Daring Cardmakers - Initial Thoughts

I think we've all had our thinking caps on this week at Daring Cardmakers. Rein has set the Dare as follows:-

"The First Letter"
I'd like you to put things on your card which begin with the first letter of your name.
You can use other things too, but see if you can use at least 3 things that share their initial letter with your own name.
For example my name is Rein so I could use rose, robot, radio, raven...

I just can't believe what the rest of the DT have come up with as there are some very tricky initial letters amongst them. I think I was one of the lucky ones with the initial L. Pop on over and have a look and then see what you can come up with - it really is a lot of fun!

My Card:-

There's Lots of Dots on the background and I've stamped some Lime Green Leaves over them.

I made the Ladybugs using a selection of circle punches (very easy) and added a couple of dots for the eyes. I Stamped and cut out some Leaves, made a Loveheart using Nestabilities and added some Liquid Pearls to decorate. Finally I made a Lovebugs Label using my Letraset Labelmaker!

I think I got the L word covered.

If I had really thought about it before putting everything together on this card I think I would have punched out a few small black lovehearts and put them on the Ladybugs wings instead of the little black circles - just to add a bit more to the love theme. I think that would have worked.

Lynda xxx

Penny Black Saturday wk 75 - Christmas for the Guys

Christmas for the Guys is the theme over at Penny Black Saturday and my DCM buddy Kathy has also set a secondary challenge to make a card and a scrapling in the same style.

My card and scrapling:-

Image - Penny Black 'Snowy'

Copics

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Snowflakes

Twinklets Diamond Dust

Melissa Frances Rub-Ons

Snowflake Brad

Stickles

Lynda xxx

Winter Wonderland - St Nicholas

This week's theme over at Winter Wonderland is St Nicholas. We've got two lovely guests showcasing their gorgeous cards and some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the team so why not pop on over have a look or even better, join in the fun!

My card:-

8" x 8" Card Base from Craftwork Cards

Image - Santa Collage by Rubber Stampede

Staz-On and Fired Brick Distress Ink

Bazzill Card Stock

Nestabilities

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Flower, Oval and Scallop Oval Punches

Corner Rounder

Card Candy (flower centres) and Sentiment from Craftwork Cards

Ribbon from stash

The Frame and patterned matt are from a DCWV Christmas Speciality Die Cut Stack that I purchased from The Range.

Lynda xxx

DCM - Scraplings

This week it's Paula's first time to set a Dare over at Daring Cardmakers and what a fabulous theme she has chosen!

Scraplings

Scraplings are little narrow cards made from scrap cardstock. You know how when you make a card from a a piece of A4 or Letter sized cardstock you're left with an off-cut? Well that's the basis of a Scrapling. When folded in half, the Scrapling's card front will measure roughly 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" , though this depends of course on the size of card you were making in the first place!

So, dig out your scraps and make either a card or a gift tag!

Here's mine:-

Stamped Image is 'Majestic' by Penny Black

Distress Inks

Stickles

Scraps of My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey and Craftwork Cards DPs

Sentiments - Melissa Francis, Doodlebug Designs and Craftwork Cards

Felt Rik Rak Ribbon

Lynda xxx

ICS #42

Another fabulous sketch by Dawn at ICS and it's so good to be joining in again this week!

My card:-

Image - Penny Black - Leaping Deer

Papers from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Collection

Bazzill Card Stock

Melissa Francis Rub-Ons

Distress Inks - Broken China

Ribbon and Christmas Trees from Stash

Stickles

Twinklets Diamond Dust

Lynda xxx

Dolly's Christmas Tree Decoration

Hi I just had to post a picture of my Christmas Tree Decoration that I made following Dolly's fabulous tutorial that you can find here over at Polka Doodles. It is so easy to follow and so easy to make too and you can decorate it just as you please. I would have entered it into the Polka Doodles challenge for this week but unfortunately I forgot to use a Stamp on it so it wouldn't be accepted - Nikki is such a stickler for the rules lol. But never mind I had such fun making it! Thanks Dolly!

Papers are from Polka Doodles Jingle Jangle CD

with the addition of Stickles Glitter Glue and Card Candy from Craftwork Cards.

Lynda xxx

Winter Wonderland - Sketch and/or Pantomime Theme

This week over at Winter Wonderland we've got a choice for you - there's a fabulous sketch to follow or you can base your card on the theme of Pantomime... or if you're very clever you can do both!

Regina Easter of The Cutting Cafe is also sponsoring us this week and she is offering a prize of 3 of her brilliant digi kits to one lucky player who's name will be drawn at random. So what you waiting for get on over and join in the fun and who knows you might even win a fabulous prize.

This is the sketch created by Anne:-

and this is my card:-

I've used the same image as I did on the card 2 posts ago so it just goes to show how versatile stamping can be... and if you love the image why not use it over and over again!

Image from Penny Black Holly Jolly Transparent Collection

Copics

Bazzill Card Stock

Papers - MME The Merry Days of Christmas

Nestabilities

Woodware Holly Punch (Large)

1/2" Circle Punch

Dovecraft Snowflake Punch

Woodware Fluffy Stuff

Glamour Dust

Melissa Frances Rub-Ons

Self-Adhesive Gems

The very lovely Brenda from Floral Fantasies has just let me know that this card would also be perfect for entering the challenge at By the Cute and Girly so why not. It's the first time I've entered anything here so hello everyone!

Lynda xxx