Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Waaaaaaahhhhhhhaaaaa! Blimey I scared myself then!!

So here I am again as we have a new challenge at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards  with a very appropriate theme! Yes it's Halloween! So get a bit creepy and show us some spooktacular makes!  But do remember that we are a CARD ONLY challenge! We'll be round to haunt you if you get that wrong!! J

This time we are sponsored by the incredible Rick St Dennis

And there is a fab prize up for grabs for one lucky winner so check out the blog for details!

Rick very generously let the DT each pick an image for this challenge (thank you) and I went for the gorgeously mysterious and not too wicked Mystique! Love her fabulous hat!

Ok so I even shocked myself with my craziness this time! This is, in essence , the second in my ‘Dressing Table Series’ (I’m not really doing a series, it’s just the second one of these I've done but that sounds quite arty so I'm going with it! J ) I originally made a Vintage version here.

I have to say I’m not that keen on horror (you've seen my creations you may disagree!!) but I do love Halloween. Maybe because I associate it with family as we always get together for a little party that we have affectingly called ‘Spooky Food Night’! It was so named as the party food was all gross out stuff like sausages on sticks that looked like severed fingers and fruit gum snakes and spiders in the punch! Nowadays it’s just a takeaway with a lighted pumpkin on the table! I sort of miss those severed fingers {sigh}!

Ingredients:

Image: Mystique

Sentiment: Halloween Sentiment Set from Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Labels 1’ & ‘Fleur De Lis Squares’

Silhouette Cuts: Spider, cauldron & cobweb

Stamps: Cat free with mag - perfume bottle by See-D Stamps

Paper/Card: Neenah Desert Storm – LOTV ‘Father Knows Best’ & ‘Antebellum’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils – Walnut Stain DI

Others: Foil shapes – Kebab stick & fringed Kraft card to make the broom – Liquid Pearls

Hopeless Hand drawings: (Brace yourself, there’s a few!) Pumpkin on perfume bottle, skull and candle, spell book with spider, bubbles from cauldron, a couple of dodgy dangly spiders, ghost and skeletal hand!

So get your spook on and creep over to see what my fabulous teamies have done for this challenge and play along!

Thanks so much for looking and have a good day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #65: Halloween (with Rick St Dennis) 

PINK GEM – Challenge #131: Trick or Treat (Halloween)

GLITTER N SPARKLE – Challenge #108: Halloween

THE CRAFT PLACE – Halloween

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #189: Happy Halloween

OLDIE BUT GOODIE – Spooky (SB Labels 1 was one of the first die sets I ever bought and I have had my See-D stamps for over 10 years!!)

PINSPIRATIONAL – Challenge #127

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #30: Anything Goes/Halloween

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #115: Anything Goes/Spooky   

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #34: Anything Goes or Halloween

Delightful Challenge Thursday –Swirls and Curls!

Hello!

Ok, hands up, who stole the week! How is it possible that it is Thursday already! Goodness! It will be Easter before you now it!! J

So today (because apparently it’s Thursday) we have a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Swirls & Curls!  So get out those ‘twiddly bits’ and join us! Hmmm, maybe I should rephrase that! J

We are sponsored by

who are offering this fabulous prize!

As it is my brother and his wife’s wedding anniversary in November I thought I would make them a card using the adorable Love Birds and Wedding and Anniversary Sentiment Set.

I believe that my sister-in-law does not wear quite as much eyeliner as I appear to have given the lady in this duo!  Or is that the male?  I think my brother may say that he wears way more eyeliner than that!! He, he!!

Ingredients:

Image: Love Birds

Sentiment: Wedding and Anniversary Sentiment Set

Dies: Tonic ‘Indulgence Pop Up Sentiments Square Base’ & ‘Frond Finesse’ – Tattered Lace ‘Midi Blooms’ – Sizzix Ovals

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Papermania ‘Eau de Nil’ – DCWV

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Gems

So wing your way over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the fab designs created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop for the cute digi heaven!

Thanks so much for looking, and have a lovely day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #30: Always Anything Goes

JUST INSPIRATIONAL – Team B Challenge: Occasions

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #30: Anything Goes

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #115: Anything Goes   

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #34: Anything Goes

PENNY’S CHALLENGES – Challenge #201: Anything Goes

Delightful Challenge Thursday –3’s Not a Crowd!

Hello how are things? Hope everyone is well!

So today we have a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is 3’s Not a Crowd!, so we would like you to use 3 of the same embellishment on you creations please.

We have a fab sponsor offering a wonderful prize so check out the blog for details!

Now I come from a family of knitters I kid you knot (see what I did there…Oh give a girl a break!!) My mum is a prolific knitter so is my auntie and my step-niece is ‘giving it a go’. In fact it was actually my dad who taught me to knit. He also taught me to drive but the less said about that the better! So this knitting waffle is leading to my make this week which is a gift bag containing wool and needles for my friend who has taken up the hobby!

 So what would be the perfect image for a knitting gift? Well it could only be Daisy Bo Peep and her adorable little lamb! Sooooo cute!!

And my 3’s for this challenge? Well that would be 3 Pearls, 3 Buttons and 3 handmade balls of wool with needles. I’m still having nightmares over that one!

Ingredients:

Image: Daisy Bo Peep

Dies: Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – ‘wool’ paper from stash

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Doilies, pearls and buttons from stash - Yarn charm free with mag - Wool - Cocktail sticks, beads and the patience of a saint to make the knitting needles J

So knit one purl one over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the fab inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop for the cutest digis you'll knit want to miss............. Oh please yourself!! J

Thanks so much for looking, and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LIVE AND LOVE CRAFTS – Challenge #28: Pink   

REALLY REASONABLE RIBBON – Challenge #105: Anything Goes With Ribbon or Trim

SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #29: Always Anything Goes

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – October Challenge: Anything Goes and Include a Handmade Bow

WHIMSY STAMPS – October Challenge #76: Anything Goes

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #21: Anything Goes

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #73: Bows

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – October Challenge: Only One DP

AS YOU LIKE IT – Favourite Style –Cute or Elegant (Has to be cute! Some images are sooo cute they can even bring a tear to my eye!! Awwwwwh!)

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – For the Boys!

Hello, how are things? Good I hope!

So today over at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards  our new challenge is For the Boys! So masculine cards if you please! But do remember that we are a CARD ONLY challenge!

This time we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps

Who are offering is a fab prize to the winner so check out the blog!

Now it was my dad’s 80^th birthday at the beginning of the month and he likes cards with humour! So of course I turned to Gus!

He is such a fantastic character and I love the expression on his face! 

Ingredients:

Image & Sentiment: Gus – Birthday Recount

Dies: Sizzix ‘Star Framelits’ – Joanna Sheen Signature Dies ‘Starburst’ – Tonic ‘Dad’ – Tattered Lace ‘Happy Birthday’

Punches: WRMK ‘Corner Chomper Stub’

Paper/Card: Neenah Desert Storm – LOTV ‘Petal Fresh’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils – Stormy Sky DI

Others:  Gems – Papermania Chalkboard Speech Bubbles - Chipboard numbers coloured with markers and covered with a glitter spray

So ‘man up’ and swagger over to see what my clever teamies have done for this challenge and play along!

Thanks so much for looking and have a good day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

AUD SENTIMENTS - Challenge #117: Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #181: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Things That Start With ‘G’ (Gus and Gems)

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #21: Anything Goes

LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #96: Anything Goes (with a Bugaboo image)

4 CRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #216: Happy Birthday

PENNY’S CHALLENGES – Challenge #199: Anything Goes

WHIMSY STAMPS – October Challenge #76: Anything Goes

CRAFTERS CAFÉ – Challenge #86: Use an Image with a Hat

Delightful Challenge Thursday –Colour My World!

Hello how are things? Hope everyone is well!

Today launches a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Colour My World, so we would like you to use your favourite colour please!

We are sponsored by the wonderful

who are offering a fabulous prize!

So what’s my favourite colour! Well I have LOTS of favourites!  But top of my list has to be purple/lilac!  I even had purple hair in my last year at school! No photos survive thank goodness!! It’s surprising how well they went through the shredder!!J  Yes they did have cameras in ‘those days’! Bloomin’ cheek!!

So to my make for the challenge and I chose to use the GORGEOUS Christmas Saffi and Christmas Sentiment Set and I used a fold back card blank from Kanban which I embossed.

I adore this image and I thought Saffi had the kind of expression on her face that warranted a snowflake on her nose!! Oooh!

Ingredients:

Image: Christmas Saffi

Sentiment: Christmas Sentiment Set

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Labels 17’ – Memory Box ‘Flowering Christmas Tree’ – Joy & All Occasions snowflakes

Punches: Tonic mini snowflakes

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Kanban card blank - glitter card – American Crafts

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: X-Cut A4 snowflake embossing folder – Stickles – gems – Dusty Concord DI

So take a sleigh ride over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the amazing inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop for the cutest digis you will ever see!

Thanks so much for looking, and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CHRISTMAS AT SWEET STAMPIN’  - October Challenge: Snowflakes

POLKADOODLES – Week 40: Anything But Square

AUD SENTIMENTS - Challenge #117: Anything Goes

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE – Christmas (I bought the snowflake and tree dies for last year’s cards)

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS – Challenge #45: For a Child

CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK – October Challenge: Christmas

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #181: Anything Goes

FAB N FUNKY – Challenge #233: Christmas

INKY CHICKS – Challenge # Christmas

EUREKA STAMPS – Challenge #110: Shaped Cards

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Oct 15^th Challenge: Texture

DIGI CHOOSDAY – Week 40: Christmas

WHIMSY STAMPS – October Challenge #76: Anything Goes

CRAFTERS CAFÉ – Challenge #86: Use an Image with a Hat

SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP - Always Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge – Perfectly Purple!

Helloooo! Hope you are well!

We have a brand new challenge at the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog  today and our theme this time is Perfectly Purple! (my fave colour) so we want to see your CUTE purple creations!

We are sponsored by Pink Gem Designs

Who are offering a fabby prize!

Now we are having a bit of a change at the Cuties and we are now a MONTHLY challenge! Oh yes! So you have even more time to make some gorgeous cuteness for us to oooh and aww over!! All the details are on the blog so check it out!

Now Pink Gem Designs very generously allowed the DT to pick their own image for this challenge and I chose Mistletoe Kisses which comes with its own sentiment!

A simple design this one.  I thought I would make a teeny snow globe card using Tonic Nesting Circles for the dome and Labels 22 cut in half for the base!

Have to admit to being more of a Stickles girl that a glitter girl (sure I've heard that name somewhere before!!!) but I could not resist this gorgeous purple shade! So sparkly it can probably be seen from space and so fine it got EVERYWHERE!! L

Ingredients:

Stamps: Mistletoe Kisses

Dies: Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ – Spellbinders ‘Labels 22’

Punches: Various snowflakes from Tonic

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Hunkydory – glitter card

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils – ‘Dusty Concord’ DI

Others: Organza ribbon – glitter - Stickles

So put on your purple walking shoes and stroll on over to the Cutie Pies blog to see all the wonderful projects created by the team.

Thanks so much for looking, and have a great day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

FAB N FUNKY – Challenge #232: Anything with Ribbon

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #33: Anything Goes or ‘Monochrome’

C.R.A.F.T. – Challenge #280: Christmas

AUD SENTIMENTS - Challenge #117: Anything Goes

EMERALD FAERIES – Challenge #60: Things with Wings

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – October Challenge: Anything Goes and Include a Handmade Bow

ARTBYMIRAN – Challenge #16: Anything Goes

TOP TIP TUESDAY – Non Traditional Christmas

DIGI CHOOSDAY – Week 40: Christmas

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES – Dog-gone it! (Or any other animal!)

CHRISTMAS AT SWEET STAMPIN’  - October Challenge: Snowflakes

POLKADOODLES – Week 40: Anything But Square

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – R for Round or Rectangle

Hostess Monday at Digital Delights

Ok, so it’s Hostess Monday over on the Digital Delights blog and your ‘Hostess with the Mostest’ today is me! Wow, my first one so I will try not to mess it up!

I would like to show you a card I made for one of my work colleagues who left on promotion recently! Now he is a true Boy Scout. I kid you not. So the images I chose to use for him, from the Happy Campers Coordinating Set, were perfect!  I also used ‘Good Luck’ from the School Sentiment Set too.

This is what a love about stamps, the way you can personalize them to fit the recipient. The scarf is in his troop colours and what with the freckles and red hair it looks just like him! Of course you'll have to take my word for that one!! Although I do have to admit that, in real life, he is quite a bit taller!! J

Ingredients:

Images: Happy Campers Coordinating Set

Sentiment: School Sentiment Set

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Ribbon Banners’- Die'sire 'Picket Fence' - Memory Box 'Puffy Clouds'

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – LOTV 'Bonnets & Bowties Solids'

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils

Others: Cocktail stick!

Scout out all of Wendy’s INCREDIBLE images in the shop here! You never know you may find one that looks just like someone you know!!

Thanks so much for looking, and have a lovely day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #33: Anything Goes or ‘Monochrome’

AUD SENTIMENTS - Challenge #117: Anything Goes

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – R for Round or Rectangle
SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP - Always Anything Goes

Delightful Challenge Thursday – Delightfully Frightful!

Good morning everyone, hope all is well with you and yours!

So it’s Thursday and over on the Delightful Challenge Blog our new challenge this week is Delightfully Frightful! Wooaaaaaahh!! {Cough, cough} Sorry not too good at the spooky Vincent Price type voices!!

Our challenge is sponsored by

who are offering a terrific prize of a $15 store certificate!

I personally really love Halloween! I was introduced to the whole fun side of it years ago by some American friends. It was just an excuse to have a party and dress up in spooky costumes really! When you think about it who needs an excuse for that!! J J 

So the image I chose to use is the totally fabulous Sorceress Samantha and I made one of those box card thingies.

I think I have said many, many times how much I love digis. Soooo versatile and I love how you can change the size and flip them around and that is what I did here. I also used one of the many great cut files Wendy has to offer in the shop.

Ingredients:

Image: Sorceress Samantha

Sentiment: Halloween Sentiment Set

SVG Delightful Cuts: Halloween Time Cutting File Set

Dies: Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ - Sue Wilson 'Spanish Collection Tag' - Spellbinders 'Cherry Blossom'

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White –various from stash

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils

Others: Silhouette Portrait - Bats from another cut file – ‘Dusty Concord’ DI - Crafters Companion 'Bubble' embossing folder

Hopeless Hand drawings: Ghost (can you spot him??)

So grab that broom and fly over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the fab designs created by the DT and don't forget to visit the shop where Wendy’s amazing images will put a spell on you!!! J

Thanks so much for looking, and have a lovely day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

EUREKA STAMPS – Challenge #109: Delightfully Frightful!

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #72: Black Cardstock

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – Challenge #10: Something Scary or Something Sweet? (Anything Goes in Disguise!)

CHING-CHOU KUIK INSPIRATION – October Challenge: Anything Goes

ARTBYMIRAN – Challenge #16: Anything Goes

SPARKLES MONTHLY – Challenge #60: Things with Wings

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY – Boo!

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Girly – High Heels & Purses!

Hello, how are things? Good I hope!

There is a new challenge starting today over at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards  and our theme this fortnight is Girly – High Heels & Purses!

There is a fab prize on offer to the winner so check out the blog!

We do not have a sponsor again this week so the DT were able to choose their own image for the challenge and shock horror 3 of us went with the same image! Great minds truly think alike!! I love it when that kind of thing happens!  The beautiful little girl we all plumped for is Big Shoes from Mo’s Digital Pencil!  She is absolutely perfect for this challenge but I also had to use Ruby because I’m greedy!! J

Ingredients:

Stamps: Big Shoes, Ruby – Fashion accessories stamps by Dawn Bibby

Sentiment: Computer generated

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Jewel Flowers & Flourishes’ – Tonic flourish & Nesting Rectangles

Paper/Card: Neenah Desert Storm – LOTV ‘Promises’ patterned and ‘Solids’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others:  Pearls – Liquid Pearls

So totter over in those 4 inch heels and see what my clever teamies have done for this challenge and play along!

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy your day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #20: Anything Goes Plus a Bow

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #185: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Bingo! (I have used the 3^rd column – Ribbon, Sentiment, Flowers)

DI’S DIGI DESIGNS – Girly Challenge

CHING-CHOU KUIK INSPIRATION – October Challenge: Anything Goes

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – October Challenge: Anything Goes and Include a Handmade Bow

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – Challenge #10: Something Scary or Something Sweet? (Anything Goes in Disguise!)

CRAFTERS CAFÉ – Challenge #84: Use Punches and/or Die-cuts

PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY – Challenge #197: At Least 3 Patterned Papers

ARTBYMIRAN – Challenge #16: Anything Goes

PARADISE OF STAMPS - Challenge #3: Girly

Delightful Challenge Thursday – NEW RELEASE – What Did You Say? (Include a sentiment)

Good morning everyone, how are you? I am currently residing in Migraine town, not a place I would recommend you visit, but medication, determination and The Bee Gees are keeping me going! Bless ‘em!

So it’s Thursday and over on the Delightful Challenge Blog our new challenge this week is “What did you say?”, or in other words (get it!)  Include a Sentiment! And our new challenge coincides with another fabulous NEW RELEASE from Wendy who has created some AWESOME Christmas designs to inspire you! Check them all out here!

Our challenge is sponsored by 

who are offering this fabby prize!

 So the image I got to work with is the uber cute Ornament Mouse! Love, love, love him! And as this is a sentiment based challenge I also used the brand new Ornate Sentiment Set too! Perfect to make baubles out of I thought!

Have to admit I am loving these diorama cards at the moment! They are a cinch to make and give great dimension!

Ingredients:

Image: Ornament Mouse

Sentiment: Ornate Sentiment Set

Dies: Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ - Spellbinders ‘Heirloom Ornaments’ - ‘Tattered Lace ‘Christmas Foliage’ - Sue Wilson ‘Holly Sprays’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Kanban snowflake card – various from stash

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers and pencils

Others: Stickles – Ribbon plus bow maker to make the teeny bows - ‘Barn Door’ DI

So ‘Jingle All the Way’ over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the wonderful designs created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop to gasp over Wendy’s amazing images!

Thanks so much for looking, and have a lovely day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

WINTER WONDERLAND - Layer it Up

 INCY WINCY DESIGNS – Something Old (Kanban Card, SB Ornament Dies) Something New (Image, Sue Wilson Dies)

THE PAPER NEST DOLLS – Challenge #20: Anything Goes Plus a Bow

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #185: Anything Goes

TRY IT ON TUESDAY – Animals

HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS – Anything Goes Christmas

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #32: Anything Goes or No Design Paper

CHRISTMAS SWEET STAMPIN’ – September Challenge: Christmas Critters

CHING-CHOU KUIK INSPIRATION – October Challenge: Anything Goes

ABC CHRISTMAS – T for Tree Ornament

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – October Challenge: Anything Goes and Include a Handmade Bow

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – Challenge #10: Something Scary or Something Sweet? (Anything Goes in Disguise!)

CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGE – Challenge #44: Anything Goes

COMPLETELY CHRISTMAS – Challenge #31: Anything Goes