October 2015 ATC Swap

Good afternoon my lovely crafty friends......hope you're all well.

October 1st already so time for a new ATC swap theme...and this month

it has to be HALLOWEEN!

I'm chuffed to tell you we have 3 new ladies joining us......Debbie & Bev &

Barb.........welcome ladies, so happy to have you playing along! I'm going

to add  all your names to my sidebar with a link to your blogs....as soon as I

 get 2 minutes.

As usual, ATC's should be 3.5 x 2.5 inches, you make & send me 4 & once

everyone's arrive I'll send you back 4.....and if you could enclose a

stamped addressed envelope that would be great!

If you want to play along leave me a comment to let me know you're

in......& so's I know to watch out for Postie.

Feel free to take my badge, it would be great to see it on your blog with

a link back to mine.

Have fun!

xx

Sharing an Oldie this Friday!

Hi crafty friends & bloggers......hope you're all well.

Well here we are on the last Friday of the month, no idea how that happened so fast

but happen it did & you know what that means...........almost November & time to get

 your Christmas craft on!!!! I know most of us have started but for me once this half term is

 over & my lot go back to school & college that's when I can really get stuck in......and I

love it! So today being share an oldie day with Erika over at Snappycrafts I wanted to

 share an Autumn theme card I made.....not too old but I love the image as it reminds me of

 Miss Rebecca & as she's spent most of the half term on an art project to do with pumpkins

 & leaves it seemed appropriate. The image is from Time for Tea, the papers were freebies

 & the sentiment is LOTV......all the other bits & pieces are from my stash.

 If you fancy joining in then simply pop on over to Erika's & leave her a comment to let her

 know then she can visit you back.

Hope you all have something nice planned for the weekend......have fun!

xx

Halloween/Harvest with Oddball Art!

Hi friends, hope you're all well. So sorry I've not been around much these last few days,

real life & health have gotten in the way ......again! I'm hoping though, that things

are gonna start to improve real soon. Today I have a reminder make for the latest challenge

over at Oddball Art where the theme is HALLOWEEN/HARVEST.

As usual, lots of digi's to be won and don't forget.....you can make anything you like for

our challenges...you can find all rules over on the main blog here.

I made a card this time, the simplest ever card lol using the fab freebie Lizzy gave us

a few weeks ago......looks a bit dull in the pic (rotten light) but in real life it looks fab...

....a spooky, misty background lit up by a sparkly moon & an eerie light spilling

from the windows & door.....oooh heck, I'm frightening myself now lol.

Rightio, that's my lot for today......thanks for calling & whatever you're up to here's

hoping you manage a crafty hour......or two!

xx

Come share an oldie!

Hi friends......happy Friday to you all.

Time to 'Share an Oldie' again with our lovely hostess Erika over at Snappycrafts. This

week I have a card from 4 years ago, just a couple of months after I started blogging and

the first thing I ever made in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. If you fancy joining

 in then simply pop over to Erika's & leave her a comment to let her know you're 'in'.

It's always fun to have a look back & see how our style has changed.....or not.

Rightio, better get on....lots to do today & I'm expecting a couple of deliveries....I've

ordered a snuggle chair for the corner of our dining room.....perfect for these cold, dark

nights when the boys have taken over the sitting room with their girlfriends......although I

 have a suspicion it'll be the cats & dogs I'll be snuggling with lol.

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

xx

Quick & Easy Christmas!

Hi friends....hope you're all well & enjoying the week. Half term starts today for

my lot........Rebecca wants to take lots of photographs so I think we'll be going for

some nice long walks and then we'll come home to some nice slow cooked

meals all ready to dish up......mmmm, delicious! Oh, and we'll be having lots of

movie nights....can't beat snuggles on the sofa......with a munchie......or two!

So for today I have another Christmas card, super quick & easy as I'm still struggling

but to be honest I don't think these images need much at all....and I'm on a mission

to use up lots of stash. Rightio, lots to do so I better crack on....but before I go...

....do any of you watch Emmerdale? Who do YOU think shot Robert??? I can't make

my mind up but Rebecca thinks it was Cain!!

xx

Winter Joy

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

Up at the crack of dawn this morning, I was......I love this time of the year...the dark

 nights, the dark mornings......don't even mind the cold but probably the thing I enjoy 

most of all is the early morning peace and quiet in my house lol. Only thing I don't 

like is how hard it is to get a decent pic of anything I make! So for today I have another

Christmas card to share.....I still have a few to make but nowhere near as many as I 

first thought.......I was hoping to get them all done by the end of October but have a

sneaky feeling that's not gonna happen!

ingredients

image - LOTV

papers - Marianne

flowers - Live & Love

bunting - Marianne die

lamppost - CC die

senntiment - Tim Holtz chit chat

everything else - my stash

challenges

unusual Christmas colours at ABC Christmas Challenges

pearls at 4 Crafty Chicks

Christmas at C.R.A.F.T

anything goes at 613 Avenue Create

die-lirious & punchy at Sisterhood of Crafters

anything goes at Crafting with Attitude

A/G with Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!

Hi crafty friends......hope you're all well & enjoying the weekend!

Today I have my Dt make to share for the latest challenge starting over at

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

The theme as always is Anything Goes & there's some fab prizes to be won from

some very generous sponsors:

Karley Sue Digis - 3 images

Lemon Shortbread - 3 images

Oddball Art Co - 3 images

And don't forget......if you're in need of inspiration then pop on over to the

challenge blog where you can see the rest of the gorgeous Dt makes!

For my card I used #87 - Mummy Girl from Oddball Art. I coloured her with

Copics, added some die cuts & the sentiment was made with my Dymo.

Thanks for calling today.....hope to see you tomorrow.

xx

Christmas Wishes....

Hi friends, hope you're all well & enjoying the weekend.

Another cold, dark & damp day here.....perfect crafting weather methinks.....or is it

 just me that uses that excuse lol. I'm still struggling with my hands & so 

desperate to colour something but at least I'm still managing to get my crafty fix thanks

 to a few Studio Light die cut card kits I have. They come in sheet form and oh my, 

they're fab! So quick & easy to put together....each page holds the elements to make 

a complete card with lots leftover......so useful to make a matching gift tag or maybe to

 decorate a gift bag.....or a notebook...or maybe even a bookmark.

For this card I added a few of my own die cuts, inked all the edges and then added

an extra layer.....stuck the whole lot onto a 6x6 card blank and that's it....job done!

Rightio, off to watch a Christmas film with my Little Miss.....thanks for calling!

xx

challenges

Winter/Christmas at A Snowflake's Promise
unusual colours at ABC Christmas Challenges
Christmas at C.R.A.F.T
anything goes at Crafty Catz

Share an Oldie this Friday!

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

It's ever so dark here today but at least it's dry.......for now!! Think I'll be staying

put today.......gonna get my jobs done, prep the tea then have a sneaky hour with

my kindle! So anyway, as it's Friday it's time to share an oldie with our lovely

hostess Erika over at Snappycrafts and this week I'd like to share a Christmas card:

If I remember rightly the image was a freebie from Polkadoodles and the

papers were free with a mag! If you fancy sharing an oldie then just pop on ever to

Erika's blog and leave her a comment to let her know you're sharing too.

Rightio, my friends, thanks foe calling.....and whatever you're up to I hope you have

 a lovely weekend!

xx

Halloween with Oddball Art!

Hi my lovely crafty friends......hope you're all well & having a good week.

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post...... I had a lovely cuppa & cake

 with my friend and had my hair cut.....so I now have short hair!!!After wanting to

 go short for years I finally bit the bullet........and I love it!

Today I have my Dt make for the latest challenge over at Oddball Art to share, the

theme this time is HALLOWEEN! As usual, fab prizes to be won......and if you

use an Oddball Art image you can enter our Facebook challenge too! You can find

Lizzy's Oddball digis here, if you prefer rubber then Lizzy's fab stamps are

available here.  Any & all creations welcome so go get your spook on & come join

 us......we'd love to see you! Don't forget to use code DTJO10 to save yourself 10%

on purchases from the Oddball Art Etsy Shop.

Here's a pic of the tag you can just see peeking out the side of my card:

Rightio, my friends.....that's my lot for today.....thanks for calling & whatever

you're up to  hope you manage some crafty time!

xx

ingredients

image #62 at Oddball Art

bunting die - Marianne

chit chat stickers - Tim Holtz

border die - Tim Holtz Sizzix

coloured with Copics

everything else - stash

challenges

Halloween at Creative Corner

use a die cut at Polkadoodles

Halloween at That Craft Place

Halloween at Dream Valley

Halloween at Melonheadz

Halloween at Crafting by Design

make it square at Fab n Funky

tags at Little Red Wagon

Another Christmas card.....

Hello crafty friends & bloggers......hope you're all well.
Today I have another quick & easy, flat for posting card to share....I do love the colours
 on this one although I have to say it does look much nicer in real life lol. I'm still not
 up to colouring anything, my hands are still bad but thankfully I can still get my crafty
 fix using lots of die cuts & toppers. I think once my hands are in full working order I'm
 gonna sit & colour up a whole batch of images!
So that's my lot for today, off to get my hair cut soon & have a natter and a cuppa with a
 friend, I think we might even manage a little cake with our cuppa!
Thanks for calling......see you soon!
xx

Cute Halloween?

Hi friends.....it's Sunday already! Did somebody speed up time when I had my

back turned? Think I better get my skates on if I'm to do all I'd like to do by Christmas!

So today I have a cute Halloween card to share.....the brief was cute, haunted house,

orange.........but absolutely nothing scary/creepy. Now I know the little person has some

 ghost finger puppets and they do sort of look like my ghosts....and they're cute so

this is what I did......just hope it's ok.

Thanks for popping by today, lovely to see you......call back soon!

xx

challenges

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

Halloween at C.R.A.F.T

Halloween at Creative Corner

A little bit vintage......

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

I had a bit of craft time yesterday so managed to create this little tag.

Lots of die cut elements with my favourite inky edges, some scrunched up seam

 binding, a few pearls & finished with a sprinkle of frantage....oh, and some

 Tim Holtz chit chat stickers!

Rightio, that's my lot for today......gonna go get my jobs done, put the tea

in the slow cooker   & settle down ready to watch the rugby Super League Grand

 Final..........come on Leeds Rhinos!! Of course, I'm hoping for a crafty hour some

time in between all that. Whatever you're up to today I hope you manage a 

little crafty time too! Thanks for calling......see you soon!

ps......if anyone wants to swap tags let me know!

xx

challenges

anything goes at Glitter 'n' Sparkle

anything goes at Craft Your Passion

shabby chic at The Crazy Challenge

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

anything goes at Inspiration Destination

tags at PDE Linky Party

#15 at Simply Papercraft

Share an Oldie craft style!

Morning friends, hope you're all well.

It's that time of the week when our lovely hostess, Erica, invites us to share an

oldie.....craft style, of course! So as it's October my share had to be Halloween..

......and one of my favourite layouts of my very own Mummy, Skeleton and

the sweetest Little Witch I ever did see......aw, happy days.....seems like only

yesterday I took that photo, I remember it so well. Now though, the boys are 18 

& 16 (and huge!) and my little miss is 13.....how did that happen lol?

If you fancy joining in then simply pop over to Erica's & let her know you're

 in...........it's great fun to look back & see how we've all changed over the years.

Rightio, I'm off for a slow wander around the town & maybe, just maybe I

might have to pay a little visit to the craft shop!

Thanks for calling, see you soon.......have a lovely weekend.

xx

Happy Birthday!

Hi friends, hope you're all well  having a good week.....can't believe it's nearly

over though. Not much crafting going on here........this blooming RA is playing

havoc with my hands so not managed to do any colouring BUT I do have a

nice stack of die cut bits & pieces to play with....some I made myself & some

premade so all's not lost. Don't think I could last long without my crafty fix even

if it's just half an hour here and there. So, for today I have a birthday card to share,

thought it'd make a nice change from Halloween and Christmas.....and I have

another card to add to my stash....ooh, and it's nice & flat for posting too.

Off to make a cuppa now & have a wander around your lovely blogs....thanks

for popping round......see you soon.

xx

challenges

anything goes at Simply Papercraft

anything goes at Crafting with Dragonflies

anything goes at Craft Your Passion

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

Christmas Wishes

Morning friends, happy Monday....where are the weeks going? I'm sure time didn't

go so fast when I was young & carefree and especially not when I was at school!

Nowadays I feel like if I blink I might miss something.....must be an age thing lol.

So today I have a Christmas card of the quick & easy variety to share....some simple

matting & layering using some of the fabulous Chalkboard Christmas set from 

Craftwork Cards, some distressed edges & a couple of gems........see, I told you it

was quick......and nice & flat for posting too!

Rightio, gonna get an early start on the housework & then hopefully manage some

playtime before tea. You up to anything nice? 

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

xx

challenges
anything Christmas at Fab 'n' Funky
Christmas at Aud Sentiments

Fairies, fairies & more fairies!

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

Today I have some ATC's to share....these are the ones I made for my swap group

where the theme was fairies. For the base I used a distress ink pad & a Memento ink

pad, stamped the fairy & the sentiment with Stazon. Once dry, I added some glitter to

her wings, finished with a doodled border with my black Posca pen then poped them

in a little bag and they're all ready to go. Now I better get my thinking cap on for 

October's theme.....HALLOWEEN!

Thanks for popping by today.....enjoy the rest of the weekend!

xx

Halloween with Crafty Calendar!

Hi friends,  happy weekend! Hope you have something nice planned.

Today I have my Dt make for our new challenge over at Crafty Calendar where we have the

 theme of HALLOWEEN. ....lots of scope for you to get your spook on! You can be as

 creepy or as creepy cute as you like....and you can make anything you want.....ATC's, 

scrap pages, cards......we love 'em all!

The fabulous Di's Digis are sponsoring us this month with a prize of $12!

My crafty offering is a very simple (& very cheap) picture in a frame......the frame was £1

 & the picture was in a pack at 4 for £1!! Miss Rebecca loves to decorate our

 mantelpiece for Halloween so this will soon be on there! I simply removed the glass from 

the frame & used a piece of Tim Holtz paper as backing, the photo was taken from

 card frame it was in & die cut onto a scallop oval frame, I added a little bow then placed

 the whole lot into the frame. Lastly, I rubbed some distress stain over the raised edges of

 the frame....job done! Now for the Halloween twist......if you look the photo from a 

slightly different angle......this is what you see:

Mwaaahahahahaha....can't you just hear her cackling.......spooky.......scary.....& I

think she'll look fab on our Halloween mantel draped in some dusty cobwebs!

Hope you manage to join us over at Crafty Calendar this month.....thanks for calling,

see you soon!

xx

Sharing an Oldie Craft Style!

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

Friday again so time to share an oldie, craft style with our lovely hostess Erika over at 

Snappycrafts as she hosts a weekly look back at old crafty makes.

This time I have a digi scrap page to share......the subject being our eldest Jack Russell......Miss

 Milly Piddles.......and oh my, she sure did piddle when she was a pup! She's 7 (and a half!) now

 & the only dog I know who will not go for a walk! Shout 'Come on Milly, let's go for a walk'

 and she's there, all excited...put the lead on, still excited....even open the door & she's there

 but once we're outside she sits herself down & that's it.....she will not budge! Our other dog,

 Mr Milo Dog, aka Beastie Boy is the total opposite & will walk for miles.....and I do mean miles!

Anyway, back to business......if you fancy sharing an oldie too just pop on over to Erika's & leave 

her a comment to let her know.

Rightio, that's my lot for today.....thanks for calling.....see you soon!

xx