Berry Branch

Gosh nearly the end of the year but there was one last challenge that I wanted to enter and I am only just in time too.
Beccy's Place  has this gorgeous digi available for us to use in the December challenge.  You can use any of her other  digi's of course to enter if you want. This one comes pre coloured or black/white version which is what I chose to make my card with.  I had the card in my minds eye, very CAS for me indeedy but it has turned out just as I had envisaged.  I didn't quite get the ratio of the berry size to the bird but I really didn't want to make the berries any smaller and the bird is a stamp so can't enlarge it.

I condensed the digi to half size in word, orientating to look like a branch coming out from a tree and also created the sentiment at the same time onto the page before printing out. The image has been coloured using my Promarkers and a gold gel pen. I created the moon using a 2" circle punch in a scrap of card  and colouring with my pearlescent chalks. Lastly (with heart in mouth) I stamped the bird images using two birds from Penny Black's  'Woodland Beauty' clear set. Die cut using my Press Cut stitched hole rectangle die set and then mounted onto Raspberry red card stock for the base.

Entering into the following challenge:
Beccy's Place # December challenge.

A Winters Scene.

This was a card that I created for The  Doc to send to his cousin.  I designed a little scene and painted using my new Water Colour Paints (Caran d'Ache Gouache Studio) that I got from the NEC this year.  I used an offcut of watercolour  smooth card  115 lb. and masked all round the edges. The trees (on the hills), house and stag are stamps from a Hobby Art  'Winter Scene-its' set CS007D.

 The trees and fence in the foreground  are an Inkylicious stamp called 'Winter Walk'. Once it had dried I removed the masking and adhered to brown cardstock to make the base card.  I then generated the Greetings sentiment in word (the last part has been blanked off  for this post as it is the name of my village.) and printed out on white card stock. I cut the Frame work using my  Presscut stitched rectangles die cut set so that it would include the greeting across the top.   Below is the  card showing the frame surround  added.

 I must say it made a nice diversion from stamping all those darn ducks out!

Entering this card into the following challenges:

Through The Craftroom Door # Anything goes.

Crafting By Designs # Holiday /anything goes.

Crafty Creations #381 Anything goes.

Crafty Gals Corner  #181 Anything goes.

Double 'D' Challenge # Let it snow.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #495 Anything goes.

Cute Card Thursday #562 Anything goes.

Fashionable Stamping #142 Winter.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #342  Use your snippets (water colour card).

Qwacking Qwistmas

Wishing you all 

A 

Very Happy Christmas.

Leaving you  with a picture of the card I sent to The Doc this year.

I did say I wouldn't be accountable for my actions if another Duck waddled over the threshold!

It is going to be a very quiet Christmas here.

I have copious rolls of Duck Tape to hand!!

Hugs

Quackers/Bakers Dozen

 Well My True Love  certainly did it in style! We were woken this morning  (along with the neighbours) by a lot of honking and tooting from a cavalcade of outriders who escorted the latest truckload of ducks to our door. This had better be the last ducks. If so much as another duck waddles over the threshold I will not be accountable for my actions!!!

 The design paper on the base of card is the third roll of christmas paper that I bought from the local supermarket 3 for the price of two. (I still have loads left even after using all 3 on wrapping presents so a good buy methinks.) The design has snowflakes in it so I used my Memory Box Twilight snowflakes die to cut some more out in silver shimmer cardstock and adhered to the front of the card. The sentiment was die cut using Spellbinders Marvelous Squares 2 largest dies.

Here they all are lined up inside. The middle row deciding to stand on soap boxes in order to be seen.! Stamp is of course Penny Black 'Caroling Duck' (stamped 79 times over the last days posts) and coloured using my promarkers, Graph'It markers along with a silver gel pen and silver glitter glue.

 Below showing how the card opens up to reveal the choir.

 Oops! Scuse fingers.

Sideways view.

Of course as we all know a Bakers / Quackers Dozen is actually 13 ducks so here is the

13th Duck

on a tag!

Thankyou to everyone who took part in the Merry Mayhem of Quackers and who took some of the said ducks off my hands. Your all good sports.

Entering into the following challenges.
Creative Moments #159 Christmas.
Little Red Waggon #477 All things christmas.
Penny's Paper Crafty #411 Anything goes.
Cute Card Thursday #561 Anything goes.
Dies R Us #111 Anything christmas.
Winter Wonderland # Anything christmas goes.
Colour Crazy Challenge #51 Anything goes.
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 415 Anything goes /use the word christmas.
Merry Little Christmas #5 Anything goes.
Penny Black # Anything goes winter or christmas..

Which just leaves me to say 

Quack and Out.

Quacks Eleven.

Today my True Love (not) sent another Eleven Ducks.  There is nowhere left to put them. Lesley has kindly offered the use of her two ponds.  Consignment is on its way Lesley.
 The only way I was going to get the rest of them all in was to shrink some of em. So I did!!
Now why on earth didn't I think of this idea before.  Hindsight is a wonderous thing.

Stamp as usual is Penny Black 'Caroling Duck' stamped using Stazon Ink onto Shrink Plastic and coloured with my Derwent Water colour pencils. Fussy cut prior to being shrunk with my heat gun.  Silver Glitter Washi tape used top and bottom of card. Bakers twine and small wooden bows from my stash. I used Sizzix 659733 labels die to cut the wording. Silver glitter glue for all the added sparkle.

Entering into the following challenges:
Christmas Crafts All Yr Round # Anything goes.
Through The Craft room Door # Anything goes.
Creative Moments #159 Christmas.
Penny's Paper Crafty #411 Anything goes.
The Crafter's Cafe # 210 Use Glitter and/or christmas.
613 Avenue Create #216 Anything goes +optional twist use Washi tape.
International Art and Soul #48 Add some sparkle.
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #96 Anything goes.
Digi Stamp 4 Joy #155 Anything goes +optional christmas.
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #21 Anything goes with a critter.

Quack X Tables

I should have posted this yesterday but the days post brought me sad news from my  Best friend (from school days) to say her sister had died in tragic circumstances, so a card was needed to be made to send out asap and be posted straight away as the deadline for Christmas post is tomorrow 20th. The funeral was yesterday but our cards crossed in the post so I was late getting the news.

I knew it. I just knew My True love would send me another load of ducks. I give up now. They can all do as they please out in the garden.
The neighbours are beginning to wonder if we are starting a poultry farm as grain is being delivered daily by van.
I was hoping I might have lost a few of them yesterday but no such luck as they just followed the trail of feathers back through the trees!!

 Background checkered paper is from Dover Craft 'Kelly Harwood', snowflake paper a freebie from a magazine and the snowflake die is by Memory Boc 'Twilight Snowflakes'. The die cut for the sentiment is from The Works 'M & C Boutique'. Came as a set of 6 and I was very impressed with how it cut using my Big Shot. Penny Black 'Caroling Duck' coloured with my Promarkers/Graph'It  markers, gold glitter glue and a gold gel pen. 
How are you all on your school tables? I 'm having trouble fitting all these ducks  in now so had to resort to a double waterfall card.

 Below is the mechanism opening the card up.

Entering into the following challenges:

Crafty Card makers # Christmas.

Through The Craft room Door # Anything goes.

Scrapping 4 Fun #130 Christmas any colour.

Fussy and Fancy #227 Christmas/New Yr.

Colour Crazy Challenge # Anything goes.

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #96 Anything goes.

Crafting By Designs # Holiday anything goes.

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper challenge #  Anything goes.

Love To Craft #21 Anything goes.



Quack over the Eight!

After last nights debacle so much for a Silent Night. Well, The Doc was out like a light after the first verse but  the ducks were having so much fun and as warm as toast under the duvet that they decided to go onto rendering the full repertoire of 'Lulaby of Broadway'. (most famous version is by Doris Day 1951). One of the darn ducks  was ever so slightly out of tune, not by much but that's all it took!!
I sent today's  lorry load of ducks straight out into the forest.

Stamp by Penny Black 'Caroling Ducks' coloured using my Graph'it marker pens on watercolour card. The tree die is by Leane Creatief  Art.nr 45.8930 . I die cut several out and then drew round them to create the background forest. I drew in the detailing freehand using a black lead pencil.   Coloured four of them up to put in the foreground. The sun was made using a 1.5 circle hole punch as a mask. Silver glitter glue on the ducks hats , trees and snow to give a bit of sparkle. ( Getting those ducks to stay still was a nightmare. Unfortunately I didn't manage to lose any.)
I'm already dreading tomorrow.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
Addicted To Stamps # Make your mark.
Fab 'n 'Funky #420 Cute christmas.
Southern Girls # Glitter on your card.
Creative Fingers #155 Anything goes.
Colour Crazy Challenge #50 Anything goes.
A Bit More Time To Craft #82 Anything goes.
Merry Little Christmas # 5 Anything goes.
Penny Black #Anything goes or winter or christmas.
Stamping Sensations # Winter Sparkle.
Christmas Crafts All Year Round. # Anything goes.

It's a Fair Quackery,

Oh Joy of Joys my True love seems to have gotten the message at last . Not a duck in sight.
That might just  have something to do though with The Doc (after having picked up the latest batch of 'Duck Down from the carpet and eyeing the culprits ) asking me How many Ducks I thought it would take to stuff a Duvet ?

 But wait, look inside I don't think this was quite what he had in mind!!

The pink star was another road find along the school route. Duly picked up and then cleaned  once back home. I added the silver gem to the centre. I found this pink, orange and blue design paper in my stash left over from another project. It is from Dee Dee's Digis and called paper plaid. It cried out to  be made into a duvet.  Stamp as usual is Penny Black Caroling Duck. ( I have it on good authority the song tonight is 'Silent Night'. Oh Bliss.) coloured using a combination of Promarkers, Graph'it pens and silver glitter glue. Silver swirls and sentiment from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers #224 Christmas.
Addicted to Stamps #322 Make your mark.
Aud Sentiments #218 Anything goes + a sentiment.
Fab 'n' Funky #420 Cute christmas.
Crafty Creations #380 Anything goes.
Merry Little Christmas #5 Anything goes.
Christmas Crafts All Year Round # Anything goes.
Love to Craft #29 Anything goes.
Card Mania #111 Christmas.
Love To Scrap #116 Seasons Greetings.

Quacked Up.

I think I'm losing the plot here.
My True love has sent me another seven ducks disguised as a Wreath this time. I'm nobody's fool though and spotted them right away!

It is ever so kind of you all to come to my rescue and take a few ducks for me. Kathleen has said she has 4 water butts going free.( I took the liberty of sending three on ahead of your offer Kath so another duck is on it's way!! )
The post office is beginning to smell a Rat/ Duck with the amount of Parcels I have been taking down each day.  Maybe My True Love will lose interest and give up before day 12.
The stamp is of course by Penny Black 'Caroling Duck' coloured with my promarkers and a green  glitter glue.  The bow is from Spellbinders  S4-578 Set, zig zig circle and sentiment die are from Sizzix 659733 set. Foliage is by Crealies from their CL CS 16 set of leaves. Gems from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers #224 Christmas.
Shopping Our Stash #384 Tis the Season.
Through The Craftroom Door # Anything goes.
Tuesday Throwdown #421 Anything goes.
Crafty Creations #380 Anything goes.
Fab 'n' Funky #420 Cute Christmas.
I Love Promarkers #374 Anything goes.
Penny Black and More # Traditional christmas colours. (I used red/green/white)
Stamping Sensations #  Winter Sparkle.
Cutie Pie Challenge #130 Add a little sparkle.
Love To Craft #29 Anything goes.
Crafty Calendar # It's christmas time.

More Fairies.

Internet is playing up again so couldn't post yesterday and not behaving very well today either.
It's all quiet here . The ducks are all bedded down for the night so I'm sneaking some free time to show you two more cards for the Current Butterfly Challenge which has in fact been taken over by the Fairies, Gnomes. Pixies, Elves and the Angels have asked to join in now too.
I have made two more Fairy cards. One as a Birthday  card and one as a Christmas card.

First up is the Birthday card which uses another Dufex Foiled Print . This one has the number 11135 on the reverse. I created the sentiment in word and printed off. The paper is an unknown freebie from my stash which I thought went perfectly with the images. The panel is made up of 3 different fairy pictures. I was going to seperate them but then decided to leave it as one long panel. The card design shape is a double fold stand up card. Very easy to do. I got the idea from my blogging friend  Barbara. She sent me a lovely Christmas card and I have adapted the design here

Side view of the card showing the folds.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday # #559 Anything goes.
A Bit More Time To Craft # 81 Anything goes.
Pile It On #149  Shaped cards.
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #95 Anything goes.
Crafter's Castle #12 Anything goes.
Crafts Galore #58 Anything goes.
Love To Craft #29 Anything goes.


Second card is the Christmas make but made with non traditional colours. Pink, Mauve and Lilac.
The image is a digi by Mo Manning  called Christmas Fairy Holly. I have coloured with my promarkers and glitter glue +a silver girl pen . The design paper is holly on a lilac background. Made by Crafter's  Companion 2012  and  called Popcorn Bear. I teamed it with a snippet of lilac pearlescent card stock which means I can at last pop over to Di's playground.  The pearls and silver sentiment were from my stash. She really does look pretty IRL.

The challenge is running till 2nd January. There is  a prize to be won  and  several Secret Santa Sacks have been hidden within the numbers. The first Santa sack has just been found. If you have already entered then pop over to the blog and see if you are the winning number . Santa sacks must be claimed within 7 days. There are 3 more hiding so why not play along and see if Santa thinks you have been good this year.!!

Entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Card Makers #224 Christmas
Cardz 4 Galz #86 Non traditional christmas colours.
Fussy and Fancy#226 Winter/christmas.
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #341 anything goes.
Addicted To Stamps  #169 Christmas non- Traditional colours.
Crafty Calendar # It's Christmas Time.
Pattie's Creations #153 Winter/ Christmas.
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterened  Paper # Anything goes.
Card Mania #111 Christmas.
Country View Challenges # Christmas.



STOP PRESS

If you think that wretched  L'Th has been very quiet then think again. His electronic tag went off this morning and I found him in the Bathroom.

No absolutely not. I am not sharing my bath tub with a duck.  O.U.T.  Out this minute the pair of you.

Oh Quacker Tree!

Ok. I will just come straight out with it. My True Love has sent to me another consignment  of Caroling  Ducks. He thought he could get round  me by disguising them as a Christmas Tree!
  No such luck. I can spot a duck a mile off.

Now what am I going to do with another 6 ducks. I have managed to get rid/rehome some of the others . Christine said she would take a few ducks on her pond. Many Thanks Christine your a star.
I still have 2 on the pond, 1 in the water barrel and 3 in the stream. There is also one in the watering can and even one sitting in the birds water bowl.

The stamp is of course Penny Black's Caroling Duck, coloured using my promarkers, gold glitter glue and a gold marker pen. Gold sticker star from my stash along with the gold pearls. The design paper is by Sally Moret.

Entering into the following challenges:
Moving Along With The Times #86 Anything Christmas.
Crafty Catz  #441 Anything goes +optional glitter and shine.
Scrapping 4 Fun #130 Christmas any colours.
International Art and Soul #48 Add some sparkle.
Crafty Cardmakers #224 Christmas.
Dream Valley #192 Christmas.
Country View Challenges # Christmas.
The Crafty Addicts #55 Anything goes + theme It's christmas.
Cutie Pie Challenge #130 Add a little Sparkle .
Card Mania #111 Christmas.

Quacki Five '0'

Well My True Love seems to have gotten part of the message at least  and only sent along one duck today.
Huh!!

 Have you ever heard the expession  'Don't count your Chickens/ Ducks before they have all hatched'?
Design papers are all freebies from a magazine but not sure which one. Coloured with my promarkers and silver stickles with a bit of silver washi tape bling. The star I found dropped on the ground along the school run route so it went into my pocket. Cleaned it up and put a bit of sparkle on it.

Where am I suppossed to put another five ducks. I need to start farming them out so watch your postboxes a duck or two could be winging their merry way to you as we speak.

Time for the girls in the Christmas card club to show our last card for the current year . Slyvie asked for cute so I'm hoping that 5 Caroling Ducks are deemed as being cute. (Well they are if you don't hear them singing!). Sorry post is a bit late girls but it is a bit busy here at the moment having to keep all these ducks fed and finding water for them to swim on.

Entering into the following challenges:
The Crafty Addicts #55 Anything goes + theme of It's christmas.
Dream Valley #192 Christmas.
Creative Inspirations # Feeling Festive.
Cards 4 Galz #86 Non- Traditional christmas colours (Brown and Burgundy).
Moving Along With The Times# 86 Anything christmas.
Fussy and Fancy #226 Winter /Christmas.
Crafty Catz #441 Anything goes + optional Glitter and Shine.
Scrapping 4 Fun #130 Christmas any colours.
Country View Challenges # Christmas.
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper # Anything goes.

Quacks R Us.

I think we all know where this  one is heading .
 My True love sent me 4 more ducks today.  So far we have 2 on the pond, 1 in the water barrel and 3 in the stream. Donna has kindly said she would take 3 (they are on their way Donna as we speak) so that just leaves 1. It will have to go in the watering can!
 Whoever my True love is Do not send any more ducks.

 Stamp is by Penny Black 'Caroling duck'. Coloured with my Graph'it markers and silver glitter glue. The background design paper is from Dover Craft 'Kelly Harwood' Pink candy stripe paper is a freebie from Simply Homemade from the NitWit Collections 'Thimbles 'n Threads'. The wooden Merry Christmas bauble is from Scrapmatts and the pink bow ,silver star and silver washi tape from my stash.

Entering into the following challanges:
Make My Monday #85 Non traditional christmas colours.
Crafty Gals Corner #180 Anything goes Christmas.
Moving Along With The times #86 Anything christmas.
Cards 4 Galz #86 Non traditional colours.
Crafty Catz #441 Anything goes +optional Glitter & Shine.
Scrapping 4 Fun #130 Christmas any colours.
Addicted To Stamps #169 Christmas non traditional colours.
12 Months Of Christmas #48 Anything goes.
Penny Black # Anything goes or winter/christmas.
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #21 Anything goes with a critter.
Stamping Sensations #Winter Sparkle.


And as if I don't have enough problems trying to keep track of all these ducks floating around---

Woe is Me

 I told him that knife was sharp!.

Quack, Quack, Quack.

Oh dear you had best see what My True Love sent to me today!!
 Can I just point out here and now that you are not My True Love  cos what am I supposed to do with six ducks. I only have a small pond on  which two  are already  swimming merrily around and one in the water barrel. Ok, these three will have to go in the stream. I'm also getting fed up with listening to 'We Three Kings'.

 Duck stamp by Penny Black called  'Caroling Duck'  and coloured this time with my Graph'it markers and silver stickles. The paper is another roll of wrapping paper from the local supermarket. Well it was buy 3 for 2 so how could I resist.  Snowflakes are a Memory Box die cut.

Don't they just look like butter wouldn't melt in their beaks!  Well don't you believe it.
Entering into the following challenges:
Dies R Us #110 Snowflakes.
The Holly and Ivy #42 Anything goes.
Merry Little Christmas #5 Anything goes.
Christmas Crafts All Year Round # Anything goes.
Ally's Angels #16 Winter.
Penny Black # Anything goes or Winter/Christmas
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #21 Anything goes with a critter.
Love to Craft #29 Anything goes.
The Crafty Addicts #55 Anything goes / theme It''s christmas.
Country View Challenges # Christmas.
Card Mania #111 Christmas.
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper # Anything goes.

As for that wretched elf, the honeymoon period is over. His tag went off yesterday morning (whilst I was busy with the darn ducks).. I found him in the kitchen trying to smother his leg in lard.

Put the lard back in the fridge L'th. That's for the mixing with porridge  for the birds and that knife is very sharp!!!!.