Holly Garland

Still posting the last of my 12x12 Christmas pages, here is one about a garland I made from felt, buttons and cotton.

I used more leftover stash from my Christmas journal from the past two years, Shimelle's Christmas Magic and Basic Grey 25th and Pine.

Only one festive more page to post this year!

Back home...

after another day at work yesterday, it went well, if i can pick up 2-3 days a week we should be OK financially.

So, what did i make this weekend? I bought this paper tree kit last year, but as i was so busy doing my Christmas journal, i didn't get time to make it up. So on Sunday Hannah and i got the pieces out, and this is the result!

It's lovely, and has 25 little hanging ornaments, so can be used as an advent calendar. We made a little box for these using the K&Co paper village (still to be made up, but only bought recently!) The village is so cute too, you can put a set of Christmas lights inside, so it glows! They are much more glittery in real life, shame the camera doesn't pick this up!

I was hoping this would get me in the mood to start my Christmas cards, but it hasn't happened yet... i can see me buying them (shock horror) at this rate!)

A First Festive post...

I have been putting off making anything even slightly Christmassy, as i really do think ity's way too early (I normally make any Christmas cards during October half term), but while out shopping last weekend with OH we spotted some very cute templates made by Dovecraft.

I thought they would be ideal for OHs class to make at Christmas, and that the little decorations would be so cute to send home and hang on the tree.

I had a go at making up some samples, so his kids could see what they could look like, and i plan to add a bit of ribbon to these so they can be used as hanging decorations.

I think my fave is the robin, he just looks so cute, i added googly eyes and a bit of doodling to him.

The tree is decorated with die cut shapes cut with a Cuttlebug snowflake die...

... and the king has an embossed crown with added gems, i think you could make 3 in various colours.

There is a second template with a Santa and Snowman, but this one is definitely my favourite!

Scrap Like You Mean it, week 4

Well, this week we had to use a sketch, so the LO is quite unlike many of my usual ones, more graphic in style. I like the way it made me rethink how to use and crop my photos differently.

This LO is to go oppostite the trad one i did last week, i'm pleased with the contrast in the album.

{Still} Inspired by Christmas....

You would think that after making a whole scrapbook album over the Christmas period that i would be all festived out... not a bit of it!

I had taken some photos of the house over christmas, and they form the basis for this LO, I love the house at christmas time, so i wanted to record this!

I used DCWV cardstock, stamped over this to make a background using papermania trad stamps, and used Anna Griffin patterned papers.

Title is stamped (Autumn Leaves) and cut out, and Basic Grey chocolate chipboard letters. Also got to use the fab snowflakes i picked up in Paperchase early in December. As the stamped title looked a little lost i went around it with my trusty white souffle pen, (note to self.... need to get more of these!)

I have an idea for next weeks LO, based around the more contemporary decoartions i have at home, but as i'm off to a crop on Sunday, i might do something else instead.

Hope this week at work is a little better, had a good chat with my old friend Yvonne today, we used to work together, and she really boosted my confidence again.

Noticed tonight that it didn't get dark unti 5pm, so in a months time it will probably be light when i get home from work....

Roll on spring!

Lovely dotees

Made a LO ( as i still have all my christmas crafty stuff out in the kitchen!) about the little dotee decorations made for me by Sue Bubbles from the do crafts forum. They look so cute, and are so beautifully made that i wanted to make a LO for just them!

As i worked so hard finishing my JYC this year i got very little 12x12 scrapping done with my christmas photos. i have a couple of ideas for some other pages, until these are done i'll keep my festive stash out!!

On this LO i used DCWV cardstock and some more of the lovely peppermint twist papers (K&Co) that i bought last year.

Paperchase find!

Well the singing was very funny, but the dancing was better! When we actually perform i need to get Kev to take some photos!

Went to the local shopping centre with Hannah trying to get her a PT job, no luck but i found these FABULOUS little felt embellies in paperchase, it was hard to choose between them so i bought both! Took some photos in Starbucks, and will use these for my LO today.

Dotee day!!

I received a gorgeous little hand made doll called a dotee from one of my Do crafts friends today, i had seen pictures of them posted on the site in the past, but really had no idea how CUTE they are, and how much lovely work goes into one. As mine is made with nice festive colours it will go on the tree as it goes up, and i have an idea for one of the LOs in my Scrap your Christmas book, a page devoted to my little dotee seems called for!!!!



So thanks Sue for my lovely gift, and it will remind me of you every year when i put up my Christmas tree!!!

Stash sort out....

I was supposed to be starting my next photo course, and needed to take some portrait shots, but it has rained so much that I have had to put it off til Sunday (hopefully!)

Instead I started to sort my stash, and I found something (surprise, surprise!!) I had forgotten I had bought. SO i spent yesterday evening making this little house, using all old stash I had almost forgotten I had bought.

The house is by Doodlebug, as are mosts of the papers, althought I did get these free in a copy of SI I bought ages ago.The only new thing i used was the cuttlebug border embossing folder, to make the little buttons for the eaves and the planter. It did take me ages to make, but I'm pleased with the result!!! And it is the first Christmas thing I have made this year.

Hope for some dry weather tomorrow!!