Red for Remembrance

 Welcome to the weekend- here again already! 

The theme for this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stampin' is 

RED FOR REMEMBRANCE.

Poppies immediately spring to mind, in honour of all those brave souls who have lost their lives fighting for peace and a better world. It's just a shame that lessons don't seem to be learned from all the loss, destruction and heartache- or if they are they're soon forgotten. 

I used a beautiful wreath stamp from Pink Ink and coloured it with my Copic markers. 

Please hop over to Sweet Stampin' for more some lovely creations from the rest of the team- I hope you'll be inspired to join us.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

creativefingers #311

cardz4galz. #262

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

inspirationstation #79

beautifulblossoms #34

craftingchallenge November Challenge

Thanksgiving/ Thank You

 Good morning, it's time for another challenge at Crafty Catz, the theme is Anything Goes with an option of Thanksgiving/Thank You.

We're playing just for fun this time- no sponsors or prizes.

I made a simple Thank You card- always useful to have a few of these ready made.

I used a Uniko stencil and applied Distress Oxide Inks in graduated shades of pink and purple. Used the same colours to stamp my sentiment (a very old wood backed stamp). Die cut daisies in various sizes added to some of the squares. It was quick and simple to make but says what I want it to.

For more inspiration pop over to Crafty Catz to see some lovely creations from the rest of the team.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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challenge entries:

stencilfun November ATG

avenue613 November

dragonflydreams November

addictedtostamps #505

CAS at Fab'n' Funky

Good morning, this fortnight's challenge at Fab'n' Funky begins today, the theme is 

CLEAN AND SIMPLE, 

chosen by our lovely Pat.

I made a Christmas card using a cute snow couple from Card-io Stamps. I stamped the image onto a square of white CS using black Versafine Clair ink- with a touch of red for noses, masked the image and card leaving just a strip to ink blend the dark blue panel. Stamped Santa and the reindeer in black, adding highlights to the reindeer with a white gel pen. I stamped and white embossed the snowflakes, then smudged a tiny amount of the blue ink around them (might have been better without this last step?). 

There's more inspiration from the rest of the team over at Fab'n' Funky- hope you can find some time to join us.

Thanks for visiting.

Chris

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Challenge entries

MIUCB #80

pearlysparkles #113

12monthsofchristmas #128

POE #99

addictedtocas #295

abcchristmas U for uncluttered

 

Brrr- it's chilly!

 Good morning, time for November's Challenge at Stamping Sensations. 

The theme for this month is Christmas or Anything Goes, chosen by Pinky. There are some lovely prizes of Christmas themed stamps and dies for the lucky winners.

I used another of the cute Ember stamps I bought recently, this time a little bird- all rugged up for the cold weather, stamped onto white card and fussy cut, I've coloured him with markers. The frame die is from A&C , the top mat was made on the gel plate, added some stamping and stencilling and torn paper snow, and a die cut 'BRRR'.

There's plenty more to see over at Stamping Sensations where you can check out the full details of how to join in, the prizes to be won and some wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Team.

Thanks for stopping by- enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

aplacetostart- November Challenge-(new stamp)

ConBC #16 Column I Winter/Light Blue/ snowflakes

sparklesforumchristmas #178

girlzcreativechristmas #149

POE #99

welovestamping Nov Challenge

beccysplace November Challenge Day 2 B- bird, boots Brrr

Number 14

Good morning - how can it possibly be November??? 

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Crafty Calendar , the theme for this month is 

ADD A BUTTON.

As the year is galloping on it's another Christmas card from me- as you can see I've not made many yet!

I used another cute stamp from Ember Designs, stamped directly onto a kraft card blank and coloured with pencils, a white gel pen for the falling snow. Added my button to his big shiny nose!  I stamped the sentiment that came with the set onto a small die cut tag and attached it to the card with twine and a tiny peg. Not too sure I agree with that sentiment, and I definitely would not choose to sit in snow, but the little reindeer looks very happy, I decorated the inside and envelope to match.

Inside and envelope

Head on over to Crafty calendar to see what the rest of the ladies have created this month- hope you can find some time to play along.

Thanks for visiting

Enjoy the weekend.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

cardz4galz #262

CRAFT #767

kraftychicks #792

abcchristmas U for uncluttered

addictedtostamps #504

hollyandivy #194

crafterscafe #324

kleurenmetpotloden October Challenge

beccysplace Nov Challenge Day 1 A -antlers (I copied!)

 

Merry Meece!

 Hello, I made a Christmas card using a mixture of stamps and dies. The cute House Mouse stam p isn't actually a Christmas one but I thought it would work well for the season of good cheer! I stamped the image and framed it using A&C dies, used my markers to quickly colour it up. The bauble die is a Memory Box one I've had for years, the sentiment is part of a set from Paper Smooches. No idea of the DP, it's from a box of scraps too pretty to throw away. 

 

I had a lovely weekend with my granddaughter, she's no trouble at all and such good company- I really didn't want to part with her when her parents returned, it seemed so quiet here without her. This coming weekend I have my 2 younger granddaughters to look after-  I suspect they might be a bit more work to entertain- and they definitely won't be sleeping so long! Looking forward to the fun!

Thanks for visiting.

Chris

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Challenge Entries

HMFMC #452

Rudolphdays October Challenge

addictedtostamps #504

hollyandivy #194

crafterscafe #324

Beware...creepy!

Good morning, it's a Halloween card from me today, my DT make for the new challenge at

  Crafty Catz.

This fortnight Aunty Sue is hosting and has chosen the OPTIONAL theme of Halloween.

I've used some Aall &Create Stamps, a brick wall stencil and Distress Oxide Inks to create my spooky scene- meet Aggie- on her way to meet her witchy pals and create some havoc- she's so busy planning wickedness she's not looking where she's going and  nearly gets mown down by the Night Bus- much to the delight of its ghostly passengers- you can see them bouncing about on the top deck in their excitement at the prospect of seeing her splattered all over the road! Fortunately the driver has quick reactions and manages to skid to a stop before Aggie's Halloween celebrations come to an abrupt end. 

I decorated the inside of the card too, using stamps from various companies, it was a fun card to make.

There's plenty more inspiration over at Crafty Catz, and remember, if Halloween is not your cup of tea, you can always join in with our challenges using the anything goes option. 

I'm looking after my granddaughter for the weekend while her parents are away, really looking forward to enjoying her company for a couple of days- we're planning to take her to visit her sister, who's at Uni in Canterbury, on Sunday and take them both for lunch (and maybe, just maybe spoil them a tiny bit!)

Thanks for visiting

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Chris

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craftygalscorner #271 Spooky  - bus!

CRAFT #766

creativeknockouts #557

double D Halloween Colours

I Spy ... #31

paperfunday #80

mmmchallenge #263

conjurerofdreams #13

SoSS #267