Long time no blog. March Bombshell sketch challenge

I can't believe I've not blogged for so long.  I have been oh so busy since starting my new job.  I have barely had any time to create.  So I have made myself a promise to "make time".  

To kick start things I have turned to my favourite stamp company, and stamp and am entering the Bombshell stamps March Sketch challenge.

This is the sketch

and this is my interpretation.  

Ingredients list is below.  Hope you like her :)

Apologies I just noticed there is a speck above her eye in the first couple of pics.

I used

Paper (inc Basque): Basic Grey Little Black Dress 6 x 6
Core-dinations (dark grey from nostalgia collection)

Colouring: Copics

Sentiment made using Tim Holtz Chitchat stickers

Flowers: Magnolia Doohickey Hellebores

Card size is 6x6

First Tomic challenge entry

Hello,
Today I decided to be brave and enter the TOMIC Challenge for the first time.  I love Magnolia stamps but lack talent, lol.

This weeks challenge over at TOMIC is

TOMIC #26 ~ Vintage and Lace

The vintage style is very popular, and it is simply to make your card or project look old. You can often find distressed & inked edges, laces, roses, note papers etc. on a vintage project. So let's do it vintage ...

This is my entry.

I was making a custom card for a jewellery customer in France and as luck would have it, it fitted the challenge.

I used

Magnolia
Brotherly Love

Mistletoe stamp 

Mistletoe die

Heart swirl branch die

Coloured with Copics

Flowers
Wild Orchid Crafts

Papers
Snowman collection

Magnolia sweet  Flurry blue

Distressed edges inked with Walnut stain

Lace, pearls, card stock from my own collection

Nesties & Sizzix dies

Computer generated sentiment

Hope you like it

Jennie

 

Penny Black challenge: 176

This weeks challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is

We're less than 8 weeks til the big day so we thought we'd help you out with a month of Christmas challenges featuring a different theme each week. First up....

Christmas, Snowflakes & Silver

Well how "cool" is that.  I am well under way with making my Christmas cards so this was a breeze.

I decided to go for an Easel card, as Fashionably Wrapped is quite a large image.

I love this stamp, as it is great for use all year round.  I made a 30th Birthday card recently and put a circle with the number inside where the holly is :)

Card recipe
Image: PB fashionably wrapped
Medium: Copics
Paper: Snowflakes from "the Snowman" pack
I double matted it using Mirri card, and dark silver card.
Sentiment: PB
Sentiment label, and swirl: Magnolia
Snowflake from my jewellery bits
Lots of stickles :)

Hope you like it.
I was thrilled with all the comments left last week.

Thank you

Kraftin Kimmie Challenge 102: Monochrome

This weeks challenge over at Kraftin Kimmies Challenge is

Make it Monochromatic

This week our hostess is the Dazzling Donna and she's challenged us to make a Monochromatic Card!!  So create something with one main colour.....you can use any neutrals and other colours in small amounts, but make one colour the main focus of your design!! 

Well I am nuts about browns at the moment so chose that.  there are a few hints at other colours I'm afraid.  But I think I did well to stick to the rules.

I used Perfect Poison who is one of my favourites, and created a magical Christmas card.

Medium: copics
Papers: Unknown
Flowers: Magnolia
Swirl Magnolia
Sentiment: magazine freebie

Hope you like her
Jennie <3

Penny Black Challenge week 175

This weeks challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is a sketch.

I recently acquired the Winter Wonderland set.  I just love these characters so much.
I'm not normally a fan of clear stamps, but the quality of these is terrific.

I had to swap the flowers and sentiment over, hope that is acceptable.

Hope you like it :)

I used

Paper:  From a Snowman pack

Sentiment: Lili of the valley
Trees: Magnolia

Flower from craft box

Leaves: Martha Stewart

Glitter: Viva decor holographic

Coloured in copics

I also used Stickles in Milled lavender, Antique linen, and Faded jeans

Jennie xxx

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge: A sketch

This week the challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmies is a sketch.

So the brief was to follow this sketch

I decided to use glamorous Sophia who is a new stamp by the wonderful Annie Rodrigue.

I was going to use the cheers to you sentiment stamp.  But when I was choosing my paper I noticed one sheet has the slogan " Celebrate the Season" which I thought was appropriate.

Papers are Bo Bunny: Father Christmas
Swirl is Magnolia
Roses and backing card from my craft box.

Hope you like her.
Jennie

Long time no see: Kenny K Challenge

I do love Kenny K images, but haven't entered a challenge like since forever.  As I was using my images a lot this week I thought I'd take a shot at the challenge.

This week the challenge over at Kenny K Krafty Girlz is

A real easy challenge for you this time round.........AUTUMNAL COLORS.......so reds, oranges, greens, browns, yellow..........a lovely mix of them all.

This is my attempt with Vicki Lee Vicious who I have in rubber.
I coloured her with copics
I masked her and used a Unity stamps Christmas tree.
Papers are DCWV from the Immortal love stack
Sentiment is unknown sorry...

Hope you like it.