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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

DRESS THE TREE!!


Hello Everyone...

Back again with my DT inspirational post for Stampfairy and using this cute image of Lenny..Lenny Christmas and Lenny is already dressing his tree and used pretty pearls to do so...



Lenny coloured up with Faber Castell pencils and his suit with a copic R17...and his trims with snow glitter..
The tree was paper pieced and decorated with pearls.




The papers from Couture Creations 12x12 pad "Vintage Christmas" and added a crocheted doily from Kaiser craft..and distressed the edges of the papers with my scissors.



The side view...just a thin green ribbon tied into a bow to finish off and added this one to pile of Christmas cards that are slowly growing.

So there we go and thank you so much for stopping by..

Off to the movies tonight to see "The Maze Runner"...sounded good..plenty of action and hope I can stay awake otherwise my ribs get sore from being prodded to wake up..

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx


A SMILEY SNOWMAN


Hello Everyone..or this time I can say good morning as I ususally post at night time..but I had such a good play over the weekend I thought I would do a post this morning..

I picked up the cutest freebie Snowman from Spyder[Lyn] and had to play with him straight away..

Meet "Smiley the Snowman"



Too cute..and such a fun card to put together..lots of layers and used soft grey copics for colouring..
Papers are Couture creations "Jolly Christmas".3 layers...corrugated card and glitter for the snow...Marianne Trees and punched snowflakes all with lashings of glitter.





There's the side view and little bits of gauze poked in here and there...

The sentiment was stamped onto vellum and heat embossed in white glitter embossing powder...the rest of the container went onto the floor...[ahem]..added a punched Holly branch and some red pearls for berries.



And a nice blurry shot to show the dimension of his hat and scarf..

Challenge to enter...

Winter Wonderland   [Layer it up]

Completely Christmas  [Anything goes]

Crafty Sentiments  [Christmas in September]

Thanks so much for stopping by...off to get ready for work and I will see you later tonight with another project..

luv CHRISSYxx



Sunday, September 28, 2014

FALLING LEAVES..


Hello Everyone...
Sunday afternoon here in NZ and it is POURING down...what a great day for crafting.. and I did too..
Have to go to work shortly for the tea rounds.. then home to roast lamb..and chocolate mini muds cakes for pudding..YUM!!...well worth getting drenched for the third time today..

I'm here to share my DT card for Lacy Sunshine  and with a new challenge of...

CHANGE OF SEASONS...now not really worth doing a Spring card for my DT card for that challenge [as that's where I am at the moment]...so went for Autumn/Fall..which is really my most favourite season..

And here is my card using the gorgeous Rory Collecting Autumn Leaves 



Rory is coloured with Faber Castell pencils..except for her trousers,I used a copic and shaded with pencils..



There's the front view and the photo has gone a bit wishy washy..sorry about that.....loads of die cut leaves...a real acorn...alphabet resin letters...papers are MME "The Sweetest Thing"...Marianne bird on a branch and fences..



The orange netting had chocolate sweets in it and I bought it special for this card..[fibber]...I needed the chocolate.. and the bag was just lying around and made a real nice bow...all soft and sort of fluffy.


Challenges to enter...

Crazy 4 Challenges  [Leaves or Leaf]

Open Minded Challenges  [Fall/Autumn]

Crafting for all Seasons  [Colours of Autumn]


So there we go...thanks so much for stopping by..October is sneaking up next week..and we went to daylight saving last night..an hour ahead now and have to sort out all my posting schedules..I guess it will safe to say this will go up 7pm my time..I dont know..I hate having to think sometimes..it hurts..lol..plus I'm thinking for "My Lady" everyday..she sure is getting worse...but still going strong.

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx


Thursday, September 25, 2014

DIGITAL DELIGHTS THURSDAY


Hello Everyone...
Boy am I having trouble....my PC is about to die and with that so will I..well, not really, but I wont be able to get onto my blog so may have to schedule a few posts..

She is screaming her head off this morning and the internet took forever to load..with 80gig there is no way I'm back onto dial up as I could never use that much..so better get on with it and fingers crossed..

It’s time for Delightful Thursday at Digital Delights Blog..this is when the DT show case some of the fabulous images Wendy has over at the Shop

This week I played with Crafty Mouse  and he was so much fun to 3D his ears.feet and thimble...





There he is,all ready to sew on some buttons...and all coloured up with Faber Castell pencils..but his shoes and thimble with copics.


Papers from my stash of scraps and added cute sewing embellishments and a few buttons..



Even managed to tie a bow with string through the red heart button...and added faux stitching around the image.

The sentiment ticket is also from Digital Delights 

Challenges I would like to enter...

Simons Says Wednesday challenge   [anything goes]

Papertake Weekly   [Oh! How cute]

Cuttlebug mania  [anything die cut]

So there we go...Thanks so much for stopping by and my PC did not shut down through that post but she is making a lot of noise..

Will hop off now and schedule this post as it is 5.30am Thursday morning here and off to work at 7am...[yay!!]

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx








 

Monday, September 22, 2014

AUTUMN MOUSE..


Hello Everyone..

Another card for fun tonight..



I love this cute little Mouse from Meljens Designs called "Autumn Flower mouse"

All coloured with Faber Castell pencils except for the yellow flower I used copics.




I was thrilled to bits with the leaves..I used a spellbinders leaf die set of 3...embossed first.. then cut..then inked...the colours and textures came out really neat and I only used scraps of card.

The flowers are silk from a bunch I had and ripped it apart...

Added wooden beads to spell out 'Autumn' and a mushroom peg.



The paper are from rosies Studio 'basics' and the butterfly was printed..fussy cut out...coloured with copics and thick glossy accents on top..

I added an umbrella from MB up top and the "Hello" on the flower pot are stickers.

Challenges I would like to enter...

Bearly Mine challenge  [Autumnal colours]

Dies R Us  [Fall Festival]

Mema's Crafts  [Fall Theme/colour challenge]

The East Wind challenge  [Feel the Fall/Autumn]

So there we go...thanks so much for stopping by..

We are having an awful weather change here in NZ...snow and winds roaring with rain...gosh! where did Spring go..my poor blossoms..hopefully it will settle down again.

See you tomorrow..[ I weakened tonight and have a pixie Caramel to munch on]

luv CHRISSYxx








Sunday, September 21, 2014

JOY TO THE WORLD


Hello Everyone...Sunday afternoon here and going to schedule this wee guy as I'm off out for tea [after work]...and really looking forward to it..

This is my DT card for Stampfairy  and this time used a cute Lenny Christmas image and I felt the need for Red and Green...



There he is...sitting on his giant candy cane and looking so smart in his red suit...



A close up of Lenny and his sparkly trim and pom pom's....



And the side view...the sentiment is cut out from the yummy papers Couture Creations "Vintage Christmas"...added some cheescloth stuff...but only little bits and sort of  poked them it in the gaps as I forgot to do it before...but this works so much better as you dont need so much....who woulda thunk!...probably everybody..lol..I'm always last on the list.
A tiny pom pom trim and some punched snowflakes with red gems and there we have it.

Going to enter these challenges...

Paper Creators Crafts   [early Christmas]

Open Minded Challenge  [Roll out the Red]

Fussy and Fancy  [Main colour Red]

ABC Christmas Challenge  ['S' for something Festive]

Thanks ever so much for stopping by...hope your weekend is going well..
I have been off the chocolate and sweets for a few days as I had an upset tummy and KNEW why!!!! I did sneak in a pixie caramel last night and ooo.. it was lovely...then tossed and turned all night...serve me right!!!

See you tomorrow...

luv CHRISSYxx



Friday, September 19, 2014

WINTER WONDERLAND..


Hello Everyone...
I'm so sorry if I have not been by but my PC starts roaring its head off on a lot of sites..the cooling fan I think...and then it shuts itself down...so annoying and having such trouble loading pictures too..it roars again and if I'm not quick enough editing it shuts down again..the poor old thing needs to be put out to pasture...but cannot afford another yet.

So time to share my card while Mr.PC is quiet...



I made this one just for fun ...

This wee fellow is from Pink Gem Designs and is called 'Winter Phillip'..I won him ages ago and only used him once...



Skin and hair coloured with Faber Castell pencils and his clothes with copics..shaded with pencils.
I used a cotton ball stretched till it fell apart for his fur trim on his hat and boots..added a pom pom on his hat.




The die is a Couture Creations Cameo oval die and I never liked it...but this time I embossed it first and the design came out and looked a bit more interesting...

The papers and pom pom trim from my stash and the snowflakes were punched and just added some fawn coloured pearls..

Would like to enter in the challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie  [anything goes]
Paper Creators Crafts [Early Christmas]

Thanks so much for stopping by and any comments you leave...so much appreciated.

The temps went soaring today up to 20o[C]...70F..so Summer is just around the corner..
oh yay!![not]..

I'm off for the afternoon today and it is Friday...so will go have a potter in the garden..in the shade.

See you tomorrow...

luv CHRISSYxx


Thursday, September 18, 2014

AUTUMN,BIRDS, A SCARECROW AND A STICK!


Hello Everyone...a chilly Thursday morning here but we had the most beautiful Spring day yesterday and I even dragged myself away from my craft area and did a spot of gardening and cleaned the pavers under the outside table..nasty moss growing..

And as it is Thursday that can only mean ...
 
It’s time for Delightful Thursday at Digital Delights Blog..this is when the DT show case some of the fabulous images Wendy has over at the Shop

This week I played with this sweet little fellow Haystacks the Scarecrow 



Isn't he too cute..Haystacks is coloured with Faber Castell pencils and copics...fussy cut out and glued onto a stick I found in the backyard..thanks Harry [my dog]


I glossed up his eyes and added a raffia scrap bow to his hat and a couple of birds.



The background papers from "Cre8tiv mini stack"...Marianne creatables fences and birds...the sentiment is also from Digital Delights Store 

Challenges I would like to enter...

Melonheadz Friends  [Autumn Colours]

Lexis Creations   [Autumn Colours]

Cutie Pie challenge  [Cute with shades of Autumn]

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope your week is going along smoothly..

Will see you tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx


Tuesday, September 16, 2014

HAPPY CAMPING!


Hello Everyone...

DT day for Stampfairy  today and I have the cutest camping scene to share..

This is Lenny Camping 


There he is...sitting by his fire with his beans...and just remembered that he forgot his marshmellows...

The great tent image is from the internet and I paper pieced it as there was just too much to colour..but I love the effect and it is nice and thick.



  Lenny  is all coloured up with Faber Castell pencils...his fire with copics and glitter.



The side view...no design papers on this card either..just kraft and pale blue cardstock.

The fluffy clouds are memory box and I cut them out of florist cellophane.. and added a grass border with butterfly.




The other side where you can see the clouds a bit better...I cut out white clouds and glued the cellophane on top as they sort of faded into the cardstock.

So there we go...thanks so much for stopping by..

challenges I would like to enter..

Crafts Galore Encore  [make a card]

Crafty Boots challenge  [anything goes]

My Craft Creations  [anything goes]

Scribble and Scrap  [anything goes]

My brother'Z birthday on Friday...2 of them on the same day,same month but 4 years apart..so have to get cards sorted out and in the post...

See you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx


Sunday, September 14, 2014

FAIRY DREAMS WITH LACY SUNSHINE


Hello Everyone....hope the weekend is going well for you all...mine is at a close and looking forward to a good nights sleep as I bought a new feather down pillow today...probably sneeze all night and be allergic to it.. but shouldn't be as my duvet is feathers..

So onto the reason while we are here....a new challenge at Lacy Sunshine is about to start and this week we are looking at "Fairy Dreams".. of course you can use any winged image you like...

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 Audrey to danmoose@aol.com just write "Challenge Digi" on the subject line.


This week the DT's were given a gift from our lovely boss Heather and were each given a selection of beautiful flowers from our sponsor Petal Lu Flowers





For my card I'm sharing a new release especially for this challenge..

This is "Tansy Plumray" and will be in the Shop very soon..

I have coloured Tansy with Faber Castell pencils in a soft pink and violet and blended the colours together...her shoes and wings in a lemon yellow glitter to match my flowers....



Her eyes deserved to be violet too and made her into a blond..



The gorgeous flowers from Petal Lu ....pearls and butterfly from my stash.

A Marianne die was used as a frame on both sides and added it after cutting it in half..chose lemon yellow ribbon and the Birthday sentiment is a clear stamp from a magazine.

So there we go...a New Challenge  at Lacy Sunshine and would love to see you all there with your Fairies or any winged creature.

Thanks so much for stopping by....another new week starting tomorrow and half way through September or nearly...time is flying along.

OH!! and I looked out my window today and to my total delight my blossom tree has tiny pink blossoms all over one side..lol..but the other side will catch up...very pretty.

Challenges I would like to enter...

Cute Card Thursday  [Too Cute -anything cute]

2 cute Ink  [anything goes]

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx

PS...I just noticed this is my 1000th post..how cool!








Thursday, September 11, 2014

YOUR MAGESTY - ROYAL FROG


Hello Everyone....

It’s time for Delightful Thursday at Digital Delights Blog 
This is when the DT show case some of the fabulous images Wendy has over at the Shop  


This week I was able to play with royalty...

Meet Royal Frog  




There he is...a pure delight to colour using a few copics but mainly my Faber Castell pencils...



I added extra eyelashes....glitter to his spots....and gold gel pen on his crown for that regal look he so deserves...




The waterlillies were from the net and I shrunk them down...coloured with copics and fussy cut out...the entourage dragon flies are brads from my stash...papers from Rosies Studio "Reagal Collection"...just seemed fitting some how..

Thanks so much for stopping by...and you can catch up with my teamies and their wonderful projects HERE

My computer is getting quite old and playing up something awful...keeps shutting itself down...so this post is a real quick one while I'm up and running..

I will see you tomorrow...

luv CHRISSYxx




 
 
 


 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

THE GREAT PENGUIN CHALLENGE..2014


Hello Everyone..

Just had to pop on tonight to share a card I made to support Squirrel and her Penguin partners in crime with  their Penguin Challenge..


This cute little Penguin is from "Crafty Sentiments Designs" and he is floating along on his iceberg on bubble wrap water...



There he is...well balanced with his flippers and a pom pom on his head..a lovely glossy accents little fellow..



No design papers...just blue card stock...mountains I hand cut out and slathered in snow and a few MB clouds.. but no chance of rain...lol..

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

Challenge...

The great penguin challenge 2014 

luv CHRISSYxx



Tuesday, September 9, 2014

CUP OF TEA ANYONE?


Hello Everyone...

Have  commissioned card and box to share today..

My instructions were...a girly girl..loves afternoon tea,rose pinks,likes to be a lady.[never mind about the groom..lol..]

I had an idea straight away of what I wanted to buy for this box and went to the $2 dollar shop and purchased a childs crockery minature tea set.. just for the tea pot...it had teddy bears on it, but on the other side it was plain..which I fixed up a bit.

We'll start with the card....




The gorgeous papers are MME " Lost and Found Two"....the big pink roses from WOC
and had them in my stash for ages...the white flower off a hair comb..and the sentiment was PC generated..the tiny gold butterfly is a peel off sticker.[and the pearls were slipping off]



The side view...



There's the box with the little tea pot....very light in weight...and I added a gold peel off sticker on the tea pot as it was so plain on this side.



The box open with the card inside...

The lady who ordered this was very happy and love the teapot...even if my pearls were slipping off when I photographed it they were back on when she picked it up...lol..

Thanks so much for stopping by...I will have a poke around for some challenges before I leave for work...a bit chilly this morning but hopefully the rain has left us...7 days of rain..ugh!..

See you tomorrow.

Found  some challenges....

Artistic inspiration  [anythong Goes /or round]

Crafting from the Heart  [anything Goes]

luv CHRISSYxx











Sunday, September 7, 2014

A CAS CARD - DT FOR STAMPFAIRY


Hello Everyone...Sunday night here now and what a stressful weekend.

New Zealand's Telecom [Spark] internet went down...the stress of it was just awful.

I couldn't comment on some of the loveliest projects that were popping up in my reader...I could see them but if I clicked 'comment' they vanished and the internet shut down...Do you know how many times you walk up to your computer when it was off and you knew it was off...you just had to peek and see...sheez..

The worst or scariest part was, I had just uploaded 36 pictures for...[something]...and the PC shut down and I could not find the pictures when I started up again this morning..

With a lot of huffing and puffing I finally found them in my Photo Gallery and was able to edit them this afternoon..phew.

Okay rant over...

Have a nearly CAS card to share for my DT card for Stampfairy 



This is Lenny Music  all coloured up with Faber Castell pencils....







This card was going to be so CAS...until I found these music note border sticker in a drawer and then things changed a bit...but it is still fairly CAS....



I used my music note punch [black swans..lol..] and papers from my stash...

And that my friends is that..

Challenges I would like to enter....

Crafting at the weekend   [anything goes]

Di's digi Design challenge  [all about animals]

My Sheri Crafts challenge  [Celebrate the Piano or any musical instrument]

Thanks ever so much for stopping by...

 Fathers Day today and I have been with Dad most of the afternoon when work was over and we had a lovely time...the food just kept coming [and I ate it] so will not need any tea tonight..maybe just crunch chocolate that somehow appeared in my draw..

See you tomorrow...

luv CHRISSYxx



Thursday, September 4, 2014

DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY - DT



Hello Everyone...

Post number two...and this time for Digital Delights New Release...and getting ready for Halloween...

This is Weenie Patchy..



Isn't he too cute...a little Halloween Mouse..coloured with copics and I used Faber Castell pencils for shading...



I printed the image out a second time.. a bit bigger.. to cut out his banner which is coloured with copics...



Papers from scrap box...gauze and ribbons from my stash and the sentiment is from the new release too and you can find it in the  Digital Delights Shop  ..

Right I'm done for this evening...been a long cold day...no rain, but very overcast and another front coming in..oh Joy!

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

luv CHRISSYxx
















SPARKLE AND BLING WITH CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES



Hello Everyone...
September snuck in before I knew what was happening so that means a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies ..

                                    " SPARKLE AND BLING"

For my card to share with you is a sweet little fat fairy by Rick St Dennis....

Well, chubby really and still very cute..



There she is...coloured with copics and Faber Castell pencils then her wings were slathered in glitter and pearls around the edge of her skirt..


The papers are from Rosies Studio "Prim and Proper"...ribbbon and lace from my stash and the pretty flowers from my friend Susan..I had a go at gathering ribbon [rofl] I had more glue on me than the ribbon..


And the side view..

That's me done...post number one.. and second one coming soon..

Thanks for stopping by and see you over a CLF...
Go on you know you love sparkle and bling...just make sure you have a hand coloured image on your project..

See you soon.

luv CHRISSYxx