Christmas dinner gift bags.......

Hello to all, I hope you are well & happy!

Thought I'd share a few things I've made, for Christmas day. One of mine & Jool's purchases at the craft show the other week was some lil gift/treat bags which I thought would be great with some choccies & sweets in.

These particular ones I have made to sit on the dining table when it has been transformed for Christmas dinner, acting as place cards & to give each of the 'diners' (oh...that sounds posh...lol) a few chocs & a small table present inside. They will be lil gifts from my boys.


For the images & scalloped edge I've used a template which was a magazine freebie a couple of months ago, then coloured them with my trusty watercolour pencils, finishing with just a touch of inking.....lol.
CS is all Bazzill & then ribbon added for fastening the bags. However when the boys fill the bags up I'll then close them with eyelets.

I'm quite pleased with how they've turned out, but as yet haven't decided if I'm going to keep the images at the top or reposition them in the middle of the bag itself.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Kerry xxx

Award thank you's.....

Huge thanks to everyone who has passed awards onto me of late, they are most appreciated!!!

This very lovely award is from Vicky & Zoe. Thank you both ladies, the award is also sent straight back to you both as your blogs & creations totally deserve it!

I've also had the pleasure of receiving this fab award from Sandra, Helen, Cass & Vicky. You are all most kind, thank you!

The award has a lovely sentiment behind it, which is: This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger’s who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.
Again, this award is passed straight back to all who have given it to me.....the award says it all!!! And, to all of my blogging buddies......thank you for your friendship!

Kerry xxx

Distressed again......

Hi all, I hope your weekend was a good one?!...... I took myself off to the NEC with my lovely Sis-in-law Jools. We had a fab day, although I think I can speak for us both... "our feet were killing us by the end of the day!.." lol.
Don't know if anyone else is the same but the strangest things seem to give me inspiration, Saturday it was a pom-pom ribbon! Only trouble is I didn't buy it when I saw it, thought I'd go back & get it later &..........yep, it was sold out!!! Trust me...lol

So, the card below which I've made for hubbies Aunt who will be 6o this week has had the distressed treatment.

PP's are all from a paper pack from Daisy D's, along with the tag. Image is one which Vicki very kindly sent me a while back, which I have coloured with watercolour pencils & then clear embossed over. Lace, ribbon & eyelets from stash & sentiment is Doodlebug Rub-ons in white which I have then inked over.

Hopefully this week I'll get chance to play with my new goodies I bought at the show, &, attack my list of Christmas cards I need to make!!!

Bye for now,

Kerry xxx

Harry & snowman.....

Hi all, I don't know about you but me, I need to get a move on with Christmas cards! I sat the other day looking at how many I'll need to make & thought Arrrrrggggggghhhhh.............
So, my grand plan is to tootle off to the NEC on Saturday, get a bucket load of inspiration & a few purchases, you know the kind that just jump into your hands screaming "BUY ME!' & then set to work...lol.
Anyway, here's one to strike off my list.
Image Harry & snowman coloured with watercolour pencils, pp Papermania, sentiment Doodlebug Rub-ons & ribbon & star from stash.

Thanks for stopping by,
Kerry xxx

Here are the KerryJo Xmas images........

Piccie now on Debbi Moore Designs!........................stamps are now listed as being in stock & as before are on an A4 sheet.

I hope you like?!.....

Kerry xxx

Happy Birthday Holly......

Hi all, I hope you are well on this damp Wednesday?!........

Here is a card I made for my son's to give to their friend for her 6th birthday. Wonder if you can guess what her name is?....lol
Letters & pp's are from a digital download at Shabby Princess ......'Flea Market Chic'. I've double mounted the letters onto card, to give the effect of chipboard letters, so as they would stand out more. Ribbon, lace & eyelets from my stash.
The idea with the ribbons is that later they can be tied together so as the front of the card can be hung up, if wanted.

Thanks for popping by,
Kerry xxx

I've been tagged.......

............help!!!!!

Well, what can I say, other than I've had to use some of the grey matter inside my head lol.The first tag I've been passed on is from Wiccababe & Alex, again sorry for the delay in posting this but firstly thinking of facts about myself whether interesting or weird is not the easiest & then secondly whether anyone would want to read them! hehe.......

So, the rules...
1. Link to your tagger & list the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

.....here goes.......
1. I once had an audition for Family Fortunes along with Jools & the rest of our family.
2. I'm a very organised & tidy person (or like to think so) don't like mess & I make lots of lists.
3. On hols in Morocco a few years ago I went on a camel, which decided to run off with me on it!
4. If I'm carrying a shoulder bag, it has to be on my left shoulder.
5. I love shoes & boots!
6. I once canoed down the Ardeche River in France.
7. I'm my own worst critic.

I've also been passed another tag by Vicki. Cheers Vicki...lol

Here's how it works, link to your tagger & list these rules on your blog. Answer 5 sets of 5 questions. Then, tag 5 people in the last section by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

.....things I love.....
1. My family
2. My home
3. Good food
4. Harmony
5. My memories

.....things I don't love....
1. Headaches
2. Steak & Kidney pie
3. Bad manners
4. People who don't indicate (in cars)
5. Ironing

.....music on ipod or playlist....
1. Mr Brightside - The Killers
2. Maneater - Nelly Furtado
3. Town Called Malice - The Jam
4. Show Me Love - Robin S
5. You Don't Even Know Me - Armand Van Helden
(....to name but a few & as you might have guessed I like all sorts of music...)

.....favourite food/drink....
1. Cheese, the stronger the better
2. Olives
3. Roast Lamb
4. Garlic bread
5. Nice glass of red

Ok, so I now need to pass these tags on by choosing 7 peeps for the first & 5 peeps for the second. However I'm going to bend the rules a bit here & choose the mid point of 6 peeps & if they do want to take part in the tag let them choose which of the tags they would like to answer.
Michelle, Jools, Cass, Emma, Vicky & Stacey.

Award thank you's........

I'd just like to say a huge thanks to everyone who has passed awards onto me lately, I really do appreciate them especially as I haven't had much chance to blog recently.

So, thank you to Gina who has very kindly passed the Arte Y Pico award onto me & to Lesley who has passed the Wylde Women award on to me. Thank you so much ladies!
I hope you both don't mind if I leave the piccies of these awards off as I do have them down the side of my blog, however I appreciate them no less & would like to pass them straight back to you both!

I've also had the pleasure of receiving this lovely Autumn award from Vee, Sharon & Julie. Thank you all ladies!

With each of these awards I would like to pass them straight back to the ladies above & also to everyone who pops by my blog for a visit, whether you leave comments or just fancy a nosey at what I've been up to I really do appreciate it! Thank you.

Hugs, Kerry xxx