Holly Rudolf Challenge

This months CMLI Rudolf challenge was set by Lillian and the theme was holly.  I used my new Memory Box holly die to cut out loads of little holly leaves and berries to stick round my circle and make a frame.
I will enter the card into this months Ready Teddy Go challenge (diecut or punch).

O Christmas Tree

This weeks ABC Christmas challenge is 'O' Christmas Tree.  I have used another of the Christmas Bobbi images on this card along with my new snowflake die and new polka dots embossing folder (love it!).
I will enter the card into this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and this months Ready Teddy Go challenge.

Bear-y Snow-y

I just love the 'Bobbi' character at the moment from DigiStamp Boutique and bought the very newly released Christmas set of images.  I used my new Memory Box snowflake die on this card for the first time too.
I will enter this card into this weeks Sketchy, Di's Digi (stitching), Cute Card Thursday (anything goes) and Digi Sketch (anything goes) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (dies of punches) challenge.

Snow in this heat?

Yes it is quite a challenge to make a snowy Christmas card in this heat, but then again it is refreshing to think of the snow when it has been so hot.  The last two days in Birmingham have been a LOT cooler though.  I wonder what this week will bring....  I'm not sure that the weather forecasters know yet- they keep changing their minds, don't they?
Anyway, I made this card today with the following challenges in mind- Ready Teddy Go (photo inspiration), Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch), I love Promarkers (anything goes), Passion for Promarkers (make a scene round the image) and Digi Sketch Challenge (theme- layers).

Baby Boy

So many 'new' challenges out there this week.  I don't actually know anyone due to have a baby in the near future but thought I would make a card with this cute image that was given to me by Debs- thanks!
I will enter the card into this weeks Cute Card Thursday (something new), Passion for Promarkers (something new), Willow Sketchie (anything goes) and Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch) as well as this months Ready Teddy Go (something new) challenges.

Daisy Chains

I could really do with making a few more birthday cards for the first few months of next year.  Having said that I seemed to have spent today making every other card except a birthday card... ho hum...  This is the only one I did make.  Again I have gone CAS.  I'm quite pleased with this one for a change.

I will enter this into this months Ready Teddy Go (CAS) challenge and this weeks Willow Sketchie challenge (theme: quick makes).

CAS FF card

I'm not much good at CAS cards but every now and again I like to have a go at making one.  This is using a Forever Friends image that I was given.  I will enter the card into this weeks ABC Christmas ('Y'our favourite die- my oval nesties) and Willow Sketchie (theme- quick makes) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go challenge (CAS).

Pillow Boxes

I don't normally make Christmas packaging for gifts as they tend to end up straight in the bin in our house which is a little disheartening if you have spent hours making it.  However, I grew a chilli plant this summer and have lots of chillies which I have dried.  I will give some away as gifts and so have made a couple of pillow boxes to put them in:

I will enter these into this weeks ABC Christmas (w is for wrapping) and this months Ready Teddy Go (not square) challenges.

My first rocking card

I had never made a rocker card before yesterday but have admired them for a long time on other people's blogs and so thought I'd give it a go.  I will enter this into this weeks I love Promarkers (cute) and this months CCAYR (shaped) and Ready Teddy Go (not square) challenges.

Pink Christmas

This is another newish digi that got its first outing this weekend.  I will enter this card into this months Ready Teddy Go (pink, brown and cream) challenge and this weeks Sweet Sketch Wednesday (sketch), I love Promarkers (anything goes), Cute Card Thursday (glitter) and ABC Christmas (up to you) challenges.

Pink, Brown and Cream

The challenge this month on Ready Teddy Go is make a project with a teddy bear using the colours pink, brown and cream.  I have made these two ATCs:

I will also enter these into this weeks Passion for Promarkers (shabby pink or brown) and Willow Sketchie (theme- buttons) challenges and this months Digistamp Boutique customer competition.

Birthday Ted

I made this card for my Grandad. I think he is going to be 85 this year- I will have to check!  I will enter this into this months Ready Teddy Go competition- thanks Debs for the stamp which I won in last months blog hop!

A 21st card

I have a number of birthday cards that I have to make in the coming months. This one is for my cousin who will be 21 soon (thanks Debs for the image).  I will enter this card into this weeks I love Promarkers (anything goes) and Willow Sketchie (sketch) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (cards with numbers on them) challenge.

Barry Skiing

Not had much time for crafting this weekend, but I made this card at the end of last week and so will post it now.  I will enter it into this weeks Willow Sketchie (Christmas in August) and Cute Card Thursday (bling) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (anything goes) challenge.

Juggling

I bought this digi just before Pollycraft closed and this is the first time I have used it.  I will enter the card into this months Ready Teddy Go (anything goes- blog hop too!!) challenge.

Fly a Kite

This is another digi that I bought from Pollycraft before the shop shut and not used yet.  I love the Cuthbert and Kiki range.  Sorry the photo is so bad- the colours are not that muted in reality.  The light must have been worse than I thought when I took the photo :-(

I will enter the card into this weeks Cute Card Thursday (sketch) and Digi doodle Shops Best (summer) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (up, up and away) challenge.

2013 Calendar already!

This weeks ABC Christmas challenge is 'm is for make a Christmas present'.  I was really not in the mood for making a Christmas present- a card yes, but a present at this stage in the year seemed too hard.  Then I realised that since I will be away in September and then from November onwards, this gives me hardly any time and so perhaps I should start making presents.  Last year I made several calendars and they went down well, so I got some 2013 calendar tabs last Saturday and have made my first calendar for 2013!

I will enter the project into this weeks Passion for Promarkers (sketch) challenge and this months Ready Teddy Go (balloons) challenge.

Knight in Shining Armour

I just love this Pollycraft image and after buying it a couple of weeks ago had to get it printed and coloured.  I will enter the card into this weeks Willow Sketchie (sketch), Passion for Promarkers (at least 3 layers) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (for the boys) challenge.

Fairy Tales

I bought this Kiki image from Pollycraft the other day and this is its first outing.  Isn't it adorable?   I will enter the card into this weeks CES (anything goes) and Willow Sketchie (handmade flowers) challenges and this months Ready Teddy Go (bingo- flower, ribbon, embossing) challenge.  Its a sad farewell this week to the CES challenge blog, after Emma has decided to close her store.  I have really enjoyed joining in their challenges over the last year and a bit and of course have frequented the store a number of times.  It is sad to see it close, but everyone has to move on to pastures new at some point I guess, and of course Emma has her hands full mow with little Olivia so it is totally understandable.  Big thankyou to the CES DT.

Louie and present

On a  mission to use up scraps of paper, I decided to make a patchwork background for this card.  I then added faux stitching and embossed the whole piece to make it 'tie together' (look OK rather than just a load of off-cuts of paper!).  I even made a little tag to go with the card.

I will enter the card into this months Ready Teddy Go challenge (bingo- embossing, ribbon and flowers) and  this months DigiStamp Boutique customer competition.