Allsorts Challenge

The challenge for this week on www.allsortschallenge.blogspot.com is to use a christmas song to design you card. Mine is "Let it Snow, Let Snow, Let it Snow"

I have used:

• Anita's Wooden snowman stamp (forgot I had this one!!!)
• Sentiment stamp brought from Papermill
• Stampin up 1 1/4 circle punch
• Woodware 1 1/2 circle punch
• Stampin up flower punch
• Martha Stewart doily punch
• Stampin up green paper
• Christmas paper Dovecraft
• Brads & bits from stash

Hugs from Nicky x x

Whiff of Joy Challenge

The challenge this week was a sketch http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/. I decided to have a go at doing it in a sepia effect, not sure but it got me using colours I wouldn't normally use!!

I used:

• Whiff of Joy - Uru and Bird
• Woodware flower punches
• Martha Stewart doily punch
• Stampin up ribbon
• Borrowed punch for branches
• Sentiment and card were purchased from The Papermill Shop
• Brads dovecraft
• Charm from stash
• Versamark - watermark pad used to create snowflake and words on card

Hugs Nicky xxx

Whiff of Joy Stamp

I just love my new Whiff of Joy stamp - Willow with cookies. Couldn't wait to use it. I'm off work at the moment with some stomach bug so rather than being bored I surfed the net and found that Whiff of joy have a challenge so thought I might have a go. http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/ The challenge was to use the colours orange, brown and ivory.
I used :

• Whiff of Joy Stamp - Willow with Cookies
• Stampin up - Orange Paper
• Craft Paper-Static collection Gravity
• Brown Dotty paper from stash
• The paper Company - Gold dainty Filigree
• Martha Stewart Doily punch
• Stampin up Scallop Oval punch
• Stampin up Sentiment
• Woodware Flower Punches
• Branch punch borrowed from Fleur
• Buttons, brads, charms & butterfly from craft stash.

I really like this card and I used colours that I wouldn't normally use, so found it a bit of a challenge. Nicky xx

My New Stamp

I just had to have ago. This my new stamp from Whiff of joy.

I used:

• Rose Tinted Christmas paper - the Christmas multi stack
• Whiff of Joy stamp - Uru and bird & Christmas flourishes
• Rubadubbadoo - Bethlehem set for sentiment
• Little red beads donated by my good friend Fleur ( don't know what I would do with out her!!)
• Nestabilities - Labels 1
• Woodware flower punches

No good will have to start my Christmas cards!!! Nicky

Christmas Wreath

I decided to make my own Christmas wreath after I spotted these heart shaped entwined twigs. So with a few beads some berries, a bell, cinnamon sticks, and ribbon this is what I created.

My Mum liked it so much I had to create one for her too!!! I really need to start getting ready for Christmas as I haven't brought a thing yet or started my cards!! See you soon Nicky xx

Congratulations

Our friends have had a little baby boy born on Saturday. So with the help of my friend Fleur and her craftroom supplies I created this card for them. Thanks Fleur for the advice and lone of the stamps and your stash of paper.

I have used:

• Sweet baby pastel - Blue baby words American Traditional Design Papers & blue paper from Fleurs stash.
• Magnolia baby rabbit stamp.
• Silver heart charm.
• Christmas flourishes from Whiff of Joy.
• Blue button from stash.
• Sentiments are both Stampin up.
• Martha Stewart Lace doily punch.
• Nestabilies for scalloped circle and circular punches.

I would like to thank Fleur again for her help and will see some of you tonight at Fleurs. Nicky xx

Another quick birthday card!!

I know I need to be more prepared but I need a card for a party that Holly is going to tomorrow so I have stayed up to make this one.

I used Stampin up paper from stash, stampin up scallop circle & circle 1 1/4" punches. Woodware 1 1/2" circle punch. Magnolia with Ladybird stamp. Leaf punch I borrowed from Fleur & hero arts - It's your Day stamp. I'm off to bed now!!! Happy crafting Nicky xxx

Our Little Angel

I have created a special card for our baby daughter Ashleigh who died in Dec 07. She would have been two on Nov 9th. It's something I feel I have to do & maybe it is part of my grieving process.... but I know we all miss her and she is always in our thoughts.

I used : Crate paper - Static collection - Torn, Check patterned paper from stash & Junkitz - flower.ful dots. Stampin up - One of a Kind flower stamp and punch. Sizzix - flower, branch leaf set. Sarah Kay - Spring is Back stamp. Tim Holtz - ticket "Love". Red heart I made a while back and found in stash and finally wording was typed in word. Hugs Nicky xxx

Post it Note Holder

A little present Holly & I made for my sister for her birhtday (which is on Thursday she is 5 minutes older than me!!) She's not into craft but likes her shopping & housework (unlike me!). So we thought we would make her this to go in her handbag and the image we thought worked as she likes housework. Also it gave Holly & I a bit of Mummy & daughter bonding time...