Red, white, blue and bunting, too!

Hiya, can you believe it's Friday already??

Well, I'm happy to say the shopping trip for Miss Rebecca's Birthday presents

was a huge success......thank goodness! Now i just need to get her

cards finished.....any excuse to craft lol!

My card today is again made all from stash, unused or freebies! The image was part of a

pack of Nutcrafters images Miss Rebecca won from the lovely Gemma and decided to

share with Mum.....aren't i lucky? I followed this fab sketch from Nutcrafters, too:

Off to go catch up on DT work, now......I love doing that.

What are you up to today???

Oh, and yummy lasagne and garlic bread for tea!!

Thanks for looking today....see you soon!

Hugs Jo x

ingredients

Nutcrafters image - candy from Gemma 

6x6 card blank

red/navy card, pearls, ribbon - stash

sentiment - LOTV stamp

fab paper - free with mag

scallop circle - sizzix die

plain circle - Nellie Snellen

punched flowers - Woodware punch

scallop border punch - Fiskars

flex/promarkers 

challenges

#17 sketch at Nutcrafters

anything goes at 2 sisters

anything goes at Catch the bug

celebrations at One stop craft challenge

for a child at the Crazy challenge

let's celebrate in red, white & blue at Desmet designs

Swirls, pearls and a basket of flowers

Hi guys....hope you're all well today!

Well, wouldn't you know it....I need to go to town today....and it's raining!

Oh, well...needs must! It's Miss Rebecca's Birthday next week.....so I'm off shopping for Birthday pressies....wish me luck!

Today's card is using another almost forgotten, un-inked stamp! Isn't she gorgeous? Think this may be

for my friend who has a Birthday this weekend!

Rightio, better get myself moving....thanks for popping by today

and for any comments you may leave....I so appreciate them!

Hope your days' a good one!

Hugs Jo x

ingredients

6x6 card blank - stash

Miss Anya stamp - The Greetings Farm

spotty dotty paper - Sweet Nothings - Papermania

flourish -  Marianne creatables die

corner - Sizzix die

flowers, pearls, ribbon - stash

flex/promarkers

challenges

ribbon at Crafts 4 eternity

girly girl at Jellypark

anything goes at 2 sisters

#84 at My Sheri crafts

ribbon & bows at Stamp, scrap & doodle

for a special lady at Dream Valley

one for the girls at the Squirrel & the fox

flowers at Hooked on crafts

spots & dots at Incy Wincy

Mom/special lady at Love to create

punches and/or die cuts at Tammy's Scrapin corner

waste not Wednesday at Wishcraft

#19 at Crafty Ribbons
flower at DYSU

Mia gardening

Morning, did you all have a lovely, long weekend?

Back to reality today, though.......grey skies, lunch boxes and school runs!

And maybe a sneaky hour in the craft room if i get the

horrible housework done!

Today's card is using a stamp i won from Wild Rose Studios - Mia gardening...isn't she just the sweetest

little Miss?

I followed this sketch from Try stampin' on a Tuesday:

I really like this sketch.....think it would be perfect for 

male cards......must remember!

Thanks for popping by today, hope your days' a good one!

And don't forget......it's Tuesday, not Monday lol!

Jo x

ingredients

stamp - Mia grdening - Wild Rose Studios

papers - Princess Fairytale - Dovecraft

6x6 card blank - Craftwork cards

pearls - stash

paper string - stash

tag - hand cut & written

pro/flexmarkers

challenges

#64 sketch at Try stampin on Tuesday

flowers at Little Darlings

anything goes at Digi doodles

g is for  garden at Alphabet challenge blog

anything goes at 2 Sisters

Spring at Di's digi designs

Bee Happy!

Hiya........now i'm probably speaking too soon but it's Bank Holiday

Weekend and we've had 2 days of..............blue skies, sunshine and washing

on the line!! Even managed to get the grass cut! hope the weather's been kind to you, too!

So, today's card i'm not real happy with...... I was asked for a yellow & black card

with a little bee on it......now i love the image....just not sure about the rest of it!

Ah, well, never mind! Right, off to do a few jobs then maybe a little play later!

Thanks for calling today.

 Hope you have a lovely day...... whatever the weather decides to do!

Jo x

ingredients

black/yellow card - stash

pearls - stash

swirls - sizzix -  die cut

scallop circle - sizzix  - die cut

ribbon/ric rac - stash

flower - punched

image - Bee Happy from Birdie Brown

challenges

things with wings at Anything goes

anything goes at Papertake weekly

circles at Do you stack up

Mother's day at Delightful challenges 

anything goes at 2 sisters

things with wings at Crafty Calendar challenges

no squares allowed at CES challenges

doing the rounds at Little Claire's Designs

The Happy Scrappers - #1 Anything goes! - DT layout

Hi bloggers......It's Saturday!!! 

The Happy Scrappers has now gone live!!!I'm so excited to be part of this new

Scrapbooking challenge blog.........and i hope you'll join us!

This new venture is run by two lovelies Shaz and Lesley and myself, Jane and Carol

have all joined to make up the DT!

We are a monthly blog.....the first Saturday of every month........and we're a just

for fun blog. We'll have a new theme every month and we'd love for you to join in

the fun! Pop over to the main blog to check out the rules and the FAB layouts

from the rest of the team......they are just gorgeous!

And if you'd like, feel free to take our badge and spread the word!

For my layout, i've scrapped a photo of Rebecca from 6 years ago!!!

It's been in a frame for so long i decided it needed to go in a scrapbook....everything i used

 is from stash, too.......I'm determined to plough through some more stuff!

Rightio, friends, that's it from me today.....off to scrap some more

then American Idol this aft.....and maybe chinese takeaway tonight, mmmm!

Don't forget....if you have a few minutes pop over to The Happy Scrappers....

we'd love you to join us!

Thanks for looking today and hope you're days' a good one!

Love Jo x

challenges
let's scrap at Our Craft Lounge

Where did i put my glasses???

Good morning bloggers, how are you today? Well, i hope.
First, apologies for the terrible photo.....it was grey & dull all day yesterday!
In real life the papers are a gorgeous chocolate brown and soft pink with cream lace!

Just a quick post to

share my new glasses holder! When i'm crafting my glasses are on and off that many times and i always end up losing them amongst my stash.....i've even been known to accidently throw them out....ooops!

So, here's a little cardboard tube that my Son received his new sunglasses in ......not that we need sunglasses right now.... i've decorated it to match my promarker storage unit and it sits right there on

my desk just waiting for me to pop my glasses in!!!Just need to get into the habit of doing so, now lol!

Right, housework calls....will be back later with the winner of my My Memories giveaway

and some news!!

Have a good day!

Jo x

ingredients

cardboard tube - was Son's!

paper - Hot Diggity Dog - stash

lace - stash

ribbon - stash 

flowers - punched

pearls - stash

challenges
anything but a card at Come and get it
anything but a card at Tip Top Tuesday

                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                   

Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Christmas Trees!

Happy May 1st everyone!!
Can you believe it's May?? One third of the year gone already!
Soon be Christmas lol....so why not head over to Sparkles Christmas  and join our
latest challenge.....get a head start on those Christmas projects!
Our new challenge is Christmas Trees....nice & easy....and we have 2 fantastic sponsors this time:
Joanna Sheen

and Crafty Emma's
You have all month to play and can enter any project you like as long as it fits
the monthly challenge theme! Don't forget to stop by the main blog and check out all
the fab team creations! See you there!
Thanks for looking and hope your days a good one!
Jo x

ingredients

scallop circle easel card - made with sizzix die

2 circles pink paper - stash

die cut Christmas tree, pressie, sentiment - Kanban stash

gems - stash

challenges

no stamping at 4 Crafty Chicks
anything goes at  Christmas stampin all year long