A Song For Christmas

My card for today follows the sketch over at The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog.  I've inked up one of my Adorable Christmas stamps for the first time to make the following card:

A5 'old gold' card blank

Images stamped in Memento Cocoa ink onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Papers came free in a magazine.

Martha Stewart corner punch, Spellbinders dies used for sentiment mat and image mat.

Ribbon and card candi both from stash.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Polka Dots/Spots

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Traditional Christmas Colours

Winter Wonderland - One For The Boys

In The Jungle

Good Morning

I'm a big fan of giraffes, and last week I was having a look around the lovely Kim's blog (very inspiring, well worth a visit) when I spotted a card made using a stamp featuring a giraffe.  Kim had put the full details of the stamp set on her blog so I was able to 'google' it and manage to track it down.  This is the first card I have made using this lovely set of stamps:

I followed the sketch over at The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

Woodware Stamp FRCL127 Jungle Pals

Image coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, I coloured 2 giraffes so I could decoupage him

Backing paper from We R Memory Keepers (free in a magazine!)

Core'dinations card used along with Picot Edge circle dies, Marianne Frame die and Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Sentiment is Wild Road Studio

Buttons from my stash.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons - Card For A Child

My Mum's Craft Shop - Buttons

Diva's by Design - Card For A Child

Heck of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Football Crazy

My card today uses one of the adorable images from Pollycraft's Swings and Slides range of digi stamps:

A5 card blank

Image printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Mat the image is sat on is cut from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles die.

Sentiment mat is cut using Spellbinders Wonky Rectangle die.

Backing paper is printed from Crafters Companion Boys and Girls cd-rom.

Blue pearlescent card from stash, punched using a Martha Stewart edge punch.

Football vellum from stash.

Twine added to card with a football boot charm attached (from ebay).

My card is for the following challenges:

Sketch Challenges - Sketch

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Punches and Edgers

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Sporty

One Stop Craft Challenge - Olympics/Sporty

One Stitch At A Time - Sports

Shopping Our Stash - Something new - Spellbinders Reverse Wonky rectangle die, arrived today!

Totally Gorjuss Challenge

My card for today follows the sketch over at the Totally Gorjuss challenge:

6 x 6 card blank.

Image - LOTV squares.

Frame around image, Nellie Snellen die cut into pearlescent card.

Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die, cut into cream pearlescent card, inked with Antique Linen distress ink.

Backing paper Papermania Capsule Collection, inked with Antique Linen DI.

Glitter flowers Papermania.

Ribbon Papermania

My card is also for the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Glitter and Bling

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Bingo - Glitter, flowers, ribbon

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Monchromatic

Ooh La La Challenge - Whiskers

The winner of my recent blog candy hasn't yet emailed me with their details.  If I haven't heard from the winner by the end of Sunday, I'll draw another winner on Monday morning.