Hi there bloggers!!  I am so excited, cause today, I am a special guest at A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog!!  Thanks so much girls for the opportunity to be a part of this great challenge blog!!  This weeks challenge theme is all creatures great and small, which is quite an easy theme for you girls out there.  This fabulous challenge blog posts challenges every Tuesday and have some super prizes so be sure to submit your cards girls.

hope you like my card,its different for me, saw the crackle glaze done at the NEC by jo and I just love doing it its so much . the stamp set is a crafty individuals which I bought from the NEC also.

hope you are all ok love chris xx

Happy Birthday to us!!! April Challenge with Sir Stampalot.

It's the first of the month again and a bit of a special day for us here at Stampalot Challenge because it's out Birthday.........woohoooooooooo..........we are one year old today.

Now as well as our Birthday it's April Fools Day !! So this means not only a brand new challenge, but we've also got something a bit special lined up with a twist or two.

But let me tell you about the April challenge first, the theme has been selected by our very own Lady (Janice) Stampalot who has chosen:

"Ladies and Fashion"

 Click here to find out all about our Birthday fun.
and of course the prizes there are on offer,

Now, onto the fun and games over on the Sir Stampalot challenge blog.  there are some pics of the DT girls, and you have to guess who is who,  There is the added clue of a card that is in each DT member's particular style. There are three prizes on offer for the first three correct entries drawn. More details can be found on the challenge blog
also I would like to thank Sara for her help making those flowers

Playing with my heart!!

Hi Girlies, just a quick post , me with a tilda card!

as you know I don't use her much but really liked this one. ( thanks fleury)

The weeds and flowers are hero arts . 

My song title of course is one of my favourite ever Eurythmics songs.

I am going to the NEC on Saturday with Fleur and Crafty Lou, let me know if you are going to be there and I will try and bump into you!

Hugs Chris xx

Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.

hi there, hope you are all having a fabulous weekend and maybe the sun is shining where you are. hope so.

I have used Molly blooms stamps  available from Sir Stampalot here though don't know if this little girl is available at the moment,and October afternoon papers, you can never have enough of those!

 hope you are all OK love Chris xx

 oh yes  she has tied a ribbon round the oak tree you just can't see that!!  

SIR STAMPALOT CHALLENGE " spring is in the air"

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Well here we are in March how did that happen? where did February go? life is just moving on to quickly.

how do you fancy joining in with the Sir Stampalot Challenge?

 this month we want to see "Spring is in the air"

we would like to see pinks greens and yellows. 

so why not come and join us?

I found the template for this cracker here it is so very easy to do, have a look here at this amazing blog by a lady called Claire.

sorry I have not been to see you lately, I should have more time over the next couple of months, had to let blogging take a side step.

 love and hugs Chris xx

PS. thanks to all those lovely ladies and a couple of gents who came to see me at Sir Stampalot on Saturday, it was a great day.

 Check out the amazing prize this month at our challenge blog!

Sir Stampalot Challenge....... All Creatures Great and Small

Happy February the 1st to all you bloggers, hope you are all well and fighting fit out there,

its the beginning of the month and this time for the Sir Stampalot Challenge and this month we want to see
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL.

hope you like my elephant card, I am not sure what the elephant stamp is,  I used it when I was at a stampers group. I have coloured him in using distress inks, really into those at the moment. the fronds and leaves are inkadinkadoo.which I have stamped onto the SU canvas stamp, which I love, shame its discontinued.

 hugs to you all Chris xx

Believe In Me, ( I shouldn't)

So what do you think then girls am I organised or not, This December's Advent calender!!!

I know, I know, you know me, and your right I wouldn't be this organised, yes its last years just never got round to showing you this one, I had already done one for the shop but this is the one I did for my son as he was devastated when I  made the original one(scroll down a bit and you will see it) for Sir Stamp and not for him. hope you like hugs Chris xx

My Sir Stampalot Blog hop Winner

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Sir Stampalot Blog Hop and helped to make it such a fun event. I hope you enjoyed your hopping!

The winner of the candy on my blog is ..........................

Max 

please email brenda@ibas.co.uk with your full postal details so that she can send your prize to you.

A full list of winners can be found over on the Sir Stampalot Challenge Blog

Don't forget you still have plenty of time to enter our January challenge with the theme of a Winter's Tale.

                                                                                 



These are the goodies available for the winner of this month's Challenge

Sir Stampalot Blog Hop and Challenge

A very good morning to you all out there, and a very happy 2011 well the special day has arrived( no not the day they find a hangover cure ) 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 !)

If all of this is news to you then start by visiting the Sir Stampalot Challenge  blog to see how  it works.

The 'rules' of the hop are that all entrants need to:

1) Leave a comment on the challenge blog.

2) Visit all nine listed blogs and leave a comment on each.

3) Collect the remaining nine clues

4) Make the two words and mail their answer to  brenda@ibas.co.uk

Do not link your creation to my post as it will not count you must use Mr Linky on the Sir Stampalot Challenge Blog

 You should have arrived here after collecting a letter from Pinky .

You will need to collect a letter from me now  I just hope it Stands out enough tehe!!

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



Before you rush over to Sally  make sure you leave me a comment at the bottom of this post so that you will be entered into the draw for this prize here
oh yes and if you fancy joining in with our Challenge too. the theme is A winters Tale, just let the mind wander, Well my bird has got a tail!!!and it is a bit wintry. hope you are all OK hugs Chris,

angels

hi girlie's are you having a good time and not doing too much, its lovely and peaceful here, just a bit of time whilst the boys are in the garage. hope you like my cone I had such fun making this.hugs Chris xx

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Just want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and to tell you to check out Sir Stampalot's AMAZING SALE, I couldn't believe my eyes, there are 95 pages of discounted stuff, Christmas at the beginning and then lots of other stuff. click on the super sale word 

WINTER WONDERLAND

another one girls yes thats 4 in 4 days!! I know I cant believe it either!!

I'm already presents wrapped everything ready for cooking and even done the sprouts!

hope you are all ok, hugs chris xx

this is molly again from molly blooms along with molly blooms snowflakes, all available from sir stampalot

more "bauble bangles and bows"

3 in 3 days are you impressed as much as i am? this was my quick card this Christmas I sent a few of these out, I wasn't going to make cards this year as I was running out of time, but I kept getting some amazing ones through the post and decided I couldn't send them a bought one so this is what some of them ended up with. hope they liked.

keep warm and toasty love chris xxx

baubles bangles and beads.

2 cards in 2 days are you impressed, I am!!

I have used the Mooly blooms bauble here and one of those new large nesties,shame its not mine just borrowed it.

hope you are all keeping warm, I am posting this with shirley(nannieflash) in mind, I took the hint Shirley, dont know how long it will last. hugs to you all chris xx

must just tell you this started off as an easel card and I messed the bottom bit up so I chopped it off and folded the back in half.so that it stood up.

Oh Christmas Tree.

shock shock horror horror, yes another song title. I am back, I KNOW, I HAVE BEEN A SERIOUSLY BAD BLOGGER, just had a lot on and it must be also something to do with the time of year! (excuses excuses) anyway sorry if I haven't been to see you lately, I am hoping to do a bit of wrapping, (no not singing) later when said child goes to bed, but the rest of the evening I am going to blog,  so I am on my way girls.

just a simple little Christmas card I saw them made of ribbon in a very expensive card shop in york and thought I would have a go, its so easy, and such fun. hope you like love Chris xx