Christmas Cosy

Good morning all hope you are well.

Only a week to go now, my kiddies are on 

holidays and it's beginning to feel a lot

like Christmas.

I love the week before Christmas, just slowly

building up to the big day, lots of Christmas

films on the telly and the kids getting more 

and more excited. There's nothing like it.

Here's the Christmas tea cosy i

said i would show you all, now it's finished.

Yes it's a Pud. I found the free pattern

off the Internet. The holly pattern is from a 

book i have and the berries i made up myself.

I just love it so much I'm now making a matching

coffee pot holder, so watch this space.

Oh well better go and make breakfast for everyone,

It's a late one Seeing as it's Sunday.

Might even use the tea pot.

Thanks for looking 

Take care

Favourite Christmas colours

Hi all OMG what's happened

to the week, it just seems to have

disappeared.  This weeks not going to be

much better. It's the last week of school

and there's all sorts going on, roll on Friday.

This week at Papertake weekly 

our challenge is to make a Christmas card

using your favourite Christmas colours.

What could be more Chrismassy than 

traditional Red and Green.

This time we are sponsored by

WOJ.

I have done a bit of paper piecing with this fab

Christmas tree stamp from woodware.

The papers are a mixture of Craft Creations and 

Papermania.

I cut a Go kreate scallop die circle and used a 

Karrs snowflake stamp round the edge with 

Fired Brick distress ink.

The sentiment is also stamped with the same ink

and edged with glitter glue.



Not long to go now are you nearly ready?
I got the rest of my shopping done yesterday,
just got to wrap them all up.
I start off making a good job of them but soon get
fed up and the rest look like a dogs dinner.
wrapping always seems to take ages!



I've been doing a bit of crochet and knitting
for Christmas and have a few things to share.
But i think i will keep you in suspenders and
save that for tomorrow.
Gosh I've not said that saying for yonks..LOL.

Thanks for looking and hope to see
you over at Papertake, go check it out.

Take care 
 

Christmas Cracker

Hi all hope you are well.

We have a cracker of a challenge over at 

Papertake Weekly

Christmas Crackers

which is sponsored by Wendy's

Digital delights.

You can make anything Christmasy

I decided to make a cracker.

I hunted on the net for cracker template's

and came across this one.  

I cut a large window out and put acetate

behind. It's perfect for three tea lights.

The papers are printed from

 the Seasons Greetings Artylicious CD ROM.

Flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts.

The snowflakes are made with a Marianne

Creatables die with silver mirror card.

Ribbon from stash.

These crackers are a great size for any 
little gift and great fun to make.

So please pop over to Papertake and
check out what the other
DT's have been up to and 
maybe have a go.
 


Thanks for looking 
take care 

Let it snow

Good morning all hope you are well.

Well here it is the other Christmas 

decoration i have altered.

It started off life dark blue with snowflakes and

dots on it, which was OK but i wanted to play.

I started off painting it with several coats of 

Acrylic white paint.

I then used a brilliance ink pad in blue 

and stamped the snowflakes.

using a Clarity corner stamp.

I then used a silver brilliance pad to stamp 

the swirls, this is  the New years swirl from Magnolia.

I struggled a bit because the silver ink pad it's extremely

old and had nearly dried out.

Must buy new one.

  

I then edged it with silver stickles and dotted

Star dust stickles on the snowflakes.

I haven't had much time for crafting at the moment

i'm half way through repainting the main rooms 

in the house. Giving it a bit of a refresh 

before Christmas.

It seems to have snowballed really.

I only meant to do the hall, which turned

into the conservatory and now the lounge.

I then thought i might as well do the kitchen while i've

got all the paint stuff out.

So i can't even see my craft corner for all the 

stuff that had to be moved.

Oh well best get back to it.

Thanks for looking 

take care

Christmas Clock

Hi all hope you are well.

I thought i would show you my latest 

project. I actually bought this clock

from B&M bargains for £3.99 what a bargain.

The great thing is, it was easy to take apart

to get to the face to decorate.

I've had it since the summer, I've been trying to decide

what to do with it.

So i finally decided to make a Christmas clock.

I have used this super cute Tilda from the 

new Christmas range, i think she is my favourite 

at the moment she is just totally gorgeous to colour.

I have stamped her onto card and 

coloured her with Polychromos pencils and

blended with sansodor.

I stamped the snowflakes straight onto the clock 

with Ultramarine Stazon and repeat stamped

several times to get some faded flakes.

I then glued the Tilda in position and added 

Star Dust Stickles.

I painted the clock with white Acrylic paint to

make it whiter, to go with the shabby chic bit's 

i have and the blues will match the 

Blue, silver and white theme of my Christmas tree.

I really enjoyed altering this clock,
(I'm glad i bought two).
I just have to decide what to do with the other.


I have also just finished altering another
cheap Christmas decoration but i will save that 
for another day.


Thanks for looking today
take care

First Christmas at Papertake

Hi all  hope you are well.

It's Paperake time again and this week's 

theme is 

First Christmas 

although you probably have quite a few

Christmas cards under your belts already.

This weeks challenge is sponsored by

The fabulous Dies to Die for

the prize is a £10 voucher to 

spend in their shop.

I have used another one of the new Christmas

Tilda stamps, this one is called Holly Tilda.

I coloured her in with promarkers.

I dug out my Vintage Christmas flower soft

to trim the edge of the image.

The papers are from Papermania's 

Silent night set.

Sentiment is from Lili of the valley.

Ribbon from my stash.

Beth loved her Letter B and her bath bombs

she used one the other night.

It was lovely there where little flower 

petals inside it that slowly fizzed out,

and it smelt gorgeous. 

I wouldn't say they where cheap at 

£1.99 each but for a treat they where

lovely.

She's asked if we can get more, maybe.... for 

stocking fillers.

Thanks for looking today 

Take care

Papertake Sketch 61

Hi all hope you are well.
We're having a lazy day today, It's half term, My
14 year old is still in his pit. My daughter is 
watching Angus, thongs and perfect snogging,
it's 11 o'clock and I'm sat here at the 
computer still in my Pj's.
I might stay in them all day,
let's just hope there's not a knock
at the door Lol.

Well it's time for another Papertake

Weekly Challenge again, and this week

we have one of Dawny's fabulous 

sketches to follow.

As it is sketch week we are 

sponsored by 

Simon says stamp

The stamp i have used is another i

got from Funky Kits it called Christmas Garland.

I thought they looked so cute i had to order them.

I have coloured them with promarkers

Crimson, Burgundy, Pear Green, Cool Aqua,

Ice Grey 1,3 and Aniseed Flex marker.

The papers are from First Editions Christmas Joy

paper pad.

I have used Marianne Creatables die shapes

cut out of Silver mirri card.

The sentiment is from Lili of the valley.

I am also going to enter my card into this weeks

Passion for Promarkers Challenge

their theme this week is

'for a child' 

So that could be anything that you could give 

to a child for any occasion.

I thought this would be a perfect
Christmas card for a child.

Thanks for stopping by today 

take care

Let it Snow

Hi all hope you are well.

Just a quickie today i have made another

Christmas card with one of the 

new Magnolia Tildas that arrived the other day.

This is Tilda with Snowheart, she is 

so cute.

This time she is coloured with promarkers

i used

Skin: Blush, Pastel pink, Sunkissed pink.

Hair: Vanilla, tan, Cocoa.

Outfit: Violet, Lilac, Meadow Green,

Forrest and bright Green's.

I shaded with Ice Grey 1,3,5. 

The Papers i have used are from Craft Creations and 

Papermania.

I used my Slice machine with the Basic Card

ti cut out the star shape.

The Seam binding is from the Ribbon Girl.

Sentiment is from LOTV.

Tim Holtz flourish cut out of Pearl

core'dinations card.

Brad and pins from stash.

I'm going to enter this into 

the following challenges.

Passion for promarkers - Star's

Ribbon Girl - Colours Lilac and Green

I love Promarkers - Ain't it Cute

I don't know if you saw the new show

the other day Kirsty's Crafts on channel 4.

She had a go at making Eclair's Yummmm!

I've never thought about it before, but they

seemed quite easy to make.(Famous last words)

So I'm going to have a go today.

Ha Ha don't laugh

Depending on the out come 

i will show you what they come out like.

So if you don't hear about them from me

they ended up as a soggy mess in the bin.

So as they say watch this space.

Thanks for looking today 

Maybe see you later with some pic's.

Take care

Twinkle twinkle little star

Hi all hope to find you well today.

Have you seen this gorgeous girl

from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits.

She's called wish upon a star 

isn't she the cutest and she is 

fab to colour.
I have used a mixture of copics and Promarkers,
the wings were coloured using a gold glitter pen.
I stamped around the image with a star corner
stamp

I seem to be on a roll at the moment

with my Christmas cards this is the 

third this week.
I can feel more brewing as Mr Postie
delivered my Magnolias from the new
Christmas range yesterday, can't wait to get colouring.


The papers i have used are from Papermania's
silent night collection.
I have dry embossed some gold card.
The sentiment is from LOTV.
Lace, ribbon and pins from stash.


I'm going to enter into the following 
challenges.


Simon says stamp - Inspired by a Fairy tale or 
Nursery rhyme (Twinkle Twinkle little star).


Bunny Zoe - Lace it up


CLP - Sketch to follow.


Oh well off to stamp my new Tilda's now
thanks for looking 
take care