Billy and the trees 2018

Hello everyone, it's Billy, Jane's cat here which can only mean one thing...yes those trees are back!

I told you back in the summer in this post that that I would be back with my annual report and here I am.

So this is what happened this year.....there I was lying in my box fast asleep when I was rudely awoken by the door bell ringing.

I hopped out of my box and trotted downstairs

and caught sight of this outside, a delivery truck with captured Christmas trees in their netting.....

I noticed that this one had been carried inside the porch and rested himself up again the wall. "Hi there New Tree", I said and I heard a muffled reply from inside the netting. "Hello you must be Billy, it's good to be here". 

However there was another more shrill hello from the porch and I realised that a new Little Choc had also been brought inside. "Tee hee" she said, "Did I make you jump Billy?"

Now those of you who have read my posts over the years know that last year Old Choc went to the big woods in the sky...well actually the truth of the matter is that Jane put him out for recycling and he disappeared before the van came! So he is obviously living out his golden years in a field somewhere! (or someone else's garden)

So in came New Tree and Little Choc and Jane and her Hb set to decorating them.

First the lights and and then the decs.

 They were both so pleased to meet Jane's extensive collection of Christmas baubles, her newest Harrod's snowman jumped aboard first. 

He is so polite and tipped his hat to me.

I saw all my old favourites jumping onto New Tree. Of course Jane's favoruites  are from the 1960s, Mr and Mrs Moon. They don't look bad for 50 do they? 

Before long everything was done. New Tree told me he was delighted with his Christmas outfit. He is getting ready to look after all the presents when Santa arrives down the chimney. 

New Choc holds lots of Jane's vintage ornaments....and of course.....Chocolate. I think I saw her eyes glinting a little when she looked at her beloved Nan and Granddad's decs, they have a very special place in her very large Christmas heart. 

New Choc told she felt very proud to be wearing all that history.

I had a quick word with Candle Man last night ..he tells me that Holly Fairy was the inspiration for Jane's latest card

Hmmmm I'm not so sure...

and I beg to disagree.....I wonder who was the real inspiration 😼 

This is her latest card challenge card. 

I have the all the details to share...hang on, these claws are a bit slippery on the keys and I need glasses, now that I am 10, to read her instructions.

OK I've go them on....here goes.... she says she used a stamp called the Cheshire Cat by Visible Image to make it and she coloured him with Zig watercolour pens. I must admit he's quite a bright tabby cat but he certainly looks pleased with himself doesn't he. She used another of the windows she made using acetate (what the hell is that.....I wonder if it's edible?) She also says she made an alcohol ink background on Yupo paper....hmmm that might be the tipple she is leaving out for Santa soon.
She also die cut lots of leaves and snowflakes, poor things fancy dying for your craft! I also spotted Santa and the reindeer there too.....not long now!

She likes to enter card challenges, this is the list (now my paws are getting quite tired)

Pixie's snippets playground #341
Fashionable stamping 1/3 winter
Stamping sensations 3/3 winter sparkle
Penny Black and More 3/3 traditional Christmas colours
Winter wonderland 3/3 anything goes
Alphabet challenge 2/3 s is for season's greetings
Creative artiste 1/3 anything goes
Craft Stamper take it make it 1/3 December
The cutie pies 1/3 add a little sparkle
Shopping our stash 1/3 tis the season
Time out 2/3 joyful

So it's a Christmas wrap from me and until Jane goes potty again and thinks it's Christmas some time next summer I will be resting my paws

and dreaming here....on my green chair.

Merry Christmas friends.

Jane will be back very soon,

Big purrs from,

Billy xxx