Your Challenge Cards

Good Sunday Morning Ladies,

I hope that you are all well and enjoying the weekend, did you all feel that temperature drop? We have been leaving a window in our Front Porch open for the cats to go in and out over night but I think that that will now stop now that the temperature has dropped, I woke in the early hours absolutely shivering wondering why on earth I was so cold, I needed to go to the toilet and as I got myself up I felt something on the end of the bed on my side, I gave it a poke only for Paul to say, yes thats my foot, it took a minute to register and my next question was why, as he is usually way over his side of the bed, it was then that I noticed Milo totally spread eagled down beside Paul, I asked Paul if he was cold or was it just me and he said that he felt it too and that he had opened the window in the porch for the cats, who were both snuggled up warm inside, so I made my way as fast as I possibly could and closed that window and made sure the kitchen door was open so that the warmth that the Aga creates could circulate, I did all I had to do and crawled back into bed, luckily Paul is like a hot water bottle so I soon warmed up.  

Actually as I am writing this we have a lovely fire roaring away in the lounge, I'm pretty sure that just the sight and sound of it makes you feel warmer, with the lounge door closed the room really does warm up fast. I think we will having many more of these as we go through the winter, I haven't seen anything that indicates how harsh a winter we will be having, there are lots of berries on the trees etc, which I'm sure is a bit of an 'Old Wives Tale' they do say that it's the sign of a 'Hard Winter' though, we will have to see.  I think I can predict that we won't be having a drought next year though, no 'Old Wives Tale' needed, there is still so much standing flood water in the fields, just the slightest shower and the levels seem to rise.

Let's get on with the show.........

Janet

Oh My Goodness Janet, these cards that you have made for our Challenge this week are some of your most amazing cards, I absolutely love all of them, how special would you feel receiving any of these cards?  You really have thought hard and come up with some incredible ideas, the first and last cards would be framed and come out every year as Christmas Home Décor for me.
I will leave Janet's Description Below:

''My first offering this week is made using PHIL MARTIN'S STATELY COLLECTION, DOUBLE DEBOSSED ESSENTIAL OVALS.The lace and resin flowers are from my stash and the sentiment is a Crafter's Companion die.



My second offering is made using STAMPERIA 12X12 PAPERS 'PROVENCE' and the HESSIAN/flowers and pearl bow are all from my stash.



My third offering is made using a TONIC DIE 'DELICATE LATTICE PERFECT POCKETS'.The backing paper is CLARITY INDIAN SUMME. The glitter card/LACE FLOWERS/and trimmings are from my stash.The sentiment is a CRAFTER'S COMPANION die.



My last offering this week is made using A CRAFTER'S COMPANION DIE 'SCENIC VILLAGE. The LACE around the card is from my lace box."

Thank you so very much Janet for four stunning cards XXX

Maria

Marie has created two absolutely Stunning Christmas cards for this weeks Challenge.

The first card is a 'Traditional' Christmas scene card featuring a 'Shaker' element in the Snow Globe, I love this card Maria I love the foiling (could you have used Silver Mirror card instead of fiddling with the foil) ?  It may have been fiddly but it really works, so does the ribbon placed diagonally across your card, I will be borrowing that idea, thank you! hahaha.

Maria's second card is another Crystal Art piece, it is stunning Maria, It looks really 3D and that Poinsettia's look really vibrant and realistic.

Thank you so much for taking part and creating two stunning cards Maria XXX

Karen

Karen, WOW what an Brilliant idea to used Corrugated card to create the trees for your Challenge card this week, they really look like Silver Birch trees, how on earth did you come up with that idea?

Karen's Description:

''Here’s a cc using Sizzix dies and my something different is the trees are corrugated paper brayered with white gesso''

Thank you so much Karen for creating such a lovely Challenge card and inspiring us all with your Genius idea XXX

Michele

Three fantastic cards from Michele for this weeks Challenge, all completely different too.

Michele's Description:

"3 (old cards) for this weeks challenge. Ribbon as a background, hessian on card number 2 and acetate with a large sentiment stamp on card number 3. Sorry they’re not made specially for this weeks challenge but I’ve run out of time!"

Thank you so much Michele, we all have weeks where time runs away with us OR we just have no mojo, I don't remember seeing these cards the first time around, so had you not said anything I would be none the wiser! XXX

 Pat

Pat's card is another of her amazing Groovi cards, I love this Christmas card Par, those Robins are gorgeous and the baubles look amazing in the blue with the highlight of yellow.
 Your Groovi work just gets better with every card you make, I love all of the intricate detail you have added or highlighted.
Thank you so much for another inspirational Groovi card XXX


Ladies your cards for this Challenge have absolutely blown me away, you have all really put thought into coming up with alternative fronts for your cards, so many stunning cards, thank you so much my lovelies XXX

Lynda continues to improve, I am in touch with her daily, I think she is getting fed up now and just wants to be home, we love you Lynda and are sending you huge healing hugs XXX

Lilian, sending hugs your way too, I hope you are well my lovely XXX

I hope that you all have a lovely Sunday my lovelies,

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra
xxxxxx