It's just me...

We popped out yesterday to the local Chinese shop..

No not to buy food...

 ooo a Chinese take away

Chicken chow mein and Fried rice...yummy

How easily distracted am I  !!!!

But no.. the Chinese shops over here sell clothes

and general things, A bit similar to Wilkinson's in the UK

(If they still have them !!! )

I was on the lookout for some paper flowers, I spotted them last time I was there but only bought one pack as I didn't know if I would like them

well I do so I thought I would buy a couple this time seen as I am enjoying using them on my cards,

and I have ran out.. but as you can guess..none..

So I ended up buying these.

Look lots of gems... 12 little flower shape cases, inside a larger case..

I couldn't leave them in the shop as they were shouting at me, saying buy me were only 1 euro

Bargain me thinks...oh and then when I was wondering around the rest of the shop I found these

More ribbon... Each reel was 75 cents, I  did only buy three, as I will buy more next weekend, and there are so many colours to choose from I could easily spend 100 euros no problem

although that would mean 133 reels of ribbon..

Which is cheap compared to some places I have seen on the internet  and then I noticed the sewing pins with nicely coloured ends

they are not the small ones they are the long ones... and I thought I could use them in my flowers.

again they were 50 cents... for all three reels !!

The flowers I am disappointed with not getting, but then it was a different shop, 

so I am on a mission to go to the first one we went to, to find flowers.

It seems like ages since I have posted anything...

Card wise so I thought I would share another

Christmas card with you all.... I know another

I am slowly working my way up to 100 for my 

mum in law.. as well as making Family cards.

This one I have made for a member of Paul's Family

I have used one of my new images from

Tickled Pink  she is called

Victorian Christmas Cristina

Isn't she lovely, I bought her as I thought she would be great for Birthday's too

I have coloured her with pencil in shades of grey

with just her eyes, choker and holly and berries in colour.

Here is my finished card... I say finished it isnt

I still need to add the name of the recipient on the front

BUT as a just in case she looks on here I am leaving it off.

Wouldn't want her to see her card before Christmas would I now.

The flowers are actually cream I used memento ink in rhubarb stalk to colour the edges.
And I have used one of the pins, with a bow attached before sticking it into the flowers.

I have two challenges that this card will be ok for
they are
Simon Says Stamp - use dies and / or punches
I have used my die for the white leaves
Southern Girls Challenge blog - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by once again xx