Xmas, New Stamps & The Sunday Stampers Week 186

Hope you all had a good Xmas and got lots of goodies. We had a great time and I got lots of crafty pressies this year, Wendy Vecchi & Tim Holtz stamps, Distress Stains & a few dies!! Best of all I've had all week off work with the rest of the family. We haven't really done much but its been nice all been at home together for a change.

I've decided to have a change from the cute stamps and have a play with inks etc which have been lurking in my stash for the past couple of years and my Xmas pressies after watching a programme on Create & Craft with Hels Sheridan demonstrating, I loved all the items she was making. The tag background is coloured with Distress Stains and sprayed with Glimmer Mist. I over stamped with a Hero Arts script stamp and a Stempleglede 'Grunge' corner stamp with Distress Ink. The flower is Wendy Vecchi stamps stamped on Grungepaper, coloured with Distress Stains and the sentiment is another Hero Arts stamp. I really enjoyed making the tag which was then promptly nicked by my daughter for her friends birthday card, so it can't have been too bad!

I've just painted a mini canvas with Gesso so I'm hoping to get on with that tomorrow although I'm back in work tomorrow night just for the 1 night.

I am entering this tag into this weeks The Sunday Stamper, the theme is Anything You Wanna Do.

Have a good weekend!

Lily of The Valley Christmas Card

I've finally got round to putting another card on my blog! I've actually made all my Xmas cards now and about another 60 to sell but haven't got round to photographing them, hopefully later today or tomorrow.

I've used a Lily of The Valley stamp for this card and some old

paper I found in my box. The circles are cut with Nesties and the image is coloured with Copics, the flowers are a Marianne die which I bought last year and never used.

I am entering this card into this week's Lily of The Valley challenge which is to make a card for someone special.

Have a good Thursday and enjoy the lovely sunny weather.

At Last A Card!!

Eventually I have got round to making a card!! I bought myself this cute Me To You Bear stamp on Saturday + decided to get on with some Xmas cards, well I've only made the 1 but its a start!! The papers are so old, I've had them ages and the image is coloured with Copics.
Hopefully there will be some more cards in the not too distant future.

Not a Card but...

Last night hubby, Kerry and I did The Midnight Walk for the East Cheshire Hospice, luckily it didn't rain and we did the 10km in 2 hours! Here's a photo of me and Kerry after the walk - it was very warm!I've not made any cards since Feb and am seriously considering selling most of my stash as I just can't seem to get motivated.
Enjoy this warm, sunny Sunday.

Quick + Easy Penny Black Card

At last another card. I haven't been making any cards at all but my daughter asked me to make her one for her friend's birthday so I thought it was about time I made the effort again.
I have used one of my favourite Penny Black images, coloured with Copics, Nesties and some scrummy gingham ribbon (which is straight IRL).
Can you believe it but I haven't bought any crafting goodies since the summer and didn't want any for Xmas either, hubby is in shock!!

Penny Black Birthday Card

Here is a quick card which I made this afternoon for my BIL birthday. The Penny Black image has been coloured with Copics and I just added a piece of gorgeous ribbon from East of India ( I love their ribbons).
Well all my Xmas things have been put away until next year and I've managed to write my cards and wrap most of the pressies, the cake just needs icing next week and then I think apart from a bit of food shopping everything is ready for Xmas!
We went to see We Will Rock You last week, it is fantastic, we had a great time, I can highly recommend it.
Have a good evening, I'm off to bed in a bit as I'm working tonight.

Another Card!

I managed to get another card made yesterday although I forgot to take a photo of it, so I had to do it quickly this morning before Al took it to school. This explains the shocking photo!
I have welded another panel together on the Gypsy for the shaped card and added a couple of layers. The papers are Magnolia and the stamp is from Sugar Nellie.
Its back to work for me tonight and I'm not in until 23.00 so I'm hoping we don't get anymore snow or I wont want to go out!!! Have a fab day and weekend (I'll be sleeping through most of it unfortunately).

Xmas Card

Well its been ages since I posted a card and I haven't actually been making many but as I 'm off work for a couple of nights I thought I should make an effort to try and use up some of my stash!!
The main card has been cut on the Cricut by welding 2 fancy panels together on my Gypsy and the tree is also cut on the Cricut. The papers are MME and I have just added a few punched circles which I put Glossy Accents on to make shiney. A very quick and easy card.

I hope you're enjoying this snowy weather, we don't have too much here. Grant and Alex aren't happy!!

Hubby and I went to see Madness in Manchester last night, they were brilliant although I am suffering with a bad back today - I must be getting too old for all the dancing!!!!!!!!!

Kerry's Birthday Card

Well its my daughters 16th Birthday today and here is the card which I made for her. The stamp is from Crafty Individuals, I had forgotten I had it and only found it when I was looking for something under the bed the other day!! I have coloured the image slightly with Distress Inks and added a bit of shimmer with Glimmer Mist. The papers are from Magnolia and I have stamped the edges of them with another gorgeous Stempelglede flourish stamp. The butterfly and border are made with Martha Stewart punches and I have added a Cuttlebug corner.
I am hoping to start another card today, depending on what the boys are doing although they are both out playing in the woods at the moment - I wonder how muddy they will get!!!!!!
Have a good Thursday.I would like to enter this card in the following challenges.
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Punches
Simon Says Stamp - Punches
Papertakes - Shimmer

Simon Says Stamp 'Thanks' Challenge - Stempelglede Card

Well it's only taken about a month for me to make another card!!! I have made this card using a new set of Stempelglede stamps which I got from Quixotic Paperie. I had such fun making this card and messing with lots of long forgotten crafting goodies. I stamped the main heart image onto off white card and then stamped around the edge of the card with a Stempelglede flourish stamp. I also stamped the image on to brown card with Versamark and embossed this and bits of the white card with gold embossing powder. The music paper is also stamped with the flourish stamp and I have sprayed Glimmer Mist for a bit of sparkle. The butterflies and leaves are cut with a Martha Stewart punch and the flowers and pearl sprays are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
That's my card making finished for the day as I'm off to bed in a bit to try and get a bit of sleep before work at 11 tonight - still only tonight and tomorrow and then I'm off for a week!!!
Have a good weekend.

Penny Black Christmas Card

Well I have finally got round to starting my Christmas cards! I treated myself to a couple of new Penny Black stamps, this one, Snow Kiss, is so cute I think I will be using it a lot, if I get time!!! The image is coloured with Copics and I have added Flower Soft and lots of glitter, a really quick + simple card.Well I'm off to get my hair cut in a while and then I'm planning on doing some reading. I have started reading the Henning Mankell 'Wallander' books, they are fab. I would definetly recommend them and I just can't put them down.
Have a good evening.

Stamps For Sale

I'm still sorting through my stash and have put a few Hanglar + Magnolia stamps on Ebay. If you'd like to have a look at them you can see them here.
Have a good Wednesday!

Back At Last!!! Simon Says Stamp + Daring Card Makers

At last I'm back with a card!!! This is the 1st card I've made in a couple of months, which is for hubby's birthday today, I have got us tickets to see We Will Rock You in Dec and made a huge chocolate roll which is full of chocolate mousse and cream - very yummy!
The stamp is from Penny Black and the papers are Anna Griffin. I have coloured the image with Copics. The card fits this weeks challenges from Simon Says Stamp and Daring Card Makers. Hopefully I'll be back with some more cards in the next week or 2, work depending.

CCT Design Team

I have decided to step down from the CCT DT as I am not making any cards at the moment, for some reason I just can't be bothered with crafting. Thanks to Caz and the other CCT girls, I have really enjoyed working with you all.
Hopefully I will be back soon!!