Some very sweet candy to be won!

My Dear friend Jacque is offering some fantastic candy to celebrate the new year .....

to be in with a chance hop on over to Jacque's blog!
Good luck
Helena
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Friday Sketchers and a blog hop!

Friday Sketchers

And now for this week's sketch, which the DT have used for this special Holiday Blog Hop:
Good Luck and Happy Hopping!!!!

I have used this cute image from Belles n' Whistles 'twas the night before Christmas

Ingredients

The papers I have had forever, but do remembering buying them at Running With Scissors

Tim Holtz inks - barn door, peeled paint, mustard seed, frayed burlap, walnut stain, worn lipstick, tumbled glass, dusty concord, bundled sage, black soot, old paper, fired brick, and vintage photo - Running with Scissors


All the DT members are joining in on a blog hop and there is candy at each blog, come on join in on the fun!

Aud's blog is sponsored by herself


Bea's blog is sponsored by Mo Manning

Claudia's blog is sponsored by Lili of the Valley

Inge's blog is sponsored by Card Art

Jacque's blog is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps

Janneke's blog is sponsored by All that Scraps

Jeanette's blog is sponsored by Whiff Of Joy

Jorunn's blog is sponsored by Papillio stamps

Tanja's blog is sponsored by Stempel-phantasien

Thanks for looking

Helena

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Just Magnolia

Just Magnolia Challenge
We have a sketch by Mina for this week’s challenge. Please note that this challenge will run for 2 weeks, so our next challenge will be on 31st December so will be our Special Monthly Challenge – Anything Goes.

I decided to go all rosemantic with this card!  Fantastic wedding couple from Magnolia.  I used the masked technique with their brick window, to make it look like they were standing in front of Church wall.

Ingredients

Cosmo Cricket papers - that I have had for ages

Flowers -Wild Orchid Crafts

Tim Holtz inks - Pumice stone, vintage photos, brushed corduroy, antique linen, black soot, fired brick, forest moss, peeled paint, tattered rose - Running With Scissors

sentiment - had for ages

Thanks for looking
Helena
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3 challenges in one!

I am a little rusty at making cards!  So I have made a very simple card to fit 3 challenges:

CPS 
This week is CPS Year in Review Week. To play along just pick any sketch from 2010 (#148-#198). To see all past CPS sketches you can click on the link in the left sidebar.
I picked number #163

Simon Says
This week, our challenge is an easy one - ANYTHING GOES! We know what a busy time of year this is for everyone, and it is time to spend with family and friends, so we are going easy on y'all this week!

Stamp Something
Our theme this week is to create something with a tag or pocket on it!

Me thinks my card needs a bit of umph!  Aww well least I got it done in time for the challenge.

Ingrediants

Papers are from an old paper pad
Ribbon another one I have had for ages
Tim Holtz reinkers - Vintage photo, bundled sage, peeled paint, mustard seed, dried marigold, tattered rose, fired brick - Running with Scissors

Thanks for looking
Helena
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Reindeer food

I decided to make some Reindeer food again this year, it was an idea that I "borrowed" from Aimee's nursery school, I thought it was such a fantastic idea, of course now she is a big girl of 7 she doesn't get it anymore!  I also made 4 more for her cousins who are in and around the same age!

I used one of the beautiful Belles 'n Whistles stamps designed by THE Elisabeth Bell I used Tim Holtz reinkers to colour in the images!

This is the wonderful poem that I included with the Reindeer food, probably got from Aimee's nursery!

Thanks for looking
Helena
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