The Explorer 

This course I'm doing is taking over my life - only a couple of more months to go and back to crafting  
Just a quick post to show what I did in January, Had a play around with an embossing folder, I love this Steam Punk style of cards,  I did make a couple of them, and this is the best one.  Hope you like it.  
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FROSTY AND ALL WRAPPED UP,  
The males of the family, on the trampoline.
Boys were having so much fun, Dad had to join in.Mam was guess, (behind the camera).

~Frosty Winter~

Glitter, cool wintry hues, snowy photographs & other wintry exploits for the scrapbooks, or if you don't have that type of photos then load them up with wintry embellishments So whether you go traditional, contemporary or completely different, we need to see or at least 'the illusion of ' snow, frost or ice .... make use of those cool blues, lavender & pale pinks, creamy whites & dusky greys .... As always have fun with the theme !

This is the last Challenge of the year over at http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

After winning those lovely awards I didn't really want to post and have them disappear, but sometimes you just have to do it.

Here is my next Digi Scrap Book page. Picture taken at Halloween,  a little late I know, but better late than never.  Plus it works well for this months criteria over at the the cupboard trilogy which is Halloween/Autumn.

Why not pop over and have a look at  all the DT's fab work and maybe have a go yourself.
 http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Hello everyone

I am really thrilled to have received two awards from a fellow blogger Trudi http://trudiscrumptious.blogspot.co.uk The Sunshine Award and The Lovely Blog Award. (These are the first I have ever received)

Both of these awards come with some rules:

I am to publicly thank the people who gave them to me. 
I am to share some information about myself 
I am to nominate some of my favorite blogs 
I am to comment on their blogs to let them know I’ve awarded them. 

The One Lovely Blog award asks me to share 7 facts about myself while the Sunshine Award has some specific questions for me to answer. The Sunshine Award questions will effectively cover the 7 facts about me.
Favorite color: Red
Favorite animal: Monkey/Budgie
Favorite number: 5
Favorite drink: Peach Archers
Facebook or Twitter: Facebook
Good book or good movie: Movie
Giving or getting gifts: Hard one this but I think giving 
My passion: I have to agree with Trudi on that it has to be my family and crafting
Favorite day: a day of crafting
Favorite flower: Snowdrops 

Well, hopefully I haven't bored you, now it's my turn to nominate these awards to some bloggers that have not only inspired me, but also supported me when I've needed it and we all need a bit of that at sometimes, so without much further ado I announce: Eileen and Fiona purely because I've followed these blogs long before I joined Blog Land.
Joan and Jane because if it wasn't for them I wouldn't of joined (Joan has won this award)

1.Eileen Godwin http://eileenscraftyzone.blogspot.co.uk
2. Fiona's adventures in craft -land!  http://fiona-the-craftyenthusiast.blogspot.com
3. Jane http://doodlesandscrapsofme.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks once again Trudi, really means a lot xxx

My Mam's 90th

Took me ages to put this together.   Mam doesn't like real flowers so flower soft came to the rescue, 

I stamped and embossed the sentiment.
The result was a rare Thank you, So I was really pleased with this one.

This month's 'DT' Digi Layout. for the
the cupboard trilogy
Things with wings,
No better candidate than my budgie.
Why not pop over and have a look at  all the DT's fab work and maybe have a go yourself.
 http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Exciting things are going on over there.

Cute Dragon (I hope)

He loves his dragons, does my friends middle one. he so looks forward to my cards.

This is an attempt at paper piecing. My first try LOL. Took me ages and ages, It was worth it in the end because he liked it.  When they say "Ooo thank you Aunty Mags" it is all worth while.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Comments bad and good will be gratefully received.