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

Number 12

 Good morning, my 12th Christmas card this year- this one is for my youngest granddaughter who loves her cuddly toys- she has far too many- they have taken over her bedroom! Mum tries hard to 'cull' them but Charlotte totally refuses to part with any of her beloved 'babies'! 

Our new challenge at Crafty Catz starts today, sponsored by

  ALL DRESSED UP stamps.

The theme this week is use an embossing folder or powder or  ANYTHING GOES

 The little cutie I have featured on my card is called Christmas Bear Hugs, coloured with Copic markers and a sprinkling of chunky embossing powder for the snow.

I've used two different embossing folders on the white panels, added a few die cut snowflakes and die cut sentiments.

I followed this sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

As always there's plenty of inspiration from the rest of the team, so pop over to Crafty Catz for a look! Hope to see you play along this fortnight

Chris

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Challenge entries:

kraftychicks #789

hollyandivy #193

sweetsketchwednesday2 (Retro Sketch 228)

dreamvalley #346

alldressedup #166

sparklesforumchristmas #177

girlzcreativechristmas #145

Autumn colours.

 Good morning, my card today is my DT make for this fortnight's challenge at Fab'n'Funky.

It was my turn to choose a theme and I guess it's a bit predictable but I do love 

AUTUMN COLOURS.

Well, this isn't at all what I had in mind when I started.. I bought a set of stencils (Autumn Mist) from Lavinia and I wanted to create a misty autumn morning vibe with the sun burning through but I think I was a bit too ambitious! I used the stencil with Lost Shadow D. Oxide ink then masked off the shape and added the pale yellow sunrays using another stencil. I stamped the fox sitting on the fairy path, cone branch and berries. I cut the arch shape from a kraft card blank, embossed the leaves and brayered some brown and orange inks over the top- a little bit messy, I think I was a bit heavy handed. I spent so long messing about with this card I didn't have the heart to start again, so here it is- warts and all! 

There are some beautiful cards over at Fab'n'Funky so please do take a look- hope you can find the time to join in.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

thesisterhoodofcrafters.- Fall

cardz4guyz #378

TIOT Animals

thefourseasons October Challenge

allsortschallenge #833