A Meeting of Christmas Blogs

Hi! Another busy week but I've managed to catch up with blogging friends and make a couple of cards.  This is just a quick post as I'm off to the SECC in Glasgow with a couple of friends to see Dancing on Ice.  We're going to the afternoon show (cos we're not allowed out when it's dark o'clock) so are having lunch beforehand.  Mr C, our daughter, SIL & granddaughter are off to see our son and DIL.  They had a pool table delivered the other day and it's too heavy for the pair of them to carry downstairs to the games room so extra hands are needed, it's all go!

Hope you have a lovely Sunday.

Hugs

Anne x

Challenges :

Make it Monday - Anything

Christmas Card Club - Ribbons / Lace

Crafts 4 Eternity - Ribbon

Digi Doodle - Anything

Divas by Design - Mono

Papertake - Anything

Stampavie - Mono

Sunday with Santa on Facebook - Baubles

Elements :

Image - Beccys Place

Sentiment - computer generated

Font - Tangerine

Lace & Stars - stash

Dies - Rectangles

B&W Christmas

Hi folks! I sat down in the craft room yesterday afternoon and made a couple of cards for challenges today.  I haven't quite got myself back into any kind of routine since coming back from Spain but I'm getting there. At least my back is almost OK again, I'm just being careful - after a fashion!

I met one of my friends for coffee yesterday.  She was in Lanzarote while I was away so we'd lots to talk about and compare tans.

This card was made for the Christmas Card Club and the theme of Black and White was set by The Dutchess (aka Margaret).  I love doing black and white cards so I was able to ease in fairly gently after my break although I think Mr Mojo is still on his hols or perhaps he's still in the case!

Hope you have a lovely day.

Hugs

Anne x

Challenges :

Divas by Design - Anything

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - Mono

Papertake - Anything

Elements :

Paper - Southfield

Image - TLC Creations glittered using Star Dust Stickles

Sentiment - Tatty Teddy

Punch - Snowflake by Woodware

Dies - Rectangles by Spellbinders

Nailheads - Mark Richards

hey baby

Hi peeps, hope you are well today.  I'm meeting up with 3 friends for lunch and I've no doubt there will be lots of chat too.  I have to say a big thank you to my blogging friend, Neus, who gave me the inspiration for this card. Enjoy your day. 

Hugs
Anne

Challenges :

CAS-ual Friday - Baby

Crafts 4 Eternity - Digi

Crafty Catz - Punches / Dies

Divas by Design - Spots or Stripes

Make it Monday - Anything

Paper Sundaes - Circles

Pixie Dust Studio - Buttons

Polka Doodles - Dots or Stripes

Raise the Bar - Twine

Sisterhood of Crafters - Digi

Stars & Stamps - Digi

Elements :
Paper - from Tulip collection by Docraft
Image - TLC Creations
Dies - Circles / Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders
Button & Twine - stash
Punch - String Lace by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - computer generated (Font : Treefrog)

Bestest Friends

Hi!  I didn't have time to blog yesterday!  My friend and I had a day out to House of Bruar.  It was the most beautiful drive up the A9 and although it was very cold the sun was shining and there was snow sprinkled on the top of the hills.  We had a delicious lunch and then browsed through the shop.  When I got home it was time to cook the evening meal then I got my knitting out and watched tv.  Mr C and I are off to Spain on 8 March for a month and I'm busy knitting little cardigans for one of the charities in the town where we used to live.  It keeps my hands busy while watching tv in the evenings and I'm doing something worthwhile at the same time.

Mr C was working from midnight to midday so I'm up in the craft room this afternoon trying to get all my DT work up to date for going away.  I know there's still a few weeks till we're off but also I know how quickly things catch up with me!

This card was made from my latest purchase.  It's the Mabel Lucie Attwell CD by Katie Sue Designs.  I've loved MLA since I was little as I had several books with these adorable drawings.

Hugs

Anne

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Challenges :

Allsorts - One or More Hearts

Crazy 4 Challenges - Layers and Embellishments

Delightful - Punches / Dies

Divas by Design - Anything

Kaboodle Doodles - Make it Girlie

Karens Doodles - Cute & Cuddly

Moving Along With The Times - Heart

One Stop Card Crafts - Stitching

Paper Pretties - Ribbon / Twine

Party Time Tuesday - Anything

Pixie Dust Studio - Girlie

Secret Crafter - Ribbon

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Your Style

Stars & Stamps - Die / Punch

Tuesday Throwdown - Use Hearts

Elements :

Paper & Image - from Mabel Lucie Attwell CD by Katie Sue Designs

Ribbon & Heart - stash

Dies - Flower & Leaf Trio by Die-namics

Punch - Doily Lace by Martha Stewart

Pearl - The Hobby House

Insert - computer generated (Font : Boring Showers)

Spots n Stripes

An early post as I'm off with my friend to Southfield Stationers to buy some card and crafty supplies.  There's a huge Dobbies near to it so I've no doubt we'll pop in there and partake of some lunch!!!

My granddaughter got on fine at the dentist yesterday.  Four injections and two extractions but she was a star.  It's a lady dentist she has and she thinks she's the bees knees so that makes it easier for her.  I got a text from my daughter about 8 o'clock to say my granddaughter was in bed, sound asleep.  She's not been that early since she was about 6 so it must have taken its toll, bless.  Only thing is, we've to go through it again next week ... aaaah.

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Challenges :

Anything Goes - Anything

Card Mad Fairy - Digi + Thank You

Divas by Design - Thanks

Dream Valley - Anything

Gingerloft - Anything

Marks Finest Paper - Border Punch

OSAAT - Anything

Penny Black - Anything

Totally Papercraft - Spots & Stripes

Elements :

Digi Paper - from Paws for Thought collection by Tinker & Co

Image - from Fair & Bright Stickeroos by Penny Black

Sentiment - from Flower Festival Stickeroos by Penny Black

Punch - Half Daisy by Martha Stewart

Pearls - The Hobby House

Insert - computer generated

Christmas 2012

Morning!  The television was so rubbish last night that I popped upstairs to the craft room and did some creating.  There are still a lot of Christmas challenges on the go so here's the first one for this year!  Pink Petticoat have a sale on just now so a few things fell into my cart.  I was itching to use them so this was a perfect 'excuse'.  Today I'm going to get the house back to normal and the Christmas decorations packed away for another year.  It seems to have gone very quickly this year but I have to say, a good time was had by all.  Hugs x

 

Challenges :

ABC Christmas - Zingy Colours

Creative Inspiration Paint - Something New

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything Goes (Something Old, Something New)

Divas by Design - Merry Christmas

Dream Valley - Christmas

Fresh Brewed - Christmas

Gingerloft - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Something New

One Stitch at a Time - Digi

Paper Cutz - Christmas Hearts

Paper Play - Christmas

Paper Sundaes - Something Old, Something New

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything

Simon Says - Anything

Stampavie - Hearts

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Elements :
Papers - from Playful Christmas collection on Tis the Season download by Pink Petticoat (something new)
Image - from Fairy Lights collection by Pink Petticoat
Faux Brads - Card Candi by Craftwork Cards

Lilac Christmas

My mojo is on a roll just now so I'm taking full advantage and seem to be managing a couple of cards most days.  There won't be much crafting done for the next wee while as we have friends coming to stay for a week.  They are arriving on Thursday and we are all off on a mini break on the West Highland Railway Line.  We are going to Mallaig, over to Skye, back to Kyle of Lochalsh then on to Inverness and home again.  I hope the weather stays dry as we won't be able to see the wonderful scenery if the rain is hissing down on the train windows.  Fingers crossed!

Challenges :

Christmas Inspirations - Glitter

Divas by Design - Christmas

For Fun - Christmas

Stampavie - Christmas in Summer

Elements :

BP - Forever Friends

Image - from Every Christmas Stickeroos by Penny Black

Punch - Snowflake #3 by Woodware

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

The tree and snowflakes have been lavishly smothered in Twinklets to make them sparkle.  Unfortunately you don't get the full effect here.

Ribbon Tree

Challenges :

Aud Sentiments - Anything

CCEE - Gold

Crafts4Eternity - Christmas

Creative Inspirations Paint - CAS

Divas by Design - Christmas

Fresh Brewed - Embossing

Kaboodle Doodles - Ribbons (a bit of creative license here as the tree is paper pieced ribbons)

Make it Monday - Anything

Marks Finest Papers - Emboss It

Pals Paper Art - CAS Round Corners

Samuel Taylors - Christmas Rubber

Stampavie - Christmas

Elements :

Stamp - Christmas Ribbon Tree by Woodware : paper piece using scraps of Christmas paper in my stash

Sentiment - same set as above

Embossing - don't know what the folder's called but by Cuttlebug

Die - Labels Nineteen

Bits and Bobs - stash

All About White

The dodgy photographer is out again today, sorry!  I hate when no matter how hard I try I can't seem to get white on white to look right.  The edge down the LHS doesn't stick up the way it looks in the piccie ... shadows, grrr

Challenges :

Crafty Sentiment - Flowers

Divas by Design - Anything

Less Is More - White on White

One Stitch at a Time - Embossing

Phindy's Place - Embossing

Elements :

Sentiment - computer generated

Ribbon - stash

Punches - Waterlily by Martha Stewart : Daisy by Carl : Leaves by CREAlies

Embossing - Swiss Dots by Cuttlebug : DS0908 by Marianne Design