Christmas Gifts Card

This Christmas Tree looks warm, cozy and festive and has a lovely Christmas feeling to it. To create the card, I used a sketch a girlfriend gave me which made it so much easier to make decisions on how to put my card together. I love Christmas morning and all the presents wrapped under the tree. My kids favourite joke present for their father is to wrap his wallet, good for a laugh!!  

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BEARING GIFTS

Meljens Designs  is our sponsor for this weeks challenge and there is a random winner’s prize ! Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check them out!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Crimbo Crackers -Christmas/Festive
2. Cute Card Thursday – Snowflakes
3. Pixie Dust Studio - Winter Holiday
4. Paper Shelter - Christmas is Coming
5. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
6. Sisterhood of Crafters – Embossing
7. Whimsy Stamps - Traditional Christmas Colours
8. Ladybug Crafts – Snowflakes
9. Craft Room Door Magazine - Anything Goes
10. Tuesday Throwdown - Lots of Layers

Here is a picture of my daughter warming up before a dance showcase .

Have  fun

Hugs Trish xx

Christmas Card

I used some patterned paper from Kaisercraft and the flowers on this paper are all velvet. and it feels so nice and especially perfect for a wintery style Christmas Card.  I wanted Candy Cane Ava from Bugaboo Stamps to look like a Christmas ornament hanging under the tree. I added a smile to Ava with my Copic Multi liner.

 

 

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Card Crafter’s Circle 47th  Challenge

PATTERNED PAPER

Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor for this weeks challenge and there is a random winner’s prize ! Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check them out!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Crafty Ribbons – Christmas
2. Forever Friends - Anything Goes
3. My Heart Pieces – Ribbon
4. Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or Twine
5. Card and Scrap – Christmas
6. Live and Love Crafts – Christmas
7. Really Reasonable Ribbon - Winter Holiday & Ribbon
8. Unique Crafters - November Sugar & Spice
9. Visible Image – Sparkle
10. Divas by Design - Feeling Festive

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Merry Christmoose Card

I’ve had my eye on this funny moose for a while, he’s from Bugaboo Stamps and it really made me smile. I‘d love to see a real moose in the wild one day.   

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Twist of Faith  for our 8th Challenge

ANIMALS

The prize offered to our randomly drawn prize winner is from Bugaboo Stamps .Pop over and see my team mates cards over at Twist of Faith ! 
Challenges I am entering:

1. Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
2. One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
3. Pan Pastel UK – Animals
4. Pile it on – Holiday
5. The Crafty Pad – Animal
6. One Stop Craft - Anything Goes
7. Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Traditional Colours
8. Jingle Belles - Creature Feature
9. QKR Stampede - Animal Madness
10. Totally Papercrafts - Christmas

Have a great week

Hugs Trish Munro

Sunset Seagull Card

I used Seafaring Seagull Frame from Meljens and I was totally inspired by a card I saw over at my blogging friend Brenda’s of Floral Fantasies and have had something in mind for a while. I enjoyed making the background.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 43rd  Challenge

AUTUMN COLOURS

 Meljens is our sponsor for this weeks challenge and there is a prize ! Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check them out!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
2. Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
3. Daisy Doodles - One for the Boys
4. Forever Friends - Anything Goes
5. Kaboodle Doodles - Colours of Autumn
6. Paper Pretties - Fall Inspiration
7. Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Fall Colours
8. Do You Stack Up - Warm Colours
9. Pixie Dust Studio - Anything Goes
10. Crafty Creations - Colours of Fall

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Christmas Angel Card

I used Angel Charity for my Christmas card this week from The Art of Michelle Perkett. I love challenging myself to try to come up with something a bit different and added some glitter,stars and snowflakes to add to the Christmas feel. I used my square punch to cut out either end of my Christmas lyrics.

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Twist of Faith  for our 5th Challenge

ANGELS

The prize offered to our randomly drawn prize winner is the choice of one digital image as showcased by our Design Team at Twist of Faith ! Check them out!
Challenges I am entering:

1. Creative Inspiration Paints - Anything Goes
2. Stampin Sisters in Christ – Music
3. The Squirrel & The Fox - Celebrate the Occasion
4. Totally Gorjuss - Punch & Die
5. Christmas Stampin - Photo Inspiration
6. Stamping with Dragon – Music
7. Forever Friends - Anything Goes
8. Moving Along with theTimes - Seeing Red
9. Cutie pie Challenge -Use a Digi
10. My Mum's Craft Shop - Stars

Have a great day

Hugs Trish Munro

Noble Deer Head Christmas Card

I made this Christmas Card with a masculine theme and used this Noble Deer Head from  Stamp Art Design by Kathryne as my focal point. I love to decorate the house at Christmas time to help celebrate the occasion and it’s great to be able to make my own cards for friends and family to add that personal touch!  

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Card Crafter’s Circle 38th  Challenge

FOR THE FELLA’S

Creations should follow a Masculine Theme

Our Sponsor Di’s Digi Downloads is providing a $10 Store credit to the winner!We also have Stamp Art Design by Kathryne joining us again with sponsorship for you! 

Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check it out!

Challenges I am entering:

1.  Sketch and Stash - Challenge 95
2. Diva's by Design - Let's Celebrate
3. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
4. Emerald Faeries - Punches /Dies
5. Creative Card Crew – Christmas
6. LEJ Designs - Anything Goes
7. Hooked on Craft - Cards for Men
8. Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
9. The Squirrel & The Fox - One for Men

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Immies Scarf Christmas Card

Christmas is coming and I’ve now made a start to have a few cards ready in time for Christmas! I used Immies Scarf from  The Digi Garden  and I love that cheeky smile! I used a metallic gold paper to cut my snowflakes instead of traditional white to give the card a touch of class and keep a warm cosy colour scheme going, it’s change for me as I usually love to use pink and green. I have never been a scarf wearer but my daughter’s singing teacher has insisted we invest and wear them. We have a nice collection of scarves thanks to Nanna Joan who has knitted us quite a few now, so we have lots of colours to chose from when we go out.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 36th  Challenge

RICH AND EARTHY COLOURS

The Digi Garden  has kindly sponsored our challenge and there is a winner's prize is their choice of

6 Digi Garden images!

 

Our Design Team at Card Crafter’s Circle has created some beautiful creations to inspire you! Check it out!

Challenges I am entering:

1. Just Keep on Creating – Christmas
2. Critter Sketch Challenge - Digi Week
3. Lexi's Creations - Sparkle & Shine
4. Love to Create – Sparkle
5. Paper Pretties - Anything Goes
6. Whoopsie Daisy - Anything Goes
7. Crafts & Me - Add some lace
8. Delightful Challenges - Punches & or Dies
9. Celebrate the Occasion – Christmas
10. Dare to be Sassy - Pop it up

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish Munro

Nurse Get Well Wishes Card

For my construction card this week I made a ZIG ZAG CARD. I used this adorable Charlotte is a Nurse from Milk Coffee to make a Get Well Card as I do not seem to have any Get Well Cards in my stash, it also seemed appropriate as I myself have a cough/cold this week. It’s been pouring with rain for days where I live, so I been having a few sleep in’s as luckily it’s school holidays. I recently learnt the trick to half fussy cut and half spellbinder cut my image and I’m very pleased with the result. I used my new Molotow white paint pen which I picked up at the craft fair to add a few highlights to her shoes and dress.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 24th  Challenge

This weeks theme is

CONSTRUCTION CARDS!

  more than a single-fold or gate-fold card

We are excited to welcome back our sponsor, Milk Coffee! Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 3 Milk Coffee images and also one image to each of our chosen Top 3! 

Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges that I am entering:

1. Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
2. Fab n Funky - Cute and Girly 
3. Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies
4. Jackson Digital Expressions - Anything Goes/optional sketch
5. Party Time Tuesday's - Anything Goes
6. Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girls, Girls,Girls
7. Love to Create - Anything Goes

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs

Trish Munro

Wedding Card

I do not usually make wedding cards but I decided James Bond has to get married sooner or later!!! A funny thing happened to me the other day (and no this is not a joke it actually happened) I attended a seminar and a lady sitting opposite me looked very familiar and all day I thought to myself that I knew her face. I finally remembered at the end of the day about 15 minutes before it was over… I said to her “you sang at my wedding”!!! Well I got married 20 years ago…. next Christmas. No wonder it took me so long to remember it must have been filed right at the back of my brain So with refreshed images in my mind of my own wedding this card came to mind!!!  I paper pieced the base half of her dress and ran it thru my Big Shot and stuck down near her waist and used dimensional adhesives to lift and fluff out her dress and I used  lots of glitter on her dress to add some Glitz.

 

 

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Card Crafter’s Circle 23rd  Challenge

This weeks theme is

WEDDINGS 

We are happy to welcome back Whoopsi Daisy Digis as our sponsor for this week's challenge!  Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 2 sheets of Whoopsi Daisy images... which is 8 images! Fabulous!

Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges that I am entering:  

1. For your inspiration photo challenges
2. Sarah Hurley - Dimensional and Texture
3. Delightful Sketches - Delightfully Anything Goes
4. Paper playtime-say it with sentiments-anything goes
5. Nettie G's Digital Gems- With this ring
6. Truly Madly Crafty-Monochrome
7. The Shabby Tea Room - Diamonds are Forever
8. The Squirrel and the Fox - Make it sparkle
9. Hooked on craft-Glitter
10. Dude Time Doodles - Male Themed - Weddings/Anniversaries

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs

Trish Munro

Cascading Card with Sparkle

I really enjoy making construction style cards as it challenges me to use my brain a lot more than a standard card base and gives me so much satisfaction to say to myself “I did that”!  My girlfriend Vicki came over with the Destructions and we made one each and it’s hard to see in the first photo but I found some cardstock in my stash that was white one side and a coral pink on the other side, so it looks rather tricky! This adorable little angel I used is from Whoopsi Daisy Digis and I generously added some glitter which you can see in my second picture, she “Shines like the top of the Chrysler Building”!!!!!! I ended up creating a whole garden behind her with cascading leaves and flowers everywhere. Then to make sure it was extra sparkly I used a mountain of Bling and splashed it everywhere!! I can now say with conviction that leaf die was an excellent investment towards my stash, and lately has had a serious workout!!!

 

 

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Card Crafter’s Circle 23rd  Challenge

Sparkle and bling can be fun... and don't we love it!  So our challenge theme for you this week is 

SPARKLE, SPARKLE

We challenge you to create a card that sparkles.... glitter, shimmer, bling...  make it shine!

  and the Sponsor this week is 

We are happy to welcome back Whoopsi Daisy Digis as our sponsor for this week's challenge!  Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 2 sheets of Whoopsi Daisy images... which is 8 images! Fabulous!

Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges that I am entering:  

1. Bearly Mine – Dies
2. Die Cuttin Divas-Flowers
3. LEJ designs-Lots of Layers
4. Papertake Weekly-In the Garden
5. Critter Sketch-Flowers
6. Hooked on craft-Flowers
7. Paper Creations Ink- In the Garden
8. Paper Pretties-Glitter
9. Whoopsi Daisy-Spring colours 
10. Sassy Cheryls-Anything BUT a Square card 

Thanks for stopping by

Love n’ Hugs

Trish Munro

Rainbow Thank You Card

I chose this image from the silhouette range of images from Bugaboo stamps because I could visualize a rainbow as the background and it’s just an amazing piece of art and it was the perfect image for a rainbow theme. When I went to pick up my Copics to start colouring a rainbow I couldn't remember what order the colours went in and had to look it up. Here is the order  for a Rainbow….Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet if you are like me and not sure of the exact order. I wanted a darker background at the top  to pop the focal point forward and really frame this rainbow and used dimensional adhesive to add even more dimension. I chose a ribbon that picked up all the colours I used in my cardstock. I used Dimensional Magic to add  a 3d effect and it really made a difference especially for my hummingbird! I used my Butterfly embossing folder so it adds another natural element both on the front and the inside of my card. I made this card for my daughters hair dresser and wig lady to thank her for everything she has done and the wonderful friendship they formed.. Altogether  my daughter has used over 50 cards to thank everybody the whole cast and crew after a great show working together in Annie the Musical from Brisbane, it’s been an experience of a lifetime!  

 

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Card Crafter’s Circle 22nd  Challenge

We would love to see your creations in our latest theme of

RAINBOW BRIGHT

We are always excited to have a repeat sponsor, super-fabulous... Bugaboo Stamps!  Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 7 Bugaboo images... what an awesome prize! Have you had a chance to see the latest Bugaboo releases? I can't keep up with them... I want them all!    Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team has created some fabulous Rainbow Bright creations to share with you, and to inspire you! Swing by and check them out.

Challenges I am entering :

1. Crafty Creations - Frame it
2. Digi Stamps 4 Joy – Gratitude
3. Inky Impressions - Thank You
4. Sisterhood of Crafters - May Flowers
5. Whimsy Inspires - Make it pop add dimension
6. Anything Goes- Things with Wings
7. Craft Room - Emboss it
8. Jacksons Digital  Expressions - anything goes inks and such
9. Lej Designs - Things with Wings
10. By the Cute and Girly - Spring is all around

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Trish Munro

Bird on a Quilted Card

I have always wanted to sew with a sewing machine and make a quilt, so with our challenge this week I made a mini quilt for my card and as I don’t have a sewing machine, it’s faux stitching for me!I punched out 16 squares and I used two matching double sided papers. I know I keep using my favorite colours green and pink but they just speak to me! I then taught my daughter how to paper pierce using a Stampin Up product, she got about half of the squares done for me and really enjoyed it until her favorite show came on TV and she dumped me like a bag of potatoes! I then used a very fine marker to make the stiches. I recently cut a few die cuts in white from my girlfriends new dies and she did the same with mine and I used these on my card, it was great to have these pre cut to fiddle with and made the perfect addition to my card!  I used my Copics to colour this cute little bird sitting in a tree called MORNING GLORY and matched these colours to my designer  papers. I added glitter glue to my ribbon bow and I am really pleased with how that makes the ribbon look so much prettier, I am so glad I took up card making!!!

 

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Card Crafter’s Circle 19th  Challenge

Grab your needle and thread, because we want to see you

IN STITCHES!

(Real or Faux Stitching)

What's that you say? You don't sew on your cards? That doesn't matter.... grab a pen to add some FAUX stitching detail to your card instead…just like I have!

Our sponsor this week is another fabulous returning sponsor LIMITED RUNS!

Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive their choice of 3 (three) images from

the Limited Runs shop!

Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges I am entering my card into this week:

1. Charisma Cardz-Shabby Chic
2. Paper Crafting Journey-Use 3 or more patterned papers
3. Sassy Studio Designs-Flowers and flourishes
4. Emerald Faeries-Dazzle it
5. Little Darlings –Pastels
6. Paper Shelter-Wings and Things
7. Whimsy Inspires- Punches and or Die Cuts
8. Cooking it up with Katie-Green gorgeous garden
9. Pretty Little Ribbon Shop-To die for
10. Crafty Ribbons-Things with Wings

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish xxx

Birdcage Thank You Card

I had so much fun making this birdcage card using pastel colours and dry embossed the inside with more birdcages. I’m really enjoying the Copics to colour in with,and  it’s just so relaxing colouring in. I made this card using pastel colours which is something that I don’t do very often but I really liked it, it’s funny how your taste changes and as you experiment with different styles and colours your cards change with time. The thing I really enjoyed adding to my card were my new small paper lace corners but almost impossible to glue down,any tips?…greatly appreciated!!!   

Inside I embossed birdcages to carry through my theme. 

 

Here are the Copic colours I used.

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Card Crafter’s Circle 18th  Challenge

Pastel Colours

Use Pastel Colours in your creations

and the Sponsor this week is  Happileigh Scrappin Designs

Winners prize is 3 digi images and top three will receive an image off their choice also!!!!

Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges that inspire me:

1. Crafting Life's Pieces-Sketch 46 I really enjoyed having this sketch to follow,my card design came together so much easier.
2. Crafty Ribbons-C17 Things with Wings
3. Paper Play-Things with Wings
4. Totally Papercrafts-C 112 Things with Wings
5. Pixie Dust Studio-Ribbon

Have a great weekend

Hugs Trish

Chocolate Bunny Card

I decided to challenge myself to make a fussy with flowers Easter card!I don’t have a sewing machine yet, so I added some faux stitching for some extra detailing, combined with buttons and a  bow.It’s been a work in progress for days until I was happy. I used this adorable little Easter Bunny from  Meljen’s Designs, how could I resist those eyes! I love bunnies with chocolate Easter eggs and I’m hoping the Easter bunny remembers to drops by this Easter !

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Card Crafter’s Circle 17th  Challenge

  Easter is here, and so is the Bunny, and the Chocolate! Our challenge theme for you this week is 

CHOCOLATE BUNNIES!

We are allowing some freedom here... we'd love to see you create a card using a bunny, or chocolate (the colour) or both! And we are excited to have a fabulous returning sponsor MELJENS DESIGNS!

Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive 4 digital images (uncoloured) of their choice... what a great prize! Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.

Challenges I am entering this week with this card:
I have entered into a few Easter Challenges including one a Crafty Cardmakers and I just love to challenge myself to improve my cards week after week and try new things!

1. Creatalicious Challenges-Sketch 32  (as per picture above) I rotated mine.
2. Crafty Sentiments –Bunnies
3. Digital Tuesday Challenge-Easter
4. Everybody Art-Easter
5. http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/challenge-65-easter.html
6. My Grafico Crafts -Buttons and Bows

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Trish Munro

Easter Egg Hunt Today

I really wanted to make an Easter card with lots of layers and more embellishments in an attempt to alter my style. I have a mental checklist for the perfect card in my eyes and it’s great to stretch yourself . I also used pastel colours which is also not my normal style. I’m really happy with how this turned out so pretty.I have my stash of Easter Eggs for our Easter Egg Hunt and I will look just like my digi from Dearie Dolls (basket loaded with chocolate eggs and ready to go) and my kids will love it, you’re never too old for CHOCOLATE!!!!

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Card Crafter’s Circle 16th  Challenge

Show us your EASTER Creations!

and the Sponsor this week is 

We are happy to welcome back Dearie Dolls as our sponsor for this week's challenge!  Our randomly drawn challenge winner will receive 3 digital images of their choice... what a great prize!
Swing by and see the great creations showcased by the Card Crafter’s Circle Design Team.
Challenges I am entering my card into:  

1. http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/sketch-66.html Sketch 66 as per picture above and I had a ball using this sketch!
2. http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/challenge-83-easter-and-crazy-egg.html Easter
3. http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/challenge-210-happy-easter.html Easter
4. http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/challenge-12-easter.html Easter
5. http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/simon-says-anything-goes.html Anything Goes
6. http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/delightfuls-easter-challenges.html  Easter

Have a great weekend

Trish

Valentine Gift

I’ve wrapped up some traditional old style butterscotch in a tin,remember those??? It’s just the perfect Valentines Gift…. sweeties for my sweetie!! I made this gift tag using a doily as a base and it’s so pretty with all these love hearts .

Challenges this project qualifies for:

• http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-59-to-one-i-love.html To the one I love
• http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-heart.html Have a heart
• http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweetstamps-challenge-51-love.html Love
• http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/paper-pretties-monday-challenge-create.html Valentines Day Project

Hugs

Trish Munro

Dearie Dolls Laundry Day Snowman Christmas Card Set

Join us for our second challenge over at Card Crafters Circle.

Our theme this week is:

Create for CHRISTMAS!

Sponsored by Dearie Dolls.

Winner's Prize is their choice of 3 digis.

Here is the digital image I used and printed it in two sizes.

Dearie Dolls Laundry Day Snowman

 

 

 

I embossed the inside pockets of my cardholder for a touch of class and place 3 cards either side and held closed with a ribbon..

Inside view of the gift cards

In an effort to be frugal I always try to be as economical as possible with my projects as you can see.

As you can’t see…. as once it’s all glued down….. and otherwise it’s just such a waste!

I made this Christmas card set as a present for one of my sisters.

Challenges I would like to enter with this project:

• http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-141-winter-wonderland.html Winter Wonderland- Must use Digi
• http://blog.icopic.com/2011/12/icopic-weekly-challenge-61.html Last minute Christmas cards
• http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/2011/12/magical-monday-bird-image.html Anything Goes, but must include a bird
• http://paperandsuchonline.blogspot.com/2011/12/time-for-another-challenge-here-at.html Last minute Christmas Card
• http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-95-snowman-with-die-cut.html Snowman with Diecut
• http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/baby-its-cold-outside.html Winter/Cold Project
• http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/2011/12/cyda-challenge-35-snowmen.html Snowmen
• http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/cold-and-frosty.html Cold and Frosty

Merry Christmas

Trish Munro