Cardmakingbird

Hello there. I hope you all had good weekends and are ready to face a new week!! I had quite a quiet one - went to the shops on Saturday afternoon cos Sam (my son) wanted some plastic soldiers (although can you believe that Smyths (the biggest toy shop for miles) doesn't sell them anymore - I know the little green soldiers aren't exactly new but I thought they were one of those things that all children played with?!?). On Saturday night, we had movie night and watched the new Karate Kid film - have you seen it? Jaden Smith (Will Smith's son) acts his little socks off and I'd say he's got a bright future ahead of him but I don't think this one was as good as the original. Then on Sunday we popped round to see my best friend's new flat, which is gorgeous and I'm sure she's going to be very happy there!! (Note to self: must make her a new home card!!!) Also - was loving the X Factor this weekend!!! The judge's houses are always my favourite bit and the night that they tell the singers who's going through to the live finals, I'm always an emotional wreck - crying my eyes out with sadness for the ones who don't get through and with happiness for the ones that do. LOL!! I was sooooo surprised that Cheryl didn't put Gamu through and on the preview - why, oh why have they dyed Storm's hair red?? Dreadful!! Anyway, that's enough waffling from me for one day!!!
This week's challenge over at There's Magic in the Air, set by Pat was to use any Paper Cupcakes image to make a Christmas card including snowflakes. I'm loving these chrimbo card challenges cos they're giving me a headstart on all the cards I have to make for the occasion!!! Here's my card:

Ingredients: Image - Paper Cupcakes coloured with promarkers with a bit of stickles and viva pearl pen, Papers - Papermania, Sentiment - Craftwork Cards. Also used - Cuttlebug and Nesties.

Isn't that just the cutest image, so sweet and easy to colour. I'll definitely be using it for lots more of my Christmas cards. It was quite funny when I was making this card actually - I wanted to add a bit of Viva Pearl Pen to the penguin's hat but as I was squeezing it, nothing was coming out so I turned the tube round to look at the nozzle and kept squeezing and whatever was blocking it, cleared and pearly stuff went flying through the air and landed in my hair and across the table. V funny!!!
Right, well I think I've waffled on enough for one day!! I hope you've enjoyed reading it all and I hope you like my card and I hope you'll hop over to TMITA and have a look at the rest of the DT's cards and join in with the challenge - go on, it's an easy one and you don't have to use Paper Cupcakes images anymore (although I don't know why you wouldn't want to!!)
Bye for now........