Add Snowflakes - Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 9th of June, 2017

For the next two weeks at Winter Wonderland, we are hosted by Cindy, who has chosen the theme: ADD SNOWFLAKES.

So here is my card:

I used Digi Star of Wonder from our sponsor, Little Claire Designs.

I have digitally printed the digi stamp on to X-Press It card and then coloured it using the following Copics markers:

• polar bears: C1, colourless blender
• blue/green scarf: BG53, BG45, BG57, Wink of Stella
• purple scarf: V22, V25, V28, Wink of Stella
• star: Y08, Wink of Stella
• ground: C1, C2, Wink of Stella
• night sky: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

I then used a decorative nesting frame die from KaiserCraft to cut out the image as my Silhouette Cameo is playing up :(

I have then embossed a piece of glitter core essentials cardstock using an embossing folder called Winter Chill, distributed by ultimate crafts (a freebie from a magazine).

I also die cut the snowflake flurry from November 2016 Club La-La Land Crafts from glitter core essentials cardstock.

The embossed piece was adhered to a white card from Envelope Solutions, then I adhered the coloured piece and the snowflake flurry.

As I mentioned, our sponsor for this challenge is Little Claire Designs, who are giving the winner 3 digital stamps of their choice.

Little Claire Designs is based on the Wirral in the north west of England and is owned and run by Steve and Gill. They sell a range of great stamps, digis, outline stickers, ready to use images, papers and other goodies. 

You may well have seen Steve at craft shows up and down the country and now he is also a regular on Hochanda!

They also host regular craft classes on the Wirral - take a look at their website if you fancy a fun day out with good company and lots of card making.

blog - littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Weekly Christmas Card Challenge #14 - anything goes as long as it's Christmas
Christmas with the Cuties Challenge #6 - Snuggly Bears
ABC Christmas Challenge - M is for more than one
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - June - anything goes as long as it is Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #336 - anything goes as long as it is Christmas

There is inspiration from the Snowflakes DT over on the Winter Wonderland blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. Please remember that it is Christmas Projects only! We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous Christmas creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in our blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!
Have fun and remember that you can enter up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 22nd of June and our next challenge will start the following day.
Please check back on Monday at the Winter Wonderland blog to find out the winners of the Hats and/or Scarves Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Use Your Favourite Christmas Colour Combination - Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 12th of May 2017

For the next two weeks at Winter Wonderland, we are hosted by Christine, who has chosen the theme: USE YOUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS COLOUR COMBINATION.

So, this is my card:

I have used an image called Penguin Carols from our sponsor Pink Gem Designs.

Janet, the owner of Pink Gem Designs is offering the winner of the challenge 2 single digi images or 2 card topper kits, or one of each.

Pink Gem Designs is based in Stourport and began trading in November 2008 designing cute and whimsical craft stamps in clear polymer. As digi products became more popular Pink Gem Designs also started to product digital stamps, card topper kits and other digital products such as downloadable papers, clip art etc.

I have printed Penguin Carols on to X-Press It paper, fussy cut using my Silhouette Cameo and then coloured with the following Copics markers:

• black of penguins - C5, C7, C9
• white of penguins - C0, colourless blender
• cheeks of penguins - R20
• nose and feet of penguins - YR12, YR07
• reds of hats - R32, R35, R37
• green of hats - G02, G05, G17, Wink of Stella
• white of hats - Wink of Stella
• book cover - YG11, YG06, YG09
• book pages - E41
• candle - G05
• flame - Y06
• light - Y08
• lamp - E81, E84, E87
• hook - C3
• background - BG0000, BG01

I have then followed the latest sketch from CAS(E) this sketch!:

I turned the sketch around and then adhered a piece of gold music paper from Christmas Carol by KaiserCraft using double-sided tape. The coloured image was adhered on top and then the sentiment "wintertime wishes" from Cozy Cupfuls by Power Poppy was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink using my MISTI.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch! #221

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - May - anything goes as long as it is Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #332 - anything goes as long as it is Christmas

Weekly Christmas Card Challenge #12 - photo challenge

There is inspiration from the Snowflakes DT over on the Winter Wonderland blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. Please remember that it is Christmas Projects only! We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous Christmas creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in your blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun and remember that you can enter up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 25th of May and our next challenge will start the following day.

Please remember to check back on Monday at the Winter Wonderland blog to find out the winners of the Add Some Sparkle or Bling Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Cute Christmas - Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 14th of April, 2017

For the next two weeks at Winter Wonderland, we are hosted by Carol, who has chosen the theme: CUTE CHRISTMAS.

This means that you should make a Christmas project with a cute animal or critter!

We are sponsored these next two weeks by Miss Daisy Stamps, who are giving the winner 4 images, one from each of the four artists that reside at Miss Daisy Stamps!

Miss Daisy Stamps

Jennifer Nilsson Art ♥ Mari Digis ♥ Miss Daisy's Collection ♥ We Are 3© Digital Shop

Join us at Miss Daisy Stamps Create & Share Facebook Group to meet the artists, share fun inspiration, receive freebies and special deals. See you there!

So on to my card!

I chose "Gift of Love Snowman" by Jennifer Nilsson Art for my image.  I digitally printed him on X-Press It paper and then coloured him with the following Copics markers:

• red: R32, R35, R37
• green: YG11, YG06, YG09
• carrot nose: YR09
• body of snowman: B000, B00
• bird: BV01, BV13, BV17
• background: BG0000, BG000, BG01

Then, unfortunately my Silhouette Cameo was not behaving and I had to fussy cut the snowman and bird! :(

I have then made a shaker card using stamps and dies from Ready, Set, Snow; Ready, Set, Snow - Lawn Cuts and Ready, Set, Snow Shaker Add-On all from Lawn Fawn. It is the first time that I have used this set and I have had it for a while!

I stamped the snowglobe using Tuxedo Black Memento ink on to some white card stock from my stash. I die cut the snowglobe and a base snowglobe from the same white card stock. 

I stamped Merry Christmas from Ready, Set, Snow using Cottage Ivy Memento ink, then I coloured the base of the snowglobe with E55, E57 and E59 Copics markers. 

The shaker component was made using my Fuse tool and Waterfall Photo Sleeves both from We R memory keepers. I added foil stars, glitter and seed beads from my stash to the shaker. Foam tape was used to adhere the shaker to the two parts of the snowglobe.

I adhered the snowman to the front of the shaker using double-sided tape.

I have then adhered the shaker to a small square card from Envelope Solutions.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Weekly Christmas Card Challenge #10 - anything goes as long as its Christmas
Christmas with the Cuties #4 - red and green
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - April - anything goes as long as its Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #328 - snowman

There is inspiration from the Snowflakes DT over on the Winter Wonderland blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in your blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun and remember that you can enter up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 27th of April and our next challenge will start the following day.

Please remember to check back on Monday at the Winter Wonderland blog to find out the winners of the Christmas Animals or Birds Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

For A Child - Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 17th of March, 2017

For the next two weeks at Winter Wonderland, we are hosted by ME!

I have chosen the theme of "For A Child"

So we want to see anything that a child will love for Christmas.

Please remember that it is Christmas projects only.

We are sponsored this week by "Sasayaki Glitter" who are offering 1 digi stamp to the winner.

Sasayaki Glitter are actually based here in Melbourne, Australia! You can find them on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com.au/shop/SasayakiGlitter and they have a challenge blog and Facebook group.

They have many different images for you to colour and add to your projects: cute elephants, Australian animals, Easter chicks and kitties just to name a few!

We had two images to play with for this challenge:

Winter Kiddles - a cute koala sitting in the snow

or the one I chose

Christmas Bunny Decorating - a cute bear with some Christmas lights

So here is my card:

I digitally stamped Christmas Bunny Decorating on to X-Press It card and then had my Silhouette Cameo fussy cut around the image.

I have used the following Copics pens to colour the bunny:

• bunny's fur - E41, E43, E44, E47, RV63 (ears)
• hat and boots - R32, R35, R37
• christmas lights from left to right - BG53 & BG57, RV02 & RV66, B60 & B69, V01 & V28, YR02 & YR09, YG13 & YG17
• sparkle on hat and lights - Wink of Stella
• background - B000, B02

I have then followed the sketch from this month's Christmas Card Throwdown:

I have adhered Christmas Bunny Decorating on to a white card from Envelope Solutions and then attached 3 different Washi tape as the stripes of colour from Manzawa. The sentiment "merry christmas" is from Toboggan Together by Lawn Fawn and is stamped in Cottage Ivy Memento ink.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for March - anything goes as long as it's Christmas
Weekly Christmas Card Challenge #8 - anything goes as long as it's Christmas*

*this challenge has an optional challenge that I may make another card and enter into these challenges again.

There is inspiration from the Snowflakes DT over on the Winter Wonderland blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in your blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!
Have fun and remember that you can enter each challenge up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 30th of March and our next challenge will start the following day.
Please remember to check back on Monday at the Winter Wonderland blog to find out the winners of the Ribbon or Lace Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Be of Good Cheer with Glittering Glass Santa

Here is another Christmas creation, this time for a challenge that I found called Creative Knockouts. They had a recipe of using 3 patterned papers, two embellishments and 1 image.

So here is my card:

I have used three patterned papers from a paper stack called Twig & Berry by KaiserCraft, one of them was a scalloped die cut from the back. The green background paper and velvety banner paper have been outlined with brushed corduroy Distress Ink, I even "smooshed" some ink on to the edges of the green paper to make it looked distressed.

The papers were adhered to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions.

The image that I have used is from Power Poppy - Glittering Glass Santa - he is one of my favourites.  He was digitally printed on to X-Press It paper and cut out using my Silhouette Cameo. I have coloured him with the following Copics markers:

• face - E000, R20
• jacket - R32, R35, R37
• gloves - 100
• greenery/tree - G12, G14, G17
• berries - R46, R59
• top of ornament - Y28
• background - BG000, BG01
• sparkle - Wink of Stella

Here is a close up of the image:

I also coloured the sentiment piece (again digitally printed on to X-Press It paper and cut out using my Silhouette Cameo), using the following Copics markers:

• berries - R46, R59, clear Wink of Stella
• branch - E09, brown Wink of Stella
• background - E81, E84, E87

For my two embellishments, I have added some brown and white Baker's twine to the banner paper and then coloured three Rhinestones from KaiserCraft with R59.

I have also used the sketch from Mojo Mondays:

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts #181 - recipe

Mojo Mondays #485 - sketch

CraftyHazelnuts Christmas Challenge #321 - anything Christmas and something green

CraftyHazelnuts Extra Christmas Challenge February - anything Christmas

Thanks for looking!

Anything Christmas Goes - Tribute Challenge for Winter Wonderland's Eileen for 17th of February 2017

For the next two weeks at Winter Wonderland, we are hosted by Helen.

As regular followers of our challenge blog will know, our blog owner and coordinator Eileen sadly passed away recently. This challenge is our tribute to her and all the hard work and time she put into running the challenge blog. As it's a special challenge, both teams are joining in.

 And so the theme for this challenge is simply:

Anything Christmas Goes 

....so we want to see all your Christmas projects!

For this challenge, we are sponsored by Little Claire Designs, who are giving 3 digi stamps to the winner

 

Little Claire Designs is based on the Wirral in the north west of England and is owned and run by Steve and Gill. They sell a range of great stamps, digis, outline stickers, ready to use images, papers and other goodies.

You may well have seen Steve at craft shows up and down the country and most recently you will have seen him on Hochanda for Little Claire's debut show. Steve is back on the TV again on Monday 20th of March for two shows! 

 They also host regular craft classes (run by Helen!!) on the Wirral - take a look at the website if you fancy a fun day out with good company and lots of card making.

website: http://www.mylcdesigns.co.uk

blog: http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk

So on to my card. As I have always wanted to have a drink with Eileen and the February theme at Christmas Card Throwdown is "Drinks", I thought I would use a stamp of a polar bear with a mug of something warm from The Greeting Farm from Let It Snow. So I stamped him using Tuxedo Black Memento ink on to X-Press It paper. 

I coloured the background of the square card from Envelope Solutions using Copics:

BG02, B16, B29 and B69.

The snow is texture paste using the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

The original idea for this background came from Kathy at the Daily Marker during one of her colouring challenges. I know I have used this background before, but I just love it and it is quick and easy! But this time I have used gloss texture paste - Ranger Texture Paste Transparent Gloss.

So hopefully we will see a bit of gloss!

I have coloured the polar bear with the following Copics:

C00, C3 and RV10 for the cheeks and ears.

For the mug, I started with B14, but then it caused a huge blob of ink on the bear's left paw.....so I finished with B16 and B18, then I went over with B12 to lighten it up a little.

The hot chocolate is E23.

The plaid scarf is B41 for the base, then I drew lines of R29 and YG17. I went back over with R29 for more definition.

I have also used black Wink of Stella on his nose and eyes, then clear Wink of Stella on the red of the plaid and middle of the mug. I used green Wink of Stella on the plaid and blue Wink of Stella on the outside of the mug and handle.

I have then fussy cut the polar bear and outlined him with my Memento Dual Marker - unfortunately, I slipped as I was going around the inside of his legs and now he has a scar! :?

For the sentiment, I stamped Let's be Merry from the Let It Snow stamp set with Cottage Ivy Memento ink on to some scrap X-Press It paper, which I then die cut using a decorative die from KaiserCraft. I outlined the sentiment piece with BG02.

I then adhered both the polar bear and sentiment piece with foam squares to add some more dimension.

So here is my finished card - I was able to take the photo outside, as it is during the day!

 

 Unfortunately, you can't see any sparkle from the Wink of Stella, also the glossy texture paste isn't as distinctive as the regular stuff - I will use the regular stuff for snow next time!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Christmas Throwdown - CCT#03 - drinks

Creative Inspirations #268 - anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - C for creature and D for dimension

Crafty Cardmakers #182 - add some texture
Do-Al(l) Kreatives #2 - winter time
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra Feb 2017 - anything goes as long as it is Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #321 - anything goes as long as it is Christmas

There is inspiration from both the Snowflakes and Icicles DT over on the Winter Wonderland blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

We all hope you are able to join us in our special challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in your blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun and remember you can enter each challenge up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 2nd of March and our next challenge will start the following day.

Please remember to check back at the Winter Wonderland blog to find out the winners of the Spring Fever Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

It's Your Birthday Genie Marci Card

Well I have been busy with job interviews, cleaning our house and organising a birthday party for someone special. 

I can't believe that 10 years ago, I went to the hospital in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for a "check up" after not feeling very well the whole day and was told that I was 10 cms dilated and 2 hours later I had a baby girl in my arms! :) 

Time has definitely flown and on Sunday we had an archery party with 7 of Aby's friends - huge thank yous to my mum Julie who did a lot of the prep work at the party place. 

I baked a couple of cakes which looked awesome and layered them together with black butter cream before placing an edible image that I created of a bulls eye with an arrow and "Happy 10th Birthday Abigayle". I also made stickers to place on the party bags and all over the table cloth.

Yesterday I mashed up the leftover birthday cake with the tops of the cake that I kept and made cake pops. Aby took them to school today to enjoy with her class mates. I meant to use the leftover party stickers to place on the sticks, but at 1 am this morning, my head was not screwed on properly! The cake pops were a hit with Aby's classmates and teachers! :)

So enough about the cake and party! I made a card for Aby's birthday using the sketch from CAS(E) this sketch:

I also wanted to use Genie Marci, a La-La Land Craft Club image that I have not used before. I coloured Genie Marci using inspiration from Sandie at The Paper Cove. I used the Copics pens as listed in this picture (hopefully you can all read my writing!):

I had to fussy cut the image and as you can see I have had a bit of an accident with other ink! I was a bit clumsy today!

For the rest of the card, I used washi tape to mark off my rectangle of paper on my card, stamped the sentiment "It's your birthday" from the January 2017 Club La-La Land kit using Vivid! Ultramarine ink. I also used the cupcake from the same kit and stamped it using Vivid! Purple ink and Vivid! Raspberry ink:

So then here is my completed card, after I have adhered Genie Marci using foam squares:

Hopefully you can see all the glittery bits I added to her hair and outfit!

Thanks for looking!