And today I have been mostly working on.......

........Christmas!! (again!) 

A bit of everything...

Wow - it's been a whirlwind of a week and it's only Wednesday!! Much activity and preparation going on in readiness for this year's Surtex, coupled with a fabulous vintage and craft event over the weekend - I've been rushed off my feet! Anyway, it's now time to take a little breather and hope that all my efforts have not been in vain....here's a cheeky snippet of what you can expect of mine in New York next week.....

From Christmas.....

....to birthday....

...to Easter...!

Skelly-bobs and spooky folk....

A snapshot from my screen today......a little jump from Christmas to Halloween; and just starting to put this wrap design together - will sneak you a further peek once it's all finished, but for now it's back to it! ;)

Have a word!

Here's a little peek at a few more Christmas designs I've been working on recently......

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Joy to the World

And lots of lovely Christmas phrases.....

Christmas is coming....

And as usual I've been working on lots of new things for the festive season ahead of another US selling trip. Here are a couple of snippets from a character set I've been busy on....

Santa's got his skis on and has rocked up at the Antarctic!

 And this family of snowmen are having a fun-filled sledging trip!

I really enjoyed creating these guys....let's hope they find a nice new home ;)

Finito!

Not to give toooo much away still, but here are the finished designs I let you have a peek at on Friday....

....now on to another two!

Juggling

I tend to have a habit of juggling designs quite a bit...especially when I'm working on a set - rather than completing each design separately I like to work on them all together (I find it saves a little time and is a bit easier to make them all co-ordinate!)....here's a little look at my current 'works in progress'....

- they're all a little shy as they're not quite complete yet! ;)

Happy Friday everyone.......fingers crossed for Minty later - could it be his year???

Christmas in the summer sun...?!??

Hmmmmm...it's a toughy, but being a designer of all things festive it tends to happen quite a lot, and boy is it a struggle sometimes! (especially when Wimbledon's on too!!) 

Though I guess this is how it feels to be Australian?!? The mini-heatwave seems to have subsided today, so it's onwards and upwards from here...take a little look at some recent work - the starting point for a new set.....

Busy, busy bumble-bee!

Oh dear, oh dear - where have I been you ask?? Well, for those fellow designers out there I'm sure you can imagine - with Surtex looming it's been a busy ol' time!! Here's a summary of my designing month in snapshots to give you a little idea of what I've been up to....

-traditional Christmas.....

 - fun Christmas....

- and a little bit of everyday...all squeeeeeeeezed into the last 30 days or so.

Phew! Fingers crossed for a great show this year!! :)

Feeling colder

Ooooh, it's chilly today; you can certainly tell Autumn's on it's way....and then, of course, after Autumn comes Winter....booooo! :(

- Here's a jolly snowman who can't wait for Winter to arrive.

Christmas cheer

 - Here's a sneek peak at some cheery little characters I've been working on...they're all so happy; waiting for Christmas to arrive! :)

Christmas in the sun?!

Oooh, it's been beautiful weather over here in the UK for well over a week now (BIG YAY!), so it seems a little wrong to be working on Christmas designs! But, needs must, and with Surtex fast approaching, it's a necessity....now I know how the folks down under feel! :) Here's a peek at a new snowman design for my latest festive set......

Four legged friends...

Here's a couple of cat and dog designs that co-ordinate with some existing designs shown in an earlier post...I love creating new characters - always fun to do! :)

A Sprinkling of Fairy Dust...

.....that is all. The snow hasn't amounted to much so far around here; though to be honest, I'm hoping it stays that way, as I'm not a huge fan of snow....or the cold, darker days.....roll on Spring, I say! :)

I can't believe that Christmas Day is only one week away!! I finally got all my cards posted yesterday afternoon (not as organised as usual this year for some reason); don't forget - if you're in the UK - the last day for posting is today for 2nd class, Monday for 1st.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Ooops!

.....sorry - a bit of a late post I'm afraid ( despite promising to be back on here yesterday! ) 

It's been a hectic couple of days getting the last minute bits and bobs finished for a forthcoming design meeting, so that's why I haven't been about,  but, I got there in the end...*PHEW*...and just in time for the weekend - YAY!! :) This time, I've been turning my attentions to pets - and this particular pooch looks a lot like our furry studio mascot - Harley! Hope you like him...

This cheeky scamp; peeping around the corner, is a lot like my gorgeous kitty too...bless her - she's still taking to sitting on that carpet; will she ever learn to love the new one?!

Anyway, I'm certainly ready for the weekend after all that hard work, so hope you all have a fabulous one...see you next week.

When Santa got stuck up the chimney....

.....he began to shout.......

.....and the little reindeer looked rather shocked!!! :)

Back to Christmas......and reality!

It's been a while since I posted any work on here.....but, finally I feel like I'm getting back into the swing of things. Here are a couple of wraps I've been working on over the past two days to co-ordinate with some bag designs I posted on here about a month ago...

Happy, smiley snowmen!

....and jolly santas!

Jungle-tastic!

I've opted for some more fun designs this week....this time - jungle! Here's a sneak peek at a set I started at the end of last week, and have now just completed....

....I think the giraffe's my favourite..  :)

Hot off the press!

Following my very traditional week last week, I've now moved onto the more fun stuff - characters! Here's a sneak peek at my two latest offerings......

I'm also working on a co-ordinating wrap to go with these...look out for it tomorrow (all being well!) :)

Kooky Cats & Dogs

A couple of fun designs I've been working on over the past week....