DT Call at ICS!

I just thought I'd mention that the girls at

  Inspirational Card Sketches 

are looking for new team members.

please pop by and play along with our latest sketch and see if you fancy joining our gang!

Sketch Saturday ~ # 186 with Crafters Companion.

Are you ready..........No, me niether still got lots to buy, cards to write and parcels to send. Every year I say I'll start earlier but never quite get round to it!!!

At Sketch Saturday this week is sponsored by the fabulous
Crafters Companion and our prize this week is a
wonderful £15.00 voucher to spend at Crafters Companion.

Here is this weeks sketch.

Today's Challenges are:

Bearly Mine Crafts & ~ Christmas, No Red or Green.

Creative Card Crew ~ T'is the Season.
Crafts & Me ~ Christmas.
Papertake Weekly ~ I'm Dreaming of a "PINK" Christmas.
Cards und More ~ Monochrome.
Digital Tuesday ~ Winter Wonderland.

Ingredients

PP & Die-cuts~ Daisy & Dandelion.
Digi Stamp ~ Teddy Bo.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Star, Raffia & Mirri Card from stash.
Star Punch ~ Dovecraft.
Stickles & Copics.

We will be taking a week off for the Christmas week and we'll be back with our
 New Years Sketch Saturday 31st December 2011

Christmas Blue!

I'm hoping these will be the last of this years Christmas makes but I have a feeling I may get roped into making a couple more!

Christmas Blue.

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz ~ Christmas hues of Blue.

Fussy & Fancy ~ Monochrome with Sparkles.

Friday Sketch Challenge ~ Sketch #7.

Addicted to Stamps ~ Snowflakes.

Totally Gorgeous ~ Let it Snow.

Stampin for the weekend,  Crafts & Me,  Marianne's Design Diva's  & Paper Play ~ Christmas.

Bearly Mine Challenges ~ Christmas with NO Red or Green.

Colour Create ~ Blue, White & Silver.

Angel Bea .

Teddy Bo ~ Birthstone ( Mine is Ruby)

Paper Pretties ~ White plus One.

Stampavie & More ~ Red.

Rainbow Lady ~ Angels.

Whimsy Inspirations ~ Charms.

Sketch & Stash ~ Sketch #76.

Cats & Dogs.

Oldie but a Goodie ~ Christmas Animals.

Moving Along With The Times ~ Cats & Dogs.

DCM ~ Spots & Stripes.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Bearly Mine Crafts, Pink Petticoat & DCWV.

Digi Stamps ~ Kenny K & Teddy Bo.

Stamps ~ Penny Black.

CS ~ Core'dinations.

Dies ~ Mariannes & Memory Box.

Punches ~ Dovecraft & Woodware.

Gems ~ Anita's.

Ribbon & Charm from stash.

Copic's & Stickles.

Playing Hookie...

.....from the card making that is!

I saw the pattern for theses fabulous Christmas Stockings yesterday afternoon and decided my girls needed to have these this year {Not that I haven't still got loads of other stuff to do!!}

They are approximately 10in in length and are perfect for those "little things" big girls want!

The pattern can be found HERE

I've left the tree off as I thought I'd chain stitch their names on the top.

Stamp with Fun ~ Gift wrapping.
Charisma Cardz ~ Last Minute Christmas Gifts.
Papercraft Star ~ Bell or Ornament
Delightful Challenges ~ Anything Goes.

Red & Cream DK wool from Hobby Craft.

6.00mm hook & Darning needle.

Oh Baubles!

Now I don't know about you but I don't like a messy Tree. In my world you can have too many Baubles. Last year they just got shoved back in the loft with the tree box. I decided to do something with them this year. I saw a lovely wreath somewhere on the TV and thought "Why not!!" So here it is.......

First I cut out the ring base from card stock then using silicone gel I arranged the Baubles around the ring and then used the large pearls to fill in the gaps. Once dried I then tied the flower to the center of the bottom of the ring and then wrapped light blue ribbon between the baubles and pearls one way then the other, making a hanger at the top center spot of the ring. Finally tying a bow with dark blue ribbon.

I still had quite a few left over. I found the old candle tray under the kitchen sink and some pine cones left over from one last years Christmassy crafty sessions with Aiden and sprayed the Silver. I placed the candle in the center of the tray then arranged the baubles and pine cones with more silicone gel finally tying the bow around the candle.

Today's Challenges are:

Allsorts ~ "It takes Two!"

Anything Goes ~ Anything but a Card.

Papercraft Star ~ Bell or Ornament.

Ingredients:

Baubles ~ Argos.

Ribbon ~ eBay.

CS ~ Core'dinations.

Pine cones, Candle, Silver spray paint and candle tray from stash.

Inspirational Card Sketches ~ Sketch # 144

How time has flown by, this is the final sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches for this year.

And back with us we have our regular sponsor DZ Doodles

The prize on offer this week is  3 Christmas related digi stamps unseen by anybody!

Today's challenges are:

Creative Inspirations ~ Snow much Fun
Allsorts ~ It Takes Two.
The Pink Elephant ~ Snowflakes & Sparkles.
Delightful Challenges ~ Blue Christmas.
Crafty Calender Challenges ~ Cold & Frosty.
Crafts & Me ~ Snow & Snowflakes.
Cupcake ~" Don't look at the light!" Sparkles.
Everybody Art ~ Blue & White.

Ingredients:

CS ~ Core'dinations.
Embossing Folders ~ Cuttlebug & Papermania.
Die ~ Mariannes.
Wooden Snowflake ~ Kars.
Stickles & Marvy Snow Pen.

 We will be back with a fab new challenge on

 Tuesday 3rd January 2012.

Crafty Cardmakers ~ Use it Three Times.

Crafty Cardmakers is back with our regular monthly sponsor, Joanna Sheen!

Joanna has given us a £10.00 gift voucher for her online store

This fortnights challenge is "Use it Three Times"

To Play along you need to use the same stamp or image three times in different ways. You can use it to make a background, or make a matching card & Gift set.

Here is my make!

Today's Challenges are:

Cute Card Thursday ~ Anything Goes.
Stampin For the weekend & Raise the Bar ~ Christmas.
One Stop Crafts & Crafty Hazel Nut ~ Traditional Christmas Colours.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Bearly Mine Crafts.
Digi Stamp ~ Kenny K.
Dies ~ Sizzix
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Ribbon ~ eBay.
Copic Pens & Perfect Pearls.

We will be taking a break until January 2nd 2012 so here's wishing you all......
A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From all of us at Crafty Cardmakers.