The Skaters

I came across this old stamp yesterday and thought I'd have a little play with it.  I used to love Stamps Happen stamps and do have quite a few tucked away. I coloured it with water colour paints and then just added lots of glitter. It's quite a big stamp and almost filled this 6x6 card so didn't feel it needed much adding. I'd like to enter into ABC Christmas challenge which is Anything Goes Or Berries.

There are berries on both the holly and the mistletoe too. 

My blog is a bit neglected at the moment as I seem to be busy with other stuff but hopefully back to posting more frequently soon.

Didn't enter the challenge as I couldn't see how to enter without giving information that I didn't want to give !

Trains/Planes/ Automobiles

We've got a lot of male birthdays coming up in the next two months so I should be concentrating on them but can't seem to get myself out of Christmas card mode, already made two batches of six cards and a few single ones, as I had made more than I needed for Christmas just gone I need to stop now!

I usually enjoy making men's cards but mojo isn't working too well right now.  This is a really CAS card for me and I still don't know if I should have added the die cuts but it looked so bare without them! It can go in the birthday box anyhow.Couple of challenges I'd like to enter

Cardz4guyz - Trains,Planes/or Automobiles

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Allsorts - Make it masculine

Times Flies

Fabulously Feminine

A .little mid month inspiration at Stamping Sensations, check out the design teams inspiration and there is still plenty of time to enter. Remember that to be included in the chance to win the prize  you must have stamping as the focal part of your entry, those not following the rules will not be in with a chance to win and may not receive a comment on their entry.

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Happy Birthday

It was one of our great grandsons second birthday last week and this is the card I made for him. I've used a very old Penny Black stamp called balloon hedgehog.coloured with pro markers and papers from my scrap box.   I'd like to enter this card into Allsorts challenge which is Milestones with numbers.

My second card is for another great grandson and I'm entering this card into the 

Male Room Challenge which is anything goes

Dance in the rain

Been playing with this stencil today, made lots of backgrounds but only one card this one is distress inks sponged through the stencil.  I'd like to enter these challenges

CAS - Stencil     - sponging through stencil

Make My Monday - use words or sentiment

Something old or something new

It's time for the first challenge of 2019 at Try It On Tuesday and this time the challenge is to use something new or something you haven't used for a while.

For my card I have used Penny Black Dreamy stamp, although it is an old PB stamp it is one I have wanted for ages and I was so happy to receive it at Christmas ,along with lots of other goodies ,from my lovely sister . I have also used the Bokah technique on my background which is also an old technique but it is the first time I've done it. I took the inspiration from Viv's blog, thanks Viv !

So my "New" is the stamp and the technique.

Fabulously Feminine

Time for the first challenge of the year at Stamping Sensations and this time it is Fabulously Feminine.  As we are a stamping challenge all entries must have stamping as the main focal point of interest, a small stamped sentiment or last minute added little butterfly will not qualify, we will not comment on any entry that does not follow the rules of the challenge.  Now we have cleared away the glitter from Christmas it's time to get our your girly stamps and let us see your feminine creations.

Add some sparkle

Well here we go with my first Christmas card of 2019 !  The challenge this time at Sparkles Christmas is chosen by Jane and she asks that we add some sparkle, it's hard to show sparkle on here but my card has got lots of glittery sparkle on it. I have used Penny Black Restful stamp for the scene and added Santa and sleigh with an Inkylicious stamp, can't remember where the snowman came from, it's an old stamp.  I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you all a very Happy New Year.