overdone the trifle

well any amount of weight i lost this year has been made null and void by the copious amounts I have eaten over the last few days - mainly trifle. I have eaten my body weight in coffee creams - roll on jan when i shall return to slimming world with a brown bag of shame over my head.
Hope everyone had a lovely christmas - i had some lovely hand-made cards from my crafty friends. I have just made a simple card today for my sister who spent christmas day in hospital - she seems to be on the mend now.
I can enter it in to 2 challenges;
totallygorjuss. - easily does it
mosdigitalchallenge - fave mo card made this year [i added this because as soon as i use a mo image - it becomes my favourite - this was one of the first images i bought and I use it so much.

Back to work tomorrow if I can find anything that fits...

have a wonderful christmas

That's it really - to all my friends who just pop by - I wish you joy and happiness this Christmas and a happy healthy 2013

Peas on Earth...

Loved this image from whimsiedoodles. I wish I had seen it earlier before I posted my cards - oh well it will be fab for next year.
I am going to enter this card in the following challenges
hotshotcraft. - clean and simple
kaboodledoodles. christmas
sketchsaturday - sketch

Not time to make cards tonight - need to practice I am performing my silent "silent night" tomorrow..hopefully there will not be anyone who can really do sign language in the audience as my words may very much vary from the original!!!

happy snowman

love this digi image by mo manning - easy to colour but looks effective. I learnt the background technique from Lyndsey. Its a good way to use up scraps and peel-offs. Made a few cards last night - but its no good I have to face up to putting away crafting stuff and get the tree from the loft - tho I swear blind it only went back up there last month - where has 2012 gone!!
Will enter this card in the following challenges
Digi Galore notrealstamps. - Christmas
ladybugcrafts - christmas /winter
stampinfortheweekend let it snow

fairy christmas

I have been asked to make a  chrimbo card for a  friends fiancée.I ihave used a lovely Mo manning image. It's an easel card and I have used some glossy accents to make the Snow Globe stand out and I have used traditional christmassy colours and stickled the holly and flowers to make them sparkle.I have used my new memory box holly die-cut tho it's hard to see!!! I am hopefully going to finish off my own Christmas Cards tonight - so pyjamas call and I shall be sitting in front of the fire - promarkers at hand!!
I will enter it in the following challenges
totallygorjuss - for someone special
craftingforallseasons green& red/glitter& sparkle
mosdigitalchallenge. - something beginning with 'D'  [scallop circle/holly die-cuts]

Golden Wedding

I really must do something christmassy - like make cards or put up the tree - its less than 2 weeks away and I really have not done anything - tomorrow night I shall make a concentrated effort - unless there is something good on the telly.
Here is a Golden Wedding Card I have finally finished as it is needed for tomorrow - its like a double gatefold card.
I can enter it in the following challenges
cardmaniachallenges wedding/anniversary
lovetocreate anything goes
totallystampalicious anything goes

Thank You Card

I have been asked to make a Thank You card for  our tutor. I have been on a Sign Language Course - really good fun. I passed my BSL over 10 years and not alot of it has stayed with me - its been great trying to learn a bit more. The course finishes a bit before Christmas and we are going to 'sign' Silent Night at the carol concert. I may be signing the first verse three times over and hope no-one realises!!
   The card is quite big - 8x8 and  is using a lovely Mo Manning image and I have been raiding my stash for flowers and gems - it does look better than the photo - I know I always say that[my photography is worse than my signing!!]
I will enter it in to the following challenges
mosdigitalchallenge - anything goes
hotshotcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ - butterflies
ilovepromarkers. - anything goes

Glitzy Girls

I love the Uptown Girl stamps. This is for my best friends daughter who is 30 - I feel so old I can remember going up to the hospital when she was born a few weeks after my son who was born. They were both born in the Royal Naval Hospital in Gibraltar - it seems so long ago.
Anyway the card can be entered in the following challenges
totallygorjuss - anything goes with glitter [it is actually very glittery but the photo does not pick it up!!]
divasbydesignchallenge - glitter and sparkle
joannasheenchallenge - anything goes excluding christmas