Blue & Green should never be seen........

....... I always remember my Nan saying that lol!

I'm loving making these little wrap style bracelets, I love that
 they can be any size, shape & colour and they're just so quick & easy
to make! My boys ( I should really stop calling them boys, 3 of them are
 young men!) love em, Miss Rebecca has a new idea for one every
couple of days......and I still haven't made one just for me lol! So
 this one is simply using some gorgeous turquoise beads with silver
 spacer beads on some navy cord......with a simple sliding knot to open/close.

Ok my friends, that's me for today.....thanks for calling, see you soon!

Don't forget.....Miss Rebecca has CANDY.....she only needs 10 more
followers to reach her target of 100....would love it if you could
pop over!

xx

CAS at Nutcrafters!

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

Just popping in to remind you of the CAS challenge over at Nutcrafters

all info & fabby Dt makes can be found over on the main blog!

Hope to see you there!

xx

challenges
anything goes at Digitally Sweet
anything goes at Sister Act
use a digi at My Sheri Crafts

I 'heart' you

Morning lovelies....and what an awful morning it is.....another day indoors

methinks.......so onto my card & for today I have a simple but (I think)

very effective card. I simply die cut a heart from a square of card, layered

it over a piece of hessian, added a stamped sentiment, a couple of pearls

and that's it......I think it would look good in other colours too!

Rightio, off to do some h****work......thanks for calling, see you soon!

xx

I'd like to enter some challenges
anything goes at Divas by Design
CAS at Addicted to Stamps
CAS at Little Red Wagon
anything goes at Sister Act
no designer paper at Dream Valley

Scary Stories with Left of Center!

Good morning lovelies........happy Friday! Hope you're all well & have

something nice planned for the weekend! I have some news to share

today.......I joined the Left of Center DT!!!!! So chuffed to be there

& I get to work with a fab DT, share some amazing challenge themes

& even let my darker side out to play too! I'm on team b so I get to create

 for the midway reminder which is today! Our theme this time is Scary Stories

 & our sponsor is the brilliant Ike's Art who kindly gave us some images to use!

I made a scrapbook page this time, a lovely change from all the cards

I've made, especially with Christmas just gone.........but doesn't it seem

like ages ago? I scrapped The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe & before it was

 even finished one of my Sons' decided he wanted it in a frame!!

So that's it for today, you can pop over to the main blog for more info

& to see the amazing creations from the rest of the Dt!

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

xx

I'd like to enter these challenges
anything goes at Quoth the Raven
anything goes at Ike's world

CAS with Nutcrafters!

Morning lovelies, how are you today? Hope you're all well & warm!

Time for another challenge over at Nutcrafters today & this time 

the theme chosen by me, is CLEAN & SIMPLE. So as usual

if you want to win the main prize of £10 to spend in the Nutcrafters store

you have to use a Nutcrafters image (freebies available over on main page) 

2nd prize is 2 digis or 1 stamp sheet (subject to availability)

Don't forget to go check out the gorgeous makes from the rest of the Dt!

I used my favourite Music in the Air digi, a die cut wreath & a couple

of pearls on kraft card.....I used this image a lot last Christmas for cards

& tags......she's so sweet! You have until February 4th to join in.....

......hope to see you there!

xx

challenges

B for Bare Essentials at ABC Christmas Challenges

anything goes at Digitally Sweet

CAS at Hiding in my Craft Room

use a digi at My Sheri Crafts

anything goes at Paper Nest Dolls

A bit of a change........

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

Ooooh, it's a cold & frosty morning here, nothing much planned except

 boring housework and maybe even some nasty ironing!!!!

So for today I'm sharing something a bit different, well, for me

anyway! I thought I'd have a go at making a Shamballa bracelet since

Rebecca got a kit for Christmas......and we're both hooked lol!

So this is my first proper attempt & my own design, so very quick & easy

to make & my lot love 'em.........my new addiction methinks!

Rightio, sooner I get on the sooner I can sneak an hour at my desk...

thanks for calling......see you soon!

xx

Show us your new stash with Sparkles Challenges!

Good morning bloggers, here I am with my 2nd post of the day and it's

just as dark at now as it was at 8am so I think I will be staying warm & cosy

 in my craft room! We have a new challenge starting today over at Sparkles

and the theme is SHOW US YOUR NEW STASH! I made a CAS style

Thank You card using a new paper pad & topper set that came free with a

magazine! As usual, you can make anything you like so long as you follow 

the theme, you can enter the draw up to 3 times & if you do, here's what

you could win from our fab sponsor Marianne Designs

Don't forget to pop over to the make blog & see the rest of the gorgeous

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

xx

challenges
anything goes at Card Makin' Mamas
anything goes at Sister Act
anything goes at Card Mania

Nutcrafters anything goes - midway reminder!

Morning lovelies, hope you're ok! Well, it's a dull, dark, wet day here in

 Yorkshire so I think I'm gonna stay in....& maybe tidy my craft room.....eeek!

Just wanted to remind you of the challenge over at Nutcrafters where

the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! Fab prizes up for grabs & you can

find all the rules here.  Here's what I used for my card:

image - Nutcrafters

papers - Docrafts

die/sentiment - Whimsy

star - Sizzix

ric rac - stash

coloured with Copics

Thanks for calling....be back in an hour!

Don't forget, you can enter Miss Rebecca's candy here.

xx

I "heart" you!!!

Hi lovelies......happy Saturday.....hope you're all well!

Sorry for being such a rotten blogger, our internet went off on Tuesday night 

& didn't come back on til this morning! Just wanted to pop in to share a card

 I made using my new Copics........it's definitely a different experience in

 colouring but I have to say.............I love them! It's fun working out which

 colours blend best & the brush tips, wow, it's a joy to colour with them...I 

just need lots more practice.......and a few more pens lol! 

Rightio, off for a catch up of your lovely blogs.......thanks for calling today

& hope you have a lovely weekend!
If you have a minute, I'd be ever so grateful if you could pop over to
my Daughter, Rebecca's blog here......she's trying  to get to at least 100
followers & has a fab candy on offer!

xx

stamp - the Greetings Farm

coloured with Copics

corner die - Sizzix

border punch - Fiskars

papers - Dovecraft

lace, pearls - stash

I'd like to enter these challenges

love is in the air at Penny Black & More

fancy borders/edges at Craft your Passion

anything goes at Paper Nest Dolls

anything goes at Inky Chicks

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

make your mark at Addicted to Stamps & More

anything goes at Card Makin' Mamas

Anything Goes with Nutcrafters!

Morning lovelies........are you all well? I hope so.

We have a new challenge starting over at Nutcrafters today & the theme is

ANYTHING GOES

As usual, we have fabby prizes up for grabs:

1st prize: £10 to spend in the Nutcrafters store but you must use

 a Nutcrafters image to win (freebies available!).

2nd prize: 2 digis or 1 stamp sheet of your choice (subject to availability)

My Dt make is a little corner bookmark..... part of a set (card, tag &

 bookmark) I made using the fab Santa face here. Real quick & easy to make

& as this one was for a child not much stash needed either lol! 

Don't forget to go see the rest of the teams gorgeous Dt makes,

and if you fancy playing you have until Jan 20th!

Thanks for calling today & whatever you're up to.......hope your

days a good one.......see you soon!

xx

Anything Goes with Lexi's Creations!

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

Here we are at t he start of the 1st full week of the New Year, the kids are 

back to school/college and we're back in full swing over at Lexi's Creations 

where our new challenge is ANYTHING GOES! A nice, easy theme to start

 the year and we have a fabby sponsor too - My Heart Pieces! As usual, you

 can make anything you fancy, you have until Jan 18th to play, and there's

 some gorgeous inspiration over on the main blog!

A topper, some ric rac & a piece of paper are all the things I used for my 

card.......and now I'm going to go do as my card says........Relax & Unwind

 & enjoy the peace & quiet......but only for an hour, I promise! 

Thanks for calling today & whatever you're up to, hope your days' a good

 one! Stay safe!

xx

Let's celebrate with Crafty Calendar!

Good morning lovelies, hope you're all well, warm & settling into the

New Year! As it's the 1st Saturday of the month we have a new challenge

over at Crafty Calendar & this month the theme is CELEBRATION!

We have a fabby sponsor too, Whiff of Joy are offering 1 rubber stamp

to our winner.....you have all month to play, you can enter up to 3 times

and you can make any crafty item you like just so long as it fits the theme!

I needed to make an engagement card, CAS and black & grey.......and

I quite like it, especially liked how easy it was to put together lol!

Don't forget, there's lots of inspiration over on the main blog from the

rest of the fabby DT!  Rightio, that's it from me.....thanks for calling

& whatever you're up to......hope your days' a good one!

xx

a challenge or two......

anything goes at The Squirrel & The Fox

anything goes at Kaboodle Doodles

clean & simple at Ladybug Crafts

anything goes at Divas by Design

celebrations at Milk Coffee

new beginnings at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards

new beginnings at Totally Papercrafts

More than one fold with Sparkles Christmas Challenges!

Good morning my lovely blog friends.........Happy New Year to you all!!

I know it's not just me when I say that last year flew past.....are you

sure it didn't last for only 6 months......or is it cos I'm getting on a bit 

that time seems to pass so, so fast???

Anyway, seeing as how it's only 51 weeks til NEXT Christmas I think

you should come & join us over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges where

this month the theme is MORE THAN ONE FOLD! As usual, you can make

any crafty creation you like as long as you stick to the theme & you have

all month to play! Our fabby sponsor this time is

Di's Digi's

 

with a very generous $10 to spend instore!!

So do come join us & let's get a head start on next Christmas lol!

Oh, and don't forget to go check our the gorgeous makes from the rest

of the team! I went with a very simple easel fold card, a gorgeous image

from Dilly Beans coloured with Copics, a LOTV sentiment, some punched/diecut 

snowflakes & a few gems........and that's it, my very 1st Christmas card of 2014!

Rightio, that's me for today.........better go get on with the dinner .......thanks

 for calling..........see you soon!

xx

I'd like to enter these challenges
Christmas at Happy Campers
anything Christmas at Milk Coffee
Christmas wishes at Southern Girls
Christmas or Winter at Dilly Beans