Introducing Ridley the Raccoon

Hi friends, thought I post this card and introduce you the Ridley the Raccoon. I think he's great fun and something different for me, and bright and cheerful to compensate for the weather!
So, thank you Andrea for sharing this little fellow with me.

If you are wondering how I created the corners, pop over to the the Cupboard and see how you can make them with Square Nesties.

Hope to catch up with my visiting soon, ikki

Cuttlebug challenge 19#

This week's challenge (only just made it!) was to emboss

on acetate.

CB Folders: Happy Birthday for the acetate and Stylized flowers

Nesties labels for the frame.

The Pink Elephant 2#

This week's challenge was for BLING. Now, I'm not normally
a bling girl, (ah, shame) more like a plain Jane (ah, shame),
But for once I had a go and it turned out definitely BLING for me.
It was so bling in fact that I struggled to get a picture of it!

I used a flower punch to punch flowers into the silver glitter card, which I then matted onto Silver Mirror card. The PB image I coloured with prisma pencils and chalked the edges, this I then matted onto black glimmer paper. Gems and more glitter added
to make sure I had the total Bling effect. (Well for me anyway.)

Have a good day!

Pink Elephant's First Challenge

Great new challenge from Pink Elephant. This weeks remit was to use the colours of Pink, White and Black. I tried something different by way of layout - you know how you have a picture in your head - and it doesn't seem to work out on paper - well this happened with this card.

Paper: A hint of pink
Nesties
Ribbon and bits from
stash







Have a great weekend.

Penny Black Week 35 and Basic Grey Week 22

This week's challenge from PB was "Romance" and we could all

do with a bit of this in our lives, so .... how's about a cuddle? ... followed by a kiss? ..... I feel better already!

The Basic Grey's challenge this week was to "mix it up" so....

now we have ...cuddles....kisses....and their super paper EUPHORIA and SULTRY....I'm now a bit worried because one

of the papers is call "frenzy"! Where will this take me?

Stamp by PB watercoloured, Paper BG, Nestie small label and Alphabet, Fiskars diamond border punch

Thanks for dropping by, I'd love to hear from you.

Penny Black Challenge

This week's challenge was for a circular card. I have had this image for ages and never known what to do with it. My Granddaughter has a 6th Birthday soon, she loves ballet classes and CATS. So, today was it's day!

Unfortunately, despite the brightness caused by the snow, the
glitter card has refused to do it's bit, and has blurred the image slightly, and then there's the shadow! Oh, well.....purr-fect I'm not!

Paper: Bo Bunnys - Curley Swirls
Penny Black image - name unknown
bit and bobs from stash - should have used a brighter necklace!
Thanks for popping in.

Saturday Sketch 35#

On a grey, miserable, cold morning what better way to spend the

morning than crafting. I have used the Saturday Sketch

layout and after much 2ing and froing with papers came up

with this. I could not find an image that suited the papers (I always seem to have this dilemma) so in the end made a flower and twisted some wire to make the stem and added a bow ribbon.

Papers from Papermania - Simply Elegant

Thanks for dropping by - I'd love to hear from you as to how your day goes?!?!?

Basic Grey and Penny Black challenge

Two challenges in one this week - real pleased with myself !

The Basic Grey Challenge which was for a recipe that I have never attempted before. I used two pattern papers (SULTRY) one ribbon and bow, one button, three brads as required.

The Penny Black Challenge asked "Frame it". To acheive
the frame - my CB came to the rescue, I used my new shapes which I mounted on foam to get a 3D effect.
I'd say this turned out a cutie one! Thanks for stopping by.

Penny Black Challenge - 31

The challenge this week was for a card using Brown and Pink and, of course, a PB image.
Having made a few cards of this colour combo over the last few
weeks - guess what? Yes, I was somewhat restricted with a shortage of papers. (More papers needed - add to shopping list.) Any excuse! You know I'm never this good at making a list for other shopping, but crafting....no prob.

Papers from HOTP, Nesties labels small and large with a twist - what do you think? I think it's worked. It looks a bit out, but it's an optical illusion, honest!

I'm off on a visit to Edinburgh tomorrow to see my daughter and two beautiful granddaughters. I shall only be able to visit you, but unfortunately will not be able to contribute to any challenges, but I'll be back - probably with more papers! Have a good crafting week.

ikki xx

TYI - Week 40

Let's go stripey for this week's challenge. Oh, I thought I'd try something suitable
for a man card, but now I'm not sure if it is!

Navy CS embossed with CB Distressed strips
Paper: k-ology Addison range
Stampin up Cherry Leaf stamp
punch flowers

Basic Grey Challenge

Another great challenge sketch - this one took some
thinking (and messing around with) for me. My head seems
empty apart from my cold, but crossing my fingers wishing my
cold away probably didn't help! Anyway.... here it is....

Papers: Basic Grey - Sultry
Stamp: Hobby Art and rose from See D's
Cuttlebug border and Nesties Small label
Fiskars Circle punch - Victorian

Thanks for stopping by, hope you don't catch my cold.
xoxo ikki

The first Sketch and Stash Challenge

Hi, This is a great new challenge blog that encourages those of

us that hord stash TO USE IT! I'm one of those horders - are you?

Their challenge is to use new goodies or stash you've saving for ...

some of mine is year's old....some special occasion. THIS COULD BE IT!

I have used my new set of Nestie Labels (small), ribbon I bought in US 6 months ago, and papers from HOTP 12 months old.

The birdie image is from Pink Petticoat.

Our Creative Corner Challenge

This week's challenge was to use something clear.

Thinking cap on - decided to use acetate tags with stamped
with silver images




Paper - Basis Grey Sultry (just love it)
Acetate from old stash - Dawn B design

Please leave me a comment if you like this card so I can return the visit. It's always interesting to see other crafters work. Thanks for dropping by.
ikki

Thank you card

After a lovely evening out with family, I just had to make a card. No pressure, like the last few Chriss cards (note to self - must start earlier) so I really enjoyed making this.

Papers from Papermania - Simply Elegant

bits and pieces from stash

Thanks for dropping by, hope you too are relaxed after the hectic days pre Christmas.

Best wishes for 2009.

ikki xx

2 challenges in 1

Since I have finished my Christmas cards, I thought I'd have a go at a couple of challenges.

Basic Grey's remit - Going Green - was to use old bits and pieces.
I have used: Sultry Papers and Brown ribbon from a chocolate box (sadly empty)
and pink gems retrieved from a last year's CC. Thrift or not!

The other challenge was from CCC - Love theme to celebrate Julee's 11th anniversary. Congratulations Julee.

Stamp from Hero Arts that I purchased ages ago and have not used before.
Paper from Sultry range of BasicGrey
Ribbon and gems from green collection
CB - Textile folder

TYI

Great colour challenge this week. I bought this

paper in America a few months ago. I have looked

at it - touched it - and put it back in the box until now.

Thanks TYI for the inspiration and chance to use it!

Saturday Sketch Challenge

This week's challenge was for a great sketch.

Since my Christmas card list is not yet finished -

it had to be yet another ......

Cream linen cardstock
Papers HOTP

Fiskars diamond punch and Nesties

Another 1 for 2

BasicGrey Challenge - Sultry paper and charm & Penny Black Challenge sketch with image
I made this card and surprised myself again because I managed another one for two challenges.

I found a Pennny Black image that looked good on BasicGrey Sultry paper, and added a charm that was the required element.

Paper from BasicGrey Sultry range

Stamp PB
Thanks for visiting, ikki

TYI

This week's challenge was a bit of a tester for me.
But, not to be defeatist, I had a go. AND, in doing so
went a bit over the tree so to speak. Reminded me
also, our tree is in the loft and it's very cold up there!

Paper by k-ology Hannah range - embossed with CB Texture folder
various bit and pieces from various boxes

Sorry about the poor colour- don't know what went wrong!

l for 2 challenges

Since my friend, Rica has recently become a DT Member of Basic Grey thought I'd buy some papers and supporting her. This week's challenge was for a aperture card.

I will also enter this on the Cute Card Thursday since they wanted a heart.

Quite pleased with myself for doing a 1 for 2. Thanks for stopping by, I do appreciated it. ikki