My Favourite Five Cards Of 2012!

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today I'd like to share 

The fabulously talented DEBBY is asking us to share our favourite five cards of 2012 so as I'd joined in with 'My Five Favourite Christmas Cards Of 2012' I thought I'd join in again and here are my choices.....
First up is this little number which I love......

I made this for my dad for 'Father's Day'
My next pick is.....

I was really thrilled with how the blending turned out as these colours were so far out of my comfort zone....but it worked.....
My third choice of card is.....

I love all things 'Molly Bloom' and this was one of my first attempts using Kraft.
Next up is.....

I loved the papers on this card and I think I remember following a sketch for this one.
Last of my choices is.....

This just came together far better than I had planned and the flowers on the bottom right corner were handmade and they were so easy to make and so effective.
I could have picked a few more cards but 'Five' it says and 'Five' it is.
Thank you so much for stopping by 
and 'Thank You' for all your support and lovely, encouraging comments over the last year.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday.

My Five Favourite Christmas Cards Of 2012

I thought I would take part in Debby's from A Scrapjourney's 

Favourite Five Christmas Cards For 2012.

I did this last year and found it really difficult to choose my favourites and I have to admit to having the same difficulty this time around..

So here are the cards I finally settled upon.
For my first card I have chosen this one.

I love the simplicity of the black and white and I just adore this fabulous stamp.
For my second card I chose this little creation.

I was really pleased with how this turned out and I love all Bugaboo images.
For my third choice I picked this.

Again I think this is such a lovely image from LOTV and the papers were a perfect match especially as I'd coloured the image before picking my papers which I never do.....I always pick papers then colour my images.
For my next choice I picked this card out.

Another LOTV image....I was really pleased with the layout of this card and how it turned out plus it's a boy card and I just don't do many 'boy' cards.
Finally I chose this as my last card of 2012.

This is one of my favourite Penny Black Christmas stamps and I have used it so many times before, I was thrilled with how the hedgehog prickles turned out.
So that's my choice for this year although I could have picked quite a few more but there's always next year.
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely afternoon.

New Beginnings....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today we have our last challenge for 2012 at
Winter Wonderland
Our theme this week is 
NEW BEGINNINGS
and here is my DT card

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp who are offering a $15 voucher to spend in their online shop.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at the rest of the fabulous DT's creations and we look forward to seeing all your wonderful crafty makes.
For my card I used another of my pre~coloured images from LOTV which are great to use when you are running out of time.....which I was after being unwell for the last few weeks or so but thankfully I think things are beginning to improve now........
I would like to say 'Hello' to my new followers and 'Thank you' for joining me on my crafting adventure.
Brogan and I are going to have a pyjama/onesie day today and a catch up with the Christmas TV programmes. 
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

A Snowy Friend

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
We have a new challenge over at 
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
Our theme this time is 
SNOWMEN
and here is my DT card

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at all the DT's lovely 'Snowmen' themed creations. 
For my card I used this cute snowman image and coloured with Promarkers. The papers are from Kanban and the brads and spacers are from The Hobby House.
Thank you for stopping by.
And I would just like to finish by saying
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 
TO ALL OF MY LOVELY BLOGGING FRIENDS WHO VISIT ME.
I WANT TO  THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON MY CRAFTING ADVENTURE.

A Little Christmas Tweet

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today it is my turn to share an inspirational piece over at Gems Of Inspiration so as I was getting a little fed up with making Christmas cards I thought I would try my hand at a gift bag.

And here it is.

Front View

Side View

I used this sweet digi image from Pink Gem Designs called Robin With Mistletoe to use on the gift tag. I coloured the image using Promarkers and the papers are from my scraps box. I used my circle and scalloped circle nesties for the tag and the border punch is from Martha Stewart. I finished off by adding some Stickles to the little robin's hat, a pearl for the Mistletoe berry and liquid pearls for the snow flakes.

I found the tutorial for this cute little gift bag here.

I would like to enter my gift bag into the following challenges:~

Di's Digi Designs ~ Christmas Creation/Anything But A Card

Creative Moments ~ Anything Goes/Anything But A Card

Crafting For All Seasons ~ # 42 ~ Green& Red + Glitter & Sparkle

I Love Promarkers ~ # 148 ~ Anything But Square

Creative Inspirations ~ # 194 ~ Anything Goes

Divas By Design ~ # 66 ~ Anything Goes

Created With Love ~ Merry Christmas Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping by today.

Have a lovely day.

A Sassy Get Well.....

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
My lovely partner (yes I did say that if you are reading this) asked me to make him a 'Get Well' card for a friend of his who has just had major surgery. 
Well I don't really do men's cards very well and certainly not many 'Get Well' cards....thankfully......but this is what I came up with......

The image is a digi I picked when I was lucky enough to win a challenge sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps last year.....she is Sassy Gal Nurse and I think she is just the job for this card. The papers are a mixture of scraps from my huge pile of off cuts which I'm trying very hard to use up.....I have coloured the image using Promarkers and the brads and spacers are from The Hobby House.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
I Love Promarkers ~ # 147 ~ One For The Boys Catch The Bug ~ Bingo (Pearl, Bugaboo Image & Sentiment) Totally Stampalicious ~ Anything Goes Divas By Design ~ # 65 ~ Use Some Red

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Sunday afternoon.

Bella's Birthday Wishes....

Hi everyone.
Its time for a new challenge over at
Sparkles Monthly Challenges
We are celebrating our 2nd Birthday
and our theme this month is
ANYTHING GOES
and here is my DT card

This month we are sponsored by
Digital Delights

Don't forget to pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at all the lovely creations the rest of the team have made for your inspiration.
For my card I used this fabulous image from Wild Rose Studios called Bella's Birthday and I coloured using Copics. The papers are also from Wild Rose Studio. The pearls as always are from The Hobby House and the little flowers are from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Wags 'n' Whiskers ~ # 94 ~ Anything Goes ATC's And Cards With Attitude ~ # 29 ~ Anything Goes Bearly~Mine Challenges~ # 65 ~ Anything Goes Totally Stampalicious ~ Anything Goes House Of Gilli ~ # 47 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Lavender And Lace

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today we are half way through our challenge at
A Gem Of A Challenge
And our theme this time around is
LAVENDER AND LACE
and here is my DT card

For my card I used this cute digi image from Pink Gem Designs called 'Ice Skating Mimi'. I coloured the image using Promarkers and added lots of Stickles for the fur trim on the hat, coat, cuffs and trim on the ice skates. The papers are from my stash and the lace and pearls are from The Hobby House. The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at all the lovely 'Lavender and Laced' creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Cupcake Craft Challenges ~ # 222 ~ Merry Christmas Creative Inspirations ~ # 193 ~ Contemporary Christmas Colours Charisma Cardz ~ # 49 ~ Christmas Makes Forever Friends ~ # 51 ~ Christmas Cards Freshly Brewed ~ # 125 ~ Christmas Ruby's Rainbow ~ # 43 ~ Christmas With Non Traditional Colours A & T Emerald Faeries ~ # 38 ~ Christmas

Thank you for stopping by.
Enjoy the rest of your day.

Oh Christmas Tree!...

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today its time for a new challenge over at 
Winter Wonderland
Our theme this week is
Oh Christmas Tree! (so we want to see a Christmas Tree or Trees on your project)
And here is my DT card

This week we have two sponsors
Joanna Sheen

With a prize of a £10 voucher for one lucky winner
and
Stampin With The Dragon

With a prize of 3 digis of the winners choice (from the store)
Don't forget to pop over to the main challenge blog and have a look at the lovely creations the rest of the team have made for your inspiration. We look forward to seeing all your Christmas Tree makes.
For my card I used this beautiful pre~coloured die~cut from LOTV.....these are fabulous for quick makes if your running out of time at Christmas. The papers are from my scraps box. The ribbon is from a craft show I went to a few years ago and found it along with several other bundles in a bargain bin....The border punch is from Martha Stewart and the pearls are from The Hobby House and the sentiment is computer generated. To finish off I added some Stickles to the tree.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:~
Papercraft Star ~ # 124 ~ A Christmas Tree

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

A Christmas Cracker

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all keeping snug and cosy.
We have a new challenge over at 
Christmas Crafting
Our theme for December was chosen by 'Me' and I chose
A CHRISTMAS CRACKER (How you interpret this is up to you)
Here is my little DT creation for this challenge

Our sponsor this month is

The cracker is from a pack that I won last Christmas.....I think they were from Which Craft in Doncaster. I haven't used them until now but I love their shape. I simply decorated using some inks, pieces of scrap paper from my stash, some ribbon braid, ribbon from the top of an old chocolate box and a pre coloured image from Craftwork Cards which I mounted onto die cut gold card and added pearls from The Hobby House. 
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration. We look forward to seeing all your interpretations of our theme 'A Christmas Cracker'.
I would like to enter my cracker into the following challenges:~
Creative Moments ~ # 6 ~ Anything Goes/Anything But A Card Deep Ocean Challenges ~ # 40 ~ So This Is Christmas MilkCoffee Challenge ~ Holiday Decorations

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Just A Hint Of Colour....

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I just thought I'd do a quick post so I could share some Christmas ATC's that I have made for the DT team over at
 CHRISTMAS CRAFTING

I haven't made ATC's for such a long time and had forgotten how much I enjoyed making them. I simply stamped the image in black onto white card, coloured the holly leaves with green Promarkers and added some tiny red pearls from The Hobby House for the berries and finished off with some Stickles to the tree branches.

I would like to enter these into the following challenges:~

Bearly~Mine Challenges ~ # 65 ~ Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday ~ # 91 ~ Christmas

Cupcake Crafts ~ # 222 ~ Merry Christmas

My Time To Craft ~ # 200 ~ Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Fussy And Fancy Friday ~ # 77 ~ I Love Christmas

Thank you for stopping by.

It's A Recipe....

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Boy am I glad it's the weekend.
Well I know it's late but I'm meeting myself coming back at the moment but it's time for a new challenge over at
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
Our theme this time around is
A Recipe 3 Flowers, 2 Design Papers & 1 Ribbon Or Twine
and here is my DT card

This week we are sponsored by and

For my card I used this fabulous digi image from Sassy Studio Designs called Flapper Femme. I coloured the image using Promarkers. The papers and flowers are from my stash and the pearls, spacers and brads are from The Hobby House. I added a little glitter to the skirt and a few stick pins to finish off.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at what the rest of the DT cooked up using this recipe.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Aud Sentiments ~ Anything Goes Sassy Studio Designs ~ # 154 ~ It's a Celebration I Love Promarkers ~ 146 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a fabulous weekend.

Button Or Bow

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm a bit late posting this card as I was at work all day yesterday and then when I got home we all went out to our church hall to their annual Christmas do.....with family and friends.
Anyway the reason I'm here is that we have a new challenge over at
Sparkles Christmas Challenge
and our theme this month is
Button Or Bow
Here is my DT card

This month we are sponsored by
Joanna Sheen

With a £10 voucher for 1 lucky winner.

Don't forget to pop along to the main challenge blog and have a look at all the lovely Christmas creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration. We look forward to seeing all your Christmas makes.....remember for this challenge you can create anything you like as long as it's a Christmas make and it follows the theme.

For my card I had a bit of a play using my Distress Inks....which I haven't done for ages. The image is from Crafty Individuals. The papers are from my scraps box and I mounted my image and papers on black and silver sparkly card. The pearls are from The Hobby House as always and the little bow is from my local craft shop.....I finished off with some Stickles for some added sparkle.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Totally Gorjuss ~ # 160 ~ Anything Goes ~ With Glitter Fussy And Fancy Friday ~ # 77 ~ I Love Christmas Jingle Belles ~ Anything 'Holiday' Goes The Paper Shelter ~ # 92 ~ Christmas Is Coming Bearly~Mine Challenge ~ # 63 ~ Blues And Silvers

Thank you for stopping by.
I hope you have a lovely day today.
I would also like to say a 'Huge' Thank You to all my lovely followers who have stuck with me over the last few months while my posting and commenting has been sadly lacking. Hopefully now things will settle down and I can start to get round to visit you all.....and catch up with what you have been up to.

THANK YOU ALL.

A Paper ~ Pieced Mimi.....

Good evening everyone.
Today we are half way through our challenge over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
And our theme this time is 
Paper Piecing
And here is my DT card

This time it was my turn to pick the theme for the challenge and I thought paper piecing was a good idea but I must admit to being a little stumped to start with, but I got there in the end.
For my card I chose this sweet digi image from Pink Gem Designs called Mimi In Hat And Coat. I coloured the image with Promarkers and the papers are from Kanban ~ Deck The Halls. I paper pieced her hat, coat and boots. The lace, brad, spacer and pearls are from The Hobby House and the sentiment is computer generated. The large snowflake is from Martha Stewart.
Don't forget to pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at all the lovely paper pieced creations the rest of the DT have made.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great evening.