buttons keep my coat on...

yes another xmas card..... this time for my husband...

used the sketch by TRACY over on :~

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#128

CRAFT MY DAYS AWAY#34 ~BUTTONS OR BOWS (used snowflake and round buttons)

SWEET STAMPIN`~PUNCHES AND DIES (corner punch/label and snowflake dies)

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#140 ~ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

HERE COME THE BOYS#16~ FOR THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE (xmas card for my husband)

COOKING IT UP (WITH KATIE)#86 ~ANYTHING GOES

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used basicgrey and my minds eye xmas papers, various molly bloom stamps, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, sizzix snowflake die, nestabilites label die, corner punch, snowflake and round buttons and thread from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

close up of the coloured images

boys are home (as teachers are on strike) ~ have added their chocolates to their advent calenders, which my MIL lovingly made when they were babies (photos on my facebook) ~ready for the 1st of december.
hope you are having a good day.

all have cold noses!

forgot i had this stamp..amazing what you can find when you have a root round ~just perfect for a card for a dear friend ~added an extra (penny black) cat!!!

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SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH#145

CRAFTY CATZ WEEKLY#110 ~ SNOWMEN

STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND#21 ~FRIENDS (xmas card for best friend and her two cats)

CRAZY FOR CHALLENGES~C4C115~SNOW

CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGE #52~ VELLUM ( vellum snowflake border and small silver snowflakes)

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hot of the press xmas paper,wags `n` whiskers snow fun stamp, penny black cat stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, sizzix snowflake and corner dies, hot off the press vellum and card snowflake borders, papermania vellum snowflakes, card candy, finished with stickles glitter.

just loved making this card ~(the cats tummy is not so orange in real life!!)..hope you can see the extra cat i have added behind the girls leg??
so sorry i have been a bad blogger..just seem to be running out of time.....

CSF#39~A SCENE

another MONDAY morning and time for a new challenge at CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS #39~A SCENE ~nice and easy.....i love making little christmas scenes!!! cannot wait to see what you come up with!!

used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY~129~33

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~V IS FOR VIBRANT

used papermania xmas papers, molly blooms table and boy stamps, elzybells tree and magnolia parcel stamps, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, quickutz holly leaf die, finished with card candy, ribbon from my stash and some stickles glitter.

a start to another week..hope to get down to making some more christmas cards..looks like the boys will be home wednesday with the teachers going on strike!!! whatever you are doing , have a fun week.

angels on high

back to a girly christmas card today......

used the sketch over on :~

SKETCH AND STASH#75 ~(new stamp)

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#94~CHRISTMAS

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#181~OPEN

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used crafty individuals xmas papers, sugar nellie angel stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix corner die, card candy~finished with stickles glitter.

hope you are having a good weekend....

wrapping alex

something a bit different from me today..another male card this one is for my eldest son (age 14).

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SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH#144

COOKING IT UP (WITH KATIE)#85 ~ A PIECE OF PIE (used corner punch and snowflake embossing folder ~which doesn`t show on the black mulberry paper, in these photos)

CHARISMA CARDZ#46~SNOWFLAKES

HANNA AND FRIENDS#121 ~ RED AND ANOTHER COLOUR (used black)

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#65~SNOWFLAKES

CUPCAKE#169~TEENAGE BOYS ~( for my 14 year old son)

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#139~BOY OH BOY

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used papermania paper, black mulberry paper embossed with snowflakes embossing folder, simply betty"wrapping alex" stamp, crafters companions tree stamp, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities label and circle dies, corner punch, various sizzix snowflake dies, cardcraft word die, quickutz corner die, finished with two different black glitters.

oh the weekend is just around the corner...

dear santa....

just the perfect stamp to use for my youngest sons christmas card ~kept it very simple (boys don`t like glitter or bling!)

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THE SWEET STOP#SSS135

PAPER SUNDAES#96 ~BEAUTIFUL BOWS

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY~CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

I LOVE PROMARKERS#93~ANYTHING GOES

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used hot off the press xmas paper, molly blooms santa stamp, coloured with promarkers, popcorn the bear word stamp, stampin`up scalloped edged punch,card candy, heart buttons and ribbons from my stash.

oh there is a chill in the air today ~scarf and gloves out for the school run (well slow walk ~depending when we get out the front door) today!!!

tilda`s love at christmas

oh back to another tilda christmas card ~what a sweetie she is to colour ~not until i had added tilda that i realised my background stamping was tilting to one side...... seeing as i was having a go at masking and had coloured it all (which had taken me ages) ~i really couldn`t re~do it ~so please imagine it upright!!

used the wonderful sketch by DEBBIE over on :~

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER#123

TOTALLY TILDA#36 ~MASKING (used 6 different stamps for the background)

THE CRAFTY PAD#148 ~FESTIVE CHEER~ RED/GREEN/GOLD OR SILVER

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#127 ~THEME ~SWIRLS AND SPARKLES

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used papermania xmas papers, magnolia tilda and xmas tree stamps, crafters companion fire place and various present stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities label die, magnolia heart swirl die, card work card candy and word die.finished with stickles glitter.

hope you are having a good day..going for a cup of tea and biscuit after all that masking!!..just thought i was hungry..forgot to stop for lunch!!!

wishing you the best of christmas joys

a pink xmas card to show today...

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THE SUGAR BOWL#72 ~THEME~ICE AND SNOW

WINTER WONDERLAND ~ AWWWW WHAT A CUTIE

CRAFTY CATZ WEEKLY#109~SNOWFLAKES

CES#62~SNOWFLAKES

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used crate paper christmas papers, sugar nellie "little apprentice"stamp, coloured with promarkers, craty individuals wording stamp, various kanban snowflake stamps, nestabilities oval dies, sizzix snowflake dies, finished wth plenty of stickles glitter.

what a foggy morning ..went to the local market this morning..not that Lewis wanted to go ~his grumpy words, as only a 7 year old can do, in the car on the way ~were "I`M A GAMER , NOT A LIFE EXPERIENCER".... in other words i would rather be on the computer playing my game..not having to go to some boring market!!! ~ did paul and i laugh!!! ..you bet, behind our hands!!

friends aren`t just for christmas

another christmas card and shock horror NO glitter!! ~feel it just didn`t need it!!

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HANNA AND FRIENDS#120

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS#70 ~CHRISTMS PROJECT WITH PEARLS OR VINTAGE

LOTV#121~A CHRISTMAS CARD FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL

MY TIME TO CRAFT#166 ~TAKE TWO (2 pearls, card candy, holly leaves, stamps, tags)

COOKING IT UP(WITH KATIE)#84~DIE CUT A TAG FOR CHRISTMAS

used crafty individuals paper, LOTV stamp, coloured with promarkers, crafters companion word stamp, nestabilities oval and label dies, quickutz holly leaves and tag dies, small tag punched out, finished with card candy, pearls, bow, pearl brad, glass beads and lace

well the weekend is just around the corner..... have a wonderful one!

cold nose..warm heart

..and another xmas card...

used another wonderful sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#128

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE#54~ A REAL SWEETIE

used crate paper papers, pepper`s christmas party ~sweet treats stamps, coloured with promarkers, elzybells wording stamp, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix corner swirl die, finished with stickles glitter.

..right off now to watch CHILDREN IN NEED ROCKS MANCHESTER on the good old BBC... bet i haven`t heard of half of them....when did that happen??, i became old and untrendy???

joyous christmas

yes back already with another christmas card..
used the wonderful sketch over on :~

SKETCH SATURDAY#181

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER#122 ~SO SENTIMENTAL

STAMPS R US ~BLING IT UP

A B C ~D IS FOR DAZZLE

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used crafty individuals xmas papers, magnolia angel and snowflake circle border stamp, coloured with promarkers, molly blooms word stamp, kanban circle card dies in white and silver mirror card, magnolia swirl dies, sizzix snowflake dies, finished with loads and loads of glitter.

feeling a lot like christmas outside this evening......glad to be snug inside!!

away in a manger

i thought i would make another one of my lightcards ( shown in my last post for my DT card for CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS)...on a roll now!!

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THE SWEET STOP #SSS134

FUN WITH SHAPES#96 ~MAKE 3 ~( 3 layers, flowers, pearls, holly leaves, berries and candles)

CRAFT MY DAYS AWAY#33 ~EMBELLISHMENT BINGO ~i chose middle row down~ PEARLS/FLOWERS/RIBBON

SECRET CRAFTER#160 ~ SPOTS AND STRIPES

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES#C4C113 ~AT LEAST 3 OF EACH (as list above)

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#138 ~PUNCH IT ( scalloped edged punch/various quickutz dies)

CREATALICIOUS#28 ~CHRISTMAS AND MAKE IT SPARKLE (plenty of stickles glitter)

used hot of the press xmas papers, stamposaurus mary and joseph stamp set, coloured with promarkers, stampin`up scalloped edged punch, quickutz poinsettia , leaf and holly/berry dies, also nameplate die, finished with green pearls and lots of stickles glitter!!

gosh it feels like a real november morning on the school run today ~bright sunshine but a real nippy wind!!

CSF#38~LIGHTCARDS

lots of pictures today for the new challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS ~ for this challenge we would like to see :~ LIGHTCARDS ~cards that use a candle within them.... something very different for me..good to try something new....... isn`t it???

for this card i used the sketch over on :~

I LOVE PROMARKERS#91 ~ (just thought i would say~ i was the winner last week :~)~so have a JS voucher to spend!! )

COOKING IT UP (WITH KATIE)#83 ~FOLD SOME FANCY FLOWERS!

CRAFTY HAZELNUTS CHRISTMAS#46~ WHATEVER LIGHTS YOUR CANDLE

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used hot off the press xmas papers, molly blooms various xmas stamps, coloured with promarkers, elusive images word stamp, quickutz poinsettia flower, leaf and nameplate dies, nestabilities label die, finshed with card candy, holly stickers and stickles glitter.

close up of the candle holder and below ~ a view of the easel card from above.

hope you have a happy monday and take time to visit CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS , to get some inspiration.......

jolly good time

guess what???? another christmas card!!

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SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#127

CRAFTY CALENDAR CHALLENGE ~WINTER WARDROBE (every mouse needs a scarf/jumper in the winter!)

WINTER WONDERLAND ~A CHRISTMAS MOUSE

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used crafty individuals xmas papers, pennyblack mouse stamps and words, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz flower and leaf dies, finished with card candy and lots of stickles glitter

hope you are having a great weekend......

with love at christmas

oh yes another christmas card again today.....

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SWEET STOP SKETCH#SSS133

MAGNOLIA STAMP LOVERS~CHRISTMAS TILDA

TOTTALLY TILDA#35 ~CHRISTMAS~NO REDS/GREENS/BLUES

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY~FIRST CHRISTMAS

CRAFTY CREATIONS#143 ~KRAFT/BROWN, WHITE/CREAM, = ONE OTHER COLOUR ~i have chosen ~GOLD

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used k & co and dovecraft xmas papers, magnolia crossstitch stamp,coloured with promarkers, kanban brick stamp, nestabilities rectangle die, craftworkcards word die and card candy, finished with stickles glitter.

hope to get in some crafting today.....