Last Day of 2012.............

The last day of 2012, I hope you all have a wonderful and safe evening tonight!

Here is my last christmas card for 2012 'Christmas Star - Henry Mouse'.

This was one of my favourite christmas cards I made this year so I save the best for last ;)

A close up of some of my favourite goodies.

I hope 2013 will be a fabulous year for everyone and thank you for all your visits and lovely comments, I know it takes time but each and every comment is greatly appreciated!

Christmas Tags!

I hope you all had a wonderful christmas and had a chance to have a wee bit of a rest! I thought before December is over, I would share the last of my christmas cards and tags.

So today I have two tags to share with you using my favourite die from WOJ and some adorable images!

First up is this cutie 'Henry Dressed up as Santa Clause'.

My favourite die 'Sweet Tags with Hearts', the sentiment and twine are both WOJ and finished off with some lace from my stash. Simple but a great personal touch to a christmas present.

Another cutie 'Henry in Christmas Bauble'.

This tag is the same as the first but has a little bit of Distress stickles added to the bauble.

I have one more card to show you then my christmas creations are done for the year. I have really enjoyed making my cards this year but I am also looking forward to colouring in some cute images and playing with different colour combinations again!

Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

Most of you would have put out cookies and milk with your kids last night for Santa so you probably can all relate to this cutie 'Cookies for Santa'.

I would like to wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and I hope you and your loved ones enjoy this special time together.

So who got spoilt with some lovely christmas goodies this year?

Thank you for all your visits and such sweet comments, I have loved each and everyone of them. Enjoy this very special day and I hope that it will be all that you have wished for and some more!

The Sweetest Thing

I am sure everyone must be running around crazy right about now with christmas being so close and a lot of excited kids to!

But I thought I would squeeze in a little time and share one of my Lime Tart layouts using this months A La Tarte.

The papers are MME 'The Sweetest Thing' and the kit is packed with lots of gorgeous bits and pieces. I love the stamp set to!

I used the papers title as a tab on the top of my layout.

The raspberries and the sentiment is from the stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by at this crazy time of year, I will be back on christmas day to wish you all a merry christmas and share another christmas card with you!

The Magic of Christmas

Only 3 more sleeps and it we will be celebrating christmas!!!! After a 920km trip we have finally reached our holiday destination, so the kids are full of excitement and we are a wee bit tired but lots of exciting things happening here.

I have another gorgeous WOJ image to share with you today 'Winter Dad'.

This image is now available as a digi if you missed out on the kit. The papers are Echo Park 'Holly Jolly Christmas', mini tag is my favourite WOJ die 'Sweet Tags with Hearts', WOJ 'Christmas Treasure', lace from a Lime Tart kit, doily and flowers from my stash and a bit of Distress stickles to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

WINNER......WOJ Advent Calendar Day # 16

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! I wish everyone could be winners but unfortunately there can only be one today, picked by Random.org it is..................

#49 Yvi

Congratulations Yvi, please send me your contact details and I will get your stamp to you!

Don't forget to open day #17, click below to see who is opening today's window.

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar - Day #16

 

Welcome to Day #16 of the 2012 Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar! I am opening Window #16 for you today!

For 24 days, an Advent Calendar window will open on one of our Designers’ blogs and you will have the opportunity to win a special Whiff of Joy prize. Every day from December 1st to December 24th, go to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas blog and look for the Advent Calendar posting for that day. You will be directed to the blog posting of the Designer who is opening the window that day. Go to that blog posting and leave a comment and you will be eligible to win the prize for that day! Please help us spread the news by grabbing this logo and linking it to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas blog and placing it in your side-bar!

Whiff of Joy's gorgeous selection of christmas stamps makes christmas card making a pure delight and I have another christmas card to share with you today. This adorable image 'Infront of the Christmas Chimney' is one of my favourites and is available in digi if you missed out on the Winter Stamp kit.

The patterned papers are Teresa Collins 'Christmas Cottage', the image has been coloured with Copics, the sentiment is Whiff of Joy 'Christmas Banners', Whiff of Joy die 'Christmas Duo - Sledge & Lantern' and finished off with a rose and a little bit of Distress Stickles.

This lantern die is one of my favourites at the moment and can be used on anything, not only christmas!

So if you would love to win this adorable image 'Infront of the Christmas Chimney' please leave a comment and I will be back tomorrow with a winner!

Yumm - Raspberries & Blueberries

I couldn't wait to ink up the stamp set included in this month's A La Tarte kit! With bunches of raspberries, blueberries and a variety of sentiments, it is perfect for both cardmaking and scrapbooking!

Lime Tart's December gallery will be up soon but here is quick sneek at some of my creations.

The papers in the kit are My Minds Eye - 'The Sweetest Thing'.

Blueberries and shades of blue card :)

The stamps stamp beautifully resulting in a crisp clear image so don't be scared by the fine details in the stamps.

Thank you for stopping by :)

Christmas Present

I have decorated another glass jar for a christmas pressie and filled it with some yummy christmas tree marshmellows!

 

 This stamp is from Whiff of Joy's Winter Stamp kit but if you missed it, don't worry they are all now available in digital!

 

For more details, pop on over to Whiff of Joy World of Ideas blog. I love giving new life to old glass jars and tins, they make great little gifts!

I hope everyone is getting into the christmas spirit and getting a bit of crafting time to. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar Day #6 Winner!!

 

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! I wish everyone could be winners but unfortunately there can only be one today, picked by Random.org it is..................

#6 Claudia

Congratulations Claudia, please send me your contact details and I will get your stamp to you!

Don't forget to open day #7, click below to see who is opening today's window.

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar Day #6

 

 

Welcome to Day #6 of the 2012 Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar! I am opening Window #6 for you today!

For 24 days, an Advent Calendar window will open on one of our Designers’ blogs and you will have the opportunity to win a special Whiff of Joy prize. Every day from December 1st to December 24th, go to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas blog and look for the Advent Calendar posting for that day. You will be directed to the blog posting of the Designer who is opening the window that day. Go to that blog posting and leave a comment and you will be eligible to win the prize for that day! Please help us spread the news by grabbing this logo and linking it to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas blog and placing it in your side-bar!

With such a gorgeous selection of Whiff of Joy christmas stamps I have so enjoyed making my christmas cards this year! This cutie is 'Maya & Kitty Drinking Hot Tea'.

The papers are Echo Park 'Holly Jolly Christmas', Whiff of Joy 'Sweet Tags with Hearts', 'Light Pink' Satin Ribbon and 'Christmas Vintage Charms', flowers are a mixture from my stash, pearls, white twine and a finishing touch of Crystal Stickles!!

Don't forget to leave a comment if you would like to win this cutie and I will be back tomorrow to announce the winner!

'Snow'

Oh, I wish I could say its snowing here but no, we are experiencing temperatures in the high 40's!! So 'snow' is the new Whiff of Joy Challenge that has gone up - Challenge #144.

This stamp is Whiff of Joy's 'Maya & Kitty Sledging', perfect for another christmas card.

The lamp post die is a new Whiff of Joy die that was released in Novembe - 'Christmas Duo - Sledge & Lantern' and lots of my favourites from Whiff of Joy - 'Sweet Tags with Hearts', the cute little snowman charm 'Christmas Treasures', Button Twine - 'Vintage Linen', Satin Ribbon - Light Pink and flowers, lace and doily from my stash.

 

Stamped a sentiment on the tag which can be pulled out, the sentiment is Whiff of Joy.

I hope you can join in the fun, this challenge will be open for longer over the christmas period and will run until the 2nd January 2013. Yikes.............2013............where has the year gone!

So plenty of time and have a peek here for some great inspiration!

Elf Maya

Another christmas card with the sweetest image!

This darling is a Whiff of Joy stamp 'Elf Maya & Kitty Writing Santa's List'. She is so cute and such a joy to colour and of course I have coloured with Copics.

The large post card stamp is Whiff of Joy 'Vintage German Postcard' and was a perfect match for this image. When my kids were little they would write a wish list for father christmas, even though they are to big for that now they still get super excited about christmas :)

Lots of my favourites on this card - mini tag is Whiff of Joy 'Sweet Tags with Hearts', Whiff of Joy 'Twiner' die, Whiff of Joy twine, flowers and doily from my stash of goodies.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments! 

Heart Pin Cushion

I have one last little project to share with you from my November A La Tarte kit........included in the kit is a Maya Road linen heart and what a perfect solution for my hat pins!

Small bits and pieces like hat pins are packed away in my drawers and sadly I have to admit, I forget about them at times. So I decided to make a pin cushion to display them :)

I hand stitched with red cotton and adhered the ribbon flowers from the kit to make it look all pretty for my craft area! And I added some ribbon so I can hang it above my desk where I can easily see it!

I have done a little tutorial, so have a look here for some details and thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments!

Eeeeekkk..........

Less then a month til christmas!!!! I need to speed up on my christmas cards otherwise I am not going to have enough or run out of time :(

But its really easy when you have a gorgeous selection of christmas stamps! This little cutie is from Whiff of Joy's Winter Stamp kit, I added a bit of stickles to his christmas bauble for a bit of sparkle.

The patterned papers are Teresa Collins 'Christmas Cottage', handmade rose and Wild Orchid roses, button and muslin from my stash. With some inking and machine stitching to finish it off.

The mini tag is a Whiff of Joy die 'Sweet Tags with Hearts' and the little christmas tree is a Whiff of Joy charm - some of my favourites!

Thank you for stopping by, I will be back with some more christmas cards!

'Love the Outdoors'

A layout with my A La Tarte kit and randomly stamped the background with the rose stamp. Love the rustic colours of the Glitz papers, so they were perfect for the an outsdoors layout of my daughter.

My girl fishing, well trying to - she did't catch a thing :(

Close ups.............

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.