Denise's fashion atc's

I do not remember Toddilox but I do recall my mum putting my hair in rags every night at bedtime ....does anyone else remember having the same treatment?

Those corsetts were a must after we had a baby to get our shape back, I remember them well after my eldest was born by the time my 2nd was born I was wearing tights.... haha

Hey, They had BOGOF offers (BUY ONE GET ONE FREE) at the time of POUND SHILLINGS AND PENCE.

Thanks Denise (SA) for your great Fashion swaps they are so gorgeous in real life.

Have a great Tuesday.

Chriss x

Denise's pink ATC's

2 weeks ago I tried scanning these 4 ATC's sent to us from Denise in SAfrica

However the scanning was not in the least bit kind to them and so today I have played around with my Christmas pressie ... a new camera... ( thank you Chris for teaching me how to use it...some of it I forgot and needed to get the instruction manual out again) any way I am pleased with the results although I know there is so much more to learn...

The pics do give you an Idea as to how much detail there is.

why not pop over and visit Denise in SA just click on HERE.

Thank you Denise. x

For anyone waiting for ATC's and packs... appologies to you... SORRY they will be on the way to you on Monday morning.

I also want to mention that Jaqi who has been looking after our ATC Queen Dottie has been ill since before Christmas and had to take to her bed as it knocked her off her feet...So pleased Jaqi that you are on the mend. Take Care

thank you all Chriss x

Denise's music ATC's

Thank you to the lovely Denise in South Africa for all 4 of these wonderful

Music ATC's. Loving the backgrounds especially the top one.

I can feel the movement in the 3rd one.

Plenty of inspiration in all 4 ATC's for everyone.

Notice our next ATC theme.

We will have 2 months in 1 because of this busy time of year....Dec 08/Jan 09 theme is to recycle any part of 2008 calendar...either use for the background or just add some of the numbers, date, a month etc just so long as we are still able to see it has been part of a calendar you can then use any other medium, images, bling etc that you wish.

Enjoy x

Wishing you all a housework free week. LOL

If you have not checked out what our ATC queen Dottie has been up to lately just click on here and see.... she will have you laughing with her adventures.... she is keeping Jaqi busy. LOL

Check out HERE for the papergirls challenge for December... if you like altering Jigsaw pieces then this is for you.

Take Care. Chriss x

Lets Face It Challenge entries and some fun!

OK, First off we have another yearbook of me this time 'cos Linda requested seeing me with an Afro so here you go. rofpmsl.

Now more of our Lets face it ATC's and our 1st 2 are so gorgeous reminds me of chocolate boxes from the past.. they were created by Annette..thanx Annette.
Man O Man from Paula who lives in Brunei...I still see Brunei coming up on the live traffic feed....nice to know you are looking in on us :)) A BIG wave to you Paula hope that you are settling in. x

I recognise the images used in the next 2 ATC's as Crafty individuals they were created by Marilyn of Darlington just a few miles from me. Hello Marilyn. Thank you for entering.

Hello Denise from Dubai except you are not there at the moment... you are traveling Canada for a month... yours and Stuarts Silver Wedding pressie to each other. Enjoy those fab craft stores if you manage to get Stuart near them.... LOL...Your 2 ATC's below are gorgeous in the flesh, you have clear embossed them and the one on the right has copper embossing around the edges...sorry the scanner didn't pick up on the detail.

Big Hello also to our other Denise in South Africa this time...I am loving the gorgeous bling that come with these 2 lovely ladies. Thank you Denise x Still more Lets Face It ATC's to come so stay tuned next week.

OK what are these I hear you ask..little tease snippets from what??? Read on... :))

If you click on HERE you will see 19 fabulous entries to a challenge set on the papergirls blog... the challenge was to alter a c6 envelope which must include a cutting in the form of a picture from a magazine/newspaper etc... choice of media was up to the Artist why not pop over and place your vote for your Fave envie. But read the rest of this post first or you will miss the best bits. lol

Well I have saved the best 'til last .. in my opinion...ROFLMAO.... you all know how Dottie likes to get in everywhere...well take a look at her... lol
I have laffffed 'til my insides ache,

Have a great weekend everyone. Chriss x

Fairytale ATC's

Good Morning,
All 4 of these lovely 'fairytale' ATC's I am sure we will all recognise from our own childhood....sadly we do not hear them being told very often unless it's the Christmas Panto.

The first 4 fairy ATC's for you today are from Denise in South Africa
I am Sorry Denise that your 'beauty and the beast' did not scan too good due to the gorgeous roses you added to her dress. Click on them and read a little passage from the fairytales on the ATC's.
Thank you sooo much Denise I love them...(waving to you)
The fab ATC above and the 3 below are the work of our other Denise in Dubai
would you just look at the wings on the second fairy she has so many beads

on them she is going to end up on her bottom. Thanks Denise they are lovely.

The video below is when spanking of 'little people' was the done thing in many households... thankfully times have changed... I found this film clip on Jann's lovely blog over here where she adds a funny film to her blog every Sunday why not pop over next Sunday see what she has posted and take a look at her fab art.

What are the next 2 pictures about I hear you ask...well OUR lovely Friend Chris is back with a brand new blog and I am sure we are all pleased that she is! Welcome back.
why not pop over to find out what she has been up to her address is...

http://bling-kin-eck.blogspot.com/ do you like the name? lol

That's it for today hope you enjoyed the post sorry it's been a long one but I have been neglecting you of late SORRY, due to ill health, I am picking up now and thank you for your well wishes I have received...Thankx to you all. luv Chriss x

olympics, pain and numbers

Hi, hope you are all having a great bank holiday.
Here we have 2 of Jessie James number ATC's for those that dont know Jessie she is one of our South African members... hello Jessie I bet you are glad to have your great friend Denise back from her week in the bush...welcome back Denise.
Both Denise and Jessie hosted our Dottie last month...and to see what Dottie got up to you can visit thier blogs they are both listed on the right.
All the numbers in the world... a great take on the numbers theme, the other one
is....
..... 221b Baker Street. Where Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and his colleague John H. Watson, M.D., spent many years at this address in London, England, under the rent of Mrs. Hudson.
Characters of every type have frequented the rooms of this place, calling on Mr. Holmes for help and assistance on mysteries only the finest criminal detective could unravel.
Thank you Jessie we will be showing your other 2 at a later date.


As I was blog hopping today I came across this short video of takes from past olympics and thought I would share it with you. Thanks for looking.
chriss x

More Numbers Challenge

Today we have 4 great Number ATC's from another Denise this time in South Africa...hello Denise.
My Fave is the bottom one she reminds me of DD when she was young stood up in her cot just looking over the side.... I often wondered what was going through her mind well now I know... When I am Big I want to be....
Thanx Denise
The names for the ''Lets Face It'' challenge will be announced on Wednesday there will be 12 lucky winners for the Fab new rubber stamp designed by Crafty Individuals why not visit them over HERE and see the FANTASTIC selection they have in their online shop.

Gingham ATC and update on Dottie

Todays Gingham ATC is from our member Linda, I so love the use of her Angelina Fibres.....the ATC is stunning but the scanner doesn't do it justice ...sorry Linda... possibly if you click on and enlarge it, you will capture it gorgessness. The words 'I told them I don't do gingham' have been beautifully hand written in a white gel pen. Check out Linda's blog HERE see some of the amazing crafting she has bloggged since setting up her blog.

This picture below gives another insight into the holiday that Dottie is having at the moment.

Check out what the girls have been up to since her arrival ... by clicking on HERE

OH, and am I a Happy Bunny today 'cos I just found out I was one of the 10 Lucky winner's to be receiving £50 worth of Fiskars crafting tools. :))) on HERE

More Tranquility ATC's

Another selection of our Tranquility swaps for you to look at... The 2 very calming butterflies are from Linda 321 seen on Tanda Stamps Forum she one of our guests who joined us on this challenge.

Linda had washed the background i soft blues and greens and then stampeda script stamp making a beautiful background to her butterflies which she coloured and added the tiniest of gold beads and diamonds.

Thank you linda for taking part our club challenge.

Chocolate and pink seem to be some of the 'in' colour combinations and Solance has used them with great effect.

Thanx Solance for your tranquility ATC's and also the blog candy up for grabs on the post below...dont forget to take a look.

Dottie our ATC queen is smiling BIG TIME as she had some fantastic holiday outfits arrive in the post today from both Dubai and S Africa her case is filling up nicely and she wishes to thank everyone who has designed and made such fantastic ATC's just for her and whats more there are even more on the way...She will be giving you a fashion show on Monday...well she does like to show off. :)))

Thanx for stopping by and reading.

Luv Chriss and Dottie xx