wow lovely weather

Sure is spring like here and has been for a few days, Long may it continue, It so nice to have the windows open and let some fresh air in,

 I am going out tomorrow morning with a friend, its good to catch up with people, Lots of nattering and hope to make plans to meet up with more friends, This was going to be posted tomorrow but thought I would post it tonight as have to be ready early.. 

                                           

Materials used for this card are,

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 9 x 8 cm white card stock,
• Vintage sepia versafine ink,
• Days of Christmas clear stamps. [free with a magazine, ]
• Cool grey 4. silver lining spice, bright orange, lime green, herb green promarkers, 

Challenges I  will enter this card for are, 

1. CHNC Challenge  # 426  Anything Christmas, 
2. Christmas crafts All year Round, Carols and Songs, 
3. Winter Wonderland, Anything Christmas Goes, 
4. Crimbo Crackers, Challenge # 178  Anything goes, 

such a busy weekend

Sure is a lot milder this last few days and hope that it stays like this. Managed to get out in the garden and transplant two roses, They were in pots and do not seem to be doing so well so have  put them in the garden and hope they do better there, I have one pink rose a  red rose and a blue rose. 

                                     

                                               
Materials used for this card are,

•  21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
•  21 x 15 cm pink card stock,
•  length of bakers twine. 
•  10 buttons,
•  Small piece of white card stock,
•  Salmon pink promarker, 
•  Clear sentiment stamp 

                                   

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Sketch Saturday, Week #551 
2. A bit More Time to Craft, ATG Challenge #86 
3.  Creations in Pink, Challenge # 7 anything goes Mainly in Pink,
4. LTCCB, challenge  # 31 February Anything goes,

                                 

                                           

                                                                                 
                                                     


Materials used for this card are, 

• 14.5 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope
• Spellbinders tree rubber stamp,
• Salty ocean distress ink,
• Vintage sepia, Vesafine ink pad, 
• Black hobbycraft ink pad,
• hint of Violet glitter frosting, 
• Ice white,&aqua Nuvo pure glitter, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas Card Throwdown, Winter tree's,
2. Christmas at sweet Stampin Challenge ATG 
3. CHNC Challenge 425 Anything Christmas goes, 

Found out a couple of days ago that My card had been picked for the" All Dressed up " Prize over at the Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog, 
Thank you all 
                                                                 

                                              

                                           

another week starts

What a wild and windy couple of nights I was out in the garden yesterday morning to move the rubbish bins so they are more protected from the wind as they just get blown over in the wind hope it works Lol 

                                              

 

Close up of the butterflies 

                                         

Materials used for this care are;

• 21 x12 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 21 x 21 cam patterned paper,
• 16.5 x 5.5 cm yellow card stock,
• 16 x 5 cm blue patterned paper, 
• 16 x 5 cm white card stock,
• Hobbycraft black ink,
• Kaisercraft honeycomb back ground stamp, 
• Clearly Besotted Clear stamps 
• Butterfly die,
• white ribbon,
• Apricot,mustard, caramel, canary, ocean teal, salmon pink, lime green, promarkers, 

1. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. Sketch #152 
2.  QKR Stampede,  Challenge #334 Anything goes, 
3. Crafting by design, Anything goes February, 2019 Addition, 
4. Alphabet Challenge Blog, W is for Wings,

                                               
                                                           

                                                                       

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 9 cm round white card stock,
• Nordic Winter clear stamps, 
• Spiced apricot, ice white Nuvo Glitter, 
• Wedgwood Nuvo blue pearl drops, 
• 3 gems 
• sandstone, tan, poppy,  Apricot,mustard, caramal, canary, ocean teal, salmon pink, lime green, promarkers,

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. Crazy for CAS #14 Sketch. 
2. Polkerdoodles Crafting Challenge  WK 6 Anything goes 
3. Cards TV Anything goes Challenge #82
4. Winter Wonderland, Our Tribute to Eileen Anything Christmas goes, 

  

Middle of the week

Was looking through my embossing folder the other day and I am ashamed to say found some I had not used so think I need to use them more Lol The results of the folders is really lovely so am going to try to use more,  After making these card last night decovered that they are nearly both the same, lol 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 14.5 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope. 
•  Two  7.5 x 5.5 white card stock,
• 14.4 piece ribbon, 
• Black,bright orange, canary, salmon pink, green, leaf green, cardinal red, Promarkers, 
• Tattered lace embossing folder, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. PBSC February Challenge, ATG optional Flowers. 
2. Catch the Challenge Blog, Febuary Anything goes Challenge. 
3. Crafty Calender Challenge, Febuary Challenge Add Texture and ribbon 
4. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog, #121 Something beginning with F 

                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 14.5  x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Tattered lace embossing folder, 
• 14.5 x 3 cm patterned paper, 
• 13 cm ribbon, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CHNC Challenge # 423,
2. Christmas Card Throwdown, Febuary Sketch, 
3. A gem of A Challenge, WK 2 anything goes,
4. The Fairy and Unicorn Febuary Challenge Anything goes, 

                                          

                                     

first new week of Febuary

Well what weather we have had, its been a long time since we have had such a fall of snow, It fell for more than 12 hours, it looked really pretty but boy was it cold, I have been doing a lot of knitting as I knit for Charity, I have knitted 12 hats ( They are called traffic light hats and the red is for very ill babies then the amber then the green  as the babies get better. )  4 cardigans as well as a blanket, I'll have to send them away soon. 

                                                       

                                                    

Materials I used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 20 x 14 cm black card stock,
• 19 x 13 cm cream card stock,
• 19 x 7  cm patterned paper, 
• 12 cm oval brown card stock,
• small piece ribbon, 
• Tattered lace sentiment  long reach embossing folder .
• Tonic oval die, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CAS(E) this sketch!  #307 
2. Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #104 Clean and Simple (CAS) 
3. The Paper Shelter, Challenge #368 Dies and or /Punches.

                                                   

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Poinsettia & sentiment clear stamps, 
•  Black Versafine ink pad,
• Green, ocean teal, Poppy, canary Yellow, promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Sparkle Christmas Challenge #97 Poinsettia,
2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin January Challenge, 
3. Winter Wonderland Our Tribute To Eileen, -Anything goes, 

A snowy weekend '

Well at 9 PM last night the snow started,  It does look pretty but really do not like to go out in the snow and hope it does not last long,  9 am and its still snowing guess it will be about for awhile,

                                                  Stay warm and safe everyone 

       

                                 

Materials used for this care are, 

• 14.5 x 14.5 cm white card blank and envelope,
• 14.5 x14.5 cm embossing folder, 
• Pollyanna Pickering squirrel clear stamp.
• Bright orange, lipstick red, sandstone, tan, Amethyst plum Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. Krafty Chicks Challenge anything goes,  
2. PIP Challenge 1904 Anything goes, 
3. Crafty Sentiment Designs Anything goes, 

                             

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope,
• Holly and Ivy & sentiment  clear stamp.
• Versamark dazzle water stamp pad, 
• Vintage sepia Vesafine ink pad, 
• Green Embossing powder,
• Green, green teal Promarkers, 
• Autumn res. crystal drops, 

                                            

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas Card Thowdown, Heat embossing,
2. Crafting with Friends,  Challenge #78  Anything goes, 
3. Crafty Cardmakers. #226  Add some texture. 
4. Simon says Anything goes,