31/12/2011

My Favourite Cards of 2011!

Good Morning!
I can't actually believe that it is New Years Eve today ... it only feels like yesterday that it was 2010! lol 
I thought to celebrate I would share with you my favourite cards from each month of 2011 and trust me this was tricky to do and I'm still unsure of my choices haha Let me know if you are doing this too so I can pop by for a peek :)

JANUARY


FEBRUARY


MARCH


APRIL


MAY


JUNE


JULY


AUGUST
I had to include this card as it was published in the December issue of Craft Stamper!!! :)


SEPTEMBER


OCTOBER


NOVEMBER


DECEMBER
I know its not a card but I love this tag as it's my first attempt at making something with a Tim Holtz style :)

I hope you enjoyed looking at my favourite creations of 2011 :)
Have a great New Years Eve!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

30/12/2011

Join Me Tomorrow ...

Good Afternoon!
Thank you for all the lovely comments on yesterday's card I shall try to repay the favour to all of you who left a comment later today :)

I am just popping by to let you know that tomorrow I shall be sharing with you my favourite cards from each month of this year so I do hope you can stop by and have a peek or maybe even join in too :)


Enjoy the rest of your day,
Happy Crafting!
xxx

29/12/2011

Cute Card Thursday GDT & PTW!

Good Morning!
First off let me apologise for being such a bad blogger recently! I had every intention of getting cards made to share with you but time and actually remembering too haven't been my strongest skills over the past couple of weeks lol For some reason I seemed to think that there wasn't a new challenge over at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY this week so I didn't check ... and yesterday I realised I was wrong lol So this card is also for the new challenge over there this week which is a sketch!


This is my last week over at CUTE CARD THURSDAY as a Guest DT and the theme is Happy New Year! I've really enjoyed being a GDT for them and was over the moon when I was asked :)

This card fits the Challenges at:
TOMIC - HAPPY NEW YEAR
MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - COLOUR COMBO
PAPER SUNDAES - CELEBRATE





Copic Ciao Markers - E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, R27, R59, Y28


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamp
LOTV Stamped Sentiment
Magnolia Papers
Cuttlebug 'Script' Embossing Folder
Magnolia Doohickey Die - Romantic Fence
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Cheesecloth, Twinklets & Dew Drops from stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

24/12/2011

My Top 5 Christmas Cards of 2011!

Good Afternoon!
I can't believe that it is Christmas Eve already! I hate to admit it but it still hasn't sunk in yet so fingers crossed tomorrow it will have :)
Anyway today I thoguht I would share with you my Top 5 Christmas cards of 2011! It has took me a while to choose these 5 hence why this post didn't go up earlier lol






I hope you all have a great Christmas!
xxx

22/12/2011

Apologies!

Good Morning!
I just thought that I should explain why I haven't been around the past few days as I normally have something to share on Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's!
I haven't had a chance to get any crafting done at all which I'm rather dissapointed about so as a compromise join me on Christmas Eve for my Top 5 favourite Christmas Cards that I have made this year :)


Before I go even though I don't have any cards for my DT Commitments here are the Challenge themes so you can still know the challenges and join in!

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - LAST CHRISTMAS CARD OF THE YEAR
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS - ANYTHING GOES
CHARISMA CARDZ - ANYTHING GOES
CUTE CARD THURSDAY - SKETCH

Thanks for popping by!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

17/12/2011

PBSC - Make A Tag!

Good Morning!
This week over at PBSC we want to see you make a Tag! This challenge will also run for 2 weeks seeing it is christma next week :)
You will notice the Tag I have made is totally not my usual style! After seeing the 12 Tags of Christmas by Tim Holtz I thought I would try giving his style a whirl and I have to say I really like it :) So you may see a few creations in the future in a similair style!
This fits the Challenges at:
PAPER SUNDAES - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

RECIPE:
Colourcraft Ink Sprays
Glimmer Mist
White Embossing Powder
Prima Embellishments
Snowflake from stash
Silver Glitter
Alphabet Letters
Brads & Ribbon from stash
Have a good weekend!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

15/12/2011

GDT Cute Card Thursday - Stripes!

Good Morning!
It's my 3rd week as a Guest Designer over at CUTE CARD THURSDAY and this week the challenge is Stripes!

This card fits the challenges at:
CUPCAKE CRAFT - DON'T LOOK AT THE LIGHT
SIMPLY MAGNOLIA - CHRISTMAS
PAPER SUNDAES - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS




Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, R27, R59, YG63, YG67


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamp
Sentiment by Cat's Life Press
Sizzix Originals Snowflakes Die
Magnolia Papers
MS Doily Lace Punch
Magnolia Doohickey Die - Romantic Fence
Paper Doily
3D Snow, 3D Gloss, Glitter, Twinklets, Cheesecloth, Flowersoft & Dew Drops from Stash

Before I go I have been cooking yet again! So I thought Id share with you some piccies of the Lemon Curd, Strawberry & Apricot Tarts I made along with some Apple Puffs and mini turnovers :)



Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

14/12/2011

Creative Inspirations - Whitewash!

Good Morning!
This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS our challenge is Whitewash!
We want to see All White cards but you may use colour on your Stamped Images if you would like to :) The Design Team were asked to use Sponsor Images this week!

This card fits the challenges at:
CUPCAKE CRAFT - DON'T LOOK AT THE LIGHT
PAPER SUNDAES - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS




Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, Y28


RECIPE:
Digi Image by Mel Jens Designs
PB Sentiment
Cuttlebug 'Snow', 'Script' & 'Snowflakes' Embossing Folders
Sizzix Originals Snowflakes Die
3D Gloss, Glitter, Twinklets, Cheesecloth, Flowersoft, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

13/12/2011

Papertake Weekly - I'm Dreaming of A ... Christmas!

Good Morning!
I can't actually believe that it is Christmas Day NEXT Sunday! I didn't realise it was so close until last night when I realised how many more Christmas cards I have to make lol however at least I have 1 more to add to the pile which I have to share with you today!

The challenge over at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY is I'm Dreaming of A (Your Favourite Colour) Christmas! I did opt for white but then I decided to throw some purple in at the end lol

This card fits the challenges at:
JUST MAGNOLIA & HANGLAR - I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS
CUPCAKE CRAFT - DON'T LOOK AT THE LIGHT
SIMPLY MAGNOLIA - CHRISTMAS
PAPER SUNDAES - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS




Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, BV00, BV02


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamps
Cuttlebug 'Snow' & 'Snowflakes' Embossing Folders
Sizzix Originals Snowflakes Die
Magnolia Doohickey Die - Spruce Tree
Paper Heart Doily
3D Gloss, Glitter, Twinklets, Cheesecloth, Flowersoft & Dew Drops from Stash

Lastly before I go I thought I'd share with you that I was a Cupcake Cutie over at CUPCAKE CRAFT this week! Thanks ladies!


Also my LOTV Prize arrived last weekend! Some of you may know that I came 3rd in the CARDMAKING & PAPERCRAFT CRAFTER OF THE YEAR Comp and I won £50 worth of goodies! I have to say I don't usually use Die-cut Images on my cards but I LOVE these that came in the the stash :)


Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

12/12/2011

Joanna Sheen Weekly Blog Candy!

Good Morning!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend, I thought I would pop by and let you know that over ast the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog we have started doing weekly Blog Candy's!
Each week you will be in with a chance to win some goodies starting off with this...


This lot consists of:-
Set of 12 Promarkers (Pastels set)
4 x 3 packs of fine tip nibs (one for each pen)
20 sheets Elegance satin card 300gsm

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to become a follower of the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog (if you're not one already) and make a comment on this post - and that's it!

If you have a blog it would be nice if you popped a piccy on your sidebar to help spread the word but it is not essential. We have decided to make the blog candy available to all - even those without a blog!

This Blog Candy draw will end at 8pm Thursday 15th December and the winner of the candy will be chosen by Random.org and will be announced on Friday 16th December. The winner of the Blog Candy will have 7 days to claim their prize as they will not be contacted - it will be up to you to pop back and check if you have won. New candy will be posted on Saturday 17th December.


Thank's for popping by!
Happy Crafting!
xxx