Last Minute Christmas Card…..

If you are looking for the Clear it Out Challenge just click HERE. 

I have made a lot of Christmas cards and still finishing up a few to put gift cards in. They are not the regular size of a gift card they are larger, still I need to put them inside something so they don’t get lost in the shuffle. This card I made to put with a friend’s gift I was delivering on Monday, she has a “few” cats so when I found the image already coloured in my stash went looking for a sketch, Seems a little Sketchy was in my mail box. When I looked at the sketch I thought the background looked sparkly so I used some glitter cardstock I had left over from other projects. I used the narrow black border on the card to make the gold pop. The challenge is on until January 12, 2014. I am sure I will use this sketch again I think it is great!!

Everything I used was from my stash, starting with the card base to using scraps to punch the snowflakes……I’m getting good at this “shopping my stash” I am so looking forward to making my thank you cards with this sketch.

It’s time for me to get going today and get loose ends tied up, I hope you have all your shopping done.

I am entering this in the sketch challenge at Seems a little Sketchy

Thanks for stopping by today and have a Fabulous Christmas day with family!!!

Week 2 of Challenge 73 at The Cheerful Stamp Pad…..

Wow there are some great cards for the Angel Wings challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad and there is another week for you to play along with us. The sponsor is Michelle Perkette Studio check it out she has great images.
I was thinking about this challenge and realized I don’t have many :”Angel” stamps but in my stash was Tilda from Magnolia stamps already coloured, I also used a lot of pieces of patterned paper from my stash, so other than the main background I don’t know who they are from.

I used a the current sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy I have used their sketches a few times they are easy to follow. I will be entering my card in Challenge 52 on the Challenge Blog. there is still 8 days to get in on the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today and head over to The Cheerful Stamp Pad check out what the other design team members have made for your inspiration, then make yourself an Angel wings card and join us for the challenge.

House Mouse & Friends Challenge and a Sketch

I hope you are having a good weekend so far and that you remembered to “Fall Back” I am always very glad to get my hour back for some reason or other my body just isn’t happy with the loss of the hour in the spring.
I have been so busy, we brought a lot of things back from the cottage and I have spent a lot of time finding homes for things, I am still digging in boxes to find crafting items when I want to make a card. It’s not really as much fun as if everything was in it’s place. I did manage to get a card done for the House Mouse & Friends Monday challenge, it is a blog hop that ends Saturday night at 11.59, I have commented on all the blogs but hadn’t finished my card. I used the current sketch challenge from Seems a Little Sketchy you will find HERE.

Supplies

Stamp…. Whee Flight from House Mouse Designs

Cardstock GP white and Red a gift from my friend Georgina

Patterned paper a Christmas pack from Stampin’ up

Snowflakes one cut with a sizzix die the other an EK punch

Red & white baker’s twine, rhinestones and liquid pearl white opal

Challenges I am entering:

Anything Goes with Twine…House Mouse and Friends challenge Blog

Sketch #51    at  Seems a Little Sketchy.

Thanks for stopping by today and if you “fall back” to standard time enjoy your extra hours sleep.

Have a crafty day

Barbara

Just for You from Bugaboo & Clear it Out Tuesday

Spring is Coming at Clear it Out Tuesday and the stash item is flowers. Now is your chance to dig out those flower you have hidden and get some on a spring like card.  If you would like to enter the challenge head over to CIOT challenge blog for all the information on how to enter, just click HERE. This challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.and one of our own design team, Karen. Check out the Clear it Out Challenge Blog to see the beautiful crocheted flower prize.
For this challenge I was a bit late getting it started and because of that a new sketch was up at Seems a Little Sketchy and was perfect for my image You will find the sketch HERE and I will be entering this card in their challenge….wish me luck.
                                 

Supplies

Image……from bugaboo stamps

Card. Stock….pacific point, GP white, Island Indigo

DSP…..from my scrap basket

Buttons……also a stash item

Stash item……white flower I have hoarded for 3 years.

Colouring medium….prisma pencils and oms

Yellow and clear stickles

Thanks for looking today and hope to see your project at Clear it Out Tuesday just click HERE and enter.

Mid-Challenge time at Clear it Out Tuesday

Remember that ugly sweater you got for a Christmas gift one year….think back to the design….now dig to the very bottom of that pile of designer papers and find that ugly sweater design and use it on your project.  On my card are not one but two ugly sweater designs, Argyle and houndstooth, now those are u.g.l.y, but darn they look cute on my card.  If you didn’t arrive here from Clear it Out then head over there and see what inspiration the other members of the design team have for you to see.
The sponsor for this challenge is Digi Darla and they are offering 5 free digis for the winner of this challenge.

While checking around for sketches one day I found a great site, they even have scrapbook layout challenges. I was happy to get the card done  but it wasn't going to be posted until after the challenge was over,  please visit Seems a Little Sketchy found HERE.we all need a little help occasionally. My image is from Digi Darla and is called Ice-cream Girl, stop by and see the great images they have to offer

What I used today

Image….Ice-cream girl from Digi Darla

Sketch…… Seems a Little Sketchy

Cardstock….Real Red and GP white

Designer paper…..Stack pack I bought two years ago

Ribbon……Real Red taffeta from SU

Black Rhinestones from stash too.

Thanks for looking today and come back again soon,  Please join us for the Ugly Sweater challenge at Clear it Out and you might win 5 digis from Digi Darla..