Goodness How Time Flies.........

I honestly don't know where January and February have gone......I have so many good intentions "crafting wise" planned for this year but I've not hardly got started yet........I'll have to get my act together........that's for sure........LOL.......!!

Well it's a bit late for saying really but our UK trip home for the Christmas holidays was great........really enjoyed the time back there........I always feel a bit down when we come back here........but hey ho........!!........and before I get to depressing you all......LOL......I'll get on to posting a few of the cards that I got around to making since I last posted........3 months ago........goodness........!!

The first batch are some of the last of my Christmas cards plus Christmas boxes I made for my Grandchildren........hope you like.........

 

 

The following cards are what I've made up to date this year..........

 

 

Well that was a right mottley selection of items wasn't it I think I had a bit of a black and white theme going on there with the last 4 cards LOL but I hope you enjoyed looking all the same........thank you for calling by........until next time........take care.....!!

Penguin Family #2..................

Good evening all.....another challenge card to show you.....a Christmas card again but there won't be many more of them I think I've just about done for this year.....I've used the Penguins Family image again I thought it would be perfect for the "CAS" card...!!  The card is for the following challenges........

Delicious Doodles #62 - "CAS"

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra

 

 

 For the card I used........

Penguin Family image - Delicious Doodles

Snowflakes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Stamped Sentiment

Card.....Bakers Twine and Hot Fix Nail Heads from my stash

Well I hope you've enjoyed your visit.....please come back soon.....until then take care...!!

Queen of the Holly................

Hi I hope you've all had a lovely weekend...!!

I'm just popping in for a quick visit to post another challenge entry for the following.....hope you like.....

I Love Promarkers #194 - "Red and Green"

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra

 

For the card I used............

Digi Image "Queen of the Holly" - Delicious Doodles

Promarkers

Part cutting file for mat from Rae Carr embossed in gold

Holly corners with swirls removed - Birds Cards - embossed in gold

Striped backing paper...card...Beads in a bottle and sentiment from stash

Thank you for visiting please come back soon.....until then take care...!!

Penguin Family.............

Hi I'm back again with the Christmas card I said was waiting in the wings in my last post.....I'm saying it's finished but niggling at the back of my mind is whether or not I should have "stickled" the two large snowflakes.....!!  OH says its fine as it is but he says that to every card I ask him about so I still don't know.....LOL 

Anyways I'm going to take the chance and hope that everyone else thinks there's nothing left to add to the card and fingers crossed enter it into the following challenges..........

Stamping Sensations November Challenge - "Christmas"

Christmas Cards All Year Round - "Winter Theme"

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra

 

 For the card ............

Penguin Family Digi Image - Delicious Doodles

Mat from a file by Rae Carr cut out and embossed in silver

Backing Paper - Jak Heath

Merry Christmas sentiment from a file by Tina Fallon cut out and embossed in silver

Metal Corners - Wild Orchid Crafts

Large Snowflakes - Silene (UKScrappers)

8x8" card blank.....matting card.....small snowflakes and Beads in a Bottle from my stash

Well that's me for the time being.....got to go.....I hope you've enjoyed your visit.....until next time take care...!!

More Poppies.............

Hi I've another challenge card to show today.....not a Christmas card this time.....but there is one of those waiting in the wings...LOL.....today's card is for the  Delicious Doodles Challenge #61 "Rememberance Sunday/Thinking of You".  I've used this image before on a card that I posted a while back...I love it...but then I do love poppies...!!

Here goes I hope you like.........

 

 

For the card I used......

 

Poppy Image - Delicious Doodles

Promarkers

Backing Paper - Jak Heath

Sentiment made with Dymo LetraTag



A5 white linen card blank.....black card for matting.....bakers twine

 and Beads In A Bottle from my stash. 

 

That's it for now I'm afraid.....thank you for popping in and I hope you call again soon.....until then take care...!!

Let It Snow..................

Hi hope your weekend is going well...same old same old here...I've been having a devil of a job to get properly connected to Blogger...don't know why or who was to blame Google or our indifferent wifi connection...LOL

Anyways now I've finally made the connection I'm going to upload another challenge card.  I've been enjoying these challenges of late especially the Christmas orientated one's because I get to kill two birds with one stone as the saying goes.....the challenge and a chance to add to my stock pile for this year.....can't be bad....lol...!!

I'm going to enter the card into the following challenges.....

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #318

I Love Promarkers # 193 - "All That Glitters"

Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge - November Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra

 For the card I used.......

Snowman Image - Cuddly Buddly

Promarkers

Stickles

Plaid Backing Paper (recoloured) - Jak Heath

Star Backing Paper - Instant Card Making Downloads

Snowflakes - Silene (UKScrappers)

Sentiment - Silhouette Studio cut out and embossed in Silver

All card and sparkly ribbon from stash

That's all for today folks...thank you for calling by...please call again soon...until then take care.....!!

The Colour Purple............

Hi there.......before I upload today's challenge card I'm going to admit to a little bit of a faux pas I made yesterday with the sentiment on the card I posted....!!  The wording should have been "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" and not "Beautiful Time of the Year".....didn't realise what I'd done until last night when I was looking at the card again.....duh.......another senior moment I'm afraid...LOL  Anyways I've now rectified the mistake...I feel happier now.....LOL

Well that said I'll get to the task on hand....the card is for the following challenge..........

I Love Promarkers Challenge # 192 "Anything Goes"

For the card.........

Digital Stamp Image  -  "Connie"  -  Sugar Nellie

Promarkers

Backing Papers  -  Booland

Doily  -  SVGCuts

Butterfly Corners  -  Riverlandlass (Silhouette Plus)

Card...foam pads...gems and sentiment from my stash.

Hope you've enjoyed your visit come back again soon.....until then take care...!!