Happy Valentines.......

I made my first exploding box today. It's for a lovely young guy at work to give to his girlfriend on Valentines Day. It's filled with hand-made chocolates too.
I used cream coloured card to make the box then decorated it with scraps of paper and card. To finish it off I used some Tim Holtz paper which I embossed through my Cuttlebug then sanded it down to highlight the lettering.

It's a Winter Wonderland Outside!

The snow is falling all over Britain right now, it looks so pretty outside. Best place to be is nice and warm at home crafting and that's exactly what I'm doing right now..........with a glass of red wine to help my creative thoughts flow....lol!
Speaking of Winter Wonderland, the challenge this week over at Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog is Blue and White, perfect for this weather with all the snow and frost about.
I'm entering this card that I've made for a special little girl, into the challenge this week.

They also have a great prize sponsored by Crafter's Companion for the winner, pop over and take a look at the fabulous cards made by the DT.

Found a bit of time to craft.....

Got home from work early today, that's one good thing when I'm working in London, I have a bit of time to myself in the evenings. I used my time today to make some more Christmas cards and my February Fat Page - Love, for Cazro's swap.
I used "O Joy" from Stampotique for my Christmas cards and for my Fat Page, I used the freebie stamp from Craft Stamper (February issue) and two stamps from an Andy Skinner set.

I must start joining in more challenges this year, I need something to push me more on my blog.

Tatty Button Card

Well, it seems I'm like a bus, nothing for ages then three posts together....lol! Although one was only a photograph. I've spent the afternoon and evening card making, something that I normally struggle with and I'm never very happy with the end results, but today I seemed to flow and I'm fairly happy with the results of my work.
I'm going to enter this last card into the TIOT challenge this week which is "Do you believe in fairies?"

I do......

Merry Kiss-Mas!

Don't worry, I know it's only January, but with the speed that last year went, I'm determined to get some Christmas cards done for this year. This is the second design I have chosen to do, inspired by a beautiful card I saw at The Craft Barn.
The stamp I have used is "Holly" from Gorjuss Girls, coloured with Copics and Prismas. The backing papers are from Crafty Creations.

The "Merry Kiss-mas" stamp is from Stampotique.

Winter Sunshine?

I took this picture up in Harrogate between Christmas and New Year, it was a cold wet day but the sun tried to make an appearance. Not much in the way of sunshine but I love the spookiness of the picture.

A Very Belated Happy New Year.....

Wow! Christmas came and went so fast, it's now the middle of January and I've finally found time to craft. I've gone from one extreme to the other, last year I made only 1 Christmas card, yes, that's right....1

So this year I have started early and managed to get 6 made today and another 6 half done.This is the design of the first 6.

I'll upload the other design when they are finished. I also managed to get my January Fat Page done for Cazro's swap, the theme is Winter Wonderland. The Snowman is the front, the trees are the back.

It's good to be back in Blogland.......