What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday 61

WOYWW

Good morning all you WOYWW's and happy Wednesday .After being Awol last week im glad to be back,did miss popping by to say hi!.If you want to join in with us nosey lot then pop over to Julia's blog and find out what it's all about .Not much going on today im afraid this has been my desk since before going away when i was trying to make flowers they are still there!
Ive not been around for few days as been visiting hospital opds ,but since coming back ive no mojo what so ever.Yet have so much to get on with.In piccy above i have some new goodies
to the left my LOTV stamps were waitng for me when i retuned.Plus cant go away for a week and not visit any craft shops that would be total outright SIN!So yes i did and i got some bargains too.As well as getting Bargains and goodies for me i also managed to drop some extra bits in for you all too.So if you scroll down you will see i have some candy on offer in below post.
"Holiday Candy"this will be open until 18th august When hopefully i will be back with my mojo.So once youve finished with this post scroll down and enter to win!

Quick peep at the table ,paper rack and draws these are to the left of my Desk and in rather a bit of a mess which now i wish id cleaned up before going away!You will also see a half finished chest whihc my daughter and i started before going away.Whihc will end up as keep sake
"TWILIGHT Chest "of al;l things but shes a mad follower rather her than me.Lastly my caffeeine intake this wednesday morning.



Have a wicked Wednesday
love n hugs

Candy>>>>>>Holiday>>>>>>>>>Candy

Morning well im not around this week but thought id give you the chance to win some lovely Candy....yep CHRISTMAS Candy

You have the chance to win all these new goodies whilst i was away last week just happened to fall in basket.so this what 1 lucky blogger can win

1 Pack A4 Silent Night Chrsitmas Papers

1pack Silent Night Ribbons

1 Pack Silent Night Rub Ons

1 Pack Pointsettas

1 Cute Wags N Whiskers Christmas Rubber Stamp

So to enter this is what you must do!

1.Leave a post /link to my blog Candy on your blog

2.Be a Follower of my blog

3.Come Back here and leave a comment

4.Tell me if you start preparing for Christmas early like me!lol

Then pop back here on 18th August to see if youve won!

Love n hugs

Good Morning DT Card for Creative Inspirations Challenge 40

Creative Inspirations Challenge 40 DT card plus DT Call

Good Morning well im back after visiting Dad and cant say im well rested.I love going away but hate coming back to unpacking,washing and h/Work....lol.Had lovely time the girls and Bobbie did too .They got spoilt to bits even the pup!Saw mum who's just the same doesnt really know me from adam,but always nice to see her and at least i know shes my mum !Celebrated her birthday on friday with her as she will be 79 tomorrow bless her.I also had lovely afternoon with my dear bloggin/Trimmie friend June .That was until my knee gave way in the town and down i went i am suffering even more with it since roll on the MRI Scan.Anyways hope your all ok and have been crafting well and enjoting the weather well we had good weather it was so nice to go somewhere cooler less humid.Hence back here in sticky hot humid Suffolk!Great Time had by all,now once got these chores done be ready for another holiday...lol

Now todays card is for the Challenge over at Creative Inspirations.Before i get onto my creation We have DT Call Going on Unfortunately we are loosing 2 valid memebers Mekkari who has been with us a few weeks now and the lovely Mandy who has been with us for few months .Both are leaving due to Family commitments .So i wish you both luck girls and welcome back anytime.

So do you have the creativity to join our DT team ,and have some fun.Were happy go lucky bunch dont bite very friendly.If you think you can create a project every fortnight,have an active blog,comment on entries of each challenge ,have time to join in with the blog hops then why not pop over to Creative Inspirations.

At the top of the blog you will see the post all you have to do is add your name and blog link we shall pop along to see your lovely creations.Please remember if your entering the challenge then you must also add direct link to the challenge linky as these are 2 different linky's!Look forward to coming to visit!

Now this Dt card i made a while ago well seems like it with being away.This week we have 2 yes 2 fabulous sponsors .Firsat is Meljen’s designs Offering 4 didgi images of your choice to the winner.

Who kindly donated the Dt with some beautiful images this being one of them i have used cute!or what?.

Our 2nd Sponsor is Fantastic ribbons who the kind Owner Keith has offered 10 rolls of ribbon!!!!

Thanks go to Keith as he is now going to sponsor us every month.So if you love ribbons then go take alook at this weeks challenge which is to use a:

Recycle Element on Project

I recycled a flower the caramel one from a gift box of smellies i received at christmas last year.

Materials used

Image :Meljen’s Designs
Inks:Copics memento Black.

Cardstock from Stampin uip

Design Papers:Basic grey

Flowers :Prima ,Wild Orchard and recycled flower.
Lace :Wild Orchard Crafts

Pearls :Kaiser Craft

Punched leaves using Mugills Fern and Pine Punches

I am also entering this card into the following Challenges:

Craft your Days Away 1st Challenge:Favourite Things..Lace and Flowers

I hope you like my creation and will take time to

pop over and join in with this weeks challenge.

Love n hugs

WOYWW........Where do the weeks go!

Good Morning Crafters nearly said Campers...lolGosh where do the weeks go nearly into August.Past half way throught the year and oh my christmas is in sight....lol.What a crazy week last week sorry if i didnt manage to pop by and say hi,but sure will today as no hospital or drs im free all day!
Well if you aint got a clue whats going on here and whatWOYWW means then pop over to our dear crafter Julia's blog and find out join in and be part of the nosey Club...!!!First of all most important thing cuppa coffee on my desk this am!
So what have i been up to ? i hear you say well i have seen so many stunning Vintage cards and crafts lately that i thought i have to have a go.Well proper go shall i say.So i did on Monday and last night started to do another project just to make sure that i could do it again and not just one off!The card below is the one i made Monday
Old Fashioned Vintage Chrsitmas

What you see in the below piccys is my desk this am as i stated some more last night to finish off hopefully fingers crossed this am.
As you can see the card sat in my WOYWW Easel thats well MR D kindly made and Julia sent out .I dont know what i did without it ,gets so much use big thanks once again.
So good old Tim H Ranger distress inks,Some images ive already stamped awaiting my vintage look...lol

Piccy below shows my stampin up pads and box of my distress inks ,blenders ect.

That have been there 2years without much use im afraid to say so now seeing the daylight.

Hope you all have had good week,i will pop by and visit today.Thankyou for all the lovely comments last week.Hope you all have crafty wednesday.I will miss next week can see the withdrawls now.......lolAs going to see my dad in Darlington as havent been up since his op and take the girls also who love to visit there Grampie.

So till next time be good stay safe and be crafty!

love n hugs

New Blog Starting DT call

Morning all Sunny bit cooler but yes did get rain last night ...yipee along awaited drop of rain i can tell you here in Norfolk.Anyways had a message in my comments from Suzanne to say new challenge blog starting for all us stampers so thought id give it ago.So i have picked 3 recent cards to enter for the DT call over on there new blog"Let's Ink It Up".

Plus girls they have some fab Candy up for grabs(see piccy above) so why not pop over enter the Candy check the blog out apply for Dt and wait for the challenges to begin.

My 3 cards im entering are recent makes the first is :

Tilda with Love My second well tried my hand at the Vintage look on Monday this was the result .

From the comments im receiving apparently it's alreight...lol

Third card is masking tech i have used the beautiful circle image and tilda both from Magnolia.

From 2009 christmas Kit.I colour with copics all the time unless use Tim Holtz rangers distressed inks.like monday...lol.I do love all the attention to detail on cards but then again cards that are Simple but elegant i love so all round crafter id call myself now i can do Vintage...ha ha ...lol

Well hope you like my entries for DT call

hugs judex

OSAAT Challenge 23........DT Card

OSAAT Challenge 23

Black White & One Other Colour

This weeks challenge over at OSAAT apart from being Black nWhite and one other colour as you see i chose Green.I would just like to say a sad farewell to Susan .I have only been at OSAAT a short while but Susan is a creator and designer and in the short while she has been so helpful She will be sdaly missed her papers are lush !!But i hear through the grape vine that shes still gonna stay on the DT whihc is fab.Also a big sad farewell to the lovely Sam who has been with the blog since the start i do hope you will pop back as guest designer maybe!Wish them both well and dont be strangers! Now onto my creation which this week follwos the challenge with my other colour being green.I just adore black and that lime green!I hadve usede Lil Diva Image Flower Fairy whihc you can purchase Here.
I have intribute to susan used her lovely swirl paper from the set Chaos!I have coloured my image using Copics ,Saqura Black Glaze Pen
Glamour mist pearl adhered to Sakura Clear Glaze pen..
Nesties Labels 8 to layer the image onto using the papers and su card.
Sentiment is black glitter peel off from my stash and ive used Stampin Up scalloped and oval punch.The flowers are Prima ,brad Making Memeories"Green house Paperie"
Pearls Kaiser craft,Black Gems Doodle Bug.
I Hope you like my DT card and i do hope you will have ago at this weeks challenge.Please check out the other Dt entries also to see what they have done using Susan's Papers.
Have a Great Sunday
love n hugs

Creative Inspiration Challenge39 DT Card

Good Morning all ,hope youve all had agood week.Where is July going to ,i think i blinked and missed it...lol.Just cant believe last week July.So as you will see this weeks DT card is a Crimbo one !As you may not think it but Christmas will be here before you know it!The shops full of goodies as i type this QVC has there Christmas weekend on TV gets me all excited i just love this time of year!except the expense of course...lol.Im hoping this week coming wont be so hectic as last weeks spent mostly at hospital,only have to go twice this week so the rest will be spent recovering...meaning rest/sleep!Hope you all have better things planned than i do for next week.Maybe some Crimbo shopping.....Kids would love that..LOL!!!

Anyway's this week over at Creative Inspirations we have a fabuluos sponsor called
Whimsy Stamps.This week we have used whimsy Stamp Digi Images on our creations.If im not wrong this is new release digi by Chrissy Armstrong and aint it Cute!Now if you popped over to Creative Inspirations you could Enter this weeks Challenge Which is "Anything Goes"so what you waiting for and you could be in with a chance of Winning $15 Gift cert to spend in there wonderful shop Here

I have used some scraps up from last years crimbo stock .Papers and card DCWV,White Card is SU.
Coloured the image in with Copics,Glamour dust, Gold.Used labels 8 to layer my image.Added Ribbon from my stash,and also Prima flowers sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer mist Pearl .Gems and pearls from Kaiser Craft.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

OLLCB:Christmas in July
Allsorts Challenge :A Card for a child...Child's Christmas

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge:Christmas in July

ABC Christmas challenge:O is for ornaments

Sunday with Crissy :Christmas in July

Christmas Cards All year Round:Anything Goes

Love n hugs

WOYWW....59

Good Morning all you WOYWW 59!Now if youve not got any idea what this is all about well check out Julia's Blog Here.To find out how you can join in with us Nosey creative crafters!!!
Well this morning im not here so hopefully this should upload it self.No not on holiday although if you call NHS Hospital a holiday well yes..lol.This is the last piccy of my desk now you may have seen some of these images coloured on my desk last week.Well happy to say my mojo returned and at last they have been created into cards.So i thought id show you my desk as it stands now .This was the last time i was at it!If you scroll down to previous 2 post you will see the tilda and winter wishes card in more detail.

Neat Desk dont ya think??
Yeah it is but you aint seen the floor or the chair next to me...lol
And dont want to ,i will prob regret it by time im back....
Anyways we still havent had any rain in Norfolk we are so desperate all these places having heavy rain ,storms ect you dont know how lucky you are.....lol
Well have fab wedensday i will come pop by all at the weekend all things being well.Take care stay safe and happy creative crafting!
love n hugs

Christmas in July

Christmas In July

Good Morning Saturday!another week over and nearer to Chrsitmas...lol.I have now started to make a start on my Chrsitmas cards .I have 2 creations for you today both Christmas cards and bothe Blue!Hope you have a great weekend and the weather is abit less humid than here.
My first Creation is using stamps from Magnolia's Chrsitmas 2009 Collection where ive masked Tilda onto the ring.I do hope you like it im pretty pleased with it i think my mojo may just have returned from it's disappearing act.I have entered this card into the following challenges:
Fab N Funky :Chrsitmas in July

Cute Card Thursday:Get a Head Start
Alphabet Challenge:L...Lace

O0h La La challenge:Christmas in July

Christmas Stampin all year:Bling it Up!Add Glitter and Sparkle

Sundays with Crissy:chrsitmas in july

Christmas Cards All Year Round:Anything Goes

Reasonable Ribbon:Phot Inspiration..Blue &Ribbon

Materials
Stampin up Cardstock
Design Papers Daisy Dandelion Glitter Pot
Both Images Tilda Chrsitmas Collection 2009
Sentiment:Stampin Up
Copics,Memento Black,Blue Dovecraft Chalk
Scor-pal,D/Sided Tape ,3d Pads,sixxic Die ,big Shot,Mcguils Fern Punch
Embellishments:Glamour Dust Crystal,Tattered Angel Glimmer spray Pearl,Doiley Hobbycraft,
Gems,&Pearls Kaiser Craft.Lace Wild Orchard Crafts,Ribbon from USA
Brads Papermania Glitterpot,
FlowersPrima Wild Orchard Crafts

"Christmas in July 2"

My 2nd creation i have made as one of my swap Cards which is heading for USA.
I have entered this card into the following Challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round:Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge L:Lace
Fuss N Fancy:Stitches,Scallops,&Sparkle

Stamp & Create: Stitching ...Faux
Raise the Bar:
Something Old.....Blue Lace
Something New:Design Papers Daisy Dandelion Penelope &Percy
Something Borrowed {gifted/recycled}Sparkly Gems/bead from old Necklace
Something Blue:Image Pearls Kaiser Craft Lace & Card
White Card &Blue scalloped Card Stampin Up
Image :Received in RAK
White and Blue lace from stash.
Inkessentials white pen for Faux Stitching.
Sentiment From Stampin up
Scalloped and oval Punch from Stampin up
Sparkly Gems on white Lace Kanban.

Have great Saturday
love n hugs judex

Horse Challenge Card

Lily of the Valley Horse Card

Good Morning Thursday still hot humid and again still NO Rain!!Icompleted this card on Monday just havent had much time inbetween hospital opds so i schedueld it to upload fingers crossed it has!

This card i have made for my Daughter's friends birthday which is coming up.She adores ,lives for horses.So i thought this image from Lily of the Valley was just perfect.I have also created the card following this weeks sketch there,also entered it into the following challenges:

Lily of the Valley :Sketch based on Card

Pile it on Challenge:Holiday with a twist

C/Inspirations:Sports Theme

Simon Says:Let's Get Fruity(Apples)

I hope you like my creation created for your challenges.

Materials
CardsStock:Stampin up

Design Paper:Kaiser Craft "Belle Collection",Sei Chrsitmas collection 2009

Image:Lily of the Valley

Inks:Copics,Memento Black

Sentiment:Forever Friends

Tools :Scor-Pal,Nesties Labels 8,Big shot,Mugills Punch Fern

Flowers: Prima,floral center from craft stash.

Pearls :Kaiser Craft

Ribbon:From Crafty Stash

Have agreat day

love n hugs

WOYWW.....58......Wednesday Again!

Good Morning all you WOYWW bloggers.Well it's been a hot humid old week,still i keep praying for rain...lolMy grass is brown and my veggies need awatering from above and not a hose..lol.

Well if youve popped by for a nosey your at the right place if you havent got an iota about what im talking about then pop over to Julia's Blog Here and see what it's all about!im sure if you try you will be hooked! .Well been a no mojo week until Monday i think it's starting to return .Although i have a messy desk this morning must apologise as was in rush as finishing card so i could pop in box on way to Hospital opd this am.I am well into Crimbo cards at the moment yes you heard right!!!lol

Nothing like starting early ,well i have a swap going on need to make 8 crimbo cards to send to 4 swap partners only 4 more to go...But my mojo hasnt come back completely but i do think awee breeze helped on Monday althought still sticky and humid.Few stamped images coloured and some not coloured ,the card to the rt finished thats the one going in post this morning.

To the far back you can see im in the making of doing a box card maybe you can see tilda through it that needs completing,also laying flat i have agift card in the making too.

Above to cards are ones im posting off today. Below This is to remind me i have to make call to drs at 8am before i
go thats the phone and my big black book.
Oh my yes must mention my daughter just made me a cuppa coffee!!
in her mug must be honoured...... or mine needs washing up and shes too darn lazy more like!Not complaining wet and warm full of caffeine!!just what dr ordered...
Ive just realised theres dt card in back ground didnt realise that was sitting there in my proud WOYWW Easel thanks again Julia the past 4 weeks it's had none stop use!

Thats all girls not much exciting few bits and pieces .I do note that from looking at photos of my desk every week i always have more than one thing in the malking all the time.Is this just me am i alone or do others have several projects on th go at any one given time.!
Well have lovely wednesday please all pray for Rain in norfolk keep saying past 2 days we should be getting some but not a zero drop has dripped.
thanks for all your lovely comments to appreciate it and will get round you all on my return from the ozzy,Have fab Wednesday
love n hugs