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Welcome to my blog where I post regular photographs of cards I have made. I hope you enjoy looking through my cards and I would like to thank you for taking the time to stop by and also for leaving any comments and following my blog. I shall also be posting a few of my knitting projects too.

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Monday 28 December 2015

Winter Fairy


Hi folks, I do hope you had a good Christmas.  Well it is all over for another year, doesn't it go quick?

A new challenge starts at Crafting from the Heart today.

Our theme is 'Always Anything Goes'

Our sponsor for this challenge is


I have used a coloured image called Winter Fairy.

I have designed my card solely in Serif Craft Artist with a mixture of images from various digi kits to, hopefully, enhance a wonderful coloured image.

If you wish to see more samples from our design team follow the link HERE to our blog challenge where you can also enter your own creation for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor.

We also have a facebook page where you can chat to other crafters, post your creations and enter some more challenges.

Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope to see you again.

Take care.







Thursday 17 December 2015

Hanging the Wreath Sassy

 Good morning how are you all this morning?

Hope all your Christmas preparations are coming along nicely.

Challenge 11 starts today at Crafty Girls Creations.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

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The image I chose for this challenge was one from Sassy Studio Designs called Hanging the Wreath Sassy. 

Once my image was printed I fussy cut it using my BSC and added a 1mm border and then cut a red mat again using my BSC with a 2mm border.

I coloured her in using a mixture of Copic Sketch pens for Sassy and Sakura gel pens for the wreath.

My background card was designed in Serif Craft Artist and I used a mixture of a couple of Christmas digi kits.

I then printed my card out and added my coloured image.

Hope you like my sample.  To see more samples from our design team follow the link to our blog HERE.  Don't forget to enter your own design whilst you are there.

Thank you for visiting my blog and for any comments you choose to leave, I love reading them.

Take care and have a brilliant Christmas.




Tuesday 15 December 2015

A Tower of Gifts



Good morning.  How are your Christmas preparations coming along?  Not long now and I am a happy bunny as I have finished work now until the 4th January 2016. YIPPEE.

Going out with my Mom today.  We have a trip to the hairdressers and then lunch and maybe a little Christmas shopping.

A new challenge at Crafty Girlz begins this morning.

Challenge 10 has a theme of 'Christmas Sparkle'

Our sponsor for this month is


I have used a digi image called 'A Tower of Gifts'.

Once I printed my image and coloured it in using Sakura pens,I  fussy cut it using my BSC and a 1mm border.  I then cut a mat in black with a 2mm border.

I decided to make it into a tag so I chose a tag shape from my library of shapes in my BSC.  I sized it and put a seam allowance around it.  I then added the same shape again, sized it but did not add a seam allowance.  I put my two pieces of card onto my mat, scanned them and moved my images onto the relevant card and cut.  Perfect mats.  

I embossed my smaller tag using a free embossing folder I had from a magazine of snowflakes.

I added some gold organza ribbon and a bow plus a flower onto the bow and finished off with some Tonic Nuvo glitter pearl drops - the copper colour.

If you want to see more samples from our design team and enter your own project into our challenge please follow the link HERE.

Thank you for visiting and I do hope to see you again soon.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family.



Monday 14 December 2015

4 Square - Let it Snow



Good morning.  We start a new challenge at Crafting from the Heart today.

Our theme is 'Always Anything Goes'.

Our sponsor is


I chose an image called 4 Square - Let it Snow

I coloured my image in using Sakura gel pens and glittered the snow. I have cut my image into 4 separate squares.

My frames have all been designed and cut out using my BSC.

My sentiment is a stamp and some shapes die cut using my sapphire die cutting machine.

To see more designs from our team follow the link HERE to our challenge and when you are there please don't forget to enter your own creation.

We also have a Facebook page which you can join and enter more challenges plus talk to like minded crafters and display your own work.

Thank you for visiting and I do hope to see you again soon.
Take care and have a lovely Christmas.

This card has been entered into the following challenge: -

Thursday 3 December 2015

Candy Cane Stocking

Good morning.  We start a new challenge at Crafty Girls Creations today.

Challenge 10 has a theme of 'Anything Goes'

Our sponsor for this challenge is


My image from our sponsor is called 'Candy Cane Stocking'

I have coloured my image using Sakura Gel Pens.

My backing paper was a freebie from a magazine and my die cuts are from Tonic Studios and Spellbinders.

I finished it off using some of the new glitter nuvo pearl drops in red and I have used white glitter for the fur around the stocking top.

Why not pop over to the challenge block to see more samples from our design team and don't forget to enter your own creation, just follow the link HERE.

Thank you for popping in and hope to see you soon.

Take Care.



Tuesday 1 December 2015

Poinsettia Fairy

Good morning all.  How are you all today?  Well December is here, how's the Christmas shopping going?  I made a good inroad whilst I was away last week.  Couple more bits and hubby to sort out and I will be done.  He is the most difficult, honestly, I never know what to buy him and getting it in the house is a nightmare given he is retired and gets to the door first!

1st of the month means a new challenge starting at Creative Ladybirds Creations.

Challenge No 10 is Anything Goes

Our sponsors are: -




For my card this month I chose an image from Ikes World called Poinsettia Fairy.

After printing her out I coloured her in using a mixture of copic sketch markers for the skin and Tim Holtz markers for the flower garland and hair.

I have used white base card 21cm by 21cm in size and used Creative Expressions Noble Collection Double Pierced Squares Set B Dies for matting and layering.  My final layer I have used pearlescent card and a poinsettia embossing folder.  

I scanned my image into my BSC and put an oval around it to cut it out.  I then designed the frame and cut that out in pearlescent card too.

My poinsettia flowers are dies from Tattered Lace as are the ivy die and the branch die.

I think she is a lovely image and to be honest although I have chosen Christmas colours she could be used for any occasion as the flowers could be coloured in different colours and would become lillies or clematis.

To see more samples from the rest of our design team and to enter your own creation into our challenge please follow the link HERE.

Thank you for stopping by and see you soon.

Take care.

I have entered this card into the following challenge: -