Saturday, 27 February 2021

last weekend of the month

Last weekend and my last post for awhile, hoping once I get settled in my new home I will be back crafting again, at the moment all the craft things are in boxes so its just knitting for me, 

                                                                Take care and stay safe, 
                                                            


material I used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 9 x 7 cm white card stock,
  • Sizzex  dies, 
  • Ship clear stamp, 
  • Salty ocean Distress ink.
  • Leaf green, Prussian Marine promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. The Male room, Challenge #147  Steam punk,
  2. Penny's Paper -Crafty Challenge # 490 
  3. D.LART February 2021 Anything goes,
  4. I love Promarkers Challenge # 429,

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

WOYWDW

Today in sad for me as its the last time for awhile I will be posting on WOYWDW. I have been trying to move since last September and have been told it could happen very soon now so I have put all the crafting things away, but I will be back once I have settles in my new home, I am going back to where my family are after 17 years away, looking forward to it but have lots of friends here I will miss.

Want to know more about WOYWDW pop over to the STAMPING GROUND and all will become clear, Join in its fun .make new friends. 

                                                          Take care everyone and stay safe, 



                                                                    
  
Materials used for this card are, 
  • 20 x 10 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • Bird and flower  clear stamps, 
  • Vintage Sepia Vesafine ink 
  • Sunflower. Leaf green, Prussian. dusky pink, cocktail pink. Promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Cute Card Thursday Challenge #674 _ Slimline 
  2. Unicorn Challenge # 62 Use Flowers 
  3. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies. February Challenge
  4. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #47 Slimline cards ,  
  5. Less is More. One layer card, Flowers  
                                                  
Only  two things on my desk today, a pile of cards
 and a baby cardigan I have made,  


Saturday, 20 February 2021

another week ends

Another week bites the dust . Its been a bit warmer this last couple of days but with that brings rain. I suppose we cannot have it all as it really is the time of year for it, but that's what being British is we  love to moan about the weather, lol 

Brought this Die and stamp set as really like it,. Would love to live somewhere liker this.  
                                                

 

Materials used for this card are , 
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 15 x 10 cm white card stock,
  • 15.5  x 10.5 cm greenish mirri  card. 
  • Gemini scenic Village Clear stamp and die.
  • Sandstone, caramel, leaf green, moss, grass. lilac, raw sienna, & sunflower  Promarkers 


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Crafty sentiment design anything goes Challenge, 
  2. TTCRD Anything goes Challenge February 16th 2021 
  3. NBUS Challenge # 23  new things 
  4. Lemon Shortbread challenge #138 Winners 

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

WOYWDW

     Wednesday again and that means my favourite time of the week, its the day we all pop over to Julia's STAMPING GROUND and have a nose at work desks all over the world,  

Had a lovely surprise  on Monday I received  flowers from my daughters, they are so thoughtful,                                          



                                                     


Materials I used for this card are, 
  • 20 x 9 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 11.5 x7 cm white card stock.
  • 7 x 2.5 white card stock
  • Vintage sepia, Versafine in pad, 
  • Cabana long stem rose, wooden stamp, 
  • Thank you sentiment, 
  • rose pink,saffron, chilly red, & green promarkers 



Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Christmas Kickstart, Challenge #47 Slim line cards 
  2. Crafty Creations Challenge #418 Anything goes 
  3. Aud Sentiment Challenge, #268 Anything goes +  sentiment 
  4. Lemon Shortbread, Challenge # 139 Anything goes,
  5. Just us Girls, Slim line cards 
                                                                             
I set a target and for once it worked out, lol wanted 
to get this second blanket finished by today, here it is, 
I loved making there and feel chuffed I have finished 
them both.  



Desk much the same as last week .It was a week of saying
 I mush sort the desk out but still not done,
in the front are a pile of cards that I have made and cannot 
show them right now, all sorts on crafty things, 


                                                       Won Favourite on HLS with this stencil card, 
                                                                   Thanks for picking my card                                                



Saturday, 13 February 2021

weekend

 
                                                        Another weekend is here
,
 There is not much going at the moment what with the pandemic most other things seem to been pushed aside,  So thinking of you all and hoping  all is well with everyone reading this, 

                                                      Take care all and stay well and safe                                                               



                                                                 

    Materials used for this card are,
  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
  • 15 x 15 cm  patterned paper'
  • 11 x 11 cm white card stock,
  • 15 cm washi tape. 
  • Poppy red, Nuvo hybrid ink pad, 
  • Vintage Sepia, Versafine ink pad,
  •  2 digi hearts  
  • 15 cm  flower tape, 
  •  Pig clear stamps, 
  • Spring days flower clear stamps, 
  • 4 gems 
  • Warm grey. magenta, pink carnation. leaf green promarkers 

Challenge I will enter this card for are,

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

WOYWDW

Hope this finds everyone safe and well, This really is dragging on but we all need to do what we are told and hopefully there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I had my jab at the weekend so that's a positive step.

Another  week has whizzed by and  Wednesday is here and time to have a look round all the friends desks, I love have a look at all the lovely work everyone is working on, Not a clue what I am on about pop over to Julia's STAMPING GROUND and all will become clear and why not join in, 

 
                                                 
                                                           

Materials used for this card are, 
  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelopes. 
  • 12 x 7 cm white card stock.
  •  Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad, 
  • Blue odyssey embossing powder,
  • Flower Embossing folder, 
  • British garden birds clear stamp. [free with a magazine, ]
  • Spring days Stamp set,[ Free with Crafts beautiful, ]
  • Aegean magenta, & grass promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Papercraft Challenge # 66 Heat or dry Embossing, 
  2. A bit more time to craft Challenge #133 Anything goes, 
  3. A bit more time to craft Extra, Anything goes, 
  4. Animal Friends Challenge February Sheep. 

                                            
Not much change this week A few dies I have to put
 away my trusty ruler, some inks and a stack of  card
 that were there last week ,




Saturday, 6 February 2021

have a good weekend

I am so glad that this week is nearly over, as I said it earlier posts everything seems to be going wrong an when I get one things right something else goes wrong BUT fingers crossed I am hoping that the whatever was putting a jinx on me has moved away,

found these lovely dies when sorting out and they were perfect for some challenges, 

                                                            Take care and stay safe.

                                                           



   Materials used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelopes,
  • Two heart dies,   
  • Swallow oval die. 
  • 12 x 9cm brown cardstock
  • 6 x 5 mirri card                                                       

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Crafty Friends Challenge Animals / Birds 
  2. Challenge up your life #132 Hearts, 
  3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #84 Anything goes, 
  4. 2 Sisters on the blog, Challenge  # 47 Birds. 



Wednesday, 3 February 2021

WOYWDW

Wednesday again and sorry for not getting round to many last week but having a few bad days but think its gone now and will try to do better this week, What is WOYWDW all about, Take a trip over to Julia's WOYWDW Blog HERE and all will become clear, 

Hope everyone is okay and feeling good, its getting hard all this staying in thank goodness for crafts, I finished the blanket   I was knitting  and now onto number two, I will put a picture of the blanket at the bottom of the post, its 40 x 40 inches and used to cover Mum or  Dad when holding the prem babies skin to skin..


                                                         Take care and stay safe                                                                        
                                                           

 close up of the glitter. 

      Materials l used for this card are,    
  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 15 cm piece of ribbon. 
  • 11 x 9 cm white card stock'
  • Gingerbread village stamp set. [free with paper crafting magazine.]
  • grass. leaf green. cyan, lipstick red yellow, Ginger promarkers  
  • cosmic. shimmer Glitter jewels                                                   

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Crafty Gals corner Challenge #215 Snow much fun. 
  2. Christmas Craft Creations January -Ribbon or Twine, 
  3. Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #177 G is for Glitter, 
  4. My time to craft #  449 Glitter and sparkle, 
                                       
when I was sorting out things I found a box and 
I did not know what was in there, opened it and
 found lots of cards half made so that's what all
the cards are, I am going to finish them and give
 them to a friend who  will take them to the hospital


                                                                      
                                                                      
All the different colours are the same pattern 


                                            

Soon be Christmas,

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