Mega Blog Hop and Candy to be won !!!

A very good morning to you all out there, well the special day has arrived and you may be visiting here because you are taking part in the special challenge and blog hop that has been sponsored by Sir Stampalot (Wow What a shop it is !) to celebrate there relocation into larger premises in Peterborough.

If all of this is news to you then start by visiting Brenda's blog as she Will explain how it works.

There is an awesome prize on offer for the challenge winner and to win this you need to create a project on the theme of MOVING

Look for my special letter in my card recipe.

you also need to link your project back to Brenda's blog.

Do not link your creation to my post as it will not count you must use Mr Linky on Brenda's blog

Alongside this challenge there is also a blog hop with more prizes and my post today is part of that blog hop you should have arrived here after collecting a letter from Francesca .

The next letter can be collected by visiting my teamie the very lovely Jules

Before you rush over to Jules make sure you leave me a comment at the bottom of this post so that you will be entered into the draw for even more prizes.

The challenge and blog hop will run for 2 weeks closing at midnight GMT on the 13Th February 2010 and all prize winners will be announced on Sunday the 14Th 2010.

This post has been pinned until the end of the excitement please scroll down to see what else I have been up to.

MY CARD RECIPE

This card has not been made with the greatest of E,s I didn't think it would ever be ready for this morning had a late one last night!

Home is called love shack by whipper Snapper, so I shall give this post another title at a future date, for those of you that havent visited before I give my post a song title.

Dog sat up is Magnolia (shrunk)all flowers (shrunk) and trees are magnolia fence is magnolia (shrunk) flourish is fancy pants, May all your wishes come true is Hero Arts, papers and card are a right old mixture, old being the word in some cases. Button is a Martha Stewart punch to which I have looped cord to form a flower.most of these things are available from Sir Stamaplot .

Hope you Like.

love Chris xx

PS I know my Knobs are too big!!! They were all I could find yesterday.

FEED THE BIRDS

Good afternoon out there.

I thought I would have a go at the A Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge 88

which is titled freestyle. (anything goes. that makes it easier!!)

I have done this one for a class at Sir Stampalot it has a lot of lovely goodies on it that they sell,( list down below) but have decided that it will take too long, to much cutting out, so back to the drawing board.

Have you ever had one of those cards that just gets thicker and thicker because you don't get it straight so you add another layer well this was one of those!

I'm still going with my song titles, It was nearly Dingle Dangle Scarecrow for those of you that are mums out there you will no which one I mean!

Here's the list of what Ive used

Scarecrow Rachel Anne Miller 64171

Its your day punched circle hero arts

Tuft of grass Scene it 99002 00125

Scallop Borders Hero arts CL2 88

Mushrooms, flower and little ladybird hero arts cl306

String around words circle is S U

Have a lovely evening Love Chris xxx

Love Dont Live Here Anymore

Over at Polkadoodles they are doing a love challenge so I thought I would enter this card
I think she looks a bit sad hence my title.

This is a card that I have done for Sir Stampalot using Mo Manning's Rae with Journal, I wasn't sure about her until I stamped her, but I thought with her ugg boots she would be quite popular for lots of ages, and now I've coloured in I love her.

The background stamp is Hero arts which I stamped whilst having coffee at Fleur's, go and visit her blog A passion for craft its well worth it.

The fence is magnolia.
The flowers hanging down are a Magenta set of stamps called botanicals

hope you like.

love Chris xx

Love is like a butterfly

Good evening everyone, hope you have had a nice day and been able to get a bit of crafting in.

Well I have but it wasn't this card as this is an old one and yes its red and green again sorry!

I am still sticking with my song title theme as I have been doing since the beginning of December

I wonder how many of you can remember the TV show this song title came from?

this is the only Butterfly stamp I own (Penny Black)but is one I really like,maybe need some more!

see you soon love Chris xx

Ice Ice baby

Good Morning Guys. Just thought I would show you my icicles from just before Christmas, they are on the back of my house, if you look you can see where the top of my doors are.

I remember Icicles when I was a child but don't ever remember them this long, I measured one at 40",I know its drizzly and horrible today but at least its a few degrees warmer.

see you soon

love Chris xx

The Bird Is The Word: Song title challenge at polkadoodle

Good Afternoon out there, hope you have all had a nice Sunday so far, its raining here so the snow is melting I'm pleased to say.
Over at at polkadoodles there is a song title challenge this is my first challenge ever so who knows if I'm doing it right!

Here's a card that has been kicking around for a while that I haven't got round to posting, the stamp set is hero arts one of my favourites, and the papers are My Minds Eye, I apologise that its red again , I just don't know how that keeps happening!

Must go, got an important date with the TV Dancing on Ice Will start shortly and I love it.

See you soon love Chris xx

Buttons and Bows

Good Afternoon out there everyone, and for all those of you who are snowed in isn't it great having some extra craft time!! My sons school is closed today, I'm not quite sure why as we only have an inch of snow, so my plans have not gone quite as expected but never mind I have got a lion I'm going to wrestle with, he is cute so watch this space!!
This flower on the card is done using the cricut and cream shrink plastic shiny side down, You do need a new blade in your cricut or it wont cut, and a newish mat for best results.I cant seem to find the stamp used so I cant tell you what it is, but one of my new year resolutions is to stamp all new stamps in a book and title them so I know what I've got (We'll see!!)
Have a nice day love Chris xx

Long Tall Sally !!

Back to normal today, my boys back to work and school, and we are looking forward to what the year has to offer,positive thinking here girls !!

here's one for you that I had a bit of fun with, I have used the negative from my cricut again

and cut it out twice one larger than the other.

the stamp is Penny black and the card is SU hope you like.

love Chris xx

Happy New Year.

Hello 2010... Cant believe its a new year, a new decade even,a fresh start is always welcome. Hope you all enjoyed your new year celebrations,we did something we haven't done in 12 years we went down to our local village pub and bought the new year in with lots of people who we did know, and lots we didn't, everyone was so friendly and chatty isn't it a shame we don't communicate with those around us the rest of the year as we did on Thursday evening, the world would be a much happier place,(that's what I like about crafters there friendly all year round.)

well today we are going to take the tree down and tidy up put pressies away and try and hang on to the last few hours before my little mate has to go back to school.

Anyway here's a little diary that I covered it was free in a magazine the stamp is penny Black and I cant remember what the papers are.

Take care have a Happy Sunday love Chris xx

Sending all my love to you!

Good Morning out there, Just thought I would do a quick post this morning as I feel I would like to get a little more back to normal, and yet we have another Christmas day today more food!

Hope you have all had a good one with not too many hangovers, we have had a really nice time but I have definitely eaten too much, I bet you cant guess what my new years resolution is going to be?

Anyway here's another inchie card I have also used woodware circular greetings and Hero Arts scallop borders.

hope you like love Chris xx

I'll be home for christmas!

Just to wish all my blog Friends a Happy Christmas and very happy and Healthy New Year.

I feel I have met and been in contact with some fantastic people since I started this blog 6 months ago,some of which I am thankful to have spent time with and call great friends.

have a lovely time love chris xx

"I dont like seein' poinsettias"!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not serious about not liking poinsettias I really do, but it was the only song title I could find with poinsettias in, look it up you tube its funny (I tried to do a link but I'm rubbish)
this is another card off joys of the season cricut cartridge.
see you tomorrow thanks for looking love chris xx
PS I love Christmas

Rock with you .

Just a quick post tonight Lots of wrapping to do.
Here's one of the cards that I made for sir stamp a while back showing the various uses of the joys of the season cartridge on the cricut
there might be another later lots of love Chris xx

Mistletoe and wine (No wine as 1 glass gets me very drunk)

Good evening everyone out there hows Christmas coming along, has anyone noticed all of the last card titles have had a theme running through them ,the next few cards I'm struggling with as I have with this one!! I've just finished the whole Christmas shopping bit and what a nice feeling it is.Been into town it was very quiet for this time of the year, nearly freaked myself out driving in the snow .While we were there we went to the cinema to see Nativity, this film is going to go down as an all time favorite for me and the two 11 year olds I took. It was just Brilliant if you need to get in a festive mood this is the way to go.




Anyway here's my card all three stamps are off the same set inkadinkado fat birds.I don't think that's its proper name but that's what Janice calls it!

White Christmas ?

Good Evening Guys, I just thought I would share my snow with you, this is last Friday Morning and my son looking very pleased with him self in the back garden, as school had been cancelled, I took this in my dressing gown and wellies good job we haven't got neighbours!!














this is also a view out into
the fields behind me.

This is just to the side of our place,looking out on Hubby's favourite place the shed!

And just down our lane. Its all right living off the beaten track but you do get snowed in ,and I'm not good at being in one place for a long time. There you go that's just a bit of me.

lots of love Chris xx