Pollycrafts Lilybean Fairies Preview Day 3

Happy Sunday to you all, a chilly and crisp one here but the sun is shining!!

Well it is day 3 for the previews of the Pollycraft Lilybean Fairies and this one is one my favourites....

 

This is 'Clover - I Believe'

Now if you hop on over to Tales from Pollycraft, there is a chance for 2 people to win this image, and you can also find out which 2 lucky people won yesterdays previewed image.  My fellow DT friends as always have come up with some real stunners, which you'll be able to see over on Tales from Pollycraft and you can also reach their blogs from my left side-bar.

I'm entering this card into 4 challenges....

Creative Inspirations - Feminine

Fussy & Fancy - Hearts

Crafty Ann's Challenges - Metallic

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Hearts

RECIPE

Digi-Image - Pollycraft 'Clover - I Believe' (Released 4th February)

Papers - Papermania

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers

Embellishments - Flowers, Ribbon, Charm, Spacer and Brads from stash

Sentiment - Forever Friends

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Remember there will be more previews for the next few days right up until the 4th February when all of the Lilybeans will be released. I'll be back tomorow with Preview 4 and our new challenge over on Pollycraft Monday Challenge.

Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Lilybean Fairies Preview Day 2

It's time for our second preview of the gorgeous Pollycraft Lilybean images.  Today we present....

"Primrose the Flower Fairy"

There is a chance for two lucky winners to win this gorgeous image if you pop on over to Tales from Pollycraft, you'll also be able to find out who the 2 lucky winners were for yesterdays Primrose image, was it you?

The DT have all come up with stunners to show off this beauty, so please take a hop over to their blogs you'll find their links in my left side-bar.  

I'm entering this card into 2 challenges....

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Freestyle

Flutter By Wednesdays - Open Challenge

I hope you have been enjoying the previews so far, please pop back tomorrow for preview 3.

Enjoy your Saturday!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Pollycraft Preview Day 1

If any of you have noticed the blinkie over there on the top of my right hand side-bar this past week you may have been wondering what on earth it was all about, well now all can be revealed....

There is an exciting new Pollycraft set to be released on the 4th February and everyday until then the DT and Paula will be previewing one of the images each day.  Now if you go visit Paula at Tales from Pollycraft there is a chance for TWO lucky people to win the featured image each day and then a chance of the full set on the release day.

Presenting my first preview for the new 'Lilybean Fairies'

This little darling is 'Clover - Butterfly Wishes'

The DT have all come up with stunning pieces of work using this little darling so please take a few moments to go visit their blogs, you will find all their links in my left side-bar.

I'm also entering this card into 3 challenges....

Quixotic Challenges - Flutter By

Cute Card Thursday - Blooming Gorgeous

Creative Card Crew - Punch It

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RECIPE

Digi-Image - Pollycraft 'Clover - Butterfly Wishes' (Lilybean Faires releases on 4th February)

Papers - My Minds Eye (freebie from the latest C & P Magazine)

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers

Flowers - Prima's and Punched Flowers from the DP, Spacers and Brads from stash

Other Embellishments - Ribbon from stash

Flourish - Unknown foam stamp

Sentiment Round - From MME (freebies as before), handwritten sentiment

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Thanks for stopping by, look forward to seeing you for the Lilybean Fairies second preview tomorrow.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenges Launch & Blog Hop

***BLOG HOP CANDY ENTRY NOW CLOSED***

 Good morning everyone and welcome to the launch fun for the Totally Papercrafts Challenges.

Now the blog hop starts on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge Blog so if you came here first you may wish to go to the beginning.  If you arrived here from the challenge blog then you're going in the right direction.

My letter for you to collect is " N "

And I have some candy for you too...

You MUST also enter this weeks challenge to be eligible for my candy prize and the lovely challenge prize donated by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp.

So do leave me a comment now or pop back when you have entered our challenge but I must stress again ONLY people who have commented and entered the challenge will be eligible for my candy draw, I will be checking!!

Our first challenge for you is all about "FRIENDSHIP" to mark our friends for friends challenge blog and here is my DT card...

Next you need to hop on over to the our lovely and very talented friend Sue to see what she made,,,  and she may have some candy too !!!

We hope you enjoy the challenge and our launch blog hop, we are all looking forward to seeing what you come up with, HAVE FUN!!!

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CARD RECIPE

Stamp - Sarah Kay (RAK image)

Papers - K & Co

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Stamped Sentiment - RAK

Embellishments - Ribbons, Flowers and Flat-backed Pearls from stash

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Hugs

Joanne xx

6 in 1 Challenge Card

Good evening all, hope everyone is keeping well.  I've been bust blitzing my craft cave the past couple of days, so it's back to being an organised and tidy place again, can't promise how long it will stay like that mind.  So once my room was all ready I had to go make a card, and mess up my desk again a little...lol.

The card I have for you fits 6 challenges, not bad considering I only followed the one sketch for this card then had a nosey through my challenges list to see if it would fit anywhere else.  I think I like doing it this way, following one challenge then see where it fits in with others.  Anyway here's my card....

I've been wanting to do an easel card using a different shape for ages, and this one is huge...lol.  I've used a 8 x 8 scalloped cirlce card from Kanban, cut along the crease so I had two halves, one half is the front and the second peice was folded and creased to make the easel base, I wanted the base to be a half circle, and I think it looks pretty ok, what do you think?

The 6 challenges are...

Mojo Monday - Sketch 123

The Corrosive Challenge - Fancy Folds

Stamptacular - Pop-Up (I wasn't sure if this was a pop-up but one of the DT cards is an easel card)

Charisma Cardz - Fruity Colours

Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential - Let the Sunshine In

Allsorts - Hearts and Flowers

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycrafts 'Twiddly Wings Climbing'

Papers - My Minds Eye

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Promarkers and Sakura Stardust

Flowers & Buttons - Papermania

Ribbon - from stash

Doodle (faux) Stitching - Whisper Markers

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I have been trying to blog hop, but once again I've been having blogger problems with commenting on many blogs, I 've hopped around a few today which I couldn't comment on over the weekend and they have been ok today, so hopefully the problem is now sorted and I'll will be visiting with comments very soon.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge #7

A Happy Sunday to you all!!

Gosh two weeks have flown by and it's time for our next challenge over on MCFC.  For Challenge #7 the theme is....

"Valentines"

Yes that's right Valentine's day will soon be here, so we would love to see your projects with Valentine's in mind.  We are kindly being sponsored for this challenge by Sunshine Stamps and the winner of this challenge will recieve THREE digi-images.  

The DT have come up with some fabulous creations to help inspire you this week using the images that someone will win, so please pop to the challenge blog to take  peek and I know they would love it if you also visited their blogs where you will find more details about their projects, you can find links to their blogs on my left hand side bar or you can just simply click their names above their creations on the challenge blog.  Here is my DT creation for you....

  RECIPE

Digi Image's - Sunshine Stamps 'Sealed With A Kiss' and 'Sweet Bee 4'

Papers - I think is Papermania, black card from stash

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers

Lettering - PC Generated

Embellishments - Card Candy

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We do hope you'll be able to come along and join us for our latest challenge, myself and the rest of the DT are looking forward to seeing your Valentine's projects.

Enjoy your Sunday!!

Hugs

Joanne xx


P.S. Please forgive the changes in text and the larger than normal gaps, I have tried to rectify this three times and it appears I'm just making it worse, don't understand what's going on...lol, hopefully it's just blogger and not me!!

Pollycrafts Friday Freebie & Competition

This weeks awesome freebie from Paula over at Tales from Pollycraft is a set of wonderful sentiment ovals, now we can never have enough sentiments can we!!

Also Paula is running a competition called 'Name The Boys'.  The images will soon be released, but first Paula needs some names for them, so this is where you come in.  The prize for the winner is the 'Boy' images and a £15 spending spree in the Pollycraft Shop.  If you would like to enter nip over to Tales from Pollycraft but hurry you only have until midnight on the 26th January to enter!!

And now I have a card for you which uses one of the freebie sentiments and also the new 'Star Fairy' image available in the Pollycraft shop.

This card covers 4 challenges....

Incy Wincy - Favourite Colouring Medium

SophistiCat - Spring

Papertake Weekly - Pretty Pink Papertake

Cute Card Thursday - Fairy Fantastic

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Star Fairy'

Papers - My Minds Eye

Colouring Medium - Copics

Embellishments - Ribbon, Rik Rak, Card Candy and Flowers from stash

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Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

New Challenge Blog On It's Way!!!

At long last I can share the exciting news with you about a new challenge blog set up by friends for friends.

The design team is made up of Ria, Lorraine, Emma, Anne, Sue & Myself, six already firm friends.  Five of us had worked together previously and missed each other so much that Ria came up with the idea of a new challenge blog and so Totally Papercrafts Challenges was born.

We will be launching off next Friday 29th January with our first challenge and a fun blog hop!! there will be a new challenge set every Friday thereafter.

We do hope you will be able to join us, why not hop along to our blog now and become a follower then you wont be able to miss the fun when it all starts.

We already have lots of wonderful sponsors lined up for the challenges and slots are filling up quick so if you would be interested in sponsoring one or more of our challenges you will find our contact details over on the challenge blog.

A Christmas Card for 6 Challenges

Hi everyone, it's another Christmas card time, in keeping with my at least one a week resolution carried on from last year.  And this one fits 6 challenges...

Fussy & Fancy - Winter

Bah! Humbug! - New or Nearly New Stash

Susie & Vicki's Christmas Club - Snow

One Stop Crafts - Fancy Borders & Corners

Challenge Up Your Life - Snow & Ice

Magical Crafts Forum - Snow

This adorable stamp was a Christmas pressie from my buddy Lorraine and this was it's first ink up, now I'm in a bit of a rush doing this post before work and it's totally gone out of my head what it's called but I thinks it's by Stampavie (I will correct later if I'm wrong) and I 've used my nearly new Basic Grey 'Eskimo Kisses' papers, which I bought at the NEC in November, but as I'd had most of my xmas cards already made I've not been able to use them much.

RECIPE

Stamp - Stampavie

Papers - Basic Grey

Colouring Medium - Promarkers and Sakura White

Glitter - Glamour Dust mixed with Icicles Coarse Glitter

Border Punch - Fiskars Snowflake Border

Embellishments - Chipboard Snowflakes from Hobbycraft (glittered up with Glamour Dust)

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

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Thank you for stopping and as always it is much appreciated, I best get a wiggle on to work now!!

Enjoy your day!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Pollycraft Monday Challenge #32

Good morning and Happy Monday to you all.

It's time for a brand new challenge over on Pollycraft which this week was chosen by Ria.

Fire & Ice 

(Red & White)

We would like to see your projects using primarily the colours red and white.  The DT have created some fabulous cards to help inspire you so please check out what they have to show, we also welcome Marianne who is our Guest Designer for the next two challenges.  Here is my DT card for you....

I'm afraid the light quaility when try to take this picture was very poor, and the red in the papers looks rather brown, but i can assure you it is red...lol.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Cherry Kisses - Summer'

Papers - Daisy & Dandelion

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Shape Cutters - Nestabilities Oval and Scalloped Oval

Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Embellishments - Riboon, Flowers and Card Candy from stash

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Remember, to enter the challenge you don't have to use a Pollycraft product, but of course we would love it if you did.  We do hope you will be able to join us for the challenge, we look forward to seeing your creations.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Shabby Chic!!

Good evening all, I hope you have all had a lovely weekend, after the very wet day here yesterday it was almost spring like here today, plenty of gorgeous sunshine, enough to brighten anyone's day I think.

Anyway on to my next card for you today which covers 3 challenges..

Simon Says - Shabby Chic

Allsorts - Pink & Brown

Stampin For The Weekend - Sketch

RECIPE

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girls 'Flower Girl'

Papers - My Minds Eye and Crafts Too

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers and Chalks

Embellishments - Lace, Flowers and Dew Drops from stash

Sentiment - Kanban

Leaf Punch - Martha Stewart 'Frond Leaf'

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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy what is left of your Sunday evening.  I'll be back in the morning with a scheduled post for the new Pollycraft challenge, hope to see you then!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

3 in 1 Challenge Card and Sneak Peek

There are some more fab images coming soon from Pollycraft, this time it's something more for the lads and here is a sneak peek at one of the images.

Isn't this young fella awesome I can think of a few young lads this image will be ideal for.

The card also covers 3 challenges .........

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Crafty Catz - A Birthday Card

Dare You To Digi Stamp - Buttons

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft (yet to be named and soon to be released)

Papers - Mixture of scraps

Colouring Medium - Copics, Promarkers and Sakura White

Sentiment - PC created

Embellishments - Buttons from stash

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Thanks for visiting and as always your visits and comments are much appreciated.

Enjoy your Sunday!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Today's Number 2

Here's my second helping for you today.

For challenges....

Daring Cardmakers - Hole In One

Cupcake Challenges - Going Girly

Charisma Cardz - Anything New

Though it's hard to see I've actually punched holes in two corners of the image so that the dp's show through and some holes are punched through the whole card down the right hand side.  I have used new papers, flowers and button.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Melody In Love'

Papers - Papermania

Colouring Medium - Copics and Promarkers

Flowers - Papermania and Prima

Other Embellishments - Ribbon from stash, button and brad Papermania

Sentiment - Forever Friends

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Thanks for stopping by again and I'll be back tomorrow with one or two more.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Pollycraft's Freebie (a little late...)

Happy Saturday to you all!!

Sorry I've not posted anything since Monday but it's been a bit of a week.  I was busy with work for a couple of days earlier in the week then sadly, Steve's father-in-law passed away on Thursday, this only coming a few months after his mother-in-law died in October.  They were both wonderful people and welcomed me into their family with open arms, which meant a lot to me under the circumstances, which I wont go into here. They will both be sorely missed but in a way it's comforting to know they can be both be re-united again after only a short absence apart.

Well after a pretty non-crafting week with one thing or another my mojo has gone into overdrive today and I've done four cards, which I'll spread out between now and Monday.  I should of really had this card done and ready to show you yesterday as it uses the wonderful image that Paula has provided for this weeks Pollycraft Friday freebie, so if you haven't yet popped along to grab it, then you better get a wiggle on as it is only available for ONE week then it will only be available for purchase from the Pollycraft shop.

Isn't it a wonderful 'Family' image!!

This card fits 2 challenges...

Stamptacular - Sketch

Creative Inspirations - New Stuff

My new items are the digi-image and yesterday I was naughty when I visited The Range to get a birthday pressie for a crafting buddy when some paper packs just happened to fall in my basket :-), so I've used some of my new papers.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Family' (free for one week only)

Papers - My Minds Eye

Flourish Stamp - Papermania

Colouring Medium - Promarkers, Copics and Chalk

Sentiment - PC created

Embellishments - Card Candy

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Thanks for stopping by and I'll be adding something else a little later.

Enjoy your weekend!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

First Christmas Card for 2010

Well it's getting close to mid January and I was yet to make my first christmas card after vowing to keep up with last years resolution to try and make at least one christmas card a week, it certainly lifted the pressure come December.  So here it is, my first christmas card for 2010...

It covers two christmas challenges....

Bah! Humbug! - Recycle

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Angel and to include charms or beads

The recycled items I have used are, the foil embossed card, the bow and the sentiment, all were taken from 'commercial' xmas cards recieved. And for the ABC challenge the image is an Angel and I have used three flower beads.

RECIPE

Stamp - Lili of the Valley

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Promarkers and Sakura Stardust (applied with a waterbrush)

Embossed Background - White card embossed with Swiss Dots using my bug

Sentiment, bow and foil embossed card all recycled

Other Embellishments - Flower Beads from stash

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Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments and visits are much appreciated.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Something a Little Saucy for 3 Challenges

A very good friend of ours is 50 today.  Happy Birthday John!!!  Anyway John so doesn't do cute and as with all male cards it's always a task of what to do.  Anyway I'm hoping this card will be pleasing to his eye...lol.

As well as the task of doing a male birthday card I've managed to cover three challenges with it...

Everybody Art - Favourite Colour Combo

Papertake Weekly - New Beginnings or Something New

Basic Grey - Photo Inspiration

 

One of my altime favourite colour combo's is Blue and Brown, I have used my new Victoria Case image and buttons and I drew inspiration from the photo with the colours and patterns.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Victoria Case 'Heidi'

Papers - Basic Grey

Colourng Medium - Promarkers

Embellishments - Buttons from stash

Sentiment/Wording - Done on PC

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Well it's looking like the big melt has started at long last and the predicted earlier snow is actually falling as rain.  Hopefully that means we can get out in the car tomorrow, we're itching to get out of the village...lol.

Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are much appreciated.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Magical Crafts Forthnightly Challenge #6

Happy Sunday morning to you all and it's time for challenge #6 over on MCFC.  Thank you to everyone who took part in our last challenge, lovely to see so many new faces joining in and of course lovely to see all our regulars too. 

This time round we have the theme of...

VINTAGE

Anything goes as long as it has a vintage style, you don't have to use any images a good old bit of distressing is just as vintage.  We are kindly being sponsered for this challenge by June at Dezina World, when you are looking for things vintage this is the place to look and the lucky winner will recieve two images which you will have also been used by the Dt for their creations to help inspire you this week.  Please take a moment to check out all the DT works you can find links to their blogs on my left side bar or on the challenge blog.  Here is my DT creation for you....

 

RECIPE

Image - Dezina World

Papers - K & Co

Papermache Box - Hobbycraft

Embellishments - Ribbon, Flower and Lace from stash

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We do hope you will be able to join us for our latest challenge and we look forward to seeing your vintage creations.

Joanne xx

A Pollycraft Sneak Peek and I made a Top 5!!!

Good Morning All

Are we all braced for the weekends predicted snow and wind.  We've just been out for a walk with Mollie and to get a few bits from the village shops, and the wind is bitterly cold.  It's been snowing lightly on and off all morning so far and yesterday evening we had another mega dump of about another 3 inches and a power cut to go with it, thankfully the power cut was soon sorted, just glad I had candles to hand.  I've personally never seen so much snow, possibly due to growing up along the south coast where we never used to get a whole lot but I've lived here in Yorkshire now for nearly 14 years and still seen nothing like it.  Anyway thats enough about the weather, I'm sure there are many who are fed up with it.

My first thing to share with you is I made the top 5 over on the Allsorts Challenge for their 'New or Old' challenge, woohoo!!!

Now onto my next thing to share with you.  As promised yesterday I have a sneak peek for you of one of the upcoming new Cherry Kisses images from Pollycraft.

This beauty is called 'He Love's Me' and the card fits 3 challenges....

Crazy 4 Challenges - Birthday

Fussy & Fancy - New

Paper Play - Precious Metals

My 'new' items used are the image, ribbon and chalks.  My precious metals are the charm and flower spacer.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Cherry Kisses Frames Set 2 - He Loves Me (Soon to be released)

Papers - Dovecraft

Colouring Medium - Promarkers and Chalks

Embellishments - Flowers, Spacer, Brad, Ribbon and Charm all from stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

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Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are very much appreciated.  Have a lovely weekend and keep warm and safe.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Pollycrafts Friday Freebie

It's Friday and it's time again for a new gorgeous freebie from the ever talented Paula.  It's available for one week only, after that it will only be available to purchase from the shop, so get yourself over to Tales from Pollycraft to grab this beauty.  And here it is......

This new Cherry Kisses Frame is called 'Adore' and my card also fits 2 challenges....

Moving Along With The Times - Sketch and Love Theme

Daring Card Makers - Birthstone 'Garnet'

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Adore' (available free for 1 week only).

Papers - Basic Grey

Digi Sentiment - Pollycraft 'Roundabouts Love, Hope, Wish'

Colouring Medium - Copics and Promarkers

Flowers - Papermania Elements

Charm - Hobby House

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There are a few more images joining 'Adore' for release very soon, so keep a look out for some sneak peeks.

But in the meantime the Moon and Star Fairy images have now been released and are available from the Pollycraft Shop priced at just 99p each!!

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Well this snowy weather is totally unrelenting isn't it!!  We had a couple of more inches fall again over night and the cars definately need digging out now, though we have no plans to use them.  We have a village butchers, paper shop and convienence store, so they will be getting all our business for the foreseeable future, and I love walking in the snow so I don't mind one bit.

Thanks for stopping by your comments are always appreciated.

Keep warm and stay safe outside everyone.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Yummy Hot Chocolate

Good Morning All

Well the snow just keeps coming, but at least there is a bit of sun inbetween the flurries and occassional blizzards.

And what can be more warming during the 'Big Freeze' then a lovely mug of yummy hot chocolate...mmmm.

And hot chocolate is what this card is all about...

It covers 6 challenges....

Simon Says - Hot Chocolate

Cute Card Thursday - New (new theme or new stash)

Penny's Challenge - Chalks

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Hearts

Fab 'n' Funky - Anything You Want

Charisma Cardz - Colour Combo 'Pink, Brown, Cream & Toffee'

When I saw the Simon Says challenge I instantly thought of this House Mouse stamped image which I recieved as a RAK sometime ago, and have been eager for the perfect opportunity to use it.  I have used new ribbon and chalks on my card and there is a heart gem, so I think thats all the challenges followed.

RECIPE

Stamp - House Mouse (RAK)

Papers - K & Co and Basic Grey

Colouring Medium - Watercolour Pencils, Promarkers and Chalks

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Punched Leaves - Martha Stewart ' Frond Leaf'

Embellishments - Ribbon, Flowers and Gems

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Thanks for stopping by and keep warm and safe everyone.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Popcorn Bear

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is keeping safe and warm with this extreme wintery weather we are experiencing here in the UK, though it also sounds quite bad in other parts of the world too.  Yesterday saw the worse of the snow so far with a good 6 inches and today it has been sunny with occassional blizzards, yes blizzards not light little flurries...lol, and as I write this another has started, they seem to be getting more frequent.

Right on to my card, I recieved some Popcorn Bear stamps for Christmas from my two little furbabies, and today I've fianlly got around to inking one up.

 

Firstly I must apologise for the quality of the photo's, I usually take my pics in the conservatory but it's a bit dark in there at the moment as the roof is covered in thick snow, so it's proving very difficult to get any good natural light.

This card covers 4 challenges (I'm getting good at this combining...lol, and at one time I hated doing it).  The challenges are.....

My Time To Craft - Blue & Brown

Mojo Monday - Sketch

ABC - L is for Layers

Creative Card Crew - Distressing

RECIPE

Stamp - Popcorn Bear 'Birthday Cuddles Set' (image and sentiment)

Papers - All are scraps

Colouring Medium - Copics & Promarkers

Cutting Tools - Fiskars Shape Cutter and Nestabilities Scalloped Circle (used in the bug)

Punch - Martha Stewart 'Scallop Dots'

Embellishments - Buttons from stash

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Please all keep safe in this slippy weather if you have to venture out or even when out enjoying it especially with your kids.

Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are much appreciated.

Oh and one last thing for you, a piccy taken today of Mollie and Felix, they both get on so well and I was actually trying to catch a pic of them when seconds before they were both laid across the top of the sofa nose to nose having one of their loving moments, but of course mummy moved to grab the camara and spoilt the moment....lol.  As you'll see Felix has grown loads since we got him.  Enjoy!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Altered 2010 Diary for 4 Challenges

Good Morning All

Just thought I'd nip this one on before heading off to work.  It's my new altered desk diary so I can keep tabs on all crafty things through out the year, and an easier way to see what challenges I have and haven't entered, here's hoping it makes me organised...lol

I had to take an awkward angle photo of the whole diary as the 2010 wouldn't show up at any other angle, so have also shown you a close up of one of the new Pollycraft fairy images out this week at a better angle.

Challenges covered are....

Incy Wincy - Bling

Sophisticat Challenge - Fancy Borders

One Stop Craft - Something beginning with B

The Corrosive Challenge - Favourite Things

There is some bling there it just doesn't show up well on the piccie I'm afraid, the stars, wings and her belt are all glittered.  Created fancy borders around the image using a MS punch.  My things beginning with 'B' are the colours blue and black and I've altered a diary which is technically a book, isn't it?...lol.  And finally two of my favourite embellishments that I have used are Flowers and Pearls.  There I think that's everything covered.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Star Fairy' (soon to be released)

Papers - Papermania

Colouring Medium - Promarkers and Sakura Stardust in Clear and Black

Punch - Martha Stewart - Scalloped Dot

Embellishments - Flowers and Pearls from stash

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Thanks for stopping by and also thank you for all the positive comments so far for my mad idea on my new blog 'Pay It Forward Crafting Style', kepp em coming!!

Enjoy your day and keep warm and safe as it sounds like we could all be in for some pretty hefty winter weather over the rest of the week here in the UK.

Best go defrost my car!!!

Hugs

Joanne xx