Sweet November Evie and some birthday stash

Hello folks! Hope you're all prepared for your Christmas celebrations! This will be my last post before Christmas so I'd like to say a very

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL! 

I'm so very lucky to have my followers and really do thank you all for all the lovely comments you have left me and inspiration you have provided me with over the year.

On that note, I have decided to give up some of my DTs in order that I have more time to "play" and experiment without the pressures of deadlines but also so that I have more time to visit all my lovely followers and say hello- something I've not been able to do much this year for which I apologise.

Anyway, here is my Sweet November Evie...

I LURVE this image!! I coloured her with copics and paper pieced her dress. These papers are Glitz Design Joyeux Noel- prob my fav Xmas pad this year. The "merry" is PTI Wonderful Words Holiday die. "and bright" is an MFT sentiment cut out with Stampin Up Word Window punch.

I'd like to enter this into:

ATS Challenge- anything goes

ABC Christmas- your favourite punch/die- my PTI Wonderful Words die

Sweet Stampin Christmas- anything goes

Divas by Design- anything goes

Simon Says- Christmas

Stampavie and more- Christmas

ABC Challenge- holiday cards with paper piecing

Crafty Boots- Christmas

Love to Create- winter fun

Cutie Pie- cute Christmas

Close up!

And here is my birthday stash- thanks, Mum! I decided to buy some Stampin Up stuff. As part of me having more time to play, I decided I'd like to experiment more with the CAS style a la Stampin Up and PTI. I'm always quite scared of CAS style but I really want to try some new things so my new stash reflects this.

I got the Candlelight Christmas paper pad and some cardstock, ink and ribbon to match.

I also got the Keepsake Ornament bundle which included the stamps, die and paper piercing pack was free.

I also got the Scentsational Bundle (stamps and dies) and the Flourishing Flowers stamps. Also the Scallop Trim punch and Modern label punch.

I then got the Comfort Cafe paper pad and the 2 most recent "in colour" cardstock pads, ribbons and twine to match. Think I got most of the ribbons and twine for free.

Finally a few extras- a couple of pads and dies.