Easter treat bags

Hi all,well silly me forgot to blog these little Easter treat bags that I made for Easter,ended up making 19 of them!
Got the tutorial to make these from Here






Aren't they so cute.Used Kraft card,stampin up 'pocket silhouettes' stamp set, memento ink, stampin up bird punch, ribbon was from my secret Santa, mini eggs from tescos ( really hard not to eat them myself lol ) and stampin up circle punch and Martha Stewart edge punch. Stamped greeting from another stampin up stamp set.

Roll top box and some cards

Happy Easter Sunday to all,the sun is shining here in Devon and i have a relaxing day planned and then cooking a lamb roast for the family.
So This box is what i made last sunday when some special docrafter buddies came to play

I followed a tutorial which you can purchase here and used 12 x 12 card from my stash. It was certainly a challenge but pleased with the end result.

Card for my son

papernation 'football man' stamp coloured with promarkers

labels 1 nesties

Xcut 'star' dies

card from stash and stamped greeting

gorjuss ' the pretend friend' stamp coloured with promarkers

distress inks - tea dye and antique linen

stamped greeting and pearls from stash

Thanks for all the comments on my craft room post yesterday,am thinking that maybe i need to go professional and organise other rooms....lol

Have a great day all,x



Mini album for 2013

Hello all,well looks like we have seen the end of the snow,not that we got that much here but the surrounding villages are bad by all accounts. Was lovely to have some sun today whilst outside with the children at work. Anyway have joined a challenge over at Docrafts where we upload a layout once a month based on a theme. The theme for January is Celebrations/Hopes.

front of album i made to hold the layouts

decorated base pages

January layout

This photo is of me and hubby and my three boys taken at my cousins wedding at St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle where my boys were page boys and didnt they look cute. Dont reckon hubby has changed at all but i know i have! It was a fabulous day and we were all bused in and had to show our passes to security as only the royal family or staff are allowed there so it was a special occassion for all.

Papers used on album were 1st Edition.

Need to get cracking on my next page now,x



Mini Album from 12 x 12 sheet of paper

Hi all,well i might have downloaded picasa to help with the blogger situation at the moment but its still a pain in the bottom......lol
Anyway this is a mini album i made using one sheet of 12 x 12 paper and two plain coasters for my DT over at StampnCraft where we had to make any kind of album. If you google there are loads of fab tutorials out in blogger land.

inside, folded and cut and glued some pages together to make pockets

tags to go inside the pockets

and front of cover which blogger has turned on its side for some reason!!!

new years pressie from Sandra :) my fave colours

Birthday handmade pressie from Kelly

its a promarker colour chart and organiser file,how fab is that

Right thanks for taking the time to visit me so as its sunday hurray i have some me time so i am off blog hopping,have a great day,x

A bit of nostalgia for my DT post

Hi all,well been a bit under the weather this week ending in having a actual day off on friday as felt so rough and not feeling much better today :(
Though i did spend the day on the sofa with the dog dozing in between phonecalls and the postman! not sure i am going to able today as we have a visitor for the weekend.
But anyway luckily i had finished my project and just needed the last touches.
So our theme this week over at StampnCraft is to use wool/yarn on our projects and this is my effort

It's a coaster

I had dug out my nan's french knitting tool which i had inherited along with her button tin (spent ages as a child playing with them) and spent the week when i had a few mins spare practising this skill which i hadnt done for ages!



loads of tutorials around if you google french knitting and even ones on how to make your own knitting tool but this was my finished length of knitting which i then stitched together.

I used a cardboard circle which i adhered to bottom of knitting which also covered up the stitches and then diecut a piece of felt using scalloped nestie which then went on the bottom of the card and there you have it a hand made wool coaster. Do pop over to StampnCraft to see the other projects that the ladies have made this week. I shall be back to catch up on your blogs later when i feel a bit better,x

WOYWW- a different desk!

Well thought i would show you a different desk for a change and this one was my desk on saturday when i meet up with some good friends that i met via docrafts. And even better it was in a craft shop :)

Excuse the pic as taken on my phone on the spur of the moment. I was completing a box album that i had started weeks before! On my desk you can see the box being covered with dp,to the left,dst, tim holtz distressing tool,tissues(for my rotten cold)can of coke (essential to get the brain moving)my crafting gloves to keep hands warm, clear bag contains tools,ink pad,glue,water and yes there are chocolates in the background....lol. Also you can see Sandra's hands at the back :)

And the reason i am sharing my desk with you can be found here which is hosted by the lovely Julia

If you want to see the finished album and the new stash i brought you can find the post  here

Right off to nosey at some blogs before work,x

Finished box album and goodies :)

Well pleased to say with some help from my buddies,i think my mojo is coming back. Had a fab day at StampnCraft where you can  rent tables from the lovely Beth,had a super lunch and even craft shopped :) so a good day in all. I had started making the album base with Angie back a while using her clever instructions, mountboard and book tape and then painting the background.

and then yesterday managed to cover it all in between chatting and having fun

and today was just adding the finishing touches

Made this for my Aunt Sue who will be 50 next week so now need to get cracking on her card.

and finally had a little shopping spree whilst there,it would have been rude not too.....lol

Got a sizzex stamps and matching dies set,inkpad, dst, plaid & snoflake embossing folders,card blanks, ruler washi tape,card candi, corner die and a cute christmas stamp.
Am slowly getting used to my splints at night which are helping with the numbness and pins and needles but still waking up,fingers crossed for a full nights sleep soon. Off to nosey at some blogs now,x

WOYWW and my mini album completed

Hi all and its time again to reveal our desk,crafting area or floor to the nation. Julia our lovely hostess over at Stamping Ground asks that we come and play and have the chance to visit each other and find out what we are all up to this week. So this is my desk for you all to peek at :)

You can see the makings of my album complete with matted and labelled photos and programme from bus show,had made the album when i had a crafting session (pics here) and just needed to finish the cover and add the photos which after 4 yrs was time to print out....lol. You can also see  the gorgeous atc's that i received from Twiglet, BJ and Julia. My green bin,dst and scissors(use this pair just for dst), iphone for emergency back up if internet goes again! red box containing my new stamps and to the right some old bus magazines which i have been cutting up.

L- R Julia, BJ and Twiglet

Feel free to go off and nosey at some other blogs now or if you would like to stay and see the pictures of my album that would be awfully nice of you :)

inside pages fold out and there are pockets on each page

used old bus photos, tickets and pics taken on the day

cover of bus album

Me and my hubby visited a bus show 4 years ago with our youngest son Peter,had a great time having rides on the buses,taking photos and chatting with the drivers so thought it was time to do the album and give to hubby on Fathers Day. Used card from stash, Tim Holtz 'retro grunge' papers, martha stewart punches, jigsaw pieces,old bus magazines, papermania portobello road vintage stamp set,black soot distress ink and peel off letters.
Right thats me done now,managed to visit and leave comments on all but 5 blogs last week (unable to comment or kicked me off!) but not sure will make it this week as back at work but i will do my best and i always visit peeps who have left me a comment.
Have a good day all,x

Magnetic post it holder from Bristol meet

Hi all,hope you are all well in blogland,had a fab time at the Bristol craft meet on sunday,lots of laughter, good company and shock,horror even some crafting......lol
Well i hadnt managed to finish mine there,think it was too much talking :) and only just finished it now amid lots of noise,music and chaos as youngest son painting his room so my crafting is on hold!

Ingredients used

Card for base and layering from stash

papermania boofle papers

gathered twigs distress ink

martha stewart around the page punches

cross stitch tilda coloured with promarkers & paper pieced

martha stewart lace flowers

kort & godt pearls

stampin up background stamp

eyelets and pencil from stash

magnetic sheet on back

The instructions for this were from a tilda magnolia magazine,sorry dont know which one but was easy to make. Off to do some blogging and then the joyous washing up!

Thanks for taking the time to visit me,x

WOYWW and finally finished tag album version 2!

Oh the joys of being back at work has sunk in again..........help..........................................lol
Anyway now means crafting when i can or am still awake! so this is my desk in the middle of completing my tag album to store the tags from swops i have joined and the reason i am sharing my desk with you is the brainwave of Julia over at Stamping Ground, pop over for the reason why.

Anyway if you want to play i spy with my desk you should be spying my lappy (attached to my hip normally) where i was watching a film 'Super',my quickkutz squeeze and dies to cut out a million letters or at least it felt like that.My ikea pop up bin, scraps of paper left over from album which is leaning by bin along with tags to go inside.Ottilite lamp (fab for poor light) and some mini choc eggs got from a friend.

And this is the finished album,with tags in and room for more.Used card from stash and the new papermania boofle papers to decorate, mini tags which i edged using walnut stain distress ink and the tag with this fab freebie image from saturated canary (coloured with promarkers) was off a cardigan and i just covered with a scrap of paper.

And this was what all the letters were for, to do the months of the year on each pocket,will add info of tags later on. Tutorial to make this album if you fancy a go is here.
Thanks for all the lovely comments that you peeps leave on my blog and i will always pay you a return visit and try to get around as many blogs as i can as love being nosey peeking in,x
p.s sandra i know you will be reading this and its all tidy again :)

WOYWW and a late night.......yawn!!

Well am rather bleary eyed this morning as stayed up late making a album to store swop tags in so excuse me if i go for a snooze soon!
Anyway this is my desk as off VERY late last night,when i remembered to take a picture before i did my normal tidying up as i am rather a neat freak ( i know how strange........lol)

I was following a tutorial which you can find here and using my new boofle papers which are rather cute. On my desk you can see my martha stewart board which i love,new ladybird scissors,uhu glue (go through it by the bucketful) and on the desks pull out board my bin,cutter and album base. You get extra marks if you can spot my homemade stamp a ma jig also made following a tutorial.

And this new piece of fab storage to hold my acrylic blocks and inks pads cost me the grand sum of 50p at a car boot sale. It has also freed up some more desk space :)

Just need to add some decoration to my album once i have woken up and then i will post it to my blog. I have the week of so shall enjoy it looking at your blogs as missed joining in last week but thanks for all the kind words re the death of my cat Otiz,x

Art journal diary.....something rather different for me!!

Well been making the most of my time off and catching up on some things i wanted to try and projects to finish off. After spotting a monthly calender  over at Eliabeths Altered book lover blog thought i would like to try that and this is my first months page which i am rather chuffed with.

Been making it over the last few days,gessoed pages first and then went mad with my watercolour paints! My theme was april showers and first colours of spring. Used chipboard letters for the month title and punched out squares for my journalling. Using my neglected whispers pens to doodle on it and add any info.More information and examples also can be found here.
Need to get working on next months page now.x

Tag album finally finished!!

Hello everyone and hope you are having a fab Easter. Would like to say thanks so much for your kind words and hugs re the loss of my white cat Otiz,still finding it strange without him but know hes not suffering now. My other cat Mitzi is almost 18 and Sam the dog will be 11 this year are also missing him but have been spoiling them with lots of fuss and treats so am sure they will be ok.
Anyway been playing around with this album for a while and struggling with some of the pages so had put it away but after help from Kelly at the last Bristol craft meet made the elusive last pages and all that was left to do was decorate it,which is the fun part :).

front of cover

charms from primark

grunge board cut out using tim holtz die and added fastner

all pages are interactive,have pockets and flaps

some of my fave papers

I used First Edition 'Desert bloom' papers,recycled dog biscuit box for the covers, 7gypsies cable ties(donated by kelly), Tim holtz 'hardware findings' die. Grungeboard,pearlised card for mats, pearls, flowers, butterflies and dress form from stash and the charms were £1 from primark.

Now i need to just fill it up either with tags or photos,or maybe just admire, big decision..........lol

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and if you leave a comment i will happily return the visit,x


UPDATE- blogger being naughty and i cant change the last bit of font to the same size as above and could only add writing as a caption so hope you can all read it ok,x



WOYWW and my altered book

Well this week has zoomed by,just a few more days and its my time off for the easter holidays and i am looking forward to some serious craft time instead of the few minutes here and there, also pleased to report that my cold has finally gone, hurray :)  Anyway i am showing you my desk today as i have become a fan of the trend setter Julia from Stamping Ground who encourages everyone to reveal whats on their desks on a Wednesday no matter how tidy or messy they are! ( i am definately a tidy crafter......lol)

This is my desk at the moment or i should say as off late last night and you can see my altered book with its niche,been following the fab tutorials over at Elizabeths blog Altered book lover and really enjoying learning something new. My theme is my blog,nickname and its history. On my desk you can see various glues,acrylic paint (touch up a area on book) ink pads and my spider stamps and at the back my beaded spider coaster which a lovely friend Teresa got me from America.

This is my book before i covered the niche all clamped and waiting for the gel medium to dry propped up by my favourite drink. Anyway off to link up and have a nosey at some blogs before work. Thanks for popping in and i will return the favour,x

WOYWW and altered chalk board

Good morning all,had a good sleep last night thanks to attending a course for work last night and making me stay up late so hence i did some sorting in my craft room to unwind and did not make it to my bed til later than normal :)
Going to add this blog entry to WOYWW as finding it already a bit addictive.
Here is my desk as of late last night and its very similar this morning to be honest as after seeing all your desks last week and comments on how tidy i am,thought i should rebel a bit but boy is it hard......lol

But i still craft tidy and as one blogger rightly spotted i am a bit OCD. Well been tackling a tag album and was getting rather frustrated with the instructions so have put it away and decided to organise my stamps instead. On the left is my new organiser(coloured card cut out for sections and used the cricut to cut tabs) and then had cut a load of white card blanks which i add a stamped image to. The purple drawer is my christmas stamps drawer which is rather full. You can see some of my fave penny black stamps. Am writing on the backs of card,name of stamp,maker and where its stored.And if you are wondering that little black film canister is my travel pot for wipes and yes you can squeeze 3 in a push.  The silver case holds all my promarkers and there are stamps in the clear boxes.

And this is my finished altered chalk board which hangs just out of sight above my desk,it was a bargain from a shopping trip and you can see the items i brought here.
Thanks so much for all the lovely comments on my blog last week and i have returned them all and managed to get around quite a few extra too and hope to do the same this week. So if you want to find out what WOYWW means hop on over to Julia's blog but beware you might be a while!

Owl Wall Hanging and new stash

Hi all,hope you enjoying this gorgeous weather,been out for a long walk,done the dreaded housework so now its play time and i have finished of a wall hanging that i started to make when i had a Cricut playday at Sandras house. All made using SCAL,my fave part of my Cricut as love tinkering and changing around.

I used core card,ribbon from stash and a Tim Holtz paper pack (retro grunge) which was rather lush and just right for the colour i needed,here is a close up of my fave owl,isnt he cute.

Had a lovely morning with hubby yesterday exploring charity shops looking for bargains and whilst out managed to gather this little lot.

Gesso and charms were from the Works,going to have a go at making my first altered book using these fab tutorials here  hence the gesso and the charms were a bargain,reduced to 59p each and then buy one get one free so you can see i went a little mad.....lol.Picked up a £1 chalkboard which i am going to alter to go above my desk and found in one the charity shops these playing cards for a bargain price of 10p and last and not least got these lush ribbons in Lidls on the way home so a good shopping trip :)
Now i just need to decide do i start my altered book,do some more tag pages or stamp some more images as i have decided to catalogue my stamp collection....ok i know i am mad but i like to do those things.....lol
Any way have a fab day and thanks for visiting,x

For my mum

Thought i would show you the rest of what i have been making my mum lately. This is for Mothers Day and i made this when i had a cricut crafting day with Sandra and Sophie and used the Enchanted sparrow paperscape svg file which i purchased from here.

Used paper and card from stash and added gems to the flowers and ribbon to hang it up.
Also made a napkin fold card for mum as its a special birthday for her and wanted to make a different style card,also made a box to contain it.

You can find the instructions for the napkin fold card here.

I have been moving stuff around again and have changed my craft room layout so keep a eye out for lots of pics on my next post.Off to have a nosey at your blogs,x