May arrives

A friend rang up Saturday and asked if I wanted to go to Monkey world I said oh yes please,. It was a lovely sunny day and had a lot of fun watching all the monkeys, Pictures at the end of the blog if you would like to see them. . 

                                                             

Material I used for this card are,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 15 x 15 cm shaving foam background, 
• Vintage Sepia, Vesafine ink 
• bird  and flower die,
• Violet, sky blue, cyan, orange, primrose, canary, purple. lime green promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Creative Fingers, Anything Goes,
2. My Time To Craft, Friendship. 
3.  Art Impression Birds of a feather,,
4. Crafty Catz, Anything goes,   #671 

                                                                  

Myself standing by a memorial to the

 late  Jim Cronin MBE and the first Monkey 

This one is playing ET lol 

Not sure that looks relaxing 

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, 

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. 

                                                       

Another weekend

Hope everyone has had a good week and the weekend will be good, I know its hard for lots of people in these times but wishing everyone stays safe and well, 

                                                                                   

                                                                 

   Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, .
• 13 x 7 cm white card stock
• clear stamp sentiment, 
• Lady Die cut, 
• Canary, magenta, sandstone, cerise, orchid, purple, ivory Promarkers,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. "Less is More," Challenge #434, Fashion and / Accessories
2.   HLS January Anything with Dies Challenge. 
3. Creative Finger Challenge Blog,  Anything goes, 
4. Colour Crazy Craft challenge WK 1 Colour,
   

                                

   

   This is the blanket I am knitting there 15 squares here
   and another 49 to go, I have a lot knitted but wanted to 
   start putting it together, its for Charity and we are given
   a different square every day and how we make it up is 
   left to us,  

   
   

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. 

                                

WOYWDW # 600

What a sill time to be up and writing this, 3 30 am, went to bed and could not sleep so thought get this done as much as I can.

So have been sorting out things on the computer have lots of files and want to get them sorted and then everything on an external drive, its a great time to do it as do not want to wake the neighbours 

its WOYWDW  once again, I remember someone saying last week they were sure there was more than one  Wednesday  in week they come round so quick, if you do not know what I am talking  about pop over to the Stamping ground and all will become clear.  Week 600 Not been with you all since the start but have enjoyed every week Congratulations on a great mile stone.  

                                              

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 21 x 5 cm pattered paper,
• Letters and number die cuts, 
• Sailing ship, Die cut. 
• Salty Ocean Destress ink, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. 613 Avenue Create Anything goes with optional twist Cute Critters, 
2. Pixie's Crafty Workshop, Challenge #319 Snippets,
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge # 146,
4. Crafty Sentiments Design,  anything goes, 

                                            

                                                

Not a lot on my desk today [Compared with other weeks lol ]
on the front left you can cards I am writing  ready to post .
in front of the Gemini are the cards ready to post, 
Sellotape as I do not lick envelopes and a can of spray and shine, 

WOYWDW

Wednesday comes round again and this is the last WOYWDW of the month I just cannot 

believe how these Wednesdays come round so quick, if you want to know all about WOYWDW pop over to the stamping ground HERE and all will become clear. 

I will get to your desks sometime but as i am out tomorrow till late afternoon  might not be till Thursday or Friday . 

                                           Stay well and safe all,   

Materials used for this card are, 

1. 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope.
2. 11 x9.5 cm music backing. 
3. 9 x 3 cm white card stock
4. Vintage sepia Vesafine ink pad, 
5. Sentiment flower & leaves clear stamp. Free with a magazine, 
6. Guitar clear stamp. 
7. Poppy, sunflower, mint green, cerise, sandstone oatmeal promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,  

1. Crafty Sentiment Design, Anything goes, 
2. Inspirational   Challenge #222 Word DAY 
3.  The Corrosive Challenge #09 Anything goes
4. TTCRD   September 29 th Anything goes, 

                                           

  Materials used for this card are, 

1. 20,5 x 10 cm card blank and envelope,
2. 7 x 5.5 cm white card stock x 3 pieces of white card stock
3. Three  die cuts,
4. Ground espresso, Spiced marmalade. & salty ocean Distress ink,
5. Ice white Nuvo, Pure glitter, 
6. sandstone, caramel leaf green, & green promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. The holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, 
2. Shopping out weekly Stash,  on trend- slimline 
3. Always Fun Challenges # 182 Die cut
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 142 , 

                                         

On the desk today are four cards ready for my blog, some glue some
 ink pads a kitchen roll , lots of odd pieces of card, On and fruit 

                    

Saturday

 The weather is lovely and set to be so for the next week allowing  [those who have one] to get out in the garden.and go for a bit of exercise in the sun,    

                                                       Stay safe and well everyone,                                                   

                                                                 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Abandoned Coral & pickled raspberry distress inks
• Bee die cut, 
• dot stencil, 
• Black, sandstone, warm grey, &summer sun Promerkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. " Less is More "   OLC  going dotty 
2. A Gem of A Craft  Challenge Week 11 Anything craft and Card making goes, 
3. Polkadoodle Craft Challenge . Anything card and craft making goes,
4. Crafter's Castle May Challenge #29 and April winners'

hope the weekends is dry

Went to London Wednesday to the  see the Tutankhamun  exhibition. It was a long day but really worth seeing,  There are Some stunning artefacts and this is the last time it will be on tour before going back to Egypt  into the new building they are constructing  to house all the artefacts in one building , I have put a few of the pictures and will put a few here for you to see, I took well over 100. lol 

                                                               

                                                                                

                                                                

                                                                                     
                                                                           
                                                                         

                                                              

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,.
• 6 cm white circle card stock,
• 10 .5 x 2 .5 white card stock,
• 8.5 x 2.5 cm white card stock,
• Spring days sentiment & flower, [free with Crafts beautiful, ]
• IZINK Aladine  ink pad, 
• Brushes Corduroy & tea dye Distress ink, 
• Vintage sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Pink carnation, tan grass Promarkers.                        

Challenges I will enter this card for are ,

1. CAS Colour & Sketches, Challenge #361- Sketch 
2. Pixie's Crafty Workshop, Challenge #373 . 
3. Penny Black and more, Spring Flowers, 

                                   
                           

Materials used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Vintage sepia,Versafine ink pad, 
• 10 cm light brown card stock,
• 5.5 x 2.5 cm yellow card stock
• Thinking of you sentiment, 
•  Heartfelt Creations Hibiscus bouquet stamp and die, 
• Grass, orchid. canary promarkers,                                                                                                   

Challenges I will enter this card for are,                                                             

1. The Paper Shelter, Challenge #418 Circle it, 
2. I love Promarkers. Challenge # 405,
3. Lemon Shortbread, Challenge #115 
4. Crafty Sentiment Designs add flowers, 

Friday .

Would like to welcome my new followers, Mary McMillan & Megan Flynn, Hope you will pop back soon.

                                                            

  

Materials used for this card are ,

• 21 x 17 cm card blank and envelope,
• Hobbycraft black ink pad,
•  Butterfly, piglets & bird clear stamps 
• Blush, sandstone, tan, baby pink, orchid, magenta, poppy, summer sun  grass , pastel green, gold peach promarkers, 
• 9 x 5 cm, 10,5 x 6 cm 7.5 x 7 cm white card stock,
• Enchanted gold, Embossing powder, 
• Two red hearts 

                       

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. My Time to craft, Challenge #  425. Love me do, 
2. Fab 'N' Funky Challenge #468 Love Love Love 
3. Penny black and More, Animals Birds and Butterflies.

                                                 

Materials used for this card are, 

21 x 17 cm card blank and envelope,

Holly & ornament Clear stamps,

Heart Die, 

9 x 3.5 cm  rose gold wave card, 

8.5 x 3 cm white card stock,

8 x 8 cm rose gold wave card, 

 Love Sentiment 

Sunflower, lime green, green,ginger, apricot, peach, amethyst, poppy, pink carnation promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Spark les Christmas Challenge, Ornaments 
2. Christmas Crafts All Year Round February Challenge Hearts or Love. 
3. Winter Wonderland, Anything Christmas Goes,
4. Creative Moments, ATG Challenge 184  optional love, 

Weekend is here again,

 Started walking again as I love walking. Went round a area near where I live and found thay have planted lots of small tree's its going to be fun watching them grow, I used to walk every morning and this is my aim now,  

                                         

Materials used for this card are, 

•  21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
•  14 x10 cm white card stock, 
•  14 x 10 gold card stock,
•  6 cm white pieces of card stock 
• Dye izink Miel onk pad
• Hobbycraft black ink pad, 
•  die cut 
•  Two pieces 21 cm ribbon. 
•  Fairy clear stamps, [free with a magazine.]
• Champagne Nuvo pure glitter, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Lemon Shortbread, Challenge #109 Winners.
2. Tuesday Morning Sketches # 536, 
3. Crafty Sentiments Design. ATG  
4. Use Your Stuff #389 ATG 

                                                                             

                                                            

                                 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 17 x17 patterned paper,
• 12 x 10 cm & 8.5 x 2.5 cm white card stock,
• Hobbycraft black ink pad,
• Vintage Rose clear stamp set. [ free with crafts Beautiful,]
• Sky blue, ocean teal, lime green, mint green, meadow green, summer sun, bright orange, cerise  promakers 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. freshly made Sketches #417 A sketch by Judy, 
2. Creative Craft Cottage, Challenge #125 ATG,
3. Simon Wednesday Challenge. Fun with Florals 
4. I love Promarkers Challenge # 401.