2012 Favourite 5

Following on from the Christmas favourite 5, Debby at A Scrapjourney is now asking us to show our Favourite 5 from 2012.
The more I think about it, the more I change my mind, so I'm just going to jump in with my current favourites!

Stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.  Original post here on my old blog

I discovered the 10 minute craft dash this year, what a tough challenge!  This card was totally enabled by my buddy Benzi! (She's a bad girl, forever leading me astray in various online craft stores LOL)
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And of course, a card featuring my much loved High Hopes stamps!
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I also discovered Wild Rose Studio stamps this year, how sweet is this little Ellie!!
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This Lili of the Valley stamp continues to be one of my favourites!
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And I just had to squeeze in a wee Paper Smooches card!
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Snowy Thanks

Wow, I can't believe that its almost New Year's Eve already!  We had a lovely Christmas, though Santa 'forgot' to leave me some crafty goodies with all my other pressies .... which I'm currently rectifying in some of the on-line sales!
Hope you have a good New Year ... I'm off partying, so am anticipating a bit of a sore head on Tuesday morning. Ha!

I needed a quick thank you card, so thought I'd use the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge as inspiration and combined with the 10 minute craft dash - total time 9 mins 43 secs!! The trick of this challenge is to have a definite plan as to what you're going to create and get all your stuff organised in advance.  I think the biggest portion of time was used up cutting my wee snowman out, there's minimal colouring and hardly any embellies.

Paper Smooches SPARKS Dec24-30 - picture challenge
10 minute Craft Dash #9 - holiday theme
CAS-ual Fridays CFC83 - 10 minute holiday card
Hotshot Craft #14 - clean and simple
Moving along with the Times - Thank You
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Charisma Cardz #51 - anything goes

Favourite 5 Christmas cards

Debby4000 at A Scrapjourney is having her annual look back at your own Christmas creations, so this is my Top 5!
I've had a great crafty year, and I was so chuffed to join the High Hopes Dream Team as I've loved their stamps ever since I started card making.  I was gutted though when I ran out of room on my old blog and had to start again from scratch, losing all my old followers in the process.  Boo Hoo.
I definitely haven't been making as many cards as I used to ... I'm blaming that on being so busy at work and old age. Bwahahaha!

I think this is my Fave Fave!  (snowman from High Hopes)  More details on this post on my old blog.

One of my first efforts at a 'white + 1' card.
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Another High Hopes fave, using one of their new release penguins - more details on this post

I bought this stamp (Papermania I think) as I'm currently doing a Michael Powell cross stitch, and loved this wee winter scene.

And last but not least, and hot off the press ... Greg's Christmas card!  





I've just noticed that my favourites are all varying shades of blue!!!! I'll have to get some brighter DP for next year LOL

Last one!

Hurrah, last Christmas card of the season!  I love making them, but not all those last minute ones ... I'll be better organised next year (though I've a funny feelin I said that 12 months ago!!)  Of course poor Greg gets left to the very end!!

Image from Pixie Cottage - coloured with copics, clear gloss added to his nose, sparkle to the baubles and flowersoft snow.

Anyway, hope whatever you're doing you have a fabulous Christmas Day tomorrow!
(I was just looking at the Santa tracking site there, and so far the Big Man has delivered over 2,600,000,000 pressies, that's some going!!)




Lexi's Creations #80 - snow
Joanna Sheen - with love at Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #104 - anything goes for Christmas
Simon Says - Merry Christmas
ABC Xmas -  Y is for your favorite punch or die (mine's this snowflake die from Marianne Designs)
Natalie and Amy - Winter Wishes
My time to Craft #202 - animals in the snow
Sarah Hurley Challenge #75 - Christmas
General layout inspired by this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers - here's Sylvia's original

Froggy flower

Well all the pressies are bought and wrapped, cards written and any that haven't been posted are too late to send anyway (sorry if you didn't get yours!), decorations are all up, and I'm finally all ready for the Big Day!  All we need now is a wee sprinkle of snow, I'm so fed up looking at clouds and raindrops!!

It's been absolutely aaaages since I sat down and made a card just for fun, recently they've all been for special orders / Christmas cards / pressies!   I've used a Nellie Snellen stamp and some scraps of DP and Whimsy butterfly die.  Coloured with copics, sparkle added to her wings and pink bling to her wand and the butterfly.

Sketch from MFT Wednesday Sketch Club MFTWSC103
Papertake Weekly Pick of the Year - free choice - I used the Get Krafty challenge from 21 Feb
Divas by Design #66 - anything goes
Penny Black at Allsorts December challenge - It's Your Choice
Stampin for the Weekend #24 - anything goes

Birthday Hugs

Sorry, another qickie post from me ... this is another card for a pressie stash for my doggy-lovin friend.
Image from Lili of the Valley, coloured with promarkers.  I took the hearts out of my die cut edge and added them as wee extra embellies, and then bling on top of that again.

Sketch from Sweet Sunday #174
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #41 - anything goes with any artist
Pile it On #49 - pile on the embellishments
Passion for Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge - 'Happy' Something

Mum's Birthday card

It's Mum's birthday in a couple of days, so this one's hot off the press for her!  I've used my non-Christmassy Christmas DP and added a couple of poinsettia flowers.

Image from Lili of the Valley; Whimsy butterfly die; Marianne poinsettia die; Paper Smooches sentiment/text; Memory Box die (behind image)

Layout from Totally PaperCrafts #147
Polkadoodles #50 - Christmas Birthday
Pile it On #49 - Pile on the embellishments
Totally Gorjuss #162 - for someone special
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #103 - Christmas birthday