More Mayhem!

The Partridge has found a straw and is using it as a pea shooter with the grape pips.

The Doves keep chucking tufts of insulation down the loft hatch.

The dictionary has been confiscated. (Such words are not allowed!)

Can't get on my Pc cos the calling birds are skyping  24/7.

The Geese are demanding a larger pond.

The Swans are getting very territorial.

The cows are all crammed into the garden shed.

And the Dancing school has just rung to ask availability for 9 rooms!!

The Whimps has booked himself into the cattery for the duration.

Forget the Egg Nog

I'm just cracking the eggs straight into a glass and downing the lot.

Oh happy times.

 



7 Swans Swimming

Day 7 of my 12 days  of Christmas challenge to myself. I looked at loads of Swan images but I particularly like this one that I have chosen to use. It comes pre coloured and the set comes with several images and two digi papers in the price so I felt it to be a good bargain.
The card is not how it started out.! It sort of evolved along the way so with no more delay I give you:

On  the Seventh Day of Christmas  my True love gave to me Seven Swans a Swimming.

Image is by www.countrylifegraphics.com and can be found here.

I printed the swan and the backing paper off in 2 different sizes.

Trellis die cut is by Tonic and part of the Indulgence Soiree set of dies.

Red and green card stock from stash along with red gems.

Flowers came in a swap from USA a while back.

Sentiments printed off in word.

Scallop circle dies by Sizzix 657552.

7 is part of the Britannic  die number set.

With a little sprinkling of Glamour Dust to finish.

 

Entering into the following challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles #202: Christmas colours.

Artistic Inspirations #72: Anything goes.

Creative  Inspirations #244: Traditional Christmas colours.

Brown sugar #72: Christmas.

Cut it Up challenge #34: Christmas.

Wags 'n Whiskers #119: Christmas.

C is for Challenge #12: Traditional Christmas colours 9white,red, green).

Glitter 'n' Sparkle #63: Red and green.

My time to Craft #227: Christmas birds.

Dream Valley #72: Christmas.



6 Geese a-laying.

Day 6 of my 12 days of Christmas challenge. I fell in  love with these geese as soon as I set eyes on them. You get just two with the digi but it is easy enough to multiply up when you set your printer to print  so I give you:

On the Sixth day of Christmas My True love gave to me  6 Geese a-Laying.

Image by Justinklined.

Coloured using Promarkers, silver gel pen  and pearlescent chalks.

Wording using Britannia alphabet die

Green backing paper  distressed round the edges and matted onto silver card stock.

Silver ribbon and pearls from stash.



Entering into the following challenges.:
Delightful Challenge: Red & Green.
Happy Campers #25: Christmas.
Ruby's Rainbow #69: It's Christmas.
Scrappers Delights #13: Christmas time.
Divas By Design: Anything goes.
Paper Take Weekly #124: Christmas creatures.
Melon Headz: Christmas challenge.
Created With Love #70: Anything goes.
4 Krafty Girls challenge  #8: Anything goes.
Sister Act #37: Anything goes.

Just realised I have stuck the  i on upside down. Oops!

Those Darn Birds

The Partridge has decided he likes Grapes with pips in.

The Doves have moved up into the loft.

The French Hens have been given a dictionary to learn some English!

The calling birds have found my Skype!!

The geese have taken over the large pond.

The Swans are making a nest with my best jumper.
The Whimps has applied for Asslyum

and

 a Trailer load of cows have just arrived!!

I need a drink!!!

 



4 Calling Birds and 5 Rings.

Time is marching on so I'm showing the next two cards in my challenge on the one post.
Boy did I have fun not  with these calling birds. This isn't the first card that I made with them. I scrapped the first one and I do mean scrapped completely as it was a horrible sight to behold.  Purple, blue, pink,red and green. See I told you!. Anyway I'm pleased with this one.
So here we have

4 (Colley) Calling Birds.

Image is by Digi Stamp Boutique. I love how cute they look singing away.

After the first disaster

 I decided to leave the images black on white card which works much better.

Paper is by Kaiser craft ( mag freebie) and has lines of music notes on it 

Backing paper is matted onto brown card stock.

2 dies used: Sizzix scallop circles 657552 and  Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles.

Pearls from my stash and sentiment generated in word. 

 

Entering into the following challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door: Anything goes.

Crafty Catz #210: Use 2 or more dies.

Card Makin Mamas #77: Merry Christmas.

A Gem Of A Challenge #109: Anything goes.

Challenges 4 Everybody #35: Anything goes..

Scribble and Scrap #7: Anything goes.

Craft - Mojo: Christmas

Bunny Zoe's Crafts #43: Wings.

Crafty Hazelnuts Extra: Anything Christmassy.

 

 



Next up is:

5 Gold Rings.
I first made this shaped card  about a month ago for a Christmas card that is now in Oz. I got quite a few comments on it so decided to make it again here using different colours.
I saw the card being made on Create and Craft and this is my version. Tweaked a bit more now.

Gold shimmer 300gsm card stock used to make card bases .

White glitter paper from a pad £1 at Ally Pally this yr.

Silver Decorative tape. 3 in pkt from Poundland.

Spellbinders Romantic Rectangle die and sentiment generated in word.

Pearls from stash.

 

Now I bet your wondering where the rings are? Well flip the front over and  Ta Da!

 

Image is by  McMahon Five Design.

As soon as I saw this I knew I had to use it as it reminds me of a little girl I use to know!!

Coloured with Promarkers, pearlescent chalks. and a gold gel pen.

Sentiment is a KanBan topper.

 

Turned slightly to show the different layers and the front flipped over.

Entering into the following challenges:

Paper Make Up Stamps #118: Sparkle.

Frosted Designs: Silver and gold.

A Creative Romance #14: Sparkle at Christmas.

Joanna Sheen Challenges: Make it sparkle.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop  #102: Use snippets( gold paper on reverse of front .Honest Miss).

One Stitch at a time #193: Seeing Red.

Heck Of A Challenge: Colourful Christmas.

Crafting Musketeers #8: Layer it up.

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





 







Egg Nog?????

I haven't got time to make Egg  Nog!!

It's total chaos here.

The Partridge has just informed me he doesn't like pears.

The Doves kept me awake last night with all their cooing.

The French Hens keep babbling away in a foreign tongue.

The Colly birds won't stop calling.

I have just had to go and round up the geese again.

(Anybody got a sheep dog I could borrow?)

As for  the The Swans

They keep eyeing up my nicely redecorated lounge wall!!

And The Whimps is having a nervous breakdown behind the washing machine.

Whose brilliant idea was this anyway.

 

 

3 French Hens!

Day 3 of my little self imposed challenge  for the 12 days of Christmas.
This one surprisingly posed a bit of a problem because though I readily found loads of farm yard type chicken images and roosters they all looked well sort of English to me!
After searching high and low I at last found an image and my problem was solved. Image is actually a Quail but they look kind of French aristocrat ! Hey this is my challenge and  my rules so I give you

Three French Hens!

Image Tiffany Doodles.

Background coloured using pearlescent chalk

Image coloured using a silver gel pen.

Words and number created  from Biritania Dies

 Silver/navy blue backing papers  plus pearls from stash.

Sentiment generated in word and mounted on 3d pads for height.

 

Entering into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations #243: Contemporary Christmas Colours.

4 Krafty Girlz challenges #7: Anything goes.

Sister Act #36: It's beginning to look like Christmas.

Jelly Park Friends: Christmas challenge.

Wags and Whiskers #118: Things with Wings.

Glitter 'n' Sparkle #62: Show us some blue.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Use up your snippets (silver and navy papers were off cuts)

Seemacrafts : # Christmas.

The Cupboard Trilogy #18: Christmas.

Kaboodle Doodles  #201: Non traditional Christmas colours.