The Sketchy Challenges BLOG HOP!

Hello everyone, I am so excited to be apart of The Sketchy Challenges blog hop and to share my sketch with you. I hope you are having fun and enjoying our hop!

You should have come from the lovely SABINE'S blog, but if you haven' please have a look here to see the sketch and the start of the blog hop.

I have coloured a gorgeous image from Sweetpea stamps, I love to colour hair!

The papers are Glitz 'Pretty in Pink', the sentiment is WOJ 'Festive Occasions', Wild Orchid flowers and a doily from my stash.

Your next stop is the lovely KARINA.

Thank you for joining us in our hop, there are some fabulous prizes so don't forget to have a look here and have a lovely Christmas!

WOJ's 16 Days of Christmas Stockings!

Have you been following WOJ's 16 Days of Christmas Stockings?

If you haven't that's ok because you can find all of them here and we are only on day #5.

I am sharing my Christmas stocking today and I have used this gorgeous digi 'Ice Skating Fun'. Have a look at my completed Christmas stocking here.

And every day you have a chance to win a WOJ image so join in the fun at WOJ's 16 Days of Christmas Stockings!

WOJ December Blog Hop

Welcome to the December Whiff of Joy Blog Hop! Our last one for 2013! If you didn’t come here from the lovely KARINA'S blog, then head on over to the start of the hop at Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog. I don’t want you to miss a single stop on this hop!

This month, Whiff of Joy is releasing some special holiday digital images that will be perfect for all your last minute Christmas creations.  No need to wait for these cuties to arrive in the mail, talk about instant gratification!

This month, we will be giving two of these new digital images to one very lucky winner. The winner will be drawn from the comments on our DT blogs.  At the end of the hop, go back to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog, let us know that you have left a comment at each stop of the hop by using the inlinkz tool and you will be entered for a chance to win! A complete list of the hop is also at this blog, just in case you get lost along the way!

The hop will remain open until midnight Wednesday December 4th CEST. Winners will be announced on the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog.

 

 This cutie is 'My Gift'. I created a large gift tag and embossed some snowflakes on the top half of the tag, the snowflake and the sentiment is WOJ and from the Secret Stamp kit. I have added a smaller tag to write my message and finished the tag off with some of my favourites. A doily, flowers, lace, WOJ Vintage Linen Button Twine and a WOJ Christmas charm.

Thank you for joining us, your next stop is the lovely VICKY'S blog.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and enjoy your time with your loved ones!

WOJ Preview #2

I hope everyone is getting some time to play with their crafty goodies because I know we are crazy busy in our household but I am still sneaking off to my craft table :)

I have this cutie to share with you today WOJ 'Kitty with Liquorice' and will be available as a digi on Monday 2dn December.

I have taken a slab of chocolate and wrapped it up with some Christmas paper and added my image with some embellishments to finish it off. I love how you can take a simple small gift and make it something special!

The sentiment is WOJ and came in the Secret Stamp kit, the snowflake is WOJ 'Snowflakes Trio' Die-Light and I have finished it off with some Distress stickles. To finish this little pressie off I added a bow and a mini rose.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to join us on Monday for WOJ's blog hop!

Christmas Bauble

I had so much fun making this Christmas bauble!

Henry Hugging Christmas Bauble has been coloured with Copics in shades of grey. Popped some artificial snow in the bauble and finished it off with a silver bow and silver twine.

Finished the back off with a Christmas sentiment and some artificial snow.

I shared this on WOJ's World of Ideas Blog, you can have a look here. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ Preview #1

Its almost December with Christmas just around the corner, I can't believe how quick the days are going! WOJ is having an early December release and these gorgeous digi's will be available on the 2nd December and we will be having a blog hop too.

For my first preview I have this darling 'Angel Maya', I decided to colour her in mono chromatic shades and create a Christmas card in non traditional Christmas colours.

The papers are MME 'All Is Bright', the little star charm is WOJ, twine is WOJ Button Twine 'Vintage Linen', the sentiment is WOJ and is from the Secret Stamp kit and I finished it off with some pearls, a Wild Orchid mini rose and tag from my stash.

Thank you fro stopping by and for your lovely comments.

The Sketchy Challenges

Time for a new challenge and the lovely sketch is by Sabine, you can find it here.

I have used this darling WOJ 'Hello Snowman', he was in the Stamp kit but is now available as a digi.

 

The papers are Authentique 'Joyous', sentiment is WOJ and how cute are the ice skates, they are WOJ 'Winter Accessories', flowers and pearls from my stash and some Distress stickles to finish it off.

 

Hope you can join us and thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ - Angel Maya

Another awesome Whiff of Joy challenge 'Christmas Cheer' and this card I decided not to use the traditional Christmas colours. Something pink and pretty for a girl.

This sweetie is WOJ 'Angel Maya' and she has been popped up with some 3D foam tape.

The papers are Glitz design 'Pretty in Pink', Wild Orchid flowers, the sentiment is WOJ and comes with Angel Maya, the baubles are WOJ 'Christmas Baubles' Die-Light, doily and pearls from my stash.

Hope you can join us, Whiff of Joy's Challenge details can be found here. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ Deck the Halls - Cute Snowman

Yes, another Christmas card! I am loving all the new Christmas images form WOJ and should hopefully have enough Christmas cards done and ready to send in time this year!

This cutie is 'Deck the Halls - Cute Snowman' and I love the details in this image, so sweet.

The papers are Authentique 'Joyous', the baubles are WOJ's 'Christmas Baubles' Die-Lights, snowflakes are WOJ's 'Snowflakes Trio' Die-light and I added Distress stickles to them, flowers are Wild Orchid and finished my card off with some lace and pearls.

This was my card for WOJ's #167 Challenge, you can still join in if you quick, there is a few hours left!

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ Digi Release!

Whiff of Joy's Fall and Winter Stamp kits are available today in digi!

This cutie is 'Best Winter Friends', Henry has been mounted with 3D foam tape to give my image a little dimension. The papers are Teresa Collins 'Christmas Cottage', the sentiment is WOJ 'Christmas Banners & Sentiments', WOJ 'Vintage Linen Button Twine', WOJ 'Silent Night' charm, some lace, pearls and flowers to finish it off.

A close up of Henry, love the dimension the layers give.

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ - Preview 2

I am definitely getting into the Christmas spirit early with all these gorgeous Christmas images from WOJ. I have been playing this weekend with the images from WOJ's stamp kit, I have been colouring with Copics, getting messy with embossing powders and having lots of fun with all the Christmas goodies in my stash.

I used a kraft tag and stamped the WOJ snowflakes on the background and then heat embossed them with white sparkle embossing powder. I then blended some Vintage Photo distress ink over the whole tag. WOJ's Henry has been coloured with Copics, fussy cut and finished off with some distress stickles to his wings and a touch to his star.

I created a matching gift box for a special little person and I am going to pop her Christmas present into it, so much nicer than the box the shop gives you :)

A view from the side, simple but added lace and the doily to give it that soft delicate finish.

The Christmas tree die cut is WOJ's Christmas Tree Nested Die-Light and I finished my tag off with some WOJ Vintage Button Twine and WOJ charm Christmas Treasure.

Don't forget WOJ's Fall and Winter stamp kits will be available on the 11th in digi's. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ - Christmas Card

Great news for those that missed out on WOJ's stamp kits because on the 11th November, the Fall and Winter stamp kits will be available in digi!

So I have a Christmas card to share with you and this gorgeous image will be available on the 11th.

I had heaps of fun with this card and so many gorgeous goodies from WOJ. The papers are Authentique 'Joyous', coloured my image with Copics then added some Frantage to it. My favourites again, WOJ Vintage Button Twine, WOJ Sweet Tags with Hearts, WOJ Silent Night charm, WOJ sentiment Festive Occasions and WOJ Rolled Scalloped Flower. And I finished off my card with some lace, pearls and a splash of white paint.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget these images will be available on the 11th, still lots of time to make your Christmas cards!

Christmas Tags

I created some Christmas tags for my WOJ tutorial last month, you can see the full post here. These are perfect to add your personal touch but are quick and easy to create!

I made a couple with a variety of Christmas stamps, you can find the details here.

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ Challenge #166

There is an awesome challenge at WOJ - No Flowers Allowed! I am late posting my card but you still have a week to join in.

Perfect opportunity to make a boys card and 'Malte the Pirate - Terror of the Seas' is one of my favourite WOJ boy images and I love colouring him in.

The papers are Prima 'En Francais', some muslin for texture and finished off with a mini tag, WOJ Vintage Linen Button Twine and WOJ 'Pirates Treasure' charm.

A close up of the gorgeous charm!

 



Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Whiff of Joy October Blog Hop!

 

Welcome to the October Whiff of Joy Blog Hop! If you didn’t come here from the lovely KARINA'S blog, then head on over to the start of the hop at Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog. I don’t want you to miss a single stop on this hop!

This month, Whiff of Joy is releasing more special holiday images that will be perfect for all your Christmas creations.  Each image comes with one or more lovely sentiments that will help make your project extra-special. We are especially excited with our new die-lights this month. They are absolute perfection and we KNOW that you will adore them. Angel wings, snowflakes…and more! We also have a new German sentiment set and another gorgeous mixed media stamp set from Stephanie Schütze.

This month, we will be giving one stamp and one die-light from our new release to one very lucky winner. The winner will be drawn from the comments on our DT blogs.  At the end of the hop, go back to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog, let us know that you have left a comment at each stop of the hop by using the inlinkz tool and you will be entered for a chance to win! A complete list of the hop is also at this blog, just in case you get lost along the way!

The hop will remain open until  midnight Thursday November 1st CEST. Winners will be announced on the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog.

 

This cutie is 'Kitty' and is so sweet playing in the snow.

 

I have used Teresa Collin's 'Santa's List' papers, the sentiment is WOJ and comes with the image, the Christmas tree is WOJ Die-Light 'Christmas Tree' and comes in a set of three, the charm is WOJ 'Silent Night' and I finished it off with some Wild Orchid flowers and some red pearls and a touch of Stickles.

 

Your next stop is the lovely VICKY'S blog.

The Sketchy Challenges #59

I am a few days late sharing this with you but you still have plenty of time to join in! This challenge is a lovely sketch by Annette and you can find it here.

The challenge is sponsored by Kenny K and we all got to play, a little different for me but I really had fun colouring this cutie in.

The papers are Authentique 'Joyous', Wild Orchid and Kaisercraft flowers, a doily from my stash, the sentiment is WOJ's 'Festive Occasions' and the little star charm is WOJ.

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WOJ Preview Day 2

Today I have WOJ's gorgeous new 'Angel with Harp', this is a new release this month.

I wanted to create a soft vintage Christmas card with this gorgeous image so I went through my papers and found some My Minds Eye 'All is Bright', inked the edges with Distress Ink 'Vintage Photo' and machine stitched all the edges. Adhered a doily and then finished it off with some Prima and Wild Orchid flowers and a button with some WOJ 'Vintage Linen' Button Twine.

The sentiment is WOJ and comes with the 'Angel with Harp' image plus it comes with a second sentiment too!

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments, don't forget WOJ's blog hop on the 29th!

WOJ October Project

This month's theme is 'Fall Decorations' so I doubled up on this one and decorated a box with a tag for a thank you gift!

For the tag I simply stamped 'Birdie Love' onto kraft cardstock and used white embossing powder, then did the same with the sentiment, the sentiment is WOJ's 'General Sayings II'. I cut around the image and left a border all the way around and created a hole at the top to add some WOJ 'Button Twine' to my tag.

I bought the box from a local store and was already the perfect colour for the Fall theme.

I added some burlap to add to the rustic theme and used Crate papers to decorate the box, perfect Fall colours. The leaf is WOJ's Die-Light 'Leaves Trio' and the rose is WOJ's Die-Light 'Rolled Scalloped Flower'.

I didn't adhere the tag, so the box can be used without my thank you note attached!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop over to WOJ's Blog to see the rest of the DT's October creations!

WOH Preview Day 1

This month Whiff of Joy will definitely get you into the Christmas spirit with a gorgeous new release of Christmas images and products! First up, I have 'Henry with Christmas Tree' and he is so sweet and so lovable!

Another favourite WOJ Die-Light is this new 'Christmas Baubles', so delicate and elegant, perfect for cards (this was a new release in September) and is a set of 3 Die-Lights. Papers are Teresa Collins 'Christmas Cottage', the sentiment is WOJ 'This is December', Kaisercraft pearls and finished off with a touch of Stickles.

I will be back with some more previews of this fabulous release and don't forget WOJ's blog hop on the 29th October, I hope you can join us!

TSC #58 - I sew Adore You......

Time for another sketch at The Sketchy Challenges! Loved the layers on this sketch and had heaps of fun so I hope you can join us to!

This is WOJ's ' I Sew Adore You', another image from their Sew Sweet Collection.

The papers are Prima, flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid, WOJ Vintage Linen button twine with a WOJ Sew Sweet charm to finish off the tag. The tag is WOJ's Sweet Tags with Hearts and some lace and pearls from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Eat, Sleep, Create............

I have a gorgeous image to share with you today, it is Whiff of Joy's 'Eat, Sleep, Create' and is from their Sew Sweet Collection.

What do you think? Cute isn't it!!

I am still using up some of my stash so these are some older papers and the flowers are Wild Orchid. Love the bright fresh colours, reminds me of Spring but we are experiencing very hot days here!

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

The Sketchy Challenges #57

Its time for another sketch and this sketch is by the lovely Sandy, you can see it here.

This cutie is WOJ's 'You Colour My World' and its a free digi, you can get it here!

 

I am being very good and have been going through my supplies and trying to use them up instead of cutting into full sheets of papers. And I am actually enjoying it, finding all sorts of treasures, so I guess I am doing some spring cleaning to! So this card has been created from all sorts of goodies from my stash and the image has been coloured with Copics.

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments!