Bright and Beautiful

 Hello...

Late today as I had yet another workman round to look at doing some painting.....after the 1st one did not turn up !why oh why if they do not want the job just say

Anyway....today is the start of a new challenge over on Fab n Funky...and the theme is Embossing...wet or dry...

5X7 card....yellow card from stash...I took some kraft card and used a 3d embossing folder from Tim Holtz which i inked with some Distress ink....I then cut some flowers die is by Impression Obsessions out of white card and coloured them with Promarkers and put some glitter  Nuvo Drops...jar is from Sizzix....sentiment LOTV...

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Sending Hugs

 Hello....

What a lovely sunny day for the start of the week...

Todays cards are 5X5 as I seem to have a few
5x5 envelopes left....so I made some 5x5 card blanks to fit...

The digi is from LOTV.....Just love the cute image ...coloured with Promarkers....I used some papers from stash on one than for the 2nd one cut a card blank with a Tonic die... made background with a Sizzix embossing folder and some yellow Memento Inks...

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Penny Black

 Good Morning...Hope all is well with everyone....

I'm on the last leg of my Christmas cards and now just a few to do for special people/family....

I got out a old Penny Black stamp and coloured the image x 2 with my Promarkers....cut one with oval dies from Die-namics.... and the other with a rectangle die....and coloured round the image with some Distress ink...the other i left plain...all papers from stash...sentiment LOTV....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Easter Bunnies

Hello...Start of a new week....still in isolation here .... and I hope like me you all are safe and well good job I have my crafting to keep me sane...or not!...painted the shed  the weekend...Last week as awful  ....started Tuesday not feeling to good with tummy upset in the night so took myself off to my bed....then Thursday making a roast dinner for myself poured the hot fat all over my hand....and Friday I dropped my camera...Well that is three things....I hope no more for the time being...hand doing ok....lots of cold water and after sun......

On todays card which is some of the Easter cards I sent out to my buddies... took photos of before I dropped my camera....I got a new one on the way.... and hope  it takes better photos then my old one....lol....workman and tools come to mind!!!....
Ive used LOTV stamped image coloured with Promarkers... and the frame is fro Die-namics...both papers and card stock from stash..flower die again Die-namics and lace die Joanna Sheen...

Thank you for your comments....Joolsx

Garden Florals

Good Morning....and Happy New Year to you all.....hope you had a good one....we just went out for dinner then back home to see the new year in.....Poor Alfie spend most of the night under my bed....lets hope the fireworks are over for another year!.....


On to today's card as Ive got a few Birthdays beginning of the year and make some quick ones.... 5x7 card....white and yellow card from Papermill.....paper from the bit box.....dies Sizzix Garden Florals....I used some vellum for the jar and coloured in some of it with a grey Promarker.....sentiment LOTV......and some gems....


Thank you for your comments....Joolsx

LOTV Snowman Trio

Hello....
Im very late today as my poor computer is playing up.....Ive got windows 7 which is coming to the end and is very slow...so it looks like I will have to buy a new one with windows 10 on it.. any ideals which one I should buy?


On to todays card and its the start of a new challenge over on Fab n Funky....and the lovely Pat k has chosen Winter Clothing....hats, coats, gloves ect.....so It was time to get out my stamps and the LOTV fits the bill for this challenge....

Stamp image LOTV coloured with Promarkers....and cut out with Die-namics circles...which the 1

st one I did I cut off the bobble on one of the snowmans hat...lol....Navy card Papermill and paper from a very old pad from k & Company....sentiment Tonic....and some Crystal Glaze again Tonic....


Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Daisy...

Good Morning....

Hope you enjoyed the weekend weather...

Ive been in my garden....look after all the new flowers...
and cutting and removing one that I don't want and
giving them away to my new neighbours...and I've found a olive tree.....I think it wont be warm enough here in the UK for them to ripe....


On to today's card.....one for the box...pale green card Hobby House....daisy die from a friend....sorry no name...white linen card Papermill....butterfly Memory Box...sentiment LOTV....and a bit of ribbon...


Thank you for you comments Joolsx

Funky Floral

Good Morning...

to all my crafty friends and buddies...


 Today card is one for the box...


 I started with some pink card
from stash and cut each side with a new die
from the works ....you get two for £4.00
then cut some of the flower heads from Tim Holtz #2 and
leaves and coloured them in with my
Promarkers....tag die Die-namics
sentiment LOTV...and some pink wax cord...


Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Wedding...

Hello....Its the start of a new challenge

 over on Fab n Funky...

And the lovely Neva has chosen

Wedding....as anything to do with Weddings...cards, gifts or table favor...

For my card I stamped a image from LOTV...and coloured it in with Promarkers...papers from a pad from The Works....pink card from stash...doily die Marianne....flower Memory Box...sentiment dies Britannia Dies...and a gem....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Tim Holtz wildflower Stems

Hello....

Lovely sunny start to the day...

Today's card came about because

I found a card in the bit box with beautiful glitter on it

I think its a DCWV from a  very long time ago...1st  I was going

cut it up...but just cut the front off....and put

it on some craft card ...

and used some Distress Ink Rusty Hinge...

and a word Stamp...I then cut out wildflower Stems and coloured with Distress Oxide inks....sentiment tag

LOTV....some wax cord and a button both from The Works.....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

April.....

Hello...

Today is the start of a new challenge over

on Fab n Funky...

and the lovely Chris chosen

INK...

Im not one to get too inky...so I have made a card using my Promarkers and a very cute digi from Mo Manning...

Ive coloured her and cut over with a  die-namics dies used some paper from my stash...again cut three panels with Die-namics dies...some ribbon and two little sentiments from LOTV....I sent this to one of my web buddies and hope she got it in time for her Birthday....

Thank you for your comments....and put over to Fab n Funky with your inky projects and cards....Joolsx


My challenge are
http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-challenge-with-all-dressed-up.html

Poppy....

Good Morning....Sunny start to the

 day here in Essex..

Today's card is with my new poppy die from Penny Black....

I cut two poppies and coloured them both with Promarkers...and  put one on top of the other...pretty die from Marianne...paper from stash...sentiment LOTV.....and a bit of string...

Thank you for your comments...Joolsx

Summer View....

Hello....

Today's card is for my friend ...who doggie was put to sleep....and I just wanted to send her a card to say I was thinking about her and her family....

Stamped image LOTV....coloured with Promarkers...card and papers from stash....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

With Love

Good Morning....Hope you all had a lovely weekend...

Today's card is for a friend...
6x6 card....stamped image from LOTV coloured with Promakers...and cut with Die-namics dies...all card and paper from stash...flower die Memory box...some ribbon...and a gem...

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Hearts and Flowers....

Good Morning....

Today card is for the new challenge over on Fab n Funky and it's Hearts and Flowers....

6X6 card all papers from  Penny Black...stamped image LOTV coloured with Promarkers...and chalked round the die cut...lace boarder from Joanna Sheen...some twine and some heart buttons......

On the knee news went off to the hospital on Monday and saw the knee man....Got to make an appointment for a MRI...then go back and see the knee man again....he thinks Ive have torn something inside my knee....not as painful when  i done it in October....but still keeps me awake at night....


Thank you for your comments Joolsx

My challenges are...
pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge -feb- flowers 
rainbowcardchallenge/challenge-2-orange-opulence

For Mollie....

Good Morning...
Hope you are all keeping warm...We here in Essex have had just a few flakes of snow and I would like to keep it that way!....I don't do snow....nice to look at but not to go out in....for me anyway....

I had a lovely start to the week as on Monday afternoon I went to Ladies Fellowship Craft Group and met some lovely ladies and made a tall box,a card  and a pouch...which can put money or as I did some photos...every one made me very welcome...It was so nice to craft with people again...I have miss it...

On to Today's card...Its for my Granddaughter Mollie who many of you know has been very ill the last year....but now has had the all clear...

For the base Ive used purple card Papermill...and cut with Tonic die.....papers are from LOTV.....the die is from china and coloured with Promarkers....cut twice....sentiment from House Mouse....

Many thanks for your comments Joolsx

Owls....

Good Morning...
Making the last of my Christmas cards..Not a happy bunny as Ive posted over 20 cards two weeks ago here in Shoeburyness....and still people have not got them...yet post some last Thursday in Southend post office and they have got to my friends and buddies....as I have moved house twice in the last 8 months many of my buddies have my old address in Suffolk...

Today's card is for Keith the owl man.....stamped image LOTV coloured  with Promarkers... frame Die-namics dies....white and craft card from stash....embossing folder was a freebie....sentiment very old ....sorry no name...

Thank for your comments...Joolsx

Pretty in Pink....

Hello...Hope you are keeping warm and dry....from a very wet Essex...

Today is the start of a new challenge over on Fab and Funky....and the lovely Wendy is the host this week and its add a button which fits in very well with my card today....Ive made this for my new neighbours little girl Isabella....who is going to be christened on Sunday....

6x6 card blank....craft card from stash as is the paper....giraffe die Marianne...+button....Die-namics frame... sentiment.....LOTV....

Thank you for your comments Joolsx

Walking the dog....

Hello...Lovely sunny day here in Suffolk...

Today's card is for a web buddy over on D.C and I know she has got it ok...

6x6 card base....red card from stash....papers and die from the Tattered Lace magazine number 35...I die cut and coloured the images in with Promarkers...the sentiment is LOTV....

Thank you for your comments and enjoy your weekend...Joolsx

Snowglobe number 2

Hello...Hope you all had a lovely weekend...I had a friend stay the last few days which was nice and had a good old catch up and a few G&Ts...
and boy did I need a few.....After looking at houses three weeks ago I found one and put in a offer (the asking price) phone the solicitor and booked and pay the surveyor.....
Last Saturday morning I get a phone call from the estate agent to say the vendor has taken a higher offer of fifteen thousand.....I was not a happy bunny....so off down to Southend I went Sunday afternoon to look at more houses....

Enough of moving or not! and on my card for today.....Snowglobe is Tim holtz number 2....looks like he will be bring one out each year....This one is rounder than last years and has more little dies but are numbered so you know which ones go together....thank goodness! Navy card Papermill....papers LOTV....rest from the bit box....sentiment Tonic....

Thank you for your comments....Joolsx