It's a MEGAHH Christmas Challenge

Last week we launched our Mega Christmas Challenge over at Passion for ProMarkers, I hope you guys have already been joining in?! If not, let Team One refresh ya memory! ;)

So this challenge is gonna be running for a whole month, ending on January 1st 2013 - wow, not far away, huh? So, since us guys will be prepping for Christmas behind the scenes during our time off DT duties, we've got a HEAP of prizes up for grabs - you don't wanna miss out!

So, you gotta be in it to win it, I know. I guess you wanna know what you've gotta do? It's an easy peasy one, we're hoping to get as many entires as possible, let's blow the roof off!!

“include the word HAPPY in your sentiment”, 

You project can be anything, for any type of occasion that includes the word “happy”, i.e. Happy Christmas, Happy birthday, Happy Anniversary.. it's pretty much never ending. We always wanna be HAPPY, right? :)

There is only one restriction, only three entries per person this time round - we don't wanna be spending our festive season drooling over Blogger now, do we? :) Please remember to be eligible for our prizes you must use your promarkers, flex markers, tria markers, metallic or aqua markers. 

So now for the exciting bit – the prizes!

Letraset are generously offering 3 x Season’s Gift Sets – so that means 3 winners!

Joanna Sheen is generously offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store.

DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of 6 digi images of their choice from her store.

Bugaboo stamps are generously offering a prize of 7 digis (which we are going to split into 2 prizes) 

Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of $15.00 worth of digi papers, which are available at Whimsy Designs.  

Now come on? Fantastico, no?

Here comes some inspiration in the form of a Kraftin' Kimmie cutie!! Out there shovelling snow, which is what I was doing about a week ago, but it seems to be warming up a little now. Shame. I wanted to white stuff for Christmas.

I've coloured her up using ProMarkers and FlexMarkers to match my papers from Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses. Love that paper. SO MUCH. So much so that when I realised I had almost used up one pad.. I ordered another one. Heh! ;)

Both of my sentiments have been stamped in Old Olive ink onto Blushing Bride cardstock, both from SU! I've layered up papers, a die cut cardstock fence and some gorgeous ribbon and trim from The Ribbon Girl.

I've added a bunch of flowers and snowflakes, and all that good stuff, and finally some pink liquid peals finish up the scene.

I hope you can take some time out to pop over to the Passion for ProMarkers blog and join in with us, there are plenty of prizes up for grabs and some amazing inspiration from the girls!! xo

Top 5 Christmas Cards

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 

Just taking a little Time Out while I'm waiting for my dinner. My mam and her boyfriend are around the pub. Exciting. Not. So I won't be getting fed until about four o'clock. I'll be like half of my former self by that time. *yawn* so I'm braving the Boxing Day sales.. that start early.. online!! Yippeee. Gonna treat myself to some new threads.

Anywho, over at Debby's Blog - A Scrapjourney, she is holding her yearly Favourite Five Christmas Cards. I joined in with this last year and last night I was looking through my blog and I thought "wow - I really have come a LONG way" - not to blow my own trumpet, but I sure hope my designs are a little better now than they were a year ago!! See my Top Five for 2010 HERE.

 

So here are my faves from this year..

#1 Bright Lights

First up is this Some Odd Girl creation - naturally. :) I've used Bright Lights Kaylee. I loveee this image, makes me think of decorating the tree and the whole run up and excitement of Christmas. Plus her little outfit is CUTE! :) A relatively plain card in terms of embellishments for me, but I used two very busy papers from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses collection - another of my Christmas faves.

#2 Christmas Cookies

You can see the details for this card HERE. I chose this one because I just love this boys HAT!! Seriously. I need me one like this for next year! HA! This image is Perfect Christmas from Pollycraft. Love the bright papers I've used from Basic Grey Jovial collection and my embossed sentiment - from Some Odd Girl. :)

#3 On the Way

I had to choose a card with a LOTV image seeing as I've used them so much this Christmas! :) This was the first LOTV image I coloured this Christmas, and I was so happy with the results compared to last year. I think my colouring has improved a LOT - although it still has a long way to go. Always learning, right? :)

What else? Hmmm.. it's getting tough.

#4 Yuletide Faerie

I was sooo happy to be asked back to LLLC after being a guest. Here is a card I made using a none - Christmas image - Faerie Marci, alongside some none traditonal Christmas colours which I'm a real sucker for, blue and brown. I loved the little fan embellishment I created, as if you can remember, last Christmas I was on a little rosette flower kick after buying my hougie board! LOL!!

Last but certainly not least..

#5 Christmas Shopping

Here is a money wallet I created for TPS challenge inspiration, not too long ago. This is Tickled Winter - Lil Lolita Shopping Ivy. Doesn't she look so festive? I thought she'd be perfect to adorn a money wallet, full of monies to spend in the sales! :)

Which is what I'm about to carry on with, right now! :)

Enjoy the day with you and yours. Stuff your faces full of deliciousness.

Even if my cards haven't improved, the way I photograph them sure has! :)