Sketch Saturday Challenge #339 with Art by MiRan

Good morning and welcome to the first Sketch Saturday Challenge of the month. Today is my design team week and I have arranged a great sponsor Art by Miran, whose Facebook Challenge coordinator I am very lucky to be as well 

Mi Ran has generously offered 3 digi stamps of the winner's choice.

Here is sketch #339.

And here is my card using the gorgeous Elfie Elizabeth. Isn't she just adorable? I thought I would use my Liquis Applique without heating it up on her hat and dress trim and it gives a completely different feel and look. Love finding new ways to use the mounds of crafting goodies I have! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Elfie Elizabeth from Art by MiRan, Circle of Friendship (Retired) fro Stampin' Up

Papers: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Dashing DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Gems from stash, Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Stardust Stickles, Ice Crystal Dies 1 & 2 from Joy Crafts, Vanilla Mist Smooch

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20 

Hair - E43, E44, E47, E49

Green - YG61, YG63, YG67

Red - R46, R37, R39

Gold - Y21, Y23, Y26

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous cards from the DT and Art by MiRan Guest Designers and why not join in the fun whilst you're there too! 

Art by MiRan Facebook Challenge #1 for December - Christmas/Winter Holidays

Good evening and welcome to our first challenge of the month over on the Art by MiRan Facebook group. This fortnight we are challenging you to make a Christmas project or any other winter holiday for those of you that might not celebrate Christmas.

I used one of Mi Ran's gorgeous new images, Eve. isn't she just adorable all dressed up for Christmas in her beautiful red dress. I love this stamp, especially her long wavy hair (although I did find it hard to colour with so many waves! Practice, practice, practise!). And I added real glitter to her fluffy trims rather than glitter glue and it makes such a difference in how fluffy it looks, I think!

I am also entering this in Crafty Ribbons Challenge #108 to make a monochromatic Christmas card (I have the brown hair and a few dots of green,, but it is mostly red and white!), Aud Sentiments Challenge #121 to use their holiday bingo card (I used the centre row to use die cuts/punches, digi stamp and bling!), A Random Fan's Challenge #20 Christmas, Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday Challenge, which is an anything goes one, Papertake Weekly's Anything Goes Challenge, Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes Challenge, Through The Craft Room Door's Anything Goes Challenge and finally The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge Anything Goes with a twist of Christmas Magic! Phew!

Recipe:

Stamps: Eve from Art by MiRan, Candy Cane Sentiments from Whimsy Stamps

Papers: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Dashing DSP (Retired) both from Stampin' Up, Card Blank from Craft Creations, Copic X-Press It Blending Card, Red paper from Magnolia

Inks: Real Red from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Vanilla Smooch Spritz

Accessories: Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilties both from Spellbinders, Glamour Dust, Ice Crystal Die #1 from Joy Crafts, Glitter Stamen from Live & Love Crafts, Flowers from The Works, Hobbycraft & Wild Orchid Crafts

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair - E71, E74, E77, E79, E89
Red - R35, R37, R39, C5
ground - W00, W1, W3

And that's all from me for today folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Art by MiRan Facebook group and join in the fun. There are always some fabulous prizes to be won!

A Special Celebration from The Paper Shelter

Good morning. It's not time for my usual post for the Paper Shelter Challenge blog, but today is a very special challenge. It is The Paper Shelter's 4th birthday and so to celebrate both design teams have come together to bring you a fabulous blog hop! This challenge will last for 2 weeks until Tuesday 16th December.

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 Sam'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 won't want to miss out on this one!

Our Design Team 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 Blogspot.

And here's my card using one of Veronica and Pedro's new images, The Cutest Wizard. I thought he would make a great card for a young boy or a Harry Potter fan! 

Recipe:

Stamps: The Cutest Wizard from The Paper Shelter, Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Night of Navy, Brights DSP Stack (Retired), Regals DSP Stack (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

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

Accessories: Star Die Cuts from Silhouette Studio

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E13, E15, E18

Cane - E33, E35, E39

Cloak - B93, B95, B97, B99

Blue Book - B93, B95, B97

Yellow- Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

Red - R35, R37, R39

Scroll & Book Pages - E51, E53, E55

Rope - E74, E79
Frog - G40, G43, G46, YG95

Ground - W1, W3, W5

From here you will need to hop on over to Marie'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.

Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog Post for December Challenge

Good morning everyone and welcome to my post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge blog. We started a new challenge yesterday and the DT have made some absolutely stunning creations to inspire you to join in with the theme of Christmas/New Year.

I used the beautiful Snowflake Angel, which was a new release last month and can be found in the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy store here. I coloured her up in shades of blue for a cool wintery feel and surrounded her with lots of snowflakes. Hope you like her.

Recipe:

Stamps: Snowflake Angel from Ching-Chou Kuik Stamps

Papers: Copic X-Press It Blending Card, Blue, Silver and White Pearlescent card from local craft store, Silent Night Patterned Papers from First Edition

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

Accessories: Soft Sky Seam Binding Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Pearls from eBay, Die Cuts (Snowflake Frame, Icicle Border,  Merry Christmas Border, Snowflakes) all from Silhouette Studio, Clear Wink of Stella

Copics Used:

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

Hair - B60, B63, B66

Dress - B32, B34, B37

Tights - B0000, B02

Holly - G94, G99, R37

Wings - C00

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the challenge post and check out all the other gorgeous cards and projects from the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you're there too? There are some fabulous prizes to be won and if you use an image from the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy store, you will be entered twice in the draw! 

House of Cards December Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to my final post for the House of Cards challenge. I have been a part of this Design Team since the beginning and it was my first DT post, but I have decided it is time to step down. I would like to thank Mynn and Ruth for inviting me and for all the help and advice I have received along the way. I have had lots of fun on this DT.

This month instead of our usual challenge we have a special one for you with lots of prizes too. We have a beautiful photo as inspiration for your projects and have a blog hop of all the DT members. 

Here's our photo inspiration.

I have used a set from one of our sponsors Dee Dee Designs called Deer Friend and opted to just use the reindeer image for my card with some snow too of course.

Recipe:

Stamps: Deer Friend from DeeDee Designs, Little Labels, Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers both from Papertrey Ink

Papers: Old Olive, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Dashing DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Old Olive, Real Red both from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) from Stampin' Up, Xmas Red Stickles, Oval and Lacy Ovals Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Snowflake Tree Die from Memory Box, Jar Labels 2 Die, Heart Border Die both from Papertrey Ink, Snow Writer

Copics Used:

Reindeer - E40, E41, E42 E44, E21, E25, E27, E29

Holly - G94, G99

Red - R32, R37

So, are you ready to get hopping?! Yep, it's time, but first we've got some fabulous sponsors to share with you! Make sure you leave a comment at each person's blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we'll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :) After you're done, make a creation to share with us here, too, for another chance to win!

Here are all of our fabulous sponsors.

Daydream Designs  Prize: $20 to their digital store

Deedee's Digis  Prize: Gift Card to the online store.

Eclectic Anthology  Prize: $50 gift voucher to the shop.

Great Impressions  Prize: Prize Package with 5 Stamps

Paper Sweeties   Prize: $20 gift voucher to the shop.

Stitchy Bear  Prize: $10 gift voucher to the shop.

And now, here's your hop order~

You're here ---> Vannessa's blog 

Now get to hoppin'! Your next stop is Emily's blog! Don't forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too! HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

Butterfly Ethereal Enchantress - Made just for me!

Heather Valentin of Lacy Sunshine keeps growing her gorgeous new collection of Ethereal Enchantresses and was offering a custom made one and I just had to have one this time as I missed out on the last ones she offered. I asked for lots of butterflies with butterfly wings and look at the gorgeous beauty she drew up! Isn't she just absolutely fabulous?! Butterfly Enchantress is exactly what I wanted and just perfect!

I went for a purple colour scheme today and added lots of butterfly die cuts from my Silhouette machine! I;m going to enter this one into The Outlawz Saturday Paper A La Mode Challenge which is an Anything Goes one this week.

Recipe:

Stamps: Butterfly Enchantress from Lacy Sunshine

Papers: Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum both from Stampin' Up, Timeless Victorian Patterned Papers from Lili of the Valley, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Copic Markers, Clear Wink of Stella

Accessories: Wisteria Wonder Ribbon, Pearls from the Hobby House, Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities both from Spellbinders, Filigree Border Die from Papertrey Ink, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Papermania, Glitter Stamens from Live and Love Crafts, Butterfly from Silhouette Studio

Copics Used:

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

Hair & Tights - V20,  BV11, V25, BV08

Dress, Shoes & Outside of Wings- BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04

Eyes & Inside of Wings - V91, V93, V95

Butterflies & Lips - V04, V06, V09

Dots - BV08

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

Christmas Flower Ellie

My final card from today's crafting session is another Christmas one to add to my pile! This card is for The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #23 which is an Anything Goes one, Papertake Weekly's Sketch #96, but I also did the colour and product themes of blue & green and ribbon too, Crafty Sentiments Challenge to use die cuts, The Outlawz Friday Colouring Challenge, which is an Anything Goes with a Christmas twist, Creative Inspirations Challenge #291 Season's Greetings and finally for 613 Avenue Create's Challenge #99 which is an Anything Goes challenge as well.

And here she is... I know poinsettias are usually red, but I opted for a pale blue instead to keep with the colours of the card. (And I completely forgot to add glitter to her hat so will do that later but it's too dark for another photo right now, so will photograph it tomorrow and change it!)

Recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Flower Ellie from The Paper Nest Dolls, Snow Swirled from Stampin' Up

Papers: Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon, All Is Calm DSP, Silver Glimmer Card, White Glimmer Card all from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Lost Lagoon from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Lost Lagoon Ribbon Pool Party Baker's Twine both from Stampin' Up, Ice Crystal 2 Die from Joy Crafts, Gems from Papermania, Charm from eBay, Snow Writer

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Hat, Gloves & Boots - BG10, BG11, BG13

Flowers - BG70, BG72

Bows & Pockets - BG72, BG75, BG78

Plant Pot - E13, E15, E18

Coat & Cape - G40, G43, G46

And that's al from me for today folks! Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you from Sarah Sanderson

I will be completely honest with you all I had no idea who Sarah Sanderson was! I bought this stamp from Sassy Studio a little while back because I liked her dress! So I have just Googled her and found out that she's a character in Hocus Pocus, which I think I have maybe seen only once! I'm now on a mission to find a copy of it and watch it again so I can see who Sarah Sanderson really is! LOL

Anyway this card is for Dare To Be Sassy Thursday's Challenge #257 to make a thank you card, Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes, Sketch & Stash''s Challenge #152, Through The Craft Room Door's Anything Goes Challenge and Copic Marker Europe's Challenge #34 which is also an Anything Goes one.

And here she is...My old stash is the patterned papers which I have had for a few years now from Papertrey Ink and my new stash is the digi stamp.

Recipe:

Stamps: Sarah Sanderson Honey from Sassy Studio Designs, A Round Array from Stampin' Up

Papers: Hawaiian Shores, Beautiful Blooms Patterned Papers both from Papertrey Ink, basic Black from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Hawaiian Shores from Papertrey Ink, Copic Markers

Accessories: Basic Black Satin Ribbon, 7/8" Scalloped Circle Punch both from Stampin' Up, Pure Poppy Buttons from Papertrey Ink, Romantic Rectangles from Spellbinders

Copics Used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
Hair - C3, C5, C7, C9
Red - R35, R37, R39
Dress - BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09
Ground - W1, W3, W5
Shadow- W1, W3

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

A Shy Thank You

I found Alicia Bel's digi stamps a while ago and finally bought some the other week. I got round to joining in their first challenge today using the cute Timida (or Shy in English). She has such wonderful hair to colour! This card is also for In The Pink's Challenge #58 to use die cuts and punches, Fab & Funky's Challenge #239 also to use die cuts, Inky Chicks Challenge #43 to make an easel card and The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I did swap the flowers around though as they wouldn't fit on the bottom left as I printed my image quite large.

And here she is...I'm on a mission to try and use up all my Papertrey Ink stuff at the minute as I don't really buy from them any more. The shipping and customs charges makes it far too expensive to ship to the UK, but I have a lot of their patterned papers and card so am trying to use it up bit by bit!

Recipe:

Stamps: Timida (Shy) from Alicia Bel, Polka Dot Greetings from MFT

Papers: Hibiscus Burst, Scarlet Jewel, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst Patterns Pack all from Papertrey Ink, Whisper White from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Scarlet Jewel, Autumn Rose both from Papertrey Ink, Copic Markers, Polychromo Pencils from Faber Castell

Accessories: Scarlet Jewel Grosgrain Ribbon and Felt, Hibiscus Burst Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon and Felt, Beautiful Blooms II Dies #3 all from Papertrey Ink, Bird Punch from Stampin' Up, Buttons from The Works, Polka Dot Greetings Die from MFT, Drops Border Die from cArt-Us

Copics Used: 

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
Hair- E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
Dark Red - R56, R59, R14
Eye - E42, E43, E44
Dress - RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV23

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

Sketch Saturday Challenge #338 with Drawn With Character

Good morning and welcome to my post for this week's over at Sketch Saturday. We have a new Sketch Challenge and a new sponsor too!

Drawn with Character!

The prize this week is 3 images of the winners choice!

It is the 5th Saturday of November so that means...you get to pick ANY from sketch 215-337 this week! Please include an image of the sketch you chose in your post!

I used Sketch #232 and Kid Snow Angel from Drawn With Character. 

And here he is - perfect for a boy's Christmas card, don't you think?

Recipe:

Stamps: Kid Snow Angel from Drawn With Character, On Ice from Papertrey Ink 

Papers: Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Winter Frost DSP all from Stampin' Up, Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Coastal Cabana from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ribbon, Frosted Sequins both from Stampin' Up, Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E43, E44, E47

Hat, Scarf, Gloves & Boots - BG05, BG07, BG09

Outfit - BG13, BG34, BG23

Snow - W1, W3

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous cards from the DT and join in the fun whilst you're there too.