Sitting Pretty!

Hi guys.....ooooh, not long til the weekend......and a nice long

one it is too.....and it's half term here so no lunch boxes, school 

runs and smelly PE kits for a while! So for today I have a card

 and I do love a bit of doodling so that's what I've done....maybe

 a bit much but I kinda like it! One of my fav stamps too &

 everything else is from the scrap box! I've been playing around in

 Picassa too......here's a compilation!

a couple of challenges I'd like to enter!

children's cards at QKR Stampede

anything goes at Wags n Whiskers

anything goes at One Stop Craft

oodles of doodles at Sweet Stampin'

girls, girls, girls at Joanna Sheen Challenges

here come the girls at the Squirrel & the Fox

anything goes at Passion for Promarkers

lots of layers at Crafts & Me

anything goes at I Love Promarkers

anything goes at the Sugar Bowl

So that's all for today...thanks for calling & I'll see you soon!

Hugs Jo x

Thank you....

Morning, are you all well today......I hope so!

Today I thought I'd share my latest attempt at a CAS style card..

.....not sure if I've managed it or not......love the colour and the fact 

it was so quick & easy to do but maybe I've put too much on for

 CAS? It's a 4 x 4 card instead of my usual 6 x 6 and all I've 

used is oddments of paper & ribbon from my scrap box, a circle

 punch & a LOTV sentiment stamp!

Rightio, grocery shopping day for me today so I'll be round to see

you all later on! Thanks for calling!

Hugs Jo x

challenges

keep it simple at Crafty Creations
circles at Creative Moments
punches at Card Makin' Mamas
spots and/or stripes at Card Mania
stripes and/or circles at Kaboodle Doodles

Doodling, distressing & a cool dude!

                                                                                   

Morning...hope you're all well & had a lovely weekend!

A damp start to the week here......good old British weather eh,

always gives us something to talk about! So for today, a card for 

a boy....I have lots of boys so always need them! A fab Pollycraft 

digi coloured with promarkers, papers from Simple Stories, framelit 

star dies, buttons &

some distressing & doodling and that's it! Rightio, that's all for 

today......got lots to do! Thanks for calling!

Hugs Jo x

challenges

inspired by a song(skater boy by Avril Lavigne)

at Oldie but a Goodie

the sound of music(skater boy by Avril Lavigne)

at Papertake Weekly

doodleicious at Passion for Promarkers

use a digi at Crafts & Me

oodles of doodles at Sweet Stampin'

must have buttons at Here Come the Boys

Isn't she lovely......

......isn't she wonderful......haha bet you're all

singing along now!

Hi guys, happy Saturday....hope you're having fun today, even

if it is cold, wet & dull! A home day for us, Miss Rebecca is

not very well.....I think the stress of the SATS & the

excitement of her Birthday finally caught up with her & she's

laid on the sofa feeling cold & achy! A huge thanks for all the

Birthday wishes, cards & gifts she received......she'll be round to

thank you all herself very soon. You crafters are just the lovliest

group of people.....your kindness really warms my heart!

So for today I'm sharing a card I made.....just because I wanted to!

And yes, I've been singing that song all the while I was 

making it......the kids thought I'd gone mad.....they're more used to

 me singing along to some heavy rock band......not Stevie Wonder!!

ingredients

image - Emma Pink Gem desigms

flowers/butterflies - Crafts Too punches

papers - Boho Chic

kraft card

ink - Memento

coloured with Spectrum Noirs

challenges

lots of layers at Cupcake Craft

flowers at Love to Create

bloom & grow at Songbird Challenges

anything goes with 2+ patterned papers at  Clear it Out

the sound of music at Papertake Weekly

smell the roses at Tuesday Throwdown

use a digi at Crafts & Me

anything goes at the Paper Shelter

flower power at Simon says Stamp

April showers bring May flowers at  the Sisterhood of Crafters

spots & dots at Southern Girls

punches at Card Makin' Mamas

inspired by a song at Creative Corner

for a teen at Pile it on

flower power at My Sheri Crafts

anything goes at One Stop Crafts

So that's it for today.....hope to be back tomorrow!

Thanks for calling.

Hugs Jo x

Leather & Lace with Digitally Sweet Challenges

Hi guys......Happy Friday......I'm sure looking forward to the

weekend! There's a new challenge over at 

Digitally Sweet Challenges today

and the theme is "Leather & Lace"! We're sponsored by the fab

Template Dreams this week so one lucky winner will

get to have a $5 gift certificate!

I'm sharing a LO of Miss Rebecca's favourite shoes.......oh my, does 

she love those shoes.....she'd wear them every day if she could lol!

Not sure why but the colours look real washed out, they're actually

a lot brighter & the Converse are a gorgeous bronze colour!

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

Jo x

Monochromatic with Sparkles Challenges

Morning..........from a very wet, dull, dark Yorkshire Coast!

Did I say cold too, quite cold.........had to put the heating on first

thing! But no worries, we have just the thing to brighten

the day............a new challenge over at Sparkles Challenges!

The theme this time is MONOCHROMATIC......you have a month

to play and as usual, we love to see all & any crafts just so long

as it fits the theme! We're sponsored this time by the fab

Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none.
Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel?  Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft.  Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all!  Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths.
Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog,or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog.  Go on, have a look... It's worth it !
Tony & Ali

Don't forget, you can check out the gorgeous makes from the 

team, led by our lovely Shaz, over on the main blog!

I chose to use shades of black/grey and kept it quite flat

and plain......easy for posting & maybe just right for a man card?

Rightio, that's me for today......off to catch up on your blogs!

thanks for calling!

Hugs Jo x

ingredients

image/sentiment - free with mag

papers - Paper Cellar

pearls/ribbon - stash

challenges

anything goes at Simply Create Too

anything goes at Our Creative Corner

for the boys at Paper Creator's Crafts

makes for men at That Craft Place

A card for Bex.......

........from her brother, Cam! There I was thinking I was

well prepared for Miss Rebecca's birthday when Cam said

"Muuuummm....can you make me a card for Rebecca please!"

Luckily, on Sunday, Rebecca & me had a bit off a colour off -  we

both coloured this image.....and her's is FAB.....you'll be able to

see it on her blog tomorrow! So this is mine and as I know she

loves it, thought it would be perfect for a card for Cam to give her!

Hopefully she won't see it before Thursday as she's too busy

at school......and she hardly ever goes on my blog anyway!

ingredients

image - Nutcrafters stamp

papers - Papermania

heart die - Xcut

flower punch - Crafts Too

ribbon, pearls - stash

coloured with Pro/Flexmarkers
fine liner for doodling

challenges

bingo (bottom row) at Nutcrafters

die cuts/punches at Penny's Paper Crafty

anything goes at Paper Crafting Journey

anything goes at Crafty Catz

girl Birthday at Wags n Whiskers

lots of layers at Cupcake Craft
doodleicious at Passion for Promarkers

Rightio, busy day for me today......look forward to visiting

you all tonight! Thanks for calling!

Hugs Jo x