Swop tags - a little bit of johnny depp :)

Hi all, well cant believe its a week since i made and posted anything to my blog but its taken me a week to get back to normal along with working so thats my excuse and i am sticking to it....lol
So this is another of my catch up projects and is for a tag swop over on Docrafts

Ingredients used

octopode factory 'mad hatter' digi

coloured with promarkers

tag coloured with distress inks- ripe persimmon, salty ocean & squeezed lemonade

clock stamped on background - freebie from craft stamper

added glossy accents to glasses

eyelet,ribbon & gems from stash

I have managed though on saturday to move my craft room around again.....lol. And do some organising and weeding out which always helps when my mojo goes walkies. Will take some pictures to show you all another time. Off now to nosey at your blogs,x

Buddies birthday cards

Well still playing catch up after being away and only went to work for a little while this morning so i could make some more cards and these two are the latest.

Ingredients used

'Nora on a swing' by swiss pixies

coloured with promarkers

labels one nesties die

martha stewart branch punch

ribbon and flowers from stash

papermania gems

core card

Dovecraft 'garden party' dp

'birthday circles' by wild rose studios

thanks for all the comments you leave me,x

Oops i forgot card

Hi all, many thanks for all the lovely comments on the loss of Eddie,much appreciated My mum thanks you too. Well home again now and playing catch up here and at work and realised when i checked my birthday list that i had missed 3...ooops!! So this card is for my sister in law and i managed to finish it 15mins before she arrived for a visit.

ingredients used

Mo Manning 'I forgot' digi

coloured with promarkers

core card

labels 8 nesties die

Dovecraft 'garden party' dp

memory box 'floral vine' die

papermania gems

Dovecraft ' tea party' twine

Luckily for me she liked it :) .Visited a new craft shop yesterday called 'My mums craft shop' and i would recommend a visit if you can or have a look at their blog. Off to have a nosey around blog land as missed you all,x

R.I.P.Eddie

In memory of Eddie,my mums partner who sadly passed away today,you will be deeply missed,x

Will be going up tomorrow to be with my mum and family for a while so see you all sometime,x

WOYWW - a crafty desk and finished kitchen :)

Hello all,well that week has zoomed by and its time to show our desks to the bloggers who have come here via the lovely Julias blog over at Stamping Ground and at last i have been able to get crafty as my kitchen refit is finished. So yesterday morning this was my desk in the midst of making my first card in two weeks!

So on my desk you can see my beloved promarkers with the new autumn colours (which are lush), colour charts,twine,a jar of mini shells picked up when shopping,unfinished box album (hope to rectify that this week), dst,ink pad,freebie stamps,dies on magnet sheet,nearly finished card (you can see finished card here ), distress inks and holders,green gloves (for hands when achy) and the metal drawers contains card scraps and my ottlite.Now i need to get on making a ATC for a woywwer and some tags. Below is some photos of my completed kitchen so feel free to move on now if you are blog hopping.

my new chicken blind

clock has a timer in the hope i dont burn the dinner anymore...lol

my mum made the notice board :)

dresser is our home office area

So at last its finished and only two boxes of paperwork to go back in the dresser and my kitchen is done,a few dramas on the way like two leaks and rewiring of the electrics! but got there. My next project is the craft room where i am having a work top installed and going to have a serious clear out and be ruthless so watch this space. Right off to visit your blogs now,have a good day all,x