High Hopes and Friday Sketchers challenges

High Hopes challenge this week was "distressing". I have used papers from the Basic Grey Porcelain pad which are just fantastic. I distress the edges of the card and the mat that the image is on. The image is from Whiff Of Joy's Spring Collection and I have coloured her with Distress Inks. The flowers are made using my retro Flower Punches and brads from my stash.

The Friday Sketchers sketch was not the usual square so I have made an A6 card for a change. The papers are again from the delicious Basic Grey Porcelain collection. The image is the stamp that came with Craft Stamper this month and was designed by friend Hels. I have coloured him in with watercolour pencils and punched him out, inking up the circle edges. The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! Oval All set and is punched out with their new Scalloped Oval punch then coloured with chalk ink. If you would like to get your hands on these SU goodies then I can order them for you, just give me a shout.The flowers were punched out using my retro Flower punches and secured with brads.

Christmas is coming!!!

I spent last Wednesday afternoon making the first of my Christmas cards. The stamps with the little boy in them are by Whiff of Joy and the snowpersons stamps are from the Stitchels range, designed by my friend Hels.I also made plenty use of my Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder. Here they are scattered all over my dining table- much to hubby's annoyance!!!!
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In My Pocket

I have missed the last few weeks of this challenge so apologies to Hels. Thought I had better join in this week as the theme was "Butterflies" and I love them. I have used Rustic Gems papers to cover the envelope. I tore around the edges of the paper to go on the flap and inked around the edges with green chalk ink. I then stamped two butterflies in deep green ink and used Stickles to add sparkle to their dots and bodies. Both butterflies are hidden by the flap when closed. I stamped the bird in the same colour ink at the bottom of the envelope. For the front of the flap I stamped a flower onto some Rustic Gems paper, stuck it to some card and cut it out. I have placed a little heart gem in the flower centre. All of the stamps are from Hels own range of stamps, Stitchels, which can be found at The Artistic Stamper. I haven't stamped a sentiment yet as I haven't decided who to send this to.

Sunday Stampers/In My Pocket

Yes, I am managing to find time for some challenges again now that I am back to work!!?? How that figures I don't know. Anyway, Hels sets both these challenges and Sunday Stampers this week was "Flowers". I have used the new Stitchels stamps, created by none other than Hels herself. They can be bought from Artistic Stamper and they are Helen's first attempts at designing rubber stamps so congratulations to her, I love them!I have stamped four flowers and two butterflies, coloured them with glimmer chalks from Dovecraft and cut them out. I arranged them on the card, some on foam pads and other just with Sticky Dots, then stamped the greeting using Studio G alphabet stamps.
In My pocket theme this week was "ribbons". I have used papers from the Glitter Stack from DCWV. I bought this during my first ever visit to the Range while visiting down South. It is a simply gorgeous collection of papers, yum, yum! The ribbons and embellishment are from a scrapbook kit by Brenda Pinnick and the message on the front of the pocket was part of a stamp. (I notice the a friend of mine also used this idea, promise I didn't copy you Heidi, I had thought of it before I saw your pocket).The pocket is held closed with a chipboard photo anchor and brad, also from the Brenda Pinnick kit.Thanks you Hels for two great challenges and thanks to everyone who pops in for a look
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