Thursday, December 22, 2016

The Paper Shelter Blog Hop winners

If you left comments on my recent Blog Hop post for The Paper Shelter you may remember you were in the running to win a digital image of your choice. 

The winner from my blog is Annemi

The winners have all been chosen from each of the Design Team and you can find the fill list and instructions here

Congratulations to all the winners and we thank you so much for your lovely comments and support of our challenge. 




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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Midweek Magnolia Blog Hop

The Midweek Magnolia girls have a blog hop for you today with gorgeous creations and some great candy and prizes along the way. You should have hopped here from the vary talented Beth's blog, if not you might want to pop on over to the Midweek Magnolia challenge and start at the top, you won’t want to miss a thing.

We are sponsored by the wonderful Magnolia Sweden who will offer an awesome prize to the lucky Challenge winner and another prize from 7 Kids College Fund for the winner who visits all the DT blogs and leaves a comment, along with a variety of candies at the DT blogs too. How good is that!!! So pop on over to Midweek Magnolias and find the links to the rest of the DT and hop along down the line  for a chance to win some terrific prizes.  Don’t forget to leave a comment on each of the DT blogs while you are there.

I've created a Christmas Snow Globe to share with you all. The pattern for this can be purchased here from Sandra's Scrapshop if you would like to make one for yourself. 


I've used the sweet 'Jingle Bell Rudolph' image from Magnolia which I stamped onto Cryogen White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured my image with the following colours: E35, E53, E51, W5, W3, W1, W00, R37, R35, R32, YR24, YR23 & Y15. 

I have then fussy cut my image and created a scene using the Spruce Die from Magnolia Doohickey. Inside the globe I have added some glitter balls to shake around. My papers are from Kaisercrafts 6" Paper Pad called Christmas Collections. 

I've cut my "Merry Christmas' sentiment in gold glitter cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo. To finish off I have added some Poinsettia die cuts, another Spruce die cut and a bow. 

Here's a close up of my image. 



For a chance to win my candy, don’t forget to leave a comment, The candy I'm offering to one lucky winner will be a voucher to either 7 Kids College Fund (US), The Ribbon Girl (UK/Europe) or Craftonline (Australia) determined by your location. 

The next blog along your way is the lovely Kirsty-Anne and I’m sure that she has something fabulous to share with you. Good luck and have a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful 2017.



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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Merry Christmas

I’m back today to share my latest creation for Midweek Magnolia. Our new challenge is… 

‘Christmas’. 

I’ve made this pretty card today using the ‘Merry Christmas Tilda' image from Magnolia’s ‘Winter Wonderland 2013’ Collection.



My image has been stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I have coloured my image with Copic Markers in the following colours: 

Skin – E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair – E55, E53, E51
Clothes & Poinsettia – R27, R24, R22, YG67, YG63, YG61, YR27, YR24, YR23, C1, Coo
 Basket – E44, E43, E42

Here’s a close up of my image.


Our challenge is sponsored by Magnolia Sweden who offer a fabulous prize to the lucky Challenge Winner. If you haven’t already stopped by Midweek Magnolia, pop on over and check out the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have created to inspire you, then get creating and join in our challenge for your chance to win. 

Supplies: 
Stamps: Merry Christmas Tilda  (Magnolia), Petite Pairs (retired Stampin' Up)
Card: Whisper White Thick (Stampin' Up), X-Press It Blending Card 
Paper: Annabelle's Christmas (Wild Rose Studio)
Ink & Markers: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Dies & Punches: 1 3/4" Circle Punch (Stampin' Up), XXL Square Frames Frilly #2 (Go Kreate), LR0240, LR0142. LR0245 (Marianne Design), Small & Large Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Crispy Ribbon (Live & Love Crafts)





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Happy Birthday Wishes

Good Morning fellow crafter's and welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop.  The Blog Hop is in honour of The Paper Shelter's 6th BirthdayIt will be a two week Challenge and both Design Teams are taking part so we have lots of lovely creations for you to check out.    
  


The Hop is our way of inviting you to join in with us and this one is a 
"A Special Birthday" theme, which I know is extremely popular!!!! 

If you have landed here from

Monique's blog

 then you're heading in the right direction - if not then you'll want to head on back to


to start again, as you'll not want to miss out on this one! Our Design Teams have worked very hard and are showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky person who leaves them a comment a digi of their choice as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.

For my card today I'm using a gorgeous image called 'So Chic'. 



My image has been printed onto Cryogen White card and coloured with Copic Markers. 

The colours I've used are: 
Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair - E44, E43, E42, E41
Dress - R85, R83, R81 
Ribbon, Bowtie & Dog's Top Hat - BG13, BG11, BG10
Hat - BG75, BG72, BG70
Frame - BG13, BG11, BG10, C5, C3, C1, C00
Dog - E43, E41, E40

Here's a close up of the image. 



Supplies: 
Stamps: So Chic (The Paper Shelter), Petite Pairs (retired Stampin' Up)
Card: Naturals White & Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up), Cryogen White 
Papers: Fresh Vintage (FabScraps)
Ink & Markers: Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies & Punches: Oval Punch & Scallop Oval Punch (Stampin' Up) 
Accessories: Lace (stash)

From here you will need to hop on over to

 Patty Sue's blog.

 Don't forget to leave your comment for a chance of winning your choice of one of the fab digis available in store.

Hop! Hop! Hop!

Good luck and hope you're enjoying it so far.



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Friday, December 2, 2016

Happy Christmas

It’s time for a new challenge at Fussy & Fancy Challenges and this time the challenge is….. 

‘Pastel Christmas’. 

For my card today I'm using an older Magnolia Christmas image called 'Jingle Jangle Tilda'.  I have stamped my image onto Cryogen White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink  and coloured with my Copic Markers.



The colours I’ve used are:

 Skin – E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair – E44, E43, E42, E41
Clothes – R02, R01, R00, Y38, Y35, Y32, G24, G21, G20, C1, C00.

Here’s a closer look at the image.



Supplies:
Stamps: Jingle Jangle Tilda (Magnolia) 
Ink & Markers: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Card: Cryogen White 
Papers: Jolly & Frosty - Candy Cane Lane Collection (Bo Bunny) 
Dies & Punches: 1 3/4" Circle Punch (Stampin' Up), Large & Small Classic Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Rhinestones (Stampin' Up), Seam Binding & Charm (stash)





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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Merry & Bright

It’s time for a new challenge over at ABC Challenges.

Our challenge for you today is...

‘U is for Unconventional’
(Make a Christmas Card using non-traditional colours. No red & green)

Our sponsor for this challenge is..


I'm using one of Conie's newer images today called 'Holly Poinsettia'. 



My image has been printed onto Cryogen White cardstock and coloured with my Copic Markers then fussy cut. The colours I’ve used are: 

Skin – E11, E00, E000, R20; 
Hair – E55, E53, E51 
Clothes – V99, V95, V93, V91, RV69, RV66, RV63, BV25, BV23, BV20
Poinsettia & Pot - C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, YG63, YG61 

Here’s a closer look at the image.



Supplies: 
Stamps: Holly Poinsettia (ConieFong Art), Sentiment (LOTV)
Card: Smoky Slate & Naturals White (Stampin' Up), Cryogen White
Papers: Bauble Delight (FabScraps)
Ink & Markers: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Dies & Punches: 1 3/4" Circle Punch (Stampin' Up), Oval Majesty (Spellbinders) 
Accessories: Lace, Seam Binding, Frosted Finishes Embellishment (stash), Rhinestones (Stampin' Up)

If you haven’t already stopped by ABC Challenges and checked out what the rest of the DT have created then please do so now.



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