Merry Christmas!!

Santa Claus Graphic provided by MUDTRAP.COM

Just wanted to wish all my friends in blogland a very Merry Christmas and a 

Happy New Year,

Enjoy the festive season!!

Love Jacky xx

Warm penguin

Eeek, not that long to go now... don't panic anyone!!

Over at CRAFT our new challenge this week is

CHRISTMAS CARD WITH A REMOVABLE ITEM

which immediately made me think of a wallet for those last minute gift cards:

The cute image is 'Warm Penguin' from our sponsor this week Bows & Berries

We also have another prize from My Creative Classroom too

Here's a few more pictures:

Thanks for looking today and remember KEEP CALM - aaarrgghh.....

Rock & Roll!!

Morning Folks!

Now, if like me, the very mention of the seasonal C word is beginning to make your heart sink and brain go into overdrive about things to do, why not head over to Here Come the Boys. Our new challenge starts today and we are going to

ROCK AND ROLL

Perfect if you need a break from men in red suits!!

Here's my card for this one:

The image is Ethan Rock Star from Pollycraft which I coloured with promarkers to match the paper (antique from stash).

Here's a closer look:

Love this charm from Ewe2cancraft

Hope you can join us over at Here come the boys, we have a great prize on offer and this challenge is staying open until January 6th to give you plenty of time to enter!!

While you're over there don't forget to sign up for the Christmas candy (Linky on the sidebar) and also the Cricut prize draw which will be drawn on Christmas Eve if we get 500 followers!! Nice pressie!!

Whatever you have planned today, I hope it goes well!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Hot Shot craft Spot - use promarkers

Squiggle Stamps - Celebrate

Totally papercrafts - Anything but Christmas

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Party Hats

Morning Folks!

Hope you're all keeping warm and cosy! A really quick post from me today to show you my quick card for the new sketch challenge that starts over at C.R.A.F.T. today. Here's the sketch:

The party hat image is from Glitterbabe who is one of our sponsors for this week - hope you can find time to join us!

Here comes Santa Claus.....

Evening Folks!

Crickey , what a nightmare I had trying to get a decent picture of this card this afternoon!

Still not sure I've managed it but anyhow...

I made this yesterday for my husband for Crimbo. The stamp is a clear one from a pack by Habico which I fell in love with 2 years ago in rubber when they were going for silly money on ebay. I'm not sure but I don't think Habico done the original (???) . By the time I managed to find this set at a more realistic price, it was too late to use it and then last year I forgot about it (Shame on me) so this is it's first outing into the big wide world!! This card is very loosely based on the tag on the front of last months Craft Stamper magazine, I decided it would be good for me to do something challenging...Halfway through I began to think I was mad but after another cup of tea I got there and I'm pleased with how it turned out:

Hope you can see this!!

The image was heat embossed with silver embossing powder and then inked over with distress ink. The kraft coloured corrugated card is from some packaging. It was dry brushed with white acrylic paint and then the edges were inked and torn. The pale blue paper was dry embossed through the cuttlebug using a papermania folder and then dry brushed with paint, followed by tearing and inking the edges. Then added a couple of lines of stitching to add interest.

Mounted onto a piece of very precious Basic Grey Blitzen paper which I have been hoarding and added a ribbon knot and charm to the bottom. The tag at the top says Believe and has been inked over with a promarker because it was a bit too shiny!!

Just hope my husband likes it now!!!

As usual I can't resist a challenge:

The ribbon Girl - jingle all the way to Xmas

Crafty Cardmakers - Heat Embossing

Hooked on Crafts - Winter Wonderland

Pollycraft Monday - Xmas Fun

Oldie but a goodie - Xmas - No red or green

Everybody Art - Santa Claus

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - masculine Holiday card

Scrap Creations - Xmas cards

Creative Craft Challenges - Free for All

Simon Says Stamp challenge - Anything goes

Fab N funky - Anything goes

Divas By Design _ Anything goes

Cooking it up with Katie - Anything goes

For Fun challenges - Christmas cards

Basic Grey Challenges - lost & Found (recycled corrugated packaging and Blitzen paper)

Aud Sentiments - Christmas & Sentiment ( I hope Believe is OK)

Rainbow Lady - Christmas Carols

( Here comes Santa or In the Bleak mid winter because of the colours & Snowflakes)

The ABC challenge - E for Embossing ( wet & dry!!)

Delightful Sketches - let it snow

Do you Stack up - Ribbon

Stamp & Create - Vintage

Crafty Calendar - Cold & Frosty

By the cute & Girly - Let it snow

Just for fun - Winter

Artistic stamper - Xmas

The Craft Garden - Recipe ( I used snowflakes, kraft, ribbon, charm & paint)

Raise the Bar - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Chocolate, coffee & cards - Celebrate

Totally papercrafts - Let it snow

One stop Craft Challenge - let it snow

Sweet Stampin - Snow Something

Stamptacular Sunday - Colour challenge

Sparkles Forum - One you love at Xmas

Addicted to stamps - Christmas

The Crazy Challenge - Anything goes

Santa spotting

Morning Everyone!

Oh golly gosh, time to get the first door open on the old advent calendar and attack the chocolate!!

It's also time for another challenge at CRAFT, I swear they are coming around faster and faster!!

This week we'd are challenging you to show us your

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

& we are sponsored by Crimson Cloud & Laurettas Digital Stamps.

I've made a decorated candle:

Image is Penny Black - Santa Spotting

I'm also loving this new red and green Christmas Baker's Twine which I got from ebay!! I have tried to be good this year and use up old Christmas stash but this just screamed BUY ME!!

Thanks for visiting today and don't forget to look at the rest of the DT's great projects at CRAFT !

A few challenges -

Pixie Cottage - Xmas Decorations

Sew many challenges - twine

Crafts 4 Eternity - Xmas Decorations