Bird in a Christmas Tree

Hi guys,

I decided to make a shaped Christmas card this time.

 I folded a blank card into an easel shape. I then cut some green glitter paper into a Christmas Tree shape and placed it onto the front. I stamped a sentiment and dove from a Merry & Bright stamp set that I got free with a magazine onto Anita's pearlescent white card and heat set. I then fussy cut the dove and added this to the tree with 3D foam pads. I layered the sentiment onto the easel base with 3D foam pads. Finally I added a star topper that I got from The Works.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

ChristmasCraftCreations - Christmas Trees

WinterWonderland - Christmas Decorations

JingleBelles - Get in shape

CCEE2026 Birds

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Navigate to summer

Hi guys,

I have a new card to share with you on this wet summers day.

I used a travel themed patterned paper from my scrap box and layered it onto a 3x3" card base. I then added a nautical compass topper that was free with a card making magazine. I added a sand coloured rose 3D sticker, and then some diamantes to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

TheCardConcept #138 Summer fun

CCM #259 Masculine

SweetSketchWednesday #185

SimplyCreateToo #161 All summer long

dragonflydreams - make it masculine

ikesworld #133 R for Round

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Summer @ Aud Sentiments

I am so sorry my post is late! I didn't get home until stupid o clock last night and I didn't come on the computer at all!!

However we did have a new challenge start over at Aud Sentiments, with the theme of summer.

I used a limited runs image from a recent progressive challenge.

I coloured him using promarkers - Cardinal Red, Cool Grey 4, Summer Sun, Pastel Beige, Pear Green, Grey Green, Metallic Green ad Frosted Leaf.

I then fussy cut, layered onto a camping paper and added a printed sentiment that I had in my stash.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

CCM #259 Masculine

CraftyCatz #512 Friendship

notjustcards - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Embellish @ I Love Promarkers

Hi guys,

It is time for a new challenge over at I Love Promarkers (all you have to do is get those Letraset/Windsor and Newton pens colouring!) Our optional theme for this one is Use embellishments and our sponsor is Digi Doodle Studios. I have used Caliope's Cupcake .

I coloured the image using - Metallic Blue, Daffodil Bloom, April Showers, Budding Rose, Satin, Primrose, Dusky Pink - Promarker pens.I fussy cut the image and used a small 3x3" square card blank for the base card. To finish I added a bow, a star and three diamantes.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Allsorts #577 Pets

DaringCardmakers - Glamourous

SOS #423 you're so sweet (the bow and star have been in my stash for a while)

AlphabetChallenge - F for Flora or Fauna

SUYP #55 Furrything Goes

DigiDoodleStudio #28 Anything Goes

Hugz Tinz

For the girls

Hi there,

It is time for a new challenge over at Creative Moments, and I have played along as part of this second design team this time so that we can showcase more of the sponsor images. Our optional theme is - For the Girls. I have used a Morgan's Artwork design.

I used a pre-embossed Forever Friends card base and highlighted the sentiment with silver gilding flakes. I then layered the image and a topper around the bear, and added some blitter flowers from Papermania's Linen collection. I also added a ladybird above the sentiment.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CuteCardThursday #639 Summer

Allsorts #577 Pets

MTTC #434 Summertime

SUYP #55 Furrything Goes

CraftyCalendar - Flowers

Do pop along and share some of your creations with us.

Hugz Tinz

CAS sketches

Hi there,

I have a new card to share with you all today.

I wanted to keep this one CAS, so I used a foiled border strip down the side and then added a foiled topper with a die-cut butterfly and two sentiment toppers, all layered up to follow the sketch from AHSC.



I would also like to enter the following challenges:

SimplyLessisMoore #421 Borders

TheLibraryChallenge #61 Layered

notjustcards - Anything Goes

And I would like to leave you with a furry spider butt :D

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Christmas Kisses

Yup I have a Christmas card to share with you today! Looking forward to being able to see family and friends again, and of course lighting up the house :).

I used a decoupage Country Companions topper for the centre stripe and a Forever Friends sentiment stamp for the sentiment. I only added a couple of rhinestones to the sentiment.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

ABCChristmas - L for Love

AddictedtoCAS #186 Berry (There are berries in the holly on the topper)

AHSC #372

I would also like to share my recent cooking with you all.

First dice two onions and crush a garlic clove and ginger in a pestle and mortar to create a paste. I actually cheated and mixed the garlic with pre-bought ginger paste! Add to a pan with 4 tablespoons of oil and fry until the onions soften.

Chop some sweet potato and normal potato into small chunks. 

 Chop some red pepper, green chilli (deseed if you want it less spicy) and two large carrots.

 Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, 2 teaspoons curry powder and a pinch of cumin to the onions in the pan and stir while cooking for 2 mins or so.

 Add the potatoes and carrots to the pan, along with 300ml water. Bring to the boil, stirring regularly for 5 minutes and then leave to simmer, covered, for 10 minutes to let the carrot and potato soften.

 Add the pepper, chilli and any other veg you may be using (such as frozen peas or green beans) to the pan and cook for another couple of minutes before serving.

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Fun coasters @ Aud Sentiments

Hi guys,

We have an Anything Goes challenge just started over at Aud Sentiments this morning - so pop along and show us your projects - with sentiments. We are sponsored by Oddball Art by Lizzy Love and I have used Super Cute Winking Unicorn to make my coaster.

Obviously I have used the non-winking image from the set. I coloured her with Promarkers (Pink Carnation/Tropical Orchid/China Blue/Blue Pearl/Buttercup/Maroon/Burnt Sienna). I then fussy cut around her and her wooden heart. I used PVA glue to add them to the coaster. I took a sentiment and PVA'd this to the coaster before painting PVA over the top to protect them.

I would like to enter my coaster into the following challenges:

DigiDoodleStudio #28 Anything Goes

AYLI - scenes or not - I prefer not to do scenes generally as I find them really hard to envisage

catchthebug - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, and do pop along to share your creations with us also.

Hugz Tinz

All about the boys @ I Love Promarkers

We have a new challenge started at I Love Promarkers today, with the optional theme of - for a boy. Our lovely sponsor is  Knitty Kitty Digis.

For my card I coloured Congrats it's a kitten with promarkers (supplies to be listed below). I die-cut the image and layered it onto some camping patterned paper on a navy blue base card. I fussy cut the sentiment from the same paper set and overlapped the image panel slightly. Finally I added a blue present.

Products - Promarkers in Henna, Cocoa, March Hare, Ruby, Cool Grey 2, Lilac, Lavender, Orchid, Metallic Silver, Canary Yellow, Fuchsia Pink.
           - X-cut large labels nesting dies
           - Papercraft magazine free papers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

SUYP #55

dragonflydreams - make it masculine

TIOT - make it masculine

AlphabetChallenge - E for Earth Bound animal

SimonSaysMonday - It's a man thing

SweetStampin' - Masculine/Father's Day

Do pop along to the blog to see what everyone else has created, and to add your own creations too. Just remember we need to see those letraset products (pro, aqua, flex, tria-markers).

Hugz Tinz

Summer Sports @ Creative Moments

Hi guys,

We have a new challenge starting over at Creative Moments today, with the optional theme of Summer sports. I have used Gus Golf from our sponsor, Bugaboo.

I coloured Gus using Chameleon pens after printing him directly onto the card base. I layered the sentiment onto the image before printing and then left it nice and simple.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

SimplyCreateToo #161 All Summer Long

dragonflydreams - make it masculine

613AvenueCreate #234 Create a blended background (The hills are blended with Chameleon pens and tops).

inkspirational #214 funny sentiments

TheMaleRoom #137 Landscapes

AYLI - scenes or not - I do like using digital images that already have the scenes on them as they really fill out the image.

CRAFT #558 Masculine

SimonSaysWed - Masculine

Here also is an update for my Dino height chart. I have gotten stuck at the moment as I ran out of a couple of threads and they are the ones I need to finish it off!!

see you soon,

Hugz Tinz

Artistic postcard

Hi guys,

I made a postcard for you, to keep your dreams sweet. I did use a bit of creative license with this one thinking that surely dreamcatchers are classed as art?

I used some free papers from one of my magazines, and layered one paper onto the postcard base, then a scalloped white circle with a floral circle of arrow paper on top of this. I then fussy cut some of the toppers and the sentiment and layered them around the circle. Finally I added some neon gel dots.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

TIOT - cut it out

SundayPostcardArt - art

craftycatz #508 at least 2 layers

Here are a couple of my 8-legged friends.

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Things with wings

Hi there everybody,

It is the first of June, which means a new challenge over at Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT). Our theme for this month is: Things With Wings. Mine is rather small of the card, but I wasn't sure exactly how the mechanism would work, so didn't want to make it too big! The butterfly actually flies :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

ThePaperPlayers #493 Tic-Tac-Toe (Flowers, die-cut, embossing (Paper in the centre is embossed)

TIOT - Cut it out

AlphabetChallenge - D for dry embossing (the gold on the backing paper is dry embossed)