Digi's With Attitude! Design Team Call

The Digi's With Attitude! Challenge Blog are looking for some more members for their Design Team for the period January 2011 to April 2011.  Click here to go and have a look at the requirements.  The deadline for submissions is 27/12/10

Fave Five Christmas Cards for 2010

Debbie over at A Scrap Journey has asked people to show her and fellow bloggers their five favourite Christmas cards for 2010.  Debby has offered some gorgeous candy for the winner.  The deadline for entering your cards is 29 December 2010 and Debby will pick a winner on 30 December 2010.

My favourite Christmas cards I have chosen are:

Karen's Doodles Dutch Challenge 21/12/10

Over at the Karen Doodles Dutch Challenge this week the topic is anything goes so I thought I would use this last Bigsy image up that I had coloured in for the third last minute Christmas card - thank goodness I'd coloured him in with promarkers recently as this saved some time.  I have used a scrap of backing paper, nestabilities die-cut shape, Crafty Ann's poinsettia with a gold glitter glue centre and the card is finished off with a Christmas 3D sticker.

This card fits the following challenges:

Crafty Purple Frog - Christmas themes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Fab n Funky - Quick and easy

AiFactory - Anything goes

Stampin' for the Week-end - Christmas

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes Christmas

Allsorts - Free and easy

2 Sisters - Christmas

I Did it Creations - Anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Christmas

Paper Playtime - Anything Christmas

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing

Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

I Love promarkers - Anything goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything goes

For Fun - Anything goes

ABC Challenge - keep it Simple

Pollycraft - White Christmas or snow/winter scenes

Another commission Christmas card

Here is the second of a last minute commissioned Christmas cards I was asked for.  I have used a Pollycraft Designs image of a gorgeous penguin.  I have used up a scrap of backing paper I printed off onto pearlescent paper I have had for some years - but I can't remember what CD it is from now.  I have coloured the image with Promarkers, tore the edges and distressed with a red chalk ink pad.  The snowflakes I again cut with my Cricut and added Stickles glitter glue for some shine and added some white card candy to the centres.

This card fits the following challenges:

Crafty Purple Frog - Christmas themes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Fab n Funky - Quick and easy

Stamp-n-Doodle - Winter and sparkle

AiFactory - Anything goes

Dutch Dare - Winter

Sew many Cards - Wintery project

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Snow

Alphabet Challenge - H is for hats

Stampin' for the Week-end - Christmas

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes Christmas

Allsorts - Free and easy

2 Sisters - Christmas

I Did it Creations - Anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Christmas

Paper Playtime - Anything Christmas

Everybody Art - First snow

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing

Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

I Love promarkers - Anything goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything goes

For Fun - Anything goes

ABC Challenge - keep it Simple

Pollycraft - White Christmas or snow/winter scenes

Some last minute commissioned Christmas cards

Here is the first of a last minute commissioned Christmas cards I was asked for.  I have used a Meljen's Designs image of a gorgeous snowman.  I have used up a scrap of backing paper I printed off onto pearlescent paper I have had for some years - but I can't remember what CD it is from now.  I have coloured the image with Promarkers, tore the edges and distressed with a red chalk ink pad.  The snowflakes I cut with my Cricut and added Stickles glitter glue for some shine and added white card candy to the centre.  The card is finished off with a Bizzy Becs ticket sentiment.

This card fits the following challenges:

Crafty Purple Frog - Christmas themes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - Quick and easy
Stamp-n-Doodle - Winter and sparkle
AiFactory - Anything goes
Dutch Dare - Winter
Sew many Cards - Wintery project
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Snow
Alphabet Challenge - H is for hats
Stampin' for the Week-end - Christmas
Crafty Emma - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes Christmas
Allsorts - Free and easy
2 Sisters - Christmas
Sentimental Sundays - Inspired by a song - Frosty the snowman
I Did it Creations - Anything goes
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Christmas
Paper Playtime - Anything Christmas
Everybody Art - First snow
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes
I Love promarkers - Anything goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything goes
For Fun - Anything goes
ABC Challenge - keep it Simple
Pollycraft - White Christmas or snow/winter scenes

Yet another 2011 calendar

Here is another calendar.  This time it is a gorgeous Di's Digi Designs and she's called Cousin Carly.  Isn't she just so pretty?  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers, highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen and then cut her out with a Nestabilities making the die cut around her foot so I could sit her feet on top of the calendar pad.  I have done simple matting and layering again and the embellishments include some card candy, fabric flowers and a glittery bad.

This calendar fits in with the following challenges:

Paperplay - Anything but a card

Fab n Funky - Quick and easy does it

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and easy

Die-cut Dreams - How girlie can you get?

I Did it Creations - Anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Papertake Wekkly - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing
One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Gingerloft - Distressing
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

Craft Your Days Away - Punch it.

Another 2011 Calendar

This calendar uses a gorgeous Whoopsi daisy image.  She's still one of my favourite Whoopsi Daisy creations.  She has been coloured in with Promarkers and I have then die-cut the image and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz's Fired Brick distress ink pad.  A selection of matting and layering, raffia ribbon, paper flowers, brads, card candy and calendar tab finishes off this calendar.

This calendar fits in with the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - New Year celebrations

Paperplay - Anything but a card

Fab n Funky - Quick and easy does it

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - H for hats

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and easy

I Did it Creations - Anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing
Creative Craft - Anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Gingerloft - Distressing
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

Craft Your Days Away - Punch it.

Another 2011 Calendar

Here is another calendar.  This time it is a Anya image coloured with Promarkers.  Simple matting and layering again and the embellishments include some gorgeous organza ribbon, two flowers layering with a Marianne dies flower and all held together with a brad.

This calendar fits in with the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - New Year celebrations

Paperplay - Anything but a card

Fab n Funky - Quick and easy does it

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and easy

Die-cut Dreams - How girlie can you get?

I Did it Creations - Anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Papertake Wekkly - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing
Creative Craft - Anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Gingerloft - Distressing
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

Craft Your Days Away - Punch it.

2011 Calendar

Sadly with the tooth infection/work being done on my tooth/still not being able to eat anything hard I am falling behind with things.  Yesterday I was a nightmare patient with the Eye Consultant but he did end up putting in one permanent and three temporary plugs in my tear ducts so my eyes will now be sore for days - but hey ho I have to plod on.

I have made a selection of calendars over the last few weeks.  This one uses a gorgeous Lili of the Valley (LOTV) image which I distressed the edges with Tim Holtz's distressing tool and then inked the edges.  Then there was simple matting and layering and the addition of card candy, faux pearls and the calendar tab.

This calendar fits in with the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - New Year celebrations
Paperplay - Anything but a card
Fab n Funky - Quick and easy does it
Ai Factory - Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - H for hats
Crafty Emma - Anything goes
Allsorts - Free and easy
I Did it Creations - Anything goes
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes
Papertake Wekkly - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Get embellishing
Creative Craft - Anything goes
Stamping Vacation - Red and gold
One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us
Gingerloft - Distressing.

Pretty Pressings' Blog Candy

BLOG CANDY

Claudia over at the Pretty Pressings Blog has some candy up for grabs.  Letraset UK is sponsoring her blog candy and you can either win a 12 pen starter set or pick 10 of your own colours.  Well who wouldn't want that prize eh?  Click here to go and have a look at Claudia's blog.

Commissioned Christmas Card

I was asked to make a very basic Christmas card for a lady who has had a difficult year and therefore not really into the celebrations of Christmas.  I used this My Craft Studio Deco Follies image and backing paper off the CD and some from my scraps box.  The images have been highlighted in areas with Sakura Stardust clear pen.  The card is simply finished off with some ribbon and a snowflake cut on my Cricut.  I was told that the card was perfect so that meant a lot.

This card fits the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Ai Factory - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - Quick and easy

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas
Cupcake Craft - Non-traditional Christmas
Alphabet Challenge - H is for hats
I Did it Creations - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Non-traditional Christmas
Paper Sundaes - Cut it out
Dotties World - Anything goes blue

Craft Your Days Away - Punch it out

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes Christmas

Christmas Card

A simple card made with a Karen's Doodles image coloured in with Promarkers.  I have used a red/gold tri-fold card blank I was given so thought it didn't need anything more putting on the card.

This card fits the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Ai Factory - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - Quick and easy

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas

Sweet Stampin' - Celebrations
I Did it Creations - Anything goes
Cutie Sunday - Christmas
Paper Sundaes - Cut it out
Craft Your Days Away - Punch it out
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes Christmas

Sweet Pea Stampers - 17/12/10

Well, I couldn't do an entry to the In a Sweet Pea Dream and not for the Sweet Pea Stampers could I - well that's my excuse to get out my Sweet Pea Stamps.  The challenge at Sweet Pea Stampers -s anything goes.  This time I simply stamped the image, cut it out with a die-cut and added some ribbon.  For some texture I have mounted the image on some embossed swirls card.  Again it is sat on a scrap of paper that I have torn.  It is simply finished off with a sentiment and a butterfly.

This card also fits the following challenges:

Totally Stampalicious - Clean and simple

Die-cut Dreams - Fairies

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Flutter by Wednesday - Open theme

In a Sweet Pea Dream - Anything at all

Sweet Pea Stampers - Anything goes

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and easy.

In a Sweet Pea Dream Challenge - 15/12/10

The topic this time at the In a Sweet Pea Dream Challenge is anything at all.  Well, I really need my arm bending don't I to use these stamps - not!!!  I am soooooooooooo pleased I came across these stamps in 2010 and look forward to seeing their creations for 2011.  I have stamped and embossed the image for a change and coloured with Promarkers and adding Sakura Stardust clear pen in places as an accent, cut out with a die-cut and ink the edges.  I have threaded silver ribbon through the die-cut.  I have simply added some torn paper, glittery Papermania Glitterations and a sentiment off the computer.

This card also fits the following challenges:

Totally Stampalicious - Clean and simple
Die-cut Dreams - Fairies
Bunny Zoe's - Sparkle and shine
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Passion for promarkers - Anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Open theme
Sweet Pea Stampers - Anything goes
Crafty Emma - Anything goes
Allsorts - Free and easy.

Commissioned Christmas Card

I was asked to make a very basic Christmas card.  I used an Imagination pyromage image and simple matting and layering using scraps of paper I had in my scrap box and inking their edges with a chalk ink pad.  The card is simply finished off with a sentiment off the computer and some card candy.

This card fits the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas

Karen's Doodles Netherlands Challenge - 14/12/10

Over at the Karen's Doodles Netherlands Challenge this week you get to choose what colours to use from those shown.  I have used this gorgeous little mouse asleep in his holly wreath.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with Sakura Stardust clear pen.  I'm sorry for the awful photo - I was given this lovely tri-fold red/gold card but no matter how many times I took a photo it didn't come out well.

This card fits the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas

Commissioned Christmas Card

Another commissioned card.  This time I have used My Craft Studio Deco Follies and used backing paper from the CD.  The card is finished off with some ribbon, flowers, sentiment of the computer, gems, fibres and a personalised insert.

This card fits the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas,

Commissioned Christmas Card

I was asked to make a special Christmas card for a customer's mum and dad so have used this Joanna Sheen Puppies and Kittens CD decoupage image.  The backing papers are Artylicious and Crafty Ann's.  The card is finished off with two Crafty Ann's poinsettias with Stickles glitter glue centres, sentiment off the computer, fibres and a personalised insert.

This card fits the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant - Winter wonderland

One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Ai Factory - Anything goes

Sew Many Cards - Winter project

Crafty Emma - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas,

Christmas Card for my Mum

Well I have finally finished my mum's Christmas card.  I cannot tell you how many hours it has taken with (a) trying out something new ie making a scene with stamps and using my ink dusters and (b) having this tooth infection/horrendous amount of work done on the tooth on Wednesday.  I can safely post this card on my blog as my doesn't look on here!!!

I have used two Artylicious Seasons Greetings CD papers and printed them out onto card so I could use my Tim Holtz distressing tool to really distress the edges.  I then inked the edges of one paper with Shabby Shutters and the other with Pine Needles distress ink pad, working well into the edges to give it some extra colour and dimension.  i love this effect I have learnt in 2010.

Next came building the scene - yikes do I need practice with this as it took me ages!!!  I used my ink dusters and torn paper to build up the illusion of hills.  At the top of the hills I made a forest with my Lavinia tree stamps, stamping some normally and blotting/plotting others to fade them out.  I then used an Elusive Designs image of a reindeer and stamped him and then coloured him in with Promarkers which I found difficult on this card but maybe it's because of the distress ink background underneath.  I then used the top of a row of Lavinia trees to make the edge around the image.  The image is then finished off with a Seasons Greetings peel-off coloured in black as the holly green Promarker wouldn't stay on the bright pink peel-off and I didn't have a Season's Greetings gold peel-off.  Next came the stampboard image - I inked the stampboard with my Shabby Shutters distress ink pad and then used a Kanban image of a partridge highlighting areas of the image with the Stampboard scraper tool.  Around the edge I used my gold Pentouch pen.  The extra additions to the card are a distressed border with ribbon detail, pearls, ribbon, ribbon bow and an insert inside.  My mum's favourite colour is green so I am sure she will like it.  Fingers crossed xxx

This card fits the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant - Winter wonderland
Gingerloft - Distressing
One Stitch at a Time - Surprise us
Stamptacular Sunday - Anything goes Christmas
Simon Says Stamp and Show - A Lord of Tim Holtz Technique
Pear Tree Designs - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas inspired
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card
Crafty Creations - Photo inspiration
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Ai Factory - Anything goes
Sew Many Cards - Winter project
Stampin' for the Week-end - Christmas
Crafty Emma - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - Celebrations
Totally Gorjuss - Someone special - card for my mum
Drunken Stampers - Christmas card your style
Allsorts - Free and Easy - Anything goes
2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas

The Ribbon Girl Blog/Lili of the Valley Challenge

Come January 2011, the Ribbon Girl will be a regular sponsor for the Lili of the Valley Challenge and vice versa.  The Ribbon Girl will sponsor the Lili of the Valley Challenge on the 2nd Thursday of every month and the Lili of the Valley Challenge will sponsor the Ribbon Girl Blog Colour Challenge every 3rd Sunday.

So to celebrate there is some blog candy to give away.  Click here to go and have a look.