#137 Make one for Christmas

The theme for this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time challenge blog is Make one for Christmas so here's mine. The digi is Silver Bells by Stitchy over at the Stitchybear Digital Stamp Shop. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and I also coloured the robins and holly on the stamped background. I think I got the stamps free in a magazine and I stamped them randomly over the paper before colouring and then cutting with a grand nestie.  I matted that sheet on to red card from Papermill. The image was cut with a nestie and matted on to more red card and then a mat of silver. The card blank is a large scalloped 8x8 card by Craft UK. I typed Silver Bells in red and then cut with the small nestie before matting on to silver card. I love this Spellbinders label shape and I have them in every size. Check the OSAAT blog for details of the prizes.

It's only the second Christmas card I've made this year. I'm not making my Christmas cards this year due to Eric's illness and subsequent death. He was always at hand to advise me and make suggestions about which design I should use for our cards each year. This year I'm going to give it a miss because I don't feel like making them without him.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Emerald Faeries Challenge - Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - Christmas
Just Keep on Creating - Christmas
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Christmas
Simply Create - Anything Goes
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Christmas
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - Christmas
Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

#136 Use a Digi

The theme for this week's One Stitch at a Time challenge is 'Use a Digi' - come along and join us. It was my turn to choose an image for my two team buddies, Ali and Josephine, to use so I hope they like the one I chose. It's called Lady Bug by Stitchy over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. I coloured it with Promarkers and after cutting it out and rounding the corners I coloured the edges with Distress Ink. I embossed a sheet of white paper with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and matted it on to a piece of Papermill's orange pearlescent card. The only embellishment is a Create and Craft wooden flower which I'd coloured with my Promarker before adding a yellow flower gem from my stash. The small card blank is by Craft UK.

The sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen but please check out the OSAAT blog for full details of prizes.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge - Flowers

One Stop Crafts - Anything Goes

I have to say that the challenges for this week are a little thin on the ground for 'normal' cards. They all seem to be Halloween,Spooky or Christmas challenges!! I hope this little card cheers everyone up. 

I'm only making cards for the OSAAT design team at the minute. I'm still not crafting as I normally would - I don't like to be upstairs in my craft room with no-one downstairs. I'm spending a little time in the afternoon in my room but I don't get much done. Thanks again for all your best wishes and lovely comments. The support I've had over the past few weeks has been fantastic.

#135 Music or a Song

The challenge this week at One Stitch at a Time is Music or a Song so I chose this image by Stitchy. She's in a set of images called The Rehearsal by Stitchy over at the Stitchybear Digital Stamp Shop. I've called my card 'I could have danced all night' from the film My Fair Lady.

I've used a large scalloped card blank by Craft UK. The black card is from Papermill. I used a Spellbinders m-bossibilities folder for the embossed background. The image is cut with a grand nestie and then matted on to the scalloped grand nestie - all Spellbinders of course! The 'music' dies are by Memory Box. I've kept the card all black and white for maximum impact.

The sponsor for this week is Creative Craft World but please check the challenge blog for full details of prizes.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
My Grafico Challenge - Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes
Craftymess Challenge - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Monochrome
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Monochromatic
My Heart Pieces - Monochromatic
Simply Create - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Flowers Galore

Flowers Galore - that's the theme for this week's challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy. HOWEVER, if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image it's always Anything Goes. Please come and join us. The image is from sheet 346 and is available here.

I used a small card blank from Craft UK. I've coloured the image with Promarkers and cut with a Spellbinders nestie. I matted it on to a scalloped nestie in orange pearlescent card from Papermill. The flowery backing paper is from a Papermania pad of 100 papers that I've had for years. I matted that on to plain orange card. The small roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the beautiful flowers with the pearl centres are from my friend Nataliya . The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley - maybe I should have reduced it in size? Too late now, it's well and truly stuck down. I smudged the edges with two shades of Distress Ink.

With the help of all my friends, relatives, crafting and blogging buddies I'm feeling as if I'm slowly making my way forward. I've had hundreds of emails and messages of support and I'm counting my blessings as I know this is what Eric would have wanted. Thank you all.

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:
Crafts and Me - My Sentiments Exactly
I Love Promarkers - Autumn Colours
Paper Pretties - Flowers
Whimsy Inspiration - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Flowers

#134 Boo!

The theme for this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time is BOO! 

The image is Pumpkin Head by Stitchy at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut with a wonky square Spellbinders nestability. I used a small card blank by Craft UK. The spiders are part of a spider's web stamp that I bought at Bluewater earlier this year and it's the first time I've used it, sorry don't know the maker. I used Black Soot Distress Ink round the edges of the white stamped paper before matting on to orange pearlescent card from Papermill. I also used Distress Ink round the wonky square. I typed 'Boo' on the computer and cut it out in a speech bubble shape before distressing the edge.

The sponsor this week is Crimson Cloud but remember to check out the blog for the prize details. 

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Catered crop - Halloween

Corrosive Challenges - Villains and Monsters (my villain is also cute!)

That Craft Place - Make your own background

Crafty Bloggers Network- Anything Goes

Hooked on Craft - Halloween

Paper Playtime - Trick or Treat plus die cut or punch

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Use a digi

Crafting for all Seasons - Costumes/Dressing Up

Craft us Crazy - Halloween

Simply Create - Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts - Apple or Pumpkin