Another month ends

Morning 

Been a stressful week for me as my eldest daughter had a stroke a week ago, Happy to say she is on the mend and everything is looking good,

What a lot of wind there has been lately I hope everyone is safe and there has not been to much damage to you or you loved ones,

Went for a colour challenge this time from Just For Fun   Colours at the end of the post, 

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm deckle edged card blank and envelope,
• Nuvo Hybrid ink pad, 
• My Paper world clear house and tree stamp,
• fence, snowman & snowflake clear stamps,
• Pear green, Bright orange, gold, honeycomb, Promarkers.
• Hobby Craft Glitter. 
• Nuvo, oyster grey, glitter frosting hint of green. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Allsorts challenge Blog -Week 452-  old Favourites,
2.  CHNC Challenge 370, no sentiment,
3. digidesignchallengeblog, Winter Challenge, 

Materials used for this card are;

• 21 x 15 deckle edge card and envelope,
• 12.5 x 9 cm silver mirri card, 
• 9.5 x 7 cm white card stock,
•  Brown, Hybrid ink pad, 
• Purple twilight, Alcohol ink,
• Shaving foam 
• The Oriental Collection, Clear stamps,
• Sandstone, sky blue, canary, ocean teal, Promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. ,JFF Challenge Blog- BLUE-PURPLE- SILVER
2. Crafter's Castle Challenge #1 Anything goes,
3. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge  Week 4  Anything goes, 

                                  

another weekend

Morning 

Well we sure are in the winter and the wind and rain is just horrid, Wednesday night was terrible and kept a lot of people awake, After all that bad weather  its been quite a nice this last couple of days  and looks like it might be again today, 

Materials used for this card are;

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
•  Vintage Sepia VersaFine Ink
• Reindeer, tree and Robin Clear stamp,
• Sentiment Clear stamp,
•  Praline, cinnamon, henna, poppy & Black Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. ABC Christmas Challenge, 'A is for Antlers & B is for Birds'
2. A snowflake Promise, Challenge 47 January Artworld,  Anything goes,
3. Christmas At Sweet Stamping, January Challenge, Anything Christmas goes,  
4. A merry Christmas Challenge, #3 Always Anything goes + Christmas 

Materials used for this card are,

• 14.5 x14.5 cm glided card blank and envelope, 
• 9.5 x 9.5 cm white card stock,
• Frosted leaf, honeycomb,saffron, sandstone, Promarkers, 
• I love you sentiment, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. Freshly Made Sketches 320  A sketch By Kim,
2. Home, -Simon Wednesday Challenge. Add A Sentiment, 
3. Sunny Day Crafting CH #3 C in for colour it,
4. Shopping Our Stash  #337 Getting Sentiment.

where are these weeks going

 Morning 

Something different for the second card, I went with a colour Challenge, Its from 
52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

Still very windy out there today so wrap up warm if you are going out.  

Materials used for this card are,

• 15 x 15 cm  gold edged card blank  and envelope, 
• Nuvo, Clear mark Embossing pad,
• Salty Ocean & Mowed Lawn. Distress ink,
• Primary apple Red & Fluorescent Green WOW embossing powder. 
• Heartfelt Creations rubber stamp, 

Challenge I will enter this card for are

1. Country View Challenges, Anything goes, 
2. LTCCB #18 Anything goes, 
3. Simply create Too Challenge #134 Use embossing, 
4. Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 450. No patterned Papers. 

Materials used for this card are;

• 15.5 x 14 cm pattered edge card blank and envelope,
• Enchanted Corner gnome outline dies and Stamp set. 
• Almond fleximarker
• Ocean teal,summer sun, lipstick red, cloud blue, saddle brown & eggnog Promarkers 

Challenges I will enter this card for are.

1. jingle belles. We three Kings, Use three of something. 
2. Christmas Card Thowdown, Colour Challenge. 
3. Christmas At Sweet Stamping, Anything Christmas goes, 
4. Christmas Cards All Year Round January Challenge. Thank you,

                                            
                                              Christmas card Throwdown. 

Had fun Friday

Morning,

Had a lovely day Friday I had a friend round we had a lovely lunch ( Tuna salad ) and then decided to do some crafting. It was a fun time, I love crafting with others but never seem to have anyone here so it a was lovely day all round  . I made a card for this blog challenge although at the time did not know it would fit. I have a lot of cards to make for a friend and that was one I made so a bonus. 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope.
• 15 x 15 white card stock, corners cut.
• 15 x 15 Pattered paper.
• Lady Clear stamp,
• Eggnog,lipstick red, rose pink summer sun, Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Crafty Catz, Challenge# 399  one for the ladies,
2. 4 Crafty Chicks. Challenge #385No winter blues, ( No blue Colour ) ,
3. QKR Stampede  Challenge #278 Anything goes, 
4. Creative knockout #228 Anything goes Scrap N Dipity 

Materials used for this card are;

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Black shadow Nuvo Hybrid ink,
• Tree stencil,
• Butterfly , sentiment Mouse & ladybird  stamp ( free with Creative stamping) 
•  Salty ocean distress ink.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Butterfly Challenge. # 92 Butterflies =O is for one layered card or the colour Ultra pink,
2. Crafting with Attitude Challenge #35 
3. Alphabet Challenge blog, U is use 3 of something,

Another week is at an end

Morning ,

Its funny that I really missed blogging and am really happy to be back blogging again, I missed all my lovely followers and  comment that are left, It is so uplifting to read them all,

Had a great couple of days been out with friends and its so nice to catch up on them, 

The inside of the card. 

Materials used for this card are. 

• 15.5 x 10.5 cm Tri fold card blank and envelope.
• Elephant and sentiment clear stamp,
• Sky blue, Poppy, praline, sandstone, gold, leaf green,oatmeal, forest green, Promarkers,
• Vintage Sepia VersaFine ink
• Violet infusions,green meadow, ice white, Nuvo pure sheen glitter.
• Hollywood red, Nuvo sparkle dust,
• Hint of Violet Glitter frosting, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are

1. Craty Catz Anything goes with a twist, Add sparkle for Christmas, 
2. Eclectic Ellapu, Can be a gift or anything as long as it Christmas. 
3. Alphabet Challenge Blog, U for use three of something,
4. Emerald City, Craft Challenge, Anything goes, 

Materials used for this card are;

• 15x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 11 x 7 cm white card stock,
• Vintage sepia VersaFine ink,
• House -mouse design rubber stamp,
• Sentiment and lucky Chinese fortune cookie clear stamp, 
• Lime green, Gold, Praline promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challengee 10 Sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy, Must have a critter 
• Allsorts Challenge Blog   Week 449  Something new, 
• PBSC January, Anything goes, 

What some weather

 Morning 

Well winter sure is showing itself now, the mornings are so frosty and when I get up it looks almost like snow, Stay warm and safe where ever you are.

The rose and sentiment stamp { card card, }  I have had so long not sure where they came from. 
Sorry about the quality of the pictures it was not good light.

For the second card I went for a sketch that my friend KathyK See her blog  HERE  told be about, Its from CAS(E) this Sketch, . Love a nice sketch. 

 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Rose & sentiment clear stamp.
• Forest green & cardinal Promarkers,

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. The flower Challenge #16 Spotlight stamping, 
2. The Crafters Cafe Challenge, #187 anything  Christmas related or red,  White or green.
3. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge, Open Challenge. #01

Materials used for this card are;

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Emerald Green, Lemon, Turquoise Brusho's 
• The works Clear stamp & Cutting dies.  

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Crafty gals Corner Challenge # 156 Anything goes, 
2. Creative Friday, Anything goes/ anything works  
3. CAS(E) this Sketch #253  

                                              

                                                             

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have a great 2018 

I have having a break from crafting as well as blogging I have also been away on a couple of holidays and had a great time.I will try and post some pictures on here when I get them downloaded. Have the pictures downloaded so post is bit heavy with pictures 

I want to thank my followers for staying with me while I have not been blogging. 

Johnny, Mary and I  [ Who I stayed with and I with]  with Father Christmas 

Got up here and then thought hope I can get down lol 

All these birds were taken in Mary's Garden, The first bird is a spotted Towhee, A little wren,
 Cardinal. Black backed  woodpecker, and a blue Jay, 

 Materials used for this card were;

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 9 x 9 cm whaite card stock
• Lili of the valley rubber snowman stamp,
• sentimet clear stamp. [free with a magazine]
• Amethyst, bright orange, sandstone, pear green, salmon pink, sky blue, Promarkers.
• X cut corner punch,
• Ice white, Scarlet red Nuvo pure sheen, 
• Hint of Voilet Glitter frosting,

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. I Love Promarkers.# Challenge, 349 Anything goes, 
2. A bit more Time to craft  Challenge #58 Anything goes, 

Materials used for this card were ;

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• River revels clear stamp
• Sentiment clear stamp, [ free with a magazine,]
• Pear green,canary, black, sky blue, forest green, salmon pink promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. Crafty Friends Challenge #74 For a girl or Lady ,
2. Inkspirational Challenge #151, Designer Chose. Stamps only