middle of the Week

   I hope everyone is enjoying the sun. I know a lot of people are going to say no but we really do need some rain, Why can it not rain at night and sun during the day.

    Its a long time since I have made a card with this fold but thought lets do something different                                                                   

Materials used for this card are, 

• 14 .5 x 10 .5cm card blank and envelope. 
• 15 x 10.5 cm white card stock,
• Clear stamps free with a magazine,
• Stencil.
• Vintage Sepia Versafine ink, 
• Distress ink Pickled raspberry  
• Orange amethyst, soft peach, coral, & soft green, promarkers.

Challenges I all enter this card for are .

1. Aud Sentiment Challenge #326 Fun fold./ and or Summer and sentiment,  
2. Try it On A Tuesday, In the garden,  
3. Patties Creation Design Challenge # 231  Anything goes, 
4. Creative Inspiration. Challenge #27 Anything goes, 

                                                      

Weekend

Its Strange how life has a way of getting thing in the way of what you want to do, I planned this post for Wednesday but somehow its now Friday, I suppose I got it done in the end lol

                                                    Hope all is well with look at this post, 

                                                                

materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 20 x 20 cm pattered card, 
• 8.5 x 6 cm white card stock,
• Merry Christmas die cut, 
• Orange ,gold, amethyst sky blue.soft green promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are. 

1. Krafty Chicks Challenge #772 Christmas.  
2. A place to start Anything goes Optional Recycle 
3. A Cut Above. Anything goes With a die cut, , 
4. PIP Challenge #2523 Anything goes,

                                                                        

Welcome to June,

    At last we have has some rain everywhere is so dry,  I am sure that we will get more, as one rain starts it does not know when to stop. lol        

                                       

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 13 cm card blank and envelope,
• 18 x 13 cm pattern paper. 
• 15 x 10.5 cm green card Embossed.
• two butterfly stamps,
• small piece of white card with sentiment, 
• Dusky pink, amethyst, lipstick red, mustard orange, promakers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are .

1. Ellibelle's Corner. I spy at least one butterfly, 
2. Time out Challenges. Favourite winged things,
3.  NBUS Challenge  #75 new embossing folder. 
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies, Challenge 2522 

                                                                       

 

last Wednesday of may,

Started to knit for a different charity now as they want baby cardigans, I have made one and number two started, 

Today we had some welcome rain, I know lots of people do not want rain but we need it for all things to survive, 

                                                            

       Materials used for this card are, 

• 17.5 x 12.5 cm  blank card and envelope,
• 11 x 9 cm cold card, 
• 10.5 x 8.5 white card, 
• Dreamweaver Matallic  embossing paste, 
• Stencil.
• Grass, forest green, canary, gold orange Promarkers 

        Challenges I will enter this card for 

1. Sparkles Monthly Challenge #188 Flowers.   
2. The Paper Funday Challenge #26 Anything goes optional something new, 
3. The creative Crafters . Challenge #88  Anything goes, 
4. Sisterhood of Crafters. flowers,

                                                        I really do not know why this has come out 

                                                        blue when it is fact Mauve, Just waiting for 

                                                        the buttons. All I have but not the right colour, 

            

Middle of the month.

   I was wondering where the year is going, it seems to be going so fast, but there is nothing we can do just enjoy what we have and make the most of it. 

Had a lovely chat with a friend tonight and we worked it out that w have known each other over 40 years. Its really nice when you have friends who stick with you through life. 

                             

                                                         Hope you all have friend like this, 

                                             

                               

                                                                  

Materials used for this card are,

• 20x 20 cm card blank and envelope.
• 19.5 x 19.5 cm white card, 
• 19 .5 x 19.5cm  stencil.
• 10.5 x10.5cm gold card. 
• 10 10 cm white card, 
• Indigoblu Stage stamp. Free with a magazine,
• Nuvo shooing stars shimmer paste. 
• Praline , soft peach, coral, tan, lipstick red, dusky pink, pink carnation, & canary yellow promakers 
• letraset silver & gold makers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Crazy is our fame - stencil are our game, Stencil Fun Challenge. 
2. Ellibelle's Corner, Anything goes, 
3. Ally's Angels #94 Anything goes,
4. The Crafters Cafe, May #319 Anything goes, optional twist no squares. 

Wednesday again.

I really like to work with flowers and colouring them so they seem to come alive,Like every other crafter we all have lots of things that we say I will get rid of this as I do not use it put it back and its still there a long time after. As was said sometime ago crafters are not hoarders we are collectors.

                                                         

Materials used for this card are,

• 17.5 x 13 cm white card and envelope. 
• 13 x11 silver card,
• 12.5 x 10 cm white card, 
• 2 small pieces of white and silver card, 
• Flower die cut, 
• Happy birthday clear stamp,
• Grass & baby pink promakers  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. A cut Above, Anything goes with a Die cut, 
2. Neglected Stuff, Must use one neglected stuff, 
3. Lets Craft ans Create. Anything goes, No patterned paper.
4.  613 Avenue Create,  May 2025, Anything goes+ optional Twist floral delight, 

A new Month

Wow where is this year going, now into  May as someone said the other day soon be Christmas, wonder if this lovely weather will last till then, 

 

Materials used for this card are, 

•  18 x12.5 cm card blank and envelope.
• 11 x 6 cm white card stock, x 2 small pieces,
•  Vintage sepia Vesafine ink. 
• Country dairy of an Edwardian lady, sentiment, 
• Dreamy Daffodils
• Sunshine spring florals 
• Mustard, canary, orange, black, grass, tan, sky blue, baby pink Promarkers. 

                                  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. I Love Promarkers, Challenge #582,
2.  Polkadoodles Cardmaking Crafting  wk 6 Anything card making. 
3. fourseasons  Spring season May 25
4. Craft Rocket, Challenge 125 Flowers.                                                 

end of April

I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather, I have not long ago had a lovely holiday with my best mate, We went on a cruise on the Queen Victoria, it is an amazing ship, Everyone was so helpful, We went to Spain and Portugal, We went to Vigo. Porto  Lisbon and found them fascinating, I will put some picture at the end of the post if toy would like to look, 

    

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                        Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, Challenge #252       
• Peace On Earth Christmas, #86   
• Christmas  Kickstart Challenge # 97   
• NBUS Challenge  #73          

1. 18 x 18 cm card blank and envelope.
2. Vintage Sepia, VersaFine  ink
3. Scenic Christmas Clear stamp. NBUS 
4. Sentiment [Free with A magazine, ] 

Some pictures from our cruise, 

I have never seen escalators in the street before 

but in Vigo in Spain they were everywhere. 

                                                           

The stair way on the ship, 

Below are the Easter Egg display

as we were there over Easter, 

The Queen Victoria  

An amazing ship and wonderful staff 

                       

                                                     

                                                            

                                                      

                                                     

A new Month

What lovely weather we have been having, and just like me to get a cold lol. hope the weather lasts while the children as on holiday, 

                                                           

Materials used for this challenge were

• 18 x 13 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 18 x13 cm blue card,
• 14.5 x10,5 white card, 
• small piece of card for the sentiment, 
• NBUS bird clear stamp.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. DLART    Thursday Link up, 
2. Creative Inspiration Challenge #25 Anything goes, 
3. ,Daisy Chain Challenges. #95 Not Square, 
4. NBUS ,     Challenge #73 Must be new, 

another week end

  There was a 'stampin up craft fair' near where I live and had to go lol.   There was so much to see and buy. I did not get as much as I would have but there you are, My daughter already says I have more craft things than Hobby craft. I will put a picture  of what i brought if you want a look at the end of the post,                                                        

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 13.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 18 x 18. 5 cm green card.
• 15.5 x 12 white card,
• Owl in the hand pink ink design, NBUS

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2512 Anything goes,
2. Dream Valley Challenge #333 Any celebration Birthday, Wedding etc
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ~ 250 Star Stamps,
4. Gem of A  Craft Challenge  #4 WK 1 anything goes,
5. NBUS Challenge #72  

                                                          

                                 

                                      

Sunday

Still knitting as  I have been asked  by a friend to knit some baby hats so am trying it get as many as I can done,  They are fun to make, I love knitting and happy to do things for people. if you like to see what I have bee knitting pictures at the end of the post. Thank you for looking,           

                                             

Materials used for this care are, 

• 18 x 13 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 8 .5 x 7. 5 cm white card, 
• 8 x 7 white card, 
•  2 pieces of 8 x 7 coloured card, 
• stamps spring time floras, flower and Bee NBUS,
• Vintage Sepia Versafine ink, 
• Lemon, Aegean,Lime, &grass promarkers.  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Colour Hues Challenge  #106  Lemon & Lime. 
2. Stamping Sensations, Spring Inspiration,
3. We love Stamping.   Daffodils Tulips and so many more, 
4. Dragonfly Dreams March Challenge Gardening. 
5. NBUS Challenge # 72 

                                                                    

                                                                          

weekend

  Really had fun with this card, sorting out found a DVD that I had forgotten I had, and then spotted this and really liked it so printed it off and out came the promarkers and am really chuffed with the results. 

                                                    The DVD is called The Best of 2012,                                                              

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 13 x 9.5 cm gold card. 
• 12.5 x8.5 cm white card stock,. 
• Print out from The best of  ink, DVD 
• Orange, Grass, Tan & coral promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Penny Black Saturday Challenge Anything goes, Optional On the farm 
2. Polkadoodle Cardmaking, Challenge #4 WK 1,
3. Crafty Catz Challenge #698, Anything goes Optional add a sentiment,
4. Creative Fingers Challenge # 296 Anything goes.

Start of another week .

                   Hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather, It sure makes me feel good, 

                                                Hoping all is good with everyone, 

                                                   

 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 19.5 x 19.5 cm deckle card and envelope. 
• 11 .5 x 10 cm white card sock.
• Autumnal treasures. bird clear stamp,
• British garden birds  bird box clear stamp
• Flower and butterfly, & bee clear stamps free with a magazine, 
• Orange,  baby pink, coral, tan, green, purple, & canary Promarkes 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Triple B. Birds Butterflies and Blooms, 
2. Let's Craft and Create  #217 ATG + Purple & green, 
3. I love Promarkers. Challenge #578 ATG or Wings and Tails
4.  Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #591, ATG using Paper 

                                                         

Weekend again

Its lovely to see the sun and feel that spring is here, It makes life seem a lot better when the sun is out, 

                                                

Materials Used for this card are,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Pickled Raspberry Distress ink.
• back ground Stencil  
• 11 x 10 cm white card stock.
• Heart Digi. 
• Pink carnation & lipstick red Promarkers,  

Cards I will enter this card for are, 

1. Patties Creations Design Challenge #227, 
2. Crafty Calendar February Challenge Hearts, 
3. Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  Anything goes or hearts.
4. Sisterhood of Crafters Red Or Pink, 

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Another post,

Better weather today, Nice to go out and not get wet lol. My daughter took me to see Ghost the musical and it was amazing, They must have studied the film and it was so like it, There were thing they could not do on a stage but they sure got it right, 

                                                                

Materials used for this card are, 

1. 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
2. Stencil, 
3. Oblong Die,
4. Flower die, 
5. pickle raspberry, Distress ink,
6. Orchid, grass, canary promarkers 

Challenges I will enter for this challenge, 

1. The flower Challenge # 99 feature the colour pink, 
2. Crazy Catz, 687 Challenge, 
3. Creative Fingers Challenge #294,
4. Polkadoodles  Cardmaking and craft, ATG 

weekend starts

Had a lovely surprise this week. my daughter took me out, When we went out I had no idea where I was going lol. Turned out she was taking me for an early birthday treat. We went to the Mayflower Theater to to see Ghost the musical it was amazing and so much like the film, the cast must have studied the film to get the wording so right, Well worth going to see,  

                                               

 

                 
                                            

Materials used for this card are, 

• 6 x 6 cm card blank and envelope.
• Vintage sepia VersFine ink.
• Rubber stamp, 
• two small flower die cuts,
• Violet, canary, Orange, lipstick red, lush green promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Daisy Chain Challenge #73 Layer it up, 
2. Lets Craft and Create # 215 Red Pink and white, 
3. PIP 2506 anything goes, 

Sunday again

                                                                   

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 13 cm  card blank and envelope #,
• 18 x 13 cm pattered paper, 
• 13 x6 cm green card, 
• 15 x 5 cm dark green card,
• 8 x 6 cm white card, 
• 8 x 2x5 cm what card,
• Vintage sepia Verafine ink,
• Squeezed lemonade Destress ink,
• Sentimentally yours clear stamps,
• canary, grass, orchid, coral,gold Promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. NBUS Challenge # 71
2. Hearts Quest Celebration of Love. Love,
3. Crazy is out Fame, Stencils are is our game  Pinks and /or red.
4. Inky Paws Challenge # 237 week 1  

                                             So pleased to be picked for Cupids pick 3

                                                                with this card below, 

                                                  

another post

Long time sine I have done a card for a guy but have plenty of things I could use, so thought I would give it a go, 

Went out for a walk on Sunday and it was a lovely sunny day, I have put some pictures at the end of the post, 

                                            

Materials used for this card are ,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• Vintage Sepia Vesafine ink 
• Sentimentally yours Sentiment,
• Light house cleat stamp,  
• Cyan & ice great 2 Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Cards 4 Guys, ~ 365 Clean and simple,
2. The neglected Stuff Challenge. Kick of Challenge ( 2/25,
3.  Passion for Markers. Week 774 All about Love, 
4. Hand Stamped Sentiment, Challenge # 456. 

                                                             

                                                                                 

weekend over

Weather a bit better this weekend. hoping to go out for a walk in the morning but have to see what the weather is like, 

                                                             

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope.
• 14.5 x 14.5 cm  & 10.5 x 10.5 yellow pattered paper.
• 10 x 10 cm white card stock,
• 13 x13 cm blue pattered paper,
• washi tape.
• Slimline spring florals clear stamps, 
• Mauve bow.
• 4 blue gems, 
• Cyan, &grass promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are

1. CAS on Sunday # 30,Flowers , 
2. Pattie's Creation Design Challenge 226 ,
3. Crafty Catz Challenge #686 Blue and green,
4. Krafty Chicks Challenge #753 Anything goes, 
5. Sweet Sketch Wednesday  Sketch #294 

  

 

                                                                          

Start of the week

  What terrible weather  we are having,I know its winter  but These winds are so strong, I hope everyone who ready this post is safe,hope it gets better real soon. 

                                                              

   

Material used for this card are,

• 17x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
•  Vintage Sepia Versafine ink,
• Red & Silver Pearl drops, 
• Christmas Clear stamps, { free with a magazine, } 
• Gold Pieces {  scrap from die cuts } 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1.  Rudolph Day Challenge, Anything goes, 
2. We love Stamping. Anything but square, 
3. Crafty Calendar Challenge Add a die cut, 
4. Creative Fingers Challenge #293 

Weekend

 

                                                         

Materials used for this card are, 

  

•   15 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope,
• Vintage Sepia Verafine ink pad,
• Dream catcher Die, 
• Sentiment clear stamp,
• Stencil.
• Mustard seed Destress ink pad, 
• Red, bright green, praline, almond & warm grey 5 promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. A cut above. Its new year and anything goes Die cut,
2. My time to craft  # 551 Use a sentiment, 
3. Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #188. Lets Celebrate,
4. Lets Craft and create Challenge #215 Use a sentiment.   

Another week starts

This last couple of days have been more like the weather should be for this time of year, Frosty and cold. Well its a case of staying warm and crafting.I have a couple of things I have finished. A scarf for myself [don't normally knit for myself, lol ] and a blanket for my granddaughter she wanted in blue and burnt orange. 

                                                              

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 12 cm card blank and envelope,
• Vintage sepia Verafine ink,
• Rose and sentiment Clear stamps, 
• Red &bright green Promarkers 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. NBUS Challenge #70  Both sentiment and rose NBUS
2. Hearts Quest Celebrations of love,  Birthday, 
3. Craft Rocket, # 121  Something New, 
4. Ellibelle's Corner  Anything Goes, 

                                               

This Crocheted blanket is 40 x 40 inches,

                                                                                  

The scarf is 40 inches long, love the
way the wool worked out, 

A new year starts.

Well how can a week of the new year have gone already, Had a great Christmas and new year and hope everyone else did as well.

                                                                       

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope.
• Father Christmas & sentiment clear stamps,
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink.
• pink posy pure sheen glitter,
• Ice White Nuvo Pure sheen Glitter, 
• Beige & red Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Tuesday Morning Sketch, #778 Annual anything goes,
2.  DL,ART Anything goes, 
3. Creative Fingers Challenge #291 Anything goes, 
4. Stamps & fun, = Creativity #446 Santa Claus,