Summer Fun reminder at Nutcrafters!

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

Just a quick post to remind you of the latest challenge over 

at Nutcrafters where the challenge is Summer Fun! Full rules and

 some fab inspiration from the rest of the team are over on the main blog!

Hope to see you there......rightio, off to take Miss Rebecca to Summer 

school then I get to play all day!!!! Thanks for calling.

xx

challenges
week 269 @ Sketch Saturday
punches and/or die cuts @ Paper Crafting Journey
Summer days @ Dream Valley
Summer blooms @ Card Mania

For you......

Good morning.....happy Monday! Hope you're all well & rested after the 

weekend. It's another gorgeous, breezy day here......perfect for 

drying my mountain of washing!! So for today I have another 

postage friendly card to share.....created in Serif using one of their fab, 

free digikits called All that Glitters. I usually print these cards at

6x6 inches then trim slightly & mount on a card blank and they look

gorgeous! It's great to be creating digitally again......I'm gradually

building up digi kits, etc., again after losing most everything

a while ago so watch this space lol. Rightio, better dash - Miss

Rebecca is going to Summer school 10-3 this week....don't you

think that's a fab idea, it's to help her settle in ready for September when

she moves up to secondary school? I do, and luckily she does too! 

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

Jo x

Inspiration photo with Christmas Stampin' All Year Long!

Hiya....happy Friday! I'm here today to let you know about the new

challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year long where this week

we have a gorgeous inspiration pic for you!

What inspires you....maybe the colours, the shapes.....even

that sweet little penguin? I went with the penguin & the colours, although 

on my card they don't seem to be very vibrant.......IRL they're fab!

I used papers that were free with a mag, kraft, paper ribbon, the sentiment

was computer generated & I used Spectrum Noir pens....oh, and the 

sweet little penguin comes from Bugaboo who is our sponsor this week.

 Bugaboo are very kindly offering one lucky

winner a whopping 7 digis of their choice!!! As usual, there's more fantastic

inspiration over on the main blog......hope to see you there!

xx

Summer Sunshine Fun at Nutcrafters!

Well good morning!! Happy Wednesday to you all...I know I say it often but 

I seriously can't believe how quickly these weeks are going! We're onto a 

new challenge over at Nutcrafters today & this time the theme, as chosen by 

our lovely boss, Katie is "Summer Sunshine Fun". As usual, we have fabby 

prizes: 1st place: A whopping £10 to spend at the Nutcrafters store - 

you must use a Nutcrafters image to be in with a chance and don't forget 

there's a freebies page on the main blog!

2nd place: 2 digi stamps or 1 stamp sheet of your choice

subject to availability!

For my card I used the fab Grandma & Grandpa Summer set! Aren't they 

great.....a real British seaside sight.....Grandma with her sunburnt 

shoulders & Grandpa with his handkerchief on his head......and of course, 

those wonderful striped deckchairs! And I just had to print out the 

words to that song.......all together now.......Oh, I do like to be beside the 

seaside....oh, I do like to be beside the sea! It always makes me

 laugh when I hear that song as it's the song my Son, Nics' rugby team sing 

when they win......15 smelly, sweaty boys singing their hearts out......I love it! 

Anyway, enough waffling from me......hope to see you at 

Nutcrafters  and don't forget to check out the rest of the DT!

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

xx

challenges

no spoolin' @ Southern Girls

life's a beach @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards

on the beach @ Stampin' with the Dragon

Summer fun @ Wags 'n' Whiskers

Summertime @ PanPastel UK

Summertime @ the Crazy Challenge

toes in the sand @ Tuesday Throwdown

Christmas in July with Lexi's Creations!

Hiya......Happy Monday....hope you're all well!

We have a new challenge for you today over at Lexi's Creations

and this time the theme is "Christmas in July".......can you believe

we're nearer to this Christmas than last......scary, right?? It 

always makes me smile when us crafters are busy making Christmas

 things as the sun shines.....suits me fine though cos I don't like the 

heat....would much rather be in my nice cool craft room!

Anyway, enough waffle from me......we're sponsored this time

by the fab Fairy Dust Crafts with a whopper of a prize - 5 digis!

As usual, we love to see any & all crafty makes....tags, cards,

bookmarks, layouts....anything you fancy making! I created a card

in Serif using the fab Funky Christmas tree from Fairy Dust Crafts

then when I printed it out I heat embossed the image.....doesn't 

show up too well on here but IRL it looks gorgeous & a non

traditional colour combo this time for a change too! Don't forget

there's lots of gorgeous inspiration for you over on the main

blog...thanks for calling today....see you at Lexi's!

xx

challenges I'd like to enter

black @ Penny's Paper Crafty
monochromatic @ Card Makin' Mamas

Crafty Calendar July - colour challenge!

Good Morning, hope you're all well & having a fab week!

It's a bit cooler here today, thank goodness, so maybe an hour or two 

in the garden for me later! But first, here's my card for the Crafty Calendar 

July challenge - I know I'm late (sorry ladies) but things are back to
 normal....or as normal as they'll ever be lol so I thought I'd post
my card as a mid challenge reminder! The theme

this time is "colours of sand & sea", other colours as well if you want but the 

main colours are to be sea & sand colours! We have a fantastic sponsor

for you.....Hannah Lynn Art......and the prize is an amazing 5x7 or 8x10

print of your choice......with free worldwide shipping!!! As usual, you can

find all the info you need over on the main blog as well as some fabby

inspiration from the wonderful DT! The DT were lucky enough to
be given a gorgeous image.......mine is called "Alice"......isn't she fab?
You can find her here.  Rightio, that's me for today, thanks for
calling & hope your weekends a good one!
xx

Technique time at CSAYL!

Hiya, happy Friday........bet you're all ready for the weekend!

We have a new challenge for you today over at 

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

and this week the theme is "Papercrafting Techniques"

Each of the CSAYL designers chose their favourite technique this

week and now you just need to pick one of the teams faves & play along!

We're sponsored this time by the fabby Broken Box Stock with a 

prize of 3 digis for our lucky winner & you have until 24th July to play.

The DT were lucky enough to choose a digi to play....I chose the

sweet Santa Hat Cat and I made a scallop circle easel card....maybe more 

of a fancy fold than a technique but I think it's a fab, quick & easy 

make & always looks good! I used Spectrum Noir pens, a few 

snowflakes, ribbon, gems, a computer generated sentiment and that's

 it.......hope you like it & feel inspired to come join us!

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

xx

some challenges I'd like to enter

spots/stripes or both @ A Gem of a Challenge

think pink @ Paper Creator's Crafts

punches and/or die cuts @ Send a smile 4 Kids

Christmas in July @ Eureka Stamps

anything goes @ Crimbo Crackers

Nutcrafters midweek reminder - One for the Boys!

Good morning bloggers.....happy Wednesday!

Just a quick post today to remind you all of the current challenge over at 

Nutcrafters - "One for the Boys!"

There's some fabby prizes to be won so do come join us, we'd love to see you!

xx

Christmas in July!!

Hiya, oh my hasn't it been hot.......and I've been making Christmas

cards lol! Me & the sun don't get on too well so the best place for me is  the 

craft room.....any excuse haha! So today I have a "darker" Christmas card, I 

do have a darker side but rarely show it on my blog...maybe it should come

 out more?? Anyway, I was having a look for some new digi's for my

 collection & I came across Delicious Doodles and now I'm hooked! 

Amazing images & when I saw this one I just had to buy it........this is how 

Miss Rebecca would like to look if she was older!!!! The papers were 

free with a mag, the border die is Tim Holtz, sentiment is computer

generated, other bits from my stash & I used Spectrum Noirs & Copics.
Rightio, off to do the shopping.....have a lovely day!
xx
a challenge or two
anything goes at Crafts & Me
Christmas in July at Fab 'n' Funky
Christmas in July at Inky Impressions
Christmas in July at C.R.A.F.T
Christmas in July at Paper Crafting Journey
Creepmas in July at Punk You Girl

Autumn colours with Sparkles Challenges!

Well hello bloggers....hope you're all well & rested after the weekend!

I think I need a rest after yesterday......watched Nic play rugby &

sadly they lost but oh my, all that cheering tires you out lol....

then a bbq at home....happy days! Anyways, the real reason I'm here

is to tell you about the new challenge starting over at Sparkles...

...the theme is Autumn colours and as usual we love to see any &

all crafty makes! I made a card this time & went with the gorgeous

Autumn colours of brown & orange! Our sponsor this month is

 the fabby Di's Digi's and the lucky winner gets a $10 spend instore! 

You have almost a month to play & you can check out all

the rules & the fab DT makes over on the main blog!

Thanks for calling today....hope to see you at Sparkles!

xx

Kraft time at Chrisrmas Stampin' All Year Long!

Yay......it's Friday again and that only means one thing:

it's time for a new challenge over at Christmas Stampin' all Year Long!

Our challenge for you this week is to "use Kraft"......one of my

favourite things to use! We're sponsored by the fab Meljen Designs

and the winner will receive 4 non coloured images! You have until

next Thursday to play and as usual, there's some gorgeous inspiration 

on show over on the main blog! I love kraft so this was a great 

challenge for me....I chose colours I don't often use and some fab papers

 to go with the sweet S.W.A.L.K image coloured with Spectrum Noir pens! 

Rightio, that's me for today....off to catch up on the housework.....have a 

lovely weekend & I'll see you soon!

Thanks for calling!

xx
a challenge or two....
suitable for a child at Crafty Hazelnut's
Christmas in July at Whoopsi Daisy
Christmas in July at LEJ Designs
Christmas in July at Fab 'n' Funky
Christmas in July at Inky Impressions
pink & green at Stampin' for the Weekend
friendship at Spectrum Noir

One for the boys with Nutcrafters!

Hello friends....hope you're all well!

Wednesday already, and you know what that means....

..........a new challenge over at Nutcrafters and this time it's my turn 

to host! I chose the theme of "One for the boys!" so we'd like to see

 all your male themed projects: cards, tags, layouts, bookmarks....anything so

 long as it fits the theme!

As usual, there's 2 fab prizes up for grabs: A £10 spend over at the

Nutcrafters shop for 1st prize....to win this you must use a 

Nutcrafters image (there's a freebies page on the main blog), 2nd prize is

a choice of 2 digis or 1 stamp sheet (subject to availability)!

You can check out the full rules & the fabby DT makes over

on the main blog........and good luck!
I followed a fab sketch from Sketch Saturday for this card, the image
is of course Nutcrafters, stars are framelit dies, I used a scallop
 border punch, a LOTV sentiment & Spectrum Noir pens!

Thanks for calling today......happy crafting!

xx

I'd like to enter some challenges:
week #266 at Sketch Saturday
for the men/boys at Sweet Pea Stampers
let's hear it for the Boys at Totally Papercrafts
use a digi stamp at Here come the Boys

For a friend with Lexi's Creations

 Good morning from a lovely, cool Yorkshire Coast!

Yep, I'm one of those that doesn't like the heat so the last few

days have been awful for me. I've spent the weekend trying

to catch up on all my DT work & commenting and then would you

believe I got up this morning & Miss Rebecca is not very well

again...the boys are all fit & well now & all back at work/college

except for Chris who's just left for Center Parcs with his friend

& family! So I'm gonna make the most of the day....Rebecca is

an easy patient as she just sleeps when she's not well lol.

We have a new challenge starting over at Lexi's Creations today

and the theme is "For a friend".....a nice, easy, fun card to make!

I created this card digitally using Serif, the idea was to make up a 

set of cards all the same but with different sentiments on them,

e.g: For you, my friend, Thank You, Thinking of you....that kind of 

thing them them maybe give them as gifts to non-crafty friends. 

They're 6x6 square and being created digitally then printed out

they all fold perfectly flat for posting!

Lexi's Creations is sponsored this time by the fabulous

 and as usual, we love to see any & all crafts! You have until

July 20th to join us and again, as usual, there's some fab

inspiration over on the main blog! Rightio, that's me for today!

Thanks for calling!

xx

Red, white & blue!

Hi guys......happy Saturday!

Hope you're all well & having a lovely weekend!

Oooh, I've missed you all......poorly kids put a stop to my blogging all
week but today, so far so good! It's a beautiful summers day,  I'm

 sat just inside the patio doors listening to AC/DC & crafting away!
Miss Rebecca has joined me, 2nd son James has just come in from
 work & now he's sat colouring too!!!! Oh, and I've had some
good news....my 4th son Christian left school a couple of weeks
ago....and he has a job!!!!! He's going to catering school in September
so fingers crossed it will become a permanent part time job! Anyway, back
to business....I'm hoping to spend the weekend catching up on the
 DT work & commenting I've gotten behind on but first,

I wanted to post this card on Thursday but couldn't so here it is
today......and a very belated happy July 4th all my American friends....red,
white & blue are the colours of my country's flag too!
The image is from The Greetings Farm, the papers are Papermania,
the bunting & stars are cut with Framelit dies & the ribbon & gems are
from my stash......hope you like it! Rightio, feels like tea-time....
......see you later!
 xx
Challenges I'd like to enter
red, white & blue at Craft your passion
red, white & blue at Digi Darla
stars & stripes at Eureka Stamps
flag colours at Kaboodle Doodles
red, white & blue at Crafty Sentiments
rock the red, white & blue at QKR Stampede
red, white, blue & ribbon at the Greetings Farm

Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Christmas Trees!

Good Morning......Happy July 1st....hope you're all well!

Isn't this year flying past.....we're on a countdown to Christmas now

so why not come join us over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges?

Our new challenge starts today & the theme as chosen by our lovely

teamie Lesley is Christmas Trees! We're sponsored by the very

kind Di's Digi Downloads who are offering our lucky winner a $10

spend instore. As usual, we love to see any & all crafts just 

so long as you stick to the theme! You have all month to play 

and as usual, there's some fabulous inspiration from the team over

on the main blog.

I decided to make a digital card this time, I created my card in Serif

using a kit called Magical Moments - a really lovely kit, full of the

most gorgeous things in soft creams, beiges & gold!

Rightio, that's me for today.....see you later!

xx