My 5 Fave Christmas Cards :o)

Hiya Crafters

No card from me today but i did upload 1 last night if you want to have a nosey :o)

I wanted to tell you something the lovely Debby from Scrapjourney giving away some gorgeous candy but on 1 condition you show her your Fave 5 Christmas cards of 2010,

here is the gorgeous candy

Here's my fave 5 in no particular order

Simply Sassy Pillow talk Christmas card i made for hubby

Rachelle Anne Miller Cuddling

Pink Gem Sprinkles & Teddy 

(Pink Gem designs is having a Sale 20% of Polymer Stamps)

Pink Gem Party Sprinkles

(Pink Gem designs is having a Sale 20% of Polymer Stamps)

Winter Nutshell Elf Mac

(Nutcrafters are having a 25% of Sale)

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave & all the best for the

New Year!!!



Christmas Cheer :o)

Evening Crafters,

Hope you all had a fabbie Christmas and got lots of pressie's of Santa!!

Thank you for all the Christmas Wishes, its means alot *Mmwah*

Me, hubby & our 4 boys had a fantastic Christmas but it was even more special as it was Jaykub's 1st Christmas :o)

My 3 older boys faces lit up with delight when they saw their piles of pressies and loved every single one of them and Jaykub loved the wrapping paper.....ohhhhh he had lots of fun with that lol
Before i show you tonight's card i want to apologise for not commenting recently on everyone's blog, i have tried to comment but for some reason it wont let me but the odd time it will......its rather my computer, Internet or blogger....not sure which!!!
Again I'm really sorry!!

Anyhoo i best stop waffling and get on with tonight's card, here it is

Recipe

• Image - Pink Gem Design ~ Party Sprinkles (Janet has a Sale on at the moment)
• Size - 14.5cm x14.5cm White scalloped card blank
• Papers & Card - Dovecraft Jolly Happy Christmas pk, Red card (stash)
• Inks - Promarkers oatmeal, blush, ivory, pastel pink, gold, tulip yellow, sandstone, primrose, cardinal red, crimson & poppy, Stampin up Ruby red & basic grey ink pads
• Embellies - Red ribbon (stash)
• Tools - Stampin up eyelet border punch, Nestie sml plain circle, Cuttlebug swiss dots & Marianne Design Creatables - Flowers #3

This card is going into the following challenges -

• A Gem Of A Challenge #11 - Sketch & optional extra distressing
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
• Crafty Purple Frog - Its Christmas
• Sweet Stamping - Celebrations!!
• I Love Promarkers #46 - Anything goes

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave & Hope you all have a great New Year!!!

Wishing You......

A Very Merry Christmas

and

A Happy New Year!!!

I would also like to say a massive Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my 4 months of blogging the best ever and for all the support and most wonderful comments that each and everyone of you have left me on my cards which i will cherish those words forever!! 

Sending Christmas Wishes, Birthday Wishes and Comforting hugs to all that need them over Christmas :o)



Birthday card for my son :o)

Evening Crafters,

By isn't it frrrreeezzzing.....bbbbbrrrrrr!!!!!

Tomorrow is my 2nd eldest Son's 11th birthday so i asked him what he wanted for

his birthday........BIG mistake!!!

His list is as big as his Christmas list lol but hopefully he will be happy with what we decided to get him.....well he has nagged for long enough :o)

So tonight Ive been busy getting his card done....naughty i know, i should of had it done before now.

Anyway i thought id have another go at the distressed edge look, just hope Ive done it right

and it looks ok !!

Sorry in advance for the poor pictures but me and the camera isn't getting on at the mo :o)

Image ~ Sugar Nellie Manga Boy

Size ~ 13.5cm x 13.5cm White card blank

Papers & card ~ Stampin up Blue card, Backing papers (stash)

Inks ~ Promarkers oatmeal, blush, ivory, sky blue, azure, denim blue, powder blue, gold, tulip yellow, primrose & cool grey 5

Embellies ~ blue brads (stash)

This card has been entered into the following challenge's ~

Passion for Promarkers #80 ~ Mega Christmas Challenge

Crafty Catz #63 ~ Your choice

CES #17 ~ Anything goes

Allsorts #83 ~ Free & Easy- Anything goes

Stamps R Us #11 ~ Anything goes

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!!

Thank you and a card

Warning a very long post so you may want to go and get yourself a cuppa and a biscuit or 2.....Sorry!!

Hiya Crafters

As you all know i entered into Sugar Nellie Competition, well i just wanted to let you know i didn't get through to Round 3......never mind at least i got through to Round 2, that's an achievement in itself as i didn't ever think id get that far!!

I would like to say massive Thank you to all of you from the bottom of my heart for all your support and kind words you all left me, i will cherish that and its shows i have lots of supporting blogging buddies,

again Thank you :o)

and

Thank you Karen from Sugar Nellie for giving me a chance and for holding a fantastic Competition, Ive enjoyed every minute of it.....even though its been nerve racking lol

The four talented ladies who got through are

Mina

Mindy

Tracy Payne

Kathrin

Please go take a look at their gorgeous blogs and they need your votes too for Round 3 to become Queen of Simply Sassy :o)

Anyway onto today's card, another of those gorgeous Simply Sassy stamps which you can buy from

Funky Kits Sorry crafters but they are stunning :o)

Image ~ Simply Sassy Artistic Goddess

Size ~ 13.5cm x 13.5cm White card blank

Papers & Card ~ Purple & White card (Stash), Papermania paper pk (sorry cant remember the name, i will update as soon i find out)

Inks ~ Black momento ink pad, Promarkers - oatmeal, blush, ivory, purple, amethyst, bluebell, grass & leaf green

Tools ~ Nesties scalloped circle & plain circle, Fiskars border punch

Embellishments ~ Green brads (Stash)

This card has been entered into the following challenge's ~

Passion for Promarkers #80 ~ Mega Christmas Challenge

Crafty Catz #63 ~ Your choice

CES #17 ~ Anything goes

Allsorts #83 ~ Free & Easy- Anything goes

Stamps R Us #11 ~ Anything goes

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave :o)

Sugar Nellie Competition Round 2 :o)

Hiya Crafters

With this freezing cold weather everyone is becoming ill.....i have my eldest boy off school due to being poorly, ohhhh and i certainly know he's off......he's got Man Flu!!!.....mmmm whatever do you mean you have cold lol

Anyway to all those who are feeling ill or down, i want to send ((((comforting hugs)))))) and hope you are all feeling better very soon!!

Onto tonight's card,

as you all know Ive got into Round 2 of the Sugar Nellie Competition which is Do Your Thing......well here's my card, fingers crossed its OK and it gets me to Round 3!! 

This card is entered into the following Challenges ~

Sugar Nellie Round 2 - Do Your Thing!!

Passions for Promarkers #80 - Mega christmas challenge

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Stamps R Us #11 - Anything goes

CES #16 - Anything but a chritsmas card

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!

Come here......no bit closer, got something to tell you.....Closer..

.....no bit closer......WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!

Sorry for shouting and hurting your ears but i have something you.......I'm so excited lol........ok I'm going to tell before i explode with excitement.........I'm 1 of 12 to get through to round 2 of the Sugar Nellie competition....woohoo *jumping with excitement* !!!!

I know haven't won it but its still a big achievement for me just to get to round 2, you see I'm always doubting myself and i do have a fabbie family and group of friends (including docraft buddies & Blogging buddies) 

who are always telling me my cards are beautiful etc but i still do doubt myself.

Even if i don't get any further in this competition, id be happy of where I've got to, as the competition has been dwindled down to 12 out of all those gorgeous entries, that's amazing feeling,

i aren't going to lie i would love to win the competition and it would be a dream come true to be part of the Simply Sassy DT so i will keep my fingers crossed and see what happens when it goes to Round 3 ~ Voting by the followers :o)

Anyhoo onto whats expected from me in the next round of the competition ~

Round 2 - Do Your Thing

Do you have a style that you are most comfortable with, is it CAS, vintage, busy or glitzy.

This is the final card for this competition!!

Right best get busy making my card for the final round!!!

Oh before i go i wanted to say I'm really sorry for not commenting on everyones blogs just lately but the net has been running really slow so its been very hard to leave comments but i also

would like to say a massive Thank you to all those who support me and leave such wonderful comments on my cards, its means a lot to me and i cherish every word :o)

Thank you!!!

Sugar Nellie Competition 3rd Card

Evening Crafters,

Isn't it cold tonight???? Well at least there hasn't been anymore snow at the moment......*fingers crossed* but saying that it is abit icy on the side streets and where i live, its mayhem!! I have a couple of side streets i have to go down before i get to the main road.....its abit scary mary!!! lol

Anyho onto tonights cards, i have done 2 posts as i wanted to show you some more cards I'm entering  into the Sugar Nellie Competition 

Here's my 3rd entry

Sugar Nellie Competition - Round 1 Wow factor

Crafty Card Makers #35 - White & Splash

Crafty Purple Frog #4 - Easel cards

Image - Simply Sassy Artistic Goddess

Size - 13.5cm x 13.5cm White easel card

Papers & Card - White card (stash)

Inks - Promakers Oatmeal, Ivory, Blush, Pastel pink, Burnt orange, Honeycomb, Cool grey 1,2,3 &4, Black, Terracotta & Cinnamon

Tools - Cuttlebug Swiss dots, Stampin up eyelet border punch, Nesties scalloped oval & plain oval

Embellishments - Pearls (stash)

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!

Sugar Nellie Competition 2nd Card

Here's my 2nd entry

into Sugar Nellie Competition



Sugar Nellie Competition - Round 1 Wow factor

Crafty Card Makers #35 - White & Splash

Image - Simply Sassy High School Student

Size - 13.5cm x 13.5cm White card Blank

Papers & card - White card (stash)

Inks - Promarkers Oatmeal, Ivory, Blush, Pastel pink, Sandstone, Tan, Sky blue, Pastel blue, Powder blue & Cinnamon

Tools - Nesties Scalloped Circles & Plain Circles, Cuttlebug Swiss dots

Embellishments - White brads (stash)

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!

Prairie Fairy Spread The Word Candy :o)

Evening Crafters,

Today i came across a blog called Prairie Fairy and they have some yummy candy up for grabs, this is to help them spread the word that they have moved back to blogger so please go and take a look Here at their fabbie blog :o)

This is the gorgeous candy, that is up for grabs,

Doesn't it look yummy???

The blog candy ends 24/12/2010 and the winner will be announced on the 26/12/2010, 1 lucky person will have a nice extra Christmas pressie this year :o)

Good Luck everyone!!

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!

Sugar Nellie Competition

Evening Crafter's,

My 2nd post for tonight is about a competition Sugar Nellie have got going on at the moment,

Karen explains all here 

This is the prize -

Isn't the prize fab??

Well after sat here for the last couple of days wondering should I or shouldn't I.......I thought oh what the hell, why not ?!?!?!?

This is round 1 of the competition and I think round 2 is voting so please if you like this card, I would be ever so grateful if you could vote for me, I will let you know when it starts :o)

So here is my card, hope this ok!!

Image - Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy ~ Pillow Talk

Size - 13.5cm x 13.5cm White card Blank

Papers & Card - White card (Stash)

Inks - Promarkers ~ Burnt sienna, Terracotta, Cinnamon, Oatmeal, Ivory, Blush, Pastel pink, Antique pink, Cocktail pink, Cool grey 3 & 4

Tools - Stampin up eyelet border punch, Nesties ~Labels 9, Cuttlebug embossing folders Swiss dots, Snowflakes

Embellishment's - Pearls (Stash)

This card has been entered into the following Challenge's -

Sugar Nellie Competition - Round 1 Wow factor

The Sugar Bowl #49 - Terese's Sketch, Theme Snowflakes

Wags 'n' Whiskers #42 - Snowflakes

TotallyPaperCrafts #45 - Xmas Punches

Crafty Card Makers #35 - White & Splash

The Crafty Pad #99 - Snowflakes

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!! 

Woohoo!! Blog Award :o)

Evening Crafters,

Tonight i will be doing 2 posts.......I know I'm been greedy but i do have 2 things to share with you tonight, first of all i wanted to show you my Blog Award i received from the lovely

 Lee from Lee's Crafty Corner 

please go take at a look at her gorgeous blog and Thanks ever so much Lee for thinking of me and i feel very honoured :o)

Right this is were i tell you 3 things about myself

1. I'm a sucker for Thornton's Chocolates & Chocolate Fudge cake :o)

2. I a Staffie called Busta, bearded dragon called Flash and a hamster who is now called Betty :o)

3. I love the song called "I just called to say i love you" by Stevie Wonder, as this was the last song my Grandad sang to me while on holiday when i was a little girl :o)

Now i have to pass this on to 5 other bloggers -

1. Amanda from Amanda's Paper Place

2. Carrie from Carrie-Lee Designs

3. Eileen from Eileen's Crafty Zone

4. Donna from My Happy Place

5. Jennifer from My Inky Hands

Please take a look at their gorgeous blogs with all their beautiful creations and I also would just like to say to all my blogging buddies........Thank you for all your support and your gorgeous comments that you all leave me, its means the world to me *Mmwah*

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!



Well we certainly have Snow.......and lots of it!!

Evening Crafters,

Well by now you proberly sick of looking at pictures of snow or even hearing about it.......well I'm very sorry crafters but I'm going to bore you even more with some pictures i have took of where i live,

doesn't it look lovely?!?!?!?.......its does look lovely, its just a shame its horrible going out in it, Anyway here's the photos

Now that's what i call lots of snow lol

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave!!