Saturday 26 October 2013

Treemendous and Saturday candy



Good Morning Peeps, over at Allsorts this week it's my turn to host the theme so I have decided on Treemendous.......basically your spin on using some sort of tree on your work be it a Christmas Tree, a landscape or anything else that takes your fancy. Our sponsors this week are DigiDarla and PPR Papercrafts.

Two from me today, as I wanted to do something with the new Anna Griffin Winter Wonderland cartridge from Cricut which from this week is available to buy in the UK and to coincide with it's release over here there is a really special deal on the Cricut Mini.................you can buy one from Hobbycraft for just £99, how good is that. Both the Reindeer and trees are from the new cartridge and the sentiment is Penny Black. I would like to enter:


Graphit - Alternative Christmas colours
Scrappinf4fun - Holiday/Christmas
Aud Sentiments - Christmas sentiments

My second card below is yet another I had created well in advance using a favourite tree from an Andy Skinner set stamped with sepia archival ink and there had to be a fence or two so I used both the left and right fence images from Sutter Stamps, masked a sun and used Pan Pastels to create the sky and hills and added some birds.  The two little bunnies are Lavinia and the corner leaves are the Three Fall leaf trio from DigiDarla which I printed, cut out and sprayed with Dylusions. I would like to enter this into:

Bloggers - Autumn
Sweet Stampin - Wood trees and leaves


Now for the winner of last weeks candy who is Dot (miles away in Aussie where Summer is on it's way !), please mail me with your full name and postal addy so I post off your goodies.

And this week  I have a set of cute cat stamps, some gems and pack of doilies.

Same rules as usual....................
  • Add the Saturday Candy logo from my sidebar to your sidebar (not this picture)
  • Be a follower of my blog
  • A random winner will be selected from all comments left on my blog between now and Friday, so two comments during the week two chances of winning and so on.
  • The winner will be announced next Saturday
I hope you all have a good weekend whatever you have planned.

91 comments:

Jane said...

Your cards are really tremendous Brenda, love the running deer especially. Have a good weekend and take care if this storm arrives x

Jane said...

Your cards are really tremendous Brenda, love the running deer especially. Have a good weekend and take care if this storm arrives x

Marianne's Craftroom said...

I made some cards last year very similar to your top one, fab and love the scene on the one below, the little bunnies are so cute. I just got a new tree die so look forward to playing along x

Marianne said...

Lovely scenery card. Great color in the sky and fabulous leaves. Your little rabbits made me smile :-)
xxx Marianne

Jasleen Kaur said...

Nice challenge and amazing cards...both of them. Giving me a christmas feeling already :)

Sue said...

Gorgeous cards Brenda. Such beautiful designs. I especially love the images and colours on your second card.
Sue xx

Andreja said...

ooo Brenda,
Lovelly cards you made and they are perfect for my father/hunter (you know What I mean) :-)))
Hugs. Andreja

Lorraine said...

Two fabulous cards Brenda. The reindeer look brilliant on their white glittery background and i love the scene and those cute little rabbits.
Have a lovely weekend
Lorraine x

gwen70 said...

2 Beautiful cards Brenda, I have the Andy skinner stamp set so will give that one a whirl, thank you for all your inspiration and I do feel for you suffering with your back problems

iReneM said...

Two superb cards again, Brenda.
A beautiful, elegant Christmas card - love the touches of glitter.
Such a wonderful sepia scene, gorgeous leaves - a lovely design
Take care, Brenda and have a lovely weekend

x

Eva Olmo said...

What nice both cards, Brenda!

Mervi said...

two fabulous cards, love them both;-))m

lora said...

wow! Brenda I love these winter cards! The first one is very elegant and breathes with cold. Great job!

rachel said...

two beautiful cards Brenda - love the diecuts in the first one and the second one is just stunning - love it xx

mags said...

Two beautiful cards Brenda. Must say that the first one is my favourite. Love the sparkle and the little scene. Well done to Dot.
Mags
x

Moni said...

Gorgeous card, lovely stamps. Hugs,moni

ellyscard creatief said...

Two very beautiful cards Brenda.
Blessings Elly

Larisa said...

Super cute cards! This combination of stamps on the second card is so gorgeous....

Lynne in NI said...

Gorgeous cards, I love the colouring on your bunny one :)

Stamps and Paper said...

Two lovelt cards Brenda....love the deer on your Christmas card and another fabulous scenic card..
have a good weekend

Anne

Jackie said...

Both cards are so gorgeous Brenda, I wouldn't like to choose a favourite :o)
Jackie xx

Mummylade said...

absolutely stunning Brenda, have a lovely weekend

Suman Pandit said...

Hi Brenda, love both your cards, esp the second with the awesome background and lovely tree image !! thanks for a chance at some crafting goodies !!

Sally H said...

Gorgeous cards, Brenda! Now fancy you choosing a theme of trees!!! I will let you know when the next meeting of Tree stampaholics anonymous is, lol! Off to look at the new trees I got at Doncaster now. Hope you are okay and feeling a bit better x

Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity said...

This is really gorgeous and cute Brenda. Beautiful Christmas cards. love it.
lovely greet
Marja

Ghost_Writer said...

Lovely creations.... I like the way you have depicted the snow :)

Craftyhugs said...

Two gorgeous cards! I love those tress and the reindeer!
My favourite is the scenery card!
I've never been able to use pan pastels but you've mastered it perfectly!
It looks so real.
Have a good day
Hug
Sharon hudson

Berina RGA said...

Hope u r doing good... both cards are very nice..
-Berina
Moxie Craftie

Tonje said...

Lovely cards. Beautiful details!

Olga said...

Beautiful cards!

Scrapping4funChallenges said...

Gorgeous card, thank you for joining us at Scrapping4funchallenges! Please, remember to follow our blog!
Have a great weekend!
Rachelle DT
http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com

Bridie said...

Lovely and very different cards. I love the die cut reindeers they really add focus to the scene

Thank you so much for leaving a lovely comment on my blog

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Bridie@BGPayne Crafts

Phi said...

Wow Brenda. Love those deers on your first card. Beautiful creations.

Pat said...

Gorgeous Christmas cards, so elegant, love the black on white and all the glitter. The second is such a beautiful Autumn card I love the scene you have created. Hope you have a good weekend.

Pat xx

Ink Art Designs said...

Hi Brenda. I love both of these cards...but I think the reindeer one is super cute ;) And that snowy background is perfect! Thank you so much also for picking me as your winner...still smiling!!!
Dot x

Beryl said...

Beautiful cards Brenda - but then anything with trees is good in my book. The tree in the second card has a wonderful shape - is this another one that should be making up my collection?
Beryl xx

Robin said...

I so love me some Anna Griffin! You have made some gorgeous creations once again. I love these cards! Hugs, Robin

Gerrina said...

These cards are beautiful! Love the snow in combination with the deer and the rabbits on the second card give it such depth! Have a fun weekend, Gerrina

Whisper said...

Both are absolutely gorgeous, Luv Sam x

Sammy said...

Gorgeous work once again Brenda! I loooove the reindeer silhouettes! x

Tanya said...

Beautiful cards Brenda, I love the gorgeous scene on the first card, and the fabulous colours on the second :) Great candy too, thanks for the chance to win :)

Tags xx

Ardilla said...

Beautiful cards, totally gorgeous!
Thanks for the chance with the candy.
Hugs,
Ardilla :)

McCrafty's Cards said...

Both cards are beautiful Brenda,I love both of them!!
Kevin xx

Tracey T said...

Gorgeous cards, Brenda and they fit our challenge theme perfectly. Love the Andy Skinner stamp - so atmospheric. Thank you for playing at Sweet Stampin' this week. Tracey x

Gail said...

Oh Brenda, I don't know where I've been for your lovely blog posts!
Thanks for coming to visit!
I read back....REALLY!
Love them all of course!
TFS the concertina card..........I'm going to try one some day, AND I've updated your candy on my blog!
Thanks for the kick in the pants!

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Fabulous Christmas card great sentiment love the glitter. Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments challenge good luck Ginny ♥

Paper Profusion said...

These are sooo gorgeous Brenda! The white backgrounds work fabulously. Sorry I've not been popping by but 'life' has been occupying me lots recently. Nicola x

Sarah said...

Two gorgeous cards Brenda. The deer have to be my favourite. We are fortunate to have lots around us, they visit the horses quite often and graze quite happily in the paddocks, particularly this time of year after the maize has been cut. xx

Karen Petitt said...

Two beautiful cards Brenda. The Xmas card is so pretty and ideal for men or women. The tree card - I get you there I love tree stamps there is just so much you can do with them. I will have to try and get that one at some point - it's a lovely size and ideal for men! Rest your fingers, arms and shoulders huni xx

Karen Petitt said...

So rude of me, lol, forgot to say thank you for the chance too. I got completely distracted by those beautiful trees x

Words and Pictures said...

So lovely... love your two seasonal cards - the wintry one is fabulously frosty, and I just love the subtle colours of the autumnal one. Gorgeous, Brenda. Like you, I've been having trouble keeping up with Craftyblogland - clearing and moving out of the family home of 40 years pretty much knocked me for six - but I'm looking forward to some proper catching up over the next days and weeks.
Alison xx

Jennifer Scull said...

I really like both of these cards. sadly, one of our trees lost a lot of branches in a weird snow storm this past week. some of the branches were about 15 feet long. just breaks my heart to see that happen. we are big nature lovers in our house. will go check out the new challenge!

have a great weekend!

Patry Ro said...

Hi Brenda, I hope you are better today.... and pls take care all the time. This card is so special .. I like white in christmas cards!!! and the second is beautiful too!! I like when you make it with sepia colors !!! Thanks for your art!!!

Chris said...

Your tree card is fabulous! Love the beautiful scene you've created with your clever stamping. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
Chris
x

Misiówa i Spółka:-) said...

Brenda I love these winter cards! Two beautiful cards Brenda. So lovely.....:))

Sarah said...

Gorgeous cards B, both very different but fabulous xxx

skimmia said...

I like both of your beautiful cards Brenda :-)

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Both of the cards are fantastic, love the little rabbits. :)

catherine said...

Both of these are fabulous cards Brenda and thanks for a great challenge theme this week at Allsorts
x catherine

Barbara Greenberg said...

Both are great cards and I love all the texture and dimension on your first holiday card.
Thanks for joining us at Scrapping4Fun challenges.
Barbara DT
http://barbgreenberg.blogspot.com

catherine said...

I'm back again Brenda to thank you for joining us at Sweet stampin this week with your fabulous card
x catherine

KandA said...

Two wonderful cards. The rabbit stamp is just beautiful and I love the designs of both xx

Kathleen said...

So you can't do white on white eh!, apart from the deer it very nearly is and it is fabulous.
The second card is another very clever scene and love the little rabbits, brilliant.

Kath x

Merry said...

That tree on the second card is terrific and a wonderful scene. Also like the waves of snow on that first card. Wishing you a good weekend.

Paula (PEP) said...

Both of these have your distinctive flair for creating a scene - I love your eyes on the deer in the first & the colours are just wonderful. The second though is my favourite - the way you have extended the fence across the aperture is so effective & those little bunnies are so characterful. The leaves really add some zing.
Take care of yourself.
Paula (PEP)

Unknown said...

Stunning scene, thanks for sharing with us this week at Sweet Stampin. Good luck with the challenge. Hugz Suzanne DT

Unknown said...

Hi Brenda, hope you're having a great weekend! Love your cards, great tree stamp! I just did the Andy Skinner workshop making the mirror. He's such a nice man, very friendly and I was lucky to get in since he gave only a few workshops and takes on only 14 people at a time. Scrolled down on your blog and found that lovely heart card in the previous post. Also a stunner! Hugs Frea

Nikki said...

Stunning Cards those bunnies and background is just fantastic thanks for the chance to hugs Nikki

fusiafscrapping said...

You´ve all done an awesome job on both cards, and I feel very inspired by them.

Denise Bryant said...

Both of your cards are amazing! I particularly love the snow scene! I wonder if the deer are die cuts? Gorgeous!
Thanks for a chance at some awesome candy! I am definitely a cat lover!

monica said...

Waooooooo

Sidelle Menon said...

Pretty pretty cards Brenda....love the reindeer the most!!!

Juls said...

Such lovely cards, hugs Juls xxx

debby4000 said...

Love both you cards Brenda but my favourite is the scene card with the bunnies.
luv
Debby

ribenaruby said...

Hi Brenda, forgot to leave a comment yesterday when I visited...stunning and very beautiful! Ruby x

chillin with Quillin said...

wow there gorgeous, really love the dears !!!!
Paula

loulou said...

The running deer and glittery Christmas scene is lovely. I love the tree scene the pan pastel sky and hills is stunning.

Craftnut said...

Great theme and two stunning examples Tracy x

Mayras Designs said...

Love this stunning card ! Thank you so much for joining us at Scrapping 4 fun Challenges !!!

Mayra
MayrasDesigns.blogspot.com

susiestacey said...

Gorgeous cards Brenda, love the snowy scene x Susan x

KT Fit Kitty said...

Love both of your cards - love the winter wonderland scene and the woodlands scene - you have amazing die cuts! And thank you for the candy - this is right up my alley. I am such a cat lover - the cat stamps really caught my eye - they are purrfect!

Rhonda Miller said...

Both of these cards are beautiful. I just love the reindeer scene.

Glennis F said...

Love your cards and congrats to the winner

scrappymo! said...

Two lovely cards Brenda!
The first is wonderful with the great contrast of the brown on the white...loving the generous stickles for the snow...looks so pretty.
The second is the type of card that is your signature! Great scene!

Daisychain said...

Two gorgeous cards, love the scene created on the second one. Hugs Christine x

Anet's Crafting said...

Your cards are beautiful Brenda, your second card is gorgeous I love all the detail on the card.

Rita said...

beautiful card!

Rita said...

Ops... I love the first one! :)

Marianne said...

Two very different cards, Brenda, but equally beautiful. Love the dark silhouettes against the snowy background of your first card and the frame and fun bunnies of your second card.
Marianne x

ionabunny said...

Lovely cards. The christmas deer scene is lovely and I really like your little bunnies

Rossella said...

Both beautiful, I love the scene on the second
Rosie x