My First Christmas Card !

Well I've finally done it, my very first Christmas card this year! I've been putting it off but today the weather is grey and miserble (but no rain) so I thought blue tones were in order! This is for two challenges: Tilda & Co Sunday Challenge this week is all about the colour BLUE, so this is my take on "Cold as Ice". The sketch is from Katrina (#9) at Papertake Weekly Challenge, which I really enjoyed doing! Thanks for taking a look...





I used:

- Tilda image (RAK from Tracy, thanks)
- Yuletide stamp from a See D's set
- white card, metallic blue card
- snowflake paper from docrafts
- cuttlebug embossing folder "swiss dots"
- angel hair (behind image) mounted onto silver card
- glitter glue on Tilda's fur
- fibre and snowflakes from stash

Penny Black Saturday Challenge # 10 - Ribbons

Well seeing as summer is drawing to an end (boo hoo) I thought I'd make this one quite bright! The theme for this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge is ribbons, which I love! But for some reason I found it hard to do something out of the ordinary. In the end I tried to make some little flowers by stitching along one edge of the ribbon then gathering the stitching to make the flower. I would have liked to have added more ribbon but didn't want to overdo it?! Maybe I'll make another card, just to try out some more ribbon! Anyway, here's what I did...


I used:

- Penny Black images from "Bubbly" set
- Watercolour pencils (Faber Castell)
- Sentiment stamp from Woodware
- Gingham ribbon I bought by the metre
- Brads from my stash
- Chalks & ink to distress
- Paper from Pink Petticoat, Paper Mill & Tesco
- Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder

Some Blog Candy Giveaways!

Just wanted to let you all know that I came across some blog candy up for grabs whilst blogging tonight. Jane is celebrating her blog's 1st Birthday on the 21st of August, so you've still got a few days to enter for her candy. She's also got some lovely creations to look at, go on take a peek...

Also Juliet at Juliets Paper Palace is giving away some lovely candy, including some Basic Grey Paper, you've got until the 23rd to enter.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge # 9 - Sketch 2

Hope this isn't too late for last Saturday's challenge! I've made this card for a friend who is celebrating her 2 year Anniversary this weekend! The Penny Black image was sent to me by Tracy, thanks. I used bazzil card as the background, the "congratulations" vellum, ribbon and gems from my stash, embossing was done on my Cuttlebug and the sentiment was hand written. You might notice that I flipped the sketch on it's side, I think that's allowed?!

Hubby's Birthday!

Well yesterday was my hubby's birthday! I set about making his card on Wednesday night, but having been away for a few weeks I had crafters block, I just couldn't seem to find any inspiration! But I finally made a card; he was happy with it even if I thought it lacked inspiration. But that was the easy bit...what do you buy a man who has everything (well almost)? What made it worse was that in a remote little town in the French countryside the choice of gifts is pretty limited! I spent 2 hours trying to find something original but I have to say it was a bit soul destroying! Urr, should I buy a baguette, a bottle of wine or a douzen snails (in garlic butter of course)?! Well I went for the snails so had to cook them (urgh), but as they were frozen it wasn't so bad. I also managed to find a tub of Haribo sweets so got those aswell! He was content with that, but I did say he could have an IOU too!

Anyway here is the card, I think it's a bit plain but it's all I came up with. I used my Cuttlebug, the Penny Black stamp was coloured with watercolours and the rest is from my stash...thanks for looking!

I Love Your Blog Award

I just wanted to thank two lovely girls for giving me this fab award! I've not long been back from my hols in the UK so haven't done much blogging at all (no posts for a while I know), but I know that I have some friends that pop by now and again just to say hi, how's things? So thanks ever so much Tracy and Holly for thinking of me! I'm sending this award straight back at you as it's nice to have great blogging buddies like you!

You just can't keep me away!

Already been on holiday a week so started to miss my blogging pals, but luckily brought the laptop with me and got online! You just can't keep me away! It's definately very addictive! Speaking of addictions, I've spend another small fortune on craft materials since being back in the uk (I'm so deprived in France he he). I know I shouldn't, and I need crafty stuff like a hole in the head, but I can't help it! Does anyone have a cure?