Black, white & one other with Lexi's Creations!

Morning lovely crafters....hope you're all well & looking forward

to the week! My little lovely, Miss Rebecca, starts her SATS

exams today.....oh my, you wouldn't believe the pressure she feels

under and the amount of revision she's had......and she's only 10!

It's her 11th birthday on Thursday so at least that's something for

 her to look forward to......and we get to eat cake lol!

So today we have a new challenge over at Lexi's Creations

and this time the theme is BLACK, WHITE & a bit of one OTHER!

A nice, easy challenge, right? And don't forget....you can make

any craft project you like just so  long as it fits the theme!

We're sponsored by the fabulous Fairy Dust Crafts and the prize

is a fantastic 5 digis from the store!

 As usual, you have almost 2 weeks to play and for inspiration, 

you can check out the DT's fabby makes over on the main blog!

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

Hugs Jo x

ingredients

topper - Kanban

papers - Papermania

flourish die cut - Memory Box

sentiment - LOTV

challenges

use a sentiment at Crafty Sentiments

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

black, white + one at Charisma Cardz

anything goes at Through the craft room door

anything goes at Divas by Design

Little Madam

Hi guys......just a quick post to say Happy Mother's Day to those

celebrating today! Remember I was having a sort out in the craft

 room the other day....I found another (eek!) un-inked stamp

.......isn't she a cutie.......will definitely be using her again!

 Oh and Nic's rugby team played today......and they won......and a 

great game it was too.......well done Boys......we're so

 proud of you all!

ingredients

stamp - Crafters Companion

papers, letters, gems - stash

sentiment - LOTV

flowers - Crafts Too punch

coloured with Spectrum Noirs

challenges

Mother's Day at Euraka Stamps

Mon/special lady at Love to Create
Mother's Day at Melonheadz Friends
Mother's Day at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner
Mother's Day at Celebrate the Occasion
Mother's Day at Shopping our Stash
Mother's Day at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
girly at Jellypark Challenges

XOX

Hi guys, happy Saturday.......hope you're all well!

Dull & damp here.....typical weekend weather....but perfect

for crafting lol! Ahh, if only I could sit here all day...........anyone

want to come iron for me??? 

ingredients

kraft card

papers - Material Girls

image - Saturated Canary

flower punch - Crafts Too

arrow die - Sizzix

pearls, wooden flower & string - stash

notebook punch - Fiskars

coloured with Spectrum Noirs

challenges

for the ladies at Kaboodle Doodles

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

love at the Paper Shelter

die cuts/punches at Penny's Paper Crafty

girly at Jellypark

No takers????.......Don't blame you......I hate ironing too!!

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

Hugs Jo x

How many flowers?

Hiya....hope you're all well!

I'm having a lovely, peaceful craft day today.............just me, the 

biscuit tin......the dog & the cats........a Yankee candle

 burning and a huge mug of coffee..........bliss!

So for today I have another card for my stash....I'm trying to make

a few flatter cards for posting. Now pink & yellow are not

usually colours I go for but for this image they just seemed right!

Loved colouring this image.....I've tried to give her curly hair with

a smooth, flat fringe but doesn't she look like a right diva.....I'm sure 

she's having a bit of a strop & stamping her foot!

Rightio, back to my desk.....thanks for calling!

Hugs Jo x

ingredients

image - the Greetings Farm

papers - no idea, very old stash!

flowers - assorted punches

coloured with 

gems - stash

challenges

die cuts/punches at Stampin' for the Weekend

anything goes at Sister Act card challenge

flower power at One Stop Craft

flower power at Card Mania

floral delights at  Craft your Passion

lots of layers at  Cutie Pie challenges

anything goes with 2+ patterned papers at Clear it Out

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

anything goes at Divas by Design

die cuts/punches at Penny's Paper Crafty

Do you ever get one of those days.......

........you know, the kind where you're busy busy all the time

but don't seem to actually get anything done? Well, that's

been my weekend so far......I knew I shouldn't have made any

plans lol. And to top it all my crafty mojo seems to have taken

itself off somewhere nice for the Bank Holiday weekend

cos I can't find it anywhere! So I think I'm gonna have

a big sort out in the craft room, clear out some stash and you

 never know......it might just do the trick! But first, here's

what I made yesterday......and it took me all day :(

Apart from the dodgy colouring I quite like it......no sentiment

cos it's gonna sit in my box until needed!  So whatever you're

up to today......have fun.....seems like quite a nice day too!

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

Hugs Jo x

ingredients

image - Marci La La Land

heart - Memory Box

flowers - assorted punches

papers - free with mag

gems & ribbon - stash

coloured with Promarkers

challenges

anything goes  at Die Cuttin' Divas

dies/punches at Passion for Promarkers

anything goes at Paper Crafting Journey

die cuts/punches at Stampin' for the Weekend

Bingo with Digitally Sweet Challenges!

Hi guys......happy Friday......and happy Bank Holiday weekend

to those in the UK......a lovely, long weekend to look forward 

and fingers crossed we'll have a bit of sunshine too!

Talking of sunshine, we have a new challenge starting over at

Digitally Sweet Challenges

today and we have a brand new sponsor:

the fab Lacy Sunshine Stamps!

Our lucky winner will receive a generous $20 to spend

instore!!! You really will be spoilt for choice....there's images

for every occasion & even some precoloured! So this weeks 

challenge is BINGO!  Choose any row.....maybe even go for

the whole lot.......the only rule is your work must be 100%

digital

I used the gorgeous Eleanor Bookworm and the

middle row, left to right of the bingo grid! I created my 

layout in Craft Artist using bits & bobs from various kits

and a pic of my very own bookworm - Miss Rebecca!

 Don't forget to check out the DT's gorgeous creations.......as

usual, they're fabulous! So that's it for today, thanks for 

calling & have a lovely weekend!

Jo x

challenges

anything goes at 613 Avenue Create

anything goes at Eclectic Ellapu

well read at Craft Your Passion

Sparkles Christmas.......what's your fav colour??

Well good morning lovely crafters.......are you all well today?

It's a gorgeous day......think I'm gonna go have a mooch around
town! But first, today is the start of our new challenge over at
Sparkles Christmas Challenges and our theme is "Your fav festive
colours". So,  here's a card I made using my fav traditional red &
my bargain stamp! You might have noticed I don't usually stamp

teddies, they're not really my thing and to be honest.......I'm rubbish

at colouring them but when I saw this cute stamp set on sale at 

75p......(there are 6 stamps in the set!) I just had to buy it..
......would have been rude not to lol. Don't forget, you can make
 anything you like just so long as it fits the theme, you have a month
 to play AND have a chance of winning a fab prize:
£10 to spend at Fantastic Ribbons!

So do come join us.....we'd love to see you & you can check out

the fabby creations from the rest of the team!

ingredients

stamp - Fizzy Moon

papers - Boofle & Dovecraft

coloured with Spectrum Noirs

snowflakes - Sizzix die

stickles

gems

challenges

anything goes at Crimbo Crackers

anything goes at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

perfect papers (3) at Crafts 4 Eternity

photo inspiration(the colour red) at Winter Wonderland

lots of layers at Cutie Pie

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

Jo x