12 Days of Christmas Countdown Day #1 Featuring Newton's Holiday Mischief from Newton's Nook Designs

Good morning everyone! I thought I would attempt to do a 12 Days of Christmas Countdown feature on my blog and am hoping that I will have the time to make enough cards or projects for it! 

For Day #1, I am sharing with you all this cute card using a stamp set from Newton's Nook Designs, Newton's Holiday Mischief. I went for a traditional red and green combo on this card, mostly to try and use up some old patterned papers, but I do love how it came out. The sentiments came from another NND set, A Kitten's Christmas, as I wanted bigger ones than those in the Holiday Mischief set. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Newton's Holiday Mischief & A Kitten's Christmas from Newton's Nook Designs

Papers: Old Olive, Garden Green, Real Red & Ski Slope DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red form Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Gems from Poundland, Filigree Holly Dies from Creative Expressions

Copics Used:

Cat in Wreath - W00, W1, W2, W3, W5, W9, R30, R20

Sitting Cat - W5, W7, W9

Red - R35, R37, R39

Wreath - BG93, BG96, BG99

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

Scene It Sunday #25 Featuring Dashin' Thru The Snow from Mama Elephant

Good Morning and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post! As well as using all my unused and new stamps, I am also trying to create more interactive cards and to use my dies a bit more as well, so this set was just perfect to try that out!

I made a tall DL sized card and added lots of layers of "snow" with my trees landscape die at the top. I added a slider die cut to the bottom and with a bit of a push the little sledging friends do slide. I need to get myself some of that powder you can get to make them slide more smoothly. 

This card is for

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Let It Snow

Sweet Stampers Challenge #51 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #380 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Let It Snow

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #214 Tis The Season

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge Anything Goes Christmas

Recipe:

Stamps: Dashin' Thru The Snow from Mama Elephant

Papers: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Soft Sky (Retired) & Wild Wasabi (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty, Card blank from Anita's

Inks: Bermuda Bay from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Treescape Die from Sugar Pea Designs, Stardust Stickles, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page set from Martha Stewart, Die-Namics Hit The Slopes Dies from My Favorite Things

Copics Used: 

Bunnies - N0, N1, N2, R30, R20

Bunny's Scarf - TV63, RV55, RV66

Bears - W00, W0, W1, W3, W5

Bear's Scarf - Y11, Y15, Y19, V04, V05, V06

Foxes - E50, E51, E53, E13, E15, E18, R08

Fox's Scarf - YG23, YG25, BG02, BG05, BG07

Penguin - YR68, C0, C6, C8, Blender

Sleds - E97, E99

Blades - T2, T4, T6

Snowboard - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Snowboarding Outfit - RV21, RV23, RV25, BG13, BG15, BG18, FV2, W3, W5

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

Something Else on Saturday #84 Featuring Merry Mouse & Cozy Christmas from Clearly Besotted

Happy Saturday and welcome to this belated post! I thought I had done it, but I hadn't! Anyway, here's today Something Else on Saturday post and today I am sharing another Christmas card using two sets from Clearly Besotted - Merry Mouse and Cozy Christmas.

I tried to make it look like the mice were getting ready for Santa's visit by hanging up their stockings and leaving out some cookies and cheese for him. I do send a few cards through the post, and will be sending more this year than usual, so I try to make a few smaller, flatter ones, but this scene was big to more or less fill the card.

This card is for

All Sorts Challenge Week 602 Christmas

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 49 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Week 50 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #531 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #664 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #486 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Merry Mouse & Cozy Christmas both from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Old Olive, Garden Green & ski Slope DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Gems from Poundland

Copics Used: 

Mice - W0, W1, W3, R20, R30

Hat - R35, R37, R39

Candy Cane - R27

Scarf - B02, B04

Bricks - E97, E99, E15

Flames - Y11, Y15, Y17, Y19, Yr15, YR16, YR18

Fireplace - T6, T8, T10

Logs - E74, E77, E79, Y19

Shelf - E13, E15, E18

Red Stockings - R24, R27, R29

Blue Stocking - B14, B16, B18

Carpet - G94, G99

Wall - G12, G14, G16

Cookies - E23, E25, E27, E29

Plate - C1, C2

Cheese - Y15, Y19

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

Faery Ink Inspiration Post Featuring Christmas Mushroom Tomte Gnome

Good morning and welcome to my DT inspiration post for Faery Ink this month. I must apologise that my card is so late, but I made one up using the wrong image! Duh! And I just haven't had time this week to do another before now! This adorable cutie is Christmas Mushroom Tomte Gnome and I have really missed colouring these gnomes! This one is just so darned cute especially that little reindeer!

Recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Mushroom Tomte Gnome from Faery Ink, Gnome For Christmas from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Old Olive, Garden Green & Ski Slope DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, ultimate Graphic Paper, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Old Olive from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Old Olive Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Shimmering Snowflakes Dies from Memory Box, Xmas red Stickles, Cherish Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart

Copics Used:

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

Beard - C00, C0, C2, Blender

Hat - YG61, YG63, YG67, W00, W0

Candy Cane - R27

Holly - R46, R59, G17, G29

Reindeer - E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, R24, R27, R29, G14, G17, Y23, Y26, Y28, C9

Toadstool - E81, E84, E87, E89, R35, R37, R39, YG05, YG09, Y15, Y19, B02, B04, R14, R17, T5

Gingerbread Man - E33, E35, R43, R46, C9

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you all again soon. Don't forget to pop on over to the Faery Ink Blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT this month! 

Cute As A Button Inspiration Post Featuring Candy Cane Fairy

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT inspiration post for Cute As A Button. I thought I would use one of the gorgeous Christmas images for my card this month and chose Candy Cane Fairy, who is just adorable, sleeping on the giant candy cane. 

Instead of the usual red and white candy cane, I thought I would go for a pink and white one, using one of my favourite colour combos for the rest of the card. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Candy Cane Fairy from Cute As A Button

Papers: Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay & Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Floral Patterned Papers & Lovely Basics Patterned Papers both from Craft Sensations, Ultimate Graphic Paper, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Bermuda Bay Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, White Blizzard, Enchanting Pink & Aquatic Mist Glitter Drops all from Nuvo, Snowflake Love Pendant Die & Shimmering Snowflakes Dies both from Memory Box, Snowflake Punch Die from Marianne Designs

Copics Used:

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

Hair - RV53, RV55, RV69 

Eyeshadow - Bg11, BG13, BG15 

Lips - Rv23, RV25, RV29

Dress - BG53, BG45, BG57, BG49

Petticoat - Rv55, RV66

Wings - BG000, BG01, BG02, RV52, RV63,. RV66

Candy Cane - RV21, RV23, RV25, C0, C1

Bag - RV11, RV13, RV14, BG11, BG13, BG15

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Cute As A Button blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT this month and why not join in the challenge as well. There are some fantastic prizes to be won! 

Scene It Sunday #24 Featuring Lots of Stamp Sets from Lawn Fawn

Good Morning everyone and welcome to this week's Scene It Sunday post. I can't believe we at the end of the first week of December already! How are your Christmas/holiday preparations coming on? I have most of my presents all bought. Now just need them to arrive in time and then to wrap them all! Food shopping has been ordered and the tree will be delivered very soon so decorations can then go up!

On to my card for today...I thought I would take a break from Christmas card making for today and I made a card that has been in the prep stage for months now! I had everything coloured and fussy cut out, but never got round to actually putting the idea together. I wanted to make a fairy garden card and used so many different Lawn Fawn stamp sets to come up with this one...

This card is for

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #147 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create Challenge Anything Goes

A Gem of A Challenge Week 25 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #198 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #530 Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 48 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Fairy Friends, Frosty Fairy Friends, Oh Gnome, Butterfly Kisses, A Bug Deal & Toadally Awesome all from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Perfect Plum (Retired), Soft Sky (Retired) & Old Olive all rom Stampin' Up, Card Blank from Anita's, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Balmy Blue form Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Stardust Stickles, A6 Clouds Stencil from Dutch Doobadoo

Copics Used:

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

Plum Dress - V91, V93, V95

Green Dress - BG11, BG34, BG23

Blue Dress - B02, B04, B06

Red Dress - R21, R22, R24

Peach Dress - YR61, YR65, YR68

Light Brown Hair - E53, E55, E57

Mid Brown Hair - E13, E15, E18

Dark Brown Hair - E44, E47, E49

Blonde Hair - Y21, Y23, Y26

Black Hair - N5, N7, N9

Wings - B0000, B000

Pink Flowers - RV10, R81, R83, G14, G17, Y21, Y23

Bluebells - B63, B66, B69, YG63, YG67

Yellow Tulips - Y32, Y35, Y38, G05, G09

Aqua Tulips - BG53, BG57, BG49, BG96, BG99

Purple Flowers - V12, V15, V17. YR12, YR15, YG05, YG09

Other Green Plants - YG13, YG17

Leaves on Branches - YG05, YG07, YG09

Branches - E74, E77, E79

Log - E23, E25, E27

Toadstools - E84, E87, E41, E42, R24, R27, R29

Butterflies - E79, RV32, RV34

Lanterns - Y04, Y08

Fly - BG70, BG72, BG75

Leaves on Houses - G21, G24, G28

Lights in Houses - Y13, Y15, Y18

Pink House - RV55, RV66, RV69, E44, E47, E49, Y19, W1, W3

Purple House - V04, V05, V06, V09, E07, E08, E09, W1, W3

Wooden House - E33, E35, E37, E39, E17, E19, Y15, Y19, Y38, RV14, RV17, RV19, C5, C7, W3, W5

Phew that's a lotta Copics! I had lots of fun making this card though, but it did take an age to cut out and put together. Anyway thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Something Else on Saturday #83 Featuring A Creature Was Stirring from Lawn Fawn

Good morning and welcome to my latest Something Else on Saturday post, which I forgot to publish! It's here at last though! Today's card is another cutie from Lawn Fawn, this time using the new cute A Creature Was Stirring set. I fell in love with this one as soon as it came out and I so wish I had bought the matching dies as these were not all that easy to fussy cut out!

I went for a square mini scenes idea for this card, with each mini scene showing different parts of the set. I love these mice and even though baking it so not my thing, I love the eating part! 

This card is for

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #89 Happy Holiday Critters

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 49 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #663 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #379 Tis The Season

Paper Funday Challenge #24 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #416 Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: A Creature Was Stirring from Lawn Fawn

Papers: Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip (Retired) & Patterned Papers (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Blushing Bride from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

Mice - E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, R21, R22

Apron - R000, R00, R11, R81, R83

Chef Hat - E40, E41, E42, Blender

Oven Gloves - RV02, RV04

Gingerbreads & House - E31, E33, E35

Buttons on Gingerbread - RV09

House Decorations - RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, RV00, RV02

Candy Canes - RV17, RV19, C0

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Large) - E43, E44, E47

Raisin Cookies (Small) - E55, E57

Christmas Tree Cookies - E13, G21, G24

Iced Buns - R83, R85, E71, E74, E77

Sprinkle Bottle - R83, R85, N1, N2, Y18, BG01, YR16, YG09, BV02

Spoon - E21, E23, E25, 

Whisks - N3, N5

Holly - R37, R39, G17, G19

Bowl - R81, R83, R85, C2, C4

Plate - RV32, RV34, C0, C2

Cake Stand - RV52, RV63, RV55, E34, E37

Pudding - RV0000, RV000, RV00, E55, E57, E59

Tray - N0, N1, N3, R85

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

LeAnn's World 101 Challenge #33 Anything Goes

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from LeAnn's World 101. as always our challenge is an Anything Goes one and you can use any image you like to enter, but you get an extra entry for the prize draw if you use an image from the LeAnn's World 101 store. 

I chose to use the cute Stocking Stuffer for my card this time and went for a pink colour combo, although the main part of the stocking looks more red in the photos! Isn't she adorable though?!

This card is for

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Fun With Dies

Creative Inspirations Challenge Ho Ho Ho

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #471 Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #12 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #129 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

Recipe:

Stamps: Stocking Stuffer from LeAnn's World 101

Papers: Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate, Pink Pirouette (Retired) & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, Let It Snow Paper Bloc from Joy Crafts, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Stardust Stickles, Aspen Snowflake Punch Around The Page from Martha Stewart, Peaking Snowflake Dies from Creative Expressions, Holiday Bottom Word Edgers Dies from Impression Obsession

Copics Used:

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

Hair - BV20, Bv34, BV23, BV25, BV29

Eyes - B23, B24, B26

Ears - R30, R20, T1, T3, T5

Stocking - RV11, RV13, RV14, RV17

Patch & Hairbands - RV10, RV11

Stitches - RV69

Fur - RV0000, RV000, RV00

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon. Don't forget to pop on over to the LeAnn's World 101 Challenge blog and join in the fun this month! As always there are some fantastic prizes to be won! 

The Paper Shelter 10th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop

Good Morning fellow crafters and welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop. This blog hop is in celebration of The Paper Shelter reaching their 10th Birthday on December 8th. It will be a two week Challenge and both Design Teams are taking part.

The Hop is our way of inviting you to join in with us and this one is a "A SPECIAL CELEBRATION" 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 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 used Autumn Enchantment, colouring her in more wintery colours for a winter themed birthday card. I added some tiny snowflake stamps around her and a few flowers in the corner, which I haven't used for ages! I do tend to go through phases of using certain embellishments! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Enchantment from The Paper Shelter, Yeti or Not from Lawn Fawn, Santa Baby & On Thin Ice both from Clearly Besotted

Papers: Balmy Blue & Chocolate Chip (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Patterned Papers from Card Making Magazine, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Balmy Blue from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Labels #10 Dies from Spellbinders, Flowers & Stamens from Wild Orchid Crafts, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E31, E34, E33

Eyes - E23, E25, E27

Lips - R20, R43

Dress - B12, B14, B16, B18

Gloves & Shoes - B00, B01, B02

Trims on Gloves & Dress - E13, E15

Leaves - E15, E19, E18

Wings - E13, E15, E17, B000, B00, B01

Acorns - E44, E47, E49

Beads - B000, B00

Wand - E25, E27

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 we hope you're enjoying it so far.

Cute As A Button Challenge #63 Anything Goes With A Bow

Good morning everyone and Happy December! Welcome to my DT post for this month new challenge from Cute As A Button. Our challenge this time is Anything Goes with a bow - easy one right! I love adding bows to my cards, although I think I have been lacking bows recently! Time to fix that!

For this card, I used the adorable Christmas Ornament stamp. I like to think her gold bauble had lost all its shine and lustre, so this cute elf is giving it a fresh lease of life with some red glitter paint! 

This card is for

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 48 Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #134 Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge #12 Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge #200 Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge #2389 Christmas

Recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Ornament from Cute As A Button

Papers: Real Red & Garden Green both from Stampin' Up, Patterned Papers and Sentiment Label both from Card Making Magazine, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Sparkle Pen from Spectrum Noir, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E11, E13, E15

Eyebrows - E13, E15

Eyes - YG63, YG67

Lips - R24, R29

Hat - R35, R37, R39, W0, W1, W3

Dress & Boots - G14, G19, G17

Tights - R35, R39, G24, G28

Button - R35, R37, R39

Apron - C0, C1, C2, Blender

Holly - G46, G28, R46, R59

Brushes - E97, E99

Pallet - E55, E57, Y15, Y19, BG34, BG23, R05, R08, YG23, YG25, B34, B37, RV17, RV09

Bauble - Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, R24, R35, R46, R39, C2, C4, C6

Ground - W0, W1, W3

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! don't forget to pop on over to the Cute As A Button Challenge Blog and check out all the other fabulous cards from the rest of the DT. Why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!