HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR 2025

Welcome to my blog.  I hope that everyone had a very 

Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. 

I’m typing this post from my iPad so I’m a little slow.   I forgot my laptop as I’m at our beach house for our New Zealand summer.  The weather has been rather changeable so far as we haven’t been able to take the boat out yet.  

I hope you enjoy my sketches for 2025, they are coloured so you can see the layers as they are easier to follow.  I can’t wait to visit your blog entries. 

Sketch #295

A quick look at the inside of the card. 

Challenges I’m Entering:

1. Critter Crazy Challenge # 94 Anything Goes with a Critter 

2. Crafty Animals Challenge # 90 Animals

3. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge January Anything Goes

4. Pearly Sparkles Challenge #103 Something Old, Something New

Old is Meljen's image and the New is the Plaid design paper from American Crafts.

5. Digi Choosday Challenge Week #50 Anything Goes

6. Double D Challenges Birthday Celebrations 

7. Polkadoodles Challenge Week #50 Anything Goes

8. Gem of A Craft Challenge #1 Anything Goes

9. Love To Craft Challenge #84 Anything Goes

10. Mix It Up Challenge # 75 Anything Goes/ Monochrome 

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen 

2. Coloured card: American Craft Lipstick

3. Design Papers: Gingham Pink is computer generated and the Pink Plaid paper is by American Crafts.

4. Image: Sew Country Bunny by Meljen’s Designs

5. Colour Medium: Copic’s

6. Sentiment: Computer Generated

7. Dies Used: Spellbinders Large Petite Ovals and Beaded Ovals

 

8. Tools Used:

9. Embellishments: Flat-back pearls.

 

10. Inside and the back of the card:

Wishing you all a great 2025 and I'm so looking forward to visiting your blogs and commenting on your creations.

 

CHRISTMAS LANTERN

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Merry Christmas everyone.  It's not long before the big day.

I have 3 special friends and a cousin celebrating their birthday on 25th December and all of them are very special ladies.

We have a Bonus Sketch today for anyone to create with.

Bonus Sketch  

This sketch is a little different than normal but it isn't hard if you look at it carefully.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Place To Start Happy Holidays 

2. Polkadoodles Week # 50 Anything Goes

3. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge #262 Anything Goes Make It Merry

4. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Christmas

5. The Sisterhood of Crafters December Challenge CHRISTMAS *

6. Alphabet Challenge S = Silent Night*

7. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #117 Anything Goes Christmas

8. Crafty Calendar December Challenge*

9. Digi Choosday Challenge Week 49 Anything Goes

10. ABC Christmas Challenge Y or Z *

Y=  Your Favourite Colours

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Kraft Card by Kaisercraft.

2. Coloured Card: Burgandy Kaisercard and Gold Paper.

3. Design Papers: Yule Tide and Holy Night by Kasiercraft.

 

4. Image: Unknown source.

5. Colour Medium: Copics.

 6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used: Merry Christmas from Ali Express

8. Inside and back of the card:

 

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and have fun crafting.

CHRISTMAS CUTIE

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SUMMER IN

NEW ZEALAND

Good morning everyone today here in New Zealand is

 12/12/24 = 12+12=24 

which is our 26th Wedding anniversary.  This date will never happen again, I'm a bit of a maths geek.

I have this adorable card it's a Mouse House image I think and this card is part of an order going to one of my loyal customers who order cards all year round from me. 

It's a very simple design but I just love the colours.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Place To Start Happy Holidays Rising Star

2. Christmas With The Cuties Challenge #88 Cute and Christmassy 

3. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge #262 Anything Goes Make It Merry

4. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Christmas

5. The Sisterhood of Crafters December Challenge CHRISTMAS*

6. Critter Crazy Challenge #93 Anything Goes with a Critter *

7. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #117 Anything Goes Christmas

8. Crafty Calendar December Challenge*

9. Digi Choosday Challenge Week 49 Anything Goes

10. ABC Christmas Challenge Y or Z 

Y= Favourite Colours

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercraft card Scarlet and American Craft Key Lime. 

3. Design Paper: Kaisercraft 12 x 12 Christmas Cracker

4. Image: I think this is an old Mouse House image.

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Sentiment: By DigiStamp Boutique

7. Embellishments: Gems of the same colours and the Ballbulles I coloured.

8. Tools Used:

9. Glossy Accents for each Ballbulle and Red Glitter.

10. Dies Used:

Spellbinders Classic large circle, Spellbinders Tear Drops,  Couture Creations Vintage Sign and Merry Christmas Ali Express.

11. Inside and the back of the card:

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Good morning, and welcome to my blog. It is Saturday, December 7th, and only 18 days until Christmas. There is so much to do before the big day.

Here's wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from my place to yours.

Today I have our second sketch for December for 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Sketch # 292

This is also a very easy sketch, I used vintage Christmas images.

This is an easy sketch and I was really pleased with the end result.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what our guest designer and our design have created this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Place To Start Happy Holidays *

2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 92*

3. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown November Stash Challenge HONOURABLE MENSTIONS

4. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Christmas

5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #130 Anything Goes *

6. Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 167 Feature A Christmas Song or Carols * 

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland

7. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #117 Anything Goes Christmas

8. Fourseasons Challenge Anything Goes Winter*

9. Digi Choosday Challenge Week 48 Anything Goes

10. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge #261 3 plus Layers *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Kraft Card.

2. Coloured Card: Burgandy Kaisercard stock.

3. Design Paper: Yuletide and Holy Night by Kaisercraft

  

4. Images: These are from the Holy Night collection.

5. Dies Used: Merry Christmas and Spellbinders Classic Large Squares.

  

6. Tools Used:

7. Embellishments: Ribbon and gold flat-backed pearls from my stash.

8. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Happy crafting everyone.