My Top 5 Creations of 2013

Well, this year I started a blog! And 188 posts later - this is my top 5 creations from 2013! Enjoy!

Number 5 - Let it Snow 

Number 4 - Simply Betty Stamps

Number 3 - Gorjuss Wall Hanging, Tag and Card set

Number 2 - Dilly Beans Black & White Challenge Card

(I was the winner that week!)

Number 1 - Bohemian Decorated Ribbon Box

Thanks for being with me in my first year of bloggin! I'm thinking an anniversary event in Febuary!? Stay tuned!

Thanks for looking! 

Mo xxx

Simply Betty Fanpage Challenge

Just popping in for probably my last post of 2013 with a quick Christmas card for the Simply Betty Fanpage Challenge. The image is the 'Betty Boom' and the brief was to use Red, White and Black and Glitter!

I coloured the image with promarkers and used the My Minds Eye Christmas 6x6 paper pad. The papers are matted onto white card and black pearlescent papers. I have added Stardust Stickles to the flower in her hair, the dynamite, the ribbon and the outer dots on the polkadot background. I thought it needed more so glittered up her eyeshadow and the snowflakes! The sentiment to finish is from Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

All Wrapped Up in this cold weather!

Just a quick reminder post from me today - we have a double challenge going on at Crafting by Designs with two weeks, two themes and two sponsors! I have made a card today for the current challenge at Dilly Beans and have encorporated the first Crafting by Designs challenge theme into the card!

The theme at Dilly Beans is Christmas/Winter and the first theme at Crafting by Designs is 'All Wrapped Up'. I have used the 'Holly Penguin Framed' image and coloured it with Promarkers - he's all warm and wrapped up in his hat and scarf against the elements! I have layered the card using dark green pearlescent paper and BoBunny Silver and Gold Collection designer Christmas papers. I have added a Craftwork Cards sentiment and card Candi and finished the card with corrugated Christmas trees from my stash.

I will be entering my card into the following challenges too -
Dilly Beans - Christmas or Winter
CraftyHands Challenge Blog - Seasons Greetings/Winter
Digi Haven - Christmas Colours Red & Green
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes

I hope you like the card, thanks for stopping by today!
Mo xxx

Happy New Year at the Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day! Now to get cooking for Boxing Day - lots of visitors expected! But here's to the next thing - Happy New Year is the theme at the Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog this week if you have time to join us during this busy period. We are sponsored by Limited Runs and I just love their cupcake digis - lots to choose from - and I have used the Star Cupcake for my simple card today.

Sadly this will be my last post for the Crafters Cafe for a while. With lots of commitments I have had to let a couple of things go and unfortunately I will be taking a break from this DT for the time being.

I have used a 3d star embossing folder on some Green Core'dinations which I sanded using my emery board! This was mounted onto orange pearlescent paper and onto a white 6x6 card blank which I've embossed down the side with Christmas lights! The sentiment I printed from Word and edged with Dusty Concord distress ink. The image is coloured with Promarkers and Stickles in Orange and Lavender. Some gold star brads finish the card.

Thanks for looking, hope you are all enjoying the festivities!
Mo xxx

Christmas Challenge Time at Left of Center - and some news!

It is with mixed feelings that I am here this morning! I have been on the DT for Left of Center for a few months now and due to some personal circumstances our DT co-ordinator, Lorraine, has had to step down and hand over to someone else.... That someone is Me!! I am so excited to be able to gain experience running a challenge blog but hate to see Lorraine having to bow out for the time being. I just hope I can do it justice and thank you to Lorraine for having faith in me!!

So it is time for a new challenge there this morning, Challenge #21 and the theme is Christmas!
We have a fabulous sponsor in the shape of Sassy Studio Designs and I had the pleasure of using the Elvira Sassy image... yes for a Christmas card!!

I've coloured her with promarkers - I'm getting used to the fine nibs, wish I'd had these before now! I have layered her up with purple and black pearlescent papers and designer papers from Bo Bunny's Fright Delight Halloween type pad! I've finished the card with some white flourishes and snowflakes using dies from Robert Addams and Die-Namics. Some Paprika and Platinum stickles give it a bit of sparkle and the sentiment is handwritten!

I hope you will join us at Left of Center for my first challenge as co-ordinator! We have a new linky tool too so you can see the other entries when you join!

We also have a DT Call open till December 27th and would love to hear from you if you are interested in joining our team and working with a great group of crafters and some fantastic sponsors! You can find the DT Call here! 

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

New Challenge at Crafting By Designs

Only a week to go!!! It's time for our final challenge of the year at Crafting by Designs! This will be a fortnight long challenge encompassing two themes - 'Wrap it Up' and 'Anything New'.
My card today is for the 'Wrap it Up' theme and uses 'Present Bear' from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps.

I have coloured him with Promarkers and mounted onto some old design Craftwork Cards Christmas papers. I've finished the card with candi, a sentiment and some red organza.

I hope you will have the time to join us for our last challenge of the year at Crafting by Designs!
thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Cheer Up Goth - it's Christmas! :p

Another day closer!! Here's hoping I'm ready - more wrapping done last night and still more to do... plenty time though! hahaha
Anyway, the card I am sharing today uses an image from Ike's Art called 'Vaguely Goth' - if you're a regular here you'll know I've used her before - but today this is for my first entry in Ike's new challenge blog! I say new challenge blog, this is her 7th challenge and I feel really rubbish for not having entered before now, better late than never though!
The theme is 'Christmas is coming' and you have to use an Ike's image to be in with a chance at a prize. I have based my card around an Irn Bru advert! For those of you non-Scots reading, Irn Bru is a very orange coloured fizzy caffienated soft drink and the company is famed for its tongue in cheek advertising - here is the very advert -

So I had the slogan in my head 'Cheer up Goth, it's Christmas!' And this is what happened!

I used lots of black and purple pearlescent paper, I cut frames, flourishes and snowflakes, layered everything up with the Vaguely Goth image coloured with Promarkers. I printed the sentiment off the computer and popped in on 3D foam. The edges of the white card are inked with Dusty Concord and Black Soot Distress ink using a blending tool.

Now to find a sullen Goth type to give it to! hahaha

I do hope that all of you reading this take it in the context that its meant - a bit of fun and laughter, not at all meant to offend! I was that sullen Goth teen and she's still in here somewhere! Bah humbug!

Mo xxx