Rudolph

Cheat: This image was stamped by a lovely lady at a craft show - she was demonstrating gold glitter pens & distress inks I think - any way being the collector I am I asked if I could have the image and she happily gave it to me... well I was going through my stash and found it but the gold pen had disappeared into the colours of the distressing so I decided to jazz it up with liquid pearls & red glitzing glamour on the nose... a bronze card and gold sticker from my stash rounds it off nicely!!

 

I am linking to the following challenges with this creation

 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for August - Anything Goes

 

Eureka Stamps Challenge #51 - Clean and Simple

 

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #64 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Cherubs

Cruising through my stash and found this cherub image saved from an old card I received... too cute to not up-cycle... a silver envelope too small to fit a card into, some gold Kindyglitz, Cuttlebug dots ef, and sticker n card from stash...

Of course it looks better IRL - gold kindyglitz always looks like dark spots on a card LOL

I am squeezing this through the gates over at Pixies Crafty Snippets Playground - gotta hurry the gates are swinging in the wind...LOL

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Green Happiness

A little sprinkle of flowers and the right sentiment lifts the spirits...

I created this card with the flower sprinkle going from bottom left to top right but when I went to put in the sentiment I felt it looked better with this orientation...

 

Materials Used:

Snippets of sparkly green card, Joy Stencil Blossom Die, Liquid Pearls, Stampin Up Sentiment and versa colour ink.

 

I am linking to the following challenges with this creation

 

Pixies Crafty Snippets Playground Week 84 - love visiting all my playmates in the playground

 

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #195 - Anything Goes with Pearls

 

Word Art Wednesday #92 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx



Thanks

Not sure if this is cheating but my blog for WOYWW has generated a lot of positive feedback for me from my blogger friends and I appreciate all the support...

So I am entering my Thanks into my favourite blog challenge over at
Pixies Crafty Snippets Playground this week - Di lets us release our inner child -
we all love running, jumping, bouncing and paddling in her generous sized play area -
and enjoy sharing with each other too...

 Left is before I stuck everything down and right is after I decided it needed something - maybe it didn't but I am never one to not experiment LOL...




The lighting is way different too I promise its exactly the same card

Materials used: Memory Box Thanks die cut from a snippet of red, chevron stripes cut from free dp received with a craftly magazine, Couture Creations Tied Together ef, base card from stash.

Welcome to my 2 newest online friends, Kimberley & Denise.

Have a great week everyone - Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

WOYWW #218

Head on over to Stamping Ground & trip around creative desks of the world hosted by Julia Dunnit,,,

It may be prophetic - if you follow T for Tuesday you will know in my last post I made a lament to the fact I am now in a redeployment pool at work - I wont rave on here - but my "work desk" today is quite clearly giving me a message... rather than photograph an empty desk I dragged out my drawer full of die cuts and stamped images and the first thing my hand landed on was Thanks...

 

 I moved my big jar of licorice bullets out of the way and grabbed some chevrons

- cut using my sisters new "prize" from Pixies Snippets Playground...

the theme this week is THANKS

 

Thanks for the almost 16 years of employment I have had where I am [so far]...

Thanks to my wonderful sister & her fab husband who paid a plumber to fix all my leaking taps...

Thanks to friends who have recently come into my life and show that they really care...

Thanks to my new on-line friends who share their creativity and good wishes on all occasions...

Thanks for my daughter who after 8 years of trying finally made an appearance -

 and I am very thankful she is now almost 18 years old... 

Thanks to ME for having the foresight to build up a stash that will get me though any lean times ahead and keep me creating for a long time to come...

 

Finally - Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

  

 

T for Tuesday #4

Elizabeth over at Altered Book Lover hosts T for Tuesday each week - somewhere to share thoughts & ideas and a cuppa as well...

Very late to pay my dues in T for Tuesday this week but I have an excuse...

Its that point when you get told that the role you have been doing for 7 years - developing & changing to meet the needs of the business and banging your head against a brick wall to get recognised/upgraded - finally gets reviewed in a restructure - gets upgraded and you have to apply for it - & guess what - you don't have the desired skills/experience/qualifications to suit the new role!!!!
I didn't get the other role I applied for either...

I wont bore with the nitty gritty cos I am sure most of us have had some experience having your role made redundant at work - but I was very despondent yesterday and just couldn't get myself off the couch ...

Today I went into work and did my job such as it is without any pleasure - mulling over how to move forward and start looking for other positions within the business - but if I don't 11 days short of my 16 years on the 5th October I will be out of work... the payout wont cover the mortgage so its still a working life for me and it may well be a blessing in disguise - if I can crack it somewhere in the craft industry and get paid to cover the bills I will be laughing LOL...

So sorry for being late - and I promise I wont be morose about it all - Cheers... Mxx

Pink Flower

The 3rd in my lot of Glitter cards ...

Materials used: Dies:Cheery Lyn Stacking Flower, Joy Stencil blossom, Unknown stem, Glitter paper by Cre8tive & the waxy paper that separates the sheets, dp freebie from magazine, ribbon, sticker, bling & cardstock from stash.
 I am linking up to the following challenges with this creation

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

The Rubber Buggy Challenge #9 - Summer Flowers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Flower Harlequin

This and the next post are very similar... different colour ways...

Materials used: Dies:Cheery Lyn Stacking Flower, Joy Stencil blossom, Unknown stem, Glitter paper by Cre8tive & the waxy paper that separates the sheets, dp freebie from magazine, ribbon, sticker, bling & cardstock from stash.

I am linking up with the following challenges with this creation

Inkspirational Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

The Rubber Buggy Challenge - Summer Flowers

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Pink Blossom Birthday

Sometimes the day just gets away from me - the next 3 creations I post [including this one] have been staring at me for two days now and all sorts of ideas have come and gone - I was still able to make a couple of other cards in the mean time but geesh why did the mojo suddenly dry up on these 3....


Here are the prepped cards ready & waiting for their "toppings"!!

Then for some reason sparkly popped into my head...
So here is Number 1 - a pretty pink & white birthday card

Materials Used: Joy Stencil blossom die, white glitter paper by Cre8tive, free dp from a craft magazine, ribbon, sticker, bling & card from stash...

I am linking up to the following challenges with this creation

Inkspirational Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania - Clean & Simple

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Butterfly Field

Another card following on that I seem to be making 2 cards at a time today ...

Materials used: PTI Peaceful Garden stamps, Clear Stamp Butterfly Petals, Memory Box Butterfly die, Quickutz nesting scallop circle dies, Stampin Up sentiment stamp, card stock, handmade paper & bling from stash.

I am linking up to the following challenges with this creation

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #56 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

CAS(E) this Sketch #39

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Flower Field

This creation just came from no where - of course when you see so many inspirational creations out in the blogosphere some of the images imprint!!

 

Materials Used: PTI Peaceful Garden stamp, Clear stamp dragonfly petals stamp, flowers brad stickers & cardstock from stash.

 

I am linking up to the following challenges with this creation

 

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Make It Monday - sharing creativity

 

Moxie Fab World - Birthday Challenge

 

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Purple Kraft

Another card for the Allsorts Challenge...

Materials Used: Celtic stamp [still at my sisters LOL] - purple & red versa colour inks, pop dots, card & sticker from stash...

I am linking to the following challenges with this creation

Allsorts Week 217 - Kraft It

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Kraft on Kraft

I was inspired to make the following creation for the Allsorts Kraft It challenge this week...

Materials used: Celtic Stamp [brand unknown as it is at my sisters at the moment!!!]
brown & red versa colour ink, pop dots, craft card from stash.

I am entering the following challenges with this creation

Allsorts Week #217 - Kraft It

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Navy Baby 2

Another version of Baby Boy card using freebie designer paper from a craft magazine

 

Materials used: Kaisercraft baby carriage stamp &white ep, Spellbinders Oval die on a cuttlebug machine, bricbrac, sticker & card from stash

I am linking up to the following challenges with this creation

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - sharing creativity
Cuttlebug Mania - Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx

Navy Baby

Baby Boy card made using some dp received free in a magazine...

The Ribbon was given to me from someone who knows I make cards - they had received it wrapped around a gift when they had their baby...

 

Materials used: Kaiser craft Baby Carriage Clear Stamp and white ep, classic ovals Spellbinder die, dp freebie from a papercraft magazine, card stock from stash.

 

I am linking up with the following challenges with this creation

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Inkspirational Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

 

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #56 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by... Mxx