Love and good cheer...

 

Happy New Year everybody!

Well what a great start to the year....lost all track of what day it is and late with my card.

It's time for the first challenge of the year over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme is "Something new" that can be new Year, new baby, new home, new stash etc....and remember to use some stamping too.

So I have gone for the new stash.  I bought this stamp in December with the intention of using it but time ran out so what better time than to start to new year with my first 2026 Christmas card.

First I stamped the image, then masked it off and stencilled the snowflakes in the background...I used a light grey and a pale blue to give a frosty look.  I then coloured the image with my zig pens, love them I got some inspiration for the colouring from the lovely Sue although my stripey tights are not as neat as hers! I stamped the sentiment from the same set and then added some sequins.  I did some doodling around the edges too.

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - something new

Simon Says Stamp - add a sentiment

Fi

x

With love at Christmas...

 

Howdy folks...

There's a new month long challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme is "Christmas".  

I have to say I am mega late with my Christmas makes as I have just been that busy with work but in the New Year I aim to be back on it.  I loved creating this little card.  I had seen a card the lovely Sue has made using this stamp which gave me some inspiration, so I bought it and here's my effort.

I used my zig watercolor pens to colour this one, I haven't used them for a while...and I do really love watercolouring the most I think.  I added some sequins and some white splodges to resemble snow (I couldn't find my snow stencil).

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check what my teamies have made.

Challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Winter/Christmas

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - anything goes with a snowman

Cardz 4 Girlz - A cute christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Fi

x

Happy birthday...

Morning folks...

Well, the winter has arrived, it's baltic!!!

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme this fortnight is "birthday".  Sweet Stampin is celebrating their birthday so why not join us in the fun.

This was the birthday card I made for my hubby's big day.  I actually bought this stamp set a while back but as usual never got the chance to use it, so here it is although I only stamped the birthday sentitment, I embossed the scene and then added the clouds and touch them up with some white ink, I also added some blue ink to the sea.

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check what my teamies have made.

Fi

x

 

Happy Haunting...

 

Morning folks...

It's been another busy time for me at work and also had a wee break up north...yet again no orcas, so maybe next time!

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme this fortnight is "Halloween or the colours of Halloween".

Now I do love Halloween but I really don't have many stamps and then I remembered I had Frankie so here he is.  Stamped him up and coloured him green of course and layered him onto some purple stencilled clouds....I need to practice clouds.  I added a few sequins to finish.

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check what my teamies have made.

challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. challenge - halloween

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Fi

x

Happy Birthday...

 

Morning folks...

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme this fortnight is "feature a sentiment".

I was at a bit of a loss what to make but I wanted to make the sentiment the main focus.  So I stencilled the background, stamped the sentiment onto a stencilled panel and layered onto the card.  I die cut a wee candle and added that to the card too...it's kind of plain and simple.

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check what my teamies have made.

Fi

x

Time to unwind...

 

Morning folks...

I have been a bit AWOL with my cards lately as the crocheting has kind of taken over, after the holidays I am hoping to get back to an even split as I am missing making my cards, but I am also loving the crocheting...can't stop buying wool...oops!  So off on my holiday up north tomorrow and I am hoping to capture some great wildlife photos...top of the list is an orca but that is unlikely to happen but you never know!

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.

The theme this fortnight is "favourite colour".

Now I couldn't quite decide which colour was my favourite as I do like lots of colours however my wardrobe consists of black, black, more black etc but I do like blue and green together....maybe you can tell ha ha!

I actually bought this stamp set and embossing folder ages ago and just haven't had the chance to use it, so since I was talking wool I thought yep let's go with it.  First I embossed the background and added some blue and green ink.  I stamped up some of the wool images, tape measure and crochet hook using blue and green....I tried to colour one of the balls like variegated wool...lol.  I then fussy cut them and layered them onto the card.  I stamped up the sentiment and added some dots and sequins to finish.

Hope you like it.

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check what my teamies have made.

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - anything goes

Fi

x

Fi

x

Hope you like it.

Fi

x

Pop over to the Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check out what my teamies have made.