With Love at Christmas

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well & warm.

It was a cold & frosty morning today.....boys had to scrape the windscreens before they

could go anywhere, think they might need to get up a bit earlier from now on lol.

Speaking of cold & frosty.....I found this image whilst I was looking for something else.

I have no idea where it's from but I fell in love with it straightaway....best of all there's

another one on the sheet!

I started with a base of navy card, added a silver mirri layer then 3 distressed paper

 layers & lastly the image. Lots of silver mirri snowflakes, a foiled sentiment & 

some faux gems....and that's it, job done!

Can't believe we're on Wednesday already.....and it's November tomorrow....oh my, where

is the year going? Think I better step it up a bit for Christmas, I'm way behind!

Thanks for calling & for any comment you might leave........see you tomorrow for

Thursday Throwback!

xx

challenges

Rudolph Days at Scrappy Mo's

anything goes at Crimbo Crackers

animals at Jingle Belles

pearls/gems at Allsorts

anything goes at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas

anything goes at Die Cuttin' Divas

anything goes at The Holly & The Ivy

Explosion of Colour with Crafty Cardmakers!

 Hi friends, hope you're all well, warm & had a lovely weekend.

Today I have my Dt make for the latest challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers, the theme is:

EXPLOSION OF COLOUR

As usual, any & all crafts are welcome & if you pop over to the main blog you will

see some fabulous Dt makes for your inspiration....we're a very diverse team so

there's sure to be something to tickle your fancy!

I wanted the image to be the main focus of my make this time so I went with

decoupage.....aren't those poppies just beautiful? Here's a closer look at the layers:

Rightio, busy day today so I'll love you & leave you......thanks for calling....

.....see you tomorrow.

xx

With Love

Hi friends....hope you're all well & having a lovely weekend.

I'm planning on a nice, peaceful craft-ernoon ......the tea (lasagne & salad) is all prepared,

jobs are done, cats are napping.....just need to pop the kettle on then I'm good to go!

Another card topper to share today......I'm not really much of a teddy person but just recently

I've been rather drawn to them so I suspect there'll be more popping up here. They do seem

to be very popular and I suppose if you like them then they'll suit for almost any

occasion. I started with a patterned card base, added a layer of textured white card, a

strip of pink foiled card then added the layers of decoupage, the sentiment is slightly

raised on foam pads then I finished with some faux gems & a little silver bow.

Okie dokie, that's me for today.....thanks for calling & for any comments you might

leave......see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges

going girly at Cutie Pie

animals at Southern Girls

anything goes at A Gem of a Challenge

Something for the Weekend!

Morning crafty friends & bloggers, welcome to 'Something for the Weekend'.....the perfect

time to share something......anything you want, doesn't have to be crafty!

I have a card topper to share today....all pink & silver & black with lots of foiling too

although that doesn't show up too well in the photo, it's so much prettier IRL.

I was debating whether or not to put this on the front of a notebook so it could be used 

as one of those books that people sign & leave a little message in at parties.

Or I could make it into a card & make a notebook as well.....ooh, I've got a head

full of ideas now lol!

Nothing much planned here today, was going to have a wander around town with

my grandson but it's cold, dark & ever so wet so might have to have a rethink on that.

Do you have anything nice planned?

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

challenges

anything goes at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

fantasy at Pile It On

anything goes at Corrosive Challenges

anything goes at Crafty Creations

anything goes at Creative Moments

anything goes at Crafty Catz

Paper Frosting Friday!

    

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well & looking forward to the weekend.

So it's Paper Frosting Friday again.....the day I share my handmade embellishments......

......why Paper Frosting? Well, just because embellishments is such a mouthful.....

and paper frosting sounds so much nicer, I think.

So today I have some Harry Potter inspired envelopes to share, perfect for scrapbook 

pages, journals, card making........I'm sure there's many uses for them. I used more pages

 from my water damaged Harry Potter book, added an insert for journaling, stamping

etc., or you could add cinema tickets and/or receipts. What do you think? I wanted to

 keep them fairly plain then they could be added to as & when required.

Rightio, almost tea time so I better dash.....thanks for calling & for any comments

you might leave......see you over the weekend!

xx

Thursday Throwback!

Hi friends, hope you're all well  warm....there was a definite nip in the air last night!

Welcome to Thursday Throwback where I'd love you to share your past makes...

......do you still love them.....would you change anything.......or would you

rather not admit to making them lol! As usual, if you'd like to join me just leave 

me a comment so's I can come visit you back.

As Halloween is almost upon us I thought I'd share some ATC's I made a fair

few years ago....I'm not sure where the image is from, maybe Dilly Beans?

The tombstone was die cut & coloured with promarkers, the mesh background

was from one of the £ shops & the letters were stickers.

Rightio, better go get something done if I want an hour (or two) in the

craft room later. Thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!

xx

Boo!

Hi friends.....happy Wednesday!

A super quick post today, it's been one of those days when I've never stopped

but don't seem to have accomplished very much.... oh well, there's always

tomorrow lol. I have a little Halloween card topper to share today, all from the

bit box I distressed some paper layers, added some die cut cobwebs, a die cut spider

with a faux gem belly.....and the verse I made up myself & printed out!

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

xx

challenges
Halloween at Brown Sugar
Anything Goes/Make it Square at Crafty Catz
Halloween at My Time To Craft
Black Purple Orange at Pile It On
Halloween at Die Cut Divas

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Hi friends, hope you're all well.

Today I have a couple of cute Christmas cards to share......super quick, bright & cheery I

thought they would be perfect for the little ones.I made both cards from just one topper sheet

adding only the blue gingham base. 

Thanks for popping by & for any comments you might leave.....see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges

anything goes at Crimbo Crackers

anything goes/Christmas at Crafter's Castle

anything goes at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas

anything Christmas at Merry Little Christmas Challenge

anything Christmas at Merry Christmas Challenge

Something for the Weekend!

Hi friends.......welcome to 'Something for the Weekend'!
My share this weekend is a furry one lol.....some of you might know I'm a bit
of a crazy cat lady........and I think one of my boys uses that to his advantage lol.
So when Willow needed a home he literally just turned up with her......then about 3 weeks
later he arrived with her brother, Dash..........how could I refuse those sweet faces?
They're now 6 months old & they really are the sweetest kittens, they get on so well with the others, they love snuggles, spiders......and worms!! And when they purr
it sounds like a  freight train going past!!
Hope you're having a lovely weekend.....and if you want to share 'Something for the
Weekend' do leave me a comment so I can come visit you too.
Thanks for calling......see you tomorrow.
xx

Paper Frosting Friday!

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

I know I say it every week but oh my, don't these Friday's come around quick?

So it's Paper Frosting Friday again......the day I share my handmade embellishments...

......why paper Frosting? Well, just because embellishments is such a mouthful.....

and Paper Frosting sounds so much nicer, I think.

So this week I have some handmade flowers to share. I made these with some leather

offcuts and a Harry Potter book that was sadly water damaged & I couldn't bring myself

to throw it away. I started with a die cut leather base, added layers of die cut book

pages & finished with a faux pearl centre. It's quite hard to see all the layers in the pic

but IRL when they're all scrunched up they look so good.

Here's a close up:

Rightio, that's me for today.....thanks for calling & for any comments you might

leave......have a lovely weekend.

xx

Thursday Throwback

                                 Hi friends, hope you're all well......and welcome to Thursday                                       Throwback, my weekly look back at past crafty makes. I think it's fun to have a look back & see how our styles have changed. Do you still like your make? Would you change anything? Or would you rather not be reminded lol.

If you fancy joining me then please leave me a comment so I can come have a look too. 

 This week I'm looking back at a mixed media canvas I made for my bedroom, I think it was
 about three and a half years ago......and I still love it, it still hangs on my bedroom wall!

I used tissue paper, gesso, paint, paper, beads, caran d'ache crayons, ric rac, Tim Holtz word stickers......you name it, it's probably on there somewhere lol

Here's a pic from the very start, I'd primed the canvas, drawn the half heart shape then added the scrunched up tissue using lots of gesso

And here's a pic of the finished canvas

Thanks for calling & for any comment you might leave....see you tomorrow!

xx

Feeling Christmas!

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

I've not blogged since Friday & it feels like so much longer.....I've had a busy

few days what with Asher's birthday party & then on impulse I decided to change two

 rooms around.......do you ever do that? Oh my, halfway through I wished I hadn't

started but the end result is lovely. I was going to redecorate but instead just bought

some new cushions and rearranged he furniture and I'm so pleased.......and now I

have room for my Christmas tree so I'm really feeling Christmas. I love that

warm, fuzzy, comfortable feeling that comes at this time of the year......the dark

nights, cosy fires, hot chocolate......ooh, I love it all!

Anyway, that's way too much waffling from me......if you're still with me I have

a Christmas card to share......quite an unusual colour combo but I do like it.

I started with a black card base, added a layer of turquoise foiled bauble card & then

 decorated with lots of silver & black die cuts & ribbon and finished with some faux gems.

Rightio, that's me for today......thanks for calling......see you tomorrow.

xx

challenges

Christmas at C.R.A.F.T

anything goes at Crimbo Crackers

add silver at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

anything goes at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge

anything goes at The Holly & The Ivy

Paper Frosting Friday!

Morning friends.....happy Friday.......and what a dull, grey & wet day is is too!

Hope you're all well & have something nice

planned for the weekend......and maybe a little craft time planned too?

So as it's Friday (don't they come around quick?) it's time to share some more

of my paper frosting......my handmade card/scrap/journal pieces although

I think they could maybe be used for all sorts of other things!

I made some little word tags this week using inspirational/motivational words

and some scraps of paper left over from a Tim Holtz paper pad. I simply cut the 

paper to the size I wanted.....added the computer printed words, punched a hole

& finished with some leather cord.......job done!

Thanks for calling......see you at the weekend!

xx

Thursday Throwback!

Hi friends.......wow, 2 posts in one day.....that doesn't happen too often

around here lol. Welcome to Thursday Throwback.....the  time to have a look

 back at our past makes......do you still like them? Would you change anything

or would you rather pretend you didn't make them?

I'm sharing a Halloween make today....lots of lovely layers, die cuts, bunting,

ribbon, faux gems, plastic spiders.....and a lovely image.....and yes, I do

still like this one.....I must use those circular dies more often though!

If you fancy joining me leave me a comment to let me know then I can come

visit you back.

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

xx

New Challenge at Not Just Cards!

Morning crafty friends & bloggers......happy Thursday!

It's a very special day for us today.......my grandson Asher is one!!!

He's such a gorgeous, happy baby......so easy to take care of.....and he makes

 the funniest noises! I can't  believe how fast the year has gone.....makes me 

wish I could keep him at this age for another year. He's coming to us on 

Saturday & we're having a little tea party for him so hopefully I'll have some 

pics to share next week.

Anyway, I'm also here to tell you about the new challenge over at 

Not Just Cards

The theme, as usual, is anything goes so this time I made a bottle tag for 

 a bottle of wine I gave to my stepfather for his birthday recently.

I didn't measure, just cut my card to the size I wanted, used a circle die to

cut the hole......then set to decorating. Another great way to use up some bits

from the scrap box too.....although I'm sure I'll never get to the bottom

of it! Rightio, better get a move on....if you fancy joining us this month

 you can find all rules & some gorgeous Dt makes for your inspiration over

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

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

xx

challenges
more than 1 die at Crafty Friends
anything goes at Corrosive Challenges
anything goes at Through the Craft Room Door
anything but a card at Simon Says Wednesday
dies/punches at Sparkles

Christmas Robin

Morning crafty friends, hope you're all well.

It's a beautiful Autumn morning here on the Yorkshire Coast & I'm planning

on spending the day at my craft desk......heaven!

Today's share is a Christmas card topper.....the beautiful image is from

Hunkydory as is the backing paper & tag. I added some die cut elements - 

poinsettia & foliage and finished with a little silver bow & some faux gems.

Rightio, gonna get the tea in the slow cooker then it's craft, craft, & more craft!

Thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave....see you tomorrow.

xx

challenges

anything goes at Cute Card Thursday

N is for Nature at Alphabet Challenge

anything goes at Crafters Castle

anything goes at Corrosive Challenges

Another Pink & Gold Christmas!

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

Been a busy day here......Dr appointment, shopping & the usual tidying up, washing,

hoovering etc but I managed to sneak in a crafty hour or so. I wanted to join in over

at Jingle Belles where they're asking us for pink holiday cards for Breast Cancer

awareness. For every card that's linked up the Jingle Belles will donate two 

dollars to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.........how generous is that? 

All they ask is that pink features prominently & that the card theme is Winter/Christmas.

I made one last weekend, another today & I'm hoping to make a few more!

I started with a gold mirri base then used elements from a Studio Light booklet,

I added a few extra die cut pieces & finished with a few faux gems......done!

Rightio, better go start on the tea....thanks for calling.....see you tomorrow.

xx

challenges

V for very quick at ABC Christmas challenges

anything goes at Crafting With An Attitude

anything goes at Crimbo Crackers

anything Christmas at Winter Wonderland

Winter Wishes

Morning friends, happy Monday!

Hope you had a lovely weekend & are looking forward to the week!

I have a Christmas card topper to share today.........another quick & easy make

using the Hunkydory snowglobe die set.  The image is LOTV, snowflakes

are die cut......I added a few faux gems & finished with a sprinkle of glitter on the

image.......job done.....and I'm looking forward to trying it in other colours too!

Rightio, lots to do today if I want a crafty hour (or two) this afternoon....

.....thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave......see you tomorrow.

xx

challenges

V for Very quick at ABC Christmas Challenges

anything goes at Crafting by Design

2 word sentiment at Aud Sentiments

anything goes at Crimbo Crackers

for a child at Christmas With the Cuties
Christmas is for kids at Sparkles Christmas Challenges

Frightful!

Hi crafty friends & bloggers......welcome to my little piece of the web!

I thought it was about time I shared a Halloween card .......the only one I've

made so far this year! I started with my favourite black base then added some

distressed paper layers - Mischievous by My Mind's Eye - next I added

some die cuts & finished with a peel off word sticker (remember them?) on

the banner die cut.....oh, and a couple of black faux gems.

Quick, easy & inspired by one of my cats........sat at the side of a tree in
the back garden.........thankfully the tree's not as scary as this one though!
Thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave....whatever you're
up to have a lovely day........see you tomorrow.
xx

challenges
dies/punches at Always Fun
something spooky at Cards in Envy
Halloween at Unicorn Challenge
anything goes/spooky at Crafty Addicts
Halloween at Craft Rocket
Halloween at Brown Sugar
Halloween at Cut It Up
Halloween at A Gem of a Challenge
Halloween at Die Cut Divas

Something for the Weekend!

Morning crafty friends & bloggers, hope you're all well......and welcome to
Something for the Weekend!
Today I have a Christmas card to share.......all pink & gold & shiny.....so
not me lol but I have to say I love it! I started with a base of gold mirri card
then added elements from a Studio Light sheet. Of course, I couldn't stop there
and so I added more gold die cuts & finished with a couple of faux gems.
I'm loving the Studio Light booklets, they offer so much and you can make them
as simple as you like or add to them as much as you like......and there's a
fantastic range too.....booklets for all occasions!
Rightio, that's me for today........off for a wander around the town.
Thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!
xx

challenges
anything goes at A Snowflake's Promise
anything goes at Holly & Ivy Christmas
anything goes at Crimbo Crackers
anything Christmas at Winter Wonderland
anything Christmas at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas
anything goes at Merry Little Christmas
pink Christmas for cure at Jingle Belles

Thursday Throwback!

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

Welcome to Thursday Throwback......my weekly look back at past crafty makes...

.....do you still like them? Would you change anything or would you rather

not look at all lol?

I have a Halloween wall hanging from 2012 to share today......I loved it when I

 made it & I'm still happy with it today.......although I remember my daughter

telling me it was ok......but she wanted something REAL scary lol!

If you fancy sharing an old make leave me a comment.....I'd love to come 

visit you back.

Thanks for calling....whatever you're up to have a lovely day.

See you tomorrow.

xx

 

You Are Special

Hi friends, happy Wednesday......Wednesday already! Doesn't time fly

when you're having crafty fun......or even when you're not lol.

Today I have a minimalist card to share......so hard for me to do, I just want to

pile on anything & everything! I am wondering though, should I add the

word 'so' as in 'You are so special' or leave it as it is?

Anyway, more bits from the bit box for this card, so quick & easy and I'm

sure it'll look good in other colour combo's and different sentiments.....I'm loving

the cards with one big word on them at the moment.

Rightio, lots to do today so I'll love you & leave you....thanks for calling.

See you tomorrow.

xx

Candy Winner!

Morning friends, no makes to share today as it's time to announce the winner

of my candy........thanks so much to all who entered & thanks for all your

comments, visits & words of support and encouragement.....I appreciate it

more than you will ever know!

So, drumroll please............ I have a winner and that's you..........KATH of

****** Handmade by Kath! ******

Congratulations Kath.......if you would let me know your snail mail info I'll pop

your candy in the post asap. My email is mrsgrohl1@gmail.com

xx 

Robbon and/or Lace with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends & bloggers, happy October 1st! I hope you had a lovely weekend

 and are raring to go for the week ahead! I can't quite believe we're into October

already.....and my grandson is almost 1 year old!

Anyway, enough waffling from me....I'm here today with my Dt make for the

latest challenge over on the Crafty Cardmakers blog where the theme is:

RIBBON and/or LACE

A lovely theme, I think.........I was going to go with girly & feminine but time

ran away with me & I thought I better get a move on with some Halloween makes

so I made the simplest of tags. I used die cut tags, die cut the webs & spiders

from silver mirri.....oh my, were they a pain to stick down lol! I used green

slime coloured ribbon & finished with a faux gem in the centre of the spider.

Would love to see you join us......as usual  any & all makes are welcome, there's

hardly any rules & there's some fabulous Dt work for your inspiration...

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

Thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave.....see you tomorrow!

xx