Kaboodle Challenge #5

Some more wonderful downloadable papers from the Kaboodle Challenge this week and this is what I decided to make with them, which has now given me loads of inspiration for further Christmas cards. Go over to their blog and get inspired.

Have fun!

Gill x

Sketch Saturday # 18

Firstly I would like to say a big Hello and Thank-you to my two followers, didn't know I had them until yesterday. Secondly, here's my entry for Sketch Saturday. I have rotated the sketch to fit my 'portrait' image. Really enjoyed this one, in fact I made three at the same time as I know they will be very popular. I'm not a big footy fan but my husband and son are so here's to West Ham and hope they do well this season. The stamps used are from Stamps Away and The Stamp Man.

Enjoy your weekend, off to Ally Pally tomorrow.

Thanks for looking

Gill x

Friday Sketchers

Hi there,

Just a quick post. Wanted to use my new Spiral Whisper stamps that came yesterday so here is my entry for the Friday Sketchers.

Ingredients: Stamps by Spiral Whisper, Rubbernecker and Stamposaurus. Papers by K & Co. and Stampin-up

Happy Crafting.

Gill x

Saturday Sketch # 17

Not an appropriate card for this lovely weather we are having but I just had to use one of my new stamps and when I saw the Sketch Saturday I knew exactly what I was going to do. I coloured him in with Stardust Pens and applied Dimentional Glaze to the ice, beak and feet but it does not show up too well. The stamp is by Whipper Snapper entitled 'Ice' Day Penguin.

Enjoy your weekend.

Thanks for looking.

Gill x

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #3

Hi there, have not done many challenges this weekend but today I had a chance to do the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge, 'tearing it up'. I have used papers from their wonderful grey paper pack and cheated a little with a die-cut Frankenstein. That's another Halloween card done. I have had quite a busy weekend, my Aunt and Uncle celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary and as per usual I left everything until the last minute and made a card the morning of the party which I was quite pleased with. With minutes to spare I grabbed the invite only to discover that it was not their Golden but their Diamond Anniversary and so I quickly swapped bits of gold for diamantes, altered the sentiment and we were off only to discover that when we got there, my hand made card was still on my desk in my craft room. That'll teach me!

Thanks for looking

Gill x

Cute Card Thursday

I'm back with another post, should really be making cards for the next Stamp Addicts TV show but dogs are so cute, I did have this card layout already done and I just love the downloads up for grabs from Cute Card Thursday. The adorable dog image is from Magnolia. It's the first time I have used him and I can already see he has lots of potential, so watch this space. Sentiment from Stampin-up.

Happy Crafting.

Gill x

Autumn Haze

When I first saw Papertake's Autumn Haze challenge, a card idea came straight to mind, only now have I had a chance to make it. I don't know what it is about Autumn and Halloween but I just love the colour schemes that are used. The leaves are a Judi-kins cube stamp entitled Pressed Leaves, available from Stamp Addicts, and the sentiment is an Inca Stamp.

Hope the weather is fine where you are.

Thanks for looking.

Gill x

Kaboodle challenge - Feeling Spotty

It's time for Shy Bear to have another airing, this time for the second Kaboodle Challenge, Feeling Spotty. The last time I used him he was holding a flower for a Thank-you card. Today, it's a spider for Trick or Treat. I normally make and send around eight Halloween cards so that's now one down, seven to go.

Shy Bear is by the Artufl Stamper, available from Stamp Addicts and the Trick or Treat stamp was from a bargain bucket, I think it's an old PSX stamp.

Happy Crafting.

Gill x

Sketch Saturday Challenge #15

The buzz is that I just love Sketch Saturday and have I been a busy bee with my nestabilities. Just been waiting for a small ray of sunshine so that I could take my photo. It came, but went behind a cloud very quickly, however, I did manage to snap in between. The stamps are from a set I bought a while back but have never used. They are from Butterfly Kisses, I think they are called 'around-2-it'. You see you get and front and a back view of the bee so that he can swing around in an aperture card. The small bee was designed by Karen from Pulling-on-the-Glitz.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Thanks for looking.

Gill x

Pretty in Pink

It's Cute Card Thursday time again and although my shoe isn't a cute image, I think it's pretty in pink. This card uses the wonderful designer papers from Stampin-up which are, unfortunately, now on the retired list. It also uses the large Sketch Shoe stamp from Clarity Stamps. Some Glitter and a bow and your stepping out in style.

Happy Crafting.

Gill x

Kaboodle Challenge

Just a quickie today. First saw this new Kaboodle challenge over at Crafty Lou's blog and thought I would have a go. Kaboodle are offering free down-loadable papers to use in your first challenge. I used just the one paper and cut the petals out from that paper.

Thanks for looking.

Gill x