Green & Grey Christmas (better photo now added !)

Yet another Christmas card to share with you today folks !  Well, it is that time of year again and I'm busy trying to get all my cards made in time to send out, so here's another one.

Our challenge theme over on Cute Card Thursday this week is to use the colour combo Green and Grey and the prize sponsor is Alota Rubber Stamps.

I've had this cute sledging hedgehogs image in my box of stamped images for ages, I don't know who the stamp is by, so if anyone can enlighten me, I'd be grateful ! (amended - this is definitely a Penny Black image)

The image is coloured with Copics, with Glamour Dust over Glossy Accents on the hat trims and as snow.  I used a snowflake flurry stamp from a set by Inkadinkado and Memento Cottage Ivy ink to stamp on the basecard creating a background, and a Cuddly Buddly sentiment which I embossed with a metallic green embossing powder.  The image is layered over some mat silver (grey) card and I used the same card to punch out the tiny snowflakes.  I used one of my new Memory Box dies to cut out the lacy medallions from green cardstock.  I'm just loving these dies right now, they produce such pretty and delicate diecuts.

I hope you've enjoyed today's card, check out the challenge details on the CCT blog if you'd like to enter a project yourself.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree......

Christmas Trees are our theme for this week's challenge on I Love Promarkers and our prize sponsor is Stampeezee.

I created my card using these stamps

They are by Judith and when I saw them I thought they were a brilliant idea. You start by stamping the bare tree, then choose the leaves you want, or any of the peg stamps with which to dress the branches.  I  selected the pine needles, candy cane, candle, bow and light bulb stamps, although I do have quite a few others. 

After stamping the bare tree using Memento Rich Cocoa ink, I used the pine needles stamp and Cottage Ivy ink to add foliage to the branches.  I then stamped a number of candy canes, candles, bows and light bulbs on white card, coloured with Promarkers and cut them all out before attaching randomly over the tree.  The bowl the tree stands in was stamped with Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment stamp was from a £1 box at the Sincerely Yours Craft Show in Taunton last sunday.   I stamped and embossed in white on to the red layer and cut a silver star for the top of the tree using a nestie die.  Finally I added Glossy Accents on the lightbulbs, candles and candy canes.

It was quite time-consuming, but I am pleased with the final result.

Thanks so much for dropping by today, I hope you've enjoyed your visit.

Christmas Unicorn

Good morning and welcome to my little piece of blogland.  Sunday is now my day for posting projects using Queen Kat Designs products on Facebook, but I like to share them on here too with my lovely Followers.

Today's project features more new stamps released by QKD for November.  I got to play with the 'Christmas Unicorn Set' from Artemiss designed by Danika Lindsell and I've used the main image and one of the sentiments included in the set for my design. 

This sure is a cute lil' Unicorn, don't you think?  I coloured her with Copics and added touches of clear Spica Glitter pen on her hooves and horn with Glossy Accents on top.  The background paper is again from a previous QKD kit, as was the lace and ribbon.  The snowflakes were punched with a Martha Stewart punch and I added the red sparkly brad from the kit in the centre.  The image was added over a layer of SU! Baja Breeze then a layer of red cardstock, I edged around it with some red Stickles.  The Stickles has dried flatter since I took the photograph, but I wanted to catch the last bit of daylight so couldn't wait for it to dry first !

Hope you like today's project. it's also posted up on the QKD Facebook page. 

I'm off to the Sincerely Yours craft show in Taunton with a crafting pal today, I prescheduled this post so I hope I publishes OK ! 

Red for Remembrance

With Remembrance Day occurring next Sunday, our theme for this week's challenge on Cute Card Thursday is really appropriate - 'Red for Remembrance'.  Our prize sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp.

We'd like you to interpret this theme however you wish, I chose to create a Christmas card with Red as the predominant colour. 

The background paper is a magazine freebie from  Hot Off The Press.  I used a set of nesties to cut out the image and a layer of red metallic card (which I also embossed with a snowflake design using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

The tree was cut using a Marianne's die and I created the baubles by using a regular office punch and a scrap of the red metallic card.  After punching the tiny circles from the card I used a ball tool to curve them slightly before attaching with PinFlair glue, then I added Platinum Stickles to create a tinsel garland around the tree.   The image is from Magnolia and I coloured Tilda with Copics.  Sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, stamped then heat embossed using sparkly red embossing powder.   The red gingham ribbon was from my stash.

I hope you've enjoyed today's project, check out the full details of this week's challenge over on the Cute Card Thursday blog.

Festive Fairy

This week on the I Love Promarkers Challenge we have a great sketch to work with and our prize is a pack of Promarkers.   The sketch is posted on the ILPM blog for you to check out, along with the creations from the DT.

I just had to have some of the sweet Lili of the Valley stamps from their new release recently and I selected one of them to use on my DT card for this week.  This is Festive Fairy and I think she's just adorable. 

The background papers are some scraps I had in my stash and came from Graphicus some time ago.  I coloured the image with Promarkers, used plain circle and scalloped circle nestie dies to cut the layers.  The flowers were created using a set of Spellbinders poinsettia dies.  The sentiment is from LOTV and there's Stardust Stickles added as finishing touches.

Hope you've enjoyed today's project, let me know what you think of it.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Merry Hot Chocolate ChrissyMouse

There are new release stamps for November in the Queen Kat Designs Store and I got some of these new stamps to play with for today's project. 

I'm still working on getting  my stock of Christmas cards finished and when I saw the cute 'Hot Chocolate Mouse' stamp designed by Che Gilson, I thought she would work really well on a Christmas design.

She's coloured with Copics then cut out and added over a layer of SU! Garden Green cardstock cut using a scalloped oval nestie.  The background papers are from a previous kit by QKD, the poinsettias were cut using a set of Spellbinders dies and the holly leaves punched with a Martha Stewart punch.   I added finishing touches using Glossy Accents on the mug and Stickles on her hair ornament and around the scalloped layer.  The ribbon was from my stash.

My card is posted up on the Queen Kat Designs Facebook page today too, as myself and the rest of the DT share our new projects on Facebook now rather than on the QKD Blogs.

Baby You're a Firework !

This week the challenge over on Cute Card Thursday has the theme 'Baby You're a Firework (use glittery, sparkly firework colours).  Our prize Sponsor for this week is The Stamp Shoppe.

You can interpret the theme however you wish, I decided to create the effect of fireworks bursting in the night sky for my design.

I started with the sentiment, stamped using a Kaleidoscope inkpad, it's by TPC Studio, huge thanks to my pal Kathy who kindly allowed me to stamp up some of her images when I visited last weekend and for reminding me of the manufacturer.  I then cut it out using a nestie die before attaching over a layer of metallic black card.

When I first saw this set of Marianne's dies, this flower shape reminded me of starburst fireworks, so I used it with various colours of metallic card to create the effect I wanted.  With the stem trimmed off, I do think they work, what do you think?

Purple Stickles around the edges of the layers just adds a touch of sparkle to the design.  Let us see your Firework cards, leave a link to your project on the CCT blog to be in with a chance of winning this week's prize.

You Can't Beat a Bit of Glitter and Glitz for Christmas !

Happy Wednesday, hope it's a good one for you.  Today I'm sharing my DT card for this week's challenge #90 over on I Love Promarkers.  Our prize Sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen and the theme is Glitter and Glitz - how smashing is that ? 

I expect that like me, you are busy making Christmas cards, and I don't think you can ever have too much glitter and glitz on these cards.

I've used the gorgeous 'Three Little Angels' stamp from Lili of the Valley and coloured the image with Promarkers of course.  I then matted it over a layer of Almost Amethyst cardstock from Stamping Up! - slightly off-set.  To intensify the glitter and glitz effect I added Glossy Accents on the clouds, angels' wings and the stars in their hair, then sprinkled Glamour Dust glitter over the top.  The large snowflakes were punched with a Martha Stewart punch and the smaller ones were cut using a Marianne's die.

The sentiment is also from LOTV and cut out with a small circle nestie.  I added extra glitz with Stardust Stickles around the edge of the image layer, on the snowflakes and around the sentiment. 

I hope you'll enter our challenge this week, it's a nice easy one I think !  Thanks for dropping by today, let me know what you think of today's card, I love receiving comments.

Time to P.A.R.T.Y !

Whoo.... Hoooo... ! it's celebration time over in the Queen Kat Designs castle, QKD is 5 years old and we are holding a Blog Hop to commemorate the event.  You should have arrived here after checking out Chris' fabulous creation, if not just start at the beginning here and follow the links.  The Royal Court are all in Partay mood and have been busy working on some awesome projects to share with you for the Hop, go check 'em out and join in the celebrations !

I thought I'd show you one of the older QKD images for my birthday tribute, I just love Tilly by Maigan Lynn and I know that our Queen Kitty Kat just loves the colour purple, and she's a Star, so this design is just perfect.

Right, I'm sending you off now to see what Janie has in store for you - Enjoy !

Are the Stars Out Tonight.................

I'm trying to crack on with making my Christmas cards right now, so when I saw this week's theme for the challenge over on Less is More is 'Stars' I was really happy as I can enter today's card. 

I used a Kraft basecard, cut the lovely filigree star using a Marianne's Die from blue holographic card and attached it with silver thread.  I then stamped the sentiment from an Inkadinkado set using Memento Bahama Blue ink.  As a finishing touch, I used a Spica Glitter pen to colour over the sentiment to give it a subtle sparkle.

Here in Cornwall it is promising to be a much brighter and drier day as the sun is already shining, unlike yesterday which was dull and damp all day.  Sadly, I have to go to work today, so won't see much of the sun.  I hope you have a wonderful day, wherever you are and whatever you have planned.