A new month,

A new Month 

                                                        

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope, 
•  Vintage sepia, Versafine ink pad,
• Clear stamps [ free with a magazine,] 
• Baby pink promarker,
• Cyan, magenta, bright green, grass, pumpkin, yellow violet, promarker brush, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Ellibelle's Corner, # 29 Warm and sunny colours, 
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, #260 Anything goes,  
3. Everybody-Art-Challenge #583 Anything goes, 

WOYWDW

                                                         

                       

                                                               
Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope.  
• Flower Stencil.
• Bird, bees & butterfly Clear stamps, Free with a magazine, 
•  Abandoned coral,Mowed Lawn Distress ink, 
• Vintage Sepia VeraFine ink 

                                                              

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Creative Inspirations Anything goes,
2. Stamping Sensations, Birds Bees & butterflies, 
3. We love Stamping, Flowers,
4. A cut Above, Stencils,   

Wednesday

Been a busy time and really trying to spring clean, { I know its not spring } but they do say better late than never, I think  its because it was to hot. My excuse anyway, 

                                                                      

Materials used for this card are,

• 20 x 20 cm card and envelope, 
• 14 x 14 white card stock,
• 14 x 14 die cut, 
•  Vintage sepia, Verafine ink pad, 
•  Flower, and bird clear stamps,
• Grass, praline, tan, canary, oink carnation, orchid, orange, Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Creative Moments   # 272 Use a die cut,  
2. Patties Creations Design Challenge .Digi or stamped image. 
3. I love Promarkers. Anything goes, or Super heroes,
4. Penny's Paper -crafty Challenge #601, Anything goes,         

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  

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, 

                                                      

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, 

            

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.                                                 

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 

                                                                    

                                                                          

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 

                                                         

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 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 

  

 

                                                                          

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, 

WOYWDW

 We are having a good week of weather and I think we have to make the most of it as this just might be our summer, Hoping for some mild weather in November as might go away for a few days with a mate,                                                          

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15 cm card and envelope.
• Vintage sepia Vesafine ink ,
• Sentimentally Yours Stamps,
• Grass, lime green, sky blue, purple, tan, &orange promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Pattie's Creation Design Challenge  #219 stamped or digital 
2. Creative Fingers Challenge #280 Anything Goes, 
3. ALLY's Angels, Challenge #83 
4.  Simply Clean and simple, Anything goes Optional Tropical 

 

                                                               

Another blanket finished, This blanket is 20 x20 inches, 

WOYWDW

Had a great day yesterday. went out with friends and had a great catch up. We are going to have a catch up every week when we can,                                                          

Materials used for this card are ,

•  17.5  x 12 cm deckle card blank and envelope,
• 16.5 x 11 cm patterned paper,
• 2 small pieces white card stock,
• 9 cm oval die,  
• NBUS Wooden scene stamp. 
• NBUS Clear stamp sentiments, 
• Orchid. coral, sky blue, grass, lime green, orange,& pink carnation, promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1.  NBUS Challenge  #63  
2. Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #251 D is for Die cut, 
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #124. Anything goes. 
4.  SheepSki Design Challenge #87   Anything Goes. 

                                                                  

Another 40 x40 blanket finished 
this one is for my mate, 

New Month

Last weekend a friend phoned and and asked if I wanted to go out for a drive and I said I would love to,we went to the new Forest and it was lovely, We stopped and had a cream tea, [as one should lol] there we lots of foals there and could not resist taking pictures lol. I will post some at the end of the blog if you want to like a look,

                                                                      

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope,
• 18 x 12.5 cm patterned paper
• 12 x 9 cm white card stock,
• Flower and dragonfly die, 
• Icicle, coral, purple, grass promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1.  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #580,  
2.  Crafty Catz, # 673 Anything goes,
3. Creative Fingers Challenge  #279, Anything goes. 
4. ,Polkadoodle Cardmaking, WK # 22 Anything goes.  

                                                                   

                                                                                     

Not only ponies there either, 

                                                                                       

This is the post box near where I live. 

WOYWDW

Another week goes by this years is going so fast, Went out yesterday with friends and today and had a great time,   

                                                                          

                                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 25 x 17.5 cm blank card and envelope. 
• 16 x 13 cm silver card ,
• 13.5 x 10.5 cm white card,
• Daffodil Digi,
• Vintage sepia Vesafine ink pad,
• Canary, orange, orchid promarkers, 
• die cut flowers, 
• Sentiment stamp, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Aloha Friday Challenge #10 Flowers, 
2. Simple Clean & Simple, 2024, Flowers, 
3. Patties Creation Design ATG,
4. Craft Rocket #114 Flowers  

                                                               

Mid week

Well we have had some strange weather here his week, got out early morning and its raining hard, an hour later the sun is shinning but its been really windy. if the wind would drop it would be lovely and warm,

                                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

1.  20 x20 cm deckle edged care and envelope,
2. Flower clear stamps,
3. Odd pieces of white card stock,
4. three small sizzix insect dies, 
5. Pink carnation, lime green, grass Tan, Mauve,  Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for is.

1. My Time To Craft,  #531 Dragonflies and or / Butterflies.
2.  Triple B.  April Challenge, Birds, Butterflies, blooms
3.  Creative Inspiration Challenge, #  13 Anything goes.
4. The Flower Challenge # Add layers  

                                                              

    

Tiny teddies, and three different size blankets

in pairs for memory boxes, 

WOYWDW

                                                

Materials used for this card are,

• 20 x 20 cm deckle card blank and envelope,
• 11 x 6 cm white card stock,
• Clear stamp sentiment [free with a magazine,]
• Canary yellow, grass.  lime green, orange, promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Creative Fingers Challenge  #273 Anything goes,
2. Craft Rocket Challenge For the girls. 
3.  Polkadoodles  Cardmaking and Craft Challenge wk 10 Anything goes,
4. The Cutie Pie Challenge #192 Easter/Mothers day,