Mermaid

This is the mermaid I made for DS's fiancee for Christmas. I used the same fabric for the whole thing but on the right side it has gold lines which I've used for the tail. For the rest of the mermaid I used the fabric the wrong side out xx

Not cards!

I've made a bauble for DS's fiancee as she has lots of tree decorations that people bring her back from their holidays. She only wanted some money but I think it's nice to have a little something to open. I used a polystyrene ball which I made slits in (like orange segments) and then pushed material into the slits (not my idea), covered the joins with ribbon then added some beads. I also made a Christmas sack for DD's kind of step-granddaughter. I think the images are too small for the sack so did start to make a little Santa outfit to sew on, but DD liked the images and wanted them on. I used 1 metre of fur fabric for the sack, I already had some white fur fabric which I used at the top and for the 'snow'.

Merry Christmas to all xx

PS won some blog candy from Jennie at http://www.theartisticstamper.blogspot.com/ after emailing her my addy yesterday at 13.50 my fab chipboard flowers arrived this morning :) YES! this morning!!! So I have to congratulate Snail Mail today lol.

Sunday Stampers

The colour theme for this week's Sunday Stampers at http://pinkleart.blogspot.com/ is 'red, gold + green' I've used a little gold embossing powder over some of the text and gold Krylon pen round the edges. I've also done the 'brown + blue' for week 38 For this one I used Ecoline inks to colour the card
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More Christmas cards

A few more Christmas cards for your perusal and hopefully enjoyment ;)

Birthday cards

I've not had time to, or perhaps more correctly made the time, upload pics of what I've been doing. Here are a few birthday cards I've made in recent weeks. I did add a handle to the handbag card. I'm behind on some challenges but now the Christmas cards are just about done - had a request for another 2 the other day and need to make some for the craft group I go to - so hopefull I'll get other things done. Started another wrapped-wire doll last night, hopefully it'll be an improvement on the first one ;)

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY EVERYDAY UNTIL 25th

Jennie at http://theartisticstamper.blogspot.com/ is giving away Blog Candy every day in December up till the 25th! You've got to be in it to win it :) Have a look and get some inspiration while you're there xx

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of Christmas

I don't think there's a crafter out there who hasn't heard of the Talented Mr Ripley - oh that can't be right; but it sounds like a good title for a film hehehehehehe As I was saying there can't be a crafter out there who hasn't heard of the talented and inspirational Tim Holtz (known by one or two peeps as Sir Tim! naming no names! Tim is doing a fab project, namely 12 Tags of Christmas; this is something he did last year and has been begged by so many to do it again this year. Today is day 2. Please visit http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/ and feed your crafty cravings ;)
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MORE blog candy over at Hel's place - yummy

Yes another blog candy giveaway - at least it won't make you fat lol. Have a look at http://pinkleart.blogspot.com/ and have a browse round while you're there, you won't be disappointed ;) Hel's is giving away some of her fab stamps; designed by her own fair heinz - oops sorry thinking of that old TV advert haha it should be her own fair HANDS!
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Well it's that time again

Time for the Sunday Stamper's challenge over at Hel's place http://pinkleart.blogspot.com/ Yes I know it's Monday today :) I couldn't sleep last night so I got up about 3.15 :O I made a tag first but overstamped the edges so wan't happy with it. I was going to post it anyway but decided to do something else and made this 'topper' for a card. I kept looking at the tag and decided to chop a bit off, then a bit more then a bit more, the result being now I can't use it :-/ Can't remember whether I first sprayed the cardstock with Strawberry Daquiri Memories Mist (I had used it on the tag) but definitely used Shake'n'Spray Jaffalicious by Craftynotions (like the Glimmer Mists) and a little Glimmer Mist Gold

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