With thanks to Paper Angel for the images.
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Monday, 25 November 2013
FOSTV100 - Anything Goes
This week at Friends of Speedy TV we are allowing the creative juices to flow as the challenge (Challenge 100) is anything goes. I decided to use the opportunity to make an old folder look better. It now co-ordinates with a notebook I did some time back - check this post to see the notebook. On this folder I stamped all manner of encouraging sentiments and images from various MFP sets onto the punched flowers.
The prize set for one lucky participant this week is great for Birthdays. It is called Celebrate Mini
I hope you join in the challenge and have a great week.
The prize set for one lucky participant this week is great for Birthdays. It is called Celebrate Mini
Sunday, 24 November 2013
We meet Oscar
At the end of 2011 Mum had surgery and we looked after her dog Tess for many months, rather than the 6 weeks originally planned. As we had a holiday booked Russ and Sue came to our aid and took Tess into their Brighton home. Tess loved her holiday and the family liked having a dog in the house so this summer Oscar arrived.
Last Saturday we took Tess and went to meet Oscar. We had a lovely drive, delicious lunch and a great walk with the dogs in the autumn countryside. Tess and Oscar got on well and Tess slept like a baby when we got her back to Mum's.
I sent a card this week and used the VLVNov Week2 sketch. The puppy image is Inkadinkado and the words are from PaperArtsy and Elzybells.
Thanks for looking and enjoy your Sunday.
Last Saturday we took Tess and went to meet Oscar. We had a lovely drive, delicious lunch and a great walk with the dogs in the autumn countryside. Tess and Oscar got on well and Tess slept like a baby when we got her back to Mum's.
I sent a card this week and used the VLVNov Week2 sketch. The puppy image is Inkadinkado and the words are from PaperArtsy and Elzybells.
Thanks for looking and enjoy your Sunday.
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Mark’s Finest Papers Christmas Blog Hop - Ornament Ball
Welcome to
the Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Christmas/Holiday Blog Hop. We have some
great tutorials for you to make some fun and easy projects for this Holiday Season. We will be giving away two stamps sets during this
hop, so two lucky people will go home with both of these fabulous stamp sets.
Be sure to comment on all the designers’ blogs. Our hop will run from November 19-22 . Our two winners will be announced on November 23, 2013.
November 19th - Christmas Crackers
November 20th - Paper Ball Ornaments
November 21st - Countdown Calendar
November 22nd - Pine Cone Frames
I was really worried about getting this ball right but I am pleased with the outcome and just need to find somewhere appropriate to hang it for Christmas. Adding the sparkly nailvarnish was a great idea but I learned quite quickly to apply it carefully over my images to stop them smudging.
Be sure to check out all of our designers who participated in our hop.
The more you comment the more chances you have to win one of these great stamp
set give aways!
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Mark’s Finest Papers Christmas Blog Hop - Christmas Crackers
Welcome to
the Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. Christmas/Holiday Blog Hop. We have some
great tutorials for you to make some fun and easy projects for this Holiday Season. We will be giving away two stamps sets during this
hop, so two lucky people will go home with both of these fabulous stamp sets.
Be sure to comment on all the designers’ blogs. Our hop will run from November 19-22 . Our two winners will be announced on November 23, 2013.
November 19th - Christmas Crackers
November 20th - Paper Ball Ornaments
November 21st - Countdown Calendar
November 22nd - Pine Cone Frames
Here is a direct link to today's tutorial, Christmas Crackers.
I have toilet paper tubes in a carrier bag waiting to be turned into more crackers but I have 4 to share with you today. Each of these have a little chocolate bar inside but I need more bars to make the rest - I gave the other chocs to the witches and ghosts at the door a few weeks back!
Be sure to check out all of our designers who participated in our hop.
The more you comment the more chances you have to win one of these great stamp
set give aways!
Monday, 18 November 2013
FOSTV99 - Thanksgiving
As I said on Friends Of Speedy TV I am a bystander for this USA holiday but this card will be going to a good home. We have sampled Thanksgiving Celebrations though and have also been to Plimoth Plantation to find out about the early settlers.
I hope all those in the USA have a great day celebrating on November 28th with family and friends. In the meantime the challenge is to make a card or other project for Thanksgiving and enter it in our challenge 99 at Friends of Speedy TV.
Nov 28th is Mum's Birthday and hopefully you saw my screen card I made for her which I posted during the blog hop last week.
Here now is my Thanksgiving Card. I used MFP set called I am Thankful, Spellbinders dies and my Cricut as well as coloured pencils and Memento ink.
Thank you for looking - have a good week.
I hope all those in the USA have a great day celebrating on November 28th with family and friends. In the meantime the challenge is to make a card or other project for Thanksgiving and enter it in our challenge 99 at Friends of Speedy TV.
Nov 28th is Mum's Birthday and hopefully you saw my screen card I made for her which I posted during the blog hop last week.
Here now is my Thanksgiving Card. I used MFP set called I am Thankful, Spellbinders dies and my Cricut as well as coloured pencils and Memento ink.
Thank you for looking - have a good week.
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Blog Candy - alternative route
Sorry but I have never got round to giving out Blog Candy and now some things saved up for future blog candy have been distributed elsewhere.
Like many people at this time of year I am doing a little stint with Operation Christmas Child - you know the shoe-boxes with goodies that get sent to children who have next to nothing to let them know someone cares about them.
Well that is where my potential blog candy has gone. I managed to collect together stamp sets and ink pads and now I have packed these with stickers donated by a friend, glue sticks, pencils, white card blanks and coloured card pieces into 10 little bags.
We are checking boxes for Azerbaijan so I intend to add these to the pile of fillers so some 10 to 14 year old girls will get a nice craft pack to go with their soap, toothbrush etc. etc. I hope those of you who follow my blog will be happy with this decision.
Thanks for looking and have a great week.
Like many people at this time of year I am doing a little stint with Operation Christmas Child - you know the shoe-boxes with goodies that get sent to children who have next to nothing to let them know someone cares about them.
Well that is where my potential blog candy has gone. I managed to collect together stamp sets and ink pads and now I have packed these with stickers donated by a friend, glue sticks, pencils, white card blanks and coloured card pieces into 10 little bags.
We are checking boxes for Azerbaijan so I intend to add these to the pile of fillers so some 10 to 14 year old girls will get a nice craft pack to go with their soap, toothbrush etc. etc. I hope those of you who follow my blog will be happy with this decision.
Friday, 15 November 2013
Nov 15th - Chill in the Air
Nov. Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Featured Nov. 12 - Tigers
Featured Nov. 13 - Duck Hunting
Featured Nov. 14 - Out on the Town
Featured Nov. 15 - Chill in the Air
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on Nov. 16, 2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 15, 2013.
The special stamp set we have for you this month is:
Calendar
The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:
Mini New Year
My cards today are nothing fancy but this is pretty wintry set. I have a card on the MFP blog as well as two here so please check that out - it is a really sparkly card.
This one uses the snowflake from the Calendar set
This one uses Spellbinders dies with Christmas Selections
Thanks for joining us on our November Hop. Please check out the challenges happening most days, our Special Hops and don't forget to come back in December. See you soon.
Here's the Design Team:
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Nov 14th Out on the Town
Nov. Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Featured Nov. 12 - Tigers
Featured Nov. 13 - Duck Hunting
Featured Nov. 14 - Out on the Town
Featured Nov. 15 - Chill in the Air
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on Nov. 16, 2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Nov. 15, 2013.
The special stamp set we have for you this month is:
Calendar
The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:
Mini New Year
I have just one card to show you but it is for a very special person who has a special Birthday later this month - My Mum. I tried to make something different for her and I hope she likes it. The card uses each of the ladies from the "Out on the Town" set plus the flowers from "Works of Art" and several Spellbinders dies. I have lots of photos of it so I hope you won't be bored.
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Thanks for looking - please come back for our final day tomorrow.
Here's the Design Team:
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