Mistletoe Wishes

Good morning guys! Some more DigiStamp Boutique goodness for ya! Christmas style - of course!

I coloured this gorgeous, traditional image, using my ProMarkers and fussy cut around the frame. I added it atop a simple embossed red panel which I embellished with Liquid Pearls and some grosgrain and organza ribbon. Job done! :)

Thanks for stopping by today. xo

Penguin-y

November!! I know!! Where has the time gone?! 

I'm definitely feeling festive almost 24/7 now. What with Halloween gone from work and Christmas totally taking over the shelves, and glitter covering the craft room floor at home it's all snowflakes and jingle bells from here on out!

It's CHRISTMAS TIME!! I'm just waiting for the flurries of snow.

Onwards..

Apologies for the super wonky picture. I don't know what the hell happened there.. but I am still in love with this penguin from DigiStamp Boutique.

I coloured him using ProMarkers and gave him a vibrant red scarf to match my papers from a way old Basic Grey paper pack. I stamped and embossed a sentiment from Amy R stamps and cut it using an Xcut die before adding it to the card using the worlds smallest button brads!

Pretty CAS for me, but I do like making these type of cards when I have a lot on! Thanks for stopping by. xo

It's SKETCH Time

Morning guys! :) I can't quite believe how quickly these fortnights are coming around.. but they're coming. Ahhh, it'll be wonderful winter and autumn before we know it! Yippeee..

Anywho, let's get down to what you came here for! My inspiration for you for this weeks challenge over at Passion for ProMarkers.

This week our lovely Lou has created a sketch for us all to play with!!

Here's my take on it.

I used the glamorous Party Phoebe from DigiStamp Boutique.

I coloured her up to be in a little black dress with some bright pink accessories. I used some papers from My Minds Eye and added a lot of black, with my matting and ribbon.

An unusual combo for me with all of the pink, but I really like how it turned out. 

Be sure to stop by the Passion for ProMarkers blog and join in with the awesome sketch this week. Thanks for stopping by. xo

Get Well Wishes

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for ProMarkers today.

This challenge theme was set by our lovely Shelly!! She wanted us to UPCYCLE something you wouldn't normally use on a card. 

The awesome name of our challenge is

RAGS TO RICHES

There are loads of examples over at the Passion for ProMarkers blog. The girls have rocked this theme and really thought outside of the box!!

For my card.. I had no idea what I really wanted to do. ..and then it hit me. Why not make a shaker card using some packaging? 

When I bought my new Cuttlebug plates a couple months ago I held onto the packaging.. and now I know why!! ;) It's time has come. 

I coloured up the adorable Bathtime Bobbi  from DigiStamp Boutique in a green towel.. so cute. At first I was gonna make a baby card with this little guy, but some awesome people over on my FB page suggested a Get Well card.. I loved that idea and rolled with it.

I filled my shaker card with die cut vellum stars, a bunch of sequins and some gemstones and pearls. I made the big mistake of forgetting to talc the edges of my foam tape and a few of the embellishments have stuck to the inside.. not to worry - it still looks pretty, and you get the idea! ;)

I kept the rest of the card pretty simple, adding a blue grosgrain ribbon to match my papers from Carta Bella, and the sentiment from Amy R stamped and embossed on a little speech bubble die cut.

I hope you get an idea of what we're wanting to see this week. I cannot wait to browse through your blogs and see what you come up with for this awesome challenge! xo

Peeking for Santa

.. so not tonight.. or the night after BUT the NIGHT AFTER THAT the whole world will be reenacting this little scene - except people don't have fluffy faces (a shame really, we might look a little cuter) - as we will all be on the lookout for Santa speeding across the skyline being pulled along in his sleigh by his trusty reindeer.

Ahhh, I can just picture it. It's a shame I'm 23 and the magic of Christmas has worn off a little for me! LOL!

This is an adorable image from DigiStamp Boutique - Bobbi Snow Day.

I knew as soon as I spotted him I had to have him for a friends Christmas card! I think I printed him out and had him coloured up the very same night - although it did take me a little longer to get him onto a card! ;)

I tried to add a little texture to his fluffy face with my blender pen, I kinda like how it turned out for a first attempt. 

I had totally forgotten about my Whimsy Stamps Christmas Tickets at the beginning of December when I properly started making my Christmas cards, so now I'm trying to fit a couple onto every card! LOL! I love them. I've added a big red organza bow, some little black buttons to bring out the dark window frame, a vellum snow flake and a podge of gold Stickles here and there for some Christmas sparkle!! So pretty.

This card would be perfect for a male or female, me thinks. Lovely, bright yet traditional colours. It was for a very lovely crafty friend of mine! <3 p="">

I'd love to enter this card into the DigiStamp Boutique Monthly Competition for December.

As well as:

- A Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas

- Craftitude - Anything Goes/ Christmas Sparkle

- Crafty Hands - Winter Theme

- Digi Haven - Red and Green

Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy your Sunday. xo

Two Little Penguins

Can I get an *awwwwhhh* please?! LOL!!

These two little penguins make my heart MELT!!

I'm pretty new to DigiStamp Boutique, apart from the odd image I've coloured up when they've been kind enough to sponsor us over at Passion for ProMarkers, but I spied the little set of penguins on a blog waaay back in November (I say waaay back because it seems like a while ago now..) (and sorry I can't give any credit to the blog I found them on!! *sad face*) and I just knew I had to have them!! 

Cute Penguin Set

Are they not the cutest! They totally are! I've coloured the couple up using my ProMarkers to match papers from Echo Park and die cut the image using a Labels 18 SP die and doodled around the edges.

I added some Viva Decor Pearl pen to the snowflakes on the image, some gingham ribbon and a little marble-y looking button threaded with twine to finish the design off.

Super cute. 

I'd love to enter this card into these challenges:

- DigiStamp Boutique Customer Competition December '13

- Kraftyhands - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by. xo