Christmas 2015

I know I must have a screw loose but when I read the TLC challenge yesterday and knowing that the January CCC15 challenge is Stars I made these cards - 4 stars and 2 hearts for next Christmas.

I used Waltzingmouse, Power Poppy and one other sentiment stamp for these cards and several ribbons from my stash.

TLC514 is a simple challenge using
1 Card Stock
1 Stamp
1 Sentiment
1 Color of Ink
1 Ribbon

Thanks for looking.

Jugs Photo Week 273

The Jugs photo (above) and the stamps I had on my desk worked together so this is how today's card was born.  I need lots of Thank you cards so that is what I am working on right now.  The stamps are all from Marks Finest Papers and can be found in the MFP Stamp Shop.  Dies, embossing folder and Copics all were pulled out for this one.  I also realised I am lacking grey paper / card in my stash so this may have to be addressed in coming days.

Thanks for looking and try to keep warm wherever you are.

Elizabeth Court card

This is one of the last Christmas cards I made this year and it is 8" square.  We gave it to the care home where my mother in law lives.  It is a simple design but looks quite pretty up on their wall.

I hope your last minute preparations go smoothly and you have a happy and blessed Christmas.

Christmas Tags

Here are a few tags I have made to adorn some gifts.  I am having issues with my thumb which makes doing the bows a bit tricky but I wanted to get these done.  The first 8 are slightly larger and have the bows and various die cuts added to the Chocolate Baroque background stamping. The last 5 are smaller and simpler using just a stamp and outline stickers

Angie's Christmas

It is a bit much when you send someone a Christmas card and then ask them to photograph it.  Cheekily I did that with this card as I posted it off to Angie, without taking any photos.  This was one of my personalised cards so I wanted to be able to share it. Angie's black cat Storm gets to feature on her blog quite often but Lilbit less so.  Storm is the more inquisitive one checking out that star.  I tried to get their colouring roughly right.

 

Happy Christmas to Angie and the Bode crew including the feline members.

Happy Birthday Bruv!

My brother Clive celebrates his Birthday today - I hope my card made it.  We don't see him often but I am sure his celebrations will involve a pint somewhere - perhaps not at the Moulin Rouge with dancing girls; although I do seem to remember he has been there in his past!

Hope you have a happy weekend too.

Happy Birthday Taylor

Rob and Shinade have a cute little lad called Taylor who turned two today.   Shinade asked me to make a card for them and this is what I came up with.  The image is a digital one and I was able to re-size it to use it on a magnet.

Taylor is being brought up to support Chelsea - hence the blue and my husband Dave would heartily approve!

I also made him  a football themed card using a Bugaboo image but I forgot to photograph it!

Happy Birthday Angie

Angie and I have never met but we have shared so much via email the last couple of years I feel I know her quite well.  She is a very supportive friend and I wish her the most wonderful Birthday.  I know her card made it as she shared with me earlier in the week.

Her husband is off work today so I hope they have time to go out for coffee or lunch and are able to spend some time together at this very busy time of year.

This is the large card I sent to the USA as a "parcel".  The image was coloured with pencils and some sparkle added with Wink of Stella pens.  The trio of flowers has a brad through the centre.

Thanks for looking and please drop by Angie's blog to wish her a Happy Birthday

FOSTV147 - Blue and Silver

Our last FOSTV challenge for 2014 is upon us, which must mean Christmas is not far away!  This challenge remains open until early January to allow time for people to get involved and play with this lovely colour combination.

I have made two projects with this mix but could have made more

My first item is a simple Christmas card with stencilled and stamped snowflakes.

 

My second project is a box decorated for a Birthday and if you scroll down a little you can see the contents for a young person.

 

 

Check out the details of the challenge here and start thinking about your blue and silver creations so you can join us.

JUGS269

The JUGS269 challenge is a Wildcard one and I thought I would enter this one. As you can see it has 3 panels showing Santa on his travels. My top photo shows the card and the other three show the panels in more detail.

Thanks for looking in.

High Hopes 246

Made this silvery snowman for the High Hopes challenge posted last Tuesday.  I have several High Hopes Snowmen and they are adorable.  I think this one is actually a snowlady!

I used Distress Ink and Distress Spray Stains.  The tag die is from MFT.

A simple card and actually prettier in real life than it appears.

Thanks for looking.

Jackson's Birthday

Jackson is one of my younger students and he had a Birthday this week.  He is learning the guitar and at the end of his Maths lesson the other week he played me Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.  You can see therefore the inspiration for his card.

The image is called Play Guitar by Lili of the Valley but I think it is a retired image.  When I was working full time I bought quite a few of these sweet images.  I have seen some beautifully elaborate cards made with them but my efforts never get too complex.

I will find out this week is Jackson liked his card and had a good Birthday meal.

I waited to post this because of the MFP blog hop this week.  I hope if you are in the USA your Thanksgiving Day was a good one.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Janine

MFP Blog Hop - Day 4 - Vintage Fashion

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Nov. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured  Nov. 25 - Java Time 
Featured Nov. 26 - Crisp Winter 
 Featured Nov. 27 - Ice Skating 
Featured Nov. 28 - Vintage Fashion

Here are my cards with today's set.  One featuring the gown and the second one with a hat that moves!

I hope my Mum has a good Birthday today - old fashioned or modern!

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs, each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) 

All four winners will be announced on 

Nov. 29, 2014 on the MFP Stamp Shop blog.
mfpstampshop.blogspot.com

You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 28, 2014

Here's the Design Team:

 Jane C

Pat 

Marilynn
Nancy
Bonnie 

Sue W

  Pam M

An'Jenic

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Come on back soon for more creativity.

MFP Blog Hop - Day 3 - Ice Skating

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

Nov. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured  Nov. 25 - Java Time

Featured Nov. 26 - Crisp Winter

 Featured Nov. 27 - Ice Skating

Featured Nov. 28 - Vintage Fashion

 
Here are my cards made with today's Ice Skating set.  The first uses the skates, the second uses the vintage image of the skater.  I have also made a little tag with the skates.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs, each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) 

All four winners will be announced on 

Nov. 29, 2014 on the MFP Stamp Shop blog.
mfpstampshop.blogspot.com

You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 28, 2014

Here's the Design Team:

 Jane C

Pat 

Marilynn
Nancy
Bonnie 

Sue W

  Pam M

An'Jenic

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.