Clearly Besotted

 with Clearly Besotted Stamps!!  I love Steph's range of stamps and the quality of them is amazing, they stamp beautifully.
I have had a couple of sets for a while, but not blogged what I have done with them so here goes ...

Girly princess ...

Supplies:

Image: Clearly Besotted Stamps Once Upon a Time

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps Once Upon a Time

Colouring medium: Versamark ink spots

Papers: SU cardstock

Embellishments: twine and button from stash

Tools: 

 And Pirate ...

 This is a fab stamp set for pirate loving boys, young and older!!!  I stamped up the ship and sails and then embossed the coredinations cardstock, sanded and tore it to create waves.

Supplies:

Image: Clearly Besotted Stamps Ahoy Matey

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Versamark and SU ink pads

Papers: SU cardstock, Coredinations Whitewash

Embellishments: 

Tools: CB D'Vine Swirls embossing folder

Challenges: 

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes


 

 

My Favourite Cards of 2012

Debby is running the annual favourite cards fest - just post your 5 favourites, add your linky to her post and have a peek at everyone elses.

Ohh it was hard to choose - so many I absolutely loved ... but here goes ...

I love Krista (Saturated Canary) images, they are fabulous to colour.   I just love the texture on this and the autumny colours.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I have been so lucky to join the Crafty Sentiments DT this year, and the December release was amazing 9wait until you see January's release!!).  I love the stamps, they are a joy to colour, although Jasmin's hair can be a tad challegeing!!  I love the pose of Jasmin on this image, very celebratory.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I am a big tag maker, not just the TH grungey style but pretty tags too ...

You can find the details on this card HERE.

A new love this year has been felt rolled flowers - so easy to make and they add lovely texture to cards.  As does cheesecloth, another latest love.  I love the fresh, yet autumny feel to this - autumn is my favouirt season, so many lovely earthy, rich colours.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

This was the first card i made for That Craft Place's DT - Lisa is such a lovely person to design for and has an amazing shop , both online, facebook and in Eastbourne.  Black and white is something I struggle with, so I was really pleased with the result of this colouring session.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I do like mermaids, and this Sugar Nellie one has to be one of my favourites.  I got some new storage for my dies this year, which means that i can find them more easily, and so i an using them more.  I just love how this came together.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

And here she is again, in one of my favourite colourways, and one of my all time favourite paper pads, MME Stella Rose Hattie.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I really have chosen at least another 10 or more ... 

 

Lets play ball

I needed to get a birthday card made for one of 'Beth's boyfriends'-  she is 6 years old and keeping her options open, with 3 on the go LOL!!!!!   This is for boyfriend number 1, the most serious one LOL!!!!  He is into football, but doesn't support  team, so I coloured him in the local kid's football team colours, and added a bit of grass, although really it should have been mud with all this rain!  I added the sentiment tags, attached with brad and then Beth 'kindly' added the lipstick and freckles!!!!  He has slightly more rouged lips than I would like, but apparently I hadn't done them lip colour ... she is quite the critic is our Beth!!!

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Lets play ball

 Sentiment: LOTV

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Basic Grey Oliver

Embellishments: brads

Tools:

 Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
My Heart Pieces - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - any celebration will do

Aud Sentiment - anything with a sentiment
Dutch Dare - Celebration

 

My Favourite Christmas Cards of 2012

Debby is running the annual favourite Christmas cards fest - just post your 5 favourites, add your linky to her post and have a peek at everyone elses.

Ohh how do I choose just 5 favourites out of the 120+ cards I made this year??!!!

I have a new stamp company love of my life this year - the lovely Steph has set up her own company, and I just adore the stamps, such amazing quality.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

And how can you resist James Bear from LOTV?  Particularly matched up with winter trees??

You can find the details on this card HERE.

Oh I did like those die cut trees this year!!  And Tilda catching snow, loved colouring this image in.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

Now I have always had a soft spot for Sugar Nellie stamps ... especially Rosie, she has to be my favourite stamp EVA!  And one of my bestest crafty friends has her in their house - took alot to part with this card ;)

You can find the details on this card HERE.

ANother Magnolia - I have refound my love for Tilda this year, love the latest stamps. 

You can find the details on this card HERE.

And Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a bit of Tim Holtz.  Since he isn't doing the 12 Tags of Christmas this year, I had to use these fab stamps on cards.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

That Craft Place Challenge

 The theme for the  final challenge of 2012 for That Craft Place is Snowy Christmas.

I used my distress inks (iced spruce, faded jeans and chipped sapphire) to create the wintery background, and then spritzed it all with dewdrop glimmer mist.  When it was dry I stamped the snowflake stamp using flitterglu and rubbed mega flakes over it.  Finally I stamped the Father Christmas and sleigh and sentiment.

I will be back tomorrow with my favourite Christmas cards of 2012 ... and that will be Chrismtas completed on this blog until January!!!

Supplies: 

Image: IndigoBlu Here Comes Santa (out of stock)

Sentiment:IndigoBlu Here Comes Santa

Colouring medium:  Distress inks

Papers: white cardstock

 Embellishments: IndigoBlu mega Flakes

Tools: IndigoBlu flitter glue

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Pick of the year (anything goes)

Paper pretties - glitter
Crafts and Me - winter wonderland
Do you stack up - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - merry Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Santa Claus is coming to town
Card Crafters Circle - Christmas
Addicted to Stamps - blue Christmas/winter