Monday 25 October 2010

Sitting Tilda with Glittering Halo

I have entered this card into the following challenges:

Craft Mad and Loving It - follow sketchie and the theme is Berries.
Totally Gorjuss - theme is 'Sparkle'.
Fussy and Fancy Friday - theme is 'Winter Wonderland'.
Delightful Challenges - theme is 'It's beginning to look alot like Christmas'.
Moving Along with the Times - theme is 'Use Promarkers/Anything Goes'.
One Stitch at a Time - theme is 'All Celebrations'.
The Crazy Challenge - theme is 'Tons of Shapes'.
Papertake Weekly - theme is 'Sparkly and Bright'.

Image is called 'Sitting Tilda with Glittering Halo' from Magnolia. I have coloured her with promarkers and glittered her wings, hair bows and dress with Star Dust Stickles glitter glue. I have cut the image out and sat her on an embossed frame by Craftworks Cards, distressed around the edges with Tim Holtz peeled paint ink. The centre of the frame has been backed with Christmas vellum.




The sentiment is also from Magnolia called 'Vintage Merry', this has been stamped using Peeled Paint.

The adage tickets are from Tim Holtz Idea-ology, distressed with Peeled Paint distressing ink.

The backing paper is Making Memories 'Mistletoe'.

The ponsietta, leaves and berries are from my local Hobbycraft.

Sunday 3 October 2010

Buttons the Snowman

This week I am a Guest DT over on Craft's Mad and Loving It and I have set a sketchie with a theme called 'The 3 B's - Buttons, Bows and Beads'. This challenge blog is normally set on Craft's Mad and Loving It over on Craftbubble. Please feel free to join in with us!

Here is my sketchie.....

and here is my card.....

The image a Motivet stamp called 'Buttons the Snowman', I have highlighted parts of him using promarkers and the blender pen.

Nestability - Label 15.

The circular shape is a Marianne Design Creatable embossing and die cut, distressed around the edge with Tumbled Glass Tim Holtz distressing ink.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid with christmas novelty snowflake buttons to the centres.

I have added Star Dust Stickles glitter glue to the snowman's buttons and scarf.

The snowflake is a 2" Woodware punch covered with Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels and added beads to the centre.

The irridescent swirl backing paper, ribbon, lace and pearl beads are from my stash.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - theme is 'Something from your stash'.

Stamp Craft and Doodle Saturday - theme is 'Open Challenge'.

Sweet Stamping Challenge - theme is 'Stamp It Out'.

Lothian Crafts - theme is 'Its Christmas'.

Stamp Something - theme is 'Something to Celebrate' (Happy Christmas).

Totally Papercrafts - theme is 'The Great Outdoors'.

I Love Promarkers - theme is 'Pearls and Swirls.

Charisma Cardz - theme is 'Christmas Crafting'.

Creative Inspiration - theme is 'Christmas in September'.

Pollycraft Monday - theme is 'Anything Goes'.

Incy Wincy Designs - theme is 'Sparkly Glitter'.