Friday, 22 November 2019

Weekend

Went to Thornbury  Tuesday evening as was told the Christmas light were going to be turned on and thought it might be a good place to have a walk and see all the people having a great time as there was also a fair along the high street and I have never seen so many people in Thornbury it was lovely and well worth going.  


                                This ride was called oxygen and the height they went they would need it Lol 

                                                                           Its 200 ft 
  
                                                                  Turning the lights on 
Joe Batley who plays for The Bristol Bears rugby team with the winner of a competitions run in Thornbury 


                                                         
                                                                       
                                                               

Materials used for this card are, 

  • 15 x 15 cm deckle edges card blank and envelope, 
  • 10 x10 cm white card stock,
  • 10.5 x 10.5 cm gold card, 
  • Reindeer, snowflake & tree  clear stamps [Free with a magazine] 
  • Tan & sand stone promarkers.
  •  Flower soft  Glitter frosting 



Challenges I will enter this card for are,
  1. The Creative Crafters challenge # 22 ATG 
  2. Crafty Animals  Challenge #32 ATG,
  3. Crafty Sentiment Designs New Challenge, Christmas.  



Materials used for this card are, 







  • 15 x 15 cm deckle edges card blank and envelope, 
  • 9 x 8 cm  & 4.5 x 4.5   white card stock,
  • Stamping Bella Santa and sentiment. 
  •  Flower soft  Glitter frosting
  • Nuvo pure sheen ice white glitter, 
  • Sky Blue & duck egg promarkers, 


  •   Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
    1. Sparkles Christmas Challenge, #106  Santa, 
    2. The Creative Crafters, Challenge #22 ATG 
    3. SheepSki Design Challenge, #32 Christmas is coming,  

    Sunday, 17 November 2019

    Weekend

                                               

    Had this planned for Friday BUT again life got in the way lol.  Got up this morning and thought I will do this today later than hoped but had to wait for the light to take a picture of the card. 

     Found out a few weeks ago that one of my granddaughter [ I have 5 ] is pregnant and is having a little boy, We are all pleased as its the first boy I had three girls ( lost one)  and the two girls had 5 girls between them, so its the first boy  hurried to finish the charity knitting and start for them, These are the first three lol 

         
                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                       

                                                       

    Materials used for this card are, 

    • 15 x15 cm deckle edge card,
    • 9,5 x 8 cm white card stock,
    • Clear Candy cane & sentiment  stamp. 
    •  Rare earth  Clear Snowflake and holly  stamps
    • Scarlet Red. Nuvo pure sheen glitter, 
    • Pale blossom,orchid, yellow, blush, chilly red, Promarkers 
                                              

    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

    Monday, 11 November 2019

    Monday

    Today is Armistice Day and a day to thank all the service Men, Woman,and the your people who lied about their age  to go and fight and not forgetting all the Animals that served in all the forces, Many never came home and lots came home never to be  the same, Also all the people who kept this country alive during the war,                                                                THANK YOU ALL 


    Well Autumn really has set in now, and its really chilly but the last couple of days it has been dry here, Not sure how long it will last, feel for all those who have all the flood and hope they are all safe,  

                                                                 


                                                    

    Materials used for this card are, 

    • 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope, 
    • Wilted Violet, Distress ink pad, 
    •  Snowflake Sizzix dies, 

    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
    1. CHNC Challenge # 463 
    2. Christmas card Thowdown, November colour Challenge,
    3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, #455. ATG 
    4. Cardz 4 Galz, Challenge #109, Let it Snow

    Wednesday, 30 October 2019

    WOYWDW

    Had a lovely day out again on Friday, Went to see the Concorde in the hanger in Filton, standing under Concorde you know just how big and impressive she is.  I have wanted to go to see it for a long time. It was on the day that Concorde flew home to Filton that my Late husband and I got married  It would have been 16 years this November the 26 Th. 

    Time again to look at all the other desks Thanks yo Julia at the Stamping ground would like to know more pop over to the Stamping ground HERE 
                                                                               
    Standing underneath Concorde was amazing 
                                                                 Such a lovely looking plane, 
    This is the engine [ picture above ]  and Concorde has
     four 
    This is the cock pit of the Concorde  and how the devil would you know where to start, 

                                                          


                                                                            
    Materials used for this card are,

    • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
    • 20.5 x 14,5 cm patterned paper,
    • 15 x10 cm patterned paper. 
    • 20.5 x 4 cm white card stock,
    • Brick stencil,
    • Hobby craft black ink pad, 
    • Vintage sepia Visafine ink pad, 
    •  Autumn blessing sentiment, 
    • Time out clock stamp,

    Challenges I will enter this card for are;
    1. International Art & Soul, CH #70  Celebrate Autumn.
    2. Just Us Girls,   # 511  Photo Week, 
    3. Crafter Castle, October Challenge, & Sept Winners, 
    4. Try it of a Tuesday colours of Autumn 
                                                         
                                                                            
                                                   
                                                                     
    Got to the state  where I was crafting of a very small space so had to clear it up. On the left is my diamond paining and below if a picture of what it hopefully will look like
    A video here for those who have not heard of it, HERE 

    Wednesday, 23 October 2019

    WOYWDW

    These weeks are going to fast for me, Went out on Sunday for a coach trip to the Cotswold's and the weather was kind, Would have loved to have a bit more sun to show of the lovely Autumn colours. so there are going to be a few picture here this morning. We visited  Stow -in- the wold & Bourton-on the Water.  
    Wednesday again and time to have a nosy round other desks thanks to Julia at the stamping Ground to fing out more pop over to the Stamping ground HERE to find out all about it, 
    This car is made out of Box [ They use box for small hedges ]  

     
    Just love what nature does with leaves, 
    First card taken in bad light 

    Taken another picture of the card with better light 

                     
    Materials used for this card are, 

    • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope, 
    • 14 x 13 cm pattered paper, 
    • 11 x 8 cm white card stock
    • 12 x 9 cm oval shape gold card, 
    • 8 x 3 cm silver card stock,
    • edging tonic die
    • 9 x 6 green card stock.Christmas tree die ,
    • Green meadow, ice white, spiced Apricot Nuvo glitter, 
    • hobbycraft  black ink  pad, 
    • Christmas sentiment, 


    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
    1. Dream Valley Challenge #212 Add A Sentiment, 
    2. Lawn Fanatics Challenge # 63 Sketch card, 
    3. Allsorts Challenge Blog, Week 542 Add something gold and /or Silver, 
    4. CHNC Challenge # 460 
                                                     
    Well used and messy again lol 

    Wednesday, 16 October 2019

    WOYWDW

    I would like to welcome Sally Bownes, Patricia Gomez and hope you find time to pop back soon, Thank you to all my followers and hope to see pop back soon, 

    Really having Autumnal weather  and the leaves sure are going some lovely colours,. 

    As its Wednesday again its time to pop over to Julia's Stamping Ground and have a nose at others work desks If you would like to know pop over HERE and all will become clear, 

    Been knitting again  [ not that I ever stop lol ] and have finished 9 baby cardigans and three little hats. I use one pattern and just make a patten out of my head on each cardigan. 


                                                        




                                                        

                                                                 

    •  21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
    •   5 x 5 cm white foam,
    • 15 cm piece  ribbon, 
    • Vintage sepia, Versafine ink pad, 
    • clear stamps. { free with a magazine } 
    • lace flower,    
                                                  
    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
    1. Atlantic Hearts Sketch  #338,
    2. PIP  Challenge #1941,
    3. Pixie's Crafty workshop. Challenge # 363,
    4. CHNC Challenge # 459 Anything Christmas optimal include a stocking.     

                                                  


    Materials used for this card are, 
    • 21 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
    • hobbycraft black ink pad,
    • Clear stamps  [ free with magazine, }
    • Spiced apricot, & iced white Nuvo glitter, 
    • soft snow,
    • Saffron, cocoa, tan, sky blue, spice promarkers,
                                                   

    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
                                       

    Thought I would show whats  on my desk waiting for me to start crafting again lol 
                                                              

    Wednesday, 9 October 2019

    WOYWDW

       Wednesday again and that means another look around others work desk that's to Julia over at the Stamping ground, HERE if you don't know about it pop over to the stamping  ground and all will become clear      

                                      
                                             




    Materials used for this card are, 
    • 21 x15 cm card blank and envelope.
    • 21 x 15 cm patterned paper,
    • 8 cm oval white card stock,
    • 15 cm piece ribbon,
    • Candle & sentiment clear stamp. 
    • Abandoned coral, Distress ink, 
    • Green meadow & Ice white., pure sheen nuvo glitter, 
    • Grass, sunflower, cardinal red, cadet blue, Promarkers, 


    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
    1. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  Challenge #115 ATG 
    2. Catch the Bug Challenge October Challenge ATG
    3. Winter Wonderland , Merry and Bright.
    4. Sketch Saturday, Week #584 With LeAnns World,  101. 



                                                                

    Close up of the glitter, The textured on the ground is what is called soft snow,



     
                                                      

      Materials used for this card are, 

    • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope,
    • House and tree clear stamps,  [ Free with a magazine]
    • Grass, sunflower, cardinal red, cadet blue, caramel. tan, Promarkers  
    • Soft snow.,Green meadow & Ice white.,scarlet red, Pure sheen nuvo glitter



    Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
    1. Crafty Friends Challenge  # 120, 
    2. CAS Christmas Card Challenge Winter scene,
    3. Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. #57 Anything Christmas goes, 
    4.  CHNC Challenge # 458 
                                 
    Table all ready for action later today when I come home, 

    Middle of the month

                                                               Materials used for this card are, 20 x 20 cm card blank and envelope.  16 cm circ...