Thursday, 29 December 2011

Sick Bunnie

I can't believe that tomorrow is Friday and that my 2 weeks off work is almost up already.  I had thought that I'd maybe get a chance to get my card stash restocked, but I've been too busy!

I think I've only had ink on this Lilli of the Valley stamp once before ... coloured him with promarkers; popped my bunny and the grapes up on dimensionals and added clear gloss to the grapes too.  I've also rediscovered my Sakura jelly roll starbust pen (which I used to colour the spoon) and I love and I've no idea why I ever neglected it!

Oh, by the way Paper Smooches have a blog hop on at the minute with peeks of their new release!

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Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Gorjuss in Blue!

Just a quickie post ... I'm taking advantage of a horrible, cold, windy and rainy day to do a bit of painting, so I'm getting this card uploaded in my 'tea break'!

I've been shopping at some of the crafty sales (oops!), but I've also resolved to use my stash more, so I was determined to get a flower and this un-loved swirl die in my card.

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Monday, 26 December 2011

Fave Xmas Five

Well, that's the Big Day over and done with for another year.  We had a lovely time down in Mum's and spent all afternoon playing with my wee niece ... my nephew was glued to his new PlayStation!  Ruby had a ripping good time too...

Anyway, Debbie is asking us to show our 5 favourite Christmas cards made this year - my choice is more limited than usual as I made less variety than in previous years and bought very little Christmas stash, but here they are ...

Catered Crop also want to see your favourite holiday project .... this one is my favourite of all, made for my sister.
I discovered and fell in love with Paper Smooches stamps and Baker's Twine this year!



Of course I bought this Lilli of the Valley stamp 'cause I thought it looked like wee Ruby!  


I love my High Hopes stamps too... 






I like the simplicity of this one... 





And finally, this one combines a cute High Hopes stamp with a lovely sentiment font from Paper Smooches
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Saturday, 24 December 2011

Happy Christmas

Wowee can you believe it's Christmas Eve already!  No white Christmas for us this year (...not that I'm complaining as it seems like no time since all the snow we had last year!)
Just a quickie post as we still have to give poor Ruby her Christmas bath, haven't mentioned it to her yet as she'll scarper to the bottom of the garden given half a chance!
Anyway, hope you all have a fab Christmas and that Santa is good to you!
Here's a wee pic of my crazy neighbour's houses ... there's a bit of a competition every year between them to get more and more lights!!

Card details: image from The Cats Pyjamas; Paper Smooches sentiment; clear gloss and glitter added to highlights on plane; misc DPs from scraps stash; coloured with promarkers.


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Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Whale Thanks

Ohh I'm going to have to go shopping soon, I don't have a single snippet of brown paper left ... I had to colour some white with copics for this ... and my markers are also conspiring against me again as my brown ran out just as I was finishing this!

I chalked my sky but it's really a fluke that the image panel fits in so nicely with the BG!  I'm sure I couldn't have done this intentionally!  I also added some sparkle to the water but it doesn't really show up in the photo.

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Definitely my LAST Christmas card!

Ha.  You knew my 'last' Christmas card wasn't actually going to be my last one!  I'd forgotten to make one for our 'Friday night' buddies who we get together with for a wee drinkie and a natter every week.  AND I've just realised we haven't got Ruby a pressie for under the Christmas tree.  Oops! It would never do to leave the doggy out!

Stamp TV's Free for All Friday challenge this week is to CASE Giovana from their DT ... I chose this card and changed my snowmen and embossed the BG instead of stamping.

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Tuesday, 20 December 2011

SPARKS Triplet bunnies

Oh it was nice to make a card today just for the fun of it with no pressure of a Christmas deadline!
This one's for the current Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge.  I took inspiration from the photo for my colours, the googley eyes and for the same image x 3.

When I'd finished I wished I'd had the patterned bunnies looking in the direction of the other one, so I made another card just for the craic!

It was also good to get some little scraps of my hoarded Basic Grey papers used up (I think these use bits from 'Lime Rickey' and 'Cupcake')  I also used the tiniest leftover scraps to pop their feet up on dimensionals.  Waste not, want not!

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Finished!

Hooray, that's me finished with Christmas cards for the year ... I think!  There's always one I've forgotten about!
Couldn't get a decent pic of this card, its been such a dark overcast day.  Though its turned quite mild again, apparently our weather at the minute is more suited to April!  My daffodils are all confused and are already popping up!

Added silver border peel offs and then some clear gloss and glitter to Ruby's party hat and to the ribbon on the pressie.  The sparkly turquoise snowflake was a candy win ages ago.  Coloured with copics - I used a pale grey to add some shading to my doggy, but it doesn't really show up in the photo.
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Sunday, 18 December 2011

Almost there...!

I'm almost finished my Christmas cards, hurrah, just another one or two and that's me!  And I'm off work now until next year (doesn't it sound great when you say it like that LOL!) so I've plenty of time to get the last few finished.

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Greg's Christmas card

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ETA: I won at Cards for Men - 5 digis from Stamping Boutique!

I carried on with my 'snow family' theme with Greg's Christmas card and used my wee Lili of the Valley puppy along with my Paper Smooches snowdudes. Though I think the scale is slightly wrong and we ended up with a gigantic Ruby! (or else a very little me!)
It also ended up a bit pinker than it should have (how come I can't do a 'girlie' card when I'm trying to!!) but never mind, he loved it anyway!
Don't forget our Christmas challenge over at Dream Valley is ongoing until 7 Jan and there's LOADS of fabby prizes to be won.


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