Christmas Wishes

Afternoon

Just wishing everyone who knows me and visits my blog a Very Happy Christmas and Very Best Wishes for a happy, healthy and wealthy New Year 2011.

Take care everyone…

Last of the birdhouses…

Morning

Well, we have been out in the snow for a walk to get necessities, just lovely, now sleeting – yuk!

This is the last of my birdhouses, I have made so many now in lots of different colours for our family get together on Xmas Day so hope they all like them.

They are all made from the template Jo Dumbleton’s site, clever girl she is, and done all in Stampin’ Up card using the bird punch – I have loved doing them but my fingers could do with a break…

Take care out there…

David and Brenda’s Xmas crop

AFternoon

Well, we had a lovely crop with David and Brenda at West Moors yesterday, and with it being our Christmas crop we had extra raffles, bingo and instant prizes – such fun!  They make it such a great crop to go to…

It was also my sister’s last crop with them before she moves to New Zealand after the New Year – very sad and she  and I did shed quite a few tears.  Most of the group made a page for her to put in a scrapbook David and Brenda organised which was just lovely and I am so grateful to everyone for sharing that with Helen, she was so touched by it all…

This is Helen with David – Brenda didn’t want her photo taken! – they are such a lovely couple (www.craftobsessions.com) if you want to take a look at their site…

and with our great friends Ellen and Jo – we always have such a good time, little bit of scrapbooking with a lot of chat.

We will all miss you Helen and know you will be back in May but the crop won’t be the same without you…

Take care everyone…

Alternative Xmas Colours

Afternoon

I have been very busy doing all my cards and table presents over the last ten days or so, nothing I can post or would spoil the surprises!

So I have made a few different colours for cards which look bright and nice to me.

I love Stampin’ Up colour coach but used my own version this time with Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede and Old Olive, and threw in Chocolate Chip and Marina Mist too – all very different from the red and green norm…   This Contempo Christmas stamp set has been a real fave for my cards this year, as well as theTree Trimmings set I used a lot last year.

Right, back to my classmate gifts, truffles to make etc – busy, busy, busy…  Take care out there!

Birdhouses

Well, I have managed to do a few birdhouses in an hour so thought I would post a few.  If you would like the stats for these, go to the lovely Jo Dumbleton’s blog (StampinNStuff on my side bar – in October ’10) as this is from her tutorial, measurements etc – she has made some absolute beauties over the last few months and is such a clever and talented crafter.

I am making these for presents for the girls I work with in my class, they will be filled with something like chocolates too!

Take care out there!

Snow, Snow Snow….

Good Morning

Well, our school is closed today so am going to carry on with my cards and christmas boxes I am making, woo hoo!

I had to add just a few photos from early this morning, just looks magical out there in the garden and very quiet on the roads.  May even persuade my hubby to go for a walk and take more photos!

But now time to have fun and make some cards.  Hope you all have a lovely day out there safe and sound in the snow – take care…