Groovy face

Hi All

Thank you for popping in today this being the last day of the year. 

Nearly time for the New Year of 2017 where does the time go. 

Would like to say Happy New Year 

🎇

It has been a bit of a roller coaster of a year for my family this year.... so fingers 

crossed things will improve in the next. 

I have been playing with something new today. 

A new Stencil from Sheena Douglass Groovy 60's ..... that is my time 

when I was young, carefree and happy. 

So here is my card for today. 

I have used one of my mopped up papers today with the stencil

Used Black Soot distress inks and then coloured in with watercolour paints the eyes

and lips. 

Mounted onto a card blank having given an edge to the paper. 

I would like to enter if for the following 

Challenges 

Allsorts Challenges - 396 - something new

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girls - December -- Any image

Thank you everyone for your love and support over on my blog 

this year and I look forward to seeing you in the next 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Petunia 2

Well hello today on the last Friday of the year.

I have today been continuing to play with my paints. 

Finding it so relaxing I have to say. 

I have made a tag to continue the theme which I set myself of  either flowers, animals and tags 

for the The Craft Barn

I have made a tag from one of my mopped up papers from yesterday

Stamped the Petunia image onto the tag 

Painted in the flowers and added a bit more colour and finally added a

definition 

I hope you like it and would like to enter it for the 

following 

Challenges 

The Craft Barn Challenge - P is for .....

So it is P is for Petunia this is a Rubbernecker stamp 

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day. 

Interesting post today on my meditation pages

 Withdrawal and Isolation! 

" Even when we withdraw from the world it is still there"

So very true at this moment in time with all that is going on.

Thank you for your wonderful comments 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Zucchini petunia

Good afternoon all and thanks for popping over to see me.

I hope you are well and still enjoying the "after Christmas" time. 

I have to say I will be pleased once things get back to normal on the TV.

I know I know that should not be a major problem, but I do like the TV on while I am 

working .... and the "rubbish" that is on here in the UK is something else. 

Anyway there are much more important things happening - was on the phone for 

nearly an hour this morning to Mum. Think she felt better after not sure about me.....

No of course I am ok.... just felt bit drained. 

So much worry.... but I can not do anything about it.... time will tell. 

Anyway I have been playing with my Color Burst powders today and have come up with this

card for you today. 

It is a Petunia stamped (Rubbernecker stamps) in permanent ink the outline and added the colours to the center 

from the powders on my mat. I have tried to keep to the colour Zucchini which I think 

would be a yellow / green colour ?  

I have used today watercolour paper to add that bit of texture. 

Then I have added black "zero's!" onto the background with butterflies with zeros too. 

Not sure it that will suffice for the theme but will give it a go :) 

Matted and layered onto to snippets of cardstock from my stash 

onto a cream coloured black card. 

I hope you like it and would like to enter it for the following 

Challenges 

Butterfly Challenge 69 - z is for Zucchini or zero

Creative Inspirations - Challenge 265 - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch!

Well best dash and get the washing off the line - do not expect it to be dry 

but there is something rather nice with the smell from washing from the line. 

Thank you for popping over and all being well 

see you tomorrow. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

P is for ...... Passion

Good afternoon all

Thank you for taking the time to pop over to view my blog.

I hope you are enjoying your day and all is well with you today. 

I went shopping today, after Christmas, thinking "oh wonder if the shops will be open"

silly me....

Tesco's here were open 24 hours per day since Boxing Day !!!

Very quite in town too... so much for the sales, well to be honest I have been 

shopping on line for my stuff....

What I hear you ask .... crafting items of course. 

Going to do more watercolour painting, mixed media work in the coming year

I hope. 

So here is my card for today 

I have used Sheena Douglas stamp of a Passion Flower inking in grey first. 

Then used my watercolour pens to paint in the flower. 

Mounted onto snippets of card stock and added a definition 

I hope you like it and would like to enter it for the following 

Challenge 

The Craft Barn Challenge - P is for .....

Stamping Sensations -- Floral Fancies

An interesting thought in my book yesterday which I would like to share 

It is a Chinese Proverb

" A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers"

Thought this was rather nice... maybe something to remember to add to 

a card. 

Well I hope you have good evening 

Thank you for popping in and see you tomorrow. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Blue Hare

Good afternoon all

Thank you for popping in today - glad to say I am feeling 

somewhat better now. 

Been getting messy today making a card 

I have used Clarity Stamp Stencil of the Hare

Onto one of my mopped up blue background papers. 

Used blue distress ink to stencil the hare onto the card stock.

Then distressed the edges and used brown distress inks around the edges 

to highlight them. 

Used a watercolour pen to add brown leaves onto the image. 

Attached to a DL card blank highlighted with blue. 

I would like to enter it for the following 

Challenges 

Allsorts Challenge - Blue bingo

I have used the line Blue Brown, stencilling, distressed the edges 

The Ribbon Girls - December - Any image

Thank you for popping over 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Santa and stars

Happy Boxing day 

I do not know what happened yesterday but I was rather ill feeling like I had 

flu ... today I have just aches and pains in all my joints. 

But yesterday I managed to cook a lovely turkey meal - turned out just right 

so today I have been taking it easy and playing. 

Here is my project for today.

I have followed the Clarity Calendar Challenge for this following the steps

as follows.....

I hope you like it and would like to enter it for the following 

Challenges 

Clarity Stamp Challenge - December Challenge

Thank you for coming over to see me today

I look forward to the year ahead and hope that it will 

be better than the one just gone. 

Thank goodness for my crafting - and wonderful friends 

here in Blog land. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Happy Christmas

Wishing all my followers

and fellow Bloggers 

A Very Happy Christmas 

and

Peace and Health in the year to come

Thank you for your support, comments, 

and wonderful blogs that I follow

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Party time

Good morning on the Christmas Eve

Had a lovely day yesterday with the family here are a few photos of the day. 

Went so quickly but it made my Christmas. 

Just a few photos that I was able to take on my phone. 

Here is an oldie for you too 

Do pop over to see Erika this week thought it best to keep with the Christmas 

theme as it is nearly upon us. 

Looking forward to getting messy and crafty today as yesterday was a 

day of not doing any !!! 

Turkey is out the freezer so it will be all hands on tomorrow. 

Sun is out so best get the last few bits of washing done. 

Have a lovely day today. Hope you have all you need from the shops 

and remember it is only a day. 

Enjoy and see you tomorrow. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Brain wave

Good afternoon everyone

So lovely for you to pop in to see me today at this very busy time

I have been rather busy today, shopping which was a nightmare. So so many people

out and about. 

Baking as soon as I got home, sausage rolls, chocolate cake, brownies, 

2 different loaves bread, and gammon cooking. 

Making my tummy rumble but this is all for tomorrow. So looking forward to 

the girls and my grandchildren coming over. 

Even got the tree up yesterday. Must hoover before they come :) 

Well I had a brain wave as to what to do with the Yupo paper 

Make some coasters. 

Think it will work for the theme Varied as there is plenty of varied dots and colours. 

So here they are.

REALLY PLEASED with them. 

What do you think/??

Would like to enter them for the following 

Challenges 

The ABC Challenge - V is for Varied

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - 141 - Anything goes

Thank you for coming over and I look forward to your visit again. 

Will post tomorrow before the girls come. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

When inks meet Yupo

Afternoon all

As it is nearly Christmas I thought I would just blog today 

about something I was playing with yesterday. 

Yupo paper and Alcohol inks.

You can get Yupo Paper from various suppliers here I have some from 

The SAA

Started just dropping alcohol inks onto the paper. 

Splat splat splat 

Added more colours into the splats

 And more

Then thought now what ???? I know will splat rubbing alcohol over the patternes and 

see what happens.....

Lovely now got more depth of design 

Close up here 

Now I have to think what do I do with them. 

Used just one A4 sheet 

The "orange" piece I used with the off cut and used my pens on this one. 

Added stripes of fluorescent alcohol inks across the paper and then 

added drops of rubbing alcohol onto it. 

Seems to work just as well with alcohol pens !!!

Very retro - into the 60's 

Will make great backgrounds - just got to think what to do now. 

anyway I hope you have enjoyed this trip into a new 

method. 

Hope to see you tomorrow. 

Really must get on with the housework before the Girls come 

round. 

Have a great day 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Getting messy

Good afternoon all and thank you for popping over to see me today. 

Anyway been able to get down and messy today and made this card 

I first covered a kraft card with white gesso and then added colour to the background.

Stamped various texture stamps in yellow and blue over the background.

Mat and layer onto yellow and blue card snippet stock. 

Added a butterfly and ribbon. Made some wee flowers and added a sentiment. 

I have used the the line in the Allsorts challenge 

Add dimension blue yellow and no design paper. I hope my card meets the criteria. 

I hope you like it and would like to enter it for the following 

Challenges 

Allsorts Challenge - Week 394/395 - Blue Bingo

Also a big thank you to everyone who has been in touch over the last few days. 

About the family matter. 

I am taking each day as it comes and realise there is nothing I can 

do apart from listen and not judge. 

Thank you for popping over 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Dahlia

Hi there thank you for popping in today. 

Been out early this morning and got the turkey, and found space in the freezer for it. 

So if nothing else fails this week we have the turkey. 

Here is my card for today - was rather nice to do something other than 

Christmas ( bar humbug ) 

 First I stamped the dahlia from Sheena Douglass onto white card stock

Blended the watercolour paints into the flower and blended Worn Lipstick distress ink 

around the cut down image. 

Then thought needed something to make the flower pop, water in hand and clap 

over the image. Wait a few moments and mop up with a paper towel. 

Then added mat and layers of different card stock onto a white card blank

Made a ribbon and added a sentiment. 

I would like to enter this card for the following 

Challenges 

Crafting Musketeers - 44 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - 141 - Anything goes

Stamping Sensations - Floral Fancies December

Thank you for your visit today. 

Hope all is well with you and yours. 

Time for a cuppa me thinks. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

O Christmas Tree

Well where did that morning go.

So I will say good Afternoon to you all. 

Here is my card for today. 

The main part of the image I have stamped the tree using green ink onto a card blank

Then added Candi buttons, gems and nuvo drops to make the baubles.

Added die cut sentiment and stars. 

I hope you like it and would like to enter it for the following 

Challenges 

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Christmas Tree

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Well that is it for now.....

Did not sleep very well, things are happening which are outside my control, 

but it is a worry. 

Time will tell 

Anyway I hope you have a good day and look forward to 

your visit again. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

Magnolia

Hi 

Well thought I would get ahead today and post my blog for you early. 

Made a tag with the theme of flowers or animals 

So here is my tag 

M is for Magnolia

I have used a blank white tag and stamped an image from 

Sheena Douglas onto the tag using permanent ink

Then with my Aqua pens just gave a light dusting of colour to the flowers

and gave a bit of a halo for the flowers using a smoothie with a bit of blue still 

on the sponge

I then added a definition 

I would like to enter it for the following 

Challenges 

Crafty Catz Weekly - 351 - Anything goes

Stamping Sensations - Floral Fancies

The Craft Barn Challenge - M is for

Thank you for popping in today. Hope you have a great day 

and I look forward to seeing you again. 

Crafty hugs 

x x 

M is for .... and an Oldie

Good morning everyone 

The sun is shinning here today which is rather nice so may be to "peg out" later.

Here is my card for today. 

I have used Hunkdory topper onto an Adorable score-able card stock

Added a few stars and sentiment. 

Think it is "M is for "   MOTORCAR

I have made this card for my partner Den's Christmas card as he is "into cars"

I would like to enter it for the following 

Challenge

The Craft Barn Challenge - M is for

It is time again for an Oldie over at Erika's 

Jenny from Hobby Art has reposted one of my cards over on Facebook this week 

and I have had quite a few people revisiting the blog page.

So thought I would show you the picture again here today. 

The link for my blog is Here 

Well best dash - Sausage Rolls to make today :) 

Christmas Cake made yesterday 

Have a great day 

Crafty hugs 

x x