just magnolia Christmas

hi guys, this week on just magnolia challenge blog the theme is Christmas, it's nearly here I'm panicking a bit now I've only bought 2 presents and not long left. I've made a card and a matching box for a special friend for Christmas inside the box is a bracelet i have made myself, don't want to put a pic of that on here in case she reads this post. Tilda has been coloured with prisma pencils.

thanks for looking hope you all have a great weekend whatever you have planned.

Shell x

I'm back at long last

hiya everyone well where have i been the last 4 weeks I'd love to say somewhere exciting but no such luck. i just have not been in the mood for any crafting at all every time i tryed my mojo up and went, but thank god it's back an I'm so in the mood again good job really still have loads of Christmas cards to make yet.

this card is for three challenges Mo's digital pencil challenge blog, there is a red, green and gold theme this week and also Stamin for the weekend has the same colours so i think it's ok to enter it for that as well and lastly totally gurjuss has a sketch to follow i know it's not a gg but any girlie image is ok to use.

Right off to make a start on those Christmas cards catch you later.

Papers.......deck the halls papermania

image......Mo's digital pencil, coloured with pro markers.

Thanks for looking Shell x

Stamping for the weekend and Sundaysketch and stamp

hiya everyone, it's been a long time since i last entered any challenges but i just don't know where the time has gone lately, hopefully normal service will now resume.

this week Stampin for the weekend this week has a fab challenge by Vikki she wants us to make a Christmas goodie box with the added challenge of distressing. I made a mini pizza box using a lovey Tilda image i got off a friend at the weekend i tryed my best with the distressing i think you can just about see the edges of the cardstock(will try harder next time). I also followed a sketch for the Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge so I'm entering it for that challenge as well.

thanks for looking Shell x

3 in 1(cupcake challenge,passion for promakers and just for men dt call)

Morning, what a horrible day here it's miserable today. the card i made this morning is for challenges 2 challenges and a dt call. I followed the fab sketch at Cup Cake Crafts , and over at Passion For Promakers it's any colours and animals, Thirdly i decide to enter this card for the dt call at Cards For Men. I used Scruff in the tub from charmed cards and crafts aint he a cutie? the papers are k & co coloured with pro markers. i'm really enjoying making these easel cards.

thanks for stopping by and i hope you all have a great day.

Shell x

stampin for the weekend & creative inspirations

First off I'd like to thanks the girls over at stampin for the weekend I MADE THE TOP 5 and it made my day to say the least thanks girls it's such a boost.

Onto my card and this is for SFTW and also I'd like to enter it into the creative inspirations challenge they are both Halloween and this is prob the only one I'll make this year and I've given it to my brothers kids. The image is another one of the lovely Mo's coloured using my prisma's, papers were a free download I've had for ages and forgot about and the flower is from my stash.

thanks for looking.

shell x

Shape up for Totally Gurjuss

Week 2 over at totally gurjuss and this week the girls want to see a different shaped card. i looked around and found instructions on how to make this card, but i the end i did my own and it was so much easier. I have used the guardian angel gurjuss girl again(love it) coloured using my prisma's, papers are k & co and the sentiment is done on the computer using the scriptina font, ribbon and gems are from my stash.

thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

Shell x

sketch and stash challenge

I'm back again, you will all be fed up with me by the end of the week but I'm determined I'm gonna finish all my Christmas cards before Friday. This is my entry for the sketch and stash challenge following a fab sketch which i will use again and again. i have used my new Christmas manga girl from funky kits(great service by the way), the papers are left over from last year i haven't bought any new ones yet this year how bad is that..the sentiment is also new i got it from port sunlight last weekend.

thanks for looking Shell x

Stampin For The Weekend & Totally Gorjuss

Morning everyone, I've got a week off work this week oh what to do eh, I'm just gonna take it easy and do nothing but craft all week. Hopefully I'll finish all my personal Christmas cards. I am hoping to go to Alton Towers on Friday for the scarefest, we go every year the park is open till 9 at night and to do all the big rides in the dark is just amazing so hopefully Kev can get one day off this week(fingers crossed).

My card today is for SFTW following a sketch and i found a new challenge blog called Totally Gorjuss as the names says its for all things gorjuss the first challenge it is pink. the guardian angel image is my fave gorjuss girl i just adore her. Good luck to all the girls over there I'm sure it will be hugely popular.

Sorry about the poor picture i know it's dreadful.

thanks for looking shell x

stampin for the weekend....it's back yey

Stampin for the weekend is back with a great colour combo....Orange, Brown and leafy green.

The dt have as usual done some great cards go and take a look you will not be disappointed.for my card i used all my new goodies from Port Sunlight at the weekend, i bought far too much as you do....the image is musing Melinda from whiff of joys and my fave buy of the day a Martha Stewart doily punch, Melinda is coloured using prisma pencils with pro markers for the skin i cant seem to get the colours right using prismas, the papers are k & co and cost me 2pound for the pack(bargain)...thanks for looking and i hope you all have a great night.

shell x

Friday Sketches

I hope your all having a good Monday, I've been off work today so i done a bit of housework and than some crafting, i needed to make a card for Kev's fishin mate and had no inspiration at all so looked for a challenge to help me and i found Friday Sketches and thought that's just what i need. I rotated the sketch i must admit i think it's a bit flat (not the sketch my card) but it'll have to do.

Papers are from the masculine set from dovecraft, i think, the image is another of Mo's fab one's coloured with prisma's, i love it, when i have done a fishing themed card in the past i always thought that they looked a bit childish but not any more the image is perfect.

thanks for looking .

Shell x

charisma cardz challenge.....decoupage

Hi there, I'm back again this time with a card for Chrisma Cardz the girls over there want to see some decoupage on your projects this week. To be totally honest with you it's not really my thing I'm too impatient for all the cutting out. I decided to use my penny black stamp uplifting occasion, which i don't use often enough. i decoupaged the bra,

a closer shot so you can see the decoupage.

The cat was coloured with prisma's and the ribbon trim and flowers are from my stash, the papers are a free download of the net somewhere and the sentiment was a freebie from a mag.

thanks for looking shell x

2 in 1 challenge card.

Afternoon everyone, hope your all having a good day. it's my day off and had a bit of a lie in didn't get up till 10 then did some washing then locked myself away in my craft room for the rest of the day well at least till 5pm when they will all be back from work hungry.

Here's my card for Simon Say's Stamp challenge this week it's a colour combo of Red and Green and of course this just shouts Christmas to me and as luck would have it the challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week is Christmas so i combined them both. I used Christmas fairy Holly from mo's digital pencil( just found out they are going to be make into rubber stamps soon, cant wait).

the papers were a bargain i got from port sunlight last year only cost a pound a pack. going again on the 10th looking forward to that, ribbon is from my stash.

thanks for looking.

shell x

Truly Scrumptious challenge a sketch

well i managed to do another challenge this morning here's my card for the sketch challenge over a the truly scrumptious blog. I really enjoyed this one and i will be using it again that's for sure.

Another of Mo's images i think this one has to be my fav at the moment anyway....... i used core'dinations card stock which i embossed and then sanded, papers were left over from last Christmas i cant remember the make, but i want some more so I'll have to look it up.

thanks for looking Shell x

Papertake weekly

morning all, this is my card for the papertake weekly challenge, Its black and white + 1 this week. I used another of mo's images again (just love colouring these in) I sat last night in front of the tele and coloured a whole pile of them.This one has been coloured using my new pro marker that i won in Ida's mini blog candy it's lime zest, the papers are Clair Curds big one pack and the sentiment is one of hers as well. I'm going to try and do another challenge card now before i have to be in work......Just uploaded the pic and it looks brown but i promise it's black.

Shell x

simon says stamp...... its a stitch up

morning everyone i hope you all had a good weekend. I had a fab one, went to stay at my friend Patsi's and on Saturday we had a brill time crafting with Jen than later on Sara another friend joined us, we had a few drinks on Saturday night than on Sunday we all went to Warrington for the Crafty Devil craft meet and as always had a great laugh all the girls are great.

anyways onto my card, i' entering this into the Simon Say's Stamp challenge. i have used one of Mo's images they are all so yummy i just adore them all, this card i kept quiet plain because i think I'm going to do about 50 of them using different images so it wont talk forever to do my Christmas cards. special ones like for family I'll do something else.

Thanks for looking and any comments you might leave i love reading them all.

Shell x

just magnolia a sketch

Mmmm not too sure about this one now I've posted it on here. the girls at Just magnolia gave us the challenge of a sketch, i started this on Saturday and only just finished it today. i think my mojo has got up an gone. i have used in my mind eye papers and ran some pale pink card through my bug using the divine swirls folder. Tilda has been paper pieced and coloured with pro markers.

Just Magnolia week 22 embossing

The challenge this week over on Just Magnolia is embossing, the design team have made some fabulous cards so be sure to check them out. to make my card i coloured tilda in with my prisma's and use my minds eye bloom & grow papers, the embossing was done with a cuttlebug folder.

thanks for looking and hope you enjoy what's left of the weekend.

Shell x

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS BLOG HOP

The girls at PASSION FOR PROMARKERS are holing a blog hop and the prize is the complete set of new colours 56 off them to win just take part in the hop. So head on over there now.

stampin for the weekend

Morning all, it's a lovely day here, the sun is out and its really warm. Makes a nice change its a pity I've got to go to work this afternoon, oh well needs must( i have my eye on some new stamps i want, gotta pay for them some how).

When i saw the sketch on Stampin for the weekend i panicked at first then took a minute or two and decided to make a wedding card for a friend in work. i used in my minds eye wild asparagus papers which i love, never coloured the images in too much i don't think they needed it, i used pro markers for the bits i did colour. I'll be back later on with my just magnolia card for this week.

thanks for looking and have a great day whatever your up to.

shell x

Just Magnolia and stampin up for the weekend

Well firstly i must say i cant believe it's been this long since i posted on my blog, promise to self don't leave it so long again, i have still been craftin and taking part in all the challenges it's just my Internet connection has been pants but it's all sorted now.

So onto my card for this weeks just magnolia and stampin for the weekend again i have combined them both, JM had a sketch by Mina which is a lovely one, she is so talented, SFW was a trio of colours being orange, Teal and Pink. I struggled a bit with the colours but i think it's come together nicely, i'm pleased with the end card.

The papers are in my minds eye, the flowers, pins and lace are from our local market and tilda has been coloured using prisma's