June Day 11......

Before I start today's post I want to say thank you so much

for all your kind words on yesterday's post. The fact that you take

the time to visit my little blog and leave such lovely comments

warms my heart.....you're all fantastic!

June Day 11: Dish the dirt on your biggest spend

OR

Craft something for a child recipient.

So for today Kairen wants us to dish the dirt on our biggest spend..

......oh dear.......now before I admit to anything, I don't drink, well only a

little at Christmas, I don't smoke.......and I do feed the kids........honest!

I was going to say my biggest single spend was my Big Shot......but

that was a present from the kids......so maybe it was my Spectrum

Noirs.......but they were a present too! So it will have to be my Pro/Flex

markers, I've had them for a fair few years now & when they started to

run out I tried the Spectrums......and I love them! So now the dilemma is do I

stick with the Spectrums which are much more affordable or do I try

and replace the Pro/Flex markers....jury still out on that one!

After my pens, it would have to be my papers....oh my, don't you just

love the smell! I even have some paper that's older than my kids...

....and that's just sad! I have it stashed in drawers, on shelves, in boxes

under my bed. I put myself on a stash ban at the beginning of the year and 

still didn't run out....but guess what......sometimes I just don't have the

 right paper  ;)......bet I'm not the only one lol!!

I've gone for the double today and crafted something for a child,

although it's not particularly child like it is for my daughter!

It's supposed to be a wall hanging but I didn't have enough of the 

gingham ribbon so for now it's not hanging anywhere.....no doubt Miss 

Rebecca will use it as a bookmark! I used black card for the base,

a snippet of purple paper, the image is from D'Arcy's Diary, the heart

is Memory box, the flowers are Elizabeth dies & I used Spectrum 

Noir pens. Can't wait to read about your biggest spend...be honest now!!

xx

a challenge or two
anything goes at Aud Sentiments
anything but a card at C.R.A.F.T
for a girl at Deep Ocean challenges

June Day 10......

Day 10: Have a rant, go on get it off your chest

OR

Craft something that has the colour purple in it.

No double today so a rant it is.....

I've started this post a dozen times today, then re-typed and re-typed
again.......
My eldest son is almost 26, he's 6 foot+ tall, has hair longer than mine,
 tattoos, piercings.....he is disabled and he uses a wheelchair. Nothing to do
with his appearance, he doesn't take drugs and drinks only occasionally....
..............it's because he's had 3 strokes, the 1st at the age of just 20.
I'm my son's carer.....and a lone parent.....not because I'm too lazy to work,
or wanted a bigger house or any of the other things that are mentioned
when talking about lone parents
but because my son needs a carer.........and because my man died.

So now I'm a single Mum of 6 gorgeous happy,  healthy (well, almost!)
 children. My 2nd son works, my 3rd son is
at college & works 4 shifts a week voluntary in a charity shop....the
other 3 are all still at school. They're all kind, polite, honest, reliable kids,
 all great students and I'm so, so proud of them all! I hate that people
assume things without knowing the facts, I hate that people judge on
appearances....that's one of the reasons I love blogging so much....
....nobody judges anybody. I think the other day my favourite quote should
have been.......
"Don't judge a book by it's cover"

See you tomorrow xx

Father's Day/Special Male at Lexi's Creations!

Morning all....hope you're well! It's a bit dull & overcast here

but we have just the thing to cheer you up & get your week off to a

 wonderful start!

We have a new challenge over at Lexi's Creations and the theme is:

Father's Day or Special Male

As usual, we welcome any & all crafty creations, just so long as

they stick to the theme and we have the fabulous

sponsoring us with the lucky winner receiving a £10 store spend!

We lucky DT girls get to choose one of Lexi's images for our makes

so for my card I used the super cute Wip, available here.

Don't forget, you can check out the rest of the fab dt creations

over on the main blog along with the challenge rules, there's not many:

2 entries, follow the theme & new creations!

Rightio, that's it from me.....off to tidy up!

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

Hugs Jo x

challenges
Father's Day at Anything Goes
Father's Day at Creative Belli
Father's Day at Stamp n Doodle
Father's Day at MilkCoffee
use ribbon at Here Come the Boys
Father's Day at Craft your Passion
Father's Day at Eureka Stamps
manly/Father's Day at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner
for/from Father at Pile it On

June Day 9......

Day 9: Tell us who your favourite crafter is, doesn't have to be anyone

 famous, just sing their praises

OR

Craft something for a male recipient

No way could I choose a favourite crafter, that's just too hard!

But if I had to, it wouldn't be anyone famous, it would be all

my lovely blog friends....they're all fabulous!

So I went for the double today....with some help from Miss Rebecca!

I wanted to try some of that distress crackle paint....I had an idea for a 

photo frame I wanted to try so thought we'd test it out on something else

 first! We made an ATC using some embossed card, inked it in red, stamped

the image in black then heat embossed the centre of the heart with a 

clear embossing powder. The whole thing was then covered with

the distress crackle paint, matted onto black card, some black gems

for the corners......then we realised we'd forgotten to write in the banner

 lol! And the crackle paint is fab.....doesn't show up much in the

photo but it really does crackle, will definitely keep practising!

So we probably won't be giving this to anyone but it was made with

a male in mind and at least we got to practise getting inky......and

oh boy, did Miss Rebecca get inky!!!

See you tomorrow!

xx

June Day 8.....

Day 8: Take a picture or describe your craft space

OR

Craft something that has a Christmas theme

No time for crafting today so here's my craft space:

I was gonna explain each picture......but they're pretty self explanatory

really lol, this is my favourite room in the house......all my crafty stash

in one place! It's cosy, warm, still a work in progress and there's 

always a dog, sometimes a cat or two and usually a couple of kids on the 

sofa. Miss Rebecca is usually to be found at the tv side of the desk

 or curled on the sofa with a book! Rightio, that's me for tonight......off for a 

catch up with Game of Thrones and  maybe a little glass of something

 nice! See you tomorrow.

xx

June Day 7.....

Day 7:  Tell us 10 things that make you happy

OR 

Craft something that has a food theme

Well I did actually craft something with a food theme today but I can't

show you cos it's dt work so no double today, just 10 things

that make me happy!!

1. my fab kids.....all 6 of 'em!
2. heavy, heavy rock music......the louder the better
3. our pets......dog, cats, rabbits & a guinea pig
4. crafting......mostly paper crafting
5. giving......love to share
6. good manners.....costs nothing
7. food......I love a Sunday roast
8. a nice cup of tea......and a biscuit  (or two)!
9. PJ days with a good book.....even at my 40something age!
10. Winter......my fav time of the year, love the dark nights!

So that's it............ it don't take much to put a smile on

my face! What makes you happy?

xx

Case the DT card with Christmas Stampin' all Year Long!

Hi guys, happy Friday......I'm so ready for the weekend!

I'm here today with my 1st  Dt card for 

Christmas Stampin' all Year Long!

This week our challenge is for you to pick one of the Dt cards

and case it! Could be the colours, the layout, the image....it's

up to you! We have Fred She Said sponsoring

and the lucky winner will receive $10 to spend instore!

I used this sweet image, Catchin' Flakes, do you all remember

doing that.....sticking your tongue out trying to catch snowflakes...

........my boys still do that now! You have until Wed June

12th to play and for inspiration why not visit  the fab Dt 

creations over on the main blog. Thanks for calling today, hope

you have a lovely weekend!

Hugs Jo x