Wednesday 28 August 2019

WOYWDW

Another Wednesday has come round again and time to have a nosy at others work desks It lovely to see  what other crafters are up to Thank you to Julia at the stamping ground and if you do not know whats going on hop over to the stamping ground and all will become clear,  




Materials used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 17 cm card blank and envelope
  •  Sepia Archival ink pad, 
  • Poinesttia embossing folder. 
  • Scene and fence clear stamps,
  • Hint on violet glitter frosting,
  • Ice white Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 
  •  Forest & lime green, tan, lipstick, sandstone, promarkers ,

  1. Crimbo Crackers Challenge #191 Anything Christmas goes, 
  2. CHNC Challenge  # 452 
  3. Sparkles Chistmas Challenge, #103 Its Snowtime, 
  4. Crafty Calender Challenge anything goes, 

                                                                   

The card you that is on my desk is the one thats on my blog today. Still not an emptay desk lol  

Monday 26 August 2019

Monday


                                                HAPPY Bank Holiday Monday 
 What crazy weather we are having the heat in the day is really hot and it does not cool down much at night, Had a bad week health wise but on the mend now . Misty here this morning but bet it get hotter later,                                   



Materials used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 17 cm white card blank and envelope, 
  • 15 x 4 cm patterned paper, 
  • 15 x 2 cm pink card stock, 
  • Tonic heart die,
  • 9 hearts from tonic die,
  •  Star clear stamp,
  • rose pink Promarker

 Challenges I will enter his card for are, 
  1. CAS(E) this sketch, # 336 
  2. polkerdoodles Craft Challenge, WK 32 Anything goes, 
  3. QKR Stempede Challenge # 360 Anything goes, 
  4. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 444 anything goes, 


                                           
                                                      

Wednesday 21 August 2019

WOYWDW


Went out for a walk on Sunday and as always had my camera with me lol. I went the same place and its really getting over grown and in places cannot see the stream that's there and that is so sad,

As its Wednesday another chance to look round work desks at the Stamping ground HERE  where all will become clear, i love to see what everyone else is up to,  
                                                                       
 


 


                                 

                                              
    Materials used for this card are,


  • 21 x 15 cm pattered edge card blank and envelope, 
  • 5 x 15  &17.5 x 16 cm pattered paper, 
  • 12.5 x 7.5 cm white card stock,
  • Nick of Gnome clear stamp set [free with Making cards and papercraft.] 
  • With Love tonic die, 
  •  Ice white &spiced apricot  Nuvo glitter. 
  • Poppy, grass, pastel green, saddle brown, sky & royal blue, dusky pink promarkers,   
  • Brushed Corduroy &  Shaded lilac Distress ink,                                                            

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Christmas card Throwdown August theme Elf or Elves, 
  2. CHNC Challenge # 451 anything Christmas,
  3. Sketch Saturday.  #557 
  4. Pixies Crafty Workshop. Challenge #395, 

                                    



                                       
Not to self clean your dest lol 


Saturday 17 August 2019

looks like a wet Saturday

I would like to welcome my new follower Sally Bownes. I am not sure wether I welcomed Donna Flowers so sorry and a belated welcome and hope you come pop back soon,

What a wild and windy night I sometimes wonder when the clouds will be empty of rain lol.
 I remember asking my Mum the same thing when I was a child,  




Close up of the glitter, 


Materials used for this card are, 

  • 15 x 15 cm deckle edge card blank and envelope. 
  • 12.5 x 10 cm gold card stock,
  •  Black Hobbycraft ink pad, 
  • Snowman & ivy clear stamp, 
  • Ice white &Aqua  Nuvo glitter, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

  1. The Creative Crafters, Challenge # 19 ATG
  2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin, Challenge Anything Christmas goes, Twist Snow people
  3. QKR Stampede Challenge #395 ATG 
  4. CAS Christmas Card Challenge Glitter 

                 




Materials used for this card are, 
  •  15 x 15 cm deckle card blank and envelope. 
  •  Pink & green,
  •  Adirondack alcohol ink,
  •  Raw sienna, Pink mittens, mink green, tan, summer yellow, promarkers. 
  •  Bird & sentiment Clear stamps [  Free with Crafts beautiful.] 


  Challenges I will enter this card for are,
  1. Daring Cardmakers.,  Splish, Splash, Splosh,
  2. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge, WK 32 Anything colouring goes, 
  3. Cards 4 Girlz Challenge #103 Wings 
  4. A Bit More Time to Craft, Challenge #98  ATG 

Wednesday 14 August 2019

WOYWDW

Had a lovely day out on Sunday went to Southampton to board the SS sheildhall to sail down the Southampton water to see the three Queens sail, it was a stunning experience and something I will remember for a long time to come, The three queens where there with the SS Oriana as she was being stripped as has been sold to the Chinese and will soon be sailing and heading for China, The weather was kind to as well Sun and very warm, 

It WOYWDW again when we all have a peak at others work spaces, If you want to know more head over to Julia's at the stamping ground, HERE  and  all will be come clear, 

SS Oriana 

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth 

Queen Mary 2 

                                       


Materials used for this card are

  • 15 x 15 cm deckle edged card, 
  • Black Hobbycraft ink pad, 
  • Christmas embossing folder, 
  •  Father Christmas Robin & Sentiment Clear Stamps,
  • Lipstick red, yellow, lime green, dusky pink, Salmon pink, saffron, tan, promarkers, 




Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Crafty Calender Challenge. August Challenge ATG 
  2. International Art & Soul ch # 64  Embossing, 
  3. The Corrosive Challenge Blog  ATG 
  4. CHNC Challenge # 450 Optional no stamped or digital image,
                                                         
Been playing with shaving foam again  lol, and below a close up. The orange one I left in the foam over night to see what happened , great result 


Friday 9 August 2019

Aother week nearly gone

I always wonder how there can be so much rain up there, last night was horrid, the rain was as heavy as i think I have seen it in a long while, and as its England and weather is weird sun is out this morning, Lol 

Still knitting away, these are for Prem babies and are only 12 inch chest, They are so quick to knit . 

                                                               
     


                    

Materials used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 15 cm pattered edge card blank and envelope, 
  • Tattered Lace dies, 
  • 6 x 4 white card stock, 
  •  Clear stamp birthday sentiment, 
  •  Aladine I Zink   dye pad,
  • Mink green, salmon pink, dusky rose Promarkers. 


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Passion for promarkers  Week 505 Flower Power.  
  2. A gem of A Challenge WK 15 ATG,
  3. Brown Sugar Challenge #292 August 2019 ATG
  4. I love Promarkers Challenge #390 


                                               

Materials used for this card are.
  • 21 x 15 cm pattered edge card
  • Archival ink pad, 
  • Spellbinder 3D stamps,
  • 10 x 8 cm white card stock,
  • Silver lining & ruby promarkers, 
  • Glitters [ don't know the make as its a mixture, 

 Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Crafty Sentiments Designs ATG
  2. Christmas Craft All Year Round   August Challenge Add a tree, 
  3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 442 ATG,
  4. Crafty Creation Challenge #395 ATG 

Wednesday 7 August 2019

WOYWDW

                                                         HAPPY WOYWDW 

WOW Wednesday again and time to look at other peoples work desks Thanks to the stamping ground if you do not know about it take a look HERE and all will be explained, and its fun looking at all the desks round the world and seeing what other are up to, 

                                 

  Materials used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • 20 x 14 cm patterned paper. 
  •  3 pieces 6 x6 cm white card stock, 
  • clear stamps [free with a magazine, ] 
  • Festive berries & shades lilac  Distress ink, 
  •  Tuxedo black Memento ink pad, 
  • Lipstick red, raw sienna, & tan promarkers.
  •  Ice white Nuvo pure sheen glitter,
  • Hit of Violet Glitter frosting. 

     Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Christmas Craft All Year Round   August Challenge Add a tree, 
  2. Sparkles Christmas Challenge #103 its snowtine. 
  3. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #53 Anything Christmas goes, 
  4. PIP Challenge #191 ATG 
                                                             
Although not still on my work desk I have been playing this week with glitter frosting paste
Below is one I finished yesterday, 



Monday 5 August 2019

hope the weekend was good

Still very warm today even have some sun. Its supposed to rain for the rest of the week but we will see, 

Shows how the year is going just booked to see Shane Richie in Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodrome. My friend and I always go in the afternoon as all the children are there and it makes it real fun, 

As regular followers know I knit for charity and have finished the first of two knee blankets, its 30 inches square and to me it looks like a piece on batternberg lol 


                                                                             
Although the pink loos more than one colour it comes from the same ball of wool 
                                                                                


                                                        


  Materials used for this card are, 

  • 21 x 17 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • Archival in pad, 
  • Two  wooden butterflies. 
  •  11.5 x 4 cm &7.2 x2 cm white card stock,
  •  Clear stamp Sentiment 
  • Wilted violet Distress ink Pad., 
  • Festive berries Distress oxide Pad,  
             
   Challenges I will enter this card are are,      
  1.    Polkadoodles Craft Challenge, Wk #31 ATG, 
  2.     QKR Stampede Challenge #359 ATG 
  3.    CAS(E) this Sketch! #333
  4.    LTCCB  #37 August ATG   

                      

Friday 2 August 2019

Weekend again

 Had a lovely week and made better by the  weather getting cooler. The thing that made the week really great was we a friend of mine I went to the cinema to see Andre Rieu in concert, It was stunning and would so much have liked to be in Maastricht his home town, watching Andre on stage you would never know he was 70 this year, 
                                                                

                                                   
                                 

                                             
                                         

Materials used for this card are, 

  • 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 15.5 x 15.5 cm black card stock,
  • 13 x13 cm white card  stock,
  • Archival ink pad, 
  • Heartfelt creations Hibiscus Bouquet rubber stamp,
  • Sandstone, lipstick red, green promarkers 

 Challenges I will enter this card for are
  1. Addicted to Stamps and more, Challenge #352 Make your mark,.
  2. Color Throwdown, #554,
  3. Penny's  Paper-crafty Challenge # 441 ATG, 

                                             
                                                     


                                                                     
                                                       
Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

  • 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope,
  • 14.5 x14.5cm patterned paper,
  • 2 pieces of ribbon, 
  • 11 x 7 cm white card stock
  • Archival ink pad, 
  • lili of the valley snow family rubber stamp,
  • Oat meal ruby, forest green, bright orange, sky blue, rose pink tan promarkers 


  1. I love Promarkers Challenge #389 ATG optional Christmas in July, 
  2. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Sketch  # 164
  3. The Paper Shelter, Summer break, ATG
  4.   TTCRD Week of 30 July ATG 


Mid week

Well we have had some strange weather here his week, got out early morning and its raining hard, an hour later the sun is shinning but its b...