My last Christmas card done......

My last Christmas Card has now been completed and I have to say that I had a big sigh of relief. I love the start of the season when you get the new stamps and papers but then the obligation starts to set in and the fun of it goes out the window! I nearly buckled halfway through and brought some shop cards but felt guilty as everyone I send cards too know that I make them, so I kept going!

I have forgotten how hard it is to make cards when the kids are around. I am used to having peace while I create listening to my music but today with the kids home on holidays it was a rude reminder of what my crafting time used to be like!!! It is not that they were naughty but kids are demanding on your time so my card ended up taking quite a few hours to make, LOL!

I have used the sketch over at Tickled Pink Monthly Challenges as I had to join in on the last challenge there. Have to admit cant wait to see what the new weekly challenges will bring us in the new year.

I also had this tartan paper from the Joyval collection and really did want to use it so that combined with my sketch is what I set off with and this is what I came up with:

My card was also inspired by one of the DT cards that I saw a few weeks ago at Just Magnolia. I helped me to used these papers!

I am going to take a few weeks break from crafting from today. I have even cleaned off the desk so I am not tempted to sit down and make some more. I need to spend some time with the kiddies and with christmas this week and with Mick being home on holidays next week I have decided that now was a good time for a break. Hopefully it will mean that I will come back in the new year feeling re energised and ready to go.

To everyone that has popped past my blog this year and left such supportive comments THANK YOU! It has been such a great year in the world of blogging for me as I have met lots of wonderful ladies and had so many great opportunities.

Merry Christmas to you all. Wishing you and your families good times, good cheer and a FANTASTIC new year!!!

Until next time xoxo

I'm still here just been busy.,.

I think like so many of us at the moment there us just not enough time in the day to get everything done in preparation of the Christmas holidays. We are on our last week of school here and then the kids are off till the 4th February. Scary!!! I have been busy creating over the last few weeks I have just not had time to share. I was determined though that once i had finished work today I was coming home to do a post to show this card I have made. This is one of my favorites so far this season, I think it is because I just sat down and did it without thinking too hard about it and just enjoyed what I was doing.

There is glitter on the edges of the paper, but as usual my photo does not show it. How I have loved using my Magnolia Christmas stamps this year they are just darn cute.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Christmas Card

Mad for Markers - Anything Goes

I hope to be back soon with some more posts for you all.

Thanks for stopping by, until next time xoxo

Magnolia Christmas Card

I know the heading is really boring but for the life of me could not think of anything better!

Today I was feeling very unmotivated but with the pressure of getting some Chrissie cards done I decided to break through the barrier. I nearly did give up until I remembered that Magnolia Down Under Challenges had a sketch this week and then I felt all motivated.

I brought this Webster paper a few weeks back and having been itching to use it but have been scared to as it is black which is not a colour you normally associate with Christmas but I decided to use it anyhow. I am glad that as I like the result and I dont think it looks to gloomy.

I love Magnolia Down Under challenges and will be trying to get there a lot more often now that my love of magnolias has been reignited!

I will also be entering this into the following challenges:

All that Scraps Magnolia Challenges - Something Christmas

Papertake Weekly - cut it out ( my image is cut out)

Totally  Gorjus - non traditional christmas

Mad for Markers - non traditional christmas

That's all for you today. Off to do the washing now. Until next time xoxo

Come for one last play at Lil Lolita

It is with a heavy heart that I write this post tonight as this is our last challenge. I have had so much fun being part of this amazing team of ladies. Everyone has been so nice and encouraging. Of course Kellie is just the bestest boss around! I would also like to thank everyone one of you who have at one stage or another joined in our challenges or left me such wonderful comments. It is always nice to hear that people like your work and is often the encouragement that we need to keep going.

So we are finishing off with one of my favorite sort of challenges a sketch!

So there you have it my last card as a DT member at Lil Lolita Boutique. Please be sure to pop by the DT's blogs and check out their amazing final creations.

Thanks for stopping by, until next time xoxo

Its Christmas time at Lil Lolita Boutique

Well another week has passed and with that comes another challenge. This week to help everyone along with their christmas creations the challenge is Anything goes for Christmas. I saw the tutorial that Jane did over at Tickled Pink the other day and knew that I had to give the tags a go. Having now made a full set using all the Lil Christmas stamps I have decided that only those special ones will be getting them, LOL!! I did have lots of fun making them though as it was something different.

It is needless to say, quite hard to get a good photo of the tags but my photo still shows them all.

Don't forget to stop by LLB and check out all the amazing cards done by all the lovely ladies.

I gota dash now need to get dinner going and readers etc done with the kids.

Thanks heaps for stopping by, until next time xoxo

Tickled Pink Lil Christmas Blog Hop....

Wow have you enjoyed all the amazing previews of the Lil Christmas range this week? I know I certainly have... I think Kellie and the talented Christina Dee have out done themselves with the cuties.

To celebrate the release of the Lil Christmas range we are having a blog hop and by joining in on the hop, leaving comments along the way, you will be eligible to win the complete set. There is also some hidden candy along the way.. So grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy all the delicious creations we have in stall for you....

If you have come to me from Emma's blog  then you are on the right track. If not be sure to pop back to Kellie's and start the hop.

I have used the super cute Lil Lad Frankie for my card.

The Lil Christmas range is available for purchase today at Tickled Pink Stamp Store in both digi and rubber. If you have missed the previews this week be sure to stop by Tickled Pink Blog for all the inspiration that has been show cased this week. Now to continue on with the hop head over to Tori blog. In case you get lost along the way here is the order of the blog hop:

Kellie 

Emma

Bron (thats me and you are here!)

Tori

Amy

Angela

Debbie

Jane
Kylie c

Kylie K

Stephanne

Yani 

I have used the sketch over at Truly Scrumptious and combined it with some other challenges:

ABC Challenges - H is for Holidays

Stamp Something - Digi Day

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Totally Gorjuss - traditional Christmas colours

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to look at my card, I hope you have enjoyed.

Until next time xoxo

Ingredients:

Lil Frankie from Tickled Pink

Coloured with copic markers

Papers - Bo Bunny and Basic Gray

Fiskars lace punch and velvet ribbon



Christmas Lilith Preview comined with Lil Lolita Pink Christmas

Welcome to another preview for Tickled Pink Lil Christmas range. Today we are bringing you Lilith and isn't she cute? Now if you have been playing attention you would of noticed her on the Tickled Pink Blog banner of the last few days.

I am combining this with this weeks challenge over at Lil Lolita Boutique which is pink Christmas. Now I decided to make a circle card as it came to me a few days ago that if I kept making big cards it was going to cost me a FORTUNE to send them overseas to all our relos (we a few to send) so why my last couple of cards have been smaller and not too heavily embellished.

I have used puffed pain on her hat and skirt trimmings but the photo does not show that too well.

Now of course this would not be a Tickled Pink preview without a prize! I swear Kellie is the most generous person around. Make sure you pop over to Tickled Pink to see what she is offering.

Well I better be off as I am actually typing this Wednesday morning (being super organised) but now I have to get the kiddies to school and off to work.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, until next time xoxo