Karate Cam....

......well, not really Cam but a card for Cam's friend, although
Cam does do karate so it could be Cam.....oh, and the shading
 under the fringe looks so much better IRL, can't understand
why it looks so un-blended.........OK, I'll stop waffling now!
Another card made using stash and a printed out definition
of karate and that's it......and the recipient is now a brown belt
with one white stripe!!!
Off to do some blog hopping now, thanks for calling!
Jo x

challenges
Happy Birthday at Broken Box Stock
brads/eyelets at Creative Corner
read all about it at Anyone for Anya
make it masculine at Digi Darla
make it manly at Anything Goes
Birthday at The Sisterhood of Crafters

A card for Cameron....

.......another Birthday......another cake.......I really will have tostart 

that diet next week.......after yet another Birthday!!!!

Today it's my Son, Camerons, 19th Birthday....where have the 

years gone?? He's a very quiet, calm person who loves a good 

book and a nice cup of tea and dreams of owning his own, dusty

 secondhand book store.....only thing is, I don't think he'd want to

 sell any  books!! So for my card for him, I tried to make it look

 old & dusty!!It's his fav stamp of mine and I've stitched and 

torn and inked and tea bagged....you name it, I've had a go on this 

card....hope he likes it!

ingredients

coloured with promarkers

everything else from stash!

challenges

something for a man at Craft Room challenges

Birthday at Creative Crew

lots of layers at Loves Rubberstamps

piercings with brads at Twisted Tuesday

anything goes at Crafting by Design

Happy Birthday at Broken Box Stock

Birthday at Card Makin Mamas

brads or eyelets at Creative Corner

masculine at Eclectic Ellapu

lots of layers  at Here Come the Boys

Mmmmmm, coconut cream pie......

.........yep, it's my Birthday today and look what we had for pudding!

Now you know I'd share if you were here but as you're not.......

I might just have to have another slice myself......that and a

glass (or 2) of Bailey's!!!! 

No crafting today so here's a little tag I made a while ago.....

Thanks for calling today and can I say a huge

THANK YOU 

for my birthday cards......every one means so much!

See you tomorrow, enjoy the rest of the evening!

Jo x

Boy oh Boy!

Well good morning.....hope you're all well today!

Do you have anything nice planned for the weekend or are you 

like us and staying close to home......and the central heating?

Oh my, it's soooo cold here!

At last......my Boys are on the mend so it's looking good for going

back to school on Monday after the half term :)! Miss Rebecca

and me have a crafty afternoon planned, then a night in front of
 the tv......and there might even be some chocolate joining us!
Thanks for visiting today, see you soon!
Jo x

ingredients

stamps - The Greetings Farm
star - Framelit die
coloured with Spectrum Noirs
everything else - stash

challenges

sketch at Seems a Little Sketchy

lots of layers at Here Come the Boys
letter  B (blue, boy) at Deep Ocean
lots of layers at Loves Rubberstamps
bright colours(very old papers) at Oldie but a Goodie

Some fab news......

Today #24 starts over at Digitally Sweet Challenges and I'm so

chuffed to tell you.....I'm on their DT!!!!Thanks, Ladies, hope

I don't let you down! We have an OPEN theme this week

with the option of following this fab sketch!

You can enter as many times as you like but don't forget, all

work must be digital! Pop on over to the main blog where

you can see the rest of the teams fantastic layouts!

My LO was created in Craft Artist using bits & bobs

from various kits!
Thanks for visiting today, see you tomorrow!
Jo x

a challenge or two
anything but a card at Glitter n Sparkle
make it girly at One Stitch at a Time
aqua, brown + silver at The Shabby Tea Room
anything goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
anything but a card at Hotshot Craft

Sweet Dee Dee loves........

.........lollipops! There was a lollipop attached to this card but when

I came to photograph it I couldn't get it to stand up properly so

took it off.... but you get the idea don't you? I'm ashamed to
say it's another un-inked stamp today......it feels like Christmas
finding all this unused stash, think I could become slightly
 addicted to the Greetings Farm & Gorjuss girls lol!

ingredients

Dee Dee - The Greetings Farm

bunting - Framelit dies

sentiment - computer generated

everything else - stash

coloured with pro/flexmarkers

challenges

Happy Birthday at Broken Box Stock

Birthday at  Card Makin' Mamas

make it girly at One Stitch at a Time

for a child at Melonheadz

make it girly at Whoopsi Daisy

anything goes at Crafting by Design

anything goes at Penny's Paper Crafty

waving in the breeze at  Southern Girls

So that's all from me today, whatever you're up to....

......hope your days a good one!

Jo x

Feeling kinda blue......

......I think it must be the weather, don't you - we had a lovely
weekend then frost yesterday and the boys are still poorly
too.....oh well, thank goodness for craft lol!

So I'm still ploughing through my stash (roll on April 1st) and

am ashamed to say this Gorjuss stamp has been stashed

away un-inked for ages.....and there's a few more so watch

this space!

ingredients

image - Puddle of Love - Gorjuss

flourish bow die - Memory Box

coloured with flex/promarkers

everything else - scrap box

Thanks for visiting today, see you tomorrow!

Jo x

He loves me......

........he loves me not, he loves me......do you remember sitting in the 

garden pulling petals off daisies chanting that? Of course, if you're

careful you can always get the answer you want lol! We're on

 half term here and I have 2 poorly kiddos, all they want to do is 

sleep so methinks lots of crafty time to be had this week! And

I'm still ploughing through my stash like you wouldn't believe.....

..where on earth does it all come from???? Todays little sweetie is

from Nutcrafters and isn't she adorable? I struggle with pink but

 loved making this one. Rightio, some chores to do then

 playtime.....if Miss Rebecca's not at my desk!!!!! Thanks for

 visiting today, see you tomorrow!

Jo x

ingredients

image - Nutcrafters

paper - Dovecraft

coloured with flex/promarkers

everything else - stash

challenges

love & friendship at Nutcrafters

doily heaven at Crafts & Me
love at Divas by Design
for the girls at  I Love Promarkers
anything goes at Charisma Cardz

Monochrome at Lexi's Creations!

Well good morning friends.....hope you're all well and looking

forward to a new week! We have a new challenge over at

 Lexi's Creations and our theme this time is MONOCHROME! 

We're sponsored by the fab

Fairy Dust Crafts who are offering our winner 5 digis from store!

As usual, there's a wealth of inspiration over on the main blog

and you have until March 2nd to play. You can also make

anything you like as we are a multi crafts blog! So happy crafting

everyone....hope to see you at Lexi's!

Jo x

ingredients

sentiment - Fairy Dust Crafts

paper - Papermania

ribbon, gems - stash

scallop border punch - Fiskars

challenges

anything goes #134 at Tuesday Throwdown
anything goes at Charisma Cardz
anything goes at QKR Stampede
black & white at Joanna Sheen

Lace it up with Sparkles

Morning all....hope you're well! We have a new challenge for you

over at Sparkles today and the theme chosen by our very own

Shaz is "lace it up"....we want to see lace on your card/project and 

as usual, you can make any crafty creation you like, you have a 

month to play AND you could be the winner of $6 worth of

digis from our fabby sponsor Floppy Latte! I chose to use a Tilda

stamp.....she's so easy to match with lace don't you think? 

Rightio, off to do the chores...thanks for calling today, hopefully

see you over the weekend!

Jo x

ingredients

stamp - Magnolia Tilda

sentiment - LOTV

scallop border punch - Fiskars

corner bow & precious hearts - Memory Box

coloured with pro/flexmarkers

everything else - stash

challenges

girly at Eclectic Ellapu
anything goes at One Stitch at a Time
heart but not valentine at Crafting by Design
doily at Crafts & Me
one for the girls at I Love Promarkers
frilly, scallops & lace at Delightful Challenges
make it cute at Milk Coffee
bingo (lace dies kraft) at Crafty Catz

Follow your heart....

I think this card will be for my 3rd Son who has a Birthday on

Feb 25th, the day after mine......yeah, I spent my Birthday

evening in labour and Cameron was born at home in the early

 hours........happy days! Anyways, thought I better get cracking

on the cards as my 5th Son has a Birthday a week later lol!

Followed a sketch this time too from TGF.

ingredients

image - Ian from The Greetings Farm

paper - Freebird from Authentique

word stamp - Andy Skinner

coloured with

everything else - stash

challenges

double take Tuesday sketch at The Greetings Farm

farm fresh Friday buttons & bakers twine at The Greetings Farm

hearts at  Anyone for Anya

#6  for the boys at Creative Corner Challenges

show us your heart at Come & get it

anything goes at One Stitch at a Time

anything goes at Charisma Cardz

Thanks for calling, see you tomorrow!

Jo x

Red, white & pink........

......and a little blue nosed bear! Morning friends, hope you're all

well....and a huge hello & welcome to my new followers....

thanks so much for joining me! Today's card is for my Son to give

to his "friend" who just happens to be a girl!!!He wanted a 

Valentine's card that didn't say Valentine's, preferably with Tatty

 Teddy on! Now, I don't have any teddy stamps or images

and seeing as how I'm still on my stash ban I did the only thing

I could think of..........sent my Son off to buy a magazine with the

free gift of a Tatty Teddy stamp AND a paper pack.....genius....

might have to try that more often lol! 

ingredients

paper & stamp - free with mag

doily die - my favourite things

corner die - memory box

precious heart - memory box

red card, gems - stash

coloured with Spectrum Noirs

challenges

pink & red at 4 Crafty Chicks

love at Paper Crafting Journey

love at Card Makin' Mamas

love is in the air at Crafty Catz

hearts at 2 Sisters

love is in the air at One Stop Craft

love at Totally Gorjuss

red at Gingerloft

feelin' the love at Love to Create

love is in the air at  The Pink Elephant

love at Spectrum Noir

Bex, black & a broken finger!

Yep, that's right........Miss Rebecca broke her finger at

the netball tournament!!!! All's well though, she had a great time 

and it hasn't put her off! Today I'm sharing a digi layout using

 one of my fav pics from last summer.....she's having a bit of a 

black phase at the moment, bedroom, clothes, everything has to

 be black!

I followed a sketch from The Pink Elephant, just added a few

 extras so hope that's ok! Rightio, got lots to do today so I'll 

catch up with you later. Thanks for visiting....have a great day!

Jo x

challenges

scrapbook #46 at The Pink Elephant

black, white + one at Crafty Creations

anything goes at Brown Sugar

hearts & flowers at Digitally Sweet

hearts at 2 Sisters

There's a 1st time for everything........

.....my 1st yellow & grey card......and I love it! I followed a sketch 

this time too, although I've added a couple of bits (hope that's

OK)! Hope you're all well & enjoying some craft time....

and at least the weathers' a bit brighter today! Miss Rebecca has

her 1st netball tournament today.......and she is Sports Captain!!!

 Fingers crossed they win although I'm a proud Mama Jo win, lose or draw!

Rightio, suppose I should really do some ironing :(

Thanks for calling......see you soon!

Jo x

ingredients

stamp - Flower girl - Gorjuss

coloured with Spectrums & promarkers

everything else - stash/scrap box

challenges

yellow & grey at Cupcake Craft

sketch at Critter Sketch

#82 at Crafty Anne's

anything goes at One Stop Craft

ribbon &/or lace at Whoopsi Daisy

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

#100 at The Sugar Bowl

Love/Valentine with Lexi's Creations

Ooooh, it's windy out there today! Thank goodness for nice warm

craft rooms lol! So today see's the start of our new challenge

over at Lexi's Creations and as it's February, the month of luurrrve

(and my Birthday month) we have a theme of

LOVE/VALENTINE! We are sponsored by the wonderful

who is giving our lucky winner £10 to spend instore!

As usual, we'd like to see any and all crafts just so long as you stick

to the theme and you have until Feb 16th to play. Don't forget to

go check out the fabby inspiration from my teamies over on the

main blog! So here's my card......for once I'm quite happy with

it.......and again, it's all scraps......phew, can't wait until April 1st

and I can craft shop again! 

ingredients

stamped image - Anya from The Greetings Farm

flower punch

heart die - Xcut

flourish - Cheery Lynn

coloured with pro/flexmarkers

everything else from stash

challenges

monochrome at Anything Goes

monochrome at Craft Room

anything goes at Die Cuttin' Divas

Valentine at Going Grey with Scrap Creations

have a heart at Loves Rubberstamps

love is all around at I Love Promarkers

anything goes at Simon Says Stamp

love at the Stamping Chef

anything goes at Crafty Ribbons

red & white at Delightful Challenges

Valentine's at Milk Coffee

love at Card Makin' Mamas

love is in the air at QKR Stampede

love is in the air at Stampin' with the Dragon

white & red/pink at 2 Sisters

gingham/checks at A Gem of a Challenge

love is in the air at My time to Craft

love is all around at Sweet Stampin'

anything goes + love at 613 Avenue Create

Anything Goes with Sparkles Christmas Challenges

Morning friends,  Happy February 1st......can you believe we're

into the 2nd month of the year already! Soon be time to start

on all things Christmas so why not come join us at

Sparkles Christmas Challenges for our 2nd anniversary

challenge "Anything Goes" You have all month to play,

you can make anything Christmas related and you might

even be the lucky winner of a fab prize of £10 spend from 

our sponsor Fantastic Ribbons!

As usual, there's some fabulous inspiration from the rest of

the DT over on the main blog! I made a tag this time.....I'm 

determined every special gift WILL have a handmade

tag this year!

ingredients

kraft tag - stash

Boofle cardstock sticker - stash

Boofle paper scrap - stash

pearls ribbon - stash

challenges

Winter at Kaboodle Doodles

use some brown at Paper Playtime

anything goes at Party Time Tuesday

anything but a card at  Crafty Creations

Male at Crimbo Crackers

Thanks for looking friends....see you soon!

Jo x