Saturated Canary for Christmas

Blogger has been playing at silly so-and-so again. I found last week whilst commenting many blogs had no comment  box ??? Yesterday I decided prepare my post ready for when I leave to the UK - what did I find - no ability to 'Compose'. I could use the HTML but found it pretty difficult to create a post with that alone, so I stamped, shouted and cried and switched the whole blog off and went and made a card.

 I wasn't in the best frame of mind so it is definite not the best card made!!!!

The image is one of Krista's which I bought last year but never had the time to use it.

The are coloured with Polychromo's and the paper are Bo Bunny - always left from last year.

I used holly leaves from Creales, and the showflakes from Martha Stewart and EKSuccess.

Challenges

Totally Papercrafts   -   5 weeks to Christmas

Sketch Saturday    

Make it Monday

Cute Card Thursday - Glitter

Totally Gorjuss - Bling it On

Bearly Mine  - Anything goes

Simon Says.................Joy's Eerie Inspiration Board

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

EERIE INSPIRATION 

Joy's Pinterest Inspiration Board :-)

We hope that you will have fun using this board as inspiration and create some fun and creative projects...

Heidi will be giving a $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store as usual!!!  

I used the adorable Gruffies from the House Mouse stable who is are not in stock at the moment although is called Pumpkin Head.

I used the image with Copics and mounted them  papers from Echo Park Apothercary Emporium.

I have used Sizzix for the Bats and Lawn Fawn are from  Happy Haunting and  Inkadinado as from the Spider Web. I added the little spider from Glossy Accents

           

Everybody Art challenge

This is my card for Everybody Art Challenge this week and we are sponsored by Kenny K images. and our theme is glimmer.

I have use both the broken fence and the wire fence both from Make-it-Crafty,  My Kenny K image needs to something to rest against otherwise eh will fall over!!

The image is colloured with Copics and is standing on grass which is cut by a Crealies die. I use the Fanciful Flourish from Cheery Lynn to create a vine covered with flowers from Memory Box Fancy Blossoms.

I have used metal studs on the wire fence (mostly covered up - as usual!!) some black pearl stud as the wood fence and small diamanté flower centre.

Challenges
Make it Monday

Midweek Squeeeeeek...............ATC Turn-arounds

(Submissions close in 13d 22h 59m)
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SPARKLE with you with Basic Grey Challenge

I hope you enjoyed the 'Ribbons and Lace'  challenge  -  this time we  would like you to see the theme of ....

SPARKLE

As always, our wonderful sponsor Simon Says Stamp is offering one lucky winner a fab $25 shopping spree in the Simon Says Superstore, just think of the goodies you could treat yourself to with that !!

(Please note: This is a voucher code that entitles the winner to a $25 saving off their order in Simon Says Stamp, P+P charges will still apply unless the conditions are met to earn free P+P, please check here if you would like to see these conditions)

I usually struggle to get 'sparkle' to photograph but this one went bananas although the one balloon top right (as you face) is rather a strange colour !!!

The Basic Grey papers I have used are Plumeria  and I have used Krista's sweet image called 'Ruffles the Clown' which is perfect for a young birthday I have coming up.

Ruffles are colouring in Copics, I coloured the balloons and sparkled them with various different colours of Stickles.

I used Cheery Lynn Fancy Flourish and used Memory Box Fancy Blooms.

Thanks  to all of you for the fabulous comments - I am trying to bet back to you all

meanwhile I hope you all have a brilliant weekend.

Simon Says............DIES and/or PUNCHES !!!

The design team have created some awesome projects for your inspiration, we are all featuring the BRAND NEW  Stamps and Dies from Simon Says Stamp Exclusives 

You don't have to use them to join in but we would love to see them used if you have them :-)

As an extra bonus for this challenge Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a FABULOUS pack of Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Dies worth $50 !! Woo Hoo !!

I will be doing a random draw for this prize from one of the DT or our GD's  blogs. SO you will need to comment on all of our blogs otherwise you could miss out !! :-)

PLUS 

 Heidi will be giving a $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store as usual!!!   

I used Simon Says Stamp Party Banner for my
SIKY and SHIYA are the image from Mo Manning they are available as clear stamps from Simon Says Stamp by Stempavie.
I decided to colour my image with Tim Holtz's DISTRESS INKS
Core-dinations are my basic card stock and I used dp as My Mind's Eye PARIS &CO 
Fun Flock and used with Flower Soft High Teck PVA Glue for the fluffy details of the images. I found this PVA Glue a multitude of fabulous of reasons especially for the Fun Flock. Around the snow I used glitter as Stardust Stickles. 
Martha Stewart is a Snowflake and Magnolia leaf Magnolia doohickey a Leaf and their Cherry Blossoms
The sentiment CCDesign Amy R Christmas Greetings

                               

Challenges

Sir Stampalot challenge  - Punch Away

Make it Monday

Crafts & Me  - My Sentiments Exactly

Everybody Art Challenge for a Sketch!!!

We have one of Domi's fabulous Sketch at  Everybody Art Challenge   this week and I have used Krista's
sweet image in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October.
I have used Copics and cut with Spellbinders Circle and used a Memory Box Sanibel Border.
The papers are called Always and Forever from Raspberry Road.
The lace is from Kaiser Craft, the flowers from a selection from Simon Says Stamp and the leaves cut from Crealies.

House Mouse and Friends Challenge are ATC Turnabouts !!

***NEW CHALLENGE ***

Our mega talented Teamie, Stacy Morgan is hosting and she wants to see you create an ATC Turn-About. What that basically means is that you will take your ATC and turn it into a card creation.  Easy Peasy, right? 

If you are not familiar with what an ATC is, let us explain; 

It is a miniature work of art with an approximate size of (2 ½ X 3 ½ inches), or, (63 mm X 89 mm).  It is small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of mail art and has its origins in Switzerland. These mini Cards are produced in various media and usually traded or exchanged rather than sold. The sky is the limit in this fun art. So give it a go!!! :)

Check out this LINK to learn the HISTORY of Artist trading Cards, (ATC's)

For added inspiration, here is a Link to an older challenge in which we also featured samples of ATC's. Check it out here---> HM&F MC Challenge, HMFMC101.

***SPONSORS***

We are very proudly sponsored by...

ONE lucky winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp store.

-A N D-

Sweet Stamp Store

One Lucky Winner will receive a $10.00 Gift Certificate to spend at Sweet Stamp Store

A great BIG THANK YOU goes out to our Sponsors for your wonderful generosity! 

***GUEST DESIGNERS***

We must say goodbye to our awesome September Guest Designers Crafteresa  and  Kristina. Thank you ladies for joining us and for contributing such gorgeous samples. With a new month ahead we are also welcoming two new Guest Designers. They are super talented. Please help us welcome Dawn and Silvia to the Team this month.

This image is 'Santa's Little Helper' and the papers are from Magnolia.

I complain about ATC's are such hard work because they are so small - so why have I ended up doing two -  stupid or what ???

I have to admit doing Mousies are much easier with ATC's because they have some small images.

I have searched around my Christmas  goody box - determined I'm going to use everything up this hear - now this leaves me not be able to give you a lot of the products  used.

I shall add  them in if my computer will let them - it had crashed 3 times this morning -  only a coupple of weeks to go and I can take it back to my shop and get it stripped down.