Altered frame!

Morning my lovely crafty, bloggy friends......hope you're all well!

Still not much crafting/blogging going on in our house......Rebecca has gone back

to school today & I'm feeling fine so fingers crossed we're back on track!

Today I'm sharing an altered frame, Rebecca loved this card so much & it had been

spoilt a bit with some fizzy pop so I decided to alter an old frame for it to hang on her

wall........first time I've ever done this so be gentle with me lol!

It started off an old mahogany coloured frame, a bit battered & unloved, the glass

was broken long ago, don't know why I hadn't thrown it out really!

So first I gave it a coat of purple paint, them a coat of black. I then sanded it back

a bit so's some of the purple would show through & to age it a bit. I made some

paper flowers with some Gorjuss scraps, added some die cut swirls, some 

punched flowers & some pearls. I then added one of my favourite metal corner

embellishments , I cut a banner from more scraps & added some die cut letters.

Last I added random splodges of Tim Holtz' distress crackle paint.....love that stuff!

So that's it.....would love to know what you think! I'm off to catch up on the nasty

housework now, thanks for calling......have a lovely day!

xx

challenges I'd like to enter

anything goes at Through the Craft Room Door

anything goes at Inky Impressions

anything goes at A Step in the Dark

what else can you do at Charisma Cardz

punches & die cuts at Southern Girls

anything goes at Crafty Catz

anything goes at Crafting at the Weekend

anything goes at 613 Avenue Create

Another wrap bracelet!

Morning my crafty friends & bloggers......hope you're all well!

First I just want to say thanks for sticking around this last week or so....things seem

to be getting a bit better (fingers crossed) at least, I'm feeling much better, not sure the

same can be said for Rebecca.....she's still really struggling with an ear infection.

We're having a huge change around at home too.....all my lot still live at home & 

although we live in quite a big house, with 5 growing young men & a 12 going on 20 

year old daughter we need all the space we can get! Sooooo.....I've given up my

craft room......but that's not as bad as it sounds lol....I now have the biggest

bedroom in the house (it's huge!) &  would you believe I have even more storage 

space AND more work space! I love it too, it's so quiet & peaceful....I have a place

 for everything.....now I just need to find the time & the energy to craft lol!

So today I have another double wrap bracelet to show you made with my favourite

chocolate brown colours & a toggle fastening.....love these style bracelets, I think they

look fab all layered up.....& I think this would be perfect for Autumn time!

Rightio, that's it from me......with a bit of luck I'll get to spend some tome in my craft

room tomorrow & get caught up on Dt makes & maybe even catch up on Blog

every day in June challenge! Thanks for calling.....have a lovely day!

xx

Anything but Square with Nutcrafers!

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

First, I want to say I'm so sorry for not being around much recently.....I've been

a bit poorly......I swear I seem to get every bug going & now Rebecca has an

ear infection!!School sent her home on Monday then Tuesday morning phoned me to

ask why she hadn't been in school on Monday!!!!!

So today we have a new challenge over at Nutcrafters, our lovely Helen chose

the theme of ANYTHING BUT SQUARE.....I really struggled with this one as I

haven't crafted in about a week (eek!) & I'm not really happy with it, it looks much

nicer IRL but anyway, it's done now!

As usual, fab prizes to be won....all details on main blog!

Don't forget, if you don't have any Nutcrafters images there's a freebies page here!

Rightio, that's me for today.....off to TRY & book a Doctor's appointment!

Thanks for calling & have a lovely day!

xx

Make a Scene with Delicious Doodles!

Morning  my lovely crafty friends......hope you're all well!

This post was scheduled to go live on Friday morning, no idea why it didn't so huge

apologies to my teamies......I've been poorly for the last few days so I've not been online!

So down to business......there's a new challenge over at Delicious Doodles and this

week the theme is MAKE A SCENE! As usual, there's 5 of Teri's fab digis for the lucky

winner but don't forget......you can enter only once unless you use a Delicious Doodles

image & then you can enter twice!

I chose to use the digi 'In the Harbour' & I coloured it with my pencils.....I know I'm
 gonna need a lot more practice but I had fun trying lol! I thought this card would
be just perfect for a male so didn't add to much, just some stamped letters to make
the sentiment.....papers from my scrap box & I used a piece of kraft card too!
Don't forget to pop over & check out the rest of the teams' gorgeous makes!
Thanks for calling today & whatever you're up to.....hope it's fun!
xx

Day 18: Craft/blog everyday in June!

Hiya.....just popping in with my Day 18: craft/blog every day in June post

and today's prompts are:

Day 18: Take a pic of or describe your craft space OR Craft something with a Christmas theme

This is the pic I shared last year.....not much has changed, there might be just a little bit

more stash than last year lol but it's all pretty much the same & still my favourite

room in the house! 

xx

Recipe for one challenge over at Nutcrafters!

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

Today I'm sharing some inspiration for the current challenge over at Nutcrafters

where the theme is RECIPE FOR ONE.....our Sylvia would like you to use:

1 image

1 backing paper

1 sentiment

1 button

1 ribbon/bow

I'd puzzled over this all week......then it came together so easily, I do like this style of

card where the backing paper shows through.......watch out for more! All bit's

were from my scrap box, the sentiment is LOTV & the fab image is called Shining Armour

& he's available over in the Nutcrafters store!

As usual, fabulous prizes on offer....you can find full details over on the main blog

here.......and if you don't have any Nutcrafters images there's a freebies page here.

Rightio, that's all from me.....don't forget to go check out the gorgeous makes from

the rest of the Nutcrafters team......I'm off to go get my jobs done then eat some Birthday cake

.........it's our Richard's birthday today, he's 27..........oooh heck, I do feel old lol!!

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

xx

challenges I'd like to enter

for a Dad/special male at MilkCoffee
anything goes at Paper Crafting Journey
just for boys at Creative Corner
anything goes at Sister Act
for the boys at Cupcake Inspirations

Day 17: Craft/blog every day in June!

Today's prompts are:

Day 17: Describe your perfect afternoon OR Craft something with an animal theme

Would that be a perfect afternoon or a perfect craft-er-noon....or maybe both lol?

I think my perfect afternoon would  probably be a cold, dark Winter's afternoon, we'd 

probably be snuggled on the sofa watching a Christmas movie, there'd be

chocolate involved, the Christmas tree lights would be twinkling away & there'd be a 

lovely tea cooking away in the slow cooker!

My perfect craft-er-noon would probably be a Winter's afternoon too, it'd be cold & dark

 outside, toasty warm inside.......I'd be making Christmas gifts & cards etc, music on, probably

 both dogs under my feet, a huge mug of coffee .......& maybe a biscuit.....or two!

No time for the double today so here's some pics of some of my pets:

Alfie's favourite spot!

Mad Milo!

Miss Milly!

Day 16: Craft/blog every day in June!

Hi guys.....day 16 & today's prompts are:

Day 16: What do you want to learn to do OR Craft something that has stripes

Sewing, well dressmaking is what I'd most like to learn.......having a daughter
that likes clothes that  little bit different I think dressmaking would be a fab thing
to learn. I know the basics & can find my way around a pattern but to learn
properly would be fab. I've promised myself that this Summer I'm gonna try & take
 time to practice & maybe try find a class or two........and then Miss Rebecca might just
get that long black cape she's always wanted!

What would you like to learn?
xx

Day 15: Craft/blog every day in June!

Hi guys, well here we are at the halfway point of Kairen's craft/blog every day

in June challenge & today's prompts are:

Day 15: Tell us how you got into crafting OR Craft something that's pink

I think I've crafted forever! I remember when I was probably about 10 I made lots of

 paper flowers for the owner of our sweetie shop! I remember learning to knit & doing

 odd bits of hand sewing with my Nan from a very early age & I remember crotcheting

 flowers & square's too though I have no idea who taught me & I still can't follow a pattern!

I remember learning the basics of sewing & dressmaking at school, something I wish

I'd followed through secondary school & college.......but something I'm really gonna

try this Summer hols! Papercrafting came much later although I suppose really I've come

 full circle...........almost 40 years on & I'm still making paper flowers lol!

How did you get into crafting?

xx

At the Beach/Summer Fun with Sparkles Challenges!

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

Sparkles new challenge starts today & this time the theme, as chosen by our lovely Brenda is

AT THE BEACH / SUMMER FUN

I decided to make a bracelet this time, while I don't much like the sun I do like the ocean &

so I thought to use the ocean & the beach as inspiration! It's a double wrap (again),

these are definitely my favourite to make right now, I took the colours of the ocean & the sand

as inspiration, added a few charms & some shells & that's it.......hope you like it!

This month we're sponsored by the fabulous Dawn til Dusk Crafts

 
offering a £10 online spend to our lucky winner!
As usual, there's some gorgeous inspiration over on the main blog, we'd love you to
pop over & have a look.....and you have until July 13th to join us!
Rightio, thanks for calling.....I'll be back later with my Craft/blog every day in June post!
xx

challenges I'd like to enter
sun, sand & surf at Craft-room challenge
beach/ocean at PDE Linky Party
Summer lovin' at Anything but a Card

Day 14: Craft/blog every day in June!

 Hi guys, hope you're all well & having a lovely weekend so far!

I'm here with my craft/blog every day in June post & today's prompts are:

Day 14: What is your craft/s, what is it about it that floats your boat

OR

Craft something that has a flower theme

PAPERCRAFTS would be the craft I do most.....cards, tags, atc's, scrap pages....I 

love that I can have a seemingly random mix of stash & somehow turn it into

(hopefully) something that I like!

CROSS STITCH is something I usually do in Winter, snuggled in front of the fire...

....I love the peace & relaxation it gives me....watching all those tiny little x's

come together always amazes me!

JEWELLERY making is something I'm new to, I like to make the wrap-type

bracelets....real quick & easy......and unique!

SEWING is something I always wish I'd learned to do properly....I can whip up a

cushion cover & a bit of bunting lol but this Summer hols Miss Rebecca & me

have plans.....we're gonna give dressmaking a go......eeek!!

I managed the double today, well a very loose double but maybe it might just

count as a flower themed make.......

......a double wrap bracelet, I used pink waxed cord, pearls, I added some

little silver daisy charms & a gorgeous button to fasten......so pretty IRL but

so hard to take a good photo of!

xx

Day 13: Craft/blog every day in June!

Hi guys......happy Friday.....am I ready for the weekend!!

Day 13: What's your favourite smell, taste, view, sound & texture

OR

Craft something that has a music theme

I thought this was gonna be so easy but no way could I narrow it down so here it is:

SMELL: A vanilla frosting Yankee candle, line dried washing & my son Nic, fresh off

the rugby pitch.....all fresh air & hot & sweaty.....if that smell had a name

it would definitely be named happy!

TASTE: Stew & dumplings, raspberries, apple crumble.....way too many to mention!

VIEW: Looking out to our back garden early on a morning, the ocean, my kids..

.....and a nice tidy craft desk lol!

SOUND: Well I do love me some loud rock music & usually have it blaring out

while I'm crafting, my faves are the Foo Fighters, A7X, Burn Halo.......and

luckily my lot love 'em too so wherever I am in the house there's something playing!

TEXTURE: Got to be my the feel of my pets.....although I have been known to stroke

a sheet or two of paper! And lastly, I shared this last year & it's still gross but ....the

 underneath of one of my boys toes.....not so much now though lol!

Didn't manage the double to today so I'll share a couple of previous music themed 

makes......

a digi scrap page

and a birthday card!

xx

Day 12: Craft/blog every day in June!

Hi guys.....hope you're all well.....wonder what today's prompts are?

Day 12: How/where you get your inspiration OR Craft something with an Autumn theme

Well, I've got to admit.....I LOVE Pinterest.....it's a fab source of inspiration but it

sure does eat into your time lol. I do try to limit myself to once a week, doesn't always

work but I do try.....honest! I buy the odd magazine too, I love the Docrafts Creativity as

it has a bit of everything in it. I think mainly I get inspiration from you crafty bloggers....I

love seeing someone else's take on a stamp, how they've used a die etc.....you could give 

a dozen crafters the same items & they'd come up with a dozen different makes!

Sometimes if Mr Mojo's on a break I'll grab a random paper pad. find a sketch to follow

& see what I can come up with.....sometimes it works, sometimes not!!

Now I was gonna go for the double today, I decided to make a triple wrap bracelet

using chocolate brown, dark green & some russet coloured beads.......went to get the

beads out this morning & could I find the russet coloured beads? Nope, I've had my craft 

room upside down, every drawer pulled out.......nowhere to be seen.....I think they

must have gotten thrown out by mistake :(

Would love to know where you get your inspiration from......and if you happen to

see a little round tub of russet coloured beads..........do send 'em home!

xx

Day 11: Craft/blog every day in June!

Can't believe we're on Day 11 already.....time sure flies when you're having fun lol!

So the prompts for today are:

If you had 3 wishes what would they be OR Craft something to celebrate a new home

Hmmmm, craft wishes or real-life wishes......maybe I'll do both!

 Craft wishes would be......

1 - My very own craft barn, full of every kind of stash you can imagine & room for

all my crafty friends to come play

2 - I'd love to be able to draw, I can doodle a bit but to draw would be fantastic

3 - To get all my ideas down on paper & the time to put them into practice

Real life wishes would be......

1- My eldest son back to health

2 - A farm to hold that craft barn I'd like.....and some sheep, donkeys....and chickens,

I've always wanted chickens!

3- To lose some weight......just one little stone is all I ask!!

What's your 3 wishes?

xx

Day 10: Craft/blog every day in June

Day 10: Craft/blog every day in June and today's prompts are:

Day 10: 3 of your best ever projects OR Craft something that's all white

I think this is probably my favourite Christmas card ever, I made it for my Daughter

last Christmas & she loved it too........so much so she asked me to keep it & give her it

next Christmas too lol!

This was a mini scrap album/memory book I made for my daughter, Rebecca's

12th birthday last month.....I loved every minute of making this!

Another birthday card, this was for one of my sons & was my 1st serious attempt

at some sort of inky background!

So that's my 3....maybe not the best ever but I loved making them & more importantly

the people they were for loved them too!

I didn't manage the double today (I snook off wallpaper shopping!) & can only remember

ever making one all white card.......so here's a pic! I made this for a GDT slot

last December!

Thanks for looking......see you tomorrow!

xx

Day 9: Craft/blog every day in June!

Here we are on Day 9 and today's prompts are:

Day 9: If you could start your crafting life all over again what would you do differently

OR

Craft something that has a beach theme

If I could start over......

I'd like to think I'd tell myself to be sensible & maybe think a bit more about what

 to buy. I'd spend more time trying to learn instead of rushing straight in! I'd only buy

 something if I had somewhere to store it! I'd finish EVERYTHING I ever

started! I'd maybe make more things for me.......there's so much I fancy doing!

I definitely would have tried jewellery making earlier! I'd have started my blog sooner...

.....I've learned so much & been so inspired by you lovely lot! 

 There's loads more I should probably have done differently but you know what?

 I'd probably do exactly the same again.....I've loved my crafty journey so far.....and 

to think it all started with a tiny little cross stitch kit!

xx

For a friend with Lexi's Creations

Morning lovelies......hope you're all well & had a lovely weekend!

Mine was full rugby league....2 matches on tv & yesterday morning we were

cheering Nic & his team mates......and they won again......yeah!!!!

So today brings a new challenge over at Lexi's Creations, a nice easy theme for

you - FOR A FRIEND - and as usual you can enter any crafty make you

fancy making! We're sponsored by Fairy Dust Crafts offering our lucky

winner 5 digis of their choice! 

I created my make in Serif......I wish you could see it IRL, printed out it looks

 so soft & pretty & I know just the friend this is going to!

You have until June 21st to join us & if you're low on inspiration then look no

further than the fabulous Dt makes over on the main blog!

Rightio, better go do some nasty housework......thanks for calling today

& I'll see you soon!

xx

Day 8: Craft/blog every day in June!

Day 8: If you had to be a colour, which & why OR Craft something in monochrome

Oh wow Kairen, that's a tough one! I think it would have to be blue....I use it A LOT in

my crafting, love blue Christmas cards, live in my jeans & have lots of blue in my home!

 Love that blue can be light & bright or mean & moody.....bit like me at times lol. For me, it's

a real calming colour, especially teamed with cream & beige. Blue

reminds me of Christmas, love the frosty feel it gives.........usually I'm real traditional at 

Christmas but this year I'm gonna go for blue with creamy/beige colours......if I'm brave enough! 

Managed the double today.... had a little play in Serif while watching Soccer Aid......just a

random (hence the title) page inspired by one of my boys this morning....I asked him to pass 

something from my bag and heard 'heck Mum, your bag weighs a ton, what's in it?' and I got to

 thinking of all the stuff he takes out with him......and he doesn't have a bag lol!!

So come on, what colour would you be & why?

xx

Day 7: Craft/blog every day in June!

Kairen's prompts for today are:

Day 7: What's your favourite medium to work with OR Craft something with a sporty theme

Didn't have to think too long about that one....it's definitely my Copics, not that I'm very good 

with them yet but I'm having great fun practicing! I went for the Copic Ciao's as they're

a fair bit cheaper than the Copic Sketch with the intention of buying refills as & when I need

them. I've also been having a go with pencils....again price was a factor & so I went with

some from WHSmith on the advice of an Dt member & I'm real impressed, I'm not brilliant

with them either but again....I love practicing lol, sometimes I've even been brave enough

to use them both on the same image!!!!

Do my Anchor embroidery threads count as a medium? Cos I love them too!

And jewellery making is fast becoming a favourite too.....I'm gathering quite the stash!

No sporty theme craft today but I'll leave you with some pics with a sporty theme.

My boys, well 2 of my boys, the other one just thinks he's mine lol. This was taken after 

watching our beloved Leeds Rhinos rugby team, makes me smile every time I see it!

And yes, they are as daft as they look!

So which 2 do you think are mine???

Nic - my little rugby player, taken almost a year ago.He looks so young here, he's 15 now & almost 6ft!

Nic again with Leeds Rhinos player Zac Hardaker

So that's Day 7.....what's your favourite medium?

xx

Petals & Pearls with Crafty Calendar!

Morning lovelies, happy weekend......hope you're all well!

Today we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar & the theme is

PETALS & PEARLS

As usual, any & all crafty makes are welcome just so long as they fit the theme

& you have until July 4th to play! Our sponsor this month offering a prize of 5 digi's

is the fabulous DILLY BEANS

 who was kind enough to give the Dt an image each to play with.....I chose the

gorgeous Raine & used my favourite blues & a touch of pink.......I'm not really a

pink person but have to say I loved using it on this card. No sentiment yet cos 

I'm not sure where it's going, it'll sit in my box til I need it! There's some

gorgeous inspiration over on the main blog, would love you to pop over! Rightio,

I'm off to play for a while. Thanks for calling & whatever you're up to....hope

you have a lovely day!

xx

challenges I'd like to enter

anything goes at 613 Avenue Create

flowers at Cupcake Inspirations

flowers at Fairytale Stampers

anything goes at The Corrosive Challenge

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

flowers at the Paper Shelter

funky hair at Little Miss Muffet

anything goes at Art by Miran

all for girls at Digitally Sweet

Day 6: Craft/blog every day in June!

Today Kairen has set us these prompts:

Day 6: Tell us all about your fav craft gadget & why OR Craft with a Summer theme

Another word post today as I'm a right misery guts who doesn't like Summer at all lol....

well, maybe I do like it just a little bit....real early in the morning when the world is

quiet I do like to sit outside with a mug of coffee & plan the day! Anyway, enough

waffle from me.....I'm gonna tell you all about my favourite craft gadget & why:

Well, it's gonna be a tie between Mr & Mrs Die Cutter....I love my Big Shot (Mr) & last year
 one of my boys bought me a Grand Calibur (Mrs Spellbinder) yep, I love 'em that
much they even have titles!

So why do I love them? Mr Big Shot because I love my Big Sizzix dies, especially

my Tim Holtz ones & Mrs Spellbinder because I love that it can cut bigger

die & folders......I recently tried Sheena Douglas' faux leather technique using

glycerine & it worked fab! I then ran it through an A4  embossing folder & wow, I

was so chuffed with the results! I'll show you another time cos I'm gonna make it

into a notebook for one of my boys for Christmas!

What's your favourite gadget?

xx

Show us your favourite Delicious Doodles image!

Morning lovelies, happy Friday.......hope you're all well!

Today brings a new challenge over at Delicious Doodles & this time the theme set

for you is SHOW US YOUR FAV DELICIOUS DOODLES IMAGE!

Now to be fair I have no idea how you're going to choose just one image, it was just too hard 

for me......so I cheated & got Miss Rebecca to choose one! I had a feeling she's go for this

one, she's called I'm Not Goth & she's available here and of course, she had to be

wearing grey/black clothing and have purple hair! 

One entry per person unless you use a DD image......then you can enter twice and as

 usual there's a prize of 5 of Teri's gorgeous images for the winner!

Don't forget to go check out the gorgeous Dt makes over on the main blog!

Rightio, off to do a few jobs......thanks for calling & I'll see you soon!

xx

ingredients

image - Delicious Doodles

papers - Gorjuss

sentiment - Whimsy

die - Whimsy

gems & flower - stash

coloured with Copics

challenges
anything goes at Ditzie Digi Designs
lets polka dot at A Random Fan
anything goes at Crafting by Design
anything goes at A Step in the Dark

Day 5: Craft/blog every day in June

Day 5: What do you wish you were good at OR Craft something with a Spring theme

Another word post today.....craft time has been almost non existent this week, I'm sure

looking forward to the weekend! So here we are on Day 5 of Kairen's June blog challenge

& I need to tell you something I wish I was good at...........could be a long list lol!

Craftwise it would be colouring, love my Copics but sometimes struggle with

blending.......and I'd love to be able to create mini works of art with all those lovely

inks! Non-craft wise I wish I were more efficient with my time........I can easily while

away an hour (or three) on Pinterest or Ebay....oh, I could go on & on......and on

a bit more but really I'm quite happy with my lot, I have a lovely craft space, I do have

free time to use my craft space & if I'm not too good at something then I can have

great fun practicing.......as my inky, messy desk would tell you!

What about you?

xx

Day 4:Craft/blog every day in June!

Day 4: Which crafting season is your fav & why OR Craft something with silver in it

First, i thought it's got to be Winter but then thinking about it....it could just

as easily be Autumn! I love when the kids go back to school/college & I start to really

get stuck into Christmas preps! I love when the weather turns, that nip in the air...

......crunchy leaves underfoot, those gorgeous golden colours. I love when it starts

to get darker earlier & I tend to do more x stitching too...sat in front of the fire

with a huge mug of hot chocolate stitching away! I love all the frosty blues, love blue

anyway but tend to use it a lot for Christmas makes....I love trying to make just the right

Christmas card for the right person.....and gifts too, this year already I have lots of ideas

for gifts.....one or two I've actually started!!! Rebecca & me can easily while away

an Autumn/Winter weekend in the craft room....snuggly pj's, munchies & loud music blaring

away......and a Yankee Candle burning! To be honest, we often do all that at any time

of the year but come Autumn/Winter it just feels different....no idea why, it just does!

I love all the gorgeous Christmas embellies....frosty, sparkly snowflakes........glitter.....

twinkling lights....eggnog.....Christmas movies......oh, and Christmas Cake!!!

What's your favourite craft season?

xx

Nutcrafters Animals /Insects!

Morning lovelies.......another damp dismal day here on the Yorkshire Coast...

......don't you just love this perfect crafting weather lol! Today's card is a

reminder for the ANIMAL/INSECTS challenge over at Nutcrafters, there's still

another week to play, fab prizes to be won AND there's a freebies page too!

Full rules & gorgeous Dt makes over on the main blog and, of course, you can

link your entry while you're there! Another CAS make from me today, I used the 

sweet little Foxy from Nutcrafters & a couple of pieces from my scrap drawer!

Rightio, that's me for just now......will be back later with my Day 4: Blog every day

in June post! Thanks for calling & have a lovely day!

xx

Day3: Blog every day in June!

Hi guys......just popping on to share the prompts for day 3 of the blog every day in

June challenge over on Kairen's blog:

Day3: Share your take on a craft technique OR Craft something with the colour red in it

I went with the craft option today, love this cool dude from the Greetings Farm....and

another card made with scraps from my scrap drawer, coloured with Copics & a 

LOTV sentiment! 

Thanks for popping by......see you tomorrow!

xx

a challenge or two I'd like to enter
boys will be boys at Crafting for all Seasons
one for the boys at Ruby's Rainbow
it's s a gut thing at Delightful Challenges
for the guys at Allsorts
make it masculine at Di's Digi Designs
Father's Day/Special Man/Boy at Sweet Stampin'
Father's Day/Man in your life at Cardz 4 Guyz

Day 2 - Craft and/or blog everyday in June!

Hi guys......we're on day 2 of Kairen's blog every day in June & the prompts are:

Day 2: Tell us who's your favourite crafter OR Craft something for a male

Hmmmmm, favourite crafter....it's too tough to name just one.....if we're talking celebrity

crafters I'd probably go for Sheena Douglas & Barbara Gray.......I've just recently

tried Sheena's faux leather technique using glycerine.......and it worked & it looks fab too!

As for Barbara, I can't master her style of crafting, mine just ends up an inky mess but I 

could sit & watch her all day long!

As for blog buddies, I've loads of favourites....one blog I try & visit most days is

Rachel's, a lovely lady, full of life, always on the go & you can just tell she crafts from

the heart! Then there's Sandra, Sue, Maureen, Gemma, Debs, Catherine......oh, way too many
 to mention!

Each & every one are so inspiring, encouraging and a favourite in one way or another!

So do tell.......who's your favourite crafter?

xx

GDT at Paper Makeup Stamps!

Morning my lovely crafty friends.............hope you're all well!

Last month I was so chuffed to be invited to be a Guest Designer over at

Paper Makeup Stamps..............this week the theme is ANYTHING GOES! 

I got to choose an image for my make, I (eventually) chose Jenny Fairy as I

 thought she'd be just perfect for a little wall hanging I wanted to make.

I'm trying hard to lose some weight & become fitter & so made this to hang on

 the corner of the mirror in our gym........in the vain hope that someday soon I'll look

 as trim as this lil' sweetie......... so keep your fingers crossed for me lol!

I loved creating this....apart from the flowers all the bits & pieces I used were

from my scrap box........yay!!! Do pop on over & see the gorgeous makes

for your inspiration & while you're there maybe enter the challenge.....

anything goes.......couldn't be easier! A big THANK YOU to the team for

inviting me and thanks for popping by today.....hope you have a lovely crafty day!

xx

challenges
girly/feminine at Digi Stamps 4 Joy
anything goes at Inky Impressions
anything goes at Simon Says Stamp
anything goes at 4 Crafty Girls
anything goes at Little Miss Muffet
anything but a card at Milk Coffee
girly creations at A Creative Romance
anything goes at Art by Miran
anything goes/something for yourself at 613 Avenue Create
flowers at Cupcake Inspirations

Craft and/or blog every day in June - Day 1

Hi crafty bloggers......some of you might remember last year Kairen from Karoove

challenged us to craft and/or blog everyday for the whole of June.....and this

year she's done it again......yeah!!!! We're given daily prompts to blog & we link up

over at Karoove.....so here we go with day 1!

Day 1: What does crafting mean to you OR Craft something with an age theme

Crafting means everything & anything to me in that I love lots of crafts, mostly paper

crafts & I've just started making some bits of jewellery, mainly wrap-type bracelets.

Crafting just makes me happy & I love to share too so really it's the perfect hobby

as anything I make I can give away lol! I craft with my daughter too & as I have 5 sons

 all still living at home it's lovely to have something that just Rebecca & I can share!

Crafting means ribbon, paper, glitter, Copics, inky fingers & dried glue stuck to

my PJ's........ooooh, and dies.....how I love my dies......and stamps too!

Crafting means smiley faces & happy places........I visit lots of lovely blogs & I've
 never yet seen a miserable crafter lol. 

Crafting means 'me' time, especially early in the morning when all the kids are
still in bed............that's probably my favourite time to craft!

So what does crafting mean to you......would love to know your thoughts!
If you fancy joining in then head over to Karoove......all info you need is there!
See you tomorrow for day 2!!
xx