Hoot, hoot, hoot it's Christmas

Hi folks, hope you are all happy & well.

I'm getting really festive now after a visit to a lovely Christmas fayre with the family yesterday. We had a lovely time. Lots of Christmas goodies, decorations and music. Ooh! it won't be long will it?

I have a Christmas card to show you all, I really enjoyed colouring in this cute little owl.

I used : Woodware stamp

Spectrum Noir Illustrator pens - Body – light yellow & ivory
Beak & feet – raw sienna, goldenrod & caramel
Branch – earth brown, natural brown & sand
Holly – camo green & bamboo
Scarf – camo green, bamboo & meadow
Hat, stockings etc. – blue grey 1 & flame red

Tattered Lace & First Edition dies

LOTV papers

Ribbon from stash

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I really appreciate all your visits.

Hope you have a lovely evening.

A Gem of a Challenge #183 - Snowmen

Good morning, hope you are all happy and well.

I've been up and about early as usual on a Saturday morning. Ely (the cat) seems to prefer his breakfast earlier at the weekend so makes sure I'm up to get it him. He then goes back to bed! He's upstairs all snuggled up, he does look cute though.

It's time for a brand new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge

Our New Challenge this week is 

Snowmen

You may use ANY Digi OR Stamped image on your Paper Creation

Our hostess for this chall is Talented Teamie Pamela

The prize as from January 2016 is 

2 Individual Digi images OR 2 Card Topper Kits OR one of each 
(no sets or sentiment sets) 

of the winners choice from PINKGEM DESIGNS.....

I used : Snowflake Chilly 

Spectrum Noir pens & pencils

Spellbinders dies

Martha Stewart punch

Papers are a very old mag freebie

Thank you all so much for visiting my blog, hope you have a really lovely day.

Hattie & Buddy

Hi folks, hope you are all happy & well. I'm late with my post tonight as I got a bit carried away with sorting out my craftroom.

I have a Christmas card to show you that I made using a very cute Digistamp Boutique image.

I used : Hattie & Buddy from Digistamp Boutique

Spectrum Noir Pens & Pencils Face - FS3 & 1 Cinamon, Russet & Flame Red

Coat - CR3 & Carmine

Scarf & Hairband - BT3 & Prussian Blue

Dog - TN2 & 1 Cinamon & Russet

Hair - LY1 & Yellow Ochre

Marianne Designs dies

LOTV sentiment

Cardbase cut on Cameo

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely evening.

Catitudes - Carmen

Hi folks, hope you are all ok, I'm a bit late with my post today as we've spent the day in York with friends. We had a lovely day, lots of yummy food and drink and lots of shops and the Christmas markets too. I love York especially at this time of year.

I have my Crafters Companion Spectrum Noir TV DT make to show you all. This is one of the samples I made for the launch.

I used : Carmen stamp set 

Spectrum Noir pens & pencils - Cat - TN7, 4, 3 & 2 Cinamon & Russet. 

Cushion & Headress - CG3, 2 & 1 Jade. 

Bag & Headress - IB3 & 2 Prussian Blue. 

Cat Silhouette, Oriental Additions & Dainty Accessories dies. 

8 x 8 paper pad.

All the lovely lot above is available from Crafters Companion

Thank you all for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely evening.

Polar Bear Festive Hugs

Good morning, hope you are all happy & well.

I have a card to show you that I made using the free goodies that came with the latest Crafters Inspiration magazine from Crafters Companion.

 The freebies are all so gorgeous, lots of pretty printables on the CD, a gorgeous Leonie Pujol embossing folder and a Sara Signature die set and on top of all that a Sheena Douglass stamp set.

I also used : Sara Signature Lazy Daisy die

Gemini dies

Doily & pearls from stash

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely day.

Everlasting Love

Good morning, hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

I have a card to show you that I made using the gorgeous Sparkle Pens from Crafters Companion and a very pretty Leonie Pujol Stamp.

I used: Everlasting Love stamp set

Sparkle Pens

Papers, ribbon & brad from stash

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely day.

Catitudes

Hi folks, hope you are all ok and have a good weekend ahead.

I have a couple of cards to show you that I made for the Catitudes Launch from Crafters Companion. The whole range is so gorgeous. I love it all, especially the gorgeous stamps.

I used : Mia Stamp Set

 Spectrum Noir pens & pencils - Cat - BG5, 4, 3 & 2 Coconut & Timberwood. 

Bike - DR 7, 5 & 3, Black, IG10,8, 6, 4 & 2, Black. 

Perfect Patterns Embossing Folder, 

Heart Balloons dies 

8x8 paper pad.

I used ; Clarissa stamp set

Spectrum Noir pens & pencils - Cushion -CT4, LY3 & 1 Cider 

Chaise Lounge - LG4, 3 & 2 Sage 

Legs - GB8 EB2 & 1 Spice Brown 

Cat - Black IG10, 8 & 6 Black. 

Oriental Additions & Rococo Frame die set. 

8 x 8 paper pad

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, hope you have a lovely evening.

What a Hoot

Hi lovely Bloggers, hope you are all snuggly warm indoors, now the weather has turned so cold. I can't believe they have forecast snow. Brr!

I have my Crafters Companion The Inspirers DT make to show you all.

I had a little play with one of the brand new 5 x 5 Create a Card dies.

I used : Die'sire 5x5 Create a Card What a Hoot die

Flowers for all occasions dies

Sara Signature Lazy Daisy die

Gemini Set 1 die set

Pearls from stash

Thank you all for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely evening.

LOTV FB November challenge - Colour Pallette

Good morning, hope you are all ok and have a lovely weekend ahead.

It's time for a brand new challenge over at LOTV FB this we have a colour pallette chosen by our lovely Jen to work with.

There are 3 prizes on offer and the winners will be drawn at random from all the entries;

1st - £20 LOTV voucher

2nd - £15 LOTV voucher

3rd - £10 LOTV voucher

To enter, just post your photo in this event - and don't forget to check back to see if you are one of the lucky winners :-)

To be eligible, your card or project will need to fit the theme and feature an LOTV image. 1 Entry per person please. The challenge closes at 11am UK time on Tuesday 15th November, so you have plenty of time to get those creative juices flowing :-) We will announce the winners asap after that.

So here's my card.

I used : Penguin Trio digi stamp

Merry Christmas Words stamps

Spectrum Noir pens & pencils - Penguins - IG10, 8 & 6 Pebble & Black

Feet & beaks - OR1 & 2 Cinamon

Snow - Reef Blue

Sue Wilson dies

Papers & gems from stash

Thank you for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely day.

LOTV launch

Good morning, how are you all? Hope you are all happy & well.

It's time for a brand new rubber stamp launch over at LOTV. Eek!

There are three super cute animal stamps & four adorable vintage boys stamps being released today.

You will just love them all, I know I do.

I have made today's card using the adorable Squirrels Thanks stamp

I used Squirrels Thanks from LOTV

Creative Expressions dies 

Spectrum Noir Pens & Pencils - Squirrels - TN7,4 & 3 Cinamon & Russet

Thanks - EB1 & 2 Maple

Branch - EB5,3 & 2 Expresso

Grass - CG1,2 & 3 Jade

Hearts & flowers - PP4 & 2 Mulberry

Ribbon & pearls from stash

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, hope you all have a lovely day.

A little colour therapy

Hi folks, hope you are all ok and had a good day.

I can't believe how cold it has turned today, brrr!

I have my Crafters Companion The Inspirers DT make to show you.

Today is National Stress Awareness Day and to celebrate I have made a card.

Now I, like most of you, find it so relaxing to colour, I love all the colouring range from Spectrum Noir but I am particularly enjoying using the Colorista Markers. They are so easy to blend and come in a gorgeous range of colours.

I used : Colorista Exquisite Florals marker pad

Colorista Markers - Pear Green, Forest Green, Canary, Lipstick, Rose Red & Lemon 

Leonie Pujol stamps & Gemini dies

Thank you all so much for visiting my blog, hope you all have a really lovely evening.