3 posts in one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just had to share these with you, I took them this morning in my garden. Isn't he just so gorgeous :o)

Going off upstairs now to see if I can make a card with him :o)

Jackie xx

OMG I won................

.............. My bauble won over on the Winter Wonderland decoration challenge, what a great start to Sunday morning. It helps to make up a bit for the broken indicator lens (earlier post)  :o)

Jackie xx

No images yet today...

...but I am not a happy bunny! I went out to go to work yesterday afternoon and the compacted snow was like glass. I slid into the gatepost and crack went my indicator lens so that's going to cost me around £120 as it's a sealed unit :o(  Still, it could have been worse (I think)!

Oh well, no good crying over spilt milk, as they say. I am going upstiars and shutting myself in the craftroom to get some more cards made. Hopefully I won't be disturbed.

Stay warm and safe everyone :o)

Jackie xx

More danglies for my tree

Good morning all, has the snow reached you yet? It's reached Derby, it was there when I woke up this morning brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

Not had chance for cardmaking this week, been too busy making tree danglies :o)

The baubles all cut with new Sizzix die and the tags cut with Cricut.

I've just discovered that having mad 140 Christmas cards so far, I've neen selling them and now have a shortfall of about 25 for my own use so I have to pull out all the stops and get some more made quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jackie xx

Winter Wonderland - decoration

Good morning all, is the frost as thick where you are as it is here brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?

This is my offering for the Winter Wonderland - decoration challenge

Front

Back

It's really very simple. All bits cut with my new Sizzix bauble die from gold mirri and green holographic card, then stuck together and the alternating colours popped with foam pads. I found some gold cord in my stash and split it because it was too thick. Methinks I will make some more of these for my tree :o)

Jackie xx

Craftycatz #59 get well soon.....

..... for our Aunty Sue.

Made this for the CraftyCatz challenge which is to make a get well card for Aunty Sue, who we have missed so much. We are soooooooooo looking forward to the day when Sue is well enough to come on and say hello to us {{{{{{{{{{gentle hugs Sue}}}}}}}}}}}

Plain white basecard covered with MME paper

Rhonna Farrar swirly stamps to make up the centre border, inked with

Brilliance lightning black

Xcut and Martha Stewart punches, Nellie Snellen die

SU sentiment stamp

Jackie xx

Crafting day part 2

Oh wow, what a day it was. There was just one reason why it couldn't be perfect and that was because Viv could not make it due to her hubby being ill, I do hope he is much better now. We missed you so much Viv, it's just not the same without you!

Other than Viv's absence the day was fantastic and we did manage a little bet of retail therapy although spending was kept down a bit because of Christmas being nearly upon us. I restrained my self very well and only bought 3 items, which I will show you tomorrow (work beckons today!) along with the 2 cards I managed to make.

I think we must all of us have put on at least half a stone in weight. I don't think we ever really stopped eating. Linda bought us some Spanish confections and Pauline made a wonderful carrot cake, all of which were added to the bacon butties and the meat and potato pie. Definitely no good for calorie counters :o)

Jackie xx

Crafting day

Good morning everyone, today is the day that I have been waiting for. It's my turn to play hostess this time for a crafting get together. We even have a friend popping in from Spain so I am looking forward to seeing you Linda, and then there will be Viv, Pam, Pauline, Diane, Brenda and Sandra so what a day we are going to have. What a shame that Issy can't be with us today, you'll be missed Issy.
We might even get a bit of retail therapy in too. My little house will be bursting at the seams but what the heck. I hope you all enjoy your Sunday as much as I am going to :o)

Jackie xx

Another blog award.....

..... this time form the lovely Carol If you have seen her blog do go and pay her a visit, she makes some beautiful projects :o)

Thank you so much Carol, I really appreciate you thinking of me :o

Now for the hard part! I have to think of 3 things about me that I haven't already used so here goes!

1     I used to be 5' 1 1/2" tall (or short) but I seem to have lost 1/2" somewhere over the years!

2     When I was 15 to 17 years old (way back in the dim and distant past) I worked in a fruiterer and florist shop and made wedding bouquets etc.

3     I am a qualified NVQ 2 Assessor in performing manufacturing operations

Now for the even harder part. I have to pass this award on to 5 bloggers and this is so difficult. How do you choos 5 out of so many? I have tried to pick peeps who I haven't passed awards on to before so here goes (gulp) in no particular order;

Mandy

Ikki

Gina

Mina

Dianne 

If you pop on over to their fab blogs you will see why they deserve this lovely award :o)

Jackie xx



Suprise pressie from Squirrel.....

..... if you are already a follower!

I have put the link at the top of my sidebar if you want to pop over there and leave a comment for the surpise candy :o)

Jackie xx