Christmas Animals

Good Morning,

Well it's been a month since I last posted on my blog.  It's been an eventful month though.  As is always the case at this time of year I've been mega busy at work.  I've worked quite a few evenings and have also been physically back in the office a few times due to having network issues when working remotely.  As well as that I've recently been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, the doctor thinks that's what's causing my tiredness as I also have pain and stiffness, so I'm on a new tablet for that, I can't say I've noticed much of a difference yet with the pain but I think I do feel a bit less tired.  I'm not falling asleep mid afternoon now anyway so that's a start!  sadly as often happens life has got in the way of crafting.  I've been trying to still craft when I can but blogging and keeping up to date with social media has had to slide a bit.

Anyway, back to my card.  Our theme for this month's Christmas With The Cuties challenge is Christmas Animals.  I've managed to cover several breeds of animal with my digi stamp from Di's Digital Stamps who are our sponsors.  I'd love to take the credit for the gorgeous colouring but it's actually a pre-coloured image, these are great if you have limited time.

Materials used:

Precoloured digi stamp - Di's Digi Stamps Christmas Critter Clan

Patterned Papers - Trimcraft - The Night Before Christmas

Sentiment - magazine freebie

Cardstock, buttons & twine from stash

That's all from me for the moment, have a great week.

Hugs,

Shona xx

Two or More Patterned Papers at Christmas with the Cuties

Good afternoon,

A quick lunch break post from me today, I wasn't organised with a scheduled post this week as I've not been feeling the best as discussed in the post previous to this.  Feeling fine again today though so hopefully it was just a wee blip.

Anyway, we have a fab new challenge for you at Christmas With The Cuties - our theme this month is 2 or more patterned papers and as always it must feature at least one cute character.  This month we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments and I've used a fab digi of there's called Herbie Bear, I think he's just perfect for Christmas themed cards.  Yet again I've been 'shopping my stash' and trying to use up some of my older goodies.  Hmm, maybe I need to find space for some new stuff I've ordered...oops!

Materials used:

Digi stamp - Crafty Sentiments, Herbie Bear

Promarkers

Sentiment stamp - Docrafts

Patterned papers & matching tag - Docrafts, Christmas in the Country

Snowflake die - Hobbycraft own brand

Cardstock, button & twine all from stash

Thanks for stopping by, time for me to get back to work!

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Optional Ribbons and Bows at Christmas With The Cuties

Good morning,

Another scheduled post on a Monday morning as I'm working, sadly this isn't one of my public holidays at work.  Scotland are different to England.  Never mind I'm planning on taking the following Monday off as our schools have this day off, I'm not sure why, especially when they're all closed anyway!

Anyway, back to my card.  Today we have a new challenge starting at Christmas with the Cuties, our theme this month is everyone's favourite Anything Goes with the option of 'Ribbons and bows' and we are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons.  The design team got to choose their own images for this challenge so I went for a cute pre-coloured topped from Sylvia Zet.  I love the colour theme of these toppers - the teal and red and they go so well with the paper I've chosen which I think is from an old Docrafts Me To You range.  I've distressed most of the edges to give a bit of a shabby chic look.  The ribbon was rescued off an Avon gift set my daughter got for Christmas and again, the colours tie in with the topper.

Materials used:

Pre-coloured Topper - Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet - Winter Friends

Sentiment stamp - Personal Impressions by Paula Pascual

Snowflake punch - Hobbycraft

Cardstock, ribbon and pearls from stash

Thanks for dropping by today.  

Take care and stay safe.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Red & Green at Christmas With The Cuties

Good morning,

It's a scheduled post from me this morning to share my DT card for the latest Christmas with the Cuties challenge.  If the morning is going well I will be working when this goes live or if it's not going quite so well I'll still be hitting the snooze button and wishing I'd got to my bed earlier.  Hope it's the former and not the latter so I don't have to work too late to make up my time!  In all seriousness it's great that I can work from home and as long as I work my weekly hours I can be a bit flexible with my start and finish times, within reason.

Anyhow, back to my card and our theme this month is 'Red & Green' and we're sponsored by the fantastic Sherri Baldy so I've used one of her gorgeous digi's Winter Wonderland I Heart Hot Coco for my card along with some rather ancient and well used magazine freebie papers I've had in my stash for years!

Materials Used:

Digi stamp - Sherri Baldy My Besties (link above)

Promarkers

Cork sentiment - Simply Creative by Trimcraft

Patterned papers - Cosy Christmas (magazine freebie)

Tree dies - Joy

Circle die - X-cut

White Posca pen

Cardstock, buttons & twine from stash

We'd love you to join in with our challenge, it's the perfect time to get ahead with making Christmas cards.

Stay safe.

Hugs,

Shona

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - April

White Christmas at Christmas with the Cuties

Good morning,

A scheduled post from me today as I will be working, albeit at home!  I'll be working at home for the forseeable future due to COVID19 as I have Dilated Cardiomyopathy and sufferers have been advised to isolate for 12 weeks.  Sadly my husband has already been laid off from his garden centre job, add to that my daughter is at home due to no school and we have my 93 year old aunt in the house too so the four of us are trying very hard not to get under each other's feet!  At least none of us have to go out to work or school so it puts us under less risk of coming into contact with the virus.  Grateful to have my cardmaking along with some other hobbies to help keep me sane!  I'm sure you all feel the same.

Anyway, to cheer us all up we have a fab new challenge at Christmas with the Cuties, our theme this month is 'White Christmas' and we are sponsored by the wonderful Polkadoodles.  I've gone for one of their super cute digis for my white on white DT card.

Materials used:

Digital Stamp - Polkadoodles Hollybobs Skater

Promarkers

White Posca pen

Sentiment - Stampin' Up Perfectly Plaid

Snowflake die - Hobbycraft

Circle die - X-cut

Torn circle die - Tattered Lace

Embossing Folder - ?Docrafts

All other materials from stash

Thanks for stopping by, and can I please urge you all to practice social distancing as far as is humanly possible.  The NHS is going to be put under an enormous amount of pressure and we ALL need to do our bit to ensure that our vulnerable and elderly as well as the frontline staff aren't put at unnecessary risk.  Sorry, not sorry for my public service announcement most of all keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Virtual Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - March x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #128 AG x

Patties Creations - #168 AG x

A Bit More Time To Craft - #112 AG x

Crafty Creations - #407 AG x

CAS Penguins for Christmas with the Cuties

Good afternoon,

I didn't get a chance to schedule my DT card for the latest Christmas with the Cuties challenge so I'm making good use of my time and typing this up while I'm on my lunch break from work.  It's a cold and sleety day here in the North of Scotland so I'm happy to stay inside and catch up with my blog post.

Our optional challenge them is Clean and Simple so I'm not sure if I've captured that or not!  I'm never very sure of CAS, I've maybe used too much patterned paper to be considered CAS but I've not used much in the way of embellishments.

We are sponsored by our friends at Bugaboo who have a fab prize for our lucky winner.  I've used one of their cute penguin digis for my card.

Materials used:

Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Joy Penguins

Promarkers

Patterned Papers - Simply Creative Jolly Christmas

Cardstock,

buttons & twine from stash

That's all from me for the moment.

By for now,
Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - February x
CHN Christmas Challenge - #478 Use Gold (Optional) x
Unicorn Challenge - #51 Anything Goes x
Crafty Creations - #406 Anything Goes x
A Bit More Time To Craft - #110 Anything Goes x

Christmas Cuties

Hello again, I'm back with another catch up post to share my DT card for the latest Christmas with the Cuties challenge our theme is Christmas Cuties and our challenge is still running for another couple of weeks so there's plenty time to join in!

For my card I've used a gorgeous Sylvia Zet topper from the Hobby House.  These are fantastic for making quick cards.

Materials used:

Topper - Sylvia Zet/Wee Stamps from The Hobby House

Paper - Me to You? 

Wooden Stars - Hobbycraft

Cardstock and ribbon from stash

Thanks for taking a look at my work, I've one more post to compose then that's me.

Hugs,

Shona

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - December
CHN Christmas Challenge - #469 ACG/Word Christmas
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - #106
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #120
Not Just Cards - December AG

Christmas With The Cuties - Show Us Your Santa Hats

Hi there,

A quick post from me today while I'm on my lunch break.  I've been a bit quiet as I have got the cold AGAIN! I think I must be getting run down as it's not like me to get 2 in quick succession.  Anyway you don't need to hear any more of my tales of woe and I have a card to share with you all.  This is my latest DT card for the Christmas With The Cuties challenge, our theme this month is 'Show us your Santa hats' and we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments who have a fantastic prize for our lucky winner!  I've used one of their super cute digi's for my card.

Materials Used:

Digi stamp - Crafty Sentiments 

Promarkers

Papers - Papermania - Christmas in the Country

Cork Sentiments - Simply Creative 

Cardstock, ribbon, buttons and twine from stash

Thanks for dropping by, I'll be back again soon with my next post.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #465 ACG/Optional letter R (Red/Ribbon/Reindeer)
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - November
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #118 AG
A Bit More Time to Craft -#104 AG
Crimbo Crackers -#198 Animals

Christmas With The Cuties - Personalise it!

Good morning,

This is a scheduled post from me today as sadly I am now back at work after being off for just over a fortnight.  The first week was enforced as I was signed off work due to having further problems adjusting the dosage of my heart meds but thankfully that settled down and I was able to enjoy my scheduled time off in the second week.  It's been nice just to be able to potter around at my own pace and chill out a bit.

As you can see I have some exciting news as I have been lucky enough to be accepted on to the Christmas With The Cuties design team!  I'm delighted to say the least.  This is the sister challenge to the Cutie Pies who I've been with a while and if you're not familiar with it we have a monthly Christmas challenge with the emphasis on all things cute!  Why not join in with our 'Personalise It' challenge and that will be another Christmas card ready in your stash!

For my first CWTC project I've used a gorgeous new release from our sponsor Di's Digi Downloads called Frosty Friends.  I was really lucky to win this on Facebook in a recent competition to name the digi, it's super cute and perfect for the challenge.

I've personalised the card for my Auntie Winnie, I'm sure she will love it!

Materials used:

Digi stamp - Di's Digi Downloads - Frosty Friends

Promarkers

Sentiment stamp - LOTV - Grungy Relatives

Patterned paper - Papermania Capsule Collection - Festive Spots & Stripes

Cardstock, ribbon, buttons and twine all from stash

That's all for now.  Hope you can join in with the challenge.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - October AG

Not Just Cards - October AG

Crafty Creations - #401 AG

GDT Christmas With The Cuties

Hello!

Today I'm really excited to be sharing a tag I made for the Christmas With The Cuties challenge which is the sister challene of the Cutie Pies and runs monthly with a different fab festive theme every time - this time the theme is tags and we are sponsored by the fantastic Sasayaki Glitter.

I've used one of their gorgeous digis called Winter Peggy for my tag and coloured it with Promarkers.  I've gone for a slightly shabby/mixed media style for a change.  Not my usual style but it's nice to do something a little different.

Materials used:

Digi Stamp - Sasayaki Glitter - Winter Peggy

Promarkers

Red pre-cut tag - Docrafts Create Christmas

Crafter's Companion Scandinavian Christmas Script Background Stamp

Personal Impressions Embossing Powder - Opaque White

Gingham star trim, buttons, twine and letter stickers all from stash

Thank you for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - October Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge - #353 Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart Challenge - #181 Anything Goes