Santa Penguin

Hello peeps, it seems like an eternity since I was last able to sit at the computer and do a post, even though it isn't really.  

Thanks to everyone who has sent get well wishes, I have some wonderful friends out there in blogland.  I think I am finally starting to improve, the "tasered daily" feeling is now reduced to "wrapped in an electric fence" sensation and the blisters are beginning to go.

This is the first card I have made in over two weeks, and it took me ages.  I had almost forgotten how to use the inks!

I had promised that I wasn't going to indulge in any new Christmas images this year.  That lasted about three days until all the new releases started to appear, and as soon as I saw this one I could resist no longer.

This is Santa Penguin by Krista Heij Barber, one of my favourite Whimsy Stamps artists

Very simple layout with Dovecraft Glad Tidings papers

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The sentiment comes with the stamp, I didn't even separate them

Hope he makes you smile as much as he did me.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

H. Bears

This is my second September Design Collective outing for Lili Of The Valley

Image from the Happy Bears Set 88

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers from LOTV/Nitwits Snow Princess and 

LOTV/Raspberry Road Shabby Shack

Matting layers are white card edged with a ProMarker

Woodware medium retro flower punch, CC Designs Leafy Branch die

Papermania white button, pearls from stash

Sentiment from MFT Birthday Bears stamp set

Hugs (from behind clingfilm)

Squirrel xx

In The Pink

It's a new challenge over at IN THE PINK and the theme for this fortnight is 

For A Friend

Stamping Bella - Maisy & Madeleine Have Some Tea

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

MFT Die-Namics stitched dies

Dovecraft Back To Basics papers

Martha Stewart doily lace border punch

MFT sentiment

and the inside

This challenge is sponsored by HANDMADE BLISS

Hugs to all

Squirrel (in quarantine) xx

Friends

Really a fly by with a reminder for the SRC Purple Friends - the challenge is open until 30 September.

As some of you know, I have been laid low by the evil shingles virus, and I am feeling somewhat trampled, so apologies.  I am in quarantine at the moment but am keeping my fingers crossed that the anti-viral meds work their magic soon because (a) I am fed up with feeling ill and (b) the meds are awful.

Struggling to remember what I used to make this one ..... 

Stamp is Swiss Pixie Lucy with Teddy from CC Designs

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) with Polychromos hair

Paper from LOTV/Nitwits Promises pad

MFT stitched border die

MFT sentiment from the Birthday Bears set

Pearls from stash

Hugs to all

Spotty Squirrel xx

Christmas Shopping

No, I haven't started mine yet!  I've barely made a dent on the Christmas cards, so the shopping will be it's usual last minute frantic silliness.

Christmas Shopping is the name of the stamp I've used for the first of my September Design Collective pieces for Lili Of The Valley - you didn't seriously think I was really shopping did you?!

Christmas Shopping stamp from Lili Of The Valley

Papers are Dovecraft: North Pole

Dies used are MFT double stitched square and Joanna Sheen ivy corner

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

It looks like the list should be longer but I put that down to there being a lot of layers!

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Without Words (DT) September

You know the routine, first Monday of the month means Without Words, and here we are again!

The theme this time around is FOR THE BOYS

I have used Golfing Tom from CC Designs

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers are Dovecraft Bloom & Grow and Crafters Companion Angelica & Adam

Dies used are:  WPlus9, My Favourite Things, Memory Box

Grass border punch is Martha Stewart

The fellas like to get cards too, so please do come and join us.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

SRC Purple Friends - Reminder

Morning everyone - just popping by with a reminder of the current Squirrel's Random Challenge where the theme is 

FRIENDSHIP (please include something PURPLE)

Another CC Designs stamp - this cutie is called Rosie

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers are various LOTV/Nitwits from different pads

Sentiment by My Favourite Things

The challenge runs until 9.00pm (UK) on 30 September, and you can enter up to three times.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx