LOTV Tea Party

I'm still in last minute rush mode ... I promise myself every year that next year will be different.  Maybe next year I'll achieve it!

Colour theme from The Play Date Cafe PDCC161
Layout from MFT Sketch Challenge MFTWSC102
Crafts 4 Eternity R#102 - blingtastic
Lils Little Fairies - something new (my pretty pink twine)

LOTV Birthday

I'm nearly, but not quite, finished my stash of cards for Chrissy pressies, I'll be glad when I am!!
This one uses an old Lili of the Valley image and some new gold peeloff stickers.  Whimsy butterfly die.  Coloured with promarkers.  Pink bling added to butterfly.

Lil's Little Fairies: Something new (my peeloffs)
Hotshot Craft Blog #13 - Butterflies
Passion for Promarkers - 'Happy' something
House of Gilli #47 - anything goes
Simon Says - what's your favourite .... my favourite die is my cute butterfly from Whimsy

Xmas Tags

I made a load of these Christmas tags with these cute images from CC Designs.  Couldn't get a decent pic though with the shine off my lovely wrapping paper!!

I just stamped my images, coloured with copics / promarkers, rounded the top corners and added a bit of washi tape to the bottom.  Simple and super quick! (... I made 4 of these in under 20 minutes!)



Ribbon Carousel RCC75 - Holiday Spirit
Do You Stack Up #102 - Christmas
Willow Sketchie Challenge 13th Dec - quick and easy
All that Scraps - Clean and Simple
There she Goes TSG185 - Season of Giving
Stamptacular Sunday #193 - anything but a card
10 minute craft dash #8 - feature red (my tags averaged out at under 5 minutes each!)

Xmas Card #28

Whaddyathink?  Too much snow?!!  I've never made a shaker card before and think I got a tad carried away with my flowersoft LOL!  Looks like there's a bit of a snowdrift going on there!

Layout inspired by Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge
Simon Says Stamp - what's your favourite ..... my favourite winter effect - sparkle and snow!
Papertake Weekly - snow white
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #106 - use something new (my plastic shaker cover)
Lexi's Creations #80 - snow
Stampin for the Weekend #23 - Let it snow
Penny Black at Allsorts December challenge - it's your choice
The Stamp Man December challenge - in the bleak mid-winter

Xmas card #27

Yes, I confess, I got this stamp (from Little Claire Designs) because it had a Ruby-dog on it LOL!

I thought it looked a bit 'drab' after I took the pic, so I've since added some flower soft so that the doggies are standing in snow, and blinged up their collars and baubles.  Looks much more festive now!

Simon Says Stamp - Snowflakes
Little Claire monthly challenge #27 - Christmas
Natalie and Amy's challenge - Winter Wishes
The Ribbon Girl December challenge - Christmas
Sparkles Monthly challenge #38 - Christmas is coming
PaperPlay Challenges: 12/week 49 - Christmas is Coming

Birthday Buzz

Sorry I've been a bad blogger recently ... feelin the pressure of a crafty Christmas!!  Not long now till it's all over and normal service will hopefully be resumed!

This wee card uses some super-old DP and a stamp set from There She Goes.  Simple and quick, just the way I need them these days!!
Woodware flower punch and Memory Box corner die

Layout from The Craft's Meow December challenge
Tuesday Alchemy #44 - anything goes
Sweet Stampin - dies / punches

Xmas card #26

Christmas arrived today!  We got our tree and deccies up, and the weather's certainly cold enough too!
It's Movie Night, so no chat in me tonight.  Showing tonight is "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" ... it'll be my fault if its rubbish, though an hour or two looking at Ewen McGregor is never wasted!!!

Layout from MFT Wednesday sketch challenge MFTWSC101
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge #102 - reindeer
Totally PaperCrafts #146 - one for the boys
Crafts 4 Eternity R#101 - colour theme - red, brown, green, gold
Charisma cardz #48 - Christmas
CRAFT #184 - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - snowflake
Top Tip Tuesday #91 - Christmas