Whispy Birthday Wishes

I bought a load of Saturated Canary images before the shop closed, but due to DT work etc. etc. I haven't got around to using a lot of them yet.  I thought it was about time so I printed off 'Whispy'.  She's just perfect for folds practice and as it is Christmas I had to add some sparkle too!  Oh, and of course some of my new Make It Crafty chippies. 

Products used:

• Papermania cardstock
• Recollections embossed silver cardstock
• Glitter lace
• MIC Chipboard words, flourish & tinklings
• Anita's 3D Gloss
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Dusty Concord
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Wilted Violet
• Memento Dew Drop - Tuxedo Black
• ProMarkers - Tan, Sunkissed Pink, Putty, Almond, Sunflower, Mustard, Canary, Raw Sienna, Midnight, True Blue, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Indigo, Prussian, Violet, China Blue, Hot Pink, Carmine, Soft Lime, Powder Blue
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White, Blue Star, Sky Star

I used white Gelly Roll to add a bit of sparkle to the wings

I used the pointillism technique with Sakura Gelly Roll pens after I'd coloured the skirt using my ProMarkers. 

I also added some 'stars' for extra sparkle in the lighter areas.

I coloured the word 'Happy' using Wilted Violet Distress Oxide.  After adding 3D Gloss on top and drying, it changed to a more pink colour. Unfortunately the gloss didn't dry too smooth... I was a bit impatient and used a heat gun!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Make It Crafty - Sparkle 
2. Digi Choosday - WK51 Anything Goes
3. Morgan's ArtWorld - #25 Anything Goes
4. Little Miss Muffet - #179 Anything Goes
5. Colour Crazy - WK51 Anything Goes
6. Work It Wednesday - December (new lace, new chipboard, new Gelly Roll pens)

I'm Really A Mermaid

I've had this box sitting in my craft cupboard for a while, as I knew I wanted to upcycle it at some point.  It's a really sturdy little box, which I just couldn't throw away (you know crafters are such hoarders of things like that!!).  

With Aurora Wings' latest blog challenge being Anything But A Card, I decided it was about time to get on with it!

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Graphic 45 'Voyage Beneath The Sea' papers, ephemera and chipboard
• Ribbon
• Petal Lu flowers
• Anita's 3D Gloss
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White
• ProMarkers - Umber, Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Tan, Putty, Marine, Turquoise, Duck Egg, Holly, Lush Green, Mint Green, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber, Spice, Apricot, Oatmeal, Moss, Pear, Meadow Green, Aubergine, Slate, Blue Pearl & Powder Blue
• Wink of Stella - Clear

I am entering my mermaid box into the following challenges:

1. Stamps by Aurora Wings -  #62 Anything But A Card
2. Brown Sugar - #273 Anything But A Card
3. Colour Crazy - WK51 Anything Goes
4. Crafty Creations - #357 Anything Goes
5. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #72 Anything Goes
6. Little Miss Muffet - #178 Anything Goes
7. Work It Wednesday - December (new ProMarker colours, new image)
8. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Lacy Gift Bag

Ok, I just couldn't resist another Christmas make, as Power Poppy has a lovely freebie for Kit & Clowder's Advent Calendar!! 
I really liked the idea of the lace around the top of a gift bag in the Power Poppy Twelve Days of Christmas inspiration.  I don't have any lace quite so big and fancy, but I think what I've used still looks great.  

Products used:

• Kraft gift bag
• Lace
• X-Cut nesting dies - scalloped heart
• ProMarkers - Lush Green, Moss, Leaf Green, Pear Green, Khaki, Pastel Beige, Primrose, Burgundy, Cardinal, Ruby
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White
• Sequins

I am entering my gift bag into the following challenges:

• Power Poppy - Twelve Days of Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge -#365 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - #509 Anything Goes
• Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Goes
• CCC Digi Creations - #87 Happy Christmas

Birthday Sparkles

With all these Christmas cards and fiddly, twiddly bits I've been doing lately, I wanted to get back to basics and make a non-Christmas CAS card. I also wanted to go with a colour combo that I don't often use - Orange and Blue (although the backing card is more yellow as was the closest I had and it matched the flowers, lol).
I've added some sparkle to the dress using white Gelly Roll and also to the chipboard sentiment. 

Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Yellow-orange and blue cardstock
• Make It Crafty chipboard words and stars
• Make It Crafty Image - Tia Celebrates
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White
• ProMarkers - Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Putty, Satin, Duck Egg, Black, Cool Grey 5, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber, French Navy, Cobalt, Powder Blue, Gold, Sunflower, Warm Grey 1 & 2

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Make It Crafty - Sparkle
2. TTCRD - WK Dec 19 Anything Goes
3. Crafty Gals Corner - #154 Anything Goes
4. The Corrosive Challenge - #12 Anything Goes
5. Simon Says Monday - Party!
6. Addicted to CAS - #126 Sparkle
7. AAA Cards - #105 Sparkle

Mermaid Beach at Ching-Chou Kuik

Well where has 2017 gone?!  Already the very last inspiration posts for this year. I do hope you have enjoyed all the wonderful creations from the Ching-Chou Kuik Design Team and had a chance to enter the challenges.
Blog challenge - BIRDS - enter here.
Facebook challenge - NEW BEGINNINGS - enter here.

As always, it is Anything Goes for the team this week.  I have used 'Sunset Jasmine' from the 'Beautiful Tails' Mermaid Set and made an easel card. 

Products used:

• Kraft card
• Graphic 45 designer paper and chipboard element - 'Voyage Beneath The Sea'
• Ocean Border die
• Petal Lu flowers
• Shell charm
• Twine
• Echo Park enamel dots
• Wink Of Stella - Clear
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Spun Gold
• Memento Dew Drop - Tuxedo Black
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Satin, Aubergine, Slate, Orchid, Violet, Black, China Blue, Cobalt, Plum, Purple, Amethyst, Lush Green, Warm Grey 1, Sunflower, Canary, Lemon, Bright Orange, Pumpkin, Gold, Tulip, Buttercup, Blossom, Arctic Blue, Sky Blue, True Blue, Caramel, Sandstone & Raw Sienna

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Cute Card Thursday - #509 Anything Goes
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #72 Anything Goes
3. World Wide Open Design Team - #29 Anything Goes
4. Creative Craft Cottage - #102 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Creations - #357 Anything Goes
6. Crafty Gals Corner - #154 Anything Goes

Candy Cane Gifts

Well I'm still making Christmas things!! I took over as classroom rep for my daughter's pre-school so had to sort out the gift for teacher.  I decided to split the money and get a couple of gift cards so she could treat herself.  

Having just made a couple of gift card holders, what was one more?! I adapted the template to add another flap and create a double holder. It was the perfect use for the new Power Poppy stamp I just bought - 'Candy Cane Classic'. I had to snap this one up as it was only $1 USD!

Products used:

• Kraft card
• Dovecraft 'A Krafty Christmas' designer paper
• Ribbon
• Crafter's Companion clear stamp
• Memento Dew Drop - Tuxedo Black
• ProMarkers - Holly, Lush, Forest, Shale, Crimson, Indigo, Prussion, Violet, Berry, Warm Grey 1 & 2
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White

I am entering my gift card holder into the following challenges:

1. Power Poppy - Twelve Days of Christmas
2. Star In My Pocket - Traditional Colours of Christmas
3. Brown Sugar - #273 Anything But A Card
4. CCC Digi Creations - #87 Happy Christmas
5. Card Mania - #99 Christmas

Sparkly Ornaments

I couldn't resist colouring up this cute freebie - Melanie Ornaments - from Stamp Anniething (for Kit & Clowder Advent Calendar).  You can never have too many Christmas cards, lol.  I wanted to go with non-traditional bright colours for this one as I've been doing mostly traditional this year.  This image really suits something different too. 

Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Papermania 'Naughty & Nice' designer paper
• X-Cut oval die
• Ranger Stickles - Platinum
• Lace
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Putty, Almond, Rose Pink, Warm Grey 1-3, Mulberry, Fuchsia, Blossom, Marine, Turquoise, Mint Green & Tea Green
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Monday - Christmas/Winter Holidays
2. Come and Get It - Christmas Challenge
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #354 Anything Goes
4. Cute Card Thursday - #508 Festive Colours
5. A Gem of A Challenge - #209 Anything Christmas Goes
6. Card Mania - #99 Christmas

Sakura Birthday Buttons at Ching-Chou Kuik

We're into our second week of inspiration at Ching-Chou Kuik's challenge blog. 

Don't forget the theme this month is BIRDS and you can enter your avian creations here.

We also have a month-long challenge over on our Facebook Group.  The theme is NEW BEGINNINGS and you can enter here.

This week the design team were challenged to use buttons and I chose to use the image 'Kimono Sakura Dollie' to make a birthday card. I've coloured her in monochrome with a pale pink background.

Products used:

• Pink cardstock
• Papermania flocked fabric designer paper
• Buttons
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Celebration Script word dies
• ProMarkers - Cool Grey 1-5, Black, Coral, Sunkissed Pink & Dusky Pink
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft - #12 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #20 Anything Goes
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #71 Anything Goes
4. Crafty Creations - #356 Anything Goes

Holiday Hugs

I'm loving all the different makes for Power Poppy's 12 Days of Christmas and am trying to do a few at least. I've had a few gift boxes pinned for a while but just not made any yet, so this was the perfect excuse.  I always like to have a little something to hand for Christmas in case of unexpected visits.  
I have used part of the image 'Poinsettia and Pomegranates' to decorate the front panel. The box felt a little plain even after adding the twine and charm, so I used the leftover doily from making my gift card holders to decorate the top of the handle each side. 

Products used:

• Kraft card
• Doily
• Twine
• Candy Cane charm
• ProMarkers - Holly, Lush Green, Bright Green, Leaf Green, Shale, Burgundy, Cardinal & Ruby

I am entering my treat box into the following challenges:

1. Power Poppy - Twelve Days of Christmas
2. Cupcake Inspirations - #435 Holiday
3. The Corrosive Challenge - #12 December Anything Goes
4. Simon Says Monday - Christmas/Winter Holidays
5. Passion For ProMarkers - WK424 Mega Christmas Challenge
6. Double D Challenges - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Cheery Snow Globe

I printed this image a while ago but then got caught up with DT work and making other cards, so it got left by the wayside.  I still had a couple more Christmas cards to make though so grabbed it out. 
It's actually a couple of images merged together - Little Miss Muffet Stamps 'Mason Jar Snowglobe' and Make It Crafty 'Lamp' (this was actually given as a freebie in the Facebook group, but you can find the same lamp in the image 'Cold By Light'.
The colouring on this is a bit experimental as I was trying for a glitter globe rather than a snow globe. It doesn't look quite so glittery as I'd like, but I'm still pretty happy for a first attempt. 

Products used:

• Kraft card blank
• Dovecraft 'A Krafty Christmas' designer paper
• Ribbon
• Twine
• Snowflake charm
• MIC Chippies
• Stitched hill die
• Anita's 3D gloss
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White
• Prismacolor pencil - White
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Gold, Sunflower, Canary, Lemon, Cool Grey 1-5, Holly, Lush Green, Forest Green, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Warm Grey 1 & 2, Shale, Amber, Cobalt, Blue Pearl, Powder Blue & Soft Lime

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Make It Crafty - Sparkle
2. Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #177 Anything Goes
3. A Gem of A Challenge - #209 Anything Christmas Goes
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - December AG
5. Cute Card Thursday - #507 Anything Goes
6. Dream Valley - #169 Christmas
7. Simon Says Monday - Christmas/Winter Holidays

Gingerbread Gifts

Christmas makes always seem never-ending to me.  Just when I think I'm done, something else comes along!! 
This year money for holidays has been requested, so I thought it would be the perfect thing to use my new Power Poppy 'Gingerbread Family' images. I don't often give gift cards or money but when I do, I like to put them in something pretty. 
I've followed the instructions on the blog to make these and kept them simple. I love using Kraft card and thought the doilies were a perfect match to accent the gingerbread girl and boy. 

Product list:

• Kraft card
• Doilies
• Crafter's Companion clear stamp
• Memento ink - Tuxedo Black
• Sharpie pen - fine black
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Ginger, Black, Cool Grey 5, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Pine, Forest, Apple, Pumpkin, Gold & Tulip
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White

I am entering my gift card holders into the following challenges:

1. Power Poppy - Twelve Days of Christmas
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - Y for Yummy/Z for Zentangle
3. Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Goes
4. Passion For ProMarkers - WK424 Mega Christmas Challenge
5. Simon Says Monday - Christmas/Winter Holidays
6. Simon Says Wednesday - Gift It
7. Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes

Birds at Ching-Chou Kuik

Well we are getting closer to Christmas now, but this month at Ching-Chou Kuik's challenge blog we are focusing on Birds.  You can make something with any theme you like, as long as there is a bird somewhere on your creation. Join in with the fun here. 

I have used 'Scarlet Holly' to make a fun Christmas card. I couldn't resist the pun-ny sentiment!!
Product list:

• Green & black cardstock
• Birds on a wire die
• Embossing folder
• Whispers Ink
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Almond, Henna, Cocoa, Caramel, Sandstone, Walnut, Black, Cardinal, Ruby, Lipstick, Cool Grey 5, Mustard, Tulip, Crimson, Berry, Pine, Forest, Apple, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Powder Blue, Pastel Pink, Leaf Green & Meadow Green

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. World Wide Open Design Team - #28 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #20 Anything Goes
3. Come and Get It - Christmas Challenge
4. Crafty Creations - #356 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Gals Corner - #152 Anything Goes

A Krafty Little Tag

I've made a ton of Christmas cards now and I still need to make a few more.  It's never-ending at this time of year! I needed a break from cards and had this gorgeous 'Reindeer Sprite' from Aurora Wings all coloured up, so thought I'd make a tag. 
Usually I would use my tag dies or circular dies for this, but I've got a gorgeous set of fancy dies from Spellbinders and thought they'd make a beautiful tag shape. I've gone pretty simple here to show off the cute image.

Products used:

• Kraft card
• Dovecraft 'A Krafty Christmas' designer paper
• Spellbinders Nestabilites Decorative Labels One
• Sequins
• Eyelet
• Ribbon
• ProMarkers - Oops, I seem to have forgotten to write these down!

I am entering my tag into the following challenges:

1. Stamps by Aurora Wings - #62 Anything But A Card
2. Power Poppy - Twelve Days of Christmas
3. Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Goes
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #362 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - December Anything Goes
6. Passion For ProMarkers - WK424 Mega Christmas Challenge
7. Simon Says Wednesday - Gift It

Magical New Beginnings at Ching-Chou Kuik

Hello friends! This month I am joining in with the challenge over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group. The theme is New Beginnings and you have until December 31st to enter your creations. Click here to go to the group page. 

I have used 'Squirrel and Toadstool' to make a New Home card.  This image really reminds me of autumn, so I have used natural and warm colours.
Product list:

• Kraft card
• Orange card
• Amy Tangerine designer paper
• Wooden heart
• Metal key
• Ribbon
• ProMarkers - Burnt Orange, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Umber, Walnut, Cocoa, Henna, Sandstone, Pine, Forest, Raw Sienna, Burgundy, Cardinal, Ruby, Holly, Lush Green, Leaf Green, Gold, Sunflower, Meadow Green, Bright Green, Tan, Bright Orange, Pumpkin, Tulip, Buttercup, Lemon, Soft Lime & Primrose

I am entering my card into the following challenges

1. A Perfect Time To Craft - #12 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #20 Anything Goes
3. Crafty Gals Corner - #151 Anything Goes
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #71 Anything Goes
5. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes