Rudolph and his red nose

I saw a lovely DT sample from Karen Lines on the launch of Christmas Memories by tattered lace ...so this is my version....thank you Karen for the inspiration

I am still full of cold and wrapped up in a fleece...but at least I have a bit of tennis to watch with the battle of the Brits....

Hope you are keeping safe and well and thanks for popping by today.

Fairy house card....

It’s Richards great niece Eddie’s 4 birthday so I have been having fun with my into the woods

And I put bright lights in....

It took me a whole day playing with my scan and cut to make the card shape and mats ...cut out the charisma and decoupage it all up but I think she will have fun with it....

It certainly took my mind off my continued cold and kept me happy in my craft room.....

Thanks for popping by today and stay safe.....

christmas memories....

still having lots of fun with this collection.....

papersand dies from the collection...with a few additional robins.....just simply having fun doing a bit of crafting after a rotten week with a cold....
Hope you are fit and well out there and thanks for popping by....

having fun....

I have been having much too much fun these past few days and I haven't done any crafting...I bought myself a night camera to watch my hedgehogs...we have 2 adults and 2 babies at the moment so we have a lot of activity around the feeding bowls.....most of the morning is spent watching the video's of them cavorting around the lawn....but I did make a card in between....

paper boutique die for the fram...craftwork cards paper and topper,a bow and some Nuvo drops....just keeping my hand in....
I hope you are keeping safe and well out there and thanks for popping by my blog today.

christmas card club challenge 15....penguins

this week it is Linda choice of theme....

made with my favorite Marianne design dies.....and lots of glitter.
please pop round the other girls blogs and see their lovely cards...the links are on my side bar...
thanks for popping by today and take care.....

cute Christmas...

I have dug out my craft consortium snome time collection from last year.....

I just love these images and papers....

I hope you are enjoying some crafting time today and staying safe and well....thank s for popping by.

christmas Elve.....

yes he is out again.....

Tim Holtz santas helper die from last year....one for the boys I think.....
I hope you are wellout there in blog land and staying safe...

another masculine card....

you can tell I have been rooting through my old dies......don't know how old this one is.....

I thought it just perfect for my friend who grows pineapples..he works at a world heritage centre......can you see them...
I hope you are staying safe out in blog land...we are just staying home appart from the dreaded weekly shop...I am so glad that face masks are becoming mandatory in shops it certainly gives me confidence to go out ....take care and thanks for dropping by today.

out with the snowglobe.....

yes at least once a year I get out my snowglobe die and make a card.....

I just love this tattered lace die ...its years old but just the right size...the stag is from the over the mantle collection from last year....
Thanks for popping by today and stay safe and well....

birthday boy

I treated myself to this set of dies to make rosettes as I was fed up with the ones I made just not looking even.....

not easy as I didn't have the very small staples recommended but I did manage ....

I hope you are well out there in blog land...thanks for popping by today and stay safe.... 

pink christmas......

I am still on a mission to use some of my stash even though I spent most of June on the naughty step with all the lovely new collections for christmas coming out....so out with the Heartfelt  Christmas Eve.....

and didnt I have fun making and glittering all those poinsettia....
I hope you are getting on with your Christmas cards this year its only 23 weeks to christmas....
Thanks for popping by today and stay safe and well....

so many birthdays....

another busy month for birthdays so making plenty of cards....

a;; the dies are from Tattered lace except the sentiments.....loved the soft colours of the backing paper so I themed the card around it.....do you do that ...print of a page of backing paper ...then have to use it .....must be the Yorkshire girl in me.....
I hope you are keeping well ...thanks for popping by today.

Christmas fun...

I am really enjoying playing in my room at the moment...it’s cold and wet and yes the heating is back on.....

The dies and charisma are from Tattered lace making memories collection....I watched all the programs on C&C and really felt inspired by the demos and cards made by the design team....

Thank you for popping by today and I hope your weather is better than ours....take care 

Happy Birthday card......

for a friend who will be 80 this year.....

made using a carnation crafts die I bought earlier this year with her in mind as she just loves daffs...her garden is a joy to behold in the spring.....

Ihope you are staying well out there in blog land...stay safe.

thinking of you...

I seem to be making a lot of cards this year just to keep in touch with friends as we still are not comfy with getting together...even with social distancing...so a card seems a good idea....

made using the Tattered lace nested wreath die and charisma....lots of work but worth it I think....

I hope you are keeping well and thank you for popping by today.

Christmas ....

I have been having a lovely time with this years purchases 

this one is from the Carnation crafts christmas eve collection....with lots of glitter.....

Ihope you are getting on with making your christmas cards...its already July and time is going so fast this year....thanks for popping by today and stay safe....

happy birthday card...

I fell in love with this die when I saw it but its taken me ages to use it...

I raided my box of background ....I had had a day of fun getting really messy....the die is a creative expressions paper cuts...Owl and the flowers and leaves are Sue Wilson dies....
Ihope you are keeping well out there in blog land...needless to saythe pubs didnt get a visit from us over the weekend

christmas card club challenge 14...christmas trees

this weeks challenge is chosen by Shaz....

the stamps are by Daisy Mae and called twiggy christmas tree....thought they were fun....

please pop round the other girls in the club and see their lovely makes...the blog links are on my side bar.
Thanks for popping by today and stay safe.....

a bit of drama...

I loved the colours of this charisma but really struggled with colour to match so went for dramatic black.....

the die set is Petals of lace...square...grey and black matts...and a very old creative expressions stamped sentiment.....
thank you for popping by today...I hope you are having fun crafting and staying safe....

more Christmas

oh yes its all christmas glitter in my craft room......

the background dies are from the tattered lace still white collection from a few years ago and the carol singing bunny isa lovely LOTV image....coloured with copics and lots of glitter......

I am going to have to slow down with the card making ....maybe try making some boxes and christmas crackers.....take care and stay well.

thinking of you card.....

something pretty today....

made using Heartfelt creations Majestic swirl frame...and flowers from the tattered lace picture decoupage daisy hill....

I hope you arekeeping well and enjoying some crafty time....take care