Rudolph ..... Reindeer Advent Bags

I Have a 12 year old Daughter & a 9 year old son (who is autistic)

 He also dislikes chocolate & most sweets!

This makes it quite difficult come December with advents...

3 years ago I started a new family tradition of an activity advent,

I give the children a daily activity inside an envelope on a pegged advent.

this year I am adding a twist I have made 24 Reindeer paper bags

which I will place the activity in .....

Here is the fun we are going to have in December:

Day 1 - Send a letter to Santa - contents: Pen, writing paper, Envelope & stamp.

Day 2 - Reindeer & snowmen bells - contents Bell kits.

Day 3 - Colour in the character - contents Chritmas character & felt pens.

Day 4 - Mosaic Pictures - contents Christmas mosiac picture kits.

Day 5 - Foam Sleighs - Contents Kit & tube of glue.

Day 7 - Stitch a Robin - contents Robin sewing kit.

Day 8 - Pudding Hangers - Contents wooden flat ornament, marker pen, glitterglue,

 holly sequins, brown & white paint.

Day 9 - Yarn Snowmen - contents water balloons, white yarn, Pva glue, accessories.

Day 10 - Bat & Ball - Contents Christmas colour in Bat & ball, felt pens.  

Day 11 - Sun catchers - Contents Wreath sun catcher kits.

Day 12 - Christmas winders - contents build wind up character kit.

Day 13 - Wooden hangers - contents 8 Christmas Shapes, Paints, Glitter glue & embellishments.

Day 14 - Candy Reindeer - contents Candy Canes, Brown paper, google eyes & red pompoms.

Day 15 - Snowman soups - contents bags, poems, Hot chocolate, Canes, mallows & toppers.

Day 16 - Alphabet Hangers -  Contents 4" Initial, paint, glitter glue & gems.

Day 17 - Unicorn Picture - Contents Unicorn Christmas mini picture kits.

Day 18 - Snow globes - Contents design your own snow globe kit.

Day 19 - Plaster Ornament - Contents Plaster Shapes, Paints, Glitter glue & embellishments.

Day 20 - Family Cards - Contents Card Blanks, paper pack, toppers & embellishments.

Day 21 - Visit Santa & Shopping - Contents Envelope with destination & £10 each.

Day 22 - Christmas Cookies - Contents Cookie Kit, cutters & sweet decorations.

Day 23 - 3D Words - Contents 3d word, decopatch paper & Embellishments.

Day 24 - Door Hanger - Contents Chip board door plaque, paint & embellishments.

Snow Princess

I have made a promise to myself to get my scrapbooking up to date ....

Here is a page of my daughter when she was 2 & we had upto 2 foot of snow (rare in the south of England) I put her in the garden & she replied help Im stuck as I took a photo! 

She loved the snow - even after face planting!

Challenges: End 30/11/18

ARTastic - Ink & Paint.

Scrap the girls - Fairy Tales.

I chose the sketch from Lets get Sketchy.

&

my colour theme from white with 1.

Hi There ......

Hi There my lovely blogging friends

What have I been up to for 21 months? TBH not alot!

I did pick up a needle, aida & threads! So cross stitched a little.

I have had alot of stressful family commitments so crafting really got put on a shelf.

It seems an eternity since I picked up a piece of pattern paper or some glue,

I Decided to have a KraftKart Blitz last week which took over 4 days to do!

I was radical, do I need this? do I want this? will I use this?

then it was placed in the correct pile: Keep, Bin or to decide later!

I have Filled my paper recycle bin & still have 2 crisp boxes full of paper recycle to go!

My cupbards are very organised, uncluttered & ready to go...

However I have a bag for life of cake decorating tools, bag of plastic 3d pen refills,

 1 crisp box full of stamps, 1 crisp box full of embellishments & papers, 

many other crafting accessories, dies, & a pile of embossing folders,

not forgetting a big shot, a tag-along, hot foil pen .....

now I have this massive pile of "to decide later" & no idea what to do with!

I think its a case of being over whelmed by the pile!

Any way Hopefully this is the end of my no mojo era & I will try to keep my blog

updated & get my scrapbooking up to date & who knows I may even start 

mking some cards again!

Take care everyone Kozmik xxx

Snowflakes

I purchased a new snowflake die ...

I thought I would have a play.

Ingredients:
6x6 white square card blanks
A4 White Card Sheets
Snowflake Frame Die.
Holly Dies
3mm SA Red Gems
Versafine Black ink
Red Promarker.
free cover Stamp from stash.

Challenges:
Addicted to stamps - Holiday
Merry monday christmas - CAS
I love promarkers - CAS
Fashionable stamping - Winter
Kreativeinkauf - Snowflakes.
Christmas card challenges - Snowflakes.
Jingle belles rock - Snowflakes.
Happy little stampers - Christmas + Holly
A snowflakes promise - A/G
Crafty hazelnuts christmas - A/G

For Matt

This is the card I have made for my hubby Matt.

February is a busy Month in my Household

 I tried to capture the shimmer on the card!

Ingredients:

6x6 White square card blanks

A4 Grey Shimmer card sheets
XCut Cogs dies set
Craft Collection Sentiment stamp
Fishtail flag die set
Pattern Papers from Hobbycraft
Nail head stickers from stash
Robot Digi stamp
Copic ciao markers from sir stampalot

I Used Sketch Saturday for this card..

Challenges:
Creative knockouts - Birthday
Seize the birthday - A/G Birthday
Crafty catz - Male
Craft for the craic - something of 2 (pattern papers)
Little tangles - Die Cutting.
Stamped blessings - Someone special (my husband)
Open minded crafting fun - Stitches (around image base)
Copic marker spain - A/G Copic Markers
Friendship challenge - Party.

Anything goes:
Cardz tv.
Crafting with an attitude.
Cards galore.
A perfect time to craft.
Crafting with friends.
Artistic inspirations.
Crafting from the heart.

Matty Anniversary

wow I cant believe another year has passed.

I have been married 11years on V day!!

here is the card I have made for Matt!

Ingredients:

6x6 white square card Blanks

A4 Red card Sheets

Sizzix scribbles Heart die

XCut Scallop Heart Die

Red on white heart paper

Versafine Black ink

from stash

red gems 

clear stamps

I used the Sweet sketch below (rotated)

Challenges:
Star stampz - Red
Patties - Red
Glitter n sparkle - Red & White
The paper players - Valentine
Cute card - Valentine
Come & get it - Valentine
QKR - Valentine
Paper creators - Love
Crafty calendar - Love
Use your stuff - Love
Incy wincy - Love
Card concept - Love/Romance
Simon says - Hearts
Pile it on - Hearts
Stamping with dragon - Hearts
4 crafty chicks - Anniversary
Crazy 4 - Animals
Allsorts - Paper piecing
Lil patch of crafty friends - A/G
Jo's - A/G
Art by miran. - A/G

For James G

My Friend asked me to make a card for GF

It had to have a Blue & Red scarf ...

Ingredients:
6x6 white square card blanks
Red A4 Card sheets
Lili of the valley Clear stamp
spellbinders Lacey circles dies
creative expressions 3d bow dies
 From stash
Pattern Paper
Gems
Promarkers

Challenges:
Inky chicks - CAS
Simon says stamp - Pets corner
Cards & More - Pets & furry friends
Stampavie & More - Animals
Use your stuff - Animals
Passion 4 Promarkers - All Creatures.
Addicted to stamps - make your mark (Promarkers)
Craft Rocket - Love Thing
Creative knockouts - Birthday
Stamps fun - favourite stamp (lotv sentiments)
kortudfordring - Dies or Punch
Scrapy land - used Spellbinders
Crazy challenge - Romantic
die cut divas - Red & Pink
Craft liners - Red & Pink

Anything goes:
7 kids.
Lemon shortbread.
Artistic inspirations.
Abit more time to craft.
Petal lu

For Emi

My friend met her partner through Tinder.

She asked for a card for her BF with this in mind.

Ingredients:

6x6 white square card blanks

A4 Red card sheets

Hearts red on white paper sheet 

From stash

Stripe paper

small heart dies

home printed sentiment.

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch above.

Pile it on - Quoteable

Dies r us - Hearts

Clean and simple - Hearts

Creatalicious - Hearts

Bastel-traum - Love

Crafty cardmakers - Love

Dream valley - Love

Tuesday throwdown - Love notes

Simon says stamp - Love

Die cut divas - Pink or Red

Come & Get it - 3+ Layers

Crafty hazelnuts - patterned paper.

Anything goes:

Pennys challenges

Inspiration destination.

Crafty creations.

For Ruya

This is the card I made for my son's school friend.

Ingredients:

6x6 white card blanks
Lili of the valley image
A4 card sheets indego
Papermania capsule blue papers
scalloped oval dies
Oval matting dies

From stash
Blue ribbon bow
silver blue pears

This is the sketch I chose for inspiration.

Challenges:
Fab n funky - Ribbon & or Pearls.
Crafty Sentiments - Ribbon.
Craft Rocket - Bow.
Creative moments - Femanine
Daring cardmakers - I want more (outside fun)
Little miss muffet - A/G
Brown sugar - A/G
Creative fingers - A/G
Jo's scrapshack - A/G
QKR - A/G
Simply papercrafts - A/G
Crafting from the heart - A/G
Crafty girls creations - A/G
DL.Art - A/G

Petal lu - A/G

For Daniella

This is the card made for my Daughters school friend

Ingredients:

6x6 White card blanks.

A4 Red card sheet.

Lili of the valley image.

Martha stewart doily lace punch.

Wild orchid crafts - large Flower.

Joy Crafts flourish dies.

from stash:

A5 Rose paper

red stripe washi tape

Challenges:

Just us girls - Photo inspiration (above)

Pink gem - Hearts or Flowers.

Crafty catz - Ladies.

Crafty sentiments - Dies.

Star stampz - Birthday.

Cute card - Something Fun.

Moving along with the times - Swirls/curls.

Sweet sketch wednesday - Sketch. (below)

Anything Goes:

T.T.C.R.D 

Tuesday throwdown 

Addicted to stamps 

Crafty creations 

Inspiration destination 

Simon says stamp 

For Lucas

This is the card I made for my daughters friend from school.

They both attend Guitar club & really enjoy it!

Ingredients:

6x6 White card blanks

A4 Black card sheets

Lili of the valley - Image & Sentiment..

1.75" Scallop Circle Punch.
1.5" Circle Punch
Tonic corner Punch
From stash:
Red striped paper.

Challenges:
Cute daisy may - something new (tonic punch)
Incy wincy - Male
Sister hood of crafters - simply made.
Crafting from the heart - A/G
Creative inspirations - Critters
Aud sentiments - Male

Below is the sketch I followed.

mum to be - gemma

I made this card for a friend who is expecting...

Exciting 

ingredients:

6x6 Kraft card blanks

A4 Kraft card sheets

papermania capsule collection parkstone pink.

Pink Petticoat digi image.

1.75" Scallop Circle Punch

1.5" Circle Punch

Joy Crafts Three Butterflies Dies

From stash:

Promarkers.

glitter.

gems.

sentiment stamp

Challenges:

Crafty Card Makers - New Beginnings.

Passion 4 Promarkers - Feminine fancy

I love promarkers - A/G

The paper shelter - Digital

Creative knockouts - Stitches

Crafty catz - Ladies

Kitty Bee - something New

Stamping with dragon - New beginnings

Happy little stampers - Dies.

Allsorts challenge - Celebrate

Lil patch of crafty friends - A/G

Mr & Mrs.

This is one of my favourite wedding pics.

my latest entry in my scrapbook!

Smile

Here is another of my scrap pages..

My Husband (now) took these photos of me in our garden

summer 2005.

Below is the sketch I used for the page

Ingredients:

Scrap kit from the works.

Papermania glitter dots.

Glitter gem letters.

I have entered the studio challenge with this page - below for info.

Sisters

Here is another of my scrap pages

its not often all 3 sisters are together!

Below is the sketch I chose for this page...

Challenges:
Make my monday - Black white & Red

First Friends

Here is Today's upload 

This scrap page is of myself & Julie 1983.

I have no idea who the girl behind us is!

I used this sketch ...

Challenges Entered:

Crafty card makers - New beginnings (friendship)

Pink gem - Heart or Flowers!

Creative craft cottage - Flowers.

Creative inspirations - Flowers

Fab n funky - Ribbon.

Simon says - NOT A CARD.

Jo's scrap shack - A/G

Little miss muffet - A/G

Summer of 84

Here is another scrap page of my life - 

Myself & my sister in 1984!

Ingredients:

Light green 8x8 card,

LOTV 8x8 Paper,
Other Scrap paper.

Sun Die & Cloud die.

Silver letter/number stickers.

I have entered challenge yourself with This.

I used this sketch for my scrap page.

For Dad

This another  mini cross-stitch I made

My FIL loves photography.

Ingredients:

6x6 white square card blanks

A4 Pastel linen card stack

1.5cm Circle Punch.

16ct white Aida.
Various Anchor Threads

From stash
Spotty pattern paper
Gold Gem Letters

Challenges:
Crazy 4 challenges - in the home (camera)
Hiding in my craftroom - Super scraps (aida & threads)
Glitter n sparkle - Gold/Silver (Letters)
Lil patch of crafty friends - A/G.

Crafting from the heart - A/G.
Crafty sentiments - A/G.
Everybody art - A/G.
Inky chicks - A/G.
TTCRD - A/G.
Pennys - A/G.

Peacock 16th - for Shannon

This is the card I made for my Daughter who loves Peacocks

Ingredients:

5x7 white card blank.

Blue A4 card.

Peacock Paper & stamp from magazine.

coloured with promarkers.

glitter dome dots.

Glitter Gem numbers.

hobbycraft sentiment.

Challenges:
I love promarkers - A/G
Passion 4 Promarkers - A/G
Patties creations - Animals
Jo's scrap shack - A/G
Brown sugar - A/G
Art by miran - A/G

For Dad (Neil)

This is the card I made for my FIL xx

Ingredients:

6x6 white square card blanks

craft creations Pattern paper, image & red card.

corner dies

Challenges:
The male room - A/G (Male)
Crafty hazelnuts - patterned paper.
Creative knock outs - A/G
Cardz tv - A/G
Sunny day crafting - A/G
Crafting by designs - A/G