To Santa or Not To Santa (DT) As You Like It

So, we are almost halfway through September, and already the C word is on the cards ..... well, hopefully it will be on your cards anyway!

AS YOU LIKE IT challenge have a new theme for you and it is

To Santa or Not To Santa (on a Christmas card)

I do like a lot of the happy, chubby, smiley Satan Santa stamps, I have a favourite set that comes out year after year, but there are so many other adorable stamps available that it is hard to choose, but if there is a cute and furry critter involved then I am sold!

I've been waiting to use this stamp since it arrived in my Christmas stocking last year!

Stamping Bella (Mo Manning) Miles In Winter

Poppystamps Jumbled Merry Christmas die

Hobbycraft snowflake stamps

Christmas patterned kraft card from The Works

Red card from Rymans

Kraft base card from Hobbycraft

Miles has been painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The winner of this challenge will be invited to be a Guest Designer with us during October!

Hugs to all

In The Pink (DT) Cute and Cuddly

When we went Christmas shopping last week, there were four penguins.  Real, fishy smelling, penguins.  Now, I love penguins, they are seriously cute, but I am not sure I would want to cuddle one, unless it has been bathed, in Chanel No 5.

Where is this leading I hear you ask, well, it is leading nicely to my DT make for IN THE PINK and our challenge is CUTE & CUDDLY.

So, I have used:

Mo Manning's Snow Pals from Stamping Bella

A lot of pink Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers from Nitwits

Crealies scalloped square dies

MFT Die-Namics Goo border die

Martha Stewart snowflake punch

and our fabbie sponsor for this challenge is

DIES TO DIE FOR

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

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Oxford Blues

Morning all.  It's the last day of my holiday before the weekend, and we're mooching.  We had all sorts of plans for today but I had a rough night coughing and feel a bit limp lettuce, so we haven't really got motivated yet.  Toad has just make me a frothy coffee so I thought I would use the time and bring you a blog post!

I made this card a little while ago but for some reason it didn't get posted, so here we go:

Love this little fella

This is Oxford, a Mo Manning image from Stamping Bella

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Papers are from Basic Grey, I think the pad is also called Oxford

Not sure about the blue stripes, they could be from the same pad

Sentiment is LOTV

and a much used Spellbinders die Labels 18

I didn't have anyone in mind when I made this but guess it could work equally as

well for a new job card or starting university

Hugs to all, and welcome to my new Followers who have joined this week

Squirrel xx

Just Saying ........

I had been wanting to use this little girl by Mo Manning (stamp from Stamping Bella) again for quite some time, and I happened to locate her during a rummage yesterday.

I think this speaks for itself.

Stamping Bella (Mo Manning) image Big Girl Pants

Sentiment came with the image

Forever Friends Best of Britain papers

Poppystamps simple bunting die

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInker) and Polychromos Pencils for her hair

Just saying.......

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Where's the candle gone?

Morning all.  Sorry?  Yes, it is morning, yes I know it is dark but, really, it is the start of the day, not the end.

I'm not working today as I am chauffeuring mum to the hospital later for some tests (she's been a poorly little thing of late) so before I go and put the Nurse Squirrel uniform on, I thought I would drop by with this little number: 

This is one of my new Stamping Bella stamps - it's a Mo Manning image called

Birthday Hamster

(I am a bit worried about where the birthday candle might have gone)

Painted in Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Sentiment comes with the stamp

Papers are Nitwits/LOTV Up And Away

Dies used are from the Die-Namics Blueprint 13 set

I can see this little chap being used for so many occasions - sorry, thank you, birthday, and he would be great for his or hers cards.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Totally Gorjuss # 47 - Flowers

Saturday 11 September - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my darling MUM!  Be over to see you in a little while mate.

11 September - Twin Towers.  A day for a small prayer for those who are no longer with us, and for those left behind without their loved ones.

Saturday 11 September - TOTALLY GORJUSS challenge!  Thanks to everyone who joined in with our sketch challenge last week, Net really does come up trumps with these designs.  I'm quite excited this week as our sponsor is one of those sites that I cannot resist.  Our theme is FLOWERS (bit of a clue there) and our sponsor (guessed it yet?) is non other than WILD ORCHID CRAFTS.  Thought that would get your attention!

The DT has surpassed itself and the Gorjussettes are bathing in rose petals.  Here is my offering for the DT.

I've used a Mo Manning stamp (how brilliant are her designs) called End of Summer (seemed appropriate).  Papers are Basic Grey, flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and sentiment is Pink Gem Designs.

Hope you can all find the time to join us at the TOTALLY GORJUSS challenge, it'd be fab to see you there.

Hugs, Squirrel xx