Wednesday, 30 April 2025

end of April

I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather, I have not long ago had a lovely holiday with my best mate, We went on a cruise on the Queen Victoria, it is an amazing ship, Everyone was so helpful, We went to Spain and Portugal, We went to Vigo. Porto  Lisbon and found them fascinating, I will put some picture at the end of the post if toy would like to look, 

    
                                                                                                                          




                                                                                                                                                                        Challenges I will enter this card for are, 

  1. 18 x 18 cm card blank and envelope.
  2. Vintage Sepia, VersaFine  ink
  3. Scenic Christmas Clear stamp. NBUS 
  4. Sentiment [Free with A magazine, ] 
Some pictures from our cruise, 

I have never seen escalators in the street before 
but in Vigo in Spain they were everywhere. 



                                                           




The stair way on the ship, 
Below are the Easter Egg display
as we were there over Easter, 
The Queen Victoria  
An amazing ship and wonderful staff 
















                       
                                                     
                                                            
                                                      
                                                     

Sunday, 6 April 2025

A new Month

What lovely weather we have been having, and just like me to get a cold lol. hope the weather lasts while the children as on holiday, 

                                                           


Materials used for this challenge were
  • 18 x 13 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • 18 x13 cm blue card,
  • 14.5 x10,5 white card, 
  • small piece of card for the sentiment, 
  • NBUS bird clear stamp.


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. DLART    Thursday Link up, 
  2. Creative Inspiration Challenge #25 Anything goes, 
  3. ,Daisy Chain Challenges. #95 Not Square, 
  4. NBUS ,     Challenge #73 Must be new, 



Friday, 28 March 2025

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, 23 March 2025

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 



                                                                    
                                                                          

Saturday, 15 March 2025

weekend


  Really had fun with this card, sorting out found a DVD that I had forgotten I had, and then spotted this and really liked it so printed it off and out came the promarkers and am really chuffed with the results. 
                                                    The DVD is called The Best of 2012,                                                              

Materials used for this card are, 
  • 18 x 12.5 cm card blank and envelope, 
  • 13 x 9.5 cm gold card. 
  • 12.5 x8.5 cm white card stock,. 
  • Print out from The best of  ink, DVD 
  • Orange, Grass, Tan & coral promarkers. 


Challenges I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Penny Black Saturday Challenge Anything goes, Optional On the farm 
  2. Polkadoodle Cardmaking, Challenge #4 WK 1,
  3. Crafty Catz Challenge #698, Anything goes Optional add a sentiment,
  4. Creative Fingers Challenge # 296 Anything goes.

Sunday, 9 March 2025

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 

                                                         

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Weekend again

Its lovely to see the sun and feel that spring is here, It makes life seem a lot better when the sun is out, 


                                                
Materials Used for this card are,
  • 15 x 15 cm card blank and envelope. 
  • Pickled Raspberry Distress ink.
  • back ground Stencil  
  • 11 x 10 cm white card stock.
  • Heart Digi. 
  • Pink carnation & lipstick red Promarkers,  


Cards I will enter this card for are, 
  1. Patties Creations Design Challenge #227, 
  2. Crafty Calendar February Challenge Hearts, 
  3. Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  Anything goes or hearts.
  4. Sisterhood of Crafters Red Or Pink, 
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Middle of the month

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