Last post of the year,

Last post of the year, Another year bites the dust, ope its been a good year for all and hope 2024 is a good one as well. Have a lot of things I need to finish and lots is want to start. Received a lovely picture of  my three great grandchildren. so chuffed. 

                                     TAKE CARE EVEYONE AND HAVE A FABULOUS 2024 

                                                        

 

Challenge I will enter this blog for are, 

1. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #81, if its christmassy link it up, 
2. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, #153 Anything Christmas goes, 
3. Dragonfly Dreams. December Challenge, Christmas, 
4. We Love Stamping,  Winter flowers/foliage or anything goes,  

   

 Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 16.5 x12 cm white card stock. water colour wonders,
• clear sentiment & edging clear stamp,
•  Soft green, pear green, grass, forest green, herb green, green, almond,coral, apricot, cardinal red. promarkers 

Noah, Isabelle and Freya. 

Last post before Christmas

I Would like to welcome Helen as a new follower, and hope you good, 

I would like to wish all me followers and people who pop in to look and comment on my blog,

 

                               A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY 2024 

                                                       

Challenges I will enter this card for are ,

1. Ally,s Angels  Challenge #77 Anything goes, 
2. StatInMyPocket ~Star Stampz Challenge #53 Christmas.
3. 613 Avenue Create, Anything goes/ optional twist Any winter holiday, 
4.  Polkadoodle Cardmaking Anything goes Creative Challenge,

  Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15.5 cm card blank and envelope.
• 21 x 15.5 cm saving foam  pattern card,
• 19.5 x 11.5 cm  white card stock,
• 13.5 x 9 cm white card stock,
• small piece of white and gold card,
• Crafters Companion clear stamp & Believe die, 
• cardinal red, & soft green promarkers,  

WOYWDW

well these weeks are going so fast I forgot it was Wednesday tomorrow, so it was get the post done tonight so I have a post Wednesday. 

                                                 

                                                        

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Happy Little Stamper, Festive Animals, 
2. The Male Room. Christmas,
3. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & craft challenge #49 anything goes 
4. Double D Challenges, Christmas Animals,   

Materials used for this card are,

• 15 x15 cm blank card and envelope,
• 9.5 x 10.5 cm white card stock,
•  two small pieces of white card stock,
• The bear essentials. clear stamps, 
• orange, Icicle, ice grey, coral, almond.cardinal red, Amethyst,soft green, promarkers. 

                                                 

Last month of 2023

Have had a strange week waiting for my third great grandchild to arrive, ans after  difficult birth Freya arrived safely and is now home with her big brother and sister, 

                                                              

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm deckle edge card blank and envelope. 
• 9 x9 cm white card stock,
• Holly & Snowman clear stamps,
•  Ice white Nuvo glitter, 
• Green & Sky blue promarkers, 

 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Creative inspiration, Happy Christmas/Happy new year,
2. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #585 Snowmen 
3.  The Paper Funday Challenges, December #60 anything goes optional Snowmen, 
4. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, Anything Christmas goes, 

  

                               

                              

What a little angel, the first picture

                                                        Freya is laying on a blanket I knitted

                                                                              for her

 

WOYWDW

Weather really has got wintery this last couple  of days, and it really has got cold. Can tell the year is going as started going out for Christmas dinners with friends we do it every year, 

                                                                         Stay warm                                           

  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Ellibelle's Corner, Sleigh ride .
2. Stamping Sensation, Get ready for Christmas, 
3.  Jan's Digi Stamp Challenges. Anything goes, 
4. 13 Avenue Create, Anything Goes Optional Embossing, wet or/dry 

      Materials used for this card are, 

•  17. 5 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 13 x 7.5 cm white card stock,
• Vintage sepia VersaFine ink pad,
• Crimson gloss embossing powder,
•  Clear  Sleigh,  birds & sentiments Stamps, 
• Tan, Ice grey, almond, cardinal, orange promarkers.

                                                                     

                                              Thought I would crochet this blanket for me as 

                                              needed one, It is crocheted with variegated wool

                                              and is 40 x 40 inches,  

WOYWDW

Wednesday again, Have started to try to catch up on making Christmas cards. I go to help at a home for the elderly and said I would make some Christmas cards for them, and then they told me they wanted 20 lol, so that's what I am doing wish me luck,   

                                                       

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Simply Clean and and Simple November Challenge Use the word thanks,
2. Through the purple Haze Challenge #210 Anything Goes, 
3. Creaticious Challenge  #271 Thanksgiving/ Thank you 
4.  I love Promarkers. Anything goes/ love is in the air,  

Materials used for this card are,

• 20 x20 cm card blank and envelope,
• 16 x 13 cm white card stock,
•  clear flower stamp.& sentiment 
• Soft peach, grass, canary ,lime green, coral,  sky blue,  powder blue, pear green, orange,amethyst promarkers 

Half way through the month

Wow where is this year going, half way through November, I am scared to turn round as might find its the year over lol. have been asked to make 20 Christmas cards for a rest home visit ans help with the entertainment arrangements. I love helping we have such fun, 

                                          

 Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm deckle edged card blank and envelope. 
• 9 x 9 cm white card 
• 9 x 9 cm pink glitter card. 
• Vintage sepia VersaFine ink,
• Poinsettia Die, 
• Annabel Spenceley star clear stamp. 
• Grass sunflower & cardinal promarkers

Challenges I will enter his card for are,

1. Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Anything Crafting goes, 
2. Ally's Angels Challenge #76 anything goes. 
3. My time to Craft Christmas  Poinsettias                                                               .
4. Happy Little Stamper, Anything Goes with a Die,
5. Happy Little Stamper November Christmas Challenge  

 

                                                                               

                                                         

                                          

Still knitting, these are hats for cancer 
patients. Also crocheting a blanket,
multi  tasking lol  

 

Another new month

                                                                

Having a great time knitting again, I thought that I was not going to get to knit much more but have been massaging my thumbs and they seem better, I have started to knit hats for cancer patients. and also more hearts for  my daughters palliative care unit 

 

                                                         

                                                          

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. My Time To Craft, Theme #519 Autumn leaves. 
2. Ellibelle's Corner, Shades of Autumn
3. CAS on Sunday  Challenge #269 Animal 
4.  Gem  of A Craft Challenge Week #22 Anything goes,

•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Materials I used for this card are,
• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope.
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Polly Anna Pickering owl and leaf clear stamp. 
• Tan & Cinnamon Promarkers                                                                 

Last Wednesday of October

 

                                                    

Materials used for this card are,

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 16.5 x 16.5 blue card,
• 16 x 16 cm white card stock,
• 16 x16 blue ribbon.
• blue bow,
• Dreamees  basket & sentiment clear stamp,
• Yellow, orange & green Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Sketch #264,
2.  Crazy is our fame -STENCIL are are game, 
3. Ally's Angels Challenge #75 Anything Goes, 
4. The Paper Funday Challenge, Anything goes Optional, yellow Orange Green 

Another Wednesday

 Weather really has changed it really is like Autumn , This last few days have felt it, The tree's are going brown and the Squirrel is hiding nuts in the grass outside  my place, always wonder if they ever find them again, 

   

                                                           Have a good week all ..    

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope,
• Vintage sepia Vesafine ink, 
• Pollyanna Pickering Ralph the Squirrel clear stamp.,
• Tan Pear green & moss promarkers 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. Creative Inspiration Challenge #7 anything goes, 
2. Ellibelle's Corner. October, Anything goes, 
3. Digi Choosday, Cardmaking & Craft Challenge Anything Goes, 
4. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 557 Anything Paper Goes, 

Weekend

What a different yesterdays weather was, Rain and wind, saved me watering the plants though lol.

Its been a funny week, out every day, other weeks I am in most day,

                                                         Have a good weekend all.

                                                         

Materials used for this card are. 

• 6 x 6 deckle edge card blank and envelope. 
• 2 small pieces of white card,
•  2 year old Stamppendous dog rubber stamp,
• NBS Pink fresh leafy decor clear stamp.
• Butterfly clear stamp,
• Moss. lime green, orange, almond, soft peach, pink carnation, cold & sunflower promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. NBUS : Challenge . # 55 
2. Retro Rubber Challenges #217 
3. Butterfly Challenge #187 Butterflies Galore 
4. Crafty Animals, Challenge #77 Animal 

                                                                            

                                                     

New month

Another month begins and I am still trying to get away from making the same sort of cards but keep going back to the old style lol. I have used a stencil and that's different  I could say watch tis space but please don't hold your breath, 

                                                          

Materials used for this card are, 

1. 20 x 20 cm white card stock and envelope. 
2. 11 x 9 cm white card stock,
3. 20 x 20 stencil,
4. Crafter Companion  snowman stamp. 
5. Novo glitter.
6. orange , Lavender, canary, sunflower, sky blue, & cardinal promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. ABC Christmas Challenge, S & T are for Snowman and Three of a kind
2.  Merry little Christmas Challenge, Anything Christmas goes,  
3. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, Use a stencil. 
4. Penny's Paper -Crafty Challenge Penny's Challenge #556 

                                                     

Last Wednesday of September

Was not sure when I started this card I was not sure about the colours, Then when it was finished I asked a friend and they said it reminded then of autumn so I was happy , 

I cannot believe its the last Wednesday in September, 

                                                         

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm deckle edge blank card and envelope,
• Spiced Marmalade, Brushed corduroy, & Fossilized amber Distress ink,
• NBUS leaf stencil. 

Challenges I will enter his card for are,

1. Allys Angels Challenge #74 Anything goes, 
2. 613 Avenue Create September 2023, Purley Anything goes, 
3. Crazy is our Name- Stencil are our game, Fall
4. NBUS Challenge #54 

                                                                  Two more blankets, 

                                                            

This blanket is 23 x 23inches and not sure where
 its going to end up 
 

This is blanket 33 x 33inches and is for my great
granddaughter due next month, on down one more
to finish 

Wednesday

Its strange how you do something different and really like how it turns out, I have always put squares and oblongs on cards but found that it was to large for two of the stamps, so did some different shapes and love it. know I will do it again

                                                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Odd bits of white card stock,
• Little Suzy's Rubber stamps, 
•  Vintage Sepia Versafine  ink pad, 
• Cardenal red,sky blue, lilac, baby pink, cerise, lime green, canary ice grey promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. We love Stamping, September Challenge.  A/G optional Trees and leaves.optional 
2. Stamping Sensation, Garden delights, Optional A/G
3. HLS September Birthday Challenge,.
4. Jan's Digi Stamp Challenges:  Anything goes, September Challenge 

                                                        

 

                                                                             

Middle of the week

Its strange some weeks I never seem to go out but this week I am glad to say its a busy week, Out every day so far, 

Still making Christmas cards  and somehow love making them. 

                                      

Materials used for this card are,  

• 15 x 15 cm deckle edge card blank and envelope, 
• 6 x 8 cm white card stock,
•  Star Stencil.
• NBUS Gnome & sentiment clear stamp,
• Green, Ruby red, Canary, lime green, lilac promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. NBUS Challenge #54 
2. LeAnns World 101 August -Challenge # 63,Anything goes 
3. Happy Little Stamper  Anything goes optional Alf 
4. Allsorts challenge Blog  Week 745. 

New month

 August is now gone and we are into September. over the weekend I made 23 Christmas cards . only needed 5 but got carried away lol                                                            

Materials used for this card are.

• 21 x 21 cm deckle edged card bland and envelope,
• Vintage sepia VersaFine in pad,
• clear light house stamp. 
• Tan, Green,  & canary promarker 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, .

1. LeAnns World 101 anything goes .
2.  The Corrosive Challenge  #5 Sept 2023 Anything goes, 
3. Gem of A challenge, Week # 18 Anything Goes, 
4. Everybody-Art- Challenge,#541 Anything goes 

Wednesday

     Another Wednesday  comes round, I have spend today and yesterday picking blackberries and my sister is going to make jam, I have made blackberry and apple crumble,  yummy                                                  

Materials used for this care are, 

• 16 x 16 cm  deckle edge card and envelope. 
• 13 x 11 cm white card stock, 
• Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Carlio clear stamps, 
• Dog and bird clear stamps, 
• Tan, putty, & orchid promarkers,                                                     

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Stamping Sensations, August Challenge, Mood board,
2. 613 Avenue Create. Anything Goes Optional Twist , Clean and simple 
3. Penny Black Saturday  Challenge anything goes optional one layer card, 
4. 
   
   
   
   

Weekend

This post was set for Wednesday  but life got in the way lol, so its weekend, finished another blanket  picture at end of the post. Am getting a lot of cards ready to go to a charity shop as told them whatever you get for them put in the charity. 

                                                                   

  

 

Materials used for this card are,

• 20 x 20 cm card and envelope.
• 20 x 20 cm pattered paper,
• 13 x 13 white card stock,
• sunflower stencil, 
• Bee clear stamp.
• Summer sun. Tan promarkers 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Triple B,August Challenge Inspirational Board, 
2. Lets Craft and create Challenge #198 Polka dot and /or strips 
3.  Creative knockouts,  Anything goes, 

                                                        inspiration board Triple B 

                                                                                      

Another blanket finished, 40 x 40 inches, 

Middle of the month,

Today thought I would give making an ATC . Its been a little while but love making them. 

weather has been a bit silly here hot one day and rain the next, This is England what should we expect. 

                                                      

Materials used for this ATC are.

• 9 x 6 cm white card stock,
• stencil.
• flower clear stamp.
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad,
• Mustard seed Destress ink
• Grass, Magenta summer sun Promarkers.  

Challenges I will enter this ATC for are, 

1. Colourful Options, August 2023. Yellow & Green, 
2. Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers A is for ATC 
3. A gem of a Crafty Challenge WK 16 Anything goes, 

 

                                                                                      
 

WOYWDW

  Its been a long time since I put my work desk on my blog,, but thought I would try ro remember this week lol.  Also have lots of  dies and got some  out is week as have so many as lots of us crafter do and want to try to start to use the dies I seem to have never used, , 

                                               

                                                   

 

   Materials used for this card are,    

• 15 x 15 cm deckled edge card, 
• 6 x 4.5 cm white card stock,
• Tattered lace die, 
• 15 x 15 stencil,
• clear sentiment stamp. 
• Tea Dye Destress ink 
• Vintage Sepia Vesafine ink.
• Lime green, green, tan, pink carnation, summer sun, satin, promarkers  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1.  colourful options August 2023,    Yellow - green,  
2. The paper Shelter, Anything goes, 
3. I love promarkers, Challenge #240 use a die.
4. Creative Inspiration Challenge #5 Anything goes 

                                                             

Materials use for this card are, 

•  20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 20 x 20 pattered card. 
• 19 cm triangle pattered  card. 
• 18 .5 cm triangle card, 
• Fairy die. 
• Stencil,
• Tea Dyed Distress ink
• Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad, 
•  Yellow. Tan, Magenta, Satin, orchid. Promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #552Anything goes using paper, 
2. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2    August Sketch.
3. Wednesday Creative inspiration Fairies, 
4. Creative Fingers Challenge #259 Anything goes,      

   

                                                              

 

                                                                        

Ready to start crafting again. The 
clock in turned the wrong way as it 
needs a new battery. 

New Month,

  Another new month starts, I know everyone says don't talk about it BUT Christmas will soon be here the rate this year is going,   

I have even started to plan the [ hopefully ] next holiday, My mate and I are planning another cruise  but not till 2025 unless something great turns up.  

Try to stay dry as they are saying we are going to get a lot more rain very soon,                                             

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 12 .5 cm what card and envelope. 
• small piece of white card stock,[ for butterfly ]
• Flower & butterfly clear stamps, 
• Canary , gold, sky blue, icicle Ivory, pine, tan, cerise, amethyst & red promarkers.  

 Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Anything Goes, -July 2023, 
2.  Monday Greetings Challenge  Anything goes, 
3. The Cutie Pie Challenge  # 185  Simple Cutie (CAS ) '
4. Butterfly Challenge #185, Flowers with your Butterfly. 

Well really chuffed  now, when I was young worked in a nursery for awhile and went into a greenhouse and at the end was the most amazing flower I have seen, it was a Hoya Bella or wax plant. I have wanted one for years and at last have one, its in flower as well, Also have what is called a Cottage Eucomis Bicolour Pineapple Lily Flower Plant  and that's in flower so really pleased 

This is the Hoya Bella. 

This is the Cottage Eucomis Bicolour Pineapple Lily Flower Plant The little 
flower grows along the stem. 

                                                    

Wednesday again ,

Had a lovely day today getting out the stash I have brought, I am trying to get into making different  types of card. i seem to get the same stamps out every time. I have found lots of stamps., Embossing folders and dies I don't think I have ever used, so that's what is my aim now, These two sets I have used are new. 

                                               

Materials used for this card are, 

1. 17.5 x 12 .5 cm card blank and envelope. 
2. 17.5 x 12.5 cm patterned paper,
3. 12 x 11 cm white card stock,
4. Vintage Sepia Verafine ink 
5. Annabel Spenceley clear stamps. 
6. Pine, cinnamon, sky blue, Prussian, silver lining, spice, canary, red. & almond promarkers, 

                            

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. Dragonfly Dreams, July Challenge Christmas. 
2. The Corrosive Challenge Blog, 7 July Anything goes, 
3. MLCCB Anything Christmas Goes,
4. Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog. Christmas in July,   

                                          

      Materials used for this card are, 

1. 18 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
2.  Vintage sepia, Versafine ink pad, 
3. NBUS Funky Fossil clear stamps, 
4.  Cinnamon, sky blue, Prussian, silver lining, spice, canary, red. & almond promarkers,

    Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. NBUS. Challenge # 52 
2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies,  Challenge 2329 Anything goes, 
3. Scraps of life By  Scrappymo. Anything Christmas,
4. Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 153 Christmas in July.  

                                                           

So proud today My granddaughter graduated today

She is going to be a teacher. so proud of  Everything

Jamie-lee has achieved