Spreading the Joy?

Hello.

Usually around this time I've year I have loads of cards that I've made through the year and I suddenly decide to clear out the folder on the laptop and start sharing them. Not this year... don't get me wrong, they are still there but I've decided to start Christmas now! So from now until the big day I'm going to share something Christmassy.  If I'm feeling the need to overshare I'll pop something non Christmassy in a second post of the day......

 There will be no order to these (apart from one or two) so here we go with today's.

Is Chester feeling the Christmas joy?  I don't think so, do you?!

Chester Bubbles - Little Miss Muffet 

Copics/Pro/Flexmarkers

Circles - Creative Expressions

Words - Sizzix/Tim Holtz

Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

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Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning.

It's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'.

This time our theme is Dies and/or Punches.

Alice Ice Cream - LotV
Ice Cream Sentiment - Little Miss Muffet
Copics
Circles - The Works
Wonky Rectangles - Memory Box
Card Candy

I'd like to enter the following challenges

Arty Divas
Southern Girls
Aud's Sentiments
Creative Knockouts
A Perfect Time to Craft
Classic Design Challenge
Creatalicious Challenges

Stay safe and well friends.

Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)

A Family of Numbers

Hello.

These are all cards I made for different members of the same family.  I work for a family run company so a couple of them are work birthday cards and a the rest are ones that my boss asked me to make.  They had a lot of "big" birthdays last year!

Birthday Candles - Digi Stamp Boutique

Copics

Happy - Whimsy 

Birthday - Crafters Companion

Skier - Make it Crafty

Copics

Snow Embossing Folder

Snow Peaks Die

Sun - La La Land

Numbers - Memory Box

Happy Birthday - Creative Expressions

Rope Die - Marianne Designs

Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

Porthole - Creative Expressions

Sand

Cocktail Umbrella 

Flowers

Gems

Retro Chester - Little Miss Muffet

Copics

Cassette, Record and Music Notes - Spellbinders

Numbers cut on SNC

Globe - Tim Holtz

Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

Arrows - Crafty Sentiments

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FabNFunky Challenge

Morning!

It's time for another challenge at Fab N Funky.

It's that time of the month so our theme is

Christmas

I couldn't resist breaking Chester out for this one! I love him, he's such a cheeky monkey!!

Chester and Pudding - Pollycraft/Little Miss Muffet
Let's Be Merry - Paper Smooches
Recipe - LotV
Copics
Papers - Nitwits
Foliage - Tim Holtz
Circles - Creative Expressions
Gems
Dewdrops
Paperclip

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FabNFunky Challenge

Hello again.

It's time for another challenge at Fab N Funky.

This time our theme is

Cute Christmas

We're sponsored by Little Miss Muffet stamps who kindly gave the DT some images to play with.  I've used Lamb and Star for my card.

I coloured the image using Twinkling H2O's.  Not sure about this one!  Made a frame using my frame punch board and stamped a sentiment in white.  Simples.

Lamb and Star - Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Twinkling H2O's
Sentiment - Paula Pascual

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Don't Look At Me That Way......

Morning.

I'm here to share the Father's Day cards I made for the boys to give Andy.  My friend said that they were brilliant and I had captured both boys perfectly.  I think that's it now, I'll never be able to top that.  Bought cards from now on!!

Angry Owl - Some Odd Girl
Copics

PDP Davor - Little Miss Muffet
Copics
Wink of Stella


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Fab N Funky Challenge

Morning.

It's time for another challenge at Fab N Funky.

This time our theme is

For a Child

We're sponsored by the fab Little Miss Muffet this week and I've used Monster Hal for my card.  Just love him, he's a fab image.

Monster Hal - Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Sentiment - Leoni Pujol
Copics
Balloons - Creative Expressions

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The Best Day

Morning.

Thursday already AND it's the last day of November!!! Not long to go until Christmas so I should really do something about organising myself.....

The elves will be here tomorrow on their annual visit from Santa, think they might be reporting me for being naughty. I haven't done a thing towards preparing for Christmas.

So, this is a card from earlier on in the year when my friend asked me to make a card for her sister in law.

Graduate - Saturated Canary
Clever Clogs - LotV
Copics
Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

And continuing the theme of the best day... this is a birthday card I made for someone at work. She likes reading and coffee....

Cupcake and Books - Little Miss Muffet
Copics
Coffee Cup - MFT
Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

Thanks for dropping by today.

I Can't Bear It....

Morning.

Monday again. 5 weeks today and it will be Christmas day...... I should really do something about getting organised!

Speaking of organised..... one of these cards is almost a year old - and the other isn't that far behind it. These were made for a girl leaving work and then for the baby she had a few weeks later. 

The wee bear was cut on the SNC - isn't he cute!

Bear - Cut on SNC

Pitter Patter - Sue Wilson

Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders

Buttons - MFT

Stitched Rectangles MFT

Safety Pin - Sweet Pea

And this baby card is a replica of the one I made for Jackie's first son, but she never got the card (long story but not my fault!) so I thought I'd use the design again.

Star Baby - Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Copics
Safety Pin - Sweet Pea
Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders


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Dabbing is Life

Morning!

Can you believe we're halfway through September already? Our local shop has started to display Christmas treats and I saw mince pies in the supermarket the other day (but wasn't allowed to buy them!)

This is one of the birthday cards I made for Andy. This one is from Scott who will dab at every opportunity so when I saw this Little Miss Muffet image I thought it would be perfect.

Umberto - Little Miss Muffet Stamps 
Copics

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FabNFunky Challenge

It's time for another challenge at Fab N Funky.

This time our theme is

Create a Background/Use a Background Stamp.

We're sponsored by Little Miss Muffet for this challenge who very kindly gave the DT some images to play with.

I had a LMMS image I bought ages ago, for no other reason than I loved it but actually had no reason to buy, this challenge however, was the perfect opportunity to break out Chester :) 

The card has now been claimed by Scott who loves monkeys and wants it in a frame!

Chester Rainbow - Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Sentiment - MFT 
Copics
Cloud and Scribble Cloud Dies - Poppy Dies
Colour Cloud Ink

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Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at SweetStampin'. 

This week our theme is 

Anything But a Birthday
I've gone for a Get Well card.

Get Well Chester - Little Miss Muffet
Sentiment - LotV
Copics
Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

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Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all.

It's time for a new challenge at Christmas At Sweet Stampin'. 

Our theme this month is 

Winter Fun

We have a very exciting new sponsor this month - Little Miss Muffet Stamps who kindly gave the DT some images to play with. And so excited was I about using LMMS I used them all!!

LMMS will award one $6 gift certificate for the winner of this challenge, chosen at random next month. The gift certificate can be used towards anything in the LMMS store, including digital stamps, rubber stamps and/or metal dies.

My first card uses Polka Dot Pals Issie

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Polka Dot Pals Issie - LMMS
Sentiment - Crafty Impressions

Colouring Medium
Copics

Paper 
Bo Bunny

  Embellishments 
Snowball Pearls
Glamour Dust

 Dies/Embossing
Double Pierced Circles - Sue Wilson
Snowflake Embossing Folder - Diesire

And my second card features the other images. Dexter Caroling, Polka Dot Pals Alpini (with the bear) and Polka Dot Pals Noleen (skating).

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps

Dexter Caroling, Polka Dot Pals Alpini Polka Dot Pals Noleen - LMMS

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Colouring Medium
Copics

Paper 
LotV

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Christmas at Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest the Christmas Sweeties have been up to. 

x

Chocolate Hangover?

Morning.

Can you get such a thing as a chocolate hangover? I can't say that I have one, having only had a tiny bit of chocolate yesterday.  Hope you had a lovely day yesterday.  We spent it with family and had a most enjoyable time and a lovely Easter Sunday dinner.

I saw this image on LMMS the other day and, like Ava, decided I needed to have him. Thankfully Scott decided he needed it to send to his great aunt as a thank you for the Easter eggs she gave him and Craig otherwise poor Cuthbert would have been lying unloved in a box,

Stamps 
Cuthbert and His Egg - LMMS
Sentiment - Technique Tuesday

Colouring Medium 
Copics

 Dies
Prairie Grass - Memory Box
Sun - Lawn Fawn

Thanks for dropping by today.

Er.... Last Year?!

No, it would appear not.... oops!

It would seem that this wee dude has been waiting for a chance to be seen since 2014 (albeit December 2014). Love this little image and with this card I've paper pieced the star rather than the babygro. There's something so lovely about a wee baby in a white babygro!

Stamps 
Star Baby - LMMS

Colouring Medium
Copics

Paper 
Craft Creations

 Embellishments 
Glossy Accents

Dies
Buttons - MFT

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Baby, You're A Star

Morning.

Hope this finds you well and not suffering the effects of Storm Getrude.

This is a christening card I was asked to make last year... and yes, I found it when I was clearing out the folder. 

Stamps 
Star Baby - LMMS

Colouring Medium
Copics

 Thanks for dropping by today.

Happy Birthday Scott

Hello!

Well, what a busy weekend that was. Scott's party. A surprise visitor yesterday, barely time to draw breath and the weekend was gone in a flash.

Today has been Scott's birthday and he's had a great day - he even said earlier, thanks for a great birthday....awww.

So this is the card from us. I'll share the one from Craig later.  I found this image half coloured in the other day and thought it would be perfect for Scott.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Little Miss Muffet  - Anything Goes

Stamps 

Polka Dot Pals Andy - LMMS

Sentiment - MFT

Colouring Medium 

Copics

Cardstock/Paper

Bo Bunny

   Tools 

Blueprints - MFT

Corner Rounder

Stitched Circle Dies - Lil Inkers

 Thanks for dropping by today.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is

Inspired by a Book/Film

There's a SS goodie bag to the winner of this week's challenge.

I have two cards to show you today - one is the original plan I had for the challenge and the second one is a baby card I was asked to make for a Star Wars daft dad.

Original card - inspired by Elf!

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Buddy and Jolly - Stamping Bella
Sentiment - Kaisercraft

Paper
LotV

Colouring Medium
Copics

 Embellishments 
Wooden Sign - ?
Knitted Ribbon - Stampin' Up

 Tools 

Stitched Rectangles - MFT

Inspired by Star Wars!

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Star Baby - LMMS
Stars - Little Yellow Bicycle

Tools 

Circle Nestie - Spellbinders
Star Embossing Folder

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

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Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is

Masculine

Our sponsor this week is Quixotic Paperie.

I know it's a Team Abi week but you know I can't resist a male challenge so here is Retro Chester! This is a card I made for my brother-in-law's special birthday..... can you spot how old he was?! And yes, that is the Top 10 for the week he was born. 

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Retro Chester - Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Sentiment - Paper Smooches

 Colouring Medium 
Copics

  Tools 
Dotty Embossing Folder - Crafters Companion
Circle Nesties
Cricut

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Team Abi Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is
Hallowe'en

Our sponsor this week are Crafty Devils who are offering a £15 voucher to the winner.

I was going to sit this one out but then I was clearing out and found this wee image - I think he was originally Pollycraft but can probably now be found on Little Miss Muffet stamps. Rather than make a card I actually decided just to fashion a pumpkin for him.

Challenges I'd Like To Enter
Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Stamps
Swings and Slides Lil Spook - LMMS
Sentiment - Can't Remember!

 Tools 
Circle Grand Nesties
Gravestone Nesties

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Team Fi Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)