Christmas Heidi

Back with a christmas card this time.

I am entering my card into four challenges :-

Crimbo Crackers # 107 - Anything Goes - Christmas Related
Winter Wonderland - Non Traditional Colours - (Brown and Blue)
Christmas Card Challenge # 24 - Anything Goes - Christmas Related
Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 64 - Christmas Cuties - (think it is such a cute image)

Image - Whimsy - Heidi
Coloured with Distress Inks
Paper - Bo Bunny - Snowfall
Woodware Merry Christmas Stamp (inside of card)
Die - namics Fancy Flourish Die
Stickles
Gems from stash

This is another variation of my card

Thanks for visiting my blog and any comments left are appreciated x

Sugar Bowl # 75, Moving Along With The Times # 123, Winter Wonderland, Papertake Weekly, Flutter By Wednesday # 186, My Mum's Craft Shop # 40, Sugar Nellie (Facebook)

Finally got a chance to do some crafting.  Have eventually given in and purchased this image from Sugar Nellie.  Not really a lover of fairies but everytime I saw a card made with this image, I fell in love with it a little bit more, think it is the tomboyish style to it and now I love it. Although my cutting out isn't great, I can't wait to ink it again.

I am entering my card into seven challenges : -

Sugar Bowl # 75 - Follow Sketch (this is the top part of my card)
Moving Along With The Times # 123 - Things With Wings
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms (gems and glitter for bling and flower for blooms)
Flutter By Wednesday # 186 - Open theme with fairy, butterfly or angel
My Mum's Craft Shop # 40 - Favourite Colour Combo - I do love blue and green together
Winter Wonderland - An Easel Card
Sugar Nellie on Facebook - Blue, Green and White (just joined and entered for first time)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill and Bazzill
Patterned Paper - Wild Rose Studio and Sweet Wishes (free with magazine)
Image - Sugar Nellie - Pippi Longstocking
Coloured with Distress Inks
Gems - Mei Flower
Ice Stickles
Flower - Marianne
Sentiments - Molly Blooms - free with magazine

Apologies for not being around much lately to comment, have now got caught up until Thursday.  Shannon and Sophie both had days off for their schools open nights for transfer pupils and Leslie has been off for about a week with the bug that Shannon and Hollie had over Christmas. 

Will be round later to catch up all on your creations. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Lily of the Valley # 119, Truly Scrumptious # 69, Winter Wonderland, Sketch Saturday # 180 and Papertake Weekly

Just a quick post from me today.  Just back from school runs and starting homework before Girls Brigade this evening. 

I am entering my card into five challenges:-

Lily of the Valley # 119 - Bright and Sparkly
Truly Scrumptious # 69 - Bingo - I choose - Glitter, Punch/Die Cuts and Ribbon
Winter Wonderland - Make your card sparkle
Sketch Saturday # 180 - Follow Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Card

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Die Cuts With A View
Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Promarkers (don't look too closely, do prefer distress inks but couldn't get colours to match)
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punch
Ribbon - American Crafts
Gems - Mei Flower
Stickles

Thanks for popping by. Will try and get round to visit your blogs later this evening.

A Gem of a Challenge # 20, Lily of the Valley # 95, Winter Wonderland

Finally got a chance to make a card.  With Hollie getting an extra two days off last week and then my niece Lydia got christened on Sunday, it has just been quite busy.

I am entering my card into three challenges:-

A Gem of a Challenge # 20 - Sketch
Lily of the Valley # 95 - Animal Antics (playing in the snow)
Winter Wonderland - Colours of Christmas (Red)

Liked how the card turned out so made another.

Don't think Mr Blogger likes my card as I had trouble getting it uploaded.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Coredinations
Patterned Paper - Echo Park
Sentiment - Lily of the Valley
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Gems and Ribbon - Mei Flower
Martha Stewart Punch
Woodware Punch
Nestabilities



Thanks for popping by.  Your comments are very much appreciated. 

Papertake Weekly # 53, Winter Wonderland and Craft Us Crazy # 2

Well I have finally got the chance to make a card tonight.  I have had a very stressful two weeks.  Have been helping hubby with orders in the shop, doing my dads accounts and doing the vat quarter for my hubby's accounts.  There has also been a lot of hassle with BT for the new shop but we got it finally opened on Monday, phone line in yesterday but have to wait for 5 days for broadband even though the order was placed on 4th February and were told it would take 10 days.  Who would have thought that a flood caused by a shop next door over Christmas would cause this much hassle and put us out of business for over two months and have to relocate premises. Just glad things are getting back to some sort of normality.

I am entering this card into three challenges:-

Papertake Weekly # 53- Follow Sketch
Winter Wonderland - Include an animal (also must be a Christmas card)
Craft Us Crazy # 2 - Brrr It's Cold Outside 

I know it seems odd to make a Christmas card now but you are never to early to start, so I made two.

Sorry for the poor quality.  As I was taking the photograph the table collapsed and one of the legs fell off.  It has been a bit loose and had asked hubby to re-glue it but he has just been so busy.  It is glued now and hopefully will be set for tomorrow or there will be no Sunday dinner.

Both of the insides are different as I ran out of paper.  I only had one sheet of each .

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Papers - My Minds Eye
Cardstock - Die Cuts With a View
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Martha Stewart Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Hero Arts

I received these awards from Lizzy on the 22nd February but I am only getting a chance to post them now. Thanks very much Lizzy for thinking on me, it is very much appreciated and I accept them both.

This special award - Liebster Blog -  is aimed at bringing unknown good blogs to light, and, in accepting this award I have to agree to the following ........


1) You have been tagged, do you want to accept? YES! then create a post on your blog and post the love blog photo.
2) Link back to the person who gave you the award and say if you accept.
3) Choose 3-5 of your favourite blogs to tag, link these in your post too and tell the lucky people they have been tagged.


As the aim of this award is to bring unknown good blogs to light, please don't tag somebody with 3000 followers.


I am passing these awards onto:

Mina - Pinkpuds
Debby - A Scrapjourney
Melly -Mels Craft Room
Christine - Dol Creations
Sandra - Cherry Pickin's

Thank you very much for all your comments and encouragement. Please feel free to take either or both.

Thanks very much for popping by and visiting my blog.  I appreciate all your comments.

Sugar Bowl # 50 and Winter Wonderland

Sorry I haven't been around much but things have just been very hectic with our shop flood.  Still hasn't been sorted out.  Insurance assessors have been out and told us to clear out the shop to get the builders in and they would e-mail us with a list of criteria they required.  That was on Tuesday.  Contacted them again on Thursday to be told, not to worry they would put us in temporary premises.  Then on Friday got  another phone call to say that wasn't the case.  Too many people doing the same job but don't know what the other is doing.  Unfortunately for us that is now two weeks our shop has been closed due to the shop next door flooding.  Not a great start to the year so far. 

Anyway I thought I would take some time out and make a card.  I am entering my card into two challenges.  Sugar Bowl # 50 - Follow sketch with optional theme of embossing.  Was going to use my cuttlebug dots folder, eventually, but then thought it would be too much and Winter Wonderland - Theme - Let's Go Dotty.

I am also going to do the insides of all the cards I make as I make them, rather than when I need them. 

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - Kaisercraft
Image - Sugar Nellie - Simply Sassy
Coloured with Papermania Pencils (didn't have colours to suit in my Distress Inks and most of them now need re-inked)
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiments - Molly Blooms - Free with magazine

Thought I would upload my photographs to my new laptop and do my post and linking from it while watching the Skate-Off for Dancing on Ice.  No such luck.  My laptop wouldn't let me open more than one page at a time or let me highlight.  Ended up using our family computer to finish. Must look at the set-up manual and get it fixed.  

Thanks very much for popping by.  It is very much appreciated. 
Can I also say a big Thank You to my followers for their support and encouragement throughout 2010 as I am still learning and not that quickly. Hopefully 2011 will be better and I can craft more often.  Take care and I hope you have all had an enjoyable weekend. 



 

Papertake Weekly # 50, Lily of the Valley # 73 and Winter Wonderland

I managed to get another card made yesterday afternoon when Hollie was at a birthday party.  I used one of my new Martha Stewart punches and I love it. Two cards in two days, things are looking up.


I am entering this card into three challenges :-
Papertake Weekly - Follow Sketch
Lily of the Valley # 73 - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Winter Sports


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Echo Paper
Martha Stewart Punch - Icicles
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Gems - Mei Flower

 
Thanks for popping by.  Hope you are having a good weekend.

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 37 and Winter Wonderland

I have made this card for two challenges, although I haven't made my mind up yet if I like it or not.  The first challenge is Truly Scrumptious Challenge 37 to follow a sketch, with the optional theme of something recycled and the second challenge is Winter Wonderland which is to use no designer papers.
Cardstock - Die Cuts with a View, Bazzill and Core'dinations
Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder
Ribbon recycled from a gift bag
Image from Little Claire Designs
Coloured with Distress Inks
I have sanded the core'dinations cardstock to reveal a lighter shade of blue, which is quite nice.  I am not really into ribbon and bows on my cards, however, I do like them on other peoples cards as they seem to be able to use them better.  Maybe I just don't have the right types of ribbon. 
Thanks for visiting, I do appreciate it.

Winter Wonderland - Kate's Sketch

This is a card I made for the challenge at Winter Wonderland - Kate's Sketch.  I wasn't to sure about this sketch when I first saw it, as I find it hard to cut circles.  Anyway, I attempted it on Tuesday night and was getting nowhere with my fiskars circle cutter or my plates and bowls, so left it.  Yesterday my new Martha Stewart circle cutter arrived, which I ordered on QVC at the weekend.  Took me a little time to get used to it, but managed to get a few circles cut for this card but still need to practice a bit more .  It has great varied measurement sizes and comes with three blades. 
Anyway my card is as follows:-
Cardstock and Glittered Cardstock - Die Cuts with a View
Patterned Paper - Don't know, was in a snowman kit, I bought a long time ago for my daughter
Woodware Snowflakes Punches
Stickles and Ice Stickles
Snowman Image - Darcies
Coloured with Distress Inks
Martha Stewart Circle Cutter
Thanks for popping by and hope you are having a nice day.