Inkspirational Challenges - Photo

At Inkspirational , we have a photo to inspire you:

I used four different Christmas tree stamps from Lil Inker , plus filler stamps(Craftwork Cards), die cut and stamped sentiments and glitter drops. 

Hope you're all having a fabulous holiday season! 

The Library Challenge - Anthology

The new challenge at The Library is to pick any book, previously featured in The Library, as inspiration. I chose the book The Hobbit, which was the second challenge, back in March 2018.

I made these little gnome boxes (with chocs inside) for my neighbours' children. I used a cutting file and the Silhouette digital cutting machine.

I'd like to enter:
The Male Room 
Challenge up your Life  packaging
International Art and Soul 

Inkspirational - No Stamping

At Inkspirational , Anila has chosen the theme 'no stamping'. It's actually quite hard to do no stamping at all as the temptation (for me) is to stamp on a sentiment at the end! But I resisted!

For my DT card I used my Silhouette digital cutting machine and some cutting files from Lettering Delights. LD make fantastic cutting files which can be time-consuming as there is layer after layer to cut and assemble. I find using these kinds of files quite different to making a stamped card - it's more like using a knitting or sewing pattern where you follow the instructions and end up with something more or less that matches the photo on the packet.  My only variations really are to change the colours, add a few drops of gold liquid pearl and a die-cut sentiment. 

I hope you'll join in the challenge. 

I'd like to enter:

Die Cut Divas

Cut it Up

Fab n Funky 

52 CCT snowmen

The Library Challenge - Rupert Annual 1965

The new book at The Library is Rupert Annual 1965.  I have no recollection of reading any Ruper the Bear books or comic strips or TV shows but somehow I do know a song that goes' Rupert, Rupert the Bear, everyone knows his name...'! So I guess somewhere in the depths of my childhood I must have watched the TV programme. 

Anyway, I thought the cover was a great inspiration to combine two of my card-crafting faves: bears and snow. 

For my first card (top) I stamped the bear and sentiment, paper-pieced his outfit and coloured him in. I created the snow using stencils. 

I'd like to enter: 
Through the Purple Haze 
Sweet Stampin 
Time Out 

For my second card (above) I watercoloured using Lindy's Magicals powder pigments - although my watercolouring is dreadful, in real-life the shimmer from the paints kind of makes up for it. I added shading etc with a grey marker (I'm quite pleased with the footprints in the smow). and falling snow with a gel pen. The sentiment is from my new CCC holly set - I've used it a lot already , it's my new favourite.

I'd like to enter:
Krafty Chicks  fave stamp is the sentiment!
Cardz4Guys
My Time to Craft 
52CCT  watercolour 

One Layer Christmas Flowers

For this quick and easy one-layer card, I stamped the flowers on green textured cardstock and coloured them with pencils. I stamped the sentiment in white and added some white gel pen.

I'd like to enter:
Retro Rubber  stamp is at least a year old as I used it last Christmas
Penny Black at Allsorts 
Just Add Ink 

Portmeirion Penguin

Way back in August, I took a shoebox of craft stuff to Portmeirion in Wales and crafted while looking out at the sea and mountains. This is one of the cards I made but haven't got round to blogging yet!

The penguin is a partial image of a Woodware stamp and it's coloured with shimmer pen.

I'd like to enter:
CAS on Friday 
Crafty Animals 
Animal Friends 

Shimmery Hearts

These little hedgehogs are carrying these shimmery green hearts to an evening wedding reception we've been invited to -  although it's a thank you card, I put the RSVP inside,

I'd like to enter:
Let's Create
Shopping Our Stash 
Use Your Stuff 

Inkspirational - Naughty

Our new challenge at Inkspirational  is to be inspired by the word 'naughty'. 

For my DT card I used a Santa stamp by Pinkfresh. I created a background using a stencil and hung the sign(can't remember which stamp set this is from!) on the wall behind him.

I hope you'll join in the challenge.

I'd like to enter:
Sparkles Forum 
Christmas Kickstart
The Male Room - not saying Santa's sweater is ugly, obvs, just unusual to see him in one!

Dreaming of a Black and White Christmas

This card was inspired by the Inspired By challenge photo(below). I used a Paper Artsy Bauble stamp, coloured it with black, light grey and shimmer pen and doodled a frame. The glittery Noel was cut on a Silhouette.
I'd also like to enter Just Add Ink. 

The Library Challenge - Little Women

The new book at The Library is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  I won a copy of this book as a prize when I was at school and , of course , I loved Jo March who wasn't too girly and had lots of ideas and plans. 

For my first card (top), I took inspiration from the cover , although my skater is more modern! I used a Stamping Bella image with a Concord and 9th sentiment , Uniko snowflakes and touches of glitter. 

I'd like to enter it into:

Crafty Calendar

Cardz 4 Galz 

For my second card I wanted a more vintage look and found this one (an unmounted with brand missing) that reminded me of Marmee visiting the poor. I had fun making the splotchy background and again, used the Uniko snowflakes.

I'd like to enter:

Try it on Tuesday