Stampalot Blog Hop Winners

January Stampalot challenge prize

Good Morning peeps, the Hop is over and time to reveal the winner from the visitors to my blog................each of the DT will reveal the winner from their blog own visitors and the Stampalot challenge blog will have a post listing all winners................well it will as soon as I get it prepared.

So my lucky winner is.....drum roll...........drum roll..................

Wedgie

Congratulations Wedgie, please mail me your full postal addy so I can post your prize off to you.

And don't forget folks, there is still plenty of time to enter this months challenge for a chance to wind the fabby prize pictured above.

Blog hop fun

This Blog Hop has now ended................

Happy New year everyone.

I really don't know where to start with this post because there is so much I need to include.........a new weekly challenge at Allsorts.......then Stampalot and Penny Black at Allsorts monthly challenges........as well as a Blog Hop.

So first up is my creation above for Allsorts where Fleur would like to see Thank You creations. My card made with Kraft cardstock uses Hero Arts CO114 as the main image, stamped onto the reverse of the Kaiser DP and the flowers stamped several times more, cut out, spritzed with Glimmer Mist pearl and decoupaged with peal gems and brads to embellish.

Next up is my creation for this months Penny Black at Allsorts where the them is "All you Need is Love"...................and keep your eyes peels for a Blog Hop there later this month as well. A real comfort zone card using Penny Black 3796K Words Sweet which I inked with carious Tim Holtz inks and spritzed with water before stamping. Lightly distressed edges and mounted on the Kraft cardstock stamped down the leading edge with Penny Black 2636K Scroll Pattern. Some DP from stash with gold hearts, which I also used to make three matching roses, some cord and finito.

My final share is for this months theme at Stampalot Challenge where the theme is to take inspiration from Queens hit song or Shakespears "A Winters Tale". The main image is Stamps Happen 80182 Let it Snow, coloured with Aquamarkers and Judikins snow glitter added. A computer generated verse from Shakespeare.

Now for the Blog Hop which starts today at StampaloT Challenge and runs from Today until 10th January. I am sure lots of you know the sysTem but for those of you who might be new to Hops, you need to go to the Stampalot Challenge blog where you will find all the informaTion you need.

Once you starT the hop and follow the rouTe you should arrive here from Francesca's blog and your nexT port of all will be Tracy . The letter clue you need to collect from me is hidden......or hopefully not too hidden, in This and the above couple of paragraphs. Here is the prize for my step of the Hop, a lovely Hero Arts set of stamps and to be in with a chance of winning you just need to leave me a commenT on this post.

Thanks for visiting, have fun on the Hop and I will be round to visit you all.

Penny Black Fireworks

We have a great sketch for you at Stamptacular Sunday this week so please do pop over and join in the fun.

I have gone with a PB favourite Penny Black 3948K Fireworks stamped and embossed with detail clear and coloured with Copics, set into an aperture cut with Nesties. The DP is My Minds Eye, some lace, a flower, leaves which I glitzed up with some iridescent glitter and pearls. This is also for the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Out with the Old (DP's and lace)

Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Lets Ink it Up - Anything Goes

CYDA - Anything Goes

Marks Finest - Embossing

Penny Black rain or shine

Hi everyone, it Allsorts challenge day again and this week is Emma's turn to host the theme where she would like us to use fancy folds to our cards.

I have gone with a tri fold card (tutorial here) using this really pretty Kaiser DP and Penny Black 40 024 Rain or Shine which I stamped several times, coloured with Copics and decoupaged. Flowers and stick pin from stash, swirls cut with Tim Holtz die and corners punched with Martha Stewart eyelet lace. This is also for the following challenges:

Stampin B's - Old and new (DP old, flowers and beads new)

Pixie Dust Studio - Tie it with a ribbon

Sparkles - Two new things (flowers and beads)

Sweet Stamping - Something different (the tri fold)

New Year, New Home, New C&C programme

Hows everyone today then ?

The weather is turning decidedly cold here again and we are still getting frosts every night, so winter looks set in for a bit longer yet.........I just don't do cold and can't wait for Spring.......if for no other reason so it's a bit lighter and brighter and I can get some decent photos of my work.

I have a few shares today and need to remind you that there are still a few more days to join in the Stampalot Blog Hop, lots of fabby prizes on offer and some fabulous DT work on your way round. Also don't forget the new Stamp Addicts show on Create and Craft at 2pm tomorrow........another of my sample cards further down.

My first share is a New Home card I made for one of our sons and his partner who have just moved......literally two days before Christmas, nothing like a rush and tear....blame the solicitors who always push things to the last possible date. Although the colours might not be what I would choose personally, they are colours I know they like which is the most important part.

The sentiment is computer generated and set into a frame cut with Nesties and stamped with Hero Arts F5042 Leaf Flourish using TH stormy sky. The DP is Crate Paper which was beautifully glittered in one corner, so I cut it to make the most of the pattern and get it into the bottom left corner of the card. The two flowers were made using a Cuttlebug quilling set and after I assembled the flowers, dipped them in clear UTEE making them glass like. If you look closely you will see the cream ribbon is crinkled up......this was intentional.......I gave it a few blasts with the heat gun to create the effect. This card is for the following challenges:

Try it on Tuesdays - A new beginning

Simon Says - New beginnings

Creative Card Crew - As above

Creative Cottage - Something New

My second card card used one of my favourite stamps from Crafts and Me - Eternity . I created an oval by masking and sponging with TH stormy sky, sage and marigold, then stamped the image with verafine and embossed with detail clear. I coloured the image with the same inks and Copics for the hair and skin. The DP is American Crafts, swirls cut from grunge paper using a TH die and the flowers coloured with Copics to match. The sentiment is an unmounted one....you all know that means I don't have the foggiest who made it. This is for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - Paper tearing

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open (they also have a Blog Hop this week)

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes

By the Cute and Girlie - Bling it on

My final share is another of the cards I made for Friday's new Stamp Addicts C&C show using the Da Vinci sheet from JudiKins. I stamped with versafine majestic blue and embossed with detail clear, punched a border with Martha Steward cornice punch from Magnolia DP and cut a couple of the keys out and tied with cord. This card is for the following challenge:

Bee Crafty - What's New (the stamps)

Moving Along with the Times - Ring our the old ring in the new ( new stamps)

Masculine Monochromatic

Stamp Addicts have a new show on Create and Craft this Friday 7th January at 2pm featuring new and innovative stamps from JudiKins, so hope you can tune in or record the programme.

The above card is one I made using one of the stamp sheets I had to play with showing Archimedes and his tools. A fairly plain and simple card, but I thought the monotone somehow fitted the images and allows the wonderful clarity of the images to show through. All are stamped with Versafine black, the corners to each piece rounded and matted onto black cardstock. This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Up in the air (wings and feathers)
Paper Playtime - Faces (Archimedes)
Ladybug - Anything Goes

Thanks you so much Ladybug DT for selecting me as one of your Top 3 last week.

Shades of white

Hello everyone, we have a new challenge for you at Stamptacular Sunday so please do pop over and check it out.

The theme is photo inspiration and I confess I tend to struggle a bit with these themes as I am never sure if I should follow the colours or the picture. Anyhow, I decided to go with the colours which to me pop out as being cream with a hint of blue round the edge.

My main image is Penny Black 4031J Purple Folds which I simply stamped and embossed and coloured with Aquamarkers. I stamped Hero Arts K5058 Friendship Writing over the background with Tim Holtz pumice stone, then decoupages the flower head. I stamped and embossed the flower hear again, coloured in the same way then inked all over with Versamark frost and spritzed with Glimmer Mist marshmallow and shaped the flower whilst still wet.

The DP is Magnolia distressed round the edges with TH stormy sky which I also used to add a little colour to the edges of the lace, flower and Martha Stewart punched leaves. This card is also for the following challenges:

Lots to do - New (pearl swirly embellies)

Paper Sundaes - As above

Charizma Cardz - Pearls and lace

Incy Wincy - Distressing

Cupcake - White is White

I would also like to say a huge thank you to Wedgie for passing me on this lovely award, what a fabulous start to the New Year. Do pop over and visit her, as well as making great cards, she's an ace cook.