Stunning...and a card!

Good evening all. This is a late post because I had to watch the X Factor first. I know I said I wasn't watching it anymore but I am totally hooked...I have to see who wins. And...after all the moaning about the awful twins...I felt a bit sorry for them last week, but...the show must go on.
Anyway, the X Factor was also late because I had to pick up Kim from a birthday party. Which, of course was another waste of time because she is now off to sleep over at her friends house. She looked absolutely gorgeous tonight before she left...even if she was a bit too grown up for me, lol.. It's hard to see them grow up, ehh...I am really proud of her and think she's beautiful but it's all a bit scary too! But, enough of my sentimental rubbish. I tried to get a photo but I am useless with a camera so here's one or two I thought were good.

What a stunner! Anway, onto the card. This one is for four challenges. I started off with the sketch from Martine and then the others just sort of fell into place. I love that - don't you? They are:

1. Just Magnolia - Sketch;
2. Charisma Cardz - Anything Christmas;
3. Papertake Weekly - Christmas Cracker;
4. Crazy 4 Challenges - Punch Happy.

The image is a Christmas Tilda and is coloured with Cosmic Shimmer paints and watercolour pencils with a wee bit of red stickles added. I have cut her out and sat her on the bench and then mounted both onto foam pads. The papers are Making Memories Fa La La collection - Poinsettia Stripe. The cream card was from my stash and I ran both pieces through the Bug with the Textile ebossing folder. The brads are from my stash. The punched strip is done with a Martha Stewart Lace Doily punch. The wee sentiment tag is a Studio G stamp set. Poinsettias are from Craftwork Cards, the spacers from my stash and I have added green stickles to the brads in the centre.

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Hugs

Tuesday Taggers

Hello everyone. Just back from a trip to Jacks school to enjoy the winter fayre. After spending the last few days making goodies for it, I wanted to enjoy the fun too, lol! Yesterday I spent 3 hours in the kitchen making fairy cakes for the home baking stall...Face cloth cupcakes the other day....and, yesterday, some Christmas candles.

For these, I used a Penny Black stamp from the Christmas Critters clear stamp set. I stamped the image onto tissue paper and coloured with a mix of watercolour and inktense pencils. Next, I cut round the image, placed on candle and wrapped in some white baking sheet...then heat embossed it till the colour changed. I added some stickles, wrapped in clear cellophane and added some christmas parcel ribbon.

Made four for the school fayre and also made three for Wee Steven to give his nursery teachers at the end of term.
I am entering these into Tuesday Taggers challenge where the theme this week is 'Festival of Light'.

Hope you like them and thanks for taking the time to look.

Hugs

Chocolate Box

Hi everyone. I hope you are all well and staying cozy and warm in this horrible wet weather. Today, I have something to show you that I was playing around with yesterday. However, I cannot take the credit for this idea. Firstly, whilst blog hopping yesterday, I came across THIS blog and saw this wonderful idea. As you will see when you hop over, Kirsten makes the most beautiful cards and boxes. They look absolutely gorgeous. Not only that, there are tutorials and templates there which Kirsten has shared so...I just had to have a wee shot.

Now, I cannot say that mine are anywhere near the standard of Kirstens however, I can say that I really enjoyed making this and I am very pleased with the end result.

I have coloured Tilda with watercolour pencils and added some stickles to give a bit of bling. The box is made from 2 shades of CS which is from my stash as are the bit lace, the wee gems and the flower. The sentiment is from a free Papermania set and is cut with plain and scalloped circles on the Bug. The top strip on the box has been through the Bug with the Bloom Dots embossing folder. I have used some glue to make the box up but since me and glue don't mix very well, I think I would use tape for the next ones I make (which will be soon, lol). I have also used some of that silicone glue stuff so that the sentiment sits at a bit of an angle and have tried to make Tilda look like she is sitting on the edge of the box.

I think I will fill this with some of those lovely caramel chocolate cup sweets that I seen in M&S the last time I was there. Kim will like them...if they last that long, lol!

I can enter this into 2 chalenges. The first being Creative Card Crew - Favourite Things...I used my fav Tilda stamp. The second is Cute Card Thursday - Teen Terrors...The box has been made for my daughter Kim who is 14 and for once, I think she might actually like it - usually if I say black she says white, lol!

I hope you like it and thanks for taking the time to look.

Hugs

Please Mr Postman

Good afternoon to you all. I hope you are all well. Quite an uneventful day here today...just some chores in the house again. Managed to make a card last night though.

This one is for a couple of challenges:

1. Creative Card Crew - Strings attached
2. Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics
3. Allsorts - Christmas Carol or Song Title.

The image is Penny Black - Hand Mailed. It's coloured with watercolour pencils, Cosmic Shimmer paints and has lots of Studio G fine glitter added to the post box. The string tie is parcel ribbon I got from Tesco last Christmas. The sentiment is also from last year - Craftwork Cards. The DPs are Creative Imaginations. I got the fab sketch from Mojo Monday but I was too late to enter. I have chosen Please Mr Postman for my song title for Allsorts.

I hope you like it and thanks for taking the time to look.

Hugs

Time Consuming Cupcakes

Hi everyone. Had quite a busy day today. First, I got some of the work done which I needed to do in the house then I started to make cupcakes with Wee Steven - Jack was off to his Grandad's for the Celtic game. So, I started tehse cupcakes at about 1pm...he had only been going on about them since 9am - he was so interested in them...He went away to watch Dora and left me to get on with it...'Shout me when they're ready, Mum'. What a cheek,lol!

Anyway, after that, I went to my mum's to get on with a different kind of cupcakes...

Jack has a winter fayre at school on Friday and...like every other year, I get the wonderful job of home baking. So, this year, I wanted to do something a wee bit different. I bought some face cloths from Asda. I folded and rolled them into a cupcake shape. I bought a cupcake template from The Cutting Cafe and made some wrappers. I punched a flower to match and stuck a pin in to hold the flower in place.

So, I have made 2 pink, 2 red and 4 white cakes with different wrappers. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of them all as I have very kindly left them with my mum so she can wrap them in some clear wrap, lol! I hope she doesn't mind. I only have this photo and it was a nightmare trying to get one because it took me all afternoon to get these right and by the time I was done, it was pitch black outside! I will add a photo of them all when they are all wrapped up.

I think these make another nice wee gift. I got the idea from a similar thing in Boots. They had a small lipgloss stuck in the middle.

Hope you like it and thanks for taking the time to look.

Hugs

Getting Organised

Hi everyone. I thought I would pop on and show you what Ive been doing. Not much, lol! I have been playing around making a few wee treat boxes. I got these ideas from Splicoast Stampers resources. The backpack one comes as a template and the wee puffy box is done with a CD.

I have used cardstock in two shades of purple for the wee backpack. This is the fav colour of Kim's friend, Amber, so once I've filled it with some Galaxy Minstrels it'll be perfect for her. Two shades of purple eyelets and a purple ribbon.

For the puffy box, I used a sheet of DCWV Christmas Stack and a bit pink ribbon. This one would make a nice wee jewellery box. Maybe holding a wee bracelet or some earrings.

I hope you like them and thanks for taking the time to look.

Hugs

Christmas Fairy

Hello everyone. What a horribly cold and wet day it is - not a bad day...if your a duck, lol! I hope that everyone is well. I am extremely tired today. That's what happens when you stay up fixing your blog till 1am! I have managed between last night and this morning to get most of my widgets back on and linked up - hooray...I couldn't sleep last night for thinking about it - sad, ehh! I just have to add a few wee bits and pieces and then it is done...only problem now is that I don't like the new template!!!! Well...tough...cos I ain't doing all that blooming work again!

Anyway, this one is for Papertake Weekly where there is another of Dawny P's fabulous sketches. I have used 'Christmas Fairy Holly' digital image from Mo Mannings Digital Pencil..She is coloured with Distress Inks and LOTS of Stickles...neeeded to make it a sparkly dress, lol. The papers are Basic Grey - Figgy Pudding. CS and wee gems are from my stash.

I think this will be my daughter's Christmas card...I think I best start to make some special cards now...The time is fast approaching! I hope she will like it! I think the image is gorgeous and can be used in so many ways.

I hope you like it. Thanks for taking the time to look

Hugs