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Hi......I'm Jo, welcome to my crafty corner where I aim to share my adventures in paper crafting, baking, cross stitch & cats.....hopefully with some hints, tips & inspiration thrown in too! Please leave a comment if you call so I know you've been, I would love to visit you back and please become a follower if you like what you see. Thanks for popping by.........
'She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted the sails' - Elizabeth Edwards

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

O Holy Night - Nutcrafters Midway Reminder - 1,2,3!

 Good morning my lovely blog friends, hope you're all well & warm!
We had snow yesterday afternoon and it's oh, so cold, dark & wet this 
morning.....perfect crafting weather lol and hopefully a
wander around all your lovely blogs! Life's so busy right now I'm
finding it hard to do much of anything.....fingers crossed not for much
 longer! So, as it's Wednesday that means it's Nutcrafters day & I'm
here with a little tag to remind you of our 1, 2, 3 challenge - that's
1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments.....there's some fabby entries already
 but keep 'em coming......and don't forget....there's freebies available! 
Rightio, off to go try get ahead of DT work.......thanks for calling!
xx

challenges
anything goes @ 4 Krafty Girls
anything but square @ Crafty Catz
fairies or angels @ Winter Wonderland
Christmas @ Crafty Sentiments

Friday, 15 November 2013

Animals with Sparkles challenges!

Good morning.......happy Friday......and it doesn't look too bad weather
wise today so I might pop to town & do a bit of Christmas shopping...
...... and maybe a crafty treat or two!
But first, I'm here today with my card for the new challenge over at
Sparkles where the theme is ANIMALS......any crafty creation will do
so long as it fits the theme and you could win a fabby prize from
this month's sponsor Crafty Ribbons - £10 voucher to spend
instore (excludes postage)
Full rules (there's not many) and gorgeous dt makes can be seen over
on the main blog here.....we'd love you to pop over & join in!
A quick & easy card  today,  papers & image were freebies with a mag,
pearls, a die cut doily and some ribbon......and that's it!
Rightio, thanks for calling........hope your days' a good one!
xx

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

1-2-3 with Nutcrafters!

Morning......and what a cold, frosty morning it is......perfect weather
for crafting methinks! So, today sees the start of a new challenge at
Nutcrafters and this time our lovely Gemma has chosen the theme of
1-2-3.....that's 1 image, 2 papers & 3 embellishments!
As usual, there's fabby prizes to be won:
1st prize - £10 to spend in the Nutcrafters store but you must use 
a Nutcrafters image to win - freebies available on the blog!
2nd prize - 2 digis or 1 stamp sheet of your choice
(subject to availability)
Rightio, that's me for today.....got to do the dreaded ironing!
Thanks for calling.....hope your days' a good one!
xx

Monday, 11 November 2013

Thanks/Thanksgiving with Lexi's Creations!

Good morning my lovely blog friends......hope you're all well and oh my, isn't
 it cold? Perfect crafting weather methinks......just a shame things like 
housework, shopping, ironing etc., get in the way! 
So for today we have a new challenge starting over at Lexi's Creations
and this fortnight the theme is THANKS/THANKSGIVING!
We're sponsored by the fabulous My Heart Pieces, you can make
anything you like and as usual, there's some gorgeous inspiration over
 on the main blog! I made a thank-you card this time using one of my
favourite S.W.A.L.K stamps, flexmarkers & copics, papers from
Dovecraft, sentiment from LOTV, a few pearls & that's it!
Thanks for calling today.....hope to see you at Lexi's Creations!
xx

challenges
anything goes @ Papertake Weekly
lots of layers @ Penny's Paper Crafty
anything goes @ Charisma Cardz
anything goes @ Brown Sugar

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Nutcrafters midway reminder - Autumn Splendour!

Good morning my lovely blog friends......hope you're all well!
I'm here today with my midway reminder for the Nutcrafters challenge
AUTUMN SPLENDOUR! This time we want to see
any makes with an Autumn feel to them.....colours, textures,
images....and don't forget, it doesn't have to be a card!
As usual, there's fabby prizes on offer - all details can be found here.
I made a bookmark this time.....an order from Miss Rebecca for one
of her friends......she took it to school yesterday.......and now I
have to make about 6 more lol!!!!!!
Rightio, that's me for today......thanks for calling & hope your days
a good one!
xx

challenges
Autumn @ Crafty Boots
anything goes @ Papertake Weekly
Autumn colours @ Crafting for all Seasons

Saturday, 2 November 2013

All things Christmas with Crafty Calendar!

Hi bloggers......happy Saturday.....and the 1st Saturday of November...
.....how on earth did that happen????? These weeks are flying past
and we're onto a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar where this month
the theme is ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS!!!!
You an make anything you like.....cards, tags, gifts, bookmarks, ATC's,
anything that takes your fancy just so long as it's Christmas!
We're sponsored by the fabulous Elisabeth Bell who's offering our lucky
winner 2 gorgeous digi's....you can see them over on the main blog!
As usual, you have all month to play and if you have a minute or two
why not go check out the rest of the teams fabby makes!
I made a Christmas card this time......and for a change I coloured the
image as it's done on the packet. Instead of choosing my own colours I
chose the nearest I had & I'm real pleased with how it turned out. I teamed 
it with some free-with-a-mag papers, LOTV sentiment & Tim Holtz
snowflake border die.....and a bit of Stickles too!
Rightio, off to watch the England rugby league with my boys.....thanks
 for calling & hope your days a good one!
xx

challenges
anything goes @ 613 Avenue Create
anything goes @ Tammy's Scrapin' Corner
anything goes @ Crafty Sentiments
anything goes @ Crafty Girls
Christmas sentiments @ Aud Sentiments
anything goes Christmas @ Polka Doodles

Friday, 1 November 2013

Have a Beary Christmas with Sparkles Christmas Challenges!

 Good morning my lovely blog friends.....happy November 1st!
It's a beautiful, bright Autumn morning here, there's a real nip in the
 air.....my favourite time of the year! So today sees the start of a new 
challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and this month the theme is 
HAVE A BEARY CHRISTMAS........
that's right, we want to see bears on your crafty makes! We're sponsored by
 the fabby Pink Gem Designs with a prize of 3 digi's!
As usual, you can make anything you like and you have all month to
play.....and if you have time please pop over & check out the gorgeous 
DT makes! The Sparkles Dt were lucky enough to be given an image
to use....I got this sweet little bear with candy cane & turned him/her into
a little tree decoration
 Thanks for calling today....hope your day's a good one!
xx

challenges

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