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 

                                                                       

 

WOYWDW

                                                    

Strange week this week. ups and downs and trying to get things finished That I started a long time ago. I have said that I was going to do this for a lot of years BUT I am determined that this is going to happen, Watch this space lol  

                                                                       

                                                                          

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 12 deckle edge card.
• 15 x 10  white card stock,
• 15 x 10 stencil
• two small pieces of white card stock, 
• Vintage Sepia Vesafine ink pad, 
• Esmeralda green. Nuvo glimmer paste,  
• Picture of air balloon,
• Happy birthday sentiment.                                              

Challenges I will enter this card for are. 

1. Inkspirational Challenge # 319 Use a Stencil. 
2. Creative Fingers Challenge 281 Anything goes, 
3. The  Flower Challenge #93 Make a birthday card. 
4. Creative Inspiration Challenge #16 Anything goes, 

                                                                                  

                                                                                    

WOYWDW

                                                                    

Materials used for this card are .

• 18 x 13 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 10 x 9.5  & 5.5 x4.5 green card, 
• 9 x  8.5 &  4.5 x4 cm white card, 
• Vintage Sepia VeraFine ink,
• Penny black wooden stamp. 
• Soft lilac embossing powder, 
• Sentiment free with a magazine,  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Cards 4 Girlz # 220  Use some green, 
2. Creative Friday #354 Reliefo Embossing ,
3. Krafty Chicks Challenge : #746 Stamps,
4. Creative knockout. #516 Anything goes,  
   

   
   

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,  

Have a good weekend

I was really chuffed with myself making the background, its only a narrow stencil and I lined up the dots and hoped for the best lol. It worked must have been my day , 

                                                      

                                                   Stay will in this heat and stay hydrated 

                                                           

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 10.5 x 8 cm white card stock, 
• Tonic stencil.,[ back ground,]
• Sentimentally yours fairy, clear stamp.
• Shaded lilac distress ink,
•  clear stamp sentiment [ free with a magazine,]
• Canary, sunflower,champagne,oatmeal &cerise promarkers,  

Challenge I will enter this card for for.

1. Allsorts Challenge . Week 688/9. Make your own background 
2. Polkadoodle Cardmaking Craft challenge #32 anything card making and craft.
3. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge  Anything goes, 
4.  The fairy and the unicorn August 2022 Challenge. 

Saturday looms

Well have started thinking about holidays as have not got anything booked for this year,A friend asked me if i wanted to go to the Southern wool show in Newbury and thought why not lol. not that i need any wool so all booked up for that and also a cruise to Norway for next June,so looking forward to both,

                                                               Take care and stay safe, 

                                                        

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Embossing folder.
• Rubber dog stamp. 
• Clear  sentiment stamp,
• Cerise, canary .cyan, sunflower, Promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Creatalicious Challenges # 240 Anything goes Optional embossing 
2. LTCCB #69 Anything goes,  
3. Country View Challenges  August 2022 -Happy Birthday, 
4. A gem of a Challenge, Wk 16   Anything Goes,

     

WOYWDW

 Wednesday comes round again and time to pop over to the stamping  ground to have a look round what others have been up to this week, do't know about it pop over to the stamping ground and all will become clear,

                               Hope this finds all my followers and reader safe and well                                               
                                             Have a great week all and stay safe              

                                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, with light brown front, 
• 9 x 7 cm gold card stock,
• 9 x 6 cm white card stock,
• Hobbycraft  black ink pad, 
• Embossing folder & Bear clear stamp. [ free with a magazine, ]
• Lipstick red, cerise, tan, violet, amethyst, powder blue, cyan promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. QKR Stampede, Challenge #391  Anything goes, 
2. Alphabet Challenge Z in for Zoo animals, 
3. Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #118  Cute Animals 
4. Southern girls Challenge, March Team Lou Anything goes, 

                                                                   

Lots of odd things on my desk today but its still messy lol, Promarkers I have just finished using for this card.
a pile of card that as we all say might come in handy lol. My Gemini die cutter, to name but a few things 

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, 

Hope your week is a good one,

  Every time I do a new post cannot think that the date is right but sad to say it always is .What terrible weather we had yesterday and hope everyone is safe and warm, Still very wet and windy here art the moment, Wind keeping me awake so thought I would get this posted  

                                                                 

Mareiasl used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 deckle edged card blank and envelope, 
•  Vintage sepia Vesafine ink pad, 
• Heart and  sentiment  clear stamp.[ Free with paper crafter.  ]
• Two heart templates 
• Orchid, poppy, oceal teal, cocktail pink, cyan   promarkers .   

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Home -Simon Wednesday Challenge, With Love, 
2. Double D Challenge Hearts Challenge, 
3. I love promarkers, Challenge #403 
4. Try it on Tuesday, Share the Love, 
5. Allsorts Challenge Blog, Week 558 -Add a Heart,

                                                             

                                      
        

   Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 card blank and envelope, 
• Ivy and sentiment clear stamps [Free with a magazine,]
• watermark Versamark, pad, 
• Grass promarker,  
•  Red and Green rubber stampede  embossing power                                              

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Crafty Catz ATG optional twist, Embossing wet or dry,  
2. CAS Christmas card Challenge Use Joy 
3. Creative Inspirations  anything goes, 
4. CHNC Challenge # 475  

Sunday

  The post on the 27 Th December was going to be the the last of the year BUT a friend said about an ATC Challenge and as I wanted to get back into things I decided to have a go. Thanks  KathyK . Then I made a card as well. lol 

Those who visit my blog know how I love to knit and I always seem to have something on the go. I have finished seven hats for Prem babies also a jacket for my great grandson due in April. 

                                                                                 

                                                                               

Materials used for this ATC are. 

• 3.5 x2.5 inches white card stock,
•  Mel,Izink ink pad, 
• Candle clear stamp, 
• Star clear stamp
• silver thread glitter, 
• Nuvo Champagne & scarlet red, pure sheen Glitter, 
• Sunflower, duck egg, magenta,cyan, bright orange, ocean teal, tan Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter his ATC for are, 

1. HLS December ATC Challenge,
2. QKR Stampede Challenge #378  ATG  
3. The Paper Shelter, Christmas Break  ATG,
4. Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 614  ATG 

                                                  
                                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope,
• 11 x11 cm white card stock, 
• Embossing Folder, 
• Rabbit stamp, 
• Nuvo, Ice white & Rose gold pure sheen Glitter, 
• Magenta, Tan & ocean teal Promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Sparkles Christmas Challenge, # 107 Winter Wonderland, 
2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge Critters, 
3. Winter Wonderland    End of year ATG Christmas Challenge. 
4. Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 200 Couples, 

WOYWDW

HAPPY WOYWDW 

A dull and wet Wednesday here today, so what else is there to do but stay in a craft lol Also  pop over to the Stamping ground and have a look at other peoples work desks thanks to Julia at the stamping ground if you want to know more have a look over at the stamping ground HERE  and all will become clear, 

  Materials used for this card are, 

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 11 x11 cm white card stock, 
• Tattered lace embossing folder, 
•  Santa Stampingbella rubber stamp. 
• Hobbycraft black ink pad, 
• Spiced apricot Nuvo Pure sheen glitter, 
• Hint of green glitter frosting, 
• lilac, satin, cardinal red, black, silver lining, duck egg promarkers,                                                            

Challenges I will enter this card are are, 

1. Ike'sworld Challenge, I is for ISY Christmas in September ATG 
2. Southern Girls Challenge, ATG  With Team Trace,
3. Cute N' Crafty Christmas Challenge #17, anything Christmas /winter goes, 
4. ABC Christmas Challenge, S & T Are for Sparkle and Texture,

                                              

                                                                     
                                                
                                                             

Materials used for this card are'

• 21 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope. 
• Black Hobbycraft ink pad,
• Blue & yellow ribbon,
• Purple & yellow Washi tape,
• 7 cm circle white card stock,
• Sky blue Distress ink, 
• Beat the rules Sentiment, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1.  Alphabet Challenge L is for Lemon./ Lime. 
2. Polkadoodle Craft Challenge, Wk 36 ATG,
3. QKR Stampede Challenge # 362 ATG,
4. PaperbabeStamps  Challenge #101 Sketch.

                                         

Playing last night trying to decide what cards to make lol  picture below 

                                                                

WOYWDW

Another Wednesday has come round again and time to have a nosy at others work desks It lovely to see  what other crafters are up to Thank you to Julia at the stamping ground and if you do not know whats going on hop over to the stamping ground and all will become clear,  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 17 cm card blank and envelope
•  Sepia Archival ink pad, 
• Poinesttia embossing folder. 
• Scene and fence clear stamps,
• Hint on violet glitter frosting,
• Ice white Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 
•  Forest & lime green, tan, lipstick, sandstone, promarkers ,

1. Crimbo Crackers Challenge #191 Anything Christmas goes, 
2. CHNC Challenge  # 452 
3. Sparkles Chistmas Challenge, #103 Its Snowtime, 
4. Crafty Calender Challenge anything goes, 

                                                                   

The card you that is on my desk is the one thats on my blog today. Still not an emptay desk lol  

weekend again.

Have been having a great time entering swaps as well as the challenges on my blog, I have been making these Coins, Postcard, Tag, and inchies, I love the postcard as I used the distress crayons that I have had for a long time, This is the link if you would like  to see how the affect was achieved,  

                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uO9PxR3gyg

Now onto the challenge, 

                                     

Mmaterials used for this card are;

• 17 x 17 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 15 x 15 cm white card stock,
• Embossing folder, 
• Chocolate Baroque Clear stamp,
• Pickled raspberry, wilted violet distress ink, 
• Honeycomb, Mustard, caramel, rose pink Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

• Crafting With An Attitude,  ATG 
• I love promarkers, Challenge Blog #381 ATG with the option of something square, 
• Passion for Promarkers, Week 488.  Embossing,  heat / Dry,
• TTCRD  Week #9 ATG                   

Middle of the week

Was looking through my embossing folder the other day and I am ashamed to say found some I had not used so think I need to use them more Lol The results of the folders is really lovely so am going to try to use more,  After making these card last night decovered that they are nearly both the same, lol 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 14.5 x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope. 
•  Two  7.5 x 5.5 white card stock,
• 14.4 piece ribbon, 
• Black,bright orange, canary, salmon pink, green, leaf green, cardinal red, Promarkers, 
• Tattered lace embossing folder, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. PBSC February Challenge, ATG optional Flowers. 
2. Catch the Challenge Blog, Febuary Anything goes Challenge. 
3. Crafty Calender Challenge, Febuary Challenge Add Texture and ribbon 
4. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog, #121 Something beginning with F 

                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 14.5  x 14.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Tattered lace embossing folder, 
• 14.5 x 3 cm patterned paper, 
• 13 cm ribbon, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CHNC Challenge # 423,
2. Christmas Card Throwdown, Febuary Sketch, 
3. A gem of A Challenge, WK 2 anything goes,
4. The Fairy and Unicorn Febuary Challenge Anything goes, 

                                          

                                     

first new week of Febuary

Well what weather we have had, its been a long time since we have had such a fall of snow, It fell for more than 12 hours, it looked really pretty but boy was it cold, I have been doing a lot of knitting as I knit for Charity, I have knitted 12 hats ( They are called traffic light hats and the red is for very ill babies then the amber then the green  as the babies get better. )  4 cardigans as well as a blanket, I'll have to send them away soon. 

                                                       

                                                    

Materials I used for this card are,

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
• 20 x 14 cm black card stock,
• 19 x 13 cm cream card stock,
• 19 x 7  cm patterned paper, 
• 12 cm oval brown card stock,
• small piece ribbon, 
• Tattered lace sentiment  long reach embossing folder .
• Tonic oval die, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. CAS(E) this sketch!  #307 
2. Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #104 Clean and Simple (CAS) 
3. The Paper Shelter, Challenge #368 Dies and or /Punches.

                                                   

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Poinsettia & sentiment clear stamps, 
•  Black Versafine ink pad,
• Green, ocean teal, Poppy, canary Yellow, promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Sparkle Christmas Challenge #97 Poinsettia,
2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin January Challenge, 
3. Winter Wonderland Our Tribute To Eileen, -Anything goes, 

Thursday

Been a very busy week and really not sure where the week is going. Its strange how sometime I do nothing and other weeks like this one out every day, it is nice though I hate not to have something to do.  

Materials used for this card are,

• 18 x 12 cm card blank and envelope,
• 9.5 x 3.5 cm white card stock,
• Clear flower & sentiment  stamp from a magazine, 
• Nuvo Clear mark embossing pad,
• Red  & blue Embossing powder
•  Nuvo Blue oydessy embossing powder.  

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. PP # 408, A theme Challenge for Joanne,
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, challenge #89,
3. Pixie's crafty friends, challenge #334,
4.  Crafting by Design, September Anything goes,   

                             

Materials used for this tag are,

• 16 x5 cm white card stock,
• hobbycraft black ink pad, 
• Clear stamps
• Nuvo pale gold pearl drops,
• hint of violet glitter frosting,
• Satin, lilac, lime green, honeycomb, lemon, promarkers, 
• small piece ribbon, 

The challenge I will enter this card for are,

1. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #35 Anything goes Christmas. 
2. Christmas Crafts All Year Round, Anything but a card, 
3. Winter Wonderland, Christmas Joy, 
4. Cute N Crafty Challenge Challenge Anything goes,  

New month

This afternoon I was outside and spotted a hot air balloon and as regular readers know I love talking pictures, It was quite high up but the camera got quite a good picture of it. 

                                       Not sure where it came from but it was lovely to see.

                                                          

 Also spotted this European goldfinch as well today 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Sepia VersaFine ink pad, 
• Brushed Corduroy, mustard seed & Salty ocean Distress ink, 
• Lavina Stamps,

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. Alphabet Challenge Blog. L is for Leaves,
2. CARDS TV Anything goes,
3. 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge, Anything goes,
4.  Allsorts  Challenge Blog, Week #483 Things with Wings, 

close up of the glitter. 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, [ corners cut off to make the shape, ]
• Sepia VersaFine ink pad, 
• Clear stamps[ free with a magazine, ]
• Ice white &spiced apricot. Nuvo pure sheen glitter,
• Hint of violet glitter frosting.

Challenges I will enter this card for are;

1. jingle belles. Shape up for the Holidays, 
2. Winter Wonderland, Christmas Joy, 
3. Just Add Ink,#424 Texture, 
4. My time to craft. Challenge blog, Christmas in August,