Rudolph Day

Good afternoon all.

Another lovely day today and just back from the hairdressers so had a relaxing morning. Doctor managed to get blood first time yesterday from my right arm so the nurse had to use my left arm to inject the dye for my scan...I'm a little bruised and battered today, oh to have some prominent veins somewhere!

Another month is nearly over so we've reached Rudolph Day...here is my offering which I managed to make last night.

I'm making a concerted effort at the minute to get some of my special Christmas cards done and dusted...this is only number three so still a few more to go!

Topper is from Wild Rose Studio, die cuts all from Spellbinders, papers and bow from Docrafts, sentiment from LOTV, border punch from Tonic and button and gems from my stash. I've used a similar layout to my other two specials so making a little dent in my stash of backing papers.

Challenges entered:

Rudolph Day - August challenge

A Snowflakes Promise - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes

Crimbo Crackers - snowmen

ABC Christmas - Q for quantum leap ( c for colourful)

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Carols or songs (Frosty the Snowman)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes

Christmas Card Club "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

Good morning all.

It's time once again for our little Christmas Card Club to show our wares...it was my turn to set the  theme of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".

Here is my make:

Using my favourite Father Christmas image from Joanna Sheen's Vintage Christmas CD. Papers are from DoCrafts. Mat dies are all from Spellbinders, reindeer from Tattered Lace and snowflake was a magazine freebie. Border punch from Tonic. Sentiment from LOTV. Finished with a few gems from my stash.

I've used virtually the same layout as my last CCC card and that's another special to add to the pile.

You'll find a list of the girls in my sidebar if you'd like to see their interpretation of my theme.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

ABC Christmas - Q for quantum leap (d for die cuts)

A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes

Christmas Cards all Year Round - snowflakes

Winter Wonderland - Carol's or songs (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Christmas Card Club "Lots of Layers"

Good morning all.

I was brave yesterday and updated to Windows 10...it downloaded no problems and so far I like what I see - once I'd worked out where all my files were stored that is!!

Another two weeks have flown past and it's time for our little Christmas Card club reveal. Lorraine set us the challenge of using lots of layers this time.

I finally managed to make a start on my special cards. Topper is from Wild Rose Studios; papers are from DoCraft; circle and square dies are from Spellbinders; snowflakes are from Paper Smooches; poinsettias and fir from Marianne Designs; sentiment from LOTV. I've added some stickles to finish things off.

This one will be hand delivered so didn't need to be flat.

You'll find a list of the girls on my sidebar if you'd like to see their take on the theme...you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

CHNC - something beginning with S (stripes, snowflakes, snow, scarf, sentiment)

Jingle Belles - photo inpiration...I used the colours

ABC Christmas Challenge - P for polka dots

Christmas Cards all Year Round - snowflakes

A Gem of a Challenge - animals or birds

Brown Sugar - anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes

Moving along with the Times - snow in summer

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Papers - anything goes

A Very Merry Christmas

Good morning all.

A lazy day was had yesterday! Watched the Remembrance Day parade from the Cenotaph then sorted Gary's washing, changed our bed and did some crafting.

A one layer Christmas card to share today.

I found this LOTV stamp lurking unloved in a drawer and decided to put it to use. Coloured with watercolour pencils with stickles for fur....needs practice me thinks! Sentiment stamp is from DoCrafts and I think it was a magazine freebie, lines stamp is from Clearly Besotted. Wish I hadn't painted around the image now but thought it looked a bit bare!!

Challenges entered:

Less is More - starry starry night

Crafty Calendar - it's all about Christmas

AAA - play with water colours

Cute Card Thursday - stripes

ABC Christmas - a very merry Christmas

and finally my present from Gary.....

.....a hand carved meat tenderiser! It's about the size of an axe! Guess he thinks my steaks are too tough lol.

Christmas Crafting (with sketches) #92

Good morning all. Hope you're well.
I'm off out to meet a couple of my sister's this morning to go dress shopping, I'm going to re-try my outfit for the next wedding to see what jewellery I can wear with it as the neckline is quite high....and if I spy something I like I may buy for the third wedding next summer....could be an expensive day!!

It's time for another challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the turn of the Snow Angels to inspire you this week and Chantal designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by Stamp & Create.

Rubber stamps and papers are all from a Docrafts goody bag. Poinsettias, pearls and web from my stash. Dies from Spellbinders. Image has been coloured with promarkers.

You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out

 the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:
CHNC - stamp stamp stamp
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - trees
Paper Creator's Craft - Christmassy
Christmas Stampin all Year Round - anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - S for stocking/sketch

Carol x

CHNC Extra September

Good morning all. Hope you're enjoying the weekend whatever your plans.

Well yesterday didn't go quite according to plan!! Several phone calls from the intrepid traveller in the early hours resulted in me having to pay to change their flights home from Tuesday to yesterday...by the time I'd done it was lunch time!! I then had an unscheduled trip to the airport at teatime which took up another 2 hours of my day!!! Grrr kids, who'd have em!!

I'm off out today to meet my brother and nephew for lunch, as I haven't seen them since the wedding it will be lovely to catch up again.

I was very lucky to be asked by Hazel to guest design this month over at CHNC Extra.  This is a monthly challenge where anything Christmas goes.

I've used Christmas SB Candycane from Bugaboo the challenge sponsor for my card. Coloured with promarkers, die cut and mounted onto a fancy die cut mat. Dies are all Spellbinders. Backing paper and bow are from DoCrafts. Tag, lace and gems are from my stash.

I do hope you will come and join us this month....remember "Anything Christmas Goes".

Challenges entered:

Aud Sentiments - any sentiment

Delightful Challenges - make the cut

Digistamps4Joy - anything goes

Bearly Mine - digi days

Stamp with Fun - squared

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - "Anything Goes"

Good morning all.

Well the intrepid travellers arrived in Krakow safely...as they boarded the plane behind two other obvious backpackers Mark had remarked to his friend he thought they were prime candidates to be stopping in their hostel. Upon checking into the hostel they found them sharing their room and that they lived 10 minutes up the road from us!!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, we have an "Anything Goes" theme this week.

This is a decoupage kit card which I got in a recent Docrafts bag.....decided to make it rather than stash it away!! Very quick and easy it was to make up too!

You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

CHNC extra - anything goes

The Glory of Christmas - gifts

Alphabet Challenge - newest stamp or decoupage

Aud Sentiments - anything but a birthday

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Carol x

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #86

Good morning all. 

Sorry I've not been around, trying to catch up on the dreaded housework which was sadly neglected whilst I was busy doing wedding work - thought I'd better do something about it before I start the next lot of stationery!

I'm off to see my niece today to help get her wedding plans off the ground...she seems to know what she wants though so we should make quite a bit of headway today.

It's time for another challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the turn of the Snow Angels to inspire you this week and Nicolet has designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by Crealing.

Stamp is from Daisy and Dandelion, stamped on to a Kraft ATC blank and coloured with promarkers then highlighted with glamour dust, stickles and a white gel pen. Papers and sentiment are all from Do Crafts Christmas in the Country collection. Dies are all Spellbinders. Snowflakes are punch waste. Lace, string, pearls and gems are from my stash.

You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out

 the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:
CHNC extra - anything goes
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas - glitter
LEJ Designs - furry friends
Stamp & Create - glitter
CHNC - picture inspiration (shape)
Sweet Stampin - kraft
The Hobby House - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - cute Christmas
Craftin Boutique Challenges - Christmas

Carol x

Whoopsi Daisy Make it Girly or Anything Goes using a WD image

It's time for another challenge at  Whoopsi Daisy  and this week it's team A's turn to share their inspiration with you. The theme this week is to "Make it Girly" or you can do Anything Goes if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image on your project.

I've chosen to do a Christmas gift bag and used one of the pre-coloured images from sheet WS1 which I've fussy die cut using s nestie oval layering onto a scalloped oval mat. Snowflake die from Memory Box, ribbon border from Marianne Design and all other dies from Spellbinders. Backing paper from Do Crafts. Bag is finished with lots of stickles, a sentiment, ribbon and a button from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and remember if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image you could win 2 image sheets, 1 sheet will be awarded to a winner using any other image.

Challenges entered:

Anything but a Card - texture

Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes

Joanna Sheen - so sweet

The Squirrel and the Fox - anything goes

Di's Digi Designs - use more than one punch or die

Brown Sugar - bags and tags

Stampin for the Weekend - starting Christmas early

Delightful Challenges - anything but a card

Digi Doodle Shops Best - anything goes

Simply Create - anything goes

Divas by Design - for a child

Spark your Creativity Now - anything goes

Carol x

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #13

Only four challenges until Christmas - are you panicking yet or are you super organised? Today it's time for a new sketch at CCWS and this time it was Renata's turn to provide the sketch. We are being sponsored by Hobbystempels NL. Here is my card:

Image from LOTV coloured with promarkers and a silver gel pen, highlighted with stickles and cut out with a deckled edge nestie. Blue BP's are from Dovecraft and are glittered, glittered vellum from Docrafts goody bag, silver card candy from Craftwork cards, ribbon from Costco. Silver mirri, stars and sentiment from my stash. Embossing folder from Cuttlebug.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself and feast your eyes on the inspiration from my team mates.

Challenges entered:

Truly Scrumptious - Bingo (glitter, punch/dies, ribbon)

Delightful Challenges - Sparkly Christmas

Digi Doodles Shop's Best - wintery theme

LOTV - bright and sparkly

Shelly's Images - monchromatic plus a pop (silver)

Winter Wonderland - make card sparkle

Always something Creative - sparkle

By the Cute and Girly - Christmas girls

Cupcake Craft Room - sweet Christmas

Fresh Brewed - anything goes

Glitter Fairies - non traditional Christmas 

Heidi's Hobbystuggu - bling/sparkle Christmas

Lothian Crafts - Christmas

Really Reasonable Ribbons - Christmas

Sundays with Chrissy - Christmas non traditional colours

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Winter

Crafty Calender - winter wardrobe

ABC DT challenge - Christmas card

Christmas Stampin all Year - favourite sketch (find it here)

Top Tip Tuesday - anything Christmas

Top Tip - use an emery board to sand the top off your embossing to reveal the inner core of your card.

Stamp n Doodle - sparkle and shine

Inky Impressions - glitter

Carol x

Lavender and Lace

Using a cute Christmas tag mounted onto a die cut from Spellbinders Ironworks set and a scalloped circle which has been embossed with a snowflake EF. Backing paper from Craftwork Cards. Sentiment is a free stamp from Do Crafts and has been die cut with another die from the Ironworks set. Card is finished with ribbon, lace, a bow, snowflake button and some gems.

Challenges entered:

Cupcake Craft - buttons and bows

Crafty Ribbons - ribbon and lace

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - lavender and lace

Jingle Belles - inspired by a song (It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas)

Polka Doodles - ribbons and bows

Winter Wonderland - robin redbreast

Allsorts - lavender and lace

Totally Gorjuss - bingo (lace, ribbons, bows)

Christmas Crafting - little Robin redbreast

Ooh La La Creations - let it snow

Carol x