Back with mojo in tow hopefully

Had a lovely few days away catching up with family, I think it has done me a world of good and I think my mojo is also in agreement, thank goodness.  Whilst away I was also able to think with a clearer head and made the decision to stand down from the Funky Fairys DT, something that I had been contemplating for a little while as I really didn't feel I could fulfil my FF DT duties at present with one thing or another.  I have enjoyed my time with FF and made some wonderful friendships which I hope will continue.

Right, I have made a card this morning!!! The first in nearly 2 weeks. 

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

SophistiCat - Ribbons & Buttons

Cupcake Craft - Sketch

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Suzy Wreath'

Papers - Papermania and K & Co

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Promarkers and chalks

Embellishments - Ribbons and Buttons from stash.

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Thank you to everyone for your lovely comments through my down in the dumps time, they have been much appreciated and very supportive.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend and hopefully there will be more cards to come later today, I'm on a roll now I think.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Simon Says....All That Sparkles

What a great challenge this week over on Simon Says, I think we all love a bit of sparkle!!

Just a shame I can't get the sparkle to show in the picture.  You can clearly see the gems but also all the hand dotting around the image and papers were done using sakura stardust pens.

RECIPE

Digi-Image - Funky Fairys 'Chloe Collection 1'

Papers - Funky Fairys 'Lil Blue Christmas Cracker'

Sentiment - Funky Fairys 'Christmas Punchums'

Colouring Medium - Copics, Promarkers and Sakura Stardust

Embellishments - Gems form stash

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Sorry things have been a bit hit and miss on my blog lately, my mojo really is struggling, just wish it would hurry up and sort itself out, I really want to craft but I sit at my desk and nothing seems to happen, a few cards have even been scrapped, normally I only do that once in a blue moon if I don't like something.  I think it has all stemmed from when we had the shed break in and every single item of our fishing gear was stolen a few weeks back.  Though it wasn't our home that was broken into, it may as well of been as I still felt so violated, and what with Steve now working away again most nights through the week it is taking some getting used too after he had been home for so long whilst he was waiting for a new contract.  I'm so security conscious now, not that I wasn't before but even more so now and more nervous, but I'm sure that will ease with time, it's silly really I should be thankful it wasn't our home.  Anyeway next week I'm going away for a few days to visit family down in Worthing, hopefully a few days away will be the boost my mojo needs.  I'm really excited too that my youngest brother is also coming to visit us this weekend with his girlfriend, not seen him since April so be lovely to see him again.  My other brother who I'll be seeing next week I haven't seen in nearly 18 months, can't believe it's been so long.  So I think catching up with my brothers will be a real boost.  And the icing on the cake will also be seeing A-ha in concert next week, really can't wait for that, oh and then there is the NEC Papercraft show a week on Sunday too, where Crafty Emma and myself will be meeting up with some other blogger crafters.  All things to look forward to!! 

Anyway I thought I'd fill you in on what I have or should that be haven't been up to...lol.  Hopefully full blogging and crafting service will be resumed in the not too distant future. Thank you to everyone who visits and takes the time to comment, I know I have been an extremely bad blogger and not visited your blogs very often lately.  But your visits and comments are very much appreciated.

Enjoy your weekend everyone

Huggles

Joanne xxx

Funky Fairys Challenge #40

Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge which was "Picture It", there was only a few of you who entered but all of your creations were gorgeous.

This weeks Funky Fairy Challenge is....

"Touchy Feely"

We would like to see you use different textures on your projects.

The DT have all been busy creating what we hope is some inspiring projects for you, and we also welcome our Guest Designer Suzy, who is joining us for the next two challenges.  Please be sure to check out all the DT's and GD creations.  Here's mine...

This is a tree, as you can see...lol.  I have painstakingly covered a polystyrene cone with lots and lots of cut out paper triangles.  The baubles are headed pins then added the thin tinsel around it.  The tree trunk is a bunch of wooden kebab sticks which stand in a cotton reel that I've covered with velvety xmas ribbon.  I just saw this polystyrene cone at Hobbycraft last week and had myself a little lightbulb moment...lol.  I think you'll agree there is plenty of texture to this tree, not quite sure about the star on top, may have to rethink this before I put it out at Christmas.

RECIPE

Papers - Funky Fairys 'Shabby Christmas'

Other Materials - Polystyrene Cone, Kebab Sticks, Cotton Reel, Wide Ribbon, Star Decoration, Headed Pins, Thin Tinsel.

I just about used three A4 Sheets of patterned paper to make up this tree.

We do hope you will join us for this weeks challenge, we look forward to seeing your work.

Hugs

Joanne xx

3 Challenges in 1

It's a new challenge this week over on Pollycraft Challenges which is a wonderful sketch by the one and only Paula.  I've followed the sketch for this card, but being a GD I'll not be entering it. All the winners of the Pollycraft 1st Birthday blog hop are all starting to be announced, you can find the list of winners so far over on the challenge blog and you will also find the winner of my blog hop candy in the post below this.

There are two other challenges that I will be entering this card to which are...

Incy Wincy - Favourite Embellishments (the card would have looked ridiculous if I used all my favourite embellishements so I have used two of them which is flowers and ribbon)

One Stop Craft Challenge - Celebrations

RECIPE

Digital Image - Pollycraft (soon to be released)

Papers - Funky Fairys (Background) 'More for the Men' and (Panel) 'Shabby Christmas Time'

Colouring Medium - Copics, Promarkers & Sakura Stardust and Metallic

Sentiment - Funky Fairys 'Christmas Ovals'

Ribbon and Brad - From stash

Flowers - Prima

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Funky Fairys Challenge #39

Gee can't believe it's Wednesday again already, the weeks seem to be passing so fast lately.

Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks 'No Image Allowed' challenge, it was great to see all your different interpretations.  We also ran the challenge alongside a GD call, so thank you also to everyone who entered for the GD slot also.  Check out the Funky Fairys Challenge Blog to see who our random winner of the FF download is and the announcement of our GD for challenges 40 & 41.

This weeks challenge for you is....

'PICTURE IT'

We want to see your projects that includes at least ONE photograph on it, be it a card, scrap page, ATC, altered item...etc, whatever you wish to create.

To be in with a chance of winning a FF download in our random draw you must also use at least ONE funky fairy papercraft item.

The DT have come up with some amazing projects using photographs which we hope will inspire you.  Here's mine....

I bought this dinky magnetic hanging picture frame kit from a £1 shop ages ago and now seemed the perfect time to alter it.  They are holding some of my favourite photo's of our little furbaby Mollie.  This was also a great project to use up some of my scraps, which are all Funky Fairys.

We do hope you will join us for our 'Picture It' challenge, we look forward to visiting your blogs to see your creations.

Enjoy your Wednesday everyone!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Funky Fairys Challenge #38 & GD Call

Good Morning Everyone

Thanks to everyone who took part in our 'Alter It' challenge last week, we were a little worried a few days ago by the lack of entries, but thankfully after a few appeals by some of the DT, we had some more entries, thank you.

Before I go on to this weeks challenge I just want to mention that we are running a GD call for a 2 weeks slot this week.  If you would like to be considered for a GD slot all you have to do is enter this weeks challenge, using at least ONE Funky Fairy product on your creation, leave a direct link to your entry in the comments (on the challenge blog)and include 'GD' in your comment.  All entries for the GD slot need to be submitted by Monday 19th October 17:00 (GMT) and the new GD will be announced on the challenge blog on Wednesday 21st October.  Good Luck!!

This weeks challenge for you is.....

'NO IMAGE ALLOWED'

We want to see your creations using no image.  The DT have all been busy with projects we hope will inspire you to attempt a project using no image, so please be sure to check out all the DT projects.

Here's mine...

I've used the new 'Add a Splash of Colour' kit avaiulable from the FF Shop now.  The refelective outer circle is a CD (one of the many freebies from the Sunday newspapers..lol, they come in handy for something).

RECIPE

Papers - Funky Fairys  'Add a Splash of Colour'

Flowers - Mixture from stash

Punch - Martha Stewart 'Frond Leaf'

Spacer & Charm - The Hobby House

Other Embellishements - CD, Dew Drops

We do hope you'll join us for this weeks challenge, hop over to the Funky Fairys Challenge blog to join in.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Funky Fairys Challenges needs U!!!

Some of us DT members are putting out an urgent SOS for the current Funky Fairys challenge.  We only have THREE wonderful altered projects entered, and time is fast running out.  We would of course love to see some more entries.  You don't have to alter anything big or complex.  You can find lots of free downloads over on the Inspirational Blog, just scroll down the right side bar and you'll soon find them.  The DT have all worked hard with projects to help inspire you, but we are all sat twiddling our thumbs waiting to visit your wonderful blogs and see your altered creations.  Please do come and join us for our challenge there's a couple of days left, we really do need you to make it all worthwhile.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Magical Crafts Christmas Card Challenge

This weeks theme over on Magical Crafts was set by me after winning last weeks 'Blue & Silver' challenge.  This weeks theme is 'Snowflakes'

Recipe

Image - Pollycraft 'Cherry Kisses Lights' from the Christmas Kisses Range

Papers - Funky Fairy 'Add a Splash of Colour'

Colouring Medium - Copics & Promarkers

Embellishments - Die-cut Snowflake, Ribbon, Rik-Rak and Chipboard Snowflake from stash.  Snowflake Charm from Hobby House

Glitter - Glamour Dust

Scalloped Base Card - Craft Work Cards

I've been a bit poorly the past day or two with a tummy bug, but feeling much better this evening and I plan to finally get round to some more blog hopping.

Thanks for popping by.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Funky Fairys Challenge #37

Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks 'Transport' challenge, all wonderful cards and many forms of transport were represented.  Check out the FF Challenge Blog to see if your the winner of the spot on the upcoming Funky Fairys Workshop.

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This weeks challenge for you is....

ALTER IT!!

We would like to see your altered projects, be it a new look for an item or a whole new purpose for an object.  So getting looking around your craft room and home for something you can alter.

The DT have all been busy altering so be sure to check them out, here's mine.

 

 

 

 

My altered project is a Loo Roll Book.  I've used the cardboard tubes from the middle of toilet rolls, which have been flattened and covered with papers.  Each tube acts as a two-sided page, you can then add ATC's or tags to sit in the individual pockets, I've yet to add these as I'm using this book in a loo roll book swap over on Magical Crafts so wanted to keep the tags/ATC's a surprise for the recipient.

Recipe

Front Page Images - Funky Fairy 'Little Bit Spooky' Punch 'Em greeting image and Pollycraft 'Ginger - Pumpkin'

Second Page Image - Funky Fairy 'Little Bit Spooky'

Third Page Image - Funky Fairy 'Little Bit Spooky'

Fourth Page Image - Funky Fairy 'Little Bit Spooky'

Back Page Image - Making Handmade Cards 'Halloween' eKit

Papers - All Funky Fairy 'Little Bit Spooky'

Ribbons - From stash

Colouring Medium - Copics

We hope you can join us for our challenge this week, we look forward to seeing your creations.

Joanne x

Funky Fairys Challenge #36

Thank you toeveryone who took part in last weeks doodles challenge all such inspiring entries.

This week's theme over on Funky Fairy Challenges is...

'TRANSPORT'

We want to see your creations which show some form of transport on them.

We have a special prize for one lucky random winner a slot on the upcoming Funky Fairy's Workshop.

The DT have all been busy bee, wheezing away on their transport creations so be sure to check them out.  Here's mine...

As you can see my mode of transport is a motorbike.

We do hope you can join us for this week's challenge.

Recipe

* Digital Image - Sketching Stamper

* Papers - Funky Fairys 'Simply Brushed' and 'Slightly Spotty'

* Punched Border - Martha Stewart

* Embellishments - Card Candy and Black Funky Wool

* Colouring Medium - Promarkers, Copics and Sakura Silver Metallic

Thanks for stopping by!!

Joanne xx

Simon Says 'It's a stitch up'

Just getting my entry in quick for this weeks Simon Says challenge, which as the title suggests should include stitching on your creation, real stitches or faux.

I've gone for the faux stitching option.

Recipe

Digital Image - Doodle Palace "Devil Bear" (realeased tomorrow 30th September)

Papers - Funky Fairys 'A Little Bit Spooky'

Sentiment - Doodle Palace

Colouring Medium - Copics

Embellishments - Card Candy

I hope everyone is keeping well, still been busy working, but have had a bit more time for crafting just not blog hopping, big apologies to all, I will come and visit you all as soon as I can.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Funky Fairy Challenge #35

Well it's Wednesday again already, can you believe it.

This weeks Funky Fairys Challenge is.....

ODDLES OF DOODLES

We want to see you doodles this week as little or as much as you want.

The DT have all been doodling away and here's mine..

You can see some of my doodles at his angle but what you can't see is the sparkle, so here it is with the sparkle...

I've done a Christmas gift box with a very big tag on it..lol. My doodles are faux stitching around the edge of the tag, swirls on the box and the tag then finally the 'Just 4 U' on the tag.  We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge, where you could win a Funky Fairys download.

I'm sorry I've not posted any cards since I got back until now but I'll not be about as much for the next week or so as I'm helping Crafty Emma out by running the shop for her and I'm afraid friend's and family always come first when they need some help.  And yes yet again I am way behind with blog hopping but I will try and catch up when and where I can.  Thanks everyone for visiting and for all your wonderful comments they are much appreciated.

Recipe

Image - Pollycraft 'Sharing Christmas Sherbert - Deck the Halls' Clear Stamp (new release available now)

Papers/Box Template - Funky Fairys 'A Chocolate Covered Christmas'

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Promarkers and Sakura Stardust

Ribbon - From stash

Funky Fairys Challenge #34

Good Morning All

We should be heading off about now to drop Mollie off at the kennels then a quick nip back to pack up the car and then we are off on our short break.

Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks FF challenge, all such wonderful creations.

This week on Funky Fairy Challenges the DT have gone a bit green and we've all done a little bit for the planet, so we hope you'll join us in our....

RECYCLE CHALLENGE

We would like to see at least ONE recycled element on your project and as always to be in with a chance of winning a Funky Fairys download you must use at least ONE funky fairys product.

The DT have come up with some wonderful creations using recycled items to help inspire you and here's mine.

My recycled items are the purple twine, which I recyled from a bunch of flowers I got a few weeks back and the other item is the silver heart key-ring from an xmas cracker, I decorated the tag on it with some prima flowers and a gem in the centre.  When the card is finished with the keyring can easily be removed so it can be used again as a keyring.

We do hope you'll join us for this weeks earth friendly challenge.

Recipe

Digi-Image - Pollycraft 'Winter Ginger - Ginger Tea' (soon to be released)

Papers - Funky Fairys - 'Camo' (available now)

Embellishments - Recycled twine, recycled heart keyring with prima flowers and gems from stash

Colouring Medium - Copics and Promarkers

Pollycraft Challenge #24 & Sketch 'n' Stash #19

It's time for new challenges this week over on Pollycraft and Sketch 'n' Stash.

Over on Pollycraft we have a colour theme for you...

'Black, White and ONE other colour'

And as always there's a wonderful sketch to follow over on Sketch 'n' Stash.

Obviously I'm not actually entering my card into the Pollycraft challenge due to being a current GD, but I have followed the colour theme and I am entering the card into the sketch 'n' stash challenge using their sketch.

 

I've used new Funky Fairy papers and my new Martha Stewart punch.

Recipe

Digi-Image - Pollycraft 'Lil Devil - Ginger'

Papers - Funky Fairys 'A Little Bit of Spooky'

Sentiment - Funky Fairys 'A Little Bit of Spooky'

Embellishiments - Rik-Rak, Twine and Gems all from stash.

Colouring Medium - Copics & Blender

One Stop Craft Challenge #46 - Let it Snow!!

Things are certainly starting to get christmassy in blogland, but there's no denying it Christmas will be here before we know it.

It's a christmassy theme this week over on the One Stop Craft challenge 'Let It Snow'

I've used one of the soon to be released digi-images from Pollycraft the set is titled 'Christmas Kisses'.  Coloured her with watercolour pencils and promarkers.  Cut the scalloped circles using nesties in my bug and inked the edges.

Recipe

Image - Pollycraft 'Cherry Kisses Lights' (not yet released)

Design Papers - Funky Fairys 'Chocolate Covered Christmas'

Sentiment Tag - Funky Fairys 'Chocolate Covered Christmas'

Flowers - Prima's

Embellishments - Dew Drops and Wooden Sparkly Snowflake

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Get Sketchy Challenge #5

Hello Everyone!!

Hope you have all had a lovely Saturday, the weather has been glorious here again, not over warm but very pleasant and not a cloud in the sky.  

There's another wonderful sketch to follow this week over on Get Sketchy.  The sketch to follow was landscape but I've flipped it to portrait for my card.

 

The image is from the wonderful Halloween set available over on Doodle Palace, you also get his fab halloween poem and the halloween sentiment in the set.  Coloured image with copics and watercolour pencils. The orange dp is from an upcoming new set from Funky Fairys 'Fancy Flourishes'.  Black card is from my crafting stash.  I printed the sentiment onto some of the dp.  Added orange gems to the corners of the black panels.  Below is a close up of the fun halloween poem.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Joanne xx

4 in 1 Challenge Card and a Pollycraft Sneak Peek

 

 Here's a sneak peek at one of the upcoming new Pollycraft clear stamp releases due for release on the 21st September.

 

Coloured the image with watercolour pencils, promarkers and glamour dust.  Papers are Funky Fairys 'Shabby Christmas Time'.

This card covers 4 challenges:-

SophistiCat Challenge - Sketch

Creative Card Crew - Have a Fairy nice day!!

ABC - D is for Die-cuts
Magical Crafts Forum - Cute

I've followed the SophistiCat sketch, the cherry kisses image has fairy wings to cover the Creative Card Crew theme and the image oval is a die-cut so covers the ABC challenge.  Then last but not least a cute image for the Magical Crafts xmas card challenge which this week is cute.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Funky Fairys Challenge #33

Good Morning Everyone!!

Did you all have fun on the 'Funky Blog Hop' last week?

Well I have a winner of my mosaic altered box with a few surprise goodies inside, picked randomly the old fashioned way out of a hat the winner is.....

AVRIL ANN


CONGRATULATIONS Avril Ann!!! Please can you email me with your full name and postal address and I'll get this box and goodies in the post to you.

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Thank you to everyone who took part in our special CASE It challenge last week, all such wonderful projects.

On to this weeks theme which is........

"USE A TAG ON IT"

We want to see a tag or tags on your project, remember to be in with a chance of winning a Funky Fairys download you must use at least ONE FF papercraft item on your creation. Simples!!

The DT have all been busy bee's with their tagged creations so be sure to check them out over on the challenge blog.  Here's mine...




I made this Christmas gift bag using the gorgeous new Funky Fairys 'Shabby Christmas Time' Kit, it containes oodles of papers, rounds and shapes in really funky shabby colours and all for just £6.99.

We do hope you'll join in with our TAG challenge and we look forward to seeing all your amazing projects.

Enjoy your Wednesday!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

It's that time of week again for a new Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.  Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge "Scallop Mania" all such wonderful creations using scallops.

This week we wanted to add a little humour for our challenge theme....

"OFF THE WALL....SLAP YOUR KNEE FUNNY"

We would like to see your cards showing a little humour be it the stamped image and/or the sentiment or verse.  The DT can't wait to have a giggle seeing your creations.  But first you can have a giggle yourself by taking a look at all the DT cards and creations.  Here's mine..

Now this was a bit of a toughy for me, I'm usually the last to get a joke, sometimes I just plain well can't understand them, and as for remembering a joke well lets not go there.  Luckily I had this fab image and verse sent to me in an image swap amongst the DT some months ago.  This is Ethel and Coffee by Rubbernecker, coloured her with copics and promarkers then cut her out.  I tried to set a scene of a wallpapered wall behind her.  The pink dp is from Funky Fairys 'Nanna's Wallpaper', quite an apt name don't you think.  I've used some cream card for the skirting board and dado type rail between the dp and plain white card.  I found a die-cut vase in my stash so cut out a walking stick so that it sits in the vase.  I used some die-cut frames from Kanban to go around the sentiment so it kinda looks like a picure on the wall.

I hope my card raised a smile or even better a giggle.

We do hope you'll join in with our humourous theme and we can't wait to see what you come up with.

Enjoy your Sunday!!!

Joanne xx

Funky Fairy Challenge Reminder

Good Morning All!!!

Just wanted to give you all a quick reminder that you still have a few days left to enter our fabulous special challenge this week which is celebrating the merging of the two Funky Fairys DT's.  Not only can you win a fab FF download the challenge is also being very kindly sponsered by Heidi at Simon Says Stamps, so you could also win a wonderful stamp set.  So if you missed out on the blog hop, here's your chance to be in the draw for more fabulous prizes.  What was this weeks challenge theme?

"CASE It"

So go check out the FF challenge blog to find out more info on our CASE It challenge.

Joanne xx