Good Luck in your new job

Hi everyone, I've plugged a portable heater in and managed to warm my craft room up enough to make a card for my lovely daughter Nikki, who has just started her first job. I've used the House Mouse project book cd to print the image and backing paper...

 I've used Faded Jeans distress inks on the edges of the backing paper and the image. To this I have added a doily and a decorative die cut threaded with pink ribbon. The flower is layered up using some Fizzy Moon festive flowers (an NEC bargain), with a blue and cream rose in the centre. The small pink bow is a Boofle one. I've added pearls to various areas. I also decorated the inside of the card to match...

And here's a closer look at the lovely image...

I would like to enter this for the following:-
 Joanna Sheen - anything goes except Christmas
Make it Monday
Creative card crew - anything goes
PTT - anything goes

Thanks for visiting, I hope to see you again soon.
Helen xx

Winter Wonderland - Dutch Dare

Hi everyone, it's time for amother challenge at Dutch Dare Card Challenges

Our theme is 'Winter Wonderland' and we're being sponsored by Meljen's.
I've used some of their gorgeous images to make my DT card.

I made a stepper card using a Hougie board (NEC purchase). The images are all coloured with copics with Glamour dust snow. The snowflakes are Spellbinders. I hope you'll pop over to the challenge and have a look at the fabulous inspiration from my talented team mates.

I would like to enter this for:-
Make it Monday 

Thanks for looking. I'm going to my mum's for a shower and a warm up now. The boiler packed in on Sunday and we can't get it repaired so I've no heating or hot water till I get a new one fitted on Monday.

See you soon
Helen xx
 
 

Cookie Monster Birthday

Hi everyone, I hope you're all staying cosy during this awful weather. I'm messing about in my craft room. I'm really lucky to have such a lovely husband who can fix computers...my graphics card went on Thursday and I've really missed my desktop machine. I have a little netbook which I use in an evening in front of the telly but I still love my 'proper' computer, so thank you Ted, you're a star (and it only cost £19.99, which is an added bonus!).

Anyhow, here's one of the cards I've made this afternoon. I've used my Cricut, for a change, to make this card for my nephew's birthday...he'll be 26, lol...

 In the original he has the word Autumn on his banner, so I replaced this with the Happy Birthday peeloffs. The backing paper was free with a magazine and I've decorated the inside to match. I've matted with black card and the shadow for the cookie monster is silver mirri.. I think he'll like this.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Joanna Sheen - anything goes except Christmas 
Moving Along With The Times - Let's go dotty 

Oh great! The boiler has decided to conk out on us, just what we need in this grotty weather. Guess I'll be ringing the plumber first thing in the morning and hoping it's nothing too drastic. Also my little netbook has decided to keep losing it's wireless, could be a dodgy network card....why does everything happen at once, and near Christmas (and my daughter's 21st birthday). Oh well..... Thanks for visiting, I hope I'll see you again soon.
Helen xx

Bingo time at Aud Sentiments

Hi everyone, eyes down for the next challenge at Aud Sentiments.

This time we're sponsored by The Paper Shelter 

Choose any line horizontally, vertically or diagonally from the following grid...

 
 If you choose the diagonal including the word 'snow' please remember that you must also include a sentiment.  Here's my DT card...

 I chose Snow, Use the word 'Happy' and Die cut. I've used one of the gorgeous images from our sponsor, called 'CandySkiOutlines', which I've coloured with Copics with added Atyou glitter highlights and glamour dust snow...

 I've added a die cut tree, which I've foiled using a Tonertex foil glue pen set...

I've used a peel off sentiment matted and layered to match the background paper, which has been in my stash for years. I finished off with some candi (another purchase from the NEC). Hope you like it and you'll pop over to Aud Sentiments and join in.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Joanna Sheen - Cold and Frosty 
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes 
Delightful Challenges - Red and Green 
Make it Monday - Anything goes 

Thanks for visiting, I hope I'll see you again soon.
Helen xx
 

Shaped cards at Ruby's Rainbow

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow. This time we'd like to see your shaped cards. Here's my DT card.....

I've dug out my Glitter Girls cd for this one. It's really simple. You design it on screen, then print it out, fold and emboss the body using a matching board and then layer up the pieces for the head. I've added glossy accents to the nose and also the bid, which I then added glitter to. The buttons on the bib are card candi, which has been glossed. I've added a sentiment to finish off. I hope you like it and you'll hop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for visiting, see you again soon.

Helen xx
 

Christmas is coming...

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. Our theme for this month is 'Christmas is coming' so we'd love to see your Christmas projects. Here's my DT card...

 I decided to make a CAS card as I wanted to try out the Flitter glu and Mega Flakes which I bought at the NEC. The stamp is from a Forever Friends Christmas set, stamped onto black card and cut out with a Spellbinders die. I hope you'll pop over to the challenge and have a look at my talented team mates inspiration. We're sponsored by Lili of the Valley.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas 
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Oval shape 

Thanks for visiting and hello and welcome to my newest followers. I hope you like what you see. See you again soon.
Helen xx 

Diamonds and Pearls

Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge at Dutch Dare Card Challenges. This time our theme is Diamonds and Pearls, so we want to see your bling. Here's my DT card...

I've used a cute image from Bugaboo. I coloured this one months ago, using promarkers, and she's been waiting patiently for her chance to shine. I've added some hot fix pearls to her and matted using black card. I used a stencil and hot fix gems, both diamond and pink, for the love heart. I've added flowers, ribbon and pearls from my stash. The tag started off white and has been inked using spun sugar and dusty concorde distress ink. I wrote 'With Love' using the foiling glue pen, an NEC purchase, to which I added purple glitter. 

 This week we're being sponsored by 

                                    

I hope you'll come on over and join in.

I would like to enter this for the following:-

Make it Monday 

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything goes 

Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes 

Songbird Challenges - Diamonds are a girls best friend 

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything goes 

Thanks for visiting, I hope to see you again soon.

Helen xx

Birthday Wishes from Theodore

Hi everyone, I'm here to share a card I've made using Bugaboo's gorgeous teddy Theodore, he's so cute! I've made him into an 8x8 card...

 I've coloured him using Copics and added Glossy Accent highlights (nose and ladybird's body). I've used some 12x12 spotty paper from the Grace Taylor Vintage scrapbook pad and matted with black card (this seems to have become a favourite). I coloured 6 self adhesive pearls using a red copic pen and added them to opposite corners of the image. Thin red ribbon has been wrapped around the lower part of the card and I've added a flower where the ribbon crosses over itself. The flowers were white and have been coloured using copics, with a black button added to the centre. The sentiment is LOTV. Here's a close up of Theodore...

Copics used

Bear - E33, E35, E37, E93, E95 

Nose - W5, W7

Ladybird - W5, W7, R27, R29

Grass - YG63, YG67

I would like to enter this for the following:-

Divas by design - cute 

Inky Impressions - Birthdays 

Little Red Wagon - Colouring 

Papercrafting Journey - Anything goes 

Bearly Mine - Anything goes 

Make it Monday 

Thanks for visiting, I hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting.

Helen xx

 

Many Thanks - Aud Sentiments

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Aud Sentiments.

This time we'd like you to include a sentiment including the word 'Thank'. We're being sponsored by Di's Digi Designs, who are very kindly offering a $10 gift voucher for their store. Here's my DT card...

I've used a Bugaboo image, which I've coloured using copics. The sentiment is a rub on and the spotty paper has been cut down from a 12x12 sheet. I've added a silver mirri butterfly (Cheery Lynn) for some dimension and matted using black card. The card itself is 6x6. 

I hope you come and join us in this fab challenge, we look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
PTT - Thank you 
Through the craftroom door - anything goes 
Crafts and me - Red 
DCC117 ~ Anything that gives thanks 
Little Red Wagon - Colouring 
Paper Pretties - Thank you cards 
Without Words - Bright colours

Thanks for visiting me, I hope you like what you see. Hope to see you again sonn.
Happy crafting
Helen xx 
 

Blue's Branch Birthday - Ruby's Rainbow

Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow. The theme for the next 2 weeks is Birds. Here's my DT card...

 The image is by Polly Craft and is called Blue's Branch. I've coloured using copics. The backing paper is from the Papermania capsule collection and the sentiment is LOTV. I've matted everything with black card and added blue pearls to the scalloped circle around the sentiment. I hope you'll come and join us for the challenge, I look forward to seeing your creations.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Make it Monday 
Anything goes - anything goes 
Divas by design - cute

Thanks for looking, I hope to see you again soon.
Helen xx

Thankful - Dutch Dare

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Dutch Dare Card Challenges

We're being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and our theme is 'Thankful'. This could be a Thanksgiving card or any kind of thank you card if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Personally, although we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK, I just loved this image, kindly provided by our sponsor, so much that I made a Thanksgiving card anyway...

I coloured the image (called Tom Turkey) using Copics. The backing papers were free with a magazine months ago. The sentiment is computer generated and I used up some old yellow flowers from my stash, adding a few gems. I have used Frayed Burlap distress ink on the edges of the backing papers.

I followed the sketch for this week's Sketch Saturday. 

I would also like to enter this for Make it Monday 

Thanks for looking, I hope you'll go and see what my talented team mates have made for your inspiration. See you again soon.

Helen xx