Fabulous Funky Christmas Trees

You have to make at least one of these - it's very theraputic. I can see a whole forest of these funky little beauties being planted chez moi.

The idea was provided by Vicky over on the Bubbly Scumptious blog and you can find the very easy tutorial here. You make it simply by folding pages of an old magazine and the whole thing takes less than an hour to make.

I've glittered mine with gold (you can't see it very well in the picture) but I think they look equally fabulous without any glitz.

Take care and thanks for looking!

It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Christmas...

...not in this house it's not. I really must get a move on with Christmas cards but I can't seem to get in the mood. Anyway moving on to this weeks LIM challenge which is a bit of bling.

For my entry I've used a Pink Petticoat image from the Pretty Potties Wheelbarrow collection. I've coloured it to fit with the Create With Connie and Mary challenge (I now realise I can't enter as it's a Stampin' Up Only challenge) this week and added some pearls to the centre of the flowers, a gingham bow and a little Glossy Accent to the heart in the centre of the wheelbarrow.

It's been a bit of a trying week this week. My other half has ruptured his Achilles tendon and is now modelling a fashionable stookie accessorised with crutches. On the plus side I won a little prize over on the Doodle Pantry challenge for my Home Tweet Home card.

I'm also entering my card into:

Moving Along With The Times - Ribbon and bows
Pals Paper Arts - Pearls
Make It Monday - Anything goes
Papercrafting Journey - Anything goes

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Meet P.P.P.Polly Penguin...

Or does it look like a Peter? Here is a little penguin shaped Christmas card I made using a Bugaboo freebie. I paper pieced the hat and wellies using DP from Polka Doodles Back To Nature CD. Polly's body has been paper pieced using DP from Pink Petticoat Lola Rose collection.

I don't think my cutting out is that great so I'll probably have another go at this one and try to make her a bit neater.

I'm entering the lovely Polly into the following challenges:

Floweret - Christmas
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes
Phindy's Place - Christmas cards
Polka Doodles - Shaped Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Must be Christmas cute image
4 Crafty Chicks - Paper piecing
Shelly's Images - Anything goes

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Ah That's Better...

A little bit earlier than last week's better late than never LIM entry (I didn't post till Thursday) here is my silhouette card.

The digital image is a freebie (I'll need to come back later to tell you where I got it from - old age is a terrible thing) which I've printed and cut out with a nestie. I then embossed a frame around it, added a gem and mounted on foam pads.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Fabulous Dahling!

When you're feeling a bit down there's nothing better than shoe shopping. My last card for today features some fabulous shoes which was a download from Papercraft Inspirations. I've paper pieced them using Summer Driggs Beautimous papers and added a little bling.

I'm entering my card into:

Cardabilities - Sketch
4 Crafty Chicks - Paper piecing
C.R.A.F.T. - Stars In Your Eyes
Just For Fun - Use your favourite technique
Shelly's Images - Anything goes


Sorry about the picture but it's almost pitch black here and it's not even 16.00. Thanks for looking!

Home Tweet Home

I'm a bit late this week for the LIM challenge of leaves this week. Where does the time go?

For my card this week I've used a sweet Doodle Pantry image which I've paper pieced using a combination of Summer Driggs Limeade and Beautimous papers. I think the Limeade paper on the leaves make them look variegated. I've also added a little wordbox as an address sign of the recipient.

I'm also entering my card it into the following challenges:

Doodle Pantry - Must use a Doodle Pantry image
Crafts & Me - Simples
Little Red Wagon - Paper Piecing
Ruby's Rainbow - Something With Wings

I'm feeling a bit out of sorts this week - maybe it's the dreary weather - the stork definitely dropped me in the wrong place - I think he overshot the runway in Spain!

Thanks for looking!

Bella Bella

I've found another new (for me) challenge. Use It Tuesday is all about using up your crafty stash. In my entry I've used Pink Petticoat Big Dot papers (which I use fairly frequently) and some wooden kitchen utensils I bought years ago from Mad About Cards. I made the card for the owners of the Bella Napoli Restaurant in Laganas, Zakynthos. The restaurant is the best on the island and boasts a proper wood fired pizza oven.

Talking about stash I wonder if you have things you can't bear to use because you love them so much. Mine is this:

It's called 'fajita baby' and I have both the boy and girl. The product is discontinued now so those I have left will remain safely snuggled in their blankets and never used.

I'm entering my card into:

Use It Tuesday - Cooking Up Fun
Anything Goes Challenge - Stitches faux or real
Digital Tuesday - Anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Stitching faux or real
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - Stitching faux or real

Thanks for looking!

Good Enough To Eat?

It's dreich and dreary here today - damp and foggy. So to cheer myself up I thought I would enter a few challenges and make a dent on the Christmas card numbers.

I'm entering:

Polka Doodles - Shaped card
Christmas Card Inspirations - Bows
Crafty Cardmakers - Pink, brown and cream
Craft Your Passion - Anything goes plus brown

The DP is from the Polka Doodles back to nature CD. His eyes and buttons are Card Candy from Craftwork Cards and his mouth has just been drawn freehand. It was a bit scary drawing the mouth in case I turned him from a sweetie to something from a horror flick - but I think the result is not too bad.

Thanks for looking!

As William Wallace Would Say....

....Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!

Now I know Lady Lim Chrissie and Diva Mandi of Less Is More fame are not the enemy (they're quite nice really) but they are stressing me out BIG time - red and orange!!! My inner goth is crying out for valium.

So I've got through the battle even if I've not won the war. I've made my first ever rolling roses using scraps of Pink Petticoat papers in the aforementioned colours. The leaves are from a My Mind's Eye stamp and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

I'm also entering my card into:

The Card Caravan - Hand made flowers
The Squirrel and The Fox - Hats or flowers

Thanks for looking a have a great weekend.

Holy Cow!

This Bugaboo digital image made me laugh so it's destined to be one of this years Christmas cards. Inside it says 'it's Christmas'. I've coloured the cow, added glitter to the wings and halo and filled the clouds with sparkly chalk. I've also highlighted the heart with Glossy Accents.

And here is a bit of Glasgow wit which also made me laugh - a young boy was out guising for Hallowe'en. He knocked on a door and announced 'trick or treat' but added 'and by the way mister I'm diabetic, so it's cash only'. Genius.

Scrappy Frogs - Something that Flies
Paper Shelter Challenge - Christmas fun
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - Cute & Cuddly
The Pixie Cottage - Get started make a Christmas card
Charisma Cardz - Cutesy
Totally Papercrafts - Glitter it
Cuttlebug Spot - Anything goes

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Ah That's Better....

....after Saturday's dismal LIM challenge entry here is one I'm a bit happier with.

The digital image and sentiment are from Paper Smooches which I've coloured with Copics. The DP's are just scraps from previous cards.

I'm entering the card into the following challenges.

Scrappy Frogs - Something that flies
Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
That's Krafty Thursday - Use kraft
CAS-ual Fridays - Sketch

The sun is shining here today so I think I'll go out and enjoy it while it lasts - hope it's nice where you are - have a brilliant day and thanks for looking.