WMSC80- Happy Anniversary

I just managed to take a photo before the Sun went down, today, We have had hazy sunshine today, and if you didn't know it was freezing cold out there you could almost imagine it was Summer(we wish eh!)

I have a couple of Anniversaries coming up soon, I used the sketch from Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge no 80. I used the Stamp set Say it in Style from Waltzingmouse. I'm loving these papers from My Mind's Eye, lost and found 2 collection. this one is Blush.

I Love Waltzingmouse

Well how quick did that go! All that waiting and prepping and it's went so quickly. I hope everyone  had a lovely Christmas, we did, Brian and I  went to our Daughter's house for Christmas and stayed until Boxing Day. Grace was so excited and enjoyed every minute of it.
So I was a little late checking Claire's blog 

I love Waltzingmouse stamps, I have been using Claire's stamps for a quite a while now, and I love them. They are so well designed and such super quality. If you haven't visited them yet hop on over. Claire Brennan such a lovely and talented designer.

I have just won the spot prize on the Tag Challenge, which I am so pleased about. In fact I'm well chuffed.
You can see my tag on the previous post.

Gingerbread cookies

I made some gingerbread snowflake cookies at the weekend and took some over for Grace to decorate and put on her tree. Of course as Waltzingmouse have a tag challenge which I just realised ends on the 20th, I thought I would decorate the bag with a tag. I used the gingergirl stamp from the Oven Fresh. Set

Be Good

Every Christmas we buy Grace a new ornament for her tree, it has become a little tradition which we love, I love choosing a new tree ornament every year for her. I'm so early this year but when I saw this little robin I just couldn't resist it. I found this site called Designs on Pine via  Pinterest. I decorated a box with this fab stamp from a Waltzingmouse set called.Around Christmas time, which is great for tags and things too.

Waltzingmouse Christmas

I made a couple of more Christmas cards using my new stamps from Waltzingmouse, 2011 Holiday Ornaments and Seasonal Remedies.

Waltzingmouse challenge 70

Waltzingmouse does some fab stamps and I just got the latest set just yesterday and couldn't wait to have a play, I used the sketch from the challenge blog for this card.

Dad's 70th.-Sweet Sunday 112

 I made this card for a neighbour whose Dad is turning 70 soon, it is always difficult making a male card let alone a commissioned card, but my neighbour was really pleased with it so that was ok. I used Dessert Blooms papers. and the image is Lazy afternoon and the sentiment are both by LOTV and the banners are Waltzingmouse stamped with TH distress ink. I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday sketch challenge

Waltzingmouse challenge 41

The challenge at Waltzingmouse Makes this week is to make some little bitty cards, and I must admit I made these a while a go, hence the christmas theme, some are Waltzingmouse stamps and some are Stampin Up.
Hope the pictures show up as Mr bloggy has been messing around the last few days. and I have had to reload some.

Hip Hip Hooray-WMSC39

My new stamps came just in time for the Waltzingmouse challenge and I'm loving these stamps, Bitty Banners,
banners seem every where at the moment, and I think this card card would be suitable for a male.
One of the best thing about Claire's stamps at Waltzingmouse is that they are only in Ireland so I didn't have to wait weeks for them to be delivered.   So hop over to Waltzingmouse and have a look around and don't forget the gallery for tons of Inspiration.

Card Patterns 107

Another of those dreaded male Birthdays is looming soon so thought I would use the Card Patterns sketch amd the Waltzingmouse stamp and some tim Holtz distress powders to make a star. The sentiment stamp is from LOTV. Papers are Desert Blooms by Trimcraft.

Waltzingmouse sketch challenge 35

One of those dreaded male cards, but this one was easy for a change, these papers which I bought from WHS, made it easy. It is called Desert Blooms. and there are flowers, strips and plain double sided and also glittered sheets. I the stamp is from walzingmouse. I used the sketch from Walttzingmouse challenge blog This is one sketch I will use again.

The excitment here is mounting, only 3 more sleeps to the Big event and only 2 more before Kath comes, which is also exciting I can't wait to meet up again and catch up with lots of crafty and girly chat.

Happy Birthday Sister-VLVJAN2011 week 3

I don't think that my sister reads my blog but Mandi if you are reading this look away now.

The postie delivered my new stamps from Verve yesterday, and no custom duty this time LOL. I couldn't wait to play and used the sketch from Viva La Verve there is a new sketch every week and it is posted on splitcoaststamper HERE

This flower is from the set Great Friend and the sentiment from Beautiful You the happy birthday stamp is from waltzingmouse and I used papers from MME. I am trying to use up papers from packs I already have or have had for a while, forgot how pretty this paper is.