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Monday, December 29, 2014

NEARLY THE LAST ONE!


Hello Everyone..

Who's a lucky girl then...me that's who. I have a beautiful brand spanking new PC that my kids helped me get today..a huge screen [I wont need my glasses for this baby]..no wires and things to get all tangled around my feet..just cannot wait to get it all set up so I can sit and stare at it...then I will have my lessons on "How to"..as it is windows 8.1 and SOOO very different...and hopefully my external hard drive has stored all my bits and we can transfer over in  an orderly fashion.[huh!]

Have a late Christmas card to share...



This adorable little boy was a coloured freebie ..compliments from Fairchild and Shelton..and I could not resist him..

Used my new Memory box die "Birch Tree" [love this too..]..and punched snowflakes..



Very cute wee man..



Love the kraft and red cardstock and papers are Couture Creations "Jolly Christmas"

Entering into these challenges...

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas challenges #209  [anything Christmas that you didn't get round to blogging]

Christmas card Challenge  [anything goes]

That Craft Place  [anything goes]

That's me for tonight...very hot and sticky today and so glad it has cooled down for a good nights sleep.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Luv CHRISSYxx




Saturday, December 27, 2014

FAVOURITE FIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR 2014



Hello Everyone...

Well the festivities are over and I don't think I will eat again for a whole week..

I hope your big day was wonderful with loved ones and friends..

I received beautiful cards and gifts from clients...family and my lovely blogging friends and was really quite spoilt....and this year I received one memorable gift from a client...
A CABBAGE!!...Yes,a sweet little cabbage from her garden...given with such pride that she grew it herself..lol..bless her.

Today I'm here to share 'My' Favourite Christmas cards 2014..as the lovely Debby has her challenge again this year..



So here we go.....






These are my picks that I had such fun making and all of them have new homes..

All there is to do now is wish you all a very Happy and wonderful New Year 2015..

Time for breakfast then off to work on this gorgeous Saturday morning...may even wear my new blouse..

See you soon.

luv CHRISSYxx


Monday, December 22, 2014

THE BIG GUY IN RED!!



Hello Everyone..

Three more sleeps for me and the big day will be here..and I have to work...but only the morning, then prep in the afternoon and festivities in the evening with all my children and grand children..should be awesome and cannot wait...

Have another Christmas card to share...but getting to the end of the pile now.



This fabulous image is from Crafty Sentiments Designs called "Santa's Delivery"..coloured with copics and pencils..



There he is.. climbing down the chimney with the tops of the snow covered  tree's growing right over the roof..
Papers from Kaisercraft and the die cut gingham frame and sentiment is out of the same pad...



Punched snowflakes and photo taken on a very hot sunny day..lucky they didn't melt..



One last arty shot to see the sparkle...

Challenges to enter....

Crafty Hazelnuts #206   [bright colours]

Crafty Hazelnuts Extra challenge   [anything goes as long as it is Christmas]

Cardz 4 guys  [The big guy]

There we go...off to do the tea rounds now and will pop this on schedule [don't press publish Chrissy]

Thanks so much for stopping by...

See you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx








Thursday, December 18, 2014

DIGITAL DELIGHTS WITH A SNOWMAN- DT



Hello Everyone...

Thursday again..and time for my DT inspiration card showcasing another wonderful image from the
DIGITAL DELIGHTS STORE 

This time I played with such a happy Snowman...FLURRY THE SNOWMAN 



Such a neat image to colour which I did with copics this time...R27..YG03..Y02..added glitter to his lamp and hat trim.




There he is in all his glory with his rosy pink cheeks..

I went around the image and under his feet with chunky glitter ...

Snowflakes punched out with glittered board and some muslin poked in here and there...



Papers and lace trim from my stash and the sentiment from Digital delights too.

The DT have made some fabulous projects which you can see HERE  and then we are having a couple of weeks off and will be back all refreshed on Jan 8th.

Challenges to enter...

Crafty Hazelnuts challenge #206   [bright colours]

Crafty Hazelnuts extra   [Anything goes as long as it is Christmas]

Glitter n sparkle   [glittery and sparkly]

That's me done...thanks so much for stopping by..PC still holding up, just very slow.

I've been on a snail hunt as I had snail slime across my carpet the other morning...he must have been hiding in the Christmas tree bucket and comes out at night time..so all the gifts came out and I searched every where...but the allusive little blighter was not to be found.

Went to the craft cupboard where I stand to build my cards..opened the door to get my muslin out to cut into squares and low and behold...there he was..with his kids!!!
FOUR snails on the inside of the cupboard door..YUK!!..need I say.. they have been evicted..

See you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx



Monday, December 15, 2014

SNOWMAN CUTENESS


Hello everyone..

Oh! Boy!..I have missed  you all so much..my PC had a total melt down and  has died..[so sad]..I am up temporarily with my hard drive inside another box thing..I don't know...I'm up and running for awhile and that is all that matters to me...a new PC in the New Year hopefully..

I have a cute little penguin to share with you today...Skier Slippy from the fabulous Digital Delights Shop



There he is....zooming down the icy slopes at the ski fields...twisting and turning through the trees..

The gorgeous papers were a freebie from Beccy's  and I only added some snow glitter to them..



There's a close up of  Slippy with his cold rosy cheeks and I made the sign post and added snowflakes using a sentiment from Digital Delights store ... Slippy is coloured with copics and pencils..fussy cut out and popped up on foam squares..




The side view..

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I will catch up with you all over the next couple of days.

Work is starting to wind into top gear as Christmas approaches and I'm working with so many new clients filling in for caregivers who are on leave and not sure if I'm coming or going..

See you soon.

luv CHRISSYxx


Thursday, December 11, 2014

DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY DT


Hello Everyone...

Another Delightful Thursday has come around already..although it is pouring with rain,blogger is being a nitwit..the internet is playing up.. I think it is going to be a great day.
All my shopping is done and wrapped and placed under the tree  already for the big day which is coming so fast..

Delightful Thursday...the time when the DT's share gorgeous images from the Digital Delights Store

This week I played with this little guy called Gingerbread Slippy 




Look at that face...such a sweetie and coloured with Faber Castell pencils and a few copics...

Lovely bright papers are couture creations " Jolly Christmas" and cuttlebug snowflakes..



Not a lot of glitter on this one..just the pom pom on his hat..



The side view...gingham ribbon.. pom pom trim..and gold thread holding the sentiment tag which is from digital delights too..

So there we go...thanks so much for stopping by...and you can see my teamies fabulous creations HERE at the Digital delights Blog...

Must away as my PC is doing the roaring thing again and I don't want to push my luck staying on line ..
Not long now until I get a new one....

Challenges to enter...

Crafty Hazelnuts christmas challenge #206   [bright colours]

Crafty Hazelnuts christmas extra  [anything goes as long as it is Christmas]

Paper creators crafts   [it's all about Christmas]

See you tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx



Sunday, December 7, 2014

LACY SUNSHINE DT


Hello Everyone...

Hope your weekend is going perfectly..

Here to share my DT card for Lacy Sunshine  and this time we are looking for..

Theme - Holiday Joy (any winter holiday - Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, New Year, etc.) 

I went for  Christmas...



This is "Flurry" 





She is a beauty to colour with my Faber Castell pencils and I added lots of Dazzling  Diamonds glitter. For her dress and eyes I used a copic and shaded with pencils.





Papers are Couture Creations Jolly Christmas and a big cuttlebug  snowflake cut out of glittered board.. and the sentiment is a Kaisercraft stamp...white embossed on vellum.

This challenge will roll over into January so plenty of time to link up  your projects...

Challenges to enter...

Creative Moments  [Anything goes/Winter]

Brown sugar challenge  [Winter]

A Gem of a challenge  [Anything Christmas]

Crafty Hazelnuts extra  [anything goes as long as it is Christmas]


Thanks so much for stopping by..

Only 9 more Christmas cards to make and I'm all done...I was done but a lady arrived for a browse and nearly cleaned me out...but I also got 2 orders for wedding cards with matching boxes so she can come anytime she wants..

See you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx





Saturday, December 6, 2014

I CAN USE A CD..


Hello Everyone..

Saturday early evening and a bit sticky on it...had a long day working and watching my grandsons too, so glad to be home now and looking forward to my tea.[ I found my choccies too..plus some.]

I have used a CD today...but not in the way you think..that would be asking for a miracle..but used one all the same..

As a decoration..



This little cat was a freebie to use at  The Eastwind  challenge  and his name is La la's Merry Christmas..

Coloured him up Faber Castell pencils and added glitter for his trim and the fish was coloured with gold and silver gel pens...



A close up of La la Merry Christmas with his big eyes filled up with glossy accents...

And I'm afraid I have a bad habit of popping on gems following the circle so some look upside down..or crooked at least..


Lots of punched snowflakes and a raffia bow and sitting on a spellbinders scallop circle

The background was done with a pencil [finally remembered to do it first  ,before colouring my image..a lot easier].

Entering the challenge at Eastwind Challenges 

and Crafting by Design  [anything Christmas]

That's all for today...off to cook my steak  and a night in front of the telly with my eyes shut..[as usual]

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

luv CHRISSYxx


Thursday, December 4, 2014

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES - HOLLY AND/OR IVY


Hello Again...

Still Thursday...second post, and this time for CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES 

A new challenge this month and we are looking for HOLLY AND OR/IVY..

For my card I used this adorable and very cheeky elf from Mo Manning.

Little Elf Finn..



There he is swinging on his Christmas ornament and having a blast...

Skin and hair coloured with Faber Castell pencils and his clothes and hat with a red copic R27 and shading with green pencil..shoes with copic YG03..and bauble with B32.

My new Holly die which now working a lot better..and added some gems..



Side one...just as a light breeze blew in and ruffled his feather....



And side two..showing the muslin cloth...punched snowflakes and sentiment...which again is a new die and used the baking paper on my card as I could not cut the cardstock with the die..yet.

Papers are Kaisercraft 6x6 pad [shh..they are new too]..well, it is nearly Christmas..

So there we go...would love to see your holly/ivy projects at Crafty Little Fairies challenge 

Thanks again for stopping by..I'm off to find some choccies...I'm sure I had a box of scorched almonds tucked away..or maybe I've already eaten them..maybe I should just go and coloured something...not so fattening.

Challenges to enter....

Emerald Fairies   [Christmas red and Green]

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas extra  [anything goes as long as it is Christmas]


See you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx






YUMMY GINGERBREAD WITH DIGITAL DELIGHTS


Hello Everyone...

Thursday today and the first Thursday in the month [we wont talk about what month!!] and time for a NEW RELEASE with Digital Delights 

For my new release share, is this little cutie all decked out in her kitchen finery..

Rolling Pin Ginger


What a fun image to colour and paper piece..



Little ginger was coloured with Faber Castell pencils and her hat and apron paper pieced..and then I added her oven mitts and her basket of goodies.[no pineapple lumps I see..will have to remedy that]


Papers..doily,and tiny gingham bows from my stash and that about wraps it up..

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving some love..

Challenges to enter...

7 kids challenge  [anything goes]

The Crafters CafĂ©  [use a doily]

Wonderful Wednesdays  [anything goes]

Will see you soon with post two...

Luv CHRISSYxx







Monday, December 1, 2014

SAME PAPERS DIFFERENT IMAGE


Hello Everyone..

Just popped in to share another card using the same papers as yesterdays card...but a totally different image..

Meljen Designs "Caroling Snowmen"..



These three are singing their hearts out...





Hats and scarves have been paper pieced..[except the red one in the middle] and all their trims fluffed up with glitter..



Not a lot of colouring on these guys...cheeks and buttons and light grey pencil around their bodies.
Added punched snowflakes out of glitter card..and forgot the sentiment..

That's me done...thanks so much for stopping by...found a new game Carol.".HEARTS"..now that is fun!!!.at least I can win playing that one..lol..

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx