Christmas Cracker Favours

Hello fellow crafters

Hope you all had a very enjoyable Christmas and Boxing Day.

My Christmas Day was very quiet, I cooked a gammon joint for Hubbie, Eldest Daughter, Grandchild and myself. Then Boxing Day we had my youngest Daughter, her 2 boys, her husband and my hubbies cousin and her family. I cooked the works, Turkey and all the trimmings!! It was very enjoyable.

I bought some cracker templates from Which Craft (http://www.whichcraftuk.co.uk/paulas-crackers-c100130.html)

and filled them with favours for each guest, minature bottles for the Men and Kath Kidston hand cream and a Lindor chocolate for the Ladies.

I wish all my followers a very Happy, healthy and safe New Year!!

Mimosa Flower Basket - With Love

I have made this card for the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - theme is Ribbons and Bows
Polka Doodles - theme is All of a Flutter (things with wings)

The image is called 'Mimosa Flower Basket' from the Bildmalarna rubber stamp range, I have coloured her using watercolour pencils blended with sansodor.

The backing papers are from Prima 'Botanical' 6" x 6" paper pad.

Ribbon, butterfly and gems are from my stash.

The fancy blue die is from a Nellie Snellen circular die set.

The little metal butterflies are a pair of ear-rings I bought from Asda costing me £1 per pair from their bargain rail.

The border is a Memory Box die.

hAnglar & stAnglar Sailor Kid

I have made this card for my oldest Daughter's birthday and thought I could enter it into these challenges:

Craft Mad and Loving It - follow a sketchie with a theme to use corrugated card (punched hearts)
Just Magnolia and hAnglar and stAnglar Challenge Blog - Theme is 'anything goes with an option of adding lace'
Top Tip Tuesday - Theme is 'Wrap it up in ribbon'
One Stop Craft Challenge - theme is 'Texture' (I have used lace, ribbon, glitter on my flowers, corrugated card for my punched hearts)
Cute Card Thursday - theme is 'Embellish it'
Crafts and Me Challenge - theme is 'Punch it out'
Flutter By Wednesday - theme is 'Open' (must show a fairy, butterfly or angel)
Charisma Cardz Challenge - theme is 'Something that flies' (my butterfly)

The papers are Basic Grey - Porcelain.

I coloured the hAnglar & stAnglar Sailor Kid image with watercolour pencils and Sansador. This is the first time I have used these pencils. I am happy with the result, with a little more practise I think I have found the perfect medium.

I have used a Martha Stewart border punch to edge the red card.

The hearts are a Martha Stewart punch also.

I have punched a doo-hickey die from red card and placed a rose from Wild Orchid Crafts to the front, blinged with glitter.

The crocheted doily, ribbon, butterfly and gems are from my stash.

The sentiment is a Spellbinders banner die,stamped with a magazine freebie.

Happy Birthday to me!!!

I thought I'd share my amazing cards that were sent to me from my fellow crafters over at Craft Mad & Loving It!

and my goodies from my family

Henry with Bauble

I have made this card for my eldest daughter using my new Grand Calibur die cutting machine. I have used XXL Frame Frilly #2 from Go Kreate to create the shaped card and layers.


The image is a Whiff of Joy stamp called 'Henry Mouse with Christmas Bauble', coloured with promarkers. I have touched up the bauble with gold stickles glitter glue.


The backing papers and christmas tree are from Nitwits Collection 'Heavenly'.

From our house to yours

I have made this card for a fellow crafter.......

This insert is from Bearly Mine Digi Sets 'Christmas Inserts' to match the backing paper used on the front of the card.

It has been layered onto gold card.

Image is from hAnglar and stAnglar coloured with Promarkers and layered onto gold card. I have applied Polar White Flowersoft to the fluffy part of her hat and gold Stickles Glitter glue to the basket and bow of the parcel.

Tumbled Glass Tim Holtz Distressing Ink was used around the image to remove some of the white area.

The large embossed circle around the image is Marianne Design Creatable die.

The heart is a Sizzix die and it has been covered with Pinflair Ice Diamond Glitter.

The sentiment is from Lily of the Valley.

The laced ribbon and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The leaves are created using a Martha Stewart punch.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft Mad and Loving It - follow sketchie with an open theme

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine

Incy Wincy Designs - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Non Traditional Christmas Card

Stamp with Fun - Christmas

Pear Tree Design - Christmas

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Embossing (dry or heated)

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

The Corrosive Challenge - Its Sketchy Time!

Stamp Something - Something Digi

Alphabet Challenge - G is for Glitter

ABC Christmas Challenge - Z is for Zero (no time left, so replay a favourite challenges - I have chosen X is for Xmas)

Peter da Puppy (One Stitch at a Time Challenge #43)

I am soooo pleased to announce that I have been invited to join the lovely Design Team over at One Stitch at a Time Challenge Blog as from this week, how excited am I?!

One Stitch at a Time Challenge No. 43
Holiday Challenge 12th December 2010 - 9th January 2011

Just like our theme of 'Anything Goes' just surprise us!!!

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Pop along to the One Stitch at a Time Challenge Blog because along with One Stop prize there will be quite a few surprise prizes. Its a special festive challenge over the holidays and please play along with our quiz too (for more prizes!). Don't we just spoil you?!

Please pop over to the Stitchy Bear Shop and the Stitchy Bear Kids Shop to see the fab new digis with free collab if you spend over $10 - what more can you want?!

This is my first DT card entry:


Image is called 'Peter da Puppy' by Robyn's Fetish, which has been coloured with Promarkers.

Backing papers are from 'Funny Farm Range' by Nitwits.

I have used my new Martha Stewart 'Cherish' punch to create the shape which the image has been printed on and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Scattered Straw and Walnut Stain distressing inks.

The flowers have been created using a Marianne Design die cut and the leaves have been punched out using a Martha Stewart leaf punch.

The sentiment was sent to me by a fellow crafting buddy in a image swap.