Bedecked Antlers

Hi,

I hope you are all ok - gee hasn't it turned cold, even had to reach for my thermals !!, i'm taking full advantage this week of not having to pick H up from school at 3.15pm, for 3 nights with getting ahead with some cards i've got to make.

Today's card is using a stamp that makes me giggle: Penny Black - 'Bedecked Antlers / 2520J / 2002', card shape is a : Go Kreate, the papers are an old : DCWV - 'Rose Tinted Christmas Multistack', the snowflake border down the side is : Memory Box - 'Frostyville Border', covered in : Stampin' Up - 'Heat And Stick Powder, then Dazzling Diamonds', covered in pearls : that i won in Christine's House Mouse Blog Hop, the ornament is : Memory Box - 'Precious Ornaments', covered in : Stickles - 'Ice Crystals'

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Clear It Out  - where the Theme is 'Holiday / Christmas' and the Stash is 'Glitter'

Papertake Weekly - where the Challenge is 'Take Your Pick' - I've used Sketch No: 74, Technique - Glitter It, Product - Baubles

Sparkles Forum Christmas - where Challenge No: 59 is 'Christmas Decorations'

Allsorts - where Challenge No: 338 is 'Use At Least 3 Die Cuts' - i've used 5

Penny Black Friends - where Novembers Challenge is 'Dies And / Or Punches'

Pixies Snippets Playground - where Di is up to Challenge No: 204

Scrappy Mo's Rudolph  - November Christmas Challenge

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Make - Believe

Hi,

We are up to the mid month post at Penny Black And More and the Challenge this month is : Anything Stamped For Christmas and as usual we have some fabby sponsors too :

Penny Black

Crafts U Love

Crafty Ribbons

And one lucky person using a Penny Black image will be picked to be Guest Designer for next month, so pop over to Penny Black And More, check out the other amazing inspiration the very talented team have come up with and join in the fun - but please do remember, you can use any image you like, except Digi's.

Today's image is : Penny Black - 'Make - Believe / 4007K / 2009', cut with : Die-namics - 'Stitched Pierced Rectangles' and distressed edge with : Tim Holtz - 'Aged Mahogany' and the sentiment is : Penny Black - 'Holly - Jolly Transparent Set' / 30-039/ 2009', the glove die is : Memory Box - 'Precious Mittens', the papers are 8 years old !! : Dovecraft - 'Ho Ho Ho', the ribbon is from stash and the pearls are from : The Works.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are : 

Papertake Weekly - where the Challenge is - 'Let It Snow'

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - where Challenge - 'CHNC 255 Is Red And Green Must Be Seen'

Sweet Stampin' - where the Challenge is - 'Wrap Up Warm'

ABC Christmas - where they are up to 'W For Wild Thing'

Holly Jolly Christmas - where the Challenge is 'Ribbons And Pearls'

Creative Inspirations - where Challenge No: 336 is 'Festive Fun'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

3 Bears

Hi,

I'm sorry if i haven't got to round to your blogs this week, only i had 5 migraines in 4 days over last weekend - i'm off to have it checked out today, as i seem to be getting a lot after my time of the month !! This weekend we are off to a Christmas Market at Singleton.

Sorry another 'Thank You' card today, this time using: Penny Black - 'Bear Blank 1 & 2 / 1450E & 1451F / 2006', cut with: Go Kreate - 'Large Scalloped & Plain Circles', the letters used on the images: Sizzix - 'Naturally Serif', the papers are : LOTV - 'Bear Necessities', the 'You' is: Penny Black - 'Wishes Die / 51-036 / 2014', the banner - Die-namics - 'Fishtail Banners'.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Cuttlebug Mania - where the Challenge is 'Thank You'

Tuesday Throwdown - where Challenge No: 270 is 'Thank You'

Dream Valley - where Challenge No: 119 is 'Shaped Cards - No Squares Or Rectangles'

Make It Monday - where the Challenge is 'Many Thanks'

Penny Black Saturday - where November's Challenge is 'Dies And / Or Punches' - i went for dies

Pixie's Snippet Playground - where they are up to week No: 202 - the only complete piece of paper is the base one

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Cheesecake Express x2

Hi,

Alan and i are going on a date night tomorrow, we are off to see 'Spectre' - the new James Bond movie, has anyone seen it yet ? and what if yes, what do you think of it ?

Card 1 - Sorry about the photos, only it's very miserable here today

I needed a couple of Thank You cards for males, the image is : Penny Black - 'Cheescake Express / 1685J / 2002', the die it's stamped on is : Die-namics - 'Stitched Rounded Rectangles', distressed round the edges : Tim Holtz - 'Weathered Wood and Tumbled Glass', the sentiment is : Penny Black - 'Salutations / 30-014 / 2008', the papers are : Basic Grey - 'Oliver', the background paper is cut with : Tonic - 'Scalloped Square Layering', the punched edge : MS - 'Modern Garland', the twine is : K And Co, the brads are from my stash.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Sweet Stampin' - where the Challenge is 'Dies And / Or Punches' - I've used both

Fab N Funky - where Challenge No: 280 is 'Dies And / Or Punches' - I've used both

Simon Say's Stamp - where this weeks Challenge is 'Thanks / Thanksgiving'

Use Your Stuff - where Challenge No: 198 is 'Use Old Stash' - mine is the stamp, papers, brads and punch

Card 2 

The stamp, distress inks, sentiment, papers, scalloped die and brads are the same as Card 1, the embossing is : Cuttlebug - 'Clockworks', the banners are cut using : Die-namics - 'Fishtail Flags'.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Eureka Stamps - where Challenge No: 65 is 'Give Thanks'

Sketch Saturday - where they are up to Week No : 385 - I've chosen Sketch No: 293

Pixies Snippets Playground - where Di is up to Week : 201 

Crafty Cardmakers  - where Challenge No: 151 is 'Thank You'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to receive, would be most grateful, Luv Sam x

Santa Quartet

Hi,

Tomorrow Harrison goes back to school, after a busy half term, where he has been to a 'Fun Food Academy', Drusillas (a play area, come small animal centre), Rugby (twice), a fun day at the Leisure Centre and on Friday night we went for a talk by 'Steve Backshall' (one of Harrison's hero's, the other being Bear Grylls) - the Deadly 60 guy.

I can't believe it's the first Sunday in November, which means a new Challenge over at   Penny Black And More and this month it's 'Anything Stamped For Christmas' and as usual we have some fabby sponsors too :

Penny Black

Crafts U Love

Crafty Ribbons

And one lucky person using a Penny Black image will be picked to be Guest Designer for next month, so pop over to Penny Black And More, check out the other amazing inspiration the very talented team have come up with and join in the fun - but please do remember, you can use any image you like, except Digi's 

This was a particularly hard image for me to finish, as i started colouring it in, in the morning of the day, we had to have Whisper put to sleep : Penny Black - 'Santa Quartet / 1273K / 1998', the papers are my favourite collection (so much so, i bought a magazine last year, as they were giving another pack away) : Bo Bunny - 'Silver And Gold Collection', the sentiment and the pearls have been embossed with : WOW - 'Metallic Gold Rich Embossing Powder', the sentiment is : Whimsy Stamps - 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps', the twine is : Glissen Gloss - 'Sparkle'

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are : 

Sweet Sketch 2 - where they are up to Sketch : 'SSW2 -73'

Winter Wonderland - where the Challenge is 'Anything As Long As It's Christmas'

Fab N' Funky - where Challenge No: 279 is 'Anything As Long As It's Christmas'

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - where the Challenge 'Pick A Previous Challenge - I've gone for No: 16 - Santa or Father Christmas'

Allsorts - where Challenge No: 335 is 'Christmas'

Thanks for looking and for any comments, you would like to leave, would be mostly appreciated, Luv Sam x