This digi stamp was already coloured..  

I used A5 Craft UK card which I mounted Hunkydory cream and gold embossed card on top, I made a backing paper of the hedgehogs on the sledge and mounted it onto the cream gold card, I them cut the image out using a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die which I mounted on to the gold pearliest card from my stock, I used Pinflair snow dust on the bottom to make it look like real snow, I mounted it onto the rest of the card after  I had put gold ribbon on which I purchased from Meiflower I made a chocolate box bow and added a pearl gem on top to add the finishing touches to the card I then added some gold peel off''s.


 The once common sight of hedgehogs in gardens could become a thing of the past, with the spiny species having suffered a dramatic decline in recent years

A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily  Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge ("hedge"), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge ("hog"), from its piglike snout.Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig.


I hope you enjoyed looking at my Penny Black card....and please feel free to comment on my post.......



Challenges I have entered.
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/challenge-35-anything-goes.html
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/challenge-72-christmas.html
http://lovely-haenglar-only.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/challenge-84-winter-wonderland.html
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/challenge-185-non-traditional-x-mas.html
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/new-challenge-christmas.html
 http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/challenge-189-anything-goes.html
http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/albc-christmas-cheer.html

Forever Friends Teddy Stamp.

Promarkers Colours:

Teddy      ~    Tan and Ivory
Coat        ~     Red, cool grey 1 and Ice Diamond
Hat          ~     Red, cool grey 1 and Ice Diamond
Stocking  ~     Red, Cool grey 1 and Ice Diamond
Sack       ~     Sandstone
Rope       ~    Gold
Presents   ~    Baby Pink and Pastel Pink



I used A5 craft uk card, cut down a embossed card and mounted it onto of the A5 card I have put red ribbon down the side with a chocolate box bow on it.  I cut out a Fleur de Lis spellbinder die to mount onto the white embossed card then on top I put the Forever Friends Teddy. I used red Gems on the card to give it a bit of bling,  The sentiments are Britannia dies Happy Christmas and Letters.


Ribbon is from      http://www.meiflower.co.uk/
Gems from        http://www.meiflower.co.uk
Britannia Dies are the word sets and  Alphabet dies



Forever Friends was invented 25 years ago (1987) by artist Deborah Jones working from her little studio in Bath, sketched the very first Bears. Greetings card king Andrew Brownsword saw them, loved them and put them on his cards. They soon became the most popular cute cards in the land – loved by young and old alike!

They now have loads of forever friends stuff for people to collect.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my Forever Friends card....and please feel free to comment on my post.......


Challenges I have entered
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cisforchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/december-challenge.html
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
 

Promarker colours for Kenny K image

Holly            ~     Forest Green
Berrys          ~     Red
Candy Cane ~     Grass
Bow             ~     Gold
Basket          ~     Sandstone.
Skin              ~     Satin
Eyes             ~     Cobalt Blue
Eyeshadow   ~     Pastel Blue highlighted with glitter pen
Lips              ~     Blossom
Hair              ~     Tan
Basque         ~     Cool Grey 5 and Ruby highlighted with glitter pen 


Cape        ~       Carmine with the white highlighted with Ice Diamond.
Boots       ~       Cool Grey 5 highlighted with Ice Diamond

I have used a A5 Craft UK card I then cut down a piece of Kanban gold and white star card which I used as the backing card, I used a papermania red card from my stash on the top I used  Britannia lattice die large to make the top and then cut a piece of silver mirror card to highlight the top then mounted them on the top of the other card and then glued the image on.
I have used a glitter pen on the basque to highlighted the stripes
Then used a gold peel off to put happy Christmas on to finish it off


I hope you enjoyed looking at my Kenny K card....and please feel free to comment on my post.......


Challenges I have entered 
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/
http://hollyjollychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ 

 Kelle the Meerkat from Encino Stamps.

I was given this stamp which I think is so cute, so that I could make a birthday card for a family member as she is mad on Meerkats


Kelle is coloured in using promarkers  the colours are

Cocoa,
Cinnamon
Sandstone.


the Present is promarker  Plum Preserve,
the ribbon and bow are done in promarker Lilac
the balloon is also done in promarker Lilac.





I used a Craft UK 8x8 card with Sugar Buttons Purple rose glitter card from Karacter Krafts Kathryn Sturrock 
I used my EK success Bracket Edger punch to do a small boarder then I mounted purple ribbon on and I made a bow from the same ribbon which I put on the top left hand , with Purple card which Kelle is mounted on with black pen around the outside edge to give it a bit of highlight, 

I then put on some  purple pearls which are from Meiflower to give the corners some highlight.

I put a Gold Happy Birthday on to finish it off.

I have put a graphic frame around it 

The Gems and ribbon are from  http://www.meiflower.co.uk/
Sugar Buttons card is from  http://www.karacterkrafts.com

A small fact about Meerkats:

The meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta, is a small mammel belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahri Desert, in much of the Namibia Desert and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa . A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild. As everyone knows they are now famous due to the TV advert.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my Encino card....and please feel free to comment on my post.......


I have entered this challenges: 
 http://avenue613.blogspot.com/
http://stampedblessings.com/
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cateredcrop.com/ 
http://akstamping.blogspot.com



 

Coat        ~  Red trim cool grey 1
Belt         ~  Cool grey 5
Buckle     ~  Black
Trousers  ~  Black
Boots      ~  Ruby
Hat         ~  Ruby
Eyebrows ~ Sandstone
Hair         ~ Sandstone
Sack       ~  Tan
Patch      ~  Cocoa
Face       ~  Ivory
eyes        ~  tinted with cool grey 1
Dog        ~ Cool grey 2 and 3
Collar     ~ Cocoa and studs gold


I used A4 card scored in half to give me A5 I then used Red merry Christmas card on top used a punch to get the little border with red ribbon and put a silver peel off down the ribbon.  I cut Santa out using spellbinder die and then mounted it onto the red card, on the right hand corners are peel off silver corners with silver Christmas greetings on.

 I am on team B for the Challenge I hope you like it

 

Hair ~ Sandstone.
Wings ~ Gold Glitter pen and soft peach 
 Holly ~ Forset Green
Lips ~ Soft Peach
Skin ~ Satin

I used A4 Centura Pearl card scored in half to make my A5 card, the embossed card is from Hunkydory  the circle is spellbinder die to give a little definition behind the fairy I then stuck them onto the A5 card around the edges of the embossed card is gold peel offs with borders and peel offs for the greeting message.

 

All colours are Promarker's.

Ladies Dress and Hat ~ Red white highlighted with cool grey 1 and Glitter.
Belt ~ Forest Green
Hair ~ Cinnamon
Holly ~ Pine
Berry's ~ Carmine
Bells ~ Gold
Boots ~ Red and Gold
Sack ~ Forest Green
Stocking top ~ Carmine.

I used A4 Centura Pearl Card scored in half to give me a A5 card.
I used a clock embossing board to give me the back ground then edged it with red ribbon and made a bow I used glue to stick them onto the card the glued the Kenny K image onto the embossed card on the right hand side are red gems to give a little bling I used a stamp to make the sentiment.

Snow People:- coloured by promarkers.
Cool grey 1 and icicle around bodies of the snow people to stop them looking plain. Scarf and band on lady is Carmine and Pine her hat is Poppy.  Scarf and band on man Sky Blue his hat is cobalt blue with holly on hat pine, 

I used A4 card scored in half with a embossed white card layered on top of the A5 card I mounted the snow man onto red card then mounted onto the embossed card I used gold gems on each corner and put a sentiment on the top left.

 

Witch coloured by Promarkers.

Hair :- Cinnamon  
Skin:- Satin   
Lips:- Ruby  
Eyes and Eyebrows:-  Cinnamon
Dress:- Plum Preserve   
Belt :- Tropical Orchid  
Buckle Grey Squirrel       
     Hat :-  Plum Preserve           
Belt :-  Tropical Orchid    
Broom Cool Grey 4.

                                                                                                                            

 I scored a A4 card in half to make a A5, embossed some white card with clocks then used collall all purpose glue to stick it down then I embossed some light purple card to make a framed border for the witch, then glued onto the card I used gold gems on each corner just to give a bit of bling

Team B Lacy Sunshine food challenge.

I have used A6 Craft UK scalloped edge card. I have used stripped paper and a Martha Stewart punch to put a little design on the bottom to stop it looking to plain. I have used a spellbinder die to cut out the oval and then coloured in the image and mounted it onto the oval colours used are:-

Hair  -  Henna,   Eyes  -  Tan,  Hat  -  Amethyst and Lilac,
Lips  -  Pastel Pink,  Skin -  Ivory  Arm warmers  -  Blush
Dress  - Amethyst  Underskirt  -  Pastel Pink  Waistcoat  - Pink Carnation,  Boots  -  Pink Carnation,  Cakes - Blossom, Frosting on top of cakes cool grey 1 for highlight.

I used a silver pen around the die cut and silver peel offs and silver pearls int he top corners.


Team B Challenge team are  Fiona,  Darcy,  Sian, Lisa,  Anita,  Rebecca

 www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk

I have just been accepted onto the JIC Monthly Design Team to which I am extremely happy about so here is my first challenge for them.

It is for the October Halloween or Pink and I decided to go with Pink.

I used A4 cream pearl card scored in half to make the A5 card I used spellbinder die to make the middle  design using cream card from stock I put pink behind it to show through the design.  I used pink flowers that are the waste from my flower border tonic punch.  I them placed my image on top I used a pink ribbon and silver peel offs.

Colours used were all promarkers. Skin tone Ivory, Hair, Eyes and Eyebrows Tan,  Lips Blossom.  Hat Fushia Pink and the band Baby Pink.  Top Pink Carnation, Trousers Rose Pink Boots cool Grey two and three heels cool grey 4...

Please find below the JIC blog and Kate's blog as well 

 http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

 http://kates-krafty-korner.blogspot.com/

This is Team A Challenge which is Indigo Blu stamps.

I am on Team B but we were allowed to enter this challenge.

I have used A6 Craft UK scalloped edge card. I used purple self adhesives paper for the background, I used spellbinder die to cut out the design and mounted it onto the white card so that the white showed through the design.  I put the flowers on top and the thank you on..  In the top and bottom corners are Purple Gems on.

Team A    Anita    Teresa   Lynne    Net   Denise    Lucy   Ashley
Nicola

TTPH blog

www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk

The Stamping Chef Challenge.      Hope

I have used a A6 craft UK Scalloped edge card, the pink card behind hope is Hunkydory pink swirl card, tonic flower punch  to make the border and a pink ribbon to make the small bow at the top I then stuck hope on with 3d foam pads to give her a little height off the card.

I used promarkers to colour her in.
the Dress ribbon is rose pink highlighted with Hunkydory diamond sparkles fairie kisses, the dress is pink carnation. Lips are rose pink skin ivory and eyes are sky blue with hair done is sandstone.

here is the blog for TSC

http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com

I am a team B member for Through The Purple Haze Design Team. Here is another challenge blog post for Through the Purple Haze Design Team. I have added a picture of my card and the details of what I used to make it.

This is a SBS image called Grace. I used a A4 card scored in half to make a A4 I used spellbinder die to cut out the oval in black card used EK Success punch for the boarder and edged it with black ribbon as its a Halloween challenge I decided to use all black's, whites and I coloured Grace in using all the cool grey colours. I then cut her out leaving a small white border around her, then I mounted it on the black oval and mounted it on the card I used pearls down the border and black pearls on the corners.  

Here is another stamped image, I have stamped today on hammered card this time instead of the stamping paper I have.  I have started to use papermania stamp blocks as I wasn't happy with my rocka blocks as I always manged to get a thick edge, I now think it is a better stamped image.  The image is Popcorn bear that I got free in a magazine last year, as I am not very confident in stamping this is the first time this image has been used I have also started to use memento ink pads.  I used promarkers to colour it in.

Coat and Hat  -  Red. highlighted the white with cool grey 1
Holly  -   Meadow Green and Forrest Green with the berrys red the bag is blush.
Popcorn  -  Caramel, Sandstone, Tan, Putty and pastel pink
Doll  -  nose carmine face Sandstone blanket is Cinnamon and on top is Cool grey one. 

I used spellbinders to cut out the image and used a gold pen around the edge.  The card is Craft UK Scalloped edge card and embossed dot gold card.  on the edge of the raised border is a stamped snow flake on each corner.

Here is my finished creation for our silver wedding invitations for a meal I would love people to come to..
I used 4x4 Craft UK card stock and embossed the front of the card with the Geometric embossing folder, I used Marianne dies wedding rings and champagne glass, the border and flowers are Tonic punch Daisy border and the flowers are the left overs  from the punch.. I have then put silver gems on the flowers, the gems in the middle of the flowers are from Anita which is in a round storage box. Then I just added a 25 peel off to it to finish it off 

I am a team B member for Through The Purple Haze Design Team. Here is another challenge blog post for Through the Purple Haze Design Team. I have added a picture of my card and the details of what I used to make it.

I used a A6 Craft UK scalloped edge card, the white backing card is a embossed card from Hunkydory I used spellbinders to cut out the the circle, image and the oblong.. I used my Martha Stewart punches to make the to ribbon strips.

I used my Meiflower pearls to the sides as in the sketch that was requested for this challenge.   I am on the B team for the Through the Purple Haze

Stitchy Bear Flower

I am on team B but got permission to do this one for team A

 

I have done the Stitchy bear challenge her name is flower.

I used a A4 white card from stock scored in half to make it into A5, the pink card is papermania, I used my EK Success large edge punch to make a border.  The die is a spellbinder which I used to cut flower out and then mounted it onto the pink back card.  I coloured flower in using promarkers then put silver peel offs on the corners and sentiment.

Promarker colours are:-Outer wings Rose Pink, Inner wings Pink Carnation, top of dress baby Pink, Bottom part of dress Blossom the flowers in her hair are Blossom and the leaves are Apple Hair is Sandstone, Skin is Ivory, Lips Pink Carnation and eyes are Cobalt Blue

Here is another card I have made for a wrestling mad 6 year old.

I embossed silver pearl card with a Die-sire embossing folder called Argyle, I used a cream A4 card scored in half to make A5.

the wrestling image I found the border is my EK Success boarder punch and around it is silver pen, I used silver peel offs to add the message.

Here is a card I made to order for a little boy who is mad on Wrestling.. As you can see on the card he is only 6.

The main card is Crafters Companion pearl card scored to make A5, then I used my EK Success punch on plain black card to make the edging.  I used spellbinder dies to cut out the two circles and mounted the image on one and Happy Birthday Jack on the other, all around the black card is a gold pen marker to make it looked stitched.

 

 

I have made this card for a lady who's anniversary it is soon.  I used Crafters Companions Pearl A4 card scored in half to make it a A5 I used one of my embossing folders to do the backing card, I used Nellie Snellen Heart dies, Spellbinders Label seven die, the ribbon is from my stash that I got from Meiflower and the pearls are also from Meiflower. I used peel offs for the Anniversary and shape around the heart

Here are two totally different cards that I have made one is a stamped image of a dragon which I coloured in using promarkers.. I made it for a friends birthday as she loves dragons. I used different colour greens and did the berry's in a red.

The other one is a 8x8 card with a spellbinders embossing folder for the backing I used spellbinder dies to cut out the fancy oval and then stamped onto it with Flower soft stamps the flowers are from Wild Orchid, the ribbon and pearls are from Meiflower.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:   Colour Challenge  

Anything goes  

 

  I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/       Make It Girly         Die cuts