It's a vintage christmas

over on SPA this week. I took some of the images from The Octopode Factory and coloured them sepia... i love how this card has turned out.


I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for joining in with spa over the past years... it's been fab! and here's to a new year full of artful postcards!

Mandy x

Poinsettias

is this week's theme on SPA. I had my sample ready to go last week but I felt full of cold yesterday so I went to bed early and forgot to draft the post to launch at midnight.

Mandy x

What's in your Toybox?

The theme on Lily's challenge blog this week is TOYBOX. here's my card for this. I love this bear digi, it's so cute!Mandy x

Twisted Christmas

this week on the dillybeans challenge blog the theme is twisted christmas, i love this zombie elf from Megan.TFL

Mandy x

and.... breathe!

Yes, I've had an incredibly crazy stressful week! Last Tuesday, my mum had a fall and has broken her wrist. She's still in hospital and cannot return home until she has spent some time in a rehab place. So, I spent two whole days in hospital with her whilst everything was being plastered etc, they had to re-do the plaster 3 times, ouch! We have an extra doggie in the house now, a very naughty little girl who doesn't do anything she's told!

Then it was Lily's craft fair at the weekend, so it was crazy running around, getting no sleep for days and then doing the fair. Sunday I had to go up to hospital again (it's a hour's bus ride away from my house) then............................. breathe. yesterday, i had some time to myself and at last some creative time. Today, I'm back on the merry-go-round.

Here's a card I made my mum yesterday to cheer her up a bit.

TFL

Mandy x

Beary Christmas

Here's my entry for the Crafty Emma Store challenge (must include a bear)

Mandy x

Snow Time!

It's snow time over on Sweet Stampin' this week and also on one stop craft

I've made a couple of snowy bookmarks

TFL

Mandy x

Christmas Sparkle

On Emerald Fairies this week the theme is christmas in non-traditional colours. Here's my card for this challenge!

Mandy x

Stripes

is the theme for the Dilly Beans challenge this week. Here's my tag. I love using these images from Megan. FAb!TFL

Mandy x

Freebie

go and check out the freebie over on DillyBeans Challenge blog Here's my sample for this exciting giveaway!TFL

Mandy x

Anyone for Tea?

this is the theme on the octopode factory friday challenge blog.

here's my card.

TFL

Mandy x

There is a light....

this week on SPA the theme is CANDLES. I am a tad late, too many crazy things to make and do for next weekend. But I have managed to make 2 postcards this week... both using images from The Octopode Factory....

I'd also like to enter these into the paper shelter challenge blog... theme is red, gold and green.

and Simply Create Too where the theme is Christmas

Thanks for taking the time to look and to comment.

Mandy x