Shabby Holiday Winter

Just sharing a little card I created before Christmas for The Ribbon Reel  that I didn't get around to posting due to the Christmas!

Here I've used a selection of Websters Pages digital papers and elements - how adorable is the birdie?!
a chipboard Label 20 which I painted and decorated with the co-ordinating pearl border and Marianne die cut tag which I just layered up with a metal-look frame and Websters bird.

All ribbons can be found at The Ribbon Reel 

A Colourful & Shabby New Year

We have another fun challenge for you at The Shabby Tearoom this Christmas week, and Melissa is our lovely host and chosen this wonderful inspiration pic to be inspired by plus use the colours pink or red, blue yellow and green.

 I've made a New Year party hat with the papers and elements from our amazing sponsor this week, Crafty Secrets.

Our Winner will receive who have a "Creating With Vintage Patterns CD #2" and a $25 Gift Certificate! I must say these CDs are just FANTASTIC! There are so many beautiful elements and gorgeous papers plus more on there!

Hop over to the Shabby Girls blogs this week to see what they have been creating!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Happy New Year

Hope you are all having a Merry Christmas! Over at The Ribbon Reel it's my turn to set this fortnight's challenge and I have chosen a New Year theme using the above inspiration photo to create a project with the colours White, Cream, Silver, Black and Grey.

I've used black satin pleat, cream button twine, grey seam binding, grey satin,  cream twill and black and cream centre stitch ribbon all from The Ribbon Reel.

Have a Krafty Christmas!

Long time no see, dear readers. Well it's such a busy time of year, I can't believe it's now less than a week until Christmas, just crazy! So what better way to start the week than this fun challenge from The Shabby Tearoom, and the lovely Char is your host this week and asks we create a card / project using Red, Kraft, Newsprint, and Silver paper ... with a Star!

And here's my little offering! I've layered corrugated Kraft with these yummy October Afternoon papers and then gathered some printed Crepe paper around a circle. I've decorated with a glittery Fern sprig and berries and a Candy Cane digi image from our sponsors this week, Bugaboo Stamps, coloured with Pro Markers and some sparkle added with some crushed glass glitter.

 

   They are giving away a prize of 7 Digi stamps for this weeks lucky Winner.

Check out the Shabby Girls blogs for some wonderful Festive treats this week!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Card

The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care

Hello and welcome! In The Shabby Tearoom  this week, Debbie is your host and has chosen this lovely Festive photo to get inspired by. Make a card / project and featuring a Christmas Stockings!

 

The sweet image I've used on my card is from our Sponsors this week, Love To Stamp - home of the Little Darlings rubber stamps. Here you can also find paper, sentiment stamps, tools and other embellishments, for all your crafting needs. Love to Stamp are pleased to offer this week's winner one stamp set of their choice.

I wanted this card to be subtle with a difference, so decided to use acetate as my card blank! I've layered up some doilies and punched circles and added the image which I've coloured with Pro Markers, glittered and snipped out. To finish are some pearl flourishes and soft satin bow topped with snowy Holly.

Check out the Shabby Girls blogs for some great inspiration!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Card

Nordic Christmas

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Daring Cardmakers blog, and this week it's my turn to set your Dare! Taking inspiration from the photo above, I'd like you to create cards / projects with a Nordic Theme  - think knitted jumpers, reindeer and lots of red and white!

Challenges:
Card Patterns - Sketch

The Magic of Christmas

 

Hello, and the new week welcomes a new challenge in The Shabby Tearoom , and this week I am your host and ask you create a card / project with Pink, Gold, Neutrels, Flowers and Snowflakes!

I've had an idea to make this for a while as a Christmas gift  - it's a box and candle holder -  the house is actually a tealight holder that I've glittered up, so hopefully it will be stylish and functional! I've used the 'I Heart You' stamp from our sponsor this week, Robyns Fetish Digital Stamps who are giving away 5 digital images to our Winner.   The heart is decorated with a Melissa Frances resin frame {love} and a Fimo cherub that I made (well, a mold did ;) ). I used white acrylic paint on the lid as a base coat and then painted over with some pink Crackle Paint, while the base is covered with sheet music. A doily, snowflake stickers, white bottle brush trees (which I stuck beads onto to represent baubles), tiny presents and a smattering of fake snow finish off the miniture snow scene. Challenges: Totally Papercrafts - Let It Snow Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes The Pink Elephant Challenge - Snowflakes & Sparkle Allsorts - Going Round in Circles Bunny Zoes Crafts - Christmas Pearls Hop over to the Shabby Girls blogs this week to see what they have been creating! Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me! Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Jolly Holly

It's the last of the Flower of the Month challenges at Daring Cardmakers , and December's flowers are a choice of Holly or Narcissus.

I am loving music paper (this is literally from an old music book :) )  more than ever at the moment! I've sewn around the edge and then distressed by turning and ripping the edges. The tag has been given the scrunch effect - scrunched into a ball then flattening out, then iinking to highlight the creases. I've layered chipboard frame and a cute resin candy cane onto the tag, and of course some plastic holly which I've splashed white paint and glass glitter onto. Finally some rusty jingle bells, twine and seam binding add a  festive flourish!

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away  - Buttons / Bows
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Winter Picnic

Cindy is out host in The Shabby Tearoom this week and has picked out this beautiful Wintery inspiration photo and asks we create a card or project using white or cream, silver and glitter. Fun, fun, fun!

Our fabulous sponsors this week are JustRite Stamps, who are giving away this wonderful Prize Package which includes JustRite Custom Charm Dies,Charming Christmas Cling Stamps,Elegant Charms Cling Stamps and Be Charmed Cling Stamps (with a value of $84.80!) to our Winner!

I have made my card with the Lace Borders and the greeting is from the Christmas Charms set. The detail is these stamps is amazing, they are fab to work with. I also loved this colour pallet of whites and creams together with a hint of sparkly silver. layering up die cuts, I used kraft card for the plain card but decided it needed toning down with my ink dabber (my fave product at the moment). For the Snowflake, I've painted a chipboard flake in white Crackle Paint and sprinkled with glass glitter, the layered an October Afternoon die cut flake and wrapped some mini Vintage Tinsel around a button. Lace, cream seam binding, pearls, dots and resin star add softness. The greeting has been wrapped around a mini cotton spool and threaded onto this Maya Road star pin.

I've also used the Christmas Charms stamps to decorate some baubles!

These were plain glass ones which I filled with strips of paper - sheet music and Festive greetings, then stamped and embossed the tag charms, added hints of glitter and finished with a gorgeous satin bow with bells. The below ornament is finished with silky crush ribbon, chain and some diamante sparkles!

 

Challenges:

 Simon Says Stamp and Show  - Stars

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers

The Ribbon Girl  - Jingle All The Way

Craft Your Days Away  - Buttons / Bows

Please pop along to the Shabby Girls blogs to see their take on this week's challenge :)

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

The Ribbon Reel #16

Hi all! Keilly has set the new challenge over at The Ribbon Reel and has chosen an  ANYTHING GOES theme. So have fun using anything you wish!

I've deviated from my Christmas card making with this little number, making a wreath from wire and ribbons. I started by twisted some thick wire into a circle and then covered with seam binding, then wound the White Leaf trim around and finally tied Burlap cord on and frayed for a fuller look.

I've decorated with a wooden birdie, lovely lace and ribbons and a mulberry rose that I highlighted with paint and popped a pin through.

Purple Button Twine, Lilac Gingham, White Twill, May Arts White Leaf trim, May Arts Twisted Burlap cord, Lilac Scallop lace all from The Ribbon Reel

Card Patterns Guest Slot

Hello and hope you are having a good weekend! This week I have a guest design slot with Card Patterns 

after I was lucky enough to be chosen as Winner of Sketch 140. Thanks ladies! Here's my take on Sketch 143:

I've used this fab Websters Pages 'Waiting For Santa- The Delivery' paper and I just love the vintage Old World look of these this.


I've layered up embossed Coredinations, green card and the paper, cutting the Santa balloon from a 12x12 sheet. And with it being double sided it coordinates fantastically :) For the embellishments I've added bells tied with seam binding and twine, painted flowers and Bo Bunny peppermint candy border sticker.