Merry Christmas

That's the message at Digi Galore this week.  Here's my card (which is very late) and I hope you like it.

The sponsor this time is Sassy Studio Designs and I got to use the image, Ellie The Elf.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and added a bit of sparkle with Stickles.  The cardstock is Stampin Up and the other bits are from my stash.  I think this could possibly be suited to a 'Husband' card, maybe.

Pop over to the main site to get all the details of the challenge and to see the wonderful work from my team-mates.

Day 12

It's the final day of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  I hope you've enjoyed seeing everyone's work. Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 11 ...

...is my turn to be the host for Cards for Men Christmas Event.  Our sponsor today is Stampin Up and the prize is a £10 gift voucher courtesy of my local Stampin Up Demonstrator, Carole,

I am an Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrator in Lancashire & surrounding areas. I teach large and small scrapbooking and craft classes. I can arrange parties in your home for crafting and non-crafting friends to suit your requirements, and where everyone is guaranteed to have a great time !

I also run a crop in the Rochdale area. Please contact me for more details at carole.bryson@gmail.com xx

So here is my card

This is my tester card to go with Teacher christmas gifts.  There will be a co-ordinating gift tag which I will post in a few days.  I've used the gingerbread die from Stampin Up's Holiday Collection Framelits which I embossed with 'Sugar & Spice' scented embossing powder.  The detail has been added with Sakura Pens which I've also used to fill in the sentiment.  The cardstock is Cajun Craze and Garden Green.  The backing paper is a freebie from a magazine and the punched edge is a Martha Stewart punch.

So, if you want a chance to win this great prize, leave a comment on this post and I'll choose a winner.  Tomorrow will be our last day so make sure you check back at Cards for Men to see who's the final host.

Day 10

It's Day 10 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 9

It's Day 9 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 8

It's Day 8 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 7

It's Day 7 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 6

It's Day 6 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 5

It's Day 5 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 4

It's Day 4 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 3

It's Day 3 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 2

It's Day 2 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Christmas starts here ....

....or should I say it does over at Cards for Men.  It's our 3rd anniversary and we like to do something special to say thank you to all our followers, participants and sponsors.  This year we our having a special 'Days of Christmas' Event which will run from today until 14th December.  Each day a different team member will host the event and demonstrate a quick Christmas card/project suitable for those of us (like me) who are still doing Christmas cards.  There will be a different sponsor each day and a prize to be won.

Pop over to the main blog each day to find out who is the host for the day and then give them a visit, leave a comment and a prize winner will be drawn the following day.  Hope to see you all there!

Merry Christmas.....

.....at Cards for Men.  That's the theme this time so I hope we'll see lots of entries.  The prize is 3 digi images from Scribbled Kidz, which some of you may know is close to my heart.  Here's my DT card which uses Dear Santa.  I've coloured it using my promarkers.  The designer paper is from my stash and is a Basic Grey design.  The backing card is from Stampin Up, the ribbon form my stash and the sentiment a magazine freebie.

Why not pop over to the main challenge post and see what the rest of the team came up with.

A little Birdie told me .....

...that there's a new challenge over at Digi Galore.  Here's my DT project which was quite a challenge for me as I don't do altered items much.  There's a picture at the end of my starting point.  I definitely made a change, lol.  The challenge is sponsored by Birdie Brown who have some wonderful images over on their etsy shop.  Please pop over to the main challenge to see my teamies makes and to get full details of the prize and rules.



Here's what I started with:

Anything Goes over at Cards for Men

My post should have been up yesterday but I am just meeting myself coming backwards at the moment.  So please accept my apologies for my lateness.  Here's my card for the current Cards for Men challenge:

The prize up for grabs is a £10 voucher from My Mum's Craft Shop which is a great shop and online site.  Please pop over to the main post for full details and also to see what the rest of the team came up with.

My card is made using 'Season of Joy' and 'Contempo Christmas' from Stampin Up.  The backing paper is 'Christmas Day' from Carta Bella.  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Forever Friends - M - (ends Nov-30) Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - 2W, SIO - (ends Nov-07) Christmas
Totally Papercrafts – Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star
Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 2, Anything Goes
Raise The Bar – Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - 2W, SIO - Week 2, Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - must be Christmas – Anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas - 2W, 2E, cards only – Week 2, Anything goes
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - 2W - Week 1, Add a sentiment / Anything Goes

Trick or Treat!

I managed to get some crafting time this afternoon whilst hubby was watching football.  I made these goody bags for my three boys for halloween.  The images and sentiment are a free set from Scribbled Kidz which will be available until Wednesday.  The photo is not so great but the haziness maybe adds to the spooky idea.  The images have been coloured with promarkers and the backing papers are from Stampin Up.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

{Pin}spirational -  Photo Inspiration*  #30
Twisted Tuesday - Anything but a card + Use orange
Tuesday Throwdown - #121 Halloween
Top Tip Tuesday - #88 Halloween
Sassy Cheryl's - #138 Trick Or Treat Time
Party Time Tuesdays - #91 Trick O Treat
LEJ Designs SIO -  #26 Trick Or Treat
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 2E -  Halloween
Digital Tuesday - include a digital element -#183 Halloween Spooky
A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge - 2W, 3E, SIO - #34 Anything Goes (Week 2)

A Card for my Niece

I've made this card for my Niece whose birthday it is tomorrow.  I think I'm safe posting tonight because I don't think she follows my blog :)

The cupcake in the middle is a decoupage set from Craft UK and they really do well for last minute cards.  It's actually an easel card but I couldn't get a good photo of it in the time I had so I just got the front.  The spotty paper was from some freebies that came with a magazine.  Hopefully, she'll like it.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes
Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude – Anything Goes
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

It's Sketchy at Cards for Men

It's time for another challenge over at Cards for Men and this time we have a sketch for you.  Here's my card, but you'll find loads more inspiration over on the main post from my team-mates.  The prize on offer is a 6-pack of Flexmarkers from Letraset so hop on over and join in.

On my card I'm using a new image from Scribbled Kidz which I've coloured with promarkers.  The sentiment is from a Greetings Farm set which I've stamped using Lucky Limeade from Stampin Up.  The lace was a bit from my stash.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Stamp n Doodle - anything goes
I Love Promarkers - #139 Anything goes
Dude Time Doodles - Halloween
Divas by Design - #57 Spooky
Digistamps 4 Joy - #53 anything goes + masculine bonus
Crafting for all Seasons - #38 Spooky
Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - 2W – Week 1, Anything Goes
Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude – Halloween / Anything Goes
Craftymess – Halloween
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Halloween / Anything Goes

Devillish Divas Blog Hop

Welcome to the Devilish Divas Halloween blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Cely's blog.  If you are just joining the hop and want to start from the beginning, please visit Dena’s blog and begin there so you don’t miss out on any of the cool projects! 

This is a Halloween-themed hop sponsored by Kenny K Downloads.  One lucky winner will win their choice of FIVE digi’s from the Kenny K Downloads store along with a fun Halloween goodie bag sponsored by our hostess, Dena Jones.  Details on how to enter are at the bottom of this post.  Here is a brief bio on our sponsor:

 

 

 

Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all your creations! 

The creator, the artist, the man:  KennyK is a NYC-born professional illustrator who has brought his funky-but-slick, urban-influenced look to the cardmaking and papercrafts world.  His signature style can be seen throughout his various collection of pinup babes, sweet ‘n sassy girls, cool rockin’ dudes, kid’s stuff, retro characters and more at KennyDownloads.com.

 

Now, on to my project:

 

My image is Scarlett West and I think she's wonderful. She reminds me of the 'Melody Pond/River Song' character in Doctor Who who's rather naughty.  I've coloured her with promarkers, backed with some wonderful paper from Stampin Up and a bit of web rbbon from my stash.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed your visit!  If you'd like a chance to win our blog hop candy, here's what you need to do:

 

1)  Visit each blog in the hop and leave a comment that includes your email address on each one to be eligible.  You must comment no later than midnight EST of Sunday, Oct. 21st.

2)  Winner will be emailed no later than Monday morning and must respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected.

3)  Digi prize package from KennyK is open to anyone, regardless of location.  However, the goody bag prize sponsored by the hostess is open to US residents only.  If the digi prize winner is not located within the US, a second winner will be chosen for just the goody bag.

 

Please be sure to hop on over to Haidee's blog next to see what she's created using one of Kenny K's awesome digi's!  Below is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way.  Thanks again and have a fun and safe Halloween!

 

Blog Hope Lineup:

 

Dena: http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Erin : http://elfiessparkleanddust.blogspot.co.uk/

Lucy: http://loopylass2010.blogspot.co.uk/

Sher: http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

Cely: http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Donna: http://donnasdenofcrafts.blogspot.com

Haidee:http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

 Amber: http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/

Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Jill: http://craftwithanangel.blogspot.com/

Zenita: http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com