Delightful Challenge Thursday – Celebrate! Our Last Ever Challenge :(

Hi all! Hope you are well and happy! Seven more sleeps to Christmas! That can't be right surely!

Well this will be my final post of the year and it is a sad one as it is also the last ever challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog! L Wendy has decided to close the challenge to devote more time to Digital Delights by Louby Loo designs! However Digital Delights by Louby Loo will NOT be going anywhere and will carry on bringing exciting daily posts and super cute designs! All the team would like to thank everyone for supporting us in our weekly challenges and hope that you will continue to find inspiration on the Digital Delights Blog where you may see some posts from me from time to time! Wink! Wink!

Anyway onto our last ever theme and it is Celebrate! So interpret that any way you wish!

 My interpretation was to make an exploding box! Now I haven't made one of these for years!! I used to make them quite a lot but I was so out of practice I made three lids before I got one to fit!! 

I decided to celebrate a birthday so used the gorgeous Celebration Charlie to sit in the middle with his balloons! Party on dude!!!

Ingredients:

Image: Celebration Charlie

Sentiments: Birthday Sentiment Set & Let’s Party Sentiment

Dies: Sizzix ‘Stars Framelits’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Ovals – La La Land ‘Flag Banner’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White - Papermania Capsule Collection ‘Pastel Spots & Stripes’ – Kraft – Centura Pearl

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Gems – acrylic dewdrops

So celebrate good times come on and dance 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 I would like to wish everyone a spectacularly wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

See ya in 2015!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SPARKLES – Challenge #63: 4^th Anniversary Anything Goes

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS – Challenge #237: Anything Goes

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #77: Anything Goes

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY – Anything Goes But NOT Christmas

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE – Anything Goes

Dig Choosday Challenge – Week 50: Last Minute Christmas!

Hello, how are things? At last I have finished my Christmas shopping! Hurrah! Hope your Christmas prep is going well too! I have even made my mince pies and iced my cake! I am a festive domestic goddess!!! J

OK enough waffle, as it is Choosday we have another challenge over at Digi Choosday and our theme this week is Last Minute Christmas!  As usual there is a fab prize up for grabs so check out the blog for details.

So to me ‘Last Minute Christmas’ means “Oh heck, I've forgotten someone!!” Therefore I wanted to make something that was incredibly simple and could be created in a flash! And that’s where the awesome Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection comes in! There are so many gorgeous goodies in this collection and if you have a graphics program you can whip up a fabulous design in moments (OK so moments may be a bit of an exaggeration but you get the idea!)!  I used one of the beautiful papers and some of the amazing pre-coloured images and arranged them in Serif to make a scene! 

You can also get the Hollybobs Santa as a single digi here.

So simple! 

Ingredients:

All Images (pre-coloured), sentiment and paper: Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection!

Card: A5 Blank

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers on the sentiment and to outline the images only

Others: Serif Craft Artist 2

So pop over to the blog to see the incredible inspiration created by the amazing DT and join in with this fab challenge! And don't forget to check out Nikky’s stunning designs in the shop!

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SPARKLES FORUM – Challenge #63: 4^th Anniversary Anything Goes

PINK GEM – Challenge #134: Anything Christmas

CRAFTY CARD MAKERS – Challenge #129: Christmas

DIGI SKETCH – Waiting for Christmas

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS – Challenge #237: Anything Goes

THE CRAFT PLACE – Christmas

DREAM VALLEY – Challenge #97: Christmas

INCY WINCY DESIGNS – Christmas Anything Goes

CARD MANIA – Challenge #62: Christmas

Delightful Challenge Thursday – Bundle Up! (Winter Theme!)

Hello everyone! Hope all is well with you and yours! How is your Christmas prep going? I’m nearly done, just a truck load of mince pies to make now!!

So onto the new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Bundle Up! (Winter Theme!)

We are sponsored by

who are offering a fabulous prize!

I decided to do a spot of digital merging again (who was the brain box that introduced me to Serif then???) 

I used the fab Snowball Andy and teamed him with Winter Barn to create a little scene. 

I thought I would make myself a sentiment snowman using the Ornate Christmas Sentiment Set complete with twiggy arms and a hat a cut from another image of Andy that I had previously printed.  Love those rosy cheeks. Possibly the result of too much egg nog!!

Ingredients:

Images: Snowball Andy & Winter Barn

Sentiment: Ornate Christmas Sentiment Set

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Snowflakes View’ – Die’sire ‘Snowflakes’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Circles’ – Tattered Lace ‘Winter Foliage’ (for the snowman’s arms)

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – Kanban

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Stickles – Gems – Liquid Pearls

So wrap up warm and pop 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:

PINK GEM – Challenge #134: Anything Christmas

CRAFTY CARD MAKERS – Challenge #129: Christmas

DIGI SKETCH – Waiting for Christmas

TUESDAY THROWDOWN – Challenge #224: Family Christmas

FAB N FUNKY – Challenge #241: Christmas

Dig Choosday Challenge – Week 49: Christmas Table/Decor!

Hello, how are things?

I’m back again as it Choosday so we have another challenge over at Digi Choosday and our theme this week is Christmas Table/Decor!  As usual there is a fab prize up for grabs so check out the blog for details.

For my project this week I chose to make a little tea light holder (battery operated of course!) to go on the Christmas table!  The paper is from the amazing Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection as is the sweet little elf (he is also available as a separate digi here) The lamppost is part of the Collection as well and I merged it to sit behind the little guy as I thought he might appreciate it!!

Ingredients:

Image: Hollybobs Little Elf

Lamppost & Paper: Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection!

Dies: Sue Wilson ‘Classic Rose’
Punches: Tonic 'Vine Border'

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Stickles - Battery operated tea light

So light the way over to the blog to see the incredible inspiration created by my super talented 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 xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #59: Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. – Challenge #288: Christmas

PINK GEM – Challenge #134: Anything Christmas

CRAFTY CARD MAKERS – Challenge #129: Christmas

DIGI SKETCH – Waiting for Christmas

TUESDAY THROWDOWN – Challenge #224: Family Christmas

Cutie Pie Challenge – Anything But a Card!

Helloooo! Hope you are well!

We have a brand new challenge at the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog  this month and our theme is Anything But a Card! So find a cute image and make it into….well…anything but a card!!

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps

Now Bugaboo Stamps  were very generous and allowed the team to choose our own images for this challenge and I chose to use Kidz Christmas Boy and His Dog. 

The photo looks a tad odd as I had to hang my ‘bauble’ from a mini Christmas tree and this makes it seem ginormous!! Trust me it’s not! J

 Ooooh too cute! Love that little doggie but he is wearing antlers and I do not endorse the dressing up of pets! (Rant pending…….please vacate the vicinity) 

Now I am not a lover of clothes for dogs! Not only is it silly and undignified (I know embarrassment is probably not a dog emotion) but it is also likely to end in the ripping up of said costume and a need to plug in the Hoover and reassess your life! Dogs do not need clothes people………..they are NOT dolls or even slightly fashion conscious!  They are dogs! Besides, how silly are you going to look walking down the road with a terrier in a Santa suit! Nuff said! 

Oh my! Anyway I am making an exception for this dog (he doesn’t seem that bothered….yet) and I decided to make a bauble for this challenge.  Extremely simple but I was a bit stumped with this one to tell you the truth.

Ingredients:

Stamps: Kidz Christmas Boy and His Dog

Dies: Couture ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White - Kanban

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Ribbon – Stickles

So bauble don't dawdle (!) and jingle all the way 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:

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

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #59: Anything Goes

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Anything Festive

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #188: Snow

CREATIVE MOMENTS- Challenge # 57: Anything Goes/Winter

LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #100: Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. – Challenge #288: Christmas

Delightful Challenge Thursday – Twinkle, Twinkle & A New Release!

Hello everyone! Hope all is well with you and yours! Christmas shopping all done yet?! No, mine neither! L

So onto less panicky things and it’s an exciting day today as it is time for the DT to showcase the new release at Digital Delights by Louby Loo so take a look all the gorgeous new festive images that the wonderful Wendy has created!

We also have a new challenge over at the Delightful Challenge Blog and our theme this week is Twinkle, Twinkle! so we would like you to add some sparkle to your project please.

We are sponsored by

who are offering a fabulous prize of a $10 store cert!

So which of the gorgeous new images did I get to play with? It was the super cute Mitzy Elf. Check out that hat!!

I do seem a little obsessed with the old snow globe look of late (no surprise really as I do collect them) and I couldn't resist popping Mitzy into Serif and merging her with another of Wendy’s fab designs, Poinsettia Snow Scene, which has a fab snow globe look!  I love how this gives you a really effective large topper with minimal effort. Minimal effort is the way forward!! J

Have to say I'm loving this dark grey and lilac colour combo! It will be filed in my ‘Must Use Again’ folder!

Ingredients:

Images: Mitzy Elf & Poinsettia Snow Scene

Sentiment: Christmas Hugs Sentiment Set

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Grand Scalloped Circles’ & ‘Fancy Tags 2’

Paper/Card: Neenah Solar White – American Crafts - Papermania

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Stickles – Gems

So get your-elf (I know!) 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 and check out the fab new releases!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

KIT AND CLOWDER – November Challenge: Christmas

BUNNY ZOE’S – November Challenge: Snow

CUTTLEBUG MANIA – Sentiment & Snowflake!

DIGI SKETCH CHALLENGE – Use Die Cuts/Punches

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #58: Anything Goes

DIVAS BY DESIGN – Anything Festive

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #188: Snow

CREATIVE MOMENTS - Challenge # 57: Anything Goes/Winter

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #36: Non-traditional Christmas Colours

Dig Choosday Challenge – Week 48: Christmas!

Hello, how are things?

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

For my card this week I chose to use a card shape I saw on Create and Craft.  It was A4 folded in half lengthways and it had a row of houses on it! Cool, I thought! 

So as I had decided to use the cute little boy Hollybobs Snowballing this time (he is also available on Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection as are the fab ticket sentiments) and I couldn’t resist duplicating him and making it into a full on snowball fight!! DUUUUUUCK!! (Hope you did!) J

Ingredients:

Image: Hollybobs Snowballing

Sentiment: Work & Play 5 – Festive Hollybobs Full Collection!

Dies: None

Card: Neenah Solar White

Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils

Others: Twine

So chuck yourself over to the blog to see the amazing Christmas inspiration created by my super talented teamies and join in with this fab challenge! And don't forget to check out Nikky’s fabulicious designs in the shop!

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

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #99: CAS

BUNNY ZOE’S – November Challenge: Snow

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

CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #257: Anything Goes

CREATIVE FINGERS – Challenge #58: Anything Goes

KIT AND CLOWDER – November Challenge: Christmas

SWEET STAMPIN’ – Let It Snow!

GLITTER N SPARKLE – Challenge #113: Use Some Snow

WITHOUT WORDS - December Challenge: Christmas (Modern Look)