November, is nearly gone,

I must try harder to keep my craft room tidy as made the two cards for this blog post and then could not find them and had to put everything away and them found them Lol 

A few friends set a challenge word every week and this week the word is ' Grateful ' I have done this journal page and its the first time I have made anything with pictures of my late husband, He passed away four years ago, Below is the the page, 

The caption says " Grateful for 15 lovely years "

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Father Christmas and sentiment clear stamps,
• Hobbycraft black ink pad,
• Ribbon, 
• Ice white nuvo glitter,
• white pearl drops. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas card throwdown, Ribbon & Glitter, 
2. Make My Monday, Challenge #85  Non-traditional colours. Winter foliage,  
3. Addicted- to- stamps- Challenge #168  Anything goes with the option of Ribbon, 
4. 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #218 Anything goes option Winter or Christmas, 

  

           
                                      



         

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 51x 5 cm red card stock,
• 16 x 4 cm pattered paper,
• 9 x 7 cm white card stock,
• fence and sentiment clear stamp, 
• Tan, spice, peach promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. PP420 A sketch from Sandy,  
2. Pixies Crafty workshop, Challenge # 340 
3. Papercraft Challenge #25 Lots of  dimension,
4. TTCRD Anything goes Challenge Week 27th November,                        

                                                         
                                                

WOYWDW

I went out Monday  meet up with Three friends and we where sitting having coffee and one of the friends said that it was 8 years since we all last met up how can time go so fast. I thought at most it was two or three yeas Lol. Must be a age thing, 

I also love to knit as regular visiters will know and I knit for charity. This is the latest piece of knitting its a baby blanket 24 x 24 inches I have another to knit the same as one is goes to the baby and one to the mother, I love how its turned out, 

                                                                       

Close up of the sentiment 

Materials used for this card are;

• 15 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Vintage sepia versafine ink pad,
• Pickled raspberry Distress ink,
• Art impressions lady and sentiment clear stamps,
• Personal impression corner wooden stamp,
• Peach, canary, spice, satin, lime green, plum, gold, cardinal,sky blue promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. TGIF Challenges, #187 Technique Time, 
2. Jo's Scrap Shack, Anything goes, 
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #94 
4. Crafting From the Heart, Challenge #230, 

                 


                                             

Materials used for this card are,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Brushed corduroy, shaded lilac Distress ink,
• Honeycomb, cinnamon, tan, moss. Promarkers, 
• Clarity Tree clear stamps,
• Reindeer clear stamps. 
• Nuvo, ice white Glitter, 
• Nuvo white pearl drops. 

  Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Alphabet Challenge Blog, R is for Reindeer. 
2. Aud Sentiment Challenge Blog, Christmas or Winter sentiment,
3. Crimbo Crackers Challenge #172 Anything goes, 
4. Less is More. # 385  One layer card Holiday, 

                         

Nearly another month gone.

Out tomorrow I am  meeting up with friends, I know there are going to be three of us and there might be another lady will not find out until I get to Gloucester.  Not sure what we are going to get up to BUT I think it might mean a trip to hobbycraft, I have something I want to get as part as a friends Christmas present, 

Materials used for this card are;

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Hobby craft blank ink pad,
•  House snowdrop Skater & sentiment  clear stamps, 
• Green, powder blue, Promarkers, ,
• Duck egg blue Nuvo pearl drops, 
• Ice white Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 

    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge and a goodbye, 
2. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #41 Anything Christmas goes, 
3. Simon Wednesday Challenge Baby its cold outside, 
4. That's Crafty! Challenge Blog, Winter wonderland Challenge 

         

Materials used for this tag are, 

• 18 x 8.5 cm white card stock,
• Stamps By Me, flower clear stamp,
• Abondoned coral Distress ink, 
• Magenta & lime green promarkers,
• Sentiment  clear stamp.

Challenges I will enter this Tag for are,

1. Seize the birthday, #155 tags. 
2. TTCRD Anything goes Week 20 November, 
3. Lemon Shortbread Challenge blog, Challenge #81 Anything goes, 
4. PBSC November, Anything but a card, 

weekend starts here

Been some really cold weather here this week and its still very chilly but not a frost, Have a friend coming round today and we are going to craft [well natter with crafting loll,]  
    

                              

 Materials used for this card are,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 15 x 15 pattered paper,
• 8 x 2.5 & 8 x7.5 cm white card stock,
• clear cake and sentiment clear stamps,
• Hobbycraft black ink pad,
• Archival Vermilion ink pad, 
• Pink gem stones and pearls 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. A gem of a challenge Anything goes with a pink Gem, 
2. Crafty Friends Challenge Blog, Challenge #97 Gem stones / Pearls.
3.  Crafty Creations Challenge #378 Anything goes, 

                             



                                 

Close up on the sparkle 

       

Materials used for this card are,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Lindsey Mason Design clear snowman stamp,
• My paper world  clear  stamp scene,
• Hobby craft black ink pad,
• Powder blue, honeycomb, gold, Aegean, ocean teal, promarkers,
• Ice white Nuvo glitter,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Crafty Sentiment Designs, Snowman, 
2. Passion for Promarkers,  Week #471 Use three of something,
3. Fab 'N' Funky. Challenge #417 Christmas,  
4. The Paper Shelter, Challenge #363 A Christmas card, 

WOYWDW

 The weather has really got cold now and really its only to be expected. I could not help but go for two sketches as I love a good sketch,

 Now I am blogging its a shame not to join in with for those who have not joined in before pop over to   Julia's Stamping ground, I love to look round other peoples work desks  

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 11 x 9 cm dark blue card stock,
• 21 x 15 cm patterned paper. 
• Black hybrid ink pad, 
• Clarity Feather & humming bird clear stamps. 
•  Tonic Sentiment Die, 
• Rose punk, canary, mint green, bright orange, promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CWS November -mid month inspiration: Feather, 
2.  International Art and Soul, CH #27 Wild animals,
3. Crazy Catz, Something with Wings 
4.  Colour my heart Color Dare,  #319 use your blues
5. SSC 192 Sketch fun,    

                                 

Card number two

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 9 cm circle mirri card, 
• 7 cm circle white card stock,
• Clarity Acorn clear stamp,
• Ribbon & hand made bow, 
• Satin. saddle brown, cinnamon & cocoa promarkers. 

  Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Through the Purple Haze, Challenge #150 Everything Fall, 
2. Crafty - Dee BowZ November Challenges Anything goes , Hand made Bow ,
3. Kraftin'Kimmie Stamps Challenge  #457 Fall colours,
4. Dragonfly Dreams,  Anything goes 

        

                                        

   

My work desk. 

Another week starts,

 When I started my first blog after a long break I was only going to blog once a week but you know what it like once you start its get to you and then there are all the lovely challenges,
                  Went you a sketch for the second card today from CAS(E) this Sketch. 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Stickable Penguin stamps,
• Vintage Sepia versafine ink pad, 
• Holly Stamps [from a magazine, ]
• Ginger.ocean teal, magenta, canary, Promarkers, 
• Ice white, scarlet red, Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 
• Ivory sea seashell nuvo crystal drops, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CHNC Challenge 412 Anything goes optional the letter H 
2. Winter Wonderland, What I like to do at Christmas 
3.   CRAFT ROCKET CHALLENGES #54 Christmas is coming, 
4. CAS Christmas Card November Challenge  Santa. 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Vintage sepia & black shadow ink pads,
• Creative expression rubber stamp,
• Washi tape,
•  Clear sentiment stamp,
• lilac, ivory, &satin promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CAS(E) this Sketch. #289,
2. Crafting With An Attitude, Challenge #45 Anything goes, 
3. Art impressions Blog, Challenge 245 Washi Tape, 
4. CAS on Sunday, Challenge 146, Use Washi tape on your card, 

                                       

How I have missed blogging, ,

Hello everyone, 

I have had a break for a long while, I have had a lot going on and found at that time I had a let things go and sadly my blog was one thing, I have missed all the lovely comments on my blog and hope that I still have some nice comments now I am back, I went away this last week to see family and that really helped me sort out my mind, Its difficult when everything seems to go wrong and hope while I have been away everyone is well and hope life is treating you all good, .. 

Here are a few of pictures from the visit with family. 

My granddaughter Stephanie who is a lovely young lady, she is 15. 

My great niece Eden she is 6 weeks old, 

Edens older brother Roman  who is 3 

Also finished a lot of knitting. Still knitting for prem babies 

                                                          



                                                            

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
•  Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad,
• Clear stamps by Sheena 
• Ice white Nuvo glitter 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. SheepSki Design Christmas Challenge #20 Anything Christmas, 
2. Dragonfly Dreams Anything goes, 
3. PIP Challenge  #1845,  Anything goes, 
4.  Crafting from the Heart, Challenge #228  Anything goes. 

                    

                   

                

     Materials used for this card are, '

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 9 x 9 cm white card stock,
• Clear stamps [Free with a magazine] 
• Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Poppy, green, apricot Promarkers,   
• Ice white, green meadow, scarlet red Nuvo glitter, 
• Autumn red,  Nuvo pearl drops.                                  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Passion for ProMarkers, Week #470 Lets celebrate, 
2. Crafty Sentiment designs. Christmas Challenge, 
3. Pixie's Crafty Workshop, Challenge #339,
4. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #40 anything Christmas goes