LOVE..

 Hello everyone, 

Into day 4 of the new year here and time to get posting on my blog..I've been so busy relaxing, laying on the couch and watching movies, very little crafting, just tidying up and finishing off a few bits ready to really get in and do stuff..

ATC time..these were group water coloured...

I did browns, greens purples etc..and decided for this post and theme

I would go purple..

My Whimsey stamps die with all those hearts was such a quick and easy way

 to get all the hearts you needed.....in gold?

Gold..mmm...

I used that negative die cut to add these hearts as a stencil on my ATC's

and Monte texture paste...worked really well, 

and it lasted for the 6 cards before it flopped and got difficult.

THEN....I found this off cut in my bottom drawer

and die cut some hearts..

and was sold...they were perfect in colour..

see..

Then a simple love word die cut out and I was done..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you maybe tomorrow or soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Tag-along ( and ATC's )   ( Love and Romance )

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026

 Hello everyone..

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year 2026..

I had a pretty good year last year but feel this one going to be even better, always the optimist.

I had some wonderful wins and top threes last year in challenges and these one were the latest..

Always a feather in your hat when you win or get top 3, 5 ,or anything else..

just makes my day..

Holly has been enjoying the warm ( Stinking hot ) weather..

and still annoying me daily be sprawling on my craft table..

But of course I wouldn't be without here..

So onwards and upwards we go, with another year filled with crafting everyday,

I love my life..

So have good one and enjoy..and

Thank you so much for dropping in and having a peek and commenting when you can and all your love and support you give me and Holly, cause she's pretty special.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenge # 839 AND LAST OF THE YEAR..

 Hello everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to the new year 2026..

This is our last challenge of the year  for Little Red Wagon and our JanR is hostess and her theme is..

Use the Force - die cuts, embossing, letterpress, foiling etc all those things that goes through your machine and gets squashed into submission..

Does this look like another Christmas journal?

No, it is not, it is one card for four children..

The first picture it the card closed and had to be tied as I got carried away with die cuts, and snow, and embossing, and stuff..

undone and starting to open..

there they all are..so cute and went down really well. with the kids.

I printed their names onto the Santa sack that I found and had for years..

just put it into my editing program and done.

different sky..

Santa coming in for landing..

and a very happy arms up and open for this die cut snowman..

the inside panel with coloured lights..

and the back..

So there you go..

come and join us HERE

thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

Happy New Year to you all..

Luv CHRISSYxx

MERRY CHRISTMAS...

 Hello everyone, 

Just popping to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe new Year 2026

See you next year xx

luv CHRISSYxx

MERRY CHRISTMAS..

 Hello everyone,

Just sharing Christmas cards made for my family..and I'll see you again tomorrow..

They all have pockets inside with a gift card holder and of course a gift card..

So that's my card sharing done for the year..

Thank you so much for stopping by,

I'll see you tomorrow, Christmas eve..

Luv CHRISSYxx

SIMPLE ATC'S..

 Hello everyone,

Well, well, well, the time has done it again, it carried on until Saturday and I was still on Wednesday, what happened..Christmas cards are starting to pop into my letter box, which is always so exciting, I used to get bills too, but with all this online stuff the letter box just gathers dust and leaves so Christmas and birthdays are always the best time of the year for that..

So, onto todays project which is short and sweet and simple, but effective, and again PINK snowflakes..

Red alcohol ink and blending solution on Yuppo paper..

adding some green. being very careful as this can make brown..

When 99% dry I added a few gold  Mica flakes.

with a blob in the middle!!

this one was made using the same red but darker green and deliberately

trying to make a bit of brown on the edges..I liked this one and nearly made a card by drawing with gold marker, strings, to make them into baubles..

Here they are side by side..

A right cut and a wrong cut, I ended up with 6 ATC's..

Then decided to add snowflakes with modelling paste  ( Mont Marte )and a stencil.

and of course the red being red no matter what it is, some went pink.

But there they are....done..simple, no frills..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll hopefully see you again before Christmas..

luv CHRISSYxx

challenges to enter...

Tag-along ( and ATC's)   ( Red and Green )

CHRISTMAS..DT

 Hello everyone,

It is Wednesday and I'm your hostess over at LITTLE RED WAGON and my theme for you over there is so very easy..CHRISTMAS CARD..any style or size or amount..share them all..

When I say Christmas card I think it is very rare for me to make one, usually anywhere  between 2 & 12 depending on the size of course, these puppies are the bigger ones and I could not let this Christmas fly passed without my  homemade wagon wheel..

I also adore this wagon set from Honey Bee Stamps..

the straw and wheel details using real nuts.

and adding a tree just makes me happy.

Holly all geared up for Christmas 😅 and looking real excited.

( She's a bit miffed as she got told off for sniffing the table with my Christmas bits on it )

While making the wagons up I made some wagon wheels, very easy to do.

Cut some birdies..

and done..

needed more but smaller birds..

Cut twice, once in white and the breast falls out, so cut again in red and inlay.

then ink him up..

Marianne Creatable tree all cut and inked and snowed on..

Be like that little madam.. she can be as prickly as her name.

and starting to build the cards..

Tree in place..

So bank and white splatters..

Wagon wheel getting sort with a bit of foam tape on the ends..

In place..

Birdie on top

some wooden snowflakes and gold die cut sentiment..

Then I found this buried in a drawer full of card stock and so,

I made one with that as my snow bank..

and another with snowball pom pom and tree stump

and cute little memory box die  star from my stash hanging from the tree tip.

Until I had 4 of them..

So there you go, thought I five but it was four..

So do comer and joins us HERE

thank you so much for stopping by..

See you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter..

Crafty Calendar  ( Winter / Christmas )

Creative Knockouts   ( Winter Wonderland )

Creative Inspirations  ( Anything goes )