Happy Valentine and Doodle ATC's

Happy Saturday,

Here are a few of my Doodle ATC's I have created using the backgrounds I showed last week they are for the challenge on our club ATC blog over H.E.R.E.

I found it a challnege when it came to the doodling as I only ever doodled arrows, flowers, hearts and the words love and hello on my telephone directories I was not in the least bit confident doing this challenge...but thats what challenges are about.

Have a great valentine on Sunday, I am being taken out y 2 of my grandchildren, Alecia and Marley they are my Valentines this year, Jordie, oldest granddaughter was my Valentine last year but this year she has Adam.

Jordie xx

Alecia xx

Marley xx
Wonder what day this pic was taken...lol.

Take care

Chriss x

Lucille, Blog Give Away

If you could be a full time hands on mum or dad to Lucille pop over to visit Jess she is hosting a fabulous give away on ..'Little Dirt Lane' over H.E.R.E

Chriss x

T on Tuesday

It's 'T on Tuesday'...how quick does that come back around....Today I thought I would share with you my new magazine I have subscribed to ...one of my fab Christmas pressies, I just love it when the pressie lasts for one whole year.

And today instead of serving tea and biscuits I thought I would serve you a helping of some ATC's I am playing with for our monthly challenge over H E R E
The challenge was set by Donna we have to DOODLE our backgrounds and add an image and embellishments.

These are my backgrounds I played with at my DD's PJ crafty night using acrylic paints they are not yet finished but thought I would still share them with you.

One of the images I am playing with, I just love it it has been designed by Joyce Howton at Paper Forest Designs based in Australia they arrived on Saturday morning they took only 5 days to get to me in the UK... how good is that...I ordered some stamps on the same day from 35 miles up the road, they have been dispatched and YES you have guessed it...still no sign of them!!!

Below some Twinchies I also played with using up the left over background again they are not yet finished but wanted to show you anyway.

This gawgus girl below has been part of my kitchen for 7 years she has taken pride and place in all 5 homes since 2003

That's it Tbreak over for today....and if you would like to join in with us pop over to Kimmies blog

H E R E and see what the other girls are chatting about... you may like to join in with us next time.

Thanks for visiting

Chriss x

Happy Birthday and tanda stamps ATC's

Happy Birthday DD Cheryl, tonight 5 girls are getting together in our PJ's for a crafting party with lots of challenges, good food , nice wine, fab company and lots and lots of chocolate. Bet you wish you could join us.

She's will kill me when she see's this hahaha.... catching up with me now.. you are over that 40 mark... hope that you had a great day at Uni and enjoyed your surprise which your gorgeous children did for you. x

Just playing around last night with these 2 gorgeous stamps from T a n d a and so I thought that I was sharing them with you.

...they are from one of the retro sheets but you can buy them seperately.

Have a great weekend x

Gothic Arch Challenge.

It's been forever since I joined in the Gothic arch challenge with Nancy It was one of my things to do 2010 a little late but better late than never.

The challenge this week is correspondence my arch shows a young mum showing off her daughter in a photo she has posted along with a letter to her great Aunt Alice.
click on picture to read the note and see the background...I just don't know when to stop...lol

If you would like to join in the fun then pop over H E R E

I was making this at 4.30am this morning as I couldn't sleep.

Hey, I have finally got a lintel above my kitchen window the cowboys...ooops mean workman arrived today...7 months later...to be fair to the workman he isn't to blame it's the project manager to blame... I have had every excuse in the book for not turning up.... He didn't turn up to fit the shower as promised for 9am today...but then again I waited 9 weeks without my pee bath being installed.... but I try to keep happy but sometimes it's hard. :)
chriss x

T Tuesday with the girls

Today is Tuesday and Tuesdays from now on I will be joining friends in blog land for a cuppa and a chat.

Cookies/biscuits if we live in the UK although cookies have now caught on over here.... these were made for me and they just melted in my mouth...thanks DGD, J. x

Love sheep

This is what I can see whilst drinking my TEA.... it s a LITTLE cupboard I scrounged from DD's garage and I am just waiting for the workmen to finish the dining room so that I can alter it.

It may take me some time hahaha. will show you when it's complete.

Thanks for inviting me to morning tea girls and if you want to join in and chat then click on the link below you will be most welcome.

TEA BREAK HERE

Ok, Back to work ...AS IF.....tea break over. XXX

Tuesday Taggers

Hello,

Tuesdays Taggers have a JigSaw challenge on over HERE for this week.

It's been soo long since I joined in with their challenges I just happened to see it whilst visiting Cheryl's blog.

My Zetti has been going mad again.

love Chriss x

Psssst, Chris' Zetti link

Just a quickie to give you a link to Chris' zetti eye candy over at her place HERE. this is one of them, I watched her create all of 5 for the challenge and more when she was at my place last week, she made it look so easy.

Be sure to also check out her journal pages on her blog, they are fantastic.

May have to get her to set us a challenge on here... OMG HUSH MY MOUTH SHE MAY READ THIS..LOL

My Zetti ATC's are on Sundays post below it's been a great challenge over on our ATC blog and the response has been unbelievable if you would like to join in you still have 'till the 31st January to get them to me....want to know more then check out HERE in the header and on the 31st December post.

lOVE

Chriss X

New ATC challenge blog

There is a NEW ATC challenge blog here in blogland you an find them over HERE.

I HAVE COPIED AND PASTED THE FOLLOWING

Welcome to Fun with ATCs. We are an ATC-Challengeblog.
Every second tuesday we will post a new Challenge.
We hope that you will enjoy our blog and that you will participate!
Please post the direct link to your ATC(s).
If you don't have a blog, that's no problem - please send us your pictures by mail or post them in our forum.

Now here is our first challenge. You have no idea how excited we are!

As you know it's Valentine's Day soon, so our first theme ist LOVE.
Because it's our first challenge we thought of something special:
You can win 3 ATCs per designteam-member - there will be 3 winners.
If you want to win our ATCs please create an ATC to our theme and link it to our posting.
The winners will be drawn in a fortnight.
Have fun!

Here is mine for the challenge a bleached ink effect.

Why not join in the fun and wish them luck.

GOOD LUCK girls.

SEE ZETTI ATC's BELOW FOR THE MY MONTHLY ATC CHALLENGE

Chriss x

NEWS UP DATE, Zettiology ATC challenge

Over at our ATC swap blog this month we have a challenge set by the talented and gorgeous Hermine, to create 5 Zettiology ATC's.

Zettiology is new to me the 1st one I created I wasn't keen on, the 2nd I quite liked the 3rd and 4th were a completely different style altogether, which I do like but will save those 4 for another time as the next 5 ATC's are the ones I am entering for the swap over HERE.

I was soo lucky to receive some wonderful NEW stamps from Crafty Individuals on Wednesday and fell in love with the BIRD stamp and just had to use it on my Zettie's

The first ATC I created using a stamp from Cherry pie over at Scrapz.

ATC's 2 3 4 5 I have incorporated CI papers and stamps although the cup and saucer and the penny farthing are not there's and I cannot remember who's they are, sorry.

The striped limbs are those of teesha moore ...love them.... love them... love them x


1 removed for publication :)

Thank you Hermine for being our Guest ATC Designer for January.

See post on the 31st December over HERE

thanks for looking.

Chriss x

UPDATE,

KAREN OF SCRAPZ IS BACK IN TOWN WHY NOT POP OVER TO HER BLOG AND SAY HI, SHE HAS SOME NEWS, HER BLOG LINK IS ON THE RIGHT.