Sunday, 20 December 2009
Simon Says Challenge - Merry Christmas
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Colour Create Challenge

The DP's are DCWV "Sweet".
The image is one of the Kraftin Kimmie stamps that my gorgeous friend Martine sent to me as a Christmas present - She must have known what the challenge was going to be as it was perfect ! Thank you darlin !!! She has of course been coloured with ProMarkers, cut out with Nesties and inked in antique linen distress ink.
The lace is from Quixotic Paperie in fact, I could actually enter their challenge this week as it is "Lace" so here you are girls !!!!
The ribbon is from my stash.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have added some ribbon behind the roses, punched some leaves from vellum and added some Fruit Punch Stickles to the roses.
The sentiment is from a set by Kelly Panacci.
What a change it was not to make a Christmas card !!
Well, that is our last challenge before Christmas so on behalf of myself and the rest of the very talented Colour Create Design Team - MERRY CHRISTMAS ! and we look forward to you joining us next year for more colour combos and optional extras !!!
Thank you for your visit and for any comments you leave, as always, they mean so much.
Big hugs to you all
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Simon Says Challenge

Anyway, onto this week's challenge. All we want you to do is say "Merry Christmas" !
"As it is Christmas we have invited 2 special people to be in our Designer Spotlight :-) RIA , who I am sure needs little introduction as you ALL know who she is :-) If by some chance you have been living on another planet and haven't visited her blog you really should , it is fabulous ! :-)
We have also invited SYDNEY :-) Sydney is Joey's daughter(AKA Joey's Stuff) and often makes beautiful cards with her mum :-) Christmas is a time for children and so we would like to encourage you all to get your children involved in this challenge :-)"
Heidi is again very generously offering a P&P free $25 spending spree in the Simon Says Stamp Store !
The DP's are My Mind's Eye Signature Christmas.
The image is "Love Birds" from Whiff of Joy and these have been coloured with ProMarkers. I inked the edges with antique linen distress ink and then stamped the Whiff of Joy Christmas flourishes around the edge in the same ink. I added some Picket Fence Stickles to the snow on the branches.
The flowers and raffia are from my stash.
The rest of the DT's creations are gorgeous, you must go over and see them.
Thank you for your visit and I look forward to seeing what you make and don't forget, if you have any children who would like to take part, please get them crafting !
Hugs to all,
Monday, 14 December 2009
WINNER of Blog Candy # 9
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 48 - Mindy
Timestamp: 2009-12-14 11:05:02 UTC
Many congratulations. If you could please contact me by email with your full name and address I will arrange for your goodies to be sent to you.
Keep an eye out in the New Year for more fantastic blog candies courtesty of Simon Says Stamp !
Saturday, 12 December 2009
BasicGrey Challenges

Good morning ! Wow, 12th December already ! Where has the time gone ? I finally made a start on writing my Christmas cards last night so I feel a little more in control ! This afternoon will be spent up in the loft getting down all the Christmas decorations and tomorrow will be spent putting them up - can't wait. The girls will love it !
This week on BasicGrey Challenges we have a colour combo for you - Cream, Pink and Blue and what a gorgeous combo it is too !
I have been making some Christmas presents for Fizz's Godmothers and I had one more set to do so decided to use them in this challenge.
Firstly I made a box to put some scrummy choccies in !
I see that Just Magnolia's challenge this week is "It's Christmas" so I going to enter my gift box.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Simon Says Challenge
Again we have the very talented April Rose joining us as Designer in the Spotlight and Heidi is also giving away another $25 p&p free shopping spree round the Simon Says Stamp Store.
The DP's are Cosmo Cricket "Jolly by Golly".
The image is Herby by Whiff of Joy and he has been coloured with ProMarkers. I have also added some Rock Candy Stickles to the edge of the image.
"Frosty the Snowman" is a Magnolia Stamp.
The raffia and button are from my stash.
Sorry about the awful photo again, we have had nothing but rain these past 4-5 weeks and its driving me mad that its so dark all the time. I think the colder air is moving in though at the end of this week so we will be starting with the lovely crisp, frosty mornings and hopefully, sunshine !!!
We look forward to seeing all your snowy creations this week.
Don't forget to enter my Blog Candy which can be found HERE !
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
I'm Back !!!!

I think the DP I have used is DCWV but I am not sure. I bought it from my local craft shop and she said she had removed it from a pack but I forgot to ask which one !
The image is by The Greeting Farm and I just love it. It is such a pleasure to colour with my ProMarkers. I have distressed the image with a distressing tool and inked it with antique linen and brushed corduroy distress inks. I then completely covered the image with rock candy distress crackle paint (just love this stuff) and the effect is amazing. You might be able to see it better if you click on the photo.
The sentiment has been stamped onto a piece of twill and then I cut all the edges to give it a "rough" look. I was imagining it to look like a piece of cloth a Shepherd would have with him !
The snowflake is a Sizzix die which has been cut on corrugated card and I added some gold stickles to it.
The button, twine and beads are from my stash.
I can enter this card into these challenges :
Stampin for the Weekend - Red, Green and Gold
I ♥ ProMarkers - Spots (yes, there are some if you look closely !!) and stripes
Crafty Calendar Challenges - Winter Sparkle
Thank you so much for your visit and for any comments you leave. They mean so much.
See you tomorrow for the new Simon Says Challenge !
Don't forget to enter my Blog Candy which can be found HERE !
Sunday, 29 November 2009
BasicGrey Blog Candy # 9

Well, here we are again with some scrummy BasicGrey candy for you courtesy of Simon Says Stamp !
So, what do you have to do to win my candy ?
Some of you will be used to it by now but for those first timers, here goes :
Well, there are no strict rules and the comments I make below are not compulsory to enter this draw but it would be nice if :
You could give your support to Simon Says Stamp, BasicGrey Challenges and myself by becoming a follower if you are not already.
Add my blog candy to your sidebar and please feel free to "take away" my blinkie !
Join in with us at BasicGrey Challenges and also Simon Says Stamp's challenge blog, Simon Says Challenge ! You can combine challenges with both of these challenge blogs which is great news !
This blog candy will be open to everyone Worldwide (including all DT members of both challenge blogs) until Saturday 12th December when I shall draw a winner with a random number generator and post a new fabby blog candy for you to enter.
I would like to give a huge thank you to both Heidi and Amber of Simon Says Stamp for giving me this fantastic candy again for you to win.
Good luck !
WINNER of Blog Candy # 8
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 28 - Claude
Timestamp: 2009-11-29 14:03:47 UTC
Many congratulations ! If you would please email me with your full name and snail mail address I will ask Amber of Simon Says Stamp to post your goodies off to you.
Thank you for entering and better luck next time !
Saturday, 28 November 2009
BasicGrey Challenges

The rest of the DT's cards are gorgeous too. It's amazing how we can all interpret one sketch so differently. Very inspirational.













