Christmas is Coming!

Oh my, can you believe it's June already & Christmas is just around the corner?

Did you see the latest stamp release from Crafter's Companion on Create & Craft
this morning? They're called Quirky Sentiments, there's 10 in the collection.....they're
fab, fun and great value for money!
I used the  'Don't get your Tinsel in a Tangle' stamp.....I so love that font!
Lots of lovely layers to start with then I added some hand cut Christmas trees, I
stamped onto white card then layered onto torn vellum......then finished with that
beautiful die cut star.
Lots more to share from this collection so hopefully I'll see you tomorrow.
Thanks for calling.......stay safe.
xx

Hi Friends!

Hi crafty friends.......did you miss me?

Not quite sure where these last weeks have gone but I sure have missed you all.

Thanks so very much for all the messages......it means such a lot......even more nowadays

when we're missing human contact so much.

Are you all well? I hope you & yours are all doing ok & coping well in these

strange and difficult days. 

We're all well here (just), only a few more weeks of shielding for me so

 unless they tell us otherwise I'm hoping things can slowly start to get back to 

normal, whatever normal is now! I haven't seen my beautiful Asher for months,

the same as many Grandparents.....oh, how I need to squeeze that boy, kiss

his chubby cheeks.......and eat with him....he sure loves to eat!

Anyway, don't want to come across as miserable as I'm honestly not.....I have much

to be thankful for.......and for now at least, I have a super clean, tidy & organised

craft room!

But..... all things being as they are I've decided to put my challenges on hold for

a little longer. I definitely will be back though, I'm hoping for after the Summer so

watch this space! 

Rightio, I'll stop waffling......thanks again for all your lovely comments

 & messages......speak soon.

xx

Challenge Delay

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well

I'm sorry to day I have to delay the start of the new challenge

due to start today.......hopefully only for a few days but I WILL be

back soon.

Take care & stay safe.

xx

Challenge #4 Sweet Treats

Hello my crafty friends, hope you & your loved ones are all well in these

 strange & worrying times.

So here we are on challenge #4 and this time the theme is.......

SWEET TREATS

If you're anything like me & mine you'll love a sweet treat......or two.

Cakes, pastries, chocolate.......ice lollies, biscuits.....ooh, we love 'em all!

I used a Hunkydory sheet for my card.....do you remember a FAB ice lolly?

Takes me right back to my childhood & the ice cream van.

This month I'm joined by the lovely Carol the Crafty Stamper

 Hi I have been crafting for many years with knitting,crocheting,cake decorating and now in to paper crafts and mixed media-I was delighted Jo chose my Baby card as a winner and invited me to Guest Design.

Delicious.....doesn't that cake look good enough to eat.........and

what a fabulous fold too! Thanks for joining me Carol!

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Rules

1 - You must follow the theme set

2 - One entry, new makes only

3 - You must be a follower of this blog

4 - Please link your entry post back to this blog

So whether your style is frilly & fancy, CAS or even grungy & gritty you

can enter your make.....and as usual, there'll be a surprise prize for the

lucky winner. And if you fancy joining me as a guest designer then just add

GD after your name!

Good luck!

xx

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

More Home Decor!

Hi crafty friends, hope you're all well & safe.

Not much to report here.....food seems to be the main focus of the day......what

to eat, when to eat it, what's available in the shops. It is fun though and we've

come up with some wild & wonderful (and tasty) meal ideas. 

I made a wall hanging last week.........approx A4 in size, everything from my

 stash and just waiting for a pic to go to the left of the heart above the ribbon.

Rightio, off to go raid the fridge for lunch! Thanks for calling......stay safe.

xx

There's still time to play my SWEET TREATS challenge here.

Anything But A Card at Crafty Cardmakers

Hi friends, happy Monday.....hope you're all safe & well.

'Tis a beautiful day here on the Yorkshire Coast.......sunshine, a cloudless

blue sky......and a bit of a nip in the air!

So we have a new challenge for you over on the Crafty Cardmakers blog

where the theme, as chosen by our lovely teamie  Angela is.......

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

As usual. any & all makes are welcome & if you're looking for inspiration

then look no further than the main blog here. We're a super varied team so I'm

sure you'll find something to inspire you.

I made some home decor this time...........I had 3 empty frames & a stack of 

scraps from one of my favourite paper pads.............I took some butterfly, heart

& banner dies and simply cut and arranged them. I added some Tim Holtz chit

chat stickers then finished with some faux gems.

Rightio, that's my lot for today.......got tea to prep then I'm hoping for a

nice, long crafternoon. Whatever you're up to......stay safe & have fun!

xx

Don't forget, there's still time to play my Sweet Treats challenge here.

Finally Finished!

Morning lovelies, hope you're all well & safe.

Another strange weekend, still not used to having my lot home all the time

although I do quite like it. They're all mooning about missing their boyfriend/

girlfriends poor things.......thank goodness I'm not that age anymore lol.

One of the good things about lockdown/12 week isolation is that it gives me

the opportunity to go through my WIP's (works in progress) Oh my, did I

really start all these things?

Cross stitch is what started me on this crazy crafting journey & probably is

still my favourite thing to do.......and I finally finished something!

This one is in a 12 inch hoop & is stitched on 16 count Aida to a pattern I bought

 from Etsy. I love the warm Autumnal colours.....perfect for my sitting room, I think.

Rightio, that's me for today.....thanks for calling, see you soon.

xx

Don't forget, my SWEET TREATS challenge is here.