Snowman

Hi,

I hope you are all well & if you aren't, I'm sending you virtual hugs & wishes.

Harrison has finally finished his GCSE'S & he has also managed to get himself a job in a pub / restaurant, waiting & he is really enjoying it, especially now he doesn't have to ask Alan & I for money all the time !! We have also been decorating the hallway - new carpet arrives on Tuesday.

Unfortunately due to a busy couple of months, I'm still working off the ipad, sorry.

Today is the start of the lovely Maureen's Christmas Challenge: Rudolph Days Challenge

• Image : Penny Black - 'Snuggles / 1270K / 1998'
• Papers : Lili Of The Valley - 'Woodland Wishes'
• Sentiment : Wild Rose Studio - 'Swirly Greetings'

Thanks for viewing & for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Penguins And Poinsettia

Hi,

I hope you are all well ? Since I lasted posted Alan & I have been on a cruise to 5 ports including Egypt (3 hours to get there & 4 hours 10 mins to get back) & Israel (3 hours late getting into port, so excursion was reduced, which was disappointing). Harrison starts his GCSE'S on 5th May, so it's stressful heaven in our house !!

Unfortunately my computer has gone to electronic heaven and I'm using the ipad, that's why there is no watermark on my cards, hopefully by next time, we'll have a new one.

Today is the start of this wonderful Challenge and it runs until 30th, it gives you a great chance to get ahead of cards for Christmas Rudolph Days Challenge .

Today's first card I found on The Card Grotto / Little Reindeer and I adapted it, as I didn't have the MFT stitched peek a boo window die, so I had to use 'MFT - Stitched Med Square' a single die & cut it 3 times.

Penguins stamped 3 times : Mama Elephant- 'Penguins Waddle'

Sentiment / part of the die : Mama Elephant- 'Penguins Waddle'

Paper : 'Doodlebug - 'Frosty Friends'

Embossing: Cuttlebug - 'Snow'

My second card, was made at a card class I went to, they wanted me to make a voucher wallet, but I preferred to make a card, so l adapted it.

Papers and Image : Stampin' Up - 'Leaves and Boughs of Holly'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, luv Sam x

Snowflake Window

 Hi,

I hope you are all ok ?, if not, then I send you virtual hugs, as Winter can be rough on a lot of people. 

I can't believe it's been 4 months since I last posted and boy lots have happened, I now have a beautiful pergola in my garden, I'll show you the before and after photos after the cards.  Harrison has turned 16 and has been accepted into the college he wants to go to, to study A-levels, pending his GCSE results. Alan is enjoying his new job and me, well I'm busy meeting new friends, volunteering and getting out and about visiting different places.

Today is the start of the fabby Challenge run by the wonderful Maureen Rudolph Days Challenge, it's very short this month, as it ends on the last day of the month and this month it's the 28th !! 

I've based both cards this month on a die - 'Snowflake Window' that I managed to buy 2nd hand from the lovely Jen Nelson (some of you in blogging land with know the name), as soon as I saw it, I knew I would have great fun playing with it -as I had seen several Stampin' Up cards using a die set 'Snowman Magic Bundle' and I wanted to make them, without buying the Stampin' Up set, as I already had a Snowman die - it's amazing what you can create, if you just have a rummage in your craft stash 😁 x

Just to let you know the blue card is smaller - hence why the snowman looks a little bigger 😀

Papers : DCWV - 'The Winter Matstack' a small size 4.5 x 6.5, not normally a size I buy (and have had them a while), but they were perfect for both of these cards

Die : My Favourite Things Die - 'Snowflake Window'

Snowman : My Favourite Things Die - 'Scenic Snow Globe'

Sentiment On Purple card : Cottage Cutz Die - 'Merry Christmas Santa'

Sentiment On Blue card : was one of the sentiments from the DCWV papers, that I was already using

Thanks for looking and for any comments, you would like to leave, would be most grateful, Luv Sam x

Poinsettias

 Hi,

I hope you are all well ? 

Since I last posted, Alan has resigned from his job, as he was headhunted for a new one, so as he put it he resigned at 10.15am and by 10.18am I had given him a list of jobs to do - due to a conflict of interest, he went on gardening leave for 3 months 😂, I did let him have a week off, whilst we went on a fabulous River Cruise from Cologne, going to Koblenz, Strasbourg and Basel. 

This month is my last designer spot for this year on the wonderful Rudolph Days Challenge and after this only 1 more Challenge till Christmas - how scary, especially if you haven't made many cards / gift tags, therefore you have from today till 31st October to enter.

Circle Die : Memory Box - 'Poinsettia Circle Frame'

Large Poinsettia : Spellbinders - 'Layered Poinsettia'

All the leaves have been enhanced with white chalk / VersaMagic 

Sentiment : First Edition - 'Christmas Sentiment Dies'

Paper : A very old Dovecraft one, but I don't know the name of it

Pearls have been gold embossed

Ribbon is from my stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Stitch A Snowflake

 Hi,

I hope you are all well and enjoying the gorgeous summer weather we have been having here in the UK, I must confess a times it's been a little too hot - that is when I hibernate in the house, although when we had 38C heat here in Cornwall, I wasn't even able to make cards, as the ink was taken an age to dry !!. We managed to get away for a Mediterranean cruise, which was very hot, but at least we had air con, which made such a difference.

Today is the start of the wonderful Christmas card Challenge run by the lovely Maureen Rudolph Days Challenge and as time is quickly catching us up, I thought I had better make 2 cards this time, using the same die, which was kindly given to me, as a present.

Snowflake Die : Penny Black - 'Stitch A Snowflake - 51-376'

The Smaller Snowflake : Spellbinders - 'Snowflake Wonder (one of 5 dies)'

Brad in the middle : Dovecraft 

Sentiment : Penny Black - 'Snow Wishes - 51-082'

Papers : Quick Cards, came free with a magazine

Snowflake Die : Penny Black - 'Stitch A Snowflake - 51-376'

The Smaller Snowflake : Spellbinders - 'Snowflake Wonder'

Brad in the middle - I didn't have a gold one, so found a plain one and embossed it, using gold embossing powder.

Paper : First Edition - 'Gilded Winter' - the paper I picked is already embossed with sparkly gold snowflakes

Sentiments : Lili Of The Valley - 'Christmas Tags'

Gold Thread from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Carolling Mice And A Holly Wreath

 Hi,0

Firstly I hope you are all ok ? A lot has happened since I lasted posted - firstly I kept it very quiet but Alan's Dad was in hospital at the time of the last Challenge and sadly he lost his fight on 9th May, he didn't want a funeral and because Alan was really drained and emotional from the last 6 weeks of going up and down to Yorkshire from Cornwall, I decided he needed a break, so we went to Vienna for 3 days and WOW what a city, we had the most amazing time.

Today is the start of Maureen's fabby Rudolph Days Challenge and it lasts until 30th June, remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a great prize and as we are half way through the year it gives you a chance to start on your Christmas cards.

The Mouse Image is : Penny Black - 'Holly Day Critters 30-017'

The Holly Wreath and Sentiment is : Penny Black - 'Christmas Treasures 30-019'

The Door is a die (that I have never used before): Lawn Fawn - 'Shut The Front Door LF1495'

Brick embossing : Marianne Design - 'DF3403'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be mostly appreciated, Luv Sam x