Merry Christmas

Just wanted to pop on before starting to do the rounds of visiting and wish everyone a very merry christmas! Hope you all get lots of lovely presents including some fab stash! Will see you after the big day!

Been quiet

I've been a bit quiet for the past week. I've been trying to get some more Christmas cards made. I still have around a dozen more to do. I really need to get a shift on!

Here are a few cards that I have made.

The first is using an old sketch from Papertake Weekly and one of my fave cards I have made in the last few days. I have once again used those delish papers from K&Co. The scallop border is using the ever-so-fab SU punch and the scalloped oval and circles are the very useful nestabilities. I really want to get my hand on the rest that I need and of course the very new labels which are gorgeous! I have also entered this card into the Cute Card Thursday challenge which was to use punches.

Supplies:

Stamp: Magnolia

Sentiment: Papermania

Paper: K&Co - Peppermint Twist

Other: Punched snowflakes, flowers and brads

The second card is a twist on an old sketch from Friday Sketchers. I have a notepad that I joy sketches down for future reference and it is becoming very useful when trying to overcome lost mojo. Again I have used those papers! My trusty cuttlebug was used to emboss the snowflakes on the white oval which was cut using nesties as well as the scalloped oval. I have also glittered the snow on the bench.

Supplies:

Stamp: Magnolia

Sentiment: Studio G

Paper: K&Co - Peppermint Twist

Other: Punched snowflakes, flowers and brads

The last card was using my own sketch. Not only do I use the notepad for sketches from challenge blogs etc but if something pops into my head that I could use it goes in there to for the future! This is a card I gave to my friend Lyndsey. I had to make her one especially because she had seen all the others! This card I also entered into the This Thursday challenge which was to make a naughty or nice card. I thought this would be a nice card - the candy cane and gifts. The candy cane is nice to eat and the gifts nice to give and receive!

Supplies:

Stamp: Magnolia

Paper: DCVW - Christmas Wishes

Other: Punched snowflakes, flowers and brads

All the images were coloured using Derwent watercolour pencils. I splashed out last week on some promarkers. Unfortunately I just cannot get used to using them. I don't seem to be able to get the shading right. I'm going to persevere at the moment and keep practising with them. I might invest on a few more colours, light and dark to see if that makes a difference. If not I might sell what I have and put the money towards some prismas!

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 27

Soon be the weekend again! How quickly do the weeks fly by? Today at work I was that busy I put up the Christmas tree in our office. I was feeling in the christmas spirit by the end but by the weekend I might be sick of it as we still have to put our tree up!

Here's the card I made for the sketch over at Sketch Saturday. I really enjoy using sketches, it kick starts the creativity. Had to use my fave papers again!

Supplies:

Stamps - Magnolia

Paper: K & Co - Peppermint Twist

Sentiment - Studio G

Coloured by - Derwent Watercolours

Other - Punched Snowflake, Flower, Brad and Ribbon

Blog Candy Alert!

Suzanne has some fab Whiff of Joy candy to give away.

Claire (not me hehe!) has the MOST amazing blog candy to give away to celebrate 36,000 hits in a year!

Secret Crafter Challenge 9

Heres a card I made for the Secret Crafter challenge using a lovely sketch by Sue. I really enjoyed making this card - strayed away from the "normal" christmas colours and used pink and black, such a modern colour scheme.

Supplies:

Stamps: Magnolia

Paper: DCVW - Rose Tinted Christmas

Sentiment: Studio G

Other: Flowers, Punched Snowflake, Brad and Gems

Friday Sketchers

Here's another card I made at my crafty day yesterday. It's a card for the challenge over at Friday Sketchers. It was such a simple sketch but so much can be done with it. Really loved it!

Supplies:

Stamps: Magnolia

Paper: Paper Salon - Dazzle

Sentiment: Studio G

Other: Punch snowflakes, flower and brad

I just want to say thank you for everyone who has visited my blog over the last couple of weeks and left such lovely comments. I appreciate them so much, it really keeps me going so thank you!

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar

Over at Whiff of Joy Katharina is giving away little gifts everyday in an advent calendar. What a fabulous idea. Go and visit the WoJ blog now!!