Snowfall !

This week's Winter Wonderland challenge #3 is Let It Snow - I got this cute lil' guy in a swap last year. Added diamond stickles to his hat for a bit of bling and mounted the central panel on dimensionals. A really quick card to make - no colouring or faffing about!

The snowflake button and papers are from last year's stash.

Sketch from Card Positioning Systems #120

Play in the puddles

ETA: I won the High Hopes challenge for this card!

Oops I almost missed this week's High Hopes challenge - sketch below. This is one of the first HH stamps I bought!

Cute Card Thursday's challenge #64 was Quotations

And Daring Cardmakers challenge is Weather (unfortunately we get plenty of the Rain variety of weather!)

Added clear gloss to her wings and to the puddle but doesn't really show in the photo.

Roses Tilda

Took me a while to get used to my Copic markers, but I'm finding it a bit easier now that my collection is growing a bit (I joined GinaK's monthly club, but I'm always so impatient to see what next month's set is!)

My background papers were freebies but I can't think where I got them from - I'll have to have a look and see if I can find them again!

Sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You #28

Spoonful of Sugar #45 - Butterflies (I have a butterfly on my roses and some butterfly gems)

ABC Challenge: R is for Roses

Belinda Gardener

I won this little stamp from the Crafty Pad's recent giveaway, so thought I'd have a play in their challenge this week! Coloured with copic markers and little gems added to the butterfly and to the bow in her hair.

Up, up, and away...

This week's challenge at Three Clovers Designs is Cards for Men.

I bought this balloon stamp ages ago - I keep forgetting I have it but every time I remember to use it I love how it turns out!

I made the cloud background using a little cloud template and sponging with turquoise ink, but can't remember which site I found it on.

Supplies: stamp from I Brake For Stamps, gold peel off birthday greeting, gold gems, balloons coloured with copic markers, cuttlebug embossing folder.

Blooming Gorgeous

I've had this Penny Black stamp almost since I started stamping and think its my most used stamp ever!

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week is Blooming Gorgeous and the sketch layout is from Polka Doodle using 3 different papers and at least 1 flower

Supplies: Penny Black stamp, circular nestabilities, green embroidery thread, orange flower and button, mixed mini gems for the bouquet and larger gems for corners, watercolour pencils, Crafts House Tutti Frutti papers

New Home

Just a very quick and simple New Home card.

Sketch from Weekend Sketch Challenge #84.

Also for Colour Create #18 - Colours of the Rainbow

Supplies: cuttlebug, Mac'n'Cheese alphabet dies, stamp from http://www.onefourzero.co.uk/, dimensionals, pink and silver ribbon, blue gems, copic markers, Crafts House Tutti Frutti paper, green stickles (on trees)

A pretty pink butterfly!

This little Tilda Butterfly is another of the gorgeous stamped images that Pat sent me - isn't she just so cute!

Plus it meant I could play in the Magnolia-licious challenge! Coloured her with watercolour pencils and added clear gloss and some stickles to her wings.

Supplies: circular nestabilities, gold peel off greeting, dimensionals, gold gems, pink stickles, chocolate brown ribbon

Oh Christmas Tree

There's a new challenge site - Winter Wonderland - to help inspire Christmas Cards (and I need all the inspiration I can get!)

This week's theme is Oh Christmas Tree - I don't have many Christmas tree stamps that I really like and this was the stamp I used on quite a few cards last year.

Sketch from Card Patterns #17

Supplies: mouse stamp from Elzybells, copic pens, black stickles (for mice noses), pink gems

2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown

2 Sketches 4 You are having their First Annual Ultimate Card Showdown and have an amazing prize package!
This is the Week 1 sketch which I flipped a bit.

My card has all my favourite elements - my Anna Wright stamp, stitching, primas, ribbon and embossing! (as per usual my glue wasn't quite dry when I took the pic!)

Supplies: Whipper Snapper stamp; copic pens, white gel pen, red button