A Sketch again

I have just sent this knitting to  " handmade with love" . for prem babies,  I love doing these things and hope they are okay, There are Angel wraps, hats, mittens, booties and butterflies, The booties look so small but know they will fit prem babies as they would have fitted my granddaughter who was born 15 years ago weighing in at 2lb 6oz. 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 19.5 x 12 cm white card stock,
• Gold Guilding flakes 
• Nuvo Hybrid black ink pad, 
• Class Act Inc candy cane rubber stamp,
• holly & Light clear stamps, ( free with a magazine) 
• Cardinal yellow. pine & orchid promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Freshly made Sketches, # 355 A sketch by Kim,
2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin Anything Christmas, 
3. Crafty Catz, ATG Challenge #430 with option of Christmas, 
4. FAB 'N' Funky Challenge, #408 Christmas, 

                                

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm pattered edges card blank and envelope,
• 13 x 13 cm white card stock,
• Die, 
• Dovecraft rabbit clear stamp.
• Teddy & flower clear stamps, 
• Broken China &mowed lawn Distress ink ,
• Nuvo Hybrid sepia ink 
• saddle brown, cinnamon, sandstone, apricot, rose pink, eggnog, canary, poppy, mint green,forest green, silver lining promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are.

1. I love promarkers, Challenge #368 Anything goes, with the option use and Animal
2. Polkadoodle Crafting Challenge, Week #38 Anything goes
3. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge. Week 38  Anything goes,
4. Wednesday Creative Inspirations, September Challenge, Anything goes, 

What a horrid night that was ,

 The rain last night was terrible, It made me feel even  more sorry for all those caught up in the floods. It must be horrid to have  that sort of rain and the water washing into your house and all your    possessions ruined, 

Materials used for this card are;

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 12 x 10 cm white card stock,
• Ship and flower dies's 
• Three pearls. 
• Salty ocean & Evergreen bough promarkers,

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. Crafting By Design, Your The Man, Sept 19 - 25. 
2. Lemon Shortbread Challenge 75,  Anything goes,
3. Tuesday Morning Sketches, #471 
4. create and makes Challenge 24. Anything goes, 

                                               

Challenge number 2.

close up of the bling 

Materials used for this card are;

• 20 cm round card blank and envelope, 
• Holly , globe & house clear stamps [ free with a magazine, ] 
• Poppy, & green Promarkers. 
• Scarlet red, green Meadows, & ice white Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 
• Hint of green glitter frosting, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Fab 'N' Funky Challenge # 408 Christmas,
2. Simon says,  bling it on, 
3. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, 
4. Create a smile: Current Challenge. Shaped card, 

WOYWDW

                                              HAPPY WOYWDW

Another WOYWDW where are these weeks going, sometimes they go so fast I think that I have slept the whole week, time to have a look at other work desks for all over the world,  pop over to Julia's                                                                   stamping ground 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Stamp by me. Clear stamps,
• 10 x 4 cm cream card stock,
• 10 x4 cm pink card stock,
• Salmon, pink carnation, orchid, leaf green, mint green promarkers, 

Challenge I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pixie's Crafty Workshop, Challenge  # 335 
2. TTCRD  Anything Goes for Week  9-18-18 
3. Passion for promarkers, Week 462  anything goes, 
4. DO-A1 ( 1) Creative,  Reminder 21 Bingo, 

                                                    

                               

My work desk with the swaps ready to send 

Start of another busy week .

Well the good new just keep coming two days ago my niece had a lovely little girl I am so glad everything went okay, They already have a son called Roman  who is three in a couple of days, so he now is a big brother, 

This is the little darling her name is
Eden Grace Rose, 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Rose and edging embossing folders, 
• Marine, rose pink, ocean teal, cardinal red promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. The Paper Shelter, Embossing of any kind, 
2. TTCRD anything goes, Week 11 Sept 2018 
3. Through the purple Haze, Challenge #148 Bright Colours, 
4. Lil Patch of Crafty friends Challenge #90  Anything goes, 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Twisted citron &Shaded lilac distress ink,
• Girl and dog clear stamp, 
• Spice, green &honeycomb promarkers,                      

Challenge I will enter this card for are;

1. Crafty Catz     Challenge #249 Anything goes options Pearls, 
2. Kitty Bee Designs Challenge # 127, Child on card or card for a child,
3. Sheepski Design challenges Challenge #18 For The Kidz 
4. Crafting with Friends, Challenge #73 Anything goes, 

Weekend

Well I had a lovely surprise yesterday my youngest daughter who I knew had passed her exams and has become a nurse, She got a letter from the board and it said she had passed and was a

                 Bachelor of Nursing with Hons Classified 2.1,  I am so chuffed, 

Another lovely day today and I hope it lasts, Have a few gardening jobs I want to get done at some point, 

                               

Materials used for this card are, 

• 16 x 12 cm card blank and envelope. 
• hobbycraft black ink pad, 
• Poppy,rose pink,lime green. mint green promarkers 
• The Ton Couture cling floral  stamp, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Less Is More, Challenge #380, One layer Florals, 
2. Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge,  Week # 37 Anything goes, 
3. CAS on Sunday, Challenge #141 Flowers. 
4. Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge  #309 Clean and Simple, 

WOYWDW

Middle of the week again which means a look round work desks from around the world. I love looking at what other are doing and at the different sorts of work desks people have, so if you want to have a peak at other desks head over to Julia's Stamping ground, HERE 

Another sketch today this time with AAA Cards, Nice simple sketch 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x 18 cm card blank and envelope,
• Archival Sepia ink pad,
• Clear stamps  [Free with a magazine, ]
• Tea dye , mermaid lagoon & broken china distress ink 
• frosted leaf, silver lining, bright orange, black, buttercup. rose pink, spice, cinnamon promakers, 

Challenge I will enter this card for are, 

1. Crafty Cardmakers. Challenge #217 All creatures great and small, 
2. Always Fun Challenges,  Challenge #75 Create a scene 
3. PIP  Challenge #1836, Anything goes,
4. Artistic Inspirations Challenge #206 Anything goes, 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x18 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Archival Sepia ink pad,
• circle white card stock,
• Go wild clear stamps, 
• Cinnamon promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. AAA Cards  CAS game # 123  Sketch, 
2. Allsorts Challenge Blog, Week # 484 Bears 
3. HIMCR  # 369 Scrap Saturday, 
4. Stamping Sensations, September Challenge Something beginning with B 

                                           

My work desk messy as always 

                                               

another week starts

 Had a lovely weekend sorting things and have got rid of a lot of things I did not need,  some of the drawer I just did not know what was in them till I opened them Lol  so most of it is in bags ready for the charity shop, Feel so much better now. , 

I have been trying to buy a Blue rose and have brought one for the past two years and this week they came out and guess what neither is blue, have to say though they are lovely roses and the red one has a lovely perfume so that's a bonus Lol 

Materials used for this card are,

• 17.5 x 12.5 cm cream card blank and envelope. 
• Archival Sepia ink pad.
•  Ranger Delusions clear  edging stamp,
• Penny black flower stamp,
• Buttercup promarker,
• Handmade bow,
• Fan Charm 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Through the Craft Room Door, Anything goes challenge, Week of September 4,
2. Craft-Dee Bow : Monthly Hand made Bow,
3. Unicorn Challenge blog, Challenge #36 Add a charm, 
4. QKR Stampede  # 314 Anything goes,

                           

Close up on the glitter, 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17.5 x 12.5 cream card blank and envelope,
•  Tattered Lace Clear Christmas stamps[ Free with magazine ] 
• hobbycraft black ink pad,
• Hint of Violet glitter frosting, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are

1. Crafting With An Attitude, Challenge # 43, Anything Goes,
2. Addicted to Stamps Challenge #166 
3. Winter Wonderland, Christmas Joy, 

Thursday

Been a very busy week and really not sure where the week is going. Its strange how sometime I do nothing and other weeks like this one out every day, it is nice though I hate not to have something to do.  

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 12 cm card blank and envelope,
• 9.5 x 3.5 cm white card stock,
• Clear flower & sentiment  stamp from a magazine, 
• Nuvo Clear mark embossing pad,
• Red  & blue Embossing powder
•  Nuvo Blue oydessy embossing powder.  

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. PP # 408, A theme Challenge for Joanne,
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, challenge #89,
3. Pixie's crafty friends, challenge #334,
4.  Crafting by Design, September Anything goes,   

                             

Materials used for this tag are,

• 16 x5 cm white card stock,
• hobbycraft black ink pad, 
• Clear stamps
• Nuvo pale gold pearl drops,
• hint of violet glitter frosting,
• Satin, lilac, lime green, honeycomb, lemon, promarkers, 
• small piece ribbon, 

The challenge I will enter this card for are,

1. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #35 Anything goes Christmas. 
2. Christmas Crafts All Year Round, Anything but a card, 
3. Winter Wonderland, Christmas Joy, 
4. Cute N Crafty Challenge Challenge Anything goes,  

New month

This afternoon I was outside and spotted a hot air balloon and as regular readers know I love talking pictures, It was quite high up but the camera got quite a good picture of it. 

                                       Not sure where it came from but it was lovely to see.

                                                          

 Also spotted this European goldfinch as well today 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Sepia VersaFine ink pad, 
• Brushed Corduroy, mustard seed & Salty ocean Distress ink, 
• Lavina Stamps,

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. Alphabet Challenge Blog. L is for Leaves,
2. CARDS TV Anything goes,
3. 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge, Anything goes,
4.  Allsorts  Challenge Blog, Week #483 Things with Wings, 

close up of the glitter. 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, [ corners cut off to make the shape, ]
• Sepia VersaFine ink pad, 
• Clear stamps[ free with a magazine, ]
• Ice white &spiced apricot. Nuvo pure sheen glitter,
• Hint of violet glitter frosting.

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. jingle belles. Shape up for the Holidays, 
2. Winter Wonderland, Christmas Joy, 
3. Just Add Ink,#424 Texture, 
4. My time to craft. Challenge blog, Christmas in August,