January 2015 ATC swap!

So sorry I'm late with this post.......normal service should be resumed anytime soon lol!

For this month the theme is BIRDS & is open until January 31st.

If you fancy joining in just leave me a comment here or email me & I'll be in touch

xx

What's New (+ Dt call) with Crafty Calendar!

Hi crafty bloggers, happy Saturday......hope you're all well.

Today I have my Dt make for the latest challenge over at Crafty Calendar

where the theme is WHAT'S NEW. My 'new' is a new calendar for

the New Year.............this is for Jess, a friend of my daughter's & she loves

the Gorjuss Girls! 

We have High Hopes Rubber Stamps sponsoring us this month with a prize

of 2 unmounted rubber stamps for the lucky winner!

As usual, you have all month to play & if you're low on inspiration

you can pop over to the man blog here............and we have a Dt call too, and it's

a great team to be a part of too!

Rightio, that's me for today. Thanks for calling & have a lovely weekend!

xx

Let's share an oldie this Friday!

Morning crafters, hope you're all well!

Friday already so time to visit Erika & join in with her invitation to

'Share an Oldie'................it's just for fun & it IS fun to revisit past makes!

I love to see how my 'style' has changed......do I still like the card? Would I 

it the same way again? Is it good enough?  I think mostly us crafters are very

 critical of our own work, don't you? 

So today I'm sharing a card I made about 18 months ago, the image is from 

D'Arcy's Diaries & I think I coloured it with Spectrum Noir pens. Would I make

it the same today? No..........I'd ditch those dots lol........what was I thinking?

Still love the colours though & I do love distressing the edges of paper!!

Rightio, off to do something useful......and I don't mean the ironing.....I'm now

the proud owner of one empty ironing basket......can you believe it....9

days into the New Year and I HAVE NO IRONING.....none, not one single

item......yippee!!!! Think I might have a trip into town to celebrate!

Thanks for calling.....whatever you're up to have a lovely day!

xx

A Christmas critter with a touch of glitter at Sparkles Christmas!

Morning lovelies........hope you're all well!

Back to normality today, or as normal as it'll ever be in my house lol!

Today I'm sharing my 1st make of 2015 and yes, it's a Christmas card...

it's never too early.........I'm SO gonna be ready this year!

I do have to apologise to my teamies over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges

as I should have blogged my card on January 1st......so sorry ladies,

time just ran away with me! Our challenge this time is

A CHRISTMAS CRITTER WITH A TOUCH OF GLITTER!

We're so chuffed to have 2 sponsors this time....7 digis from Bugaboo 

and a fabulous £10 voucher from Crafters Companion

For my card I used a sweet topper from LOTV layered onto some papers

that I got free with a mag, a LOTV sentiment & a little wooden star....

......quick & easy and nice & flat for posting too!

As usual, there's some gorgeous inspiration over on the main blog..

......do pop over if you have time.....you won't be disappointed!

Not sure what to do today......should I get on with the housework..

......or sit at my desk & enjoy the peace and quiet.....maybe that's not

such a touch decision after all lol. Thanks for calling & whatever you're

 up to......have a lovely day!

xx

a challenge or two....
bears at Brown Sugar
anything Christmas goes at CHNC
anything Christmas goes at The Glory of Christmas

Happy New Year and My 5 Favourite Creations of 2014

Hi friends, hope you're all well & had a fantastic Christmas!

Just wanted to pop on & wish you all a wonderful New Year and to

 say thanks for being such great blog buddies. I've had a mixed year,

lots of ups & downs, some rotten news health-wise......but I do have lots

to be thankful for and I'm looking forward to sharing blogland with you

all again next year......HAPPY NEW YEAR, my friends....wishing

you all the very best of everything!

So today I'm joining in with Debby and sharing my 5 favourite

makes of 2014..............

1 - a mini album for my daughter (Bex) for her 12th birthday pics

2 - birthday card for Bex, she wanted it on her wall so I altered an

old photo frame for it

3 - love those sweet Sugar Nellie images, gonna use them much

more next year

4 - I have a bit of a dark side & especially love Delicious Doodles

images......and black & purple

5 - last but not least, a D'Arcy's Diaries image and another fav

colour combo in blue & brown

That's it then, my 5 favourite makes of 2014......thanks for looking!

xx

Share an Oldie on Friday!

Morning lovelies, hope you're all well!
So here we are the last Friday before Christmas......are you all done yet?
Almost ready here, just need to pop & get some more wrapping paper
today & the food shop on Monday then that's it......let the festivities begin!
First though, I'd like to join in with Erika over at Snappycrafts &
share an oldie! I'm sharing a Christmas card this time, I made this one
for a friend last year & she just told me she loves it that much she's put it
out again this year!
Rightio, that's me for today.......if you fancy sharing an oldie pop on
over to Erika's......will be great to see you!
Thanks for calling!
xx

Something to do with Gifts at Nutcrafters!

Morning lovelies, hope you're all well!

Just popping in to remind you of the challenge going on over at

Nutcrafters........the theme is SOMETHING TO DO WITH GIFTS!

Sadly, time has run away from me this week & I've not been able to make

anything but you might have noticed that I love making tags so I

put together a little collage of some of the tags I've made using some

of my favourite Nutcrafters images....and I popped last weeks gift bag

in there too!

It's a longer challenge than usual this time so you have until Jan 5th to

play...........hope to see you there!

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

xx