Showing posts with label Penguins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Penguins. Show all posts

Friday, 21 December 2012

Snow Cute!

Just a quick post to show you some of the quick cute penguin cards I made at the weekend. Did anyone see the documentary on TV the other night called "Snow Babies"? It was a major cute baby animal alert, and the baby emperor penguins reminded me soooo much of this image :-)

Card 1:


Card 2:


Card 3:


Stamp: LotV "Snow Cute";
Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; glamour dust on the snow;
Papers: LotV "Frosty Christmas";
Supplies: sparkly ribbon from Hobbycraft;
Tools: large and scalloped circle nestabilities; Martha Stewart "Snow Flurries" PATP punch (on card 2).

Challenges:
Simon Says - Merry Christmas (2nd entry)
Craft Us Crazy #33 - Merry Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Pick Of The Year
(Cute, Cute, Cute! - 8th May)
Cutie Pie #33 - Cutie Christmas
Dutch Dare #196 - Photo Inspiration


DYSU #103 - Anything Goes
Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes

That's me all cutied-out for today - thanks for visiting!
Hugs,

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Another Lavender And Lace Christmas


Hi everyone, just a quick post from me today to show you one of the last minute Chrimbo creations I made at the weekend. This darling little penguin was just soooo easy to colour - I managed to colour in 7 of him in just over half an hour!! Even with all the cutting of paper, sticking etc. I still managed to make 7 cards in approx 2 1/2 hours which is pretty good going for me!  This particular one is different from the rest, as I wanted to tie it in to a particular colour scheme ...


Stamps: LotV "Snow Cute";
Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; glamour dust for snow;
Papers: Crafter's Companion "The Snowman";
Supplies: sparkly lace  and peel off greeting from my stash;
Tools: large and scalloped circle nestabilities; Cuttlebug "Ice Crystal" die; Martha Stewart  "Snow Flurry" PATP punch and "Arctic Snowflake" punch.


Challenges:
Gem Of A Challenge #61 - Lavender & Lace
OCC - It's A Purple & Silver Christmas
Quirky Crafts #26 - Last Minute Christmas
Paper Pretties Monday #70 - Christmas Creations
Creative Craft - Non-Traditional Christmas
Top Tip Tuesdays #92 - Anything Christmas
Kaboodle #150 - Christmas - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today.

Monday, 17 December 2012

With Love to Mum & Dad At Christmas


Good morning everyone. As you have probably guessed if you've been looking at my blog over the past couple of weeks, I have been having the classic "last minute panic" and making some quick Christmas cards in batches ... and yesterday I had another little session. However I also spent most of the day making a couple of "special" cards for my mum & dad and for my husband's aunt (his closest relative) - it was nice to get back into my usual comfort zone of "more is more"! :-)  Here is a C5 card I made for my mum & dad.


I love to put a lot of effort into my parents' cards, cos my mum especially really loves to see what I make. I really hope they will like these adorable penguins,


Stamps: LotV "Merry Christmas Penguins"; "Sentiment Tags";
Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; distressing on trees with blue pigment ink; plenty of glamour dust all around;
Papers: LotV "Frosty Christmas";
Supplies: flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and local craft shop (blue roses); white spirals from The Ribbon Girl; berries by Magnolia from The Glitterpot; blue and silver gems by Papermania;
Tools: "curved rectangles" mega nestabilities; Magnolia doohickey "Lovely Fence" die; Marianne Design "Christmas Tree" (LR0136) die.


Challenges:
Marianne Design Divas -It's Christmas!
Stamptacular #194 - Christmas Time
Creative Inspirations #193 - Contemporary Christmas Colours
Allsorts #185 - O Christmas Tree!
Winter WonderlandO Christmas Tree!
Totally Gorjuss #162 - For Someone Special
Joanna Sheen - With Love At Christmas
OSCC #209 - Distressed Christmas
Simon Says - Favourites (LotV stamps, flowers, sparkly gems)
Penny Black & More At Allsorts (December) - It's Your Choice (2nd entry)


That's all for today .... off now to get the cards all written and in the post! Back tomorrow with my other "special" card, plus I daresay one or two more of my quick ones later in the week :-)
Hugs,

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Lili's Little Fairies team B Challenge - At Least 3 Punches / Dies


Hi everyone, and welcome to the latest Lili's Little Fairies Challenge. I didn't take part in the last challenge as I was over my head with work; and now things are calming down and I can't help but think wow! Christmas is sooo nearly here! In fact this is the last "Team B" challenge for 2012 - the final "Team A" challenge of the year will be next week, and then the little fairies will be fluttering home for Christmas so that we can rest our wings before fluttering into the New Year!!

Anyhoo to business - what we would like to see for this week's challenge is for you to use

Three (or more) punches / dies

... and of course a LotV image on your project if you want to be eligible for this week's yummy prize, which is


The other ladies have produced some fabulous samples to inspire you - here is my effort this week.


I stamped out this darling penguin scene a while ago, but hadn't got round to colouring it in until now - I think it's completely adorable!


This isn't a colour combo I normally go with, but this year I have really enjoyed using red ribbon nd embellishments both with the blue and the kraft Christmas pads ... I think it gives it a fresh and contemporary look :-)


Stamps: LotV "???" (sorry this stamp seems to be missing off the LotV website so I can't look up its name! :-(  ) and Christmas sentiment circle;
Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers, glamour dust for sparkle;
Papers: LotV "Frosty Christmas";
Supplies: flowers mostly from Wild orchid Crafts; berries from the Ribbon Girl; ribbon from Hobbycraft; gems by the Hobby House and papermania;
Tools: small, large and lacy circle nestabilities; Memory Box "Frostyville Border" and "Snowflake Corner" dies; Whimsy snowflake die.

I also decorated the inside ...


The photos aren't the best I'm afraid, but the weather is so dull and wintry i think that's going to be a common problem for the forseeable future!

Challenges:
By The Cute & Girly (December) - Red, White &  Blue
Everybody Art #216 - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday #91 - Christmas
Fab 'n' Funky #150 - Non-Traditional Christmas
Incy Wincy - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours
Deep Ocean #40 - So This Is Christmas
Divas By Design #64 - Let It Snow
Simon Says - Snowflakes
Kaboodle #148 - Circles
Pile It On #49 - Pile On The Embellishments
Whimsy #54 - Anything Festive Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
I ♥ Promarkers #146 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

that's all from me for today - hope you're keeping warm in this freezing cold spell we're having, and look forward to seeing your creations.

Friday, 2 November 2012

P-p-p-p-penguins!


Good afternoon everyone, hope you are all well. I'm enjoying a rare flexi day off from work today, so I'm having a play!

I had this image coloured up waiting to be made into a card, so I thought I'd get ahead and get another Chrimbo card done. How sweet are these penguins??


I also used a cute tag from a LotV set I chose when I was lucky enough to win a voucher in the Papertake Weekly third birthday blog hop - woo hoo!


Stamps: LotV "Merry Christmas Penguins" and "sentiment Tags";
Papers: LotV "Frosty Christmas";
Supplies: flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and The Ribbon Girl; pearls from The Hobby House; ribbon from Hobbycraft;
Tools: "curved rectangle" mega nestabilities; Memory Box "Frostyville border" die.


Challenges:
Sparkles Christmas #22 - Contemporary Colour Combo
Hooked on Crafts #26 - Christmas - No Red or Green
Fussy & Fancy #75 - Pearls & Flowers
Bearly Mine #59 - Flowers Galore
Totally Gorjuss #155 - Things With Wings
Southern Girls #56 - Animal Crackers
Party Time Tuesdays #92 - Anything Goes
Anything Goes #79 - Anything Goes


That's all for today - I'll be back tomorrow with a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Hugs