BOHEMIAN

Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday!!

What is your weather like?

We were woken up very abruptly at 5.30am by an almighty thunder clap .. .. so loud we thought it was a cannon going off somewhere! Just the one episode thank goodness .. .. and then rain pretty much ever since!

The lawns will definitely be happy as they were well ready for a good old drink!!!

No scheduled post today .. .. but a card I made this morning using the sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge.  I think I am becoming addicted to sketches!!  

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3864F" Bohemian

Sentient:  Digistamp Boutique "Essential Sentiments Set"

Backing Papers:  First Edition Papers "Blank Canvas"

Spellbinder Nestabilities:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle

Woodware Punches:  Daisy

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

My Trusty Sewing Machine (although it isn't quite so trusty this week .. .. the light keeps playing up on it)

Leone Em Pty Punch:  Ash Branch

Glossy Accents

Distress Ink Pad:  Crushed Olive

Brad and Ribbon from My Crafty Stash Box

and here is the sketch if you fancy playing along:

Hubby is just making a bacon, onion and mushroom sandwich .. .. yummy, yummy I can smell it from here .. .. so I am off to feed my face and then play with a few more bits of paper.

I love rainy days as you don't feel guilty for staying indoors!!  LOL!!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Love

FRIDAY ALREADY !!

Hi Everyone

Well this has to have been the fastest week ever!!  I just don't know where it has gone!!

Just a quick nip in and out for me today with these little characters and yet another scheduled post:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "4130K" You Make Me Bob!
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "Poor Richard"
Backing Papers:  First Edition Papers "Desert Blooms"
Spellbinders Nestabilities:  Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Diamond Stickles
ProMarkers
Brown and White Fineliner Pens

Just realised that it has been two consecutive posts with hedgehogs .. .. ooops .. .. never mind .. .. you can't have too many of the cute little characters can you?!?!?

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Hope you don't melt in the heatwave!!  

Love

MOJO MONDAY SKETCH 354

Hi Everyone

I'm not happy at all with how quickly this week is disappearing :-(

Where has it gone?!?!?!

Still far too much to fit in before the weekend .. .. but I am pleased that alongside all the busy days my blog has been nicely "ticking over" with scheduled posts instead of me disappearing for days on end like I normally do!

I hope I can keep it up!!  I still have a few makes finished and ready to share so hopefully I can.

Today my share is for taking over to the Mojo Monday Challenge. 

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3823H" Delights

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat

Backing Papers:  Nitwits "Cottage Charm Too"

Nestabilities:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

My Trusty Sewing Machine

ProMarkers

Ribbon from My Crafty Stash Box

and if you fancy playing along there is still time .. .. and this is the sketch .. .. a fabby one I will definitely use again !!!

As I am in schedule mode at the moment I will link up later today.

I do love a good sketch .. .. and can't believe there are so many out there.  A bit like I can't believe there are so many of us human beings in the world .. .. and we all have different faces!!

Enjoy your Thursday.  

Love

SKETCH N STASH

Hi Everyone

Happy Wednesday!

This week seems to be disappearing very quickly .. .. but at least the scheduled posts are working.  

Today my share is for entering into the Sketch N Stash Challenge where you are encouraged to follow a sketch as well as use either some "new" or "neglected" stash (and letting the world know which you used).

So here is my entry:

This used:

Image and Sentiment:  Woodware Clear Magic Stamps ""FRS131" 21st Birthday
Backing Papers:  Dovecraft "Sugar and Spice"
Woodware Punches:  Daisies
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Clear Embossing Powder for the numbers
Brads and Ribbon from My Crafty Stash Box

This fortnight you can choose from all the sketches in the catalogue and I chose Sketch No. 72 .. .. which looks like this:

As for my new/neglected stash .. .. well I have gone for the neglected option using another of those paper packs that have been hanging around for far too long.  I am nearly left with just the "strange ones" now LOL!!

I will link up later as I am still in scheduled post mode.

Have a good day everyone.

Love

TEENY, TINY TUESDAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday!

Back with another of those teeny, tiny 3.5 x 3.5 inch cards.

I love making them!

This used:

Backing Papers:  GCD Studios "Tea Time"
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat
Sizzix Die:  "654612" Cupcake and Ice Cream
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Woodware Punches:  Daisy
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Tiny length of ribbon, button, metallic sewing thread and a brad from My Crafty Stash Box

and of course a little envelope made with the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Board

Just had to have a smile to myself because when I look at these tiny little cards on my computer screen they look bigger than they are in real life LOL!!

Hope everyone's week is going well.

Love

SKETCH SATURDAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday!!!

The start of a whole new sparkly week!!

I wonder what this one is going to hold?

My share today is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge:

This used:

Sentiment:  Penny Black "3849E" Birthday Dreams
Backing Papers:  Nitwits "Petal Fresh"
My Favorite Things:  Die-Namics Die Set Blueprints 12
Memory Box Dies:  Moonlight Butterfly and Kaleidoscope Butterfly
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
My Trust Sewing Machine
Felt, Button and Pearls from My Crafty Stash Box

and if you fancy playing along then here is the sketch I followed.

As I am in scheduled post mode this week I will link up later.

Enjoy your day everyone and I will catch you tomorrow with my Teeny, Tiny Tuesday make.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday!!

I hope you are having a good day .. .. weather wise it is a bit of a mixed bag here .. .. a bit like it doesn't really know what it wants to do.

Up with the lark this morning so I am nice and early with my snippet makes today ready for taking over to Pixie's Snippet Playground.  If you have never joined in then you really should .. .. I promise you will enjoy yourself as Di (and all the playmates) make it such a fun place to visit.  

Here are my snippet makes for this week:

and as always on a Sunday I am super lazy and do not list my ingredients .. .. but if there is anything you need to know about just ask away and I will do my best to come back to you.

Big week ahead of me, so next I am off to schedule a few posts so there are some hearts to be found whilst I tie ribbons to the sound of my printers churning, and churning away.  

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I hope next week is a good one for you.

Love

SPECIAL DELIVERY

Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday!!

I hope the weather has been kind to you today.

I think it has been the hottest day so far here!  But thankfully it is cooling down a little now . .. and there is even a little "much needed" rain falling.  That will be nice for the plants I have been moving about in the garden.  I love the smell of rain after a hot day.

A quick question:

Why do slugs and snails only eat plants that we pay for?  Why are they not interested in weeds?!?!?!?

Answers on a postcard please LOL!!

So I am here with a quick card I actually made yesterday:

This used:

Image and Sentiment:   Lili of the Valley "Special Delivery"
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat
Martha Stewart"  Traditional Scallop
ProMarkers
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Ribbon and Buttons from My Crafty Stash Box

and that is me for today.

Did you spot the heart?  LOL!!

I'll hopefully catch you again tomorrow with my snippet makes.

Love

PARISIENNE BLUE

Hi Everyone

I hope you have had a happy Friday .. .. ahead of what will hopefully be a happy weekend.

Bit late today so I will cut to the chase and stop the waffle LOL!!

Here is my share for today, no challenges or sketches to follow .. .. just lovely to make:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3865K" Gossamer
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat
Backing Papers:  Docrafts Papermania "Parisienne Blue"
My Favorite Things:  Die-Namics Blueprint 14
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
ProMarkers
Ribbon and Beads from My Crafty Stash Box

and that is me.

No "happy couples" getting married from my wedding list tomorrow .. .. which is a shame as the weather is supposed to be super lovely!!

Enjoy the sunshine if you get chance (and don't forget the suncream).  I don't want to be reading that any of you have turned into lobsters over the next 24 hours!!

Catch you again tomorrow.

Love

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CAKE

Hi Everyone

Happy Thursday.

Didn't find time to schedule my post for today .. .. the scheduling organisation didn't last long did it!? .. .. but I am hoping to do more of it as it takes some of the pressure away whilst the weddings are busy.

At least then I can still share things whilst tying all those lovely ribbons.  It just means there just isn't much time for blog visiting  :-(  .. .. but there is nothing I can do about that .. .. I just have catch up eventually when and where I can.

So today's share uses a fabby image from over at Digistamp Boutique .. .. just perfect for a girly card:

This used:

Image and Sentiment:  Digistamp Boutique "Birthday Kate"
Backing Papers:  Aimee Asher "Cottage Paper Basket" (I think it is part of a larger bundle now - I have had it years and it was available as an individual download in those days).
My Favorite Things:  Die-namics Blueprints 14
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Ranger Embossing Tinsel:  Bridal
My Trusty Sewing Machine
ProMarkers
Ribbon and Eyelet from My Crafty Stash Box

Really love this colour combo.  Just right for a bright summer's day .. .. which is what we are enjoying here today!  Just gorgeous!!

I am off to pop this into the Digistamp Boutique Challenge for July.  Lots of lovely inspiration over there!

Have a great day.

All being good I will catch you again tomorrow.

Love