Humphrey….Christmas Humphrey!!

 

I was so very excited to receive the new Christmas Humphrey CD and all 12 stamps from my hubby for my birthday. I couldn’t wait to get crafting with it. Today I have had a play with the CD….stamps next weekend…I promise!

Here is my first card today…this is for the Winter Wonderland challenge this week which is ‘Across the Miles’ and for the Pollycraft challenge this week which is ‘Swirls and Pearls’. I have used one of the 3D toppers from the CD, some old Christmas papers and a few pearls and swirls to finish it off! There is also a little bit of glitter but the camera hasn’t picked it up…you will just have to take my word for it! ;-)

My next card is for the Bah Humbug challenge this week which is to include a ‘Reindeer/Rudolph’ on your project….I’m hoping a dressed up Humphrey will be ok! Love this image….it is sooo sweet. This is one of the ‘Card Companions’ that are on the CD….all I added was a little bit of card candi and some pink card!

 

My next make was a paper gift bag. I used one of the gorgeous 3D toppers once again and added a little bit of ribbon, card candi and some stickles to bring it to life a little. Think I might make a few more of these….definitely makes more of a gift I think! I’d like to enter this into the Sparkles Forum Christmas challenge this week which is to include ‘Santa’ on your project….hoping again that Humphrey dressed up is ok!

I have also made a couple of cards today bit can’t share those with you as of yet….will have to keep you in suspense!

Thanks for looking and will promise to try and get a bit of blog hopping done this week!

Hugs

Arline

xx

Piccies as promised!

Hi all

Please excuse my absence from blogland for a while…work is starting to become very busy again now…should be marking right now! My sister has also been here over the weekend, we went to see Legally Blonde at the theatre….was fab…pink and girly…everything I love! So it seems that time is slipping away with me! I have been doing a little bit of crafting so will share that with you in a mo…am splitting my posts up to day as otherwise my post would go on…and on…and on…lol!

I thought I’d share with you what I was very lucky to receive on my birthday! I was spoilt rotten by family and friends! Here are the handmade cards I received…so gorgeous each and every one.

Here are some fabby crafting goodies that I received….can’t wait to have a good old play!

Here are some great baking goodies that I was bought….some fab books to get my nose into too!

Finally, here are some other bits and bobs I was given….a lovely clock, owl themed goodies and a few good girly reads!

I also had some birthday money and so I had a bit of a splurge with my sister over the weekend but I also ordered a ‘Smash’ book and accessories! Really excited to get started with it…my book should be here this week but all of the accessories have arrived! If you haven’t heard of these then YouTube them! I know you could make your own but I love that they are all done ready to scrapbook in!  

So I was a very very spoilt girl on my birthday, and apart from having to go work, I had a lovely day! Lol!

That is it for now….will share my crafting projects in my next post!

Thanks for looking.

Hugs

Arline

xx 

Woohoo....it's my birthday!

Hi All

Just a quickie! It is my birthday today....how exciting, 28 years young! I have had some wonderful cards and gifts....promise I will post some piccies when I get chance! Have been at work all day, kids have been monsters (didn't even give me chance to bribe them with sweets!!) and then a 2 hour meeting when school had finished! Phew....am just now relaxing at home with my hubby absolutely shattered! Promise I will get back blogging, crafting and posting very soon!! I am still here....have still been wrestling with this cold but think it may be on the way out which is very good news :)

Thanks to all of you who have sent me birthday wishes on facebook...really kind of you, I was a bit overwhelmed!

Hugs
Arline
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To craft or not to craft....

Hi All

Just a quick post today! Started back at work this week...had an OK week meeting all of my new classes etc. but now am feeling lousy! Was losing my voice over the last couple of days (thought it was down to being back and not used to using it so much!) but have got a horrible cold! Had to go bed last night to watch Big Brother as I was all achy and horrible! Can cope with a sniffly nose and sore throat but head is all over the place today :( So still sitting here in my PJs! Wondering whether to attempt some crafting and do work tomorrow or vice versa...or I may end up just sitting mooching! Lol! So apologies if I am not 'hopping' much, will try to put something worth looking at on my blog over the weekend! At least it isn't next weekend....tis 9 days till my birthday! Something to look forward to when I feel bit better anyway!

Sorry for a post having a winge but wanted to let you know I hadn't got lost in the blogging world! Lol!

Hugs to you all
Arline
xx

New Humphrey's Corner Christmas Collection!

Crafter's Companion are launching the Humphrey's Corner Christmas Collection on Tuesday 13th September...can't wait! Over on their news blog they are giving you the chance to win the new CD and the new Christmas Humphrey stamps...you must go and check it out...just click on the picture above! Also, look out for some fab sneaky peeks from the Design Team...they are so gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win CC!

Hugs

Arline

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Last day of the holidays…

 

Well, it is the last day of the holidays today! I shouldn’t really complain after having 6 weeks off ;) I thought I would have a day crafting and chilling before the madness begins again tomorrow!

On Thursday I bought the ‘Papercraft Essentials’ magazine and I couldn’t wait to have a go at crafting with the free Humphrey stamp! So here are my attempts…hope I have done him justice! He is such a sweetie!

My first card today is a twisted easel card, I’ve never had a go at these before and thought it was ok for my first attempt! I have used some Papermania papers, a Cuddly Buddly sentiment, a small doily and a little bit of card candi just to finish it off! I have coloured Humphrey in with my Speccies and ProMarkers. I’d like to enter this card into the Crafter’s Companion challenge this month which is ‘Christmas Wishes’ and the Christmas Stamping All Year Long challenge which is ‘Fancy Schmancy-try a different fold’.

My next card, again using little Humphrey, is a Christmas card ‘For a Special Friend’ and this is for the Winter Wonderland challenge this month. I would also like to enter this into the Sketch Saturday challenge this week…I really loved playing with this sketch…I have wanted to have a go at bunting on my cards for a while so this gave me the push I needed! I have coloured Humphrey in with my Speccies and ProMarkers again and have used ‘Autumnal Colours’ which is the challenge over at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week. On all of my cards today I have also stamped Humphrey with brown ink…this is the first time I have had a go at doing this and it does give him a softer edge which I really like…it doesn’t show up very well on the photo but I promise you it does! Lol!

My final project this week is a decorated notebook, using Humphrey yet again! I am going to use this little notebook to plan my Christmas cards and projects I think…Humphrey is so cute! I coloured him in again with my Speccies and ProMarkers, used some gems and stickles to glitz up the background paper I have used and used a little bit of ribbon and card candi to finish this project off. (Sorry for the amount of pictures for this one!) I would like to enter this into the Allsorts challenge this week which is to use ‘Blue and Green’ and the Totally Papercrafts challenge which is to make ‘Anything but a Card’.

That is it for me for now. I am going to continue to try and join in with challenges even though I am back to school tomorrow! Want to try and make sure my work/life balance is right this year…think I burnt myself out last year! So hopefully my blog will still be updated regularly! Thanks to all of you who are kind enough to comment on my creations, I really do appreciate it.

Don’t forget to join in with the Christmas Crafting challenge this month which is ‘Christmas Sparkle’ and we are also holding a Christmas ATC swap if you are interested…all of the details are here. Would be great to see you all joining in!

Thanks for looking!

Hugs

Arline

xx

Christmas Crafting Challenge #3-Christmas Sparkle!

Hi All

How are you this morning? Hope you are well! I am off out to get my new 'school uniform' today! Groan....hate shopping for work clothes! I would imagine some naughty shoes, bags, jewellery etc. might fall into my bags....!

Anyway, onto this months challenge over at Christmas Crafting. This month the challenge is 'Christmas Sparkle!' So get your glitters, gems, bling etc. out and start getting sparkly! This month we are sponsored by the fabulous Sassy Studio Designs and the prize is four of their fabulous digital stamps! Definitely worth joining in!

Here are my two DT cards...we were very kindly given these two images to play with from SSD and they are great! Hope you like them....I have kept them quite simple, using some Papermania pink and aqua paper. The first one is using an image called 'First Snow' and is great for a teenage girl I think.

My sparkle is stickles for snow and some little gems on each corner of the image!

My next card is using this fabulous sexy Santa image....definitely one for the man in your life! I have coloured her in using ProMarkers Crimosn, Cardinal Red, Pastel Yellow, Blush, Tan and Sandstone. I would like to also enter her into the I Love ProMarkers challenge this week which is anything goes!

My sparkle on this card is the stickles on her suit and some more adhesive gems!

That is it for me today! We have had a blog makeover so please go and take a look and hope you can join in this month. We also have an Christmas ATC Swap going on....details are here if you would like to join in!

Thanks for looking and hope you have a good day!

Hugs

Arline

xx