A weekend in the mountains......

Last weekend we had a long weekend skiing in Austria. I've never lived so close to the slopes and I thought I'd share some pics with you. It was truly beautiful.....

Winter doesn't seem so bad when you look at these!

Hugs

Fiona x

Birthday Fun!

I just love blues and browns so I used my favourite papers and stamp and put this little card together using some promarkers. I followed the sketches for OCC and Sketch Saturday and put the Happy Birthday sentiment onto the card. Although I used some artistic licence to rotate the sentiment and lace edging for the SS entry.  Not sure whether to sell this one or keep it for a friend. I quite like the simplicity of it and of course the furry ribbon!

A bit of red and pink!

I went a bit mad with this card in an explosion of reds and pinks but it was fun! Think all the valentine's cards have inspired me! I used papers from the Garden Party Matstack from DCWV and the ribbon is from stash. A friend sent me a huge box of paper flowers. She does embroidery and said she wouldn't use them......It's like a second Christmas!! The flowers are mounted onto flowers punched from the same papers I'd used and I inked the image with ladybug red and finished with liquid pearls.

The theme over at CCT is 'Fairy Fantastic' so I thought this image was perfect. Passion for Promarkers is any colours and a theme which is 'Girls, girls, girls.'  PTW has 'Pretty Pink' theme.

M is for Masking

The ABC Challenge for this week is M is for Masking. It's a fiddly but fun technique. We have been sponsored by Whiff of Joy stamps this week. They have kindly donated this fab 'Henry Mouse Hugging Heart' stamp for the winner of this challenge:

New Digi-downloads.......

My lovely blogging friend Di has asked me to try out some of her new Digi-downloads. What a treat! I had so much fun! Her images are just adorable. Have a look at her digi-download blog. I coloured one of my favourite images of hers 'boy and girl on bench' using this week's sketch for Passion for Promarkers.

Their challenge this week is Sketch and a Theme....'theme of love' which was perfect! The papers are MME and I punched the flowers and swirls.

Go and check out Di's site.....it's new and there are more images being loaded all the time!
Hugs
Fiona x

L is for.........

This week's challenge over at the ABC challenge blog is 'L is for Layering.' Either layered papers or images. I'd like to welcome a New Design Team member Lorraine (Lols) She has agreed to join the Design team which is great! Some more great news is that Cathy is also back........ YAY!! Welcome back Cathy! We missed you x

This week's sponsor is Lacey from Stamp and create.

She will be choosing a winner and will offer  a special prize.

Good luck and we look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Hugs

Fiona xx

New Challenge Blog

There is a new ABC Christmas Challenge blog to run bi-weekly throughout the year as a sister blog to the normal ABC Challenge blog. Unfortunately I won't have time to be on the team but will continue to be on the design team for the ABC blog. Do pop along and have a look and join in the fun. You'll be so much more ready for Christmas in 2010 if you make your cards gradually throughout the year!

Sorry too for my absence recently. Motherhood is keeping me busy and we've had so many friends and family staying with us that I seem to have swapped card making for baking and finding teething gels!

I'm enjoying the domesticity but I miss your lovely blogs and of course my card making. I had some wonderful stash for Christmas so I shall get cracking with some creations soon. HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and know that I miss communication with you all. I will hop along to your blogs when I can.

Love and hugs

Fiona x

J is for Jigsaw

This week is 'J is for Jigsaw' over at the ABC challenge blog . We want to see a jigsaw element on your project. We are sponsored this time by Wags'n'Whiskers. Lacey is a guest designer for us this week. Have a peek at her blog. The new release is out THIS FRIDAY the 11th December and the lucky winner of this fortnights challenge will win these two gorgeous stamps from the love is in the air release.

Sorry for my absence. Since we've been back it's been really busy and my little girl has been teething which is exhausting as I'm not sleeping. It's hard to catch up with myself, let alone get ready for Christmas. Dad is arriving in a week and I started baking today but there wasn't much time.

Onto brighter things, here's my DT entry this week. I used this cute image from Helen and some MME papers I picked up which I love.

Have a happy Wednesday all

Hugs

Fiona xx

I ..... is for Indigo Blue

We're back from our UK visit. It was fun but tiring with a little one. Missed all your lovely blogs.
Have caught up with some of you. Bear with me.

Love this colour! Our ABC Challenge blog theme this week is Indigo Blue! Pop over and join in. I embossed one of my favourite stamped images with silver and seafoam white then added some gems. The spotty paper is basic grey.

New Blog

There is a new blog opening this week called Sketchy Colours! Check it out for the newest challenge!
Fiona x