Christmas in July

Good Morning Peeps,

It’s Wednesday morning and I hope it’s not too hot for you today.  It’s not been too bad here a bit hot at night and hard to sleep but the last few days have been rather cloudy so a lot cooler.  I’ve been busy getting things sorted as starting today we are having a complete new bathroom fitted.  So upstairs will be a bit of a no go area through the day for about 8 days.

Back to today at Fab’n’Funky where this will be our last challenge before our summer break and I have chosen the theme of:

Christmas in July

For my card I used a CC Designs stamp, coloured with Copics and an embossed background with a Penny Black embossing folder.  I added some small snowflakes stamped with a Hero Arts stamp, a sentiment some small die cut snowflakes, nuvo drops and glitter.

 

Why not pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the Design Team and maybe get started on your Christmas cards by joining in our challenge.

 

Have a lovely day and keep cool!!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Christmascardsallyearround  July - Blue Christmas

Merry Little Christmas #68 - Anything Christmas (09-25)

Everybody art challenge #582 - Christmas in July (24-07)

Flower Corner

Good Morning Peeps,

 

I should have been having my first eye op this morning but unfortunately it has been cancelled until next week, hopefully that will go ahead.

 

Today though we have a new challenge starting over on Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Chris is hosting with her choice of:

 

Use Die Cuts

 

 

I decided to use a very old Memory Box die cut out in black and then cut all the flowers out in different colours , the trellis pieces are cut with a Phill Martin textures die and the Happy Birthday with a die from my stash.

 

Do take a look at the challenge blog to see some great inspiration from the Design Team and we would love to see your projects using die cuts.

 

Have a good day!

 

 

 

Lilac Flowers

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope everyone is having a good week and still holding on to the sunshine, though the skies are not as clear blue here this week there are some clouds about but I am still managing to get outside and read though. 

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where our challenge for the next two weeks is:

 

Add a Sentiment

 

 I used a 5" x 7" card and my image is a Honey Doo stamp coloured with Copics and cut out with a Pink Fresh Sudios Die, the backing paper is by LOTV and I added some enamel dots and a sentiment.

 

Do take a look at the lovely inspirational cards on the challenge blog made by the Design Team.

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

Spring Mouse

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

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:

 

Have a MICE Day

 (let's see a mouse or mice on your project)

 

 

For my card I used one of my absolute favourite Pink Ink stamps, I love colouring this one and I used my Copics to colour.  The backing paper is by Crafter's Companion, the die-cut flowers are Sue Wilson's Daisies and I added some lace, Nuvo Drops and a sentiment.

 

Do pop over to the challenge blog and see the fabulous inspiration by the Design Team.

 

Have a great day!

 

 

 

 

A Vase of Flowers

 Good Morning Peeps,

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

Use Your Favourite Colours

For my card I used a digi image from Angie Blom and coloured with Copics, papers are from my stash and I added  sentiment.  My card is for my daughter's birthday in May.

Please take a look at the challenge blog for some lovely inspiration from the Design Team.

Have a good day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Shelter #635 - That Special Lady 

I Spy with my Little Eye #25 - April Showers/May Flowers 

Beautiful Blossoms #28 - Anything Floral 

Classic Designs Chasllenge #04 - Feminine 

 Passion For Marker #785 - Pastel Colours 

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Blooming Blooms 

 

Spring Rabbit

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

Today sees the start of a new challenge over on Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Chris has set us the challenge for the next two weeks.

 

Think Spring

 

 

For my card I used an image from Angie Blom Digitals and coloured with my pencils, I used my postage stamp frame again, the dp is by Hunkydory and I added a sentiment.

 

Do take a look at the inspiration from the Design Team on the blog and maybe join in with our challenge.

 

Have a good day!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

I Spy with my little eye #24 - The Dawn of Spring 

Shopping Our Stash #545 -  Hippity Hop 

Halloween&Other Occasions #25 - Spring/Easter 

DragonflyDreams - April - Animals (04-05)
MovingAlongwiththeTimes #177  - Spring Flowers

One for the Boys

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope everyone is having a good week. 

 

My card today is for our challenge at Fab'n'Funky where for this fortnight I am the host with my choice of:

 

One for the Boys/Men

(masculine cards please) 

I made this card a couple of weeks ago for my hubby's birthday.  The stamp is a Whimsy stamp including the sentiment and I coloured with pencils, I cut it out with a Sue Wilson postage stamp die and the backing paper is from my stash.

 

There is some great inspiration on the Challenge blog from the Design Team so why not pop over and take a look. 

Have a good day!

 

 I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Unicorn Challenge #107 - Boys/Men 

 

Happy Birthday

 Good Morning Peeps

 

I do hope you are all well and have been enjoying some of the lovely sunshine we have had over the past week, it has really felt that spring is in the air and that summer is not too far away.

 

We have a new challenge starting today on Fab'n'Funky where our challenge for the next two weeks is "Make it Punny" brought to you by our lovely Ginny.

 

For my card I used a lovely image from Di's Digi's, I coloured with Copics used a new Sue Wilson Postage Stamp Die to frame it.  Paper is by Honey Bee and I used a computer generated sentiment.  Lots of inspiration on the challenge blog so please do take a look.

Have a lovely day!

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

 

A Cut Above - Use at least one die cut 

MakeMyMonday #247 - Use a die or punch 

 CritterCrazyChallenges #96 - AG-must include an animal 

 Creative Knockouts #542 - Birthday Wishes 

Krafty Chicks #758 - Birthdays 

 Crafty Catz #689 - Add a Sentiment 

 Cut it Up #325 - Happy Birthdaay 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2510 - Anything Goes 

 

 

 

Fairy Fantasy

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

Well I have seen the Orthopaedic Surgeon and it turns out that the half knee replacement I had 7 years ago will have to come out and be replaced with a full knee replacement as the other half now has arthritis but before that I have to have two operations on my eye for my Glaucoma (also seen my Eye Consultant last week) in the next month or two, so it looks like I am going to be spending quite a lot of time at the hospital this year.  I can walk a little bit better now with the brace on my knee and one crutch so now it's just wait and see.

 

Anyway back to today and our new challenge at Fab'n'Funky where our host for the next two weeks is our lovely Buffy with her choice of:

 

FANTASY

(so let's see your Fairies, Dragons, Unicorns etc.)

 

 

For my card I used fairy stamp from Lavinia with a little bit of setncilling behind it, the papers are from my stash and I added some flowers cut with a Lisa Horton die, the sentiment is a very old stamp.

 

Please take a look at the chllenge blog for some beautiful inapiration by the Design Team and we would love to see you joining in this week.

 

Have a good day!

 

 

 

Flamingo Fairy

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope you are having a good week. I have been having a problem with my knee for the past two weeks and haven't been able to walk on it, I couldn't get downstairs for 5 days but eventually managed and went to hospital where they x-rayed it and strapped it up and I have to wait for an appointment now with orthopaedics.

 

Anyway on now to our challenge at Fab'n'Funky which is starting today and is hosted by our lovely Pat K with her choice of:

 

Stitching - Real or Faux

 

I used this beautiful image from Mo's Digital and coloured with Copics and used an MFT stitched die frame, the papers are from my stash and I added some ribbon, lace and a sentiment.

Please take a look at the beautiful creations by the design team on the blog and maybe join in with us.

Have a good day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Passion for Markers #775 - Use Pink or Red

 Dream Valley2 #330 - 2 or more patterned papers

Triple B February -  Birds, Butterflies or Blooms

Unicorn Challenge #106 - Dots and/or stripes

 

 

 

Birthday Greetings

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope everyone is well and having a good week.

 

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

 

Include a stamped image (real or digi)

 

 

 

 I used a Honey Doo stamp for my image and also sentiment and coloured with copics,  I added a little stencilling and some enamel dots.

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

Enjoy your day!

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

Passion for Markers #773 - Birthdays  

Pammie'sInkyPinkies #2504 - Anything Goes

 

Sunflower

Good Morning Peeps,

 

Happy New Year - as this is my first post of 2025.

 

We had a lovely Christmas with the family and I thought I would share a new photo of our granddaughters, I don't get many opportunities to get them all together for a photo but we had a big get together over Christmas.  It's quite a few years since I shared a photo of them and they are now all grown up and young ladies.

 

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where I am hosting with my choice of:

ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

I thought it would be nice to cheer up any dull days in January with some bright and colourful cards.

 

 

 I treated myself to a set of pencils before Christmas and tried them out on this sunflower stamp from Crafter's Companion, I quite enjoyed using them but need a lot more practice.  The paper is by Catherine Pooler and I added a sentiment and some ribbon.

We hope to see you joining in our challenge.

Enjoy your day!

Joy

 Good Morning Peeps,

I do hope you are all having a good week and are all ready for Christmas.

We have a new challenge starting today over on Fab'n'Funky brought to you by our lovely teamie Pat K.

Anything but Square

I mde a very simple DL card with paper from Funky Fossil to which I added a little glitter and used a Penny Black die for the word JOY cut out of gold glitter card.

There is more inspiration for you on the Challenge Blog and we hope you can join in with your last minute Christmas cards.

Have a good day!

Christms Scene

 Good Morning Peeps,

It's been another cold and frosty week here.

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:

Christmas Animals

For my card I used a Penny Black stamp, set it in a round aperture and added lots of glitter, a small holly rub on and a sentiment.

I hope you can find time to join in with our challenge this fortnight and that you can pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely creations by the Design Team.

Have a good day and keep warm!

Drum Beat

 Good Morning Peeps,

I hope everyone is well and having a good week.  I am sorry I haven’t been around commenting but haven’t been very well over the last week or so,  I am feeling a lot better now so hopefully will get round to commenting in the next day or  two.  

We have a new challenge starting over on Fab’n’Funky today where our lovely Chris has chosen a theme of:

Music to my Ears

(So we would like to see anything relating to music)

For my card I used an image from LOTV and coloured with Copics, paper is from my stash and I added a sentiment and some glitter.

Have a good day!

Autumn

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

It's Wednesday so time for another challenge at Fab'n'Funky where for the next two weeks our challenge has been chosen by our lovely Buffy:

 

Autumn/Halloween

 

 

I used an image by Atelieroz and coloured with Copics the paper was from my stash and I added some cut out pumpkins and the word Autumn.

We hope you will be able to join in with our challenge.

Have a good day!

A Tulip for You

 Good Morning Peeps,

 

I hope you are all having a good week.  I seem to be having a busy week this week, we had a nice drive out on Monday in the sunshine and had a meal, today I am meeting two friends for lunch.  Alan and I are out for a Chinese on Saturday and Sunday is my birthday, it’s either a feast or a famine!!!

 

Now back to today and our new challenge at Fab'n'Funky where I am the host for the next two weeks with my choice of:

 

FUR OR FEATHERS

 

For my card I used a Sentimentally Yours image and die and coloured with Copics the papers are by Catherine Pooler and I added a sentiment, die cut ric rac and a die cut bow.

Hope to see you joining in our challenge.

Enjoy your day!

A stack of books

 Good Morning Peeps,

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

Add Gems or Pearls

I made a side opening gatefold card, the papers are by MFT and the image is by AALL & Create, coloured with Copics, sentiment by Whimsy Stamps and I added some small gems.

Hope to see you joining in with our challenge.

Have a good day!

Gardening Mouse

 Good Morning Peeps,

It's Wednesday and our summer break is over so we have a new challenge for you over on Fab'n'Funky where this week is our 600th Challenge and to celebrate this we have a great prize for one lucky winner:

 

 

2 stamp sets with matching dies

1 stamp set and one die

The challenge for the next two weeks is:

Birthday or Anniversary

My card is one I made for my granddaughter Abbie whose birthday was in August.

 

 The image and sentiment are stamps from Pink Ink and I coloured with Copics, the background paper is by Catherine Pooler and I added a picket fence die cut by Spellbinders, flower dies by MFT and a Sue Wilson circle die.

We do hope to see you joining in with our Birthday Celebration Challenge and Good Luck in the prize draw.

Have a great day!

Seaside

Good Morning Peeps,

 

Hope everyone is well and been enjoying some sunshine (I think that was summer), we had some hot weather for a few days but since the weekend it's been quite cool and rainy.

We have a new challenge starting todayover on Fab'n'Funky,  this will be our last challenge until September while we take our summer break.

Our lovely teamie Pat K has chosen the challenge which is:

SEASIDE

(Boats, Beaches, Bikini's etc)

I used this cute bear on a deck chair from LOTV, coloured with Copics, I used a stencil to make the sun rays, backing paper is by My Favourite Things and added a ticket sentiment.   There is plenty of inspiration from the Design Team on the challenge blog and we hope to see you joining in.

Have a lovely day!