*************************Paperplay Challenge Just because.....

When I saw this image from Elisa I had to try and make a card with it. I am no good at stamping and her digi images are perfect. My colouring is not so good so I decoupaged her dress and her hair.

*************************Alterd project

A box I altered for a birthday girl, the box is from TK Max but missed something.....

A few trials for party invites but I'm going to rework the hand bag  so it  will serve as a birthday card as well. I've some more ideas but time ...........

TFL

*******************************Snow is still falling

Just as spring was promising the first crocusses and the snowdrops were barely out we had another load of snow today. At first it looked as if it was going to melt straight away but at lunchtime it started snowing again and now we have a good couple of inches. As usual I could not resist taking some pictures this morning, it was also a good test for my new camera. Enjoy....

Our 2 cats enjoyed themselves for a few hours, they love playing in the snow

A thrush waiting for lunch, normally they are very shy but with this cold weather they have joined the usual garden visitors. I gave her and the other birds dried fruit, nuts, some fat and fresh water, they need all the help they can get in these cold conditions.

*******Design team Scrapbook and Cards today challenge

This card was made with leftover bits of paper, some left over felt from christmas and some forgotten brads. I used sizzix dies & Big Shot to cut the wavy background, the flowers and the flourish

**************Winter in Donegal

A few pictures of our area this winter, we are not used to this so its a bit of a novelty having so much snow and such low temperatures for such a long time.

Alfie having a ball, he loves the snow

****************Paperplay Challenge

My entry for the latest Paperplay Challenge The house and circle were drawn and cut on Pazzles, The roof and circle embosed with cuttlebug Swiss dots.The brad came from Elisa and the paper from the house from Karina. The flowers I bought in La Gomera when on holiday there.

**********************************A few last minute cards

I made this card for someone special
I used 2 different shades of white card, punched the edge with fiskars borderpunch, the top layer is vellum with sparkly stars on. some ribbon, a snowflake and a few pearls. I love the result. This is the blog that inspired me.   http://crookedcardcreations.blogspot.com/
Thank you Cathleen for the inspiration your creations are fantastic

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A birthday card, it made a nice change from christmas cards. name, number and dress drawn and cut on Pazzles.I got the ribbon at the creative show in Belfast in November.

******************************Special requests

A card order for the reopening of a restaurant called "the yellow pepper"

A card for a Monseigneur

TFL

******************** More christmas cards

A few more cards I made, all for the same family, the first 2 are for a new baby.  All designs are drawn and cut with Pazzles, I've used Cuttlebug and Quickcutz folders to do the embossing, and some borders are cut with Sizzix  bordercuts. TFL

A few more cards I made over the last week

A card to get away from all the christmas cards, its made with the free papers from this months Quick cards, the papers are devine, I love the bright colours

Another 1st christmas

Twins card for their 1st christmas.

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Cuttlebug challenge

This card is made for my friends little girl, I used glittered cardstock for the snowmen and embossed them with swirls. The snowmen and the name are cut and designed with Pazzles