A Little Christmas Candy

Morning Everyone, Just thought I would say a little thank you with a mini candy to all my followers ... and any new ones that care to pop along and say Hi. I have to admit to not having done Candy before, thats mainly because I haven't a clue how to do the Linky thing! I have noticed however that some peeps just leave a comment and draw the names so I have decided to try a mini candy that way till I learn the ropes :)) I will draw the Winner on Saturday night around 9pm

Only rules are ...you must already be a follower... or become one and please post tthe candy on your side bar with a link back to my blog. Hugs for now xxx

selection of Christmas Ribbon & Lace

2packs of Christmas charms

Bells and Brad Spaces

Papermania Christmas Brads

Selection of Wood Embellies

and wouldn't be fun without a little extra surprise.... xx

adding some sparkle..

Afternoon peeps xx
Wow! First let me say we had the best time on Sunday evening, what a fab concert, Charlie never fails to put on a great show, we laughed ...we cried... and clapped till our hands ached. :) Now I am singing all day every day, this could go on for weeks, Den will be doing extra shifts in the garden.
Now onto crafty things, hope its brighter where you are, what a dull drab day it is here. Well to add a bit of brightness I thought I would post my little bit of sparkle, Its for LOTV no. 119 Bright & Sparkly Think the pic looks slightly blurred...or is just my tired eyes...lol. I really must go to bed earlier :o
As some of you may have noticed this is Bev's Sketch from last week...lol I got the papers and ribbon on and ran out of time so missed the challenge.....drat! so its been finished this week with a different image than I had in mind and some blingy sparkle to fit the bill :)) I love this image it makes me excited to get my tree up...woo-hoo!! I just love Christmas. I love to see the house bright and cheery in the dark winter days. This is the simple insert and view of the image and sparkley bits :)) Must go and make a start on the garage,see if I can add some sparkle to that... poor den must be quaking in his shoes...lol he knows how I clean out, I am ruthless when I start :D Catch up later today, hope you stay warm and cosy. xx

Sugar in the morning..

Happy sunday Peeps, what a fab sunny day, cold but the sun is shining thats a great bonus. I am showing my latest creation for the Sugar Bowl Erika's Sketch 71 Patchwork challenge Well the patchwork is optional but I had just bought this paper and was thrilled to find this design in the pad :) Its a lovely first edition pad called Isabelle I love it. The image is of couse from our lovely Sugar Nellie, and is Grace. I added Cotton Lace around the card and also around the image nestie. Flowers are from Wild Orchid and Hobbycraft and the pins were a gift from my lovely friend Irene xx I am struggling alittle with photo's lately I can't seem to take decent ones. I have rather lost my knack or I need a new camers :( I blame the weather ..its too bright or its too dull but I think its just me thats rubbish at photography...lol this is the insert and a piccy of the image, no sentiment added yet.

Must go now and sort my wardrobe out and decide what I am putting on tonight :))Off to see Charlie Landsborough, oh! he is the only man I would leave home for...lol I bet most of you are thinking "Who on earth is he?? he is a Country Singer who really floats my boat, you are so lucky that you will not be able to hear me singing for the next 3weeks till I get the concert out of my head again....lolI will leave a couple or three : )) of Links to him, maybe not the songs you like but if you look he sings a wide selection of lovely songs xx Hope you enjoy xx Hugs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkrM27E7KDk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aeQ-Y9DAjw&feature=related

You can see I want you to get a taste of him can't you....lol

Naughty George!

Evening everyone..I bet you are all in bed , I have to say i am quite late tonight and not sure where the hours have gone to :0 So I will get on with my card to show you before I fall asleep myself.
This is one of the two Molly Bloom Stamps that I bought at Harrowgate show. I have been itching to get them inked up and I have to admit I loved colouring it, it was a joy to bring it to life. The stamp is called "Naughty Nativity George Stealing the Limelight" It is just so typical of what could happen at children's Christmas concerts, how many times have I seen a little one been nudged or shoved by another so that Mum & Dad could see them better ...lol of course its nearly always an Angel doing the shoving : ~ It really makes me chuckle every time I look at this stamp. I also remember making the Costumes for the school plays, how many times have I been told "I have to have it like this or like that" and I have dug through the loft looking for things to look the part....lol Fortunately I used to do lots of sewing but pity help people that don't sew....yikes! Anyway onto the card again.. The papers are a mix of Prima Fairy Flora (Green one) and the others are Dovecraft Noel all of which are mounted onto red textured card stock. I added a wood Angel which I added some Gold Stickles to, and of course added a litter sparkle to poinsettia This is the insert, but I couldn't get a good photo of it as it was too sunny,...not that I am complaining about the sun mind you. Its been a lovely day and we only needed fleeces on to go out which is a great start to November Long may it last :) Well I think bed is calling as I feel so tired I can't keep my eyes open. We went to Middlesbrough today to get Den's Specs...drat!!! he will be able to see how much I spend on stash so much easier now :O ....lol
I will catch up with some more blogs tomorrow, sleep well everybody peeps xxx Hugs Challenges I am entering into are -:

Papertake weekly...Anything Goes

Jellypark Challenges..Costumes,

Make it Monday..Anything Goes

In the Pink

Well what a great morning to be in the pink, the sun is shining and the garden is full of birds chirping happily away to each other. Its good to be alive, although its still rather cold...lol I think however my happy disposition is about to change anytime now as I have the dreaded HW to do. The place looks as though it needs bottoming as my mum would have said. Den has been a sweetheart whilst my back has been a pain, but now its time to get into harness and get moving.... Talking of Harnesses I could do with one to support my back....lol
Here is my card as time is short for Just Magnolia and hAnglar Pink challenge. It is of course Pink for Breast Awareness month, Please make sure you check your boobies ladies make it the same day each month, that way you won't forget and before long it will be so much part of your routine. It really can save your life and reduce the amount of treatment needed if caught early. xx .

A little sneak at the insert, quite plain and awaiting a Sentiment xx I will be back this evening hopefully, if I haven't worked myself to death...lol

Hugs to everyone but especially those that need a special hug today, thanks for calling by xx

CAS....YIKES!!!!!!!!!

Hi Everybody peeps, well what a challenge this was for me :O I don't do CAS very easy at all, I always want to add bits here and there. I even had to add the little snippets that came out of the punched corners and scatter them around "Sybil"...lol oh! and I added a few more to the scroll....tee hee! this was The Sugar Bowl 70 Challenge by Maria Therese Anyway once i got started on the sketch I loved it, and of course i am always a happy bunny using Sugar Nellie's
A little pic of the image, isn't she so sweet xx

and of course the insert, I like doing my inserts although I wasn't 100% sure about this one, but its done and can't be changed now.

Talking of being a Happy Bunny, I received some Yummy candy today in the form of SN "Pippi Longsocks" which I won in the Blog Hop :)) what a little cutie she is. I am going to order some more after tea as I really want some more...did I say want!! oops! I meant NEED. Thanks so much Gayle for my yummy yummy candy

Off to do tea now as its late and hubby has gardened all day and is looking a bit thin...lol only kidding we had a lovely lunch and had coffee breaks, but it is past teatime now xx Catch up with your lovely blogs later tonight xx Hugs Mau xx

This is a card that I actually liked when it was completed...makes a change doesn't it to be satified with something I make...lol
I am actually putting it to the test as I have been getting help from our Lovely Pops on cleaning up my blog...wippee!! It was becoming so cluttered and full I was bored with visiting it myself never mind other bloggers. It is however a work in progress so be patient.... very patient..lol
I have saved all the things I want to re-introduce and will be trying to add more pages if possible, thats another big IF but Pops has been super at explaining things in simple terms, so watch this space. Well now to the card, I made it for a sweet little lass who has come to live across the road. She married her Soldier Sweetheart a few weeks ago xx I never got round to posting it on my blog at the time. I actually made my Daughter a wedding anniversary card in the same papers and liked it so much I decided it would make a lovely wedding card for Vicky.

This is the insert which I kept the sentiment very simple as we don't know her too well. I added a few personal good wishes to make up for it. The Papers are Melissa Frances 5th Ave, Image is LOTV and flowers from HobbycraftThe Lace I had in stock from local shop

Oops!!!! now have lost my Signiture... Think its lunchtime and then another try at this..my head is aching and my brain has shrunk :O
Love to everyone till I gather my wits together xxxx Mau