New Year - new You-nicorn

Hello - Its time for a new challenge to start at The Paper Shelter and the theme is New Beginnings - this can be interpreted in so many ways... so I thought - "It's a new year and we all promise to be new better people right?" So what resolutions did you make? I always say I will take more care of myself... like moisturising and cleansing! But ultimately we just end up being ourselves and what more should we be! Unless we can be Unicorns!!

So I have used paper from a new pad I got in the Sales and the image I used from The Paper Shelter is called Glittery and Sparkling. 
I really love how this card turned out with the pink and gold. Hope you like it too and will join in with the new challenge.
Liz (:(|)x

 

Lets do it.... but what??

Hello - anyone else not really sure what day it is? That weird time between Christmas and New Year when everyday feels like a Sunday... so this image High Score Hugh seemed perfect. We have rarely been dressed before midday and I'll admit somedays the Pj's have stayed on all day!! Its so nice to relax and although we still have decorating to do in the house - the main living spaces are done and we had a big party with all our relatives, friends and neighbours to say Thank you for feeding us and generally putting up with all the noise and mess all year!!

So admit it - how many of you have sat in front of the TV or your games in your comfy Pyjamas and eaten left over buffet food?? Im not sure if "Lets do it" is a rally cry to get up and out or a supportive lets allow ourselves to slob out!!  I applaud you all either way and wish everyone a very Merry New Year!!
Liz (:(|)x

Happy Hogmanay

Happy New Years Eve... or Hogmanay if you are in Scotland. I'm not... we are actually at friends in Wales so we are Celtic at least. But I have always fancied a New Years celebration at a big Scottish Castle on a Loch!
 So here is Hamish McDougal to wish you all a Happy New Year and I hope 2018 is a fantastic time for you all!

I used promarkers to colour the image and I used My Favourite Things wonky stitched die cut frame. I use papers from Echo Park and stamped the greeting across the bottom.

So this is me - waving goodbye to 2017 and welcoming in 2018... lets hope it holds lots of happy times for all!
Liz (:(|)x

Hello from 2017!

Morning - I have scheduled this post in advance as I fully expect I will be feeling a little delicate this morning after a New Years Eve celebration in Abersoch with friends.
I can not get over how quickly the last year has gone - only seems like yesterday we were planning our wedding and doing our invites on New Years day 2016!

So this year my resolution is to take better care of myself... little things like moisturising regularly and using leave in conditioner!! Nothing major!! Although we have said we will do a dry January and I would really like to get back to running after a few months rest due to injury to my hip. I need to drink more water and eat more fruit and less chocolate (But there is soooo much of it from Christmas and you can't throw it away!!) So hopefully I will get a waist like our Petunia Butterthwaite in my card below but I ain't holding my breathe!!! Although I could give her ample hips a miss!!

This card was simple to make - I cut some stripes of patterned paper from My Favourite things pad called Fun and Frolicks and glued them to the edges. I used a fine black pen to doodle around the edge and add the dots. The greeting is from Pebbles and the 2017 is from Doodlebug.

I used these promarkers and Flexmarkers on the image -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft peach, Coral & Spice.
Shoes, glasses and lips - Poppy & Cocktail pink.
Hair -  Cloud blue & Powder blue.
Costume or leotard? - Soft Lime, Lime Zest, Lime Twist & Pear Green.

I hope you like her and that 2017 brings you everything you wish for.
Liz (:(|)x