'av a reyt good Christmas

Hooray... it's the weekend.

Today I am sharing a fun card with you, 

that I made for my SIL and her hubby.

They live in Castleford - hence the sentiment ;-)

My jolly Santa is a digi from Make It Crafty.

He's coloured with Copics and glitter, cut out and popped up on foam pads.

I saw the semtiment on the net somewhere and it stuck in my head.

I knew it would be perfect for them, so I made it up on my comp.

and printed it onto Kraft card.

I just want to say a HUGE thanks to all my visitors.

I have had such a lot of really lovely comments recently

and I appreciate you taking the time.

I see some of you have added Google+,
I have no idea how that works,

and it's proving difficult to find your blog link on some of your pages,

but I will get round to you all, eventually :-)

Challenges.

Winter Wonderland - Photo Inspiration (a cheery Santa)

Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment (2nd entry)

Sweet Stampin' - Cause for Celebration. Congrats on your 4th Birthday xxx

Stampin' for the Weekend - Feeling Festive

Have your elf a merry little Christmas

I got the dreaded 'reds' out today.
It doesn't matter how careful I am with them, I still find they bleed a little, 
but they are so much fun to use. 
I felt like a kid again - trying to keep in the lines :-)

I think I got so used to not having my DPs, when they were boxed away, that I've forgotten how to use them.
I tried this card with just about every Christmas paper I have, and nothing seemed to look right. 
My brain is stuck in CAS mode!!!

This is one of my new, cute Elf images from Make it Crafty... just perfect for 'boy' cards.
I can't wait to use the others - watch this space :-)

Challenges.
Cute Card Thursday - Sketch
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a Film - this has to be Elf
Winter Wonderland - One for the Boys. Must have an image of a boy/man. Hope this boy elf is OK :-)
Paper Shelter - Fairies and Elves
Creative Inspirations - Reds for Remembrance
Sweet Stampin' -  Anything Goes

G'day mate!

Happy New Year everyone. Hope you all had a fabulous holiday.

If you're like me and are finding it tough to get back into crafting mode, check out our first challenge of the year at Totally Papercrafts hosted by the lovely Anne.

We have a nice, easy sketch for you to follow,  designed by our very own Sue.

I rotated the sketch to suit my design - as long as we can make out the original sketch on your project, that's fine.

 For a long time my Mum & Dad spent the start of each year in Australia, visiting friends. Then, because of their health problems they haven't been able to go for the last 5 years, but they are now heading back there at the end of Jan. Wish I was going with them :-)

Soooo - this image is perfect for my Dad's Birthday tomorrow. That is just him (minus the beard) with his Aussie hat and thongs and a tinny in his hand :-)

Please head over to the main blog to check out the amazing work of my fellow teamies and, if you're playing along this week, you could win a  $25 credit voucher to spend in the Simon Says Stamp Store.

Challenges

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Papertake -Anything Goes (Optional 'new' theme)

Supplies.
Aussie Santa image from Make it Crafty, coloured with Copics.
DPs are Websters Pages.
Sentiment made on my comp.

Forever Autumn

Well the weather, here in Yorkshire, has definitely changed over the last week or so - wet, windy and cold.

So our FOREVER AUTUMN challenge at CES is an appropriate theme for me.

Karen is our lovely host this week, and we would like to see your autumn inspired images or colours.

I combined a couple of images for this card, a Gorjuss Girl and the Open Window, both coloured with Copics.

The DP is one of my favs - My Mind's Eye, Mabel.

To the window box I added a couple of punched leaves and various blooms, with pearl and gem centres.

Don't forget to head over to the blog to see the amazing work of my teamies - their work always blows me away. And, if you enter the challenge you could find yourself with a £10 voucher to fill your CES basket with goodies.

Challenges -

Papercraft Star - Inspirational Picture + leaf (my leaves are tucked behind the blooms)
Pals Paper Arts - Fall/Thanksgiving
Fussy and Fancy - Fall / Halloween

Stampin' for the Weekend - Colours of Autumn

Wags 'n ' Whiskers - Fall Colours

Supplies -
Available from Crafty Emmas (just click on the links to be taken to the store page)
6 x 6 Card Blank / My Mind's Eye, Mabel DP / Pearls / Gems / Blooms
Other Supplies -
Gorjuss Girls Stamp / Make it Crafty Open Window Stamp / Ribbon /
Martha Stewart Border Punch / Craftwork Cards Sentiment

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