Christmas at PanPastel UK

Good morning, eeeek  I'm running a little late this morning as we've got gremlins in the house. Barney has managed to spill his water bowl all over the floor so the kitchen was awash lol. Just got that mopped up and I managed to drop my camera in my coffee - not a good idea. Anyway its time for a new challenge over at PanPastel UK, where we've got a Christmas theme this week. As always our lucky winner will receive a fab PanPastel Starter kit from our generous sponsor Berni at Your Creativity Store.  

For my DT project I've created a little scene using Stampendous stamps and PanPastels and altered a photo frame using Maimeri Light Modelling Paste and more PanPastels (of course lol)

I applied the Maimeri modelling paste and used the triangular comb to create a wood grain texture and left it to dry. Once dry I applied Raw Umber and Burnt Sienna PanPastels and then a coat of MaiMeri Gloss Medium to seal the 'woodgrain' effect.

The main image is a Whiff of Joy stamp, coloured with distress markers. I added a frame of holly leaves made bycolouring white card with various shades of green PanPastel and then stamping lots of holly sprigs (stamp from Molly Bloom) and cutting them out. I finished off by adding red gems for holly berries, some seam binding ribbon and a gorgeous brass snowflake charm.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Creative Moments: anything but a card

Delicious Doodles: anything but a card

Decorate to Celebrate: Christmas

Fab'n'Funky: Vintage Christmas

Incy Wincy: christmas with snowflakes

It's all about the vintage: Christmas

Loves Rubber STamps: Let it snow

Ribbon Carousel: Holiday spirit

The Stamp Man: In the bleak midwinter

Whiff of Joy: Snow

Thanks for visiting and for your lovely comments, I'm off to see if I can dry my camera off now

Claire xx

To die for at FSC

Hello there, I'm still in Christmas mode with my project for our new challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenges where our theme is 'To die for', chosen by the lovely Joanna so get out your dies and punches and add some rubber stamping and join in to be in with the chance of a gift voucher from our regular sponsor Marina at Cottage Crafts.  I didn't know what to make for this challenge, but I was inspired by my talented teamie Fliss who created this wonderful Christmas decoration.

I've used spellbinders for the red die cuts and added kraft card along with backing papers from the Molly Bloom Christmas Carnival magazine., they've all been distress with antique linen distress ink and my kraft knife (as was my thumb ouch!), I've also added some faux stitching with a walnut promarker. The stamps are from the same collection, coloured I stamped the little boy and masked him to stamp in the stocking and then coloured the image with promarkers. The ribbon, raffia are from my stash and the buttons are also from the same kit.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Decorate to Celebrate: Holiday party

Eureka Stamps: holiday fun

I love promarkers: anything goes

One Stop Crafts: Christmas for the boys

Passion for Promarkers: distressing

Pixie Dust Studio: Winter holiday

Simon Says Stamp: anything goes

Totally Papercrafts: anything Christmassy but a card

Photo Inspiration at No Matter Which

Hi there, we've got a new challenge starting at No Matter Which Challenges today and this month we've got a photo to inspire your projects so do pop over to the challenge blog and have a look at the pic, and also check out the gorgeous projects from my lovely teamies too.

We've got a great prize up for grabs, our lucky winner will receive a $10 dollar gift certificate for Sweet Stamps!! 

As this year seems to be flying by and before we know it Christmas will be here (eeeeeek) I thought I'd make another Christmas cards and took my inspiration from the gorgeous colours of the photo and the basket weave furniture, a perfect excuse to use my Spellbinders lattice dies. 

The backing paper is from one of the GSC Christmas pads from last year. The die cuts were distressed with tattered rose distress ink and sprayed with glimmer mists.

I've used a Molly Bloom stamp for the focal image, she's coloured with promarkers and has some glamour dust on her wings. To finish off I've added lace, blue seam binding ribbon, a little spray of pearls and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar: Pearls and Lace

Cute Card Thursday: Fairies and angels

Fab'n'Funky: Die cuts/punches

Fussy and Fancy: Pearls and Flowers

I love promarkers: Cute

Thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Linda's tags number 2

Hi there, brrrrrrrrrrrr I don't know what happened to Autumn but it feels like winter has arrived here in my little corner of the UK, this morning we had a snow shower!!! Its a good job I'm getting ready for Christmas then lol. Here's my second project inspired by Linda's Christmas tags (pop over to Linda's blog to find out more, you can see Tag #2 here and find out the rules here, there are some fab prizes as the challenge is sponsored by Linda's shop The Funkie Junkie Boutique)

As I've decided to make bunting inspired by Linda's tags I've stuck to my gold colour palette but taken inspiration from the techniques Linda has used and the design of her gorgeous tag. I used the Riveted Patchwork techniqe for the background, coloured with espresso and gold alcohol inks. I just love this technique, its soooo much fun to do and I love the finished result

 I've used Crafty Secrets stamps for the centres of the cogs (which are embossed with antique linen distress EP) I die cut the letters on my cricut and embossed with a sparkly red embossing powder. 

The holly sprigs are Molly Blooms stamps, I embossed these onto Ranger foil with gold ep and coloured with Cranberry and Pesto alcohol inks. To finish off I've added a swirly holly die cut, embossed with a sparkly ivory EP.

I'm also entering this one in to the following challenges:

Anything goes: make your own embellishments

Do you stack up: embossing

Fussy and Fancy: anything goes

Holly Jolly: Here comes Santa

Hope you're having a good weekend, I've had a lovely crafty day and now I'm off to put my feet up and watch TV now, Strictly and Merlin tonight so I'm a happy bunny. Thanks for popping by

Claire xx