Sketch Saturday ~ # 189, Bente's Sketch/

This week is Bente's turn to host at Sketch Saturday and 

we have a fabulous sponsor to with The Paper Shelter. 

The Paper Shelter are offering...........as a prize for our lucky winner.

  

This is this weeks sketch designed by Bente

The Paper Shelter generously gave the SSDT some wonderful Digital Stamps to work with.

 I chose to use Winter Princess.

Here is my make,the other challenges for today's card are:


Through the Craftroom Door ~ Monochrome.
Really Reasonable Ribbons ~ Ribbon & Sparkle.
Pollycraft ~ Punch It!
Incy Wincy, Papertake Weekly and Crafts & Me ~ Anything Goes.
Stampavie & More and Delightful Challenges ~ Hearts/Have a Heart.
Digital Tuesday and  Papercraft Star ~ Winter Wonderland/ Winter.

Everybody Art ~ Snow.
Anything Goes Challenge ~ Blue & White.
Fussy & Fancy ~ Birthday.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.

Digital Stamp ~ The Paper Shelter.

CS ~ Core'dinations.
Dies ~ Mariannes & Memory Box.
Pins ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.
Netting ~ Websters Pages.
Stickles & Copic's.
Ribbon & Peel-off  from stash.

Inspirational Card Sketches ~ Any Sketch Goes!

This week at Inspirational Card Sketches the Sketch is "Any Sketch Goes".

You can use any sketch available after 27th December 2011.

Sponsoring us this week we have the amazing Bugaboo

and this weeks prize from Bugaboo is a fabulous 7 digi's of the winners choice.... Cool eh!

I chose to use this weeks sketch from Sunday Stamp & Sketch.

other challenges for my card are:

Crafts & Me  ,Incy Wincy,  The Pink Elephant , Secret Crafter's
and Creative Inspirations  ~ Anything Goes

Ingredients:


PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
Digi Stamp ~ Bugaboo.
Brads & Embossing Folder ~ Papermania.
CS ~ Core'dinations.

My Favourite 5 cards of 2011.

Debby at A Scrapjourney has challenged us to show our favourite five cards of 2011

It was quite difficult to pick just five but here goes!

So there it is.... one crafty year in 5 pictures!

Happy New Year!!!

 to you all.

Sketch Saturday ~ # 188 with The Craft Barn.

I'm sure we are all rested after our weeks break for Crimbo 

and you've all had enough time to sleep off you Christmas lunch and prepare for this evenings festivities. We are having a quiet affair just Me James and Aiden as the girls are with their Dad!

This week at Sketch Saturday we have one of our regular monthly sponsor back with us.

Three cheers for....

The Craft Barn!

This weeks winner will win a co-ordinated embellishment bundle:
Artemio Ribbons Boy, Artemio Blue Ric Rac ribbon pack, Artemio light blue tassels, pack of blue buttons, Artemio blue flowers, box of wooden embellishments, a selection pack of extra large brads and a jar of blue Beadazzles.
All these goodies have a total value of almost £23

AMAZING prize eh?
Massive thanks go to The Craft Barn xx

Now onto this weeks Sketch!

Today's Challenges are:

One Sweet Challenge, Charisma Cardz,  Simon Say's Stamp,  Crafts & Me and Creative Inspirations ~ Anything Goes.
Stampavie & More ~ Hearts.
Kaboodle Doodles ~ Angels or Fairies.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
Stamps ~ Sweet Pea and Stampin Up!
Ribbon & Pins ~ eBay.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Stickles & Copic's. 

Seasons Greetings.

I just popped into wish you all

A Very Merry Christmas

and a 

Happy New Year!

I shall be taking a break for a few day's as I shall be soooo busy, so this blog will re-commence on New Years Eve!

Christmas Baking! pt 2

OK,OK, so my icing leaves a lot to be desired but, Hey I had a go!!

Next time I need a smaller nozzle and 

maybe I should do the doors and windows before the house is put together!

After all it is only going to get smashed up later anyway!

These look a lot nicer though!

Mary Berry's Christmas Cupcakes with Brandy Butter Icing.

Kit bought from Tesco for £2.50, BARGAIN!!!

My absolutely last Christmas card this year!

I suddenly occurred to me this afternoon that I hadn't made a card for Aiden.

So a quick dash out into the craftroom this afternoon to make this....

Its Lego Santa!

Today's Challenges are:

Crazy4Challenges ~ Santa.

Crafty Hazelnut, Everybody Art, & Charisma Cardz ~ Anything Goes!

Dream Valley, Papertake Weekly, Jingle Belles and Paper Play ~ Christmas.

I copied a picture I found onto word the enlarge then cut out and used that as a template for my card base, I then cut the original template to make his clothing and beard. I colured his hands and face with copic Y17 & Y37. Finally highlighting with Inkessentials white pen.

Ingredients:

Core'dinations cardstock and |Copic pens.