Cold Hands Warm Heart

Good Morning everyone from a cold and frosty Yorkshire!! it was -2 this morning when I woke up brrrr! thank heavens for central heating lol!! It's Tuesday again so that means it's time for another challenge over at 'Papertake Weekly' and we have something a little bit different for you this week. Dawny has still created a lovely sketch for you to follow, but if sketches are not your thing there are now three other choices for you to choose from....

  It's a sketch / take your pick combi

So you can either do the sketch (it's still a sketchie free for all so you can do any) or you can do one of  the following -

Colour challenge - blues and greens excluding skin and hair tones

Technique - masking, using 2 or more stamps

Product - ribbon or lace

You can also combine any / all if you want.

I have gone with just a sketch

Sketch #96

I have changed some of the elements around a little to fit in with what I wanted to do, I have used a lovely image from LOTV called Cold Hands Warm Heart I had such fun colouring this in with my inktense pencils, but went a bit over board with my liquid pearls... it looks like my little snow man and his lady friend are in a snow storm lol!! You can't see on the photo but I used black gems for their eyes and buttons it really stands out in real life.. lots of snow-tex and glamour dust, I was quiet sparkly myself when I had finished lol!!

A lovely Gift Voucher is up for grabs this week from

So do come along and join us this week, but first take a look at the main challenge blog

and see what my lovely teamies have been up too... 

Challenges Entered

LOTV - Merry Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Lets Get Sentimental

Well guys have a fabulous week and wrap up warm, take care...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Sooo Girlie!!

Good morning everyone, ... brrrr I hate this wet and foggy weather, hope it's better where ever you are today.. well I have had a lovely time making my card this week for the challenge over at Papertake Weekly which is .... Soooo Girlie!!... as I wasn't feeling too good with my back I took refuge in my craft room and had a little play... I used one of LOTV's pre-coloured cute squares which I bought quiet some time ago and matched it up with the lovely Snow Princess papers the two worked so perfectly together, I glittered her all up with glamour dust, it's hard to capture with the camera ... She is so lovely, but sadly she has been retired now and is no longer available.

Card Recipe

Image - Pre-coloured squares LOTV

Sentiment - Set 75 Christmas Wishes LOTV

Papers - Snow Princess LOTV

Embellishments - Ribbon Girl, WOC

Snow Flakes - Joy 

Challenges

LOTV - Merry Christmas

We are sponsored by the lovely Mary and Andrea over at the Ribbon Girl this week, so do come along and join in with us, it's such a lovely challenge, and you could win a £10 voucher from the girls... do pop along to the main challenge blog and see what my fabulous teamies have done, there are some gorgeous girlie makes you wont be disappointed!!

Thank you for all your lovely comments last week and welcome to my lovely new followers!! You all take care and have a fabulous week crafting, not long now to the big day... eek!! could do with some of Santa's elves right now lol!!

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

All Our Dreams

Good morning everyone, hope you are all doing ok?... I somehow twisted my back this week-end and have been wobbling around like an old woman lol!! it's still not right yet but there isn't anything you can do but wait until it decides to ease up by itself..

Well it's Papertake Weekly Challenge today and Dawny would love to see two or four legs on your card or both, so I've gone with two and made this card for my little granddaughter Annelie... I think this is one of the sweetest images at LOTV don't you!...

I coloured the image with my ink tense pencils, they are so vibrant these pencils I love them!!...I've ruffed all the edges of the card and inked around the edges, I love the companion set from LOTV, it's the first time I've used it, there are so many lovely elements with it.. I really enjoyed playing and stamping lol!! I still need to colour the inside image but will do that before I post it..

Card Recipe

Image - All Our Dreams (LOTV)

Papers - Pastel Dreams - Mary Fran LOTV

Doily - A new Tonic Die - Rose Circle Doily (love it)

Stamping lines, sentiment tags and hearts etc - Babies Companion Stamps Set 40 LOTV (love it)

Pearl, flowers ribbon - Ribbon Girl, and WOC

Challenges Entered

Party Time Tuesday  - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Anything Goes - Option Stitching

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

WoW!... We had over 400 entries last week on our anything goes challenge, how fabulous is that!! There were so many lovely entries ,.. and this week a special card was drawn by Mr.Linky, uncanny really as it was a remembrance card and today being the llth it seems quiet fitting that such a lovely card was chosen, as it was made to remember all the men and women that fought for us so long ago..... 

Do pop across to the main challenge and see the gorgeous creations my lovely teamies have for your inspiration this week .. and there is a lovely stamp to be won from Whiff OF Joy too!! 

You all take care, 

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

T'was The Night Before Christmas

Hi everyone, well are you all in the countdown to Christmas yet yeeks!! I can't believe it's less than eight weeks to the big day!! So right now I'm panicking (again lol!!) .. why do we do it to ourselves, when we have all year to get organised lol!!

My card today is for 'Papertake Weekly' Challenge, which this week is 'Anything Goes' with the option of Sparkle and Glitter..  I embossed the poinsettia and leaves with gold, I also gold embossed around the image, music sheet and sentiment.. even the stars were gold embossed!! The ribbon is also gold and really does sparkle.. I used Tim Holtz Distress marker pens to colour the image, and glittered everything with Stickles and Stardust.. also roughed the edges of the paper and card..

Card Recipe 

Image - LOTV - Fairy Lights

Papers - Memory Box - Mistletoe

Music sheet & Sentiment - LOTV

Poinsettia - Spellbinders

Leaves - Various dies

Ribbon and Pearls - My Stash

Challenges Entered

LOTV - Merry Christmas

The Ribbon Girl - A Christmas Card

Cute Card Thursday - Razzle Dazzle

Winter Wonderland - Pick & Mix (Poinsettia Flower, Pearls, Lace)

Holly Jolly Christmas - Bingo (Die Cut, 2 Designer Papers, Glitter)

We would love you to join in with us this week... the lovely girls Laila and Lisa over at LOTV are our sponsors, so a lovely gift voucher is up for grabs... also do pop along to the main challenge and see what the rest of the team have done, there are some lovely projects to give you plenty of ideas and inspiration!

I really do appreciate the time you take to pop on over and you always leave such lovely comments...
Hope you all have a fantastic week..
Take Care,
Love and Hugs,
Marjorie xx