Hokey Pokey Christmas - Anything Goes Challenge Blog

Hi all here's my post for Anything Goes Challenge Blog and this week our challenge theme is "Early Christmas" as Christmas will soon be here..

 I went back to work yesterday after having a wonderful 6 weeks holiday, all refreshed and ready to go.. 

I used the delightful stamp from Nellie Snellen - Hokey Pokey

Design Paper - My minds eye 

Cheery Lynn Dies - Embellishment #2 (for the stars)

Cheery Lynn Oval Classic Nesting Stackers (Silver Series)

Cheery Lynn Oval Scalloped Nesting Stackers (Purple series)

Snowflake border - Memory Box 

Check out the Craft Den as they have now in stock lots of embellishments from The Hobby House

Copic Colours 

Hair - E47, 44, 43, 30

Skin - E30, 51, 50, R20

Skirt - RV19, 55, 63, 

Jacker - R22, 21, 20

Present - BG07, 45, 13, 11

Here is a close up of the snowflake which has been make using the Embellishment #2 from Cheery Lynn. They are in fact suppose to be centres for flowers but I love to find different ways to use my dies.. I have added some glitter dust for the sparkle.

Right well I'm off to work, no children today but a refresher first aid course.. should be fun!!!

Photo Inspiration - Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

That week when quick! Only two more weeks until school's here in the UK break up for the Christmas Holidays.  It only seems like yesterday when I started making my Christmas cards and I still have lots to make! Today is the day I start putting up my tree and to decorate the house WooHoo....

Over on Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge we have a wonderful new theme for you that has been chosen by the lovely Kate  and that is using the photo as your inspiration.. 

A while ago I purchased some Nellie Snellen stamps from the Craft Den from the Dawns Stamp range.  I simply adore these stamps they colour up sooo well.. 

This stamp I think is called "Dawn and Critter" I have teamed this little cutie up with a few flowers from Wild orchid flowers, some gorgeous crushed satin ribbon, American seam binding and fab Gold ribbon from Prima.  

I just love this charm, can you see the little parcel hanging from Santa's sleigh? just delightful! and you can just see the American seam binding at the top.  This is gorgeous ribbon and really takes well to being inked with your distress inks and glimmer mists.  I just left mine plain for this card which looks equally as stunning. 

Here's a close up of the colours I used.

Copic Colours 

G29, 28, 24

R39, 37, 35, 

Y28, 26, 21

E19, 18, 15 (I think) 

Again I decorated the inside on both sides. The sentiment is a Molly Bloom stamp and works so well on the inside. 

We are sponsor this week by The Stamp Boutique

 

The prize this week is 5 Digital images of the winners choice.. 

Crafty Supplies 

Stamps- Nellie Snellen Stamps - The Craft Den

 My Minds Eye Papers - The Craft Den

Marianne Designs Dies 

Cheery Lynn Circle and Scalloped circle dies - Sweet Stamps

Molly Bloom Sentiment stamp - Sir Stampalot

Crushed Satin Ribbon - The Ribbon Reel

Challenges I would like to enter

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Christmas Sentiment

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ - Anything goes 

http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Ribbon

http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ - inspirational photo and Ribbon

I also have blog candy to give a way HERE

Flowers, Ribbons and Lace.. Oh My! - Secret Crafter Challenge

Good Morning, well what a busy blog I have today with loads of exciting projects to show you.  This is my first post and challenge for Secret Crafter and boy am I excited!! We have a fabbie theme for you this week 

"Ribbon, Lace and Flowers" I know we all love to use those elements on our projects so head on over and join in the fun.  

For my card I made another shaped easel card, I just love these cards!

This was one of the first Nellie Snellen stamps I brought called "Christmas Time" I just love it! and that little bunny is just soooo cute! The biggest flowers I have dusted with twinkle dust then using stickles on the remaining flowers.  The icicle border is one from MD which I have glittered.  The Magnolia Dohickey label die is set behind one of the circle sentiments from LOTV. 

Image has been coloured with Copics, sorry not sure of the colours wish I had wrote them down.  I think the reds are R39, 37, 35 Browns E44, 43, 42, 41

I only have a small piece of the natural raffia ribbon left and papermania don't seem to be making any more of it which is such a shame as its gorgeous and adds a beautiful touch.  So I use this sparingly. Behind the flower I have used one of the new dies from MD I think its called "Pine Branch".

Crafty Supplies 

DP - Papermania

Nellie Snellen Stamps & LOTV

Flowers - Wild Orchid 

Marianne Designs - Pine Branch & Icicle border 

Cheery Lynne XL Stackers circle 

Ribbon, Raffia ribbon and distressing inks from stash.

Lots of sparkles. 

I also would like to thank Sharon of  Plumrose Lane for the fantastic new blog look. I love it!  Please do go and have a look at her fabulous layouts (many to chose from), tutorials and extras.  

I would like to enter into these challenges 

craftycatzweeklychallenge- Anything Goes 

funwithshapesandmore- Christmas with Animals 

joyfulstamper - Anything goes

 polkadoodle - Shaped cards 

paperworks- Photo Inspiration

4craftychicks.blogspot- Die Cuts 

cceestampers - Use 4 different embellies (Flowers, ribbon, Hat pins and grapevine hearts)

charismacardz- Cutesy 

craftyribbonschallenge- Bingo (Die cuts, Flowers Ribbon|)

crimbo-crackers- Anything Goes 

2sisterschallengeblog- Ribbon

allsortschallenge.blogspot, Shaped Cards

I also have some blog candy up for grabs Click HERE to enter

Hokey Pokey Christmas Criss Cross Card

Hello all, a quick post from me today just to show you a card that I have been working on.  

I recently brought the new Nellie Snellen Christmas stamps from the Craft Den and couldn't wait to ink them up.  For this card I have used the gorgeous Hokey Pokey stamp.  

Isn't she just the cutest! I love her little stripy socks!  I decided to try a bigger criss cross card for this card, I think this might be my newest craze!! lol The gorgeous design papers are from MME and are called "Merry Little Christmas" I have inked around the edges in "Vintage Photo" distressing inks. The flowers have been stickled and are all from Wild Orchid.  

For the insert I love used various stamps, the tree and cute mittens are from Molly Bloom which I have cut out and coloured and the sentiment is an oldie from Whimsy Stamps all distressed with DI's 

This is the back view of the pull out where I have provided a space for writing a personal message.  I flower at the top is a recent purchase from Lynne at the Craft Den and is from Magnolia Doohickey range called "Poinsettia"  I have also used a sliver charm and snowflake spacer to attach it to.  

Copic Colours 

G29, 28, 24

R39, 37, 35, 32

YR24, 23, 21

E59, 57, 53, 51

E11, 00, 000, R20

I love this wide checked ribbon just wish I could remember where I got it from as I'm getting dangerously low!! and you can't have a Christmas card without a little jingle bells!!

Challenges I would like to enter 

http://www.icsketches.blogspot.com/ - Sketch an shaped cards 

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes 

Make it Monday - anything goes 

Christmas Inspiration - Flowers or Birds 

The Ribbon Girls - Christmas 

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes 

2 Sisters - Fancy Folds

CES Challenges - Gorgeous Girls 

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ - Anything goes 

http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Older than 6 months - (Whimsy sentiment stamp)

Winter wonderland - use a charm