WOW last day in January,

  I cannot believe its the last day of January how can it be it was only Christmas yesterday lol, Here is hoping that it means we might get some better weather, .                   

                                                                     

                                                 



Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope,
• 17 x 17 cm grace Taylor pattered paper. 
• 15 x 6 cm white card stock. with shaving foam and violet acyclic ink
• Flower clear stamp. 
• Hobbycraft blank ink pad, 
• Ice white Nuvo,glitter, 
• hint of green glitter frosting
• Bright orange, ocean teal poppy red, Promarkers, 

Challenge I will enter this card for are, 

1. TTCRD 28 Th January anything goes, 
2. Tuesday Morning Sketches  #439.
3. Fab 'N' Funky Challenges # 466 Christmas, 
4. Home, Simon Wednesday Challenge, Anything goes, 

WOYWDW

                                                      HAPPY WOYWDW 

Another Wednesday where we can have a nosey round others desk thanks to Julia over at the Stamping ground, HERE, pop over and all will become clear,  I love looking at all the others desks and seeing what they are all up to,  

                                                 

                                                 

  Materials used for this card are. 

• 17 x17 cm card blank and envelope.
• Spiced Marmalade Distress ink, 
• Empire blue Nuvo hybrid ink pad, 
• Wisteria Impress raised ink pad,  
• Poppy red Impress ink pad
• Butterfly stencil,
• Crafters Companion Butterfly Die, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are

1. PIP challenge 2004 anything goes. 
2. Less is More #411 OLC off centre. 
3. Krafty Chicks Challenge # 491 {all occasions }
4. Allsorts Challenge Blog, Week 566 Take flight.  

                                                         

                              

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17cm card blank and envelope, 
• 6 x 5 cm white card stock, x2 
• 6 x 4.5 cm white card stock,
• 17 x17 patterned paper from Grace Taylor paper pad
• Penguin candle,  sentiment  & holly clear stamp. [ free with a magazine, ] 
• Green teal & poppy promarkers,

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Sweet Stampin Challenge blog,  use your scraps 
2. CHNC Challenge #474,  Anything Christmas goes, 
3. Catch the Bug, challenge blog, Photo inspiration, 
4. Creative Fingers Challenge #178  ATG 

Another messy but busy desk, ...

                                                                         

These are some shaving foam backgrounds and have so many that I thought I must uses some, for those who have never used saving foam see it HERE , it is fun. 

Another Week begins

Wow how can it be near the end of January, Its was only yesterday it was Christmas lol, was woken at 4 am this morning with the heavy rain. I really do not know how much more this earth can take, Water everywhere as its so wet everywhere the water has no where to go. On a better thing the sky is blue this morning.

Still knitting away for charity, This blanket is 24 x24 inches,  and two different blue's although it does not look like it, 

                                                                      

Materias used for this blanket are, 

• 100 gms blue wool,
• 100 gms mauve wool,
• 200 gms white wool, 
• Size 4 knitting needles, 

Challenges i will enter this blanket for are, 

1. Love to craft Challenge blog, # 42 January Anything goes,
2. Crafter's Castle  Happy new year,, Anything goes, 
3. A gem of a craft  Challenge, anything craft goes, 

                                                      

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 card blank and envelope, 
•  Sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Hint of green Glitter frosting 
• Ice white Nuvo pure sheen Glitter. 
• Sky blue, poppy, lipstick red, gold, sandstone, tan, blush silver lining promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pattie's Creation Design Challenge,  #166 Stamped or Digi 
2. Creative Friday #247  Winter Fun, 
3. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge, Week #2 Anything coloured goes, 
4. I love promarkers Challenge #402 

Hope your week was good .

                                           

Well another week has nearly gone and I hope it was a good one for all, Was going out today with a friend but as I have a cold have made it for next week, Still its something I have to look forward to. 

                                                 

  Materials used for this card are. 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Safari green Nuvo hybrid ink pad, 
•  Sepia ink pad, 
• Hint of green, Glitter frosting, 
• Ice white Nuvo glitter, 
•  Tree 3D Spellbinders rubber stamp, 
• Honeycomb, blush, tan, bright orange, lipstick red, Promarkers,                                                      

 Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. A bit more time to Craft Challenge  #108 Anything goes, 
2. Crimbo Crackers Challenge 202, 
3. As you Like it Challengee Anything goes, 
4. CHNC Challenge #  473 Anything goes as long as it Christmas. 

                                                   

                                                         

                                                    
  Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope
• Hobbycraft black ink pad, 
•  Crafter Companion Sentiment clear stamp, Sentimet'
• Spellbinders snowman rubber stamp,
• My paper world scene clear stamp,
• Raw sienna sandstone, grass, promarkers,  

                                                           

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. ABC Christmas Challenge,  A and B are for. Anything Christmas & Bingo,
2. Addicted to stamps and more, challenge # 373  Holiday, 
3. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. Anything Christmas, 
4. Fizzwig Festive Frolic;s White Christmas,            

WOYWDW

                                                           HAPPY WOYWDW 

What a change in the weather its been a heavy frost every night and it lasts most on the day , its better than all the rain we have been having,So glad to hear Australia are having rain hope it puts all the fires out. 

As its WOYWDW time to pop over to Julia's and check out other work desks want to know more pop over to the Stamping Ground  HERE  and all will become clear and why not join in 


                                                                                   

                                                        

Materials used for this ATC are,

• 6 x 9 cm white card stock,
• Beer Clear stamp,
• brushed Corduroy distress ink,
• Ice grey 4, Raw senna,cinnamon, blush promarkers, 

             
Challenges I will enter this ATC for are,

1. HLS January ATC Challenge, 
2. Crafty Cardmakers #248 Anything goes, 
3. PIP Challenge #303 Anything goes, 
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.  C #123 Anything goes, 

  

                                                         

Materials used for this care are,

• 21 x 15.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 20 x 13 cm blue card stock,
• 8 x 7 cm patterned card. 
• 7 cm white card stock, 
• Flower and girl clear stamp. 
• Pink carnation, orchid, bright orange, lipstick red, satin, grass promarkers,                         

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Tuesday Morning Sketches #538 
2. Stamping Sensation : January, Favourite stamps, 
3.  Penny Black and more, Make it feminine 
4. 613 Avenue Create Challenge 229 ATG with the optional make it Shinny.       

                                                       

These are the cards that are on my desk ready to put away 

weekend gone

Had a amazing time yesterday, Went to see Strictly come dancing live. It was fabulous, Well worth the coach trip to Birmingham, I took some photos but in the dark room with the area lite up like a Christmas tree they never came out well but will keep them as they are memories, The one that did was the dance area before it all started 

Before it started 

At the end, 

                                     
                                                                 

                       
                                                               

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 16 .5 x 6.5 cm white card stock,
•  Thank you Sentiment [Free with a magazine, ]
• Small bird clear stamp.  [Free with a magazine, ]
•  Two pieces of Washi tape, 
• Hero Arts flower stamp
• Ocean teal, canary tan Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Allsorts Challenge Blog, Week #555  more than a single word 
2.  Patties Creations Design Challenge # 66  ATG 
3. Creative fingers Challenge #177 ATG
4. I love Promarkers Challenge #401    

                                                                 

                                                           


Materials used for this card are. 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 10 x 10 cm core collection card stock,
• Hobbycraft black ink pad, 
• Ship die, 
• Mermaid wishes star fish and shell clear stamp,
•  raw senna, blush, walnut, sandstone & ice grey 2 promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CAS(E) this Sketch #335 
2. Krafty Chicks Challenge # 490 Clean and Simple, 
3. Happy Little Stamper Dies ,
4. Polkadoodle Craft Challenge Anything goes,  

Start to another weekend

I am really enjoying getting back into blogging and starting have to make different things. I enter a lot of differnt swaps and its lovely to send to others and receive their work. Today instead of a card I have made an ATC and was so pleased when I found this stamp fitted, Must have been my day ,lol                                   

                                                        


Materials used for this ATC are, 

• 9 cm x 5 cm white card stock,
• Vintage sepia, Versafine ink pad, 
• Tumbled glass, & brushed corduroy Distress ink pad, 
• Man fishing clear stamp,
• Grass, Sky blue, apricot, & cinnamon Promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this ATC for are, 

1. HLS January ATC  Challenge Masculine,
2. PIP Challenge 202  ATG, 
3. The Creative Crafters Challenge # 24,
4. Not Just Card January Challenge.  

WOYWDW 554

Another Wednesday and that means only one thing a day to look round  peoples desks of  all the lovely friends round the world, thanks to Julia over at the stamping ground    If you would like to know more pop over and all will become clear,  HERE  

                         

                      

Materials  used for this card are, 

• 15.5 x 15.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 8.5 x 8.5 cm white card stock, 
• Tree, Sentiment. girl, dog & snowflake  Clear stamps.   [Free with a magazine, ]
•  Nuvo Spiced Apricot, pure sheen glitter, 
• Hint of green, glitter frosting, 
• Vintage sepia ink pad, 
• Hobbycraft black ink pad,
• Sandstone, cocktail pink, amethyst, saddle brown, honeycomb, walnut promarkers, 

Challenge I will enter this card for are, 

1. LMCCB Challenge January Anything Christmas goes, 
2. Crafty Card Makers #248 Anything goes,
3. Sparkle Christmas challenge #108 For a child, 
4. Winter Wonderland, Little Friends

                                       

Stamps ready for when I get home later, 

This is what I will be working on when I get home, 

Another week starts

   Silly weather again over the weekend Went out for a walk Saturday  and it was dry then on the way home the  heavens opened and one drowned rat got back home then the rest of the day was dry. lol

                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17.5 x17.5 cm card blank and envelope
• 11.5 x11,5 cm blue card stock,
• 11 x11 cm white card stock
• 8 x4 cm white card stock,
•  Miel Izink Dye ink pad, 
• Crafty individuals Ladies and Gentlemen clear stamps, [ free with a magazine ] 

challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pixies Crafty Workshop, Challenge  #369, 
2. The Male room, Challenge # 127 anything Masculine goes, 
3. Creative Craft Cottage, Challenge #125 ATG,
4. Crafty Sentiments Designs ATG

Have had these stamps for an age and found them when I  was sorting out. Free with a magazine 

                                                                   

Weekend is here again,

 Started walking again as I love walking. Went round a area near where I live and found thay have planted lots of small tree's its going to be fun watching them grow, I used to walk every morning and this is my aim now,  

                                         

Materials used for this card are, 

•  21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
•  14 x10 cm white card stock, 
•  14 x 10 gold card stock,
•  6 cm white pieces of card stock 
• Dye izink Miel onk pad
• Hobbycraft black ink pad, 
•  die cut 
•  Two pieces 21 cm ribbon. 
•  Fairy clear stamps, [free with a magazine.]
• Champagne Nuvo pure glitter, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Lemon Shortbread, Challenge #109 Winners.
2. Tuesday Morning Sketches # 536, 
3. Crafty Sentiments Design. ATG  
4. Use Your Stuff #389 ATG 

                                                                             

                                                            

                                 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 17 x17 patterned paper,
• 12 x 10 cm & 8.5 x 2.5 cm white card stock,
• Hobbycraft black ink pad,
• Vintage Rose clear stamp set. [ free with crafts Beautiful,]
• Sky blue, ocean teal, lime green, mint green, meadow green, summer sun, bright orange, cerise  promakers 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. freshly made Sketches #417 A sketch by Judy, 
2. Creative Craft Cottage, Challenge #125 ATG,
3. Simon Wednesday Challenge. Fun with Florals 
4. I love Promarkers Challenge # 401.

                                                        

WOYWDW

                                                                   HAPPY WOYWDW 

Its getting frightening how quick the year is going already. It does not seem possible that its Wednesday again and another chance to look round other bloggers desks and see what they have been up to if you would like to know more pop over to the stamping ground where all will become clear, 

                                                                               

                                                         
Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 10.5 x 10.5 cm gold card stock, 
• 10 x10 cm white card stock,
• 17 cm piece of ribbon
• Small piece of white card stock.
• Sentiment, Scroll and angel clear stamps.
• Ice white, & rose gold Nuvo glitter. 
•  Hobbycraft Black ink pad, 
• Archival sepia ink pad, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Always Fun Challenge #144. Something new, 
2. PIP Challenge #2001  ATG 
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #121 ATG 
4. Christmas Card Throwdown. Sketch, 

                                                                   

Desk ready for action later .Begonia  in the corner has got so big its the only place it will fit in my flat. Its 3 ft high and 2 ft wide and only a year old lol 

Start of a new week,

 I would like to welcome my new follower Tracy do pop over and have a look at her blog, HERE 

Went to the cinema to see Andre Rieu celebrate his 70th birthday and it was fantastic, roll on when I can book up to see him live again, 

                                                                         

                                                                
Material I used for this card are;

• 21 x 17.5 card blank and envelope.
• 21 x17,5 patterned paper.
• 13 x 10 oval white card stock,
•  Two small pieces  white card stock, 
• Dawn Bibby clear flower stamp, 
• Wallace and gromit clear sentiment stamp,
• Carved pumpkin Distress ink,
• Hobbycraft black ink,
• Butterfly Stencil,
• Bright orange, ocean teal, silver lining ,sky blue promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CAS(E) this Sketch . #353 
2. Creative knockouts  #331 ATG, 
3. Crafty Creations Challenge #405 ATG 
4. Cute Card Thursday Challenge 615 ATG 

                                                           

Just found out I have won over on Happy little Stamper. with this ATC thanks and really chuffed, 

                                                         

My winning ATC 

                                                               

first weekend of 2020

Well thats Christmas and new year over with lol. I heard someone say the other day that the Co-op have easter egss in, How silly is that, 

The evening are really starting to draw out and I love it, We are coming up to my Dads favourite time of the year, Spring,  He loved spring as he said it is the start of all things new, Most things look dead but they spring back to life, one of many memories I have of Dad bless him. 

                                                         

                                                                                 

This is a close up of the glitter, 

 Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Hobbycraft black ink,
• Great impression penguin  rubber stamp 
• poinsettia clear stamp.
• Nuvo Ice white pure glitter, 
• Distress pure rock candy glitter.
• poinsettia clear stamp. 
• Magenta, lipstick red, ginger, peach, grass promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Passion for Promarkers Week 523 Mega Christmas Challenge 2019.
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #27  Penguin Parade,
3. Papercraft challenge #53 Anything goes. 
4. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #52 Anything Christmas goes. 

WOYWDW

                                          HAPPY NEW YEAR 

     I would like to wish my friends and followers a wonderful happy and healthy  2020

                                             

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and hope you all have a happy and healthy 2020. 

A its Wednesday again its time to look round others desks, its great seeing what others have been up to and thanks to Julia over at The Stamping ground there we get the opportunity to look at what  others are up to. if you would like to know more 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. 
• 14.5 x6 cm pattered paper,
• 7 x 7 cm white card stock,
• Poinsettia clear stamp ,[ Made into a wreath ]
• Sentiment Clear stamp, 
• Hobbycraft blank ink pad, 
• Twisted citron Distress ink, 
• Chilly red, magenta, ocean teal , icicle promarkers,

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. Colour Crazy Craftt. Anything goes Colour Challenge, 
2. Allsorts Challenge Blog,  Week 511/2 Anything goes, 
3. My Time to Craft Challenge  #412 Christmas flowers, 
4. Paperbabestamps Challenge #109 Sketch.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

I have made a effort to clean my work desk off but there is always something else to make.
 The top left hand side on the wall is my first cross stitch I stitched its two wolves,
On the desk are the distress crayons as I need to cet them out and use them so herr's hoping lol