of A Craft Challenge Week #26 Anything Goes *

4. Creations In Pink Challenge # 53 Mainly Pink *

5. Digi Choosday Challenge Weeks 51 & 52 Anything Goes *

6. Polkadoodles Cardmaking Challenge Week #52 Anything Goes *

7. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #107 Anything Goes *

8. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #01 2023 Anything Goes*

9. Cardz 4 Galz Favourite for 2022 #180 25th August Use Any Three of Anything (Flowers) *

10. Make My Monday Challenge #191 Something New (Design Paper) *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Taffy

3. Design Papers: Floral unknown and the pink gingham is a Digi Download

4. Image: Source Unknown

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Sentiment: Happy Birthday PC generated Peggy Font

7. Tools Used:

8. Dies Used:

       

My Favourite Things  Rectangles and Circle Stitched Dies.

9. Embellishments: Flat-back Pearls.

10. Inside and the back of the card:

         

I do hope you all had a very Happy New Year and enjoyed your time with family and friends.  Now it's time to craft.

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN RED & GREEN

Today I'm showcasing a special card for a special friend across the miles.

I do love different-coloured Christmas Cards but I do have a soft spot for traditional colours.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge Traditional Christmas colours Red & Green TOP 3

2. Incy Wincy Design Challenge December Christmas *

3. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #563 Last Minute Christmas *

4. Winter Wonderland Challenge End of Year Anything Goes *

5. Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #559 Happy Holidays *

6. Gem of A Craft Challenge Week #25 Anything Goes *

7. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #149 Christmas *

8. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #536 Anything Goes *

9. Creative Inspirations Challenge December Festive Foilage *

10. Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge Week #50 *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Kraft card by Kaisercard

2. Coloured Card: Rouge by American Craft and also Kraft Paper

3. Design Papers: Holy Night by Kaisercraft & Gold Card

Magnolia Grove by Kaisercraft

4. Image: Holy & Berries unknown source

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Gold Gel Pen 

6. Sentiment: Merry Christmas PC generated.

7. Holy Leaves and Berries are highlighted with Glossy Accents

8. Tools Used:

9. Dies Used: Couture Creations Inverted Corner Frames

Spellbinders Classic Large and Small Circles

Merry Christmas die from Ali Express

10. Embellishments: Ribbon & Brad from my stash

11. Inside and the back of the card:

   

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2023.

Happy Crafting.

 

Christmas with Sketch #243

Welcome to my blog, 18 days until Christmas and I still have a few gifts to buy.  I always did my shopping early, and then I would see new items on the shelves and wish I had purchased those items instead.  This year I'm a lot slower and buying what my boys have asked for and they'll be getting money as well.

Today we have two new sketches for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and sketch #243 is the first.

Sketch #243

This sketch is really easy and it's great for using up all those scraps of design paper we keep because just don't want to throw them out.

Don't forget to drop by and have a look at what the rest of the design team has created this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge # 12 2022, Honourable Mention

2. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge # 106 DT Favourite

3. Fourseasons Challenge December Anything Goes Winter*

4. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #11 Anything Goes *

5. Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge Week 49 Anything Goes *

6. The Sisterhood Of Crafters Anything Christmas or Winter TOP 3

7. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #149 Christmas *

8. Polkadoodles Cardmaking Craft Challenge #49 Anything Goes TOP 3

9. QKR Stampede Challenge #457 Anything Goes *

10. Winter Wonderland Challenge End of Year Anything Goes*

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen

2. Coloured Card: Bazzill Blue Calypso and Artesian Pool

3. Design Papers: Rosie's Essential Papers and scraps from previous projects.

4. Image: Fred She Said Christmas Ornament

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Embellishments: Kindy Glitz

7. Tools:

8. Dies Used:

My Favourite Things Stitched Rectangles and Spellbinders Classic Circles Large and Small.

    

9. Inside and the back of the card:

                

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2023.  Happy crafting and please stay safe.

Jingle Bells Sketch #244

It's counting down and it's only 17 days until Christmas.

Where has 2022 gone this year feels like it's flown by.

Or I'm getting older.............

On that note, over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, we have our second sketch for the month of December.

Sketch #244

This sketch is really easy and looks great finished.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 for my sketches and see what the rest of the design team has created.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge # 12 2022*

2. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge # 106*

3. Fourseasons Challenge December Anything Goes Winter*

4. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #11 Anything Goes *

5. Digi Choosday Cardmaking Challenge Week 49 Anything Goes *

6. The Sisterhood Of Crafters Anything Christmas or Winter *

7. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #149 Christmas *

8. Polkadoodles Cardmaking Craft Challenge #49 Anything Goes *

9. QKR Stampede Challenge #457 Anything Goes*

10. Winter Wonderland Challenge End of Year Anything Goes*

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Kraft Card

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercard Scarlet 

3. Design Paper: Unknown Source

4. Image: Unknown Source

5. Colour Medium: Copics and gold glitter

6. Embellishments: Red flat back pearls

7. Tools Used:

8. Glossy Accents: For the Holly leaves and berries.

9. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Circles Large & Small

10. Inside and the back of the card.

  

Merry Christmas and happy crafting.