Delightful Thursday

It's time for another challenge on the Digital Delights Challenge Blog.  Here is my last card for the year:

I used Nutcracker Kiddles which is available here,  he is one of my favourite images and I use him every year.  He was coloured with Copics and I used Dienamics Pierced Oval Stax to cut him out and matted him on Spellbinders Lacy Ovals.  The Noel is Clearly Besotted, I layered three for more depth.  I think the border is Memory Box and I used Centrura Pearl for the card base.

Thank you so much for all your support and kind wishes this year.  I wish you all the most loveliest of Christmas festivities and a Happy and Peaceful New Year.

Anything Goes

Its time for a three week challenge at The Paper Shelter and its everyone's favourite - Anything Goes!!

First of all I would like to announce the winner of the digital image from my blog for The Paper Shelter's Birthday Blog Hop - drum roll please - Linda McEnery whoo hoo! If you go over to The Paper Shelter Blog you will find details of how to claim your digi Linda. Thank you for all your kind comments and sorry there can only be one winner on my blog but please check the other blogs in the hop you may have won there!!

For my card I have gone with a New Year card:

I used Happy New Year which is available here and chose to use the coloured image this time.  Centura Pearl for the card base with some mirri card embellishments.  Balloons are Lil' Inker, Stars are Spellbinders, Card Base Creative Expressions, numbers are Dienamics and Scalloped mat is Cheery Lynn.

As it is Christmas the DT won't be commenting on the entries so we can have a bit of time off but you will have three weeks to enter.  Don't forget there is a fabulous prize for the lucky winner:

Thank you so much for looking,

Delightful Thursday

It's time for another Delightful Thursday on the Digital Delights Blog and this week we are celebrating a new release!  It's all about Christmas, here is my card:

I have used Santa Across The Miles which is available here. He comes with the sentiment which I copied onto the sign but you could put your own message there if you wanted.  I coloured him in with my Copics adding lots of Stardust Stickles and silver Glitter.  The papers are First Edition and the lace, twine and giant brad are all First Edition too.  I used Spellbinders A2 Curved Border Die, Silver mirri card, Dienamics and Whiff of Joy dies too!

Thank you so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

It's Time for a Blog Hop!!

A big welcome to my blog and The Paper Shelter's 6th Birthday Blog Hop!  In honour of our 6th Birthday both Design Teams are taking part in a two week Blog Hop.

This is our way of inviting you to join in with us and our "A Special Birthday" theme.  You should of come here from the talented Marianne's blog, if not just head over to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog to join in all the fun!

Each member of the Design Team have been working hard to showcase some of the fabulous images that are available from The Paper Shelter Shop.  On each of the Design Team's blogs one lucky commentator will win a digi of their choice - this is in addition to the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot.

Here is my card:

I have used the super cute Adorable Cowgirl which is available here.  I coloured her in with my Copics.  The papers are Raspberry Road Barnyard Blowout.  I used Go Kreate, Cheery Lynn, Spellbinders and Marianne Dies.  The sentiment is computer generated.  The felt, twine and button are from my stash.

A side view:

After you have left your comment (good luck) head over to the fabulous Monique's blog and leave her a comment.  Just keep on following the links on each blog, if you get lost just go back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog for all the details.

Remember you have to leave your comment on each blog to be in with a chance of winning a digi from the store and for the main prize on the Challenge Blog.  Good luck!

Christmas Card

Hi there! Its time for a brand new challenge at The Paper Shelter and this week we want to see your Christmas cards.  Here is mine:

I have used Christmas Stocking which is available here. I coloured the image with my Copics adding Star Dust Stickles then fussy cut out.  I mounted the image on a mat cut with Just Rite Vintage Labels 2 die and ran it through an embossing folder.  The sentiment is LOTV cut out with Spellbinders and matted on a Dienamics Pinking Edge Circle Die.  The paper is My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas.  The bells are a Memory Box die and I used Mirri card.  Twine and bells from my stash and the flower is a very old Kay and Co embellishment.

Don't forget there is a fabulous prize on offer for one lucky winner:

Thank you so much for taking the time to look -

Hostess Monday

Hi there, its my time to hostess on the Digital Delights Blog.  I have used one of my favourite Digital Delights images, Snowy Slippy and Flurry:

Too cute I think!  The image is available here and the papers are Berry Christmas Digital Paper Set which is available here. I coloured the image with my Copics with lots of Star Dust Stickles.  Martha Stewart and Tonic snowflakes punches, the snowman is Marianne Design.  I used Dienamics In and Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle die and Go Kreate XXL Frilly Scalloped Square dies.

Thank you so much for looking, crafty hugs Susan x

Delightful Thursday

Hello and welcome! Are you well underway with your holiday preparations? Here is some inspiration for Christmas cards:

I have used Candy Cane Jingles from Digital Delights available here.  I coloured him with my Copics adding some Stickles Star Dust to the candy cane.  The digital papers are by Karen Lewis called Happy Holidays.  I used Spellbinders Grand Nesties for the card shape along with Dienamics, Marianne and some more Spellbinders Dies.  The snowflakes were made with a punch, I think X cut, and I added some gold Glamour Dust to them and the tree.

Don't forget we have a new challenge started on the Digital Delights Challenge which as always is Anything Goes, we would love to see you!

More Than One of Anything

Hello and a big welcome, thanks for calling by!  Over at The Paper Shelter Challenge we have a new challenge starting.  The theme this week is we would like to see you use more than one of anything.  Here is my Card:

As you can see, I have used two bows, spacers, gems and DP.  The fab image is called Christmas Shopping and is available here, I wished I looked as calm and collected as she does when I do my Christmas shopping!! I coloured her with my Copics and the papers are Marianne's Design called Eline's House.  I used Go Kreate, Spellbinders, Sue Wilson and Dienamic dies.  The Seam binding, gems and spacers are from my stash.

As usual, there is a fabulous prize on offer for the lucky winner:

Thank you so much for looking and we would love to see you enter the Challenge here.

Delgthtful Thursday

Hello there and a big welcome - thank you for calling by!

Over at Digital Delights we are celebrating a New Release - just in time for your Christmas makes!

I have used Winter Friends which comes with the sentiment and is so much fun to colour, its available here!  I used my Copics and added some Star Dust Stickles.  Spellbinders and Dienamics die and I popped the stars through my Woodware Corrugator. Ribbon and holly are from my stash.

Thank you so much for looking, happy crafting!

Card for a Child

Hello there and a big thank you for your visit.  Today sees the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge with the theme this week being Card for a Child.

I used the super cute What Did I Get? image from The Paper Shelter which is available here.  Coloured with my Copics but I really can't get a good photo, the teddy is blended a lot better IRL!  The papers are Nitwits and sentiment computer generated. The little gingerbread man is an X Cut die, just love him.  Snowflake banner is Whiff of Joy die.  I also used Go Kreate XXL frilly squares, Sue Wilson Pierced Squares, Dienamics Pierced Square Stax, Spellbinders Scalloped Square.

As usual, there is a fabulous prize for the lucky winner:

Thank you so much for looking!

Halloween

Hello and a big thank you for visiting me here today! Over at The Paper Shelter Challenge there is a new challenge starting with the theme "Halloween."  I have made a shadow box card.

I have used Zelina which is available here. I coloured her with my Copics and Prismas. One of my Copics was new and leaked at the top right and a really big blob on the lower left, hence the cobweb! I used Fancypants Oct 31 papers. EK punch along with La La Land Cobweb Corner Die, Spellbinders Label Die (??which number), Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Borders and the bottle with micro beads and spider are from my stash. I got the free printable labels  here - thank you!

As usual Veronica is offering the lucky winner a fabulous prize:

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day!

New Release

Over at the Digital Delights Blog we are celebrating this month's new release.  Wendy has created four adorable Christmas sets which come with their own sentiment as well as a new set of digital papers, you can see them all here.

Here is my card:

I used Christmas Mail Susie set which is available here and coloured her with my Copics.  The Post Box and sentiment come with the set.  I added some Star Dust Stickles and Glamour Dust to them.  The papers are Christmas Birds by Gina Jane.  The card shape was made using my Go Kreate XXL Square Frilly Frames.  I used Spellbinders Classic Circles, Tear Drop Circles and Beaded Oval dies and Dienamics Pierced Oval Stax die.

Thank you so much for coming today, have a wonderful day!  Hugs,

Music and Dance

Hello there and thank you for visiting me.  Today sees the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and this week the theme is "Music and Dance."  Here is my  Tri-fold card:

I used the super cute image called Tango which can be found here. The papers are Basic Grey Little Black Dress and Bazzill Basics Red Devil.  I coloured the image with my Copics and the sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.  Dies used were Tattered Lace for the Bow,  Memory Box Curled Ribbon, Sue Wilson Sweetheart Flowers and Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangles and Deckled Rectangles (I think that's what they are called).

As usual there is the most fabulous prize for one lucky winner:

Please head over to The Paper Shelter Challenge for all the details and more DT inspiration.  Thank you soooo much for looking xx

Digital Delights Challenge

Hello and a big welcome, thank you for calling.

Over on The Digital Delights Challenge we have a new challenge starting.  The challenges are always Anything Goes and last almost a month we would love to see your entry!

I decided to do a Shaker Card for a change:

I used the cute Flower Power Daisy which is available here to purchase.  I coloured her with my Copics and Prismas and had to add Diamond Stickles because that danged Copic leaked again!!  The papers are First Edition.  I used Spellbinders dies to make the shaker part, Sue Wilson and Memory Box Dies.

Here is another view:

Please head over to The Digital Delights Challenge for some more inspiration, we would love to see you join in this month!

Thank you so much for looking!

The Paper Shelter Challenge

Hello there and a big welcome.  There is a new challenge started at The Paper Shelter Challenge and the theme this week is "A Card With Many Folds." So we would like to see any style of card using any different kind of fold than the classic one.

Here is my card:

I used Enchantress which is available here. I had to use the pre-coloured version as I was happily colouring away with my Copics and picked up my new N3 which promptly leaked over the image and there was nothing I could do about it try as I could, I simply didn't have enough time to start colouring again!

I half cut the Spellbinders Fancy Oval out of the card then folded it back to create the design.  There are lots of tutorials on the Internet how to do this and it is quite simple.  The other dies are Sue Wilson and Crea-nest-lies for the sentiment.  The papers are First Edition and the little heart pearls are from the Hobby House.

A side view:

As usual, there is a fabulous prize on offer for the lucky winner:

Please pop over to the Challenge and have a look at the rest of the designs from the Design Team and we would love to see you enter!

Thanks for looking!