Wishing you happiness...

After two weeks with the 'flu and a couple of days without internet access I'm finally here to wish everyone 'Season's Greetings!'

Just looked out of the window to discover it is snowing... ALOT!
Keep warm and happy and healthy... and creative too!

A case of CASE-ing...

Boo hoo, I'm poorly again and have had to succumb and rest up for the day. Thankfully, I have my PC and Blogland to keep me company.

I thought I'd share a little card I made after seeing the super talented Jennifer Mullens' adorable make in the November Craft Stamper Magazine. I can't say this card is 'Inspired by...' as it is an out-and-out CASE but I thought I'd share it as it shows what you can achieve with similar sized stamps to the ones Jennifer used.

I'm loving my new Stitched Border dies as they give a beautifully professional finish. I printed the sentiment on the computer. The little cups are from Lawn Fawn's Love You A Latte set which is getting plenty of use right now.

I thought I'd used the colour palette from the current  Less is More Challenge  but having just opened the site to link up I'm disappointed to discover I've chosen the wrong shade of green. I hope the girl's will forgive me as I purposefully picked my Promarkers to enable me to play along. Doh!

Have a happy day everyone, I'm off to climb into my PJs and return to bed!

November Card Chain Challenge Reveal

It's reveal time again for the Card Chain Challenge.
I sent this little slice of craziness to my recipient, Nicole in the Netherlands:

I doubt if you can tell but the little The Alley Way bird in the foreground has Diamond Glaze 'tears' in his eyes!

I received a totally gorgeous and oh, so girly card from my long time blogging buddy Monika in Germany. You can see Monika's card and the creations of the other participants over at Deborah's blog. There won't be a December Challenge due to the holiday season but you can sign up for the January Challenge after Sunday 7th December here. As always, a very big 'thank you' to Deborah for all the hard work she undertakes in organising this fun challenge.

Happy crafting everyone!

Winter Holidays!

Hands up if you are crazeeeeeeeeeeeee busy right now? Yup, thought so... 

With the festive season very nearly upon us and so many other holidays fast-approaching (Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, New Years) who isn't especially busy this time of year trying to keep up with everything. To try and ease the pressure Tobi and the Naughty or Nice gang want to keep this month's challenge nice and simple so we're going with: Create a Winter Holiday Card.

I enjoy making comical cards for my friends and family and often start by searching for a funny saying or quote. I Googled 'funny Christmas quotes' to get some inspiration. Let's just say that most of the 'quotes' were X-rated and leave it there but at least I found one I knew I could work with!

I printed the quote on my computer and used my trusty stamp positioner to add the image. I masked off the wording on an Emerson Quillin Stamp and coloured with Promarkers. The holly leaves are from a Penny Black stamp found (eventually) in the depths of my Christmas stamp box. I added some tiny red gems as holly berries and gave her some tiny gem earrings too.

Take a look over at Naughty or Nice December Challenge to see what naughtiness my lovely teamies have cooked up. Now all I have to do is decide who to send this card to...