Animals in the Snow

Good Morning,

Well Christmas is almost upon us and as this will be my last post before the festivities I would like to wish you all

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

This is the last challenge of the year at My Time to Craft and will last for two weeks next new challenge will be on 5th January 2013.

For the challenge this fortnight we would like to see:  

Animals in the Snow

Image - Di's Digis

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV

Holly die - Cheery Lynn

Extra's - Pearls, Glamour Dust, sentiment

James Bear

Good Morning

Well here we are at the last challenge of 2012 at Fab'n'Funky,  and our host for this week is the lovely Sue who has chosen to challenge you to:

Add Ribbon and/or  lace

Our sponsor for this challenge is 

with the prize of £10 voucher to spend online

This will be our last challenge of the year and will end on 30th December.   Winners will announced on the 31st December.

Our next challenge will start on 9th January 2013

Card Recipe:

Image : James Bear in the Snow by LOTV

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers & Sentiment : LOTV

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Extra's : Lace, Ribbon, Pearls, Glamour Dust, Twinklets, Gold Leaves

Challenges Entered:

Cards und More - Pearls
Celebrate the Occasion - Christmas Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Lexi's Creations - Snow
Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox - Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday - Christmas Time

Santa Claus

Good Morning,

Saturday morning and time for a new challenge at My Time to Craft and this week we have an easy challenge for you, 

SANTA

all we need is to see Santa Claus somewhere on your creation.

Card recipe:

Image - Free magazine stamp

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV and My Mind's Eye

Sentiment - LOTV

Corner die - Memory Vox

Extras - MS edge punch, ribbon

Challenges entered:

W for Winter White

Good Morning,

Today sees our last challenge of the year at the Alphabet Challenge where this week the challenge is:

W for Winter White

(All white work)

I am always a little daunted by all white work, but I was rather pleased with the finished result although the photo doesn't show up all the glitter and unfortunately there are some shadows behind the trees.

 Card Recipe:

Dies used:

Oval - Nesties

Trees - Marianne

Snowflakes - Cheery Lynn

Corners - Memory Box

Extras - Computer generated sentiment, glamour dust

Challenges entered:

Crafty Ann's - White on White

ABC Christmas Challenge - Favourite dies

Paper Pretties - White on White

Papertake Weekly - Snow White

Unstampabelles - Christmas (no stamps)

A Vintage Christmas

Good Morning,

Time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky which this week is brought to us by our lovely teamie Anne-Marie and her choice of theme this week is:

A Vintage Christmas

We have two sponsors for you this week:

and

The Design Team were lucky enough to be able to chose digi's from Floppy Latte to use in their creations so pop along to the challenge blog and see their wonderful designs

Card Recipe:

Image - Poinsettia Frame by Floppy Latte

(I decoupaged one of the flowers)

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Sentiment - Anna Griffin Stamp

Corner die - Memory Box

Extra's - Pearls, Ribbon

Challenges Entered:

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Crafty Mess Challenges - Vintage Christmas

Wee Holly

Good Morning,

Cold here again today though most of the snow has gone apart from on the tops of the hills but looks quite slippy again outside.  Hope you are all keeping warm.

Today sees a new challenge at My Time to Craft and we have a Christmas theme this week with a difference:

Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Image : Holly by Wee Stamps

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers : Cosmo Cricket and stash

Sentiment : LOTV

Extras : Ribbons, Adhesive Stones, Glamour Dust, Charm

Challenges Entered:

Guylou's Inimitability Blog - Non Trad Colours
Pattie's Creations - Christmas Card
Stampin for the Weekend - Let it Snow
Charisma Cardz - Christmas
Delightful Challenges - All About Christmas
Paper Play Challenges - Christmas is Coming
Whimsy Inspirations Challenge - Festive
Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas Goes
Ruby's Rainbow - Non Trad Christmas Colours
Paper Pretties - Christmas Inspired

Good Morning,

It's time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky and this week our challenge is brought to us by our lovely teamie Ciska and she has chosen the theme of:

Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Card Recipe

Image :  Stamp Fairy and I decoupaged the heart

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers : Stash

Doily & Circle Die : Nesties

Corner Die : Whimsy

Poinsettia die : Marianne

Sentiment : LOTV

Extras : Glamour Dust, Twinklets, Adhesive stone

'Tis the Season to be Jolly

Good Afternoon,

What a beautiful day it has been here, very frosty all day but lovely clear skies and plenty of sunshine makes me want to put up the Christmas decorations but I will wait for at least another week or so, I hope wherever you are you have had a beautiful day too.  I have a card to share with you now made for one of my granddaughters

Card Recipe:

Image : Berry - Wee Stamps Digi

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers & Sentiment : Lili of the Valley

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Snowflake Die : Cheery Lynn

Extras : Corner Punch, Silver Leaves, Liquid Pearls, Angel charm, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Eclectic Ellapu : Santa Paws and/or Snowflakes

Glitter n Sparkle : Flowers

Totally Gorjuss : Anything Goes with Glitter

Wags'n'Whiskers : Christmas

Copic Marker Europe : A Christmas Card

Divas by Design : Glitter and Sparkle

For Fun Challenges : Christmas and Sparkly
The Paper Shelter : Christmas
Ladybug Crafts Ink : Snowflakes
Sweet Stamps - Cold and Snowy

Christmas Friends

Well this is unusual for me a second post today and this is for the challenge at My Time to Craft where we have a super easy challenge for you this week:

Snowmen

so get out all your lovely snowmen images and make another Christmas card to add to your collection.

Card Recipe:

Image - Di's Digi's

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers and Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Dies - Memory Box, Cherry Lynn

Extras - Adhesive stones, snowflake charm, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Fussy & Fancy - I love Christmas
Jingle Bells - Anything Holiday Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Feature a Snowman 

Fab'n'Funky Mid challenge Reminder

Good Morning,

Just a quick reminder that you have until Tuesday evening to join in our 3rd Birthday Challenge at Fab'n'Funky where we have some fantastic sponsors with fabulous prizes this week.

I have a card to share with you for our challenge of 

Three of Something or the Number 3

Card Recipe:

Image and Sentiment - Jazz Dance by Flonz (one of our sponsors)

Colouring Medium - Copics (available from Cult pens another sponsor)

Papers - Stash

Circle and Doily Die - Nestabilities

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Extras - 3 pearls, sticky corners, ribbon, treble clef charm

Do take a look at the challenge blog and see some more projects to inspire you by members of the Design Team and we look forward to seeing your creations.

V for Vintage

Good Morning,

It's time for a new challenge at Alphabet Challenge blog and this week it is my turn to chose the theme and I have chosen:

V for Vintage

so a chance to get out all your lovely vintage images especially those special Christmas ones as I have with my DT card below.

I have once again used this gorgeous vintage stamp from Stampendous

Edged the whole image with Distress Ink Antique Linen

Just a little colouring with Copics

Loads of Glamour Dust on the snow

Red Liquid Pearls on the berries

Papers Raspberry Road free with a magazine

Corners cut with a Whimsy die

Gingham ribbon

Challenges entered:

It's all about the Vintage - Glittering
Pixie Dust Studio - Winter Holidays
Inky Impressions - Pastel or Vintage Christmas
Sweet Stamps - Cold and Snowy

Fab'n'Funky 3rd Birthday Fortnight - 2nd Challenge

Good Morning,

Welcome to the second week of challenges at Fab'n'Funky celebrating our 3rd Birthday, we had some great projects last week and this week we would like to see you use

3 of something or the number 3 on your project

Our sponsors this week are

********

Cult Pens

Who are offering a fabulous prize of

a £50 voucher

 to spend in their store

How great is that!

 Cult Pens are also  offering a discount of 10% in their store

to all you Fab'n'Funky fans - just use the code

It's valid right up until the end of December

 FNF2012 

*********

Who are offering

 a £10voucher 

to spend in store

*********

Who are offering

  3 digis

 from their fabulous selection in store

*********

Flonzcraft

Who are offering

   a $20 voucher

 to spend in their store

 - with free shipping

*********

Who are offering

 a choice of 5 digis 

from the cute digis they have in their store

So what are you waiting for these are fantastic prizes and one of them could be yours.  Do please also take a look at the challenge blog and see the super inspiration by the Design Team.

Card Recipe:

Image - Lili of the Valley

Colouring Medium - Copics from Cult Pens available here

Papers : Kaisercraft

Butterfly & Leaf dies - Cheery Lynn

Corner Die - Whimsy

Other dies - Nestibilities

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Extras - Ribbon, pearls, adhesive stones

Look forward to seeing your projects on our Challenge Blog and Good Luck

Which is my Present?

Good Morning,

I do hope you have all had a good week and have not had too much rain, we have had some lovely sunshine but also some torrential rain and more forecast for the weekend.

On a brighter note as it's Saturday it's time for a new challenge at My Time to Craft and this week our challenge is:

Domestic Pets

Card Recipe:

Image & Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Colouring Medium - Copics

BP - Basic Grey, LOTV, Raspberry Road

Extras - Ribbon, Card Candy, Adhesive Stones, Snowflake charm Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Hanna and Friends - Animals

Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming

Whimsy Stamps - Traditional Christmas Colours

Wags'n'Whiskers - Christmas
Totally Gorjuss - Not square

Fab'n'Funky 3rd Birthday Party Fortnight

Good Morning,

Well we certainly have a special challenge for you at Fab'n'Funky, we are celebrating our 3rd Birthday for the next two weeks and we have organised a great celebration for you with loads of super sponsors with fantastic prizes.

So Let's Party with our special challenge of 

Birthdays and Three

we would like to see Birthday cards with three of something on or the number 3

I made this card for the challenge and gave it to my youngest granddaughter Lauren who was four last week.

Card Recipe:

Image - Di's Digis
Colouring Medium - Copics
(Copics available here)
Papers - Stash
Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly
Butterfly die - Cheery Lynn
Extras - Ribbon, Roses, Pearls

Challenges Entered:


DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK FOR OUR SECOND BIRTHDAY WEEK WHEN WE HAVE A FANTASTIC NEW SPONSOR WITH A SUPER PRIZE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS!!!!!!!!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Good Evening,

I hope you have all been enjoying as beautiful a Sunday as we have here, it's been lovely sunshine for most of the day, quite cold but beautifully Autumnal.  

I have been making a few Christmas cards this weekend so thought I would, for a change, share a card with you that is not a DT card.  

Card Recipe:

Image - Santa's Long List from Di's Digis

Colouring Medium - Copics and Promarkers

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Extras - Ribbon, Santa charm, Glamour Dust

Challenges I would like to enter:

One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi

The Crafty Pad - Christmas

Little Claire's - Christmas

Crafty Catz - Let's have Sparkle

Raise the Bar - Bears

Southern Girls Challenge - Christmas Projects

TandaStamps - Anything Christmas

Whimsy Stamps - Traditional Christmas Colours

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

LEJ Designs - Seasons Greetings

New Baby

Saturday morning, and once again it's time for a new challenge at My Time to Craft,

this week our challenge is:

"New Baby"

Card Recipe:

Image - LOTV

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Free in a Magazine

Sentiment - Computer generated

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Leaf Die - Cheery Lynn

Extras - Teddy Button, Ribbon

U for Under the Weather

Good Morning,

My card share today is a DT card for the challenge at The Alphabet Challenge, this week our challenge is:

U for Under the Weather

Card Recipe:

Image - Wee Stamps

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Free from Magazine

Dies - Cherry Lynn

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Silver Metal Corner - Hobby House

Sentiment - Computer generated

Extras - Ribbon, Adhesive stones

Let's see those Bears

Good Morning, 

Hope you are all having a good week, been rather dismal here for the past few days but not too cold.  Today it's time for a new Challenge at Fab'n'Funky and this week it is brought to us by our lovely Wendy who has chosen the theme:

"Let's see those Bears"

Please use a teddy bear/bear as your main image on your projects this week.

Have fun...

Our fabulous sponsor this week is....

We were very lucky on the DT to have Doodle Pantry images to play with.

Card Recipe:

Image - Cuddly Bear by Doodle Pantry

Colouring Medium - Copics

Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Flower - Wild Orchid

Border Die - Memory Box

Corner Die - Whimsy

Challenges entered:

Craft Room Challenge - Die Cuts/Punches
Crafty Cardmakers - More than one die cut or punch

A Vintage Christmas

Good Morning,

Saturday once again, my how the weeks are flying, but at least this is another card off my Christmas list.  Our challenge today at My Time to Craft is:

A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Hope you all have a good weekend and do pop over to the challenge blog and take a look at the lovely creations by the Design Team.

Image : Stampendous stamp

Colouring Medium : Copics

Paper : LOTV

Sentiment : Computer generated

Punched Holly leaves - berries Liquid Pearls

Exttras : Ribbon, Glamour Dust

Challenges entered:

Bingo

Good Morning,

First of all thank you to everyone who joined in our challenge last week at Fab'n'Funky, we had well over 200 entries!!!  Do take a look at the blog to see our Winner and Top 3.  Now it's time for a new challenge brought to you by our lovely teamie Rachel and she has decided we should have a Bingo challenge this week, so eyes down, look in and choose a line across, down or diagonal.

BINGO 

Shaped card blank	Charm	Distressing
Lace	Vintage	Flourish
Twine	Embossing	Kraft card

Our Sponsor this week is The Stamp Fairy with a great prize for the winner.

Don't forget about our 3rd Birthday Challenges coming up on the 21st and 28th November with a great list of prizes from some fabulous sponsors.

On to my card now for this week's challenge:

I have used third row down of the bingo card, distressing, flourish, kraft card

Card Recipe:

Image & Sentiment - LOTV

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Flourish die - Memory Box

Flower dies - Memory Box

Corner die - Whimsy

Extras - Pearls, punched holly leaves, Glamour Dust

Challenges entered:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps - Christmas
Cupcake Craft - Use Kraft Card (corners, leaves, flourish, flowers)
Ooh La La - Christmas
Stamps & Fun - Christmas
Cutie Pie Challenge - Distressing
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas

Do take a look at the great inspiration on the challenge blog by the Design Team members.

Pink Christmas

Good Morning,

Well here we are Saturday morning, it's dull and grey here but not as bad as yesterday afternoon when I got caught in a terrific hailstorm coming home after having my flu jab, it was only 3.30 and it was pitch black, hail and lightening - not very nice.

 Now to our challenge at My Time to Craft which this week is a colour combo:

PINK and BROWN

one of my very favourite colour combo's 

Card Recipe:

Image : LOTV

Colouring Medium : Copics

Sentiment : LOTV

Papers : LOTV and stash

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Extra's : Ribbon, card candy, Glamour Dust

Challenges entered:

Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star
Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
Crafty Sentiments - Seeing Stars
Hooked on Craft - Christmas NO red or green
Paper Cupcakes - Pretty in Pink

Tag It

Good Morning,

It's Alphabet Challenge day and this week we have a nice easy one for you:

T for Tags

For my tag I cut the shape out in blue pearl card edged all round with glitter, the image is a Memory Box tree die cut out in white glitter paper and added some adhesives stones.  The corners were cut out with a holly corner punch, the stars were punched from a Martha Stewart edge punch I added some ribbon and fancy thread.

Christmas Friends

Good Morning,

Time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky and this week it brought to us by our lovely teamie Pat K and her theme for this week is:

Die cuts/Punches

So dust off your dies or punches and have some fun...

This week we have two super sponsors:

Our first Sponsor

is the fabulous Joanna Sheen 

with a prize of a  £10 voucher to spend in her shop

Our second Sponsor is

Stamp Art Design by Kathryne

 

with a Special First prize to a Chosen Winner in this Challenge .

The prize is the choice of 5 digi stamps from 

Kathy's shop at Whimsy Stamps

So with such great prizes on offer why not come and join us and do take a look at the Challenge blog to see the inspirational cards made by the Design Team.

Card Recipe:

Image : LOTV

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers : LOTV

Sentiment : LOTV

Corner die : Joy

Clouds and Flourish dies : Memory Box

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Extras : Snowflake charm

Challenges entered:

Divas by Design : Festive (Christmas)

Emerald Faeries : Use a charm

Ooh La La Creations : Christmas

One Stitch at a Time : Make 1 for Christmas

The Crafty Pad : Christmas is Coming

52 Christmas card Throwdown : Die cuts/Punches

Crafty Ann's : Christmas

Halloween at My Time to Craft

Good Morning,

Oh boy has it turned cold here these past two days, it feels cold enough for snow, though thankfully it's not forecast, but everywhere is white with frost this morning which means my car is going to have to be scraped before I can go anywhere!!!

Well on to our new challenge at My Time to Craft which this week is:

HALLOWEEN

Card Recipe:

Image : Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium : Copics

Backing Paper : Computer generated

Sentiment : Computer generated

Extras : Ribbon, thread and bat made from black paper

Challenges entered:

Dilly Beans : Halloween

Totally Papercrafts : Spooky/Halloween

Little Miss Muffet Challenges : Halloween colours
Inky Impressions : Halloween
Papercraft Star : Witches

Sepia

Good Morning,

Saturday morning time for a new challenge at My Time to Craft, this week our challenge is:

JUST SEPIA

I must admit I was a little daunted by this challenge but I was quite pleased with my finished card.

Card Recipe:

Image : Debbie Moore stamp

Stamped in : Versamark Sepia

Papers : My Mind's Eye

Ribbon and Flower : Wild Orchid

Extras : Pearls

Challenges entered:

Clearly Inspired : Ribbon or Twine
Poodles Parlour : Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up : Vintage

S for Spooky

Good Morning,

Sorry this post is late it is now afternoon, I have been out all day and I did schedule it for 10.00 this morning, but it didn't post, so better late than never!!!!!

Time for a new challenge at Alphabet Challenge and this week it is:

S for Spooky

(lots of Halloween projects to make under this heading)

Card Recipe:

Digi Image : Make it Crafty

Colouring Medium : Copics

BP and Sentiment : Computer generated

Extras : Ribbon, paper bat, skull charm

Challenges entered:

Crafting for all Seasons : Spooky

Divas by Design : Spooky

Papercraft Star : A Halloween Pumpkin

Colour combo at Fab'n'Funky

Good Morning,

Time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky, BUT before I tell you about our new challenge I want to let you know about some special challenges we have coming up in November when Fab'n'Funky Challenges will be 3 years old, we have some super sponsors and great prizes lined up for you and to celebrate Kathy at Stampart by Kathryne has designed and personalised the image below for us:

Now onto this week's challenge which is brought to us by our lovely teamie Jackie and she has chosen a colour combo theme of:

Orange, Black and one other colour

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Pink Cat Studio, and the DT were given some great images to play with

Card Recipe:

Image : Witch Lily by Pink Cat Studio

Colouring Medium : Copics

Backing Paper : Computer generated

Sentiment : Computer generated

Extras : Cat charm, skull charm, spider and gems

Recipe for My Time to Craft

Good Morning,

Well today is Lucky 13th, well lucky for me as it's my birthday and tonight my eldest son has arranged for all the family, 15 of us, to go out for an Italian meal which I am really looking forward to.  It's a fine day at the moment and looks like the sun could come out at some time so after a little shopping I am going to "chill out" and do some crafting until it's time to have a relaxing bath and get ready to go out.

Anyway on to my card for today which is for our challenge at My Time to Craft and this week is a recipe:

1 Ribbon, 2 Images, 3 DP

Images : Just Rite stamps

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers : My Mind's Eye and from my stash

Leaf Die : Cheery Lynn

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Sentiment : Computer generated

Extras : Ribbon

Challenges entered:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Dies/Punches
LEJ Designs : Happy Birthday
Sassy Cheryl's : Happy Birthday
The Stamping Boutique : Pink Ribbon
Card Mania : Happy Birthday
Crafty Boots : Three of something (Roses)

House of Gilli : Anything Goes
Incy Wincy : Anything Goes

Vintage

Good Morning,

It's Wednesday so time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky, this week our challenge is brought to you by our lovely teamie Shirley and the challenge is:

VINTAGE

Our sponsor this week is:

FLONZCRAFT

with a great prize of a $20 voucher (plus free shipping) to spend in their online shop

Card Recipe:

Image - Flonzcraft

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers & Sentiment - Free from magazine

Extra's - Flower, lace. pearls

Challenges entered:

Vintage Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes
Pile it On - Vintage/Shabby Chic
The Crafty Pad - Vintage

Let it Snow

Good Saturday Morning to you,

Well this is unusual a DT post on a Saturday, but My Time to Craft has changed is challenge day from Tuesday to Saturday so do make a note of this.  This week our challenge is to:

Colour on Kraft 

Card Recipe

Image : LOTV

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers : My Mind's Eye and LOTV

Sentiment : LOTV grungy sentiments

Dies : Joy, Marianne

Extras : Poinsettia, string, Snow Marker

Challenges entered:

Penny's Paper Challenges : Die Cuts/Punches
Created with Love : Christmas
Totally Stampalicious : Anything Goes

Noel

Good Morning,  

My knee is feeling a little better and I can get around a little easier, but it is still painful at night and keeping me awake, but I am hoping to get round a few blogs today and see what you have all been doing.  

On to my card for today which is for our challenge at The Alphabet Challenge and this week the challenge is:      

Recycle

For my card I have recycled the NOEL sentiment from an old Christmas card.

Image : Di's Digis

Colouring Medium : Copics

Papers : My Mind's Eye, LOTV

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Branch Die : Memory Box

Extras : Charm, ribbon, Glamour Dust

Challenges entered:

Pixie Dust Studio : Anything Goes
Challenges4everybody : Anything Goes

No Patterned Papers

Good Morning,

Hope you are all well, sorry I haven't been around for a few days but I haven't been feeling great, I slipped and fell and twisted my knee, it's been x-rayed and nothing broken but badly bruised but it has been difficult to walk.  I haven't been able to sleep very well and have been so tired and feeling sorry for myself and not felt like doing anything at all.  Hoping today will be better and I may buck up and get something done. 

Well that's my moan over for now so on to our challenge for today at Fab'n'Funky which is brought to us by our lovely team member Ginny who has chosen the theme of:

No Patterned Papers

Our Sponsor for this week is:

With a great prize for the winner

Card Recipe:

Image : Pre-coloured digi from Beccy's Place

Embossing Folder : Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls

Butterfly die : Cheery Lynn

Sentiment : Computer generated

Extras : Punches, ribbon, adhesive stones