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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

Thursday, 6 February 2014

What time is it, Miss Rebecca?

Hiya...hope you're all well, safe & warm, ooh, it's sooo cold & wet here,
my thoughts are with those suffering with floods & wind.
So today I'm sharing a watch I made for Miss Rebecca, a silver & black 
heart-shaped watch face, black waxed cord & some pearls. Rebecca has eczema
and doesn't usually wear a watch as the strap will irritate her skin so she's
trying this one.....and so far so good! Super quick & easy to make too, think
I might have to make myself one!
Thanks for calling today......see you soon!
xx

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

A little bit of Love with Nutcrafters!

Morning my crafty friends......hope you're all well!
Today's new challenge over at Nutcrafters, as chosen by our lovely
Katie is A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE! As usual, there's great prizes to be won &
 you can make anything you like!
1st prize - £10 voucher to spend at the Nutcrafters shop here
(you must use a Nutcrafters image)
2nd prize - 2 digis or 1stamp sheet of your choice
(subject to availability)
I made a little hanging heart, I used the sweet Valentine digi which
is a freebie available here, some die cut letter, papers & embellies were
freebies with a mag!
Rightio, off for some breakfast.....thanks for calling, see you soon!
xx

challenges
love/Valentine at C.R.A.F.T
anything but a card (love theme) at Delightful Challenges
Valentine/love at MilkCoffee
anything but a card at Stampin' for the Weekend
all you need is love at A Gem of a Challenge

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Have a happy day!

Morning lovelies, hope you're all well! Oooh, it's a bit nippy here today
and I have to go shopping....but at least it's not raining......yet!! Another 'just
 because' card today and another image I've had for ages & not used
 before......I think I need to put myself on a stash ban like I did last year!
I do like doing this style of card, it's a great way of using up oddments of
paper......just the fussy cutting that's a bit of a pain cos I can't do it too well!
Rightio, better go brave the supermarket.....thanks for calling, see you soon!
xx
Don't forget.....you can enter Miss Rebecca's candy here
and the Sparkles Christmas blog hop here!

challenges
anything goes at Crafty Catz
anything goes at QKR Stampede
digi days at Winter Wonderland
anything goes at Paper Creator's Crafts
angels and/or fairies at Card Mania
anything goes at Papertake Weekly


Monday, 3 February 2014

Valentine's Day/Love at Lexi's Creations!

Hiya.....hope you're all well.....not me, I've had that Monday morning
feeling all day, just can't seem to get going today! Anyway, I have a card
to share, my Dt make for the new challenge over at Lexi's Creations 
where this fortnight the theme is Valentine/Love! I've gone with a CAS look 
this time using one of my fav combo's of kraft & red.......and it was fun
 to make a card without stamping or colouring.....I could make a whole batch
 of these in the time it takes me to colour just one image!
We're sponsored this time by the very generous My Heart Pieces
with a prize of 3 digi's! As usual, you can make anything you like just so 
long as it fits the theme and you have until Feb 15th to play!
Don't forget to pop over & see what the rest of the Dt have created!
Thanks for calling......see you soon!
xx
a challenge or two.....
anything goes at 4 Crafty Chicks
anything goes at 4 Crafty Girls
love/Valentine at K.R.A.F.T
Valentine/love at MilkCoffee
CAS at Totally Papercrafts
love at Addicted to CAS
CAS at Come and get it

Sunday, 2 February 2014

Just because I wanted to!


 I really should be making Birthday cards as 2 of my boys
 have Birthdays within a week soon....and it's mine this month......although
I refuse to make my own cards lol! I wanted to join in with the sketch
challenge over at Love to Create today so ended up making a just-because
-I-wanted-to card! Image is from Delicious Doodles, papers & gems are
 from my stash, I used Fishtail banner & Xcut heart die and I coloured 
with Flexmarkers! That's it for today......off to iron the school
uniforms! Thanks for calling, have a lovely day!
xx

challenges
Sketch at Love to Create
angels and/or fairies at Card Mania
anything goes at Passion for Promarkers
love is in the air at I Love Promarkers
spots & dots at Penny's Paper Crafty


Saturday, 1 February 2014

Show us some Love at Crafty Calendar!

Hiya.......hope you're all well......here we are in February already and that
means a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar where this month the
theme is LOVE! We're sponsored by the fabby Hannah Lynn who was
kind enough to give us an image to use - I used Love Letter digi coloured
with Copics, papers from my scrap box, Xcut letters, Memory Box
hanging heart, flowers, pearls & ric rac from my stash too!
As usual, you have all month to play, you can enter up to 3 times (all
different) and you can make any crafty creation you like just so long as
it fits the theme! Don't forget to pop over & see the gorgeous Dt
on the main blog! Thanks for calling today.....hope you have a
lovely weekend......see you soon!
xx
challenges
use embellishments at The Squirrel & The Fox
a digi & a die at Through the Purple Haze
anything goes at 4 Crafty Chicks
love/Valentines at C.R.A.F.T
Valentines/love at Milk Coffee
Valentines/love at SweetPea Stampers
digi days at Winter Wonderland

Birthday Blog Hop with Sparkles Christmas Challenges!

Morning lovelies........happy Saturday!
Can you believe it's February 1st already.......it's also our 3rd Birthday
over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and to celebrate our lovely
boss lady Shaz has organised an extra special Blog Hop! The theme is 
ANYTHING GOES  and as usual, you can enter any crafty creation you
want as long as it's Christmas themed! So here's how it works:
You need to hop through the Dt blogs leave a comment at each then
 go back to the main blog & add your creation before Feb 25th.....
and to tempt you even further we have some fantastic prizes to be
won from our amazing sponsors!
Pink Gem Designs - 2 Digi's
Marianne Designs - Dies & Stamps
Crafty Ribbons - £10 voucher (exc postage)
Di's Digi's - $12 voucher
Joanna Sheen - assorted
Dawn to Dusk - £10 voucher
Fantastic Ribbons - £10 voucher
 As if that's not enough, there's even more prizes to be won along
the way....just keep hopping for the chance to be a winner of a Dt prize!
 You can start hopping by visiting Shaz then follow the links through all the
Dt blogs and if you're low on Christmas inspiration you're in the right
place......the Dt makes are fabulous!
You should have come to me from our lovely Brenda and your next
stop should be our fabby Debs......but don't worry if you get lost along
the way, you can always pop back to Shaz and start over!
Shaz
Sandra
Pat
Brenda
Jo - you're here!
Debs
Amy
Mary
Helen P
Jennifer
Helen N
For my card I used a gorgeous Marci stamp from La La Land coloured 
with Flexmarkers, die cut & punched snowflakes, die cut trees, I stamped 
a sentiment on a fishtail banner that I cut on both ends, used some
gorgeous creamy/beige card, pearls & the papers were freebies with
a mag......hope you like it! I have a little prize on offer too......just leave
your name in the linky & a little comment & I'll choose a random
winner at the end of the challenge!
So that's it friends, thanks for calling...............hope to see you
over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges......happy hopping!
xx


challenges
anything goes at 613 Avenue Create
anything goes at Christmas Card Challenges
anything goes at Passion for Promarkers
Christmas at Fab n Funky
Winter snowflakes at The Sisterhood of Crafters
anything goes at 4 Krafty Girls







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