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Thursday, 19 November 2015

First Christmas

Good morning all.

It's been a wild and wicked night here, the forecast is sunny today but to stay windy....better keep the hatches battened down!

I've finally made something I can share with you....I've been beavering away in the craft room getting ahead of myself. I'm down to my last 8 Christmas cards and I need an Anniversary card and December will be done and I can then make a start on next year's DT commitments which are due whilst I'm away. Also been called up for Jury service mid December which is also going to put a spanner in the works!!


I sorted all my Christmas cards yesterday to see what sort I still needed to make...this was top of the list to do for my nephew and his family. Penguin die from Marianne Design; accessories from the Tim Holz Crazy Birds set (coloured with promarkers); holly sprig from Poppy Stamps; snow landscape dies from Lawn Fawn; other dies all from Spellbinders. Background has been stamped with snowflakes from STAMPlorations with versamark, then inked with DI. Sentiment stamp from Clearly Besotted, googly eyes from my stash.


Challenges entered:
A Snowflakes Promise - anything Christmas goes
CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes
CHNC - red and green must be seen
ABC Christmas - w for wild thing
I Love Promarkers - traditional Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas
Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas
Inky Chicks - Christmas
Pile it On - any holiday/celebration
A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas critters

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32 comments:

  1. Rainey's Craft Room19 November 2015 at 09:24

    This is a fun card, I love it! Those penguins are great and good for you to be getting ahead as you are. Don't envy you the Jury duty though, that would be the bane of my life if I got called to do it. Hope all goes well.
    Lorraine

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  2. dutchess19 November 2015 at 09:34

    What a fun card Carol....just love these penguins.....and adding those accessories genius!.....xxx

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  3. coldwaters219 November 2015 at 09:35

    Carol this is absolutely adorable I love those cute Penguins a perfect card for a first Christmas
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  4. Barb19 November 2015 at 10:39

    What a great fun card for your nephew and his family. So clever using the Crazy Birds accessories. They work perfectly. What bad luck being called for jury service in December. You're going to be a busy girl. Barbxx

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  5. Darlene 19 November 2015 at 13:35

    OMG this is such a cute creation Carol! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’ challenge and please come back again soon!
    Darlene
    one of the 'Sistahs'
    The Sisterhood of Crafters
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

    P.S. A friend and I have a new challenge blog beginning in 2016. Please check it out. Double D Challenges

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  6. Patricia19 November 2015 at 14:38

    Brilliant cute, fun card, love it
    Patricia X

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  7. Christine Harrop19 November 2015 at 14:39

    Such cute penguins on your lovely card Carol. We have had those gales for a couple of days now but today it is torrential rain. Ah well, I can't complain that my well is empty! Hugs Christine xx

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  8. cuilliesocks19 November 2015 at 15:24

    Hi Carol, super card, do love the penguins.
    Thankfully I've never been called for jury duty, I'd hate it, but I would plead insanity to get off, hope it doesn't disrupt you too much, Kate x

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  9. Linda Simpson19 November 2015 at 16:12

    This is gorgeous, I do love penguins.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  10. Darnell19 November 2015 at 16:56

    I am smiling all over at this delightful card, Carol! Your little penguin family is so adorable and so wonderfully detailed!! But now I need a lie-down after you've told me everything you've done and have yet to do!! Hugs, Darnell

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  11. Jenny L19 November 2015 at 17:03

    Hi Carol,
    what a superb card.
    I love the design of this, and those penguins are ace.
    Now this would suit my dear hubby as he loves penguins, but not real ones just Penguins as he is a Linux user, and Penguins are there symbol.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  12. rachel19 November 2015 at 17:32

    what a wonderful card Carol - so very cute - good luck in getting everything organised before your holiday - it'll so be worth it! Hugs rachel x

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  13. Erika19 November 2015 at 17:47

    I've always fancied jury service Carol but never been called. I hope it is for something really interesting especially with Christmas to organise.
    I love your penguins, so very cute and a fab idea to use the Tim bird accessories with them. A perfect keepsake.

    Hugs Erika. x

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  14. Cumbrianlass19 November 2015 at 19:15

    A wonderful card Carol, I love the images and good luck with the Jury Service.
    Hugs Janet xxx

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  15. cotnob19 November 2015 at 20:50

    A fabulous card Carol, such cute penguins.
    I hope you don't get stuck with a long Jury service, Matt was called up last summer and ended up being there for 12 weeks!
    Pauline
    x

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  16. Hazel19 November 2015 at 21:19

    Thanks for entering both of my CHNC challenges with your lovely crafting - hope to see you again soon. x

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  17. Anonymous19 November 2015 at 23:34

    Gorgeous Carol & cute xx

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  18. Mrs A.19 November 2015 at 23:58

    I'm in love with your cute penguins. Love the little tie on the male. Hugs Mrs A.

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  19. Rainey's Craft Room20 November 2015 at 12:13

    Hi Carol, just noticed that you also joined us at ABC Christmas with our Wild Thing Challenge. Your penguins are the cutest wild thing I've ever seen, :) gorgeous.
    Lorraine DT

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  20. Sandra H20 November 2015 at 13:33

    Sooo cute!

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  21. Becca Cruger20 November 2015 at 23:50

    So cuuuuuute! Those die cut penguins are just the sweetest thing. Adorable little scene you created!

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  22. La Papera Gialla21 November 2015 at 06:34

    Adorable!
    Thanks for playing with us at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for November!
    Monica - GDT

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  23. Michelle J M21 November 2015 at 10:13

    Oh I do love these adorable little penguins Carol! A fabulous card all round. Gosh you only have 8 cards to make for Christmas, I have about 28 to go! Michelle x

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  24. Dawn21 November 2015 at 21:33

    Gorgeous card Carol! Sounds like you're almost set on the Christmas card front! Busy time for us all but you sound like you have a whole lot more on your plate right now!
    Take care!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  25. Heather22 November 2015 at 18:05

    A fabulous card Carol, a lovely design with super colour combo.......your cute fun penguins are just adorable and gorgeous sentiment panel!!

    hugs
    Heather xx
    Thanks so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

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  26. Shona Hamill24 November 2015 at 20:38

    Lovely design. Thank you for sharing with us at I Love Promarkers this week. Shona xx

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  27. Helen24 November 2015 at 23:06

    So cute! Love those penguins!
    Thanks for playing at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
    Helen x

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  28. Melissa Bove 25 November 2015 at 02:30

    Adorable card! Those penguins are too sweet! Wonderful design!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  29. Jo Nevill25 November 2015 at 19:13

    Many congratulations Carol. You have just won our challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ! Please email us at the address in the sidebar of the challenge blog so we can explain how you claim your prize.

    Many congrats and happy shopping.

    Jo x

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  30. SewPaperPaint25 November 2015 at 19:28

    Way to go Carol! Congrats on your SSS win!!!

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  31. cotnob26 November 2015 at 08:12

    Hi Carol, I just popped back to say Congratulations on your win over at SSS.
    Pauline
    x

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  32. Jenna ♥26 November 2015 at 13:42

    Wonderful X-Mas card, Carol! Congratulations on your win! Hugs Jenna

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Many thanks for taking the time to comment on my post. Constructive comments are always welcomed and appreciated on my creations. Carol x

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