Snowed in!

Hi everyone! How are you all coping with the crazy weather?! We have had so much snow here in Essex!!! The good news is that we picked up Mum from the hospital in Basingstoke on Monday, the day before all the snow arrived else she'd probably still be there!!!! Thanks for your sweet messages re my Mum, she is doing remarkably well. They took out about a third of her liver in the end so I hope they got all the bl**dy stuff out!!! She is now back at mine, running me ragged! Lol. Not really, she's a model patient but I am pretty tired of running up and down the stairs every five minutes!! I'd make a rubbish nurse I'm sure!

Well I really should be panicking re how many Christmas cards I've still got to make but life has a way of putting things in perspective, eh? So I'm not worrying too much, they'll get done when they get done!

So onto some cards I've made in the last couple of days...

The first card is a non-Christmasy one for my sis's partner. He's a great cook and loves cooking and baking so I thought this Riley stamp would be perfect. I've used 2 of my fantastic Die-namics on this card- the notebook border (don't you love the perforated edge?!) and the star border (so great for male cards). I copied a recipe for chocolate muffins off the internet and printed out on card and then used the Die-namic to make it look like it was out of a notebook. Image is coloured with copics. Sentiment stamp was freebie with Craft Stamper magazine.

I'd like to enter this into:

Simon Says Stamp- sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges- used script paper

Crafty stash used: Stamps (Riley & freebie); Copics; Papers (DCWV); Assorted cardstock; Die-namics; Nesties; Computer generated recipe

Second up is a new stamp I got whilst on hols when visiting the Art Institute. I think this is such a great image, it's so unusual. It's quite hard to colour with copics so I've used a mixture of brush markers and copics. I added Glamour Dust to the tree. Papers are by Lily of the Valley. Sentiment is computer generated and, yes, I've used another of my new Die-namics for the open scalloped border.

Here is a little close-up. Don't you just love his beard?!

I'd like to enter this for:

Technostamper- sketch

Cutie Sunday- Santa Claus

Crafty stash used: Stamp (Art Institute); Brush markers; Copics; Glamour Dust; Paper (LOTV); Assorted cardstock; Die-namics die; Computer generated sentiment; Pearls (Wild Orchid Crafts)

Third up are my Elzybells' carollers. They are coloured with copics with some serious paper piecing going on. I also added Faux Snow on ground and Glamour Dust on the carollers. Papers are by My Mind's Eye and sentiment is also Elzybells.

I'd like to enter this into:

Cupcake Craft Challenges- candles

ABC Challenge- ice and snow

ABC Christmas Challenge- use holly & berries or candles or red & green

Sweet Sketch Wednesday- sketch

One Stop- Christmas cuties

Crafty Pad- Snowflakes

Another close-up. I'm really digging her stripy coat and glittery scarf!

Crafty stash used: Stamps (Elzybells); Copics; Papers (My Mind's Eye); Assorted cardstock; Faux snow (Art Institute); Glamour Dust; Snowflake (recycled)

Last up is a simple card using a Sizzix word die. Papers are My Mind's Eye again.

Crafty stash used: Papers (My Mind's Eye); Assorted cardstock; Sizzix die; Gems (Lakeland); Snowflakes; The Works

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. I know I've been a bad blogger!!! It's my birthday on Sunday, I really wanted to have my new look craft room finished but what with one thing and another, that's not happening! Maybe it'll be done by Christmas with any luck! Happy crafting! x