P P P PICK UP A CHRISTMAS PENGUIN

See....Poppi is a penguin! Lol! For those of you not in on the joke....I used this stamp a few weeks but foolishly coloured poor Poppi in as a puppy! I think I got away with it though. So, here she is in her proper colours! The stamp is from Bugaboo, and can be found here. Coloured in my my usual Promarkers and since I took the photo, I've added a little gold glitter to the baubles on the tree. I've stuck the image onto red card, and then onto a pearlescent base card which I've wrapped with gingham ribbon, and added a sliding sentiment.
I'm entering this in CHNC challenge which this week is to use anything beginning with "P" and also into her monthly challenge which is always "anything goes". Easy Peasy!
Hugs
Fiona x

NATIVITY CHRISTMAS CARD

A very quick post for me today because as always I've left it to the last minute! I've used a stamp from Daisy Company (I will add link later as they have lots of freebies!), coloured in with Promarkers and layered onto some gold mirri card. This is on a cream base card which I've wrapped with some blue gingham ribbon. SIMPLES!
Last minute entry in CHNC challenge "Nativity".
PHEW! Done!
Have a great weekend crafting people!
Hugs
Fiona xx
PS. Hazel has reminded me I can enter this in the monthly challenge too! Find it here: Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra.

BUGABOO NOEL CHRISTMAS CARD

Good evening crafters! I do hope everyone out there is warm and safe. My daughter and I had a nightmare walk home from school. As the pavements are all like ice rinks we took to walking on the roads where it was safe to do so; most drivers were kind enough to slow down around us but the odd few who obviously think they own the road, didn't appreciate us being there! BAH HUMBUG to you few! But a big huge thank-you to a neighbour of ours who very kindly stopped to give us a lift this morning. THANK-YOU JOHNNY!!
Anyway, rant over. Calm now! I have used another of the BUGABOO stamps for my card today. A simple NOEL which I've coloured with Promarkers and added a little gold glitter. I've layered it onto a piece of pearlescent card which I've dotty embossed! Finished off with a piece of red ribbon, a freebie off my neighbour, who is such a gem, she's saves all sorts of bits and bobs for me to use! And as that bit was free, I'm hoping Hazel will allow me to enter this in this weeks CHNC Challenge "to recycle or use a freebie".
I would also like to thank everyone that has entered Hazel's monthly challenge CHNC challenge extra for which I am guest designer. I am trying to get round to commenting on all your lovely creations but there are so many!!! Well done to all, I WILL get round to you eventually!
Hugs
Fiona xx

SATURATED CANARY UP UP AWAY CARD

Oh how I love Krista Smith! I have totally fallen in love with Saturated Canary stamps, I find them such fun to colour!
This little lady is called "up-up-away" and I've chosen her because I wish to enter Saturated Canary Challenge "song inspiration". Can you guess what song I chose?! Lol! Easy peasy... it's "99 red balloons" by Nena, a brilliant song from my youth ;-)
I used Promarkers to colour her in. The silhouette buildings were cut on my Cricut. I've layered the image on Kraft card, and sky print paper and the lettering was done on my computer, printed onto Kraft card. Flowers and beads from my stash!
Hope you like it!
Hugs
Fiona xx

BUGABOO CHRISTMAS TAKE THREE!

This one made Hazel and I laugh! In my stupidity (or is it creativity?!!), I thought this stamp looked like a puppy in a pot, so that is why he is coloured in browns. It turns out SHE is actually a penguin, the stamp is called  "Poppi-xmas-tree". OH WELL! I like to make people laugh! I thought he looked sad!!! Lol!
Anyway, as always, coloured in with Promarkers, and everything else from my stash, except the red twine, which I have pinched from a pack of Christmas tags hubby bought cheap (he'll have to use sellotape!).
This is my second entry in this weeks CHNC challenge "Santa has gone into hiding".
Hugs
Fiona xx

BUGABOO CHRISTMAS TAKE TWO

I've got a few cards to post today. This one is another I've made as guest designer for Crafty Hazel Nuts Christmas Challenge2. I chose this lovely stamp because I'm a massive fan of all things elephant! It's called "Sign-it--Christmas-Edward". I've coloured him in with Promarkers and added a little gold Stickles. Everything else I've used is from my stash, as part of my "USE IT BEFORE YOU BUY MORE!" resolution!
Hazel is allowing me to enter her weekly challenges with my cards, and this week the theme is "Santa has gone into hiding". I'm going to get my little girl to write a message on this one before I send it!
Hugs
Fiona xx

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
What an exciting start I'm having to mine! Hazel at CHNC has asked me to be guest designer for her "Challenge Extra" blog for January. Please take a peak at Hazel's blogs and join in the fun!
Here's my first card

This month's challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps. I have used "chimney santa" and the "winter circle sentiment -chimney". I've coloured them in with Promarkers, and added a litlle gold Stickles. For the base card, I have cut a basic chimney pot shape and attached a piece of brickwork print paper (  a freebie off the internet!)  and for the top, I've attached a piece of Kraft card, finished off with a generous sprinkling of "Twinklets Diamond Dust".
Hope you like it!
Hugs
Fiona xx