Gift Basket with Chocolates

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all well.  Today i am here to let you know about the fab new challenge over at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.

 

This week the them is: Anything but a card! 

 

The sponsor is: Di's Digi Downloads

 

For this week's challenge i made a Christmas themed basket which was part of my little man's gift to his teacher.  We filled it with yummy Cadbury's choccies.  The designer paper is old stash of mine and is by Basic Grey (i think).  The handle was made using an EK Success border punch and the snowflake was a Martha Stewart punch.  Unfortunately, the photo doesn't do it justice, i now realise that the photo is squint, the chocs are lop sided, the colours are to pot! Apart from that, it is ok lol Silly me!

 

 

A close up of the handle and snowflake embellie.

 

 

Thank you for popping by.  Have a great New Year.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

Krafty Christmas

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all well and not being affected by the terrible floods in the UK.  I have just popped in to tell you all about the fab new challenge over at 2 Sisters.

 

This week the theme is: KRAFTY CHRISTMAS.  You can create anything as long as it contains some Kraft and is suitable for Christmas.

 

There are two fantastic sponsors this week.

 

Kenny K

 

 

 

The Digi Garden

 

 

I was delighted to receive this beautiful image from Kenny K called 'Elf Boy. Thought he had such a cheeky face. The paper is from my older stash and is by Basic Grey.  I used a Cuttlebug 'Moroccan screen' embossing folder for the mat behind the image, the corners were created using a Cheery Lynn die and the heart border is an EK Success border punch.

 

 

I hope you will all join in with this fun challenge and if you pop over to 2 Sisters you can view the beautiful creations from my DT teamies.

 

Challenges i would love to enter:

 

Card Crafter's Circle - CHRISTMAS

Stampin' for the Weekend - Challenge 24 anything goes

Simply Create Linky Party #15

One Stop Craft Challenge - Challenge 210 A Christmas Carol (inspired by 'Santa's Little Helper')

 

 Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2013. 

 

Big hugs, Jill x

 

 

 

Santa Claus is coming to Town

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend and holidays.  I am just popping in to let you know about this week's fab challenge at Charisma Cardz.

 

The theme is: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.  Well, is he? Only if you have been good!

 

There are three fantastic sponsors this week offering some amazing prizes so it would be great if you joined us this week.

 

All That Scraps are offering one lucky winner 4 stamps or 1 Stamp Set.

 

 

 

Marker Pop are offering a $10 voucher to their online shop.

 

 

 

Cedarchest Designs are offering a $10 winner certificate.

 

 

Here is my card.  I used a Molly Blooms image and the papers are by Authentique and Echo Park.

 

 

Thank you for visiting today. If you pop over to Charisma Cardz blog you can view my teamies gorgeous DT inspiration.  I hope you will join in this week and look forward to seeing your creation.

 

Take care and to all my friends in blogland that are celebratin, Happy Christmas.

 

Hugs, Jill x ho ho ho

 

 

 

OSAAT Blog Hop

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  For me, the weekend is over and it's back to work/school as usual but last week before the holidays.  Yay! 

 

Today, i am here to tell you about the fabulous Blog Hop they are having over at One Stitch at a Time.  It is going to be fun with some fab prizes on offer.  Not only that, because we know you are probably busy at this time of year, you have not one but three weeks to complete the hop. How cool is that?

 

So, here are the details:

 

The blog hop runs from now until 5th January 2013.  The winner will be announced at 11am on 6th January 2013. 

 

The theme is: USE A DIGI.

 

There Are 4 different wAys in which you cAn win A prize:

 

1. You can complete the Blog Hop by leAving A comment on every DT member's post (you MUST leAve A comment) And collect A letter from each DT member's post.  When you hAve All the letters, you must emAil them to choccy.oona@gmail.com .  One lucky winner will win the FULL set of elements used by the DT.  For everyone thAt completes the hop, they will receive A super freebie imAge (ChristmAs Pixie, by Ike).

 

2. Everyone who comments on my personAl blog post hAs the chAnce to win the digitAl pAper i used on my cArd.

 

3. You cAn also enter in the usuAl chAllenge wAy by using a Stitchy BeAr imAge and you could win the FULL set of elements used by the DT in the Blog Hop. The theme for the chAllenge is: USE A DIGI.

 

4. Or use a non Stitchy imAge and be in with A chAnce of winning 1 element from the Blog Hop.

 

HAve you guessed what my secret letter is yet? 

 

Here is the cArd i made using Stitchy Bear pAper and super cute Stitchy Bear imAge - cAlled 'Welcome' which cAn be found here.
 

 

So, onto the order of the hop. 

 

Choccy DT Coordinator

Jill (You are here)

Josephine

Ali

Nataliya

Vicky

Nikki

Susan

Hazel

Trisha

Mandy

Crafty Girl

Tracey

Cg

Karen 

 

You should have arrived from Choccy's blog and once you have left a comment here and picked up your letter, you should make your way onto Josephine's blog. 

 

I hope you will join in the fun and if you pop over to OSAAT you will be able to view my teamies fabulous inspiration.

 

Thanks for visiting today.  Take care.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas (with a difference!)

Good morning all,

 

I hope this post finds you well.  I am here to share with you my DT card for this week's fab challenge at Charisma Cardz.

 

The theme this week in CHRISTMAS.

 

There are two fabulous sponsors.

 

Simon Says Stamp are offering one lucky winner a voucher for $20....how fab is that?

 

 

 

 

Pink Cat Studio are offering one lucky winner 5 digis of your choice.....fantastic!

 

 

Please pop over to Charisma Cardz and you can view the gorgeous projects from my DT teamies.  They really are stunning.  It would be great if you could join in with our challenge this week.  I look forward to seeing your creations.

 

Onto my card.... Well i needed a card for my little man to give to his teacher for Christmas.  I wanted a card that sort of said ''thank you teacher'' because my little man thinks she is fab but i also wanted it to be Christmassy too. I think i achieved what i wanted! Different, i know! ;)

 

 

Recipe:

 

Paper: Authentique 'Festive' collection

'Ruler' paper is from Echo Park

Punch: Martha Stewart 'snowflake'

Image: Bugaboo freebie (Thank You Bugaboo) 'Sock Monkey September School'

Tim Holtz distress inks: Forest Moss & Fired Brick

Copics

 

Challenges i would love to enter:

 

C.R.A.F.T - Christmas 

The Ribbon Girls - 'Ho Ho Ho'

Allsorts Week 183 'Advent'

Natalie & Amy's Challenge 'Winter Wishes'

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 77 ' I Love Christmas'

Crafts And Me Challenges #113 'Anything Goes with an optional extra' 

Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog #54 ' anything Goes as long as it is festive'

Cute Card Thursday #246 'Red and Green

 

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  I hope you liked what you saw.  Have a good day.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

 

 

Skating Snowman

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  We have an extra two days this weekend (Sunday and Monday) because it is National Day so that's a little bonus.  Going to drag Hubby out to some National Day celebrations and if i am lucky, a trip to my local craft shop Paper Lane where i am one of the lucky DT members.  Hubby will be pleased! lol

 

Anyway, onto today's card.  It is for this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time.  The 'Skating Snowman' image is by Lil Diva Stamps and can be found here. 

 

The sponsor is: Rick St Dennis

 

The theme is easy, a great favourite..... ANYTHING GOES!

 

 

 

  Recipe:

 

Papers: Red Bazzill cardstock (matting), White embossed cardstock (background) & Authentique 'Festive' 6x6 bundle

Punch: Martha Stewart snowflake

Copics & Frosted Lace Stickles

Button

Challenges i would like to enter:

Simply Create #12
The Ribbon Girls - 'Ho Ho Ho'
Allsorts Week 183 'Advent'
Natalie & Amy's Challenge 'Winter Wishes'
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 77 ' I Love Christmas'
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 245 ' Snowflakes'
The Paper Shelter #92 'Christmas is coming'
 

It would be great if you could visit us in this challenge and if you pop over to One Stitch at a Time, you can view the fabulous DT inspiration.

 

Thank you for stopping by today. Take care.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

Christmas Sparkle

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all well.  I still have this terrible cold (since last Saturday) and now my little man's cough and sore throat has turned into a runny nose too! What are we like? lol  Anyway, yesterday was weird.  We had rain! Yes, not unusual for some but for us living in the desert, it's the first rain this year. And oh boy, thunder, lightning and rain for 1 hour and it flooded the neighbourhood. Roads were impassable and my little man was calling our car ' a boat' ! lol

 

Anyway, enough about me, let me tell you about this week's challenge at 2 Sisters.

 

The theme is CHRISTMAS SPARKLE. 

 

And there are two fabulous sponsors this week. 

 

Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

 

 

The Crafting Boutique

 

 

And here is my DT card. I have added the sparkle to the snow and the sentiment. The image is a Bugaboo image that was a 'Friday Freebie'.  Thank you Bugaboo.  The background paper is My Mind's Eye 'Everyday Flair' and the polka dot paper is from We R Memory Keepers 'Cotton Tail'.  The sentiment stamp is from The Greeting Farm.

 

 

I hope you will find some time to visit the other DTinspiration at 2 Sisters and it would be fantastic if you could join in with this challenge.

Challenges i'd like to enter:

Simply Create #12
The Ribbon Girls - 'Ho Ho Ho'
Allsorts Week 183 'Advent'
Natalie & Amy's Challenge 'Winter Wishes'
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 77 ' I Love Christmas'
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 245 ' Snowflakes'
The Paper Shelter #92 'Christmas is coming'

 

Ok, i must dash. It is UAE National Day here in Dubai and there are big celebrations going on everywhere.  

 

Wishing you all a great weekend and whatever you are doing take care.

 

Big hugs,

Jill x

 

 

 

 

First Christmas at 5 months

Good morning all,

 

I hope this post finds you all well.  I have been stuffed (and i mean really stuffed) with the cold and a sore throat since last Saturday and now my head is banging, i feel like i cant breathe and i cant sleep. argh! So, what else to do at 5.30 am than to post on my blog and come and visit you all to see what you have been up to. 

 

I mentioned in my last post that i had made a layout too using the same Echo Park 'Season's Greetings' paper collection.  Well, here it is...............

 

 

Supplies:

 

Echo Park 'Season's Greetings' paper collection

Echo Park 'Season's Greetings' element stickers

Martha Stewart 'snowflake' punch

Tim Holtz distress ink

Ranger embossing tinsel

Buttons & ribbon

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 245 -snowflakes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 183 - inspirational picture

 

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes (Martha Stewart snowflake punch)

Crafts and Me Challenges -#112 Ribbon or trim

Fussy & Fancy #77 - I love Christmas

Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenge #145 - Anything Christmassy but a card

Card Crafter's Circle #51 - Bearing Gifts

 

 

Thank you for visiting.  I will be around shortly to visit as many blogs as i can and to catch up with my comments. 

 

Have a great weekend.

 

Hugs, Jill x

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Echo Park Seasons Greetings

Good morning,

 

I hope this post finds you all in good health. With Christmas just around the corner for many, I would like to share a couple of little projects I made for Paper Lane using the beautiful Echo Park ‘Seasons Greetings’ collection.

First of all, I made a mini Christmas card and a matching gift card wallet.   I love the cute shape of this mini card.   You can easily make a little set of these mini cards (but i dont have the energy so i have only made one!) lol

I have also made a scrapbook layout using the same collection which i will post next.

Anyway, here is my card and gift card wallet.

 

A close up of the Martha Stewart snowflake with Ranger embossing tinsel to give it some sparkle

 

 

Another side view

 

 

The gift card wallet

 

 

Thank you for visiting me today.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

Rudolf

Good morning crafters,

 

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  My internet saga continues (Day 9) and i am still borrowing my neighbours (so grateful or i would be climbing the walls by now!).

 

Anyway, i am not here to complain about my internet, i am here to let you know about the fab new challenge over at the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog today.

 

This is Challenge # 117 and the theme is: Use Your Favourite Christmas Stamp.

 

The sponsor is: The Crafting Boutique.

 

 

 

For my card, i have used this adorable digi by Bugaboo. It's called Rudolf - tree and you can find it here. He was a 'Friday Freebie' when he came to stay with me! I coloured him with copics and the papers are from the Authentique 'Festive' collection. The snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch.  I layered it for depth and added Ranger Tinsel to add sparkle. 

 

 

Challenges i am entering:

 

Crafty Catz Challenge Blog #158 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes

 

I hope you will pop over and view the beautiful DT inspiration at the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog and it would be great if you joined us in this challenge.  Looking forward to seeing your projects soon.

 

Take care.

Hugs, Jill x

 

Let It Snow!

Good morning all,

Today i am here to let you know about this week's challenge over at One Stitch at a Time.

I am going to make this a quick post as i am still borrowing my neighbours internet!

This is Challenge #138 and the theme is ANYTHING GOES!  Everyone's favourite!

The sponsors are Crimson Cloud

And, Stitchy Bear digital Stamps

I was very fortunate to be given this fantastic image and papers called ' Let It Snow' to use on my project. I did have a few techincal issues with this card though. Believe it or not, I think this was attempt number 3!  You can view the image and paper set here.

 

 

Challenges i am entering:

 

Crafty Creations Challenges #195 - no flowers

 

Please take a minute to pop over to One Stitch at a Time and view the awesome DT inspiration. I hope you will join in with our challenge this week too. I look forward to seeing your creations soon.

Take care, Big Hugs, Jill x

Ice Princess for Pastel Christmas

Good morning all,

 

Long time to see! Here i am posting the 2 Sisters challenge a bit late because a workman installing internet in another villa destroyed our internet cable in the process and now we have been without interent since Friday am.  This is day 5 and although we have had 3 sets of engineers out, so far, no one knows how to fix the problem! Can you believe it? Now we have to wait on someone else.....argh!  So, in the meantime, i have managed to 'borrow' my neighbours internet which i am most grateful for.  No internet means i have to do housework and that is just not on!

 

Anyway, since i am already late posting this, i must get on with it!

 

This is challenge #116 at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog and the theme is PASTEL Christmas.

 

The sponsor is the fabulous Stitchy Bear digital Stamps.

 

 

 

I received this fantastic digi from Stitchy Bear for my card.  It is called Ice Princess and you can find it here.

 

I hope you will join us in this challenge and pop over to see the beautiful inspiration provided by my fellow DT members.

 

 

I will be back soon with another post and another Christmas card.  Thank you for visiting.  As always, your comments are very much appreciated. 

 

Take care

   Hugs, Jill x

 

It's Christmas!

Good morning crafters!

It's me again, here to tell you about this week's challenge over on the 2 Sisters Challenge blog.

This week the theme is WHITE, BLACK + ONE OTHER.

The sponsor this week is the fabulous MELJENS.

Here is my card. Isn't this image so cute? I coloured 'him' with Copics and for the snow on the ground, his hat and gloves i painted them with acrylic paint and then sprinkled with Ranger embossing tinsel to give it dimension and sparkle (although it is not very obvious in the photo).  The white panel behind the image is also embossed and hard to see in this photo too! The sentiment is from The Greeting Farm. Hope you like it.

 

Challenges i would like to enter:

 

Meljens Designs Challenge #127 - Scrap It! ( i used left over scrap embossed paper from another card i made!)

 

Please pop over to 2 Sisters and take a peek at the gorgeous DT inspiration.  We would love it if you joined us in this challenge.

Hugs, Jill x

No embellishments!

Good morning crafters,

 

I hope you are all doing well. I am back in the land of sand, sea and sun. Almost organised after spending the last two months visiting my family. The older i get, the longer it takes me to unpack and adjust again.

 

Anyway, i am here today with a new card for the fantastic new challenge over at Charisma Cardz.

 

This week the theme is 'No Embellishments' which was chosen by Gem.   This was a challenge for me because i love adding embellishments and i had to refrain myself a few times from sneaking one on here and there! :)

 

The sponsor this week is the fabulous Digistamp Boutique and they are offering one lucky winner 6 digis.

 

The image i used is from Digistamp Boutique and was a 'freebie' on their website in June. Thank you Digistamp Boutique.    Isn't it cute? (the image, not my card!) lol

Supplies:

 

Paper: Craft UK 6x6'' scalloped card base, Blue gingham, white polkadot embossed cardstock

Image: Freebie from Digistamp Boutique

Accessories: EK Success heart border punch

Ink: Copics, Tim Holtz distress ink ( Broken China)

Acrylic paint and Embossing tinsel

Challenges entered:

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Anything Goes (ends 30/9)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
 

I hope you will join in with this fun challenge.  If you pop over to Charisma Cardz blog you can view the other Design Team's fabulous inspirational creations.

 

Thank you for visiting.  Also, sending a huge warm welcome to my newest followers. It is great to have you around. I plan to come and visit you all very soon inshallah.

 

For now, take care.

Hugs, Jill x

2 Sisters Challenge # 101

Good morning all,

I hope you are having a good weekend. Today, i am here let you know about this weeks challenge over at the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.

As you already probably know, 2 Sisters are having a 'Christmas in July' month so for the entire month of July the theme is CHRISTMAS. Each week there is an optional twist to the theme. To qualify for a chance to win the sponsor prize all you have to do is enter a card or project using the theme of Christmas. However if you also use the optional twist, your name will be put into a drawing at the end of the month for a chance to win a prize package from my shop The Crafting Boutique. 

This week's optional twist is: Use an image of an animal or with an animal in it. Remember you don't have to use the twist unless you would like to be entered into the monthly drawing.

This week's sponsor is the fabulous Meljens Designs Designs.

I was lucky enough to be given a fantastic digi from Meljens Designs and this is what i created.

I coloured the image with Copics and added some bling to the jingle bells.  The edges of the papers were distressed with Tim Holtz distress ink (Walnut stain) and i used a Close to my Heart Edge distressing tool on the matted image.  Designer paper on the card base is called 'mistletoe' and is by Making Memories and the paper used for matting and to the left behind the image is from the DCWV Collage Musings stack pack. The sentiment was on the reverse of the mistletoe paper.

Thank you for visiting.  I hope you will visit the other DT projects on the 2 Sisters blog and hope you will join in the challenge this week too.

    Take care,

    Hugs, 

2 Sisters Challenge #100

Good evening crafters!

I hope you are all having a great weekend.  I am sorry this post is a few hours late, i have been so busy this week organising a party for today for my son's 4th birthday.  Everyone has just left so before i do anything else, onto today's challenge at 2 Sisters.

As you probably know, 2 Sisters are having a 'Christmas in July' month so for the entire month of July the theme is CHRISTMAS. Each week there is an optional twist to the theme. To qualify for a chance to win the sponsor prize all you have to do is enter a card or project using the theme of Christmas. However if you also use the optional twist, your name will be put into a drawing at the end of the month for a chance to win a prize package from my shop The Crafting Boutique. This week's optional twist is WHITE ON WHITE. Remember you don't have to use the twist unless you would like to be entered into the monthly drawing.

This week's sponsor is the fabulous Digi Doodle Shop.

I was lucky enough to be given a fantastic digi from Digi Doodle Shop called ' The Perfect Tree' and this is what i created.

Supplies:

6'' scalloped edge card base

Digi Doodle Shop image ' The Perfect Tree'

Ranger Embossing tinsel

Versamark

The Greeting Farm Stamp set (snowflakes)

Cheery Lynn corner die cuts

Buttons

Copics

Thank you for popping by.  I am away to put my feet up for an hour now, i am exhausted! lol

Hugs, Jill x

2 Sisters Challenge Blog Christmas in July

Good morning all, i hope you are all having a great weekend.  Today, i have some news to share with you. 

I am delighted to announce that i have been asked to join the fabulous 2 Sisters Challenge Blog Design Team.  Yay!  I start today and will be providing DT inspiration every Saturday for the next 6 months so i hope you will all come and join in the fun at the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog .

During the month of July 2 Sisters Challenge Blog will have a month long theme of Christmas In July. Each week they will have a new sponsor and a new prize. And each week they will also have an optional bonus. You are free to make a Christmas project or you can join in and create a Christmas project using the bonus. Everyone who follows the challenge and rules will be entered for a chance to win that week's prize. But as an added extra bonus during the entire month of July anyone who uses the bonus will be added into a special surprise drawing at the end of the month.  How cool is that?

This is Week 99 and the sponsor is the fabulous Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

Incase you have forgotten, the theme is: CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Bonus (optional): No Red and Green 

Here is my card:

Recipe:

I printed the image onto white cardstock and coloured it with copics.  To the tree, i added some bling in the shape of some mini gems.  You probably can't see it in the photo but i added some 'snow' to the bottom of the card, the edge of the pink cardstock (yes, the cardstock is pink even though it looks red in the photo!) and i also added some snowflakes around the image using Ranger Embossing Tinsel. The snowflakes stamps are part of a set from The Greeting Farm.  The corner dies are by Cheery Lynn.

Thank you for visiting.  If you leave me  comment, i will know you stopped by and i will come and visit you too.  Have a good day.

Hugs, Jill x

Silly Me !

Good afternoon everyone, i am so silly. I decided to play along with the Card Patterns Challenge #143 so made my card and forgot to upload it and now its too late! lol Oh well, never mind, will share it with you anyway. As you can probably tell, i am a fan of this folded Christmas tree design, it is so easy yet effective and as i still have a few Christmas cards to be getting on with, i might be using it again! This card was made with a male relative in mind hence the masculine colours! Thanks for looking :)

Another Christmas card!

Hello bloggers, how are you all today? Just wanted to share with you my latest Christmas card. I am entering this into the following challenges:

Delightful Challenges ( http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/) - Delightful Red and Green Challenge

Materials used:

White, red, green and brown cardstock (for the card, tree, tag and tree trunk)

My Mind's Eye 'Merry Dots' patterned paper

EK success punch 

1 3/4'' circle punch

Red ribbon

Thanks for looking, Jill :)