Toadstool Tots at JMC Designs

Good afternoon,

A scheduled post from me today to share my DT card for the launch of the super cute new Toadstool Tots collection at JMC Designs.  We think this is Julia's cutest collection yet and if you hurry you can pick up a 15% discount in her Etsy shop here using the code TTOTSLAUNCH15 until midnight on Sunday 1st March to help us celebrate the launch.

I've used the gorgeous Tessa Tot for my friendship card and coloured her with my Promarkers to match these gorgeous papers from Raspberry Road which were a magazine freebie from several years back (yes I admit it, my name is Shona and I'm a craft hoarder!)  I've kept the card quite simple without too much matting and layering and used some distress ink instead to give the edges some definition and to make the card a bit more coherent.

 Materials used:

Digital Stamp - JMC Designs Tessa Tot

Promarkers

Patterned Papers - Raspberry Road Love Lives Here

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Sentiment - Stampin' Up Labeler Alphabet

Cardstock, button & twine from stash

Tessa Tot has lots of equally cute friends, I especially love the snails and toadstools in the sentiments set, watch out for more of them on my blog soon.

That's all from me for the moment, hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - February x

Creative Craft Cottage - #126 Add a Heart x

I Love Promarkers - #404 For a Girl (optional) x

Sweet Stampers - #41 Hearts and/or Flowers x

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes x

Crafty Creations - #406 Anything Goes x

Not Just Cards - February x

Noel at the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge

Good afternoon,

Well it's another lunch break post from me today, I'm starting to come down with yet another cold so I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself.

Today I'm sharing my DT card for this fortnight's Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge as always we are an anything Christmas goes challenge.  I've made a simple but effective card using some tartan patterned paper and a glittery wooden sentiment as the focal points. 

Materials used:

Patterned paper - Stampin' Up Wrapped in Plaid

Border die - Crafters Companion

Wooden glitter word - Docrafts

Cork star & poinsettia - Hobbycraft 

Thanks for stopping by, hugs,
Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper - February x
CHN Christmas Challenge - #478 Use Gold (Optional) x
Unicorn Challenge - #51 Anything Goes x
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes x
Christmas at Sweet Stampin - February Feature a Sentiment x
Craft-Dee Bowz - February x

CAS Penguins for Christmas with the Cuties

Good afternoon,

I didn't get a chance to schedule my DT card for the latest Christmas with the Cuties challenge so I'm making good use of my time and typing this up while I'm on my lunch break from work.  It's a cold and sleety day here in the North of Scotland so I'm happy to stay inside and catch up with my blog post.

Our optional challenge them is Clean and Simple so I'm not sure if I've captured that or not!  I'm never very sure of CAS, I've maybe used too much patterned paper to be considered CAS but I've not used much in the way of embellishments.

We are sponsored by our friends at Bugaboo who have a fab prize for our lucky winner.  I've used one of their cute penguin digis for my card.

Materials used:

Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Joy Penguins

Promarkers

Patterned Papers - Simply Creative Jolly Christmas

Cardstock,

buttons & twine from stash

That's all from me for the moment.

By for now,
Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - February x
CHN Christmas Challenge - #478 Use Gold (Optional) x
Unicorn Challenge - #51 Anything Goes x
Crafty Creations - #406 Anything Goes x
A Bit More Time To Craft - #110 Anything Goes x

Curious Wonders Samples for JMC Designs

Hello, it's me again!

I'm back to share some samples I made for JMC Designs launch shows on Hochanda last Friday.  If you've not come across Julia's designs before they are just amazing.  Her creativity and quirkiness shines through in everything she designs.  I'm lucky enough to live close to Julia and had attended some of her mixed media workshops and was absolutely delighted when she asked me to be on her design team!  As well as launching on Hochanda, JMC also have an Etsy shop with some fantastic digital designs, follow the link above.

Julia's first physical collection is called Curious Wonders and is based around the Alice in Wonderland story.  There are gorgeous papers, stamps, resins and MDF elements.  I'm just sharing a few examples here on my blog but if you look out for me on Instagram @handmade_by_hamill there's lots more on there and if you'd like to have a peek at what the rest of the amazing design team have been up to pop over to JMC Designs Crazy Craft Hive group on Facebook where as well as cards there are also some inspirational mixed media and off the page projects.

Entered into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - February x

A Bit More Time To Craft - #110 Anything Goes x

Entered into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - #230 Banners & Bows (Optional) x

Entered into the following challenges:

Not Just Cards - February x

I Love Promarkers - #404 For a Girl (Optional) x

My Time to Craft - #426 No Digis x

Use Your Stuff - #392 Circles

Creative Craft Cottage - #126 Add a Heart x

Entered into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #126 Anything Goes x

Entered into the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge - #51 Anything Goes x

Crafty Creations - #406 Anything Goes x

Thanks for stopping by, hugs,

Shona xx

Forever Friends with the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge

Good afternoon,

Well it's a snowy, windy, stormy and even sunny kind of day here in the North of Scotland.  If there's one thing true about the Scottish weather it's that we often experience all 4 seasons in the same day, heck even all 4 in one hour has been known!

I've popped on to try and get up to date with my blogging.  I was away from home for a long weekend last weekend and really busy in the days leading up to going away so unfortunately I didn't get to post my Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge DT card on my own blog in time although it was on the Challenge blog when it should have been phew!  As I've been so busy I decided to make a quick but cute Forever Friends card from my ancient A Christmas Tale Collection which has been in my stash almost since I first started cardmaking and I'm still clinging on to a few of the papers and toppers!

Materials used:

Decoupage, papers & sentiment - Forever Friends A Christmas Tale

Cardstock, button & twine from stash

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I've been up to.  Hope to be back sharing some other makes shortly!

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - February x

Unicorn Challenge - #51 Anything Goes x

Cute and Cuddly Animals with the Cutie Pies

Hello,

I'm writing this post on my lunch break at work today as I wasn't organised enough to get it scheduled ahead of time!  Actually, I'm quite glad not to have to go outside as we are having lots of snow flurries off and on.

Anyway, today I'm sharing my DT card for the latest Cutie Pie Challenge.  Our theme this month is 'Cute and Cuddly Animals' and we are sponsored by our friends at Bugaboo who have a fantastic prize for our winner.

I've used one of their fab images and coloured it with Promarkers.  The papers are very old Me To You ones from Docrafts and I've used some recycled ribbon!

Materials used:

Digital stamp - Bugaboo 

Promarkers 

Sentiment stamp - from a Bobunny set

Papers - Docrafts Me To You With Love 

Label die - X-cut

Border punch - X-cut

Cardstock, ribbon and twine from stash 

Thanks for stopping by today, I'd better get back to work now!

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - February x
Unicorn Challenge - #51 Anything Goes x
Creative Craft Cottage -#126 Add a Heart x