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Monday, October 31, 2011

Make it Monday starts again



Hello Everyone,

Another week is starting, and MAKE IT MONDAY  is away again...

What a fabulous amount of gorgeous projects last week.....wow, you kept me busy...

This week we are sponsored by the lovely Di over at

http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/


Here is a little background from Di

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.



I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.


This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

Di is generously offering the winner
5 Digis of their choice

Awesome stuff eh!!!



For my card I used an image called 'Autumn Stroll' from Di's .



Close up of image....isn't he just the cutest..coloured with pencils, and a few copics...added glossy stuff to his boots..but dont think you can see it.

Papers and ribbon from stash...a few buttons, and the gorgeous lace die cut in half from 'Marianne designs'...

On to my pick of the week, #81 Cat  ..really cute..


She has done a lovely job on her Tilda card...

My phone just rang and has thrown my concentration...but I think I've covered it all...I'm off to work now...my lady loved the job I did on her gardens on Saturday...was just a loooong strip up the garden path..had already done the other big one...so she is happy..I'm happy...and off to work I go..

Thanks for all your amazing comments...glad my follower who fell has popped back on..weird that...how that keeps happening...

You can see all my lovely teamies gorgeous creations over at the main blog of MAKE IT MONDAY 

Link up and lets get started......

Luv CHRISSYxx

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Just sitting here

Hello Everyone,

I'm just sitting here going through blogs and commenting...thinking about going to work for a while to see 'my lady'...going to dig over her garden and trim.. AGAIN...no wonder nothing flowers.....
wondering how much time I have left before I go...and there was Tilda...sitting waiting. ever so patiently
so I have 19 mins before I have to go...are you ready......lets go...



Tilda...just sitting here thinking of you..coloured with pencils,and papers from my stash, very pretty ,flowers die from Creatables and the beautiful lacey die behind Tilda is from creatables too...my long awaited prize that I won in July, I just cut it in half, and placed it either side....



side view....



annnnd, a close up of image..

Going to enter this little beauty in a challenge at Magnolia-licious  [thinking of you/get well]

Shoot...just dropped all my dies on the floor....

Have to go to work... so will love and leave you...oh! I won top 3 twice...pollycraft and crafts 4 eternity...whos a lucky girl then..




I'm off...it's Saturday morning so the roads wont be busy...then back to my little corner of the world to colour...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Friday, October 28, 2011

Another Clementine

Hello Everyone,

Well, thank goodness that day is over, it was a toughy today...with the dreadful weather there was so much washing...every where I went!!...roll on sunshine...lol..

I have a new release from stampfairy to show you today......remember last time I put up 'Clementine'..and I started with the song..'Oh my darling.oh!my darling,oh! my darrrling Clementine...and the song got stuck in your head....well, I wont do that this time..I will just show you...


Cute little Clementine....thinking of carrots not candy canes..lol..[I drew the thinking bubble myself]



Inside the card....



Close up of Clementine....coloured her up pink this time with my pencils, and added glitter..



There's the whole sheet of images and you freebie carrot....you can find these and lots of other cuties over at STAMPFAIRY 

Thanks for looking, see you tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Last one...promise

Hello Everyone,

What a weather change....cold, raining, had to put my winter jimjams on again last night...not very impressed with spring this year...brrr... and that stinkin' mouse is back...with his brother, sister, 2 aunties, and 1 uncle....well...no more mister nice guy...meet 'Nasty Nana'....my sons have been around and found the nest in an old ivy from next door...it grows right over the top of their garage and has attached itself to mine....they ripped heaps down and out came all these mice....they were running all over the place..so we have put pellets down which are very tasty to these little guys...but the end result is not pleasant..

I have laid a complaint to our landlord about cleaning it all away so will just wait and see what happens.

Onto my card for today...and it is the last Halloween card.....



Cute little image from Elizaberth Dulemba....



Colourd with pencils and filled the ghost up with glossy stuff to make him clear and shiney.....but it bubbled....so now he is clear, shiney, and bubbly...lol..



Dont know why the 3rd photo...just did it...gorgeous black gems, orange sequin string and corrugated card...no DP's...and of course the purple feathers...

Going to enter this card at Di's Digi designs  [Halloween]

Right, the g/sons have arrived the dog is going nuts....jumping from one couch to the other...may have to yell in a minute...must be the weather...

Will be back later today...see you then...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Two to go!!!

Hello Everyone,

Only two more Halloween cards to go, then I'm out of images and onto Christmas cards...I've really enjoyed Halloween card making...never done it before..a lot of fun.



My lady I go to ever ymorning is not impressed with Halloween at all...and I'm never to show her my cards relating to it.....hee hee,...glad I 'm not showing her this one, she would have a fit...

You have no idea what the first picture is for....I was just playing with ya.....



Theres the whole card......



Close up of the old witch......

Coloured with pencils, and background is tissue paper...dark blue with tiny stars...a spider web with spiders, and the metal part for a challenge, is a kitchen cupboard door latch...



See.......I found it in the garage at my daughters place...there was a door lying there from  when they altered their kitchen so I unscrewed it and pinched it...or should I say accquired it..lol..

It has made the card very heavy, but looks very cool...

Going to enter this card if I'm on time to these challenges....

Crafts 4 eternity  [add metal...more strange the better]

All sorts  [Halloween]

Simon says  [anything goes]

Scrapbook sisters  [anything goes]

DONE!!! The paper clip thing is working so well for me...lol..

Thanks for all your fabulous comments you leave....really appreciate it, love to read them all.

Our temp here in Napier NZ was 25 degrees yesterday....perfect....TODAY....10..brrrr..and its wash day..and it's persisting down...Oh!  Joy.....an hour and a half being told it is raining...what about the washing...lol...

See you tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Halloween cuteness

Hello Everyone,

Back today with more cuteness...but...of the Halloween sort..


Colured with pencils..the image is off the net.........very cute mouse.


Close up of pumpkin......



Close up of rafia and bow......



Side view...

Only did lots of photos because I finally kept the camera still...had good lighting...and actually took good photos...lol..

Made my own sign post [with fresh alphabet stickers]...and my posh designer paper is actually my daughters left over wallpaper from her lounge...new my hoarding would come in handy....and they all thought...[Mums lost the plot]...the gems are what the boys bought me in Australia..lovely colour...Zach said..."just like Dads beer bottle...lol.."

Going to enter this card in  a challenge at Sweet Stampin  

Thanks for stopping by, and all your wonderful comments....will see you all tomorrow.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Back to cute!!

Hello Everyone,

Have another card to share....and I'm bacvk to cute again for a challenge at FLUTTER BY WEDNESDAY   very cute fairies having a cup of dew!!



Found image at a new site called  ' Colourbox' .. papers from Prima 'sweet fairy collection.'
Coloured with pencils, which took a lot of sharpening...lol..lots of tiny spaces to fill..added glitter to their wings, some feathers, and flowers...and a teeny tiny butterfly.[.and I was told there is no such phrase...]
my party...my blog...say what I want to...bad gramma or not...lol...




Very cute....

A big thankyou and welcome to three new followers, thankyou for joining me...

Now it is Tuesday morning for me, a glorious day, my 4 day weekend has expired...back to the grindstone....at least I had a chance to catch up on my own work...house and yard...looks so much better now...planted out my pots...but must get bird netting...stupid birds ate my lettuces....

Luv CHRISSYxx

Monday, October 24, 2011

spiders,webs and colours..Oh! my..

                 Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout
                down came the rain and washed the spider out,
                out came the sunshine,  and dried up all the rain,
                So...Incy Wincy spider climed up the spout again...


I used to cry for that spider when I was little.I dont now of course...but I do feel for the little blighter.


Hello Everyone,

A new week has begun, and that means MAKE IT MONDAY   has started a new linky party.

Whats an amazing assortment of cards and projects last week....you really kept me on my toes with commenting....I loved it.

Big congrats to the winners from last week..

This week we are sponsored by the lovely Emma over at

http://www.craftyemmasstore.co.uk/





Prize

£10 voucher
Onto my card......



Made a cutie.. Autumn / Halloween  for 2 challenges....hence the poem / rhyme at the beginning.
Coloured with pencils this cute image was a freebie from Meljen designs..[the spider and web ] and the pumpkins...oop's cant remember....used my fence and leaf dies, ink all over the place, and a few feathers, as I liked the colours of them and the spots.



A lot of fun to colour and added glitter onto the web.....

Now...for my pick this week , I chose #199 Lorianna  with this little cutie.



Fabulous colouring.............

Well, thats my work done....now it is up to you lovelies to link up with MAKE IT MONDAY  show us what you got...old posts...new posts..projects...altered bags and boxes...as long as it is PAPER!!
we want to see it....

Challenges I would like to enter...
Simon says Stamp   [Fairytales & Nursery rhymes]

Paper take weekly   [Autumn colours]

There you go..all done and no one was injured in the process...Have a great week and will see you all tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Day number 2 OFF!!

Hello Everyone,

Well, I'm at the closing of day number 2...[.early evening Saturday actually], and have been a busy little beaver...my youngest son came by and helped me finish off a patio area that I have been making for 2 summers now....just have pots to plant out, and a bit of colour around the place and it will be ready for the first BBQ of the season...looks good, considering it is on the south side and here that is cold,wet, muddy,and blaa...in the winter, but hot as blazers in the summer....

Made a card last night at my daughters...I had to stay with her last night as the boys went to the other G/ma and hubbstar was working...and the sooky bubba  didn't want to be on her own, so she lured me with peppermint chocolate....I fought it long and hard...but I am weak[head down]

Anyway, enough Tom foolery...here is my creation.....



Petty in pink Christmas card...



close up of image from my win at Pollycraft....



Another one for luck....

Coloured with pencils and glittered her socks, and used fabric glittered puff paint for her hat and dress trim....some very pretty lace, then covered most of it up, LOTV sentiment and one big snowflake wgich was from last year and supposed to be a tree ornament..and I popped a pink gem in the middle and a few more around the image.Pink spot paper is 'Tatty teddy'

Would like to enter this sweetie into challenges at...

Polly craft challenge  [Girls-girls-girls]

Little miss muffet   [Girly girl]

All done, thanks for popping in and all your wonderful comments, off to have a wee play,will see you maybe tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Friday, October 21, 2011

I'm Baaaaaccckkk!!!

Hello Everyone,

I'm back...this time with a spooky card for FUSSY AND FANCY DT  and  the challenge for this fortnight is the 3 B's...Black....Border....Bling..



Oooooo.....spooky. Love this freebie image from Dude time doodles, a Bonibleaux Design.
Meet "Billy the Bat"
Fabulous to colour, which I did with pencils, added some stretched out rugby ball fluff again, a spider in place, black die cut border and black blings....and I even had black ribbon.



I made his veins in his eyes with red pencil, and the tips of his teeth...he's just had lunch..lol..

Had to use the dreaded black.. but it wasn't as daunting like the first time...a few drops of clear glue in his pupils to make them all glassy...bit of inking on my edges and he was all ready to go...

Time to go over to the FUSSY AND FANCY   main blog, check out my lovely teamies creations..
and join in the new challenge.


entering this card in challenges at...
HOOKED ON CRAFT   [something spooky]

HERE COME THE BOYS   [#13 Halloween]


Thanks for stopping by......will catch up with you all on Monday.
Luv CHRISSYxx

Fluff and a bear

Hello Everyone,

Friday release time over at STAMPFAIRY  and another gorgeous wee bear "BARRY" sitting there all cute with his Christmas stocking...




Fabulous little images...and the Christmas stocking you can have as your freebie when you go over to the STAMPFAIRY  store and look around.




There's my little bundle of cuteness...coloured with pencils, and used my spellbinders die for the hinges, and 2 round scallop circles for the image....lots of tiny blings, and the papers were from a magazine..





A side view...

Lovely little bears to colour....thanks for taking a look today.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Difficult and CAS

Hello Everyone,

I didn't expect to be back so soon...well not soon really, it's been all day for me, but I'm here....and with a card....and she was a hard one in a way...I ran out of white card...can you believe it...my store doesn't have any in stock, and not likely to before Christmas...awesome...had to find something else and my choice was...manilla folders...$2 for 10....but try colouring with pencils on it....aarrrggghhh..
I struggled along... it was for a challenge at TEDDY BO  and the theme...CAS.
This is fairly CAS...not much going on at all...but I quite like it...although very hard to blend pencils on this stuff as it is not kraft card.



Yep....thats CAS



Side view....

Coloured with pencils and glitter for ice...lol..what more can I say...the sentiment is from Inspired stamps....

Not like me, not to prattle on for awhile...but nothing left to say..I'd like to thank my Mother and Father, and all my supporters...oh! ...sorry...wrong speach....

Well, The Far Pavillions is about to start, so will curl up with my dog...if he cares to move over a bit, and watch the telly....4 day weekend...whoohoo.......

Luv CHRISSYxx

Long weekend.

Hello Everyone,

I have to keep telling myself...today is Thursday....not Friday. We celebrate [here in Napier] our anniversary day...then on Monday we have Labour day..cant remember why, and dont really care...it's a holiday and thats the magic word...which leads to 4 days off....still go and see 'my Lady' as everyday to her is the same day....since the shipping disaster  off our coast, she has had plenty to say...mainly who is footing the bill...trust me...just lately my half hour with her has been the longest ever..lol....

I have even resorted to telling her white lies...just to make her smile, and for her to think the government will leave her pension alone and not put up her tax....she thinks she is paying for all the clean up out of her pocket.....ahhh!!! yes...my mornings are never dull...lol..


Now why are we really here....I have no card..[mixed my days up all week] but I do have something very special to show you.....


STAMPFAIRY.................not bears....not fairies......not any sort of animal................


But..I do have "MOLLY"  




Isn't she cute....AND...Gerda is having a sale.. AND Molly, is in that sale as well...but wait theres more...these cute little images are only the beginning of Molly...but you have to wait for them..

So head over to "STAMPFAIRY STORE"   and grab some digi images to play with....me...I'm off to work...

Have a great day/evening...will catch up tomorrow...get this.. probably 3 times...

Luv CHRISSYxx.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Back to notes...but with paperclips

Hello Everyone,

If you remember, I was always loosing my notes for challenges, getting things mixed up, and decided to make a challenge board....well I never showed it, as it was a total disorganised and complexed disaster...lol..so I started a notebook and that didn't help either as I forgot to turn the pages or there was so much glue on my fingers the pages stuck together....sooooo....I went back to notes...BUT..this time when there is a challenge I want to play in, I simply write the deets down and stick a paper clip on the top, then print or stamp my image and slide that under the clip...colour, cut, matt, and decorate, post, then the clip comes off as project complete...DONE.

So far this works well..if it has a clip, I need it, if it dosen't, then I dont...[or maybe I forgot the clip..lol..]

Made a card the other night to share today.....for a challenge at By the cute and girly  [anything goes]




Very cute little kittens ....



Close up of image, from 'raising our kids'...coloured with pencils...love how the pink/ginger kitten came out, usually I end up with orange colour cats...



Papers were a freebie download, and sucked up all my ink out of the printer...so guess I wont be doin that in a hurry again....the spider web paper was gift wrapping paper..added a purple ribbon and some blings..

So thats me this dull, chilly, Wednesday morning...time for work..but a short day, no washing..yay..
and although it sounds awful ... no kids today either...bigger yay!!...

I need some me time this afternoon, and so far, I'm getting it....have a great day/evening, will see you tomorrow...and thankyou so much for all your lovely comments...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Not sure!!

Hello Everyone...

Now dont hit me....but I wasnt sure what a 'Robbin' looked like and had to google..lol..then I had to look through 3 gazillion images to find one...nope.. none. So went to the ever faithful 'Raising our kids"...bingo...

He's only tiny...but he's there...and I needed one for a challenge over at Winter wonderland 

Here's my card...



Cute wee boy decorating a tree for the birds...



Coloured with pencils, a bit if glitter and tiny pearls...LOTV sentiment from last year..papers from scrapbox...AND...I did embossing with my snowflake folder. A few more pearls and a punched border..fiskars [not the cat biscuits 'friskars'...thats what I used to call it]...lol..

I'm getting good, I only had 11 mins to do this post and did it in 8...but now I'm burbling...wasting my 3 mins when I should be warming up the car.....

Thanks for stopping by and all the lovely comments you always leave...must fly..people could be needing a sticking plaster....

Luv CHRISSYxx










Monday, October 17, 2011

Sing along for Monday

Hello Everyone,

Well the weekend is over...my first aid course is done...and I'm exhausted. Never have I had so many bandages wrapped on me, blankets, thermometers and heart machines, thrust at me....breathing down dummies mouths....and the hard part was, getting down on the floor, get up again, get down, get up.
Was so pleased when 5.30 came yesterday, I passed [who couldn't] so back to normal, but it was fun too..


Have my card to share with you for another MAKE IT MONDAY

Cute wee image from 'Raising our kids'  real 50's images.


Coloured with pencils, lots of glitter,and the end of my favourite red ribbon.
Punched snowflakes and double glittered with white glitter and red gem in the centre.

This week we are sponsored by

http://www.mymumscraftshop.co.uk/



My Mums Craft Shop started in late 2010 but since the start of 2011 we have expanded the company and now have thousands


of products in stock and online. We specialise in rubber stamping products for cardmakers and scrapbookers. We have hundreds

of different stamps available from various worldwide stamp companies including - CC Designs, La La Land Crafts, My Favorite Things, Stampavie, Whimsy Stamps, Whiff Of Joy to name but a few. We add new products on a daily basis to our ever expanding ranges - check out our blog for the latest info.

The fabulous prize being offered this week is £10 Gift Voucher
 

While browsing at all the entries, which were amazing again, I found this little gem.....



and I chose this cutie as my favourite.   #31 Cathy   very cute, and she had several others on the same page.

Thats about as much as my brain is going to cope with this week ,I have a huge day today...but no children...so that might make things easier at the end of my day.

So now it is your turn...show us all those gorgeous paper projects, swing by MIM BLOG  check my lovely teamies fabulous projects....and link up..

Thanks for stopping by, will catch you all later. have a great day/evening....

Luv CHRISSYxx