Fantasy Friday #22 Featuring Christmas Fairy Holly from Mo's Digital Pencil

Good morning and welcome to the final Fantasy Friday post for 2018! I have really enjoyed doing this post each week using some of my old or never before used stamps and hope to keep it up in the new year.

This week I am using the adorable Christmas Fairy Holly from Mo Manning at Mo's Digital Pencil. I just love her dress! For once I didn't add a sentiment, but thought it looked ok without one.


Recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Fairy Holly from Mo's Digital Pencil

Papers: Garden Green & Real Red both from Stampin' Up, Festive Season Patterned Papers from Craft Style, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Card blank from Craft Stash

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Garden Green Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Filigree Holly Dies from creative Expressions, Fluffy Stuff from Woodware, Glitter Glue from Glitz It
Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E50, E51, E53
Lips - R20, R30
Red - R22, R24, R27, R29, R89
Green - G14, G16, G17, G19
Berries - R56, R59
Snowglobe - W00, W1, W3, G85, Y26, Y28, B000, B00, B01, Blender

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again in the new year!

Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Post

Good afternoon and welcome to my inspiration post for Little Miss Muffet Stamps for this week. As it is the Christmas/holiday season, instead of making a new project we are all sharing an old favourite of ours from the past year. I have chosen to share again this beauty - Polka Dot Pals Attina.



I love how her hair came out on this colouring and I love the background too. You can read all about her on my original post here.

Blue Blue Christmas

Good morning and welcome to my final post of the year for Faery Ink. Today I have used the gorgeous Christmas Tree Gabbie to make an early Christmas card for next year.


You can find all the details of this card over on the Faery Ink blog.

Fantasy Friday #21 Featuring Snowflake Sprite from Aurora Wings

Good morning and welcome to my latest Fantasy Friday post! This week I am sharing with you all another gift tag, this time using the adorable Snowflake Sprite from Aurora Wings. I love these characters and have loads of them, but never get round to using them!

Are you all ready for Christmas? We just have to go and buy fresh foods and drinks and then I think we're all done!

This tag is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Snowflake Sprite from Aurora Wings

Papers: Marina Mist (Retired) & Night of Navy both from Stampin' Up, Contemporary Christmas Patterned Papers from Crafter's Companion, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, White Gel Pen, Molotow White Paint Pen

Accessories: Fancy Oval Dies & Oval Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Ribbon from stash

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - T1, T3, T5, T6
Outfit - B000, B91, B21, B93, B95, B97, B99
Snowflake - B0000, B000, B00

And that's it from me for today! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back next Friday to see my next Friday Fantasy Feature! 

Little Miss Muffet Customer Appreciation Day

Good morning and welcome to my latest post for Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Hopefully you visited my post last week to let you know that the current challenge will be the final one on the Little Miss Muffet Stamps challenge blog.

Today, however, is Customer Appreciation Day and Barbara has released some fabulous images just for her customers this time. I have the sweet Fill A Wheelbarrow with the flowers image that you can merge together to make a sweet thank you card - perfect image for all the Christmas thank yous that will need sending out soon. The colours are a bit off on this card as the flowers are a lot darker than in real life - the red/pink ones are a fuschia pink really!

This card is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Fill A Wheelbarrow from Little Miss Muffet Stamps, Everyday Scripted Sentiments from Whimsy Stamps

Papers: Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery Prints DSP, Tea Party DSP & Cheerful Treat DSP (all retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Wisteria Wonder (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc

Accessories: Butterflies Dies LR0158 from Marianne Designs, Ribbon from stash, Beautiful Borders Dies from Die'Sire

Copics Used:
Barrow - E13, E15, E17, E19, T3, T5
Pink Flowers - RV14, RV17, RV19
Purple Flowers - V12, V15, V17
Flower Centres - Y11, Y13, Y17
Pink Blanket - RV10, RV11, RV13
Purple Blanket - V000, V01, V04
Leaves & Stems - G21, G24, G28
Grass - G03, G05, G07, G09

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!

The Paper Shelter Challenge Anything Goes

Good morning and welcome to my last DT post for the Paper Shelter for 2018! Hasn't this year flown by?! Lots of good things have happened this year and a few not so good things too. Let's hope that 2019 will continue with the good!

Our challenge this time is an Anything Goes challenge and will last for three weeks, taking us into the new year. The next challenge will be back on January 9th with Team A's first challenge of the year!

I used the cute Merry Christmas My Dear for one of my last Christmas cards and made a fairly big card (just over 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches I think!), so the embellishments were kept to a minimum. I did attempt to colour the background to look a bit like there was panelling on the walls, but my pens were running out towards the end, so weren't as good as I had hoped for!

This card is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Merry Christmas My Dear from The Paper Shelter, Everyday Scripted Sentiments from Whimsy Stamps

Papers: Chocolate Chip & Merry Moments DSP (both retired) both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Card Blank from Create & Craft

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Gold Metallic Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Die-Namics Double Scallop Border Die from MFT, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Santa's Hair, Beard & Eyebrows - C0, C1, C3, Blender
Mrs Claus' Hair & Eyebrows - T0, T2, T4
Clothes - R35, R37, R89
Berries - R56, R59
Leaves - G21, G24, G28
Mrs Claus' Slippers - G94, G99
Santa's Belt & Boots - C5, C7, C9
Mrs Claus' Apron & Trims - C00, C1
Buckle - Y23, Y26
Ribbon - Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28
Present - G14, G16, G17, G19
Floor - W2, W3, W4, W5
Wall - E30, E31, E34, E33, E37, E39

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and 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 and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!

Wishing You Everything On Your List...

Good morning and welcome to another Christmas card post of mine! I have bought so many new Christmas themed stamps this year and, like most crafters I bet, I haven't used all of them yet! I may make a few more ready for next year as I found a box with about 7 in that I made last year or at the beginning of this year, so that saved me some time. I do love making Christmas cards and you never know how many you will need to send out, so best to have a small stash built up just in case you get caught short!

This card uses the cute Signs of Santa from Stampin' Up, but with Mr and Mrs Claus this time, not just the elves which I used on a previous card here. I used some of my old retired papers as well and this set, called Merry Moments, is almost finished up! Once I no longer have any pieces big enough to do anything worthwhile with, I throw the leftovers away!


Recipe:

Stamps: Signs of Santa from Stampin' Up

Papers: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Merry Moments DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Old Olive from Stampin' Up, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink from Tim Holtz

Accessories: Old Olive Satin Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Crystal Stickles, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Mini Cloud Edges Stencil from MFT

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Mrs Claus' Hair - W00, W1, W2
Santa's Beard & Moustache - C0, C1, C2
Red - R35, R37, R39
Green - G05, G07, G09
Holly - R56, G16, G19
Apron - C0, C1
List - E40, E41, E42
Sign - E55, E57, E59
Cart - E07, E08, E09, C5, C7, C9, C10

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

Oh Kitty Tree, Oh Kitty Tree, How Lovely Are Thy Kitties!

Good morning and welcome to another random post from me, sharing another of my Christmas cards. My Mother-in-law always has a few from me to send to the rest of her kids and friends and one of her friends is a huge cat lover, so always has a cat card! I just had to use this adorable Oh Kitty Tree stamp from Mama Elephant for this one and went for a grey set of cats!

This card is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Oh Kitty Tree from Mama Elephant

Papers: Pool Party, Gray Granite & Winter Frost DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Gray Granite from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Molotow white Paint Pen, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Whisper White Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Snowflake Punch from Marianne Designs, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:
Red - R35, R37, R89
Green - YG61, YG63, YG67
Cats - C00, C0, 1, C2, C4, C5, C7, C9, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W8, T3, T5, T7, BV23, BV25, BV29 (Although I can't really remember which ones were which combo!)
Inner Ears - R20
Stars - Y32, Y35, Y38
Mouse - C2, C3, C4
Bird - E74, E77, YR18
Sky - BG10, BG11, BG13

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Fantasy Friday #20 Featuring Snowflake Dancer from Wee Stamps

Good morning and welcome to my 20th Fantasy Friday post! I have really enjoyed making the cards for this post every week and love all the different stamps that I have been using instead of letting them just collect dust, or in the case of digis, just sitting on my computer!

Today's post features Snowflake Dancer from Wee Stamps, which I bought as a digi stamp ages ago, probably years ago, and have never used! Isn't she just a darling though?! I went for a purple colour combo as this card is for my best friend Michele, whose favourite colour is purple. I did get carried away with all the flowers but I do love how it came out in the end!

This card is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Snowflake Dancer from Wee Stamps, Little Elves from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Wisteria Wonder & Elegant Eggplant (Both Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Cracked Ice & Spotty Patterned Papers all from Jellybean Crafts, 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, Clear Wink of Stella, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Frosted Berries from Crafteezee, Crystal Stickles, Frosty Border Die from Memory Box, Icicle Border Die 6002/2036 from Joy Crafts, Framelits Labels Collection Dies from Stampin' Up

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E44, E47, E49
Light Purple - BV000, BV00, BV01, BV02
Dark Purple - BV02, BV04, BV08

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thank for stopping by and see you again soon! 

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 50 Sponsored by Oddball Stamps

Good morning and welcome to my new GDT post for the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge. This week the sponsor is Oddball Stamps and I have used the cute Christmas Baby Deer with Bow digi stamp to make a sweet gift tag. I always like to add handmade tags to my presents or gift bags and now that I have almost enough cards, it is time to get started on the tags! Luckily I don't need as many of these LOL!

This tag is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Baby Deer with Bow from Oddball Stamps, Reveal Wheel Holiday Sentiments from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Real Red, Chocolate Chip (Retired) & Candy Cane Lane (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Wink of Stella

Accessories: Ribbon and Twine (All Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Die-Namics Oval Dainty Doily from My Favorite Things, Classic Oval Nestabilities from Spellbinders

Copics Used:
Fur - E71, E74, E77, E79
Inner Ears & Antlers - E70, E71, E74
Eyes - E44, E47, E49
Ribbon - R35, R37, R39

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous projects from the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!


Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge #204 Anything Goes

Good morning and welcome to my post for the final challenge from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Barbara and Lyn have decided to close the challenges and move all the fun and excitement to the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Facebook Group instead. Do not worry though, the DT will still be posting our cards there weekly for you and once the new year begins, lots more fun will be coming your way!

I used the cute Polka Dot Pals Noeleen for my card this week and tried to do an ice patch under her skates so it did look like she was skating using some Crystal Effects over my Copic shading.

This card is also for
Cutie Pie Challenge #130 Add A Little Sparkle (Hard to see in the photo but my snowflakes have Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on them as do the hearts on her hat and glove)

Recipe:

Stamps: Polka Dot Pals Noeleen from Little Miss Muffet Stamps, Toboggan Together from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Marina Mist (Retired) & Garden Green both from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, A Winter's Day Patterned Papers from Creative World Crafts

Inks: Balmy Blue from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Wink of Stella, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Crystal Effects & Real red Ribbon (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Snowflake Punch Die from Marianne Designs, On The Edge Clote II from Crealies

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29
Coat & Hat - B91, B93, B95, B97
Red - R35, R37, R39
Navy - B95, B97, B99
Green - G05, G07, G09
Ice - B0000, B000, B00, B01
Skates - C00, C0

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog and check out all the fabulous creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!

Fantasy Friday #19 Featuring Frosty Fairy Friends from Lawn Fawn

Good morning and welcome to this week's Fantasy Friday post. This is my fourth card in a row that happens to be pink! I think there might be a theme appearing here - fairies and pink go together so well, just like bread and jam!

I used the adorable Frosty Fairy Friends from Lawn Fawn for this one and just stamped several of the stamps in the set to create a sweet, little scene. Everything was coloured with my Copics and then touches of clear star Gelly Roll Pen added for a little sparkle. I used Liquid Applique for the snow and tried to avoid the grass I had added so you can just see a few blades peeking through the fluffy, white snow.

This card is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Frosty Fairy Friends from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Blushing Bride & Pink Pirouette (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Contemporary Christmas Patterned Papers from Craftstyle

Inks: Blushing Bride from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star & Pink Gelly Roll Pens

Accessories: Blushing Bride Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page set from Martha Stewart, Cheesecloth from The Ribbon Girl, Gems from Poundland, White Liquid Applique

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Brown Hair - E25, E27, E29
Blonde Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55
Dresses, Berries & Earmuff Bands - R81, R83, R85
Scarves - RV10, RV11, RV13
Wings - RV0000, RV000, RV00
House - E30, E31, E34, E33
Chimney & Door Handle - T1, T2, T3
Light - Y000, Y00, Y11
Door - RV32, RV34
Doorstep - E34, E35, E37
Branches - G21, G24, G28
Grass - G29

Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Post

Good morning everyone and welcome to my inspiration post this week for Little Miss Muffet Stamps. I have used the adorable Jr. Hatter Jacie this time - isn't she just the cutest?! She looks so snuggly in her big, fluffy winter coat!


Recipe:

Stamps: Jr Hatter Jacie from Little Miss Muffet Stamps, Snowman Sentiments from C.C.Designs

Papers: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip (Retired), Whisper White & Candy Cane Lane DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Early Espresso from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) & Dazzlin' Diamonds both from Stampin' Up, White Liquid Applique, Gems from Poundland, Ice Crystals Dies 6002/2054 from Joy Craft

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E74, E77, E79
Coat - E42, E43, E44
Red - R35, R37, R39
Gloves & Legwarmers - E44, E47, E49

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge blog and join in the current challenge. You can also share you Little Miss Muffet Stamps creations in the Facebook group too. 

The Paper Shelter 8th Anniversary Blog Hop!

Good Morning everyone and welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop. This is in celebration of them reaching their 8th Birthday on December 8th. It will be a two week Challenge and both Design Teams are taking part.


The blog hop is our way of inviting you to join in with us and this one is a "BIRTHDAY/ CELEBRATIONS" theme, which I know is extremely popular!

If you have landed here from Patsy's blog then you're heading in the right direction - if not then you'll want to head on back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog 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 website and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commentator a digi of their choice as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot.

I decided to go for a Christmas celebration card as the day is getting awfully close and I am not yet sure if I have enough Christmas cards. I used the adorable Fa-La-La-La-La, La-La-La-La and went for a bright red and blue colour combo. I added lots of liquid applique for the snow, ear muff and pompoms. The pompoms also have glitter added to them, but you can't see it too well in the photo!


Recipe:

Stamps: Fa-La-La-La-La, La-La-La-La from The Paper Shelter, Here We Go A-Waddling from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Real Red, Pacific Point & Candy Cane Lane DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Frosty Christmas Patterned Papers from Lili of the Valley, Make It Colour Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Pacific Point from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Dazzlin' Diamonds from Stampin' Up, White Liquid Applique

Copics Used:
All Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
All Mouths - R20, R22, R30, R32
All Songsheets - E40, E41, E42
Snow - B0000, B000, B00

Left Boy  
Hair - E55, E57, E59
Coat, Boots & Earmuffs - B14, B16, B18
Red Trim - R14, R17, R46
Trousers - R17, R46
Glasses - B01, B41, B45
Gloves - B12, B14
Soles - T4, T6

Girl
Hair - E23, E25, E27
Hat & skirt - R35, R37, R39
Jumper - B26, B28, B29
Boots - E71, E74, E77

Right Boy
Hat - B02, B04, B05
Jumper - R24, R27, R29
Jeans - B95, B97, B99
Shoes - R56, R89, R59, T4, T6

Dog
E51, E53, E55, E57, R35, R37, Y23, Y26

From here, you will need to hop on over to Natascha'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.

The Paper Nest Dolls Snow Princess

Hello everyone and welcome to another Christmas card post from me today! I have used the gorgeous Snow Princess from The Paper Nest Dolls for this card and coloured her in a turquoise/teal/aqua colour combo courtesy of my boyfriend's colour choices!

As I printed her larger than I thought I went for a bigger card base, 7.5 inches square and although it is huge I love all that extra space to play with. It does mean I end up adding loads of layers to fill in all the gaps as I am not CAS kind of card maker at all and cannot leave any white spaces!

I used up lots of smaller scraps of patterned papers on this card as well and have almost finished this pack now! Need to start using up my old stash (to make way for some new stuff!)

This card is also for

Recipe:

Stamps: Snow Princess from The Paper Nest Dolls

Papers: Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White & Winter Frost DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Silver Ribbon from Stampin' Up, White Liquid Applique, Gems from Poundland, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart, Ice Crystal Die 6002/2053, Ice Crystal #1 Die 6002/2019, Ice Crystal #2 Die 6002/2018 & Ice Crystal #3 Die 6002/2020 all from Joy Crafts, Let It Snow Dies from Creative Dies

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55
Dress - BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
Cape - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49
Bands & Earrings - BG05, BG07, BG09
Snow - BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, FBG2

And that's all from my post today! Thanks for stopping by!

All Things Magical and Mythical #124 Featuring Sirena 2 from Mmedell Illustrations

Good morning and welcome to this week's All Things Magical and Mythical post. This week, I have used an old digi stamp from MMedell Ill...