Hope you had a good Christmas ,

                      Christmas has come and gone, I hope everyone had a wonderful time, 

                                                 HAVE A WONDERFUL 2023 

I had a lovely time I spent Christmas day with one daughter and Boxing day with the other, It was lovely to see them all its only the second year I have lived near them all and I love it. 

                                                  

                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                           Materials used for this card are ,

• 15 x 15 deckle edged card blank and envelope, 
•  Vintage sepia VerasFine ink pad, 
• Festive berries & Mowed lawn Distress ink
•  Cosmic shimmer Glitter jewels, 
•  NBUS Bear Essentials Clear stamps
• Tan & Rose red promarkers 

                                                                        

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. HLS December Stencil Challenge 
2. HLS Christmas Challenge, Optional Stencils 
3. Day of The Month Christmas Card Club, # 46  Christmas Card, 
4. Crazy is our fame, Stencils are are game, December Stencil Fun,
5. NBUS Challenge # 45 

Over Christmas have been knitting hats for cancer 
patients. They wanted then bright and cheerful, 
Started number 6 last night, 

WOYWDW

Who would believe that its the last Wednesday before Christmas, I hope all my readers have a wonderful Christmas and a safe and healthy 2023  

                                           

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x 12.5 cm blank card and envelope. 
• 9 x 9 cm red card stock.
• Cup Digi, 
• mistletoe and sentiment clear stamps,
• Tan, baby pink & green promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pattie's Creation Design Challenge, Anything goes, digi  
2. Morgans Artworld. Challenge  #12 
3. My besties International December Challenge Anything goes, 
4. Rabisco Challenge # 40 Anything goes, 

Patties creation Digi 

WOYWDW

Wow what a cold spell we have been having, Forecast was for a hard winter and once they seem to be right, Have so far missed the snow and long may it continue.

Long time since I have make a card for a sketch  as love to work with them, 

                                                              

Materials  used for this card are, 

• 25 .5 x 17.5 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 21 x 14.5 cm blue pattered paper.
• 25.5 cm ribbon x 3 
• 14.5 cm oval white card stock,
• Winter woodland by Sheena clear stamps, 
• Tan, buttercup, &cloud blue Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter tis card for are, 

1. Cheerful Sketches Challenge #115 2022
2.  Critter Crazy  Challenge anything goes with a feathered Critter,
3. creative Fingers Challenge #244 Anything goes'
4. Winter wonderland. Anything Christmas Goes

                                          

Finished the cardigan it was lovely to knit
Its knitted in chunky wool and have not 
used chunky for ages, 

New Month

Wow December already. I have a tree up this year and can not get the lights right but will do. 

                                                            Take care and stay warm 

                                                                   

Materials used fpr this care are, 

• 18 x 13 cm card blank and envelope.,
• 17 x 12 cm red paper. 
• 16 x 11 cm white card stock,
• Vintage sepia VersaFine ink pad, 
• Christmas scene  Clear stamp, 
• Tumbles class Distress ink,
• Glitter Jewels Nuvo glitter,
• Tan Promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. The holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, Anything Christmas goes, 
2. Try it on a Tuesday, Winter Wonderland. 
3. I love Promarkers, Anything goes optional Love and Romance 
4. MLCCB Anything Christmas Goes.

WOYWDW

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Onyx black Versafine ink pad. 
• Clear cat, Ivy, tree hanger clear stamps [free with a magazine,  ]                         

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. AAA birthday Game #43 Monochrome 
2. Ally'y Angels, Anything goes.  
3. Corrosive Challenge Blog. Anything goes,
4. Show us your Pussycat challenges, #83  show a cat. 

                                                         

  

WOYWDW

Another Wednesday swings by. Before You know it December will be here and then Christmas. I am going to start to get Christmas cards sorted and posted as they say there are going to be lots of postal strikes so want to get the cards off. 

                                                       

                                                                         

Materials used for this card are 

• 15 x15 cm Kraft card and envelope. 
• 15 x 15 patterned paper 
• 8 x 8 cm white card stock
•  NBUS Nick of Gnome clear stamps, 
• Pure satin Nuvo glitter, 
• Sky blue, Ice grey 1,green, tan, Lime green, tan, violet, Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. My time to craft Christmas. Elves or gnomes 
2. We love stamping. November Challenge . Christmas, 
3. Stamping Sensations Christmas celebrations, 
4. Crafty Calendar Challenge anything goes 
5. NBUS  Challenge #44 

                                              

Another blanket finished, 64 squares each large 
square is four small squares, 

WOYWDW

    I have not posted for a while as life just keeps getting complicated. but thought it was time that I tried to get my life back where I want it. Things are still not right but I need to try, Wish me luck                                                       

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 10 x 5.5 cm white card stock,
•  Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad,
•  NBUS Christmas memories Stamp set, 
• Lime green. summer yellow,, green. violet, red,

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CHNC Challenge #620 Anything Christmas goes, 
2. Addicted to CAS #233  Present,
3. Less is More, Challenge #447 colour wheel,
4. Daring Cardmakers One word prompt, Holly, 
5. NBUS Challenge #44  

     

                                                                             

                                                                   

                                                       

    

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  Well chuffed with myself this week, I have had  Distress crayons for ages, thought it was time I got them out, Could not remember what I could do with them so watched a Tim Holtz video and it was  great, just coloured the card with the crayon  and then rubbed them with my finger put a stencil over the top got a baby wipe and wiped though the stencil and it takes all the colour out. such fun, 

                                                             

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 21 x 15 cm shaving foam background, 
• white card stock,
• Vintage Sepia veraFine ink pad,
• Two stencils, 
• Seedless preserves & picked raspberry distress crayons
• Vintage Rose, Rose and. Sentiment  clear stamps
• Lime green & cerise promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Ellibelle's Corner Anything goes, 
2. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #240
3. Pammie's ink pinkies anything goes, 
4. Patties Creations Design Challenge 

     

WOYWDW

I thought this stamp was a great one to use as this is how the weather has been lately. I turn to my childhood and kick the fallen leaves, lol.

Had fun making this card as the background in a smaller stamp and was chuffed when it worked as I wanted it to. Easily pleased  that's me lol 

                                              

Materials used for this card are

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Versafine ink pad, 
• Tree trunk Clear stamp,
• Tree and leaves clear stamp.
• Tan promarker 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. International Art & Soul,  CH #143 Wood /Trees's 
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  #191 Anything goes. 
3. Corrosive Challenge #10 2022 anything goes,
4. Pearly Sparkles Challenge #78 Autumn and or Halloween.  

Another weekend

Another Christmas card I have so many now need to get more friends to send them yo lol. A friend has asked to look at them so I hope some will go to her, 

had a lovely day yesterday with a friend, we went to town for a coffee and then back to hers for the rest of the day,   

                                                              Take care and stay safe, 

                                                    

Materials usd for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card clank and envelope. lime green, magenta, 
• 16 x 11 cm patterned paper, 
• Versafine ink pad, 
• 12 x7.5 cm white card stock,
• Teddys in a sleigh  clear stamp,
• Tan, satin, champagne, ice grey 2, orchid, buttercup Promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. LTCCB Anything goes 
2. Christmas Crafts All year Round  Winter Sports,/ recreation  
3. Poolkadoodle Cardmaking Week 40, Anything goes,  

WOYWDW

   Half way through another week and really cannot believe how fast these weeks are going. I am going away next years and saving hard but it going to arrive before i know it . 

                                                             Take care and stay safe.                                                    

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• washi tape.
• 8.5 cm dark green circle card
• 7.5 light green light circle green card,
• 4 cm red  circle  card,
• sentiment

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. " Less is More " Challenge #474 Friendship,
2. Sweet Stampin Challenge blog. 
3. CHNC Challenge #614 Christmas, Someone special, 
4. Christmas card Throwdown Sketch  

                                                                                    

                                                          

New Month

I know they said things were going to get expensive but this is stupid, went to Waitrose for some Gluten free pastry and while there brought two Gluten free custard tarts and got £1 20 change from £10. Guess who will not be getting them any more, Rant over 

Today made a card with not colouring at all and Like it lol do not often do that as love to colour, 

                              

                                                               Take care and stay safe 

                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Crafty individuals clear tree stamp,
• snowflakes  and sentiment clear stamps, 
• Ice white Nuvo Glitter. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas kickstart  Challenge #66 
2. ABC Christmas Challenge S or T 
3. Merry Little Christmas Challenge  #46 Anything Christmas Goes, 
4. Patties Creation Design  Challenge #198 

WOYWDW

Another Wednesday. Another week flown by nearly October Where is this year going, Not been up to much this week as under the  weather, but hopefully on the mend now, 

                                

                                                           Take care and  stay safe, 

                                                  

                                                        

Material used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad.
• Coffee cup digi
• Bright orange & tan promakers, 
• Leaf  clear stamp.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Patties Creations Design Challenge #198 
2. 613 Avenue Create #20229 anything goes option Leaves, 
3.  Simply Create Too Challenge #184, Orange and Brown, 
4. World wide Open Design Team, Challenge #9 Anything goes 

Kangaroo blanket finished. 50 x 50 inches with 

64 squares 

 

weekend

                                             Looks like another nice weekend.

Having a trip to hobbycraft this morning and would you just know it; I have nearly finished another blanket [only got to crochet round the edge to give it a nice edge ] and have not got the colour I need lol, 

                                               

                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15  Kraft card and envelops
• 15 x 15 green paper.
• Fairy Die cut, 
• Heart ribbon. 
• Bright orange canary, cerise promarkers 

Challenges I will enter this car for are, 

1. The Fairy and the unicorn,September 2022 Challenge, Fantasy  
2. Through the purple haze. challenge  #196, Use ribbon /or and bow,
3. Stamping Sensation, Feminine,
4. We Love Stamping, Anything Goes with Stamping. 

WOYWDW

  Well another Wednesday and having a busy week  so busy i forgot to post this earlier lol Then my sister came round and that was it. So as they say ' better late than never ' 

 

                                                            Take care and stay safe                                

                                                      

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 15 x 15 cm coloured paper, 
• Vintage Sepia Vesafine ink pad, 
• Tan Promarker,
• Dog reading the paper clear stamp,

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Dare 2B Artzy Blog, Animals,
2.  Dragonfly dreams, Happy Birthday,
3. International Art & Soul, Challenge #141 Birthday,
4. Stamping Sensation, Feminine 

have a great weekend

 Had a lovely day yesterday net up with a friend and went to Southampton, Not been there for years.

Its was great weather which helped, went round the shops and then went in for a something to eat. 

  

                                                                     Stay well and healthy,                                           

                                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x15 cm card blank and envelope.
• 6 x 5cm 6.5 x 5.5 cm 7x5 cm white card stock
• Vintage sepia versafine ink pad, 
• NBUS Creative Expressions Designer Boutique clear stamps, 
• Cardinal,  yellow, oatmeal, tan & duck egg promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. NBUS  Challenge #42
2. We love Stamping September Challenge Anything stamping goes, 
3. Winter Wonderland, Christmas Animals 
4. CAS on  Sunday, Challenge #240 Christmas  

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WOYWDW

Would you believe it went out yesterday and rain got to go out again today and yes its still raining lol. Had fun with this card as decided on something different to do with Washi tape,[ New for me I have to say ] 

                                                                     Stay well and safe 

                                                                

Materials used for this card are. 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink,
• Jayne Nestorenko clear stamp. 
• Orange washi tape, 
• small sentiment  clear stamp. 
• Lush green, soft green, grass, cinnamon & caramel promarkers,   

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

• Creative inspirations Spots or Stripes,
• Ellibelle's Corner, September Challenge Anything goes, 
• LeAnns World 101 Challenge # 54,
•  Lil Patch of Crafty  Friends Anything goe