Merry Christmas

Just wanted to wish all my friends in Blogland

A very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year

xxxxx

Christmas Stocking pup

Afternoon Folks!

Wow, can you believe we are half way through December? I still feel like I missed November somewhere .... Of course the BIG event is next weekend - try not to panic anyone!!

Just thought I'd share the Christmas card I made for my hubby (at least I have that done!)

This stamp was in a job lot from ebay, cost quite a bit in postage and there was only one other nice stamp in there but I had to have this one - LOL!! 

I'm prowling around ebay quite often now looking for PB stamps as there don't seem to be many UK stockists anymore :-(

If anyone can recommend any please shout.

Back to the card, this stamp is called 'That Xmas Feeling', coloured with promarkers. I've combined it with an assortment of papers from my scraps folders along with a brand new piece of First Edition green 'Fairisle' paper which reminded me of knitting. I still struggle to start a new pad of paper, the stroking and admiring period can last ages before the scissors arrive! 

I kept the embellishment fairly simple as hubby doesn't do fussy!

As it's Christmas, I glittered his hat ... me ... his pom pom .... the desk and floor!

Have a great day whatever you're doing and thanks for visiting!

I'd also like to enter these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stamper's - Anything goes

Penny Black Saturday - Christmas or Winter

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Christmas with the Cuties - Cute and Christmassy

Crafty boots - Christmas

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas

The Ribbon girls - December Card Challenge

Country View Crafts - Christmas

I love promarkers - Hats

The Male Room - Challenge 50

Craftaholics - Christmas for guys

Aud Sentiments - Christmas for your love 

Winter Wonderland - For someone special

Crafty Ribbons - Christmastime creations with ribbon

Crimbo Crackers - Animals

Colour crazy - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

CHNC -  Cute or Christmas

Disdigidesigns - Happy Holidays

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A Sparkly Birthday

Morning Folks!

Hope everyone is OK and the Christmas preparations are well under control ... hmm I think I need to work on that!

Over at Sparkles Monthly we are taking a break from Christmas crafting, instead our new challenge theme is 

BIRTHDAYS

because we are celebrating our 7th birthday this month!!

Here's my card using another PB stamp from Ebay called, very appropriately, 'Let's Celebrate'. I've used a selection of peach and pink coloured scraps from my box and cut a glittery Happy Birthday using an Xcut die.

Love these cute mice and I couldn't resist adding a touch of stickles to their cake!

I do hope you can join us over at Sparkles!

Thanks for popping by!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets playground - Week 259

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

Try it on Tuesdays - Celebrate

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Sweet Stampers - Anything goes

CHNPP - Anything goes with patterned paper

and Card Mania - Anything goes

Let it Snow .... perhaps not just yet!

Evening Folks,

Hope your weekend is going well! 

Today I've been sorting out a few things ready for Christmas, think I'm making progress although I have to confess to putting off writing cards again! Funny really, I love making cards but hate writing them!! 

Maybe tomorrow ....

Anyways, I popped on to share this super cute PB mouse. I love this stamp, that pose and the happy dance always makes me smile - do you think he has been watching Strictly?

Here's the complete card

Stamp: Penny Black - Let it Snow, coloured with promarkers, 

plus wink of stella and liquid pearls

Papers: Crafter's Companion and scraps

Dies: Memory Box & Die'sire with pearls and gems

Sentiment: LOTV

Ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave xx

I'd also like to enter a few challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stamper's - Anything goes

Penny Black Saturday - Christmas or Winter

Crafty Ribbons - Christmas

Creative Knockouts - Snow much Fun

Cute Card Thursday - stars and Sparkles

Simon says stamp on Wednesday - Picture Inspiration 

especially bottom right corner piccy:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Christmas with the Cuties - Cute and Christmassy

Crafty boots - Christmas

The Crazy challenge - Ice Cold

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas

The Ribbon girls - December Card Challenge

Country View Crafts - Christmas

Fussy and fancy - Christmas in tones or pastels

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper -  Use patterned paper

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Exciting news!

Evening Folks!

Just popping on with a mid week post, no card to share but instead I have some exciting news which I have been keeping quiet until tonight ....

I'm thrilled to say that I have been asked to join the design team at a brand new challenge blog -

Making Memories Crafting

There are lots of fun challenges planned: themes, mood boards, colours - something for everyone! 

We have some wonderful prizes on offer from our generous sponsors, along with badges for our winners and Top 3.

Each challenge will start on the first Friday of the month and will run for the whole month so plenty of time to join in!!

The first challenge will start on January 6th 2017.

In the meantime, why not take a look at the blog where Lorraine and Sonia will be introducing the whole design team in the next few days. I'm really looking forward to working with such a lovely and talented group of ladies!

We would love you to follow us and share your makes with us in 2017!!

Keep cosy and Crafting!

Christmas shopping!

Hi Folks!

Yay, it's Friday - I began to think the weekend would never arrive.....

I'm on a roll with Christmas cards - this is the third one this week!! I won this gorgeous Stampendous stamp on Ebay over the summer, it was in a  job lot of three new cling Xmas stamps which I got for £2.20 - I do love a bargain. Here it is in it's first outing :

I think this must be a lady polar bear because 

1. She has gorgeous eyelashes 

2. She has sorted out, bought and wrapped Christmas parcels and it isn't even Christmas Eve!

She is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers along with some flower soft 'snow' and a good sprinkle of glamour dust. The papers are all from my scraps folders, the darker one is from The Snowman range and the other one was a magazine freebie, all finished off with my favourite Christmas die by Memory Box and some gems.

I was inspired by the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

I'm joining the fun over at Snippets playground, I haven't managed to play along for a while so I'm heading over to say hello to Di and Parsnip who are up to week 255

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp on Wednesdays - Christmas critters

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

Passion for promarkers - Christmas is coming

Crafty Creations - Animals

Cute Card Thursdays - Christmas / Holidays

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - A/G

CRAFT - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas extra - Anything Christmas

As you like it - favourite Christmas colour combo - for me the image really tends to dictate the colour I choose to use, but if I'm receiving a card I do love a more contemporary palette, especially with purple or lilac!

I'm hoping to get to the Craft show at Excel tomorrow - perhaps it will boost my Christmas spirit??

Charge of the light brigade

Hi Folks!

I've decided my blog posts are a bit like buses, nothing for ages and then suddenly two at once!

Good news - I've made another Christmas card - that makes 3! Once again, I was inspired by this fab sketch at Sketch Saturday:

Here's my card:

I had to drag out the daylight bulbs for piccy taking, hate these gloomy afternoons! Here's the close up - not sure I'd fancy these two sorting out my Christmas lights!!

Details -

The light brigade - Penny Black

Colouring - Promarkers and glossy accents on the light bulbs

Papers - Stampin' Up

Sentiment - Crafter's Companion

I'd like to enter the challenges at:

Passion for promarkers - Christmas is coming

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas extra - Anything Christmas

Penny Black and more - Anything Christmas

Stamping Sensations - Christmas Greetings

Allsorts - feature a creature

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

Double D challenges - Traditional Christmas colours

Crafting by Designs - Little Animals

Crafty Creations - Animals 

Simon Says stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas Critters

Sweet Stampers - Christmas

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Thanks for looking!

Christmas is coming ....

Morning Folks!

Long time no see I know, but I'm just popping on to let you know that the new challenge is just starting over at Sparkles Monthly:

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!

Now, don't panic anyone, we still have a few weeks to go yet, remember we haven't started the advent calendar choccys! However, if you are as disorganized as me this might be the perfect inspiration needed to get another card ticked off the list!! This one has doubled the number in my box !!

It's funny, despite having lots of Christmas stamps, there are always a few favourites that I seem to reach for - in my world, Christmas means James the Bear from LOTV!! Here he is in one of my fav crimbo colour combos, love lilac and silver together:

Sorry about the pants photo, think it's time to drag out the daylight bulbs for piccy taking!

Who could resist that face?? Perhaps he could do my Christmas shopping for me??

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave. Don't forget to head over to the Sparkles blog to see what the rest of the design team have made and to get all the challenge details.

I was inspired by this sketch at Sketch Saturday:

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Passion for promarkers - Christmas is coming

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas extra - Anything Christmas

Penny Black and more - Anything Christmas

Stamping Sensations - Christmas Greetings

Allsorts - feature a creature

Cute Card Thursday - Add something metallic

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

As you like it - Teddies or fairies, for me it's teddies - I've always loved to hug them and still have my first teddy from too many moons ago!

BOO!!

BOO!!

Hi Folks!

Hope everyone is OK? It's been quite a while since I posted but I'm here this morning to show you my DT project for the new challenge starting over at Sparkles Monthly where our new theme is 

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

(HALLOWEEN)

I decided to make a little gift bag which I plan to put some chocolate goodies in a bit nearer to October 31st - if I bought them now they wouldn't be around by the end of the month!!

The papers are all from my scraps folders, including the last piece of Doodlebug Halloween stripey paper which I have been hoarding for years. It just shouts Halloween to me!!

I added some very old chipboard thickers to make the 'Boo' sentiment, they have been hiding in my sticker drawer for at least 3 years!!

The cute kitty is of course by Penny Black and is called 'Beware of Cat' - he doesn't look very scary to me!!

Thanks for visiting today and do pop over to the Sparkles Monthly home page to see the great inspiration from the rest of the team!!

I'd also like to enter a few challenges:

Penny Black and More - Autumn

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Stamping Sensations - Autumn

Crafty Boots Challenges - Halloween

Animal friends - Autumn/ Halloween

Country View Challenges - All things spooky

CHNPP - Patterned paper

Let's Craft and Create - Halloween/ Autumn / Fall

Everybody Art - Pumpkin

Inky Chicks - Animals

Passion for Promarkers - Halloween / Halloween colours

Crafty Creations - Not a card

The Male Room - Halloween

Craft for the Craic - Autumn plus kraft

Addicted to stamps - photo Inspiration

A little later than planned ....

Morning Folks!

Hope you're all enjoying the summer!

I'm running very late with my DT post for the new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly - I've been away for a few days and meant to schedule it before I left and then completely forgot - senile or what!! Anyway, hopefully better late then never is my card for the August challenge which is 

LOTS OF LAYERS

A couple of weeks ago, I was hunting around to find a particular sentiment stamp in my stash, when I came across a few sheets of decoupage and toppers bought many moons ago. Have to say it was an odd collection, it's funny how much your taste can change, but this fairy appealed to me - perhaps because it's lilac / purple. I had also just been looking through my older papers which included the fairy background paper and so it seemed like 'fate' that I should put them together!! 

We are sponsored this month by Helen who has kindly donated a set of stamps from 

LITTLE CLAIRE DESIGNS

so someone is going to win a wonderful prize!!

Thanks for visiting, hopefully I'll get some crafting done soon but in the meantime there's a large bedroom to finish decorating - wish me luck!!

Christmas Mouse

Morning Folks!

This is a quick post to let you know that the new challenge is starting over at Sparkles Monthly, the theme is 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Here's my card - my first Christmas card of the year!!

The cute little mouse is by Crafter's Companion, one of the Makey Bakey Mice Collection, and coloured with promarkers. Sentiment by LOTV. Papers are from my scraps collection, a mixture of papermania and Forever Friends I think, with a piece of gold ribbon for a little extra sparkle.

Caz is offering this fab prize, a Victorian set of stamps and a pack of Christmas Rosettes.

 

I'd like to enter a few challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Carol Singers / Make a Scene

Penny Black and More - Anything goes with a stamp

Cardz for Guyz - Christmas in July

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

Crafty Ribbons - Christmas

Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas in July

CHNC Challenge Extra - July

ABC Christmas Challenge - N for no Rules

Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas in July

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