Creative Inspirations - Thank You!

Good Morning!

Well Christmas has been and gone ... I hope you all had a lovely time!

The snow has only just melted away today ... 2 weeks with snow!

Don't think I've ever had that before!

I finally got what I'd been wanting for Christmas for 3 years ... Sex and the City Essential Collection so I was very happy lol Unfortunately no crafting goodies but oh well!

This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we would like you to make a Thank You Card as I'm sure there are a lot of Thank You's to be given out there :)

I have used my Magnolia Winter Kit again for this and decided to use some bright colours for a change!

RECIPE:

* Magnolia Winter Kit

* 'Indian Summer' Basic Grey Papers

* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder

* PB Sentiments

* PM Ribbon & Gem Brads

* Prima Flowers

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Orchid

Thanks for Popping By, I hope you join us for the challenge as there are some great prizes this week! Happy Crafting! xxx

Creative Inspirations - Shaker Card!

Good Morning!

Well its the eve of Christmas Eve already, We still have snow although we haven't had any snow showers since Sunday :(

This week we want you to make a SHAKER CARD over at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS!

Now there not as hard as you think and can be used for other occassions than Christmas. Example you could use Stars for New Years, Hearts for Valentines etc ....

I hope people find time to take part this week but I do understand some may be too busy!

Here is my card, It was the last of my Christmas Cards .... I had forgotten to make my Parents one! deary me! lol

RECIPE:

* Magnolia Tilda Stamp

* PB Sentiments

* Anita's Papers

* Cuttlebug ' Snowflakes ' Embossing Folder

* Acetate

* Nesties

* Twinklets Diamond Dust

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

* Snowflakes from Stash

I would like to enter this into FRIDAY SKETCHERS as I used their sketch for this.

Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas! xxx

Everybody Art - Happy New Year!

Good Morning!

Hope your all well! We still have the snow here, I hope we get more for Thursday! lol

I am nursing a little hangover this morning, we had a Prize Draw last night at my local pub,

Lucky me won something! I got some Jelly Beans ... 36 different flavours!

Shame I didn't get the £100, £50 or Digital Camera though :(

Anways, this week at EVERYBODY ART we would like you to make something for the New Year!
I decided to use my Winter Magnolia Kit for this .... which is more of a Valentine's kit :( hmmmm.

RECIPE:

* Magnolia Winter Kit

* Doodlebug Paper

* Sentiment inside by PB

* Cuttlebug Emobssing Folders :

'Spots 'n' Dots'

' Swiss Dots'

* Prima Flowers

* PM Gem Brads

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Water

Here's a look at what is coming Tomorrow!

Thanks for Looking! Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas! xxx

So Much Snow!!

Good Evening!

No card today I'm afraid, just in too much of a lazy mood! lol

However I thought you might want to see some more photos as we had yet more snow last night!

I honestly don't think I've seen it like this before lol

I dragged my dog for a walk in it earlier and as you may see from the pictures, she wasn't too impressed after 2 minutes! lol

Hope your all enjoying it!

A shot of our local Pond ... I think it looks rather pretty!

Millie not looking overly happy ...

Another shot of our Garden, You can see it has covered over the pond now!

Bye for Now! xxx

PBSC - Christmas Charms!

Good Morning!

Well the snow has definately landed here in Little Driffield! It's like a blanket!

Rather wish I didn't have to go to work this afternoon for a shift as I don't really like leaving the house when it's snowy, too chilly!

This week at PBSC we have the theme of : CHRISTMAS CHARMS.

Now this is our last Challenge of 09 so you get an extra week to do this, We will be returning on the 2nd of January!

RECIPE:-

* PB Stamp and Sentiments

* Anita's Papers

* Prima Flowers

* PM Brads

* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder

* Charm from The Hobby House

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

* Twinklets Diamond Dust

Thanks for Looking,

I hope you all have a good weekend in store, ecspecially if it's been snowing!

xxx

Spoonfull Of Sugar - Sketch!

Good Morning!

Well the snow has finally landed here! Okay so we don't have much but there is a little sprinkling, I hope more of it arrives though!

Saying that it has just started to snow rather heavily right now! lol

It seemed to be a mixture of Hail Stones & Snow yesterday Afternoon and Night so hopefully it will just be snow today :)

Here's 2 Photo's if your interested :

How is it where you are?

Yesterday I decided to make a card using the sketch over at SPOONFULL OF SUGAR.

I added a sentiment at the bottom as I felt my card looked a bit empty without something there.

The Image is Penny Black and was sent to me, such a cute snowman!

RECIPE:

* Penny Black Image & Sentiments

* Anita's Christmas Papers

* Cuttlebug Embossing Folders :
'Swiss Dots'
'Snowflakes'

* Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

* Snowflakes from Stash

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

Here's another chance to see a Sneak Peek of what is coming Tomorrow!

Thanks for Looking! Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas! xxx

Creative Inspirations - Something To Decorate Your Home!

Good Afternoon!

Sorry my post isn't as early as usual, I went out last night and maybe had a bit too much to drink ... hence rolling out of bed 45 minutes ago! lol

This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we want you to create something to decorate your home! I think this is great seeing christmas is only around the corner!

For my take on this I decided to make some Christmas Tree Decorations with help from my handy nesties! lol

This week we have a new sponsor providing us 2 Digi Images, well worth taking part for!

You can't really see from the picture but I have put Twinklets on the gloves and dress trim on the Magnolia Decs and Twinklets on the wings of the Hanglar Dec.

RECIPE:

* Hanglar Stamp

* Magnolia Stamps (1 from Christmas Collection and 1 from the Winter Kit)

* Spellbinders Nestabilities

* Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

* White Ribbon from PM

* PM Eyelets

* Twinklets Diamond Dust

As usual here is a sneak peek, This time it's for Saturday!

Thanks for Looking, Happy Crafting! xxx

Everybody Art- Sketch!

Good Morning!

This week at EVERYBODY ART we have a fantastic sketch for you all!

I decided to use another Image I got sent of a Christmas Tilda for this!

I was rather proud of myself yesterday I managed to do the calendar for my Mums Present this Christmas, Only took me 13 hours! lol

Here is this week's card for EVERYBODY ART

RECIPE:

* Magnolia Tilda Stamp

* PB Sentiments

* Anita's Papers

* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder

* Anita's Ribbons

* Snowflakes from Stash

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

* Twinklets Diamond Dust

Thanks for Looking, Here's a sneak peek of what is coming tomorrow!

Happy Crafting! xxx

Sketch Saturday - Blue Hanglar!

Hello Everyone!

Well look at me having another challenge card done, Im rather proud of myself!

Not only that but ... wait for this ... I have got ALL yes ALL of my Christmas Cards done and dusted! Woopee!

I still have the Christmas bug so I could even start on some for next year lol

I have made 123 Cards this year! Altho 60 were for my mum lol

Here is the last Christmas Card I have made using the sketch over at SKETCH SATURDAY.

I have used another of the gorgeous Hanglar Stamped Images my friend Domi sent me :)

RECIPE:

* Hanglar Stamped Image

* PB Sentiment Inside

* Circular Sentiment from Clevercut

* Anita's Papers

* Spellbinders Nestabilities

* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder

* Snowflakes from Stash

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

If I don't pop by before, Here is a sneak peek for what is coming onTuesday!

Thanks for Popping By, I hope your all having a lovely weekend!
xxx

Friday Sketchers - Blue 'n' Silver Tilda!

Good Evening!

Well as I said before I would be back around tea - time and here I am!

I have used this week's sketch over at FRIDAY SKETCHERS for this card.

I used snowflake brads in the centre of the flowers to give it an extra christmassy feel which I think worked!

Seeing most of the gorgeous Tilda stamps are sold out I have to thank my friend Caroline for sending me some stamped images, including this one!

RECIPE:

* Magnolia Tilda Stamp

* PB Sentiments

* Anita's Papers

* Prima Flowers

* PM Brads

* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

Happy Crafting! xxx

PBSC - Red & Gold!

Good Morning!

Well it is saturday again which means it's time for another challenge over at PBSC!

This week we would like you to use a colour scheme on your cards ... RED & GOLD.

Very traditional!

I have to say I did struggle a wee bit with my card but I don't think it's too bad lol

I can't believe it is only 13 days until christmas from now, wow it's creeping up fast, it'l be over with soon! lol

Anyway here's my card, I may update later tonight as I have some crafting to do this afternoon! Of course this will be around tea time as there is a lot of good tv on tonight ... X Factor final! lol

I kept the layout rather simple as I thought the Gold Paper was so pretty that it needed showing off properly! lol

RECIPE:-

* PB Image and Sentiments

* Dovecraft Papers

* Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' Embossing Folder

* Dovecraft Ribbon

* Prima Christmas Bauble - Gold

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Gold

Thanks for Stopping By, Happy Crafting! xxx

Winter Snow!

Good Evening!

I just thought I would show you two cards I made today with some of my new stamps!

I used the technique of Masking for this and you can find a tutorial by me for it HERE.

The images ended up slightly larger than I expected but they still worked!
I would like to enter them into the following challenges :

* Just Magnolia - It's Christmas!

* Stamp Something - Winter Wonderland!

RECIPE:

* Magnolia Stamps

* PB Sentiments

* Basic Grey Wassail Papers

* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Silver

* Twinklets Diamond Dust

Also don't forget to pop by tomorrow for this weeks PBSC Challenge.
Here's another chance to see the sneak pek!

Happy Crafting! xxx

Creative Inspirations - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours!

Good Afternoon!

This post is a bit later than planned due to me not waking up on time and then forgetting to do the CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS post ... great start to the day for me,eh! lol

This week we would love to see you use NON-TRADITIONAL COLOURS

on your Christmas Cards.
There is also a bit of a twist to the prize this week, instead of there being just one winner ...

there will be THREE!

The prize is a wonderful 10% discount over at HANDY HIPPO.

For my card I decided to use some of the gorgeous pink papers I bought last year!
I think Tilda looks rather pretty in this colour scheme!

I have used Twinklets beneath Tilda to represent that she is stood in some snow :)

RECIPE:

* Magnolia 'Christmas Party Tilda' Stamp

* Dovecraft 'Rose-Tinted Christmas' Papers

* Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' Embossing Folder

* PB Sentiments

* Prima Christmas Bauble - Pink

* Robins Nest Dew Drops - Silver

* Twinklets Diamond Dust

I would like to enter this into the Weekly Challenges :

* Papertake Weekly - Red & Green Must Not Be Seen!
* Simon Says Stamp - Let It Snow!

* Crafty Cardmakers - Alternative Colours!

As usual here is a sneak peek of what to expect on Saturday!

Thanks for Popping By, Happy Crafting! xxx