Something Completely Different!

Morning!! and welcome to another Friday challenge over at SCD..

This is our last week of Inchies and we're getting all spooky with a Halloween theme.

My inchie is a bit rough and ready round the edges but Hey Ho!!! lol

Have a great weekend and I hope to come visit soon...

Well I'm off to work - TGIF!!!!

Truly Scrumptious - Challenge 19

Morning Folks and yaaay the sun is shining and the rain is off (for now anyway)!!

So our challenge this week  over at Truly Scrumptious is a fab sketch from Sharon: Loved this one!!

To be in with a chance of winning the stamps you also have to follow our recipe this week which is:

3 Brads, 3 Flowers and 3 Gems/Pearls

I have used Anna Griffin papers and a paper pieced some of  the Xmas Trees, flowers are from stash and the wee circle sentiment is from Craftwork Cards available at The Craft Barn.

The stamps are from Personal Impressions and PaperArtsy.

We are sponsored by Home Impressions and there is this gorgeous Xmas stamp set up for grabs!

Many thanks to all those wonderful entries last week, it really is a pleasure visiting you all. hope you come play this week!

Wheeee! A Lovely Surprise from Mr Postie!

Well there I was running late at lunch time like a bear with a sore head. Got drenched in the rain and looked like a "drooked rat" (Kath! you'll know what I mean), trousers soaked up to the knees this bloomin' weather is driving me mad!! Got in and wheee there was a brown envelope now I started to wonder what I had ordered and forgotten about!!

Ripped it open and out popped the most beautiful card and little box with some gorgeous notelets and envelopes inside. What, Who???..........

All from the loveliest friend that is Terrie Bailey - What a lovely surprise and just what I needed to lift my mood....

I'm forever drooling at the stunning stuff she creates but to actually HOLD them in my crafty paws  - Yum!!!

So Thank You Terrie - You Rock!!! and it made me smile for the rest of the drippin' wet day!!! LOL

The Craft Barn Competition

Wow do you fancy becoming a Stamp Designer and Demonstrator????

Well this is the Competition for you!

The Craft Barn are searching for a new Stamp Designer to join the team.

So to find out all the details hop over to The Craft Barn Blog HERE.

Winter Wonderland - Week 22

Afternoon and did you remember to put the clocks back!! No longer lie for me just woke up at my normal time so it will probably feel like a long day today!!!

I hopped over to Winter Wonderland and saw that it was an open theme so I dug out this Cuttlebug Folder that has been lying around for months unused.

The flowers were a download from Jak's Crafters Kitchen, the paper is Anna Griffin. I had a total nightmare trying to photograph this card,  the light is horrendous.

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Bad Mr Blogger - Couldn't get in to my blog this morning!!!

Morning!!!! We are having the worst time of it up here with the weather. It has rained for days and I for one am cracking up!!!

It's also time for another week of Inchies over at SCD - Our theme this week is "FACES". Thanks so much to everyone who continues to join us every week.

The nights are getting so dark so early and boy it's only something like 9 weeks until Xmas - I can't burleeeeeve it really, it only seems like yesterday I was tucking in to my Xmas dinner...!!

Oh and don't forget to put your clocks back this weekend!!

Winter Wonderland - Week 21

Afternoon from a wet and wild North East!!

The Winter Wonderland challenge this week is Xmas Stockings, now I didn't have much in the stocking department in my stash but came across this cute felt sticker... there's something magical about Xmas Stockings maybe it's the anticipation of what's gonna be in them on Xmas Morning!!!

Well I'm off to do some cleaning and ironing EEEK!! Lots of fun for me this Sunday!!! (NOT!!)

Something Completely Different

Well here we are again folks another Friday flying by!

We are having a Black and White inchie theme over at SCD.  Our DT have created some fantastic creations and all so different.

Hope you all have a great weekend and who knows might get some crafting done this weekend!!

Truly Scrumptious - Challenge 18

Morning Folks! Whee!! We're half way through the week already - boy! time is just flying by..

Sorry for being a bad bad blogger lately but I have quite a lot on my plate at the moment which hopefully will all be sorted out soon...

So enough already and on to this week's sketch  at Truly Scrumptious by our wonderful Mina, our theme  is AUTUMN!

I have used this cute stamp by Sandra Dry and he is called Woody!! The stamp is available at The Craft Barn HERE. Woody was coloured with Pro Markers.

 

We are sponsored by StampAttack and there is this gorgeous silhouette stamp set up for grabs... but you need to follow the sketch AND the theme to win!

 

We'd love to see you join us with your Autumn stamps and the odd pumpkin or two!!!

Something Completely Different

Oh Dear the weather has turned Baltic!!! It is freezing up here...

Time to get the winter woolies out - Grr!!

So on to this weeks SCD challenge - It's still inchies and our theme is BIRDS..

 So if you fancy trying our Inchie Challenge this week, hop over and check out the other gorgeous DT creations.. Lots of inspiration  there!

Winter Wonderland - Week 19

Well I have squeaked in this card , didn't have much time for crafting today so the challenge over at WW is "Sleigh Bells Ring". I love this Crafty Individual stamp which I got from The Craft Barn and at the moment I just love black and white Xmas cards.

The flourishes are from a set from Anna Griffin one of my best purchases in ages, they are so beautiful.

Well it's  X Factor night and can't wait to see who gets picked.

Ooh and don't forget to check out the new look Craftbarn Site and the blog for the Treasure Hunt which starts tomorrow - there is seriously yummy candy up for grabs!

Craft Barn Pumpkin Card

OOh I had fun doing this pumpkin and tree!!

You can find the tutorial on this lady's blog HERE, scroll further down for the actual post. Unfortunately I couldn't link it direct.

The stamp is by Sandra Dry and is called The Barnets  part of The Scarecrow Collection - available HERE at The Craft Barn. It's coloured with watercolours.

I also got this fantastic Xmas Tree from The Craft Barn begging to be altered. I used Cosmic Shimmer Copper Bronze and ~Olympic Gold  Lustre Embossing powders to cover the shape. I then added seed beads and a gem for the "star" adding some Glamour Dust or the obligatory sparkles!!

I can tell you it took ages to get them pesky beady blighters exactly where I wanted them!!! (LOL) but I loved the end result a great little tree ornament.

I also received this wonderful award from my lovely bloggy bud Teresa - Hope you're feeling loads better after your minor surgery!!! Thanks sooo much for thinking of me...

Happy Birthday Craft Barn!!!!!

Wheee The Craft Barn is 1 year old and to celebrate Sandy and the team have some great things planned kicking off with FREE P & P for all online orders to the UK from 8pm tonight until midnight on Sunday the 4th .The website is having a bit of a makeover and all will be revealed next week but meantime you can snag this cute little owl logo for your blogs.

......AND there will be a treasure hunt on the BLOG starting on Monday the 5th and running until Saturday the 10th and you can take part wherever you live, now just check out what the first prize winner gets - This YUMMY candy worth over £100 - Jealous Moi!!!

The second prize is a £20 gift voucher and the third prize is a £15 voucher, so do come visit the blog and play along and IT COULD BE YOU!!!!

I have just been browsing the new stash too and Oh boy there is some yummy stuff including the latest Cuttlebug Folders and with free P & P until Sunday it's a bargain!!! There are also some new embossing folders from American Traditional Designs - Gorjuss!! The only problem really is choosing what to buy first!!! LOL

Finally, in recognition of the growing number of people ordering from France, Holland and elsewhere in Europe, The Craft Barn is offering FREE POSTAGE on orders over £15 for ALL our Europe zone 1 customers from 8pm (GMT) on Friday 9^th to midnight on Sunday 11^th October

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Sorry for the late posting but due to circumstances outwith my control I couldn't get the post done...

Sooo at last I am here with the new challenge and new theme for SCD.

Inchies!!! Yup! 1 inch square pieces of art!! now  I love working on teeny tiny pieces - didn't used to mind but it definitely has grown on me..So for the next month we will be inching it up!!! LOL. Our theme this week is Oriental AND we have our two new DT members Tammara and Laura with us this week, please pop over and check out all the DT stuff - Gorjusss!!