Guest ATC Designer over at SCD

Happy Friday and hey I am so excited as I have been asked to be this months Guest Designer over at Something Completely Different you will find them H E R E... When Carol asked me I thought... ME! ....Do you really mean me... well once I knew she meant it I jumped at the chance and I am thrilled to join SCD design team for the month of February taking on the challenge of creating 4 ATC's on a set theme 1 a week... well I love a challenge don't I.

Thanks for asking.


The challenge this week is MAD MARCH HARE well I have hundreds of stamps but not one single stamp to do with Alice, (Alice who the hell is Alice?..lol) and so as not to be beaten here is my take on the challenge....


'3 WISE MEN AND 1 MAD HARE'


Both the wise men and the hare stamp are those of Crafty Individuals.

Carol who runs SCD has also suggested and kindly agreed to run an ATC swap at the end of the month.

So the creative team on SCD hope lots of you will take part.

Join in the fun and upload your ATC onto your blog and we will come and Visit.

At the end of the month send Carol either 1,2,3 or ALL 4 ATC's with an S.A.E., (large letter stamp)and you will receive 1f or 1 back. A little piece of someone elses creativeness dropping through your door :)

Contact Carol via the email link on her blog and she'll send you the relevant info.

I was playing with 2 of my gorgeous Tanda female stamps last night and just thought that I would share them with you click on H E R E and visit Tanda see what other lovely goodies they have.

Ok and a very Happy Birthday DD Cheryl... we are having a girls PJ crafting party tonight with lots and lots of creative goodies and challenges going on and fab food, wine and lots of chocolate..don't you just wish you could be there. lol.

Sorry a little late posting this I didn't get the blogging clock right ..hopeless at that sort of thing.

Have a great weekend.

Chriss x

NUMBERS 8 AND 7 ARE WINNERS

2 winners randomly drawn, the top one to the first number out and the bottom one to the 2nd number...good luck.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

8

7

Timestamp: 2010-01-27 17:04:35 UTC

I am off to see who they are...lol..this is exciting

IT'S OUR 3RD BIRTHDAY and 2nd give away ATC

For our 2nd give away ATC just add a comment if you would like to be in with a chance of owning these gorgeous girls, the back ground harlequin, the ladies and the daisies are all from different CI rubber stamp plates ...I thought the girls needed their hats and hair dressing up and what better way than with a flower and of course my fave flowers are daisies much prefer those to roses...is I cheap...lol.

What is your fave flower?

For those just joining us here at 'SWAP 'TIL YOU DROP' birthday bash see the post below

If you would like to be in with a chance to own any one of our ATC give aways just leave a comment in that box you can try for as many as you would like to.

thanks for joining in.

Check out todays first post to find out what our BIRTHDAY bash is about

Chriss x

IT'S OUR 3RD BIRTHDAY

Hi and WELCOME to our on line birthday bash our club has been going 3 years and I can hardly believe it... just where does the time go.

IT'S OUR PARTY AND I'LL CRAFT IF I WANT TO...LOL...

Since setting up the ATC swap club and our blog I have met some fab creative people and each and everyone of you have helped me through the last 3 years, THANK YOU.

So without further delay lets kick off this BiIRTHDAY bash with our first ATC today.... so far I have 13 to give away and between posts I will be making more WHY not join in and if you make one then leave a link and I will come and visit you.

This is our ATC number 1, created in my zetti style... I used stamps for her head and body from Crafty Individuals... you all know I love their stamps...lol.

Would you like to add her to your collection of ATC's... well you can by leaving a comment on this post, every name on each post will be put into a hat tomorrow (as that gives our international swappers a chance to play along closing at 12noon....UPDATE... 4PM UK TIME MONDAY, IT WOULD SEEM SOME OF OUR PEEPS DID NOT RECEIVE THE INVITE TO JOIN US SO WE ARE EXTENDING OUR FINISH TIME ) and Marley with the magic hands will pick out a name when he returns from his football coach training Monday evening.

Good luck to anyone who has taken on a club swap in the last 3 years (i know who you are thankyou for joining in monthly themed swaps.) some of you do not have a blog so if you email me wishing to be in with a chance to own her I will add your comment to the box for you.

Below are just SOME of our give away ATC's today the 1st and 2nd and another 2 still to come were donated for our online party by Chris your friend and mine from over at Bling-kin-ek, thank you Chris x

So if you want to be in with a chance of owning one or more of these ATC's just keep popping back and leave a comment to get your name in the hatn that ATC...try as many times as you would like to.... every ATC post throughout the day.

THANK YOU

Chriss x

ATC 's and news

Friday! where did the week go?

Before I forget and I do every post.... BIG welcome to our new followers.... if you are reading this I have been meaning to post you a few words for EVER....

Please do not think that I am being rude by not paying you a visit.... I do try I promise you... I click on your picture in the followers box but i cannot connect to your blog AND to top it my computer freezes and I have to turn it off....Does anyone else have the same problem and if so how can I correct it I send a report each time to windows to try to fix it.

I can go onto other peeps blogs and click on their followers and don't have a problem.
PLEASE HELP.
Welcome to you all and if you want to follow us and would like me to come and visit please leave your blog addy in a comment.

Well Friday night is party night at least it was when I lived in Spain and tonight Chris, Debbie and myself are crafting at mine now it's no party as in a party party but we will be having some fun with ATC's we are hooked on Zetti style at the mo (and possibly a bottle of wine)

If you fancy swapping an ATC with Chris then pop over to hers HERE and see her swaps she has posted.... I got one.

I have created all my RAK ATC's which I promised for those who took part on the Zetti post on the 31st Dec 09, they will be out to you in your Zetti swaps.

All of the Winter Day swaps have gone out apart from Jeanies and Palma's need to visit the PO.

Sorry that they were all so late getting out to you but with Christmas and the mail strike there was a hold up with mail from Brunei.
We are still gettin fabulous Zettiology ATC's arriving and boy they look as though you have all enjoyed the challenge.

I have had a few emails from some who have said they were challanged beyond their comfort Zone and found it difficult with Zettiology but let me say I was one of those too.... no I didnt send myself an email..lol however now I am hooked on Zetti...lol, I found if you make them your own is easier than trying to get them to look like TM's.

Last week when I was out blog hopping as one does I found this photo (sorry can't remember where but thanks it made me smile)
BUT I do not remember modeling for the one on the right...rofpmpl.

Here are the last in the KEY ATC's, THANK YOU to everyone who took on the challenge.

Anyone who received an atc without a name it was mine, sorry.

The Keys on mine are from Tanda stamps.











Debbie does not have a blog but she is working on it and sorry these pics of yours are pants as your ATC's are fab in real life.

Its that time of year again OUR BIRTHDAY we as a club have been going 3 years on the 24rd January...Happy Birthday to us xxx.

And that means it's time to ask you all to send in 2 open themed ATC's to me with your next challenge so that I can send them out to you lovely people as a RAK throughout the year.

I have been asked how to join the ATC swap club and all I ask is each year you send in 2 ATC's in Jan to celebrate our birthday... I do not keep these myself but send them out to new and old members.

It's as easy as that so what you waiting for come join in the fun.

Names of everyone in the blog list on the right not forgetting those who do not have a blog plus our designers will go into a hat on Sunday and my special guy Marley will pick out a winner to receive the 6 ATC's I am working on GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.

On Sunday I will be popping on several times that day to leave an ATC and everyone who leaves a comment on an ATC gets their name put in a hat and if your name is drawn that ATC is yours... there will be at least 6 ATC's up for grabs.... enter for 1 of the ATC's or enter for all thats up to you.

Our Guest ATC designer for next month is working on her ATC challenge she is setting you for February and I should have a picture of them by Sunday and if I do I will pop a sneeky snippet of one on here for you to see.

Have a great weekend and eat lots of cake to celebrate.

If you are still with us Zzzzz's sorry...thanks for reading.

love Chriss x

BAD HAIR DAY SWAPS

Here we go with Septembers Challenge ATC's... 'Bad Hair Day'... and from all the feed back you all enjoyed it...from the ATC's I can see that you did too.
Before I start the showcase take a look at these finger nails ...a few bad hair days here from the characters of Sesame Street.

I am sorry I cannot remember where I found them but if anyone should come across the blog please let me know and I can give credit to that blog.

To begin our BHD swaps we have Karen from Scrapz
Sadly Karen's dad passed away a little while ago and she has found it difficult to get back into her crafting, many of us understand how she is feeling and so I want to say a HUGE thank you to Karen for taking on the challenge with us this month and hope that she will be back with us blogging as soon as she is able as we do miss her and her fantastic creative blog.

Hi Jenny,

You know when I opened the envelope containing your BHD ATC's
I laffffed so much at that little bird and the words and love how you captured the look by recycling a magazine you all know how I love to recycle in art and crafting.

Thanks Jenny....Jenny doesn't have a blog so you cannot go visit her. x

Hi Jeanie,

Thanks once again for joining in with our swaps it is always lovely to receive ATC's from creative bloggers from around the world, I am sure I can speak for all of us who receive ATC's that have come from afar to add to their collection.

More Bad Hair Day ATC's to follow soon.

Today I am blogging a Picture of DGS 4 we share the same birthday Nathan is 6 today and I am, well, lets just say I will get my bus pass in 2 years....lol.... however I dont feel ready for it!

A huge Happy Birthday Nathan....love you x

Still time to Join in our October HALLOWEEN Challenge see Oct 3rd post for info and remember I have changed my address for the postal for those that have not taken part for the last 2 swaps....contact me if you need my new one.

Please see the post below for the remainder of the Postage stamp swaps.

Have a great weekend, I am off in a moment to visit my mum she's not very well.

But I hope to get my Halloween ATC's finished this weekend and if I am on a roll start Novembers Challenge of Keys....we have our 2nd ATC design guest for you in November look out for her to be in with a chance of getting a swap from Australia.

Take care, love Chriss x

2 share same Birthday

Happy Birthday to DGS and me yes we share the same birthday.... he started big school in Sept he is 5 today and me well lets just say I am a little older. lol.
Look what arrived in the post today from Elaine Hacker our winner of our last blog candy rubber stamps ...she loved our ATC Queen Dottie.

Isn't she just gorgeous.

Thank You Elaine.

Chriss n Dottie xx