When the snowman brings the snow...

Hi everyone, this morning I've made another Christmas card - well it is May already! I must say though that I have been to Asda to get the food for my daugther's 18th party tomorrow first. Needed to have a rest (fibromyalgia flare) so thought I'd hit the craft room, just for a change. Here's my card...

 The image is Daisy and Dandelion and I think he's called Percy. I've added glitter and googly eyes and coloured with promarkers. The sentiment is from the same set. The backing paper is Papermania's Vintage Christmas Colossal paper pack. I've added a heat set gem to the snowflake brad, snowballs to the sentiment, glittery ribbon and a penguin embellishment, all from my stash.

I would like to enter this in the following:-
ABC Christmas challenge - I is for icy 
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - glittery 
Crafty Hazelnut - any greeting 
Christmas Cards All Year Round - May challenge (Wish it could be Christmas everyday)

Thanks for visiting and welcome to my newest followers. I hope you like what you see. Thank you to those of you kind enough to leave me a message, they're all greatly appreciated. See you again soon.

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Slingshot boy

Hi everyone, I'm back again. I've got a card to share with you. It's a very simple layout but I think it works well...

 I've used another Bugaboo image, which I've coloured with promarkers. I've cut it out using the biggest oval die I have so I drew round the die to make the red mat. The red checked paper was in my scraps drawer and started out life as 12x12. I matted it with white card before attaching it to a red A5 card blank. I've embossed the blue card with a happy birthday folder and printed out a sentiment using word. I've added a couple of red buttons from my stash.

 It's a simple layout, but one I could use time and time again....

I'd like to enter this for :-
Sentimental Sundays - cards for kids 
Craft your days away - Just for children 
LEJ designs - anything goes 
Lollipop crafts - anything goes 
Cute card Thursday - one for the boys 
My mum's craft shop - embossing 
Aud sentiments - anything goes 
Cropstop - emboss it

I hope you like this. Thanks for coming to look, I hope you'll come back soon.

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Oh Christmas Tree

Good morning everyone, and hello and welcome to my newest followers. I hope you'll enjoy folowing me as much as I enjoy crafting and blogging....

Here's a card I made last night. Apologies for the photos, the lighting's not brilliant this morning..

 The tree is one I cut using s die I borrowed from a friend. I've added loads of self adhesive bling. I've added a Forever Friends bear, just cos I love them....He's coloured with promarkers. The gold ribbon and backing paper are from my stash. The sentiment came free with a magazine ages ago and I've double mounted it with green and red card. The backing paper is matted with red card and the card blank is green.

 I would like to enter this for the Sparkles Christmas Tree challenge

Thanks for visiting and for all the lovely messages you leave. I love reading them and value the encouragement you all give me in my quest to be a better card maker. I love visiting you all for inspiration too.

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 

Big Bow Sitter

Hi everyone, that's tea over with, a lovely homemade paella, so now it's back to craft! Here's the other card I made this afternoon...

 I've used another Bugaboo image, I love these. They are so easy to colour, well they will be when my varifocals arrive! I've used promarkers. The papers are from the Wild Rose Studio Girly polka dots pack. The pink part was cut out using Spellbinders Labels 3. The offcut was then used to make the flowers which are actually poinsettias (Martha Stewart) with brown leaves (Martha Stewart branch). I've used frayed burlap distressing ink on the edges and added a Boofle ribbon and a doily.

 I would like to enter this for the following:-
Crafty Sentiments - Spots or stripes 
Whimsy spots and dots 
LEJ designs - anything goes 
Craft your days away - just for children 
Sentimental Sundays - cards for kids 

Thanks for visiting, see you again soon

Happy crafting
Helen xx
 
 

Butterfly Bear

Hi everyone, here's what I've been up to this afternoon...

 The image is Bugaboo, coloured with promarkers and cut using a Spellbinder (Big Scalloped Circles LG). The backing paper is from the colour capsule pack. The card stock is cream, as is the sentiment, using a Daisy and Dandelion stamp. I've added some corrugated card from my stash and wrapped 2 different ribbons round it, one cream and one blue. I've added a blue bow and a cream one to the sentiment. The small butterfly started out pale pink and I coloured it with promarker. The buttons are from my stash.

 I would like to enter this for the following:-
Party Time Tuesday - 2 or more ribbons 
Crafty Sentiments - spots or stripes 
Anything Goes - things with wings 
Whimsy spots and dots 
For fun - blue, green and cream 
Secret crafter - cute and fluffy 
Ready teddy go - bingo (ribbon, buttons, die cuts) 
Make it Monday

I hope you like this little bear. Thank you for visiting, I do hope you'll come again.

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Flowers are love's truest language

Hi everyone, just a quick post this morning as I really must go tackle the ironing.....

Here's a card I've made with the Joanna Sheen - Flower power challenge in mind.

 The stamps are by Crafters Companion and have been in my stash for a few years now. It's only since I started blogging in February that I've really started stamping....I hope I'm improving. I've coloured using promarkers. The backing papers are from DCWV Floral prints and Dovecraft Aquamarine floral prints by Kate Knight. Both these paper packs have been in my stash for years...it's good to be using these things at last. I've distressed the edges of the papers with a Tim Holtz distressing tool. The purple panel has been punched with a Martha Stewart round the page punch. I've added several gems using my heat setter. I've edged the card with pearl purple Brilliance ink.

 This isn't my usual style of card really, I tend to go more for cute images, so I'd really value your opinions. Thank you for visiting and welcome to my newest followers. I hope you like what you see.

I would also like to enter this for There she goes - flowers

Happy crafting
Helen xx

Get Well Soon

Hi everyone, this morning I'd like to share a card I've made for my best friend's daughter, who had surgery yesterday...I hope this will help make her feel better...

 The image is called Doctor Tobey and is by Crafty Sentiments Designs. I was lucky enough to win this rubber stamp a few weeks ago and I love it. I've coloured with promarkers. The backing paper is from the papermania capsule collection and flowers by docraft. I've had the spotty brad in my stash for ages. The leaves are punched with Martha Stewart 'branch'. I think I'm gonna get a lot of use out of that punch, a wise investment. I made the sentiment using word and have used spellbinder labels 5. Here are a few close-ups...

I hope she likes it. I would like to enter it for a few challenges:-
DRS designs - challenge 22 - Get Well Soon 
LEJ designs challenge 1 - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Spots or stripes (brad)
Make it Monday

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll come back soon.

Happy crafting

Helen xx