Sketch time

Hi all hope you're well, it's a bit of

a Boo hoo day for me, my baby (she's nearly 12)

has gone off to London on a 3 day trip with 

her school. We were up at 6 this morning as 

they where leaving at 7.30 to catch the train.

Though when i got up this morning

she was so excited she was already up

watching the TV.(Why can't this happen on

 a normal school day??????????) 

Anyway I'm sure she will have a fabulous time

they have a none stop schedule seeing all the

sights and the weather isn't to bad thank goodness.

At Papertake this week it's time for another

brilliant sketch from our lovely

Dawny.

We are sponsored this week by

Simon Says Stamp.

This time i felt it worked better for me if i 

flipped the sketch on it's side.

 

I thought it was time to have a play with 

these fabulous Patchwork Pixies again

they are so adorable.

I have used Bristol Board and coloured with

Polychromos Pencils and blended with

Sansodor.

The papers are from Basic Grey.

Flowers are from Wild orchid Crafts.

Scallop oval nesties and i have used 

Antique Linen and Vintage photo distress inks.

Ribbon and faux brads from stash.

Look what I'm going to tackle next

With having loads of time to kill this morning

i ended up in a yarn shop (i don't know how that

happens, it pulls like a giant magnet). 

Next thing i saw this fabulous

yarn, i just love the colours they just jumped out at me

from the shelf and look if you bought the wool

you get a free pattern. I have never tried

making sox so this should be fun.

Watch this space.

Thanks for looking today and 

please stop by Papertake weekly and 

have a go.

take care 

Bingo

Hi all hope you are well, It's 

Bingo time this week at 

Papertake so eye's down and 

choose

As usual you can choose 3 in a row

up, down, across or diagonal it's up

to you.

 I have gone for

Ribbon, Free( Pearl gems) and Blooms.

Out came my Sarah Kay stamps these are so

pretty and perfect as all the flowers are

blooming in the garden.

She is coloured with Promarkers and 

edged with Antique linen distress ink.

as is the sentiment.

The Blooms are from Wild Orchid crafts

the ribbon is seam binding.

Papers are from K&Co.

This weeks challenge is 

sponsored by the fabulous

Ribbon Girls

who have a £10 voucher

to spend in their store.

So why not have a go 

cause you never know.

I've got another wildlife 

piccie to show you.

We have had three baby squirrels

playing in the garden lately

Aah they are so cute 

i managed to get a good shot at

one who was climbing up the garage wall.

 It was crawling along the wall, it looked a bit like

Spiderman.

They are so good at holding on.

I walked into the conservatory and there it was

good job i actually had my camera in my

hand, because as soon as it noticed me it was off.

Thanks for looking

take care

3 2 1

Hi all hope you are well and not to wet.

Fortunately here in the North West we have 

managed to escape all the horrid weather

that has been about over the last few days.

Which make a nice change for us anyway.

This week over a Papertake we have a

3 2 1 

challenge.

We want to see your cards and projects 

with 3 of one thing, 2 of another and 1 of

something else ( if that makes sense).

This weeks challenge is sponsored by

Whiff of Joy.

 I have used

3 Pearls, 2 Papers and 1 Image.

The image and papers are both from

Wild Rose studios. The papers are called 

Vintage Rose.

I have used Polychromos Pencils to 

colour the image with and blended it

with sansodor.

The sentiments are computer generated.

The paper doily is from a Marianne Creatables

die and i have used Tumbled Glass distress

ink to highlight this and round the edges 

of the image.

I have also got my latest crochet cushion to show

I had seen this granny square here and there on

blogland and loved the pattern and thought it

would make a good cushion. Doing a

bit of digging i found the pattern in the

book 200 crochet blocks by Jan Eaton.

it's called Tricolor square.

 I just made a plain granny square for the back.

I need to get a bigger cushion middle for it though.

Thanks for stopping by today 

take care

Dad your the best

Hi all hope you are well.

It's Anything goes week at Papertake

Weekly and as it's 

Fathers day coming up soon 

for us in the UK we have 

the optional extra of making it a

card with a male theme.

Out came this cute Teddy Bo image 

he's perfect for all those dads out there.

I have coloured him with Polychromos pencils

and then used sansodor to blend the colours.

The papers are from Papermania's portobello road

paper pack.
These papers are great for male cards.

Check out the Papertake challenge blog
and see the other DT's fabulous work.

Here are some pictures i took the other day 
in the garden, I've had a few busy bird mums 
and dads on the feeders coming and going with food 
for the hungry little mouths in the trees.
It was hard to try and get photo's of the baby's 
they where deep in the tree, but i managed
to get this of a parent on the feeder.

She or he was about to fly off into the tree
with a suet pellet.

My clematis is full of flowers as well this is 
it's third year and it has done very well.

 I've got quite a few buds ready for opening.

Thanks for stopping by today
take care
 

Afternoon Tea

  

Hi all on this fab Jubilee weekend,

Just though i would pop by and show you what 

we got up to yesterday.

Beth had broken up from school a day 

earlier than Jack so we had a girlie

day baking.

In the afternoon the sun came out so we

decided to have afternoon tea

in the garden.

I wanted to road test my new Tea coszie

anyway.

It's quite a simple one just knit every row 

changing colours as you go.

I used up some of the wool left over from the 

spring blanket i made.

The pattern is out of the new 

Tea Cozies 3 book

Although the one in the book had 

5 pom poms around the top.

To be honest i couldn't be bothered making 5

so i just added one.

I wanted to use my new car boot finds

as well.

This pretty table cloth i got for £2 it's got 

coloured daisy's on it and is the perfect size 

for my square outdoor table.

I also picked up this fabulous Royal

Albert cup and saucer/plate. I have never

seen anything like this before and just fell 

in love with it, so had to have it.

It's the perfect size for homemade scones

which i must say were yum.

I had a go at making scones a long time ago

it was that long ago i can't remember but i

don't think the were very good.

Anyway i had just picked up a copy of a new

magazine out called Landscape and there

leafing through the pages

i came across some scones (that look delicious)

with the recipe so i had to try.

Fantastic, delicious, perfect 

and really easy to make.

I'll not be buying shop bought ones again.

Have a super long weekend

take care 

Papertake Sketch 68

Hi all hope you are well and enjoying this

 wonderful weather. It's been great

to get outside in the garden and tend to the flowers,

 although my backs feeling

it a bit today with all the bending.

Just look at this gorgeous girl in her garden

isn't she so pretty.

I have been on a not buying any more

craft stash until i have used up some of

my extensive range, but had to break it

big time when i saw my teamie Lols card

from the Papertake challenge two weeks ago.

I just fell in love with the stamp and the

wonderful papers so that was it i had to get 

them and this stamp as well.

It's Sketch time this week and what a cracker

it is, great to follow.

We are sponsored by 

Simon Says Stamp.

 I have stamped her onto Bristol Board

and coloured her with my 

Polychromos pencils blended with 

sansodor.

The papers and Stamp are both from

Wild Rose Studio's.

The sentiment stamps are from Lili of the valley.

It's been a while since i have used my Pencils 

i seem to have spates of using one thing then go

onto another. I love the softness the pencils give you.

So why not pop over to 

Papertake have have a go

And now for something completely different

Just look at these fabulous Iris's.

I have had them for years and only one or two would

flower but this year they have multiplied and i had

eight come up and all had two flowers on each stem

they look beautiful.

  

For some reason there is also a rogue

Iris that has just appeared in the clump and it's

Yellow and white. God only knows

where that has come from, but I'm not

complaining.

It's forecast rain tomorrow which i suppose

will be welcome, give everything a good drench.

I might have to get into the garden later

when it's cooled down a bit.

Thanks for stopping by today,

if i don't see you again this week

(cause you never know) i hope

you all have a fabulous 

Bank holiday Jubilee weekend.

Take care.

Happy Hooking in the sun.....

.....Well more the shade, it's too hot in the

sun, I've just checked my outdoor thermometer

and it's 28C in the shade. Phew!!

So what could be better than a nice brew

a few Bikkies and a bit of hooking.

This is a back for a cushion I'm on with

not long to go until the 

Ta-dah moment. 

Although

I've not been hooking just lately, It was

such a lovely night last night that i was out in the 

garden pottering till 10pm.

The last half hour though i sat and had a shandy

watching the local bat swoop around

after insects and moths it was fantastic

to watch.

Have you been watching Chelsea flower show

 on the Tv all i can say is WOW.

It's inspired me to make a little 

arrangement with what is in my garden.

There's not an awful lot out flower wise just yet.

Here's what i could find.

The Rose smells wonderful it's the first one 

out and there's lots more to come the bush

is full of buds.

The only other flowers out in mass are

Forget-me-not's and Hardy geraniums.

Don't they make a sweet little posy.

I hope this weather keeps up it's

great to be outside, it's like having another

room.

Thanks for stopping by and

have a fabulous, sunny weekend