Christmas in July

The challenge on Card Crafter's Circle Challenge   is Christmas in July.

I adore these Lili of the Valley stamps and I hope their new ones out soon will include some with this little girl.  Coloured with Promarkers and cut out using a Spellbinders Labels Thirteen die.  I added glitter to the trim on the hood and the snow on the ground.

Card recipe

Christmas Candle stamp from Lili of the Valley,

Sentiment stamp from Crafters Companion, I think the Cute Companions range,

Spellbinders Labels Thirteen die,

ProMarkers,

Crystal Glitter,

Backing paper from Nitwit,

Pink ribbon,

Bundle of Joy

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Color Me Copic  and  Crafty Creations Challenge

both have the same theme Babies

I have used a Popcorn the bear stamp coloured with ProMarkers and the sky was created using a blue ink pad.  Not sure where I got the flowers from I think they are Kanban.  I have also used Spellbinder dies, a cuttlebug folder and a leaf punch.  The flowers have a gem in the centre to finish them off and a heart shaped gem for the pram.

Been playing with my new Copic's and loving them.  Just going to finsh colouring a Sarah Kay image so maybe using it for my next card.

Card Recipe

Popcorn the bear stamp from Crafters Companion.

Spellbinders Circle die

Spellbinders Scalloped Circle die.

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

ProMarkers.

Gems

Hello Mr. Frog

One for the boys challenge on Delightful Challenges 

When you look at the challenge blog make sure you pop into their shop, there is so much there.  I am new digi stamps and only have a few at the moment but I will be buying some from there, so many to choose from.  Not only do they not take up crafty space but you can re-size them to fit your project.  I really must get more of them.

My card today is not made from a digi stamp but one from Artstamps, it was one of the first stamps I brought and I have used it many times.  The branch stamp is separate and is from Carolines.

It is coloured with ProMarkers and made into an easel card.

Card Recipe

Little Boy stamp from Artstamps.

Branch stamp from Carolines

Spellbinders labels One die

ProMarkers

Sentiment is an old peel-off I had.

Punch Drunk

Cute Card Thursday  blog has 'punch drunk' as the challenge this week.
You can either use punches or drink (punch) inspired card.
I have used some daisy punches and a stamen punch on this card with a cute stamp from Sheena's A little bit sketchy range.

The main card is cut using a Spellbinders Grand labels One die and I have coloured the little girl with ProMarkers and I think the backing paper is from one of Joanna Sheen's Cd's.  I have loads of paper that I have printed from Cd's that I am trying to use them up before I print more.  I also used some cloud backing paper that I had printed to make the daisies and used some pearlescent card the same as the base card for the stamens and mat for the stamped image.  A Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp finishes the card.

Card Recipe

Sheena Douglass A Little Bit Sketchy stamp - Busy Doing Nothing

Lili of the Valley circle sentiment stamp

Spellbinders Grand Labels One die

Spellbinders Circle dies

ProMarkers

Daisy punch

Stamen punch

Fairies Bouquet

When I saw the title of this challenge I just had to use one of my Lili of the Valley fairies.

Something with Wings is the challenge on Stampavie and more   I am also be entering this into the Lili of the Valley challenge on Lili's Little Fairies  Their challenge is 'In the Garden, well she does have an armful of flowers so I hope that is OK.

Another card coloured with ProMarkers.  I was pleased with the blending on her but I think I still prefer the Copic's and I brought some more today, slowly getting more of the Copics.

Card Recipe

Fairie Bouquet from Lili of the Valley.

Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals.

ProMarkers.

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

Epoxy sentiment.

Crystal glitter.

Friends

I never knew there were so many challenge blogs out there, it's fun looking at them all and seeing all the wonderful cards made by everyone.

Freshly Bewed have an Anything goes challenge this week. 

This cute little stamp is from Joanna Sheen's Giordano range.  I thinkthe paper is also from one of Joanna Sheen's CD's, it was in my scrap box but the flowers on it were the wrong colour so I changed them using the same ProMarkers I used for the flower on the stamped image.

Card Recipe

Best Wishes stamp from Joanna Sheen's Giordano range.

sentiment stamp unknown.

Spellbinders Oval dies.

Flower punches.

Cuttlebug Embossing folder.

Let it Snow

Looking around at all the challenge blogs I came across this one that is just for Christmas cards and projects.  All I can hear singing in my head now are the words 'Let is snow, let it snow, let it snow'.  So of course I had to enter a card into the challenge.

The challenge blog is called  ABC Christmas Challenge   and the challenge this time is 'L is for Lyrics'

This cute little bear is from Lili of the Valley and called James Bear - In the Snow.  I coloured him with ProMarkers.

Card Recipe

James Bear - In the Snow from Lili of the Valley.

Let it Snow sentiment stamp from Tanda.

Spellbinders Octagon die.

Spellbinders Fancy tags (I did cut a bit off the die)

Martha Stewart Snowflake punch.

Card Candy (used in the centre of each snowflake and glittered).

Pink Petticoat dotty paper.

                              

Milk and Biscuits

Another lovely challenge from Lili of the Valley, their stamps are some of my most used.  

This week the challenge on Lili's little Fairies is One for the Boys.

This one is called Milk and Biscuits and I have used it several times on cards as it reminds me of my youngest two boys when they were small.

It was coloured with Promarkers and the sky was made using a watercolour pencil.

Card Recipe

Milk and Biscuits stamp from Lili of the Valley.

Tree Branch stamp from Carolines.

Spellbinders Labels One die.

ProMarkers.

Martha Stewart border punch.

Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder.

Do-Crafts epoxy greeting

Ribbon.

You and Me

Anything Goes on   Bunny Zoe's Crafts   Challenge blog this month

I love the Morehead children and would love to get more of the stamps but I have only managed to get hold of this one and this one took a long time to find here is the UK.  I have coloured it with Promarkers and used a Spellbinders Labels Thirteen die to make the topper.  I used two different flower punches and two different papers to make the flowers, I added a tiny gem to the centre of each flower and some larger gems to finish it off.  

Card Recipe

You and Me Morehead stamp.

Spellbinders Labels Thirteen die.

Medium Flower punch.

Small Flower punch.

Big Present

A ribbon challenge for The Crafty Pad   this week

You have to have a piece of ribbon somewhere on your card.

I have used this Lili of the Valley many times and also the Go-Kreate die, it is my most used large die for card bases.  I have coloured it with promarkers.  The backing paper is from Pink Petticoat and I also stamped part of the image on the same paper and cut out the present.  The butterfly is made from a punch and the body of the butterfly is made from a Quickutz die.

Card Recipe

Lili of the Valley Big Present stamp.

Sentiment stamp - Unknown.

Promarkers pen

Pink Petticoat papers

Quickutz butterfly die - just the body

Butterfly punch - unknown.