Lets Warm It Up a Little

Oh it’s been so cold and so dark this winter, don’t you think? I needed something fresh that would be sure to warm me up and I found it in Saturated Canary Digi’s.

Librarian is sure to warm the cockles of your heart.

Coloured with Copic markers and teamed with MME lucky in Love paper and two toned Satin ribbon from Ribbon Carousel and she has a sale on at the moment so go grab a bargain

A close up of the Librarian lady herself

I may do a Year in Review before the end of the year or maybe for New Years Day.

Crayon Box Card–Teacher Gift

I’m thrilled with how this turned out. The beauty of it is it was so easy to make.

The template came from Creations by AR 

The template you get cutting files for machines and also PDF files for hand cutters like me, you also get step by step instructions and a sample of the finished template.

I used back to school ribbon and red and brown twine form Ribbon Carousel and I used Letraset transfer letters to add the Thank You Miss on the front of the box.

 

Isn't it perfect for a teacher gift?

I had the perfect afternoon making this, home alone with Les Miserables playing on my iPad while I sang along and crafted.

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Blog Hop of the Month–Clean and Simple

 

Its that time of the month when the Mo’s Dream Team come together and do a special project to give you a little inspiration and hopefully some Oooo’s and Awes along the way.

This Months theme for the Blog Hop is CAS (Clean and Simple)and Jane is our host and that is where the blog hop begins.

You should have landed here from Pops blog.

I used Miki’s Puppies digi image from Mo’s Digital Pencil for my project.

The Corners of the image were punched with a EK Success corner punch.

It is always a challenge not to keep adding bits to your card minimalistic is the key to CAS cards.

The snow was made with a sharpie paint pen from Ribbon Carousel 

Next up is Gretha and I know she’ll have something amazing to show you.

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there is a couple of spot prizes on comments left

The blog hop order if you get lost is Jane, Julie, Debby.Y, Heidy, Alice, Debbie, Mina, Pops, Jak, Gretha, Kerttu

 

Good Witch

I thought as it is Pantomime season I would get to work on a good witch to get in the spirit of things. Ohh “it’s behind you” not really, it’s below

Teen Witch is so beautiful I wanted to give it a whirl, it is a Mo’s Digital Pencil image.

I coloured her with Prisma pencils and Copic markers.

I used the crushed ribbon from Ribbon Carousel and a bit of twin to tie on the birdcage charm.

Papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad.

Are any of you going to a Pantomime this year? I’m hoping that by next year our Grandson Jack will be ready to sit through one.

Card Drive–Give Your Support

I think we all hold a thought for parents and families of those that lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, such a terrible thing to happen, lets see if we can show our support and send our condolences to those that need it.

 

Eskimo Kiss

Have you seen the snowman advert yet where he treks out to buy his girlfriend a Christmas gift? well here is the sequel as these two are totally in love.

Eskimo Kiss a Fairydoodles pencil drawing digi stamp from Teddybo 

Coloured with Copic Markers and glittered.

crushed ribbon from Ribbon Carousel 

I embossed the  Tim Holtz Snowman in the background using the Cuttlebug and added a bit of love and two pins to finish.

Lil Ballerina

I thought I would have a break from the Christmas cards and get out my cuttlebug and my dies and make a pretty embossed card.

Lil Ballerina by Mo’s Digital Pencil fit the bill perfectly, I just love her chubby legs.

The flourish dies are by My Favorite Things the silk ribbon from Ribbon Carousel and the drop charm is from Wholeport 

Coloured with Copic markers

Ice Family

 

Oh I love this little Ice family, jolly, fat, icy and adorable.

Ice Family is a Fairydoodles design by Teddybo another of her pencil drawings which are a dream to colour. My papers and sheer ribbon are from Ribbon Carousel 

They look so snug in their winter coats, hats, scarfs and mittens.

I think each morning is getting colder and colder, I even drove to work with a hot water bottle on my knee one morning, you can see the road glistening and yet they still drive like maniacs, I see an accident most mornings on my way to work, really folk come on…. do you really think it would be a Merry Christmas for your family if you hurt yourself or worse.

Stay safe and have a very Merry Christmas.

I’m having a half day today, Hairdressers is calling me and then Friday is our Christmas party then I’m free until 7th January whoop whoop.

Its Snow Fun! I’m Melting!

I had to show you this, poor guy. I first spotted him on my pal Mina’s blog and just knew I had to have him.

Melted Man from Teddybo’s Fairydoodler and better still they have a sale on.

I used regular Fishtail Banner stax by MFT Dies to cut out the patterned papers.

My ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel , and the button from Dainty Paperie, image coloured with Promarkers and Prisma Pencils.

Twine from Ribbon Carousel

This one has a Santa bell from Wholeport tied onto the twine.

Poor little guy.

Christmas Not

I needed to play with something none Christmas and wanted to make something out of my comfort zone, we tend to get stuck in a style feel comfortable with it and keep it going with different variations.

I found a lovely new outlet called Wholeport, it has a bit of this and a it of that, the habidashery side of it is fabulous with lace, flowers, braiding material etc etc. It’s like an Aladins cave of goodness.

I used their resin flower some heave cotton lace and the pleated braid.

I also used The Gold Life paper pack and twine from Ribbon Carousel

As you can see it all comes together beautifully.

Holiday Spirit–Ribbon Carousel Crew Challenge

Ready to play?!

The Ribbon Carousel Crew Design Team Monthly Challenge and our theme is The Holidays.

For this months card I used some of their gorgeous wired Ribbon and my image is Ho Ho Whoa from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Copic markers.

Now head over and see the rest of the Crews cards and join in the challenge for a fabulous prize….. your very own ribbon Carousel could be yours.

Eleanor Praying in Monotones

It is coming up to my Mother In laws birthday and she will be the ripe young age of 80 so I need to get my thinking cap on for a card for her and I thought I’d start with this one.

It’s not just Eleanor that's praying because I’m doing some praying of my own that I’m as good as my Mother In Law when I hit 80 years of age.

Eleanor Praying by Just Inklined is such a gorgeous image that I think she may just be what I need.

Coloured with Copic Markers and blended with Pan Pastels.

I added a touch of elegance with a real silk swatch of material and lace and ribbon from Ribbon Carousel and a gorgeous button from Dainty Paperie 

Do you think this will do the trick?

Great Impressions and RC Blog Hop!

The Ribbon Carousel Crewmates are teaming up with the talented designers from Great Impressions to bring you a blog hop overflowing with crafty goodness!

 

  

We got to play some super fun stamps from Great Impressions AND some ribbon and twine from the Ribbon Carousel, of course!  

 I've used Dotted Winter Tree stamp image and True Joy of the Season sentiment stamp from Great Impressions and Silk Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel

I used Pan Pastels to colour, papers from my stash, Memory box dies and a pretty stick pin.

 

 

Here’s a little about our sponsor:

Deone and her husband Ken started Great Impressions in 1984. They started their journey by doing craft shows around the country and then in the 90's decided to sell wholesale. After that they decided to start selling in small retail stores and the original "Stamp of the Month" was born. The next step was opening an online website so that purchasing Great Impressions stamps would be even easier which is where the company is today. We hope that you will visit our website and our blog where we feature a new DT project each day and have a monthly challenge.

Now, lets talk prizes!   

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Ribbon Carousel Crewmates and the The Great Impressions DT to be eligible to win one of the 2 prizes up for grabs!  We'll select 2 random commenters from 2 randomly selected designer blog, so be sure to spread the love around!

The Great Impressions prize is a $25 Gift Certificate, and the RC prize is a $25 Gift Certificate to the RC store! 

Ready to Hop?!

Floods in the North East of England–Ragged

Well it has been a cold wet dank week in my little part of the world, floods during the night kept our fire service busy and my daughter partner could get out of their estate so hopefully the worst is over.

As I’m feeling a little ragged this weekend with the dreaded cold bug I thought Ragged Maggie by Mo’s Digital Pencil would be quite an apt image for me.

I have to say although she is named Ragged Maggie she is the sweetest little thing isn’t she?

She’s as snug as a bug in a rug, Coloured with Copic markers and Prisma Pencils, Ribbons and twine from Ribbon Carousel and Harvest Lane by Simple Stories paper kit