Winter Wonderland - Cute Creatures!

Happy Friday everyone!
I am pleased to say my 'head' is back to normal today - thank you for all your kind wishes yesterday!

It's another challenge day over at Winter Wonderland and our lovely Janet is this weeks host with a challenge to use 'cute creatures' on your Christmas card.  I'm also entering this card over at A Spoonfull of Sugar where this weeks challenge is 'furry friends' - perfect!! 

Well, when I think cute creatures, Penny Black is the perfect choice every time!!   Their mice & hedgy images always have the huge 'awww' factor in my book, LOL!  So, with that I pulled out my cute carolling mice and inked them up!  I coloured with Distress Inks (Rusty Hinge, Tea Dye, Barn Red, Forest Moss, Victorian Velvet, Scattered Straw & Wild Honey and Pumice Stone for the shadows and edge distressing).  I punched out flowers using my retro flower punch (med & small) with the Magnolia music paper.  The sentiment is The Stamp Barn and I used some adhesive pearls for some finishing detail.  Penny Black challenge this week is 'Let's Get Punchy' - I've punched out the flowers!!  Also, the Allsorts Challenge is 'Animals'.

I hope you're able to pop over to Winter Wonderland and join in with this weeks challenge where the prize is from Regina at The Cutting Cafe.  There is also some fabulous inspiration from our DT girls too,

Thanks for stopping by today and I really hope I'm able to do some catch up and visit everyones blogs!  I appreciate you visiting and leaving a comment - they are always so very much appreciated!

Hugs,

Danielle x

My Friend - One card three challenges!

Hi everyone!

I finally got a chance to play in my craft room this morning! Yesterday the kids had a PD Day from school and whilst it was freezing outside (-31oc in the wind chill) we kept busy together inside. It's not that much warmer today either but I have to say it's wonderful to see the sun shining!

So I pulled out some PB stamps today and decided to use this cute image for the first challenge over at Totally Papercrafts - Friends. I followed Jeanette's fabulous sketch over at Friday Sketchers and used flowery papers and a prima flower which can be entered in for Cute Card Thursday's challenge - Blooming Gorgeous.

I coloured this sweet image in with my Distress Inks and sponged a little Broken China onto the background to create some sky. I used the MS Doily border punch and my oval nesties for the sentiment. The sentiment stamp is from The Stamp Barn. I think the paper is Daisy D's but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Well, there it is. It's my hubby's 40th birthday today we're just chilling out at home (too cold to go out, lol). He's a quiet, homey kinda guy so doesn't want a big deal so we're having a nice home-cooked meal in together tonight as a family.

Thanks for stopping by today and taking the time to view my work. I love your visits and really appreciate all the comments you leave. I hope you're enjoying a fabulous weekend!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Amour .... in Paris!

Hello folks!

I hope this Wednesday finds you well - I know for the friends back home in the UK they're enjoying what seems to be quite a bit of snow. Honestly, it's hard to feel excited for their enthusiasm - I'm sick of the white stuff here - it just keeps coming and coming!!!

Well, today I have the second card from my trio of cards for my upcoming class at Heather's. I created the 'z' fold card and went with a very classy valentine card - perfect I think for the men! And talking of men, my lucky hubby gets to go to Paris next week on business! How I wish I had family close by so I could leave the boys and join Sean on a 4 day trip!! I have been to Paris before but not with my husband - how nice would that have been!

I decided to use black - I don't often use it but I wanted to heat emboss this gorgeous Penny Black image. I used Platinum embossing powder on this. The back panel is embossed with the hearts cuttlebug folder. On the image I cut out the two little hearts and placed a piece of red cardstock behind to make them pop out - I think it worked!! The bow is a double bow using my Bow-Easy - love that tool!! For the class I will be doing one thing different - instead of a half-circle at the top I will use a nesties heart with an eyelet to hold the front panel of the card up. As I don't have this set I couldn't make it at home but I will use Heather's from the store to complete the card. Maybe I'll have to add that to my ever-growing wish list, hee hee!!

Thanks for stopping by again today - I love your visits. And I thank you for any comments that you may leave - your input and support means the world to me!

Hugs,

Danielle x

A Mousey Silent Night!

Good morning all!

I recently added this cutesy PB Mouse stamp to my collection - it's so adorable isn't it! I have made this card as one of my samples for my next class at Heather's, December 12th. It's one of those 'Z' fold cards (see below for side view). I also used the Magnolia 'Silent Night' musical background stamp which I think is fabulous - just awesome for creating christmas backgrounds!

I stamped the mice on watercolour paper, masked, then stamped the music background. I love that I'm using the masking technique a bit more, it really is so great! I coloured with my Distress Inks and added some stickles to the candle flame. I also distressed the edges and background with Tea Dye. I spritzed the finished panel with TA Pearl Glimmer Spray to add a final sheen of sparkle. A red bow and some bling finish it off. The back panel is embossed with one of the new christmas cuttlebug embossing folders - wow, it's gorgeous - so much detail!

Well, that's all for today folks! Thanks for stopping by and checking me out and taking the time to leave a much appreciated comment!

Also, I wanted to mention that I'm in my first blog hop with TMITA - it's coming up December 9th. There's a link over in my sidebar to go and check out all the fun details!

I wish you all a great day with lots of happiness and smiles!

Hugs,

Danielle x

Penny Black - Anniversary Card

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope today finds you all well and enjoying your day! An anniversary card was on my to-do list so I used these ever-so-cute Penny Black mice - aren't they adorable hugging together under that daisy!!! I've finally decided to bite the bullet and play more with my Prismacolour pencils after seeing such gorgeous colouring out there with them in blogland! And I have to say I LOVE THEM!! They are so fun to colour with and I'm really loving the results they give! It's great to have so many different colouring options available - I love the variety!!

Anyways, onto the card ........I used the gorgeous BG Wisteria papers. The layout is pretty simple but I love how it all works together so nicely. The flourish is a Bosskut die cut and I used a Prima flower with spacer and brad. The sentiment is from stash and I used three pale lavender pearls above to give the finished look. Cream organza ribbon runs behind the image (a little difficult to see in the photo).

Thanks for taking the time to come by today and leave a comment - your visits are always so much appreciated! I wish you all a beautiful start to the weekend with lots of sunshine and love!

Hugs,

Friday Sketchers Challenge - Mouse Hugs!

Hello - I'm back again!

I've had such a lovely quiet afternoon to spend in my craft room - all the boys are at school and it's so nice to have a couple of hours of time to decompress!  So I have finally managed to get a challenge card done.  Heidi over at Friday Sketchers came up with todays beautifully simple sketch!  I love it - it's so versatile!  I'm using my new PB stamps - couldn't resist a clear set of stamps in my LSS and I've seen so many being used I've fallen in love with these little cuties! This layout was perfect for using my new nesties curved rectangles too.  I coloured the image in with my Distress Inks (Frayed Burlap, Shabby Shutters, Concord and Tattered Rose).  I realised I've used the same colour combo as my previous card (love green & purple together) - I haven't done this combo in a while and now I'm using it again in the same week, lol!  The middle panel is using the MS doily punch on both sides of the paper - isn't it pretty!  I used my sewing machine, prima flowers and a couple of dew drops to add the finishing touches.

Thanks for stopping by again today and taking the time to leave a comment!  I need something to smile about today as the weather is really grotty - rainy & windy , ugghh!!

Hugs,

Danielle x