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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

HOME AGAIN!!


Hello Everyone...
I'm back from my short holiday and had a wonderful time and looking forward to seeing what you have all been up to.

Never found any REAL craft shops but found cute little ones with all sorts of bits and pieces which I could not get here..and bought some new things to play with.


Yum!!...

But before I can start playing I need to share a card I made using another of the adorable Goblins images from Stampfairy

Garden Goblins 2 






Cute little fellow perched up on his toadstool and just wanting everyone to be happy.



He is all coloured up with Faber Castell pencils...his hat and toadstools tops are paper pieced with plain red cardstock layered up and punched out dots added...the stalks were coloured with pencils.

The clouds were cut  out with MB cloud die using white felt...



The grass I bought already cut out from our local craft shop and the tree is a MB die.

Papers MME 'Dolled Up'...love the woodgrain papers....and made the sign post myself..using a clear sentiment stamp set from "Rosies Studio"..

It is sooo good to be back...4 whole days with no nosing around is quite stressful..lol..

Now I need to find  homes for my new goodies...

Thanks so much for popping in...

luv CHRISSYxx







Sunday, April 27, 2014

I'M NOT REALLY HERE!!


BUT TIME FOR A NEW CHALLENGE WITH LACY SUNSHINE 


Hello Everyone....No..I'm not here...I'm on my 4 day holiday and hopefully the weather is being kind and I'm shopping my wee tail off...

But, it is Sunday,and time for a new challenge with Lacy Sunshine  and so many gorgeous cards and projects last week..thanks to all who played along..

This week we are using our favourite colours..I know..I know..I have about 60 too..but I tried to narrow it down and used about 4..





Pink and Green..Blue and Yellow....and now the Yellow looks orange...but I like orange too...just never use it.

This little sweetie is called Twinkles Boo  and coloured mostly in pencils...but the stars with copics.



And Stars there are...lots of them.. all punched out with 2 different punches using glittered card stock and white card which I coloured with copics to match...added little gems for more sparkle....

All the stars are suspended across the top of the card using florist wire....

The papers are gorgeous MME "Be Merry"




And the side view...added a circle sentiment...[a small wooden stamp??] and a MB "Precious Star die" and a few gems...then dotted liquid pearls on the corners..[dont have frantage]

And now for the blurb...but very important....and well worth reading...



Join in our challenge to be in with a chance of winning one of these amazing prizes..

 
First prize - 5 Images (winner chosen by random)

Second Prize - 3 Images (winner chosen by random)

Top 3 - 1 Image (winners chosen by DT member)

 

and remember if you have used a Lacy Sunshine image for the challenge you qualify to use the free image in the next challenge as part of our loyalty scheme.


To get the free digi, just email Manderly at manderlylynn@gmail.com, just write "Challenge Digi" on the subject line.




The End...

Thanks ever so much for popping in...I am probably going through withdrawls at this stage not being able to check out what is going on around blogland...but will be back home Monday and will catch up with you all then..for now take care and will see you soon.

luv CHRISSYxx

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

BIRDIE AND BLOSSOMS



Hello Everyone...2 more sleeps and I'm off on holiday and just rang my hairdresser and getting my locks lopped off before I go..

Found this beautiful vintage Bird image from The Graphics Fairy   and couldn't wait to put a card together..



The papers were in my scrap box...just snip bits that were torn and put back together..

The last of my WOC blossoms...and the branches were from an artifical arrangement that I mutilated a long time ago..



A close up of the gorgeous bird and the little teal pearls dotted about.




The side view...added a butterfly and a rafia bow..some mesh from my scraps as well...and the sentiment stamp from Rosies Studio..a clear set.

Going to enter these challenges...

Crafty Calendar Challenge   [Things with wings]

All Sorts Challenge  [birds and Feathers]

Thanks so much for stopping by...back off to work for tea rounds so will see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx






Tuesday, April 22, 2014

BACK TO SCHOOL!!


Although my lot have just been set free [their words not mine]..just before Easter.

Hello everyone...

Have a cute back to school card to share today for Stampfairy 

Lenny Back to School 



There he is already sitting at his desk...[must be keen]..

Lenny is all coloured up with Faber Castell colouring pencils...and the fabulous papers are Authentique "Endless and Fair Weather".[I love these papers.]



There's the open view...and the ring binding is off my work folder and snapped at the perfect size.[no actual ring binders were damaged deliberately in the making of this card]..which is unusual for me.

I made the little Maths book...




And the ABC are wooden alphabets from my stash..

So there we go...just started raining AGAIN..right when I have to go to work for the tea rounds..and had a sick Lady today...she says she has no idea why she was feeling so crook...errr...maybe the whole bag of marshmellow eggs had something to do with it..oh! ..but she didn't eat them....no idea where they went..lol..

Thanks so much for stopping by...and will see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx



Monday, April 21, 2014

A little CAS card



Hello Everyone...Hope your Easter weekend is going good...mine has nearly ended...quiet and crafty and a big tidy up...now if only I could remember where I put everything all will be good..

Made a little CAS card using the sweet mouse from Meljens Designs and his name is "Balloon Mouse"...but I cannot find him on the site..



I won this as a rubber stamp so long ago and this was his first inking..he is so tiny to colour..



A close up of the wee fellow floating away.....I made the balloon 3D




And the side view...not a lot to say about it is there...lol...added some pearls and the cute sentiment is a clear set from "Rosies Studio"...and that about wraps it up..

Going to enter these challenges....

My time to Craft  [Up,Up,and away]

Hobby Cutz challenge     [CAS]

Only 4 more sleeps and I'm off away with my family to Auckland for 4 days...I need the break so bad... so really looking forward to that..[but my Ladies are NOT!! ] and I hope so much that I can find a craft shop..

So there we go...thanks ever so much for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow...

luv CHRISSYxx














Friday, April 18, 2014

IS HE LOOKING FOR EASTER EGGS?



Hello Everyone...Happy Easter to you all..

A lovely long weekend...weather is pants...so such a great day to be inside crafting...

Still have to work 3 times a day over the long weekend..but that's okay..my dears are part of my life and it is only for 1/2 hour each time for each one....so, still plenty of me time.

Here today to share my DT card using a gorgeous cute image from Stampfairy 

Garden Goblins [image 3]  from the Halloweenfall collection.




He is such fun to colour and using my Faber Castell colouring pencils that is just what I did.



I paper pieced the mushrooms and added pearls this time.....and paper pieced the small mushrooms along the bottom..[cheery Lyn die - from Annie]...




Papers are Rosies Studio called 'My Favourite recipe' and added Memory box Bamboo shoots for the foliage.




One more side view to see the dimension..

Okay...this is a scheduled one as I'm off to work soon and coming home to pork chops..yum!!!well,I have to cook them when I get home but still yum!!..

Been taking it easy with the chocolate bunnies and eggs as I got a good dose of heartburn the other night..so think I have learned my lesson...will cut down.[a bit] and buy more baking soda...lol..

Thanks so much for stopping by...have an awesome weekend..see you soon.

luv CHRISSYxx

Thursday, April 17, 2014

UP! UP! AND AWAY..



Hello Everyone....still pouring with rain here in sunny Hawkes bay...lol..thats what our bay has been called for as many years as I can remember...had to take Harry for his morning tinkle with the umbrella again..the things we do..

Here today with a new challenge with Crafty Little Fairies  and our theme..

UP AND AWAY!!....

I used this fabulous image from Meljens Designs - Pilot Puppy 



There he is... flying high over the daisy dotted hills and the trees...and through the clouds without a care in the world...

The sky papers were a freebie download from Bird.

The hills I made myself and painted the daisies with a white gel pen...

The trees were a couture creations border die and I cut it the bits..to make the trees fit better.



There's the side view...the plane has been paper pieced with Kraft [manilla folder] and the stars and the Puppies scarf...then popped up on dimension tape to make a very cool shadow.

The banner I made myself and attached to the plane with bakers twine.
and the sentiment says 'Missing you already'..

We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles 
 
Prize = 4 digis of winner's choice




So hope you can come over and play this week...

Thank so much for stopping by and the birthday wishes yesterday..

Entering these challenges...

Simons Wednesday Challenge  [animal antics]

Top Tip Tuesday  [paper piecing]

Deep Ocean Challenge  [inspired by a movie - "Those magnificent men and their flying machines"...sang that a lot while colouring and making this card..

Will see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx










Wednesday, April 16, 2014

EGG'S EGG'S EGG'S


Hello Everyone...Ahhh! yes...it is nearly egg time and bunnies...chocolate and more chocolate...love it...in the mean time lets have and eggy card..

This is Patsy Easter egg 3  my DT inspiration card for Stampfairy 




Oooo..I want eggs that big for Easter..these were cut with my largest oval die using my cuttlebug and MME papers "Happy Day"..then decorated with gems...ric rac...and the pink cord lace stuff is off my kitchen roller blind..nothing is safe here..lol..



Yummy bow from my stash and gorgeous flowers from WOC and a real egg sweet from the corner shop..

Patsy and her eggs are coloured with copics and pencils...




The side view...and oh! the blings were coming off and I didn't see it..they are stuck down again now...

Had a lovely night out last night with the family...[for my birthday]..and had chocolate cake and wine and chips and steak and food..and all sorts of stuff...so great...and did I say we laughed..Oh! we were a noisy bunch...I wasn't of course.. I showed so much decorum.[ahem]...

Anyway...thanks ever so much for stopping by...will see you tomorrow..


Challenges I'm entering...

Cuttlebug Mania  [Easter Eggs]

Papertake Weekly challenge  [Happy Easter]

Card Mania  [Easter]


luv CHRISSYxx







Monday, April 14, 2014

BIRDS AND THE BEE'S



Hello Everyone...

Still raining and a bit chilly but better than the heat and drought we were going through..and the Farmers are still smiling and happy.

Here today with a card I made last week for the challenge over at A Little Bit Crafty and their challenge is "Birds and Bee's..



So I used this little sweetie from Mo Mannings Baby Fairy Bee  ...

Coloured with Faber Castell pencils and a yellow copic and loads of glitter on his wings..



A close up of the cute image and the little bird at his feet is a MB die but I added legs to him..he looked a bit strange sitting on his belly..lol..



The open card.... Wired bird cage die from poppy stamps...with a bird inside.. and the stripe bow went perfect with the papers from 'Crate Paper' - Portrait collection.

Have all the family for tea tonight so better get in the kitchen as I hear some huffing and puffing going on.

Thanks so much for stopping by...see you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx


Sunday, April 13, 2014

APRIL SHOWERS - NO! ITS A DOWNPOUR



Hello Everyone..

Sunday..nearly lunchtime and back off to work shortly to do the lunches so popping this card up on schedule as I'm hoping to be out for tea..[I did saying hoping]..

Really cold today with a freezing southerly wind and rain so a good place to be is in my craft space this afternoon.

Have my DT card to share for Lacy Sunshine  with a new theme "Feminine"

Join in our challenge to be in with a chance of winning one of these amazing prizes..

 
First prize - 5 Images (winner chosen by random)

Second Prize - 3 Images (winner chosen by random)

Top 3 - 1 Image (winners chosen by DT member)

 

and remember if you have used a Lacy Sunshine image for the challenge you qualify to use the free image in the next challenge as part of our loyalty scheme.


To get the free digi, just email Manderly at manderlylynn@gmail.com, just write "Challenge Digi" on the subject line.



The Sunshine girls were allowed to choose any image we wanted for this challenge and I picked this little sweetie Emily's Lil Bunnies 




She is a pretty little thing...






Love this colour combo of yellow and green with a touch of turquoise..

The image was  coloured with Faber Castell pencils...and made some flowers with a Marianne creatable flower die and used the Marine foam backed suede again..cut pretty well...just needed a tweak here and there..and gave the flowers some gingham flat dots in the centres.




I made some wired pearl details..for leaves really...a suede bow up the top and managed to use a doily...never look right when I do it..but I like this one.

This card has gone to a friends 'Mum' for her Birthday...so hope she likes it.

So there we go...and if you care to pop over to HERE you will some amazing creations from my teamies..

Thanks ever so much for stopping by...hope your weekend is going brilliantly.

Entering these challenges...

All Sorts challenge     [Spring Blossoms]

Pink Gem challenge  [Spring is in the Air]

Digi Galore   [flowers]


See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx








Friday, April 11, 2014

A LITTLE CRACKED!!


Hello Everyone...
Friday..thank goodness..I'm over this week..and need some crafting therapy this weekend.

Here today to share my DT inspiration card for Stampfairy  and dear Barry is on my card today...

With Easter so close now.. who better to have popping out of an egg..


Barry Easter 5  from the Easter/Spring collection at Stampfairy 



Barry coloured with Faber Castell pencils....eggs with copics...and the half egg shells I made with my oval die and cut it half in zig zag shape..and shaded with a grey copic.



Papers are MME "Happy Day"..and the sentiment is a freebie from
Netty  ...a simple little card but cute..and another crossed off my list..

Entering these challenges...

Artistic Inspirations  [Easter animals or anything goes]

The Paper Shelter  [Easter Time]

Divas By Design  [Easter/Spring]

Thanks so much for stopping by..going to get some blogging catch up tomorrow so look out!!...here I come.

luv CHRISSYxx







Wednesday, April 9, 2014

FORE!!!!


Hello Everyone...

Wednesday afternoon and had an easy morning with all "My Ladies" being good..my afternoon was spent colouring a tricky image but finally got it finished..and now ready to head back to work for the tea rounds.

But first.. I thought it would be a good idea to schedule this card as I'm am inclined to nod off on the couch just after seven...lol..

I have my inspiration DT post for Stampfairy  and using this cute image and made a Birthday card for my Dad for next month...

Lenny Fathers Day 5 



My Dad loved playing golf but getting on a bit and just watches golf games on the telly...all day!!.



Lenny is coloured with Faber Castell pencils and fussy cut out to stand on the 'green'..

His golf ball is a small pom pom and used my Fiskars grass punch..

No designers papers used on this card and you will never guess what the yellow stuff is???

It is actually "Marine Foam backed suede"...now say that fast and you will doing real good..

I picked this up from a client I go to who is an upholster..and found the yellow strip first on the floor and asked if I could have it...then he gave me a bigger strip of suede and the black dots are actually holes...neat eh!!



The side view...the 'DAD' stickers and  the golf tag are from my stash.

Challenges I would like to enter...

2 sisters challenge  [Teddy Bears]

All Sorts  [no Flowers]

Paper Crafting challenge  [Masculine]

Come and get it  [Bears in mind]

Dragonfly Dreams  [Make it for the Boys]

Cute card Thursday  [All Boy]

Craft your passion  [No Designer papers]

Thanks ever so much for stopping by and saying hello...hope your week is going well..

see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx

PS...Look what came yesterday....this was inside another envelope..

 
 
 And I have to wait...I promised.







Monday, April 7, 2014

AHH!!...SPRING SHOWERS


Hello Everyone....

Monday today where I live and  piddling down..my hair is growing by the minute into a ball of frizz..and the farmers are all out dancing in their paddocks as they are so happy to see this much needed rain.

Now this little poppet I'm here to show obviously loves the rain too...

Patsy April Showers 4  is from the fabulous Stampfairy 



If I got caught doing this as a child I would have got a thick ear...but Patsy does not look like she has a care in the world splashing in those puddles...

She was coloured with Faber Castell pencils and her little coat paper pieced in these gorgeous tiny floral papers from Jennifers Printables  they are free and are designed for dollhouse wallpaper...so the print is really small...just right for paper piecing.



Her bow and umbrella..boots and gloves are  paper pieced too with light card stock called "Tarragon"..

Added lots of memory box umbrella dies...





Added glossy accents to one of the umbrella which was not successful as it went wrinkly...but the puddles glossed up well..

Going to enter into these challenges...

Craftycatz  [Springtime]

Challenges 4 everybody   [anything goes]

Sketchy Colours  [Lime green and yellow]

Ruby's Rainbow  [Aprils Showers]


Thanks ever so much for stopping by...I've had a good run with some top threes and I won a candy...so I am a happy camper...

Hope you have a fabulous week and will see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx



















Thursday, April 3, 2014

VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC - WITH CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES



Hello everyone...

Gosh!!.. Thursday already...I remember Tuesday...lost Wednesday and thought today was Monday.. several times..I had a client change her day and got all confused..

But!... "My Ladies" are being so good again and the days are going smoothly...our clocks go back on Saturday so sleep will be normal and my tea time will be at tea time..[we just wont mention what changing the clocks will to 'My Ladies"..sigh!.]

Today I'm here to share my DT card for CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES  and hope you will come and play...with the theme..VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC..

Now is this vintage or shabby chic..I'm not sure,but had a great time playing with it....





I think this gorgeous Angel came from The Graphics Fairy   [just checked and yes she does...]

Such a sweet photo...the papers are Prima...the flowers with the pearls came from the $2 shop..could not believe my eyes as they were so cheap and the pink roses from WOC...





A close up of the image....the lace poking out is from 'My Lady"..[years old.]






And the side view showing the chipboard corner flourish that has been laying around in my craft space forever..wished I had painted it or something as it is a bit heavy looking.

So there is my card...this week we are being sponsored by The Ribbon Girl  with a great prize of a  £10 voucher..



If you get a moment or two please check out what my fabulous team mates have created HERE 


Challenges to enter...

Fairies challenges blog  [Shabby Chic/Vintage]

Crafting By Designs  [Anything goes]

Divas By Design  [Anything Goes]

Card Mania   [lace and pearls]

Thanks ever so much for stopping by and leaving me such wonderful comments..

Will see you tomorrow..or the next day!!.. whatever that day is..

Luv CHRISSYxx

 







Tuesday, April 1, 2014

EVEN FOXES DO IT!!



Smell the daffodils I mean...but they cannot make sandcastles...not like my Barry can...

Hello Everyone...

Back today to share my DT inspiration card for STAMPFAIRY ...and with no other than BARRY...Barrybeach 4    from the Summer Collection 





There he is with his summer glow on his nose....all coloured up with Faber Castell pencils...and an inky blue sky...





Sitting on the beach building his sandcastle with the gentle lapping of the waves...

Papers are 'Pink Paislee' and the Marianne Creatables lighthouse backed in red card...

The fibre stuff is from a bunch of flowers that my daughter received for her birthday and I swiped that so fast I don't think she knows it is gone...lol..makes great texture for sand...and the  little white dots are from my punch...the waste bits...just fancied gluing them on..




Thrilled to bits with the tags...found a tag punch at the local semi craft stores...they get odd bits in from time to time and was very happy to have found this punch...added some twine and the lettering are clear stickers...

So there we go..hope your week is going good..have no idea what day is it today...all I know is my clocks go BACK this weekend and I cant wait...

Will go find some challenges...

But.. in case I dont...thank you so much for calling in and any comments you leave...they always make my day reading them..

Founds some challenge...

Crafting from the heart  [Anything goes/cute n cuddly]

2 cute ink    [anything goes]

The Cutie Pie challenge     [Cute with dies/punches]



luv CHRISSYxx