Today I am featuring KIDZ boy hearts and KIDZ Girl with Heart. I have used pencils except for the skin which is Copics. I have made a Valentine's card for my grandchildren to give my daughter. By the time you read this hopefully I have already posted it to the eldest one with a PS on the back of the envelope saying "Don't let Mum see this yet", with instructions for them to sign the card and give it to her on 14th Feb.
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Using my pencils again and I am quite happy with the outcome of "Love Bear". This image was a freebie on Beccy's blog. A card perfect for the birth of a baby girl and I just know one that is coming up in March.
Today's Freebie Friday is "Valentine Jar". This year I am trying to colour more with pencils just for a change. Lately every time I pick up my Copics I need to refill them and it is getting to be quite costly. I have heaps of pencils, some cheap and some a little more expensive, but I thought I would colour with the cheaper first. They are a mixture of Faber Castell and Staedtler.
Here is my inspiration -
See you soon
Gail
This card I created using LeAnn's World 101 Facebook Progressive Challenge image for January. The image is also available to purchase here
Here is a card I designed for my son Ben and his family to give to a friend's son who is turning one.
I have used Elephant -KOKO from Bizzy Bec's range of digital stamps.
Don't forget to grab your Friday Freebie from Bugaboo Stamps this week. This week the freebie is Clyde - Sorry to Hear.
This freebie is only available for a week, so don't miss out.
Gail xx
Our optional twist for our Facebook Challenge is "Feature a Creature". I have decided to make some Christmas cards every month so I can feel a bit more organised in 2021. I am even planning on sending them out as soon as our Christmas stamps are available, instead of the last two weeks of Christmas. I love to give my recipients the option of reusing my Christmas cards so I insert a written sentiment inside with a light application of glue stick, then they have the option of pulling it out and reusing the card again. I do have the concern of what happens to my handmade cards when they leave me - I guess us crafters think of that.
To start off our 2021 Blog Challenges, we are doing "Anything You Want".
I thought I would show you some last minute Christmas cards I made - you know for those friends you missed in your address book. I loved this digi of Andrea's but I had already sent out my Christmas cards. Then I thought I would whip up a few using this cutie and hopefully I would use them in 2020, and I did, the three of them.
Guess what Andrea called this digi - MASKED of course lol.
Please join us in the Blog Challenge.
Don't forget my followers can use the following discount code in the Etsy shop.
SKIANDREA10
Bye for now and I hope you have a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2021. At this stage, make sure you wear your masks.
Gail
Our optional twist for the Facebook Challenge starting 20th December is "Let's Celebrate". I have had "Party Animal" in my stash so I thought it was about time I created with it.
If you aren't a member of our group on Facebook, here is the link to join.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730005463906336
Don't forget to use this discount code over at the Etsy shop
SKIANDREA10
I have entered: Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge
PS I won Bizzy Bec's December challenge
Happy 10th Anniversary to The Paper Shelter.
Here is my entry to The Paper Shelter Challenge
I have used some pre-printed elements from Merry Christmas Quick Pages. I have added some design paper behind the girl from Unforgettable Moment from The Christmas Ladies Collection
I have also added two poinsettias coloured with Copics on diagonal corners.
Hi, how are you enjoying the Holiday Chaos Week? Our DT has worked overtime to give you some ideas and inspiration for each day.
Today is the first official day of Bugaboo Stamps' Holiday Chaos. Our theme this year is "Reindeer Games" so get out all your Bugaboo Stamps' reindeers and join us! Catch the Bug Challenge Blog is the place to be!!
We head into our Holiday Chaos week for 2020 tomorrow, but before we start, we are bringing you a Friday Freebie relating to the week. The image is DeDe Reindeer, perfect for our theme for the Holiday Chaos week "Reindeer Games".
Here is the itinerary for the week.
Here is my inspiration for the Friday Freebie
Our optional twist for Challenge 54 over on our Group Facebook page is "Holidays are Coming".
This is my inspiration using "Taking Pics" available in our Etsy shop
I was lucky enough to win the October Mo's Digital Pencil Blog Challenge. The prize was a free digi and a guest spot as designer for December. So here we are!
I chose as my prize 2 Penguin Chicks (separated) and this is the card I created. I attached the 2 penguin chicks to the beach scene with foam tape.
Hope you like it and join in with a Mo's image to the "Anything Goes" monthly Blog Challenge. See you there!
Guess what today is?
It's National Mutt Day, so I thought for Humour Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug Challenges I would use
Our optional twist for December 2020 over on the Blog Challenge is "Feature a Creature". I don't class Andrea's cat Mindy as a creature but it is a beautiful pet, as is my Emmie. I wanted to make a Christmas card so here is my inspiration.
With the look on Mindy's face I just had to add that sentiment!
Make sure you get your entry into the Challenge Blog before the Christmas mayhem takes over.
Don't forget the special SheepSki Designs discount in the Etsy store.
SKIANDREA10
