What's on your desk wednesday?

Hi all...
Just a quickie as I have been at school all day and I am pooped!
I thought I would join in the fun at WOYDW but mine is more 'What's on your Dining Table Wednesday?'
I have just moved this table from the kitchen back into the Dining room/My work room in preparation for Christmas and put 2 glass breakfast bars and stools which I was working on back in the kitchen.
I keep promising hubby that it will be cleared up soon!
Back tomorrow with this weeks card orders...Bye for now.

Halloween Challenges Galore!!!

Hi there Guys and Gals!!!
What a lovely rainy day today...Autumn has most definately arrived!!
I found a great new craft shop today just outside Chichester stuffed with fabric, buttons, ribbons, stamps and gorgeous designer 12x12 papers including Cosmo Cricket!!
Needless to say I couldn't resist buying a few things...I will have to remember to photograph them and show you!
Anyway, todays card fits into quite a few challenges.

1. Die Cut Dreams Challenge was to follow the Sketch, use a Halloween theme and use the colours Black, Purple, Green and Orange...(they don't want much those two!!!)
2. A Spoonful of Sugar also has a Halloween theme.
3. Fun with shapes...Halloween theme.
4. Belli Challenge...Halloween and Bling.
5. Pile it on...want to see a 3D element...buttons etc.





Lots of close ups to show you the 3D button spider and all the beads on my decoupaged Toad! The Bling part is that the paper has green sparkly stars on it!
I have got some girlfriends over tonight to have a takeaway and watch 'Young Victoria'on DVD....So must get the girls sorted and in bedrooms by 7.15pm.
Wish me luck!

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge...Sapphire.

Hi there all!! I have spent the day doing another gardening card and using my new Wild Rose studio Christmas CD to print out some lovely digi-images and papers!
I can't begin to tell you how lovely they are! Watch this space!!
My card today is for 'Flutterby Wednesday Challenge' which is to use a butterfly or fairy on your card and this week to use Danni's birthstone colour 'Sapphire'.

This image was sent to me by Scrappyjacky...Hi Jacky :)... Coloured with PM's...

This is my Sapphire wire and net butterfly, which has a jewel in the centre.

Paper flowers layered up and the ribbon is DCWV. Just a little bit of glitter here and there. I am back to the craftroom to carry on making!
Homemade Carrot and Celery soup for tea, which I made yesterday and is very, very nice!!! Hubby says "he's not hungry"...mmmm...give it an hour!
Hope you visit again soon♥

Sparkly Friends......

Morning, Morning!!!
It's nice and sunny here at the moment so we are off out but just got a card and a couple of challenges to show you!
The Wild Rose Studio girls are back again...and they are perfect for the 'Play along Monday Challenge #10 of 'Friendship' over at CREATIONS BY KW..who is Karen Wilson in Ontario, Cananda.'Hi Karen,:)'... I was random drawn from a challenge a few weeks ago and have a goody bag coming from her...can't wait!!!

Creative Card Crew's challenge is 'All that Sparkles' and I have added glitter on the dresses, the flower and around the edge...hope you can see it?!

The stamped flower centre is also a Wild Rose Studio stamp.

Gingham Ribbon and buttons from stash and the sentiment is just written and printed off from the computer.
Must go and get ready to go out...Enjoy your Sunday!
Please leave me a comment as it makes my day to come home and read them all!!! BYE...

Two Christmas Challenges....

Hi all.....It's Saturday!!!!!
My sister came down to visit last night and we had a nice evening chatting and planning christmas...sorting through stash and I made up a goody box. Going to decorate and show you that later!!!!
So...Wild Rose Studios, Molly playing with baubles is the image on this card which I am entering in two challenges, which were made to go together!!!
A spoonful of Sugar has a 'Christmas' theme this week. It's uppermost in our thoughts and I certainly need to make some more cards!
and Simon says Challenge Blog want to see you use 'Red and Green'.

I added some white flowers and turquoise accents just to lift it a bit.
We are meeting up with our baby brother later who is 30 next weekend! I can't quite believe it!
Have a great weekend!!! Thanks for popping by....

Grow It..Cook It.. Max

Hello there, Ladies!
I was asked by the headmistress to make a 'Good Luck' card for a T.A who is leaving tomorrow and she wanted it to have something to do with the school garden as she is one of the ladies who takes the 'Grow It, Cook it' class.

This is a mix of gardening stamps and Die cuts.

I am entering this card into two challenges.
The first one is the 'Cupcake Challenge'...and their theme is 'Cute as a bug'
I have a ladybug and 2 butterflies and some worms and a snail.
The next Challenge is 'Crafty Creations' who have a Leaves/Autumn theme.
I reckon these new leaf shoots coming up out of the ground will be OK for this and I have used lots of Autumn colours.
I am off to take little one swimming now and I have my market stall in the morning so catch up again soon... Bye....

Sweet Sixteen!

Hi there ladies....
I'm in a reflective mood as I write this. My card today is for one of my oldest friend's daughter who as you can see will be 16 next month. The last time we met up, my friend and I were telling her that we met when I was just 17 and she was 19. Our boyfriends were friends and we met at an 18th birthday party.
Where does the time go?.....

I have been challenge spotting and am hoping this card will qualify for :
1.Die cut Dreams Challenge...Use Ribbon/Trims.
2.One Stop Craft challenge...Use Die Cuts.
3.3 Clovers Challenge...Have a number on your card.




The paper is from a DCWV stack and the colours matched perfectly with these shoes and pamper stickers. Perfect for a 16 year old!!
Thanks for stopping by...please leave me a comment so I can return the favour...Bye...

Penny Black Saturday Challenge...

Afternoon to you all on this lovely warm,sunny day!
I have been out and about today buying card and a few other bits and bobs that I saw on sale in my local craft shop. See D's stamp sets reduced to £1.99!
I have been scouring a lot of blogs to check out the challenges and jot them down.
This is one of my favourites and the challenge this week was to use the colours Chocolate, Lemon and Pink!

The background paper is from Making Memories and is a whole pad of designs in these colours. It is about 5 years old and has been well used. Little Hedgie in a bag is coloured with PM's.

Finishing touches... some flowers with pink dew drop centres.
We have another secondary school to visit tonight..so it's early showers and tea for the girls.
Thanks for dropping by...bye for now!

Just Magnolia and I ♥ promarkers Challenges...

Hi All...What a lovely day!
I do hope you have all had a great weekend. I caught up on my cardmaking and sat outside for a bit! My card today was made for two challenges.
Just Magnolia wanted us to use Pink, Grey and optional, Black!.....and
I ♥ Promarkers had a sketch to follow....so I got to work and decided to use Edwin with his bunch of roses.

The paper is DCWV and on the black and white photography Roses paper I coloured in one rose with the Blossom Pink promarker.

It's a bit tricky colouring things in black with a promarker so I used grey and some black around the edge and then tried to blend it with the pencils.

These gorgeous dew drops are from Tabby Crafts...available in lots of colours...
Off to tidy up and sort out the girls...thanks for dropping by...

Trick or Treat?

Evening All...
Its nearly dark at 7.15! The nights are drawing in!
I've had a busy couple of days with no crafting time at all! In school doing NVQ on Thursday and Friday and had visitors today!
I'm entering this spooky card for 3 Challenges this week.
Paperplay Challenges...'Spot this'...my background paper has silver spots on.

Secret Crafter challenge ...'Animal Antics'...This huge spider should do nicely!

And My time to Craft Challenge.... 'Autumn Fest'... so as this is a Halloween theme I hope it will be OK. Have to go now as Strictly is just starting!!!!
Thanks for dropping by....see you soon.

Sweety Box...glammed up!

Afternoon ladies...I went into M&S last week and bought some pick'n'mix sweets and you put them in these cute brown stripe and spot cartons! How gorgeous are they?

Well ...they could be even more gorgeous....

TA DA!!!! I just had to glam it up a bit...I made up a large daisy using my DCWV flowers and popped a red button in the centre. Added some spotty ribbon for a stem and some thin lime and brown to act as leaf foliage.

I added a greeting and butterfly to the top.....

And covered the writing on the back, added a greeting and another butterfly.

I am hoping M&S will donate a few so I can decorate some more for our School Fundraising events this year. I think they would be lovely for Mother's day with sweets/fudge in!
Ww are off to visit the Girls High School now....choices for secondary school need to be made by the middle of October! Yikes...Thanks for popping by...

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge....

Good Afternoon...Not sure where today has gone! It was 10am a few mins ago?
I have been cardmaking today..trying to finish a few things that have been laying around. I had a lovely time making these glittery butterflies with pearls down them last week so I have used the rest of them up and made a couple of cards.

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge wants you to use a Butterfly or Fairy and have some 'sparkle' so these fit the bill perfectly.

I used this very colourful chipboard tag as the centrpiece just threaded through with two different ribbons.

Added the flowers and butterflies. Very simple but I love the bright colours!

It's another very sunny day here today and it looks like the rest of the week is going to be good. I'm in school now the rest of the week and organising the parent committee doing a 'Welcome Tea on the Field' while the weather is nice on Friday afternoon. Hope you are enjoying the last drop of sunshine!!!
More cards and chat soon...Bye for now.

Fall into Autumn...

Good Afternoon ladies. It's another sunny day in Sussex...shame I am inside writing and working on my NVQ and on the computer doing this.
I am still making some Autumn cards using lots of rustic colours,flowers and charms with this lovely Tilda.... and this one I am including in some challenges.

Over at 'A spoonful of Sugar' challenge the theme is 'Fall into Autumn'. This is a Tuesday Challenge so just in time!

Over on 'Belli Challenge'...they also require a card with a Fall theme.

and 'Pile it on' challenge blog want to see you use your Punches. I used my leaf punch on yesterdays and todays card.... Now I have to link them all up...sigh!
If you want to check out the blogs I have linked them on my side bar.
Thanks for visiting...Hope you like the card...please leave me a comment so I know you have been....Bye for now.

Just Magnolia Sketch and Play Along Monday Challenge...

Afternoon Ladies and I hope you are enjoying the weekend weather.
Saturday is a stay at home and clean up...tidy up ...watch films...make cards kind of day for me. So I have done my chores and I'm just waiting for a friend to pop in for a cuppa and a chat. Just finished my 'Just Magnolia Sketch' and I really went all out Autumn on this one...also while blog hopping found a new Challenge blog called 'Play along Monday' run by Karen Wilson and the challenge this week has been 'Leaves'

I used all my earth tone Promarkers to colour this Tilda in and did some shading with a soft grey blendable pencil.

I found this little silver Acorn charm in a button box and I bought it when I was at Art College from John Lewis in Reading. Many years ago......

Another close up....

I don't yet own a Martha Stewart punch so I used my deckle edge scissors which I haven't used for ages but really love the effect...
So I hope you like all my photos and have a nice evening...I shall be watching part two of Strictly and X Factor...Bye for now