Mojo Monday (MOJO123) - meets - ANY STAMP WILL DO (CH3)

Afternoon dear friends, I hope you are enjoying hopping along with us at Winter Wonderland today..

This card is for 2 challenges, I followed the Sketch at Mojo Monday - MOJO123, I used it to create the cards for Stef's 3rd Challenge at Any Stamp Will Do, where her color combo, is Rose Red, (Red) Saffron,(Yellow) & Eggplant, (Purple), I used another fab image from Linnie at Cute Daisy May which can be found on Sheet 133, should you wish to play with it.....I used a backing card that came in a QVC kit, many moons ago, teamed it up with some card from my stash and paper, from the New Papermania range (Sunshine Paper Pack), the bow is also from the same range, the buttons are from my own stash....hope you like it....I love that image so very cute...what say you my dear friends?   It is fab, crafting here in my kitchen, the smell of Roast Beef is making me feel hungry...LOL..hope you are all having a fabulous Sunday, Hugs Avril xxxxx

ECP - CH5 - Valentine for a Man

Evening ladies, have you wondered where I have been, along with the ECP challenge.....did you think we had done a runner..LOL...I have been moving my crafting goodies, from my Shed to the Kitchen, I had had a couple of falls again this week, so lost me confidence in going outside on my own, so yesterday Brian decided to get the kitchen carpeted and move things, so now I have a wee cosy niche, and no worries about falling....

This weeks project for ECP was delayed too, due to technical diffuculties, but we are back with a fabulous challenge and a great new Sponsor, with some fab goodies for our winner off this challenge.  We want you to do a "Valentine for a Man"  now we know that these peskie man cards are a pain, but the 14th of February will be here before you know it...so here is your chance to get it done and dusted.....Jane Doodles, is going to kindly donate printable and some of her home-made fimo buttons, to the winner, now I don't know if you have seen Jane's fabulous designs, if you have you know what a great prize you are getting here, but if not, please pop over and check out her amazing designs...I kept my card quite simple, and used a free image from the super talented Terry.   I tried to do a grafitti, style, design on the backing card, hope it works, and used some gems, glossy accents and scrap paper from my stash.  Hope you like girls.

M for Matting at ABC, meets FAIRY FANTASTIC at Cute Card Thursday

Evening dear friends, I have been down to the shed for another play today, and this time for a challenge card for 2 challenges, M for Matting at ABC this is my 1st time for matting, and I am pleased with the result, had to get Brian to get me post-it-notes, when he came from work this morning....also Cute Card Thursday CH96 which is Fairy Fantastic..Tommy has a 10th Birthday party on the 6th of February, a wee girl in his class Olivia is having a "Pool Party" so I thought this would be just fine for her.....I will probably put her name on it...I used the new Cupcake stamps from Kanban........which I bought last week from QVC when they did the mini-series of buy now and pay in 2 installments, it was magic, as Brian just got paid, so I treated myself to a couple of bits and pieces in lieu of xmas.....hope you like this my dear friend, I am in the middle of another card, so I am off back to the shed to play, Tommy is at his friends for tea tonight, so I am free to play.....love to all..Avril xxxx

Tuesday Taggers - Jigsaw Pieces.....

Good Morning ladies, thank you for all your great comments on my projects yesterday, I will be round to see you all today, but yesterday, I spent the whole day in the shed, covered in ink.....and it was the greatest fun ever.....I bought a 24 pieces Jigsaw in the sale, and now have 3 pieces left...LOL......I was given amazing advice from my fellow Tuesday Taggers and this is what I came up with for our challenge this week, (my 1st or 20th attempt, more truthfully, of COLLAGE) (in the night, whilst I was dreaming of my crafts, as you do, I decided that I would make this into a Magnet), which Bee has chosen.....to use a Jigsaw Piece or Shape somewhere on your project. Pop over and check out the amazing projects that our DT have done, with this challenge....and remember if your fancy joining our Happy Team, use the e-mail address on the challenge website stating your interest (the call is open for another week).....I can honestly say that this is a fabulous DT to belong too, we all help one another and have lots of respect for one another.....there is no stress, just FUN......

Challenge 19 - Mum, Nanna or Miss You at Sophisticat this week

This week at Sophisticat in honour of Lisa's mum, we are wanting to see Mum, Nanna or Miss You on your cards or projects.....we have our new DT Member, Gina joining us from  this week so please pop over and check out the DT projects and give Gina a nice welcome.....I would like to thank everyone for taking part in Teri's challenge last week, what an amount of entries we had, Spring certainly brought out your MOJO's so thank you everyone who took part, I am glad I don't have the job off choosing the Winners this week girls....I used a CDM image, on sheet 133,  that I just love, and some papers that were free in Creative Cardmaking magazine, (Spring Special),  you got to love these free papers, also the flowers were free in Crafts Beautiful in December, I used my slice machine to cut out the mat, and some other flowers and gems from my stash.....also coloured her with my trusty promarkers....and used pearly glue around the heart...there seems to be a lot going on in this card which is unusual for me, but I think the image and the papers allowed for that....what say you......

Vintage at Cute Daisy May

This week at CDM we want to see VINTAGE on your projects, our DT girls have come up with some awesome projects as per usual, I cannot believe that I am working alongside, such a talented bunch of girls.....I used an image from Sheet 46, and coloured her with promarkers....I used papers from K&CO and distressed them with sandpaper around the edges, I also used some green velvet ribbon, flowers and pearls from my stash.....I just adore playing with these images, I feel so honoured, honest I do....I want to thank everyone who took part in our challenge last week, so much stunning work out there, I am constantly, dropping my jaw.......I hope I managed to get round everyone with a comment....

I am also entering this card into Passion for Promarkers, WK35, Any Colour and a Theme, Girls, Girls. Girls, so I think this fits very nicely.  I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend, mines was a mixed bag off ups and downs, but hey, ho, Monday came around and a new week begins.....I want to thank you all for your comments on my projects this week and I will get round to everyone this week. I am back to full fitness, thank goodness, with maybe a touch of tiredness, but I am sure as the week goes on that will improve, fingers crossed, dear friends....Love Avril xxxxx

Challenge 35 Follow a Sketch at Winter Wonderland and a Date for your Diary

Morning dear friends, I feel like I have not posted on here for a long time......it has been a busy week, 1st with my daughter moving house on Wednesday, then she came through to Edinburgh on Thursday to go to Ikea for some bits and pieces for her new house....she left on Friday, just a Brian arrived home with our Grandchildren Sinead and John.....we took them swimming yesterday, had tea out....unfortunately this morning Sinead was very sick, so I have been up since 4am with her, and now that is Tommy and John up.

I had so many problems with this card for Winter Wonderland this week.  I printed the image out on card that came from Brian's work, but when I used Silicone glue to stick it on it came through the card and spoiled the colouring, I tried everything to cover it up, but gave in in the end and coloured a new image.....just been back to the shed to put it on, as I left the Glossy Accents drying on Friday.....phew, think I just made the post......

This week we are following a fabulous Sketch, by our talented Pascale,  which I hope you all love....sketches (which can be rotated if you so desire)  are a great starting place, especially at this time off year, when MOJO's are still feeling lost (well I know mines is.....LOL).  I used a free Digitial Image that I picked up over Xmas, from Carol, such a fun image to play with, coloured him with my Promarkers, managed to add a few more to my collection, last week, after Brian got paid, a late Xmas pressie to myself.....LOL...I used glitter and Glossy Accents to highlight bits of the image, the papers and ribbon came from my stash, not sure which ones they are...I have lots of bits a pieces that I am trying to use, before starting on new sheets, we will see how far I get with that idea........pop over to Winter Wonderland and see the terrific projects that our talented DT have come up with this week....

A Date for your Diary

 Winter Wonderland's 1st Blog Hop

Sunday 31 January, don't miss it, we have

lots of prizes up for grabs.

I am also going to enter this card into the Incy Wincy Challenge 26 "Colour me Wonderful", which, is to use your Favourite Medium, which is presently Promarkers, with Alchohol Inks coming a very close 2nd.....

Christmas Left Overs at Tuesday Taggers and a DT CALL

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A very good Tuesday morning my dear friends, well I finally got all my DT projects finalised for this week, more slowly than usual, but I did it....our talented Lyn, has chosen a fantastic challenge, this week, at Tuesday Taggers which stretched the minds off all us DT sisters and our Guest Pinky.  You may remember that we asked you a few weeks ago to keep some, left over  Xmas Papers, ribbons, tags, etc, for a challenge, well this is it.....our DT have made some fantastic projects and Lyn has forgotten all about Black....must have been painful for her...LOL.., I tried a bit off "collage work", but that did not work out, so I used a Xmas Tag, (I have the before and after picture), to let you see, how easy it actually was, once I got the idea in my head....we want to see anything, a tag, a card, a Scrapbook Page, and altered item, anything girls, so get the thinking caps on, and join us this week.  I want to thank everyone for your support for my challenge last week, we all seem to have a great love of "Birds", I was thrilled to listen to them, whilst playing in my shed on Sunday, a sure Sign that spring is on its way...I am entering this tag, into Anyone for Anya, who this week, want to see Black, White and 1 other colour.....

DT CALL at Tuesday Taggers 

How would you like to JOIN our TEAM? - Well now is the chance to apply, we are looking for 2 new DT's to join us...if you want to apply e-mail, with a description of yourself and what you like to do....you will find the e-mail address on the Tuesday Taggers challenge site, the DT Call ends on 1st February, so no hanging around.......

Cute Daisy May is up and running

Just a quick note to let you know that Cute Daisy May, has re-opened, and are running, last weeks. Ribbons and Flowers, for the rest off this week, so if you have your card make, pop over and enter....thank you for your patience......

Hope you all have a fab Tuesday, I am hoping to get round to visiting you today, my hand is much better, thank you all for your kinds comments......you made me smile and it also gave me a good reason to keep going.....Love Avril xxxxxx

CH18 at Sophisticats - Spring and a Recipe for the Character Cafe

A fabulous Monday morning dear friends and what a difference in the weather.....we have green grass....yipee.

This week at Sophisticats we are welcoming a New DT Member, Gina, I hope you nip across and give her your support.....this week Teri, chose the challenge, which is "Spring" now come on girls, we can see the grass, I actually heard the birds singing yesterday....so whatever Spring means to you, that is what we want to see...Thank you all who played along last week, I think I managed to get round everyone, more slowly than usual...LOL....I also want to thank Teri, for giving us such brilliant Challenges.....

I also want to enter this card into the Character Cafe, who have a "Recipe"  this week, (1 Design Paper, Buttons, 1 Ribbon) hope they like it, and I hope you all like it too.......have a great day, Hugs Avril xxxx

Any Stamp Will Do, meets Multiple Challenges

Our fantastic friend Stef has set up a great color challenge forum, ANY STAMP WILL DO which runs from Wednesday to Tuesday, we are at week 2 now and the colors that Stef has choosen is Pillar Box Red, Pink and Olive Green, so we would like you to come along and join us.....

I used a new Pink Gems Designs that I bought from Janet, (there is an amazing sale, at the minute over there,so pop over and grab a bargain.... just loving Owls at the minute and I felt that this one, looks so cheeky and funky, it just lends itself to bizarre colours, if you know what I mean....

I am also entering this card into Craftwork Cards - C is for Card Candy, I love these little Candy things, and need to get some more....fortunately I had the colors to fit the Color Challenge,  and also Polkadoodles WK2 want to see LOVE on your Projects, well I have the lovehearts and the message "With Love from Me to You", hope this counts....ABC want L for Layering, Anya Ink, want to see Flowers, and finally, phew I am out off breath, LOL, The Crafty Pad CH54 want to see Animals on your project......well girls I think htat is me for today, it has taken me literally an hour to type this, I am off to my shed to do my project for Tuesday Taggers.....I hope to do some visiting tonight, depending, on how my arm is, but I wish you all well, and thank you for taking the time to come and visit.....I do truly appreciate it....and once my battle wounds have healed I will be back to full throttle so to speak..... Love Avril xxxx

Colour Combo at Winterwonderland, and some Great News

Well this is a late post and no mistaking, for that I am sorry, still having a wee problem with my hand, but it is getting better, just taking longer to complete things, especially the typing....

This week at Winterwonderland, we have 2 New DT girls joining our team, the fabulous Sue and Danielle, who applied for our earlier call for new DT's and WOW what a response we got girls, thank you for that, we honestly expected maybe 2 or 3, it made for a very difficult job for us girls to choose, how can we, so, we had an inhouse vote....for the ladies who applied and were unsuccessful, I hope that very soon, you get a DT post somewhere, and maybe a Guest Post at Winterwonderland, will be offered, later in the year.....everyone was very talented and we were very stressed choosing believe me.....

I would like to say thank you also for the great response to our Sketch challenge last week, there was some fabulous work out there and I love visiting each and every one off you, lovely friends...

So onto this week, Teal and Burgundy is what we want on your projects, I pondered over that this week, as Teal and Burgundy come in many disguises in the craft world, but I finally settled for my favourite Anya image, coloured her with promarkers, used some papermania papers and leftover bits and pieces from my scrap box..I had a wee trip out to Hobbycrafts, yesterday and bought some embellishments, Babies Breath, in Teal and Burgundy, and some glitzy stars...hope you like it girls.....pop over and checkout the DT projects as per usual they are awesome, and also pop over and give Sue and Danielle your support, welcome them into the fold.....we are looking forward to seeing their projects and hope you do to...

I will be back with another card that I have made for a challenge forum that the fantastically talented and friendly  Stef has set up in America, and I will be giving you the link to this fantastic colour challenge.....so pop back later, I am going to give my hand a rest from typing, and go and do some more work in the shed.....much love Avril xxxx

ECP Challenge 4 - Lavender & Anything But A Card for Kaboodledoodles

Hi dear friends, I am sorry that I am a little late in posting this DT project for ECP CH4 - Lavender, as I had a tumble down the stairs (thankfully only the bottom 5)  this morning and busted my right hand....I am trying to type this with my left hand, and it is taking forever......we are wanting to see an altered project, or a card, or scrapbook layout with the colour Lavender....

I decided to make another Calander, I have 4 more off these to make at some point this month, and I hope you don't get fed up looking at them....our DT have as usual came up with fantastic projects, so diverse....we are sponsored again by Willow Designs, I have used one off Sharon's images on my calander, she has the most wonderful images and backing sheets, so please pop over and see what she has...I teamed the image up with yet another kit, that I remembered I had, whilst watching QVC on Tuesday, I coloured the image with promarkers and decoupaged her a little......Hope you like, and find the time to enter our challenge, which is open until Thursday 28th January at 11.59pm (GMT).

 

As you know I have been playing with my alchohol inks this week, and the reason for this was, because I wanted to enter the Challenge 22 at Kaboodledoodles, (thanks Angie, for giving me a wee push, to doing some challenges this week, instead off just my DT projects, I have been covered in Ink since Tuesday, LOL) who wanted "Anything but a Card", I wanted to make a Bookmark, for myself, as I am forever turning the pages down at the corners, and I have decided not to do that this year, as my books go to the charity shops after I read them....I used Tim Holtz Alchohol, Inks, for the background, then used a Mask from the Tim Holtz range and dabbed more ink over it.....I then stamped a flower with the inks and added some Copper Shimmers to the middle off the flowers, not sure about it, but it was better than the earlier attempts.....

I hope to be back on Sunday with my Winter Wonderland DT project, but I will have to see how my arm is, as my project is only half finished at the minute.....

I hope you are all well and are getting rid off the awful snow, we are thawing out here in Edinburgh, and Brian is talking about getting me out on Sunday, for a wee while, so hopefully it does not start again...love to ALL, Avril xxxxx

1 card for 3 Challenges

Evening my dear friends, I have been playing in my shed all day, and my fingers are a lovely colour of Purple...just love playing with these Alchohol Inks, can't get the result that I see around Blogland, but with a bit more practice......

I made this card for 2 challenges, Crafty Catz CH14 wanted to see Bright & Sparkly, and Anyone for Anya, want a Charm on your card for their challenge of "That's Charming, I would also like to submit this card to Cupcake Craft Challenges, whose theme this week "Going Girly".     I was playing yesterday in the shed on a couple of DT projects and came into watch QVC and have some lunch, then a kit came on and I thought, I have that....so this card was born.....hope you like it dear friends...

I also have a couple of bits of News Brenda at Floral Fantasies, is have a Mega Candy and Blog Hop on the 1st of February, and would like a bit off help spreading the word, if you have not already done so, could you go over and follow the instructions there.....

Also there is a new Challenge Blog starting, called Just Cute Bears, Ali is looking for DT's to join her in this fabulous new challenge blog, once again, click on the link and follow Ali's instructions.....

Hope you all have a lovely evening, after Tea, I am gonna come visiting, which I have not done since Monday, so sorry for that, busy playing, at one time the internet worked down in the shed, but for some strange reason, I am not picking up the signal now, which is a bit off a pain, as I have my music on here too......Much Love Avril xxxxxx

Tagi it with Birds at Tueday Taggers

Maybe it is the thought off the lovely Spring Morning to come, and waking up to the sound of the birds chirping, that made me choose this challenge this week...Now don't be put off with the name all we want is a project with a tag and a bird on it, it could be anything from an ATC to a Scrapbook Page, you decide, but we want to see your projects.

We have 2 Guest Designers at Tuesday Taggers this week, Sally and Doreen who are just wonderfully talented, and I ask you to checkout their blogs and give them your support.....pop over to Tuesday Taggers and see all the beautiful projects that my lovely friends have made.....so come on ladies, let forget the snow and the wind, and think off the Birds that are going to wake you up on a beautiful Spring Morning.......Our Winner from last week is Christine, so congratulations my dear Yorkshire Dumpling....you are gonna be a guest with us....YIPEEE

 I want to use this card for the challenge at Creative Inspirations, Ch24 which is to Distress, not sure my distressing worked out too well, I used Alchohol Inks and sanded round the edge of my Tag, also sanded the paper and add Perfect Pearls in Gold, but on the picture it just looks like a smeary mess, but in real life, without the lousy picutre taking it is really quite nice......

Love to all Avril xxxxx

The North Wind Doth Blow - Sophisticats Challenge 17

We had a great response to our challenge last week, and I loved visiting all your projects, I must say I am glad we have Mr Linky, as I could not choose between you all, you are all so fabulously talented, so thank you for entering our challenges.

This week, we have one of my dear Friends Teri, as a Guest Designer, and if you don't already know how talented she is, now is the time to pop over and see her fantastic work and beautiful digital images.....she choose the challenge this week which had me Reading Poetry off all things.......so here it is " The North Wind Doth Blow".........we have all made entirely different projects for this challenge, but given that the whole of the UK is covered in Snow.....I think this is the perfect challenge for everyone this week...I used the Crafters Companion papers that were inside "Creative Cardmaking" Issue 9....I have none off these images in my stash, but I can tell you there will be by the end off this year......LOL....there is a prize for the Winner of this challenge can select 2 Digi Sentiment Stamp Sheets (excluding the round ticket style personalised sheets) form Lisa's Etsy Store.....so pop over and take part in this challenge, mainly because I love visiting all your blogs and seeing what you come up with......Much Love as ever Avril xxxx

Flowers & Ribbon at CDM

BRR, good morning dear friends, this is the 1st of 2 posts this morning and I can tell you, they could not be more different...that is what I love about Blogland, is how people pick out challenges, and your creative juices go from one extreme to another...the 1st one gives you a chance to get your hands on some off Linnies awesome digitial images......and I am having the most fun playing with them, who can resist playing along......Our Challenge this week has been choosen by Katie which is  "Flowers and Ribbon" very simple.......so come on girls.....join us at CDM.....I have used the Sunflower image and teamed it up with MME Bloom and Grow papers, along with ribbon and flowers for my stash....and off course my favourite hobby at the minute "Alchohol Inks" round the edge of the Matt......hope you like, come back later for my other card please......Much Love Avril xxxxx

Sketch Week at Winter Wonderland

Well dear friends we are already at the 3rd Sunday of this new year and decade for that matter....and hopefully, apart from the weather, being so awful, everyone is happy and healthy....

At Winter Wonderland this week, our talented Anne has made a Sketch for us to follow, which you can turn any way or resize it as you wish......also it does not have to be a Xmas Card, anything goes for a couple of weeks, although, our DT have stuck with the Xmas Theme, which is great, as I am sure that I will not run out of cards this Xmas.....LOL...so please pop over and take a look at what has been done with the Sketch.....

I used an Image that was sent as part off a gift, so I am not sure what the image is, so any help in that department will be greatly appreciated, as I like it very much and would love to know where to get hold off it....I used papers, ribbon, and gems from my stash....hope you like girls and will take part in our challenge this week....love to all Avril xxxx

1 Card for 4 Challenges, Well Done Wilma, and Say Hello to Jane

Brr, girls it is freezing.....I managed a wee stint in the shed yesterday to produce this card for 4 challenges, but Brian had to rescue me, by carrying me back to the house, and No girls, he is not a fireman....LOL.

Ist off all The Stamp Man Blog Hop Winner  (pop over and get the full list of winners) for my blog is WILMA, congratulations Wilma, your brads will be on their way very shortly.....hopefully the Postman can still get to your door....the winner of my Surprise Candy is,  KYM  (could you e-mail me Kym with your address, so that I can get the goodies off to you)  congratulations and thank you to all who took part, hopefully it was a bit off crafty fun, after the Xmas festivities....

Onto my card, this is for Cute Card Thursday, CH94, who wanted "NEW", Cards for Men, CH02, who also wanted "New suitable for a boy, man etc" Tellen Place, wanted to see the colours Blue & Silver, and I have followed the Sketch at MOJO Monday - MOJO120.......the layers are all there, but the Camera has not picked them up so well.  I have used a CDM image which is Sheet 1, so very cute, don't you think, I coloued him with Promarkers and cut out layers of C&C Teddy papers. cards and ribbon......which I have had for ages in my stash, also added some buttons, I think you can guess that it is a "New Baby Boy Card"

Also in this post I want to introduce you to JANE, the Snowgirl, that Jenny and her friend,  (Kerri, who is in the picture) have built, before Xmas and is still going strong.....you can see the path down to my shed, which is much worse now.....(and you can see Brian's shed, next door, which I crave for, as you all know), what do you think about Jane.?......

Classic Black & White at Tuesday Taggers

Well my dear friends I am a little late with this posting today, this is the 1st time since the Christmas (school holidays) started that I have overslept, and the kids go back to school tomorrow....must have needed it, Brian was on Night Shift last night, his 1st night back, and I did not sleep very well until he came home a 7am....hate the night shift.....would think after 20 years I would be used to it.......

Anyway onto the business off the day, at Tuesday Taggers, we have "Classic Black and White" to whet your appetite.....this was a pleasure to do, after all the xmas colours.....and my 1st every black and white card....I decided to use my Little Claires peel offs, onto white card and mounted it onto black.....I thought I would use this card for a member off the family, as we have about 10 young adults turning 17 this year (my Jenny being one off them), and we all know that at 17 they are dying to get into driving lessons..... but Jenny's boyfriend had a birthday on New Years Day, and off it went there, with a little bit off extra wording...and he loved it, so did his Mum, who is going to be giving me some orders throughout the year...how cool is that for the start of 2010........We have a Guest DT joining us this week Irene, you must pop over and look over her blog, she is a very talented crafter.   The DT's Sisters have as usual weaved their magic and come up with some brilliant projects....so come on girls....pop over and enter our challenge this week.....also don't forget that I have some Candy for the winner of the Name off my Kitten up the tree.......posted somewhere below.....Much Love Avril xxxxxxx

Fancy Borders at Sophisticat

At Sophisticat for the 1st challenge of the New Year, we wanted to ease you in with a simple Fancy Borders theme.......pop over and check our DT projects to give you some inspirations.   I decided to do an Easel Calander, which again, I have used another fabulous image from CDM, everyone in the family wants a Calander, so I think I have about 5 more to do, so watch this space...LOL. we have a fab prize from our Sponsor Julie at JB Crafting Supplies, so girls you don't want to miss out on some lovely crafting goodies, so get out the fancy borders and start creating.......I will be back to catch up with you all as soon as my adapter turns up, Tommy is up now and wants to play at Club Penguin, and as it is a rule that no-one uses my laptop, I only have myself to blame....LOL....love to all my dear friend, and I hope that 2010 is being kind to you all.......Love Avril xxxxx

Love at CDM

A fab Monday morning, well I did warn you that I have been busy in my shed over the last week, and here is one off the projects I finished, at CDM we have off course a LOVE theme, this is on Sheet 133 from Linnie all off which are fantastic and I am sure with Valentines day around the corner, you will have great use off.  We welcomed a Guest DT Maria to the fold and she has given us a fantastic project, to start off the New Year, as did all our DT girls....you must go over and take a look, and I urge you all to take part in our challenge this week.......I will be back later, computer permitting, my adapter for my laptop died a death last night, whilst I was visiting you all, this is Tommy's laptop which is very, very tempremental, according to my SIL to be is needing a new motherboard (whatever that is), thankfully I had posted all my projects on Friday, so they were more or less ready to go, with the pictures inserted etc, or goodness knows when you would have heard from me again.....Brian is going to PC world this morning to hopefully get me a new Adapter.....I will be back with my project for Sophisticat, all being well.  Have a fab day my dear friends and don't forget to pop over to CDM and join in our challenge......Much Love Avril xxxx

Happy 2010 from Winter Wonderland

A very good Sunday Morning dear friends, I wonder if you have recovered from the festivities yet, I know that I have.....at Winter Wonderland we have a few things going on, we are looking for some DT's to join us, and I have to say being a newbie myself, I cannot think off anywhere nicer to be, a friendly bunch off girls who have a motto of "family and life come 1st", and they have made me very welcome indeed.   We are looking to update our blog and although there are a few Christmas Challenge blogs  starting out this month, on blogland and we hope that you will not forget us the "Original Christmas Blog".  To ease us into the year we have a colour combo to get you going, "Cinnamon, Lime and Berry", I decided to do a Happy New Year card, using a fab digi image from CDM which I have to say I am geting a bit addicted too, I hope you all love them too......We are also having a blog Hop at the end of January, with some fantastic prizes up for grabs so keep a look out for that too........phew, I thing I have remembered everything....LOL....Have a fabulous Sunday my dear friends...I am off to get Breakfast in Bed......be back soon.....

Back from my BinB...LOL and am linking this card to Charisma Cardz, who are having a bloghop to celebrate their 1st birthday, you must pop over and take part, they have some really awesome prizes up for grabs........their challenge is "Celebrations" so I think a card for the New Year and infact a New Decade, which I believe is going to be called the "T's" is appropriate.....

Happy New Year and Challenge 3 from ECP

A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to all, I hope that so far 2010 is being kind to you all, I had an adventure in the snow last night, just as the bells went and I raised my glass of champagne, Brian's phone went, the Fire Alarm had gone off at his work, a joke I thought, but no.....in -10 degrees and snow everywhere, I had to take the "Alchoholic" to work....and pick up one off his workmates from a wee village outside off Edinburgh, and I thought, what a way to spend the New Year.....but here we are safe and well, and I was right Mhairi and Allen did appear from Dundee to ring in the Bells with us....

Challenge 3 at ECP is here today, and is very gentle to get you into the swing off things, We have a fabulous sketch from Katie, to hopefully give you some inspiration, we were lucky to get to play with some great downloads from our New Sponor this year, the fabulously talented Sharon Armstrong from WillowDesigns,  if you have not already played with her digis, I have used Precious and the backing paper, this is the 1st time I have printed out backing paper and it worked out really well, very pleased with it..... you must give it a go, they are a pleasure to work with, as usual our DT girls have been busy coming up with fab projects to give you all some ideas....so come on girls give us a go, and support both us and Willow Designs.....much love Avril xxxxx