Thank You!

Before I get to today's creation I want to wish all my friends & followers all the very best for 2016. having regular visitors to my blog means the world to me. I just hope you like what you see & will keep visiting next year. One of my favourite things to do is hop around my favourite blogs, but with my health being so pants at the moment (got up Christmas Day, the girls opened their presents, I had a cuppa & went back to bed...got up sort of on Boxing day, but ended up back in bed after dinner. Kinda pants Christmas for me) I just haven't had much time or energy to come & visit you as I would normally. Fingers crossed things will slowly get back to normal come the new year xx

Anyhoos I am here today to share with you my DT make for Natalie & Amy's, where the theme for January is....

THANK YOU

so if you're like me & like to send a quick 'thank you' card for presents you or your kids have received, make sure you join in with us. 

I just love these Toread's they are so sweet!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creative Card Crew- ATG

Crafting From The Heart- ATG

Allsorts- ATG but Christmas

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Sky' Toread from Natalie & Amy's

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Derwent Coloursoft words in brown

Skin- blush & blush pink

Hair- oasis, prussian blue & sea green

Band- orchid & deep fuchsia

Horns- dove grey

Necklace- oasis, orchid & deep fuchsia

Crop top- orchid, deep fuchsia & bright purple

Foot ties- oasis & prussian blue

Skirt- orchid, deep fuchsia, bright purple, oasis & prussian blue

Ground- ice grey 1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'New Bloom' by First Edition from Natalie & Amy's

'turquoise & purple' card from the 12  x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- 4mm lilac & 4mm turquoise pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Nottingham' border die cut by Memory box 98506 from Natalie & Amy's

'Thanks' die cut by Clearly Besotted Stamps

'Stix2' pick up pencil from Natalie & Amy's

'6" square white scalloped edge card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you so much for popping in today, have a wonderful end to 2015 & lets hope 2016 brings us all some good times!

Hugs xx

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Chasing Snowflakes

My last post before the big day! I want to wish all my followers & friends a very Merry Christmas & a Wonderful 2016. I can't believe have have so many fabulous friends living in my laptop, I just wish I could meet with you all & give you all a huge hug & thank you for your support, texts, emails, Facebook messages to see how I am. Crafting peoples are truly the most caring there is.....THANK YOU XXX

Todays creation I have to share is my DT make for Inky Impressions where the theme is...

SOMEONE SPECIAL AT CHRISTMAS

I decided to share my card I made for our Katie....

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Freshly Brewed- Christmas

Colourthrow Down- Christmas

Animal Friends- Christmas

Card Mania- Christmas

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Snow Kitten' by Inky Impressions

Spectrum Noir Pencils 

Sansodor

Kitty- 94, 93, 91, 90, 09, 08, 35 & 34

Eyes- 68

Scarf- 69, 67 & 14

Gloves- 70, 69 & 67

Hat- 33, 25 & 24

Jacket- 33 & 24

Boots- 33 & 24

Skirt- 115, 113 & 66

Snow- 63 & 61

Sentiment ticket- 63 & 61

Papers & Embellishments

DP ? from my scrap box

'blue & white' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'Happiness is....' sentiment ticket by Inky Impressions

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Snowflake' corner die cut by Memory Box 98238

'Alphabet' letter die cuts by Creative Dies

'5" square white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas time....

Hugs xx

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MERRY CREEPMAS!

I was already running late today, when Blogger decided he wasn't gonna let me post any pictures up!!!


Oh running late again, blame my Mom lol. She's just got back from her hols in the Maldives, she's lovely & brown & sounds like they had a wonderful time. But she decided to phone me when I was starting to sort out my post, so thats the reason I'm a bit late today....also the fact I totally forgot to sort my post out yesterday lol!

Anyhoos I'm here to share with you this fortnights creation for My Time To Craft, where the theme is....

LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS MAKES!

so its your chance to make & enter your late makes in our challenge.

I was so late this year with making Christmas cards, I finally finished our Danni's off & thought I would use it as my DT make. For those of you who know our Danni, know she's not your normal girlie girl. She likes all things creepy & scary lol so I thought this image was perfect & I got to play with my new stepper card die cut, that was an early Christmas prezzie from Nige xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Little Claire's- special Christmas card (for our daughter)
Sweet Stampin'- Merry Christmas
MAWTT- special person at Christmas (our daughter)
The Crazy- Christmas
Die Cuttin Divas- ATG Christmas

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Lucy Loo Creepmas' by The Eastwind

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Skin- blush, 115, 112 & 76

Eyes- bright green

Hair- sapphire, 120 & icicle

Hat- red sweater, 120, sleigh bells, sea green & 119

Collar- sea green, 120, yellow & 115

Shirt- red sweater & 120

Gloves- sea green & 120

Jack in a Box- cyan, 115, lipstick red, ice grey 4, yellow, firebrick & agean

Box- ice grey 4 & aniseed

Ribbon- lipstick red

Scissors- ice grey 2 & 120

Cotton reel- nutmeg, 96 & 94
Ribbons- slate, sea green, reef blue, sleigh bell, crimson, sugar plum, ice grey 4 & 120

Round present- trick or treat, 120 & yellow
Square present- slate, 120, burnt orange & 91
Tabletop- sandstone, sand dune & 91

Papers & Embellishments
DP - 'Spooktacular' by Digital Delight
'red & black' card from the coloured stack by Papermania
'spider & web' stamps from the Essential Fairy set by Aly's Inky Fingers

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's
X-cut Xpress
'middle stepper' die cut by Presscut
'alphabet' die cut by Creative Dies
'skull' die cut borrowed from a friend
card base made from card in my stash

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you are all ok & nearly ready for Christmas. We've just got the food to get now....although I am waiting on a few parcels coming, fingers crossed they arrive soon!!

Huge hugs & have a great weekend....what's left of it

KELLIE & KEVIN
TO WIN STRICTLY!!!

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Peppermint Kisses

Quick post from me today as I'm running so behind. I ended up sitting with Katie watching the shuttle launch & then she decided she wanted to nip out & get a few more presents....ok by me as I needed a few, as well as a birthday present for a 3 year old boy. Walking around Smyths looking for presents suitable for a 6mth old boy & a 3yr old boy...no idea never had to shop for bys before lol. Got sorted in the end thankfully!

Right the reason I'm here today is to share with you my creation using one of the fabulous new release images over at Inky Impressions. Make sure you pop over & check out the new images & what the Inkettes have made with them!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

A Gem of A Challenge- ATG Christmas

Simply Papercraft-ATG

Crafty Time- ATG

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Little Baker Gal' by Inky Impressions

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words in black

Derwent Coloursoft- words in brown

Skin- blush & blush pink

Eyes- tan & caramel

Hair- vanilla, brown black & pale brown

Chefs Hat- dove grey & grey green

Apron- dove grey & agean

Undershirt & tights- agean, indigo, yellow & orange

Dress- tea green, grey green, vanilla & deep cadmium

Spoon- caramel & dark brown

Sentiment- tea green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Tea House' by Dovecraft

'blue' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'Holiday Wishes' ticket sentiment by Inky Impressions

Faux stitching done using a pink fineliner

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Labels 4' Nestabilities by Spellbinders

'5 x 7" scalloped edge white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you for stopping by today, I'm really sorry I haven't been around to see you for a long time. Hopefully when the kids break up on Friday things will slow down & I won't be sleeping as much as I am at the moment...

Hugs xx

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Let It Snow!

Its time for me to hare my latest DT creation for Inky Impressions. Make sure you pop back tomorrow as we have some awesome new release images for you!

For this fortnight the theme is....

NONE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

so forget about your red, greens & golds & get out your pink, purples & blues!!!

I had so much fun making this card, I just loved colouring in Sammy. He is such a sweetie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Come & Get It- Christmas

Glitter n Sparkle- none traditional colours

Crafty Calender- let it snow

Animal Friends- Christmas

Pink & Main- Christmas

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Sammy Snow Angel' by Inky Impressions

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words in black

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils- words in brown

Sammy- oatmeal, ochre, spice & pimento

Hat- frosted pink, deep red & dove grey

Gloves- frosted pink & deep red

Scarf- spring lilac & bright purple

Boots- spring lilac, bright purple & dove grey

Flakes- baby blue

Snow- blue

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Christmas Fancy' by Dovecraft

'purple & pink' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- white organza ribbon, 4mm purple pearls & 4mm pink pearl

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Poinsettia' die cut by Creative Dies

'Alphabet' die cuts by Creative Dies

'Scalloped' crafty edge punch by Woodware

'Stix2' pick up pencil from Natalie & Amy

'6 x 6 white scalloped edge card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget to pop over & see what fab 'none traditional Christmas colour' creations the Inkettes have made....

Hugs xx

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Poinsettia Macy

It's time for a new release over at Digital Delights & believe me when I say this months images are fabulous. Why not check them out for yourself....

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Scrapping Everyday Miracles- fabulous sketch

A Snowflakes Promise- winter/Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas- ATG Christmas

Colouring In Scrapland- Christmas

Where The HeART Is- Christmas colours

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Poinsettia Macy' - by Digital Delights

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Skin- blush & 08

Hair- sand dune, 94, 91 & 90

Bobbles- crimson & 106

Hat- crimson, 106, lush green, 53, 47, red sweater & 106

Tights- crimson, 106, lush green, 53 & 47

Dress- crimson & l06

Holly- berry red, holly & 47

Poinsettia- lush green, 47, hot pink, crimson & 106

Plant pot- burnt orange & 95

Bow- lush green, 53 & 47

Tim Holtz distress inks

Colour distressed background- tumbled glass

Papers & Embellishments

DP- ? my scrap box

'red, green & white' card 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'Merry Christmas' from the Winter Ticket sentiment set by Digital Delights

My stash- 6mm baby pink pearl & red ribbon

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

X-cut Xpress

'Poinsettia' die cut by Creative Dies

'Country Landscape' die cut by Memory Box 98239

'Icicle' border die cut by Marianne D LR0135

'6" square white scalloped edge card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out all the new releases & see what the fabulous DT have created with them here...

Hugs xx

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Christmas Animals

I'm here today to share with you my latest creation for My Time To Craft. As everyone is making Christmas cards at the moment I thought I'd carry on with t he theme, but make it

CHRISTMAS ANIMALS

so any animal as long as your creation has a Christmas feel to it!

I decided to use one of my favourite go to makes of stamps & that's Crafters Companion. I just love there cutie animal stamps. I must have over 100 of there cute & cuddly stamps!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sweet Stampin'- snow time

Animal Friends- Christmas /New Year

Card Mania- Christmas

Crafting Musketeers- use a sentiment

Let's Craft & Create- Christmas

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Festive Fun' Christmas with Barkley from Crafters Companion

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils & Sansodor

Barkley- black, petrel grey & mid grey

Kitty- brown, pale brown & ochre

Hat- deep red, rose & dove grey

Trees- dark green, light green & yellow green

Snow- electric blue & baby blue

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise

Papers & Embellishments

'blue, red & green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- silver mirri card, white organza ribbon & DP from my scrap box

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Rectangle #3' die cut by Nellie Snellon MFD048

'Holly & Berries' die cuts by C.C. Designs

'Merry Christmas' mini interlocking die cut by Tattered Lace

'5" square white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous creations the MTTC DT have made to help inspire you...

Hugs xx

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Where Did November Go?

I am so mixed up with everything at the moment, I had no idea it was the first of December today I thought it was about 26th November lol. So today's Natalie & Amy post is a few days late. I'm hoping after Christmas things will get back to normal as my head is so fluffy at the moment.

 Anyhoos the reason I'm here at last. is to share my N&A creation with you.

Our theme for December is....

CHRISTMAS

so anything goes as long as its Christmas!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Ooh La La- Christmas

Glitter & Sparkle- use a bow

OSAAT- winter

The Glory of Christmas- outside scene

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas- punches/die cuts

Whimsy Inspires- holidays

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Holly' by Whimsy Stamps from Natalie & Amy's

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Skin- blush, 09 & 08

Hair- 96, 90 & 84

Bells- sleigh bell & 22

Earmuffs & hair bobbles- true blue, 120, 73 & 70

Scarf & legwarmers- holly, 120 & 115

Jumper- berry red, 120, holly & 119

Trousers- egyptian blue & 120

Socks- berry red, 120 & 115

Wings- 70, 69 & 68

Branch- nutmeg, 96 & 91

Leaves- lush green, 120, 54 & 53

Berries- spring lilac, 82 & 80

Snow- 62 & 61

Star (on the tree)- sleigh bell

Background using Phthalo blue Panpastel

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Silent Night' by First Editon

'blue' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- silver mirri card, 5, 4, 3, baby blue pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

X-cut Xpress

'Christmas Tree' die cut by Le'Crea

'Snowflake' border die cut by Nellie Snellon MFD036

'Bow' die cut by Presscut

'Stix2' pick up pencil from Natalie & Amy's

'6" square scalloped edge white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I will be around to visit you all soon

Hugs xx

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