Mirror, mirror

Hello everyone

I hope people are keeping safe and dry, what horrible weather we are having.

Things are looking up! I've managed to get some crafting in this week.  I've had this stamp a while and have only just managed to use her:

Items used:

Stamp and sentiment tags - LOTV
Papers - LOTV Promises
Coloured with ProMarkers
Die - Spellbinders Nestabilites labels two
Dovecraft glitter glue
Black embossing powder, pearl heart and ribbon - stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Lily of the Valley - Name That Tune (Mirrors, Justin Timberlake)
Stamping Sensations - Wings, fantasy & fiction
Penny Black & More - Make it Sparkle
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop blog - Spots & Stripes (spots on ribbon and paper) 2nd entry

Thanks for popping by and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon x

Anyone for Footie!!

Hello everyone!

Wow! January came and went and my crafty stuff kept getting pushed off the table by homework, essays, assignments, etc.  Hopefully February will be a bit better.

Today I have a man's card.

Items used:

Stamp - Penny Black Game On and Papermania
Colouring - ProMarkers
Dies - Spellbinders and Memory Box
Embossing  folder - Crafts-Too
Card - Papermill Direct
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons from stash

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Stamping
Little Bit Crafty - Man Up
My Mum's Craft Shop  - Spots & Stripes

Thanks for popping by, try to keep dry this week!

Sharon x

Love is in the air

Happy New Year everyone!

I've finally moved my crafty supplies back into the dining room, now Christmas has been put away and that very long and crazy first full week at work is over!

I would like to say how sorry I am to hear that Theresa is closing her online store, My Crafty Heart.  She always provided fantastic service and a wide variety of products.  Good luck for the future.

On to my card, I've used one of my new stamps from Penny Black (Squeeze 'til I Squeak) and new papers from LOTV. The stamp is coloured with my ProMarkers, dies from Marianne Designs and Memory Box, Stickles glitter glue to the flowers, pearly heart from MCH.  Flowers, ribbon, pearl and peel-off from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black & More - Love & Romance
My Mum's Craft Shop - Love
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - New (new stamp and papers)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Blooms & Pearls
Penny Black blog, Sending Hugs

Thank you for popping by today and for all your comments,  they are very much appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

Sharon x

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone

This is my last Christmas card for this year and it's for my daughter, it seems it's always those important ones that are last to be done!

I've used the Penny Black stamp Dashing Through the Snow, coloured with ProMarkers, Memory Box die and my old snowflake punch with glitter paper, the background papers are Country Companions Christmas pad again and I've used lots of Stickles and Glamour Dust for the snow.  I decoupaged the Christmas tree and sledge and paper pieced a couple of the parcels.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Christmas
Without Words - Nearest and Dearest
Papertake Weekly - Last Christmas ..... card of the year
My Mum's Craft Shop - Wintery/Christmassy - 3rd entry

All that's left to say is a big thank you to those who have supported me in my first 6 months of blogging and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and happy and healthy New Year.

Best wishes

Sharon x

Snowy Bear

Hello everyone

Christmas is not far away, I think I've seen a countdown that said 16 days!  

Today I'm back with a card using the polar bear stamp from LOTV again.  I love this little chap and his penguin friend.  The sentiment tags are also LOTV.  Coloured with ProMarkers, stickles and glamour dust for the snow, ribbon from stash, papers are Country Companions as before, the white pearlised card is from Papermill Direct and the glitter paper is from my stash.  I've used Memory Box snowflake die and Spellbinders circles die for the frame.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Embossing
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Cold & Frosty
My Mum's Craft Shop - Wintery/Christmassy - 2nd entry
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Animals

Thanks for popping by.  Enjoy the week ahead.

Sharon x

Christmas Penguins

Hello everyone

Keeping fingers crossed the storm that is forecast is not too bad.

Today I have another Christmas card.  I would normally put this penguin stamp with something blue and snowy but I wanted to do another red festive card so no icy background this time!  The stamp and sentiment tag are LOTV coloured with ProMarkers and some Stickles glitter glue, papers are Country Companions Christmas Wishes again and ribbon from stash.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Wintery/Christmas
Totally Gorjuss blog - Snow

Thanks for popping by.

Sharon x

Santa's Helper

Hello everyone,

Wow! 1st December has finally arrived!

The good old computer is still chugging away so I'm back today with another post.  I've used another Forever Friends stamp (they're so cute) coloured with ProMarkers, Cheery Lyn holly die, LOTV Christmas sentiment tags, papers from Country Companions Christmas Wishes (there's a bit of everything in this pack it's so useful) and gems and ribbon from my stash.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafty Little Fairies - Classic Christmas
The Ribbon Girl - Christmas theme
Penny Black & More - Traditional Christmas colours

Thanks for popping by, have a good week

Sharon x

PS, Don't forget to check out the Christmas giveaways on Crafty Ribbons blog and also LOTV's 12 Days of Christmas.