FOSTV94 - Tags and Banners

Any occasion using Tags or Banners or both - that is the FOSTV challenge this week and you can find it here on Speedy TV.  Please check it out and do join in - we would love to see your creations.

I made two cards for Christmas for this challenge - one has a tag and uses VLVOctWeek1 sketch and the other card features a banner.

This first card with the banner uses the sets Tailgate Party for the banner and the snowman from Snow Gifts.  I used Copics for colouring and plenty of glitter.

My second card uses Wise Men the mini set you get free if you buy the 4 main new sets released this month.  You can check out the offer here.  The snowflake was cut from fancy vellum using a Spellbinders die.  Scattered Straw distress ink was used round the edges of most layers. This one uses the VLV October week 1 sketch.

Thank you for coming over.  Please check out the projects my friends in the team have posted too.  Have a great week.

FOSTV48 - Snowman and Snowlady

This week's challenge at FOSTV is to make a snowman card, but as last week's challenge did not get posted due to technology issues there are actually two challenges right now - check it out here. I actually made a Snowman and a Snowlady card.

My snowlady uses the stamp from Holly Jolly Greetings.  It is decorated with snowflakes made with mainly Spellbinders dies.

My snowman uses the image from Snow Gifts Mini.

If you find a few spare moments then please play along with us.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the blog hop.

Count Your Winter Blessings

This card was born from an old button!  When we were in the USA recently our friends took us to an Antique Fair because they love picking up all sorts of collectables.  I wasn't too sure about it but it was a beautiful day and we could just browse so no harm done.  One of my recent "spur of the moment" purchases had been some Pebeo paints although I hadn't been brave enough to play.  I started looking round at the fair for old cheap things I could use to "play on" and I found some big buttons.  Well having created a "new button" I needed something to do with it and today's Speedy Fox and Friends challenge to use circles got me started.
The large snowflake is made with Spellbinders dies, carefully assembled and then sprayed with glimmer mists and perfect pearls.  The large button was added to the centre.  The card base was sponged with two shades of ink through a mask - I used Memento Lulu Lavender and Adirondack Eggplant.  The sentiment from MFP Snow Gifts was stamped in Memento Elderberry.

I am entering this card in 3 challenges
Speedy Fox and Friends - use Circles
Stampin Sisters in Christ - handmade ( I hope it counts)
CCC12 - another one for September!

Thanks for checking this out and stopping by - hope you are having a great weekend.

FOSTV39 - Tickets and Tags

I took this week's challenge very literally and actually made some tags.  I needed to get some items off with tags attached and so here are the ones I came up with.

This one went off with a card and is actually quite a large tag as I wanted to write a fair amount on the back.  The papers, ribbon etc. are also from MFP - one of the packs that have all the bits in!  As well as the image from Dogwood Blossoms I have used a stencil to add some dots to the background, and paper pierced two corners .  Apologies for the photo quality - I took it in a hurry just before I sent it off!

My other tags are simple Christmas tags using the set called Snow Gifts.  I left two parcels in the USA with our friends and needed tags for them.  I failed with Christmas wrapping paper but they did get Christmas tags and starry paper.

Many of the others in the talented FOSTV design team were a lot more creative and made cards using tags and tickets so don't forget to check their blogs.  We would also love you to play along this week with us and create something with tags and tickets.  All the friends of Speedy TV challenges can be found here and this week it is challenge 39.  The prize this week is called Island Life - a great set you will want to try and win.

Thank you for looking, have a great week and please leave me a little "love".

Don't forget the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich company, blog hop starts on Tuesday - don't miss it!!!