Hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family. We have had a wonderful time. My son Richard and his wife Charlie and their two children came to stay for five days. The children really loved all their presents but Corey was more interested in playing with my microwave saucepans and some old corks from Asti Spumante. We spent a couple of hours playing together in the kitchen while Tyler was busy playing with his new Marble Run game.

Here is a photo of Corey having fun in the kitchen. He loved my old Flour Grader cookie cutters which we have had since our children were quite small.

We had just finished unloading the dishwasher and Corey decided he wanted to close the drawers.

He just loves opening and closing doors and is always trying to shut us in the fridge.

I have just finished my card for the December 2012 Recipe Card Challenge at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and would like to share it with you. It is a recipe for Lazy Mince Pies.

My daughter Susan made some of these for us and they were absolutely delicious.

Wishing you everything you wish for in 2013. Happy New Year to you all.

It's been a busy day today doing the weekly grocery shop. It took all morning and then quite some time to put it all away. I have the most enormous fridge but I had trouble fitting it all in.

My son and family are coming to stay this weekend so we shall have some fun playing with Corey and Tyler.

I did the recipe card challenge again this month at Digital Scrapbooking Studio.

Here is the card I made using the challenge kit. Maurine makes such wonderful kits for these recipe challenges.

Fruit Meringue Surprise

I decided to use the blank recipe card to make a layout of Tyler.

 Tyler's First Icecream

It's getting a bit late now so I'll say goodbye. See you soon.

Monday has come round again. I don't know where the time goes.

I'm going to show you some cards that I made for the Recipe Card challenges at Digital Scrapbooking Studio.

The first card is for the May 2012 challenge and is for Flaky Cheesy Shapes.

 The second one is for the June 2012 challenge and is for Splurge - a family favourite.

 This is a card I made for the July 2012 challenge for Sticky Chicken Skewers.

I also participated in the Christmas in July challenge last month and this is the card I made for Xmas Marzipan Sweets.

In the Recipe Card Challenges you have to use the monthly kit to create a recipe card. Everyone who participates in a particular month's challenge receives all the cards that have been made for the challenge. That way you can build up quite a collection of wonderful recipes.

Participants to the challenge are sent a coupon to get the following month's kit free so that they can make cards for the challenge. Also by entering any challenge at the Studio participants receive 10% off of any purchases for the next month.

I hope you enjoy looking at my cards and would hope that you would register at the Forum and take part in some of the challenges.

Make sure that you register at the Store as well and get the wonderful free collaboration called 'Renew'.

This is what they have to say about 'Renew':


This gorgeous kit was a true labor of love. A call to arms for some of my Designers to create a special, wonderful, amazing freebie to thank all our loyal customers, scrappers & friends as we  moved to a faster server and upgraded our store. This kit is now free in our store for anyone & everyone who missed getting a piece in our newsletters. You can always sign-up HERE

I think that is about all for today. See you all tomorrow.