Better late than never

I don't know where the time has gone recently - I've been super busy and hardly had any time to craft at all! I had a fabby weekend last week and went to a nice hotel with four of my school friends - yes school friends - I have known them for well over 30 years. OMG.  We all had a hot stone massage (not together I hasten to add), lunch, sauna, swim, then off to dinner - very nice.  I had a really nice time and still managed to lose a pound at my weight watchers weigh in on Monday - that's me reach the magical 9 stone something (only just) - and 39 1/2 pounds off - I am so pleased.

Anyways, the challenge this week on Penny Black Saturday Challenge was a Christmas one - Winter Wonderland.  Here's mine:

I only just decided tonight to do it and saw a nice folded card on telly which I thought I'd try. It's made from one A4 card and I used this year's colours (for me) from DCWV Rose Tinted Christmas.  Circle nesties in white glitter board to mat the hedgehog images onto - these are from Holly Day Critters coloured with copics and sakura glitter pens.  It was a nice easy folded card and was fun to do - think I'll be doing a few more.

Thanks for looking and take care.

Laurane x

Create a Scene

As if I would ever do that.............!

Challenge 77 on Spoon Full of Sugar was to 'create a scene'.  Here's mine:

The little angel is from Judikins (it was one of the first stamps I ever bought and I never stop loving it).  This was a pretty simple card - paper was Papermania contemporary Christmas pack and I stamped and embossed the snowflakes at the top.  The 'scene' was a clipart picture of snowy hills and santa and his sleigh in front of the moon.

Laurane x

Merry Little Christmas

This week's challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Song Title/Lyric.  I only seem to be doing Christmas cards at the moment (funny that innit) and this challenge fitted nicely.  My song would either be Blue Christmas, or Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.  Not sure I would say either were my favourite  songs but they are up there in terms of Christmas songs.  I'm sure 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' was from Meet me in St Louis which I just love - nothing better on a rainy Saturday to sit down and watch an old musical, especially ones with Judy Garland.

This also fits the challenge at Colour Create is Blue, Silver, White with Winter and Glitter as optional extras and Charisma Cards which are looking for Merry and Bright.

Here's my card

Papers are from ProvoCraft Christmas Cheer, images are PB Holly Day Critters, coloured with copics and sakura glitter.  I paper pieced and glossed the wee hedgie's bauble and embossed the silver mirror board with swiss dots.  The stars were punched, coloured and attached to thread which I sewed onto the ribbon so that they will dangle (hee hee, won't do a hem but will sew for a card!)

Take care

Laurane x

The White Challenge

Well this really was a huge challenge for me, and way out of my comfort zone.  This week's challenge on Penny Black Saturday Challenge is White on White.  The only colour allowed is on the image itself. 

The image is from Holly Day Critters which I coloured with copics, glittered and glossed.  The background was made with my trusty Cuttlebug and the swiss dots and snowflakes(?) folders.

Won't have any crafty time until Monday night at least - I'm off to Manchester to spend the weekend with my lovely bruvver Alan and leaving my hubbie with the girls.  They will eat rubbish all weekend and he will let them stay up way too late - who knows what they will be wearing!  Iain doesn't 'do' clothes so they will get to wear whatever they want.  Hey, I won't be here to see it - thank goodness.

Laurane x