Hi today we are stasrting a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland

The theme of this challenge is:  

Use embossing, either heat or dry - or maybe both if you are feeling adventurous

&

our wonderful sponsor is:

SheepSki Designs

https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Andrea is offering 3 images of choice for the random winner.

We all hope you are able to join us in our challenge this 2 weeks. 

We look forward to visiting your blogs and 

seeing your gorgeous creations. 

Please remember, Christmas Cards only and they must comply with the theme of embossing

Please pop over to check out the fabulous inspiration from the Snowflake team.

I chose for my card the super digi Gnome for Christmas.

I made an easel card, covered with Christms papers from my stash.

I coloured the digi with Promarkers. 

Have fun, this could be your first card for Christmas for 2018.

Anything Christmas Goes at Winter Wonderland

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today at Winter Wonderland

our challenge is Anything  Christmas Goes.

We are looking forward to seeing your Christmas card designs.

We are so lucky to be sponsored with this challenge by 

ALL DRESSED UP

The lucky winner will be able to choose 2 free digis from the shop

It would be a shame to miss the lovely creations by the DT, who

were kindly supplied with digi stamps from our sponsors.

I have used the Christmas Penguins, coloured the digi with

Promarkers. With lots of glitter adding sparkle.

Don't you just love those snowballs dangling on the card.

Have fun. 

Dots and Stripes

Hello, here we are ther 1st of September, don't the months go by fast?

Time for a new two weekly challenge at Winter Wonderland.

The challenge is Dots and Stripes (Christmas related).
We have a lovely Sponsor for this challenge: 

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS

PRIZE - 3 images of the winner's choice

Website - http://craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk/...

For my card I chose the Snowman Candy image, which I coloured 

with Promarkers and of course a sprinkling of glitter.

I used a dottty embossing folder for the background - Dots

Die cuts from Marianne Dies- Spellbinder Dies.

I hope you have fun over the next two weeks. 

Use Ribbon, Twine or Lace (Christmas)

Hello,I have some fantastic news, I have been invited to join

the amazing Design Team at Winter Wonderland. 

I do enjoy making Christmas cards, so am greatly looking forward

tho this new adventure. 

I am a member of the Snowflake team and the challenge for the 

next two weeks is to

Use Ribbon, Twine or Lace.

Our thanks to our sponsors for the fabulous prize on offer.

£10 Voucher for On-line Store.

Please take a look at the blog, and see the great ideas from the DT.

For my card, the main stamp is Christmas Hoot by Woodware Stamps.

Coloured this with Promarkers.

The papers are from Creative Crafting World - Christmas Mix-It Up,

The ribbons and button are from my stash.

The small tags are LOTV Christmas sentiment tags. 

Have fun, please remember your card must be for Christmas.

Snowman Song

I fell in love with the Snow Buddies stamp from Woodware the moment I saw it. 

So many ways this stamp can be used. This of course is only a parat of the stamp.

there are five little guys on the stamp, these are the top 3. 

I stamped them all using a Memento black ink pad.

Cut off the lower two stampmen.

Coloured the guys with the Grey Promarkers and of coure two from the

orange range for their carrot noses. 

Added a few punched snowflakes.

Shaped them and added to the white card with 3 d foam pads.

I am entering into the following challenges...

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Song - Snowman song (Walking In the Air)

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Weekly) Something beginning with S is Snowmen
Moving Along With the Times Snow in Summertime

Thanks for looking and for your comments. 

Christmas Shopping

Over at Winter Wonderland they are looking for projects entitled ' Christmas Shopping' , a perfect opportunity to use my newest Christmas stamp, I tell myself every January, 'I don't NEED to  EVER buy another Christmas stamp!' Then along comes another stamp you simply MUST have, no matter how many you have, you NEED this one. From LOTV , during my visit to their 10th birthday celebration, Penguin Present somehow fell into my basket. Isn't he just adorable?

 ( Not as far as I planned, in my mission to make at least two Christmas cards a week, this being # 32)

Materials used

LOTV Frosty Christmas Papers  - Penguin Presents stamp - greetings and labels

Promarkers to colour A dash of Dovecraft glitter glue 

Fancy bobble ribbon from stash. 

I am also entering my card into

 Christmas Stampin All Year Round - Anything Goes.

52 (Christmas) Throwdown Cards - Stash Challenge - Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue.

Something Old - The Bobble ribbon - Something New - Penguin Presents stamp, Borrowed - the round LOTV greeting from a friend, and blue, Light application and edging all round the paper pieces of blue. 

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes
Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Hat,  Scarf and Mittens - only managed the scarf, but he is so cute.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenges Extra - Anything (Christmas) goes every month.

Fashion

At Winter Wonderland they are taking a break from Christmas and the winter season for a few weeks, starting with a challenge of Fashion. I love all cards to do with all styles of Fashion. My card above has been made with an image and backing paper from Frou Frou  CD from Crafter's Companion. I added a piece of turquoise velvet ribbon and a diamante ribbon slider. The sentiment is a stamp from Papermania. Thanks ladies,  once again I have promised myself to make  card for your challenges throughout the year, must ensure my Christmas cards are made often and regularly, but hey ho, I have said this the past two years. 

Check This Out

Winter Wonderland this week are asking us to Check it Out, pop over to see what their challenge is. You can probably work it out looking at my card. The check paper is from Forever Friends Christmas paper pad. The Christmas cake image coloured with Promarkers is from Papermania, Tulip designs. Thanks for popping by.

Carol Singers

At Winter Wonderland challenges this week the theme is Carol Singers. I had just completed a card which is perfect for the challenge. I have tried something different. They do say in the craft TV world that Kraft card is becoming more popular, maybe so, but sadly I don't see much of it on the different challenges I visit and favour. So here is my offering. I did buy at Doncaster show a LOTV Kraft patterned paper pad so need to use it. I edged the papers with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I used Brayed Burlap, Vintage Photo for the LOTV Carol singers stamp. The greeting is a stamp from my stash. Thanks ladies for a super challenge.
Nonni, a Blogging friend of mine has suggested I add this card into her current challenge which is here - Let's Get Inky - Stamping happy Christmas. Thanks Nonni for the nudge, hope your challenge is a success and you are well.
Also entered into Here Come the Boys for Christmas in Brown and Cream

Pppppppppick Up a Penguin

The Christmas card challenge blog Winter Wonderland have a lovely title this week Ppppp --pick Up A Penguin. At Sketch Saturday, I have used the above sketch for their current challenge. The two challenges fitted so well together. The penguin is a stamp by Lyndsay Mason from Funstamps. I have used for the background a snowflake paper from my stash, used some pale blue glitter card for winter bling, added plain white card for contrast. coloured small areas with Promarkers. Thanks ladies for helping me to get going with my Christmas cards and for your two lovely challenges. 

Winter Wonderland

2nd Post today

Over at Winter Wonderland their theme for this week is Oh! Christmas Tree. I stamped the tree from a Creative Expressions Christmas set created by Sheena Douglass, onto the front of the C6 card, coloured it with Promarkers, added Quickie glue pen and sprinkled it with Crystal Glamour Dust. I embossed the front sheet of card, and used an oval die cut to form the aperture. Added the greeting tied it with white ribbon.