Baked with Love

Imagine That's "Chef Freddy" is baking up a storm.  I'm the one who boils up the puddings for the family each year, so Freddy is very dear to me.

I printed out precoloured images and die cut them with stitched dies.  The sentiment is also in the kit, attached some silver ribbon all on red cardstock.

Entered into:

Imagine That monthly challenge - Photo Inspiration (All in the Eye of the Beholder)
I looked deeply and came up with: squares for the presents; checks for the patterned present papers; red and yellow (on puddings) for colours from tree, ribbon for the bows and black for the cat.  lol I must have been having a quiet day.

If you choose a cookie - White and Red
Try it on Tuesday -  Celebrate
Male Room - December Celebrations
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas Baking

Another Christmas Decoration

I started making these small decorations earlier in the year as a novelty, but they have come in hand, we now have a very small pup int he house and afraid our big tree might be a bit too much for her.  Definitely too much for me trying to decorate it and keep things away from her tiny paws.  So I bought a real small tree in a pot and placed it on a table out of harms way and the pups way as well.

This one is made from an image from The East Wind called Meowy Christmas.

Printed twice in mirror, (about 1.5 to 2 inches tall) then coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.   I use a glue stick to put them together, they dry hard.  Make a small hole in the top for something to hang them by.

Then comes the glitter, liquid pearls and glossy accents to complete the decoration.

This composite picture shows you both sides before the bling!

 And her she is all dressed up in her glitter 

(actually hanging on a garden tree to dry)

Entered into:
The East Wind - Christmas
Crafty Enjoyments - All about Christmas
Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Christmas Creations
Gltter n Sparkle - Traditional Christmas Colours
Crafty Cardmakers - Anything but a card 
Daring Cardmakers - Decorate it

Our Christmas Present from Santa

This has been a long hard year for us with Mum being so ill and passing away at the age of 90.  In the midst of that sorrow we lost our little dog (11years old) from a sudden heart attack.  Perfectly healthy one moment, gone the next. It has been a long winter here and what seems a very very long year.

My husband has been desperate to find another dog, and at the weekend we found this tiny little puppy, who, withing 48 hours has taken control of the household. It doesn't take away the sorrow we will feel without Mum at Christmas this year, nor does she replace our little Sandy.  But she is the distraction we need, and she is dearly loved by all. 

The kit I have used is from Scrap Kitchen Designs, called "Christmas Past"

 Sketch from Sketches in Thyme Challenge

 Entered into:

Sketches in Time December week 1 Sketch
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Pixels and Paper Challenge - Christmas with Pets

Thy Perfect Light Christmas Tag

Lots of layers on this Christmas tag including a digital image, flowers, leaves diecut stars, pearls and a stamped sentiment.

The candle has been coloured with copic pens, fussycut and then decorated with liquid pearls, glitter and Kindy Glitz.

The floral section includes paper and material flowers and leaves.  Pearls in a round flower pattern.

The stars are from Stampin up, both stamped and diecut, with gold Kindy Glitz added.

The sentiment is also from the Stampin Up range,  yeah! I can now stamp I bought one of those stamping thingy majiigy tools that helps you stamp perfect each time.

All layered on to patterned paper and green cardstock.

 

Entered into:
Through The Craftroom Door Monthly Magazine Challenge - Tag
CHNS Christmas Extra
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles - Merry Christmas
Dream Valley - Christmas
Come and Get It - Christmas

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #345 - Square or Restangle Cards - 4/12/2016

Our Sponsor this week is 

MY STITCH BACK IN TWINE
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Mystitchbackintwine
PRIZE: the winner’s choice of 2 digital stamps from the MY STITCH BACK IN TWINE STORE

I chose "Mad Hatter Teacup Stack" for my square card this week.   Coloured with copic pens, I printed them together with a sentiment then cut the square, layered with patterned paper and flowers.

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #345 - Square or Rectangle Cards - 4/12/2016

Entered into:
Moo Mania - Tea or Coffee

Card Mania - Anything Goes
Polka Doodles - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Bargello Technique

The background has been made into a Bargello pattern with papers from Stampin Up.   The image is from Zuri, called "Romantic Style 1."  She has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  The tree branch is a diecut.  A sentiment and flowers complete this notebook cover.

Entered itno:
Shopping Our Stash - Paper Strip Art
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
CHNS Patterned Paper
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday - Anything Goes

The Caroller

I have had this little bear for quite a long time, the only name description I have is tegning 61.

Coloured with copic pens and fussy cut. I have layered him onto  a white card which has been embossed with 2 different embossing folders.  One embossing folder is sheet music and the other is the names of Christmas Carols.

Emtered into:
CHNS Chirstmas Extra
Animal Friends - Anything Goes
DieCut Divas - Layers (Embossing )
Christmas with the Cuties - Anything Cute and Chrissmassy
4 Crafty Chicks - Bears
House of Cards - Photo Inspitation (colours)
Double D - Traditional Christmas Colours

Crafter's Cafe #162 - Christmas Birthdays - 1/12/2016

Today's challenge at The Crafter's Cafe is something Christmas or Birthday using Christmas colours.  I'm so behind with my Christmas cards, my choice had to be Christmas.

Ours sponsors for this fortnight are:

QKR STAMPEDE

http://www.qkrstampede.com/categories.php?cat=Digi-Stamps

Prize - 5 Digis

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS

http://craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk

 Prize - 3 images

BLOOBEL STAMPS

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/BloobelStamps

 Prize 3 images

I chose an image from QKR Stampede called "Gnome Man".  Coloured with Copic Pens and fussy cut, layered onto Christmas patterned paper.  Gold edging and ornaments have been added.  A stamped sentiment completes the card.

Crafter's Cafe #162 - Christmas Birthdays - 1/12/2016

Entered into:
The Crafty Addict - Anything Goes with Christmas Paper.
Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes
CHNS Christmas Extra
Pile It On - 2 Patterned Papers
The Paper Shelter - A Christmas Card

Digitally Sweet #157 December - Christmas Card

Our sponsor this month is "Dragon Lair Designs" and I have used "Holly Days to create a digital card to place on Facebook for my family and friends.

So many pieces in the kit, check it out HERE.

Digitally Sweet #157 December - Christmas Card

CHNS Chrismas Extra
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes 
Dragons Lair Design - Christmas

CHNS Paper Patterned Challenge for December

Used a scrap of striped paper for this Christmas card, which has an image from Bugaboo Stamps, "Christmas Horse"

The image has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, the shadows look really big, because he is on a spring and wobbles.  Yeah! My first wobble card.

CHNS Paper Patterned Challenge for December

Entered into:

Fab N Funky - Christmas

Mod Squad - Holiday Dimension
Penny's Paper - Anything Goes 
Simon Wednesday - Anything Goes