A Frostie Freebie from Bugaboo!! (CLOSED)

Yay it's Friday, and here's my card using the  Bugaboo Friday Freebie! Isn't he just too cute!?! So, don't sit there reading this, get over to Bugaboo and grab this cute snowman before he melts!!

My Card...Freebie  'Snowman Star' digi from Bugaboo HERE. (**If you're coming later, you'll find a different freebie here now) I've 3D-ed  him and the star, coloured with Promarkers. Added micro glitter. The papers are by Raspberry Road Designs Christmas Collections inside and out and the element 'Jingle bells' is from the Raspberry Road Christmas Accessories CD are both freebies from Quick Card Made Easy Magazine last month.

 The sentiment was done on the computer. The shape is the same shape I've used inside the card, I just cut it out using my BigShot (with the words already typed on the paper)and then moved the die-cut up until it made that shape. 

I've also added a gold peel off corner, gold peel off snowflakes and some eye-lash wool.

The font is a freebie, it's called KG Eyes Wide Open (I've linked it before I think) download it HERE.
The snowy paper behind the snowman I made on the computer and you can download that HERE free too! I put the snowy paper and the PNG Snowman into Word. Fiddled with the size, put the  snowman over the snow/sky,  copied another snowman, cut off his arms and the scarf behind him, then fixed over the top of the first using silicone glue.The tiny holly was made by a tiny Woodware punch.

  That's it! Thank you for stopping by! Off to add this to some... 

Challenges
 One stitch at a time-music or song-'Frosty The Snowman'
I Love Promarkers- Anything Goes
Emerald faeries.-anything-goes.
 Flourishes/Timeless Tuesday-winter

ABC Christmas challenge-U for up to you

Happy Birthday Dad!

It's my Dad's birthday today, "Happy Birthday Dad!" so of course I've made a card using one of my 'gardening' Hedgehog digi's. Hedgie With His Watering Can 3932. because dad does love his garden.
I've coloured him using my Promarkers, (the hedgehog, not dad) then added streaks of colour from a gold and silver glitter gel pen. His little hand fork has a touch of silver to give it a metal look, the watering can has green, and the little flower also had a dose of gold glitter gel pen added to the colour, just to give it texture and a bit of sparkle. That doesn't really show up in the pictures though.

I started off with some green card folded and cut down to about 5½ x5½ then added the green gingham card using the same green card to layer the veggie paper. You can download green gingham paper HERE (other colours too)
The veggie/seed packets papers are freebies too. They're from the May's Issue of Papercrafts Inspirations Magazine (# 86) They're called Garden Goodies and you can download them HERE.
There's a couple of other patterns, with watering cans and pots, paper ribbons, tags, sentiments etc plus what you see in the photo, but I didn't have them already printed out. I don't use the papers from the magazines, I file them to remind me I have them saved on the computer. In any case there's usually another pattern on the reverse, so you have to decide which to use, and no ones going to use the yellow if there's watering can and wellie boots on the other side, are they!?! (No!) So, download them, save them to your computer (I have a Papercraft Inspirations file) and then you can use them when ever you want!
I haven't put any sentiments on the front of the card, as I thought there was enough going on, but inside I've typed Happy Birthday Dad. (it took me ages to come up with that...!)
The Font I've used is a freebie. It's called Hybrid Hibiscus and you can download it HERE or just Google the name. I coloured it green on the computer but used a red gel pen to colour the Hibiscus flowers.
I made a pocket inside too, which was going to hold a packet of seeds, but when I went to add the packet, it was empty! All the seeds had disappeared! So, maybe, somewhere, these mysterious flowers will start growing. As long as it's not in my craft room I don't mind! Anyway, dad got some chocolates instead, so much more yummy!!)
New Follower! Hi and a big {{wave}} to Jacky Knight, no link, but is that Jacky, Paddington Fan?!? I think it might be! She keeps disappearing, but, she was there! That's it from me. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges
OSATT- use a digi
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Cute
Craftycatzweeklychallenge.-use a digital
Cardfairy's Digi Day's Challenge: Digi + Texture
Daisy Doodles- Anything goes+with a digi
Make it Monday-Anything goes

Oho I'm in Print!

Ohoo I'm sooo excited! (Lyn does a jig!) I've just had an email from Ruth at Papermaking Inspirations to say they are putting one of my liccle cards into the next issue of the magazine! (issue 91 so be sure to have a look when you get yours!)

Even though you've already seen this card... or another one very much like it.. a few weeks ago here on the blog, here it is again! And!! Spyder's Corner even gets a mention too, so I'm a very Happy Bunny!
And to think I nearly didn't make this card! I made about three or four football cards in the end for a lady in her nineties to choose for her great nephew who was celebrating his 60th birthday. I thought she'll want something, well...boring! Like a like football, or a boot, (which is what she actually asked for) but no! She loved this card and her great nephew loves it so much, I'm told he's 'framed' it!
So... a great score all round!!! I did make the card again, so I could take some better pictures, that's the trouble when you use acetate, make sure you and your camera aren't in the picture too! For those of you who missed it last time, you can downlown these lovely papers free from Papercrafts Inspirations HERE They're called, 'Glad You're my Dad'
You will also find a few other freebie papers on the same page.
The font I used inside the card is also a freebie, it's called Idolwild, and you can download it HERE
New Follower! Hi and a big ((wave))) to Alethea who's very crafty and active with these fabulous blogs! Paper-crafting Journey, digibellsdt and Lilodesigns!!
Thank you for stopping by!!

Hats, Shoe's and Handbags, oh my!

Here's a little card I made to 'get my mojo' motivated! I was doing my Quirky DT card over the weekend... and had these papers I really wanted to use... hats, bags, shoes to go with the digi I'd just coloured, but, obviously, the yellow and red coloured digi (Sunday's post) and these blue and pink papers just didn't go!

Then I remembered I had some Lili of The Valley images, which came free with PaperCraft Inspirations last month. (20 images!)

Don't you just love Lily of The Valley images!? The making of this card just came together so easily!
And guess what?!? I didn't use my ProMarkers, no! I used some watercolour pencils I bought from a pound shop ages ago, (but I must get some better ones!!) and!!! I just used one colour, with a pastel blue ProMarker to go around the edges and to touch up the beads and socks.
I've also cut the card down a little, so it isn't square, and to make sure the papers fit.

The inside I've left blank at the moment but I will probably layer it up a little more when I get some more red Bazzil card!
No one has it near me unless I drive miles!! (I guess it would be cheaper on line!)
I have made a sentiment ready to go on the front but it's not fixed yet and I couldn't decide what font to use, or where to put it!! What d'you think?? Sticking out of the side or tucked in behind the image?

The fonts are both freebies. This first one is called 'Pea kevinandamanda Funky' and you can download it only from HERE

And the second font is called 'A Red Bucket' and you can also only download it from the same place HERE (A good place to bookmark for scrap booking fonts!) Also always on my sidebar.

I've used a matching paper inside, which has the shoes and handbags in stripes matted over the last of my red Bazzil card.

Freebie Papers The Shoe/handbag papers are from Craft's Beautiful Magazine, issue 225. You can still download them HERE (you will have to login, make up a cool name and look in on the forum too! Stay a while there's other papers to find)
The blue gingham papers are also a freebie from Activity Village (always on my side bar) This link will lead you to all 'Dark, Pastel, and Brights', gingham papers (I used the small pastel blue here)
I wasn't sure the gingham would go at first, but I think they look okay now. The flowers were cut out using an Xcut punch, which was one of the very first punches I ever bought. Never got on with it from day one. It's never cut and always tears, or jams but I do love the shape of the flowers. The packet was damaged when I bought it, so the price had been reduced. At least by using gingham, the flowers have a bit of a ragged material look about them, but they are paper.
Other punches used were Nestabilities large deckled rectangle, Martha Steward fern and lace punches. (and counting the sentiment, Woodware and Crafts Too scalloped edged Oval)
I've added Stickles glitter to the papers and the flower on the hat, added a ballerina charm and used red Bazzil card for the layering. I've also used blue and white eyelash wool and the thin ribbon? Weeelll, believe or not, came from a new red top I treated myself to! That's it for now, thank's for stopping by!

Challenges
Liliofthevalleythursday-Thank You
Thecraftypad-cute n girly
Cutedaisymay-anything goes
Aifactorychallenges-august-anything goes
Ribbongirls-ribbon
Theprettylittleribbonshop-very first challenge- ribbon.
Fussyandfancy-use a lot...(at least 3 of you fav Embel)
I've chosen Flowers 4 or the brads...I've used 8 brads
Don't forget Quirky Craft's has a Red Hat Challenge!

Panda The Pirate: Yo ho Ho and a glass of Milk!!

Ahoy there me Hearties!!! Here's a quickie card I made using my Panda Pirate. I think it'll make a great little card for a boy! I drew him a seaside background because he does look as though he's dancing on the sand dunes!

The backing papers are freebies from the PaperCraft Inspiration Magazine. These are available to download! (yippee!) Summer Fete Issue 88 look out for loads of others too.

I've coloured with Promarkers, cut out using a large Nestabilites scalloped circle~Skimmed a slice off the bottom and side of the card so the papers would fit, and so that I could add a shimmer of acetate.
The wavy bit at the side was going to be the bottom of the card but then the clouds would have been the wrong way round! (sshh! no one will notice!) I also drew the skull and cross bones.
The font is a freebie it's called Pieces of Eight. There's hooks, flags and skulls with crossed bones! It comes with that little map that I thought was worth saving and using too and another font Pieces of Eight Alt, which only has a few letters.
In side, I drew the sentiment and coloured over the font with Promarkers then fixed in another Panda Pirate, who is free until midnight next Tuesday!
Make a card using Panda Pirate and if it is featured in my Spyder Has Spyed post coming up later this month, you'll win a digi!!
Click on pictures to make them bigger...Thanks for sailin' by me maties!

Challenges

One stitch at a time-anything goes

KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes

Simon says-anything goes
Ccmonthlychallenge-one for the boys
Pileitonchallenge-your favourite technique.
(own digi drawing and colouring with Promarkers)
Craft Your Passion - Just for You
(birthday card)
Audsentiments-Sentiment with at least 2 words
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy
Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card
Bunnyzoescrafts- fun in the sun
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer

Foot Ball Crazy...with Freebie Papers.

I was asked last week by a neighbour, Monica, to make a football card for her nephew. "Anything with a football on it, he's football mad." she told me. Of course my small brain immediately, for some reason, saw Monica's nephew as a child, not thinking at all that Monica is in her nineties and her nephew is no way a child!

I've done this before, when working as a riding instructor many years ago, a lady phoned to book a ride for her two grandchildren, so two little ponies where put by called Trigger and Daisy, only when the 'grandchildren' arrived (two strapping 6 footers in their forties) we had to quickly swap them for two much larger hunters called Cherokee and Tomahawk!
Anyway, while still 'thinking child' I made this card, using these fun freebie download papers and toppers from PaperCraft Inspirations Magazine.
I cut the card down slightly, so the papers would fit and so that I could add acetate to the front to show off both the patterned papers.
Then, suddenly realising Monica's nephew would be 60 this birthday. I didn't have anything else 'football-ish' so I downloaded a few football printables from CardsUPrint, to give Monica a choice. (I'll show you those later)
The little footballer guy on the front I fixed on using my X-shaped create a sticker thingy (no longer available from Create and Craft it appears) so I didn't have to use wet glue or double sided tape that might show on the other side of the acetate.
The font I used inside the card is a freebie too. It's called Candy Buzz BTN. Download it free HERE, but some sites do charge for it.
In the end Monica did choose this card, she said it was such fun and that her nephew would love it! and guess what? She also chose one other card~the FISHING card from last Sunday's post, "Because he loves fishing too" which is odd, and very physic, coz I'd already added the sentiments 'Another Big One', meaning a big 0 birthday and put the fishing card into a challenge as a 60th birthday card... Hmmm, very strange... but don't ask me for this weeks lottery numbers!!
**Update. Monica's nephew loved the card and he will most likely frame it! And...I've made the card again but with a slightly different inside. The free font this time is called IdolWild and you can download it HERE
Thank you for stopping by!

Challenges
digi doodle-anything goes
Stamp Something-digi day
Allsortschallenge-free and easy
Paper-craftingjourney-anything goes
Craft your passion-anything goes
Ccmonthlychallenge-one for the boys

A Little Popcorn Madness...with ProMakers

Well, I did say I'd try and do another bear card this week just to remind you about the BEAR Challenge going on over on the Quirky forum... You still have a week!! There' a prize, and if any of my followers have a go, I'll send them a little prize too!! (don't all rush at once...please!)

I've had this Popcorn stamp set for ages and this is the first time I've used it, mainly because, you have to cut them out, very scary, being careful not to cut them too close (or cut off Popcorns ears!) and then not to lose all the tiny little pieces. Once cut out, you have to find some way of making them stick to your acrylic block. Of course me being me, that took a few weeks, (months) Dah!

I bought me some 'Kling-on' (nothing to do with Star Trek) and feeling very brave (even with my stupid finger in a plastic splint now) I cut out all the little bits and fixed them onto the 'Kling-on' (Luckily he didn't mind and if you clink the link you'll find a video telling you how to do it... wish I'd found that first!) Then I realised I didn't have an acrylic block big enough for poor Popcorn, so, I used a CD case instead, then found that all the little pieces fitted just right inside the same case. (sometimes I think, I'm not me, but someone else who has been swapped by aliens!)
I've used the sketch from Midnight Madness, so of course I've entered this card into their Challenge #38, which has two sketches this week... almost the same but different, and...mine's a bit different too. There's still time to have a go! This card has gone off to a forum buddy. Happy Birthday! Hope you have a good one!
I've used papers from the Craft CD-Rom free with The Do-Crafts Creativity Magazine. I've also coloured Popcorn with Promakers using Pastel Green, Blossom, Pastel Blue, Vanilla, Bright Orange and Canary, so have entered Passion For ProMakers challenge.
And (thank you Chris aka Twinkles Glow for letting me know!) I've also entered this card into the Flutter By Wednesday's Challenge too. Cute Card Thursday's Challenge #97 is Blooming Gorgeous. I hope I have enough flowers!
The font  I've used is called Honey Script. (Google the name)
I stamped Popcorn and then cut him out using my Nestabilities scalloped circles, then stamped Popcorn again, cut him out and after colouring, fixed it over the circle, because obviously Popcorn was bigger than the circle and his leg had been cut off! (don't worry, he's ok!) I then coloured the circle using the pastel blue.
Watch out for my next bear post because there'll be a link where you can download him and matching papers for free!!  Owing to SPAM< This post is now closed to all comments

Challenges:
Passion For ProMarkers -to use Pastel Green and Blossom.

Midnight Madness- Sketch
Flutter By Wednesday's -Butterflies
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #97 -Blooming Gorgeous!
Spoonful of Sugar Challenge #88- freestyle

A Bit of Yellow Quirkyness

I'm back! (says me in an odd squeaky voice) This is my DT card for the Quirky Forum Challenge, which starts up again today after a little Christmas Holiday beak ~ I mean break. I've been busy all day, well, for most of the day, making this lovely card, for someone...(tell you who later!)
This time around the challenge was set by Ann, Chocolate Fudge Cake, to make a yellow card. (well done Kazabing, who guessed right!)
I printed out some lovely Pink Petticoat papers called Grannies Wallpaper last night and had it all set in my small brain on what I was going to do. And then, lost the printed paper's. Easy, says you, just print out some more. Hmm. It was at this point my printer decided to turn itself off again. So!! The hunt was on for yellow paper! Could I find some? No. And then I remembered those little booklets of freebie papers you get with magazines. (which of course hardly ever get used) And luckily, I found these yellow papers, which I think are that bad! Yellow with a few other colours too. I used a lilac card, so edged everything in lilac to match. Ok, so what's wrong with it, you say. Well, nothing! Only it's suppose to have a duck on it! and it wasn't until I loaded it up onto the DT blog, I saw all the other little ducks...and a camel... I mean, I didn't have to use the duck but you see, this fortnight the challenge has kindly been sponsored by Quirky Forum member Debbie, who most of you might already know is the owner and designer of

"The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs"

Debbie has very generously offered one of her Digi down load images called "Roshell with Brolley" for the DT to work with and has donated two stamps as a prize for the winner of this fortnights challenge!!

So? where's the duck, we wanna see Roshell! Okay! Okay! He's on his way...come back in ten minutes, he's a little shy...and still gluey!! While you're waiting, pop over to The Quirky Forum and have a look at what the other DT members, and Debbie, have come up with!!

Meanwhile 'Thank You' for dropping by!!

Oh boy, do I need a chocolate bisqwit!