Merry Christmas everyone xx

I'd like to take this opportunity to tell my blogging buddies that I appreciate the time you spend looking at my projects and thank you all very much for your supportive comments.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year xxxx

An Award :)

Susie from Susie's Cardmaking Adventures has given me this lovely award - thank you Susie for thinking of me xx

Now for the rules of this award:
I have to state 8 things about myself then pass it on to 4 bloggers, letting them know that they have got this award too...so here goes!

8 things about me:
1. As part of my degree, I lived in Montpellier in the south of France for 6 months, I went to a University for 4 months and worked in the tourist office for 2 months;
2. While in France, I developed a fear of insects, particularly of spiders, especially if they have big hairy bodies and long hairy legs!;
3. I love the Harry Potter series of books and cried when Dumbledore died!;
4. I love rock music, especially Queen, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Metallica, Gary Moore, Kiss and some modern rock bands too;
5. My mum and gran taught me to knit and crotchet when I was very young and I made scarves and jumpers;
6. I am a Teaching Assistant at a Special School and love every minute of it (and the children love my card club);
7. I love reading all genres of books - thrillers, historical, chic lit, classics, horror, autobiographies;
8. I have a fantastic hubby and two lovely sons.

Now I'm passing this to:

1.Mary B http://maryscardworld.blogspot.com/
2.Vicky http://blush-dolly.blogspot.com/
3.Heikihttp://heikescardsandcrafts.blogspot.com/
4.Enfys http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/

Keep warm folks, it's going to get cold again xx

Tiny Christmas Treasures

Just take a look at these cuties from Pink Petticoat!

Here they are in green:

And here they are in red:

These digi images are ideal for last minute makes and fit perfectly on a 10cm square card blank. And because the card is so small, you only need a small amount of paper.

I printed the backing papers onto photo paper (it was on special offer at Asda!) and it gives the cards a high quality look.

Thanks for looking x

Images: Tiny Christmas Treasures - Pink Petticoat

Papers: Little Check and Snowflakes - Pink Petticoat

Embellishments: gems - Kars; Glamour Dust; images cut with Nestabilities and coloured with Promarkers

Set of cards

Here's a set of cards I made for my mum as an extra Christmas pressie.

I don't usually make cards just using design papers but I think these turned out quite well.

Thanks for looking x

Another batch of Pink Petticoat cards

I coloured these images during the October half-term holiday and have only just had time to make up the cards!! Oh well, better late than never! These cute penguins look really great on the tiny 10cm square card blanks and will make perfect cards for 'extended' friends and neighbours.

Images coloured with Promarkers; Glamour Dust; Docrafts paper; Scalloped/Inverted Scalloped Nestabilities Circles; gems.

I have been really busy with new DT projects for Little Claire's Designs and I will have some exciting news to share with you soon!

Thanks for looking and keep warm xx

Christmas Pals

This card was so easy to make with the Christmas Pals peel-offs from Little Claire's Designs.

I used Nestabilities Labels 8; gems; ribbon (Little Claire)

Thanks for looking x

Christmas Donkey

I made this card for one of my sons. He informed me, quite bluntly, that the birthday card I made him earlier in the year wasn't very good and he hoped the Christmas card would be better!! Hopefully this cute card will make him smile - and, more importantly, it will be up to scratch!!!

The image is a freebie from Pink Gem; coloured with Promarkers and atyou Spica gold pen; Dovecraft papers; Card Candy.

Thanks for looking x