Anything goes with Creative Knockouts

Hi everyone, I hope you've all had a fabulous Christmas Day. We had a lovely family Christmas lunch with 10 of us including both my parents and my hubby's. We then spent the evening with my late first husband's side of the family, so all in all it was a fab day. Getting ready for round two now...boxing day at my parents' house. Should be another good day...plenty of food and alcohol.....

Anyway, there's a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts. It's a simple one this week...Anything goes. We're sponsored by the fabulous Bugaboo...

I've used Theodore Grad to make this one, coloured with copics. I hope you'll pop over and take a look at the awesome inspiration from my very talented team mates.

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

Merry Christmas 2013 Rachel

Here's the card I've made for my other daughter Rachel. More Copic colouring. Hope you like this one too...

Merry Christmas 2013 Nikki

Hi everyone, I thought I'd share the card I've made for my daughter Nikki. I've been colouring with my copics again. Really pleased with this one.....hope you like it :)

Anything but a card for Sparkles Monthly Challenges

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well. I'm here to share a Christmas plaque I've made for Sparkles Monthly Challenges latest challenge. It's our 3rd birthday this month and I got the honour of choosing the theme so I chose 'Anything BUT a card'...

It's an MDF heart, which I bought on a recent visit to The Hobby House. The die is by Crafts Too I think, I got it at the NEC. Now I just have to find somewhere to hang it...

I hope you'll pop over to the challenge and leave some love for my very talented team mates and show us what you can do. Can't wait to see all your fab creations.

See you again soon
Helen xx

Tis the season at Creative Knockouts

Hi everyone, are you all nearly ready for Christmas? I'm not, I'm struggling to decide what to buy my hubby and two daughters this year. Think it's gonna be a year of bits and bobs this year.

Anyway, over at Creative Knockouts we've got a new challenge for you. It's called 'Tis the season' and we'd like to see your Christmas projects. Here's my DT card...

We're being sponsored by the fabulous Robyn's Fetish, who very kindly gave us images to work with. I chose Gingerbread Baby which I've coloured using Copics, adding glamour dust glitter using a glue pen. The dies are both Spellbinders and the round sentiment stamp is from a Daisy and Dandelion set which I've had a good few years. I've stamped it with versamark and added silver detail embossing powder. I've added some festive ribbon, from the local Boyes and have edged the backing paper, star and inked the sentiment using Fired Brick distress ink. Here are some close-ups...

I've attached the gingerbread baby using glue gel to add some dimension.

I hope you'll pop over to the challenge and have a look at the fab inspiration from my talented team mates and enter a card. You could win some Robyn's Fetish images.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
LEJ Designs Challenge - Festive Fun
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - Sparkle

Thanks for visiting. I'm gonna have a look what everyone else has been up to now and catch up with some commenting. See you again soon.

Hugs Helen xx

Christmas Time with Ruby's Rainbow

Hi everyone, there's a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow. It's our last challenge until the New Year and our fab team mate Silvi has chosen Christmas as the theme...

I've used a freebie stamp, which I've coloured using Copics and displayed him on some layered Spellbinders. I've picked out some of the colours from the backing papers to make the flower and added Olive branch leaves.

I hope you'll join us for this one. Can't wait to see all your wonderful creations.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - Anything goes Christmas
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Christmas Creatures

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

Christmas Feasts and treats

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well. Today sees my debut on the design team at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Our theme is 'Christmas Feasts and Treats' so we'd love to see food or sweets feature in your Christmas projects this month. Here's my card...

I've used the Makey Bakey Mice Christmas cd to print the topper and the backing paper. I've added some glamour dust to the topper and edged everything with red distress ink. I used a bow maker to tie the ribbon and added a Spellbinder die d-lite sprig of holly, with added glitter. The sentiment is a rub on on  a Spellbinder petite label 1.

We're being sponsored by the fabulous Di's Digi's. You could win $10's worth of digis...

Now it's your turn. I hope you'll pop over to the Challenge and have a look at the fantastic inspiration from my very talented team mates. I can't wait to see all the fabulous entries.

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