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

 

Number 13

 Good morning, I'm here today with another Christmas card, this is my DT card for our new Challenge at Fab'n' Funky.

the theme for this fortnight is 

THINGS WITH WINGS,

chosen by our lovely Pat K.

I recently bought a few stamps from Creative Ember Designs- tried so hard not to buy any more Christmas stamps but couldn't resist these! I've used one of the stamps from the Cosy Christmas set to create this card. Coloured with markers, snowflake stencilled background. 

There's more inspiration from the rest of the ladies over at FnF - so please pop over and check them out- hope you can find the time to join in with the challenge.

Thanks for visiting

Have a good day.

Chris

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 Challenge entries:

hollyandivy #194

crafterscafe #324

crittercrazy #103

FQCCCB #25

letscreate #224

POE #98

allsorts #834

Autumn landscape

 Good morning, a quick reminder that our October Challenge at Stamping Sensations is over half way through- there's still plenty of time to join in though. 

The theme for this month is Autumn or Anything Goes,

Our prize this month is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions (inc pps, winner meets costs of any additional spend). 

I used stamps from several sets of Cardio Stamps to create this autumnal scene, which I've coloured with watercolours.

For plenty of inspiration and full details of how to play along, hop on over to Stamping Sensations.

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Weekend

Chris

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Challenges entered:

craftrocket #130

creativeinspiration #32

thesisterhoodofcrafters. Fall

cardz4guyz #378

FQGCS #33

thefourseasons October Challenge

Sweet 16

 Good morning and happy weekend. 

This fortnight our challenge theme at Sweet Stampin' is

INSPIRED BY...A SONG/BOOK/FILM

I think you can probably guess the song I chose!!! Not very original but I needed to make a card for Granddaughter Ruby. It's hard to believe that our sturdy little tomboy has grown into a tall and willowy young lady- but she still gives the best hugs!! 

The image I used is one of Mo's, coloured with copics and sporting a paper-pieced dress. I've added lots of sparkle to the balloons, which of course you can't see! 

I cut a fancy shaped aperture int a square of white card and embossed the remainder, added a stencilled panel behind, matted it onto the same DP I used for the dress, fussy cut my image and popped on top. Die cut sentiments and some sparkly gems to finish.

There's plenty more ideas over at Sweet Stampin'- and we're looking forward to seeing what inspires you!

Thanks for visiting 

Chris

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Challenge entries:

digichoosday #10

ilovepromarkers

addictedtostamps #503

PFM #809 (Fave colours- blues/green)

dreamvalley #346