Having fun ....

... Good afternoon everyone! 

For Waltzingmouse Fanatics click here

For 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown click here

I hope you're all having fun on World Card Making Day.  I've been playing in my craft room all morning and have a card to share:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - The Big, The Bold & The Seasons; Waltzingmouse - Peace & Plenty; PTI - Background Basics: Random Stripes
Inks: Kaleidacolour - Creole Spice, Cappuccino Delight; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Cajun Craze; Copic Markers

I'm submitting this card to a few challenges:

1. Time Out Challenge - TOC#15 - stamping with optional twist of apples
2. Less is More - LIM#192 - colours - Autumn Bounty
3. Just Us Girls - JUGS#261 - word "Celebrate"

I used my Kaleidacolour pads to get a range of autumn colours on the stripe border and the word autumn.  I stamped the apple onto some scrap white and blended Copic markers to create a rosy apple (I'm learning lots from the Online Card Class, Copic Markers).  I cut out the apple, went round the edge with a black marker and then adhered it to the card.  On the inside I made a mat layer in Cajun Craze and finished with a simple, multicoloured, sentiment.

There are lots of special World Card Making Day challenges about and I've found a few at Winnie & Walter - WWWCMD2014.  The first challenge the put up this morning was to take a photo of our crafty space - so here's my desk while I was working on this card:

Winnie & Walter have several challenges on the go - all open until 11th October, and they have some fabulous prizes too if you play along.  That's all for now - I might be back later with more :)

52CCT - Pick a previous ....

... Hi!  I told you on Friday that I wasn't quite back on schedule - well, that's the reason I'm very late with my card for this week's challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown.  Our hostess, Gill, would like you to pick a previous sketch and play along with us.  Here's the link to our sketch archive.  The one positive about making my card late for the challenge is that I got to use my new Waltzingmouse Christmas stamps, here's my card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Tis the Season, Nutcracker Sweet; Winne & Walter - The Big, The Bold and Seasons
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Pear Pizzazz
Dies: Spellbinders - Petit Ovals Sm (S4-140) #4, Petit Scalloped Ovals Lg (S4-139) #4
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Real Red; Kasiercraft DP - Mistletoe; Gems

I used our sketch from May 2013 for my card.  I really like it and this card is quite different from the cards I made last year.  I wanted to let the sentiment be the focus of the card and use pretty design papers.  I made the base from Real Red card and cut a panel of this fab design paper to cover it, leaving a narrow border.  I cut out an oval of white card onto which I stamped the sentiment and snowflakes and layered it onto a red scalloped oval.  I cut a coordinating piece of DP for the strip across the middle and added some bold red gems.  On the inside I cut another piece of the poinsettia paper, layered on some white card leaving a big border and finished with a sentiment from the paper pack.

The rest of the team have made stunning cards to share with you - do pop over to our blog and leave them so love.  It's only 3½ months to Christmas, so now really is the time to join in with us and get a head start on your Christmas cards.  These are the cards I made in May 2013:

I think you'll agree that the cards I made last time look totally different to the one I made this year!!

Before I go, I'm having a proud Mum moment!  I took Kathryn out yesterday to have her hair done - she's back at school next week - it looks super and I decided to take a few photos of my fabulous girl:

You can see the lovely cut and colours in this photo - she actually smiled too!!

Here Kathryn is looking more like a teen!  And she'll be a teen in 17 days!!!!  Eek!

That's all for today - sorry to be late with my DT card - but sometimes life gets in the way!  See you soon.