Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

WOYWDW

At last we have a bit of rain but really not sure for how long it will last and we really need it, 

                                                           
                                                                

 


Materials used for this card are, 
  •  20 x 20 cm white card and envelope,
  • Vintage sepia Vesafine ink, 
  • watercolour wonders clear stamps.
  • Plum, cinnamon. lipstick red, canary, pear green, lush green, forest green, lime green, promarkers,


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Daisy Chain Challenge #98 Christmas in July, 
  2. Jingle bells . Poinsettia                     
  3. LieghSBDesigns Christmas in July 
  4.  Creative knockout, Christmas in July  

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

New month

Well another new Month and really as someone said the other day where is this year going soon be Christmas, lol

                                              



Materials used for this postcard ,
  • 15 x 10.5 cm white card ,
  • 15 x 10 x cm shaving foam background, 
  • Vintage Sepia Versafine ink 
  • Father Christmas and holly and sentiment stamp,
  • Almond, bright green, & Lipstick red, Promarkers, 


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. C.R.A.F.T Challenge  787  Christmas, 
  2. Ellibelles Corner Anything goes, 
  3. Crafty Catz  #697 Anything goes, 
  4. Anything goes I a Card free Zone, 

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Last post of June,

lovely weather is still here and hope it doesn't result in a thunder storm as this weather does.   I am loving making the Christmas cards and think I will have to make some more over the weekend.                                                         

Materials used for this card are, 
  • 24 x 17 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • 9 x 7 cm shaving foam card stock,
  • Sentiment Die 
  • Gingerbread  village stamp,
  • Globe land  clear stamp, 
  • My paper world stamps,
  • Vintage Sepia Versafine ink. 
  • Nova pure sheen Glitter, 
  • Canary, tan, coral, grass, orange, ice grey 2. promarkers.

Challenges I will enter this card for are,
  1. My time to Craft #536. Winter,  
  2. Sparkling Christmas Challenge #161 Use Dies
  3. Mirtillamente Challenge #32  Anything goes. 
  4. 52 Christmas card Throwdown,  Winter wonderland.
 


 


                                                                              

Wednesday, 13 December 2023

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. 


                                                 

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

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,  

Saturday, 8 October 2022

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,  

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

WOWDW

Was so looking forward to meeting up with a friend yesterday and She text to say she had Shingles, Hope She gets better real soon, 

Printer decided to pack up on me so might have to get someone in to have a look at it, 

                                                     Have a good week all and stay safe. 




Materials used for this card are, 
  • !5 x 15 cm Deckle edge card blank and envelope. 
  • 8 x 9 cm white card stock, 
  •  Onyx Black Verasfine
  • Hobbycraft wooden snow globe, 
  • Tan & canary promarkers, 
  • Cosmic shimmer glitter jewels,
  •  Hint of green glitter frosting 


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Papercraft Challenge  # 84 Christmas in July 
  2. Perfectly CAS Challenge #28 Festive.
  3.  PBSC Anything goes, 
  4. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge WK 28 Anything goes 

 





Saturday, 23 July 2022

Have a good weekend

At last its got a lot cooler and boy and I pleased, I know they have said we could get more hot weather but here is one who hopes they are wrong, 

Spent a lovely day yesterday with family and could not believe how my great grand children are growing up, They seem so much more advanced to what even my grandchildren where.

                                                 Have a great weekend and stay safe all. 
                                                      


Materials used for this card are, 
  •  15 x 15 cm deckle edge card blank and envelope. 
  • 9 x 9 cm white card stock,
  • Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad, 
  • Crafters Companion Woodland cottage stamps, 
  • Tan, pear green, lipstick red, promarkkes 
  • Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Alphabet Challenge Blog, H is for Holidays, 
  2. Merry little Christmas Challenge #45  anything Christmas Goes, 
  3. My  time to Craft, # 486 Christmas in July, 
  4. Sweet Stampers Challenge # 70 Christmas in July, 

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

WOYWDW

I have enjoyed catching up with friends this week and still have some to find and catch up and this next week I am hoping to do that, Its strange its taking so long but life seems to get in the way, 
                                                 
                                                               Take care and stay safe 
                                                
Materials used for this card are, 
  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
  •  9 x 9 cm white card stock,
  • Snowflake Stencil. 
  • Sepia Versafine ink pad.
  • Mustard seed distress ink 
  • Bird and holly clear stamp. 
  • Grass, Tan, Poppy, bright orange promarkers, 


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. The Holly and Ivy Christmas  Challenge #112, Anything Christmas goes, 
  2. Crafting happiness Challenge #121 anything goes.
  3. Love to craft Challenge blog #67 Anything goes 
  4. PIP Challenge #2211 Anything goes,                

  5. Another blanket finished. This blanket knitted in on piece
    its 37 x 36 inches, 

                                      

Saturday, 16 October 2021

Have a good weekend.

A weekend here again and hope yours is  a good one, The weather is not to bad but really getting a bit chilly, 

I have made a card that I have not done for along time, I have used patterned paper and have lots to use up so might have try to use some up,   
                                                         
                                                                Take care and stay safe.  

                                                           




materials used for this card are,.
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • 22.5 x 14 .5 am pattered paper. 
  • 7.5 x 20 cm  & 5 5 x  20 cm patterned paper,  
  • 7 x 19.5 cm & 5 cm x 19.5 cm patterned paper.
  • 7 cm round white card stock,
  • Stamin up Woodland rubber tree stamp, 
  • Cute kissing mice [ free with a magazine,]
  • Lime green, tan & sandstone promarkers,  


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Passion for Markers. Week #.  613 Make it Cute,
  2. TTCRD  . ATG  Challenge 12 October 2021
  3. Tuesday Morning Sketches  #627,
  4. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #103 Anything Christmas Goes. 




                                                       






Saturday, 18 September 2021

hope its a good one

Looks like its going to be another great day today, Sun is out and so will I be soon, going to hobby craft with my sister ( not that I need anything lol ) you all know what its like when we go there, 

Would like to welcome a new follower. Scrapping4fun  Find her blog HERE 

                                                               
                                                             Have a good weekend all  



                                                         


   Materials  used for this card are, 
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • Holly and sentiment clear stamps, 
  • Poppy, sandstone, &forest green promarkers                                                       


 Challenges I will enter this card for are,
  1. Addicted to Stamps and More, Any occasion
  2. Pattie's Creative Design Challenge Anything goes, . 
  3. Crafty Creations Challenge #425 Anything goes. 
  4. Christmas  24 Use some holly, 
                                                                       

                                         
                                                                            





Another blanket finished so between myself and
 my sister we have 7 blankets ready to send of 
to the charity. along with all these butterflies. 
Christmas bags small teddies, and Christmas 




Wednesday, 15 September 2021

WOYWDW

 Another WOYWDW rolls up and time to pop over to Julia's stamping ground  HERE  and have a look at what all the friends are up to this week, Want to know more pop over there as all are welcome to join in, 

 Went out Saturday  have a Greek meal in a restaurant that is in Eastleigh. During the day its a café   and it great there as well. they cater for Gluten free, Vegan and vegetarians. The staff are all friendly and if you are ever in  Eastleigh I recommend you give Katarina's a try This is their  Facebook page HERE   





Materials used for this card are, 
  • 14.5 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • Flower  & sentiment clear stamps, 
  • Lime green. mint green forest green sandstone, poppy, magenta promarkers 


Challenges I will enter this card for are ,
  1. C.R.A.F.T Challenge #610 Christmas. 
  2. Cute Card Thursday, Challenge #692 Anything goes, 
  3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #165, Anything goes, 
  4. CHNC Challenge #559 Anything goes as long as it Christmas 


On the desk this weeks I have the gilding flakes 
I have out  to make a tag, Its messy but fun. 
a card I have made and all the thing ready to start again
on the right are cards waiting to be used, 

 



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 


                                            

Wednesday, 30 December 2020

WOYWDW

                        

The last WOYWDW of 2020 and I know like lots of other people will be glad to see it go, not that 2021 looks like its going to be any different but hope and pray that it turns out to be a good year, 

WOYWDW is a day when we can all look round other people desk, Would like to know more pop over to the stamping ground and all will become clear, 

                             No snow yet but they keep saying its coming here's hoping not. 

                                                              Take care and stay safe, 

                                   


                                                                    

Materials used for this card are, 
  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
  •  Clarity 10 cm round stencil 
  • Winter Stags clear stamps, [ free with creative stamping ] 
  • Wilted violet, Destress ink ,
  • Iced snow cosmic shimmer glitter jewels 
  • Ice white, Nuvo pure sheen glitter 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. The cutie Pie  Challenge # 154 White Christmas, 
  2. Christmas with the Cuties, #45 Have yourself a merry little Christmas, 
  3. Di Digi Challenge, Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas, 
  4. Crafters Castle, December Challenge & November winners 
                                                                        
                                                  
My desk this week is full of dies, I have been sorting things out 
and getting rid of doubles and dies I know I will not use, 
its funny how when you see crafting things you think I like that 
and buy it never to ever use it lol 
Also on my desk is my camera, I love talking photos and below 
are a couple I took the other day, over the road they put out bread
and the seagulls love it so I have to get the camera out. 





                                

Saturday, 7 November 2020

another lockdown.

Not sure why but up early again today, so thought might as well get on with things, I am trying to get some knitting finished for a friend and have nearly finished and hoping to get them to my friend this weekend, 

                                                  Take care all and stay safe, 


                                                                    


Materials used for this card are, 
  • 14.5 x 14.5 cm gold edge white card and envelope. 
  • Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad, 
  • poppy red Nuvo Hybrid ink pad, 
  •  Phil Martin  Sentimentally Yours clear stamps, 
  • forest green & chilly red promarkers


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. My Time to Craft, Clean and simple Christmas, 
  2. CAS on Sunday, Challenge #192 Christmas, 
  3. I love promarkers Challenge #422
  4. Penny's Paper- Crafty Challenge Anything goes, 


Friday, 20 March 2020

weekend has arrived

                                       STAY SAFE AND WELL EVERYONE READING THIS 

WOW a lovely sunny day so going to try and see if i can do all the things I hate doing when its a wet day, so a busy day for me, 

                                                                 



                                                                
Materials used for this card are, 

  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 15 x 5 cm patterned paper
  • .Small pieces of white card stock
  •  Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad, 
  • Vintage Rose clear stamps flower and sentiment, [free with craft beautiful ]
  • Pink carnation, pale pink, warm grey, grass, leaf green. summer sun, promarkers, 


Challenges I will enter his card for are, 
  1. Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #381 Anything goes, 
  2. Freshly Made Sketches, # 427 
  3. TTCRD  Anything goes Challenge 17 March 2020 
  4. Lemon Shortbread Challenge #114 and Winners.

                                     

close up on the glitter,

Materials used for this card are;
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • Vintage sepia Versafine ink,
  • VersaMark Dazzle watermark pad
  •  Clear stamps [free with craft beautiful] 
  • Ice white nuvo pure sheen glitter glitter,
  • Hint of green glitter frosting,
  • Red embossing powder,


Challenges I will enter this card for are,
  1. Christmas at Sweet Stampin, Clean and simple, 
  2. Fab 'N' funky, Christmas, #473 
  3. Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, # 67 Anything Christmas goes, 
  4. CHNC Challenge #481, As long as its  Christmas 

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

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. 

Middle of the month

                                                           Materials used for this card are, 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope.  16 cm circ...