Wednesday

Another Wednesday comes round, and its August already, as a friend said yesterday it will soon be Christmas. This card is very different as there is no stamping and no promarkers colouring, 

                                                       

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x 12.5 cm kraft card,
• 12 x 9 cm pattered paper 
• 11.5 x2.5 pattered paper, & white card,
• 10 x2.5  pattered paper, & white card, 
• Oval die cut, 
•  Cut out Sentiment. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, Sketch,
2. Love Those Pretty Papers, Optional summertime, 
3.  Polkadoodle Cardmaking Craft, Anything Card Making goes, 
4. Creative Fingers Challenge #305  

                                                        

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

Wow what a cold spell we have been having, Forecast was for a hard winter and once they seem to be right, Have so far missed the snow and long may it continue.

Long time since I have make a card for a sketch  as love to work with them, 

                                                              

Materials  used for this card are, 

• 25 .5 x 17.5 cm card blank and envelope. 
• 21 x 14.5 cm blue pattered paper.
• 25.5 cm ribbon x 3 
• 14.5 cm oval white card stock,
• Winter woodland by Sheena clear stamps, 
• Tan, buttercup, &cloud blue Promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter tis card for are, 

1. Cheerful Sketches Challenge #115 2022
2.  Critter Crazy  Challenge anything goes with a feathered Critter,
3. creative Fingers Challenge #244 Anything goes'
4. Winter wonderland. Anything Christmas Goes

                                          

Finished the cardigan it was lovely to knit
Its knitted in chunky wool and have not 
used chunky for ages, 

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,  

weekend

                                             Looks like another nice weekend.

Having a trip to hobbycraft this morning and would you just know it; I have nearly finished another blanket [only got to crochet round the edge to give it a nice edge ] and have not got the colour I need lol, 

                                               

                                  

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x 15  Kraft card and envelops
• 15 x 15 green paper.
• Fairy Die cut, 
• Heart ribbon. 
• Bright orange canary, cerise promarkers 

Challenges I will enter this car for are, 

1. The Fairy and the unicorn,September 2022 Challenge, Fantasy  
2. Through the purple haze. challenge  #196, Use ribbon /or and bow,
3. Stamping Sensation, Feminine,
4. We Love Stamping, Anything Goes with Stamping. 

WOYWDW

Just wondering what happened to the spring weather, more rain so glad I went out for a walk early before the rain arrived, 

                                              

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope.
• 21 x 15 cm patterned paper,
•  3x1 cm white card stock
•  6 x1.5 cm white card stock,
• Black Hobbycraft ink ,
• Tumbles glass Distress ink,
• Sentiment & flower stamps 

Challenges I will enter his card for are. 

1. Sketch Saturday, Sketch #  697,
2. Addicted to Stamps and More,  Challenge # 426 Make your mark, 
3.  Penny's Paper Crafty  Challenge #518 ATG using paper'
4.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge # 179.

                                                                 

                                                                          

These little hearts are for my daughter
to take to work, She is a nurse and works
in a palliative care unit, They give one heart
to the family and one heart is put in the hand
of the Deceased  ,

                                                                               

Where is this year going

Well what a day today, Rain and wind and what else can I do but stay in and craft , have card making knitting and doing a puzzle.to do, so not a lot of time to get bored, 

 woke this morning it was lovely so thought I would have a lovely walk. went to make a cuppa and the heavens opened up, guess I have changed my mind lol 

                                                         Stay safe and well everyone, 

                                                        

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15x.10.5 cm cream card and envelope.
• 15 x 10.5 cm patterned paper, 
• NBUS leaf and flower border. 
• flower stamps [ Free with a magazine,]
• Prussian, denim blue, rose pink. lime green. & grass  promarkers

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. NBUS Challenge #36 
2. CCC Digi Creations #134 Ann.include flowers
3. PIP Challenge #2210,
4. Digi Choosday Cardmaking, wk 10  Anything goes, 

WOYWDW

     I was going through some crafting CD's I have had for a long time and found this lady with a hat and fell in love with it and others I have found. She is so elegant,  I have lots of others to make into cards and am sure you will see more on here lol.

                                    

                                                       Nope everyone is well and safe,                                               

                                                                

Materials used for this card are.

1. 21 x 15 cm cream card and envelope, 
2. Vintage Sepia vesafine ink.
3. Dots ans strips patterned paper, 
4. Lady digi,
5. cocktail pink, grass. bright orange, bluebell tan & purple promarkers
6. circle die cut, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Crafty hazelnut's patterned paper Anything goes,  
2. Unicorn Challenge Blog, #74 Dots and /or stripes 
3. LeAnns World 101 Challenge #48 
4. Happy Little Stamper, Anything goes With Dies, 

               

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. 

                                                       

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, 

last weekend

Firstly I would like to welcome my new follower Gloria Shirr and hope you pop back soon, 

                                                                                                                                               

      Quite a different day to yesterday we had fog all of the day,  Then today get up to rain, how weird is this weather,    

How can it be the last weekend of  November, I know that I would like to see and hope that the new year will be different but really does time have to go so quick

                                                Take care all and stay safe,                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                 

Materials used for this card are. 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• Square die cut, 
• Vintage sepia  versafine ink pad, 
• 10.5  x 10.5 cm mauve paper 
• 13 x 5 cm gold card. 
• 8 x 8cm pattered paper.
• 5 x 5 white card stock,
• fairy & sentiment stamp,
• canary. rose pink, silver lining promarkers, 
• Ice white Nuvo glitter, 

                                                           

 Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Creative Inspirations Winter wonderland, 
2. Catz 4 Galz   Cute Christmas, # 135 
3. CAS This Sketch  #399,
4. Pattie's Creation design Challenge # 176  

Middle of the month

Another wet day yesterday and it really makes staying it a lot easier but having said that I still like to go out for a walk just to get out, When I was young   [ yes I remember ]   we used to go out and play in the rain and all sorts of bad weather, and home time was when the street light came on. 

                                                    Take care all and stay safe.                                                             

                                                      
     

Materials used for his card are,

• 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelopes,
•  Vintage Sepia Versafine  ink pad, 
• Clear stamps ( free with a magazine, )
• Ice white Nuvo pure white glitter, 
• Iced snow, cosmic shimmer glitter jewels 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. ABC Christmas Challenge, W & X are for, Winter wonderland & Extra,
2. Twofer Card Challenge #33 Stars 
3. TTCRD Week beginning 20 November 
4. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas Goes, 

                                                               

                                

                                                                         

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 20.5 x 14.5 cm pattered paper, 
• 6 x 6 cm white card stock  x 2
• Branch  die cut,
• 2 winter house scene's, 
• Ice white Nuvo pure white glitter, 
• Iced snow, cosmic shimmer glitter jewels 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Polkadoodles Craft Challenge, Wk 47 anything  goes card & craft making 
2. Tuesday Morning Sketches #581,
3. Crafty Sentiment Designs Anything goes Challenge, 
4. Unicorn Challenge Blog, Challenge #60 Anything goes, 

New Month

Wow another month has ended. its November already. I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Another lockdown, 

Was going away for a weekend but that's now not going to happen Take care everyone, 

                                                        

                                                                              

 

 Materials used for this card are,                                                                                                                       

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 15 x 10 cm green mirri card. 
• 10 x 6.5 pattered paper, 
• hobbycraft blank ink pad, 
• Stanpin up Sentiment,   

Challenges I will enter this card for are .

1. Freshly Made sketches, 
2. Crafty Creation Challenge, #414 Anything goes, 
3. I love Promarkers. Challenge # 422 
4. Christmas Craft Creations Christmas Music 

 

Been away,

Have been away again with family and had a lovely time, I have a great grandson and boy is he growing fast, Noah is already 6 months old and he sure can get about. I have put a couple of photos at the end of the post..

                                                 Hope you are all well and say, take care 

Don't know what's wrong with this but tried everything and cannot get writing  to the left, so its staying where it is, lol. Hoped it would sort itself  out but not playing lol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
• 21 x 15 cm patterned paper, 
• 10 cm white oval card stock,
• Penguin & snow flake Clear stamp, { free with a magazine,]
• Black Hobbycraft ink pad, 
• Ice white Nuvo glitter, 

Challenges I will enter this care for are, 

1. Winter Wonderland, Penguins
2. Sketch Starter Challenge   Sketch ,
3.  Home Simon Wednesday Challenge Anything goes, 
4. TTCRD  Anything goes. 

                                                

Noah is such a happy little boy, 

While I was away I have ben doing some knitting and have knitted all these hats and canula mitts for prem babies, They wanted them red and white for Christmas, I love making them. 

                                                               

                                                   

WOYWDW

Another WOYWDW   Not sure what this is about pop over to The Stamping ground and all will become clear. Hope everyone has had a good week stay safe and well 

                                                                            

                                                      

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm white card blank and envelope, 
• 10 cm oval  white card stock,
• 20 x 4 cm &13 x 5 cm patterned paper.
•  Clear stamp Happy Christmas Sentiment,
• lilly of the valley Rubber stamp, 
• Lipstick red, aegean pink carnation, ginger, forest green, cadet blue  promarkers, 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. Christmas with the Cuties, #12 Christmas in the snow, Snow/ snowmen. 
2. ABMTTC Extra, # October Anything goes, 
3. Cheerful Sketches Challenge Sketch,
4. A Bit more Time To Craft, Challenge # 125 Anything goes, 

                                                              

Things on my work desk are my trusted Gemini 
Some stamps ready to use for a card, some poppies I am
 going to put in my window, Some small wooden stamp 
and an assorted glues 

Saturday again,

Another  weekend arrives, hope this finds everyone  well and  safe and finding lots to keep you happy, Don't know about you but really could do with a holiday by the sea,                                                 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 15 x15 cm gold edged card and envelope, 
• 14 cm round pattered paper, 
• Plane clear stamp, Free with a magazine, 
• Saffron &sandstone promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. QKR Stampede Challenge # 404 Anything goes, 
2. Polkadoodle Craft Challenge,  Week #38 Anything  goes card or craft making, 
3. Through The Purple Haze Challenge #171, Anything goes with stitching real / Faux 
4. Ellibelle's Corner September Challenge, Things with Wings,

                I am so chuffed my card has been picked for the top 5 over at Passion for promarkers.

                                                                        with this card, 

                                                            

A change of day

Not a normal day for me but it seems Wednesday is getting busy so have changes the day for awhile. Life seems to putting everything on a Wednesday its as though the other days are not there lol 

                                                         

                                                    

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope.
• 21 x 15 cm pattered paper,
• 21 x 4 am patterned paper, 
• 10 cm white card stock,
• Tattered lace oval die, 
•  Flower Clear stamp,
• Rose pink, Pink carnation, moss &sandstone promarkers, 
• 6 Gems 

Challenge I will enter this card for are are, 

1. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2  Sketch, 
2. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week #35 Anything Colouring goes, 
3. Pattie's Creation Design Challenge. anything goes with a stamp or digital image, 
4. Gem of A Craft Challenge Anything goes,  

                                                   

This morning sunrise, I love going for a walk
early and this was the reward.