Christmas Baking! pt 2

OK,OK, so my icing leaves a lot to be desired but, Hey I had a go!!

Next time I need a smaller nozzle and 

maybe I should do the doors and windows before the house is put together!

After all it is only going to get smashed up later anyway!

These look a lot nicer though!

Mary Berry's Christmas Cupcakes with Brandy Butter Icing.

Kit bought from Tesco for £2.50, BARGAIN!!!

My absolutely last Christmas card this year!

I suddenly occurred to me this afternoon that I hadn't made a card for Aiden.

So a quick dash out into the craftroom this afternoon to make this....

Its Lego Santa!

Today's Challenges are:

Crazy4Challenges ~ Santa.

Crafty Hazelnut, Everybody Art, & Charisma Cardz ~ Anything Goes!

Dream Valley, Papertake Weekly, Jingle Belles and Paper Play ~ Christmas.

I copied a picture I found onto word the enlarge then cut out and used that as a template for my card base, I then cut the original template to make his clothing and beard. I colured his hands and face with copic Y17 & Y37. Finally highlighting with Inkessentials white pen.

Ingredients:

Core'dinations cardstock and |Copic pens.

Christmas Baking!

I've been skiving from the craft room again this time in the kitchen.

I've really been enjoying my baking this last year and I got this fabulous Gingerbread House mould with Baked & Delicious Magazine last month so had to give it a go.

I'll add a picture of the finished house tomorrow.

It also had the recipe for a traditional Christmas cake too. 

Luckily M-I-L soaks the dried fruit in Brandy for 3 months before she bakes hers and had the foresight to do some extra, Just in-case!! 

DT Call at ICS!

I just thought I'd mention that the girls at

  Inspirational Card Sketches 

are looking for new team members.

please pop by and play along with our latest sketch and see if you fancy joining our gang!

Sketch Saturday ~ # 186 with Crafters Companion.

Are you ready..........No, me niether still got lots to buy, cards to write and parcels to send. Every year I say I'll start earlier but never quite get round to it!!!

At Sketch Saturday this week is sponsored by the fabulous
Crafters Companion and our prize this week is a
wonderful £15.00 voucher to spend at Crafters Companion.

Here is this weeks sketch.

Today's Challenges are:

Bearly Mine Crafts & ~ Christmas, No Red or Green.

Creative Card Crew ~ T'is the Season.
Crafts & Me ~ Christmas.
Papertake Weekly ~ I'm Dreaming of a "PINK" Christmas.
Cards und More ~ Monochrome.
Digital Tuesday ~ Winter Wonderland.

Ingredients

PP & Die-cuts~ Daisy & Dandelion.
Digi Stamp ~ Teddy Bo.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Star, Raffia & Mirri Card from stash.
Star Punch ~ Dovecraft.
Stickles & Copics.

We will be taking a week off for the Christmas week and we'll be back with our
 New Years Sketch Saturday 31st December 2011

Christmas Blue!

I'm hoping these will be the last of this years Christmas makes but I have a feeling I may get roped into making a couple more!

Christmas Blue.

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz ~ Christmas hues of Blue.

Fussy & Fancy ~ Monochrome with Sparkles.

Friday Sketch Challenge ~ Sketch #7.

Addicted to Stamps ~ Snowflakes.

Totally Gorgeous ~ Let it Snow.

Stampin for the weekend,  Crafts & Me,  Marianne's Design Diva's  & Paper Play ~ Christmas.

Bearly Mine Challenges ~ Christmas with NO Red or Green.

Colour Create ~ Blue, White & Silver.

Angel Bea .

Teddy Bo ~ Birthstone ( Mine is Ruby)

Paper Pretties ~ White plus One.

Stampavie & More ~ Red.

Rainbow Lady ~ Angels.

Whimsy Inspirations ~ Charms.

Sketch & Stash ~ Sketch #76.

Cats & Dogs.

Oldie but a Goodie ~ Christmas Animals.

Moving Along With The Times ~ Cats & Dogs.

DCM ~ Spots & Stripes.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Bearly Mine Crafts, Pink Petticoat & DCWV.

Digi Stamps ~ Kenny K & Teddy Bo.

Stamps ~ Penny Black.

CS ~ Core'dinations.

Dies ~ Mariannes & Memory Box.

Punches ~ Dovecraft & Woodware.

Gems ~ Anita's.

Ribbon & Charm from stash.

Copic's & Stickles.

Playing Hookie...

.....from the card making that is!

I saw the pattern for theses fabulous Christmas Stockings yesterday afternoon and decided my girls needed to have these this year {Not that I haven't still got loads of other stuff to do!!}

They are approximately 10in in length and are perfect for those "little things" big girls want!

The pattern can be found HERE

I've left the tree off as I thought I'd chain stitch their names on the top.

Stamp with Fun ~ Gift wrapping.
Charisma Cardz ~ Last Minute Christmas Gifts.
Papercraft Star ~ Bell or Ornament
Delightful Challenges ~ Anything Goes.

Red & Cream DK wool from Hobby Craft.

6.00mm hook & Darning needle.