NEW SET

                           Some of you know my rule is I have to use new things before I put them away
                                        Well Santa brought this Deer stamp and die set so I am using it
                                               All colored in chalk  on handmade paper

                                                                     ENJOY
                                                              Thank you for visiting

MERRY CHRISTMAS

                                                Thank you so much Alison and Andrew
                                  Just having you here for a wonderful weekend was enough
                          I am sooooo happy you came and I got to meet my long time British pen pal

                                                            HAPPY NEW YEAR

MERRY CHRISTMAS

                                      I would have sent each of you this card (inspired by Pam Simpson)
                                                             but I  don't have addresses
                                                                  This will have to do






                                                               MERRY CHRISTMAS

CRC 30 Anything

This is my last post for Craft  Rocket Challenges

I will miss my teamies and your comments

I will still be on other teams so don't forget me

Okay  I am stretching the  NOT Christmas right now

Sort of wintery and the Challenge is anything

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The images are a mix of a couple of companies

and stamped with distress inks  no coloring required 

Hope you enjoy it

Unicorn Challenge 12 Add Glitter

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Add  Gliltter

 

Well I took a step further

I did Diamond dust over the whole card

Doesn't look so  glittery on screen but it is in real life

The image is a free b through a magazine

I colored with copic

Used Stickum glue and Diamond Dust

MERRY CHRISTMAS

LCC 120 New Years

Oh WOW is it December already ?
The challenge is to do a Christmas or new Year card
I expect you will be seeing many Christmas cards so I chose New Year
The sweet Steampunk image is Stampendous
I stamped with black embossing powder  and
colored with Spectrum Noir
The mask is colored with Spectrum Noir Glitter pen
Come see what the other DT made and show us your work

CAS Trees

I finally made aa CAS  I don't hate and now I can't get a good photo

For this card I used  MFP Mini set  Tree Scene Selection

I marked of the grid with H2 pencil

Stamped the trees with Distress ink using my Misti

I then filled in a few spaces with diagonal lines

Mind you I am still tempted to put the whole thing  on a matt

Not a card

                        

                                     This is not a card and it continues all next year

I will share with

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CRC 29 Winter Time

Nothing says winter like mittens

These mittens are cut with my Cricket

I don't use it much

I thought the mitt could hold the sentiment

Come play with us at http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/

Sharing

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The handmade paper on this card is very pretty with blue splotches

  Hope you can see them here

KITTY

Just getting a little tired  of looking at Christmas cards so I too a break

This is a Stampendous stamp and matching die set

Colored with copic

Sharing

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PAPER DOLLS

above------- are the two dolls with 5 outfits each  and a view of the card fronts

Here is an open card showing a pocket that the dolls fit in
Each card get two dolls and ten outfits

CRC 28 White on White

White on White is the challenge at http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/
So simple   All I did was put the white card   stock in an embossing folder
Stamped My Besties  Twins with black Memento Ink and fussy cut
                                              DONE

Lest We Forget

I just received this OUTSTANDING  card from my British pen pal

Her cards are always beautiful  and appreciated but I have never been presented with anything this meaningful

Thank you so much Alison

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LCC 119 Winter

                                                  Well after all it is November should be winter
                                                 So the Challenge At LCC  this month is WINTER
                                               I stamped  nit much coloring  I used chalk on the sky
                                               The snow is Enamel Accents which I love using
        
                                                             The next card is a mystery
                                             It is my habit to make a list of the challenges in my book 
                     When I got to November  I made a Summer card  ( I swear that is what was posted)
                                            When I went to schedule it it had changed to Winter
                    Not wanting to waste this pretty card  I will own up to my mistake and let you see it

Go over and see the other DT you never know what you will find

                                                    SHARING
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UNICORN CHALLENGE 11

This challenge is Snowflakes

I used an Anna Griffin folder

I put Versamark over the folder and ran it through with cardstock

I then applied Gold EP and heat set

I hope you enjoy the MERRY CHRISTMAS 

 it is vellum and the last time I will die cut vellum

I tried with  a paper layer , everything stuck in the die

I tried with plastic bag , it broke in many pieces trying to remove it from die

Finally dryer sheet was relatively helpful

Then to get it adhered well you don't want to hear the language that goes with that

Just enjoy it

Come VISIT

SHARING

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Anything Goes

I have been looking for ways to use washi tape

This was inspired by MaryH  who did something similar with paper strips

The image is MFP Pandas

The sentiment is Sizzix die

Sharing

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HAPPY MAIL

I just received this lovely Halloween card from a cyber friend 

Her work is exquisite

Take a look

This card was a total surprise and made my day

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CRC 27 Pretty Pink

No she didn't scribble on the wall.

This card was inspired by the lower part of the back ground it is marbles

I use a sandwich clear box  tape the glossy card stock to the inside of the cover

Drizzle alcohol ink in the box and spritz with water 

Put the cover on and shake shake shake

Of course you could go with more than one color

My darling image is My Bestie colored with Spectrum Noir

Come play with us

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SHARING

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Christmas

This is a little free b folder and stamp

Well I am not so sure how free it is it is a very expensive magazine

However this is the result and I like it 

                                                                SHARING

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Latest Make

I was just gifted this house stamp and since I have to use it before I put it away I did this card
Neither stamps have identification
I colored the background with chalk and the gown with copic markers

Sharing       
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CRC 26 Happy Birthday

For this birthday challenge  I chose to make a pocket with an insert
I used coordinated papers and card stock
The image is a free b came with magazine
I kept the coloring very light and used copic markers

Looking forward to seeing you at http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/

SHARING
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LCC 118 Halloween

I tried a little new technique (for me )

First I stamped and colored the cat

Then I direct colored the tree on the folder and placed the cat under it

Ran it through the big shot

The black cat is a Tim Holts die 

Purple gems finish the picture

See you athttp://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Sharing

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Unicorn Ch 10 Pink

For this challenge  I chose to use water colors and a Stamping up  Set

I wet the paper  put distress ink on a palette

Picked up ink and let it creep over the paper

I then put ink on the stamps and did what you see here

The challenge gives you the option of pretty Pink or Halloween

I suppose you could do a pink Halloween card  LOL

Come see what the rest of the team has made

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http://desiref.blogspot.co.za/2016/09/atg-with-create-with-tlc-challenge-no3.html

CAS Birds

CAS Birds

The birds I used are MFP Duck Hunter

By now you know it is difficult for me to leave a card CAS

I want to use more than one layer and add at least aa few embellishments

But then it wouldn't be CAS would it /?

Sharing

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CRC 25 RIBBON and/or LACE

                                                  Easy to do girly with ribbon and lace
                                                     This darling stamp is Sugar Nellie
                                                             Colored with copic

                                              I added lots of lace ribbon and die flourish
                                               I hope you will join us with your creation

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SHARING
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PINK

PINK

Easy enough

This card is inspired by a card I received years back

 from a British card pen pal

The stamp is Out on the Town MFP

There are six layers of card stock  a die flourish and the bottom edge die cut Sue Wilson

SHARING

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Inspired

Above  are photos to inspire your work for THIS

weeks challenge

I chose both the red and the umbrella

The MFP stamp set Umbrellas and Fans is a perfect stamp for this

I layered two oriental papers

and did the design

Added the images and oriental coins

Sharing

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CRC 24 Shades of Blue

Okay you already know what this Challenge is
SHADES OF BLUE     at    http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/
Since  I love working with blue this was not a challenge
 I stamped the image  in Distress ink
Layered it on a print with flourish dies
Added a sentiment

Now let us see what you have
Come play with us

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SHARING
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Twine wrapped

Te challenge for this week at http://mfpstampshop.blogspot.com/

is Twine Wrapped Block for background

Don't be afraid

There is a tutorial

I wrapped my block with quite heavy twine and used Distress ink to stamp

It turned out very nice I think

                                                     The stamp set is MFP  Tiger
                                                Stamped in distress in with the misti
                                                       First was a yellow then a brown
                                          I have been playing with making tags with
                                                       washi tape and here you see
                                                         a sliver off the edge of one
                                         

                                              You do need to add this technique to your list '         
                                                  so  give it a try


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HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNICORN CHALLENGE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

                                                  For  Unicorn 1st birthday  
                                               decided on an explosion card


I

There are 9 surfaces to decorate  and I did each with a birthday  pop up or sticker

Unfortunately with the print card stock I used it is not showing well

Please believe me it is pretty
This will have to be hand delivered or mailed in a box
I once mailed an explosion box out of the country and the customs tag said explosion box
Guess what customs opened it for inspection and then couldn't fold  it back   My friend received  it  in  a large government  package

                                    HAPPY BIRTHDAY
                               UNICORN CHALLENGE

LCC 117 Spots and/or Stripes

                   Let's craft and Create gives you a choice this month  Spots or Stripes
                                                                  I chose stripes
                                          The background paper is a wallpaper stripe
                                       I  then stamped colored and cut out the image
                           I die cut the center out of the top layer and adhered to the background
                                               Added the image and embellishments
                                   You can use any theme just use spots or stripes
                                                             Come  PLAY

CAS Birthday

Anyone who follows  me knows  CAS is difficult for me

I have to tell myself over and over it  means simple

STOP

Well I did this time and didn't have to do over

First step was to put the card stock through an embossing  folder

The BIRTHDAY  sentiment is from MFP  stamp set  Large  Blooms

and I used my Mini Misti

NOTE.. the little protector jacket my daughter makes

I used distress inks and marshmallow sponges to color the folder

I have no idea what these are called and I still have packaging ?? 

But  I will add I love and use them a lot

I bought two sets  ,,,,,,not necessary   as you can use both ends

and still have enough for all your colors

They do a nice job once you learn to dab off and use a light touch

                                                                     SHARING
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CRC 23 Anything Goes

Here you go the easiest challenge found  This challenge is Anything goes
 I first smudged  black watercolor
I die cut the reeds and sponged with black
The Thank you is a die cut
The elephant (unknown) was stamped and fussy cut 
I hope you will join us with your creation


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Orange

The challenge  this week on MFP is the color ORANGE

Since it is not my favorite color to work with I decided to use very little

I tried the spotlight on the top of the card a few times it seems to be a learning curve

or you can't teach an old dog new tricks

So I settled for the spot behind the opening

I used stamps from MFP Coneflower

Hope you will join us this week with a chance to win stamps