Glitter Me Silly

Bit late getting my posts up today – forgot to schedule them last night!!  This is my DT card for the challenge at A Spoonful of Sugar this week which is AUTUMN.  I LOVE this time of year when all the leaves are changing and the light is somehow different.  It really starts me getting ready for Christmas!!!  I have had this paper for years and never used it.  I think I was planning on making a scrapbook page with it at some point.  Anyhoo, I am making a pact with myself that before I buy any more new papers I am going to use up some of the old stuff I’ve got hanging about.  The GG is coloured with ProMarkers – loving these new colours – and the sentimant is from Papertrey InkWe have a great sponsor this week too – pixie cottage and they are offering two gorgeous stamps to one lucky winner

Right, better get on with sorting out the washing.  It’s starting to grey over a little here so want to get it out on the line asap!!

Well, unbelievably my blog is exactly 1 year old today!! I have made so many lovely friends in that year and am lucky enough to be on three totally fantastic designs teams. I have learnt so much from my fellow blogging buddies and if you were to look back at my first posts you will see just what I mean!! A year ago I didn’t know what ProMarkers were, what HTML meant or had even heard of Sugar Nellie stamps!!!

To celebrate my 1 year blogaversary (and my nearly 200th follower) I have put together a little giveaway. All you have to do to win my somewhat Christmassey-themed candy is this:

1. Spread the word and link my candy on your blog.

2. Tell me what one item is at the top of your Christmas list this year.

3. Help me make it to 200 and become a follower of my blog (not essential but utterly appreciated if you do!). Anyone who follows will be entered twice so make sure you tell me if you are already a follower.

This is open to everyone and I will post worldwide. I will randomly draw a winner on 14th September and entries will close at 8pm.

Good luck and thanks for dropping by.

Hugs,
Caryn xxx

The theme over at Cupcake Crafts this week is ‘Pearls and Swirls’. I have managed to overcome my fears and not only open my new Papertrey Ink papers but actually cut into them too! I’m certain I heard the barely-audible-to-the-human-ear sound of a million tiny high pitched voices screaming in pain as I did it, but cut I did!! These papers are called Pink Patterns and are just completely GORGEOUS, as are all the papers I’ve seen from PTI. I have paper-pieced the polka dot paper for her dress and hat and coloured the rest of her with ProMarkers. The swirl is cut from the Home Accents Cricut cart ( cut a sheet of them so be prepared to see it again!!). The sentiment is also Papertrey Ink. I’m actually entering this over at the Passion For Papertrey challenge this week as they’re asking for a card in your favourite colour. As I’m totally in love with this paper and pink has always been my fave, I think this qualifies!!

Have a peek at the gorgeous DT cards over on the blog too – as always they are stunning.

Right, off to drag out the ironing board (will it EVER end??)

Hugs,
Caryn xxx