Something Else on Saturday #231 Featuring Merry Mice from Lawn Fawn

Good morning and welcome to today's Something Else on Saturday post. For this week's card, I pulled out this cute set from Lawn Fawn, which I have had for ages, but never used. I could never decide how to add them to a card, so actually went with one of Lawn Fawn sketch ideas that I found on the internet!

Recipe:

Stamps: Merry Mice from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Real Red & Old Olive both from Stampin' Up, Patterned Papers from Craft Magazine, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Alphabet Dies from Amazon

Copics Used:

Mice - E30, E31, E33, E35, R30, R20

Stool - E23, E25

Star - Y21, Y23, Y26

Tree - G94, G85, G99, E25, E27

Aqua - BG53, BG45, BG57

Red - R24, R27, R29

And that's all from me for today! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend! 

Ink 'n' Splatter Inspiration Post featuring Jolly Santas

Good afternoon and welcome to my DT inspiration post for Ink 'n' Splatter. For this post I have used the other Santa image from the Jolly Santas stamp set that was released last month and have made a cute snow globe shaker tag. I had so much fun putting this together and love how it came out! Can't wait to make another one! 

And here's a close up of my colouring.

Recipe:

Stamps: Jolly Santas from Ink 'n' Splatter

Papers: Old Olive, Whisper White & Crumb Cake all from Stampin' Up, Patterned Papers from Craft Magazine, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Acetate

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Tall Snow Globe Dies & Secret Santa Sequins both from Heffy Doodle, Twine from Martha Stewart, Real Red Curly Ribbon from Stampin' Up

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04

Beard - W0, W1

Red - R24, R27, R29

Black - T5, T7, T9

Present - YG11, YG13, YG17, Y35, Y38

Teddy - E41, E42, E43

Chimney - E07, E09

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Ink 'n' Splatter blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT for this month and you can also share your own Ink 'n' Splatter projects in the Facebook group too. 

The Paper Shelter's 13th Anniversary Blog Hop

Good Morning lovely crafters!

Welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop, in celebration of The Paper Shelter's 13th Birthday on the 8th of December! This will be a two week challenge, with both teams taking part, and it's our way of thanking The Paper Shelter for sharing their wonderful images with us, and sponsoring our challenge every week.

The theme for this special challenge is:

CELEBRATIONS

If you've arrived here from Dewi's blog then you're heading in the right direction! If not, then you'll want to pop back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog to start again, because you don't want to miss out on this one. Both Design Teams are participating, showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter, and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commenter a digi of their choice, as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.

For my card, I have made a birthday card using the gorgeous Daisies on My Hat, using a yellow and green combo with touches of pink as well. I love how this one came out! 

This card is for

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Use Craft Dies

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #561 Anything Goes

The Paper Funday Challenge #60 Birthdays

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 48 Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff Challenge #481 Wrap It Up

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #219 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Daisies on My Hat from The Paper Shelter, Happy Everything from Clearly Besotted

Papers: So Saffron & Always Artichoke (Both retired) both from Stampin' Up, Woodland Walk Patterned Papers from Tonic Studios, Sweet Paris Patterned Papers from Dovecraft, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: So Saffron (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Pear Pizzazz Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Pearls from Simply Creative, Oval Nestabilities Dies & Elegant Ovals Dies both from Spellbinders, Decorative Scalloped Edger Die from Joanna Sheen

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Eyes - B21, B24, B28

Lips - R81, R83

Hat - E31, E33, E37, E37

Daisies - R00, R11, Blender

Green - YG61, YG63, YG67

Yellow - Y11, Y13, Y15, E31

From here, you will need to hop on over to Linda's blog. Don't forget to leave your comment for an opportunity to win your choice of one of the fabulous digis available in store!

Good Luck! Hope you've enjoyed the Hop so far!

All Things Magical and Mythical #106 Featuring Calendar Fairy December from Lili of the Valley

Good morning and welcome to my final calendar post of the year. I have absolutely loved making this calendar using these adorable fairies from Lili of the Valley each month. I am going to keep them for next year and just change the actual calendar section on each monthly page. 

Anyway, here is December's entry! 

This calendar page is for

The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge #12 Anything Fantasy Goes

We Love Stamping December Challenge Anything Goes

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge #67 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create December Challenge Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 48 Anything Goes

Inkspirational Challenge #304 Add Glitter

Recipe:

Stamps: Calendar Fairy December from Lili of the Valley

Papers: Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green both from Stampin' Up, A Christmas Tale Patterned Papers from Papercraft Essentials, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Attraction Simple Type Upper Case Alphabet from Tonic Studios, Adorning Accents Edgelits from Stampin' Up, Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E71, E74, E77

Gold - Y21, Y23, Y26

Red - R37, R39, R89

Wings - Y000, Y00, Y21, Y23

Tree & Hairband - G94, G99

And that's all from me for this post. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Scene It Sunday #167 featuring Purrfect Kitties with Lights from Conie Fong

Good morning and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. I have used the cute Purrfect Kitties from Conie Fong for today's card, which I won in a challenge ages ago and have finally managed to get it onto a card! 

This card is for

Dragonfly Dreams December Challenge Christmas

Crafty Calendar December Challenge Christmas Themed

Sheepski Designs Challenge #81 Layer It

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #12 Anything Goes

Paper Dragonfly Challenge #23 Christmas

Creative Fingers Challenge #267 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Purrfect Kitties with Lights from Conie Fong

Papers: Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, Snow & Ice Christmas Patterned Papers from Make & Create, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks

Accessories: Whisper White Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Gems from The Range, Snowflake Border, Corner & tag Dies from Creative Expressions, Crystal Stickles, Glossy Accents

Copics Used:

Cat #1 - E41, E42, E43, E44

Cat #2 - T0, T1, T5, T7, T9, R20, R22

Cat #3 - R30, Rv11, E79, C00, C1, YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07, YR09

Cat #4 - E31, E33, E35, E37, E39

Cat #5 - Bv20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Pink - RV10, RV32, RV34

Purple - V12, V15, V17

Turquoise - BG53, BG45, BG57

Lights - V04, V05, V06, BG02, BG05, BG07, RV04, RV06, RV09, T4

Ground - BG10, BG11

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Something Else on Saturday #230 Featuring Veronica Sage from Digi Doodle Studios

Good morning and welcome to this week's Something Else on Saturday post. I am in charge of organising the birthday cards at work where everyone signs a card for whoever's birthday it is and I made this one for my colleague Ann for her birthday last week. It definitely gives me an excuse to add more birthday cards to my stash! 

I used the adorable Veronica Sage from Digi Doodle Studios, which are sadly no more, but you can still buy some of their clear stamps from the Ink 'n' Splatter store instead! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Veronica Sage from Digi Doodle Studios, For You Circular Sentiments from Lili of the Valley

Papers: Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White, Gingham Garden DSP (Retired) all from  Stampin' Up, Card Blank from Hobbycraft, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Balmy Blue from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Sparkle Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Melon Mambo Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Gems from Poundland, Circle Nestabilities Dies, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities Dies, Oval Nestabilities Dies & Fancy Ovals Dies all from Spellbinders, Lace Edger 2 Die from Joanna Sheen

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - Y21, Y23, Y26, E31

Lips - RV55, RV66

Dress - B93, B95, B97, B99, V12, V15, V17

Shoes - V12, V15, V17

Small Leaves & Headband - Y13, Y17

Large Leaves - YG07, YG09

Flowers - BG05, BG07, BG09, RV21, RV23, RV25, YR61, YR65, YR68, V12, V15, V17, Y13, Y15, Y19

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

The Paper Shelter Challenge #578 Colours of Winter

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. This week our challenge is to use the colours of winter, so think white, blues, purples, greys or greens, but not red and gold, which are more traditional Christmas colours.

For my card I used the adorable Not Exactly A Big Bad Wolf and a colour combo of purple, white, grey and aqua. These colours really gives off an icy vibe, don't you think?

Recipe:

Stamps: Not Exactly A Big Bad Wolf from The Paper Shelter, Santa's Sentiments from Creative Expressions

Papers: Winter Wisteria from Papertrey Ink, Smoky Slate & Whisper White both from Stampin' Up, Contemporary Christmas Patterned Papers from Crafter's Companion, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Wisteria Wonder (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Whisper White Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Sugar Plum Glitter Drops from Nuvo, Snowflakes Dies & Hanging Snowflake Garland Die both from M & C Boutique

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Eyes - YG17, YG67

Lips - R20, R22

Hat - BV00, BV01, BV04, BG53, BG45, BG57

Jumper - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Shorts - BV01, BV04, BV08

Tights - BV20, BV23, BV25

Boots - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49, BV00, BV01, BV04, BV08

Wolf - T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, R20, R22

And that's all from me for this post!  Don't forget to pop on over to the Paper Shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT for this week's challenge and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?! As always there are some fantastic prizes to be won! 

All Things Magical and Mythical #105 Featuring Dragon Pulling Sledge from Lee Holland

Good morning and welcome to this weeks All Things Magical and Mythical post. For today's card, I have used one of Lee Holland's cute Christmas dragon images. I love his dragons - they are just so adorable and I definitely need to buy some more which are not Christmas or Hallowe'en as that is all I seem to have!

Recipe:

Stamps: Dragon Pulling Sledge from Lee Holland, Winter Skies from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Real Red, Old  Olive, Jolly Holiday DSP (Retired) & Regals DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red from  Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Simply White Crystal Drops from Nuvo

Copics Used:

Dragon - G20, G21, G24, G28, R24, R27, R29, E35, E37

Holly - G17, G29, R46

Harness & Blades on Sleigh - Y23, Y26

Rope - E15

Sleigh - R35, R37, R39

Presents - R24, R27, R29, G14, G19, G17, Y21, Y23, Y26, G03, G05, G07

Snow - BG10, FBG2

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Scene It Sunday #166 featuring Stella and Cold by Light by Make It Crafty

Good morning everyone and welcome to today's Scene It Sunday post. I found this scene already printed in my folder full of Christmas images and it combines two digis from Make It Crafty, who are sadly no more! I love their images and their background scenes were always amazing to colour. Such a shame they are no longer around!  

Anyway this scene combines Stella and the Cold by Light background, both perfect for a wintery card! 

This card is for

A Gem of A Challenge Week 24 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Week #756 Colours of Winter

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 47 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #660 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #560 Anything Goes

Passion For Markers Challenge Week 717 Winter

Recipe:

Stamps: Stella & Cold by Light both from Make It Crafty, Snowman Sentiments from C.C. Designs

Papers: Real Rd, Bermuda Bay (Retired) & Let It Snow DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Card Blank from Hobbycraft

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E71, E74, E77

Eyes - E70, E71, E74

Red on Outfit - R35, R37, R39

Dress - BG32, BG34, BG13

Coat - BG45, BG57, BG49, R35

Boots - N4, N6, BG53, BG45, BG57

Snowman on Hat - E79, N6, N8

Bench - E23, E25, E27

Trees - G85, G94, G99, E39

Light - Y11, Y13, Y15

Lamppost - N5, N7, N9

Ribbon - R24, R27, R29

Holly - G24, G28, G29, R37, R39

Snow - BG10, BG11, Blender

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Something Else on Saturday #229 Featuring Pumpkin Spice Anya from The Greeting Farm

Good morning everyone and welcome to today's Something Else on Saturday. For today's card I have used the adorable Pumpkin Spice Anya from The Greeting Farm and made a very quick snowflake framed card. I found this patterned paper in a new pack that I bought the other week and although you can't see in the photo, the picture is of lots of fir trees with a pink, purple and yellow glow to them. Such a pretty paper, but as always I ended up covering most of it up, even though I tried not to! 

This card is for

Di's Digi Challenge Christmas with no Red or Green

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 46 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #218 Anything Goes

Creations in Pink Challenge #64 Anything Goes Mainly In Pink

Sheepski Designs Challenge #80 Getting Ready For Christmas

Creative Moments Challenge #252 Winter

Recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Spice Anya & Christmas Sayings both from The Greeting Farm

Papers: Bubble Bath & Melon Mambo both from Stampin' Up, White Glitter Card, Snow & Ice Patterned Papers from Make & Create, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Christmas Card Dies from Bo Bunny, Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E13, E15, E18

Fur Trim on Boots & Bobble - RV52, RV63, RV55

Hat, Gloves & Boots - RV63, RV55, RV66, RV69

Coat & Pink Stripes on Tights - RV21, RV23, RV25

Dress & Purple Stripes on Tights - RV93, RV95, RV99

Mug - RV04, RV06, RV09, E50, E51, Blender

And that's all from me for this post folks! Hope you have a fantastic day! See you all again soon!