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Hi......I'm Jo, welcome to my crafty corner where I aim to share my adventures in paper crafting, baking, cross stitch & cats.....hopefully with some hints, tips & inspiration thrown in too! Please leave a comment if you call so I know you've been, I would love to visit you back and please become a follower if you like what you see. Thanks for popping by.........
'She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted the sails' - Elizabeth Edwards

Monday 25 November 2013

Christmas with Lexi's Creations!

Good morning my lovely blog friends.....hope you're all well & had a lovely
weekend! Can you believe we're only 1 month away from Christmas?
Which leads me on to today's card....my DT make for the new challenge
over at Lexi's Creations where this time the theme is CHRISTMAS!
As usual, you can make any crafty creation you like just so long as it
fits the theme, you have until December 7th to play AND you could be the
lucky winner of a fabby prize of 5 digis from our wonderful sponsor:

I used a Kanban topper from my stash & added a bit of extra colour with
my Copics, paper from my scrap box, sentiment came with the topper, gems,
punched snowflakes & Sizzix die cut snowflakes and some glitter!
Thanks for calling today and for any comments you might leave and if you
have time there's some gorgeous DT makes over on the main blog!
See you soon!
xx




Saturday 23 November 2013

Dance! Dance! Dance!

Hi friends......happy Saturday......hope you're enjoying the weekend so
far! A big HELLO to my newest followers....thanks so much for joining me!
 Wasn't Strictly fab....all that glitz & glamour and the lovely  Darcy
Bussell inspired me to finish this card.....and I enjoyed every minute of it!
It was lovely to make a real girly card.....living in a house full of rugby
loving boys Miss Rebecca and me need to take every pink/purple moment
we can lol! We watched the rugby this afternoon :( so it could have been a
 totally different style of card lol....gutted for England....they played so well!
This adorable image was a freebie from All Dressed Up.......isn't she just
gorgeous and just perfect for the challenge over there! She's coloured
with my fabby Flexmarkers, the bunting paper was a mag freebie, card 
from my stash, Sizzix corner die, foliage punch, flowers & ribbon!
Oh, and a sprinkle of glitter but it doesn't show up so well on the photo,
Hope you like her, she was a pleasure to colour!
Thanks for calling and for any comments you might leave.....
......see you soon!
xx

a challenge or two.....
ribbon and/or lace @ All Dressed Up
pink, purple or red @ Through the Purple Haze
check it out @ Passion for Promarkers
pretty @ Divas by Design
anything goes @ Penny's Paper Crafty
anything goes @ 4 Crafty Chicks
anything goes @ Brown Sugar
anything goes @ Digitally Sweet
anything goes @ Sister Act
add a bow @ Totally Paper Crafts

Wednesday 20 November 2013

O Holy Night - Nutcrafters Midway Reminder - 1,2,3!

 Good morning my lovely blog friends, hope you're all well & warm!
We had snow yesterday afternoon and it's oh, so cold, dark & wet this 
morning.....perfect crafting weather lol and hopefully a
wander around all your lovely blogs! Life's so busy right now I'm
finding it hard to do much of anything.....fingers crossed not for much
 longer! So, as it's Wednesday that means it's Nutcrafters day & I'm
here with a little tag to remind you of our 1, 2, 3 challenge - that's
1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments.....there's some fabby entries already
 but keep 'em coming......and don't forget....there's freebies available! 
Rightio, off to go try get ahead of DT work.......thanks for calling!
xx

challenges
anything goes @ 4 Krafty Girls
anything but square @ Crafty Catz
fairies or angels @ Winter Wonderland
Christmas @ Crafty Sentiments

Friday 15 November 2013

Animals with Sparkles challenges!

Good morning.......happy Friday......and it doesn't look too bad weather
wise today so I might pop to town & do a bit of Christmas shopping...
...... and maybe a crafty treat or two!
But first, I'm here today with my card for the new challenge over at
Sparkles where the theme is ANIMALS......any crafty creation will do
so long as it fits the theme and you could win a fabby prize from
this month's sponsor Crafty Ribbons - £10 voucher to spend
instore (excludes postage)
Full rules (there's not many) and gorgeous dt makes can be seen over
on the main blog here.....we'd love you to pop over & join in!
A quick & easy card  today,  papers & image were freebies with a mag,
pearls, a die cut doily and some ribbon......and that's it!
Rightio, thanks for calling........hope your days' a good one!
xx

Wednesday 13 November 2013

1-2-3 with Nutcrafters!

Morning......and what a cold, frosty morning it is......perfect weather
for crafting methinks! So, today sees the start of a new challenge at
Nutcrafters and this time our lovely Gemma has chosen the theme of
1-2-3.....that's 1 image, 2 papers & 3 embellishments!
As usual, there's fabby prizes to be won:
1st prize - £10 to spend in the Nutcrafters store but you must use 
Nutcrafters image to win - freebies available on the blog!
2nd prize - 2 digis or 1 stamp sheet of your choice
(subject to availability)
Rightio, that's me for today.....got to do the dreaded ironing!
Thanks for calling.....hope your days' a good one!
xx

Monday 11 November 2013

Thanks/Thanksgiving with Lexi's Creations!

Good morning my lovely blog friends......hope you're all well and oh my, isn't
 it cold? Perfect crafting weather methinks......just a shame things like 
housework, shopping, ironing etc., get in the way! 
So for today we have a new challenge starting over at Lexi's Creations
and this fortnight the theme is THANKS/THANKSGIVING!
We're sponsored by the fabulous My Heart Pieces, you can make
anything you like and as usual, there's some gorgeous inspiration over
 on the main blog! I made a thank-you card this time using one of my
favourite S.W.A.L.K stamps, flexmarkers & copics, papers from
Dovecraft, sentiment from LOTV, a few pearls & that's it!
Thanks for calling today.....hope to see you at Lexi's Creations!
xx

challenges
anything goes @ Papertake Weekly
lots of layers @ Penny's Paper Crafty
anything goes @ Charisma Cardz
anything goes @ Brown Sugar

Wednesday 6 November 2013

Nutcrafters midway reminder - Autumn Splendour!

Good morning my lovely blog friends......hope you're all well!
I'm here today with my midway reminder for the Nutcrafters challenge
AUTUMN SPLENDOUR! This time we want to see
any makes with an Autumn feel to them.....colours, textures,
images....and don't forget, it doesn't have to be a card!
As usual, there's fabby prizes on offer - all details can be found here.
I made a bookmark this time.....an order from Miss Rebecca for one
of her friends......she took it to school yesterday.......and now I
have to make about 6 more lol!!!!!!
Rightio, that's me for today......thanks for calling & hope your days
a good one!
xx

challenges
Autumn @ Crafty Boots
anything goes @ Papertake Weekly
Autumn colours @ Crafting for all Seasons

Saturday 2 November 2013

All things Christmas with Crafty Calendar!

Hi bloggers......happy Saturday.....and the 1st Saturday of November...
.....how on earth did that happen????? These weeks are flying past
and we're onto a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar where this month
the theme is ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS!!!!
You an make anything you like.....cards, tags, gifts, bookmarks, ATC's,
anything that takes your fancy just so long as it's Christmas!
We're sponsored by the fabulous Elisabeth Bell who's offering our lucky
winner 2 gorgeous digi's....you can see them over on the main blog!
As usual, you have all month to play and if you have a minute or two
why not go check out the rest of the teams fabby makes!
I made a Christmas card this time......and for a change I coloured the
image as it's done on the packet. Instead of choosing my own colours I
chose the nearest I had & I'm real pleased with how it turned out. I teamed 
it with some free-with-a-mag papers, LOTV sentiment & Tim Holtz
snowflake border die.....and a bit of Stickles too!
Rightio, off to watch the England rugby league with my boys.....thanks
 for calling & hope your days a good one!
xx

challenges
anything goes @ 613 Avenue Create
anything goes @ Tammy's Scrapin' Corner
anything goes @ Crafty Sentiments
anything goes @ Crafty Girls
Christmas sentiments @ Aud Sentiments
anything goes Christmas @ Polka Doodles

Friday 1 November 2013

Have a Beary Christmas with Sparkles Christmas Challenges!

 Good morning my lovely blog friends.....happy November 1st!
It's a beautiful, bright Autumn morning here, there's a real nip in the
 air.....my favourite time of the year! So today sees the start of a new 
challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and this month the theme is 
HAVE A BEARY CHRISTMAS........
that's right, we want to see bears on your crafty makes! We're sponsored by
 the fabby Pink Gem Designs with a prize of 3 digi's!
As usual, you can make anything you like and you have all month to
play.....and if you have time please pop over & check out the gorgeous 
DT makes! The Sparkles Dt were lucky enough to be given an image
to use....I got this sweet little bear with candy cane & turned him/her into
a little tree decoration
 Thanks for calling today....hope your day's a good one!
xx

challenges

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