First Christmas Card of 2011!

No, you're not seeing things - this really is my first Christmas card of the year! Every year I promise myself that I'll be more organised and make Christmas cards throughout the year rather than leaving it until November so this year I decided to follow a couple of Christmas blogs to try and keep myself on track!! I made this card using a Whiff of Joy stamp, coloured with Promarkers and then die cut and layered onto navy card. The snowy paper is from my stash and unfortunately I must have already used that part of the paper which had the maker's name on it! I've used my Martha Stewart punch to make the snowflake band and a sentiment stamp from Personal Impressions to finish it off. I'd like to enter the card in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'let's go dotty'

ABC Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes

What a Cutie!

Here's my first card for today made using one of my favourite images from Elzybells and some of my favourite gingham paper from Craft Creations. The little sentiment is from a Personal Impressions set. I'd like to enter this one in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes Challenge - circles

One Stop Craft Challenge - card for a child

Crafty Calendar Challenge - new beginnings

Teddy Stampers - celebrations

Sarah Hurley Challenge - new beginnings

Cute Card Thursday - out with the old (using old stash)

Ellephantastic - new beginnings

A Cup of Coffee and a Natter!

It looks like these two are setting the world to rights over a good cup of coffee! I made this card with one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps which I love - I just think the images are so cute. I've used some Bazzill pink card with flowers embossed on it and some brown and pink distressed (and embossed) backing paper - unfortunately there's no company name on this. To finish I used one of my Martha Stewart punches and some peel off corners coloured with a Promarker. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Saturday Challenge - tons of texture

Lili of the Valley - I've used the sketch from the current challenge

Crafty Purple Frog - new goodies

Creative Cottage Challenge - something new

Papertake Weekly - anything goes with lace as an optional extra

Another Blog Award!

Many thanks to Cockney Blonde (Alison) for the award she left me on her blog - much appreciated! I am able to pass this on to four other people = this blog award comes with a $5 Gift Certificate! In order to qualify for the $5.00 Digi's With Attitude! Gift Certificate you need to state 3 things that make you different from everyone else and you must nominate 5 blogs, then let those 5 blogs know you nominated them. Lastly, you must display the Blog Award Badge (above) in your sidebar and link it back to the Digi's With Attitude! Challenge Blog. For all the details please visit THIS LINK
Note: If someone got this LAST year, they are again eligible for the Gift Certificate again as it is one Gift Certificate per person, per blog, per year. So here are my 3 things that make me different from everyone else:

1. I never drink tea (can't stand the stuff!)

2. I enjoy ironing and dusting (!)

3. I like cold weather (though not snow!!)

I'd like the pass the award on to the following people:

1. Caz

2. Colette

3. Sharon
4. Kate

5. Yone

Final Little Claire Preview

Here are my two cards from the wedding stamp set to be launched by Little Claire Designs on Create and Craft next week. I cut away part of the card from so I could put the 'view' on the second panel - you can then see both the window and 'view' but the inside of the church is slightly behind the main window. I added peel off greetings to the window sill on the front panel and under the stamped 'view' and also gold peel off lines to finish the card.

Another Wedding Card

This is my second card made from the wedding stamp set. I've stamped and coloured the card image and then used pink card and silver paper, peel off lines and dots to put the card together. The sentiment is also from the set.

Little Claire Designs - Another Preview!

Here's a preview of another of the new stamp sets from Little Claire Designs which are being launched next week on Create and Craft. This is the Christening set and this one has a door image and a 'view' which fits directly behind the door. I made a gatefold card and split the door image in two - half on each of the front panels - so the doors open to reveal the view inside. I put slits at either side of the main card, ran some ribbon along the inside and then attached the view to a separate panel inside to cover the ribbon (hope that makes sense!!). The card I've used on this one is from Kanban.

Christening Set - First Card Shown Open

This is the same card but shown open - I cut out the 'view' and put it behind the door image so that as you open the card, you see the inside of the church. I added the wording from the stamp set at the bottom of the inside panel.

Christening Set - Second Card

This is the second card I made using the other two stamps that are part of the Christening set. I thought the little dress and hat were so cute that I wanted to make a card with them as the focal image - the 'stopper' is the little bible stamp and the wording is also from the set. The background card I've used for this one is from Kanban.

Little Claire Designs - Preview!

Little Claire Designs have two shows on Create and Craft next week when they will be launching some more new stamps. One of the sets that will feature on Wednesday's show is called 'Cat in the Window' and this is the card that I've made from the main image in the set. I've made an easel card with the closed window on the top panel and the 'view' behind the window on the base as the 'stopper' for the easel. I've decoupaged the cat on the top panel and added some flowers to the base. Another card to follow in my next post and more previews over the next few days!

Cat in the Window - Second Card

And here is the second card that I've made with the other stamps that accompany the main image in the 'Cat in the Window' set. On this one I've used paper from Dovecraft and paper pieced the vase - the vase and flowers are two separate stamps so it's very easy to do this. I've put black peel off lines at the top and bottom of the strip of paper across the card to emphasise it and added peel off dots in two corners to balance the words in the other corners.

Passion for Promarkers - Week 81

This is my card for the current challenge at Passion for Promarkers which is to make a thank you card. I've used a stamp from Little Claire Designs called 'I'll Be There for You' which is available here on their website and I've coloured the image with Promarkers (of course!). The paper immediately behind the image is from the Papermania 'Summer Bloom' pad and then I've cut a scalloped frame (using two sizes of scalloped die cut shapes) to go around the outside. My sentiment is from a Personal Impressions stamp set - stamped and then die cut.

Little Claire Designs January Club Set - Card 1, Part 1

The new January club stamps are now available from Little Claire Designs here and its called "Dog in Window". This is the first view of the card I made using the main image showing the windows almost closed. As well as the stamped image, I've used paper from Dovecraft and the sentiment 'home sweet home' from the Little Claire set 'A Place in the Sun'.

Little Claire Designs January Club Set - Card 1, Part 2

And this is card shown open. The little scene of the dog in the living room fits exactly inside the opened window - I cut into the main stamped image with a craft knife so the window open and you can see the view inside.

January Club Set - Second Card

Here's my second card made with the January club set from Little Claire Designs. I think this is actually supposed to be a window box but I thought it looked pretty stamped on its own. I've kept the design very simple and have used the wording from the set too.

Winter Wishes

This card was made using the current sketch on the Oldie But Goodie Challenge blog using a stamp from Rachelle Anne Miller which is at least twelve months old (I know I had it last Christmas!). I've used Dovecraft paper and then overlaid some strips of pale blue card which I Cuttlebugged - I've then added white punched snowflakes on the edge of the circle. The circular greeting (which is actually silver!) is from Craftwork Cards and I finished the card by adding some glitter to the ice. I'm also entering the card in the current challenge at Stamp Something which is to stamp something 'with glitter'.

Paper Sundaes Challenge 50

Paper Sundaes is a new challenge blog for me - I spotted it on someone else's blog at the weekend. The current challenge on the site is to make a card using 'something new'. I've used a Tilda stamp which I've had for a while but hadn't got round to using! I've also used red and gold paper from Crafty Bitz (which doesn't photograph very well) and an old script stamp that I've had for years.

A Little 'Me Time'

I haven't tried any sketch challenges for a while so yesterday I tried two and here's the first. The sketch is from the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog and I've used one of the SWALK stamps as well as a sentiment from The Greetings Farm 'Me Time Anya' set. My backing paper is from Dovecraft and I've also added some ribbon from Little Claire Designs. I'm also entering this in the 'anything goes' challenge on the Crafts and Me Challenge Blog.

Sugar Nellie - Challenge 50

This is my entry for the current sketch challenge on The Sugar Bowl - the optional extra is embossing. I've flipped the sketch to fit in with my image which is one of the Gorjuss Girls stamps - coloured as always with Promarkers. The backing card is from Kanban and I've added some paper flowers and ribbon to finish the card. My embossing is on the stamped image (stamped with Versafine and then clear embossed) and also some dry embossing on the panel immediately behind the image.

Another New Year Card

I've made this card today for New Year Swap on one of the Yahoo groups I belong to using a Wild Rose Studio stamp. The backing paper I've used is from Craftwork Cards and I've added a peel off greeting. To finish the card I've added some 'bling' (well, a bit of bling as I'm not a 'bling' person!) - pale pink gem stones. I'm entering this in three challenges:

By the Cute and Girly - 'bling it on'

One Stop Craft Challenge - 'new beginnings'

Ellephantastic - 'new beginnings'

First Card of 2011!

Here's my first card of the New Year made with one of the cute new stamps I bought recently from Lili of the Valley. The sentiment is from Visible Image - I really like the mix of font styles on it. I've coloured my image with Promarkers, die cut it into a circle and then layered it on to a scalloped circle. The backing card is from Kanban and the little flowers are punched. I'm entering this card in four challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'thank you'

Cute Card Thursday - 'thank you'

Papertake Weekly - 'be thankful'

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'thank you'

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful New Year! A big thank you to everyone who has visited my blog over the past twelve months and left comments - always very much appreciated! And thank you to all the bloggers I visit too for all the inspiration and ideas.

Stay warm and safe and see you all next year!

Moving Along With the Times - Challenge 79

The new challenge on the Moving Along With the Times Challenge Blog is 'birthday and circles' so I've made a circular easel card using one of the new stamps from Little Claire Designs called Georgia. I've coloured the image with Promarkers and then layered it on to a pink scalloped mat and then on to the base card which I've covered with paper from The English Paper Company. I've added a Craftwork Cards greeting (on a small scalloped mat) and some paper flowers coloured with Promarkers to match my image.

C is for Camellia

The current challenge on the Anything Goes Challenge Blog is to make a card which relates to the letter 'C'. This is a birthday card I made yesterday using one of my favourite Little Claire Designs floral stamps of camellias, coloured with Promarkers. I've kept it very simple using a scalloped mat underneath, some black peel off dots and peel off greeting.

I Love Promarkers Challenge 46

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! I'm making the most of my time off work this week to get some card making done, starting with birthday cards for January. The image I've used on this card is from C&C Designs - I've coloured it with Promarkers. The paper is from Craft Creations and I've coloured the little paper flowers to match my main image. I'd like to enter this card is the current challenge on I Love Promarkers which is 'anything goes'.

Moving Along With the Times Challenge Blog

Here's another birthday card, this time made using a stamp from Cuddly Buddly. I've used a floral embossing folder for the background on pink card and then two pieces of ribbon across it. I've die cut the image into a circle and added a black paper scallop behind it. The greeting and the little dots are peel offs. I'm entering this card in the current challenge on Moving Along With the Times which is 'anything goes (no Christmas cards allowed'.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas - hope you have a wonderful day! Keep safe and warm!!

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 50

The theme on Charisma Cardz this week is 'New Year Celebrations' and here is my card for the challenge. My image is from Magnolia and I've coloured with with Promarkers and then die cut it into a circle. I've used green card with one of my Cuttlebug folders for one side of the background and some Basic Grey paper for the other side.

Let it Snow ....

This card is made with another Little Claire Designs stamp called 'Will He Find Us?' which I've had for just over a year - I know I had it last Christmas! It's good for making cards because there isn't much colouring to do!! I've die cut it into a circle and then covered my base card in Craft Creations paper and added some silver line peel offs. I'm entering this in three challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - one for the kids

Oldie But Goodie - You're a Star

Moving Along With the Times - Let it Snow

Non-Traditional Christmas Card

The image on this card is from Wild Rose Studio - and I've coloured it with Promarkers and then die cut it into an oval and layered it onto a slightly bigger black oval. The paper is left over from last year - can't remember where it's from - and I've added a greeting from Craftwork Cards and some black dots. I'm entering this in two challenges which have 'non-traditional Christmas' as their themes this week - Corrosive Challenge and Cupcake Craft Challenge.

We Three Cats ....

Here's another Christmas card - this one is made using the 'We Three Cats' stamp from Little Claire Designs. The cats have been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto red and green card with little red peel off dots at each corner of the image. My backing paper is from DCWV and the greeting is also from Little Claire Designs. I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Pear Tree Designs - Christmas

Crafty Purple Frog - Christmas

Keep It Simple - Season's Greetings

This card is made with one of the gorgeous Pink Gem stamps - so easy to colour and really cute. I've used a silver gel pen on the star and Promarkers for the rest of the image. The backing card is from my stash - not sure which company it's from and I've also used silver paper and a silver "Season's Greetings" message from Craftwork Cards.

Crafty Purple Frog - Challenge 4

I found the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge Blog when I was blog browsing last week and spotted that their current challenge is to make an easel card - probably my favourite style of card at the moment! I've made my card using a Lili of the Valley image and papers from Craft Creations. I've added some red star gems and a greeting from Craftwork Cards.

A Little Bird Told Me .....

I've made this card using another stamp from Little Claire Designs - I've paper pieced the her hat and coat and used the same paper (from a Kars pad) on the main part of the card. I've added a paper flower coloured with my poppy Promarker and some nail head gems. I'm entering this card in the current challenge at Totally Papercrafts which is paper piecing.

Last Minute Christmas

Yes, I'm still making Christmas cards! These three are made using Urban Belles toppers from Kanban and paper from Doodlebug. I'm entering them in the the Allsorts challenge where the theme is very appropriately 'last minute Christmas'.

Star of Wonder

This card has been made with a stamp called Star of Wonder from Little Claire Designs. It's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto silver paper and a snowflake blue paper from Craft Creations. I've added a peel off greeting and some peel off dots. I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Ellephantastic Challenges - wish upon a star and Christmas/winter

Papertake Weekly - red and green must not be seen

A Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas cards

Crafty Creations - Challenge 97

This is one of my quick 'last minute' cards made with a decoupage topper from Kanban - I think they're really cute! I've added some gold paper round the topper image, paper from Dovecraft and some peel off dots. The sentiment was included on the sheet with the topper. I'm entering the card in the current challenge at Crafty Creations which is 'a beary project'.

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 142

And this is my card for this week's challenge on Cute Card Thursday where the theme is 'floral frenzy'. This card is made using a stamp which is part of the 'All Set Up for Christmas' set which is available here. The image has been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto a scalloped circle. My background papers are from Dovecraft and I've added some gold line peel offs along the edges of the middle strip of paper. I've finished it with some red peel off dots.

Moving Along With the Times - Challenge 76

The theme this week on the Moving Along With the Times blog is 'lots of spots'. My card has been made using one of the new stamps from Little Claire Designs which is available here - it's called "I'll Be There for You". I've coloured my design with Promarkers and cut a circular easel card as my base. The paper is from Doodlebug and the little flower has been coloured with the Poppy Promarker to match the main image.

Christmas Teddy

I've used a Lili of the Valley image for this card - the first time I've used this one from the sheet I bought and I think he's gorgeous! The paper I've used is from DCWV and I've also used some red ribbon and a greeting from Craftwork Cards. I'm entering this in two challenges:

Teddy Stampers - Christmas teddies

Stamp Something - Christmas colours

Oldie But Goodie - Challenge 7

The current challenge on Oldie But Goodie is winter birthdays. My stamp on this card is from Whiff of Joy and is at least a year old as I know I had it last Christmas too! I've used unusual colours for me but I picked out this paper and wanted to fit the image with it. The paper is from Basic Grey and I've added a greeting from Craftwork Cards and some paper flowers coloured to coordinate with my image.

By the Cute and Girly - December Challenge

This month's challenge on By the Cute and Girly is children so I thought I'd use one of my Elzybells stamps called 'Santa's Little Helpers' - a really little cutie! I've used paper from DCWV from last Christmas (I have a huge Christmas paper stash!), some red ribbon and some nail head gems.

Cute Card Thursday - The Blues

The theme this week on Cute Card Thursday is "the blues" - cards made with a blue theme. For my card I've used an image from Nutcrafters called 'Snowfall'. It's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered onto a navy card scalloped oval and on to blue spotty paper. The paper is left over from last Christmas and I'm not sure where it came from! I've added a strip of card down one side, some white peel offs and a blue snowflake brad.

Still Having Lots of Fun - Part 1

This card was made using two of the tag die cuts from Little Claire Designs and one of the images from the new 'Lots of Fun' set. The background paper is from Craft Creations and I've added some punched dots and some pale blue ribbon to finish it off.

Still Having Lots of Fun - Part 2

Here's another card made with the second elephant stamp from 'Lots of Fun' set. The background on this is blue gingham paper from Craft Creations and I've used some ribbon and white paper flowers to finish it off. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Lots of Fun - Part 1

The new December club stamps are now available here from Little Claire Designs. There are two cute elephant stamps together with some sentiments and the set is called 'Lots of Fun'. This is my first card made with the set using a die cut easel card and a peel off sentiment also from Little Claire Designs. I've decoupaged the elephant on this one to give some extra dimension and added a couple of little paper flowers to the base of the card.

Lots of Fun - Part 2

Here's my second card made with the new 'Lots of Fun' stamp set from Little Claire Designs. I've used the oval Amazing Frames dies available here to cut the base for this card and then using Craft Creations paper and some navy card behind my stamped image. The sentiment is included in the set and I've die cut a smaller oval round this to use as the 'stopper' on the base of my card.

Charisma Cardz Challenge 47 - One for the Girls

The theme on the Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog is 'One for the Girls' so I immediately thought of this little cutie from Pink Gem Designs! She's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered on to lilac and white Kanban card. I've added some paper flowers and a greeting from Craftwork Cards.

Christmas Cuties

Here's another Christmas card I've made using one of the gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamps. As always, it's been coloured with Promarkers and then layered on to red card and another patterned paper from the Papermania Silent Night pack. I've added red nailhead gems to each corner of the stamped image to finish it off. I'm entering this in two challenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge - Christmas cuties

Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming

Opening Presents

I couldn't resist this cute little stamp when I spotted it a couple of months back! It's from Nellie Snellen and has been coloured with Promarkers and then die cut into a circle. I've added a peel off greeting from Little Claire Designs and backing paper from Kars. I'm entering this in three challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - untraditional Christmas

A Spoonful of Sugar - anything goes

Creative Cottage Challenge Blog - untraditional Christmas