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.

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'.

Attitude or what....

I have entered this card into:
Delightful Sketches - Ribbon Recipe Challenge.

Treehouse Thursday Challenge - theme is 'Recycle' (I have recycled the ribbon - it was from my grandaughters teddybear).

Our Creative Corner - theme is 'Fun with Folds'.

Totally Gorjuss - theme is 'Flowers'.

Fab 'n' Funky - theme is 'What eva'.

Stamp Something - theme is 'Spots and Stripes'.

Totally Papercraft - theme is 'Lets go dotty'.

Flutterby Wednesday - theme is 'Butterfly and pink'.

Charisma Cardz Challenge - theme is 'Try something new' (I have used a new fold for my card).

Pixie Dust Studio - theme is 'In between the newsprint' and to use black, white and one other colour).

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday - theme is 'Thank you card'.

The Play Date Cafe - theme is 'Black & White plus other colour'.

Incy Wincy - theme is 'Celebrate'.

Bah! Humbug Challenge - theme is 'Using favourite mediums' (mine is making cards, stamping and colouring using promarkers).

A Pocket Full of Posies - theme is 'Floral Fantasy'.

Craftalicious Challenge - theme is 'Thanks'.

Paper Sundaes - use a minimum of 3 embellishments on your project (I have used ribbon, flowers and pearls).

Mo's Challenge - theme is 'special folds and flowers'.

Image is called 'Two Jill' by the great Mo Manning. I have coloured her using promarkers.

Nestability - Label 9.

Backing papers - Glitz and Glamour by Craftwork Cards.

I have edged the image using a tapestry stamp with Worn Lipstick and Weathered Wood Tim Holtz distressing ink.

Flowers and leaves are from my local craftshop Bee Crafty. The pearl bows are from my stash.

All Wrapped Up (fancy fold)

I have entered this card into:

Craft Mad and Loving It - theme is 'Cut it out, button it and get knotted'

Delightful Sketches - Ribbon Recipe Challenge (I have threaded the ribbon through the button holes).

Treehouse Thursday Challenge - theme is 'Recycle' (I have recycled the ribbon - it was from a chocolate box and the red holly berries are from an old christmas decoration).

Fussy & Fancy Friday - theme is 'Christmas Colours'.

One Stop Craft Challenge - theme is 'Fashion throughout the years'.

Our Creative Corner - theme is 'Fun with Folds'.

Totally Gorjuss - theme is 'Flowers'.

Bah! Humbug Challenge - theme is 'Using favourite mediums' (mine is making cards, stamping and colouring using promarkers).

Fun with Shapes - theme is 'Colours of a National Flag' (I have chosen Italy..... red, green & white).

Pocket Full of Posies - theme is 'Floral Fantasy'.

Image - Lily of the Valley 'All wrapped up', which I have coloured using promarkers.

Backing paper is from Basic Grey.

Ribbon is recycled from a chocolate box and the red holly berries have been cut from an old christmas decoration.

The flowers were made using a small and medium retro flower punches.

The poinsettia is also from an old christmas decoration.

I have edged the oval with Peeled Paint Tim Holtz distressing ink, modge podge and glamour dust to create the effect around the coloured image.

Beautiful Blogger Award

Thankyou, Kathy for nominating me for this award

To qualify for this award I need to nominate 7 more people to give it to and tell you 7 facts about me. So, here goes . . .

(i) I have been married to a wonderful man for 39 years.

(ii) I drive a 1.3 Suzuki Carry Van (as I am a courier).

(iii) I have partnered my Husband in a Glazing and window fitting company for the past 33 years.

(iv) I am family orientated.

(v) My favourite film has got to be Shawshank Redemption.

(vi) I love to visit London with my family to take in the sites and watch West End shows.

(vii) My favourite colour is red.

The seven people I would have nominated have already received this award from other crafters.

Cherry on Top Award

A few conditions......

1. Thank the person that gave it to you.

Big thanks to Debs and Louise for nominating me for this award.

2. Post your award with pride.

WOO HOO! Well chuff I have been nominated!!

3. Three things you like about yourself

(i) a good listener

(ii) very truthful

(iii) a very good wife, mother and grandmother (so they tell me!)

4. A picture that i love

This is a photograph of my youngest Daughter, Amy, taken outside our house with her proud Father, Graham. It reminds me of a very special day and an overwhelming feeling of pride.

5. Tag 5 other people for the award

The people I would have tagged this award to have already received awards from other crafters .

Wedding Day

I made this wedding card for the lovely Bev at Bee Crafty (our local craft shop) who got married Friday 13th August 2010.

Image is from Lilly of the Valley, which has been coloured in using Promarkers. I painted the bridal gown with Modge Podge and then covered it with Glamour Dust.

I have used Star Dust Stickles on the flowers, head dress and around the edge of the base card.

The white 'Tying the Knot' embellishment was bought from a wedding shop.

Martha Stewart punch was used to create the heart border.

Papers, pearl swirls and glass flowers are from my stash.