wishing you all things wonderful

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.are any of you going to parties, we are having a night in as hubby has not long got in from work and to be honest we aren`t really the going out sort of people.lol
we are gonna watch some films and nibble on some chocs.lol.no doubt will be asleep before the bells chime too, especailly when a certain little person likes to wake with the birds.
so here is my last card of 2011 which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.simon says stamp challenge - anything goes - 3rd entry
2.charisma cardz challenge - week 50 - anything goes - 2nd entry
3.pollycrafts monday challenge - challenge 121 - punch it.

products used are:
white pearl card
first edition papers - summer breeze
memory box die - spring border
woodware leaf punch
yummy rose i won from pops :D
stickles stardust
sentiment and image from cd rom which was free with mag
promarkers and flexmarkers

promakers and flexmarkers used are:
blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
antique white,nutmeg,caramel,umber
tea rose,pastel pink,rose peach
honeydew,pastel green.mint
ice grey 1,2,4
tan,cinnamon,walnut
lime zest.pear
glacier.cloud,celestial blue

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year and if you are out tonight, do stay safe.
luv coops xxxx

my 5 fav of 2011

Good morning all.its time to join in with the fabulous debby again, this time sharing my 5 fav cards of 2011.not sure if i can manage just 5 but we`ll see.lol.

my challenge was made a little easier this year as i don`t have the full year to look back on as my old laptop died and took all my pics with it.
so in no particular order here are my top 5(er, sorry debby buts its 8.lol) of 2011.

1.i love the soft colours on this one, i normally use stronger colours so i was pleased how this one turned out and i like the cracked glass technique oner the image.



2.i love this one, one of my all time fav sassy stamps and i love these ella blue papers and butterflies.

3.i love the colours again on this one and the distressing and shimmer paint.i also love colouring in sepia and black and white.

4.this one is a more recent make and i think you can see the difference in my colouring, i love the image and strong colours.

5.another recent one and i love the cas design and black and white colouring and of course the gorgeous saturated canary image,

 6.love this baby stamp by sugar nellie and using the yummy ella blue papers and shimmer paint again.

 

7.this was my first card using this gorgeous image from crafts and me and is my highest commented on card this year.

and last but not least no8

i really love the acrylic paint on the edges and again the saturated canary image and black and white colouring.

thanks so much for popping by, means a lot.

don`t forget to pop over to debbys blog and join in the fun.

luv coops xxxx

lets do lunch

good evening all.i hope you are all well.3 days off work now, whoop,whoop :D
apologies for being late, i was here over half an hour ago all ready to do my post when my laptop curser decided to freeze.my bro says its sounds like my drivers, eh? so hes gonna have to sort it out.lol.
so on to my card which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.the sugar bowl challenge - challenge 74 - maria thereses`s sketch (2nd entry)
2.simon says stamps challenge - anything goes (2nd entry)

products used are:
cream pearl card which i get all mine from my local craft shop
melissa francis papers - kitschy kitchen
pearls from stash
justwordz sentiment set - won from kim - thanks hun
sugar nelly sassy stamp - kitchen goddess
promarkers and flexmarkers.
tim holtz distress tool

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
antique white,sandstone,nutmeg,caramel.,umber
red,berry,crimson.shale
apple.grass,emerald
champagne,vanilla,pastel yellow,mustard
satin.pastel beige.khaki

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
luv coops xxxx

thankyou :D

morning all.i was up early this morning as i have to drop little man off for grandad before i start work at half 9 so am just having 5 mins before i have to go and stir little man from his bed.
my chest feels looser this morning (that sounds so gross but asthmatics will know what i mean, lol)
i had a good mug full of honey and lemon last night which seems to have helped a little, plus hubby kindly pounded my back for me to help get the old chest moving.
so i better go and wake a certain little boy, wish me luck :D
see you later.
luv coop xx

night off

Good evening all.no card from me tonight.i`m having a night off.my hubbys only day off today so we are gonna make the most of it.have just been watching hubby and little man test the kinect out i got my hubby for christmas, so funny.
i am still feeling very ropey and can not shift this cold at all.i am very chesty and have had to up my inhaler from 4 puffs to 8 puffs a day and  my chest is starting to feel tight, eeek.
i am in work early tomorrow and then 3 days off :D so i will be straight in my corner once i get home and will be back to share a card with you tomorrow night.
have a fab evening all. :D
luv coops xx

anyone for golf

good evening all.i hope you are all well.work went quick today.i was having to sort out all my clothing that had been reduced in the sales so the shift flew.
so on to my card which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.digi doodles challenge - challenge 88 - anything goes
2.top tip tuesday challenge - challenge 66 - anything goes
3.papertake weekly challenge - last challenge of 2011 - fantastic sketchy by dawny p :D
4,simon says stamp challenge - anything goes
5.digistamp boutique challenge - december customer competition

products used are:
cream pearl card
dovecraft papers
tim holtz distress tool
ms cherish punch
justwordz sentiment stamp set- i won from my fellow PFP teamie KIM - thanks hun :D
digistamp boutique digi stamp - golf alf
promarkers and flexmarkers

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
blush,sunkissed pink,coral.,cinnamon
antique white,sandstone,caramel,umber
pastel green,mint,green
lime zest.pear.forest green
cornflower,china blue,midnight blue
ice grey 1,3
glacier blue,cloud blue

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by,means a lot ;D
luv coops xxx

quick reminder

good morning all.
just a quick reminder that  there is still one week left to enter your cards(max of 3 per person) into the mega christmas challenge at passion for promarkers.
the prizes are fantastic please see the challenge blog or my post here for a full list of the amazing sponsors and prizes on offer.
good luck :D

luv coops xxx

evening all.

hello all.thought i`d quickly pop on and say hi before i get myself to bed.thought i`d better go to bed earlier tonight as i`m back at work tomorrow and i do like to read in bed too.i got 5 new books for christmas so am wanting to finish the one i`m reading so i can start on one of my new ones.
i also had people asking what the pig goes pop is?? hehe, its a game little man has been asking for since he saw an advert for it about 6 months ago.basically it is a plastic pig with a latex tummy and its comes with some plastic burgers and a dice.
you roll the dice and then have to feed him with a certain coloured burger.all the burgers have numbers underneath.the number on the burger is how many times you have to press down on his head when you have fed him the burger, his belly then gradually grows until it makes his coat pop open and then its game over.
so yesterday his stomach wasn`t growing so thats why i googled it and read that one lady said she had to lay it flat and continously keep pressing down his head for it to work.
so there i was this morning still in my pj`s with a pig on my lap and i furiously pushed his head like some bad woman for about 5 mins and voila his stomach now inflates.
we have all really enjoyed playing the game today, but then again we are both big kids :D
so thats pig goes pop, a really easy game and lots of fun once ya get his belly working.
right another quick browse around your blogs and then time for bed :D
see you tomorrow night.

luv coops xxx

you are my inspiration

Oh a late good morning from me.i have been playing pig goes pop with my little man.we thought it was broken as his belly wasn`t expanding but after googling about it,i followed a ladies advice and voila our pigs belly now goes pop.lol.
so lets get onto my card which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.the sketchy challenge - sketch 13 - lizzies sketch
2.allsorts challenge - week 134 - blue and brown
3.charisma cardz - week 50 - anything goes
4.stampin for the weekend - challenge 23 - anything goes
5.saturday challenge - challenge 166 - anything goes.

products used are:
cream card
gcd elaa blue papers
martha stewert butterfly punch
pearls from stash
personal impressions sentiment
saturated canary digi stamp -neveah
promarkers and flexmarkers
tim holtz distress tool

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
light fawn.sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
nutmeg,auburn,saddle brown,walnut,umber
antique white,sandstone,caramel,umber
duck egg,storm blue,cadet blue,naby blue

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot.
i plan to be very lazy today as its back to work tomorrow.
luv coops xx

looking good

Happy Boxing Day all.i hope you are all enjoying the christmas festivities :D
i finally got my inky mitts on the last set of sassy stamps yesterday so i just had to ink one up and have a play.my hubby is working all over chrismas and new year this year so once he went out to work last night, me and little man popped on a harry potter film and i sat and made this card :D
i am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.the sugar bowl challenge - challenge 74 - maria therese`s sketch
2.the ribbon girls - colour challenge 14 - red,black and cream
3.crafts and me challenge - challenge 66 - anything goes
4.creative inspirations challenge - challenge 143 - anything goes
5.scrapbook sisters - card challenge 66 - anything goes.

products used are:
cream pearl and black card
kaisercraft - tis the season paper
my minds eye - blush paper
fabulous roses - won from the lovely pops - thanks hun
stickles - stardust
pearls from stash
wild rose studio sentiment
sugar nellie stamp - sassy - cinderella
promarkers and flexmarkers

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
cool grey 2,4,5,,black
lipstick red,ruby,crimson,burgandt,shale
linen,champagne,buttercup,soft khaki

and a sideways view.
thanks so much to anyone who is around to peek :D
not sure of my pics today, i used autofix in my editing program.mmm.
right better get dressed, another big dinner is on the cards today and more pressies :D
have a good one.
luv coops xxx

Happy Christmas

Luv Coops and family.xxxxxx

my 5 favourite christmas cards - 2011

Good morning all.well i have been up since just after 6am this morning.
the first stage of the trifles are in the fridge, the custard layer to do tonight and the cream will be done just before serving.yum
i am now going to join in with the fun over on debbys blog and show you my 5 fav christmas cards of 2011.

i first joined in with debby`s fab idea last year and so really wanted to join in again.
after much debating and getting my list of 9 down to 5 eventually, here are my 5 fav christmas cards for this year,
in no particular order :D

1) this is  probably one of my fav stamps this christmas and i have enjoyed colouring her hair in all unusual colours, i also love the memory box die and white on white, oh and sparkle.

   2)i love the yummy papers on this one which i won from the fabulous mina and the gg image is so sweet.

3)just gotta love this fabulous santa stamp by molly bloom.hes quite a challenge to colour but i enjoyed it.this is hubby`s card

4,this one is using cheeky chester and i love the yummy papers and punches i won from the fabulous christine.
this is little mans christmas card.

   5) and finally this one which is my mums and dads card,i love the beautiful poinsettas designed by ruth and the crushed glass glitter really sparkles irl.

so there are my top 5.
i can`t wait to see your top 5.
pop over to debbys blog (link at the top) and join in the fun :D
luv coops xxx

hello all

good evening all.i hope you are all well.no card from me tonight.i am tatered.was very busy at work today and then i have been busy wrapping the last minute pressies and i went to see lizzy and dropped off her pressie and card ;D
on the way home we have been and done our food shopping, not much to get just nibbles  so we`ve only just got back in.foods been put away and hubby is now making a brew and chicken sarnies.
so i`m gonna try and come and see what you`ve all been up to.
not sure if you`ll get a card out of me  tomorrow either as theres my trifles to make, i have to make everyone a big one.lol.
so if i dont get back again then i would like to thankyou all for all your wonderful comments and support and to wish you all a Wonderful Christmas :D
luv coops xxx

big hugs

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.today has gone so fast and its back to work tomorrow, i bet its going to be crazy.roll on xmas eve.i have an early shift this xmas eve so i can`t wait to get home and watch some films with little man and hubby.
so on to my card which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.sketch saturday - week 186
2.my mums craft shop challenge - challenge 37 - anything goes
3.i love promarkers challenge - challenge 97 - anything goes

products used are:
cream pearl card
first edition animal antics papers
circle nestie
cuddly buddly sentiment
buttons from stash
digistamp boutique digi stamp - louie and teddy
promarkers and flexmarkers

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
light fawn,nutmeg,auburn,walnut
mint,turquoise,marine,petrol blue,blender
linen,champagne,pastel beige

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot.
luv coops xxx

slowly catching up

good afternoon all.
just to say thanks to all who voted for my card in krista`s link up party at the saturated canary blog :D
i won 3 digi`s, so thanks so much to you all.
i`m just washing and changing ours and little mans bedding and then need to wash my work clothes ready for tomorrow.
my nose is a little better today but my head is still painful.i don`t really feel on this planet at all today, nowt new there then.lol.
i`m gonna carry on trying to catch up with you all now and hopefully i will have a card to share later.
until then :D
luv coops xx

Be Yourself

Good evening all.i thought i`d better whip up a quick card for you so you`ve got something to look at.lol.
am now on my 3rd massive box of tissues and still got a very sore throat, so i sound rather husky voiced tonight.hehe
i am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.fussy and fancy challenge - monochromatic and sparkle
2.sweet stampin challenge - its all a sparkling
3.cupcake craft challenge - challenge 173 - fantastic sketch

products used are:
red card
kaisercraft tis the season papers
kaisercraft sentiment
stickles - stardust
make it crafty image - elizabeth j
promarkers and flexmarkers

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
antique white,caramel.umber
lipstick red,berry.,burgandy,shale
hot pink,cardinal,crimson
ice grey 1,2,3,4
black fine liner to draw her stockings as fishnets and her glove

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
just waiting for my chinese to come now, spicy singapore chow mein, hopefully it will clear the germs away :D
luv coops xxx

thankyou

hello all.i hope you are all well.sending get well wishes to all of you who are poorly.
i`d like to say thankyou for all your get well wishes.i have at least stopped sneezing today but have a very congested nose and bad head and woke up this morning with swollen glands and i feel like i`ve swallowed a cactus.lol.
ah well gotta keep going, work soon.just gonna drop little man off with grandad as he finished school yesterday and i got to work late today.
need to pick a wreath up too so i can go and take it to my nana and grandads grave tomorrow on my day off.
right better go shake my tail feather.
catch ya laters all, i doubt i`ll have a card though.
luv coops xxx

dood devening

dood devening all.
please excuse dy spelling  but i dave the most reddest dose you have ever seen, who needs rudolph hey.lol.
i have sat in my corner tonight to make a card but i cant stop sneezing or blowing my nose so its a no card night again.i do have my PFP card below though.
am not sure i will have a card to share tomorrow either cos i have to work later.roll on christmas eve when i can sit down properly for 3 days.
have a fab evening and i`ll catch up with you all later after i`ve had my tea :D
luv coops xxx

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS MEGA CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE - PART 2 -celebrate in style

Good morning all.i hope you are all well.
Today at Passion for Promarkers we are showing you the cards made by team 1 for the mega christmas challenge which runs until the 3rd January and don`t forget you can enter up to 3 times.
The prizes you could win are fantastic and we have lots of different sponsors, to see the full list of sponsors and prizes available please see the challenge blog or my previous post here.
so on to my card which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.southern girls challenge - challenge 34 - lets celebrate
2,saturday challenge - challenge 165 - new year/celebration
3.the crafty pad challenge - challenge 152 - anything but christmas
4.paper sundaes challenge - challenge 100 - celebrate

products used are:
kraft card blank
cerise and turqouise card
my minds eye papers - blush
tim holtz distress tool
pc sentiment
gems from stash
memory box die - elegant scrollwork
saturated canary digi stamp -susie stockings
promarkers and flexmarkers
white gel pen

 now i know you are expecting a list of my colours used here BUT i put my list in such a safe place that i can`t find it sorrrrrry.

and a sideways view,
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
Luv coops xxx

evening all.

good evening all.i hope you are all well and are all prepared for the big man in red.i`m not but we all get there in the end, i think.lol.
i`m afraid i won`t have a card to share with you again tonight as i have family coming over to drop off pressies and a catch up so i know i won`t have time to make 1 but if you pop back at 9am in the morning i will have my passion for promarkers DT card as tomorrow is teams 1 time to share our cards for our mega christmas challenge :D
have a fab evening all and i`ll see you in the morning.
will be catching up with your blogs though, hopefully ;D
luv coops xx

ooops done a lot of commenting but still behind,never fear i will catch up eventually and i also seem to have got a stinking cold in the last 3 hours.i did nothing but sneeze when my visitors were here and now i have a rudolph nose and a banging head.
so its paracetamol and bed and fingers crossed :D
see ya all soon.xxx

so happy you are my friend

Good afternoon all.get me, aren`t i early today.i have a confession to make, i have stayed in my pyjama`s all day.so lazy i know but we looked out the window this morning and it had snowed so we decided to stay home.i have cleaned my kitchen, hoovered the stairs and living room and done all my washing and drying.hubby has kindly offered to tackle the ironing pile later, hey how can a girl refuse such an offer.i`ve also watched 4 films back to back, currently on the original charlie and the chocolate factory :D
anyhoo i`m waffling aren`t i?
here is a card for you which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.simon says stamp challenge - sketch time by domi
2.crafting when we can challenge - challenge 8 - thats friendship
3.cute card thursday challenge - challenge 195 - stripes

products used are:
cream card
kaisercraft papers - up.up and away
ms poinsetta punch
memory box elegant scrollwork die
pearls from stash
sentiment is cut from the freebies in an old mag
tim holtz distress tool
saturated canary digi stamp - frizzy jinx
promarkers and flexmarkers

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
blush.sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
ginger,burnt orange,firebrick,rosewood,chestnut
honeydew,pastel green,.mint,soft green
nutmeg,auburn,walnut
linen.champagne.vanilla

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
am hoping to finish wrapping presents tonight, fingers crossed.
luv coops.xxxx

hello all

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.no card tonight as its been really busy at work today and when i got home i went shopping with my mum as she had to pick up her new glasses so we`ve not long got back in and i am just chilling now why hubby does tea and i am watching harry potter ;D
 i`m gonna come and catch up with your blogs instead :D
have a fab evening.
luv coops xx

a little bundle of joy

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.i was really lucky to win some digital images the other day from digi doodles and they are gorgeous, so i`m using one tonight;luckily this printed off just before my printer ink ran out, eek.
also i have entered a card into the saturated canary challenge link it up party ( badge on my sidebar) and if you like my card i would love it if you could vote for me :D
the top 5 with the most votes win 3 of krista`s fabulous digi`s :D
so on to my card which i am entering into the following challenge:
1.digi doodles challenge - challenge 87 - paper piercing

products used are:
white pearl card
buzzcraft paper - been in my stash for ages - edges paper pierced
blue twine and safety pin from stash
circle and scallop circle nesties
personal impressions sentiment
digi doodles stamp - baby amd blanket - isnt it an adorable image :D
promarkers and flexmarkers

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
light fawn.blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon,baby pink
glacier blue,artic blue,celestial,sky.azure
cool grey 1,3,blender

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot.
luv coops xxx

grumpy pants

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.i managed to get a lot of things done today which means i just haven`t got around to making a card but i do still have my brothers birthday card from me and hubby to show yet so thats what you`re getting tonight.lol
now i think i need to explain the sentiment on the card though.its a bit of a family thing that we are really grumpy blighters in a morning, the only one who isnt is my sister.me, my mum and my bro though are well known to be avoided in a morning at least until we`ve had out 1st few brews/coffees and ciggy.lol
so taking that on board and the  fact that my bro has to be at work at 5.30am every morning as he is the manager of a newsagents, i just had to use this image, hehe

products used are:
red card
papers were free in mag ages ago
pc sentiment
meljen designs digi stamp - gruffy little gnome - love his face
promarkers and flexmarkers

 oops forgot to write my colours down, so this is from memory.
skin - blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnaon
jeans- celestial,cadet,midnight
shoes - cool grey 2,3,4,5
hat and jumper - same greys as above and red.berry,crimson.burgandy,shale.
i think. ;D

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by means a lot ;D

luv coops xx

at last......

good afternoon all.i hope you are all well.been busy again this morning.went out for breakfast with my friend then went and wrapped up some pressies for my mum.have been and bought some super strong glue dots to hopefully use with my very lush but very awkward wrapping paper.
just sat and printed off names etc for my familys cards and now  need to nip to the post office and then hopefully i might manage to make a card later if i get my pressies wrapped.
also you might think i`m mad to get excited about what im going to tell you now but finally after 3 weeks some of the stitches from haviing my teeth removed have come out, yippee.only 1 stitch left where my wisdom was pulled and 2 left from the other tooth
thanks to a blogger who adviced me to use corsodol mouthwash, i have been using little cotton buds and applying the mouthwash to the stitched areas and my mouth is now fine  :D:D
right gotta go, catch ya later ladies and gents.
i do apologise for not catching up with you all but i will soon :D
luv coops xxx

oh and a big hello to my new followers, i think i am now following almost all of you too but  a few of you do not have your links to your blogs so if you leave me a comment with your blog addy i can come and visit you :D

squeezing in another last!! christmas card

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.i am late again as i was trying to wrap a few presents i want to hand out tomorrow but i`ve not had much luck.i bought some really lovely metallic embossed wrapping paper in lush bright colours and lets just say the blooming stuff won`t stay stuck and keeps popping open where i`ve sellotaped it so i have given up.lol.
right on to my card, this is really my last one now, i am entering this one into the following challenges:
1.sketch saturday - week 185
2.everybody art challenge - challenge 172 - blue and white
3.creative inspirations challenge - challenge 142 - whitewash
4.i love promarkers challenge - challenge 96 - blue and white
5.scrapbook sisters - card challenge 64 - 2 colours
6.divas by design challenge - challenge 17 - merry christmas
7.crafts and me challenge - christmas

products used are:
white pearl card
mix of cuttlebug and papermania embossing folders
nestie snowflake
nestie circle
memory box frostyville border
gem from stash
stickles - stardust
cuddly buddly sentiment
sugar nellie stamp - seasons greetings
promarkers and flexmarkers
white gel pen

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
light fawn.blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
cloud blue,celestial blue.cadet blue,midnight blue.cool grey 5
cool aqua,duck egg.storm blue,blue grey 4.

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
luv coops xxx