Frosty the Snowman

Good Morning, my card today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Snowmen.  The image is from Judikins and I just love it, coloured with Promarkers and a little bit of sparkle.  I have no idea what the backing paper is, I found it in my Christmas scrap box, the image was stamped onto scrap white card and the snowflakes and stars were cut with a Cuttlebug die using the waste from the base card.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into Jules Crafty Snippets

Thank you for visiting
Beryl x

Bah Humbug!

Good Afternoon, my card today is another CAS type one, I am really getting into these at the moment.  It is for the Bah Humbug Challenge - Die Cuts, I have used the new Spellbinders Poinsettia set and after assembling the flower I sprayed it with Irridescent Spray and Sparkle, then stuck it onto a nestie added a piece of red satin edged organza ribbon and a computer generated greeting

Many thanks for visiting today
Beryl x

For got to add that I am entering my card into Jules Crafty Snippets as my poinsettia was made from lots of offcuts of card.

Christmas for Men

Good Morning,  my card to share today is for this weeks challenge at Bah Humbug - With Men In Mind. The image is an old unmounted one that I bought from ebay, so no idea of the make, stamped with Momento ink, the backing paper is from Artylicious Season's Greetings cd, the strips of paper are from CraftyAnn's new Crinkled paper set, the sentiment is computer generated and I finished the whole thing off with some gold Card Candy.  I know the card is for a man, but I have added a little Stickles Star Burst.

I followed Sketch124 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and as the image was stamped onto an offcut from my white scrap box and all the matting from the gold mirri scrap basket I am entering my card into Jule's Crafty Snippets Challenge - Week 41.

Thank you so much for visiting and for the lovely comments you have been leaving, they mean so much to me.
Beryl x

Christmas Pud.

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Good To Eat.  I have used a ready coloured image from Cuddly Buddly  and used a scap of paper left over from DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack, there were a lot of gorgeous papers in this pack, but I think it has been discontinued.  I glittered Teddy's hat and added some little die-cut gems from Kanban. The sentiment is a stamp that I have had for years.

A simple card, but great for a production line.  Thank you so much for visiting today and for the lovely comments you have been leaving me.

Beryl x

Noel

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for the Bah Humbug Challenge - Flourishes/Swirls.  As you can see I have made a black and white card, the embossing folder is from Crafts Too, I have absolutely no idea which cd the backing paper came from. I have a whole pile of papers that I have printed off various cds at one time or another and I don't keep a record of  what I print.  Bit annoyed with myself cos I really like this paper and don't know where to start looking for it, especially as this is a really easy production line card.  I can tell you that it was printed onto matching Stardream paper.  For once I haven't used any mirror card, the matting is just plain old black cardstock.

I hope you like my card and please leave a comment, cos I love reading them
Beryl x

Another one for the box.

Good Morning, my card to share today is for this weeks challenge over at Bah Humbug - Paper Weaving.  I have used offcuts of Cuddly Buddly papers for the weaving.  The bauble image is from Papermania stamped and embossed with silver embossing powder.  Everything on my card comes from my stash, the ribbon was coloured with a Promarker.  Just realised the ribbon is a bit squint.

Jules Crafy Snippets Challenge - everything on my card came from my snippets boxes,  by the skin of my teeth this week.
Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - Make Yourself  Uncomfortable.  I have never done paper weaving before because I thought it would be too fiddly, it was a bit lol

Thanks for visiting.

Joy to the World

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Christmas Sentiments/Text.  I have used Clarity Stamps by Barbara Grey, inked with Versamark and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Gold ep. I used a Kaleidacolor ink pad and my brayer to colour the inside of the 'O', I think I need a lot more practice with my brayer.  The base card and Cuttlebugged card are Stardream and I stamped the the image  onto Clarity Silk Finish Card.  The blue satin ribbon is from Carnmeal Cottage.

I am also entering my card into Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Let's Emboss It,

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today
Beryl x

Here Comes My Girl

Good Evening, I managed another card today so hopefully my mojo is coming back.  My card to share is for this week's challenge set by the ladies at Humbug Hall - Here Come The Girls.  My image is from Charmed Cards - Charming Christmas.  I have used a ready coloured image and glittered the white bits of her dress and cape, made a bit of a mess grounding her though.  The bp is Smudgey Holly from the Artylicious Seasons Greetings Cd and I added some holly from my Christmas stash.  Sorry the pics a bit squint.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for your visit
Beryl x

Silent Night

Good Afternoon, sorry I've been awol again.  The Labrynthitis took hold when I finished the meds I got from the doctor, trouble was it was over the weekend so couldn't get more pills until Monday afternoon.  They are kicking in again now, but am still spinning around a bit.  So apologies for not visiting and commenting on your blogs, will hopefully be able to manage a few later on this evening.

My card to share is for this week's Less is More - Things That Move. I think my stable scene and star both fit into that category.  The is my 6th attempt, I was trying to gold emboss everything and made a complete pigs ear of  it.  Finally, gave up the embossing and decided to work with black and white and I got the card made in about 15 minutes!!       The image is a Hobby Art stamp that I found in a sale box in my local craft shop, the star is Clarity both stamped with Archival Black ink and and matted onto some black card from my box, the sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into these challenges:
Bah Humbug Challenge - Something New, both of my stamps; and
Ooh La La Creations - No background papers.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting.

Bah Humbug!

Good Afternoon from a very wet Shetland.  My card to share today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - White on White.  It's a very simple card that didn't take very long to make, in fact it might just be my card to send to extended family and friends this year.  The embossed baubles is a Papermania Embossing Folder and the sentiment is from a Crafts Too embossing folder.  I used some gold mirri for matting and the ribbon is from my stash. 

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting.
Beryl x

Two cards

Hi folks, I've got two cards to share today, they are both the same image but in different colourways and layouts.  The reason for the two is that I have spent the day colouring in using a tip/tutorial from Jak of Crafter's Kitchen, I am sure you all know who I mean.  The tip was about using the Promarker blender pen for shading. I have always had a problem with shading and have tried many times to replicate some of the shading that a lot of you do so beautifully and always failed badly.   After following Jak's tips I have sort of managed to shade, I still have a long way to go, but here is my two best efforts today - a lot have gone in the bin lol.  I think the blue card is the better one.

The image is Fred She Said as is the bp on the blue card, the bp on the Red card is Cuddly Buddly, everything else is from my stash.

My card's are for the following challenges:
Rainbow Lady - Pets
Passion for Promarkers - Animal Antics
Bah Humbug - Beads ... the beads are on the blue card.

Thanks for dropping by and all of your comments  are very welcome
Beryl x

Meeces

Good Afternoon,  Whilst blog hopping this afternoon I visited fellow blogger Pat and she had made a card for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Meeces!  I said that I wouldn't be able to enter as didn't have any mice images.  Then I decided to go searching and I found this fabulous digi image at Cuddly Buddly.  I printed it directly onto the white cardstock and coloured with my Promarkers.  Have any of  you discovered the fabulous new fine nibs to clip onto the end of your Promarkers, they are brilliant you can get into all the small fiddly places without going over your lines.  They were perfect for the holly and stars on this image and I also attached one to my blender pen to try and get some texture on the meeces, doesn't show up very well.  Which is a good thing cos I need a lot more practice in this department. lol.  Joanna Sheen did have some of these  nibs as do Letraset.

I am also making a second entry into this weeks LIM challenge - A One Layer Card - Something with Legs.

Thank you for stopping by and for the lovely comments you leave
Beryl x

Catchin' Flakes

Good Evening, it's been dull and grey here today, but at least we didn't get any rain - yet!  My card to share today is for the challenge at Bah Humbug and this week the ladies have asked for Scarves and Mittens.  Apart from the dark blue cs, which is Papermania,  everything else has come from Fred She Said.  The bps and the flower are from the Blue Christmas Poinsettia Pack and the image is Catching Flakes, I have used the pre-coloured option.   The sentiment is computer generated and I have added a bit of stickles to the centre of the flower, but it doesn't show up very well.

I am also entering my card into CraftyAnn's Challenge - Christmas in June and I have followed Sketch No.106 from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Thank you for visiting and for the lovely comments you leave.  They really make my day.
Beryl x

Whateva!!

Good Evening, my card today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Whateva!! a card for a teenager.  The image and bp both come from My Craft Studio - Walk in Winter Wonderland.  I actually used one of these images last Christmas for my 16 year old grand-daughter and 15 year old stepgrand-daughter and they went down quite well.  Probably because these fairies are not the pretty pretty type - more like wild child.
The ribbon, flower and button all came from my stash.

My card also fits the challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Buttons

Thank you for stopping by and for the lovely comments.
Beryl x

Emma and a Snowman

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Surprise, Surprise.  The surprise with my card is that when Sophie receives it there will be some pennies inside.  The image is Emma the Hugger and Snowman precoloured from Fred She Said, the bp is from an old DCWV Glittered Christmas Stack and it is the last piece of this particular design, which is a shame because I love this one.  The blue cs is Papermania and the sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into CPS- Sketch221 and CrazyHazelnut'sChristmas Challenge - Wintertime Blues

Thank you so much for visiting and for the lovely comments
Beryl x

2 Christmas Challenges

Good Evening, my card to share today is a very quick and simple one and covers two Christmas Challenges, Bah Humbug - Sleigh Bells and Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Ribbon.  I have ribbon on my card and my reindeer has bells on his harness.  The image is from Whipper Snapper designs and is Rodney the Reindeer, he has been coloured with Promarkers, the backing paper is from an old DCWV Christmas Glitter stack, the cs is Coredinations and the ribbon is Papermania. 

Thank you for visiting.
Beryl x

Bah Humbug!

Good Afternoon from a gloriously sunny Shetland, it was raining this morning, but now there isn't a cloud in the sky. Hopefully, I am going to sit outside with my book for an hour after I have finished this post.  The ladies of Humbug Hall have asked us all to Go Green this week - Recycling or Shades of Green.  I have managed a bit of both a fair bit of green and the buttons are recycled from my good neighbour's fabulous button box.  She has been recycling buttons since well before recycling was even though of.  The ribbon is also recycled, sorry the buttons don't show up very well in the pic.  I have also followed this week's sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday

The image is a Judikins stamp, the bp is from an old Papermania Christmas pad, the coloured cs is from my scraps box, the flower is a Marianne Creatable Poinsettia and the sentiment is computer generated.

Thanks for your visit and the lovely comments you have been leaving me.
Beryl x

Christmas Trees

Good Evening, my card to share today is for the Bah Humbug Challenge which this week has Christmas Tree as the theme.  I have absolutely no idea where I got this stamp, it is an unmounted one I've had for ages it's possibly one from a grab bag or ebay.  I stamped the image with Momento ink, the bp is Artylicious everything else is from my scrap box.

I am also entering my card into the CHNC challenge - a square card; and I have followed  Sketch54  from Papertake Weekly

Thank you so much for stopping by and the comments you have been leaving they really give me a buzz.
Beryl x

Bah Humbug

Good Afternoon, my card today is for the Bah Humbug Challenge this week, which is Apetures, as soon as I saw the topic I knew exactly what I was going to do.  I haven't done any Iris Folding in years and had forgotten how fiddley it can be, the air was a bit blue last night as I was making this card in front of the tele. All of the paper for the folding came from my stash, the stamp is one of the first Christmas stamps I bought when I started cardmaking about 8 years ago, and it comes out every year.

Thank you for visiting and for any comments you may wish to make.  They are all appreciated very much.
Beryl x

Back Again

Good Evening, I had a great weekend with my middle daughter and family.  On Saturday we went to Glasgow to the SECC spent quite a few pennies mostly on stamps and reuseables like dst and glue.  Then on Sunday before catching the overnight ferry I called into Hobbycraft in Aberdeen and they had a brilliant offer on a floor standing craft lamp, £60 off!  so, as it was only £40 I bought it.

Onto my card.  This is for the Bah Humbug Challenge which asks for embossing this week.  The frame embossing is a Cuttlebug folder matted onto gold mirri and the paper strip came from a pack of handmade paper that I got from my local craft shop.     I am also entering my card into the challenge at CHNC   which also asks for embossing this week.

Many thanks for stopping by.
Beryl x
Oops!  Just realised that I didn't put a sentiment on the card.