Introducing.......Bert and Ernie

I am a huge fan of little furries!

Introducing Bert (mainly black) and Ernie

named after the Sesame Street characters.

As a surprise Christmas pressie

my brother Angus chose these gorgeous boys

to come keep me company in the studio.

They are so adorable and the kids are

enjoying lots of cuddles at the moment,

but I get a chance when they go off to bed!

Pen and Paper Circle Club....... Polka Doodles !!!

If you like me are a big fan of Polka Doodles

pop here to find out what all the fuss is about!

Psssst I hope you will enjoy my contribution

in the first issue.

But be fast it's selling out quickly!

Crafty Creations blog hop and 2 Week Challenge.......

Welcome to the Crafty Creations Blog Hop and 2 week challenge. 
 You should be arriving here from the Crafty Creations's Blog. 
 I am your first stop on the hop.  The two week challenge is

A Card or Gift of Gratitude or Thanks

Here is my design piece for this week.
I decided as the first stop it should be a
thankyou to all of you that support us at Crafty Creations.

My thank you gift contains a box of

teeny weeny fimo embellies in the photo below.

I have used Deena's very cute snowman

as a tag on the box.......

Thanks for stopping by.

For a chance to win my prize leave a comment below.  



Remember to enter Crafty Creations 2 week Challenge for your chance to win one of many sponsored prizes!   Your next stop on the hop is ...Deena's blog  and if you ever get lost in the hop you can always go to Crafty Creations for the complete order list.  

Happy Christmas everyone!

Sorry about the photo...too many shadows

and then my camera died!

But how cute is this gorgeous mouse from

Digi Blessings! He fair put a smile on my face.....

I'd like to share this with the girls at

OSAAT - anything goes

and wish the great DT and creators a

Very Happy Christmas!

Polka doodles - through a window!

I loved this weeks challenge at Polka Doodles

so much I have made two special

Christmas cards!

The challenge from Daniele is

"Through a window"

Loved it!!!!!!

I have used elements from Magical Winter 1 cd

and also from the Polka doodles crafting set magazine...

Think this is pretty much sold out in WH Smiths now

but it was rather brill.....

Some added doodling, bling,

lace, tiny red bell

and a touch of gold foil

on the right one below!

Please excuse paperclips in photo's was struggling a tad!

Team Polka Doodles are looking forward to seeing what

this challenge brings...go on play along!

Hope's Nursery Christmas party!

It was Hope's Nursery Christmas party today!

She was very pleased with herself......

My friend Zoe did the hair.

Mum was also very pleased that she was praised

by staff for saying a big Thank You to Santa...

I was and am a very proud Mum!

I'm not sure where my girly girl came from,

but she loves her dresses....

still insisted on her Peppa Pig socks though!

Crafty Creations Embossing and glitter!

Crafty Creations challenge you to use

glitter and Embossing(heat or dry)

this week!

I have gone for heat embossed paper

and lots of glitter!

With this beautiful image

Twinkle by

Digi Blessings.

You know

you can't wait to fling some glitter around

after all it's a magical time of year....

Come join us at Crafty Creations!

You could win a lovely prize from

our very own Deena

this weeks sponsor - A Creative Need!

I'd like to share it with all the lovely Girls at OSAAT

who are challenging you to use a digi this week

- thanks for the kick Stitch.....

of course don't count me for prizes though! lol

Golden Wedding...gold leaf I love!

Just what I needed a wee break

from making Christmas cards!

I am definitely a gold leaf convert...

loved making this.

Sorry not be good at visiting blogs recently

hectic isn't the word with Christmas preparations

and the social  life of 3 small children!

Crafty Boots Blog hop winner

Thanks to all that joined in with the

Crafty Boots blog hop

The winner at my stop is

Nannie Flash

way to go Shirley!

Please e-mail your snail mail to

stephanie-emma@craftyboots.co.uk

so that Stephannie-Emma can send your prize!

Crafty Boots Blog Hop

If you are looking for the Crafty Boots blog hop...you will find it HERE

It may appeal to you more if your scottish!!!!! Hurrican B.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0wm3JD9MEk&feature=share

The tears are running down my face ( sorry I should add laughing too much, us Scotts do have a funny sense of humor)  - may be because I'm Scottish...but worth a wee Look!!!!!lol

More Christmas cards! The wind has died down......

Thankfully the wind has died down

and we have no damage!

Lots of people around us are not so lucky.

Kids are back at school and life

goes back to normallity and Christmas preparations!

I have made another Christmas card batch.....

50 this time!

Using 3 sheets of Basic Grey paper

from last year and some freebie papers.

Free stamp from Craft Stamper,

those lovely tiny Christmas stamps

by Cardio majestic

and a black pen to doodle!

I feel alot better having broken the Christmas card back

but still quite a few to go......!!!!

It's not my week at Polka Doodles

but pop over that are having a quick

Christmas card Challenge!

Our schools are closed!!!!!

We had a text this morning to say schools in North Ayrshire are closed due to severe weather warning. I don't remember this ever happening before. We have an odd day closure due to snow but never to winds that I remember. Preparing for a power cut!!!!!

Crafty Creations - Christmas and sentiment!

Over at Crafty Creations this week the challenge is

Christmas and a sentiment.

We are now in two team so this is my week off -

but go join the girls in this weeks challenge and you could win

some Lili of the Valley images!

First batch of Christmas cards!

If you get to the 3rd December and you still haven't made

any Christmas cards its not good!

So quicky's it's going to have to be this year.

So this is the first batch - 28 cards in total

made yesterday.

I decided to have a go with gilding flakes

after seeing a demo on Create and Craft.

I had tried these in the past with not much luck,

think I didn't have the right adhesive!

Kraft card blanks, Free ivy leaf stamp from magazine ,

Crafty Notions gilding flakes,

papers all magazine freebies-

cut with punches,

Ribbons from stash,

Majestic cardio tiny Christmas stamps,

Sentiment stamp,

inkpads and pen to doodle,

I'd like to share this with

Allsorts - going round in circles

Polkadoodles hidden element for a child

Enfys has challenged this week

at Polka Doodles to create a project with

a hidden element for a child.

Pop over to Polka Doodles to find out what's

hiding in my project

(have to keep it secret from oldest son....)

I have used lots of fab elements from the Polkadoodles

magazine and crafting goodies pack available in WHSmiths

to decorate my box and envelope.

Crafty Creations - photo inspiration!

Bernie has challenged us with an inspirational photo

this week at Crafty Creations,

and what a lovely picture.

I love the wood,mirror, wreath and the fabrics

and have taken my inspiration from

them all!

I knew I had a beautiful dp that reminded me of the fabrics.

Delicious Doodles gorgeous driftwood frame

was perfect for my mirror element.

The wreath I echoed with punched leaves

and yet more teeny weeny fimo flowers.

I'm sure you will see this lovely digi stamp

by Teri often now!

In 2 Stamps are kindly sponsoring this week

at Crafty Creations, so what are you waiting for!

What does the photo say to you?

Playing along at Crafty Boots........lots of prizes on your way!

The theme at Crafty Boots Challenges this fortnight is ‘Anything Goes’. You can join in the challenge as normal but there are 12 extra chances for you to win a prize by joining the first ever Crafty Boots blog hop!

If you are joining in the hop you should have got here from the Challenge blog page. If you haven’t blog hopped before it is really simple, just start at the Crafty Boots Challenge blog and hop through the design team blogs in the order set out on that page. Each of the design team members has a word or two for you to collect which will reveal a message at the end. Once you have collected that message email it to bloghop@craftyboots.co.uk to be entered into the draw to win the prize of three digis of your choice from Hope Jacare Doodles. You must also become a follower of all the design team’s blogs (and mine) to be eligible to win the prizes.

I am joining in this week at Crafty Boots - what fun! My project is a piece of wall art which I really enjoyed making.

I have used We R Memory Keepers 'Nonsense' papers, my images In the frame flourish oval and

treetop houses coloured with Promarkers, teeny weeny fimo embellies

and some fabric flowers and die cut flourishes.

Don’t forget that myself and each of the design team members has a prize of candy up for grabs, this will include a sample pack of the fantastic new Crafty Boots Deluxe card along with a few other goodies. Be sure to leave a comment on each of our blogs and follow us to be in with a chance of winning our candy!

My word for the secret message is:

WATCH

Your next stop is Amy’s blog.

The deadline for both the Anything Goes challenge, and the blog hop (and candy) is Sunday 11th December at 12 Noon (UK time).

A Quicky Sale.......

Candy Winner

The winner as chosen by Random.org

is Padster...Congrats!

If you e-mail me
at hopejacare@yahoo.com
 your snail mail,

I will pop your teeny weeny embellies

in the post!

Teeny weeny fimo embellies...I do so love......some teeny weeny candy!

I will keep this post at the top until Sunday 27th

November when I draw the candy.....

Please check below for newer posts!

At last having a chance to play

with the teeny fimo embellies that I discovered recently.

They really are fabulous.

I have added some teeny flower and dragonfly

ones to my Bonsai doodle.

I have also added some to my

Bits and Bobs store

incase anyone would like to try a few out.

But it must be time for a little candy,

 so next Sunday

I will do a random.org draw

from the comments below

and the winner can choose any mix

of 250 teeny weeny fimo embellies they'd like

in a useful storage container.

Polka Doodles....Pretty Tuff.....Address book

I was so busy creating this fun Address book

using the new Polkadoodles Pretty tough cd

that I didn't manage a project

for this weeks challenge.

But It was really lovely to see it on TV

on Wednesday in Dawn Bibby's hands

while Nikki and Tracie did the show

 - hope you managed to catch it!

It was Tracie from the DT's TV debut

and she was great!

This cd is brilliant if like

me there are lots of boy's/men to create for!

I used all papers from the cd.

Hand coloured all the b&w stampies

with Promarkers, but they

all come in colour too for a quicky project!

And I used my bind-it-all

that Reubs bought me for my birthday and I do love it.

It was refreshing to have a good long crafty play!

I'd like to share this with

Squiggles and Giggles - anything but a card

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Teenage boys

I love Promarkers - Anything goes

Crafty Creations.......Thank You

Over at Crafty Creations Jaime has

set the challenge of give thanks.....

The lucky winner will recieve a lovely CTMH

stamp set - big thanks Jaime!

 

I have had a card to make on my list

for a while, thats a big thank you.

The girls at my local Craft shop at

Cardwell Garden Centre.

They solved a big problem for me

with my Epic 6 Die cutter.

So this card is for them.

I have used Tim holt dp spritzed with cosmic shimmer.

Teeny weeny fimo leaves and flowers

(I have some blog candy on the go for these here

if you'd like to join in)

Two Larger Prima resin flowers.

My Doodle

Princess Bernadette Butterfly

coloured with promarkers

and stickles to wings

also a tiny metal leaf on crown.

So pop by Crafty Creations

to see the other wonderful

Thank you projects from

the rest of the team.....

We'd love you to join us!