Christmas with Lexi's Creations

Morning you lovely bloggers......hope you're all well, warm &

looking forward to the week! Here I am with my 2nd post

for today.........a new challenge for you

over at Lexi's Creations  & the theme is Christmas..

.......my favourite time of the year! We're sponsored by the

 wonderful My Heart Pieces

and as usual, we'd like to see anything you'd like to make

just so long as it matches the theme! I made a Boofle

card, couldn't have been any easier.....just an a4 piece of

red card, some Boofle paper, a Boofle cardfstock sticker, a 

scallop die and a 6 x 6 card blank.....nice & flat so

perfect for posting too! Don't forget to pop over to the main

challenge blog and check out the teams' fabby creations!

Rightio, that's me for today......off to wrap some

Christmas pressies!

Thanks for calling........hope to see you at Lexi's!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
Christmas is coming at Crafty Creations
anything goes at Crimbo Crackers
anything goes at The Squirrel & the Fox
all about Christmas at Paper Creator's Crafts
birds and/or animals at Crafty Anne's

Here come the Boys......GDT card!

Morning friends, happy Monday! Today I'm so chuffed

to share my GDT card for Here come the Boys! 

Couldn't believe it when Lisa emailed me......thank you

so much.....I'm excited to join you for your next challenge!

As you probably know it's a men/boys only challenge and

this time the theme is Birthdays.......right up my street

with all them boys of mine! I used one of my fav

boy images, some fabby double sided papers, blue card,

string, bunting die, lotv sentiment stamp & a 6 x 6

card blank.

Pop on over to the main challenge blog for all the details

and to see all the fab DT makes!

I'll be back in a little while with my DT card for Lexi's Creations!

See you soon!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
kids/teens at Tip Top Tuesday
2+ patterned papers at Divas by Design
Birthday + 3(i chose 3 papers) at Fab n Funky
Boy oh Boy at Little Red Wagon
feeling blue at Fussy & Fancy

Tilda tree decoration

Hi friends..... hope you're well!

Oooo, I'm starting to get excited.....not long now 'til Christmas!

Not that I'm anywhere near ready lol! Haven't even got a list

 and I usually have a list (or 10) for everything!

 So today I'm sharing

a Christmas tree decoration/wall hanging........oops!.....just
noticed that gem looks a bit wonky lol! I used the 

largest x-cut heart die for the base & covered it in some

old, old aida from my sewing stash. Tilda was coloured with

promarkers, the trees & fence are die cut as is the snowflake

wreath. Flowers & gems are from my stash! Rightio, that's me

for tonight......off to go make a few lists! Thanks for calling, enjoy
your day!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
Winter wonderland at 4 Crafty Chicks
use fabric/material at Delicious Doodles
anything goes at Tilda Town
something at ;east 6 mos old at Craftyhazelnut's
all about Christmas at Paper Creator's Crafts
anything goes at Dream Valley
cold & frosty at Joanna Sheen
dies or punches at lovely Hanglar sweet Magnolia
Christmas at The Crafty Pad
anything goes at The Squirrel & The Fox
blue Christmas at Fashionista Challenges
Christmas no red/green at Hooked on Crafts
oh baubles at Winter Wonderland

Scrappy Sunday!

Morning friends,  hope you're well and having a lovely
weekend! It's been pretty quiet here....Miss Rebecca took
over my desk yesterday to do her homework so perfect
opportunity for me to catch up on some digi scrapbooking!
The pic is of my 4th Son, Chris a few years ago wearing
his favourite blue hat.......oh, did he love that hat.....he wore
it every chance he got lol! I scrapped this in Serif Craft Artist
and used elements from different kits and love how it
came together so quickly. Have you tried digi scrapbooking?
If you have would you leave me a comment to let me
know......I'd love to come see what you've created!
Thanks for calling today....see you soon!
Hugs Jo x

Christmas is coming...Sparkles DT card!

Morning all.....hope you're all well today & big hugs to

those that aren't feeling too good!

Today sees a new challenge over at Sparkles and

the theme is "Christmas is coming"...........and isn't it

coming fast! Now as usual, we'd like to see anything you'd

like to create, doesn't have to be a card, just so

long as you stick to the theme. For inspiration why not

go check out the rest of the teams fab creations over on the

main blog........they're gorgeous! Our fabulous sponsor

this time is Lily of the Valley 

who are offering our lucky winner £10 spend in their

store......how cool is that......you'll be spoilt  for choice!

I made a card using the cutest snowlady digi, some

very old but lovely paper, die cut bunting, icicle

border, some resin snowflakes, pearls, ribbon and

a hand stamped sentiment! Love this colour combo

and will definitely be using it again........got to

use up all that paper! Thanks for calling today, hope

your days' a good one!

Hugs Jo x

challenges

Christmas-no red/green at Stampin with the Dragon

fav Christmas stamp/digi at 2 Sisters

colour challenge at 52 Christmas card throwdown

Snowmen at Christmas card challenges

cold & frosty at Joanna Sheen

layer it up & let it snow at Quirky Crafts

Winter at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Christmas-no red/green at Hooked on Crafts

pink Christmas at Bearly mine

Christmas at Crafty Sentiments

non trad Christmas colours at Crafts & Me

snowmen at Crimbo Crackers

Thanks/Thanksgiving at Lexi's Creations!

Morning you lovely people....hope you're all well today

and are keeping warm...think Winter's almost here!

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at the fabby

Lexi's Creations where the theme is

Thanks/Thanksgiving. You know we love to see your

craft projects so you can make anything you

fancy just so long as it fits the theme! We have the fantastic

Fairy Dust Crafts sponsoring us this fortnight and the

lucky winner will be able to choose 5 digis!

You have until November 24th to play.....do come

join us, we'd love to see you and if you're low

on inspiration then look no further than the main

challenge blog where you can see the rest of my teamies

gorgeous creations! I chose to use the lovely friends 

sentiment for my card, available here, some gorgeous

 Wild Rose Studio papers, some burgundy card & a 

couple of pearls! Rightio, off to do some ironing then

it's playtime......thanks for calling....see you soon!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
anything goes at Papertake Weekly
thank you at Party Time Tuesday
sentiments at My Mum's Craft Shop
thank you cards at Paper Pretties
sketch at 4 Crafty Chicks
thanks at Aud Sentiments
thanksgiving/thanks at Card Makin' Mamas
thanksgiving/thanks at The Poodles Parlour

For those about to rock............

we salute you!!

Today's card is for my rock music loving 4th Son, Chris who's

 16 today!!!! Where have the years gone......doesn't seem like 

2 minutes since he was born......on the settee at home!!!

Here's a pic......he's the one on the left!

He's funny, kind, clever, loves acting & cooking, is music mad

.......and has a maths exam this afternoon :( !

Happy Birthday Chris..........we love you!

So for his card I just had to use the fab paper from the DCWV

Rockstar range, no image just some words from

a song by one of his fave bands......AC/DC, some die cut

bunting and some brown card.....hope he likes it!

This pic is of the 2 newest members of our family.....

my 2nd Son, James came home with these 2 little kitties

yesterday.....that's Shadow on the left & Syn on the right!

Poor little things had not been cared for very well and

they'd been kept in a shed day & night. So they've been fed,

 cleaned up, brushed, wormed and look so

much better although under all that fluff & fur they are just

skin & bone....now we just need to get them to sleep lol!

They haven't closed their eyes once since they came!

Rightio, off to make Birthday cake....thanks for calling,

hope your days' a good one!

Hugs Jo x

challenges

for men only at Allsorts

die cuts/punches at Here come the boys

anything goes at Cards for men

anything goes at Kaboodle Doodles

Kraft, Christmas, stickles & gingham!

Morning friends, is it me or do the weekends go extra

fast for you too? We managed a bit of craft time, caught

up on a few jobs and even wrapped a few Christmas presents!

So today I'm sharing another Christmas card....and

dare I say.....I think it might be the last one I need to make!!

I love kraft card for Christmas and decided to go with 

just a sentiment, some die cuts & gingham ribbon, edges have 

been inked & stickled and that's it......all done!

That's it for today, gonna pop into town with Miss Rebecca

and have a little mooch around then we're gonna

have a small bonfire, some fireworks & something

nice to eat!  Hope you have a great day whatever you're

doing, stay safe & thanks for calling!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
Christmas at Crafty Ribbons
ribbon/twine at Paper Crafting Journey
Christmas at Crafty Anne's
monochrome & dies/punches at FairyTale Challenges
twinkle twinkle Christmas star at Totally Papercrafts
monochromatic at Come & get it
no colouring allowed at Gingerloft
get krafty at Cupcake craft
Christmas no red/green at Hooked on Craft

Autumn at The Happy Scrappers!

Morning all, hope you're all well, warm & enjoying the start

of the weekend!  Have you got anything nice planned?

We have a new challenge starting today over at

 The Happy Scrappers

and the theme is Autumn.  Don't forget, we are a scrapbooking

 only challenge but we'd love to see any size layouts, digital or

 otherwise just so long as they contain at least 1 photo.

I love Autumn and all things Halloween so I chose to scrap a

pic of my 3 youngest all dressed up & ready to go

trick or treating! I used the Witches Brew digi kit and scrapped

in Serif.......loving this more & more.......still can't beat the 

real thing but Serif is definitely great fun & a real quick fix!

Do come join us, we'd love to see you......you have all month to

play and over on the main blog there's some fab inspiration

from the rest of the team! 

A big thank you to everyone for all the lovely get well

wishes......and especially the big hugs all the way from Canada!

I'm feeling much better, the kids are back at school/college on

 Tuesday.......and one of my Son's has tonsilitis......isn't that 

just typical! Rightio, off to do some ir***ng then maybe a couple 

hours in the craft room! Happy weekend, friends!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
use black at Anything but a card
Fall/Halloween at Scrappy Frogs
witches & pumpkins at Cupcake Craft Challenges
Halloween at Creative Belli
Halloween at Sisterhood of Crafters

Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Contemporary Colour Combo

Morning everyone, hope you're all well!

Today we have a new challenge for you over at

Sparkles Christmas Challenges

and our theme is Contemporary Colour Combo!

So as usual we'd like to see anything you'd like to make - 

bookmarks, layouts, atc's, anything just so long as it fits

the theme! We have 2 sponsors for you:

Joanna Sheen - £10 spend

and

Di's Digi Downloads - $10 spend

Wow, fab prizes and you have all month to play!

Hop on over to the main challenge blog where you can

see all the fabby creations from the rest of the team - and

some great colour combo's too! I chose a mint green 

embossed paper for my card, a little bit of silver, some

ribbon and a giant snowflake! No sentiment as I

wanted a clean & simple look and it had to be quite flat for 

posting too! So that's it for today, thanks for calling

and see you at the weekend!

Hugs Jo x

challenges
no colouring allowed at Gingerloft
Christmas is coming at The Crafty Pad
use ribbon at The Squirrel & The Fox
Christmas no red/green at Hooked on Crafts
anything goes at Die Cuttin' Divas
die cuts/punches at Fab 'n' Funky