Tuesday Talk

I'm up early today as I'm off out tthis morning to a Jane Austen themed morning and lunch at Belton House, Grantham.  Should be fun, tell you more tomorrow.

Another bottle tag to share today - they are such fun and so very quick to make I think even the bottles I'm keeping might just need one! Today's tag was made with the current CAS(E) this sketch challenge in mind and a favourite colour combo of mine this Christmas - red and aqua.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio, Jolly Christmas

Ink: Memento, tuxedo black

Promarker: crimson

Advent calendar task 10: Wrap some presents. Feeling a bit smug about this one as I've actually already wrapped a large chunk of my gifts, but there's always the odd extra one or two that sneak in.

Journal Your Christmas day 9: I had this photo going round in my head all day yesterday and finally found it when looking through old albums with my dad last night.

 

Thanks for dropping by today and sending Christmas sparkles to you.

Jane

Monday Moments

Hello everyone and welcome to another week in the countdown to Christmas. Hope your preparations are going well, but hey there's still loads of time and in the past we never even thought to start Christmas so early in Decemeber.

So on to today's share. It's a bottle tag. I read about this on Beverley's blog - here - and thought it was such a brilliant idea I just had to have a go.  I made it with the Less is More challenge in mind and think it looks really festive.

 

For our colour challenge this month we would like to see some 

Metallic Element plus One Other Colour 

of your choice.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio, Jolly Christmas

Ink: Memento, tuxedo black

Die: JoyCrafts, Winter Wishes

Card: gold mirri  & kraft cardstock from my stash

 

I'm super delighted to  share this badge today - here's the link

 

 

Yay! I actually was the winner this time, I've had mentions before, but this is extra special. A million trillion Christmas thanks and wishes sending your way!!!

Advent calendar task 9: Photo the Christmas reds. This was easy I've got so many round the house and here are two of my favourites.

 

Journal Your Christmas day 8: All about the tree and for my journalling I focussed mainly on my lounge tree with its new lights.

Thanks for dropping by today and sending Christmas sparkles to you.

Jane

Sunday Slot

A bit late today, but finally grabbed a few minutes to sit at the computer.

A bright and modern card today using the layout from Freshly Made Sketches and the colours from Colour Q.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio, Jolly Christmas, All Occasion Sentiments #4, Background Builders Christmas

Inks: Memento, teal zeal, tuxedo black

Promarker: crimson

Dies: Spellbinders & Xcut

Trimmer: Woodware scallop blade

Embellishments: twine & Stickles star dust

Advent calendar task 8: Play a game - that will probably happen after dinner this evening.

Journal Your Christmas day 7: A double page about the sensory overload experienced on my recent shopping trip to Nottingham.  The extended writing tucks inside the pocket I made by sewing the journalling card to the background paper. Also saved the train tickets which actually cost less this year now I have my Senior Citizen pass!

Thanks for dropping by today and sending Christmas sparkles to you.

Jane

Saturday Scribbles

How's your house looking? Mine is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The conservatory tree - a real one - has now been bought and decorated and I've plans today to put up the lounge tree, decorate the fire place and light up the outside.

Here we are choosing the tree.

Then we spotted the reindeer, so cute!

But on to today's card. Well not actually a card, but a store card gift wallet.  I wanted to enter the 10 minute dash at Pretty Pink Posh and thought I could manage a wallet as they're quite small - not too much to decorate. So I got all my materials on the desk and got going at a steady pace and just about managed to do it in 10 minutes, 9:58 to be exact.

As the colours are the same I'm entering it for CAS Colours & Sketches too.

   

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio, Jolly Christmas, Background builders Christmas

Inks: Memento, rhubarb stalk, dandelion, tuxedo black

Die: Xcut

Promarker: crimson

Embellishments: washi tape, sequins

Advent calendar task 7: Light up the outside.  Maybe I placed this task intentionally!

Journal Your Christmas day 5 & 6:   both double page spreads

 

Thanks for stopping by today and sending Christmas sparkles to you.

Jane

Friday Focus

Last night Boston ( here in the UK) was flooded by a tidal surge. The photos look devastating - my thoughts go out to anyone affected by this.

My card today is for CASology and the theme was RIBBON.  This is a CAS challenge so I quickly put together a little thank you card.

 

Supplies:

Stamp: Uniko Studio, All Occasion Sentiments #3

Ink: Memento, nautical blue

Advent calendar task 6: Decorate the tree - best get out and buy it then!

Journal Your Christmas day 5 - not quite finished, will post it tomorrow.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Jane

Thursday Thoughts

The forecast today is for high winds and already the trees are blowing quite a bit. Would be a good day to stay in and craft, but as always seems to be the case, I have to go out today to take my aunt for an appointment which means going to Boston which is getting a bit close to the East Coast where the worst of the storms are expected. I'm expecting my little car to get battered a bit!

Today I'm sharing a digital scrapbook page for the challenge over at The Memory Nest.  I'm really getting into my digi pages and although it's not quite the same as actually handling paper it's certainly much quicker.  This is a bonus at the moment as I'm feeling pressed for time as my main crafting input through December has to be my Journal Your Christmas album. I'm thinking there may come a day when card making has to have a rest for a while.

Anyway here's my page using a photo sent over of my youngest grandson just after he'd decorated the tree. (The oldest grandson has his own tree in his bedroom, but is camera shy, so no photo.) He looks so pleased with himself and it brings back memories of  how my tree used to look when my three boys used to get involved. These days it's a much more dignified and grown up affair.

 

Supplies:

Digi papers & embellishments mainly from DHD Sara Schmutz Letters to Santa

And oops! Forgot about the office supplies.

Just need to proudly display this badge. 

 

YAY! A top three winner at CAS Colours & Sketches and with a card I absolutely adore - like winning twice over! Thank you for picking my card.

Advent calendar task 4: Take a close up photo. So I thought I'd combine yesterday's present bought with today's photo task. I bought this present for the whole family, but know really I'm the one that's going to enjoy it the most.  Have I mentioned I love chocolate?

Journal Your Christmas Page 4: A double page spread.

Thanks for dropping by today and sending Christmas sparkles to you.

Jane

Wednesday Words

My dad's birthday today, so we're off out for lunch at one of his favourite places - they do a good basic pensioner's meal at a great price and he just prefers it to all the more fancier menus in other places.

My card today is the main cause of all the sparkle on my craft desk and phone.  Less is More wanted sparkle and that's what I got!  I used the layout from Sketch Saturday as it lent itself really well to a CAS card.

I started with a piece of navy pearlescent card, so slightly sparkly. The stars were cut from sparkle card on my cuttlebug and I offset the little ones at either end as I knew I'd never get them lined up - my cheats way to make it work, anything to make things easier  I say.  I used thin double sided tape to adhere the glitter lines and then was stuck for the sentiment. Many experiments failed with stamping and embossing on dark card - how do you get stamping to show up on dark card? So I reverted back to my very beginnings with card making and shock, horror, used a peel off!

 

   

Supplies:

Die: Xcut

Sparkle: Sparkle card & Glamour Dust

I'm delighted to have been picked as worthy of a mention at these two challenges: Casology & Craft Dash. This still gives me a flip of excitement.  Big big thank yous!!

   

Advent calendar task 4: Buy a Christmas present.  Will get back to you on this one.

Journal Your Christmas page 3:

Thanks for dropping by today.

Jane