Sweet Little Deer and some exciting news :)

Happy Valentines day bloggers!

Now I know this is not a Valentines card but it was made for a sweet little someone who I love dearly.....

my little niece 'Erica'.

I made her a 1st Birthday card using a deer you can see here and my sister loved it so I decided to use this one for Christmas and how sweet is it?

The card base was made using Grand Nesties - Labels 4 and folded in half.

The sentiment was computer generated using some fancy font that I don't remember the name for!

Now I have some exciting news to share because  Regina owner of The Cutting Cafe' a fab place to purchase loads of fab cut files and digis asked me if I was interested in joining the team once again......well of course I am I love Regina's designs and can't wait to get started :)

Thank you for visiting

Hugs

Paper Book Wreath

Hello ;)

Here is another Christmas creation which I made using an old paper book and I loved the outcome and got so many compliments on this wreath.

 I can't take credit for the idea as I found it on you tube along with lot's of other fab wreath tutorials. This particular wreath idea was found here. 

It was so therapeutic making the cone shapes even though at first I thought it would take me forever but you soon get the knack of it and before you know it you have a mountain of them ;)

Here it is on my cabinet in my front room but I ended up putting in my porch.

The baubles were a bargain from the pound shop and I think I got something like 30  for £1! 

I would definitely consider making one for this Christmas.......did I just say this Christmas??? It will be here before we know it and this year as I always say i'm going to make all my Christmassy things well in advance...hmmmm we'll see lol

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Warmest Winter Wishes

Happy New Year Friends!

Here is my 1st post of 2012 and one of many crafty creations. It is however a card from last year and a Christmas card I really enjoyed making.

 I started out with a 5 x 5 card base and layered my patterned papers. I then tore a piece of scrap copier paper and edged it with my glue pen adding some sparkly silver glitter. I used an old dovecraft tree punch and glued them behind the copier paper. The snow couple is again one I found on google images and I think they make a perfect little cozy couple for this card. I just coloured their accessories and highlighted the outline of their bodies with copics and added glitter.
Once cut out I glued them to the card and sprinkled white flowersoft around them for snow effect.
The sentiment was made on my pc and was cut with my nestablities and again glitter was added around.

Hugs

Christmas Carols

Hello All :)

Another Christmas card to share with you this evening. As I mentioned in my last post we have had internet issues over Christmas so I still have quite a few cards and creations to share with you, the only thing is that now it's nearly over it makes me kinda of sad :(

The build up comes around so quickly and before you know it we are heading into January for a new year of fun and adventures!

Anyway here is a card I made (not my usual style) quite traditional and yet still colourful and cheery I just love colour! 

I apologise for not noting where I got the wonderful Christmas paper background and the lovely image from but if I remember I will add to this post.

If I don't get chance to pop by tomorrow I would like to wish each and every visitor a 

'Happy and Healthy New Year!'

 Oh before I forget be sure to check this out below ;)

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays Peeps!

Hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and ready for the new year ahead. We have had internet issues over Christmas so this is why I've not had chance to stop by and wish you all a Happy Christmas!

Well me and mine had a fabulous day filled with lot's of happy and excited faces from the boys and a lovely Christmas dinner. It just makes me so sad at how fast the day comes and goes by and before you know it we are getting ready for the next one lol.

I have a few cards and creations to share with you over the next few days but for now I will leave you with this ;)

We're Walking in the air.....

We're floating in the moonlit sky, The people far below are sleeping as we fly......

Love this song and film and every Christmas Eve we sit and watch this with the boys and they really are so excited at this point.......us too lol

Anyway this year I decided to make Owen, Harvey and Ryan cards with my Snowman paper I have had forever.  Really quick and simple but so effective. I just added a sprinkle of glitter and a personal name tag. 

I have made George a different card which I will post shortly. Hope you are all getting your last minute tasks completed. We have had no internet for the past week so it's been a tad frustrating but we are sorted now.
I will leave you with this ;)

Festive Hugs

Nativity Aperture card

Hello Everyone :)

Are you ready for the last challenge of the year with Polka Doodles?

This weeks challenge is hosted by Daniele and she would like to see you create an aperture card

Or something with a window.

Also this week we have some blog candy up for grabs - A random entry from this week's challenge will receive a £10 gift voucher for the Polkadoodles shop! Woohoo! What a great Christmas pressie!

I decided to make a nativity scene using 'Magical Winter'.

 I followed a tutorial over at whiff of joy to make this cute little card box.

I think these would make that perfect little extra decoration for yourself or to send to someone special.

This would actually fold flat to fit in a 5 x 5 envelope without the roof added.

We would love you to join us for this last challenge of 2011 at Polka Doodles and please check out the wonderful creations the DT have come up with.

Hugs

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree........

How lovely are your branches!

 I'm really feeling festive now the tree is up and how cozy does it make you feel? It makes me want to curl up on the sofa with the family and watch lot's of Christmassy films, and that's just what we did this afternoon lol.

The only thing I left to do now is the shopping, make my cards, wrap the gifts.........i think you know where this is going lol

Hugs

Merry Christmas Teacher

Hello, hope you are all keeping cozy and snug if it's cold where you are at the moment! It's freezing here in the Midlands so lot's of craft time I think! 

Here are 2 cards I have made for Harvey's Teachers and I think they turned out really cute. 

This one I went for a more traditional look using reds, greens and Golds and the old fashioned pic of Saint Nick himself!

For my second card I wanted a more modern contemporary look so I used purples, silver and blue and really like the look of this one. The birds are cut out from an old DCWV mat stack sorry I can't remember the name. I then punched out some silver branches using my Ms branch punch and added them around the frame.

I have used the 'Merry Christmas Teacher huge circle set available here from The Cutting Cafe' on both cards. I also used the largest scalloped circle nesties for the base of the cards.

I am entering  one or both of these cards into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Craft's - Sparkle and Shine

Top Tip Tuesday -  Christmas Inspired

A Spoonfull Of Sugar - Christmas Card

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Silver, White & Blue

Lexi's Creations - Glitter and Pearls

Hugs

May the spirit of Christmas be with you Son.

Hi Everyone!

It's been a few weeks since my last post because if you read the post below you will know my sister just had her beautiful baby girl 'Erica'. I'm so thrilled as I was the only sibling to have had children so I'm now a very proud Auntie! 

Today's card is one I have made for my oldest son Owen. Yes I'm still slugging away at the Christmas cards and still have quite a few to make!

I love these digis I purchased last year from 'Angels Landing'.

I used my Labels 13 nesties to make the card base and ran it though the cuttlebug to emboss with snowflakes. I then added some Silver stickles to highlight.

I hope you guys are more organised than me and are well on your way with Christmas duties. I do have a bit of an excuse however as I was crazy enough to have the builders in to rip out my old bathroom out last week in the middle of all the snow. They are just doing the finishing touches now so hopefully  we can get back to normal........for a while! lol
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine
The Pink Elephant - Winter Wonderland
Stamp with Fun - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas Inspired
A Spoon full Of Sugar -  Christmas Card
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Silver, White & Blue
Cute Card Thursday - One for the young ones
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Lexi's Creations - Glitter & Pearls

Hugs

Ready, Set, Snow!

Today I have created a bright and cheerful Christmas card which turned out being much more pink and girlie than I had expected but who don't lurve Pink?

I wanted to use some of my never ending supply of Christmas mat stacks I have so I decided on this cute sheet from The Winter Stack by DCWV. I then searched on the net for cute snowmen colouring images and found this guy or girl in my case lol and thought it would be perfect. After I'd  coloured her in using my Copics I ran it through my Cuttlebug using 'snowflakes' embossing folder.

 I also had a go at adding some pleated ribbon and added a very sparkly snowflake to embelish.

The sentiment I made myself using a font called Chalkboard from ScrapNfonts.

The bottom edge below the snowmen was made using my wave EK success punch.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

A Spoonful Of Sugar  - Snowflake / Snow 

Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image / Sentiment

Pattie's Creations - Christmas card Creation  

One Stop Crafts - Embossing

Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes

Fairytale Challenge Blog - Everything Goes

Hugs 

Festive Friends

 Hi Everyone,

I went for my 20 week baby scan  last Thursday and little Baba looked so cute and adorable but most importantly was all healthy and well ;0) It is such a relief when the sonographer tells you baby looks fine and you see that little heart beating! Well we did find out the sex but we haven't yet decided whether or not to tell anyone or keep it a surprise? We will have to see ;0)

Anyway I made a start on my Christmas cards a couple of days ago using these adorable new digis from The Pink Cat Studio. 
I made the sentiments myself.

Tip Top Tuesday - Christmas Inspired

                     Tip Top Tuesday - Christmas Inspired                  

 Tip Top Tuesday - Christmas Inspired

Stamp Something - Think Pink

A Spoonful of Sugar - Relish to Embelish

Stamp with Fun -  All that can Fly

I have used all the images and tried to keep them simple but effective so I can make them in bulk. Now I have been asked if I would sell these in a pack of say 5 and was wondering if anyone could advice me on a reasonable price you think I should suggest?

 I will be making more and Regina from The Cutting Cafe' has just released some fab Christmas digis so I will be using them also.

I have entered some of the cards into the following challenges:

 Tip Top Tuesday - Christmas Inspired

Stamp Something - Think Pink

Stamp with Fun - All that can Fly

A Spoonful of Sugar - Relish to Embelish

Hugs