Christmas Gift Book Box

Hi there everyone and hope that you all had the best Christmas ever and that you got loads of crafting goodies from Santa. We had a nice relaxing day with the kids and my Dad and I also had the chance to play with some of my crafting goodies that I got my Santa ;o)

I know that you are probably sick of seeing anything Christmasy now but I didn't get the chance to post this before Christmas and I've seen these book boxes around blogland the last few weeks so I thought that I'd have a go at making one.

 

The image that I've used is Noelle Bearing Gifts from Mo's Digital Pencil and I've coloured her using my ProMarker pens.

I've inked all the edges using Brushed Corduroy distress inks.

The DP I've used is Tim Holtz and the tag I made using the Magical Tag die from Whiff of Joy and the flowers I made myself using my slice machine.

Edited to add:- in the next couple of days, I shall put together a tutorial on how I made this book box and will post it on here.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope that you have a fabulous day.

Hugs Michele xxx

Merry Christmas from the Whiff of Joy Family :0)

WooooooHoooo it’s Christmas Eve and I’m getting so excited. We will be heading off to Mass tonight and when the kids are tucked up in bed my hubby and myself will be wrapping all of the presents up and arranging them for the big event tomorrow morning. I’m so excited to see their 3 little faces when they are opening up their pressies.

Now make yourself a cup of tea and watch the video below where myself and the rest of the Whiff of Joy team have made a Christmas message video for you – hope you like it :0)

Joy to the World

Hi there everyone and hope that all your Christmas preparations are going to plan. Today I’d like to show you another Christmas card that I’ve made for one of the Teachers at my sons school.

I’ve used the gorgeous Willow with Christmas Candle from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack that I’ve had now for a couple of years.

The tag and sentiment are also Whiff of Joy and the flowers I made myself using various dies.

Challenges I’m entering this card into are:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Anything Goes

Stampavie and More – Red

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Michele xxx

Whiff of Joy DT Card

Hi there everyone and hope that you are keeping well.

Just wanted to quickly show you a Christmas card that I’ve made for one of my sons’ teacher. I’ve followed a fabulous sketch from Create4fun so I shall enter my card there.

For my card I’ve used the gorgeous ‘Angel Delivering Christmas Tree’ from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

The DP is a mixture of Tim Holtz and Prima and I’ve inked the edges using Brushed Corduroy.

The sentiment is also from the sentiments range from Whiff of Joy along with the matching die.

The flowers I made myself using various dies.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Michele xx

Christmas Fairy Holly

Hi there everyone and hope that you’re all enjoying the weekend (what’s left of it). I just wanted to share another Christmas card with you tonight very quickly.

For my card I’ve used the gorgeous Christmas Fairy Holly image from Mo’s Digital Pencil and I’ve coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens. I’ve inked the edges using Brushed Corduroy and added Distress Stickles also.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack that I’ve had for a couple of years now and I’ve also inked the edges and added stickles.

The flowers I made myself using my slice machine.

Challenges that I’m entering this card are :

CES Challenge Blog – Anything Goes

Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas

I’m also going to try my luck for the DT call that is on at the moment at Mo’s Dream Team but I hope that I’m not too late as it ends tomorrow.

I hope that you enjoy the rest of your evening.

Hugs Michele xxxx

Wee and Drum–Whiff of Joy

Hi there and hope that you’re having a fabulous weekend. I’ve still got loads of Christmas cards to make and I thought that I share one of them today with you.

For my card I’ve used the adorable Wee and Drum from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured him using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens. I’ve then gone around the edges using Brushed Corduroy distress inks.

The DP is Tim Holtz and on one of them I used a stamp that I made myself using the snowflake dies from Whiff of Joy.

The snowflakes and pennants I made using the dies from Whiff of Joy and the sentiment is also from Whiff of Joy.

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Challenges that I’m entering this card into are:-

Friday Sketchers – Sketch

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Items that I’ve used on my card from Whiff of Joy

       

Thanks for stopping by today

Hugs Michele xxx

Whiff of Joy Blog Hop

 

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. All of the DT and GD for Whiff of Joy have decided to participate in a Blog Hop not for any reason but just for fun and one lucky person will win a voucher to the value of 30 Euros, where they can have the tough decision on which gorgeous items that they would like to spend it on over at the Whiff of Joy online shop.

If you are joining in the Blog Hop, have you hopped over from Jeanette's blog, if not I'm afraid you're going to have to go back to the beginning, which is at Katharina’s blog.

For my card I’ve used the gorgeous ‘Praying Angel’ from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

The DP that I’ve used is Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby and I’ve inked the edges using Brushed Corduroy distress inks.

The gorgeous silk ribbon that I’ve used was sent to me by the very lovely and super talented Jeanette. The leaves, bell and gorgeous pearl pin I received from another super talented and lovely DT member Kylie.

The flowers I made myself using my slice machine and on one of them I’ve used a gorgeous pearl brad which is from Whiff of Joy.

Hope you've enjoyed your stay and if you're following the Blog Hop you're next stop is the very talented and lovely Pops to see what gorgeous creation she has made.

And don’t forget that from now until 24th December there is 20% off your next order at Whiff of Joy.

 

Challenges that I’m entering this card are:

Cupcake Craft Challenge – Non Traditional Christmas
Stamp With Fun – Xmas
ABC Challenge – J is for Jewels
A Spoon Full of Sugar – Christmas Card

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day and have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy Challenge DT Card

 

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Wednesday so that means we have a brand new challenge for you over at Whiff of Joy today and we have a gorgeous sketch for you to follow.

This will be our final challenge for 2010, so you'll have plenty of time to play along with all those Christmas craft goodies! We will not be closing this challenge until 8pm GMT on 4th January!

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp with a $25 gift certificate for their store!

I also have some sad news for you but our lovely and very talented team member Kim has unfortunately had to step down from the design team at the end of the year, so this is going to be her last challenge with us! We will all miss you Kim and wish you every success with your 2011 plans!

For my card I’ve used the gorgeous Willow with Christmas Candle from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack that I’ve had for a few years now and I’ve distressed the edges and then inked them up using Brushed Corduroy.

The holly I made using the die from Whiff of Joy and I’ve distressed it using the technique that I did a tutorial on over at the Whiff of Joy Inspirations blog.

The flowers I made myself using various dies.

I’ve also got some exciting news to share also which is all the DT and GD at Whiff of Joy will be holding a blog hop this coming Friday, so I hope that you’ll find the time to join in.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele xxx

Whiff of Joy Inspirations–Distressing Tutorial

 

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Just wanted to let you know that I’ve done a tutorial over at Whiff of Joy Inspirations blog showing you how I distress my embellishments using a new technique that I stumbled across.

For my card I’ve used the adorable Henry and Betty Mouse from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured them using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack.

The tag, swirl and holly I’ve made using the gorgeous dies from Whiff of Joy and I’ve distressed them using the new technique which I’ve done a tutorial over at Whiff of Joy Inspirations blog.

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs Michele xx

Passion for ProMarkers Mega Christmas Challenge

 

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. Well it's Tuesday today so that means we have a fab new challenge for you over at Passion for ProMarkers. We will be running this challenge over the month of December and the theme is ‘Anything Goes’

Our theme for the Mega Christmas challenge is a nice easy one “anything goes”, just remember to use your ProMarkers or aqua markers to be eligible for our prizes.  Don’t forget you can enter as many times as you like and combine with any other challenges. 

So now for the exciting bit – the prizes!

Letraset are generously offering a set of 40 promarkers in specific craft colours stored in two promarker wallets – fab eh!

Simon Says Stamp are generously offering 3 x $10.00 gift certificates to their online store!

Just Tracy’s are generously offering a variety of prizes including 3 promarkers, a memento ink pad, 10 sheets of suitable smooth white paper and a stamp from their own range

Whiff of Joy Stamps are generously offering 1 stamp of winner’s choice

Some Odd Girls are offering 3 digi images of the winner’s choice

if that wasn’t enough - they are also offering a 25% discount to everyone on any order placed on their site during the challenge period using code PRO25 (excluding sale items)!!

 

For my card I’ve used the adorable Henry Mouse from Whiff of Joy and I’ve coloured him using my ProMarker pens.

The DP I’ve had for a long time and I can’t remember the name of it (sorry)

I’ve created the tags and snowflakes using the dies from Whiff of Joy and I distressed them using a new technique that I came across and will do a tutorial on this Friday over at the Whiff of Joy Inspirations blog.

Challenges that I’ll be entering this card into are:

Friday Sketchers – Sketch

Hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy Challenge DT Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. I’m a bit late in posting this because for the last few days myself and my two boys have been struck down with a horrible tummy bug that completely wiped me out and I had no energy to sit at my craft desk. But thankfully today I’m starting to feel a bit better so I quickly put this card together for the new challenge that we have over at Whiff of Joy today which is ‘Christmas – with no red or green’

For my card I’ve used the adorable new image which is available from today at Whiff of Joy called Happy New Year Ben and I’ve coloured him using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

The sentiment I’ve used is also from Whiff of Joy along with the fancy stamp and matching die.

The snowflakes I’ve made myself using the snowflakes die from Whiff of Joy and also the gorgeous pearl brads.

Challenges that I’m entering this card into are:

Friday Sketchers – Sketch

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge DT Card

 

Well today is Friday so that means we have a new challenge for you over at the Wags n Whiskers Challenge blog. This week’s challenge is set by our very own Nikki and she has chosen the theme ‘Wrap it up!’ – either make a gift bag, box or a tag

Don't forget our challenge is now open to everyone, so that means you DO NOT need to use a Wags 'n Whiskers image.

For my project I decided to make a cute little gift box using the adorable Sweet Danni and Bella image and I’ve coloured it using my ProMarkers and for the fine details (hair) I’ve used my AquaMarker pens

The DP I’ve used is from DCWV Christmas Stack and I’ve inked the edges using Brushed Corduroy distress ink.

The flowers I made myself using my slice machine.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Truly Scrumptious Challenge & Whiff of Joy Sneak Peak

 

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Wednesday so that means we have a new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious and this week we have another fabulous sketch for you to follow with the optional extra of ‘Think Pink’

For my card I’ve used one of the adorable new stamps from Whiff of Joy which will be available from 1st December and I’ve coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

The DP is Tim Holtz and I’ve distressed the edges using my scissors and then inked them using Frayed Burlap.

The sentiment is from the new sentiments range of stamps from Whiff of Joy which will be available from 1st December.

The flowers I made myself using various dies.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hope you have a fabulous day.

Hugs Michele x