Merry Christmas

Firstly, I would like to wish all my followers and everyone in blog land a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, as I think this may be my last post before Christmas or else it is not going to happen in this house!! I would like to thank everyone for their kind comments and encouragement that you all give me and for helping me with my confidence. Thank you all so much!!

Secondly, conservatory update, it's not going to be this Christmas, that's all I am going to say as I am so disappointed!! But to be fair the weather has been against us since we started.

Now down to this card, it's Hubby's Christmas card!! As he is a fanatical fisherman, how could I resist this stamp!!

I can enter this one into the Sophisticat Challenge Xmas theme - Anything goes

and Simon Says Challenge - Merry Christmas

Image is High Hopes Fishing Santa

Sentiment is Cuddley Buddley

Coloured with Copic Markers

Spica Glitter Pens, Crystal, green and red

Papers are DCWV

Nestabilities Circles and Round Scallops

Crystal Glamour Dust

Card and charm from stash

I hope you like it!!

Hugs Jo x

Guest DT Copic Colour Challenge 44

Over at the Copic Colour Challenge this week it is my turn to be one of the Guest DT. I was so chuffed that they gave everyone a chance, thanks so much ladies, it means a lot!! As you may or not know by now, I lack so much confidence but Adele from the Design Team has been brilliant, encouraging me in the first place, so much so that I made a second card. Thanks Adele!!! So here

they are!! Why not pop across and have a look at the other DT cards, they are fab!

The colours that we had to use this week are

Y15, BG05 and E47

This little cutie is Daisy by Sugar Nellie, one of my fav images and an absolute joy to colour with Copic pens.

Top - Y11, Y15 and Y17

Jeans - BG01 and BG05

Grass - YG11 and YG03

Flowers - G07 and Y15

Hair - E47, E43, E33 and E35

Flesh - E00, E21, E51 and YR0000

C1 to shade

Sentiment is Papermania

Petaloo Flowers

Nestabilities labels Two and Deckled edge rectangle

Martha Stewart Leaf and Loop Border Punch

Card, Ribbon and Gems from Stash

My second card is Elvin on Sleigh by Magnolia, I won this stamp from Bevs Blog. Thanks Bev!! Another lovely stamps to colour with Copic Pens.

Jacket - Y11, Y15 and Y17

Trousers and Hat - BG01, BG05 and BG09

Flesh, hair and sleigh - E47, E35,E00, E21, E50 and E51

Boots -E11 and E43

Runners - C3 and C5

Papers Blue Christmas

Nestabilities labels One and Four

Hobby Craft large Snowflake Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Snowflake Cuttlebug folder

Glamour Dust

Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Sentiment from Impression Obsession

Card and Gems from Stash

Hope you like them

Hugs Jo x

Whoohooo!!! I made the top 5!!!!!

Well what can I say, I am so surprised, shocked in fact!!! Thank you soooo much ladies! Will some one please pinch me!! I lack so much confidence and something like this means the world to me. Thank you again!!

Hugs Jo x

Happy Christmas Charlotte!!

Oh my gosh, I didn't realise how long it has been since I blogged, I'm really sorry folks!!! I just don't seem to have anytime to do anything these days. I came home early today as I have the lovely cold virus that is going about and feel absolute rubbish, a nice way to spend your birthday!! Yes, tomorrow is the big day when I enter my 50th year, what a thought!!! Can I go backwards now? Please . . . . . At least I have the day off and will be able to do a bit of catching up with writing my Christmas Cards and wrapping, that's if I don't fall over the conservatory in the process!!! Yes it has been delivered but is now spread about the house!!! It is everywhere. I have told hubby that I'm not eating my Christmas lunch off of window frames!! How many of you would put up with this?!!

Anyway enough of my complaining, I have made this card for Charlotte for Christmas and it fits in with five challenges.

Sketch Saturday

Allsorts challenge which is purple

A Spoonful of Sugar which is monochrome

Simon Says Challenge which is a charm

Cute Card Thursday which is Swirly Girly

Stamp is Bear and Robin by Gillian Roberts from Stampevie

Coloured with Copic Markers

Papers are DCVW
Martha Stewart Loop punch

Hobby craft Snowflake punch

Polar Flower Soft fixed with Glossy Accents on the snowflakes

Crystal Glamour Dust on Teddys hat and snow

Card, brads, gems, spacers, charm and ribbon from stash

Hope you like it

Jo x

Another Blog award

yay, I have received another award and this time I would like to thank Marianne so much.
These are the blog award "rules."

1. Copy the award to your site
2. Link to the person from whom you received the award
3. Identify seven things about myself.
4. Nominate 7 other bloggers
5. Link to those on your blog
6. Leave a message on the blogs you nominated

So seven things about me, could be difficult and I hope I don’t bore you!!

1. I have been crafting on and off since I was about 8 years old, having been taught to knit by my Uncle and taught to crochet by my Aunt who were both left handed and I am right!!
2. I inherited my dressmaking skills from my great-grandmother and Mum, who used to dabble by making my clothes when I was little.
3. I have made 5 ballgowns, 8 wedding dresses, 42 bridesmaid dresses, 5 page boy outfits and 3 christening gowns for family and friends for the love of it!!
4. I can’t draw for a toffee!!
5. I have an awful fear of flying and spent the whole trip to Australia looking ahead watching the route map!!
6. I was involved in a head on collision, cut out of my car and airlifted to hospital 2 years ago. I was more concerned with being in the back of the helicopter than being strapped to the spinal board!!
7. All I want in life is for us all to be happy, healthy and the world to be at peace, and to retire so I can craft to my hearts content!!! Oh and just thought of another thing, for my conservatory to be finished before this Christmas!!

Hope I haven’t bored you all too much!!
The eight bloggers that I would like to give this award to, in no particular order, are
Michele, Joey, Jacqui, Jeanette, Mandy, Debby, Kath and Sem.
These people give me so much inspiration and encouragement to carry on making cards. How they manage to produce so many cards, to such a high standard is beyond me and I would like to thank them all. There are so many other people out there that also inspire me so if you would like this award please take it.

Thank you all so much
Hugs

Jo x

Penny Black and High Hopes Challenges

Firstly I must apologise for neglecting my blog and all of my blogging buddies. Life has been so hectic this last week at work, I have been working long days and have just had no spare time to craft :( Christmas is approaching far too fast for my liking and I still have stamps that haven't been inked, shame on me!!! I have managed to put a couple of cards together today, nothing spectacular but two more for the pile.

This first one has been made using a sketch for the High Hopes Challenge
I absolutely adore the Snowmen and Snowladies stamps that they have.

The image is coloured with Copic Markers and Spica Glitter pens

The papers are from a Joanna Sheen CD but I'm not sure which one

The snowflakes have been made using the Large Hobby craft Snowflake punch

and Martha Stewart Snowflake punch.

Nesties Labels Four

Cuttlebug Dots Folder

Glossy Accents

Glamour Dust

Gems and Card from Stash

The next card has been made using a sketch for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge

I love this little image but I'm afraid I haven't a clue what this gorgeous kitty is called, as it is one of Wendys that I stamped whilst visiting but I do know that it is a Penny Black!!
Sentiment by Cuddley Buddley
Coloured with Copic Markers and Spica glitter Pens
Papers are by Kaisercraft
Flowers are from the HobbyHouse
Nesties Deckled edge Rectangle
Ribbon, Gems and card from stash
Stickles

Hope you like them!!

A little peek at my mud bath in the back garden!! Not good, why on earth I agreed to this building work at this time of the year I shall never know!! The man in the photo is my 80 year old father in law, who is making a fantastic job of the brick laying!! Apparantly there are another two layers of bricks to go, so we may be done before Christmas!! What more could I ask for but an extra craft room!! Fingers crossed!!

Well folks that's me for today, I have a day off tomorrow to try and tackle the Christmas present shopping which I am not looking forward to, especially as the day could have been spent crafting!!!

Take card everybody.

Hugs

Jo x

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!

Just a quick blog this evening as it is late. You will have to excuse the terrible photo, I will try to take a better one tomorrow. The light in my study is dreadful, I have asked for a change of lighting but as I've said before I haven't got feathers!! The aviarys have daylight bulbs in the sheds!!! What more can I say!!!

This card is so sparkly and it's such a shame that you can't see it
Anyway it fits three challenges, probably more if I cared to look, but all this blogging doesn't get the cards made!!

The One Stop Craft Challenge is snowflakes
Allsorts Challenge is Christmas Carol or Song Title

Create4Fun Challenge is a sketch

The image is one that I stamped at Wendys, definately Stampevie, may be a Rachel Anne Miller
Sentiment Impression Obsession

Coloured with Copic Markers

Spica Clear Glitter Pen

Papers are Dovecraft Blue Christmas?

Nesties Labels Two and Three

CuttleBug Snowflake folder

Hobbycraft Large Snowflake punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake punch

Flower soft Polar White

Glamour Dust

Card and Gems from Stash

Phew, I think that's it.

Hugs Jo x

I couldn't believe the difference in these photos, it just shows how much we need daylight!!!