All about Christmas!

It's time for our last challenge before our Christmas break over at The Paper Creator challenge blog today so the theme is obviously...

All About Christmas

you don't have to use Paper Creator products to play along, but if you do you get a second entry into the random draw for a £10 gift certificate to spend in store.

Here's my card using one of the new Sassy Cheryl digi sets.

The little snowman is supposed to look like he is holding onto the large snowflake and floating down into the arms of the big snowman.

Images- Flurry of fun set - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator

Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes Die set

X-cut palm punch Snow Crystal large and medium.

Sentiment - Snowy day sentiments - Pink Petticoat

Small dazzlers and gems - Meiflower

Pop over to the Paper Creator challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies.

Thanks for calling,

have a lovely weekend,

hugs,

Colette xx

Metal

Team B are hosting the challenge over at The Paper Shelter today and this time around the theme is

Metal

(use metal somewhere on your project and tell us what you've used)

There are great prizes up for grabs! If you are our randomly selected winner and play along with a TPS image then you have a chance of winning a $30 gift certificate, any other image and you could win three digis of your choice.

I have used a metal filigree corner and fan charm on my card. I used embroidery thread and a small bead to make the tassel for the fan.

Digital stamp - Cute Japanese Doll - The Paper Shelter

Papers - From Laughter to Memories - Nitwit Collections

Large Swirl punch  - EK Success

Tonic Layering dies - Circles

Lace border - IO Border duo 1

Metal filigree corner - Wild Orchid Crafts

Fan charm - Stash

Gems - Meiflower

I am entering the following challenges with this card.

Card Mania -  Use a Digi

Party Time Tuesdays - #191 - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge  - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze  - Anything Goes

Pop over to the Challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from my teamies and make sure you join us next week for our fabulous fourth birthday blog hop.

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Spots and Stripes

It's time for a new challenge over at Teddy Bo and this time the theme is

Spots and Stripes

the spots and stripes can be from background papers, ribbons, or even part of your image, as long as there are spots and stripes somewhere on your creation we'll be happy.

You must use a Teddy Bo and Co image (doesn't have to be the bears) to take part, and the winner, chosen by the DT, gets to choose 10 digital images of their choice from the Teddy Bo and Co store.

Here's my card

Image - TEDDYBO_259

Papers - Jolly Days adn Extra papers pack - Just So Scrappy

White creative linen A5 landscape card blank - Craft Creations

Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes Die

Gingham ribbon and dazzler - Meiflower

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Clear It Out  - Winter Wishes and Stash: Use a Snowflake

Creative Card Crew  - #75 Stripes
Just Inspirational Challenges  – Winter

Cutie Pie Challenge -  must be "cute" -  Festive Furry Friends

Check out all the new releases here

and don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to see what my fabulous teamies have done with them.

Thanks for calling,

enjoy your day,

hugs,

Colette xx

Warm and cozy

Paper Creator has some new Sassy Cheryl images in and included in the new release are some accessory sets, which contain bits and pieces you can use to dress up other images. 

I decided to make a couple of cards using the accessories on their own and here is the first.

The image is from the Warm and Cozy accessory set, and the papers are from my scrap box. Although you can't tell from the photo, I printed the mug out several times and layered it up using foam pads, I also cut a small piece from the waste of the circle frame and used it in the top corner.

Warm and Cosy accessory set - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator

Sweet Dixie - Dotted Doily Circle Frame

Tonic Layering dies -Scalloped Squares

Sentiment - computer generated

Papers from my scrap box

X-cut palm punch - Snow Crystal large

Ribbon - Ribbon Girl

Gems - Meiflower

Thanks for popping in,

have a good day,

hugs,

Colette xx

Festive Fashions

Here's a card I made recently using the Festive Fashions CD, which came as the third disc in Katy Sue's Fabulous Giftware CD set. I wanted to make a Christmas card for a friend who loves clothes and fashion and this CD was just perfect.

I printed out a decoupage sheet for the main panel and added all the layers which unfortunately don't show up in this photo, but look fab in real life.

I did take a close up photo which will hopefully give you some idea of how it looks.

The only other things I used on the card was metallic edged ribbon and stick on gems from Meiflower, which I used in the centres of the flowers, as holly berries on the dress top and buttons on the boot, and lots of glitter.

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Colette xx

Snowflakes

It's time for another challenge over at The Paper Shelter and this time around the theme is

Snowflakes

There are great prizes up for grabs! If you are our randomly selected winner and play with a TPS image then you have a chance of winning a $30 gift certificate, any other image and you could win three digis of your choice.

I made an acetate front tent card, die cut an aperture, ran glossy accents around the edge and covered with glitter to make it look icy. I then decorated the acetate with lots of die-cut and punched snowflakes, cut from glitter card.

Digital stamp - Winter Princess - The Paper Shelter

Papers - Snow Friends - lliella and KMiller - Sweet Shoppe Designs

Spellbinders Labels 11

JoyCrafts - Ice crystal 2 and Ice crystal 3

Various snowflake punches

Sentiment - Snowy day sentiments - Pink Petticoat

Sakura quickie glue pen, glamour dust, glossy accents, acetate and Glitter card - Stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Make It Sparkle

Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge #217 - Holiday

Party Time Tuesdays -  #189 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes

Card Mania -  Dies 

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas
Completely Christmas Anything Goes with twist - Use Some Blue

Moving along with the Times: Sparkle and/or Shine

Papertake Weekly - 2 or 4 legs

Pop over to the challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies, 

thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Colette xx

OOPS!

It's time for a new challenge over at Paper Creator today and some nincompoop (me) had forgotten all about it, luckily I realised before the day was over, so am just about getting in by the skin of my teeth.

This time around the theme is super-easy

Anything Goes

You do not need to use Paper Creator products to enter, but if you do, you get a second entry into the draw for the fabulous prize of a £10 certificate to spend in store.

Here's my card

14.4cm square deckled edge card blank - Craft Creations

 Decked out for the Holiday illustration - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator
Background paper - Winter Whimsy - Crazy Scrap Chicks
Memory Box- PreciousSnowflakes
Stampin Up - Adorning Accents edgelits
Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts - Stitched Scallop borders
Ribbon and gems - Meiflower

Pop over to the Paper Creator challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies, and don't forget our Anything goes challenge, you've got to be in it to win it!

Thanks for stopping by,
have a lovely weekend,
hugs,
Colette xx

Curious George

It's Charlie's birthday today, happy birthday Charlie Chops!!! 

In my last Teddy Bo post I showed you the card I had made for him with the red mini, (the only thing he wants for his birthday), well he is also a big fan of Curious George, so I thought I would make him a card with George on it from Meg. I found a printable colouring page on Google, coloured it up and turned it into a card, I only had to add the sentiment to finish it off when Stacy saw it and claimed it for herself, so I had to reprint the sentiment with Son instead of Nephew.

Image - Colouring page - Google

Tonic Layering dies - Circles

Papers - Jungle Fun - Nitwit collection

Lawn Fawn - Stitched scallop border dies

Lawn Fawn - Finley's 123's dies

Ribbon - Meiflower 

Thanks for dropping in,
hugs,
Colette xx

A couple of Christmas cards...

... made with a sheet of toppers I printed out twice by mistake.

On my Paper Creator post last weekend, where I made the Christmas pop-up box, I mentioned that somehow or other I had managed to print out the topper sheet twice, well it seemed such a shame not to use it, so I made a couple of Christmas cards with it.

The circles came from the toppers for the box flaps, I used a die to cut them out and was originally planning to make 3 small cards with a topper on each, but then changed my mind and added them all to the same card. For the second card I made a theatre card?!?!?! and used all the bits that would normally pop out of the box to build up the scene.

Paper creator Christmas Pop-up Box Mega Bundle

Spellbinders Grand Labels 4

Tonic Layering dies - Plain Circles and Scalloped Circles

Crafters Companion Embossalicious Let it Snow 6 x 6 folder

Stocking bunting die - Joanna Sheen

Ribbon, bow, bells, Pearl - Meiflower

Sleigh charm and papers - Stash

Thanks for dropping in,

have a lovely weekend,

hugs,

Colette xx