Angel Dottie

I'm a bit clueless about card layouts and generally prefer something very simple but for this card I decided to use a template I saw on a blog I surfed onto called "I heart 2 Stamp" I think the overall effect is still quite simple because I've left the cardbase blank but I like the quirkiness of the little bits and bobs on it and it was good to try something other than my normal "image in the middle" approach. The central image is a Dottie Christmas Image from Charmed Cards coloured by me in PSP, and the rest was little bits of leftovers (couldn't throw out the scraps of flock paper - that would be sacrilege).The blues actually all match far better than the photo would suggest

Brrr Chilly

I am totally embracing this "waste not, want not" mentality after my disparaging remarks earlier in the week. When I put my first bit of pearlised card through the big shot in the sledding cuttlebug folder, it went a bit skew-whiff and couldn't be used as a complete piece so I cut out all the words I could to be used as accents. Not too shabby, I think! Dottie Skating (coloured by me in PSP) from the Dottie Christmas Collection at Charmed Cards - How cute is this? Must have got the Christmas card bug from Linda :)

My baby's sick :(

My daughter has got flu so I quickly rustled this card up to send to cheer her up in lieu of being there to mop her fevered brow. I love these Dottie Images from Charmed Cards although I think I should have printed this one a wee bit larger. I was in a hurry to get it in the post so didn't have time to re-do it. Background papers by PP (of course) from The Lola's Boudoir Rainbow collection.

Dotty about Dottie

Bit of a grotty photo but I love these little character downloads from Charmed Cards You can buy all sorts of different ones (This on is from the Dottie at Home Collection)and there is a male character too, called George. Most of them are just black & white outlines for you to colour in yourself but I've just bought the Christmas ones which come with a coloured in set too which will save a lot of time. The background papers (as ever *yawn* :) ) from Pink Petticoat I just love the versatility of printing off what I like rather than buying a slab of papers and hating half of them.