Little Sweetie

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I made this one up before I left for my wee holiday, and tonight had a play with posting it on my iPad.  Having a lazy evening.  Clouds have come in and we might or might not get a thunderstorm overnight.  The weather has been great, and we are trying really hard not to say it is too hot! Lol.

So here we have a stamp from Crissy Armstrong, coloured with water colours, and I've added a few left over bits of Christmas DP.  then a  few peel-offs for embellishment, and another one is now ready for the holiday rush.

Some challenges for my card:
Tuesday Throwdown - #246 Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes
Crafting by designs - Get Ready for Christmas.
Fab 'n' Funky - #261 Christmas
Crafty Creations Challenge - #290 All Creatures Great and Small
Crimbo Crackers - #81 Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin Christmas - Cute Christmas
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - #229 Anything Goes

Hugs and Cuddles

Hi there everyone.  It's Saturday again, and another rainy day...but it could be worse.  At least the winds have died down, and there's no snow.  When we think of fall, we think of colourful leaves, but they do lose some of their appeal when they are all wet and skies are grey!   I'm still hoping for a couple of nice days where I can get out and do a clean up in my gardens.

My grandson, Lucas, had a birthday last week, and I thought this little guy was just the ticket.  This was a freebie image from Crissy Armstrong titled 'Best Buds', which is now available for purchase.  Such a sweet image...full of hugs and cuddles!

My colouring was done with copics and coloured pencils, but the shirt has been paper pieced.  It just had to be plaid, don't you think?  Puppy is the same colouring as his dog Farley, though Farley is much much bigger.

Really liked this DP from Basic Grey, perfect colours for a fall card.  Used the Spellbinders Labels Twelve die to cut out the image, and metal brads to attach it.

Hope you enjoyed your visit, and you will have a lovely weekend.  Don't do anything I wouldn't do! lol

Some challenges for my card:

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #65 Anything Goes

Country View Crafts - Letters

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #231 For The Boys

Card Crafter's Circle - #99 Cute Cards

The Crazy Challenge  - #157 'B' is for... (boy,black,brads)

Victorine Challenge - #71 Fall or Thanksgiving

Crafting For All Seasons - #64 Autumn Colours

Wags 'n Whiskers - #116 Fall Colours

Natalie and Amy - #14 For The Boys

A Creative Romance - Metal Mania

Snow in May????

Good morning, and it's time for a new challenge at Charisma.  This week we are looking for cards...but no digi's....so it's a good excuse to pull out some of those stamps and get inky.  Since we actually saw some snow flurries this past Sunday, I thought this card was most appropriate!

I had some fun with this sweet image from Crissy Armstrong (Under the Mistletoe), and this time around I played with water colours.  As you may notice, I used the out of the box technique with the Spellbinders Labels Twenty die, matting it with the next larger size.

The papers are an oldie from Bo Bunny, and all the edges have been sponged with DI.  I've used a new product for the snow, something called 'Liquid Snow', which dries with quite a rough texture, to which I then added some glitter. 

The snowflake border die is from Memory box, and the pine branch punch is from Martha Stewart.

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So, time to get crafty....leave that spring cleaning for another day!  Don't forget to have a look see what the rest of the team has been up to this week for lots of crafty inspiration!

Now for some challenges for my card:

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #59 Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping - #47 Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs - Animal antics

Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #207 Christmas

Speedy Fox and Friends - #159 Use Glitter

One Stop Craft Challenge - #228 Add Some Glitter

Deep Ocean Challenge - #51 Lets Sparkle

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge  - Going Spotty Dot

A Touch of Humour

Hi everyone.  I thought I'd try to lighten things up a bit today with a bit of humour.  With the cooler weather now on the way, the southern beaches and resorts will soon be getting their northern visitors....I even know of a few! 

This little cutie is all ready to head south, and should prove quite the attraction!  As you can see, lots of distress ink...around the image, for the stenciled flowers and also on the card blank which I both sponged and stamped.  Another stencil was used to create the zig-zag edging, and you'll find some added glitter for the flower centres and the image edge.

Supplies used:
Beach Baby Jayme digi image from Crissy Armstrong
Mature sentiment stamp from Art Impressions
Marble Texture Cube from Stampendous
Deckled Rectangles die from Spellbinders

Thanks for visiting and have a crafty day!

Some fun challenges for my card:

Whimsy Stamps - #51 Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - #38 Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - #104 My Sentiments Exactly

The Paper Shelter - #84 Distressing

Simon Says Stamp! - Glimmer and Sparkle

Deep Ocean Challenge - #35 More than 2 colours

A Gem of a Challenge - #56 FOR THE GIRLS

Forever Friends - #46 Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge - #28 Use a Digi

Bunny Zoes Crafts - #28 Distressing

Christmas in July....

There are so many challenges out there with this theme....I think everyone must be looking for a change in the weather!  We had a break today, and I actually have all the windows open and the AC off.  That will likely change come bedtime....that is if I want to sleep tonight.  If it's too hot, I don't sleep well, and then I'm grumpy and tired the next day....go figure!    But enough of that....

Well, I finally got around to inking up this adorable little stamp, Little Santa Claws, by Chrissy Armstrong.  I've coloured with copics, and tried to give the fur some texture with blender ink....but I think I need more practice.  The DP all came from my collection of scraps, and all edges are finished with DI and gold metallic pen.  The Romantic Rectangles die has been used to cut out the image, and Lacey Ovals for the sentiment (both from Spellbinders).  I had a bit of fun doodling too, along the bottom edge and on the swirl, again with gold to go with the ribbon and paper candy bits.

It is definitely more relaxing, making a Christmas card in July.....maybe I'll go ahead and make a few more.  So, Merry Christmas....it will be here before you know it!  Have a great day!

Some challenges....with lots more inspiration:
Whimsy Stamps - #46 Anything Goes

Copic Oz - Blender Challenge

Do You Stack Up - #79 Red

The Pink Elephant  - #156 Christmas in July

The Squirrel and the Fox - #21 Christmas in July

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Christmas in July

The Crazy Challenge - #124 Christmas in July

Forever Friends - #40 Christmas in July

Crafter's Companion - #26 Ho Ho Ho Christmas

Lollipop Crafts - #84 Christmas in July

Hooked on Craft - #22 Christmas in July

Through the Craftroom Door - #28 Christmas in July