Santa Claus

Good Morning Peeps,

 

Another very cold day today but at least some of the ice and snow has gone, I did get out for some shopping yesterday when it warmed up a little but today looks like a day for staying at home and keeping warm.

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky, this will be our last challenge of this year so hope to see you joining in.  Our lovely Chris has set the challenge for us this week a nice easy one:

 

Last Minute Christmas Makes

 

A couple of quick and simple makes using a Whimsy stamp coloured with Copics with a few stamped snowflakes and a sentiment with a little added glitter.

 

Please take a look at the inspiration from the Design Team and maybe join in with our challenge with your last minute Christmas makes.

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

Christmas Postbox

 Good Afternoon Peeps,

    Well I have been absent for the past 13 days as we have been without the internet.  You don't realise how much you use it until it is no longer there and there are so many things you can't do.  Now it's a case of putting new passwords in everywhere and I will be round to catch up on my commenting as soon as I am sorted.

Anyway back to today and the start of a new challenge at Fab & Funky where this week our lovely Ginny is host with her choice of:

Die-cuts and Embossing only no stamped images

For my card I used an embossed backbround, a tonic die to create the Christmas post box and a Sue Wilson sentiment die, with a little glitter added here and there.

Do please check out the challenge blog to see the great creations by my teamies.

 

Have a good day! 

It's Snow Time

Good Morning Peeps,

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where for the next two weeks I am the host with my choice of challenge of:

 

CHRISTMAS ANIMALS

 

 For my card I used another Pink Ink Stamp ( I just love these cute mouse stamps) I followed the colouring on the stamp packaging using my Copics, I layered  onto a die by Phill Martin using silver card, the backing paper is by Crafter's Companion,  I added a little glitter and white gel pen and finished with a couple of sentiments.

I hope you will be able to join in with us this fortnight as time is running out to make those Christmas cards.

Have a good day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Holly&IvyChallenge - Anything Christmass Goes #128 

TryitonTuesday - Traditional Christmas

UnicornChallenges - Christmas is Coming #82

 JansDigiStampChallenge Nov Challenge

PammiesInkyPinkies -Anything Goes #2246 

UseYourStuff - Winter/Snow #471 

 AllsortsChallenge - Anything Goes - #702 

Balloon Mouse

 Good Afternoon Peeps,

Well here we are at the weekend, we seem to have had a busy week with one thing and another so I thought I would do a little crafting today but first I would like to share a card I made for our youngest granddaughter Lauren's birthday last week.

I used a Pink Ink Stamp - Balloon Mouse - coloured with Copics, the paper is a digi paper from Digi Doodle Studios and I used Sue Wilson die scallop slimline rectangle, the sentiment is a Uniko stamp.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Patties Creations - Anything Goes #200

DigiChooseday - Anything Goes #45

PammiesInkyPinkies - Anything Goes #2245

ElliebellesWednesdayChallenge - Anything Goes Nov.

 

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned!

Happy Christmas

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope everyone is well and having a good week.  We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky, where our lovely teamie Pat K is the host and she is challenging us to:

USE SHADES OF BLUE

For my card I used Sue Wilson's Slimline Scallop Rectangle Dies and a Sue Wilson Happy Christmas Die, papers were from my stash and I added snowflakes cut with s Crafters Companion die and then glittered with Diamond Frost.

We would love to see you joining in our challenge this week.

Enjoy your day!

 

 

Festive Food

Good Morning Peeps,

 

I do hope you have all had a good week, I've not been too good I have had a really bad cough and cold, (hubby had it first and generously passed it on to me), I have to admit it really wiped me out haven't been able to do a thing I was so tired but I am feeling much better now just need to get rid of the remains of the cough and hopefully get some energy back this week.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Christmas with the Cuties where for the next month our challenge will be:

CUTE & CHRISTMAS

(with the option of Festive Food)

 

 For my card I used a cute image and backing paper from Lili of the Valley, coloured the image with Copics and added some snowflakes, a sentiment and come glitter.

 

Time is moving on so let's see you get making some Christmas cards and entering our challenge.  Please take a look at the lovely inspiration from the rest of the Design Team on the Challenge Blog.

 

Have a good day!

Season's Greetings

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all having a good week.  We have had some really sunny days over the past week and luckily on my birthday last week it was a lovely sunny day and we spent the day at the coast, it was really warm and we sat by the sea eating fish and chips which do taste so much better outside by the sea.  Here’s hoping we still have a few more warm days before the cold sets in.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where for the next two weeks our teamie Buffy has chosen the theme of:

SEASON'S GREETINGS

I made quite a simple card using paper from the beautiful new Crafters Companion "Winter's Sparkle" pad.  I added Seasons's Greetings cut with a Sue Wilson die and a few extra snowflakes cut with a die from the "Winter's Sparkle" series and glittered with "Diamond Frost" though this doesn't show up too well in the photo.

Don't forget to take a look at the great creations by the DT on the challenge blog.

Have a good day!

Granddaughter Birthday card

 Good Afternoon Peeps,

 

I hope everyone is having a good weekend, we have had some nice sunny warm weather after a rather wet and cool week.  Lorna and I took advasntage of the sunshine on Saturday and had a short walk and then went for coffee and cake in a local tea shop where granddaughter Emma works on Saturdays.

 

Today I am sharing a card made for our eldest granddaughter Zoe whose birthday was in September.

The image is from Hetty Clare, coloured with Copics, papers are by My Favourite Things I added some Daisies cut with a MFT die, enamel dots and a sentiment.

 

Challenges Entered:

 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Grandparents

DigiChooseday w40 - Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenges w21 - Anything Goes

PattiesCreations 199 - Anything Goes (5.11.22)

 

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

 

Cute Penquin

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab’n’Funky, our lovely Neva is the host for the next two weeks and her challenge is:

Embossing - wet or dry

For my card I used an embossing folder for the background and a digi stamp by Fred She Said coloured with Copics and cut out, I added a snowflake and some glitter.

We hope to see you joining in our challenge this time and please do take a look at the great inspiration from the Design Team.

Enjoy your day!

Santa Claus

Good Morning Peeps,

 

I do hope you have all had a good weekend.  

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Christmas with the Cuties where our challenge this month is:

 

Cute and Christmas with the option of Santa Claus

 

For my card I used this cute Santa image which I found in my box already printed and I don't know where it is from, I coloured him with Copics and added some glitter.  I used some dotty red card cut snowflakes with an MFT die and Merry Christmas die by Sue Wilson.

 

Christmas is only 3 months away now so time to get started on those Christmas cards if you haven't already done so and maybe join in with this month's challenge at Christmas with the Cuties, love to see you there.

 

Have a good day!

 

 

Autumn Mouse

Good Morning Peeps, 

I do hope everyone is well and having a good week.  I really need to get back into crafting and blogging as I have done very little of either over the past couple of months but Fab’n’Funky challenges are returning today after our summer break and I am host for the first challenge which is:

Autumn Colours

For my card I chose to use an image and sentiment from Pink Ink, coloured with Copics backing paper from a Crafters Companion pad and I die cut some leaves.

Hope to see you joining in our new challenge which will last for the next two weeks.

Enjoy your day!

Frosty the Snowman

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you have all had a good weekend, we have had some nice sunshine (not too hot) and a few showers.

My card today is for our new challenge at "Christmas with the Cuties" where for the next month our challenge will be:

Frosty the Snowman

(lets see your cute snowmen)

For my card I used a cute snowman from Digi Doodle Studios, coloured him with Copics and added some glitter and some shabby white Frantage.  I used MFT dies for the frames, the background paper is by Crafters Companion and the sentiment a Whimsy Stamp.

 

Hope now the weather has cooled down a little you can get into Christmas mood and join in our challenge.

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

Happy 21st

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope you are all well and have managed to keep cool during the spell of hot weather.  I took the opportunity to have a couple of weeks off from blogging while Fab'n'Funky is on it's summer hols.  We had a couple of days away in Lincoln, we've never been there before it was really nice and we enjoyed our time there.  Last week our third granddaughter Abbie was 21 we went out for the day to the Trafford Centre with her, sister Emma and Mum Lorna while she picked a ring she wanted from us.  We had a lovely meal there and enjoyed the day.

Emma and Abbie

This is the card I made for Abbie’s birthday

I think the bp was from an old First Edition pad the image and sentiment is by Stampin Bella, coloured with Copics and paper pieced dress, flowers are cut with a Lisa Horton die, banner die by La La Land.  The  Happy was cut with a Sue Wilson die in silver and the 21st a silver peel off.  Finished with a doily and some enamel dots.

Have a good day!

Merry Christmas

Good Morning Peeps.

Hope you have all had a good weekend with some cooler weather, thank goodness, far too hot for me at the start of the week. much pleasanter now.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Christmas with the Cuties where for this month our challenge is:

"Rockin Robin"

(let's see any Christmas creatures on your project)

 

For my card I have used a new Christmas stamp by Pink Ink, I coloured him with Copics die cut with Lisa Horton torn edge circles, paper is by Polkadoodles and I added some die cut branches, a bow and sentiment.

We would love to see you joining in with our challenge this month and there are some great creations by the Design Team on the challenge blog.

Have a good day!

Anyone for Gardening

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all well and been managing to keep cool, it’s supposed to be cooler today hopefully as we are off to the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab’n’Funky and this is our last one before our summer break.

The theme is:

“Anything Goes”

and is being hosted by our lovely teamie Chris.

For my card I used an image from Mirtillamente, I coloured with Copics and added a sentiment and a small die cut butterfly.

Hope to see you joining in with our challenge this fortnight.

Enjoy your day!

Is it Raining?

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope you are all well and having a good week.  It's been a bit cooler here this week so it has been just right for watching Wimbledon and the Cricket and doing a little crafting.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where for the next two weeks I am hosting with my challenge of:

Whatever the Weather

(lets see Rain, Snow, Rainbows, Sun etc on your projects)

For my card I used a stamp from Pink Ink and coloured with Copics, the sentiment was also Pink Ink, the paper is Kaisercraft cut with a Sentimentally Yours die.

There is some great inspiration from the Design Team on the blog and we would love to see you joining in with our challenge this week.

Have a great day!

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Digichoosday challenge - Anything Goes (#27)

PammiesInkyPinkies - Anything Goes (#2227)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  Anything Goes (#185)

Snowflake Kisses

 Good Morning Peeps,

Well that was a short summer, back now to the winds, showers and not very warm temperatures and to make it even colder I have a Christmas card for you today.  This is for the new challenge st Christmas with the Cuties where this month our challenge is:

Have Yourself a Merry LITTLE Christmas 

(let’s see your cards for children)

I used an image from Whimsy coloured with Copics, sentiment is by Catherine Pooler and I attached them to some snowflake embossed card.

Hope to see you joining in with us this month.

Have a good day!

Here Comes Summer

 Good Morning Peeps,

I think summer has finally arrived here, well we have had three days of sunshine so that feels like summer to me, it’s been lovely sitting in the garden reading and generally chilling out and forgetting about the housework!

Our new challenge starts today on Fab’n’Funky where our lovely Neva has chosen the theme of :

Summer Colours

For my card I have used a Polkadoodles image, coloured with Copics, the papers are by Whimsy and  My Favourite Things,  I added a sentiment and flowers cut with an MFT die.

Please take a look at the challenge blog for some great inspiration and we hope to see you joining in with our challenge.

Have a lovely sunny day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Digi Chooseday #25 - Anything Goes

Celebrations

Good Morning Peeps,

Hope everyone is well and had a good weekend break and enjoyed some Jubilee celebrations.

 We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab’n’Funky where our host for the next two weeks is our lovely Pat K with her choice of:

CELEBRATIONS

(Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings etc)

I have made this card for our granddaughter Jude, who will be 21 in a couple of weeks, unfortunately we won’t see her on her birthday as she went backpacking a couple of weeks ago for eight weeks, to Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam, she won’t be home until the end of July so our celebrations will have to wait until then.

The image and sentiment are Pink Ink stamps the image is coloured with Copics, papers are by MFT and Whimsy and I used dies by Phill Martin and My Favourite Things.

Please take a look at the challenge blog to see some great inspiration from the Design Team.

Have a lovely day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Bright & Cheerful

Digi Chooseday - Anything Goes #23

Critter Crazy - AG with a featured critter #63

Crafters Cafe - Spots and/or Stripes #285

Crafty Animals - AG with an Animal #62

Thanks

Good Afternoon,

I hope you are all enjoying your Bank Holiday, it’s been a lovely sunny day here so I have been sitting outside reading and listening to the cricket, it’s gone a little bit cloudy now so decided to come inside and thought I would post this card I made earlier in the week when it was a miserable rainy day.

It’s just a simple Thank You card, the image is a Polkadoodles stamp, coloured with Copics, the sentiment is courtesy of Desert Diva. Paper is by My Favourite Things and I added a bow.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts - Anything but Birthdays #678

Digi Chooseday Challenge - Anything Goes #22

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes #11

Birthday Gnome

 Good Morning Peeps,

Well here I am two days on the run posting, yesterday was such a wet miserable day I did some crafting, I wanted to create a card for Allsorts 13th Birthday celebrations.  Today seems even worse, wet and misty, but no crafting as I have a pile of holiday ironing to get through.

I used an image from Polkadoodles coloured with Copics, the papers are by Whimsy and Artemo, I used scalloped rectangle dies by Phill Martin and flower dies by MFT and added a sentiment.

Have a good hopefully dry day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts - Anything for a Birthday #677

DigiChoosedayChallenge - Anything Goes #21

Pammies Inky Pinkies- Anything Goes #2221

Moving Along with the Times - Birthday #142

Sweet Stampers - Birthday #68

A Round of Flowers

Good Morning Peeps,

We have a new challenge for you today over on Fab’n’Funky where our lovely Chris has challenged us with:

Anything but Square

 For my card I made a circular easel card using a LOTV image, coloured with Copics, papers were free from a magazine .

Please take a look at the great inspiration from the Design Team on the challenge blog and we hope to see you joining in with us this fortnight.

Have a good day!

Candy Canes

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope everyone is keeping well and had a good weekend.  We have just returned from a week’s holiday in Devon, we had a good time though the weather was very changeable, sun, showers and very windy at times.

Now it’s back to our challenge for this month at Christmas with the Cuties where our theme is:

“Take a Trip Down Candy Cane Lane”

(So let’s see your Cute and Christmas projects featuring Candy Canes or Red and White)

For my card I used a Bugaboo digi, coloured with Copics, the background paper is a very old one from my stash, I added a tree cut with an MFT die and added a sentiment and some glitter.

We would love to see you joining in with us this month and please take a look at the great inspiration on the blog provided by the Design Team.

Enjoy your day!

Gnome and Hedgehog

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope everyone is keeping fit and well and enjoying some warmer sunnier weather.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where for the next two weeks I am the host with my choice of:

FANTASY

(lets see your Gnomes, Fairies, Unicorns etc)

I made this card for my daughter Lorna’s birthday which was last Sunday.  The image is from Polkadoodles, coloured with Copics, papers and stitched flower dies are by MFT and I added some Nuvo drops and a sentiment.

Have a good day!

Goth Fairy

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all keeping well and having a good week.

We have a new challenge starting today on Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Buffy is host with her choice of:

Goth/Punk

I have to admit that this is right out of my comfort zone and I had nothing to use for an image in my stash, I found this Goth Fairy on Polkadoodles so hope it fits the bill.

I coloured her with Copics and the backing paper is also from Polkadoodles, I added a ric rac strip cut with an MFT die and the flower is cut with a Lisa Horton stitched flowers die and I added a sentiment.

I do hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and hople to see you there!

Have a good day!

Snowman Hearts

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope you have all had a nice sunny weekend.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Christmas with the Cuties where this month our optional challenge is:

Last Christmas I Gave you my Heart

(Let’s see some hearts on your project but don’t forget it must be cute and Christmas)

My image is from Polkadoodles, coloured with Copics, paper is from my stash, and I added some glitter and a sentiment.

We would love to see you joining in with our challenged this month.

Have a good day!

A Tulip for You

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all having a good week and looking forward to the Easter break.  We have a new challenge starting today on Fab’n’Funky where our lovely Chris has chosen the theme of:

Feature a Creature

(Must be the main focal point)

I have made this card for my granddaughter Emma for her birthday next month when she will be seventeen, she loves all things mice (pictures, trinkets, cuddly toys, everything apart from the real thing then it would be screams and running away) but I think she will like this card.

The stamp and sentiment are by Trudie Howard from Sentimentally Yours, the grid die is also from Sentimentally Yours.  I coloured the image with Copics, flowers are My Favourite Things dies and the paper is from an old Lili of the Valley pad and I distressed the edges.

Our challenge runs for the next two weeks and we would love to see you joining in with us.

Enjoy your day and have a good Easter.

Male birthday

Good Morning Peeps,

We have a new challenge starting today on Fab’n’Funky, our host for the nest two weeks is our lovely teamie Buffy with her choice of:

Masculine

I made this card for my hubby for his birthday a couple of weeks ago, he is a watercolour artist so I thought he would appreciate the paint splahes.  Main stamp and sentiment are by Uniko and I can’t remember the make of the splashes stamp.

We would love to see you joining in with our latest challenge.

Enjoy your day!

 

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Good Morning Peeps,

I do hope you have all had a good weekend with Mothers Day and all the beautiful sunshine.

We have a new challenge starting today on Christmas with the Cuties where this month our theme is:

Dreaming of a White Christmas

 For my card I used an image from Wee Stamps, coloured with Copics, background is snowflake embossed card and I added a sentiment and snowflakes cut with an MFT die.

We would love to see you joining in with our challenge this month.

Have a good day!

A Bunch of Bluebells

Good Morning Peeps,

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab’n’Funky where our theme for the next two weeks has been chosen by our lovely teamie Neva:

HAND COLOURED IMAGE

For my card I used a Polkadoodles digi stamp, coloured with Copics, the paper is from my stash, the die is a very old one and I added a sentiment.

I hope you can find time to check out the challenge blog where there is some great inspiration from the Design Team.

Have a good day!

Hugs

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone as has a good weekend with some of the lovely sunshine we have today.  I haven’t felt like crafting much recently or blogging, but I saw the challenge and design team cards on Sweet Stampin’ Challenge blog and decided to make a simple card and enter the challenge.

The image and sentiment are from an old set of Penny Black stamps,  I coloured the image with Copics, cut the square with my Sue Wilson stitched square dies and backed it onto some pink card.

 

Have a good day!

Challenges entered:

Sweet Stampin’ - KISS (keep it sweet and simple)

PammiesInkyPinky Challenge - Anything Goes (2211)

PassionforMarkers - CAS (22.3.22)

Sweet Stampers - CAS #66 (10.4.22)

Snowflakes

 Good Morning Peeps,

It’s Wednesday and time for our new challenge at Fab’n’Funky where our lovely teamie  Pat K is hosting with her choice of theme:

DIES OR STENCILS

For my card I used a lovely Whimsy die, the background is Hunkydory card and the sentiment a Sue Wilson die.

Hope to see you joining in with our challenge this week.

Enjoy your day!

Sleigh Bells Ring

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope you have all had a good weekend, we have had everything weather wise this weekend, Friday the wind, Saturday snow and Sunday torrential rain and wind.  We have had so much wet weather this week I think we all need web feet, let’s hope this week gets better.  Also I think I have hopefully avoided the virus as it’s 11 days since my contact with my DIL and I have no symptoms. 

Talking of snow we have a new challenge starting today on “Christmas With the Cuties”, it’s our first challenge of the year after the Christmas break and our monthly challenges are now “Just for Fun” challenges.  Our theme for this challenge is:

“SLEIGH BELLS RING”

(We want to see a sleigh on your image)

 For my card I used an image by Sunny Studio, coloured with Copics and I paper pieced the sleigh,  paper is by Catherine Pooler and I added a sentiment stamp by Whimsy and some glitter.

Hope to see you joining in with us this month.

Have a good day!

A Wise Owl

 Good Morning Peeps,

Hope you are all well, I’m playing a waiting game at the moment, youngest son and DIL have both tested positive at the weekend and I was with my DIL most of the day on Friday so……….. waiting with fingers crossed.

Anyway we have a new challenge for you today on Fab’n’Funky where our lovely Ginny is hosting with her choice of:

BIRTHDAY 

I made this card for our granddaughter Heidi for her birthday in January.  The image is by Stampart, 

papers are by Artemio and from my stash, flowers are made with dies by Lisa Horton and I added pearls and a sentiment.

Hope to see you joining in with our challenge this week

Enjoy your day!

Pearls and Lace

Good Morning Peeps,

I can’t believe we are into February already, this last month seems to have flown by with not much done to show for it, I was going to do so much when Christmas was over and still haven’t gone round to most of it.  

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab’n’Funky where for this challenge I am the host with my choice of:

Pearls and Lace

I have made my card for my daughter in law’s grandmother who will be 104 in a couple of weeks.

The image is one of the new LOTV, I coloured with Copics, the bp is by Honey Bee  and I added pearls, lace and a bow.

I do hope you will be able to join in with our challenge for this fortnight.

Enjoy your day!

Fancy Handbags

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope you are all keeping safe and well and enjoying some sunshine which for a change we have had for the last four days, though not today yet.  It's been very quiet here since Christmas and we haven't been out much except for a bit of shopping.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Neva is the host with her challenge of:

Two or More Patterned Papers

For my card I used an image from an old LOTV art pad, the papers were also LOTV and I added a flower cut with a My  Favourite Things die and a sentiment.

Hope to see you joining in with our challenge.

Have a good day!

Thank You

 Good Morning Peeps,

Happy New Year, I do hope you had a good one and a lovely Christmas, we’ve had a mixed bag here having to cancel family meetings as granddaughter Abbie tested Positive for covid on Christmas Day, daughter-in-law Mary got Shingles on Wednesday and son Tim tested positive on 2nd January.   My knee has been so bad I have been on crutches for two weeks roll on Spring……..

Well at least I could still do some crafting for our new challenge over on Fab’n’Funky which our lovely Chris is hosting with her challenge of:

Keep it Simple

(nice easy one to start the year off)

I decided to make a simple Thank You card using a sentiment courtesy of Hannilie (Desert Diva) and a very old flower stamp from a See D set and I added three small gems.

There are some lovely projects from the design team over on the challenge blog to give you inspiration.

Have a good day!