Christmas in July

A Much Needed Kick in the Pants

I ALWAYS leave my Christmas card making until the very last minute so I am glad that the Christmas challenges are already under way to give me some much needed inspiration to kick start my festive card making this year!

Materials Used; SU Favorite Teddy Bear Stamp, SU Riding Hood Red and Wild Wasabi card stock, Kaiser Christmas Carnival DP, Copic Ciao markers, ribbon, brad and rhinestones from my stash pile.

Challenges Entered;

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge; #69 Christmas in July
Wee Memories; Simon Says Stamp! WMC15

Bejewled and Bedazzled Challenge

Another Splendid Stamping Challenge

My challenge, if I chose to accept it, to create a card with bling based on my favorite piece of jewelery.

And here it is, a Twilight inspired necklace handmade my Matsudabunch who has an inspiring little shop on ETSY. I just love this piece and the little movable fangs make a great talking point.

WICKED little Vampire!

I brought out my new Flirty Edward from The Greeting Farms ROLL CALL set. I do have him as a digi but I thought it might be nice to ink him up this time (giggle) and use him on an easel card.

He is coloured with copics (R00, E00, BG09,R59, E37) and layered on some black and real red SU cardstock, the black has been embossed with my Cuttlebug Skeleton Scroll folder. I have used some DP from my stash for the inside. The card has been finished by adding the sentiment, ribbon and a little embellies and bling.

He's such a WICKED little vampire!

Getting Back To Basics!

Getting Back To Basics!

With all of the layering, embellishing and copic-colouring I have been doing lately I thought it was time I got back to some basics and re-acquaint myself with my SU Stampin Pastels.

I found some fantastic new digi stamps from Meljens Designs and they were perfect for my chalks. The first one that I have coloured is this gorgeous Giraffe, to adorable to resist, so here he his. Coloured with my blender pen and chalks and simply layered on some SU designer paper with a matching button.

I have a whole range of Meljen's stamps in my collection now and I can't wait to chalk them up too!

WCW - Put a Hole in It!

Another Challenge

This week at Club Anya the challenge was to make a card with a hole in it.......

A perfect chance for me to use my new Butterfly Nestabilities Set that had finally arrived in the mail. I already had the perfect stamp in mind to use with it once I had then in my hot little hands so this challenge gave me the inspiration I needed to get it done!

I used Creepy Cakes; Freaky Flutter to go on this card because of her tiny wee butterflys, I used my copics to color and placed her over my butterfly aperture that I had made using three layers of SU papers. I then added some more butterflys in different sizes and designs and finished off the card by adding some diamante to the largest of the Butterflies and also to the the ribbon in Flutter's hair.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

wild about you

This is the card I made for my DH this Valentine's day.

I used Bree from TGF but instead of delivering mail she is on safari delivering my heart (awwww!!) she is coloured with SU markers and copics, the heart has been glittered with SU sparkle and I have added some pink diamontes. I have used my cuttlebug to add texture to the paper. The patterned stock and little monkey are from the DCWV range, the seniment is from the SU 'Wild About You' set.

My DH had to work today and left before I was awake, but I woke up to a lovely surprise that comprised of a red rose, chocolates, a mug for the 'Greatest Wife' and a a copy of the Twilight DVD, I was very, very spoilt!!