MERRY CHRISTMAS...

I'm sat here thinking about all the jobs I still have to do before the man in the red suit arrives...OMG am I in a panic...This working malarky really has taken over my life...so thought I would chill out for a bit and wish you all a very Merry Christmas...I have been off work the last two days because of the snow and all contacts between children and their parents had to be cancelled because of the bad weather. Not a nice decision that had to be made especially at this time of year and I am soooo glad it was not mine to make...So looks likes Santa's Grotto will be staying open longer in my neck of the woods so that we can accomodate the contacts between christmas and new year...enough about work though because I really need to switch off and start chilling...

Going to sisters for xmas lunch because the boys are at their dads this year...So no cooking for me xmas day...

Barry announced that he is traveling down to Manchester on Boxing Day to watch a Stoke City game and then to Birmingham for another match so looks like our christmas dinner is going to end up being a pre Hogmany dinner...oh well at least I wont be fighting for the last brussel sprouts today when I go for the last of my food shopping...speaking of which better shake a leg and get myself organised to get to the shops before they run out.lol...Got most of my presents still to wrap so looks like I maybe having a late night once again...but hey ho things could be alot worse...

Will try and pop by and wish you all a Merry Christmas but if I dont get the chance...have a great time everyone and hope Santa gets you all lots of yummy crafty goodies...

Luv and Hugs...

Jackie xx

Friday Sketchers...Sketch 82

Another one of Grants Christmas cards for his customers...heres my take on the sketch on the Friday Sketchers blog...Its another one that I will be using again and again...












Image is another of the ANGELS LANDING cute Polar Bear Images, coloured with copic markers...

Background papers are from docrafts Forever Friends paper pad from last year...

Red and White dotty paper is from this years Forever Friends Gift Wrapped double sided A4 pad...lush papers/card cant wait to use them some more...

Bit of glittering...

Bling from stash...

Sentiment is another from the Forever Friends pack...

and my favourite snowflake punch again...

Rubbish pic again not had much daylight today...

Thanks for looking...Hugs Jackie xx

Truly Scrumptious Challenge Card

Where do I begin...another day off and have been beavering away making xmas cards, ashamed to admit that I had not made any before today :-/...anyways Grant gave out hand made cards for his paper round last year sooooo it just had to be the same again this year didnt it...but we had a problem...he now does 2 rounds one in the morning and one in the afternoon soooo after trying to tell him that cards dont make themselves and that now I'm a working mum I NEED to sleep at some point... A compromise was struck and the peeps that got handmade cards last year got again this year....so 23 cards later, I thought I would enter some of them into challenges...Of course cards all ready to photograph, the weather is rubbish here so the pics started off a bit naff to say the least....THEN... Battery on camera went so I gave up and have only managed to photograph a few but hey ho its more than I had yesterday...lol...So without further ado... and waffling...

Here's my take on the Truly Scrumptious Challenge...I love this sketch and will deffo use it again...simple but effective...a bit like me.lol...








The image is a digi download from ANGELS LANDING isn't the cutest ever...
Coloured with promarkers...

Glittered to the max but it dont show up very well...

Background papers Docrafts Forever Friends pad from last year, and one of the Anita's xmas pad from last year too...went round the edge with a white gel pen for faux stitching...

Sentiment is Forever Friends (this years)...

Ribbon, snowflake brads and Bling from stash...

My added velum is the ickle snowflakes made using punch a bought a few weeks ago and its became my new best friend.Cant remember the make of it though...lol...

Thanks for looking

wow....its been a long time....

Where does the time go?? I got back from my hols and have not stopped working since...the days and weeks have all blended into one...I have managed to make a few cards along the way but never have time to take the pics of them to show you all....
Sooo I have a card to show you all....NOT a christmas one either, its one I have made for an order and have just delivered it and she was chuffed to bits with it...I have followed the ICS sketch its an easy one for me to get back into the swing of things I think...









I made one of the ever so popular easel cards...

Image was a gift from a friend, coloured with copics...
Background papers are Kate Knight Amethyst Floral Prints from Dovecraft...
Sentiment was made on the puter...
All other bits and bobs are from my stash...

Greetings From a Not So Sunny Turkey...

Well I'm meant to be sunning myself in Turkey but still waiting for the sun to arrive, one day and I think it ran for the hills.lol... have been bitten to death by mozzies and have had to go buy half the pharmacy, theyre driving me to drink!!!!
The boys are watching the footie so what else was a girl to do but some blog hopping.
Everyone has been so busy and you all put me to shame and realise I really must make an effort an get some cards made for christmas...Wont have time to leave comments to you all but I have been looking....
Better go and try to be sociable and drink large glass wine just to take my mind off the itching from the bites...any excuse...hope you are all well wherever in blogland you are....hugs Jackie....xx

Thomas for Joseph...

Have made this card for one of the little boys I take to visit his mum every week...he is such a cutie and couldnt let his birthday go passed without getting him something...so off I trott to asda and bought him some Thomas jim jams, so that was the card decided...had to be co-ordinated.lol...this is the 1st time I have decorated the front,back and middle of a card always seem to forget to do one or the other, but going to make more of an effort because think it looks great...

The Thomas and co images were downloaded online years ago..
Background papers are from SCRAPBOOKING MAD they are one of the best downloads sites I have came accross..
Some peel offs coloured with permanent markers from stash..

hope you like it and thanks for looking...hugs and happy crafting

Jackie xx

My First Cards in Ages...

I cant believe how the time has flown past...I have been making cards but not getting the time to take pics and getting them onto my blog...Life seems to be passing me by just now and never seems to get any 'me' time...so have managed to sit down for a couple of hours and chill and make some cards for birthdays coming up...Hope you like them and any comments would be welcome.hope you have all had a lovely weekend wherever in blogland you are...hugs and happy crafting

Jackie xx

p.s.....card in post below...had a bit of a bloggers block and couldnt work out things for a minute there.lol....senior moment me thinks..lol..xx

oooops forgot the card DOH...@...ME!!

I made this card for my son's girlfriend she loves sheep so I hope she will like it...

Background papers were a download but cant remember where from...
Sheep was bought from a shop in Inverurie and popped on a nestie..
The charm was from MeiFlowers from a craft show..
Sentiment from daisy/dandelion stamps and 'to ewe' was hand written..
Pearls from stash..
Button was from Primark and started life as a hair baubble..
Handmade flower which aint photo'd very well and looked much better in real life..
thanks for looking...
Hugs Jackie xx
The

Its Been a Long Time....My little Catch Up....

Well where do I start...its been ages since I managed to get any blogging done or card making for that matter...Work has taken over my life at the minute...I was meant to be working two and half days a week but that just hasnt happened and been working almost full time...Its sad that families end up in the care of social work but at the end of the day its the children that are the most important people to us...I have recently been in the most horrible situation where I had to accompany 3 children to a place of safety, but I went to visit them this week and wow what a transformation these small children have blossomed under the care of the foster carers...I knew at that point that the right decision had been made to remove them from home...anyways I'm getting sidetracked and getting things off my chest...BUT...on to my family and what they have been up to...Barry is still playing footie and working hard he's off on his hols at the end of the month....Jamie's apprenticeship is going well and he starts college for a few weeks at the end of the month, he is learning to drive and is busy looking for a car...he went off on his first holiday 'with the lads' to Portugal and had the time of his life...It feels like Grant has moved into the golf club as he spends most of his days and evenings there.lol...better than out roaming the streets though...its been his 1st season competing and he was 3rd in the clubs open competition and has reduced his handicap from 27 to 15...all gobeldygook to me but some of you may understand.lol...He goes back to school on Tuesday so off out to get the last bits and bobs this weekend...thats a chore and a half because he hates shopping and is sooooo fussy...got to buy him some summer clothes for going on holiday in October and I know now its going to be a couple of double vodkas for me after we have done the rounds of all the shops.lol...Ronnie has finished his course at college and graduates in November...he has passed with flying colours and I am soooo proud of him....awwww...Anyways enough of my waffling...hoping to catch up and get round a few blogs and make some cards tomorrow before I have to go on a team building day on Friday....not my kind of thing but better show willing.lol...Meant to be a BBQ at the beach! It might rain and we have to go to the pub instead.lol...
Hope you are all well and the summer has been bright and sunny wherever you are in blog land...

Hugs
Jackie xxx

Dare You To Digi Stamp Challenge 3

OOOOPS missed the deadline for challenge 2 but as it happens the same card can be used for both, challenge 2 was pink and green, challenge 3 is 'THINGS WITH WINGS' so here is the card I made for challenge 2 but I must have been psycic because it also has wings so I can use it to enter challenge 3....waffling again.lol...heres what I used...

Fairydragon digi stamp from Victoria Case, she has some lovely images and her work well worth a look.
Coloured using promarkers...finally getting the hang of them I think...
B/G is a digi download from Raspberry Road...theres some really lush papers there...
Nestie small scallop run through the swiss dots cuttlebug folder...
The ribbon was a freebie from a magazine, Sentiment was from the lovely Kay who sent me some fabby goodies this week...rubbed some chalk over to match the nestie circle...
The bling flowers are from one of the docrafts boxes of gems...

hope you like it and thanks for looking....hugs Jackie xx

The Karma Award:


These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award.


I received The Karma Award from my lovely blogging friend Sue

Now I have to pass it it onto 8 others so here goes:

GINA

RONNIE

SUZI

NESS

LORRAINE

STEPH

LIZA

AVRIL ANN

All of these people deserve this award for various reasons but I would be writing a book if I told you all of them, hugs and hope you are all well in blogland wherever you are....hugs Jackie xx

Pollycraft Challenge...

This has to be a first, Im all organised and have made my pollycraft challenge card early!! The colour is orange and even though I love the colour I dont know if mine works or not...I am going to send this as the swap challenge card on docrafts forum...so look forward to seeing what my partner comes up with...
here is what I used...

Woodland Elves - Innocence rubber stamp from pollycraftdesigns...
Coloured with watercolour pencils and copics for the skin colour...
B/G papers are all from the papermania citrus scrapbook papers...
The flowers are from the Clare Curd signature range...
Gems and ribbon is from stash...

Thanks for looking....hugs Jackie xx

Brother Card

Card from his brothers....
Made a sillouette tempate for the craft robo from a clip art pic and cut it, 1st ever one and I'm a bit chuffed with myself for managing it...
The 'net' background is cut on the robo and is a template from uk scrappers and run through cuttlebug swiss dots folder...
Sentiment done on the computer and mounted on card...
Ribbon and brad from stash...
thanks for looking....hugs Jackie xx

Jamie's Birthday Cards

Have used me and my big ideas rubber stamp, think its personal impressions but have put it back in box and cant be bothered trailing it out to look.lol...
the football rubber stamp is a whispers one, the lettering was in a set that I won on the docrafts forum...used glossy accents but think I went a bit to heavy handed with it and it looks smudged and kinda orange...ooops, dont think he will notice.
the B/G paper is from the forever friends just for men from paper mania..card was edged using Martha Stewart punch and the ribbon was in a huge lot of blog candy that I won from the lovely Steph, the corner little spots were in stash...


Its my Jamie's (hes the one with the bald leg below.lol)17th birthday today and heres his cards I have made, the rest of the family usually get me to make their cards too but have taken pity on me because with staring work again they thought I would struggle from time....which is true.lol...the red in the stamping dont look so orange in the flesh....hope you like them and thanks for looking....hugs and happy crafting

Jackie xx

My Little Cuties...Hanglar and Stanglar...

Well, I am one of the lucky ones or what in Scotland(England/Ireland or Wales) who has managed to get some Hanglar and Stanglar rubber stamps, I got them through a friend of Ronnies at work who has a brother that lives in Norway....I have been stamping like mad with them and going to get cracking and make some cards this weeekend with them, have loads of ideas floating about in my head so hopefully they wont float off and I get a blank.lol...watch this space...xx

Me and the Easter Bunny?

I got a lovely set of easter bunny ears from the lovely Aunty Sue as part of a fab parcel she sent me in the Easter Bunny Swap on the Docrafts forum...thye are one of the bestest pressies I have had in a long time and I aint stopped wearing them (for crafting) since opened the parcel...thyere a great headband and keep my hair out of my eyes.lol...anyways thought would let you see how daft I look...lol, the little pink rabbit is my childhood cuddly and she was dragged out of the loft and given a wash and I cant bear putting her back up in the loft with all the cobwebs...Hate getting my picture taken so therefor dont look a very happy bunny even though I am most of the time...lol...
hugs and happy crafting

Jackie xx

Daisy and Dandelion Challenge...A quicky card

Over at Daisy and Dandelion the challenge is to use a sketch....I love this range and cant wait for the next stamps to go on sale early May...
I had a quick card to make for a birthday and here is what I have used...

Bubbles Die Cut Decoupage, used the little butterflies on the sheet for embelishments...
The topper was made from small scallop nesties and layered...
Sentiment is one of the Clare Curd signature range...
CS from local paper mill shop which has a great selection of paper and card at fantastic price...
Background papers are also from the die cut decoupage pack...

A quick cute card and I love the colours...thanks for looking...hope you are all well in blogland wherever you are....hugs

Jackie xx

Dare You to Digi Stamp Challenge...Oh La La Madison...

Found a new challenge blog when I was blog hopping....its called Dare to Digi Stamp...all you have to do is use one of your downloaded images(digi stamps) couldnt be easier could it...
This is their second challenge and you have to have a bit of bling....we all love some sparkle in our lives dont we...here's what I used....

Madison - Oh La La! image from charmed cards and crafts, she lends herself well to a bit of bling...Coloured with promarkers..
Added glitter to the shoes, and basque...
Card is one from A kit by Michele Marsden...
Flowers are from stash not sure who made them, gems are papermania..
Sentiment is from craftwork cards....

Hope you like my bling creation and thanks for looking....
Hugs and Happy Crafting...

Jackie xx

My Gorjuss Girl...

Had to make a card for an order and the girl who it is for is a cook, this is the 3rd year I have had to make a card for her and couldnt find the craft robo template that I wanted to use so couldnt resist using one of the Gorjuss Girls stamps....an in shades of blue because thats her fav colour...had a couple of problams with my pens and smudged them with my hand because I wasnt paying attention when putting the finnishing touches on but think I have covered it up well.lol....
So here's what I used...

Gorjuss girl rubber stamp, coloured with watercolour pencils and promarkers...
Nesties small scallop circle...
Blue label shape made with craft robo...
Sentiment made on computer, think its chocolate box font...
Flowers and stick on pearls all from stash....
Some faux stitching done with whispers pens and glimmer chalks to edge the nestie...

Did add some more pearls at the last minute to even it up a bit but never had time to retake pics...hope you like it and thanks for looking....hugs Jackie xx

Pollycraft Challenge Card

This weeks challenge over at Pollycraft Designs is to make a card using at least one of their downloads, I was spoilt for choice as to which one to make my card with, but opted for Leah from the 'Tyler and Leah cool' download...so heres what I used...

'Tyler and Leah cool' download coloured with promarkers and copics..
Background paper is from the Tobias and Tallulah Pastel Papers dowload, edged with Martha Stewart punch..
Small sticker flowers and sentiment are docrafts..
Flowers made with punch and the buttons are from stash, the lace and ribbon were bargain buys, about 5 foot for 50p each from a shop in Aberdeen, I just love a bargain dont you...

As usual I am at the last minute but hopefully not too late...
hope you like my card and thanks for looking....hugs and happy crafting...

Jackie xx

Happy Easter

Hope you all have a lovely easter break wherever in blogland you are....hugs and hoppy crafting

Jackie xx

Started Work, So Have Been a Busy Tired Little Bee....

Not been a very good blogger of late have I.lol...I got the call last Friday to start my new job as a Family Aide worker at the Social Work Department in Aberdeen...Started on Monday, boy was I thrown in at the deep end, its so busy (sadly)and I had to find me feet myself...looked cool calm and collected on the surface but I was like a duck - paddling like mad underneath.lol..Got through it with no hitches thank god,now I'm off until Tuesday, because Monday is a public holiday...did I time that right or what...lol...I only work 2.5 days a week so still leaves me time to craft, because dont think will be much getting done in the evening because Ive been sleeping before 8pm the both nights I worked all day...Aint done 9-5 since before Barry was born 23 years ago, so its a shock to the system I can tell ya...and I aint 23 no more.lol....Its a job I'm going to really enjoy but it has made me realise that I have naff all to moan about even though the boys drive me nuts at times, and I have had a little think about how lucky I am and how precious the people in my life are...think everyone should do that now and then dont you?
Will get some blog hopping done in the next couple of days to catch up on all your lovely creations....hope you are al well in blogland wherever you are....off to make some cards so might get them uploaded later...hugs and happy crafting....

Jackie xx

Clare Curd Signature Range Challenge

Have made this card for an order and followed the CCSR challenge sketch,

The backing papers are Papermania...
The image is a Clare Curd sig range...
paper pieced with Papermania papers...
The flowers and buttons are CC stamps too, stamped onto Papermania papers, just love these stamps so much and will be using them loads...
added glossy accents to the little doggie...her belt and shoes...
the gems and pearls are Papermania...
the ribbon is from Poppicrafts and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards...
for once I'm really pleased on how its turned out... thanks for looking....
hugs

Jackie xx