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Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Make It Sparkle - Simon Says Stamp DT Card

Hello lovely peeps!
I can't believe it Christmas Eve tomorrow! December seems to have whizzed by so quickly & I have been very unproductive and lacking in festive cheer this year which I'm not stressing over anymore, it is what it is lol.

 It's Wednesday which means ..........    

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& this week our challenge is
MAKE IT SPARKLE!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog
We are showcasing
TECHNIQUE TUESDAY
 products on our creations this week.

You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used
Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.
Do you use Instagram ?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 
Unfortunately I cannot link up my Technique Tuesday sentiment stamp set as I chose it in my last DT spend from my lovely friends at Simon Says Stamp & I can't find it in store now so maybe I snagged the last one!

The copic colours I've used are -
skin - E11, E00, E000, R12, hair - E44, E43, E41, star - YR24, YR21, YR20, dress - G94, G43, YG23, baubles - B23, B21, B000 / V09. V04, V01. beads - YR24, YR21


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As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a $50 voucher for the fabulous 
I'm entering my card  in the following challenges -
 Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes, The Sisters Of Craft - anything goes

I also have some really quick & easy cards to share which I created to feature a beautiful die called "Heart Breeze" from Simon Says Stamps new release
  "You Have My Heart"
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I wanted to show how versatile this pretty die is & that it's not just for the usual love themed cards like Valentine, Engagement & Weddings, so I have created a Christmas card & a Sympathy card featuring this lovely die.
These CAS cards took about 15 minutes to make them both which was about the time it took to colour Savanna's hair for the card above!
As you can see I have created both cards similar & added some of Simon's lovely sentiment stamps, pearls & Simon's Stitched Snowflakes & that's it as I wanted to keep the focal point as the pretty die.

I'm sure Christmas will be a very emotional one for my family this year as it's our first one without my mum & my baby boy is thousands of miles away in Australia. I also have to work on Christmas Day although I would much rather be spending the day caring for my family I will be looking after other peoples family members instead, so my family will have our Christmas Day on Boxing Day this year.

I think during next year I need to give up my career & find myself a nice little job in a cake shop! Why a cake shop you may wonder! Quite simply I love cake! Cakes are much prettier to look at than body parts, no huge amount of responsibility, late nights or nights on call, Christmas Day off every year, actually all bank holidays off & not forgetting all the lovely cakes, oh my goodness it sounds amazing lol.
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Whatever you are doing this Christmas I hope you have a wonderful time xxxxxxxxx

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Die Crazy! - Simon Says Stamp DT & Lingonberry Tilda

Hello lovely peeps!
My baby boy Gareth leaves for his holiday in Australia at 2am tomorrow morning so I am a sad muma as my baby will be away for almost 6 weeks & will be on the other side of the world at Christmas :(
For him it will be a wonderful holiday and a time to experience a very different Christmas than he has been used to, but I am going to miss him so much.

Little Miss Tilda has been absent from my blog for way too long so today as well as my DT card Tilda is back :)
 It's Wednesday which means ..........    

 at
& this week our challenge is
DIE CRAZY! 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog
We are showcasing our lovely own brand
SIMON SAYS STAMP
 exclusive products on our creations this week.

You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used
Don't forget you can enter our challenge 5 times and there is no limit to how many challenges you combine your entry with.
Today's DT card features three different Simon Says Stamp dies, Holiday Frames, Eliza Snowflake & Village Dies & also the gorgeous Falling Snow stencil & one of my favourite card stocks, Simon's Woodgrain card stock.

Do you use Instagram ?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 
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As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a $50 voucher for the fabulous 
I'm entering my card  in the following challenges -
 Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes, The Sisters Of Craft - anything goes
 Here she is last, little Tilda is back :)

I hadn't even been aware of how long it's been since I coloured a sweet Tilda & creating this card made me realise how much I'd missed colouring this little cutie & this is Lingonberry Tilda.
It will definitely not be long before another sweet Tilda appears on my blog.
The papers I've used are by Maja Designs, the sentiment is by Magnolia, the cute snowflakes are Simon Says Stamps Stitched Snowflakes, the angel pin is one I have made & everything else is from my stash.
The copic colours I've used are -
skin - E11, E04, E00, E000, R12, hair - E44, E43, E41, Y32, dress - C3, C1, C00, sash & berry's - R89, R59, R39, leaves - G94, G43, G40, candle - W4, W2, W0 / Y32, YR23, YR20

Apologies to my lovely Etsy customers I haven't popped any Christmas cards in my shop this year, I will add just a couple later as I know some of you like to buy them for inspiration xx
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I'm absolutely shattered from a couple of  hectic, stressful days at work so I'm having a chill out day blogging and writing my Christmas Cards at last!
Whatever you are doing I hope you have a wonderful day & thanks for stopping by

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