Friday Sketchers challenge

well I have done all my orders now for this year. thank god. First thing for next year is get some samples done for some wedding invitations.
But now I can play, and play is what I am doing. I am totally loving the Magnolia Santa at the moment.
Here is my card for Friday sketchers challenge I have done yet another Santa in non traditional colours.


Items used,Magnolia Santa, Karen Foster Design Papers Christmas Fusion & Christmas Ribbons,Nestabilities Curved Rectangle,Cuttle bug Swiss Dots Folder,Spellbinders Shapeabilities Create A Flake 2.
Stickles green and Icicle, copic pens.

Saturday Sketches

At Last I am able to enter another challenge. Its been along time since doing one.Just been nice this weekend to have abit of time to play and not be making card orders. Although I do still have 5 orders to do. will get them done this week.
you can find the Sketch I have followed Here


Magnolia Santa coloured with Copic pens
papers and ribbons from my stash
cuttlebug Swiss dots folder
Nessie oval die and snowflake die

Lots of crafting

But sadly I can not show you , as they are cards I am doing for a DT, and cannot show them here, its for my local craft shop. I have got 6 out of the ten made. so got to pull my finger out as they have to be in by the 12Th. But I do have just one card here that I hadn't up loaded of my camera.
I really am getting into these Magnolia stamps now. getting a nice collection of the Christmas ones. more work needed on my Colouring and shading, but hopefully that will come with time and practice.


Also this weekend I went with my sister to take my niece and nephew to see Santa, it was lovely,got a picture of JJ, but little Shana would not have hers taken.


Santa is at Fairymoon craft shop every weekend now until Christmas eve.
I really must get a move on, I haven't even started buying Christmas presents yet. Tree is still in the loft. mmmmmmmmmm someone give me a kick up the bottom. lol

hello on this very cold morning

OMG how cold is it this morning. I am frozen and finding it very hard to get motivated. Which is a must as I have cards to get made to enter into a DT for my local Craft shop Fairymoon crafts, They have just started their own blog to, which you can find here its not long been up and running , but looking fab so far.The girls at the shop are brill and if you ever need any advice pop in and see them, or if you are needing something they don't have in stock they will source it for you too.
Oh and they make a brill cuppa too. must write myself a note and remember to take some nice biccies or cakes next time I go in.

well I suppose I had better go and make myself a nice cuppa and get on with these cards or they wont be in b4 the deadline.

Enjoy your day all and wrap up its brass monkeys out there.

There is light

at the end of the Tunnel.
My card party last weekend was a success. Sold loads of cards and got lots of orders.
made over £100. So I was well chuffed. been busy this week making some of the orders.Not many left to do now.Then I can start playing with bits I haven't had chance to play with. And do some blog challenges.
Today I am having a lazy day, tonight I am taking my hubby out for dinner as its his birthday today. He knows nothing about it at the moment, have have arranged for some friends to come too. so should be a nice evening.

Anyway going to get a coffee now. so take care all and Happy crafting.

No time to spare

oh why oh why do I always leave things till the last minute. One day I will learn.......Well I hope I will this time. I have a card party to do on the 21st of this month. And guess wot I have a stock box which is very low. the last 3 weeks I have been working on everyday birthday and other cards from men, woman, children. And final on Monday I started on Christmas cards.
So sadly at the moment I haven't got time to take part in challenges etc. Just as I am getting into and finding some lovely blogs with challenges on. yes I could be doing these challenges and using them cards to put in my stock box. but need to get cards made quick. so putting aside the blogging and challenges until after the party is out the way.
Which I must say is really doing my head in at the mo, as I have new stamps which I am wanting to play with.
also this week I have 5 cards to make for my father in laws birthday, 4 cards for my hubby's birthday, and 4 cards for brother in laws birthday. oh and 1 anniversary card.
I hate November its my worst month for cards.
think I had better find some match sticks.

hope everyone is keeping busy and well.

Digital Tuesday challenge

This challenge is Flowers.find out more about this challenge HERE


just love fred's flowers. abit of parchment, and dry embossing.