Paper Smooches Sparks Designer Drafts Week

Good Morning,
I hope you had a lovely Christmas and have recovered from the mad rush beforehand!!
If you're feeling in need some crafting therapy in the midst of the festive season, we have a new sketch for you this week at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge...

I decided to change up the bow for a vase of flowers using the Crystal Clear 3 dies, Pocket Dies and Flower dies..

The dotted line die makes a great accent to ground the vase and the sentiment is from Salutations.

We hope you can join us this week and don't forget to visit my teamies for more fab inspiration for this weeks sketch...

Alice

Erin

Jenny

Lisa

Savannah

All the usual challenge details can be found over at the Sparks blog :0)

Well that's all from me until 2015 so I want to wish you a Healthy and Happy New Year... see you next year !!
Jenny x

Christmas Project Wrap up!!

Well it's that time of year when we're all running around like crazy people, preparing for the big Ho Ho Ho!!! and I've been neglecting my blog more than usual lately for that very reason.

I thought I'd pop by today though to share the gifts I've made for James's classmates and staff this year.... it's his last year at school so probably the last time I'll do this :(
I shared the chocolate Brussel Sprouts gift bags a couple of weeks ago for the staff but I have also decorated candles for them this year using Lawn Fawn Stamps....

 I really enjoyed decorating candles last Christmas and luckily the staff are all different this year so I could make more... not to mention I bought a fair few candles from Ikea because they are such a nice size to decorate *wink*....I have a photo tutorial over on the Make the Day Special Stamp Store blog if you'd like to know how to do them.

James's class is smaller in size with only four others besides him this year so I made them a Chocolate Rice Krispie Pudding each .... plus an extra for quality control purposes *wink*

...... and with help from the Stampin Up Gift Box Punch Board I made some packaging for them...

The circular collar in the base was an attempt to keep them from rolling around the box..... I can only hope they got into school looking the same as they left home!!!

Well that's about it from me before Christmas, James finishes for the holiday break tomorrow and then Hannah arrives home on Saturday.... looking forward to being altogether again for Christmas :0)

I've not been the best blogger in recent years but whether you're a regular visitor or have just happened to stumble here for the first time, I want to wish you all A Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year :0)

Jenny x

Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes

Hello there :0)

It's the first challenge of the month at Paper Smooches Sparks and we're kicking off as always with an Anything Goes challenge..... I'm still on Christmas cards although I have to say I'll be glad to put my Christmas stamps away soon :0)

Okay, so this card doesn't actually use many Christmas Stamps and I've had this idea before... pairing up that goofy Monster and the term 'handsome' that is!!! Now it's even easier because I don't have to spell it out... it's part of the Headliners Stamp set :0)

I couldn't resist using the Mistletoe and the Santa Hat..... why it could be a scene from any office party... Hehehe :0)
I don't usually give hubby a Christmas card but this year may be an exception... although he's not actually green with brown horns... honestly :0)

Here are the links to my fellow teamies, please stop by and see their fab projects as well :0)

Alice

Erin

Jenny

Lisa

Savannah

Hop over to the blog for all the challenge details and we look forward to you playing along too.

Jenny x

Celebrating Getting Old!!

Well how considerate are the ladies at CASology!!!
The cue word this week is OLD and it just coincides with my MIL's birthday this week..hehehe. Luckily she wont see this blog post but then again I'm sending her this card so I hope she see's the funny side....

Joking aside, I take my hat off to her because even at eighty something she jets off to the other-side of the world for three months every winter to visit family!! Not a lot keeps her stationary for long!!

Such a large number of candles is cause for a Celebration so I'm entering this in to Less is More this week... they are celebrating with their 200th challenge, now that would be a huge cake  :0)
Chrissie and her team do a stella job each week and even though I don't get round to joining in most of the time, I still check in with them each Saturday :0)
Congratulations Chrissie and here's to many more!!

                                                   

Jenny x
Stamps : Art Impressions - Girlfiends Giant Cake set.
Dies : Avery Elle - Finished Frames

Don't Forget the Sprouts!!

Pinch and a punch and all that...first day of December!!! Yep panic starting to set in but at least I have some ideas for teacher gifts this Christmas starting with these chocolate Brussel Sprouts I found in Marks & Spencers this year.....

 This is my DT project over at Make the Day Special Stamp Store today so all the product links can be found over there.
I was super excited when I found these foil wrapped chocolate balls, they are already very authentic looking in their green net bag so I just decided to give them a red Goody bag to sit in and a new tag..

The sprouts are a snug fit in the bag so they dome nicely through the aperture in the plate. I wanted to leave them in the netting and just added a new tag in place of the shop one :0)

M&S also have a bag of chocolate balls made to look like clementines in this style which have a hint of orange flavour in the chocolate!!!....... Well..... I'm pleased to report that, according to the label, these Sprouts are just chocolate!! Phew...not sure the world is ready for Sprout flavoured chocolate !!!!

Righty-ho.... two more to make and then onto the next project :0)

Thanks for stopping by :0)
Jenny x