OLL - DT

Morning, The new kitchen day has arrived!  I've scheduled this post as I've no idea when the electricity will be off and I won't have internet.  Please send positive vibes that they don't make too much mess ... did I tell you yesterday I HATE MESS!!!  Thankfully Mr C is working from 12 midday so he won't be trying to sleep through clattering and banging.  Our pooch went off to stay with our daughter last night as she doesn't like noise.  That's what happens when she lives with two old fogies!

Speak to you when I can.

Hugs

Anne xx

Challenges :

Do You Stack Up - Flower

Little Miss Muffet - Flowers

Ooh La La Creations - Ribbons or Twine

Scrapbook Sisters - Off Centre

Simply Create Too - Feminine

Elements :

Papers & Image - from Ella collection on All Dressed Up CD by Ooh La La Creations

Pearls - The Hobby HOuse

Flower - Prima

Twine - Stash

Punch - String Lace by Martha Stewart

Sentiment - I have a feeling it was a freebie from a mag

In the Garden

Hi!  I'm a bit late today but I've had another busy one.  Mr C and I have been clearing out the garage so that we have room to store the stuff for our new kitchen as it's being delivered on Friday in readiness for the guys coming to fit it next Monday.  It's amazing the things I've found but I have to say we've managed to get a load of stuff off to the skip too ... along with a few horrid spiders.

My friends and I had a brilliant time at Dancing on Ice yesterday.  The celebs were excellent but the professionals just took our breath away.  The speed they skate at is amazing and you don't get that sensation when watching it on tv.  Torvil and Dean are still sensational even after all the years they've been around.  When we got home we met up with the 'boys' and the 6 of us went to Frankie and Benny's for tea, a great end to a fabulous day.

I'm just going to post this then I'm going to have an early night as I'm reading a good book just now and need to know what happens next!

Hugs

Anne x

Challenges :

Alphabet - G ... Garden

Dream Valley - Special Lady

Paper Pretties - Flowers

Pixie Dust Studio - Flowers

Sentimental Sundays - Special Lady

Speedy and Friends - use 3 of something

Stars & Stamps - Flowers

Tuesday Throwdown - Garden

Elements :

Paper / Deco Image / Sentiment - Potting Shed Bear by La Pashe

Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

OLL - DT

Hello!  Well, yesterday didn't quite go according to plan - no ironing done but hey ho, it'll get done sometime!  I did manage to have a play in the craft room and catch up on some DT stuff and also get cracking on with a wedding order I have.  Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

Hugs

Anne x

Challenges :

2 Sisters - Flowers

Crafty Creations - Flower Power

OLL Creations - Bold & Bright

Party Time Tuesday - Flowers

Pixie Dust Studio - Ribbon

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything

Wags n Whiskers - Anything

Elements :

Papers & Image - from Poppy collection on Carnival of Colour CD by Ooh La La Creations

Ribbon - stash

Candy Bonbon - Michael Richard USA

celebrate!

A friend of my daughter's got engaged on 29 February.  I'm so happy for them both and hope they have a long and happy life together.

Challenges :

Crafts & Me - Lace

Do You Stack Up - Wings

Everybody Art - Mono

Sentimental Sundays - Lace & Pearls

Elements :

Image - Repousse by Anna Griffin which I've chalked with pale pink, pale yellow and pale green shimmer chalks by Dovecraft

Lace - stash

Stamp - Butterfly by Clippunch

Die - Madera Corner by Memory Box

Sentiment - freebie from magazine

Pearls - The Hobby House

One for the Boys

I really don't enjoy making male orientated cards but this one actually fell into place quite easily for a change.  Not all men like fancy, flowery valentines so I thought this one fell into the macho category!  Have a good day.

Hugs

Anne

Challenges :
Craft Your Days Away - Distressing
Crafty Catz - Things with Wings
Creative Inspirations Paint - Someone Special
Creative Stamp Friends - Antique / Old Fashioned
Digistamps 4 Joy - One for the Boys
Just Us Girls - Valentine
Make It Monday - Anything
Sentimental Sundays - Dry Embossing

Elements :
Image & Sentiment - Kanban
Paper - Coredinations which has been distressed
Embossing Folder - Spots & Dots by Cuttlebug
Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

Be Mine

Hi, early on the go this morning as I'm off out for lunch with my friend then I've to take my granddaughter to the dentist for her second lot of extractions.  Thankfully once she's done today that's her finished for a wee while as the dentist is going to have to wait to see if her adult teeth fall into the spaces or if she's going to need railtracks.  Once finished at the dentist my granddaughter is coming home with me and staying the night.  Mr C is working till midnight so we're going to have a quiet evening to let her get over the trauma, wonder what time she'll be asleep tonight?

Apologies for the poor photo quality as outside it's grey, miserable and a wee bit sleet in the air ... deep joy ... roll on Spain!

Insert

Challenges :

Card Cupids - Valentine

Cupcake Craft - Love

I Did It Creations - Love

Less is More - Cut it Out

Saturated Canary - Punches / Dies

Sentimental Sundays - Die Cuts

Simply Create Too - Love

There She Goes - Love

Wags n Whiskers - Valentine / Love

Elements :

Card -

Image - Valentine by Saturated Canary

Dies - Squares

Sentiment - computer generated (Fonts : CAC One Seventy / Eight Fifteen)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Insert -

Paper - from Cheers to the New Year by Summer Driggs

Heart - Cajoline

Sentiment - computer generated (Font : BibleScrT)

Anne

All White

I'm late on the go tonight again.  I've been out most of the day with my daughter as she's back to work tomorrow.  We had lunch in town along with some shopping then we had to do even more shopping but food this time!  I watched the soaps this evening then decided to come to the craft room to try some designing.  Mr Mojo is still a bit sluggish after the holidays but hopefully he will spring into action again one day soon.

Challenges :

Aud Sentiments - Anything

Charisma Cardz - Anything

Crafts 4 Eternity - Quote

Delicious Doodles - Anything

Die Cut Dreams - White on White

Fairy Tale - Something Easy

House of Gilli - Anything

Incy Wincy Designs - Anything

Pile it On - Anything

Sentimental Sundays - Anything

The Pink Elephant - Anything

Elements :

Sentiment - TLC Creations

Dies - Catalina Wreath by Memory Box : Flourishes by CREAlies

Pearls - The Hobby House

Flower - stash

Christmas 2012

Morning!  The television was so rubbish last night that I popped upstairs to the craft room and did some creating.  There are still a lot of Christmas challenges on the go so here's the first one for this year!  Pink Petticoat have a sale on just now so a few things fell into my cart.  I was itching to use them so this was a perfect 'excuse'.  Today I'm going to get the house back to normal and the Christmas decorations packed away for another year.  It seems to have gone very quickly this year but I have to say, a good time was had by all.  Hugs x

 

Challenges :

ABC Christmas - Zingy Colours

Creative Inspiration Paint - Something New

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything Goes (Something Old, Something New)

Divas by Design - Merry Christmas

Dream Valley - Christmas

Fresh Brewed - Christmas

Gingerloft - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Something New

One Stitch at a Time - Digi

Paper Cutz - Christmas Hearts

Paper Play - Christmas

Paper Sundaes - Something Old, Something New

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything

Simon Says - Anything

Stampavie - Hearts

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Elements :
Papers - from Playful Christmas collection on Tis the Season download by Pink Petticoat (something new)
Image - from Fairy Lights collection by Pink Petticoat
Faux Brads - Card Candi by Craftwork Cards

OLL - DT

Hi everyone!  I had a fabby day out with my friend on Friday.  Didn't actually buy very much but it was great to catch up.  Saturday I was meeting up with 3 friends whom I've known for 40+ years.  We decided to have our Christmas get-together earlyish this year in case we had the same bad weather as we experienced last year.  Presents and cards have been duly swapped ... how organised are we!  Sunday was a family day as it was our son's birthday so we all met up for lunch and had great fun.  Today I'm off to see my aunt as she wants me to take her to M&S for some Christmas shopping.  Seems like I'm never at home but it beats working any day.  It's the best job I've ever had!  Hugs x

Challenges :

2 Sisters - Holiday

Dream Valley - Sparkle

Fairy Tale - Christmas

Gingerloft - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Christmas

Ooh La La - Lots of Sparkle

Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas

Simply Create Too - Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

Totally Papercrafts - Christmas

Elements :

DP & Image - from Shining Tree collection on Christmas Presence CD by Ooh La La Creations

Border - Fancy Edge Scissors from Casa (when I lived in Spain!)

Dies - Frame by Marianne Design : Leaves by CREAlies : Circles by Spellbinders

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Gems - The Hobby House

Vintage Father Christmas

I'm upstairs in the craft room this afternoon.  Mr C is on midnight to midday shift this week and is asleep just now so I'm trying to keep quiet - not an easy task!  I thought I'd give my mojo another try and it worked not too badly so I guess it's coming back to life.  Won't be around tomorrow or Saturday - off to Glasgow with my friend!

Challenges :

ABC Christmas - Vintage

Card Positioning Systems - Sketch

Christmas Inspirations - Dies / Punches

Party Time Tuesday - Anything

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything#

Elements :
DPs & Image - from Victorian Christmas CD by Joanna Sheen
Faux Brads - Card Candi by Craftwork Cards

Tea Pots

  

    

Challenges :

Alphabet - B ... Brads, Bling etc

Mami Doodles - Spots / Stripes

Stamp Something - Anything

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Tea Pot

Elements :

Images & Sentiments - Teapots by Kanban

Blue

BP - from Especially for You Tatty Teddy collection by Docraft

Corners - Victorian Scissors by Fiskars

Pearls - The Hobby House

Lace - stash

Pink 

BP - Buttercream Stripe by Doodlebug

Ribbon - stash

Faux Brads - Card Candy by Craftwork Cards

Cream

BP - from Sweet Pea collection by Stampin Up!

Punch - Pansy by Martha Stewart

Lilac 

BP - from Tulip collection by Docraft

Pearls - The Hobby House

Punch - Deep Daisy Fan by Martha Stewart

Orange

BP - from Especially for You Tatty Teddy collection by Docraft

Lace - Stash

Faux Brads - Card Candy by Craftwork Cards

Wedding March

Challenges:

Creative Craft World - Wedding or Anniversary

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Celebration

One Layer Wednesday - New Rubber / Pink / Green

Our Daily Bread - No Ribbon

Scrapbook Sisters - Wedding or Anniversary

Elements :

Image - Wedding Couple by Lili of the Valley

Sentiment - computer generated