Faye's 12 Days of Fluffmas...

Faye is having a little fun on her blog and is running

 The 12 days of Fluffmas candy

All you need to do is answer her 12 questions then post it on your blog and do the usual thingy to add your link....easy peasy - is it???  so why not pop over and enter her candy....

1. How old is Sweet Cheeks? - 2 years old on December 3
2. What is the name of my Mum's Blog? - It's an Alien Life
3. What are my favourite colours? (Clue; they're not what you might think they are!) - pink and brown
4. We recently moved, but from which county? - Devon
5. How many posts did I write in August? - 16
6. Which two Challenge Blogs do I play on? - Sweet Stampin' Challenge and Cupcake Craft challenge
7. When is my birthday? (Clue; I was on holiday!) - March 15
8. What is my favourite crafting item? - raffia
9.  Name the alternate reality I inhabit? - Faye world
10. I love this as much as crafting, what is it? - choklit, ice-cream and cakes
11. What do we refer to my Dad as? (Bonus stash if you can tell me what his remedy for anything is?) - Doc Shingles and white lightening cider.
12. Once upon a time, I had a career in? - the Catering Industry as a Pastry Chef, Restaurant Manager, HR - but I guess Pastry Chef is the answer given the recent tirade about mince pies!!!

 Well Fluff and family   -  I hope you have been having a fabby time.  Valxx

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Merry Christmas everyone .....

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones the joy and magic of Christmas and thank you so much for your visits over the year.

A very Happy Christmas everyone

Love

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Fave Five Christmas Cards for 2010

Debbie over at A Scrap Journey has asked people to show her and fellow bloggers their five favourite Christmas cards for 2010. Debby has offered some gorgeous candy for the winner. The deadline for entering your cards is 29 December 2010 and Debby will pick a winner on 30 December 2010.

My favourite Christmas cards I have chosen are:

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Happy Birthday Fanta

My darling little pewter Persian cat, Fanta, really Silver Fantasy, and sometimes known as Fanny, is 17 years old today.  Who would have guessed that she would out-live both her brothers, by quite a few years, particularly as she was so ill in her first year with constant gastroenteritis, and has barely grown above the size of a one-year old.  She is one spiky little girl, and is still first for her breakfast and dinner, and won't sand any truck from my two new boys that are now 17 months.  This was taken in the summer when she was sunning herself.  Sun!  What sun???

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

A Tim Holtz-y card with a bit of bling and Sweet Stampin

I have made a number of cards like this one, but I have added some very sparkly snowflakes that have been glammed up with glass glitter.  The rest did not get photographed because they went straight into envelopes for posting, and I realised that this has not been posted yet - so thought I would blog it.  This was also my DT card for Sweet Stampin on Saturday, and apologies that I did not get a post done then - I felt so ill with this bug.

I stamped and embossed the rendeer with Ranger gold embossing powder, then blended distress inks across the whole card.  On the bottom I stamped the trees in various colours of green distress ink.  Just added the glittery snowflakes, stamped the words, and rubbed gold dabber paint around the edges.  So quick and easy.

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.



 

A bit of bling .... for a DT Call

NOTE:  This post was edited to add the second card for the Flutterby Wednesday DT Call.


Hello everybody on this cold, snowy evening.  I hope you are keeping well and warm.  Outside the windows it looks so pretty with the newly fallen snow softly glittering.

I must apologise to everybody that I have not been around in the last couple of weeks.  I have had a pretty nasty fluey cold for around 6/8 weeks, but then it really kicked in with a vile stomach bug as well, and I just had to give in and stay put, and I have slept for what seemed like days. I  just hope it has gone now.

On to my card.  Flutterby Wednesdays have a DT Call running.  I just love working with 'winged' images, particularly fairies.  Flutterby are asking for two cards, and the is the first one.  The second will be added at the end of the post.  I wanted to do something bright and blingy and lovely seasonal colours - this image from Mo's Digital Pencil just fits the bill - and she is very pretty.  I have coloured with copics, papers are Basic Grey Jovial and I have added flowers from WOC, with a slight modification by the addition of crystals to the centres.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday - DT Call - this is the first of the two cards required for the DT call
Flutterby Wednesday - must use an angel, fairy or butterly
Copic Creations - sparkle
All Sorts - Free and easy - anything goes
Digital Tuesday - sparkling digi
Digis with Attitude - anything Christmas


This is the second card for the Flutterby Wednesday DT Call.

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

It's a Sassy Christmas at One Stop Card Crafts

Hi everybody

Post number 2 for me today, and it's a Sassy Christmas at One Stop Card Crafts.

For my card I have used a lovely image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Christmas Fairy - Holly.  I think she is really cute, and I love her big flouncy dress - so girly.  I have coloured with Copics, and added Stickles Diamond Glitter to her dress, and the edges of her holly wings.  My papers are from last year, and I cannot be sure what they are.  My flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the Snowflake is a Cuttlebug Die, which I have dipped in Twinklets and glitter.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

• Craft your Passion - Anything goes
• Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
• A Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas card
• Stampavie and More - Christmas
• Cooking it up with Katie - Layer me a red Christmas
• Some Odd Girl - make it Uber Girly

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

A time for lots of shine for Sweet Stampin'

Good morning one and all

Woo Hoo!  I am on the design team for a second term!  Absolutely fab!

Another Saturday morning - I cannot understand where the time has gone this week.  I know I have been doing stuff, but nothing to blog as I was trying to catch up on getting cards done for Christmas and some are for people who might see them.

Anyway, on to the  Sweet Stampin' Challenge this week.  We have a recipe for you.  Three papers, two embellishments, one image.  Wot - no flowers from me?

We are sponsored by Craft Brulee today, and our monthly sponsor is Crafty Emma's Store.

Well, I already had my background made, but what to put on it.  In the end, I decided to be clever - wrong move - I now have gold leafing flakes all over the floor, because they jumped out of the box at me when I put the lid on.  In the box the leafing flakes look greeny silver, now on the card they have a gold colour!!

All my paper is from last year - not sure which brand - I made this background up a few weeks ago as part of a batch for my marathon Christmas card session.  The image is Penny Black.  I have cut snowlakes with Martha Stewart punches from silver holographic card, and added small blue ones over the top, which I glittered.  Ribbon and other bits and pieces from stash.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge - G is for Glitter
• The Character cafe - Glitter, glitter, glitter
• Prairie Fairy Fridays - Use a star
• Mami Doodles - Anything goes
• Stampin with the Dragon - Make it sparkle
• Wags 'n' Whiskers - Snowflakes
• Stampin B's design team - Use a star
• Freshly Brewed - Sparkle and shine
• Simon Says Stamp - Christmas - but no red or green
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Red and green must not be seen

Don't forget to pop along to the Sweet Stampin' Challenge to have a look at all the fab creations.
I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Tea or Coffee anyone?

This week at the One Stop Craft Challenge our theme is Tea or Coffee.  For me it depends on the time of the day, and also whether I want a really strong dose of coffee, in which case it is an expresso or two,  or an instantly refeshing cup of Twinnings Lady Grey or Afternoon Tea!  In this case it is tea.  We are sponsored today by Dew Drop Craftz.  Do pop along to see the what the rest of the team have been up to.

I think for those looking at my blog recently might think I have shares in Lili of the Valley - because this is another image of theirs.  Such a pretty one with an old-fashioned feel.  I have coloured with Copics, and the teapot has been given a coat of Glossy Accents with a dash of stickles on the icing on the cupcake and the edge of the table cloth.  The papers are the new Curio from Basic Grey, which are rather yummy.  The sentiment is LOTV as well.  Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• Daring Cardmakers - Turquoise
• Cute Card Thursday - Blue
• Hodge Podge Shop - Birthdays
• Moving along with the Times - For someone special
• Some Odd Girl - Girly
• Fab 'n' Funky - Birthday
• A Crafty Little Place - Anything goes
• Party time Tuesdays - Birthday
• Incy Wincy - A recipe

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Collecting the tree ... for Sweet Stampin'

Good morning to one and all.  What a week it has been - snow everywhere, more to come, and lucky me I got a pretty nasty virus on my PC.   I was searching for a new Christmassy look for my blog, and looked at one site that has their own backgrounds and lists other blogs with free backgrounds as well.  I started going down the list, and opened one blog that has quite obviously had been hacked into or deliberately placed, and it was full of the most disgusting porn with the virus lurking.  It took me virtually all day to clean my PC.  Although I have all the standard anti-virus applications, none of them worked against this, because everytime I tried to do a scan this virus prevented it, until a free download from Microsoft called Security Essentials did the job.  This sort of thing makes me so angry.   I did email the blog concerned, and they have removed the offending link - it was not their fault.  Enough of the rants

Anyway I have a background I just had to have - the birds are my namesakes so what is a girl supposed to do when she is a Robin as well!!

On to this weeks' Sweet Stampin' challenge.  We are sponsored by LadyBug Crafts Ink, and I know there is a yummy prize for the winner.  We woud like to see your backgrounds created especially for your card - that means no branded DPs, but you can create one of your own.

I have done something fairly simple and have stamped and embossed with Winter Wonderland embossing powder straight on to my base card because I did not want to detract from this beautiful image from Lili of the Valley.  For the trees in the background I followed a project in the December issue of Craft Stamper  by Kay Carley for a technique using copics.  i thought it looked so effective so gave it a go.  The tree stamps I have had for years, and I have never used them, but they just suited this, and after colouring I added some Diamond Stickles..  For the sky I brushed some Distress Ink through a Spellbinder Impressabilities.  To finish I just mounted the whole thing on some Bazzill and finished off with a toning satin ribbon.  No greeting as I am not yet sure who this is for.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

• Winter Wonderland - Christmas and penguins or polar bears
• The Stampman - Christmas and only 3 colours
• Stamp Something - Christmas colour combo
• Raise the Bar - Trees
• Woodware USA - Anything goes
• Totally Stampalicious - Anything goes
• Paper Cupcakes - Anything goes
• Dutch Dare - Christmas card or tag
• Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Christmas animals
• Stamp and Create - 'Tis the season

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments.  Thank you each and every one of you.

Snowy blues .... for several challenges

A card that seems somewhat appropriate given all the snow everywhere today.  My cats have been sitting at the window mesmerized with the snowflakes floating down.

 

 

 

 

Once again I have chosen a lovely Lili of the Valley stamp for this card.  Ths one is called Skating Along.  I have coloured with Copics, with copious amounts of glitter on the furry parts of her clothings, and added some silvery glass shards to the ice.  The sentiment is also Lili of the Valley from one of their newly released sets.  The papers are from a Bearly Mine Christmas set.  Edge punch is Martha Stewart as are the snowflakes.  The flowers are, as ever, from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 

 

 

 

 

I am entering this for the following challenges. 

• Bah Humbug - Feeling the Blues
• The Creative Cottage - Untraditional Christmas Colours
• Artful Inkables - Dies and punches
• Something completely different - Snow
• Stampaivie and more - Snow
• Tuesday Throwdown - Embellish it
• Lexi's Creations - Blue and Silver
• Stamps R Us - Holiday Card
• Cute card Thursday - The Blues

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate it that you take the time to read my blog and leave a comment.

 

 

DT card - Buttons and Bows

Hello Sweet Stampin' fans and of hello course to anybody else who tunes in here on this bright crisp morning.

I think I am finally getting over my fluey cold, with all its associated nasties.  Three weeks now - and I know of several people including my sister who have been suffering for much longer.

So, this week at Sweet Stampin' our theme is Buttons and Bows.  The prize this week is 6 beautiful pins from Pretty Pin Emebllishments.

My card is a boy's birthday card, so there is a little bit of ribbon, but no bows - I don't think a rugby playing little boy would like bows!

The image is LOTV as is the sentiment from their new range, which I purchased at NEC.  The image is coloured with copics and the background inking is Distress Inks.    This is supposed to be a mucky rugby field.  All the papers are from Basic Grey Oliver, with Bazzill for the dark green background.  Buttons, brad and ribbon all from stash.

i am entering this into the following challenges:

Elllephantastic  - Red and Green - well I have a red button, and the little boy has red hair!
Digi Doodles Best - Red and Green
A Spoonful of Sugar - Anything goes
Meljens Designs - Buttons and Bows
Prairie Fairy Designs - Buttons and Bows

Thanks for stopping by.   I love comments and really appreciate you taking the time to look at my blog..  Keep safe if you are travelling.

 

DT Card

A second card from me today.  This is my DT card for the One Stop Craft Challenge, and this week we are looking for Snowpeople on your cards. 

Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish.

So, on to my card.  I have chosen this lovely snowman by LOTV.  Their stamps are brilliant, and I cannot enough of them.  I have coloured in Copics, and added a fair amount of Stickles in Diamond, plus added some Twinkles to the snow as well for some texture.  My sentiment is from one of the new LOTV sets, which I bought at the NEC.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, with pine branches punched with a L.Em punch, and a swirl done with a Marianne D die, to which I have added a couple of crystals.  The papers are from the lovely Memory Box Mistletoe.  The ribbon is from stash.

Do pop along to the One Stop Crafts Challenge blog to see all the lovely projects from the team.

I am entering this card for the following challenges

Lili of the Valley - Glitter and Glitz
Paper Play Challenge - Let it Snow
ABC Christmas - X is for Christmas with the option of flowers
Stamps R Us - Sparkle and Scallops
Delightful Challenges - Winter weather
Digi Doodles Best - Anything goes


Thanks for stopping by. I really appreciate your comments.

 

Sweet Stampin DT Call

Hi everybody

There is a DT call for Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog.   These ladies they are some of the most fun, creative and friendly people I have been lucky enough to get to know,  and  I absolutely love working with.  If you would like the chance to enter into this fabulous team then pop over here for all the details on how to enter and good luck.

Hugs

First Birthday for Sweet Stampin'

Good morning one and all. 

This is a very special day for Sweet Stampin'.  It is our First Birthday!  So we're celebrating., and WELCOME to the Sweet Stampin' First Birthday Blog Hop.  More about that in a minute. 

We have a sketch for you all this week.  I love sketches, it makes it so easy to combine lots of different elements, particularly if you go over the top like I do sometimes.  Our sponsor is Di's Digi Downloads, and this is one of her beautiful images.  I have coloured with Copics.  The papers are from Bearly Mine Designs using a couple of the Christmas ranges.  The flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the leaf and swirl die are Magnolia DooHickey's Cutting Dies.  I have embellished with some Swaroski crystals as well, but they don't show up very.

I also have some surpise Sweet candy on offer for one lucky blogger!
For the chance to win this candy... just leave a comment here and I will choose someone at random at the end of the week. If you would like to become a follower and pop back again from time to time, that would be even better.  Don't forget you need to enter this weeks Sketch Challenge at Sweet Stampin'  to be eligible to win any Design Team Candy!

Do check back to see if you were the lucky one.

Blog Hop Order

If you arrived here from Lorraine's Blog, then you're in the right place.

The next place to head to is Vicky.

If you should get lost on the way you can always check back at the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog to see the complete list of the DT members and get yourself back on track.

We'd love to see all your cards and projects, so do get creating and join us... and have fun!

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Stampin' for the weekend - Winter
The ABC Challenge - H is for Holidays
Pollycraft Monday Challenge - A glittery Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge - X is for Xmas with the optional extra of flowers


Thanks for stopping by. I really appreciate your comments.

 

Remembrance

Good morning everybody - I cannot believe it is Saturday again.

First of all before I get on to my DT card for the One Stop Card Craft Challenge this week, I would like to announce who won my candy from the OSCC Blog Hop .......... Chosen by my lovely OH.  It is ..............

Trish from Diamond Dolls Crafty Space

Trish will you please email me your snail mail address so that I can get the candy in the post to you.

This week on OSCC the theme is Pop-Ups, and we are being sponsored by the Digi Doodle Shops Best Store.

I have done a very simple Pop-Up, and my theme is Remembrance - a time for remembering all the brave men and women who have given their lives in the service of their country, that we might be free.

I take no credit for this beautiful image - it was a digi from Marjie's Malarkies.  It comes with various other bits and pieces, and I used a flower and leaf to create my own backing paper, and of course most people will recognise the words from 'In Flanders Fields' attributed to John McCrae and written in WWI.

My pop-up is very easy to make, it simply has a piece of concertina'd card behind the image, which allows it to lay flat to go into an envelope, but when opened the image pops-up.



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It's fluttering snowflakes at Sweet Stampin'

Hi Bloggers

I hope you have a great weekend wherever you are and whatever you are up to!  I sincerely hope you are not affected by the storms around at the moment.

The theme this week at Sweet Stampin' is Snowflakes, and the team have produced some fabby works of inspiration for you, so please pop across and have a look.

I have been playing with Lord Tim stamps for my project this weekend.  It is an 8 x 8" card - I am quite liking this size at the moment, and have made quite a few Christmas cards this size.  For the background I stamped with Versamark and embossed with Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder in Silver, and then coloured with Distress Inks in a variety of blues.  For the piece the reindeer is on, again I stamped in Versamark, but embossed the snowflakes with clear embossing powder, and then stamped the reindeer in Versamark and embossed with Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder in Black.  Again I coloured in Distress Inks in blues, but added some green at the bottom and a smidgeon of Scattered Straw around the area of the antlers.

My snowflakes are cut with a Martha Stewart punch, and I covered them with glue and dipped them in Twinklets.  I have added some crystals to these and a few tiny ones to some of the snowflakes on the card.

Our sponsor this week is Tiddly Inks, where you will find a large range of digi stamps, papers and other stuff.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

The Stamp Man - Christmas

Bah Humbug - Reindeer

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

ABC Christmas - W - Winter Wonderland

Oldie but a Goodie - Distressing

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