Let it Snow

Not as happy with this as I would like, it was supposed a quick and simple card, but it  took ages to apply the words,  I cut them with my Robo and wanted them fine, but I went a bit too fine for easy application though, and I'm not happy with the shape of the "n" in snow, so will be editing the words a little, before I use them again, as I liked the effect of the combination.

I used MS punches for both types of snowflake and cut them from glitter paper, embossing board for the front edge from Crafters Companion  and the card is my absolute favourite Centura pearl also from Crafters Companion

I am going to enter this into Winter Wonderland - No Designer Paper Challenge
and christmas cards all year round

Thanks for looking.

Christmas cards

Christmas cards so far this year.
  Oh dear, better get a wriggle on, or I won't be done in time.

Cross Stitching

 Finally !! - Two cross stitching projects which were ongoing for a couple of years, but are now finally finished, I still have 4 other smaller projects on the go, Motorcycle, Lavender Field scene, Needlecase & Scissors Keep,  in a lavender bouquet  design using loads of french knots for the flowers as well as cross stitch, Dolphins frolicking and One large one, which is similar to the butterfly wall hanging, but with 12 individual flower panels,  so on past experience some of them will be finished in 2 or 3 years or so.  I don't do much Cross-stitching at home, it tends to get done when we are away with the caravan.

I am entering the Advent calender into a crafting challenge - Cute and Girly - Animal Antics

Advent Calender uses a Tatty Teddy pattern at the top, and various small designs that took me a couple of years to find the right ones, they are small pockets, which can have sweet or something small popped into it,  I personally I like Werthers butterscotch candy sweets, they are individually wrapped in gold coloured wrappers and will fit just nicely and most of all they are lovely.  So I'll be able to use it at last this Christmas

The butterfly wallhanging is 80cm  x 50cm, and lined /framed with lemon cotton fabric.

Pocorn's summer picnic

I made this Popcorn one for the Crafters Companion Monthly challenge according to the layout for August.  This one's going into several others as well :

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - August
Just Cute Bears #28
CD Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes
crafty creations challenges - Summer Lovin
 ooh-la-la-creations challenges #59
cute and girly - Animal Antics -August

Images and papers - Popcorn bear range, Crafter Companion
Centura Pear Card - Crafters Companion
MS punches 
bits and bobs from stash

Thanks for looking

It's Summer !!

The weather this week is pretty good, not quite as hot as it has been, so a little more bearable for me, as well as birthday cards I have made a three more christmas cards for family and friends to tick off from my list, trouble is the list still keeps getting longer, and I know I have to get them done before mid october.

I promised myself I was not going to make anything using pink or purple this week, well that didn't work out well, despite starting off with thoughts of any other colours, my two latest cards ended up being pinks and purples, although I did make another project recently for a bit of fun, that has very little purple, i might post that later so you can have a laugh.

This pretty fairy is enjoying the summer, lovin her flower and butterfly, now why can't my hair and body be like hers, she has a lovely little dress too, well I can dream !!
I'm entering this into:
Just Inspirational Challenges #5
flutterby wednesdays #115
crafty creations challenges # 78
ooh-la-la-creations challenges #59

I used:

Image & background paper -  Debbi Moore Fairies range
Centura Pearl card - Crafters Companion
Mirri card
MS border/corner punches

Thanks for looking

Sweepy Cat

I adopted my cat from my good friend Clare several years ago, after she got together with a guy who was allergic to cats, as Sweepy used spend several weeks at a time with us when Clare was away on business or holiday, we just ended up keeping her, she is a very good cat and goes all over Europe with us and our caravan on our travels.  Sweepy is very clever cat and has to help make her Mummy Clare Birthday and Christmas cards and even manages to write letters and postcards to her occassionally .   See you were right all along - I am offiically mad!!! .

Anyway as luck would have it as there are a couple of challenges that this birthday card can be entered into:
ooh-la-la-creations challenges      No 59 - Birthday
cd sunday challenge                     July -  Meow
The crazy challenge                      All About Birthdays

A straightforward and quickie gatefold card, 'cos we were late and kept a simple and light as poss because of posting abroad.  The Paw print papers are taken from MCS More Than Fur & Feathers CD Domesticated Darlings. Photo's of Sweepy on her recent holidays layered onto cards from stash,

Cute Little Angel

I've had a couple of days having to keep my feet up, so I have done a fair bit of cutting out, I have a lovely big folder of all sorts of Christmas bits done ready to make into toppers of various sizes and shapes.

This  is one of the simple ones, that I completed this afternoon.

I am entering it into:
Flutterby Wednesday    No 114, Christmas in July
Just Inspirational     No 4 -  A Digi Image
digidoodle shops best.     No 17 - Anything Goes
christmas cards all year round    Anything Goes




I used:   A little  Angel NSR/Digi Image from MCS new xmas Cd set, printed 3 of her, coloured her with Pro markers, Ivory, Pastel Yellow, Cool Grey 1 & Gold and layered her for dimension, also added some Diamond Sparkles onto her star,  and layered onto some dark blue and gold pearlescent card.   For the card base I used some white card and randomly stamped a flourish stamp from Banana Frog with Versamark and heat embossed with Tropic Aqua Cosmic Shimmer Embossing Powder on the front and back. For the insert I generated and printed the verse onto some pale blue paper and used my latest MS Punch Around The Page Snowflake set

I'm hoping I've sussed out how to add proper links in my postings.  Fingers crossed, see I don't waste all those nights when I can't sleep, I get on the computer and try and find my way around "blogging".