Christmas in July

Good Morning Peeps,

Well it may be summer outside but I have been thinking ahead to Christmas for this fortnight's challenge at Fab'n'Funky where I am hosting with my choice of theme:

 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

  

For my card I have used a stamp by Creative Ember and coloured with Copics I used a snowflake square die by Phill Martin on Kraft card and a Penny Black embossing folder, I added a sentiment from LOTV and some glitter and a white pen.

 

Have a good day! 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Passion for Markers Challenge #845 - Animals *

Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Animals*

Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July *

Die-cut Divas - Christmas in July*

MerryLittleChristmas - Christmas*

 

 

Beginning with B

Good Morning Peeps,

I hope you are all having a good week, it’s been a little too hot for me and today is supposed to be hotter and I have a hospital appointment this afternoon so that should be fun as it’s always hot in there.

 

Today see's the start of as new challenge over on Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Chris has challenged us to use something:

 

Beginning with B 

For my card I used a die from AAll and Create and used stamps by LOTV, Lavinia, Angie Blom and coloured with Copics, the paper is a magazine freebie and I added a sentiment.

 

I have used a Bear, Butterfly, Bees and Blue

 

Please take a look at the challenge blog for some inspiration from the Design Team.

 

Have a good day and keep cool!

 

 

 

Love is all Around

Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all well, we have a new challenge starting today over on Fab’n’Funky where our lovely teamie Sue has chosen the challenge of:

Love is all Around

For my card I used an old LOTV stamp and sentiment, coloured with Copics with a background of red gingham paper and a piece cut with a diamond Pink Fresh cover plate die, I also added 3 tiny enamel hearts.

Hope to see you joining in our challenge this week.

Enjoy your day!

Winter Wonderland

 Good Morning and a Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and New Year.  We had a lovely time at Christmas with all the family and then had a quiet New year at home.

Today we have the first challenge of 2026 over on Fab’n’Funky where our lovely Chris has chosen the theme of:

WINTER WONDERLAND

For my card I used a backing scene from Polkadoodles merged with a LOTV image, coloured with Copics and a stamped sentiment.

We would love to see you joining in our first challenge of the year.

Have a good day!

Christmas Post

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope everyone is having a good weekend and managing to keep cool if you are in the warmer parts.

We have a new challenge for you today over on Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge where this week our challenge is:

Anything Goes

(As long as it’s Christmas)

A simple card from me this week using a pre-coloured image from LOTV a round snowflake die by Phill Martin, some Crafter’s Companion paper and a sentiment.

Have a good Sunday!

Lilac Flowers

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope everyone is having a good week and still holding on to the sunshine, though the skies are not as clear blue here this week there are some clouds about but I am still managing to get outside and read though. 

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where our challenge for the next two weeks is:

 

Add a Sentiment

 

 I used a 5" x 7" card and my image is a Honey Doo stamp coloured with Copics and cut out with a Pink Fresh Sudios Die, the backing paper is by LOTV and I added some enamel dots and a sentiment.

 

Do take a look at the lovely inspirational cards on the challenge blog made by the Design Team.

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

Christmas Parcel

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

Well here we are on another Bank Holiday weekend hope you are all enjoying it.

 

 I have a card to share today which is my DT card for Girlz Creative Christmas Creations where this week our theme is:

 

Anything Goes

 

 So if you want to get a head start on those Christmas cards then this is for you.

 

 

 

I have to admit I have been a little lazy this week and used this lovely pre-coloured LOTV digi which I thought would look nice with some non-traditional Christmas colour of Lilac around him, I made an embossed background with a Penny Black embossing folder and added a sentiment.

 

Have a good weekend!

 

 

 

Drum Beat

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope everyone is well and having a good week.  I am sorry I haven’t been around commenting but haven’t been very well over the last week or so,  I am feeling a lot better now so hopefully will get round to commenting in the next day or  two.  

We have a new challenge starting over on Fab’n’Funky today where our lovely Chris has chosen a theme of:

Music to my Ears

(So we would like to see anything relating to music)

For my card I used an image from LOTV and coloured with Copics, paper is from my stash and I added a sentiment and some glitter.

Have a good day!

Christmas Pink

Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope you have all had a good weekend, it was really nice and sunny here for most of the weekend.

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Christmas with the Cuties where for the next month our challenge will be:

 

Christmas Pinks or Anything Goes

(as long as it is Christmas and Cute)

 

There will only be two more challenges before Christmas after this one so if you haven't started on your Christmas cards yet maybe this is the time.

 

 For my card I used as LOTV stamp that I have had for years, coloured her with Copics, the bp is from my stash and I added a circle cut with a Tonic die, snowflakes and a sentiment cut with a Spellbinders die.

Hope to see you joining in our challenge this month.

Enjoy your day!

Simple Christmas

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all well.  I've had a couple of busy weeks so not been around much but Christmas with the Cuties has a new challenge today so here I am.

The challenge is:

Clean and Simple

(but it must be cute and Christmassy too)

For my card I used an old LOTV stamp and coloured her with Copics, I added a sentiment and some glitter - clean and simple.

We would love to see you joining in our challenge this month and you can find some lovely inspiration from the Design Team on the challenge blog.

Have a lovely day!

Seaside

Good Morning Peeps,

 

Hope everyone is well and been enjoying some sunshine (I think that was summer), we had some hot weather for a few days but since the weekend it's been quite cool and rainy.

We have a new challenge starting todayover on Fab'n'Funky,  this will be our last challenge until September while we take our summer break.

Our lovely teamie Pat K has chosen the challenge which is:

SEASIDE

(Boats, Beaches, Bikini's etc)

I used this cute bear on a deck chair from LOTV, coloured with Copics, I used a stencil to make the sun rays, backing paper is by My Favourite Things and added a ticket sentiment.   There is plenty of inspiration from the Design Team on the challenge blog and we hope to see you joining in.

Have a lovely day!

Christmas Presents

 Good Morning Peeps,

Well I think summer has started at last but today we are thinking of Christmas with our new challenge over on Christmas with the Cuties where for this month our challenge is:

Festive Bears and Other B's

For my card I used this sweet James Bear image from LOTV, I coloured him with Copics, the papers are by Lawn Fawn and I used the snowflake square die from Phill Martin.  I added a stamped Whimsy sentiment and a bow cut with a IO die.

Hope to see you joining in this month.

Enjoy your day!

A Bunch of Flowers

 Good Morning Peeps,

I do hope everyone is having a good week. 

We have a new challenge today on Fab'n'Funky where for the next two weeks our challenge host is our lovely Neva with her choice of:

EMBOSSING (wet or dry)

I used this lovely cute image from LOTV and coloured her with Copics, I cut the image out with a Lisa Horton deckle edge circle die.  The background is an Altenew embossing folder and the sentiment is by LOTV.

Please take a look at the challenge blog to see some wonderful inspiration by the Design Team.

Enjoy your day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DigiChoosday - Wk 16 Anything Goes (13-05)

PammiesInkyPinkies - Anything Goes PIP 2416 (29-04)

A Christmas Carol

 Good Morning Peeps,

We have a new challenge starting today over on Christmas with the Cuties and for this month our challenge is, as always:

CUTE AND CHRISTMAS

with the option of:

SENTIMENT  BASED ON A CAROL OR SONG

 

 

For my card I used a LOTV digi image and coloured with Copics, the papers are from my stash and I added some die cut snowflakes, Nuvo Drops and a sentiment.

Have a good day!

Be My Valentine

 Good Morning Peeps

I hope you are all having a good weekend.   I have done  a little crafting and decided to make a Valentine card, I don't usually make Valentine cards but I just wanted to use this cute LOTV digi that I have only used once before quite a few years ago and it's such a sweet image.

 

Image LOTV coloured with Copics, papers are by Catherine Pooler and I added a sentiment and some die cut hearts.

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

CR.A.F.T Challenge - #708 Love/Valentine

 Allsorts Challenge - #767 Hearts

Sweet Stampin - Valentines

CraftyCatz - Valentines

 Paper Shelter -#582 Hearts

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

Christmas Bear

Good Morning Peeps,

Hope everyone has had a good weekend, been rather cold and frosty here but it’s that time of the year.

We have a new challenge for you today over on Christmas With the Cuties, where our challenge is as always:  

 Cute and Christmassy 

with the option of 

Something with Die Cuts

For my card I used a LOTV stamp, coloured with Copics, the background paper is by Crafters Companion.  I cut the image out with a Phill Martin snowflake die and added some more snowflakes, a sentiment and some glitter.

I do hope you can find the time to join in with our challenge as not long left to get all those Christmas cards ready.

Have a good day!

Teddy's Flower

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

Hope everyone is well.  We are off today for our Flu and Covid jabs it doesn't seem five minutes since we had the last ones but time flies.  

I haven't been around much these last few weeks as I just can't seem to get motivated to craft or blog at the moment, really need to find my mojo somewhere.

 

We have a new challenge today over on Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Pat K has chosen the theme of:

 

SHOW US SOME COLOURING

 

 

I made this card a couple of weeks ago for a friend's birthday.  The image is from LOTV and I coloured with Copics, the paper is from my stash and the rainbow corner is a dies by MFT, flower die by Lisa Horton  and I added a sentiment.

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the fabulous creations by my teamies and maybe join in with us this week.

 

Have a good day!

 

A Christmas Carol

 'Good Morning Peeps,

 

Hope you have all had a good weekend, today we have a new challenge starting over on Christms with the Cuties where our challenge for this month is:

 

Cute and Christmassy with the option of a 

Hand Coloured Image

 

 

For my card I used a LOTV image and coloured with Copics, the papers are from Crafters Companion and stash, the sentiment is by LOTV and I added some die cut snowflakes and glitter.

 

We would love to see you joining in our challenge this month.

 

Enjoy your day!

 

Hello Robin

 Good Morning Peeps,

 Hope you have all had a good weekend, it's been a quiet one here. 

Today see's the start of a new challenge over on "Christmas with the Cuties" where our challenge for this month is as usual Cute and Chrismassy with the option this month of:

"Use a pre-coloured Image"

For my card I used a pre-coloured image from LOTV to which I added some glitter, the paper is from Crafter's Companion, the tree is cut out of glitter card with a die from My Favourite Things and I added a sentiment.

Please take a look at the inspiration from the Design Team on the challenge blog, and hope to see you joining in with us this month.

Have a good day!

Birthday Bear

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all well and enjoying some of the sunny weather we have been having still a little cold but it makes such a change from the rain.  

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where I am hosting with my challenge of  "FOR A CHILD".  I made my card for my friend's granddaughter who was three a couple of weeks ago.

The image is from Lili of the Valley and I coloured with Copics, the paper is from Honey Bee Stasmps and I added a ribbon.

We would love to see you joining in our challenge this week and you will find lots of inspiration from the design team over on the challenge blog.

Enjoy your day!