ta da!!

...and just like that life is back to normal

i know it has been a long time between posts but moving countries and technology have been leading me on a merry little dance

but i am back!!

you missed me riiiight?!!

so what better that to restart my blogging by participating in a just add ink challenge

the challenge this week was a sketch and this what i came up with

this is the front

 and here is the inside

cheers ears adn thanks for looking

customized xmas decorations

sooooo easy

soooooo quick

and they look good too!!!

 master 6 insisted on posing with his one!!!

check out that tongue!!

 so each year i make/buy a xmas ornament for each kid

i date it and put their name on it so they have a collection of decorations all of their own to use when they finally move out of home and have their own celebrations

i know some of my favourite xmas decorations are the ones my parents kept of mine from my childhood.

so how did i make them?

firstly i got a silver bauble and tied a silver bell to the top.

then i tied a ribbon around the middle and added a silver snowflake to the ribbon with a glue dot

then i added a glittery silver letter ( for their name)

lastly i added a tag in the shape of a love heart with the date on it 

took me all of 20 minutes and cost me maybe $1 each at a push

frosty the snowman

so over at the creative crew this month we have been given a sketch to follow

as soon as i saw this i groaned because me and circles are not friends

we do not get on creatively and never inspire each other

so this was a hard one for me

but....when i turned it around...well...then we had some ideas

it totally looked like a snowman to me so that was what i went with

frosty was made using the following punches

13/4" circle-head

lace ribbon border-snowflakes

square-hat

owl-heart, eyes

3/4" circle-mouth

large circle die-tummy

i also used a snow inspired embossing folder for the background that i sponged with silver ink and stamped the sentiment from inviting down the bottom

quick and easy xmas tags

xmas tags are easy

especially when you have the tag punch and ornament punch like i do :>

it's juts a simple punch and stamp and punch and stamp and punch and.....

you get the picture huh? lol

 the tags fit perfectly in a re-vamped mint container :>

the ornament ones fit nicely in a re-vamped storage container

i used the xmas accents to help em make these little cuties-very easy and quick!

cheers ears

xmas album

love love love LOVE

the new letters to santa quick accents that match the letters to santa dsp from stampin up!!

it makes making easy.

the quick accents are sturdy stickers that are a mix of strips of borders and stickers that just peel off and stick and make your creations quick, easy and fantastic!!

here i have used the dsp and accents with a kaisercraft tab album

and added some ribbon and a bit of bling

to make a simple but lovely xmas album for your xmas photos and memorries

to colour the chipboard i rubbed old olive ink all over it and left it to dry for 24 hours before attaching dsp and stickers.

just beware

wear gloves ok otherwise you will end up with shrek hands like mine lol

 this was for a creative crew challenge over at split coast stampers

join us this month for a great variety of challenges

cheers ears