1 Card, 5 Challenges

So today I sat down to do some stamping.  On a Saturday I always look through the challenges and see what's around.  There are just so many challenge blogs out there I see what can be combined.  So this card is for fivechallenges, I could have entered into at least eight!  But I thought I would save that for a few more cards.  So, the five challenges are:-

1.  Sketch & Stash Challenge - Sketch
2.  Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers
3.  Whiff of Joy - Christmas
4.  Cute Card Thursday - Boys card
5.  A Spoon Full of Sugar - Brown plus blue or pink

I used a stamp from the Whiff of Joy winter kit that I hadn't inked up together with those lovely MME papers again.

Supplies: Whiff of Joy Stamp, Daisy & Dandelion Sentiment Stamp; MME papers; Snowflake punches; gems; brown chalk ink, Stampin' Up! eyelet punch

Papertake Weekly Sketch #28 and One Stop Craft #56

Here's the second of my cards from today, and the third post from me!!  I'm entering this into two challenges:

1.  One Stop Challenge - Snowflakes
2.  Papertake Weekly - Sketch

I have used a lovely stamp from Whiff of Joy which was in the winter kit but hadn't managed to get round to inking up!  I also used those lovely MME papers again.

Supplies: Whiff of Joy stamp; Daisy & Dandelion sentiment stamp; ribbon; My Mind's Eye papers; brown ink; two snowflake punches, cuttlebug snowflake die and embossing folder; brads

Papertake Weekly Sketch #25

Here's my card for the sketch at Papertake Weekly.  Not my best card I have to admit.  I did kinda just throw it together in a hurry.  So I found the image in and amongst my coloured images and thought I would use it however I didn't really have any papers to use so just pulled out the K&Co pad again.  The image is coloured with promarkers again.  I really must get a few more, I don't have nearly enough!!

Supplies:

Image - The Greeting Farm

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Paper - Wild Raspberry by K&Co

Tool - Oval Punch from Stampin Up

Other - Flowers, Pearl and Brad from stash

Bad blogger & Papertake Weekly Sketch #22

I know, I know, there are no excuses! To be honest over the past few weeks I've been using some of my stampin up stash. It was great to get back to it. It was what I needed, a break from Magnolias, Gorjuss girls and all the other stamps. I got to the point where I just sat and stared at an image and didn't know what to do anymore! Plus there are more and more challenge blogs and I felt I needed to make more and more cards to enter them all. Also I seem to spend more and more £'s as I want every stamp, bit of paper and embellishment that I see and I don't when using SU! I need to start buying things I really really need rather than wanting everything I see.

Anyway on Friday the new Magnolia fall kit popped through the letterbox. I was surprised as I had forgotten all about it. It got me excited about inking up again. I couldn't wait to get them mounted and inked. I love the chef Tilda and Edwins, perfect for when my cousin's son (and his girlfriend) finishes his chef's course at college or his birthday next year. I had a look at the challenges and settled up for the sketch on Papertake Weekly. Perfect, just some simple layers and a few embellishments.

Here's my card:

Supplies:

Image - Magnolia

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Paper - My Mind's Eye

Other - Flowers, Gems and Pearls from stash

Papertake Weekly Sketch 8 and Ismaki 09/006

Before I start, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who commented on my previous card. I was overwhelmed to say the least to see that I had 20 comments! It was a real lift and a joy to read them.

I have to say that I'm not really liking both cards I have made tonight. I don't know why. I think its because I'm starting to go off all the papers used!

This card was made for the Ismaki sketch. This was a fab sketch by Kiki. Again used some old papers and a previously coloured image using watercolour pencils.

Supplies:

Image - Magnolia

Papers - Papermania

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Other - Flowers, brads and gems from own stash

This card was made using the Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch by Dawny. Was a very nice sketch to work with I have to say. Used a previously coloured image (using watercolour pencils) and some old stash. I'm in real need of some nice new papers as I am now well and truly bored using some of my old papers up! I need something new to kick start some creativity!

Supplies:

Image - Magnolia

Papers - Basic Grey

Sentiment - Stamp is unknown

Other - Flowers and brad from own stash

Papertake Weekly Sketch #7

A fab sketch over at Papertake Weekly by Dawny. Enjoyed this one and I even got to use my new nestabilities which I absolutely love. Have another two on order and hopefully they will be here soon! Again used some old stash and an image that I pulled out of my box! I can't believe I am actually keeping this up!

Supplies:
Image - Magnolia
Sentiment - still no idea!
Paper - Simply Elegant by Papermania
Ribbon - unknown
Other - Flowers and brad