Just Magnolia & Stamp with Fun Combo

I am totally loving this new Bristol Board I've acquired, I'm having so much fun colouring! I've got a day off tomorrow so I might nip back in the shop to see if I can grab some more whilst it is cheap ☺. I do like a bargain I have to say! That said, the image I've used for todays card was actually stamped on SU! card and was very kindly sent to me by the lovely Sarah....

Isn't this image adorable?! An oldie but a goodie I feel. The picture is a bit iffy as I tarted it up at work and the software I have there isn't quite as good as the one I use at home so I've lost much of the sparkle on the snowflake. You get the general idea though!

I am also able to enter this one in a to a few challenges, which is very nice! I not only followed the fabby sketch over at Just Magnolia, but I have also satisfied the christmas theme at Stamp with Fun.

Goodie List........
Stamps: Magnolia.
Paper: DCWV - Rose Tinted Christmas - Available from Dies to Die For.
Ink & Colour: Memento (Tuxedo Black) & Copic markers.
Tools & Embellishments: MS Border Punch & Sizzix snowflake.

Another Christmas card down - woohoo!
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Copic Colour Challenge #42

Howdy folks, only me again! Today I'm back with my DT card for Copic Colour Challenge. This week, the colours are YR04, RV06 and YG03. We are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs this week and the DT were lucky enough to get to play with some of Lindsay's gorgeous images - I LOVE them! I made my girlie in a Martini glass even more glamourous by adding some fishnet stockings to her. Ali took a particular liking to this card and has renamed this image 'Racey Stacey'! *Sigh* If Only I looked that good in fishnets!

I am also going to enter this card in to this week's A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge as the theme this week is to make a Christmas card using non-traditional colours. Well, I think pink, orange and lime green are fairly non-traditional, don't you?!

Goodie List........
Stamps: Sexy Lady Martini Pin-Up from Sassy Studio Designs.
Sentiment: Rubber Romance.
Paper: Basic Grey - Sultry.
Ink & Colour: Memento (Tuxedo Black) & Copic markers.
Embellishments: Gems from stash.

OK, it is time for spinning so I had better dash now. Having said that, my chest is really sore and tight today, so I fear I may keel over before the end of the class!

Take care one and all,
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Whimsy Advent Event - Candy Winner

Thank you to you all for stopping by and commenting on yesterday's post! I guess the lure of that super cute Whimsy reindeer stamp proved too much for you all, right?!

Well, thanks to random.org, I can now confirm that the lucky winner is........

32 - Loz!

Congratulations Loz! Please drop me an email with your address and I will pass this on to Denise at Whimsy Stamps HQ!

Make sure you keep an eye on the Whimsy homepage as the advent fun is going to continue every day and all month long!
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Whimsy Advent Event - Day 1!

***** CANDY DRAW NOW CLOSED! *****

Hello and welcome to day one of the Whimsy Stamps Advent Event..... try saying that fast! During the lead up to Christmas, each of the DT will be taking it in turns to post some Whimsy inspiration for you and every day, a little Whimsy treat will be won by 1 lucky person! I am the advent treat giver today and I will be giving away this gorgeous Whimsy reindeer!

Isn't he adorable?! To be in with a shot of winning him, all you need to do is leave your name with Mr Linky below and I will draw a winner tomorrow morning. Simple huh?! Now, on to my card!

I've seen a few cards lately where people have layered up their card using these Cosmo Cricket papers and have created rolling hills. I loved the look that they created and thought those fab hills would be perfect for my Whimsy snowman! Due to my awful photography skills, you can't really see the effect on the photo above but {hopefully} you will be able to see it a bit better on the picture below!

I also managed to beat my fear of the Flower Soft! I got in a heck of a mess creating this snowflake but I really think it was worth it as I love the final look!

Goodie List........
Stamps: N'ice Friends by Whimsy Stamps.
Paper: 'Jolly by Golly' from Cosmo Cricket.
Ink & Colour: Memento (Tuxedo Black) & Copic markers.
Tools & Embellishments: Polar White Flowersoft, snowflake punchie, button and twine from stash.

OK, so that is it from me! Make sure you check out the Whimsy homepage for more updates and further details about the advent schedule. Also make sure that you leave your name with Mr Linky below to be in with a chance of winning that wonderful Whimsy Reindeer stamp!

Thanks for stopping by today, hope to see you again soon!

***** CANDY DRAW NOW CLOSED! *****

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Triple Challenge Combo Monday!

So, lets see if I can do a little bit better this week and can get all the way to the weekend, posting every day?! The first card I have to show you manages to include 3 challenges - I'm feeling very pleased with myself, I can tell you ☺......

All that Scraps

The fabulous sketch - this is a corker which I am keeping on file to use again!

Creative Card Crew

Favourite Things - As you all know, I LOVE my Zoe Pearn papers, and this set is no exception! 

Papertake

Christmas Card

So there we go! There is my bright and bold creation! I've switched the card that I am stamping on and I have to say, I'm really impressed. I managed to get an A4 pad of Bristol Board in my local art shop for about £5, which was a bargain really as I've not seen it below £7/8 before. However, I really do think it was worth it as I'm blending much better. What do you reckon?

Goodie List........
Stamps: Christmas Time by CC Designs, from Dies to Die For.
Paper: Kitsch Christmas by Zoe Pearn, from Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Ink & Colour: Memento (Tuxedo Black) & Copic markers.
Tools & Embellishments: Gems from stash.

Ok, I make that lunch time. Covent Garden soup, here I come!
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Anyone for Anya? Another FAB Dawny P sketch!

Ok, Ok, I failed... I only managed to post Sunday - Thursday last week! Still not bad for a slacker blogger though is it?! Well, I'm back today with my DT offering for Anyone for Anya? This week, we have another soo-pah sketch by the one and only Dawny P. It is a nice and easy one so there should be no excuse for you not to all join in! Especially as we are sponsored by Stemples & Zo, who are offering a very scrummy prize!

For once, I decided to make a boy card! I find them hideously hard but hey, I could do with the practice, right?! On the up side, I can also enter this one in to this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge as the brief is to make a card for a young laddie... this one counts, I hope!

Goodie List........
Digi Stamp: My Guy Autumn by The Greeting Farm.
Sentiment: MFT Sassy Sentiments.
Paper: You Rock! by Zoe Pearn, from Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Ink & Colour: Memento (Tuxedo Black) & Copic markers.
Tools & Embellishments: Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch.

Seeing as the weather is blinkin' awful AGAIN, I am going to take the opportunity to get going on my 'bulk' christmas cards. I've realised that there is no way I will be able to make about 30 more individual ones in time as I have left it far too late. So my plan is to make little batches of a few different designs to help top me up. Fingers crossed it all works out OK!

Hope you are all having a fantabulous Sunday!
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Whimsy Holiday Card Contest!

The wonderful Whimsy Stamps has now been up and running for a whole year and to celebrate that and the forthcoming festive season, Whimsy are running a holiday card competition! All you need to do is to make a holiday themed card using your favourite Whimsy stamps by Saturday 12 December and you could be in with a shot at winning a $50 shopping spree in the Whimsy online store! For all the details, take a hop, skip and jump over to the Whimsy homepage. We can't wait to see what you create!

Whilst we are on the subject of Whimsy, I thought I would share one of my latest DT cards with you. I have always loved this stamp so I was so pleased to get him inky. I used the layout from Sketch Saturday as my base and used yet more papers that I have had sat festering in a box somewhere! As the challenge this week at the Whimsy Challenge Blog is to make a christmas card, I think this card will qualify as my entry!

Goodie List........
Stamps: 'Whimsy Moose' by Whimsy Stamps.
Paper: Dovecraft?! Maybe.... not sure really!
Ink & Colour: Memento (Tuxedo Black) & Copic markers.
Tools & Embellishments: Ribbon and Stickled snowflakes from stash.

Hope you are all having a lovely evening. I'm off to make some smoked haddock fish cakes for tea.... not that I've been dreaming about them all day or anything....!

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