Challenge #1 - Something New

Hello crafty friends.....happy Saturday......and welcome to the 1st challenge of

the year where the theme is......

SOMETHING NEW

A nice, easy start for us I think.....could be a new home, a new job, new stash

or like me.....a new baby! EEEk no....not me having a baby lol, like me

as in making a new baby card!

I went for a new baby card as I got the gorgeous die cuts for Christmas & couldn't

wait to use them. A real CAS style card for me, I've found myself drawn

to this style more & more recently.

Rules

1 - You must follow the theme set

2 - One entry, new makes only

3 - You must be a follower of this blog

4 - Please link your entry post back to this blog

So whether your style is frilly & fancy, CAS or even grungy & gritty you

can enter your make.....and as usual, there'll be a surprise prize for the

lucky winner. And if you fancy joining me as a guest designer then just add

GD after your name!

Good luck!

xx

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Black & White with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well.

Apologies for not posting & commenting, I've been a bit under the weather these

 last few days.......hopefully I'll be able to catch up with you all soon.

So.......there's a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers with the theme of

BLACK & WHITE

A nice, easy challenge I thought then my mind went blank! Once I got going

I loved making this card.....I managed to pack in a few layers but still keep

it looking fairly CAS. I used my old favourite banner dies & then as per Wendy's

 challenge I used a never been used yet quote die from Hunkydory.

Love how these make for a quick, easy card. I finished with a faux gem.

If you fancy joining us then do pop on over to the main blog, we'd love to see

you......and if you're low on inspiration you'll certainly find some there!

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

xx

Wendy's die challenge

Another Memorydex Card

I love making these Memorydex cards, they're such a great way to use up any bits & bobs

 from the scrap box and they look so pretty on the Rolodex.

For this one I used papers from the Craftwork Cards pad - Heritage Rose - my favourite

base of black card. I cut & layered the butterflies with my Xcut dies, added a

banner die and finished with Tim Holtz stickers.

Short & sweet today as time's getting on & I have lots to do.....thanks for calling,

have a lovely weekend.....see you soon.

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to play in my SOMETHING NEW challenge here.

challenges

Wendy's  challenge #6
anything goes at Dragonfly Dreams
anything goes at Through The Craft Room Door
layered die cuts at Tuesday Throwdown

Love is in the Air......

Hey lovelies, hope you're all well.

I've been having a little tidy up in the craft room and I came across some papers

from the Making Cards magazine.......dated February 2017!! I remember using

some back then but had forgotten I had a couple left. Well, it would be rude

not to use them, don't you think?

5 dies used as per Wendy's challenge.....I'll definitely be keeping all of them!

Black & red card from the scrap box, flowers from my stash & the sentiment was

computer generated. Love how this one turned out......now all I need is to figure out

how to take a straight photo lol. All these years  and  I'm now struggling! 

Even when I edit it it still doesn't look straight..........or maybe it's me that's wonky?

Thanks for calling & for any comments you might leave and don't forget,

there's still time to enter my SOMETHING NEW challenge here.

xx

challenges

a/g at As You Like It

a/g at Dragonfly Dreams

a/g at Through The Craft Room Door

layered die cuts at Tuesday Throwdown

a/g at Crafty Creations

old favourites at Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday

Wendy's challenge #5

Love is in the air.....

Hello lovelies, hope you're all well.

Another grey, wet & miserable day here......not that I'm complaining, I much prefer

this weather to the heat! 

I've found myself making more & more CAS style cards lately, especially ones using

 dies. I do still love my layers but there's just something kinda nice about CAS......plus

 once I get going it's a lot quicker!

Anyway, 2 dies & a stamp is all I used on this card......and the card was from my scrap

 drawer too! Apologies for the colour of the card.......IRL it's brilliant white but this

 weather is making everything look a bit 'off'!

Thanks for calling & whatever you're up toI hope you manage some craft time.

Don't forget......my challenge SOMETHING NEW is here.

xx

Wendy's challenge #4

Challenge #11 Christmas Winner!

Hi friends, I need to start this post with an apology........I scheduled the winner's

post for challenge #11 then promptly forgot all about it! I'm ever so sorry....so

without further ado the winner of #11 Christmas is........

**** it's Emma the Sparkly Fairy ****

and here's what Emma made.....

isn't he fab? He'd definitely have pride of place on my tree!

Here's a pic of your prize.....

and I'd love to invite you to join me as Guest Designer.

If you send me your snail mail details I'll pop your prize in the post

asap.............and could you leave me a comment on this post please, so I know

 to look out for your email.

And here's a badge for your blog

Well done, Emma....and thanks again to everyone who entered, hope you'll

join me  for #1 Something New.............see you there!

xx

Wendy's Challenge

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well.

Wednesday already and time to share another make and join in with

Wendy's challenge where she's challenging us to use our dies. It's a great

way to sort our dies out & see which ones we actually do use.

Today's die was brand new, still in the packet so I really did need to use

it........and it's a keeper! I think it's so pretty and although it came with the

'with love'  sentiment  would be so easy to change either for another sentiment

or to stamp in the centre.....so many possibilities. It's a Sweet Dixie die and

measures approx 4 inches square.

Thanks for calling......have a lovely evening and don't forget, my challenge

SOMETHING NEW is here.

xx

challenges

anything goes at Brown Sugar

say it with flowers at Allsorts

new stash at My Time To Craft

something new at Dream Valley

anything goes at Use Your Stuff

something new at Tuesday Throwdown

Wendy's die challenge

Thank You

Morning lovelies, hope you're all well & warm this dull, grey, windy & damp

morning. A couple of crafty hours for me today before the troops descend

for tea.......do you have anything nice planned?

A thank you card to share today.......I love sending a thank you card, much nicer

than a text or an email......don't get me wrong, a thank you is nice in any form but

for me I love taking the time to make something. Simple matting and layering

for this one.....a die cut banner & a little floral element finished with a faux gem.

The papers & topper were from Making Cards magazine....so pretty and so

useful too.....there's always something suitable for most occasions with this mag.

Rightio, better get a move on......thanks for calling & don't forget......my

challenge SOMETHING NEW is here.

xx

challenges

anything goes at Crafty Creations

thank you at As You Like it

anything goes at QKR Stampede

say it with flowers at Allsorts

Wendy's die challenge

Anything Goes with Crafty Cardmakers!

Hi crafty friends, welcome to the new week.......and the 1st challenge

of the New Year over ar Crafty Cardmakers. We have a nice, easy theme

for you this time........ANYTHING GOES

As usual, any & all makes are welcome and for this 1st challenge of the year

we have a prize offered by our lovely teamie Kim!

There's some gorgeous inspirational makes for you from the rest of the team

over on the main blog....do pop over, we'd love to see you!

My makes this time are some Memorydex cards I made for my daughter,

love making these as they're a great way to use up scraps but oh my....

......they are SO addictive! All made with dies too so super quick and easy.

Thanks for calling and for any comments you might leave.......don't forget,

 my SOMETHING NEW challenge is here.

xx

Wendy's die challenge

Wendy's Challenge

Hi crafty friends......'tis a cold, grey, windy & wet day here on the Yorkshire

Coast.......a perfect day for crafting, I think!

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments on my failed attempt at a

shaker card.......I think I'll have to have another go soon, can't let it beat me!

Or maybe I'll just leave them well alone lol. 

Blog buddy Wendy over at Spanish Crafter has set a challenge to use a die on every

post......I'd love to join her but don't think I can manage every day so I'm going to 

try & join in every week. I used an unbranded die I've had in my stash

for ages......wasn't quite sure about it but once I cut it I loved it.....will definitely

be keeping this one!  The background is acrylic paint, I stamped the sentiment, added

the die cut then mounted on black card then white.

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

Don't forget, my challenge SOMETHING NEW is here.

challenges
anything goes at QKR Stampede
anything goes at A Place To Start
anything goes at Use Your Stuff
anything goes at Through The Craft Room Door
CAS at Unicorn Challenge
Wendy's die challenge

When is a shaker not a shaker?

Answer: when I try to make one!

Got myself in such a pickle I abandoned the shaker element and just stamped

where  the shaker should have been! Quite pleased with the outcome

though......I used the Crafters Companion enchanted Christmas card kit that came

 free with the Papercrafter magazine last year....ooh, it's lovely....lots of sparkly,

glittery elements, papers, sequins, an embossing folder and the most

beautiful stamps....and such fab quality too.

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend....thanks for calling & I'll see you tomorrow.

You can find my latest challenge - Something New - here.

xx

challenges

anything goes at A Gem of a Challenge

anything goes at Fairy & Unicorn

anything goes at Brown Sugar

anything goes at Watercooler Wednesday

Wendy's die challenge

It's Never Too Early To Make A Christmas Card!

Is it too early?

Head says yes. it's way too early.....heart says no, I love it so start as early as I

like......so I have!

This must be the simplest Christmas card I've ever made.....and I love how it turned out.

I think this is a batch card for sure & there's so many options for colours I can't wait to

 make a few more!

challenges

anything goes at ABC Christmas Challenges

anything goes at Christmas 24

anything goes at Merry Little Christmas

anything goes at Fezziwigs Festive Frolics

Wendy's die challenge

Thanks for calling

xx

Wendy's Challenge #1

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

Did you have a good night last night? Was a quiet one here, don't think any of

us managed to stay awake til midnight.......ooh, we're getting old lol!

The lovely Wendy over at Spanish Crafter is challenging us to use a die on every

post.....what a great way to figure out what dies you use......and what dies you

don't! If you're anything like me you'll have way to many & you maybe even

 haven't used a lot of them. I don't know that I can manage very post but I'd surely

like to join in every week. So, how to figure out where to start.......the obvious 

answer would be to use a die I haven't used before but typically my mind went

blank so I decided to start with the dies I probably use the most......a scallop

circle & a banner die. Love, love, love these dies....definitely keepers.

Paper and the beautiful topper are downloads from Making Cards magazine

and everything else is from my stash.

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

xx

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year friends!

Where did the last year go? It feels like I blinked and missed it!

So as we start the new year, the new decade even......I'd like to wish you all

a wonderful year filled with lots of crafty time and all the thing you love most. I

hope it's a happy, healthy & peaceful year for each & every one of you.

Also, I'd like to thank you so much for your support & friendship this past year, it

 really does mean a lot.

Me? I'm aiming to blog more, visit your blogs more & keep my little challenges

running......I want to cook more, sew more........in fact do more of everything

I enjoy doing but never seem to have the time for......maybe even keep on

top of the ironing lol!

So the make I'm sharing today is a little Memorydex card......I bought the

Heidi Swapp Memorydex & some dies for my daughter for Christmas.....oh

my, I think I love it! You know when you have a crafty itch but not much time

to scratch it? Well, these are the perfect size for that.....they can be as fussy &

fancy or as CAS as you like ........but be warned, they're addictive! once

you start making them you won't be able to stop!

 My monthly themed challenges will be up & running again this year from

January 4th.......watch this space!

Thanks for calling......have a lovely day!

xx