Molly Blooms Birthday Parade Candy!

Morning friends....if I've done this right then this is a sticky post

and will stay at the top of my blog!

No card today......just a little something to give away....

I bought one of these fabby kits a while ago.....then one of my lovely boys

 saw them in a shop & thought he would treat me.....aw, didn't have the 

heart to tell him I'd already got it! It's full of papers stamps, ribbons,

buttons and a beautiful magazine full of lovely ideas!

If you'd like it just leave me a comment...I'd love you to be a follower

and maybe pop a pic in your sidebar! I'll get Miss Rebecca to pick

a winner at the end of the month! Thanks for calling!

xx

Christmas birdhouse

Good morning my lovelies......hope you're all well.....and a big thank you for
 visiting my little blog....it's lovely to have you!

Today I'm sharing another Christmas card........and finally, I'm close to
 finishing them.....just a few more then I'm done & can start on house & tree
decorations etc........can't wait....I really love this time of year & all
the preparations for Christmas! I went for a more unusual colour combo
this time.....I'm quite traditional when it comes to Christmas but love
the blue & black together....what do you think, does it work?

ingredients

image - pressie from my lovely friend Scrappymo....thank you!

circle - Spellbinders Grand Stately Circles

fence - Marianne Creatables

tree - Marianne Creatables

papers - Docrafts, I think

coloured with Flexmarkers

challenges

stamp stamp stamp @ Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas

make it Christmassy @ Paper Creator's Crafts

Christmas @ Creative Card Crew

anything goes @ Crafting by Designs

Rightio, that's me for today.....thanks for calling!
Don't forget to enter my little candy giveaway.....there's still a few
days left!

xx

Midweek reminder over at Nutcrafters!

Hiya friends.....hope you're all well! It's been one of those days for me so

 far....slept later than I should then spent all morning pottering about

thinking 'I'm sure I've forgotten something'.........yep, my Nutcrafters

midweek reminder post! So, our challenge theme this time is

FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO

and as I'm still on a green/teal/turquoise streak I chose those colours again!

As usual, there's some fabby prizes to be won and some gorgeous

freebies over on the main blog here. Hope you can join us....would

love to see you there!

ingredients

image - Nutcrafters

papers - MME 

other bts & bobs - stash

Ragdoll Ruby

Don't forget....you can enter my little candy here!

Good morning lovely bloggers......hope you had a fabulous weekend!

Bet all you Downton Abbey fans are happy it's back......I'm a late-comer

to Downton......just finished the end of Season 2.......and I'm hooked!

I love it......especially Violet lol! Anyway, I did manage a little crafty time 

over the weekend & made a little tent picture for Miss Rebecca!

I used an image from Dilly Beans called Ragdoll Ruby......she's got

to be my fav.......and the colours are too, although I chose them cos they

 go with Rebecca's room. I wanted a real grungy, almost dirty feel to

this & am quite pleased with it. Everything is ripped, torn, inked, doodled

and glittered.....even the ribbon....can't remember where it's from but it's 

amazing stuff.....you can do what you like to it & it still looks great!

Rightio, that's me for today.....didn't manage to find any wallpaper last

week so guess what I'm doing today....yep, off to another shop!

Thanks for calling today.....hope you have a lovely day!

xx

ingredients

image - Dilly Beans

paper - Gorjuss

fancy heart - Cheery Lynn

heart border - Tim Holtz

plain heart - Clearly Besotted

coloured with Spectrums & Copics

sentiment. glitter & pearls - stash

challenges

make it sparkle @ Papertake Weekly
anything goes @ Divas by Designs
2+ patterned papers @ Penny's Paper Crafty
anything goes @ 4 Krafty Girlz
anything goes @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
anything goes @ Digitally Sweet
ribbons @ Dilly Beans

Unicorn Girls Heart

Morning you lovely bloggers....hope you're all well! 

Today I'm sharing a card using my 1st Dilly Beans purchase....I know I'll be

 back for more cos they're all fab! This one is called Unicorn Girls Heart and

 I wanted to keep it fairly clean & simple....and she had to have

my fav-at-the-moment green/turquiose hair (coloured with Spectrums 

& Copics)........I just hope I've done her justice lol. 

Papers & card are all snippets from my scrap box & I just added

 a strip of washi tape, a length of paper twine, a couple of gems and that's it! 

 Rightio, that's me for today.....off for a catch up on all your lovely

 makes.......whatever you're doing today.....hope it's a good one!

Thanks for calling........I love hearing from you!
Don't forget....I have a little candy here if you'd like to enter!

xx

challenges

anything goes @ Digitally Sweet

washi tape @ Dilly Beans

use kraft @ Sweet Pea Stampers

digi image/paper @ The Pink Elephant

Favourite colour combo with Nutcrafters!

Morning you lovely bloggers......hope you're all well!

Oh my, aren't these weeks flying past....we're creeping ever closer to

the big C word lol! Now as its Wednesday that can only mean one

thing - Nutcrafters! Our new challenge, as chosen by teamie Helen, is

FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO! As usual, there's some fabby prizes

to be won:

1st prize - £10 to spend at Nutcrafters but you must use a Nutcrafters image

(there's a freebies page on the blog)

2nd prize - 2 digi stamps or 1 stamp sheet of your choice

(subject to availability)

Now I'm quite fickle when it comes to fav colour combo's, I do like

to chop & change lol but this week my fav colour is turquoise/teal.....those

 kind of shades.......especially for hair!! I've kept my card quite CAS this week

too.....love the simplicity of these cards! So what's your fav colour combo?

We'd love you to join us at Nutcrafters, you have until October 1st to play

and don't forget to go check out the fabby DT makes!

Rightio, better go......I'm off wallpaper shopping today.....and still

haven't decided on a colour......eeeek!

Thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!

xx

ingredients

image - Nutcrafters

papers - Docrafts

hexagon die - Clearly Besotted

coloured with Spectrum Noirs

challenges

for the kids @ Card Makin' Mamas

anything goes @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards

polka dots @ Going Grey with Scrap Creations

hexagon/chevron @ by Lori Designs

2 or more patt papers @ Penny's Paper Crafty

Autumn colours with Lexi's Creations!

Good Morning....it's a gorgeous day today, lovely blue skies but there's

definitely a nip in the air.......a real feel of Autumn......which

brings me to the new challenge over at Lexi's Creations where the

theme is AUTUMN COLOURS! As usual, you can make any crafty

 make you like and we have a fab sponsor for you:

You have until September 28th to join us and don't forget, you

can see some gorgeous inspiration over on the main blog!

Rightio, that's it for today......suppose I better go do do some

housework! Thanks for calling!

xx

ingredients

5x5 card blank

brown card - stash

papers - free with mag

decoupage/frame - Tilly Daydream/Docrafts

challenges

Birthday cards @ Docrafts

Fall colours @ Milk Coffee

Seasons @ Crafting when we can

Happy Fall Y'all @ Paper Nest Dolls

Don't forget.....you can enter my little candy here!

xx

Fairies and/or Butterflies with Sparkles Challenges!

 Good morning....happy Sunday! 

Hope you're all well, warm & having a lovely weekend so far!

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Sparkles and this month

the theme, as chosen by teamie (and my gorgeous daughter) Rebecca

is FAIRIES AND/OR BUTTERFLIES! We have a fabulous sponsor

this month - Lily of the Valley - who are offering one lucky winner an

amazing £10 spend instore and as usual, we love to see any and all

crafty makes!

ingredients

image - Magnolia Tilda

coloured with Copics & Flexmarkers

papers - Cart-Us

flourish - Marianne die

punched butterflies

tags - Cheery Lynn die

punched border - Fiskars

pearls, ribbon - stash

challenges

must have wings @ Lady Anne's

things with wings @ Creative Card Crew

anything goes @ Penny's Paper Crafty

anything goes @ Marvelous Magnolia

dies/punches @ A Creative Romance

anything goes @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards

Don't forget to go check out the rest of the teams

creations over on the main blog! Thanks for calling today, see

you tomorrow!

xx

Just add ribbon.....

Don't forget.....I have a little candy & would love you to enter here!

Morning.......happy Friday......do you have that Friday feeling?
 I love it, the promise of the weekend....,,kids home, lazy days, rugby
....love it! Do you have anything nice planned?
Today's card is made all from freebies....I just added ribbon!
I used a paper pad & die cut elements from a set called 'Home
Grown' that came free with a magazine!
No sentiment yet cos it's going in my box til needed but I thought
I might add a rub on sentiment on the red gingham strip.
Rightio, that's all for today....thanks for calling & see you soon!
xx

CAS midweek reminder for Nutcrafters!

Good morning friends....hope you're all well.......and warm...

oh my gosh, wasn't it cold yesterday? Had to dig out my Winter coat

to pop to the shops.....oh, it was freezing and it rained all day too!

Anyway, as it's Wednesday...you know what that means.....Nutcrafters!

It's time for a midweek reminder for our current challenge (here)

and the theme is CLEAN & SIMPLE!

I used one of the images from the faces set....isn't he adorable, coloured

with flexmarkers, added glitter & mounted onto a square of blue card

then onto a 5x5 card blank......easy! As usual, there's fabby prizes 

to be won & gorgeous DT makes over on the main blog!

Hope to see you there! Thanks for calling today & for any comments

you might leave.....see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges
CAS @ A Creative Romance
got the blues @ Sweet Stampin'
blue Christmas @ Here Come the Boys
cute Christmas in September @ Cutie Pie
child's play @ Papertake Weekly

A little bit of bunting!

Hiya folks......happy Monday....hope you're all well & rested

after the weekend! We had a peaceful, lazy weekend topped off

with a very proud Mama Jo moment......my lovely boy, Nic,

played rugby Sunday morning....the team won & he got Man

of the Match!!!!

So today I'm sharing a little bit of bunting I made on

Saturday......all from scraps....just the thing to fill a little space!

It looks so much brighter & warmer IRL though.....think I need to

 work on my picture taking lol! Rightio, got to dash....got a

mountain of crafting........I mean ironing to do....thanks for

calling....see you soon!

xx

challenges I'd like to enter
anything goes @ 4 Krafty Girlz
anything goes @ Totally Gorjuss
anything goes @ 613 Avenue Create

We're going on a bear hunt over at Crafty Calendar!

Morning friends......hope you're all well & warm....hasn't the weather

gotten cooler....mind you, I'm not complaining.....I love it!

So for today, as it's the 1st Saturday of the month, we have a new

challenge over at Crafty Calendar and this month the brief is

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT!.....yep, we want to see a bear 

on your makes! As usual, any & all makes are welcome just so

long as you stick to the theme & you might just be the lucky winner

of a fabby prize from this months sponsor:

For my DT make I had a go at stamping on a candle....well, not actually

ON the candle....you know what I mean lol! I stamped onto tissue

paper, coloured the image then placed the image just where I

wanted it, covered with wax paper then used my heat gun to melt

the image to the candle......easy! For my first go, I'm quite chuffed

with it but let me tell you......it's sooooo addictive.....I think everyone

I know might well be getting one for Christmas!!!!

Rightio, that's it for today....I'm planning a lazy-stay-at-home

weekend.....the kids are all shattered and sooo out of routine so are having

 a nice, long sleep in.....I love those kind of days, don't you? A nice, quiet 

morning while they sleep then lots of laughs & nice food when they're

all up...........or home from work!

Thanks for calling today.....have a lovely weekend!

xx

challenges
anything goes @ Bearly Mine
anything goes @ Papertake Weekly
best friends @ Tuesdsy Throwdown
Christmas @ C.R.A.F.T
candles @ Winter Wonderland

Angelhugs.......

Hiya lovelies....hope you're all well & looking forward to the weekend!

Just a quick post tonight to share a Christmas card I made with

a fabby free digi from Nikky over at Polka Doodles. All papers (Nitwits)

were free with a mag too so doesn't get much better than that lol! We

 were given a random image and i couldn't have been happier with mine....

she's gorgeous and that little face.....aw, she's just adorable! A few

punched snowflakes, a bit of twine & some gems were all the extras

I needed....and a bit of ink for the edges.....I even decorated the
 inside this time too!

Rightio, off to blog hop for an hour.....thanks for calling....see

you tomorrow!

xx

challenges I'd like to enter
fairy time @ Polka Doodles
let's get inky @ Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge
something new Paper & image) @ Christmas Card Challenges
Christmas snowflakes @ Created With Love
Christmas @ Cutie Pie
things with wings @ Creative Card Crew
Winter animals @ Christmas at Sweet Stampin'
Christmas @ C.R.A.F.T

My little (big) book of Christmas!

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

Another bright but cool Autumn like morning here today.....and I love it!

I'm sharing my "Little (big) book of Christmas" today.....I make one 

of these every year, usually in the Summer hols but what with

illness etc., I've not managed it until yesterday! I use it for all things 

Christmas.......recipes, present lists, things to make & do......absolutely

anything to do with Christmas.......it'll be packed full of snippets & cuttings

 & things before long! It's A4 in size and usually is really traditional

....that's how I like Christmas....but this time I've gone for purple

 & black........Miss Rebecca's fav colours!

Rightio, thanks for calling today.....and for any comments you might leave

.........off to fill a few pages in my book!

Hope your day's a good one!

xx

here's what I used:

A4 hardback notebook

papers - DCWV

snowflake border - EK Success punch

large snowflake - Sizzix die

doily - Die-namics die

precious stars - Memory Box

snowmen embellies, ribbons & gems, - stash

a challenge (or two)

2 backing papers @ A Gem of a Challenge

freestyle @ Hiding in my Craft Room

texture @ Totally Gorjuss

anything goes @ 613 Avenue Create

snowflakes @ Created with Love

Christmas makes @ Creative Creations

use your dies @ Through the Purple Haze

snowmen @ Ladybug Crafts

anything goes @ Papertake Weekly

Christmas @ C.R.A.F.T

CAS with Nutcrafters!

Morning lovely bloggers....hope you're all well today!

Thanks for you're lovely comments on yesterday's photos......Chris came

home full of excitement about the pastry kitchen at College & Miss

Rebecca came home looking rather dishevelled, calling herself Talia & 

speaking German..........so a good day all round lol! 

So as it's Wednesday.....it's Nutcrafters day and we have a brand new

challenge......CLEAN & SIMPLE as chosen by lovely teamie Sylvia!

As usual, there's some fab prizes to be won:

1st place....£10 spend instore but you must use a Nutcrafters image 

(freebies available here)

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

(subject to availability)

So the dreaded CAS.....but I actually enjoyed making this one...and

it was soooo quick! I used the gorgeous Santa face, part of the

new release Christmas portrait stamp set. mounted it onto a piece

of red card and that's it........no ribbon, no gems, no nothing!
Sorry about the blue tinge to the pic, lighting was terrible!

I really hope you can come join us this time....and don't forget

to check out the rest of the DT makes!

Thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!

xx

a couple of challenges....
squares @ 4 Crafty Chicks
just one @ Charisma Cardz
Christmas @ Creative Creations
cute Christmas @ Cutie Pie

All grown up.......

Morning lovely bloggers......and what a morning....my gorgeous

girl starts secondary school today and oh my, does she look grown up!

So in true proud Mama Jo fashion here's a little collage of her

all dressed up & ready to go!

 And not forgetting Chris who starts catering College today....but

he doesn't like to pose as much as Bex lol!

And last but not least, here's an attempt at a CAS card...why

oh why do I struggle so much with these, I see so many gorgeous

CAS makes in blogland but mine just look rubbish.....although I

LOVE the image & for once, I'm quite pleased with my colouring

and wow, wouldn't you love hair that colour IRL?

So that's it for today....I've no excuse now....I really have to do

some ironing lol! Thanks for calling....see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges
just one @ Charisma Cardz
CAS @ A Creative Romance
LOC or Girly @ Left of Centre
fantasy @ Sweet Pea Stampers
things with wings @ Crafty Bloggers
CAS @ The Paper Nest Dolls
things with wings @ Creative Card Crew

Anything but a card with Lexi's Creations!

Good morning you lovelies.....hope you're all well! A gorgeous morning

again today.....and one of the kids back to college.....2 back tomorrow

 then another on Thursday......yay, more craft time lol!

So anyway, for today I'm sharing my DT make for the new challenge 

over at Lexi's Creations and this fortnight we have the theme of 

ANYTHING BUT A CARD! A nice easy theme for you this time you

 have until September 14th to play and you could be the lucky winner of 

5 digis from Fairy Dust Crafts! For my DT make I had a go at a little

box scene....all guesswork, no measurements involved and this is how

it turned out...I'm quite pleased with it and can't wait to try it again!

I started with a scrap of blue card, die cut an aperture with a Spellbinder

nestie which I then used as a mat for the image, scored & folded down

 each side. Underneath the image you can just see some blue Christmas

paper....another scrap....then it was just a case of decorating the

front with the die cut trees, a snowman, snowballs and a pressie....oh

and the snowflakes at the top & the gems down the side!

So that's it from me for today....off to buy Nic some school shoes!

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

xx

a challenge or two.....
make the cut @ Delightful Challenges
use a stamp @ Happy Campers
anything goes @ Paper Crafting Journey
anything goes @ Sister Act
for a child @ Dream Valley
dies and/or punches @ Lacy Sunshine

Non traditional Christmas colours at Sparkles Christmas challenges!

 Good morning lovely bloggers.....happy September 1st! 

There's a definite chill in the air this morning.....but I don't mind....I love this 

time of the year....I'll be much happier in the next 6 months than I've been 

in the last lol! Anyway, today's post is all about the new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas challenges

where the theme....as chosen by me....is "NON TRADITIONAL COLOURS"

We're sponsored this month by the very generous LOTV who are offering a

£10 spend instore and wow, the lucky winner is SO gonna be spoilt for choice!!

As usual, you have all month to play

and you don't have to make a card.......any crafty creation will do! And

don't forget......there's a wealth of inspiration over on the main blog from the

rest of the team led by our lovely Shaz!

Ooooh, I loved this challenge....while I'm very traditional when it comes

to Christmas I love all things gothic/dark and this is my favourite 

alternative Christmas image this year....isn't she gorgeous? She's called 

"Emo Christmas" and she's from Delicious Doodles.....although she

can be coloured very traditionally I went for pink/black (used to have my

hair that colour waaayyyy back) and yet again.....Miss Rebecca has

claimed this one lol! I coloured her with Spectrum Noir pens, used up some

scraps of paper, a giant die cut snowflake cut in half & glittered, a 

computer generated sentiment, a few pearls & that's it......oh, and

lashings of glitter........and yes, it did get everywhere lol! Rightio, off

to do some ironing thanks for calling & hope to see you at Sparkles!

xx

 a challenge or two.....

Christmas @ Crafty Boots
anything goes @ Tammy's Scrappin' Corner
girly @ Crafty Sentiments
black, white + 1 @ Paper Pretties
LOC or girly @ Left of Centre
2 backing papers @ A Gem of a Challenge