Delightful Challenge Thursday – It’s A Kid’s World!

Hello everyone! Hope all is well with you and yours!

Thursday’s here so we have a new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is It’s A Kid’s World!, so make something with a child in mind! Or for me if you like; same thing! J

We are sponsored by

who are offering a fabulous prize!

So I wanted to make a kinetic card as I thought a child would enjoy something with a bit of movement and I thought Flying Santa would be perfect! I made a sliding mechanism (sounds technical and clever but was sooooo not!) to enable Santa to ‘fly’ across the sky and back again.  OK so the poor guy only goes a few centimetres; not a long & interesting flight!!!  I also made a ‘sleigh’ to hold some pressies, all of which I cut from various dies.

Spot the diffrence??!!   

I originally intended to make a penny slider but the thought of Santa spinning out of control across the night sky might have looked a bit nightmarish, especially for kids! I know it would scare me!! J

 Ingredients:

Image: Flying Santa

Sentiment: Christmas Hugs Sentiment Set

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Decorative Labels Eight’ & ‘Labels Four’ – Tattered Lace trees – Sizzix oval (to shape the top of the ‘sleigh’) – Tonic ‘Nesting Squares & Rectangles’

Punches: Tonic snowflake

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White –Snowy Sky paper from stash

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Stickles – ribbon - twine

So fly (it’s not far) over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the amazing inspiration created by the DT and don’t forget to visit the shop for Wendy’s gorgeous digis!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DIGI SKETCH CHALLENGE – Use Die Cuts/Punches

THE CRAFT PLACE – Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #56: Anything Goes/Make it Sparkle

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #36: Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #69: Anything Goes    

CUTTLEBUG MANIA – Sentiment & Snowflake!

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASON - Challenge #91: ‘Tis the Season             

FAB N FUNKY – Challenge #239: Anything with Die-Cuts  
SPARKLES FORUM - Challenge #62: The Big Guy (Santa)

Dig Choosday Challenge – Week 47: Christmas Celebrations!

Hello, how are things?

It’s Choosday so we have another challenge over at Digi Choosday and our theme this week is Christmas Celebrations!  As usual there is a fab prize up for grabs so check out the blog for details.

For my card this week I once again used some of the gorgeous papers and elements from the can’t-live-without-it Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection!!!

So what do Christmas Celebrations mean to me? Well family of course! Parties, of course and skating parties definately………..

……OK so that’s not true! I don’t skate! I don’t see the logic in standing on an unbelievably slippery surface balancing on a blade less than an inch thick!! Falling over will be involved here, people! I know I’ve tried it! And then there’s the spinning and the one legged acrobatics!!! It’s a Health & Safety nightmare! Graceful yes!  Beautiful yes! Utterly bonkers?! Definitely!! J

And breathe…..

……Anyhoo unnecessary anti-skating rant over I wanted to use the totally adorable and completely competent Hollybobs Skater on my design and made an easel card as a platform for my ‘rink’!

And here is why I adore digis! I printed Hollybobs Skater 3 times, shrinking 2 and flipping 1. Versatility-tastic!!

Ingredients:

Image: Hollybobs Skater

All Digital Elements/Papers: Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection!

Dies: Couture ‘Winter Flurries’

Other Card: Neenah Solar White – Centura Pearl

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Stickles - Gems

So glide over (no slipping and falling please) to the blog to see the amazing Christmas Celebrations inspiration created by my uber talented teamies and join in with this fab challenge! And don’t forget to check out Nikky’s scrummy designs in the shop!

Thanks so much for looking (and not falling over), and have a great day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

THE CRAFT PLACE – Anything Goes

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – November Challenge: Not Square 

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #57: Anything Goes 

EUREKA STAMPS -Challenge #: Non-Traditional Christmas Colours

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #69: Anything Goes   

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #119: Anything Goes/Warm & Cozy

DIGI SKETCH CHALLENGE – Use Die Cuts/Punches

JUST INSPIRATIONAL – Team B Challenge: Winter

DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #193: Shaped Cards           

CUTTLEBUG MANIA – Sentiment & Snowflake!     

Guest Designer for The Paper Nest Dolls!

Hello, how are things with you? Good I hope!

I was so thrilled to be asked to the Guest Designer in November for The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog and here is my last card! I just want to say a big thank you to the lovely PND ladies for inviting me and giving me the opportunity to work with such gorgeous images!

So what did I do this time?  Well I chose to use the beautiful Ballgown Avery who is available in rubber so check out the store here. 

I really had to do the whole 'pretty in pink' thing with his sweet lady as I don’t seem to have done a girly card for ages!

It is quite surprising that my design came out pink at all really and not black as my Grand Calibur decided to leak oil all over my plates and my hands! Grrrrrrr!! Thank goodness I have a Cuttlebug and a Big Shot (I know…. I won’t tell you that I have access to an E-bosser as well; greedy or what)!! J

Ingredients:

Stamps: Ballgown Avery

Dies:  Spellbinders ‘Elegant Labels 4’ - Tattered Lace ‘Kensington’ frame, ‘Midi Blooms’ & ‘Vines’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Kanban – Centura Pearl

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers & Pencils

Others: Pearls – Liquid Pearls – Silky Crush Ribbon

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CHING-CHOU KUIK – November Challenge: Add Some Ribbon

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – November Challenge – Anything Goes (and include a handmade bow)

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #56: Anything Goes/Make it Sparkle

CARD MANIA – Challenge #60: Use a Digi

CUTTLEBUG MANIA – You Go Girl!

THE CRAFT PLACE – Anything Goes
CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #57: Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Anything Goes with Pearls

Delightful Challenge Thursday – You’re A Gem!

Hello!  Hope you are keeping well!

It’s Thursday and that can only mean one thing, a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog! Hoorah! And our theme this week is You're a Gem! (add bling)!

We are sponsored by

who are offering a fabulous prize of a surprise package; retail value $15 - $20!

I chose to use two images this time,  Snowball Sarah and Poinsettia Globe. Fabulicious!

So I tried my hand at a little digital merging for this one. I used Serif to pop Sarah into the Globe and to insert one of the sentiments from the Christmas Hugs Sentiment Set into the plaque on the front. Luuurve digis!! J

Ingredients:

Images: Snowball Sarah & Poinsettia Globe

Sentiments: Christmas Hugs Sentiment Set & Winter Tickets Sentiment Set

Dies: Tattered Lace trees

Punches: Tonic mini snowflakes

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Centura Pearl

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Ribbon – Gems - Stickles

So roll that snowball over to the Delightful Challenges Blog to see the amazing inspiration created by the DT and don't forget to visit the shop for see Wendy’s amazing work!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CARD MANIA – Challenge #60: Use a Digi

GLITTER N SPARKLE – Challenge #111: Cute

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – November Challenge – Anything Goes (and include a handmade bow)

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #56: Anything Goes/Make it Sparkle

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Let It Snow

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #36: Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas

THE RIBBON GIRL – November Colour Challenge: Red

CHING-CHOU KUIK – November Challenge: Add Some Ribbon

Dig Choosday Challenge – Week 46: Presents & Gifts!

Hello, how are things?

It’s Tuesday so we have another challenge over at Digi Choosday and our theme this week is Presents & Gifts!  As usual there is a fab prize up for grabs so check out the blog for details.

For my project I used some of the wonderful papers and elements from the awesome Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection! Love, love, love this!

I decided to make one of my favourite styles of card the diorama/shadow box/theatre tunnel thingy. Pretty sure that's not its proper name !

 Ingredients:

All Digital Elements/Papers: Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection!

Dies: Tonic 'Nesting Squares' & 'Ovals' - Tonic 'Sentiment Frame' - Joy snowflakes

Other Card: Neenah Solar White

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Stickles - Gems - Ribbon

So ‘wrap up’ warmly (see what I did there) and wander over to the blog to see the amazing Present & Gift inspiration created by my teamies and join in with this fab challenge! And don't forget to check out Nikky’s amazing designs in the shop!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #255: Christmas Is Coming

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – November Challenge: Anything Goes  

C.R.A.F.T. – Challenge #285: Christmas

CARD MANIA – Challenge #60: Use a Digi

TOP TIP TUESDAY – 3 Or More Papers

SWEET STAMPIN’ – To Die For

JUST INSPIRATIONAL – Team A Challenge: Frame It

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Your Favourite Holiday!

Hello, how are things? Good I hope!

I’m back again as Chocolate, Coffee and Cards  have a new challenge today which is Your Favourite Holiday! So choose your fave, be it summer, Christmas, Easter etc. and make us a card!  But do remember that we are a CARD ONLY challenge!

This time we are sponsored by Scribbles Designs

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

This is a sad post for me today as it will be my last with this wonderful team.  I have thoroughly enjoyed working with such a fabulous bunch of ladies and will miss them loads!

So onto my final make and of course my favourite holiday is Christmas! It can never start too early for me and always finishes too soon.

Now I have two cards to show, the reason being that I dislike them both in equal measure and could not decide which was worse!! Hmph!!

 I have used the rather fabulous Snowman Globe and have failed miserably to do him justice! I used Serif to mat the sentiment onto the plaque and that’s where my mojo up and left me! (Miserable so-and-so!)  Undeterred I proceeded to make the first red card.  Oh dear I over glittered (sigh)......

Card 1

......and so I made another one. Got the colours a bit wrong here and ran out of time!! L Oh well!

Card 2

When my mojo comes back it is definitely destined for the naughty corner!!

Ingredients:

Image: Snowman Globe

Sentiment: Christmas Sentiments Set from Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Dies/Punches: Snowflakes from Die-sire, All Occasions, Tonic & Spellbinders

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Glitter card

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Cuttlebug embossing folder - Stickles - Ribbon

So roll that snowball over to see what my fabulous, will-miss-you-very-much-teamies have made 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 2nd (slightly more acceptable) card into the following challenges:

SQUIRREL - SNOW-vember Challenge

CHRISTMAS AT SWEET STAMPIN’ – November Challenge: Snow People

C.R.A.F.T. – Challenge #285: Christmas

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #106: Christmas Creation With Ribbon

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Anything Goes/Celebration

THE CRAFT PLACE – Anything Goes

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – November Challenge: Anything Goes  

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – November Challenge – Anything Goes (and include a handmade bow)

Delightful Challenge Thursday – Happy Holidays!

Hello, how is everyone?

It’s Thursday and that means that we have a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Happy Holidays, so we’d like you to make us a project depicting the holiday of your choice!

We are sponsored by 

who are offering a fabulous prize!

Now when it comes to choosing a holiday I am ALWAYS going to pick Christmas, seeing as I am a complete Christmas nut! (Feel free to omit the word Christmas from that admission if you wish!) J

I used the impossibly sweet Mistletoe Marci & Bertie on my card. Love their cute matching glasses!

The sentiment is from the Christmas Hugs Sentiment Set that I had matted onto the plaque from Poinsettia Globe  using Serif.  I intended to use this for another project but I managed to print the whole thing out wonky (story of my life) but managed to rescue this part of it!

Ingredients:

Image: Mistletoe Marci & Bertie

Sentiment: Christmas Hugs Sentiment Set  matted onto plaque from Poinsettia Globe

Dies: Tonic ‘Threaded Scallop Circles’ – Sue Wilson ‘Holly Sprays’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Kraft – LOTV ‘Woodland Wishes’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Ribbon – gems – Stickles

So get in the holiday spirit and go to the Delightful Challenges Blog where you can see the wonderful inspiration created by the DT and don't forget to visit the shop to ooh and aah at Wendy’s gorgeous images!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #106: Christmas Creation With Ribbon

THE CRAFT PLACE – Anything Goes

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – November Challenge: Anything Goes  

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Photo Inspiration

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Anything Goes/Celebration

C.R.A.F.T. – Challenge #285: Christmas

Dig Choosday Challenge – Week 45: CAS!

Hello, how are you keeping?

Ok, so today I have some really exciting news (well exciting for me anyway) today I am showcasing my first card as a member of the fabulous Digi Choosday DT!  YAY!! Doing an embarrassing happy dance!! J J J I am over the moon to be able to work with Nikky Hall’s amazing designs! Doing an even more embarrassing happy dance!! J

So my first challenge with the amazing Digi Choosday team is CAS, so we would like to see your clean and simple designs please!  As usual there is a fab prize up for grabs so check out the blog for details.

For my card I chose to use the uber adorable Etty Shy and elements from the wonderful Winston Full Collection which has the most gorgeous colour palette!

Now I am not ashamed to scream from the rooftops that I ADORE digis! (I think I may have mentioned it a few times before J) They are so versatile and easy to use and when it comes to designing your own layouts or toppers they come into their own!

As this was a CAS challenge I decided to take Etty into Serif and mat her onto a white square which in turn was matted onto one of the gorgeous papers from the Winston Full Collection.  I then added the sentiment so the entire topper was just a single layer and after re-sizing some of the flowers from the collection (did I say I loved digis) and printing them separately I 3D’d them to add interest.  And there you go. Clean, simple and won’t cost a fortune to post!!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Etty Shy

Digital Elements: Winston Full Collection

Dies: None

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – A6 tent fold card blank

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Graph’it Shake White Pen

From NOW until Friday 14th November you can use a special Digi Choosday code as a gift from the team (as a big hello to us newbies) which will give you a MASSIVE 40% OFF digi stamps pop over to the blog for all the details!! And while you're there check out the amazing CAS inspiration created by my new team mates and join in with this fab challenge! And don't forget to check out Nikky’s incredible designs in the shop!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY – November Challenge: Clean & Simple

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – November Challenge – Anything Goes

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – November Challenge: Anything Goes  

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #35: Anything Goes

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #55: Anything Goes

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – November Challenge: Not Square (hope A6 counts!)
THE CRAFT PLACE - Anything Goes

Guest Designer for The Paper Nest Dolls!

Hello, I'm back again! 2 posts in 1 day, goodness!

I am over the moon to be November’s Guest Designer for The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog! OMG!!

I was beyond thrilled to be asked! Thank you so much ladies for inviting me!

Now the DT very generously let me pick any image I wanted (and what an amazing choice there is) and I finally decided to use the beautiful Christmas Angel.

Ingredients:

Stamps: Christmas Angel

Sentiments: Work & Play 5 - Festive Hollybobs Full Collection

Dies/Punches:  Spellbinders ‘Grand Scalloped Circles’, ‘Layered Poinsettia’– Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ & ‘Trailing Blossom’ – Joy snowflake

Paper/Card: Craft Style Card Blank - Neenah Solar White – Kraft – LOTV ‘Frosty Christmas’

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers & Pencils

Others: Silky Crush Ribbon – pearls - gems

Join in the challenge at the blog here and you have to check out the store for all their gorgeous images!

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy your day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DREAM VALLEY – Challenge #94: Getting Ready for Christmas

CARD MANIA – Challenge # 59: Use Your Dies

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #74: Christmas Joy!

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #106: Christmas Creation With Ribbon

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – November Challenge – Anything Goes (and include a handmade bow)

CRAFTY CALENDAR – It’s All About Christmas

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – November Challenge: Anything Goes

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #35: Anything Goes

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES – November Challenge: Not Square 

Cutie Pie Challenge – Cute Festive Furry Friends!

Helloooo! Hope you are well!

We have a brand new challenge at the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog  this month and our theme is Cute Festive Furry Friends (bet you can’t say that quickly after 3 glasses of mulled wine!!) So find all those cute furry Christmas images in your collection and play along!

We are sponsored by Meljen’s Designs

Who are offering a fabby prize!

 Now Meljen’s Designs were very generous and gave the DT some wonderful images to work with and I chose to use Cupid!

I fancied using my Derwent Inktense pencils for a change but made it difficult for myself by deciding to print the image 3 times! Oh yes!  And then, if 3 lots of colouring wasn't enough, I decided to fussy cut them as well!!!  Will I never learn!! J

Ingredients:

Stamps: Cupid

Sentiment: Personal Impressions

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Ribbon Banners’ – Tattered Lace ‘Christmas Village & Landscape’

Punches: Tonic mini snowflakes

Paper/Card: Crafters Companion watercolour card – various from stash

Colouring/Ink: Derwent Inktense Pencils – ‘Dusty Concord’, ‘Chipped Sapphire’ & Shaded Lilac’ DI’s

Others: Ribbon – bells - glitter – Stickles - gems

So saddle up your reindeer and gallop 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 lovely day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CITY CRAFTER – Challenge #236 – My Deer

DREAM VALLEY – Challenge #94: Getting Ready for Christmas

CARD MANIA – Challenge # 59: Use Your Dies

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #74: Christmas Joy!

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – November Challenge – Anything Goes

CRAFTY CALENDAR – It’s All About Christmas

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #106: Christmas Creation With Ribbon

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – November Challenge: Anything Goes

Delightful Challenge Thursday – Patterns and a New Release!

Hello, how is everyone?

It is time for a new release at Digital Delights by Louby Loo so check all the gorgeous new festive images that the uber talented Wendy has created to knock your Christmas stockings off!

We also have a brand new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Patterns, so we would like to see you use patterned paper on your project please.

We are sponsored by

who are offering this fabulous prize!

So which of the gorgeous new images did I get to play with? It was this adorable little chap called Gingerbread Patchy!  Love him in his little gingerbread man onesie!!

Now every year my long suffering family has to put up with me making them my Christmas Biscuits. I know there should be a law against it! J  I usually gift them by wrapping them in a cellophane bag (I do add some ribbon and a tag) but I found this jar in Homebase for not-much-money so I bought a few and will be gifting them that way. Sorry guys!

Ingredients:

Image: Gingerbread Patchy

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Lacey Ovals’, ‘Picot Edge Circles’, Layered Poinsettia’, ‘Ribbon Banners – Tattered Lace ‘Winter Foliage’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ – All Occasions ‘Snowflakes’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – LOTV ‘Krafty Christmas’- scraps from stash

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Jar – ribbon – gems – pearls - computer generated label

So I’ve left a trail of biscuit crumbs for you to follow all the way to the Delightful Challenges Blog where you can see the wonderful inspiration created by the DT and don't forget to visit the shop for cute digi heaven!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DREAM VALLEY – Challenge #94: Getting Ready for Christmas

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS – Challenge #126: Cut It Out!           

SCRIBBLE AND SCRAP – Challenge #30: Always Anything Goes

CARD MANIA – Challenge # 59: Use Your Dies

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #74: Christmas Joy!

CRAFTING MUSKETEERS – Challenge #19: Anything But A Card

CRAFTY CALENDAR – It’s All About Christmas

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – November Challenge – Anything Goes (and include a handmade bow)

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – November Challenge – Anything Goes