Holidays are here

Hi all hope you are well,

Hooray! holidays are here the kiddies 

broke up from school on Friday for 6

weeks. It was more emotional

for Beth as she was leaving junior school for good.

She's really excited about going to 

big school she can't wait. I don't think 

that feeling will last that long once she gets there.

As you know i had decided to take a break 

from cardmaking for a little while, so

 what happens, i get a commission to do.

It's for the granddaughter of a lady 

i have made a few cards for, I think i made a birthday

card for her and she loved it so much she 

asked if i could make one for her 

teacher to say thank you.

Then Beth saw it and loved it, she asked if i could

make one the same for her teacher 

so i ended up making two.
Never mind.

Out shopping the other day in a lovely little shop

that sells material i came across this fab

remnant so i decided to use it to reline my

wool basket. It needed jazzing up as the 

lining was just a plain cream and boring.

It was the colours that instantly

drew me to it. I didn't have enough to go 

right to the bottom it's about an inch off,

 i have attached it to the liner that was there

already and when it's full of wool you 

would never know.

Talking of wool here's what I'm on with at

the moment.

It's the beginnings of a granny square

blanket. Looking through blogland 

as you do i came across a fabulous 

blog page called 

Little Cotton Rabbits

When i saw Julies blanket i 

fell in love with it, what fab colours.

So i had a good look through my stash

and found some similar colours, all i had

to do was visit my local wool shop and 

get some Grey for the main colour.

I settle on a slate grey from Debbie bliss.

Lastly as it was sunny this morning 

we decided to make the most of it and go

car booting. I didn't find many bargains today 

just this lovely lace doily.

I have been after one for my table so i can

put my flower jam jar on.
I think it makes the flowers look so nice.

My hydrangea bush in the garden is

straining under the weight of the 

flower heads especially with all the rain

so i have picked some.

I haven't bothered before but how

pretty are they in a jar and they last a while too.

I have added some sprigs of apple mint

 for greenery and smell.

Ooh I don't need to buy any flowers anymore, i think

garden flowers look so pretty and they are free.

Take care

Anyone for Strawberries and Cream

Hi all hope you are well.

I'm afraid to say this is my last

post as a DT at the fabulous 

Papertake weekly.

I have decided to have a break.

I have fallen out of love with

cardmaking at the moment, 
I don't know why but

my MoJo is Missing In Action.

I'm sure it will be back one day

( i hope ).

Anyway lets get onto this weeks

challenge.

The theme is 

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.

and we are sponsored this time by

The Stamp Fairy.

I have used one of the stamp fairy's 

digi images. This is Lenny Fruits with strawberries.

I have coloured him with a mixture of 

Copics and Promarkers.

The sentiment is from Lili of the valley.

The papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery.

I used a Martha Stewart heart border punch.

I have finally finished my socks,
 I really had fun making 

these and even though the colour stripes don't

match perfectly i don't think they

are to bad for a first go.

 They are comfy to wear,

I think i will make the next pair

a bit longer in the leg perfect for winter.

Though I've got Hubby and now Beth
 wanting some first, i will be kept busy.

So, please pop over to Papertake and check

all the fab DT work, they are the best bunch

of girls and i have enjoyed my time there.

Thanks Girls

Take care 

I'm forever blowing bubbles!!!!

Hi all hope you are well,

Wow another week has gone already and

the school holidays will be on us soon.

Beth had a fab time in London

she didn't want to come home.

I think she was ready for a rest though 

they had 3 really long busy days seeing

everything they could.

It's time for another Papertake weekly

challenge and this week it's

Anything Goes

with the option of highlighting something

with Glitter or Glossy accents etc.

 

I have used this fab Teddy Bea image 

blowing bubbles. I used glossy accents on the 

bubbles and sprinkled a little glitter 

before they dried to highlight them.

The image is coloured with Polychromos pencils

blended with sansodor.

I cut the image out with a spellbinders die

and then inked the edges with Milled Lavender and

Dusty concord distress inks. I think i was a little 

heavy handed with the dusty concord it's a little dark,

I didn't want to start all over again so it had to do.

Papers are from Tulip paper pack.

Flowers Wild orchid crafts.

Ribbon from the Ribbon Girls.

I've nearly finished my first sock
 

It's not been to bad to do really

they look harder than what the are.

Cant wait to try it out though I'll only have one 

warm foot till i can make the other.

I've got orders already

Hubby wants a pair next. 

Look what's starting to flower.
 
I've picked my first Sweet Peas
out of the garden

They smell gorgeous can't wait for

more to start flowering so i can fill the house 

with it's fab scent.

 Thanks for dropping by today

take care