Colin The Hedgehog

I had to buy this stamp - the hedgehog is called Colin - & so's my son! I remember when I first read him the book Q Pootle 5 about an alien landing on earth, the alien met a cat called Colin & my Colin thought this was just brilliant!

Anyway, the card...

I've made it using a lovely digi stamp I bought from Willow Sketchie Designs - especially for this challenge. You don't have to use a Willow Sketchie image for their challenge, but it's a great Promarker prize this week so I thought I'd pull out all the stops & buy a stamp. (Actually, I love the finished image so will be back to buy some more stamps soon!) So, colouring done with my favourite Promarkers & papers, My Mind'e Eye. The steam binding is from Ribbon Girl & the hearts from the Pine Company.

Challenges;

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Their sketch
The Ribbon Girl - Brown & Green - Can you enter this challenge more than once? Couldn't see a limit, but if it's only one entry, please let me know.
Crafty Catz - Autumn
Jx

Autumn Hedgie

This great image was sent to me by my long standing blogging friend Sam.

I've combined it with Basic Grey papers and letters from Doodlebug to make my card for the following challenges;

The Sketch File - Their lovely sketch
Crafting For All Season's - Fall Colours
Ladybug Craft's Ink - Animals
Oldie But A Goodie - One For The Boys
The Ribbon Girl - Green & Brown

Peace On Earth - Cream

Using my LOTV stamp, Peace on Earth, coloured with Promarkers, along with Craft Creations papers & twine I made this Christmas card;

I'm actually very excited about this one, because for the first time I was asked to be featured along with DT work over on the Raise The Bar Challenge as a guest bartender. Thank you so much Joni for asking me to do this & for featuring my card. The theme for this challenge was things with wings.
I'm also entering this card into;
Samuel Taylor's Challenge - Christmas Jx

Christmas Post

This lovely girly Christmas stamp is a PB called Royal Greetings. I've paired her up with Craft Creations papers to make this card to add to my ever growing pile of Christmas cards. Won't chat long today as the sun is out & there's gardening to be done!

Challenges;
Winter Wonderland - Girly
Bunny Zoe - Their sketch
PB@Allsorts - Get Ahead For Christmas
I Love Promarkers - Include A Number - 25th Dec Jx

Fluffles Leap

Stampendous Fluffles was the first set of stamps that I really fell in love with. I can remember sitting up till 1 in the morning to bid for a set in America on Ebay! I won the bid and I think this was one of the stamps in that set.

I think it's a great Autumn stamp with all those leaves, & perfect for a number of challenges running this week, including;

Simon Say's Stamp - Die cuts or punches - I went with my MS punch and my leaf border
Sketch & Stash - I used sketch 7
Raise The Bar - "Leave" Summer - Think I qualify for that!
Papertake - Creature Comforts - Fluffles the cat
Craft Us Crazy - Goodbye to Summer...Autumn it is! Jx

Peace On Earth

I love the new LOTV Christmas angel stamps, and bought a couple the other week - could have bought the lot really as they are so cute, but I showed restraint! This card is made using, Peace On Earth, coloured with Promarkers and combined with Dovecraft paper. The card is finished off with card candi & ribbon.

I'm entering it into the following challenges;

LOTV - Red & Green
MAWTT - Sparkle - on the wings & in her hair
CHNCC - Glitter
Simon Say's Stamp - Song Title - Angels by Robbie Williams
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Inspired by the photo - I followed the red/green colour scheme. Jx

Maggie In Heart Jumper

Well this is an old stamp! Nothing sassy about Maggie, but she has a certain charm just like Hamish, and they're all great Sugar Nellie stamps. I've dug Maggie out, for my 3rd entry into this fortnight's Sugar bowl challenge, following their lovely sketch.

The papers used are My Mind's Eye, and the colouring done with Promarkers, then the lovely ribbon & buttons were part of a great prize I won from The Ribbon Girl when they sponsored the PBSC. Thanks ever so Mary & Andrea, your items are gorgeous & I'll definitely be paying you a visit for more crafty bits soon. Jx

PS I the process of linking this post to Ribbon Girl, I've now discovered they too run blog challenges, & as luck would have it, my card fits the current challenge theme of green & brown, so guess what ladies? I'm entering the Ribbon Girl Challenge!

Tatty Ted

This simple card was made for a child who loves Tatty Ted! I'm entering it into this week's Passion For Promarkers challenge which is Bearly Mine. Jx

Beer Beer!

I've made these two cards for a friend. Never quite sure to put on cards for 17 year old boys, but I thought this might do the job - I'm sure it's lemonade in the tankards!

The image is from Digi Stamp Boutique & I'll enter my cards into their monthly challenge. Jx

Santa Fluffles

I don't actually own too many Santa stamps, but I do have Fluffles Santa!

I've combined him with Craft Companion papers for this Christmas card, which I'm entering into the following challenges;

Christmas Inspirations - Glitter - On his hat!
Winter Wonderland - Santa
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Their lovely sketch.

Jx

PS Sorry about squint photo!

Bride & Groom

Using my Magnolia Tilda & Edwin stamp & Wild Rose Studio papers I made this anniversary card.

I'm entering it into the Craft's & Me challenge of Add A Heart. Jx

Cat's Choir

Since Monday, both our cars have been in the garage for repairs. Mine was a simple exhaust re-fit, should have been back the same day, but the wrong part was ordered, then there were supply problems, but fingers crossed, 3 days later...mine should be back repaired tea time tonight. Sadly the same cannot be said about Craig's car, one expensive part has now become two and we are looking at a repair in the region of £2500 and no car till next week!

So, house bound again & fed up cleaning & ironing have turned again to cards!

This one uses a new Lindsay Mason stamp & brown paper - & a free paw stamp from Andrex!

I'm entering it into;

Craft Us Crazy - Autumn Colours & Favourite embellishments - mine is that woven ribbon stuff I got in Germany. Jx

Weather For Ducks!

...It's done nothing but pour for the last 2 days...what else to do, but make cards!!!

I bought this stamp off ebay years ago, I loved it then, & I still love it now! Coloured it with Promarkers and used Papermania papers for this weeks Papertake Challenge of Things With Wings. Jx

Any One For Tennis

Well this summer has been the summer of tennis for my son Alan & I. For some reason, tennis has been his sport of choice and he's been playing regularly against me and some of his friends. Sadly however as the summer has progressed, his serve has improved vastly, whilst my game hasn't really altered... my winning streak has come to an end!

This card is for him for the end of next month, when he celebrates his 17th birthday.

Challenges;

Crafty Cardmakers - Summer Holiday Memories;
Meljens Designs - All things sporty.

Happily Ever After

I love my Sugar Nellie stamps, & this one is no exception! The paper is Craft Creations & the colouring, Promarkers & the layout is again the one in the current Sugar Bowl Challenge. Jx

Christmas Kisses

I love this cute little Sugar Nellie stamp which I've coloured with Promarkers and mounted on embossed strips for the following challenges;

ABC Christmas - R for Recycle (Ribbon off sheets), Rhinestones, & Ribbon;
Crafty Catz - Ribbon;
Samuel Taylor - Christmas Card;
Sugar Bowl - Their Sketch.
Raise The Bar - White Jx

Love You

The Deep Ocean Challenge this time is to include hearts on your project, so I've made this anniversary card with using my Sugar Nellie Stamp & some Wild Rose Studio wedding papers. I'm also entering this into the Papertake Challenge of Anything Goes. Jx

Adverse Weather

I fear all the snow of last year may be affecting my card making this year... it's another PB snow scene!

So, my card, uses the PB stamp Snow Much Fun and my Cuttlebug snow embossing folder & a snowflake punch. Challenges;
PBSC - Make A Scene
PB@Allsorts - Get Ahead For Christmas
Oldie But A Goodie - Christmas In September Jx

Puppy Love

I've forgotten the name of this lovely LOTV stamp - will check it out again, but I do so love the image! I've used it along with several scraps of paper & my raffia tape stuff which I also don't know the proper name for to make my this weeks LOTV Challenge card. Jx PS Sorry about the photo, bit dark even with the flash!

Wedding Card

Another quick post as there simply aren't enough hours in the day for me at the moment! This wedding card uses a PB stamp & lovely Wild Rose Studio Wedding Bells paper. I followed this weeks Papertake Challenge layout. Jx

Baby Baby

These 2 cards were made using this weeks Sketch Saturday Sketch - will post more details later. Jx

Wedded Bliss

Tonight's card is made for a friend, who's niece is getting married in November.

The card had to include snowflakes & a black & white tartan ribbon to meet my friends spec! So it meets that one, and it also meets the Papertake Challenge spec of Dies to Die For. I had to enter this challenge using my snowflake dies, cause a few months ago, I was lucky enough to win the Papertake challenge when Dies to Die For sponsored it, and these were the dies I picked as my prize. Thanks Tracy. As well as snowflakes, the hearts & flowers are also die cuts & I used my nesties for the circles.

Later I made a box for the card too - here it is; Jx

Rugby

This is an older Sugar Nellie stamp of mine, but I do still like him.

Today I've used him for the Sugar Bowl challenge using their lovely sketch, along with The Tuesday Throwdown Challenge of Dimension & texture. Jx

Cupcakes

Another Cupcake thank you - this time for Craft Your Days Away again using my Hero Arts Stamp & Dovecraft papers. Jx

Very Scottish

The challenge over on Glitter Geeks this week is around the world...can you guess where my card is from? Very Scottish I'd say, with that Funstamps thistle mounted on the Scotland flag. Jx

Snow Joy

This cute little fella is a PB hedgehog called Snowy Joy, & after having fun last week with my all white skiing hedgehog I thought I'd try a similar card with this snowballing hedgie.

I'm not sure if this has photographed too well, but the idea is the embossed snow scene is the backdrop to my snowy peak, which hedgie has just rolled off! As there isn't much colour in this one I've added Stickles to the edges for that frosty feel.

Challenges:
Passion For Promarkers - No papers, colouring done with Promarkers.
Crafty Ann's - It Will Be All White On The Night.
Wags n Whiskers - Outdoors Fun
CHCC - Build it Up.
Designed2Delight - Christmas For A Child
Sweet Stamps - White on White Jx

Her Name Was Lola

I'm showing my age now, but I did like this song by Barry Manilow, and it introduces my new Victoria Case stamp, also called Lola very nicely!

So she's coloured with Promarkers & the papers are Doodlebug. Combined with that I've added some lace & card candi.

This card follows the layout in this weeks Simon Say's Stamp Challenge. Jx

Late Arrival

In true baby fashion, this one missed it's due date! My card was made using the Sugar bowl sketch, but collection closed before I had time to finish it! Never mind I'll still get it in for the following challenges;

Fab n funky - Monochromatic - I chose Blues
Freshly Brewed - Embossing - The hearts
Deep Ocean Challenge - Light Blue Jx

Jelly Pip

Jelly Pip is one of the many newly released stamps by Sugar Nellie this summer, & it's the first time I've used her. I really love this image, & have coloured her with Promarkers, then used Basic Grey Urban Prairie papers, ribbon, twine & a button to complete the card.

Challenges;
Sugar Bowl - Sketch - 2nd Entry.
KB Cute Monday - Twine
Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension & Texture Jx

More Cupcakes

Another cupcake thank you, this time for the where the prize is some lovely Funky Kits Stamps.

The image is Hero Arts, I've paperpieced the cupcake case, coloured the image with Promarkers & added a ribbon & bow. Papers are by Dovecraft.

Stamp Something - Thank you Jx

Sitting Pretty

This is the first Gorjuss stamp I bought, & still a favourite. She's coloured with Promarkers & combined with Papermania Creative Tones papers.

Challenges;
Glitter Geeks - Their great sketch.
Jx

Yummy Cupcakes

You'd think I'd got nothing better to do than make cards today! I did manage a spot of gardening this afternoon...but now, another card! Actually I think I'm catching up for all the cards I didn't make this past week and a bit as I've had a yukky cold which went into sinusitis. Better now though, YIPEE!

So, back to the card. It uses a Hero Arts cling stamp and some Dovecraft paper.

It's for the following challenges;
Cupcake Craft Challenge - their sketch, & I think there should be added points for being sooo cupcake!
Do You Stack Up - Thank You
Top Tip Tuesday - Thank You
Simon Says Stamp - Food & Drink

Jx

Full Steam Ahead

...that will be me with the housework once this is uploaded!
I've so loved making this card, & I'm very pleased with the end result. I think I've seen similar cards on Kath's blog, so thanks Kath for the snowy slopes idea.

So this card uses the lovely Exhilarating stamp, coloured with Promarkers, and a snowy embossing folder, & that's it!
I'm entering it into the following challenges;
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Touchy Feely - Embossing, torn edges & flock.
PB@ Allsorts - Free & Easy
The Secret Crafter - Christmas is Coming
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes.
Christmas Inspiration - Clean & Simple
A Gem of A Challenge - Wow
Just Some Lines - Embossing
Moving Along With The Times - Flashback Week - A project you are proud of. Last year I tried and failed several times with WoW cards, but I can now say, this is one I'm proud of!
Jx

Christmas Lights

When I saw this weeks Winter Wonderland challenge of Light It Up and a card requiring Christmas lights, I thought of one set of stamps - it just had to be Fluffles the cat. I have two Christmas stamps with Fluffles & lights, here's the first as you can only enter one card, but as I couldn't decide which stamp to use, there will be a second added!

The image is stickled & the lights coloured & glazed, gems have been added, and more Christmas branches cut with my Nellie die. Can't tell you of the papers origin though, a very old single sheet is all I know! Jx



PS Here is card 2...think I prefer it to the one I entered but never mind! I'm entering it into the CHCC this week. It's not one layer but I think is would count as CAS.

Be One Traveller

Well I've just managed to make today's card before anyone else is up. The cats have been and gone, & one of them has brought me in a little present - how kind!

This card uses another of my favourite Sugar Nellie stamps. She's coloured with Promarkers and set on Doodlebug papers. Now the lovely white ribbon was bought on our recent holiday in Germany, (along with a fet other crafty bits) & the flower is made using my Marianne Dies.

This one is for the following challenges;

Sugar Bowl Challenge - Their sketch
Moving Along With The Times - Fantasy
Papertake - Grow Your Own - Flowers using Dies
Addicted To Stamps - Anything Goes.

...and here she is herself, my little hunter, messing about on the open velux - as you do!


Jx

Relaxing Doggie

I wish I'd had my camera this morning - it wasn't relaxing dog, more like relaxing cat. Tommy our white moggy was catching some rays on the tarmac blissfully enjoying the heat, stretched out all his length with not a care in the world. A bit like this PB dog really.

So, this simple card uses 2 PB stamps, some brown wrapping paper, and a paw stamp free from Andrex! I'm entering it into the following challenges;

Cards For Men - Clean & Simple
Sketch n Stash - Their sketch
Oldie But A Goodie - Great Outdoors - well he has to be to catch the sun!
PB@Allsorts - Free & Easy

Jx

Melody's Trying On Another Outfit!

I stamped out Melody a few times when I last used her & have decided to try her in a number of hair/dress combo's. This card is bordering on monochrome and uses Papermania paper, ribbons & a LOTV circular sentiment. It's for the following challenges;

Tuesday's Midnight Madness (MMSC 116)- Their sketch
Crafty Catz - Embossing
Crafty Ann's - Scallops/Fancy Borders - on sentiment & below image.
Passion For Promarkers - Can you enter 2x? If not sorry won't do it again!

Jx

Melody

I love this stamp from Crafts & Me. I bought it a while back, & she's worn a few shades however this is the first time I've dressed her in red, which is the theme for this weeks Allsorts Challenge. So she's coloured with Promarkers, papers are Basic Grey, & the flowers, Wild Orchid Crafts. Circular sentiment by LOTV. Jx
Challenges;
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot Challenge - Whatever You Fancy
Allsorts - Red
Passion For Promarkers - Diva's with Glamour & Glitter
Ladybug Crafts Inc - Favourite Stamp - Well one of them anyway!

Royal Greetings

This is my first use of this little stamp, bought in the sales last year. She's coloured with Promarkers, then some snowy flock was added. The card is set on CB snowflake embossed panels.

This card meets a number of challenges, including;
PBSC - Anything Goes
PB@Allsorts - Free & Easy
Fussy & Fancy - Christmas in July
Bah Humbug - White on White
Winter Wonderland - White on White
CHCC - Black & White + one other colour - I chose Red. Jx

Sporty

Today has been a crafty day...can you tell? It's rained pretty much all day, so I thought I'd spend the day catching up on challenges. This is my 3rd card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge, quite different from the other two and made for a friend who wanted a green football card for a Celtic supporter. Jx

Good Old Hamish

Just because there are so many good new Sugar Nellie stamps, doesn't mean we should forget the old! Here's Hamish, same sketch for the Sugar Bowl Challenge, but with Basic Grey papers & a tartan ribbon. Jx

Strike A Pose

The latest release of Simply Sassy stamps by Sugar Nellie had some great images. One of my favourites was this one, Strike a Pose.

I've used it in the current Sugar Bowl Challenge, following their sketch, and including lace which was the theme. Paper by Papermania.

Also, Stampin For the Weekend - Spots & Dots Jx

Corryhabbie Hill

At The Start

Yesterday we climed Corryhabbie Hill in the Cairngorms. A hill of 781m. Today my blistered feet ache, but we had a lovely day yesterday & it was great to be enjoying the Scottish scenery right on our doorstep. It was lovely weather from start to finish making visibility brilliant at the summit. Thanks to my brother John for taking us on our great day's climbing.


At The Summit

Christmas Rush!

You'd think it had just turned 1st Dec not 1st Aug the rush I've had to make this card! It's been a few weeks since I did a Christmas one, so I thought I best play catch up!

It's for the following challenges too ;
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
CHCC - Festive Food
Sweet Stampin - Christmas In July
Fussy & Fancy - Christmas in July
Crafty Catz - Christmas in July
ABC Christmas - Older Christmas Stamp - One of my early ones from a few years back
Crafty Creations - Christmas Jx