Wednesday, 6 July 2016

WOYWDW

Morning everyone,

We we sure have had a bit of summer and its nice to see, I have started to get my Christmas card done and I have to say I am enjoying making them. Today's is another sketch and that's something else I like to do. really sets the brain going,






Materials used;

  • 15 x 15 cm square card blank and envelope
  • 11 cm red circle card stock,
  • Green triangle card stock,
  • Skater and Christmas tree clear stamp,
  • Craft concept banner die
  • Nuvo mirrorball giltter 
  • Nuvo pale gold pearl drops
  • Craft concept banner die 

Challenges i will enter;
  1. Christmas Card Challenge #31,
  2. Come and Get it Challenge #125 Christmas in July,
  3. 52 {Christmas } Card Throwdown  July Sketch Challenge
  4. Stamping Sensations  July Anything goes with a stamp and ribbon.

The sketch for the card,



As it Wednesday here is my work desk. 
I will be entering my desk over at WOYWDW #370 



Monday, 4 July 2016

Where did the weekend go,

Monday again,

It always seems like the start of a new week and am really wondering where the weeks are going. It will soon be Christmas which is why I have gone for a Christmas card this challenge. First though a picture of this Sparrow my shed wall


Now onto the challenge.



A close up of the glitter and the pearl drops 

Materials used.

  • 21 x 15 cm  card blank and envelope
  • 11 x 11 cm gold circle frame,
  • 11 x 11 white  circle card stock,
  • Tim Holtz crazy bird stamp,
  • Snowflake and sentiment stamp
  • Nuvo crystal drops pale gold & ivory seashell
  • Nuvo mirrorball Glitter. 
  • Promarkers Sky blue,praline, summer sun.apricot, & poppy,


Challenges I will enter this card for are;
  1. QKR Stampede  Challenge #198 -Christmas in July, 
  2. Crafting-With -Friends Challenge 24,
  3. CHNC Challenge extra for July 





Friday, 1 July 2016

Weekend again

Morning all,

Hows the week been for you all.  Hope you managed to stay dry, I went out yesterday with my friend Angela. We went out for Coffee and met up with some other friends and a good chat,

Now onto the challenge.





This is the inside of the card .


Materials use.

  • 17. 5 x 12.5 cm gate fold card and envelope. 
  • 16 x 11.5 & 16 x 6  cm white card stock,
  • Nuvo mirrorball,& spiced apricot  glitter
  • Embossing folder and stamps free with Card making and papercraft,
  • Promarkers, pear green, praline, sky blue. poppy,lime zest, green molten red.
Challenges I will enter this card for are;
  1. Crafting by Design, July Anything goes, 
  2. Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps  Anything goes
  3. Merry Monday Christmas #211 {Blue Gold,white &blue





Wednesday, 29 June 2016

WOYWDW

Hello Everyone.


Well its  Wednesday again. They seem to come round so quick and still the rain fall. it will be winter before we get any summer at this rate,


The sketch for this card is posted at the bottom of the post,


Materials used, 

  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
  • 18.5 x 13 .5 cm patterned Paper, 
  • 14.5 x  9.5 blue paper,
  • die cut circle 
  • wheel barrow and sentiment stamp.


Challenges I will enter this card for are;


  1. Lemon Shortbread Challenge 18 Anything goes
  2. Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog 
  3. A snowflake Promise : Challenge 25 
  4.  The Paper players PP301 A sketch Challenge from Joanne 







As it WOYODW here is my work desk



As its Wednesday will enter my desk over at WOYWDW  Challenge #369 







Monday, 27 June 2016

Monday again

Hello everyone,

Sorry not been about but had a lot of trouble with the computer and have been off line for a long time, I hope its been sorted now as I have missed blogging. What a funny summer we are having the weather is great one day and terrible the next. never sure what you will wake up to, it started so nice yesterday then just after lunch it rained and it was still raining when I went to bed, 

Now onto the challenge;


I just love all the stamps in this set by inkadinkado, 


Materials used,

  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
  • 9 x 7.5 cm white card stock,
  • 9.5 x 8 cm blue card stock,
  • inkadinkado clear stamps, 
  • Salty ocean distress ink,
  • Jet Black, StaZons ink
  • Sepia, Archival ink.



Challenges I will enter this card for are;


  1. Inkspirational; Challenge- #111 Designers Choice- Masking
  2. "Less Is More"   Recipe week 282- USE A STENCIL,
  3.  C.R.A.F.T Challenge -369-  23rd June- ANIMALS,
  4. Brown Sugar Challenge #204 -Anything goes. 
  5. Pixie's Crafty Workshop- week 232.



Wednesday, 15 June 2016

WOYWDW

Morning all

We have some strange weather one day really hot and the next rain. I am hoping sometime we will have good warm [not to hot] weather but please do not hold your breath. Wednesday seems to come round quick and it  does not seem like a week ago that it was Wednesday.As its work desk Wednesday here is mine.



I will be entering this over on WOYWDW # 367 


Now the challenges;





Materials used.
  • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
  • 21 x 15 cm word & letter card stock,
  • 21 x 7.5 cm gold paper,
  • 11 x 8  cm & 7.5 x 7 cm blue backing paper,
  • Gorjuss topper
  • Wheel barrow flower clear stamp
  • Chilly red,mint green,orchid,lime zest promarkers. 

Challenges I will enter this card for are;
  1. paradise of Magnolia, Challenge 39 "Easel  Card". Team 1, 
  2. Where The HeART is.. Challenge 10- Anything Goes,
  3. addicted - to-stamps-challenge #128 Flowers,
  4. Fashionable Stamping Challenge #112 Beautiful Blooms 




Monday, 13 June 2016

Another week starts.

Morning all.

Well it looks like we might have some nice weather for a change. Although now I have said that it will more than likely change. I have a lovely meal out on Friday evening to celebrate my friends Angela birthday, We went to Vincenzo's Its an Italian restaurant in Bristol and have been open 47 years good company and a very good night, Its the second time i have been there and its a lovely place with GREAT meals. 


Karen [Angela's Daughter] Myself, Angela's friend and last but to least Angela.

Now onto the challenge, 




TIC TAG TOE from  Crafty Creation 




Materials used. 


  • 12 x 8 cm tag,
  • "We love music" clear stamps, 
  • Pickles raspberry, abandoned coral distress ink,
  • StaZon jet black ink,

Challenges I will enter this tag for are;
  1. Crafty Creations Challenge, TIC TAC TOE, 
  2. Ruby's Rainbow Ch# 131  Anything but a card, 
  3. little red wagon, Challenge# 345- Tag you're it,
  4. creative Ladybird challenge 16 Anything goes.  




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