Merry Christmas - Simon Says Stamp DT Card

Hello peeps,

Hubby has been away for a couple of days taking one of his residents away on a mini break and I have actually caught up with a few crafty makes on my to do list and caught up with lots of blogging friends :)

I often get asked how long a card takes me to make and the honest answer is hours! I'm not one of these people who can knock out several cards a day, for one I never sit still long enough & if I don't have a particular stamp or papers in mind that I want to use it's a task in itself trying to decide lol. I also fiddle & rearrange embellies for a ridiculous amount of time, & I wander off and potter around the house or garden, the dogs usually need a run in the field at some point during the card making process as I can't cope with those big brown eyes pleading with me to take them out, and then my shoulder will need a rest, I'll need coffee & then there's the unexpected visitors who also need coffee, sound familiar or am I just a real fidget who tries to do twenty different things at once which is why a card takes me forever to make lol.

Today is new challenge day at

SIMON SAYS STAMP

& this week it's that old favourite

ANYTHING GOES

My lovely teamies & I are featuring October Afternoon products on our cards this week, if you have them we'd love to see them but as always it's not compulsory to enter our challenge :)

 Ingredients -

Featured product - October Afternoon Holiday Style papers

Image - Magnolia, Tilda with Cat, Medium - Copics, Doily - Royal Lace, Charm - Darice, Pearls - Melissa Frances, Flowers - Magnolia Gardenia & Rose, Wooden snowflake - Maya Road, Sparkle - dazzling diamonds glimmer mist

Tools - MS Aspen PATP, Magnolia Doo Hickey Bon Voyage foliage, Spellbinders snowflake pendant, circle & scalloped circle nesties

 The Copic Colours I've used are -

skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair - E44, E43, E41, dress - R89, R59, R39 / C1, C00, waistcoat - W2, W0, W00, sign - W4, W2, W00, cat - C3, C1, C0, C00, RV63

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a fabby $50 is store spending spree

Don't forget an amazing month of STAMPtember celebrations continues on the SIMON SAYS STAMP STORE BLOG with so many lovely prizes, discount codes and guest designers galore :)

Keep Pinning those products my fellow Pinterest addicts, I love the way I am discovering new products on Pinterest as well as in store :)
My STAMPtember board is HERE, you may just find a little Magnolia or two pinned on there lol.
My lovely friend Janette keeps asking "how do I get out" as she's well and truly hooked too. I would say don't even bother trying just keep pinning lol.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Make It Monday - anything goes, Inspire Me Friday - anything goes, Just Magnolia - use something new (stamp & papers)

I'm sat here like lady muck as I've pulled the recliner out so I've got my feet up and I've been daydreaming watching the rain hit the window. I'm all snuggled and comfy & hubby will be home this evening so I think I'll leave the long dog walk for him today as he's bound to have missed taking the puppy's out, looking out the window at that rain that's my theory and I'm sticking to it lol.
Thanks for stopping by