Easter Monday SHOWCASE

Still more fab Zettie ATC's they are never ending... lol....and still more to come.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office?

What are we supposed to do, write to them?

Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the postmen can look for them while they deliver the mail ?

Hope that you have all had a lovely Easter break and lots of chocolate.

If anyone is still wandering who won my OWOH please see post below.

If you are looking for this months Vintage ATC challenge check out 2 posts below some of you have been so quick to get yours finished leaving a link ...please go check them out.

Nearly forgot,

Sadly we had 2 sets of Zetti ATC's go astray in the post one from Canada and the other from just 30 mins by car from where I live...possibly someone decided they would start collecting ATC's but didn't put in any swaps for them.

I do not know if it helps but could you please write these big in ya face words on ya envie... 'NO VALUE'

Some of our girls helped me to replace Jaqi's set THANK YOU and I am now writing to some of you to help with Stacy's.... I have just heard she never got her swaps and that was because sadly I didn't receive hers.

bye for now.

Chriss x

UPDATE

theres a party going on over H E R E with prizes!!!!!

Wk 4 SCD GD PLUS ZETTIOLOGY SHOWCASE AND A THANK YOU.

Sadly my last Friday as GD over at 'Something Completely Different' their theme for this week being 'TIME'

So much can be covered with this challenge I chose 'bath time' using some fab stamps from 'Paper Forest Designs' based in Australia why not pop over they have a great SALE on at the moment.
The letters making up the words 'Bath Time' I borrowed from my crafty pal Chris' one of Artistic Stampers alphabet set.
I included Rangers Glossy Accents as water splashes and on the letters too.

Why not pop over and join in the challenge by clicking on the highlighted link above... Big thank you to SCD Team for inviting me to play along. xxx




These 4 fabtastic Zettie ATC's are those of Carol one of the SCD design team Carol joins us on this ATC challenge blog each month... January's challenge being Zettiology here is her take on the theme.

Zettiology always reminds me of the BT Advert from the '80 with Maureen Lipman a brilliant actress.

See the post below for the start of our show case with the Zettiology ATC's.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the lovely

E-mails sent and kind comments left on the post below re the letter I received in the post, your support and feed back has been amazing.

T H A N K Y O U.

I WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THIS BLOG AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. :)

Have a wonderful weekend and I hope that you find time to craft.

Take Care

Chriss x

3rd week GD at Something Completely Different

It's Friday and my 3rd week as GD over at Something Completely Different the theme for your ATC challenge is 'KEYS' set by the SCD design team.

Their examples of the challenge are on the SCD blog... follow the link high lighted above.

My KEY is one of CI's stamps I have used it for my 'strange' guys arms, and this fab, fun stamp is from 'Its a mans world' sheet designed by Joyce Howton over at Paper Forest Designs, the word 'strange' is from a Paperartsy plate.. the brick of a mobile...lol...sorry cannot remember ..lol... my mobile looks just like that, I have had it 6 yrs and '

it's only my second mobile in 11 years....lol... takes me that long to work out how to use them...the background is from a postcard which is dear to my heart.

If you would like to join in with these weeks challenge then create your keys ATC pop it on your blog leave a note in the comments over at SCD and we will come visit you.

There is a swap at the end of the 4 wk ATC slot which Carol is running, send in 1 or all 4 of the themed ATC's to be swapped... next week being the last ATC challenge on SCD. (NOT THE LAST SWAP IN OUR ATC CLUB...DONT GET MIXED UP, LOL.)

Have fun and a great weekend.

Valentine and Doodle ATC, ZETTI UPDATE

Happy Valentine Day,

Alecia and Marley are my Valentines for tomorrow both gorgeous grandchildren are taking me out for the day...ahhhh x

This picture is of Alecia in Hamley's toy shop, London in the October she is on the wall as one of the models the photo on the top is her must get you a close up sometime it is stunning... but i am biased.






Marley on Christmas Day.

Below one of my DOODLE ATC's the others can be seen over H.E.R.E

Was not in the least confident to doodle on them.

thanks for looking

UP DATE, UPDATE....Susans Zetti ATC's arrived so a bit more scanning and swapping and then out in the post to you lovely people

I just came accross this very, very, funny crafty video however if bad language upsets you BE WARNED.... DO NOT WATCH.

And if little ears are around wait until they are out of earshot.

I bet we can all relate to this...lol.

BIG welcome to our new followers
Chriss x

Doodle Backgrounds and Winter ATC's

Here is the start of my Doodle backgrounds for Donna's February challenge over H E R E


Will post them when they are completed it was a huge challenge for me. :)

Palma's ATC's our first time with us...her blog can be found in the side bar on the right.

Thanks for Joining us Palma x

Also Lyn's first time with us too ...thank you for joining us...find Lyns blog in the sidebar.

Still a couple of 'A Winter's Day' ATC's to show.

Hope that you are all having fun with Dona's challenge.

Zettiology ATC swaps out by the 12th along with our bday ATC's won.... anyone who ay not have received their cake images please send me your email addy.

Tina if you have managed to pop on from NZ hope that you are having FUN.

Chriss x

BLOG CANDY WINNERS AND ATC's

HELLO EVERYONE,

Well here we are with our winner's of the fabulous blog candy kindly donated by a very generous lady, Joan.... see her link under our blog candy sponsors..and why not check out some more of her lovely stamps.

I asked my DGS Marley to do the honours by pulling the names out of the hat......well my mixing bowl actually...... a bargain buy from a charity shop, all of £2 .....can you believe it :)

That chef is me...lol.

And the first out of the bowl is the winner of that FAB plate of Hermines stamps.... lucky you.

Our second name out is .... the winner of 3 twinchie stamps

And our 3rd winner also gets 3 twinchie stamps and she is ......all the way from Australia .....

Very well done to all 3.

Please send me your snail addy and I will pass it on to Joan she will send out your prizes ....ENJOY and if you want to show us something you create then email me a pic.

And as it's New Year I will send everyone else an ATC for taking part and if I don't already have your snail mail I will contact you. x

Please excuse the unpainted walls but my builder still hasn't come back to put a lintel in and then finish plastering and so I cant paint the kitchen. ... 5months of excuses...lol.

Some more of our KEY challenge ATC's

Thank you Chris love that grungy look x

Thank you to Karen, you really must see these in real life, love those words. x

Thank you Paula very girly and blingy all the way from Brunei x Paula has just set herself a blog up you can find her on the right...please pop over and make her welcome she has been doing our ATC challenges for more than a year now.

Pauls has also recruited her friend Tina also living in Brunei...welcome Tina we will meet and see her winter ATC's

I am sure there was something else I was gona tell ya BUT I cannot remember what it was...lol...the pills are not working.... Ah! I am back... I have remembered.... We ladies have our very 1st MALE stripper..oooops! sorry I mean SWAPPER..he is Nigel and you can find him over HERE.

Think thats it for now will be back again soon with some more KEY ATC's.

Don't forget our monthly challenge this month it's ZETTIOLOGY all details if you wish to join in are in the post below.

Happy Friday.

love Chriss x

December Challenge from Sue Roddis

Another Month just about over and here we are again with a fab new theme chosen by our truely talented, UK, December, Artist Trading Card Designer Sue Roddis.

Would you just feast your eyes on her 5 stunning ATC's she has created for our December Swap

I have seen and touched these in real life and these pics do not do them justice they truley are gorgeous.

If you would love to be in with a chance of adding one of Sue's ATC's to your collection then why not join us for this months swap.

What do I have to do I here you ask....well.... it's easy, just like Sue create 5 ATC's on the theme... ' A WINTERS DAY ' ....Keep 1 for your own collection and and then send the remainder into me to be swapped.

Sues Bio

I am a self taught mixed media/altered art/rubber stamping papercrafter!

I started out as an embroiderer taking a City & Guilds qualification but discovered working with paper and soon moved over!

I like to mix and match media in my work so you will still see the fabric/haberdashery influences in some of what I do.

I have been fortunate enough to have my work published over the years in several UK mags particularly Craft Stamper; Somerset Studio and other Stampington publications in the States and in Art Specially mag in Holland and I have recently had my first book published.....

Decorative Handmade Books......by Search Press.

I have Sue's book on my Christmas list.... hope that Santa is reading this...lol.... or my Kids...lol.

Please DO pay Sue a visit you can check out her creative blog over HERE

Now I would recommend that you get yourself a cupa and a packet of chocolate biscuits 'cos you could be there sometime.

Sues Blog title is from the famous Lewis Caroll

JABBERWOCKY
Lewis Carroll(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he sought --So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Thank you sooooo very much Sue for sharing your time and wonderful talent with us.
luv Chriss x

Halloween Show case ATC's

A big HELLO and apologies for the delay with sending out your Halloween swaps ....as you know we have had postal problems here in the UK which caused problems of a build up of Forces post arriving from Brunei however I am pleased to say the Paula's finally arrived after almost giving up hope ...they took 3+WEEKS.
SWAPS ARE READY TO GO
UP DATE....UK SWAPS HAVE BEEN POSTED, YOU SHOULD GET THEM ON MONDAY... ALL OTHER COUNTRIES TO BE POSTED TOMORROW AT THE POST OFFICE
We have had a fantastic response to this challenge although it has been taken on board that many of you do not celebrate Halloween and therefore didn't take part and so maybe we can look at Novembers challenge differently for 2010.

We Still Have more Halloween ATC's to show case.

and to start our show case we have mixed media artist Cheryl....

Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for your Halloween ATC's.... you love your mixed media ....I just had to do a close up of that spider and web that you have printed onto acetate... it's sooo real looking.

thank you Cheryl x

Hiya Jenny,

Thank you once again for joining in our challenge great use of stickers here and although the pics don't show the silver pen cobwebs too good they are fab in real life.

Still no blog for Jenny but maybe one day you will join us in blog land.

Thanks Jenny x

Hello Jan, Thanks for joining us again with your wonderful Halloween ATC's, fab backgrounds and loving the House shapes and your use of lace...very touchy feely.

See your little ghosts on Chris' ATC. See Jans blog listed on the right

Thank you. X

Now, how CUTE are these from our first timer Gez, welcome Gez, Patti over at Lisa's Altered Art will be pleased with these and just goes to show Halloween works just as well using pastel coloured backgrounds too.

Check out more from Gez over HERE.

Thanks Gez and the chocolate was yummy. x

Can you tell Chris loves to doodle and this is her fave stamp of Mona....I watched her create these fab ATC's. The little ghosts on the top one have been recycled as they came in Jan's Package of Halloween ATC's...big thanks from Chris they were just what she needed to complete this one.

You can find more of Chris' doodles over HERE.

Thank you Chris x

Carol you witch and scare crow look like they have been having one heck of a party drinking the pumpkin wine, love the glossy accents you used.

Thank you x

Welcome to Alexandra her first time with us, fabulous colours the backgrounds are brilliant.

You can find over HERE. Go see her fab work.

Thank you Alexa x

A thought for the weekend....

Friendship among Women:

A woman didn't come home one night. The next morning she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend's house.

The man called his wife's 10 best friends. None of them knew anything about it.

Friendship among Men:

A man didn't come home one night. The next morning he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend's house.

The woman called her husband's 10 best friends. Eight confirmed that he had slept over, and two said he was still there.

LOL

Do remember to call back on Monday and meet our December Artist Trading Card Designer, this month from the UK.

Have a great weekend

love Chriss xxx

Still Time for the November ATC's to get here....I am thrilled with those that have arrived, you make this all so worth while...thank you. x