OOPS!

It's time for a new challenge over at Paper Creator today and some nincompoop (me) had forgotten all about it, luckily I realised before the day was over, so am just about getting in by the skin of my teeth.

This time around the theme is super-easy

Anything Goes

You do not need to use Paper Creator products to enter, but if you do, you get a second entry into the draw for the fabulous prize of a £10 certificate to spend in store.

Here's my card

14.4cm square deckled edge card blank - Craft Creations

 Decked out for the Holiday illustration - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator
Background paper - Winter Whimsy - Crazy Scrap Chicks
Memory Box- PreciousSnowflakes
Stampin Up - Adorning Accents edgelits
Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts - Stitched Scallop borders
Ribbon and gems - Meiflower

Pop over to the Paper Creator challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies, and don't forget our Anything goes challenge, you've got to be in it to win it!

Thanks for stopping by,
have a lovely weekend,
hugs,
Colette xx

Curious George

It's Charlie's birthday today, happy birthday Charlie Chops!!! 

In my last Teddy Bo post I showed you the card I had made for him with the red mini, (the only thing he wants for his birthday), well he is also a big fan of Curious George, so I thought I would make him a card with George on it from Meg. I found a printable colouring page on Google, coloured it up and turned it into a card, I only had to add the sentiment to finish it off when Stacy saw it and claimed it for herself, so I had to reprint the sentiment with Son instead of Nephew.

Image - Colouring page - Google

Tonic Layering dies - Circles

Papers - Jungle Fun - Nitwit collection

Lawn Fawn - Stitched scallop border dies

Lawn Fawn - Finley's 123's dies

Ribbon - Meiflower 

Thanks for dropping in,
hugs,
Colette xx

A couple of Christmas cards...

... made with a sheet of toppers I printed out twice by mistake.

On my Paper Creator post last weekend, where I made the Christmas pop-up box, I mentioned that somehow or other I had managed to print out the topper sheet twice, well it seemed such a shame not to use it, so I made a couple of Christmas cards with it.

The circles came from the toppers for the box flaps, I used a die to cut them out and was originally planning to make 3 small cards with a topper on each, but then changed my mind and added them all to the same card. For the second card I made a theatre card?!?!?! and used all the bits that would normally pop out of the box to build up the scene.

Paper creator Christmas Pop-up Box Mega Bundle

Spellbinders Grand Labels 4

Tonic Layering dies - Plain Circles and Scalloped Circles

Crafters Companion Embossalicious Let it Snow 6 x 6 folder

Stocking bunting die - Joanna Sheen

Ribbon, bow, bells, Pearl - Meiflower

Sleigh charm and papers - Stash

Thanks for dropping in,

have a lovely weekend,

hugs,

Colette xx

Is it too early for Christmas?!?!

That's the theme of our challenge over at The Paper Shelter this week, personally, I think it is never too early for Christmas LOL!

Is it too early for Christmas?

You don't have to use a Paper Shelter image to join in with our challenge, but if you do and are the randomly chosen winner then you get a fabulous $30 gift certificate to spend in store, if you use any other image you will win 3 digi images of your choice.

For my card I have used the very cute Are You Ready My Friend? digi stamp

Image - Are You Ready My Friend? - The Paper Shelter

Papers - Tis the Season - Just So Scrappy

Reindeer charm - Stash

Snowflake - Joy Crafts Ice Crystal 6002/2018 and 6002/2019

Grosgrain ribbon - Meiflower

Pop over to the challenge blog and check out the merry and bright inspiration from my teamies, and don't forget to play along with our challenge to be in with a chance of winning a fab prize.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday Challenge

It's time for a new challenge over at Teddy Bo today and this time around our theme is -

Lace and/or Pearls

You need to use a Teddy Bo image to play along and could be in with the chance of winning a fabulous ten images of your choice from the Teddy Bo and Co store.

The image I've used was drawn specially for me, as it is my Grandson Charlie's 3rd birthday on 6th November and he loves Mini's - they have to be red, because that's his favourite colour.

I have used a bit of artistic license to colour in some of the details so that the image matches the

ride-in Mini Cooper he is getting for his birthday.

Image - TeddyBo_257

Papers - Boy Thing and Speed Racer - Crazy 4 Monograms

Sizzix nesting star dies

Little B's Monogram dies

Ribbon and Pearls - Meiflower

A big thank you to Gayle for the fabulous image, it's just perfect.

Here's a pic of the young man himself, I was looking after him one day a couple of weeks ago, he was on his laptop and I was working on the computer, when I suddenly thought to myself, he's very quiet, what on earth is he up to now, I turned around and saw this - he was fast asleep, standing up!!!
He has a leopard print fleecy blankie, that goes everywhere with him and when it's in the wash he uses his mum's dressing gown, which is what he is snuggled up to here.

Take a look at all the new releases HERE

Pop over to the challenge blog and check out the fabulous inspiration from the rest of my teamies.

Thanks for popping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Tis the Season pop up box

Today I have one of the pop up boxes from The Paper Creator Mega Christmas pop up box bundle to show you, still half price at the moment, 10 pop up box kits for only £5!

I love making up these boxes, they are soooo easy and yet look so impressive, and the kit contains everything you need including a matching envelope. I added a couple of punched holly leaves, snowflakes, pearls, glitter and a small die-cut poinsettia and it was done.

Tis the Season Pop up box kit - Christmas pop up box Mega kit - The Paper Creator

X-cut snow crystal punches large and medium

X-cut holly sprig punch

Marianne Creatables small poinsettia die

Pearls - Meiflower

Somehow or other I managed to print the topper sheet twice, so I decided to make up a couple of cards, just using scrap card and paper I had in my scrap box, I think they show just how versatile these kits are. I will share them with you next weekend.

Hope you are having a great weekend,

take care,

hugs,

Colette xx

Engagement Card

I've been missing in action for most of this week, lots of stuff going on, including yet another theatre visit, a trip to the cinema and out for a couple of meals, my social life such as it is, is either all or nothing LOL!

We went to see Gone Girl on Wednesday, I had read the book ages ago and really enjoyed it, although I had figured out the twist almost immediately, it was nice to see it all come to life on the big screen. I thought they had done a good job too, because it was very similar to the book, a couple of characters missed out, but no-one too important, and all done very well.

Thursday it was off to the Empire Theatre again, this time to see The Full Monty, not a musical for a change, but a proper play, it was really well done, full of humour and sadness, much like the film, a great cast and brilliant ending.

Once again I went with my daughter Stacy and my friend and her daughter Alison. Alison has recently got engaged and I wanted to make her a card, but with everything going on I just haven't had the time, so yesterday I quickly coloured up my favourite image for engagement cards and made a quick CAS card, with a Gift Card holder inside.

Image - Jack and Diane - Bugaboo

Centura pearl double sided card - Craft Creations

MLE Doodled Borders Freebie

Joy Crafts Lattice heart

Diamante heart topper - Meiflower

Well that's all from me today, I'll be back over the weekend with a Paper Creator Christmas Pop-up box,

Thanks for visiting,

take care,

hugs,

Colette xx