Ria's Wonderful Christmas time!

Well this is one that you should all be able to take part in as over at Polly Craft Challenge Blog we want to see a Christmas creation. It can be a card or whatever you want and remember you don't have to use a Polly Craft product so there is nothing to stop you :D
The winner will get a huge prise of ALL 8 SETS of new roundabout sentiments...
This is one of my last challenges as GDT :( and for this card I have used this super cute Bronson image from Polly Craft I have coloured him with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens so he has a touch of sparkle. The Sentiment is one of the new round abouts that I have coloured with promarkers and covered in glossy accents. the paper is also from Polly Craft sun blush set. The ribbon is from paper mania and the peel offs, gems and holographic paper is from my stash.

A sketch by the beautiful Nancy

I am so sorry for this very, very late post I have been all over the place this weekend and just have not got to my computer but I hope I will be back up and running with more cards tomorrow :D .

This weeks challenge at Stampin' for the weekend has been set by the lovely and very talented Nancy!

I can't wait to see what you all do with this gorgeous sketch.

Nancy is also sponsoring this challenge and has lined up this stamp for the one lucky winner!!

Its Doraline and Dexter under the Mistletoe!

For my card this week I wanted to keep it simple and play with my goodies from craft work cards. The scalloped card, the foiled paper, sentiment, flower and the card candies are all from craft work cards. The image is from The Greetings Farm Miss Anya dressy set. I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens. I have then used the cornflower blue promarker to go round the edge of the card and the sentiment.

Passion for pro markers and Charisma cards

One card for another 2 challenges :D The sketch is from this weeks passion for promarkers challenge and I have coloured this adorable little "Bling - a - ling elf", from Amy at All That Scraps , with promarkers and some sakura stardust on the star which I have then made stand out more by adding the glossy accents. The paper is from DCVW and the sentiment is from papercellar and the gems and peel off's are from my stash. The sentiment means this card also fits perfectly for Charisma Cards "Merry and Bright" challenge.

Cupcake craft - Snow much fun

This week over at Cupcake craft they want us all to have snow much fun. I am going mad making Christmas cards at the moment and for this one I have again used the super cute penguin from Angels landing coloured with promarkers. The strip of ribbon is from my local pound shop and is meant for wrapping presents or decorations but I just could not resist using it here. The peel offs are from my stash.

CRAFT - 1 tag,1 sentiment and ribbon

This weeks challenge over at CRAFT is to use 1 tag, 1 sentiment and ribbon. I have used this tag sentiment from paper cellar and some ribbon from papermania. The pretty paper is from dove craft and this super cute Santa I am very excited about as he is a new release from the amazing Amy Young and you can pick him up from All That Scraps. At the moment he is just available as a digi called cookie break but that is great for me as it meant I got him as soon as I paid I started to play :D I have coloured him with a mix of promakers and sakura stardust and metallic pens. The present embellishments are from paper cellar and the peel offs are from my stash.

Crafty catz - going dottie

For this weeks challenge over at crafty catz they want you to go dottie :D I have used this super cute penny black stamp that is brand new for me I got it from ebay the other day and am so excited. I have coloured them with promarkers and added glossy accents to their balloon's so they look all shiny. Then I have put them on this dotty paper from papermania's sweet nothings pack. The peel offs and gems are from my stash.

Tuesday tagger and Paper take

Over at Tuesday tagger they want you to create something without using any patterned paper well this is always tough for me as I love my papers but I have used the gorgeous penguin from Angels landing that I have coloured with promarkers and added the holographic paper to give the card a bit of sparkle and interest. All the sparkle also lets me enter this card for papertakes challenge this wee as they want to see some digi sparkle :D The sentiment is from paper cellar and the peel offs are from my stash.

Let's celebrate!!!

This week at Stampin' for the weekend we would like to see some BIG Celebration Cards or Projects! - so those big land mark birthdays or those big Wedding Anniversaries - you could even count a wedding or a christening! The choice is yours!

Our Sponsor this week is

Heidi is offering one lucky Stamper a $25 Gift Voucher to spend in store at Simon says stamp

Thank you Heidi J

My card is for my Grandma as it was her 80th Birthday a few weeks ago. The image is a picture of her when she was 18 and it was black and white but I added the colour to her dress and then I decoupaged her so she looks more 3D. The beautiful papers are all from the brilliant Designers extreme vol II & III. The gems are from my stash and the sentiment I typed on to the paper before I printed it out (you have gotta love digi papers :D ).

Polly Craft - Not a card

Over at Polly Craft Challenge Blog they want to see a creation that is anything but a card. Well after my box the other day I thought I would try and be adventurous. I was given this jug and ceramic painting set by my brother and his lovely girlfriend about a year ago and had not been brave enough to give it ago.
I used stayzon to stamp the image of Grace from Polly Craft's Christmas Pixies on to the jug and then coloured her with the ceramic paints. I definitely need a lot more practice at this so don't look too close but I am quite happy with it and it is definitely not a card :D
Make sure you check out the challenge blog as the DT has come up with some amazing inspirational projects to look at.

Festive goody box

The challenge this week at Stampin' for the weekend is being held by the wonderful Vicki! She has this wonderful prize for someone and what she wants you to do is make a box in a Christmas theme and using some form of distressing.
This was a challenge for me and I certainly need to work on my box making but I am quite please with the outcome. I have used another of Amy's super cute fairies (find them at All That Scraps ) and coloured her with my normal mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens. For the base of my box I have used one of the printable boxes from funky fairy's Chocolate cover Christmas set. the snowflake paper is from pink petticoats fairy lights kit. the gems and ribbon are from my stash while the sentiment is from papermania.

Digital Tuesday - Flowers

I am on a roll but have to stop now and sleep as will be up early for work. This is my last quick card I just had to make a more summery card with Amy's brilliant digi fairies. ( Catch them atAll That Scraps ). I have coloured her again with pro markers and sakura stardust pens so she sparkles :D. This weeks challenge at Digital Tuesday is flowers and this patterned card is covered in them. I have use a sentiment stamp from studio g and then added some gems a butterfly and peel offs from my stash. There was a oval already in the card so I thought I would make it stand out a bit more by adding the card candies from craft work cards all around it.

Sunday sketch and stamp and Simon says

Ok so it is a litle strange but I had to try it. My little pink penguin is from Angels landing and I have coloured her with my promarkers. The lay out is this weeks challenge at Sunday Sketch and stamp and over at
Simon says they want you to give thanks and so I have made a thank you card :D
The papers are from papermania's naughty and nice pack the gems and peeloffs are from my stash

A spoonfull of sugar and Lilli of the valley

This card is partly to show that I can uses these penguins with other colours and because I have just found out that my sister Lydia has got into a college to study animal care :D I am so happy for her and she is on her way over here so I thought I would put a card together for her. The image a digi stamp from Angels landing and has been coloured with promarkers. The sentiment is a studio g stamp. The fab papers are from papermania's naughty and nice collection and the snowflake embellishment that I have added a gem to is also from papermania.
This card fits for 2 challenges the sketch is from A spoon full of Sugar and over at Lilli of the valley they have got a recipe to follow: 3 papers, 2 stamps (one can be a sentiment) and 1 embellishment :D

Montgonza and crafty card makers

This month Amanda at Montygonza Challenge has another great sketch for you to follow and she wants us to use just green and red. At Crafty cardmakers which is another blog I have just found they want you to use a stamp on your creation it can be digi or rubber. My image is another one of the amazing Amy's fairies and she is the digi version as I have a while to wait for my rubber stamp order to get to me from America but it is going to be so worth the wait :D. You can get your hands on her at All That Scraps.
I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens as every fairy should sparkle! I have then chalked the circle around her with some green chalk from papermania. The papers are from DCWV and the presents and sentiment are from Papercallar. The peel offs and gems are from my stash.

Colour create - Blue, silver and white

OK so I have gone a bit crazy here but I have fallen in love with these digi stamps and this colour combo is so perfect for them I just couldn't stop. I have also added some glitter to a few of them with sakura pens and on the 2nd on the pompoms on his hat are flocked with glittery flock :D I mention this as the challenge at Colour Create is to use the colour combo and then as a extra include a winter theme and glitter. I think I have covered all bases with these and I am sorry but I am highly likely to be using these super cute penguins from Angels landing I have coloured them all with promakers and mounted them with foam pads the papers are from a mix of Dove craft, DCWV and papermania. the sentiments are either the one that comes with the images (let it snow) or from papercellar. The gems and peel off's are from my stash.

Cute card thursday and Anya ink

This week over at Cute Card Thursday the challenge is to use the primary colours red,blue and yellow. I started this card off aiming to use it for the monthly Montygonza Challenge but then I realised that it was not only the sketch we need to used but also just 2 colours red and green so I will just have to go back to the drawing board for that one.
For this card I have used the super cute Miss Anya. I have coloured her with pro markers and sakura pens then decoupaged her so she also fits for this weeks Anya Ink challenge. For the circle background behind her I have used a digi background from Polly Craft and again I have coloured it with promarkers. The paper is from dove craft the sentiment and presents are from paper cellar and the peel offs are from my stash.

Allsorts - Wedding

This week over at Allsorts they want to see wedding creations. I have used the cake toppers stamp set from The Greetings Farm and coloured them with promakres and sakura stardust and metallic pens. I have then covered the bells in clear accents so they look even shinier and give a bit of texture. The patterned card is from papermania. The gold paper candies are from craft work cards and the peel off's are from my stash

Flutter by and an award

I am so happy I got these gorgeous new digi stamps the other day and have been playing with them ever since there are 4 fairies in the line up so far and they are all just as beautiful! They are by the amazingly talented Amy. I am waiting for the rubber versions to arrive in the post so at the moment I am making do with the digis, you can get yours at All That Scraps. I have coloured her with promarkers and lots of sakura star dust pens so she really sparkles ( the picture does not do her sparkle justice ) The sentiment I typed up on the computer. The poinsettia topper is from papermania and the paper is from DCWV. The peel off's and gems are from my stash.

I was in total shock the other day to see that not one but 2 lovely people had awarded me this award
The super talented Amy and the brilliant Amanda have both been kind enough to give me this award.

So I now get to pass this on to 5 other people and need to tell you all 5 things about myself so here are 5 thing about me:

1. I have 2 cats one has just 3 legs
2. I have 2 brothers and one sister all younger than me
3. I studied animal care at college
4. I am currently reading the girl who kicked the hornet's nest by Larsson and would highly recommend the trilogy.
5. I am looking forward to the NEC on Sunday and counting down the days :D as I have never been before.

I am passing this award to
Di
Nancy
Kimmi
Emma
Paula

Mystery Mondays - Snowflakes

Over at Mystery Mondays on the club Anya blog they want you to make a card using an Anya or Ian image and it must include snowflakes. Well I love snowflakes and Anya so this is a perfect challenge that I may well enter more than once :D I have used this adorable Miss Anya snow from The Greetings Farm I have coloured her with a mix of pro markers and Sakura star dust pens. The back ground stamp of the snowflakes and the sentiment are from Personal Impressions and I am loving this set right now. I have coloured the snow flakes in the background with sakura stardust pens so they sparkle and match the colours of my Miss Anya.

Stamp with fun create a scene

For this weeks challenge at stamp with fun they want you to create a scene on your card. I have used this gorgeous digi stamp back ground from Polly Craft I have coloured it with pro markers and then added a load of glitter at the bottom for snow and on the trees. The little topper is from a pack I got free from a magazine and the sentiment is from DCWV.

Can anyone help?

Hiya everyone I was browsing ebay the other day when I saw this Wallace and Gromit stamp

This seller is just selling stamped images but I have totally fallen in love with it as it would be perfect for a card for my Dad. Sadly I have nit been able to find it anywhere! Do any of you know where I could get my hands on one?

Hugs

Amy xx