Sunday

  The post on the 27 Th December was going to be the the last of the year BUT a friend said about an ATC Challenge and as I wanted to get back into things I decided to have a go. Thanks  KathyK . Then I made a card as well. lol 

Those who visit my blog know how I love to knit and I always seem to have something on the go. I have finished seven hats for Prem babies also a jacket for my great grandson due in April. 

                                                                                 

                                                                               

Materials used for this ATC are. 

• 3.5 x2.5 inches white card stock,
•  Mel,Izink ink pad, 
• Candle clear stamp, 
• Star clear stamp
• silver thread glitter, 
• Nuvo Champagne & scarlet red, pure sheen Glitter, 
• Sunflower, duck egg, magenta,cyan, bright orange, ocean teal, tan Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter his ATC for are, 

1. HLS December ATC Challenge,
2. QKR Stampede Challenge #378  ATG  
3. The Paper Shelter, Christmas Break  ATG,
4. Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 614  ATG 

                                                  
                                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope,
• 11 x11 cm white card stock, 
• Embossing Folder, 
• Rabbit stamp, 
• Nuvo, Ice white & Rose gold pure sheen Glitter, 
• Magenta, Tan & ocean teal Promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Sparkles Christmas Challenge, # 107 Winter Wonderland, 
2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge Critters, 
3. Winter Wonderland    End of year ATG Christmas Challenge. 
4. Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 200 Couples, 

Last post of 2019

This just not seem that it can be the last post of the year, I am hoping to post on new years day as normal and that will be the start of a new and hopefully a good year for all my family friends and all the friends I have made on here and everyone who reads this post, 

I would like to say a huge thank you to all who have read my blog and commented I love ready the comments they mean so much to me,                       

                                                   THANK YOU ALL 

                                                                          

                                                        
Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 21 x  14.5 cm pattered paper. 
• 10 x10 cm  & 10.5 x 8 cm white card stock,
• 4 cm round white card stock,
• gingerbread men clear stamps, Free with a magazine, 
•  Merry Christmas Sentiment ,Free with a magazine, 
• Tan, poppy, gold, sky blue, Forest green, pale blossom Promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Krafty Chicks Challenge # 487 Sketch. 
2. PIP Challenge 1951, Anything goes, ATG
3. I love Promarkers, Challenge  # 400, Circles 
4. Pixies Snippet Playground Challenge #368 and prize A 

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                                         HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL 

Not sure how many will see this post today but hope you are all having a wonderful day, and may 2020 be a wonderful year to all who read this and all my followers, 

Not sure how many will post today but thought I would as love looking over others desks and thank you Julia for another year of snooping to see what others are up to. What to know more pop over to the Stamping ground and all will become clear. 

Had a lovely visit from my daughter and  granddaughter I did not know they were coming it was a lovely evening and Kerry ( daughter ) was working the next day a she is a nurse out in the community. 

                                                       

                                             

                                                             

  Materials used for this card are, 

• 21x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, .
• 17 x 4 cm patterned paper. 
• 21 cm piece of ribbon,
• 13 cm piece of washi tape, 
• 5 x 1.5 cm white card stock,
• Crafter companion sentiment. 

            

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CAS(E) this Sketch,  
2. Allsorts Challenge 551/2 Anything goes. 
3. CHNC Challenge #469 

                                                              

Note to self Clear your desk. Only made three tags lol 

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Sorry its a bit late in posting but have been out all day, left at 8 30 and have just got home, Went out for breakfast and then to see a pantomime and what fun it was, I did not want to miss looking at all other desk so am posting later rather than not at all,  I will try and get to as many of you as I can and if to tonight then in the next couple of days. For those who do not know about this pop over to 
The stamping ground and all will become clear. 

                                                               

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Hobby craft black ink pad,
• Mulberry wood sentiment, 
• patterned paper 
• two gnome digis.
• Ocean teal, summer sun, silver lining , tan, black, sky blue, poppy Promarkers, 

                                        

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pixie's Crafty Workshop. Snippets 
2. SSC 220 keep it open,  Sketch
3. Christmas Crafts All Year Round, Santa. Mrs Claus or Elves, 
4. Winter Wonderland End of year Anything Christmas Goes Challenge. 

                                                          

Took this yesterday as knew it would be dark this morning. 

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Well I really have had enough of this rain but went to Stratford on Avon Christmas Markets on Sunday and it was a nice day but a bit chilly, Even had some sun so cannot be bad, Here are a few pictures taken there, skip if you do not want to see them. Anyone who knows me will know my love for owls and when these owls were there and you could stroke them it made my day lol 

As its Wednesday again its time to nosey round other desks Thanks to Julia over at the
 Stamping ground if you ant to know more follow the link HERE 

This is how crowded the whole market was 

Love these old buildings 

This barn owl was really soft wanted to take it home lol 

                                                                     

 
                                                                 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 21 x 4.4 cm patterned paper x 2 
• Whimsical Flower border, 
• Safari Green Nuvo Hybrid ink pad, 
• Ice white Nuvo pure glitter. 
• Slower topper, 
•  Joy to the world Sentiment. [Free with a magazine, ] 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pixie's Crafty Workshop,  Snippets, 
2. Atlantic Heart  Challenge,  Sketch #346 
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge #119  
4. Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #247  Christmas

Used a flash to take this picture as you can see its still very dark outside,
On my desk is a bottle of water and ink ready to use.
 In the box on the seat are all the cards I have made
Some are going to the charity shop and some to the chiropractor  and they give money to Charity for the cards 

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December already and its not long now till Christmas I have to say not a favourite time of the year

Wednesday once more and another chance to have a nosey around work desks all around the world, It lovely to see what others are up to and  making new friends, Love to know more head over to the                                                       STAMPING GROUND and all will become clear, 

                                                           

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 12.5 x 10 cm gold card stock,
• 11 x 8.5 cm white card stock.
•  Crafters Companion  Mulberry Wood clear stamps,
• Sentiment clear stamp,
•  Christmas Tree dies, 
•  Nuvo Ice white glitter, 
• Caramel, ice grey lime green, warm grey, cardinal, sandstone promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas at Sweet Stampin November Challenge Tree's 
2. CHNC Challenge # 446  anything Christmas, 
3. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #61 Anything Christmas goes, 
4. CARDZ TV Challenge #103 ATG 

                                                      

Sorry its a bit dark but light its terrible, On my desk is a new set of stamps waiting to be inked 

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Would like to welcome my new follower Patricia Gomez &  Jessie Haskins- Southcott  hope you pop back real soon. Love to see you  

Wednesday again and lost week I was very busy and just did not get round to posting, and missed having a look round everyone desks so made a point  not to be busy this week, I love to see what everyone has been up to this week, so thanks to Julia over on the Stamping ground we get to see other desks if you would like to know more head over and check it out HERE 

                                                     

                                                        

                                                        

Materials used for this card are,;

• 21 x 14.5 card blank and envelope,
• 21 x 14.5 green card stock,
• 14 x 8.5 pattered paper, ,
• 14.5 ribbon, [ 2 pieces ] 
•  Flower & sentiment clear stamps. 
• Rose die cut,
• 2 small stars 
• Caramel, poppy, sky blue mint green promarkers, 

  Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Sketch Saturday, WK #591 With the Paper Nest Dolls 
2. Pixie's Crafty Workshop,  Snippets, 
3. Creative Fingers Challenge Blog 175 & winners 173 

Sorting out table so I could work on it and had to put all the cards ready to be written on the seat
Aslo some Christmas stamps I have been given [ yet to use, ] you remove the bottem and thats where the small stamp is 

                                                          

Weekend

Went to Thornbury  Tuesday evening as was told the Christmas light were going to be turned on and thought it might be a good place to have a walk and see all the people having a great time as there was also a fair along the high street and I have never seen so many people in Thornbury it was lovely and well worth going.  

                                This ride was called oxygen and the height they went they would need it Lol 

                                                                           Its 200 ft 

  

                                                                  Turning the lights on 

Joe Batley who plays for The Bristol Bears rugby team with the winner of a competitions run in Thornbury 

                                                         
                                                                       

                                                               

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm deckle edges card blank and envelope, 
• 10 x10 cm white card stock,
• 10.5 x 10.5 cm gold card, 
• Reindeer, snowflake & tree  clear stamps [Free with a magazine] 
• Tan & sand stone promarkers.
•  Flower soft  Glitter frosting 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. The Creative Crafters challenge # 22 ATG 
2. Crafty Animals  Challenge #32 ATG,
3. Crafty Sentiment Designs New Challenge, Christmas.  

Materials used for this card are, 

15 x 15 cm deckle edges card blank and envelope, 

9 x 8 cm  & 4.5 x 4.5   white card stock,

Stamping Bella Santa and sentiment. 

 Flower soft  Glitter frosting

Nuvo pure sheen ice white glitter, 

Sky Blue & duck egg promarkers, 

  Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Sparkles Christmas Challenge, #106  Santa, 
2. The Creative Crafters, Challenge #22 ATG 
3. SheepSki Design Challenge, #32 Christmas is coming,  

Weekend

                                           

Had this planned for Friday BUT again life got in the way lol.  Got up this morning and thought I will do this today later than hoped but had to wait for the light to take a picture of the card. 

 Found out a few weeks ago that one of my granddaughter [ I have 5 ] is pregnant and is having a little boy, We are all pleased as its the first boy I had three girls ( lost one)  and the two girls had 5 girls between them, so its the first boy  hurried to finish the charity knitting and start for them, These are the first three lol 

     
                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                   

                                                   

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x15 cm deckle edge card,
• 9,5 x 8 cm white card stock,
• Clear Candy cane & sentiment  stamp. 
•  Rare earth  Clear Snowflake and holly  stamps
• Scarlet Red. Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 
• Pale blossom,orchid, yellow, blush, chilly red, Promarkers 

                                          

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Moving along with the times, Challenge # 110 Snowflakes, 
2. Christmas Card throwdown.  Sweet Treats. 
3. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies  Use a critter, 
4. Createful heart design Blog Challenges, ATG 

Monday

Today is Armistice Day and a day to thank all the service Men, Woman,and the your people who lied about their age  to go and fight and not forgetting all the Animals that served in all the forces, Many never came home and lots came home never to be  the same, Also all the people who kept this country alive during the war,                                                                THANK YOU ALL 

Well Autumn really has set in now, and its really chilly but the last couple of days it has been dry here, Not sure how long it will last, feel for all those who have all the flood and hope they are all safe,  

                                                             

                                                

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Wilted Violet, Distress ink pad, 
•  Snowflake Sizzix dies, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CHNC Challenge # 463 
2. Christmas card Thowdown, November colour Challenge,
3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, #455. ATG 
4. Cardz 4 Galz, Challenge #109, Let it Snow

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Had a lovely day out again on Friday, Went to see the Concorde in the hanger in Filton, standing under Concorde you know just how big and impressive she is.  I have wanted to go to see it for a long time. It was on the day that Concorde flew home to Filton that my Late husband and I got married  It would have been 16 years this November the 26 Th. 

Time again to look at all the other desks Thanks yo Julia at the Stamping ground would like to know more pop over to the Stamping ground HERE 

                                                                           

Standing underneath Concorde was amazing 

                                                             Such a lovely looking plane, 

This is the engine [ picture above ]  and Concorde has
 four 

This is the cock pit of the Concorde  and how the devil would you know where to start, 

                                                      

                                                                        

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 20.5 x 14,5 cm patterned paper,
• 15 x10 cm patterned paper. 
• 20.5 x 4 cm white card stock,
• Brick stencil,
• Hobby craft black ink pad, 
• Vintage sepia Visafine ink pad, 
•  Autumn blessing sentiment, 
• Time out clock stamp,

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. International Art & Soul, CH #70  Celebrate Autumn.
2. Just Us Girls,   # 511  Photo Week, 
3. Crafter Castle, October Challenge, & Sept Winners, 
4. Try it of a Tuesday colours of Autumn 

                                                     

                                                                        

                                               

                                                                 

Got to the state  where I was crafting of a very small space so had to clear it up. On the left is my diamond paining and below if a picture of what it hopefully will look like
A video here for those who have not heard of it, HERE