Seasons Greetings

This card uses a La Blanche stamp which has been a favourite of mine this christmas. It is a very versatile stamp and really shines without too much doing to it. I have stamped and heat embossed it and then added cosmic shimmer twinkles for that extra touch of bling and sparkle. I have also added some black pearl dots all around the stamped image.
The backing papers are from DCWV which really go with this stamp. I have punched a border strip and threaded some ribbon through it. I have die cut some snowflakes for embellishments. A nice satin black bow and some lovely silver flower sprays finish this card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
CRAFT Challenge 132 - Sketch
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Let it Snow
Stampin For The weekend challenge #22 - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 50 - Traditional christmas
CES Challenge #65 - A Traditional christmas
Stamptacular Sunday challenge #142-Christmas Glitz
Whoopsi daisy challenge - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Sundaes challenge #99 - Anything christmas
Cupcake Craft challenge 172 - Don't look at the light
Lollipop Crafts challenge #61 - Happy Holidays
Papertake Weekly challenge- I'm dreaming of a .. christmas(favourite colour)

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You deserve a special christmas

This card uses a favourite stamp of mine  from  La Blanche. I have stamped the image using Broken China distress ink and then heat embossed it.
The backing papers are all from my stash box and I have used a piece of blue glitter card for matting and layering the paper pieces.. I have also used the glitter card to die cut some flourishes and snowflakes using Marrianne dies.. The sentiment is from Kanban and has been stamped onto a spellbinders tag die cut.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday challenge#141 - Christmas Colour challenge
Paperplay challenge 49 - Snowman
Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge #84-Sarah's sketch
My Time To Craft challenge 168 - Vintage Christmas
Cute Card Thursday challenge194 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations challenge 141 - Snow Much Fun


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Poppies

This card today uses a stamp from La Blanche of a lovely victorian girl and her flowers. I love the details in these stamps.I have used promarkers to add some colour to the image .
The backing papers are from my stash box. I have embossed the black square panels with a victorian script cuttlebug folder. There are some border strips die cut and ribbon wrapped  over them. There are also some flourishes from marrianne dies and a sentiment from flourishes stamp sets. A nice black satin bow and a couple of red flowers finishes this card nicely.
Promarkers used: blush, dusky pink, poppy, crimson, sandstone

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Totally papercrafts Friday challenge 92 - Victorian
Cute Card thursday challenge 190 - reds for remembrance
Delicious doodles challenge #6 - remembrance
The pink elephant challenge 125 - Embossing
Allsorts challenge 129 - Black and white plus one

Hope you like this card and have a good week.

Winter Scene New Year

I have already made a few christmas cards for this year and I also like to send New Year cards , so today I thought I would make a start on them. I love this image which is a stamp from La blanche. I have embossed the image with cosmic shimmer black sparkle embossing powder. The backing papers are from papermania(Elegance set). I have used a labels die from Tim Holtz and a peel off sentiment onto this. There are some flourishes(Marrianne dies), a ribbon bow and a gold flower which has been nested onto some die cut s from some black card sprayed with gold shimmer spray
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch wednesday Challenge 125 - Sketch
Paper Sundaes challenge #92 - Sundae Bar
Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge 43 - make a scene
The Pixie Cottage challenge #93 - Go For gold
CES Challenge#59 - New beginnings

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Snowflake Reindeer

This card uses a stamp from La Blanche. I have inked it up with Distress ink(Aged Mahogany) and then heat embossed it with a sparkly embossing powder.A sparkly gem is placed as the eye.
The backing papers are from Papermania and I have added some gold flourishes from Marrianne dies. I have also added some Tim holtz rosettes and a sentiment from Little Claires. A nice ribbon and some flowers finishes of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketch saturday Challenge #178 - Sketch
Jingle Belles challenge - Softly Falling snow
Christmas stampin all Year Long challenge Spar-Ka-Lay
Fabs Big Christmas card challenge 2011 - something shiny or snowflakes

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Anniversary Card

Today's card is something I often struggle with. I like to just keep adding sometimes and don't know when to stopso it's nice to keep having a go at this type of card. My card is for a Silver wedding Anniversary. The main image is a stamp from La Blanche and I stamped it directly onto the base card and embossed with silver powder. I also stamped the first part of the sentiment in the same way and added a metal embellishment for the second part. I have added a nice ribbon and a rosette flower for dimension.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Rainbow Lady's Challenge 175 - use Silver and Anniversary  
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C110 - One Layer CAS
One Stop Craft Challenge #154 - No designer Paper
Creative Craft World challenge - Numbers
Crafty Ann's challenge #52- Clean and Simple
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge Recipe #42 - one metal embellishment
Creative Craft Challenges - congratulations
One Stitch At a Time Challenge #85 - Emboss It

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Christmas Tree

Todays card is a lovely elegant and vintage style one.That is what I have tried to create and I am pleased with the results. The stamp is from La blanche and I have heat embossed it. The backing papers are from Papermania(Elegance set). I have added some strips down the sides from using a border punch and a die cut border along the middle. In between the slots of the border I have threaded some gold ribbon.
The sentiment is from Little Claires and the florishes are from a Marrianne die. I have added a lovely black ribbon bow and some really nice gold flowers for embellishments. On the main image I have added some star gems for a bit of bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge 32- Sketch
DYSU Challenge #42 - Trees
Winter Wonderland challenge - A Vintage Christmas
Fussy and Fancy Challenge - 3 B's(black, border punch, bling)
Totally papercrafts Challenge #89 - Layer upon Layer
Paperplay challenge 42 - Use Black

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Me Time

Todays card has a real Autumn feel to it. I love this time of year as it surrounds me with all my favourite colours. The image is from a La Blanche stamp and has been coloured using promarkers. I have used some distress ink(walnut stain) around the image to tone it into the card and distress it.. 
The backing papers are from Hot of the press. I have used several of my spellbinders dies to die cut different shaped leaves and made a spray collgae at the side. I have also used some spellbinder flower dies to make some handmade flowers to add to the spray. I love to do this as a dimensional embellishment to cards. I keep all my little scraps for this sort of die cutting.
The sentiment is from Little Claires and fits in with the image really well. A nice ribbon and autumnal flower finishes the card nicely.
Promarkers used: blush, dusky pink, satin, pastel beige, spice, burnt orange, marsh green, olive green, moss,sandstone, caramel.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
I Love Promarkers Challenge #87 - Autumnal Colours
Dutch Dare card Challenges #134 - Sketch
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges#94 - crazy for colour
Truly Scrumptious 67- Distressing
The Shabby Tea room challenge#83 _ Photo inspiration - Fall flowers
Fussy and fancy Challenge - Halloween/ Fall
Crafting For all seasons challenge #11 - Fall Flowers/pumpkins
DYSU Challenge #41 - use your scraps
Rainbow Lady's challenge 174 - Fallen Leaves

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Health and Peace

This card is a vintage style one. The main stamped image is from la Blanche stamps. This is a lovely image of a picturesque landsape and foilage and reminds me of the North where I grew up. I have stamped this image using a Brilliance ink pad(Pearlescent Rust) and embossed it. I then edged around the image using distress ink(Vintage Photo)  The backing papers are from DCWV(Once Upon a Time). I have used stamps from Creative Expressions(IVY) to add a florish of leaves surrounding the image. The leaves were stamped a few times and coloured in using promarkers. They were then cut out in different areas and layered up for a dimensional effect. The sentiment is from the same stamp sheet as the leaves and combined with a spellbinders die(Fancy Tags Two).
There is some fibres and ribbon added aqnd some flowers which were white but have been dusted over using the distress ink. This tones the colours together and adds the vintage style to the card.
Promarkers used~lime green, forest green, pine, cocoa

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C108 - Recipe challenge
Just Tracys Crafts Challenge Blog -  Autumnal October anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers challenge#53 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad Challenge #142 - Vintage
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge#133 - Distressing
Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge 76- Sketch
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Get in Shape

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Nature Card

This is another card I have made using a stamp never used before. The stamp is from La Blanche and from a vintage set of four I bought. I have tried to keep the colours a vintage style so it doesn't overpower the card.
The backing papers are from Hot of the press(I've had these for a while also).I have stamped and embossed some flowers (creative Expressions stamp set - Ivy) and layered them together.. The sentiment is from creative expressions stamp set(Autumn Foliage).
I have coloured the image and the flowers with promarkers.
Promarkers used:blush, dusky pink, ivory, satin, pastel beige, vanilla, sandstone, tan

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and stamp challenge#67 - Sketch
Stamptacular Sunday challenge#123 - Photo inspiration
Papertake Weekly challenge - Grow Your Own

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Christmas start

I thought this week it may be a good idea to start on some christmas cards. So here is my first one.
The stamped image is from La Blanche stamps and has a lovely vintage feel to it. I have stamped it using a Faded Jeans distress ink pad and embossed it with cosmic shimmer clear powder. The image has been edged with the same ink pad. The backing papers are from my stash ,I have lots in my christmas box which I am going to try and use this year.I have punched some snowflakes from glitter card and have added some ribbon and a snowflake charm. There is some white glitter added to the main image where the snow is.The sentiment is from Papermania.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz Challenge#31 - Bingo
Alphabet Challenge - Navy Blue plus one other colour
Sketch n Stash challenge 67 - sketch

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