What a fab day .....

...  it's been a brilliant day today.  First of all, I woke this morning to find that I've been picked as one of the Colour Courtier for cQc115 - my niece's birthday card:

Thank you ladies - that's a brilliant way to start the day.  Incidentially, Georgia was delighted with both the card and her birthday present.  So a good result all round.

Kathryn and I went to Mold for some girlie time together.  Kathryn needed to have her hair trimmed, but I hadn't booked anything, so we went in to see if we could get an appointment anywhere.  Luck was on our side and Kathryn has now got a lovely new style.  It's still long, but she's got a few layers and now has a side fringe - she looks fabulous!  After lunch we both had our nails done.  A real treat for me - I've now got lovely red nails!!  And best of all, they're going to last as they're gel!!  Kathryn has gone for three colours - pale green, pale blue and soft lilac - it sounds strange, but looks gorgeous.  My little girl is getting to be quite a young lady!!

Jonathan had a good day out too - he managed to get in a photo shoot.  He'll be posting them onto Flickr in the next week or so.  Meanwhile, Ben, being a teenage boy, finally got up in the afternoon and had a good time playing on his laptop!!

I finally managed to get into my craft room this evening to make the last few cards for this year's Christmas Collection.  They aren't for any particular challenge, I just had fun playing with my stash.  Mixing ready made toppers with my stamps, and I've gone from CAS to story card!  Here they are:

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Big Bloom - Poinsettia, Compliments of the Season
Inks:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Red glitter

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Twas the Night Before Christmas; Stampin' Up! - Serene Snowflakes
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress - Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans
Accessories:  Houses from Kanban Cards; Flower Soft - Polar White; Cosmic Shimmer - Silver

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Frame-It, Compliments of the Season, Santa's Coming to Town;  Stampin' Up! - Serene Snowflakes
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug
Accessories:  Card from stash

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Nordic Winter:  Stampin' Up! - Serene Snowflakes
Inks:  Distress - Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed, Dusty Concord
Accessories:  Kanban topper

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - 2011 Holiday Oranments; Stampin' Up! - Serene Snowflakes
Inks:  Distress - Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord
Accessories:  Kanban Topper; Scrap from yesterday's card

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Festive Foliage
Inks: Memento - Cottage Ivy, Lady Bug
Spellbinders:  Lattice Rectangles (S4-319) # 3
Accessories:  Kanban topper; Holly leaves from my stash

Sorry this is so late - but as you can see, it's been a busy day - but such a fun day!  That's all for now.