Bear George

A Christmas card this time. I've had this stamp for a couple of months, so thought it was about time I actually inked it up.

 

Image stamp - Whipper Snapper 'Bear George'
Sentiment stamp - Lili Of The Valley 'Christmas Grungy Messages'
Papers - Make & Create 'Magic Moments'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Twine

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes + a sentiment
Little Red Wagon - Lions and tigers and bears
The Male Room - Wild and free
The Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas
Craftaholics R Us - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Penny Black And More - Something beginning with B (bear, blue, brown and bobble)
Crafty Calendar - Dots and/or stripes
That's Crafty - Animal magic
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - Use patterned paper
Creative Inspirations - Holidays

Scooter Dog

It feels like a while since I last made a masculine card, so I thought I'd remedy that and here's the result. As soon as I saw the current Penny Black Saturday challenge I knew this wee guy would be making an appearance.

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Scooter Dog'
Sentiment stamp - Paula Pascual 'Big Sentiments'
Papers - Basic Grey 'Hello Luscious' and 'Oliver'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Spellbinders Nestabilities circle dies, jute ribbon and Card Candi

Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Dots and/or stripes
Penny Black Saturday - On the move
Moving Along With The Times - For the boys
That's Crafty - Animal magic
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - Use patterned paper

ABC Christmas Challenge- P, Q & R

It's challenge time again, over at the ABC Christmas Challenge, and it's my turn to host for the very first time, eek! We have three themes this month, and they are -

'P for Plain' 

'Q for Quotes'

  and 

'R for Robins or Rabbits' 

Our sponsor this month is -

Lawn Fawn

and the prize is a $25 gift certificate

There's also a prize from me 

   

I've combined 'P for Plain' and 'Q for Quotes' in this card. The quote is from one of my favourite Christmas films, 'Elf'.  

 

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Carolling Hedgehogs'

Sentiment/quote - My own
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Wild Things
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Too Cute

My 'R for Robins' card

 

Image stamp - Stampendous 'Snow Bird'

Papers - Studio Light 'Winter Feelings'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Cuttlebug 'Ice Crystal' die, Penny Black Creative Die 'Frosty's Snow' snowflake die, Flower Soft and pearls

 

Dream Valley - Christmas in July
Fussy And Fancy Friday - Christmas in July  
Creative Inspirations - Holidays
 
I also decided to make an 'R for Rabbits' card as well

 

Image - From 'The House-Mouse Triple CD Collection'

Sentiment - As above
Papers - Make & Create 'Magic Moments'
Extras - Pearls

 

House-Mouse & Friends - Anything goes/Christmas in July
Crafty Catz - Anything goes/use something yellow
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - Use patterned paper
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Hot/warm colours on a Christmas project

Aaaaaand, as if that wasn't enough, I decorated a wee box to match my rabbit card. I'll have to have a lie down in a dark room to recover from all that effort!

Image - From 'The House-Mouse Triple CD Collection'
Papers - Make & Create 'Magic Moments'
Extras - Card Candi