Feathers or Fur

It's challenge time again at High Hopes, and this week it's

Feathers and/or Fur

So that's pretty much most of the animal world covered then LOL!

My card uses Penguin Friends (... did you see the tutorial Kristine did last week on how to colour your penguins?)
I've coloured my image with copics and added flowersoft for the fur.
Marianne Design snowflake die and Taylored Expressions star die.

Die Cuttin Divas #89 -anything goes
House of Gilli #44 -Emboss it
The Cafty Pad #194 - Christmas is coming
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #96 - no patterned paper
Totally Gorjuss #155 - things with wings

Smiler!

Thought I'd have a bash at a scrapbook page to see if that will inspire my mojo to come back .... its such a dark cold day today, if he's away somewhere warm and sunny he'll never come home :(

I'm just a tad behind in my scrapbooking, this is my wee niece and she's already 2 and a half, so I'd need to get a move on!  Isn't she a cutie.

Can't remember the make of this DP, but its lovely embossed stuff, feels like flock.
Fence, scallop and heart die cuts; flower punch
Little birdie from a Paper Smooches set.

I flipped the sketch from MFT Wednesday Sketch Club MFTWSC95
Stampin for the Weekend #20 - anything goes
Sir Stampalot October challenge - punches

Fishy Finnigan

This is the first card I've made in ages that actually turned out better than what it looked like in my head!

I've used Finnegan from High Hopes, coloured with promarkers and lots of starry die cuts.  I blinged the whole thing up with extra stickles/glitter.

Sketch from Skipping Stones #151
Papertake Weekly - fireworks (glitter and sparkle)
Divas by Design #58 - use some orange
Catered Crop recipe swap - circles and rounds
Passion for Promarkers #172 - pets

Getting Spruced Up

No new challenge from us at High Hopes (our blue, black and white colour challenge is running for another week)  Instead, Kristine has a fab tutorial on how to colour a black penguin
... yes, I made my card before I read it!  

My card uses Getting Spruced Up  from High Hopes ... coloured with promarkers and paper pieced his hat and starts.  There's loads of glitter on this card, but it doesn't show up how sparkly it is.  I used a fine glue pen and added diamond glamour dust to the swirls at the end of his scarf/star ornament, and to the tops of the snow piles too.  I also blinged up my bling and added some red stickles to my red gems!
Sentiment from Lili of the Valley - though I wish I'd placed my image better so that the sentiment wasn't as squished.

Sketch from CPS - Pick your favourite ~ I used #139
I love Promarkers #140 - Christmas is coming
ABC Christmas challenge - U for Up to you
Pile it On #43 - any holiday
Totally Gorjuss #154 - Bling it on

Sympathy butterflies

Just a wee quick card from me this eve.  My mojo's missing, so if anyone knows where he is, tell him it's about time he got his butt back here!

I paper pieced my lovely butterfy (Stamps by Judith) and popped my central panel up on dimensionals ...  and that's about it really!!
Paper Smooches sentiment.



PS  Donna at Bearly Mine Crafts has a mega candy giveaway until 30 Nov!

Layout is an oldie from CPS Card Sketches - I used #61
The Stamp Man October challenge - butterflies
Cupcake Craft Challenge #215 - pieced off
Charisma Cardz #41 - clean and simple
Stamptacular Sunday #186 - no rules

Dotty bat!

This card took aaaages to make ... mainly because the Halloween imps had hidden my stamp on me! Grr.  (...of course it ended up being right under my nose!)

Dracula coloured with copics and wee batty thing paperpieced.  I also used the stars punched out of the centre of my die cut to randomly stick over the orange bit /flags.
Very old Halloween stamp from Stampin Up and rickety fence stamp from Magnolia.  Practising Creativity bunting stamp.





Lots of Halloweeney challenges about this week....
Layout from Sunday Sketch and Stamp #128
Papertake Weekly - fright night
Simon Says .. eerie inspiration
Fab'n Funky #143 - orange, black + one other
Lexi's Creations #76 - Halloween
Marker Pop #09 - paper piecing + shading

High Hopes Challenge #153

This week's challenge at High Hopes is a colour one ...

Blue, Black and White

You've until 22 October this time to play along and get some ink on your High Hopes stamps - the prize for the random winner is a new stamp of your choice!

My card uses Leapin Lewis, and Merry Christmas sentiment.  Coloured with a mixture of pencils and promarkers.  Lots of sparkle added to his scarf, heart and blades and white flower soft to his hat.  I also got my heat tool out for the first time in maybe a year, and heat embossed my sparkly sentiment.

I've used some new goodies on this card too - I treated myself to this poinsetta die set and lovely baubles border.  And how much am I lovin my gorgeous tinsel ribbon!!! :)

Other challenges:
Layout from Sketch Saturday #229
Card Crafters Circle #44 - black, white + 1 other
One Stop Craft #200 - heat embossing
A Gem of a Challenge #57 - flowers
Simon Says Stamp - dies / punches

ETA: I got Top 3 at Card Crafter's Circle

Rory's Birthday card

This card is for a boy called Rory.  Get it? Ha!
I'm not sure what make these stamps are ... possibly either Hambo or Eat Cake Graphics.  I layered up my cityscape and then covered an entire row up with my circular panel! Duh.
Popped my dinosaur up on dimensionals and added glitter to his spines and a couple of googley eyes.

Sketch from Clean&Simple 212
Papertake Weekly - all creatures great and small
Creative Inspirations #184 - anything goes
Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger - reminded me that I had this city street stamp and inspired me to use it for the first time in over a year!

Uncle Alwin's Birthday card

I won this set from a Paper Smooches hop a while back, but this is the first time I've managed to put some ink on it!  Bad me.
I paper pieced almost everything in sight, so it was nice and easy on my markers :)

Layout from Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge
Simon Says Stamp - dies / punches
Creative Inspirations #184 - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #238 - paper piecing
Moxie Fab World World Card Making Day - Birthday

Butterflies and Roses

I bought some of this fancy rose ribbon ages ago and it's sat in my 'too pretty to use' stack!  So I forced myself to use it, along with one of my favourite Lily of the Valley stamps and this gorgeous DP.  I ran out of room for a sentiment, but don't really think it needs one anyway.

Coloured with copics.  Paper pieced small butterfly and die cut large one to match (Whimsy die)

Free choice of sketch from CPS - I used CPS114
Cute Card Thursday #238 - paper piecing
PaperPlay Challenge #31 - simply cute
Simon Says ... dies or punches
Papertake Weekly - all creatures great or small
Divas by Design #56 - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday #87 - things with wings
By the Cute and Girly October challenge - Birthday

10 minute craft dash

I had another go at the 10-minute craft dash ... I think I'm going to be a regular at this as I love this challenge!

Lion from Stamps by Judith (thanks for the reminder that I had this little guy Brenda!) and bunting from Practising Creativity.  Paper Smooches sentiment. All coloured with copics.

My card .... 6 minutes 48secs - if only they were all so quick!

Colour combo from 10 minute craft dash
Papertake Weekly - All Creatures Great and Small
Creative Inspirations #184 - anything goes

High Hopes' Sketch Challenge

Hope you've enjoyed High Hopes new Penguin Friends release .. I know I've had a blast playing with them!  Were you one of the lucky hop winners?  Pop over to High Hopes blog to check, you'll find a recap of all the new releases there too!

This week we're having a sketch challenge for a change.
Want to play along?  You've a week to get some ink on your High Hopes stamps and you could win yourself a new stamp.

My card uses Waddlin By - coloured with copics and clear gloss added to his beak and feet, and also some sparkle to his scarf and wee heart.  The central panel is die cut from Winter Wonderland background stamp.  Some mini gems added for falling snow.
(Apologies, I see I had my wonky eyes in again when I took this pic LOL)





Other Challenges:
Creative Card Crew #21 - birds
Top Tip Tuesday #87 - things with wings
Paperplay #40 - shine on
Charisma Cardz #39 - Badda Bing
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #21 - Traditional

Uncle Derek's card

Just a quickie post, 'Monroe' is on telly and I must confess to having a soft spot for Jimmy Nesbitt!
Can't remember who makes this stamp and I'm too comfy to get off the chair!
Image coloured with copics and BG chalked.

Cupcake #213 - Autumn
Kaboodle Doodles #140 - Autumn leaves
Stamptacular Sunday #184 - photo inspiration
Sketch from ISpy ISSC36 - free choice - I used bottom left from Feb 2012
ABC Challenge: Y is for Y Chromosome

Think Pink

Super quick, super simple card! All images and text from Paper Smooches. I changed the little hearts into balloons and added clear gloss and glitter to the pale pink ones.  Doodled border.

Paper Smooches - one layer and pink
CAS-ual Fridays CFC73 - for the girls
Cupcake 212 - think pink
Willow sketchie challenge - hearts

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

I managed to squeeze an hour or two crafting today, with the excellent excuse that its World Card Making Day actually!!  Shame really, as it was a lovely day and I should really have been out sorting out my weed garden. Ha.

If you haven't hopped along with High Hopes new release, pop over to their blog for the running order .... there's candy to be won!

Sketch from CPS #285
Polka doodles #40 - wings and things (...wings of a plane!)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #96 - dies and punches (cloud dies, corner punch)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp celebrates World Card Making day

High Hopes Hop!

It is time for the High Hope's Blog Hop to Celebrate the Penguin Friend's release!

The High Hopes Divas have created some fun projects to showcase the stamps that are being released today.
The release includes 12 images, 1 background design, and 10 Sentiments illustrated by Laurie Furnell.

There is candy along the hop. You won't know where, so leave a comment at each stop!

The blog hop will run through Midnight EST Sunday, October 7th with the winners of the candy posted on Monday, October 8th.

You should have arrived  from Tanya's blog. If you haven't, you'll want to start at the top at the High Hope's Blog so you don't miss any of the fun.  From here you will hop over to visit Tina.

My card uses 'Penguin Friends' - coloured with copics and white flower soft added to the trim on their hats/ear muffs (I touched the white flower soft on the ear muffs with a blue copic marker so it just looks like blue fluffy fur)

Sneak Peek Day 2

Time for a peek of another new penguin and also for a new challenge over at High Hopes and this week the theme is...

Winter Wonderland

So a perfect excuse to get a move on with your Christmas cards! (you have to use High Hopes stamps to play along - details of suppliers on the HH blog)

Don't forget to pop over to High Hopes tomorrow for our blog hop ... there'll be chances to win some candy!

My CAS card uses 'Frozen Fun' from High Hopes - coloured with pencils and copic markers.


Other challenges:
Creative Card Crew #20 - purple
Simon Says - anything goes

Sneak Peek Day One

Yo Dudes, please welcome 'Cool Claude'!  Isn't he fabulous!  Wanna see more? ... go see the rest of the DT's cards over on the High Hopes blog.
I'll be showing you another few Christmas cards this week with these sweeties, and there'll be a blog hop on Wednesday where you can win some goodies!
Actually, do penguins hop? Maybe it should be a Waddle on Wednesday! Hahahaha.

Penquin coloured with copics and clear gloss added to his sunglasses.  Happy Holidays sentiment from High Hopes.  White flowersoft for snow.  Martha Stewart tree die, embossed with snowflakes.  Memory Box border snowflake die.


Challenges I'd like to enter this card into:

• Cards 4 Men #20: Animal Magic
• Moving along with the times: Seeing Red
• Simon Says - Anything Goes