Wednesday

Making a Christmas card with all this sun seems really strange but despite the weather Christmas will arrive 

                                                  

Materials used for this card are. 

• 20 x 20 cm square card and envelope,
• 17 x 10.5 cm sliver card, 
• 15 x 8 cm white card, 
• Vintage Sepia, Verafine ink pad, 
• Clear stamps , NBUS snow stamp,
• Diamond Nuvo pure sheen glitter.
• Yellow, pumpkin, rouge, magenta lush green, cocoa. cyan, Promarker brush, 
• Tan promaker.

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. C.R.A.F.T Challenge.  #762 Christmas, 
2. Ellibelle's Corner, Anything goes.                  
3. Festive Friday Challenge  Christmas, 
4. The Creative Crafters Challenge #91 
5. NBUS Challenge #77 

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  

WOYWDW

   Wow it does not seem as thought this how weather is going away any time soon, Not a fan of hot weather  .                                                 

                                                         

    

Materials used for this card are, 

• 18 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope
• 12.5 x 8.5 cm coloured card, 
• .12 x 8  cm shaving foam card, 
• Plane  clear stamps, 
• Happy birthday sentiment, 
• cloud,Cut out
• Cinnamon &burnt orange promakers 

Challenges I will enter this card for are,

1. Creative Fingers Challenge #304 Anything goes,
2. Creative Inspiration, Challenge #28 Anything goes, 
3. Paper Rocks Scissors  Anything goes using paper and / or scissors.
4. NBUS  # 76 new   
   

      

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.                                                 

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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

     Well a lot cooler this week I am glad to say, and yet another new month starts, well it will soon be Christmas. 

I have a lovely Plant that I have wanted for a lot of years, Its called a Hoya Bella or wax plant, its got so many flowers on it this year, I will put some pictures the end of the post if you would like to see them, 

                                                       

Materials used for this card are,

• NBUS, Sentimentally Yours butterfly stamps, 
• Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad, 
• Clear flower stamp.
• Canary, pink carnation,orchid, dusky pink, baby pink, lime green, grass promarkers 

Blogs I will enter this card for are, 

1. The creative crafters, Challenge  #77 Anything goes. 
2. Creation in Pink : Challenge #71 Anything goes Mainly Pink, 
3. Girlz Creative Crafts, # 45 Butterflies, 
4. NBUS Challenge #63

                                                             

Top picture is a close up of the flowers, the other
one is the plant, its 28 inches 71 cm wide

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.

 

 

                                                                              

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, 

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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. 

Last post of the month.

Next month and we are half way through the year, I really feel the year is going really fast. 

                                        

Materials used for this card are, 

• 21 x 21 deckle edge card and envelope,
• NBUS 20 x 20 stencil,
• Vintage sepia, Vesafine ink, 
• Carved Pumpkin  Distress ink. 
• Lime green, soft green, orange Promarkers. 
  
  

Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

1. DragonFly Dreams May Challenge . use a stencil, 
2. My Bestie Spanish  May, Challenge #118 2024,
3.  PBSC Anything goes Optional Pastel Colours,
4. NBUS Challenge #62  

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  

                                                               

WOYWDW

I have just found out I have not as many cards as I thought I had so its back to Christmas card lol although I have to say I love making them, 

                                                       Hope everyone is well and happy 

                                                     

Materials used for this card are, 

• 13 x 7.5 cm deckle card and envelope. 
• Clear  mountain and deer stamps [free with a magazine, ]
• Vintage sepia, Versafine ink pad, 
• Cosmic shimmer Glitter jewels 

Challenges I  will enter this card for are, 

1. My Time To Craft Christmas, Winter scene,
2. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #55 Anything Christmas, 
3. Word Power, # 5 Sentiment, 
4. Creative Inspiration, 14 Anything goes, 

                                             

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, 

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,  
   

   
   

weekend

Went out again yesterday with friends for a look at a lovely place where there were lots of daffodil's its a lovely place called Kingston Lacy. its in Wimborne, The weather was kind as well and that was a bonus,   

          I want to say Huge  welcome to two new followers Alicia O'Bryant  and Helen Nile.

                                                     

                                                             

Materials used for this card are,

1. 11. 5 x 11.5 cm kraft card and envelope,
2. 11. 5 x 11.5 cm pink card, 
3. 10 x10 cm white card stock,
4. wooden rubber stamp, 
5. Vintage Sepia Versafine ink pad. 
6. Tan, grass & canary  Promarkers,
7. Sentiment [ free with a magazine,]
8. die cut number, 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

• Polkadoodle Cardmaking Challenge Wk 8 Anything goes,
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge #54  
• 2 Sisters on the blog. Add number, 
• Simon says Wednesday Challenge Add a sentiment           

                                                         

               

WOYWDW

     thins is the second card I made for this challenge, as the first just did not work for me. they are both similar, but this one seems to have a bit more, 

Hope to go out for a few hours with friends as long as the weather is good, 

                                                        Take care all and stay safe,  
                                           

       

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm blank card and envelope.
•  12 x 10.5 cm pink card stock,
• 11.5 x 9.5 cm white card stock,
• Bird and flower clear stamps, 
• Butterfly clear stamp,
• Orange, lime green, grass, violet, ice grey 4, purple, cyan promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. Word Power #2 Sentiment, 
2. Ellibelle's Corner I spy with my little eye something beginning with B,
3. Creative Inspirations, for someone special.
4. Creative Fingers, Challenge  #272   Anything goes, 

                                                                                  

                                                        

Another blanket and two cardigans for my friend
grandson due in July. 

                                          

WOYWDW

              

 Been quite a busy week trying to catch up on things I have not got round to, catching up with people I have not seen for awhile. I think I am winning, Nothing on my desk this week try harder next week lol 

                 

Materials used for this card are, 

• 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope,
• 14.5 x 7cm gold card stock,
• Daffodil die cut,
• Yellow and green card stock,
• Heart. clear stamps. 
• Orange grass promarkers,

Challenges I will enter his card for are, 

1. Pammie's Inky Pinkies, Challenge 2407 Anything goes.
2. The Paper Players 
3. The paper  players, Clean and Simple,
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #224.