Eskimo Bauble

I really need to get a move on with my Christmas cards, so I have been having a play to find some quick and easy makes ...

 I love the latest Christmas stamps from Waltzing Mouse Stamps, especially the baubles and Nordic Winter sets.  I stamped the bauble in cherry cobbler ink and the masked and stamped the pink detail from the Nordic Winter set.  I used the square frame from WMS Frame it set to frame the bauble and added the sentiment from the Frame it set.  Finally I doodled a hanging loop.  The dp is BG Eskimo Kisses and I added some white seam binding, tied a knot and added a pink button.
Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Basic Grey Challenge

This week's Basic Grey Challenge is Anything goes ...

I have made a Finnish Star using 12x12" Basic Grey Jovia papers.  It looks really complicated but it isn't!!  You can find a tutorial here. I cut out a holly accent and added a Whimsey stamped sentiment and some red gems for beries.

 As always, our wonderful sponsor Simon Says Stamp is offering one lucky winner a fab $25 shopping spree in the Simon Says Superstore, just think of the goodies you could treat yourself to with that !!

(Please note: This is a voucher code that entitles the winner to a $25 saving off their order in Simon Says Stamp, P+P charges will still apply unless the conditions are met to earn free P+P, please check here if you would like to see these conditions)

Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

 Its time for another Totally Papercrafts challenge, and its a fab one this week, 

 Glitter it

so get out all that glitter and sparkle!!

 I used Crystal Flakes from Sugar Nellie, and coloured her with my promarkers, before glittering her wings and the snow flakes. The dp is Authentique and I added a Memory Box holly vine and some gems for the holly berry.  Just a little ribbon as well, nice and simple as the papers are too scrummy to hide.

Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

My SECC stash

I have had a fabulous day at the SECC with my wonderful friend Ali, her hubby Andy and her mum. It was fabulous meeting my SU Mama Susan finally, and meeting up with all the Sugar Addicts ... Sorry I didn't get to chat to some of you, especially Fiona. Anyway I spent up big time and here is my stash ...




I also signed up for an SU workshop and made this ...


I had a brilliant time ... Got slightly achy feet now. We are finishing off the day by taking the girls out for a posh tea

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Nordic blue

 This is the card that I was in the process of making when I did my WOYWW post earlier.  I should be packing, and making soup, not blogging!!!

 I used stamp sets from the latest release over at Waltzing Mouse Stamps, and SU Not Quite Navy ink to  create this card.  I added some ribbon, and did the fancy edge using my edgibility dies.

Challenges:
Crafts and Me - winter blues
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Anything Goes

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday ...

Its Wednesday, and I'd like to say I've been having a productive week, with the children being off school and me not working ... but both girls have been sick!!!  They find all those ways to stop me getting in my craft room!  Thankfully they are both better now.

Here is my space ...

Mid-creating ... stamps, nesties, ink ... and the trusty ipad!!!!!

A closer look reveals the background i have stamped using some Waltzing Mouse stamps and the bauble stamps they have released to fit nestie baubles ... I just HAD to have them LOL!!

Jack the ribbon killer is curled up on my chair ... banished after having a little poke at the blue ribbon!!!

We are off to Scotland today with the girls for a few days (I am off to the SECC!) so I had better get tidied and start packing.!

If you want to join in the fun (I'll be nosing whilst on the train!!) pop over to Julia's blog for all the links!

Rosie

I thought i would get lots of crafting in, not working ... but i have had poorly girls so crafting has been quite limited, but i have had a play with some sugar ...

 This is Rosie from the latest release of Sugar Nellie fairies.  She is coloured with my promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is MME, and I added cut dome snowflakes out using my nesties, the rose is replaced with a snowflake.  I added lace, ricrac and pearls from my stash, and the loopy detail is from a Martha Stewart punch.  Her ings and details on her dress are glamour dusted.

 Challenges:
 Stamp with fun - sketch
Passion for Promarkers - for a child
Oh La La Creations - Let it Snow
Cupcale Craft - demin and lace

Candy Winner

 I have had 2 poorly little girls so I hadn't got round to drawing my candy until now ...

the winner is ...

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 2

 Caroline

Can you email me at cathywallington@yahoo.co.uk please Caroline, and I'll arrange gettting your  candy out to you.

I have another little sugary candy on offer ... pop back on Thursday for that one.

Rosie candy

I am offering a little bundle of candy ...

What's on offer:

Rosie from Sugar Nellie

a selection of Tilda papers

some ribbon and lace

charms and pins

flowers (to be added!)

The rules are very simple:

1. Mention my candy on your blog, either in the sidebar or in a blogpost
(I will check and remove any links that don't mention my candy)

2. Add your link
(and leave a comment if you want)

I post anywhere in the world.

 This candy closes on Sunday 23rd October at 10pm ... a winner will be drawn after that.

Too-whit-too-woo

Fiona picked a cake from Pinterest for this week's Sugar Nellie Facebook challenge that had pink on it - PLEASE!!!!  It also had lots of chocolate and an owl ... so i had to use Oscar from the Sugar Nellie Homegrown range, and coloured him using my promarkers and then cut him out. I matted him onto a brown cardstock oval which i embossed with  leaf pattern. The dp is 'borrowed' from the girls' craft stash, and I added some bakers twine, layered flowers and flat pearls.  It is waiting for the sentiment - I have no stamps that  say "New Job" and the printer is not printing properly so I can't get the sentiment printed out.  I did think about doodling the sentiment but I don't like my handwriting on cards ... not quite right, if you know what I mean!

Challenges:
 I love Promarkers - aint it cute (well I think Oscar is cute!!)
Simon Says Stamp - inspired by a nursery rhyme or fairytale (Wise Old Owl)
Charisma Cardz - embossing
CES - new beginnings - its for a friend's new job when i can get that sentiment sorted!!
Sketch Saturday - sketch

And here is that Nursery rhyme ...

A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard;
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?