:~Fairydoodler's Friday Freebie Challenge:~

This week's challenge has a LOVE theme seeing as how Valentine's is just round the corner!! Simple little graphic but you ladies will make it look very special I'm sure. Please click on the Friday Freebie graphic at the top right of the blog to go to the Friday Freebie page....and Good Luck x

:~Fairydoodler's Friday Freebie Challenge Winner:~

Morning Ladies

We hope that you all got a chance to see the entries for our recent Friday Freebie Challenge?! They were absolutely gorgeous. We have an overall winner for this week and we're delighted to announce that our winner is:

::COLETTE::

We feel that all our ladies that entered are winners though and we'll be sending you a wee thank you for taking part. This week's Fairydoodler's Friday Freebie Challenge graphic will be along soon.

:~Eh...ooops! Has anyone ever broken a punch before?!:~

Afternoon all!!

Firstly I'd like to thank the ladies that have left comments below about our cards.....I'm ashamed to say that mine has taken me 24 hours so far (on and off) to do!!! but it's nearly finished and my mother's birthday isn't until the 6th January so it's not so bad, I've still got plenty of time.

My daughter has also been tickled pink with the lovely comments about her card...so much so that I'm needing to give her a blog sign in as I can't have her leaving 'anonymous' comments all over the place!!! ;o)

So...back to the question at the top of the thread.

Has anyone ever broken a paper craft punch before?!?!? We bought a MS one just before Christmas (the butterfly cutout border one) it's gorgeous and while it was a bit stiff to begin with I thought it was just me not knowing what to do (there's a shocker!!!) Anyway...we were cutting through cardstock yesterday..NOT cardboard...and it completely cut in half...not the plastic but the metal!!!!!!! Is that normal?!?!? The shop is taking it back so no money lost but I just thought that was quite bizarre?! Has this happened to anyone else or am I abnormally strong!!! ;o)

:~Can't decide!?!:~

Hoping you can help.....I've been making this card all afternoon with my daughter...it's for my mother's birthday but I can't decide whether I should use the pink "Teddy Bea" or green one?!?!?! What do you think?!?!!?

AND BELOW IS MY 13YR OLD DAUGHTER'S CARD
FOR ONE OF HER BFF'S..WITH HAND-DRAWN TRAINER
(INSIDE JOKE BETWEEN HER AND HER FRIEND)IT'S
TAKEN ME NEARLY 40 YEARS TO GET THAT GOOD!!

:~NEW "Little Bessie" Tutorial:~ (no laughing please!)

:~Tutorial recorded...voice-over actress booked!!:~

So, I've recorded the "little Bessie" pro-marker colouring tutorial......please don't be too harsh!! I've never done anything like this before!! I haven't recorded any vocals for it yet...will do that in the morning. Hopefully it helps someone?!?! (Please note, that is not a guarantee!) ;oD

:~Went CRAFT shopping today...now what do I do?!?!?!:~

Evening All!!!

We hope you have all had a lovely couple of days over Christmas and haven't eaten too much?!?! Sadly I have!!! I made Nigella Lawson's "Ham in Cola" for Christmas dinner (and her juicy turkey too) and Deila Smith's Squidgy chocolate cake...infact, my Christmas Eve/Christmas Day consisted of me and my (now sticky) laptop locked in the kitchen. My father thought that this was hysterical that I was cooking Christmas dinner by 'You Tube'!!!! But, I can easily say that this was THE best meal I've EVER cooked!!! The ham was mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! Anyway, eaten too much, exercised none!!! Oooops!

Went shopping today with my hubby and the kids, we went to our local Hobbycraft, they have a small sale on. I've picked up a few items that were on clearance but not that I know what to do with them!!!!! I've taken a piccy as you can see but basically I got a few punches, some paper, and some little extra bits and bobs from the Pound shop next to it!! So.....who can guide me through the crazy world of crafting and tell me what to do now!!?!?!??!

:~NEW Digital Stamp - Clara:~

NEW "Clara" Digital Stamp
£1.00 300 dpi
Click on image to go to store

:~REMEMBER "Friday Freebie Challenge" closes this Thursday night!!

Just a quick reminder that the Christmas Friday Freebie Challenge is still open. Submissions will close on Thursday evening 11:59pm (GMT) so please get your entries in before then. We have 5 wonderful entries already.

:~NEW Digital Stamp "Sally Spacewoman":~

NEW "Sally Spacewoman" digital stamp.
Please click on image above to go to store

3 options available

1. Black & white digital stamp only
2. Coloured digital stamp only
3. Black & white + coloured digital stamps

:~NEW "Sammy Spaceman" Digital Decoupage Sheet:~

"Sammy Spaceman" Digital Decoupage Sheet

£1.00 300 dpi Instant Download A4

Available NOW Please click on image above to go to store

CARD SAMPLE

:~NEW Digital Stamp - "Sammy Spaceman":~

"Sammy Spaceman"

NEW "Sammy Spaceman" digital stamp. Available now.
Please click on image above to go to store.

3 options available

1. Black & white digital stamp only
2. Coloured digital stamp only
3. Black & white + coloured digital stamps

CARD SAMPLES

CLAIREBEARS

Click here to visit her blog.

:~A Very, VERY Merry Christmas to you All:~

Merry Christmas to all our friends.

We will be back online on Boxing Day and we'll be working on our tutorial to get it online for you to view as soon as possible.

We hope that you all have a wonderful day with your family and friends. x x x

:~"Little Bessie" Colouring Tutorial coming soon:~

:~More cards with Little Bessie:~

Another beautiful card from Clairebears but this time she's coloured "Little Bessie" with red hair and freckles....just the way I had imagined her in my head. We've both remarked on how much it changes the look of the card from yesterday's colouring of "Little Bessie".

I can't wait to see what she's got planned for "Charlie"

Wouldn't it be lovely for Claire if some of us went to her blog for a visit. Click here to go and have a look.

:~NEW Digital Stamp.."Charlie":~

"Charlie"

NEW Digital stamp, available now. "Charlie", friend of "Little Bessie". 300 dpi. Please click on graphic to go to store.

:~Look at what Clairebears has done with "Little Bessie":~

Morning all!

I just HAD to come on the blog this morning to show you all this card. It's gorgeous!!!!!! It's made by CLAIREBEARS and it's so subtly beautiful. I love brown...but as I explained to Claire on her blog this morning Santa hasn't brought me my browns yet, they're arriving on Saturday so I have coloured her in other colours but brown is how I imagined her..(although she does have shocking red hair and freckles when I close my eyes!! )

You will hear this said often on this blog..I don't craft...but when I see lovely cards I totally appreciate the thought process and effort and talent behind them all. I love a bit of bling on cards but I also love the ones that are made with very few elements but really hit the mark....Claire, I would say you've managed that.

Thank you x

:~NEW, Digital stamps "Chloe Snow":~

"Chloe Snow"

Available now to buy. Line art digital stamp for you to colour and a pre-coloured stamp. Please click on image to go to store.

CARD SAMPLELyn B's Blog

:~NEW Digital Stamp - "Little Bessie":~

New 'Little Bessie' stamp. Available now. Click on image to take you to store.

:~Christmas Sale @ Aimee Asher.com for Fairydoodler Kits:~

Hi All

25% off SALE at Aimee Asher for all Fairydoodler Kits. Through until Christmas Day 2010. Please use Coupon Code FAIRYD XMAS just before checkout.