Deck those halls you mewsical little pussycats

wow, this is the first time I have used this stamp and It looks so good, I love those music loving kitties! This Penny Black Stamp is going to be entered into several challenges, but first I will tell you what I have used.

The base of the card is a Basic Gray homemade a5 Card, then I have used various gold metallic and HOTP papers. I have used a shiny metallic green paper and layered a piece of ribbon across it, then used a bow made from the same ribbon to complete the picture on one of the prima red flowers. I have cut holly from the sizzlet dies that I have and used some papermania gems and large green snowflake sequins. I printed the sentiment from my computer, lit a couple of lime scented candles, put on my christmas music and took the photo.

Challenges:-

Tuesday Taggers - Deck the Halls

I love promarkers 44 - A Christmas Carol/Song

Penny Black Saturday - The Holly and the Ivy

Creative Inspirations Challenge 49 - Anything Goes

Sketch Saturdays 133rd Sketch

Penny Black At Allsorts December Challenge

I may even make another card today, we'll see how much time I have this week with the impending christmas show, shopping and no sleep, so not the three s's that are usually thought about at this time of year Snow, Santa and up here in Scotland you've guessed it MORE Snow!!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

xx

PS. Next I must make sure that i have enough ingredients to make our fave mulled wine over the festive period. That'll be another item off my list.x

The Prairie Fairy is back and she has a Candy up for GRABS to Celebrate her RETURN

The Prairie Fairy is Back from her Wordpress sojourn.

And she is adding more as the followers go up, but you don't have to become a follower to be entered. If you do however you will get entered twice. Good huh? so the choice is yours, no strings if you don't want them!

Hugs

xx

Fairy Gifts

Here's that cute little squiggle stamps fairy again, I have made quite a large batch of these, but decided no one wants a picture or pictures of 15 cards all the same/similar.

I have coloured with my promarkers, used gorgeous spotty ribbon from my stash and puffed silk flowers also from my stash. Finished off with papermania gems for a little christmas fairy sparkle.I'm hoping they will be thin enough to post. Fingers crossed.

I am entering them into

Die Cut Dreams 77 - Seeing Triple

Pear Tree Designs challenge 29 - Winter Wonderland (she is flying over frosty paper)

A Spoonful of Sugar 133 - Christmas Card

Passionate for Promarkers wk 80 - Mega christmas challenge

Top Tip Tuesday #13 - Ribbon

Moving along with the times ch 76 - Lots of spots (on my ribbons)

thanks for looking

xx

Whitecurrant Jam this time, I think the mouse ate the toast!?!

Look at that plump little mouse, I hope that Grandad Don likes whitecurrant jam, this is another first for me, so surprised that it has come out ok.

'Muzzy' the name of the housemouse stamp, is now a firm favourite in our house, my oldest, middle and youngest daughter all think he is beyond cute!

Sorry photo is not up to scratch, terrible light again today, but never mind.

I have entered this into:-

Allsorts challenge 81 - Light up the night

Just Cute Bears and Friends 41 - Anything but a card

Cards for men - theme christmas - card or gift

Simon Says Stamp - No red or green

Charisma Cardz ch 49 - A Christmas Gift

PaperPlay ch '10-wk49 - Holiday Tag

RainbowLady Ch 130 - Christmas Food/or Drink

Thanks for looking, back to cards next, promise.

Hugs

xx

Stylish Blogger Award!!

Thank You Sue of Cinnamon Creek don't you just love the sound of that Blog!

for this wonderful award.

Once awarded this award you need to:-

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this - Check
2. Share 8 things about yourself - Check (see below)
3. Award it to 8 Bloggers who you have recently discovered - Check (again see below)
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards - Doing that now

Eight things not a lot of people know about me

I have finally managed to make a good pot of jam

I have a cat called The Reverend Whisper

I have 3 gorgeous girlies and 1 handsome young man

I Love the colour blue!

I like to walk on a windswept beach (corny but true)

I love making anything with my kiddies although their timing is usually awful

I adore real coffee

and one thing I detest is food shopping cos everyone you meet is so miserable(I usually grin maniacally at the worst offenders)

So there you are stuff about me and now onto my list of eight bloggers whose blogspots really hit the spot. Love your projects ladies!

1. Lou
2. Mandy
3. Sam
4. Ashley
5. Christine
6. Brenda
7. Mindy
8. Shirley

This was so hard to chose just eight, as I have come across some superb blogs over the last almost six months, can't believe I have only been doing this for such a short time.

Do have a look at these ladies creations , they are all inspirational!
HUGS
Heidi xx

Blackcurrant Fairy Jam or My first ever Jam escapade

Today I thought I would share with you this first pot of jam that I have made with our own blackcurrants (frozen from the autumn of course). Even my son likes it, which when you take into account that he hates jam, is a wonderful accolade, of course it could be because he is being ultra good for Santa's watching elves. Ho Hum.

The little fairy is a squiggle stamps creation and is just perfect matted onto a piece of papermania yellow checked paper, to match the jar that I have decorated, although I gave in to my youngest daughter who said I had to have a santa sticker on the top, go figure, but why not I say.

I am entering this into the Squiggle Stamps challenge/gdt challenge

and also

Fussy and Fancy wk 25 - Anything but a card

Passionate for Promarkers wk 80 - mega christmas challenge (you can enter this challenge and the one below as many times as you like this time around so long as each project is new)

Top Tip tuesday #13 - Ribbon

Flutterby Wednesday 134 - Anything Goes

thanks for looking

xx

Sweet Pea Christmas Wishes, with an added gift!

I have coloured this sweet pea image with my promarkers and have coloured with purple/lilac/blue tones. I have let my imagination run wild with this card as the image is so evocative. I have used ribbon, foam flowers and butterflies, some have gorgeous sparkly effects on them, and lots of gem bling. This card I am sending to my sister for christmas, the phone charm is a small extra gift, also in the same purply colours. No red or green christmas for my sister, she will no doubt have blues/silvers etc in her house again this year, so cool. Love these combo's!!!

I am entering this card into :-

In a sweet pea dream challenge - monochrome

2 sisters #16 - sparkly christmas

papertake weekly - red and green must not be seen.

passionate for promarkers wk 80 - mega christmas challenge

top tip tuesday #13 - ribbon

thanks for looking

xx