AND THE WINNER IS ....

So sorry for the delay but the winner of my blog candy from the blog hop a little while ago is .....

drum roll please

Melanie Holzwarth

Please contact me to give me your contact details

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Just wanted to wish you all a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and hope 2011 is a happy, healthy and successful one for you all.

ANOTHER HOUSE MOUSE DECOUPAGE CARD!

Just for a change - another House Mouse Decoupage card! Really liked making this one - not sure who is going to receive it yet.

CHRISTMAS BLOG HOP

Welcome to my Blog, and the Christmas Card Blog Hop! If you've come from visiting http://www.shellyrharris.blogspot.com/, you're in the right place. If you were just looking at my blog and want to play along with our blog hopping fun, you can go to the beginning at http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com/. This blog hop is intended to get you in the Christmas Spirit.... If you haven’t already started/finished your Christmas cards, hopefully this will inspire you to come up with an idea... and maybe you can win some blog candy or get ideas for great Christmas gifts (whether they’re on your list or for someone else!). So if you aren’t braving the malls and can get some computer time, come join us for some fun!

Mine is the last blog in the hop so please return to

http://www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

Thanks for coming by... and one lucky post will receive a special gift from me!

40TH BIRTHDAY CARD

Card made for a good friend's 40th birthday soon

MONOCHROME BRACELET

A bracelet I made the other day with some beads I had lying around

CAMPER VAN

Thought I would do a card without a mouse on it!

OH NO - ANOTHER MOUSE!

Another House Mouse card for a friend's birthday coming up in November! The twirly bit of the stalk of the grape was a bit of pain to cut out but friend was worth doing it for!

DUCKS AND GEESE

Couple of cards I have made recently on a waterfowl theme - one on left was sent to my brother for his birthday recently.

COUPLE OF DECO LADIES

couple of cards made from free papers by Nancy Watt from Making Cards magazine

ANOTHER HOUSE MOUSE

Card made for my friend Teresa's birthday.

SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT FOR ME

Something a little bit different for me - chalked background, stamped and heat embossed dandelion head mat and layered onto gold mirror card then put onto yellow card blank and stamped and heat embossed greeting straight onto card.

really like this card as the possibilities of coloured backgrounds are endless and makes a simple but effective looking card which can be done in so many ways

MORE MICE AND A CAT!

What can I say I am addicted to House Mouse! This was for my friend Jo's birthday - shame I forgot to sign the card! Loved doing this one - liked cutting out the toothbrushes for some reason, not so keen on cutting out the mirror frame!

MORE MICE - XMAS THIS TIME

Yet another house mouse design - think I am now officially addicted to them!

xmas

Card made using one of the members club stamps from littleclairedesigns. Details can be found here - great company great customer service.

MICE MICE EVERYWHERE

Card made for a friends birthday who likes chocolate as much as I do!

Card made for best friend's wedding anniversary later on this month, some layers I stuch on flat rather than decoupage them as they were very fiddly and any form of glue/pads would have shown

21ST BIRTHDAY CARD

Card done for my youngest cousin's 21st birthday!

Made using the Forever Friends CDS and some holographic card from Wilkinsons!

BIRTHDAY CARD

Birthday card literally just finished for a birthday today!
Made using Jolly Nation decoupage, the side bits are a rubber stamp which I stamped and embossed with blank ink and clear embossing power and finished off with a peel off greeting!

BLOG CANDY FROM GEM

http://handmadebygem.blogspot.com/

GET WELL CARD

Card made for a fellow crafter who has just an operation and soon to have chemo - thought it would make her smile - which it did

It is actually pyramage but doesnt show clearly.

Paula's Pretty Things: BLOG CANDY!!!!

Paula's Pretty Things: BLOG CANDY!!!!: "I have been having such fun with my cricut lately have decided to do some 'extras' for blog candy for those of you who follow my blogI am co..."

GIFT BOX

Here is a gift box I made from the Popcorn cds as a way of wrapping up some Cadbury's Hazel Whirls which I am giving to a friend as part of her birthday present - she is getting 3 of these boxes.

JOLLY NATION

Card made for a friend's birthday next week - should be very apt for her as she does do some catering!

SOUFFLE EASEL CARD

Made for a friends birthday tomorrow - hope she likes it.

ANOTHER EASEL CARD

Another easel card - this time I did a matching envelope but havent taken a picture of the envelope.

Card was made from download from here

A Box Card

A card I have made for a family friend's birthday tomorrow - who is really into his ballroom and latin american dancing.

It is part of the Jolly Nation Box Card set, one of the original ones had to cut it out, the newer ones are die cut and on thicker paper/card. Did enjoy making it.

An Easel Card

Here is a card I have made for a good friend's birthday on Wednesday.

Included instructions on the card as I was unsure if non crafters would know how to display it.

MUM'S BIRTHDAY CARD

This is the card I made for Mum's birthday earlier this month.

She used to have a vespa before she was married and Dad sold it, although it was not the right colour thought it was an ideal card.

Used a Kanban topper sheet, backing paper and sentiment onto a blank white card.

Would be good on the daring card maker challenge as it is layered and also on the creative inspirations challenge of anything goes

WELCOME TO MY BLOG

Welcome to my first ever blog!

Hope to keep you up to date with what I have been doing craft wise and just life in general.


Any comments on cards gratefully received and orders taken!