Two Cards Several Challenges

Today I have two cards to show and each fits into different challenges.

The first card is an easel card and here are the challenges that it fits into:-

Pollycraft Monday Challenges - Wonderful Christmas Time

Whimsy Stamps Challenges - Christmas

Papertake Weekly Challenges - Christmas Crackers

La La Land Challenges - Receipe (3 patterned papers, 2 colors of cardstock (white counts as a color), and 1 type of embellishment).

Supplies:-

5" easel card - A3 cardstock cut at 5"x10" & 5"x5"

Designer Papers - DCWV Multi Stack 'Christmas Wishes'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Magazine 'Freebie'

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - QD Stores

Edge Punch - Fiskars

Die - Nestabilities 'Scalloped Square'

The second card is a regular 6" square card and here are the challenges that this fits into:-

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Inspirational Photo Of Postbox

Colour Create Challenge - Green, Red & White

Sketch Saturday Challenge - Sketch (I rotated it)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Winter Wonderland (As I only have a few Penny Black stamps and none of them xmas ones I decided to go with something a little different as in the sentiment 'Dreaming Of A White Christmas'

Supplies:-

6" Square Card blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - DCWV Multi Stack 'Christmas Wishes'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Penny Black

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Blog Candy Win

Buttons - Stash

Snow - Flower Soft 'Polar White'

Jake's Birthday Card & Broken Arm...

Evening all, I just wanted to do two quick things this evening 1. post this card I made for my youngest son Jake's birthday yesterday and 2. update you all on the broken arm as I have had several emails about it.

For the card I decided that as his only two passions in life are the army and rugby I would make him a rugby related card as he had an army one last year but that was actually harder than I first thought because I was thinking a rugby ball easy it's oval oh no it's not it tapers off at the edges and trying to get that just so was no picnic. Here is the result...

As for the arm well the cast came off last Thursday and yes it really is 'deformed' as the doctor called it. After having the cast removed we waited to see the doctor only for it to be a different doctor and him to have a 2 second glance at it and so OK off you go. Well my husband, myself and Jake were all in shock, Jake was their with his bag packed to stay in and have it redone as the original doctor had agreed and this doctor said oh no we can't correct it now it's too late. After several minutes of raised voices the doctor called for the original doctor who although agreed that that was what he had said was not prepared to operate and told us to bring him back in 3 YEARS once he has stopped growing. Now maybe that would be OK for many people (well I guess only a very few lol) but when you have a child that wants to go away to army college at 16 that is a big problem as they will not accept them if they have ANY underlying medical problems. The doctor has now agreed to operate in 6 months once Jake has built the muscle back up and he can evalute how much or how little use he has of it, at the moment the wrist does not move backwards and only moves slightly forwards which is a big problem when it's your writing hand. I have told Jake that if after a month or so of exercise he still cannot move it I will be calling the hospital and asking for an earlier appointment as I will not have him left as I was until it really was too late to do any good. 

The Gypsy Spot......

For you Cricut lovers out there would you love to win the new Gypsy, well if the answer is yes and who wouldn't pop over to The Gypsy Spot where they have new blog and all the info you need to win one. The Gypsy has been generously donated by Custom Crops.  However if you want it hurry as this giveaway ends on 1st December 2009. Good luck to all.

Create 4 Fun Challenge

Here is a very quick post to show the card I made for the Create 4 Fun Challenge. I have used a large stamp which I often find difficult to use because of it's size but I think it worked well with the sketch provided.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - DCWV 'Christmas Wish Multi Stack'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Partridge In A Pear Tree'

Medium - Promarkers

Trim, Snowflake & Bow - Creativity  'Freebie'

Charm - QD Store

Friday Sketchers & Cute Card Thursday Challenges

Today's card has been made using the character Lulu and then using the ticket image which came with my deisgner papers to stamp my sentiment onto, making for another different way of using these lovely sentiment stamps from Crafty Sentiments. The stamp I have used today comes from the stamp set 'A Christmas Wish' and the designer papers are available as a free download from The Craft Table Blog.

For the card I have followed the sketch from Friday Sketchers Challenge, it also fits the theme of 'Glitter Me Silly' over at Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

Sorry about the photo I will change it once I get some daylight.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - The Craft Table Free Download 'Winter Wonderland'

Cardstock - The Range

Stamp - Crafty Sentiments 'Lulu'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments 'A Christmas Wish'

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Present Embellishment - Creativity Freebie

Glitter - Stickles.