Visit to Santa ...

Hi Everybody,

Yesterday my youngest daughter Vickie and I took Isabella to see Santa. Here they are !!

Vickie is Grandmother and I am Great Gran to the beautiful four year old Isabella and we had a lovely day out.

The weather was really kind to us after all the rain on Saturday and it wasn't all that cold either.

We wrapped up warm and off we went

 We took her for afternoon tea in a really quaint little cafe am the man that served us had a turkey hat on which highly amused Isabella

The afternoon tea was served on layered platers and it was plentiful

Jelly and Ice cream were served to her in little buckets complete with spade and she ate most of it too

And in the cafe Isabella and I sang "Happy Birthday dear Nana"  to Vickie as it was her birthday that day

 Then it was off to ride the land train into Astley Park as Santa was at the big old house inside the park.

She was so excited to see the train .. Vickie I mean and Isabella loved it too ..... and me !!

We waved to everybody that we passed as we drove through the streets to the park and as we got nearer to the house Santa was waiting at the door to greet us.

All the children on the train were so  pleased to see him and they were all calling out to him

Face painting was the order of the day before Isabella went to see Santa and it was part of the cost of the ticket

There where several options for the design but Isabella was set on having Santas face.

The lady said she would do a special one with some flowers for her and this was the end result.

Of course we had one really pleased little girl for the rest of the day.

So now with this pretty paint work it was off to visit Santa in his Grotto

She was very quiet when she met him but said "Thank you  Santa " for the gift he gave her.

Then once outside she couldn't wait to open it.

In another part of the park there was an exhibition of the the artist who had painted the Gruffalo and we went to see that too.

The artwork is lovely and of course Isabella knew who the character was

This is Vickie reading the story of "Room On The Broom" to us but Isabella wanted to be off exploring .... I thought it was very good though !!

Then  all too soon it was time to get back on the land train and head back into town, and by now it was going dark.

Chorley is lit up with Christmas lights and it looked really pretty as they twinkled in the growing darkness.

Vickie and I started to sing some songs and to our surprise others joined in too. So if you where on the that train listening to the catawailing then you have my sympathy

Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer, Jingle Bells, Away in a manger and others were all sung loudly

On the way back home in the car we sang several verses of "If Your Happy And You Know It" and we each made something up for the song to be happy about.

There was a lot of noise and laughter on out day trip and we took Isabella back to her mum tired and happy. She was a pleasure to take out and a joy to be with and Vickie was a good girl too.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

My what a day ... it's cold wet and blowing a gale. I am hoping it is a little better tomorrow as Vickie and I are taking Isabella to see Father Christmas. 

Vickie is the Grandmother and I am Great Gran to four year old Isabella and I don't know who is more excited about this visit than Vickie and I.  It will be wrap up warm weather but a good day out. 

It is Vickies birthday also which makes it even better

The card draw has been done for the card offered yesterday and the winners name is ...

Scrapper  

Can you email me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be in the post to you first thing Monday morning.

You have 48 hours in which to claim  the card and I hope you will like it when it arrives.

Please let me know when you do .

So no post tomorrow but I will be back on Monday

Have a lovely weekend

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 096

Hi Everybody,

Pretty in pink is another of those cards created with the Lace and Frills texture plate from Spellbinders

I have added in some Guipure lace and satin ribbon for this card with a beautiful pink rose from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have tied the ribbon from Mei Flower into a single bow and threaded it with a pearl string

This card could be on its way to you if you leave me a comment at the end of the post.  One name will be chosen from the list of comments and the winner notified on the blog tomorrow.

If you add your name then PLEASE come back and check if you have won as you only have 48 hours from when it is listed to claim the card.

I do this because each week a card is given away and I don't want a back log of cards waiting to be claimed and then posted.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Green, Red and Silver

Hi Everybody,

Here is another of the Christmas cards with red and green as the foundation but this time I have teamed it with Silver.

I have used once again the Mystical Embrace  as this is such an elaborate die that really makes a statement  on your cards

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and is another of their Poinsettia Flowers

I have added sparkle to their petals with fine glitter from Glitter Magic

 For the next card I have used exactly the same die and sentiment ... just altered the colour way a little.

But it gives a fresh take on things

And with the card from yesterday where I used the gold card on the design you have three different looks from one die.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  

Traditional Christmas Colours

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is for those who prefer the traditional look of red, green and gold for their Christmas Cards

All the card,  that I have used, apart from the gold, is 255 gsm from Papermill Direct   and there is a vast array of colours for you to choose from.

But it is a UK based company and maybe they will not ship abroad ... you would need to check that for yourself

The large Poinsettia flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have sparkled it with glitter.

The holly branch is from AnnaMarie Designs

The gold card has been cut with the 5x7  Mystical Embrace from Spellbinders and it creates a lovely focal point for your cards.

The sentiment is from Crafters Companion and it is one I have used many times

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx