Angel Cat

Another Christmas card to add to my collection. Only four months to go! Where's the time going, and can we please have summer in Scotland before Christmas arrives? Even a teeny wee one would do, we're not greedy.

 

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Angel Cat'
Sentiment stamp - Lili Of The Valley 'Christmas Grungy Messages' set
Papers - First Edition 'Blank Canvas'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Sizzix Originals Die 'Snowflakes #3' and a dew drop

Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
As You Like It - Fur or feathers? (Has to be fur for me, although on rats rather than cats. I just love those wee critters)
The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Anything goes
The Holly And Ivy - Anything Christmas goes
Penny Black And More - All creatures great and small
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Christmas animals
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas goes

Fuzzy Balloon

I've made an easel card (do people still make them, or am I really behind the times?). It's been years since I last made one and this is the first time I've made a round one.

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Fuzzy Balloon'
Sentiment stamp - Paula Pascual 'Big Sentiments'
Paper - Make & Create 'Trendy Blue Lifestyle'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Spellbinders Nestabilities circle/scalloped circles dies and gems

Crafting From The Heart -Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Animals
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes
Penny Black And More - All creatures great and small
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Shaped card
Penny Black Saturday - Shaped cards
Craft Rocket - Animal kingdom
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes

Butterflies & Ewe

I've had this sweet wee stamp for years, but only used it a few times so thought it was time it had another airing. I've teamed it with some papers I bought with a voucher I won in a recent blog challenge.

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Butterflies & Ewe'
Sentiment stamp - Paula Pascual 'Big Sentiments'
Papers - Doodlebug 'Spring Things'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Spellbinders Nestabilities circle dies, lace and pearls

Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
Cards And More - Dots, dots, dots
Crafting From The Heart - Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Animals
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes
Penny Black And More - All creatures great and small
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Craft Rocket - Animal kingdom
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Ooh La La - Anything goes

Skating Fun

Another Christmas card. This is technically a new stamp to me because I bought it either just before or just after my mojo left me, but this is the first time I've used it. When our mojo goes why doesn't the compulsion to buy stamps also go?

I've just noticed that the angle of the photo makes it look as though I've stuck the Card Candi on wonky.

 

Image stamp - Lili Of The Valley 'Skating Fun'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Spellbinders Nestabilities circle die, Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents and Card Candi

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Christmas
Ooh La La - Anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Christmas goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas
Crafty Friends - Christmas in July
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Through The Purple Haze - Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - No sentiment on the front
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes
Craft Rocket - Anything goes

Santa spotting

I'm getting really brave in my old age! Not only stamping straight onto card blanks but also stamping sentiments right beside images, after I've finished colouring them! That's what I call living dangerously.

 

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Spotting Santa'
Sentiment stamp - Lili Of The Valley
Papers - Nitwit Collections 'Homespun' digi papers
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras  - Card Candi

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Anything goes
ABC Christmas - N is for New/O is for Old (the image stamp and digi papers are new, the sentiment stamp and Card Candi are very old, as are the Prismacolour Pencils used to colour the image)
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Christmas goes

Bee Costume

A bit of a scary card for me. It involved not only stamping a sentiment straight onto the card but the image too, eek! Needless to say, it took more than one attempt to make this card.

 

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Bee Costume'
Sentiment stamp - Paula Pascual 'Everyday Sentiments'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils

Stamping Sensations - Anything with flowers
Crafting From The Heart - Anything goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Penny Black Saturday - Flowers
Through The Purple Haze - Anything with wings
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Craft Rocket - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything goes

Sharing Spring

Another auction site purchase. Everyone seems to be selling their Penny Black stamps at the same time I'm trying to add to mine, so it would be rude not to buy. That's what I keep telling myself anyway ;)

 

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Sharing Spring'
Sentiment stamp - Paula Pascual 'Everyday Sentiments'
Papers - First Edition 'Blank Canvas'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Dew drops 

My Time To Craft - In the garden
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Penny Black Saturday - Flowers
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Through The Purple Haze - Anything with wings (the wee butterfly)
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
The Crazy Challenge - Animals
Craft Rocket -Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything with flowers
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes 

Another crazy dog

Another simple card using one of these fab dog stamps. I love the grumpy look on this dog's face.

Image stamp - Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz 'Crazy Dogs'
Sentiment stamp -  Paula Pascual 'Big Sentiments'
Paper - Make & Create 'Magic Moments'
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Sizzix 'Crazy Dogs by Tim Holtz' Framelits die and Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside Borders' die

Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Through The Purple Haze - Spots and/or stripes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Dots and/or stripes
The Crazy Challenge - Animals
Crafting From The Heart - Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Crazy dog

I've made the following card with one of a set of new stamps I bought recently, using leftover birthday money I had (my birthday was in April, how restrained am I?). I've seen these stamps used on several blogs and they make me smile every time I see them. Imagine my excitement when I found out that they had co-ordinating dies!

This card is a bit out of my comfort zone as I don't really do clean and simple, more like messy and simple. I really enjoyed making it though so I can see me making more like this, although this is my second attempt as I realised, when the card was finished, that the sentiment was wonky.

 

Image stamp - Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz 'Crazy Dogs'
Sentiment stamp -  Paula Pascual 'Big Sentiments'
Paper -'Wallpapers Dandy Retro' from The Works
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils
Extras - Sizzix 'Crazy Dogs by Tim Holtz' Framelits die and Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside Borders' die

Glitter 'n' Sparkle - Anything goes
Crafting When We Can - Use an image
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge - All creatures great and small
Crafting From The Heart - Anything goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Our furry/feathered friends

Good old Snowy again

Thank goodness I didn't get rid of my favourite stamp, during my craft stash purge, because I recently discovered there's a die for it! Wahay! I don't suppose it's one of the hardest stamp images to cut out, but I don't have the patience for that which is probably why I never took to decoupage. Please excuse the photo, I found this card a right pain in the bum to get a half decent photo of and this is the best of a bad bunch.

   

Image stamp - Penny Black 'Snowy'

Sentiment stamp - Lili Of The Valley 'Christmas Handwritten Phrases'

Card - Core'dinations
Colouring medium - Prismacolour Premier soft core pencils

Extras - Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder (name unknown), Penny Black Creative Die 'Frosty's Snow', Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents and gems

Christmas Card Challenge - Create a Christmas card
Stamping Sensations - Use your favourite stamp
Incy Wincy Designs - Sparkle or shine
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Add snowflakes (the embossing)
Crafting From The Heart - Anything goes
Moving Along With The Times - Embossing
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes, with an option of using die cuts
Crafty Creations - Anything goes