Merry Christmas 2013

Well I haven't blogged for awhile as I have been quite ill, and busy with the run up to the holiday season.

Today has been a lovely day spent with the three most important men in my life.

For christmas my mum has given me my first set of Graph It markers and also some Neenah card, I haven't really felt like crafting but as I had new goodies I had to have a quick go.

Here's my first attempt

I only have twelve pens hence the limited colour pallet and I'm not sure how successful my shading has been the colours still seem a little patchy to me, hopefully with a little more playing I will get better.

As always let me know what you think

Bye for now

Ziggy

Fantastic fourth challenge at Anonymous Stamps

I can't believe how many entries there were last month and that the fourth  challenge is starting tonight  at Anonymous Stamps.

The theme this time is Deck the halls and as usual any project can be submitted as long as it fits the theme.

I have chosen the  gorgeous baubles with sentiments as my image

To enter the challenge you can either click on the Anonymous Stamps logo to the left of this post or click here

Don't forget there is fab prize of £10 to PayPal account plus two digis of your choice
 

I would like to submit this card into the following challenges

Challenges 4 Everybody -  Challenge #33: Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap -  Always Anything Goes.

 

 

 

 

New challenge time again

I don't know where the last fortnight has gone, I have been super busy bothat work and home, couple that with a severe migraine much crafting has got done I am so behind with Christmas cards I will be burning the midnight oil to catch up.

Any way it's new challenge time over at Artistic Inspirations which this week is being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and our theme was favourite colours

Here's my card

For your chance to win some fab digis click the link on the left

Colouring another fab Digi Stamp from Alipeeps Art

Just recently I have discovered some really lovely simple digi stamps from Alipeeps Art.

Her stamps are lovely I have previously shown my colouring of the Starry-Eyed stamp here on my blog.

The one I am at colouring at present is called Smile, to me she has an air of mystery about her.

My colouring isn't quite finished but I'm getting there, then I will of course have to embellish her.

Drawing in Craft artist

Well today I haven't had a lot of time to craft but I have managed to make a little picture using my beloved Serif Craft Artist.

I watched a You tube video on how to draw a snowman using adobe illustrator and I thought I know I can't do all the things that they do but I can do some of them.

So when I could grab half an hour on the computer I decided to have a go.

Here's what I came up with, I know its not fancy but its a start.

 

If you get a minute let me know what you think

 

A project from earlier in the week was also done In CAP I made some reindeer food labels for Christmas fair

 

 



New challenge time at Creative Moments

Well the last fortnight has flown by and I know I have to start the countdown to Christmas.

The challenge this fortnight is being sponsored by A Day for Daisies and the theme is vintage.

This week I combined my love of digital crafting with my new found passion for colouring with markers, I'm also trying to use up some of my old stash so also added some peel off details.

I'm thrilled with how the card has turned out.

Don't forget to pop along and check out more of the DT's inspiration and enter yourself by clicking the Creative moments  link on the left.

Or if you wish to purchase the digi stamp Starry-Eyed why not pop along to Stitchy bear stamps to get yours by clicking here

I would like this card to be considered for the following challenges

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
 

 

New challenge time at Artistic Inspirations

 

Well its new challenge time at Artistic Inspirations 

 

our sponsor is

Doctor Digi

 

 

Dare I mention the C word yet in my house we don't start to think about Christmas normally till 1st December but this year my two little peeps are starting to get into it, probably due to the amount of adverts on TV lol.

 

 

I love this fab digi of Santa as it features the naughty or nice sentiment that I keep saying to the boys, at the moment my eldest who is just four thinks he's only getting a piece of coal as he keeps being naughty.

 

This card measures 8"x8" the background was made in Craft Artist including adding the uncoloured digi stamp, I then coloured Santa and added some peel off stars and dots and adorned a few of them with gems.

 



 

 

I think the card has turned out quite nice and going forward I am going to be trying to use up more of my crafty stash before I allow myself to buy anymore (the only things I will be buying are white cardstock and glue)

 

Why not pop along and see what the rest of the DT have created and also enter the challenge by clicking the Artistic Inspirations link on the left