Crafting Musketeers Challenge #7- "Pretty Pastels"

Good morning crafters!!! Today sees a brand new challenge start over at The Crafting Musketeers!!

Novembers challenge # 7 has the fabulous theme of "Pretty Pastels"

and as I am mid flow with all my Christmas cards at the moment I thougt I would tie in my DT project with Christmas!! Yay!!

I have chosen pretty pink pastels for my DT card this month!

We had a WHOPPING response to last months challenge that was super duper AMAZING!!! and we hope you will all once again join us this month!, so get your thinking caps on....and your craft stash out! as we have another wonderful sponsor this month with the lovely 

who have very kindly donated this beautiful stamp set to the lucky winner who will be chosen by randon .org

So don't delay!!! and come along and join us, and don't forget to stop by all the other lovely DT ladies  blogs and check out all the wonderful inspiration we have come up for you all!

Happy Crafting!!

Nicole xxx

Heart Felt Wishes

Good morning bloggers!! I hope you are all fabulous!!!

Today I am sharing a new DT card made for JB- Crafting Supplies using the fabulous "Heart Felt Wishes" stamps by Sheena Douglas available on line and instore now !! This week I chose to work with only the gingerbread stamp and sentiment...as thats my favourite!!

And to try something new to me, I stamped straight onto patterened paper, cut out and simply layered up!!

 

I've seen this tecnique done a gazzillion times lol but have never tried it my self! ....I LOVE it!! it was so simple and quick, and I really do love the look of it! So...I will be digging out my stamps and definately trying this again!

PLease do pop by Julies on line store! She has lots of crafty goodies for you and is always happy to help fulfill your orders!!

Right i'm off to create!!

Happy crafting

Nix 

xxx

TSB Challenge #68- Use Fall Colours

Hey everyone!!! today sees a new challenge start over at The Stamping Boutique

Challenge number 68 has the theme of "Use Fall Colours" We had a great response to our last challenge "Bling"

 and congratulations to our winner Debbie!! you can see her winning card just ...Here!

Once again the design team ladies have been working away to bring you some fabulous inspiration using The Stamping Boutique Digi's,

For this months challenge I have used the Scarecrow Digi that you can find just Here!!  and here is my DT card this month

I used some lovely fall colours to create my card, gold, burnt orange and browns!and added a little extra colour to my scarcrow. I coloured my digi in using my favourite promarkers!!,

 So I hope you will pop along and join in with our new challenge!! it runs for two weeks so get ya skates on and get making!!, simply follow these rules to enter...

1) Your project MUST follow the theme

2)You can enter a card, scrap book page, altered art etc

3)It must be a new creation

4)Please connect to the actual blog post where your project is located

5)If your card/ project is chosen as the winner and you have used a TSB digi you win 4 free digis stamps from TSB, If you have used another image, thats ok, you win 3 digis from TSB

6)The top 3 winners will be given a fabulous blog bagde to display proudly

7) challenge ends....NOVEMBER 13th

Hope to see lots of wonderful makes again this challenge!!!!

Happy crafting

Nicole xx

Ice Pond Skating- La Pashe

Good evening bloggers and crafters!!....how is your Christmas Crafting coming along?? As all us crafters know Christmas is our BUSIEST time of year!! and it can be hard with sooooo many cards to make to think of new designs and ideas, to try and keep coming up with new images to keep our crafting fresh and current! As a crafter who sells her cards and also attends a Christmas Fair I have many friends who come to me every year for their special family and friends cards, so I'm always looking to see what I can offer that is new and different from what I created the year before! 

This year we have had some fabulous new launches from La Pashe and they have definately not dissapointed us once again with the new launch only a couple of weeks ago of their newest cd rom The Christmas Box

 The card I am sharing tonight was another of my DT cards made for the exciting launch on Create and Craft, I can't begin to say how exciting it is to be part of this DT, and to have the opportunity to work with the extremely talented Jak Heath and our amazingly talented ladies on our DT !!! I LOVE it! and I am as proud as punch to display my DT badge with extreme pride on my blog!..ok i'm gushing...on with the card!

SO!... for this design called- Ice Pond Skating I used the pre printed sheet, that you can find just ....HERE!....69p!! (this still amazes me!) and I also used one of the co-ordinating background papers found on the cd rom.

I started with a A4 sheet of 300gsm card, scored and folded to create an A5 card blank,

 

I mat and layered the backing paper on to silver mirri card and to the left wrapped some very luscious silver ribbon tied in a knot,

I made up my decoupage pieces, layered onto silver and secured in place,  Die cut some silver skates and printed the sentiments- Let It Snow and Christmas Wishes,..this is where you need to add your snow!! LOTS of lovely glitter!!  ...then.... for the exciting part!! I took a piece of A4 snow flake acetate and created a wrap, to do this I cut my sheet to 24cm, scored a fold at both ends measuring  2cm each, along each 2cm fold I placed red extra strong tape, and carfully attached each flap to the underside of my main card topper.

 

I then attached this to my A5 card blank! I Love this!! so different and it looks like it is snowing :) now....you can't buy these cards in the shop! and that is one of the MANY things that I love about hand made cards!

So I hope you like my card and please check out the web site right HERE! for all your Christmas supplies!!

Right I have waffled enough! I will be back with more soon! Good night everyone!!

Nicole

xxx

The Stamping Boutique Challenge # 67 - BLING it!

Hi crafters!! Today sees a new challenge over at The Stamping Boutique 

Challenge number 67 has the theme of "BLING IT!"

For my DT entry this month I have used the Digi image "Carousel" available just ...HERE 

 

I have "BLINGED" up my card using Pink & Clear crystals!!and coloured in using my FABULOUS promarkers :):)  I hope you will come and join in with our challenge..so...what do you need to do? simple, just follow these 5 easy steps..

1) Your project MUST follow the theme..

2) You can enter a card, scrapbook layout, altered art etc...

3) It must be a new creation...

4) Please connect to the actual blog post where your project is located

5) You may use any image to win, but you must use a TSB image to be a top 3,

The prize this month will be your choice of 3 TSB images from the fabulous store just ...HERE

So what are you waiting for crafters!! get out your glitters and gems and start....BLINGING!! challenge runs for two weeks starting today so go get creating!! oooh and dont forget to check out the DT cards, for some inspiration, the ladies have designed some beauties this week!

Happy crafting

Nicole 

xxxx