SOON BE CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Nearly be time to put away all our Christmas stash won't it?  I don't know about anyone else but mine is never too far away...just in case I need some extra bling or shiny hahaha!!!

Today I thought I would show you a few Christmasy decorations that I have made.  One for myself & 1 for each daughter!

This banner I am keeping for myself as I have promised myself one for years now & finally got round to making it....and very nice it looks as well, even if I say so myself :)

Each pennant is around 6" x 10" so its pretty big & fills one wall, just as I wanted.  Its made from my fave paper this year from My Minds Eye.  There is loads of lace on it & bits of a mahoosive glitter star from a garden centre haha.  Below is the banner I made Vikki after she nagged me for mine haha....cheeky mare!  She doesn't like anything too fussy & is a very traditional girl when it come to her decorations.  So hers is red & green with gold lace.

This canvas was made for a Rosie-Dee Challenge.  I adore this deer from RiffRaff, his antlers are gorgeous.  I used the back of the canvas and after distress inking the inside spritzed it with copper Glimmer Mists.  I used paper to cover the outside & again spritzed.  The reinderr has been chalked then triple embossed & his antlers are covered in copper glitter.  Oh and he had to have a little bell....ahhhh!  Not sure where the tree was from but that has been painted, glossed & glittered too.

This next decoration was for Tamara, my step-daughter.  Its very similar to one that I did for Tando a while back. Its a piece of covered mountboard all glammed up.

Apart from my journal thats about it for Christmasy stuff from me I think.  Thanks for taking a peep, HUGS XXX

JOURNAL YOUR CHRISTMAS - MORE PAGES!!!

As promised here are some more pages of my journal.  For those who are doing this...I have been a bit naughty & done my own thing with the prompts...tut tut!  But I am having so much fun in doing these :)

Day 6...all about memories.  We were asked to divide the page in 2.  I have put the journalling behind the chippie snowflake.

Day 7...the stamps came out for this one!  Written in the card is a HUGE list of things I have to do before the big day :(

Day 8...we were asked what was new this year so I had to mention my banner, which I am so proud of haha

Day 9...ahhh a tradition?  Had to be this film every year!!!!!

Day 10...wrapping paper!  I had loads of brown parcel paper so it was spritzed with rum raisin, copper & gold Glimmer Mists to wrap some small presents!

Thats it for now, don't want to bore you with more hahahahaha, save more for another day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for looking, HUGS XXX

Hello my lovely bloggy buddies!!!!  I have a few things to show you today.  I hasve used photo's which are pretty special to me for these LO's.  Both the large words are from the TANDO range.

  Yes, this is my Nanny with only 9 of her 11 children.  My Mum is the little one in the front with a white pinny.  I so felt for Nanny as she was constantly pregnant up till she was 45.  She also had several miscarraiges along the way.  She told me that although she loved all her children she would cry when she saw the nieghbouring wives going into town together with just one pram.  She could never do that!!!  But she did live till she was 99 so it wasn't bad for her health, Bless Her!

The 2nd LO is of my daughter when she was 7, in 1992.  That was an awful winter as she was in & out of hospital with a mysterious bowel & kidney infection.  This was taken on a rare day home when we visited Santa to cheer her up.  You can see how pale she is but I wanted to scrap it as it shows her determination to still have fun!  They never did get to the root of the problem & she still has regular kidney infections poor love.

Thank you for looking at these today.  I hope all your Christmas preparations are going well, HUGS XXX

ROSIE-DEE'S #59

Hi everyone!!!  Being a member of the TANDO CREATIVE design team, I was delighted that Rosie-Dee's Challenge this week was sponsored by Tando.  The theme is

RED, GREEN & a bit of BLING!

I had some lovely Christmasy Tando chippie to hand so I just had to use it for this didn't I?  I swished over the white card with some chalk inks & the same with the image (this was an RAK from my wonderful pal Kaz, thanks honey XXX).  The chippie holly has ben painted & then glossed with red stickles on the berries.  I did the same for the holly on Santas hat.

Do take the time to pop over to Rosie-Dee's & take a look at what the other DT members have made.  There is also a fantastic prize of Tando going to one lucky winner this week!!! HUGS XXX

JYC - pages

oooo I really love doing these hahaha!!!  As promised here are my pages so far but without No1 as thats the manifesto page & a bit boring!!!!

Day 2- we were asked to talk about the weather or maybe make a snowflake.  You can see my attempt at a snowflake in the vellum hahaha!!!  Pretty sad really so I added a few bits to it.  I can't believe that it actually snowed after I did this page!!!

Day 3 - was all about cards & posting.  As this was the reverse of the background above I inked it with DI and then overstamped with a holly stamp.  The envelope is also inked.  The pretty letter stickers are from K&Co.

Inside is a picture of some of the cards I have made this year ( journalling on the back) and also a little book of the new CXhristmas stamps.

Day 4 -was all about our perfect Christmas.  I chose a nostalgic theme this year with journalling on the tag.

Day 5 - all about our advent calendars!!!  I took a pic of my Secret Advent Swap from BubblyFunk forum.  The sleigh is one that I made last year.  Tucked behind is the tag which I write all the different bits I get!!! 

I just couldn't let this pass by withought showing you a pic of my wonderful Advent hanging made for me by Di over at TANDO CREATIVE last year.  It has pride of place once again!!

ooops!!!  Now you know that its last years pic hahahaha!!!

Thank you so much for taking a look today, LOTS OF WARM WINTER WISHES & HUGS XXXXX

JOURNALLING MY CHRISTMAS 2009

Its that time again folks!!!!  I had such a fun time doing last years that I just couldn't resist joining in SHIMMELLE'S CLASS again this year.  When you are up to your ears making cards & gifts for other people I think its really nice to make something that is just for yourself!!!  I won't be blogging this everyday but will wait till I have a few pages to go if thats ok XXX

Here is my cover...I have gone for gold & bling this year.  The papers are my faves this year by My minds Eye and the gorgeous snowflake chippie is from Tando.  The gold lace has been 'borrowed' from another project (hope I have enough left now haha) and there is gold stickles on the snowflakes.

Thank you so much for taking a look, if you find time do have a go at this as its very rewarding!  HUGS XXX

A COUPLE OF SWAPS!!

Imagine how chuffed I was when Chriss from The Artist Trading Club asked if I would like to do ATC swaps!!!!  This is my 2nd now & its really great to get back some wonderful ATC's from such talented people, thank you Chriss XXX

The theme for November was 'keys'.  The ATC is actually a lot brighter irl but thats winter light for you.

The background is a blend of distress inks sprayed with gold glimmer mist.  My castle stamp is from Paper Artsy, which I watercoloured.  The chippie key has been dabbed with 2 colours of versamark & then glassy accented.

The 2nd swap I have done is for the BubblyFunk Forum and is a twinchie.  The theme is Christmas.

The background is distress ink which has been overstamped.  The Father Christmas is part of a larger stamped image which I painted & cut out.  I used my quickie glue pen to add glitter inplaces on his beard and there are stickles for berries on his hood!  Have I been good???? NAH.....thats boring hahahahaha!

Thank you for looking, have a great weekend & keep your feet dry & warm, HUGS XXX