Monday 31 March 2014

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 29 Use a Patterned Paper

It must be Tuesday.....
as there is another fab challenge over at
Were it's Hip to be Square, or rectangular 
Our Theme for this week is 
Use a Patterned Paper.....
So come on fellow crafter's come and have some fun with us... there is no size limit, as long as your project remains square, or rectangular I have included rectangular in the guidelines to be able for crafter's to enter there ATCs, and Tag's or a scrapbook layout.....
Cd Printables and Digital Layout's and Elements are also acceptable.
Our Fab Sponsors for this challenge are......


Sue

Sponsor Image Flower Fairy

Sunday 30 March 2014

Happy Mother's Day Mum....

Good Morning Peeps....
I hope you are all well, and enjoying your weekend, my blog today is dedicated to my amazing Mum..... she really has the patience of a Saint, the times I must have annoyed her over the years, and the times I have not listened to her worldly advice, she has made such an impact on my life, more than she know's, and I would be lost without her.... |I can actually hear myself saying some of the things she has said to me over the years, to my own children, but one saying that my amazing Mum said to me once sticks in my head, children make your arms ache when little and your heart ache when they get older..... so Mum, this is for you I love you more than you will ever know, and I do listen to you honest.....
Happy Mothers Day Mummy
XXXXXXXX

I would also like to thank my Wonderful Children for there gorgeous pressies 
Love you All so much it makes my Heart Hurt....



Below is the card that I made my Mum for her special day.

The Photo is me and my Mum











Saturday 29 March 2014

Just A Quickie.....

Hello Again Peeps,
Just a quick blog, as hubby will be home soon, and I have nothing on for tea yet.....
Ooops, forgot about the time.... been busy doing DT stuff, also my Daughter Hazel, popped in with a gorgeous bouquet of roses for Mothers Day.... I only saw her this morning..... but I can never have enough of my brood.... well once I had finished the DT things... I decided to have a quick play around, with my Digital Programme, a couple of weeks ago I won the challenge over on digitallysweetchallenges and the prize were some images from the wonderful lunagirlmoonbeams.  of which I adore, so I decided to use one of them in my layout... I kept this one quite simple, adding the green around the edge, to match her hat.... right I'm off to get the tea on, will speak again tomorrow God willing, hope you all have a good evening..XX




Beginning of Summer !!!!!!!

Good Afternoon Peeps
How ya doin..... well it is the start of British Summertime today isn't it ????.
Well that is what I was led to believe..... but has anybody told the weather that, only today in my little corner of Cornwall it is hard to believe, misty rain, Oh dear forgot that is our Summer weather.... Oh well, perhaps we will get some sun at some point, well I have been up the yard as per usual, rode the beast, then on the way home popped into my Daughter Teresa's for a coffee  and a chat, left there and went to visit my two other daughter's Sarah and Hazel.... so all in all had quite a busy morning.... I am now safely back indoors.... before I left to go up the yard this morning, I purchased 3 new digi kits, and made the layout below using one of them, for the challenge over at  Lunagirlmoonbeams.  hope they like it..... so I am going to love and leave you as I have quite a bit of behind the scene DT work to do, and also the kettle has just switched off... so will speak to you all again tomorrow God Willing, or even later today......



Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Card Stock
Digital Elements used from the Digi Kits
Timeless Love
Nouveau Love
Showgirl Image by Lunar Girl Summertime 2004 






Friday 28 March 2014

Completely Christmas Challenge # 4 Anything Goes

Good Morning Crafters, 
Completely Christmas
Challenge # 4
Anything Goes
 Your projects can be Scrapbook pages, any size or shape card, Christmas decorations, as it say's ....
Anything Goes.....
CD Printables and Digital Layouts or Digital Images are also acceptable.... 
We are being sponsored by the wonderful

Stitchybearstamps 

Sue
Crafty Girls Christmas Ornaments 2
Panda Bear Design Sheet Baby It's Cold Outside  

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge ~ 22 DT Choice Spring Flowers.....

Good Morning Fellow Crafter's we hope you are all well, 
Can you believe it's the weekend already..... and it's time for another fab challenge here at 
Suzy Bee's,
 All of us here at Suzy Bee's, would like to thank you all for joining in with us, without you, we would have no challenge, so we would love your company again in this week's challenge,
This week's theme has been chosen by Erin a member of the wonderful DT here at 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge
Theme is
Spring
so let's see some flowers and bright Happy colours in your Creations this week..
There are NO size restrictions, CD Printouts and Digital layouts are also acceptable, 
  The DT are all eagerly awaiting, your creations here at
 Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge Blog,
But most of all we want you to have fun.....
Below are the wonderful DT take on this week's challenge,
We are being sponsored by the Wonderful

Paper Pretties


Below are the Designs that the wonderful DT have created using the super Digi Stamps kindly given to us by our wonderful sponsors this week.


Sue
Using Sponsor Image Blossom

DSC # 81 Add A Frame

Good Afternoon Peeps
I hope you are all well..... can you believe we are at the beginning of yet another weekend ....
the time is flying by, well I was sure glad when yesterday morning came, and I finished my three night shift's, they were a bit stressful to say the least.... made a hasty exit at 07.00.... hopefully things will be a little quieter  when I return to work on Monday night !!!!!
Well, up the yard as per usual this morning  rode my boy, and then played catch up over a couple of cups of coffee with the girls, popped in to my Mum's on the way home armed with goodies for her, including her Mothers's Day Card and Pressie, had a chat over a coffee, then returned home to catch up on some behind the scenes DT work..... then decided to join in with the fun over at 
This week's theme is Frame It.....


Recipe for my Design
8 by 8 White Card Stock
Digital Designed using
Magical Moments Digi Kit
Image by Stitchy Bear Crafty Girls Christmas Baubles 





Wednesday 26 March 2014

Roll On Thursday Morning........

Good Afternoon Peeps,
I hope you are all well and not working to hard !!!!!!
Have any of you had that feeling, I can't take any more of this..... well I have had it the last two night's at work, it has been a bit ... how can I say stressful.... so I will be well and truly relieved when Thursday morning comes and I can leave it all behind me for a few day's.... sooo this morning when I got in from work, I decided to have a play around while waiting for my uniform  to finish washing..... and also it helps  me to unwind sometimes, before I go to bed... and below is the layout I  designed ...well I am going to love and leave you all...as the washing machine is bleeping at me, to let me now I can go to bed Ahhh bliss !!!!!!!!



Tuesday 25 March 2014

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 28 Anything Goes

It must be Tuesday.....
as there is another fab challenge here at
Fan-Tastic Tuesday
Were it's Hip to be Square....
Our Theme for this week is 
Anything Goes.....
So come on fellow crafter's come and have some fun with us... there is no size limit, as long as your project remains square, could even be a scrapbook layout.....
Cd Printables and Digital Layout's and Elements are also acceptable.
Our Fab Sponsors for this challenge are......

disdigistamps



Sue
Using Sponsor Image

Monday 24 March 2014

Where Has Spring Sprung Too !!!!!!!

Good Morning Peeps
Well here we are Monday again.... were did the weekend go, I personally think it has gone off with Spring.... seeing as both are never here for long,  the weather here today in my little corner of Cornwall is beastly.... wind rain....., and cold.... are we not supposed to be getting ready for Spring, and maybe some warmer weather..... the depth of my clothes are up and down like a yo-yo..... don't now what to put on from one day to the next.... oh well Que sera sera, was up the yard again this morning rode my boy, will not ride him again till Thursday, as back in to work tonight !!!, have to earn a crust..... so seeing as the weather is so nasty kept him in, so left him wrapped up in a nice dry stable..... I had a littler play around when I got back, and made the layout below, the gorgeous image was a freebie, but unfortunately cannot remember were from !!!!! oh dear old age is setting in.... so I am going to love and leave you all, and will speak again to you all on Thursday 
God Willing.....




Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Cardstock
Image was a freebie
Elements used from Digi Kits
Modern Lace
and
Indie Chic
Sentiment Computer Generated 





Sunday 23 March 2014

25% of BUgaboo Stamps This Weekend Lovely Jubbly......

Good Morning Peeps,
I hope you are all well..... the weather is still on the chilly side here in my little corner of Cornwall, what's it like were you are.... have been up the yard as per usual this morning, done the daily chores etc. etc. returned home and did some behind the scenes crafting.... and then decided to have a play around with a new digi kit that I purchased yesterday and some new digi's Stamps that I purchased this morning from over at Bugaboo Stamps they have a 25% sale on that finishes today so I went and grabbed some, and used one of them in my layout, hope you like it... well I am going to grab a coffee and then get ready to go to a sale with my friends Kath and Sherry this afternoon, will speak again soon God willing...

Recipe for my Design
8 by 8 White Base Card
Bugaboo Image Rabbit and Chick 
Digi Kit used
Natures Woodland





Saturday 22 March 2014

DSC # 80 'Want To Be A Star'


Good Afternoon Peeps
Well what's the weather like were you are..... here in my little corner of Cornwall it has reverted back to Winter,
cold windy, with heavy icy showers.....with the odd glimpse of the sun, back to lighting the fire's ..... I thought the nice weather we had last week was to good to be true, anyhoo, went up the yard as per usual, rode my boy who was not at all impressed as all he wanted to do was come in and eat... then ran the rabble on the fields and we got caught in a downpour so it was every man for himself as we ran back to my truck...by the time I got there the rabble were already in the back !!!!! just as well I left the tailgate open... then decided to keep Ace in overnight, so went round and bedded him down for the night.... so I think I have been forgiven for riding him..... then returned home,
well the cat's are curled up in front of the fire and the boy's are laying on the sofa..... so I decided to join in with the challenge over on Digitally Sweet  and the theme this week is stars and my layout is below....

Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Base Card
Abby Fortune Teller Digi Stamp by Lacy Sunshine
Digital Elements taken from digi kits
The Night Garden
and
Sweet Dreams
Sentiment Computer Generated

Friday 21 March 2014

Completely Christmas Challenge ~ 4 Anything Goes

Good Morning Crafters, 
Completely Christmas 
Challenge # 4
Anything Goes
 Your projects can be Scrapbook pages, any size or shape card, Christmas decorations, as it say's ....
Anything Goes.....
CD Printables and Digital Layouts or Digital Images are also acceptable.... 
We are being sponsored by the wonderful

sparklensprinkle

Sponsor Images Used Winter Scene and  Chickadees
Sue

Using Sponsor Image Pine Cone and Needles
 I re-sized the image to look as though they had fallen from the trees.

Suzy bee's Bloomin Challenge ~ 21 White on White

Good Morning Fellow Crafter's we hope you are all well, 
Can you believe it's the weekend already..... and it's time for another fab challenge over at

Suzy Bee's

White on White

There are NO size restrictions, CD Printouts and Digital layouts are also acceptable, 
  The DT are all eagerly awaiting, your creations here at
 Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge Blog,
But most of all we want you to have fun.....
Below are the wonderful DT take on this week's challenge,
We are being sponsored by the Wonderful

Ltd Runs




Sue




Handsome Chap .....

Good Afternoon Peeps,
I hope you are all well, the weather has turned quite chilly here in my little corner of Cornwall at the mo, so the thick jumpers have come out again..... well can you believe it is the start of another weekend already ...... and we are nearly at the end of March, the time really is flying by.... well I was up the yard as per usual this morning to ride my boy, then had a few errands to do on the way home,  popped in to my daughter Teresa's as it is my grand-daughter Morgan's Birthday today, had a coffee and a chat then popped in to see my Mum, and catch up on things in general, me doing the most talking as normal, then returned home.... after doing a few things around the house, decided to have a play around with my digital programme, and made the layout below, using a photo of my Gorgeous Boy Ace of Spades IV.....



 Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Base Card
Image My Own
Digi Kits Used
Magical Moments
and
Vintage Summer



Tuesday 18 March 2014

Fan-Tasdtic Tuesday Challenge # 27 Anything Goes

It must be Tuesday.....
as there is another fab challenge here at
Fan-Tastic Tuesday
Were it's Hip to be Square....
Our Theme for this week is 

Anything Goes

So come on fellow crafter's come and have some fun with us... there is no size limit, as long as your project remains square, could even be a scrapbook layout.....
Cd Printables and Digital Layout's and Elements are also acceptable.
Our Fab Sponsors for this challenge are......

Bugaboo Digi Stamps






Sponsor Image Life in Colour

Sunday 16 March 2014

On A Roll !!!!!!

Me Again Peeps,
Blimey I'm on a roll...... just a quick post before Hubby comes in from the garden to see that I have just purchased another Digi Kit..... I spent a whole £3.00..... at the mo he is still crashing and banging about in the garden, I had better see if he would like a cuppa !!!!, but before I go I just had to show you all a layout I made with my NEW Digi Kit.....

Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Base Card
Digi Kit Vintage Summer
Blue Flower Image from my own Stash 


Morning Glory .....

Good Afternoon Peeps,
I hope you are all enjoying your weekend, it's rather on the chilly side today in my little corner of Cornwall.... certainly not sunbathing weather, well came back from the yard this morning to find Hubby out in the back garden, he is on a tidying  mission at the mo, so the garden looks more untidy than it did before he started !!!!  I'm sure he know's what he is doing.... so left him out there merrily banging and crashing about.... me I came indoors and made a coffee... on the way up to the yard this morning I did take some pictures of the beautiful sky.... I always carry my camera around with me, for those special moments.... and I am rather partial to a dramatic skyline, so I decided to do a layout with them, what do you think......



Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Base Card
Images I took This Morning
Digital Elements used from Digi Kit
Fall Splendour  




Saturday 15 March 2014

Screaming At Me !!!!!!!

Good Afternoon Again Peeps,
Blimey !!!! second post of the day, what has happened, well the sun has come
 out to play at last.... was beginning to wonder if we would see it... well have done quite a bit in the way of crafting today...has made a nice change, caught up on a lot of behind the scenes DT work, so at least I won't be to rushed !!!! 
Then decided to have a play around.... now I don't know about you, but I just love Lunagirl Moonbeams Vintage images, and I have owned one of there CDs for yonks.... 
2004 actually so yes quite an old one, but the images are gorgeous, and  one of my favourite ones was screaming at me to go in to my layout below.... yes I know Valentine's Day has gone...
but who say's romance is dead !!!!!


Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 White Base Card
Image by Lunagirl Moonbeams 2004
Digi Elements used from Digi Kits
Cupid
and
Vintage Valentine




A Spring Day !!!!!!

Good Afternoon Peeps,
Hope you are all enjoying the start of the weekend... weather not overly nice at the mo in my little corner of Cornwall..... but I think it may improve !!!! well my workload has been cut down drastically up at the yard the horses are all out over night.... so the mucking is minimal.... which leaves more time for coffee..... yippee, 
although I have to admit I am always apprehensive the first couple of nights, is he warm enough what if it rains .... then I have to say to myself get a grip .... he is a wild animal, used to living out in all weathers without thick waterproof rugs .... thing is nobody has told Ace this ....he likes his creature comforts, although the little brat, made me walk over to the middle of the field this morning to get him....probably my punishment for leaving him out all night.... so this morning he had the works, legs shampooed, mane and tail conditioned hooves oiled, when I left him he was gleaming.... but I can guarantee as soon as he goes out in to his field later he will find the most muddy bit and roll.... and then I get to do it all again tomorrow... on the way home I popped in to PANTS... and brought a brand new pair of curtains for my kitchen window, which is normally quite awkward to buy for... returned home and got a phone call from Shelter Box Charity shop which is just up the road from were I live, asking me if I could work in there shop for two hours on a Saturday 2 till 4 I start next week.... made a layout with the new digi kit I got, so all all in all not a bad day....



Recipe for my Design

5 by 5 White Base Card
Image from Lunagirl Moonbeams
Digi Kit
A Spring Day




Friday 14 March 2014

Completely Christmas Challenge # 3 Anything Goes

Good Morning Crafters, 
Completely Christmas
Challenge # 3
Anything Goes
 Your projects can be Scrapbook pages, any size or shape card, Christmas decorations, as it say's ....
Anything Goes.....
CD Printables and Digital Layouts or Digital Images are also acceptable.... 
We are being sponsored by the wonderful

bugaboostamps

Sue

Using Sponsor Image Reindeer Silhouette 
Sue
Using Sponsor Image Kisses from Heaven

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge # 20 Emboss It...

Good Morning Fellow Crafter's I hope you are all well, 
Can you believe it's the weekend already..... and it's time for another fab challenge over at 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge
Emboss It, 
does not have to be the whole project, could just be the edges, or the embellishments as long as some part of your design has been embossed.... 
There are NO size restrictions, CD Printouts and Digital layouts are also acceptable, 

We are being sponsored by the Wonderful
bugaboostamps
Sue
Spring Block


Recipe for my Design
5 by 5 White Base Card
Digi Elements used from Digi Kits
Ruffles and Frills
Dusky Pink Cardstock
Spellbinders Flower Die Medium
X Cut Daisy Embossing Folder 
Sponsor Image Spring Block

DSC # 79 'Black & White'

Good Afternoon Peeps,
Were has the sun gone..... it certainly is not showing it's face today in my little corner of Cornwall....
hope it's nice were you are.... well the weekend is upon us again, are any of you doing 
anything nice....I have nothing planned for this weekend, just the way I like it... will of course be up the yard in the morning.... but after that it will be wherever the wind takes me.... of course  I will do some crafting at some point that goes without saying.... may spend some time in the garden !!!! have had a relativity quite day today... did ride my horse this morning, and then had the proverbial couple of cups of coffee with the girls, then returned home and hoovered out my truck, so once again for a short time it does not resemble a green wheelie bin !!!! apart from that not much... did manage to join in with a great challenge over at digitallysweetchallenges  and they are being sponsored by Lunagirl Moonbeams this week, and my entry is below.... the theme this week is black and white with one other colour..


Recipe for my Design
5 by 5 White Base Card
Digital Elements used from Digi Kits
Swirling Memories 
and 
From This Day Forward

Thursday 13 March 2014

Back Up !!!!!!!

Good Afternoon Peeps,
How's it going !!!!!! I had a lovely day yesterday with my youngest daughter Teresa, we went in to town and had a coffee and a Danish, then mooched around the shops...it was great to spend some quality time together, then we popped in to my Mum's for another coffee and a chat before I went for my check up, and everything is fine there, so all in all it was a beautiful day..... But the weather here in my little corner of Cornwall today is grey and misty... well it is in Camborne, yet Constantine were I keep my horse is gorgeous sunshine...... so up the yard this morning to ride and have a couple of cups of coffee and a chat with girls, it was lovely as we were all sat out in the sunshine.... did not want to leave..... so returned home to grey and misty weather, and here was me hoping I would be able to sit out in the garden !!!! never mind ..... anyhoo it gave me the perfect excuse, not that I ever need one, to catch up on some behind the scenes crafting .... having to use hubbys computer at the mo as mine is poorly, and gone in to work with hubby to be looked at... hopefully not to much wrong with it..... but have decided to back back everything up, when I do get it back..... well I popped on over to Lunagirl Moonbeams today and Karen is giving a couple of freebies away, so decided to use one of them for my layout...seeing as it is St Patrick's day soon !!!! 




Recipe for My Design
5 by 5 Ultra Smooth White Card
Image a freebie from Lunagirl Moonbeams
Digi Kits used
Swirling Memories 
and
Fall Splendour 

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Bleach and Jeyes Fluid Not A Good Mix ......

Good Morning Peeps,
Well it looks like it is going to be a nice day today in my little corner of Cornwall..
The sun has just started to poke his head out, Well I had the chance of a lie in this morning !!! a proper one, and did I, nope just laid there thinking of what I could be doing.... today I am going to to the Docs for a check up, and going out this morning with my daughter Teresa, for a coffee and a mooch 
around town, I am going to buy some Acrylic paints as we have quite a few white tiles, that I would to paint some Fairies on, which I am really looking forward to... so hubby said he would go and sort my horse Ace out to give me a chance of that lie in.... so when hubby left I decided to wash the front door.... and the garden path, and the hall tiles..... and used a solution of bleach and jeyes fluid for the front door and the garden path, and blimey is it strong, so I do NOT recommend it.... I even went the whole hog and tipped it down the outside drains..... I opened up the windows, but the smell is coming in, but at least it smells clean!!!!!,I hung the picture I purchased the other day and  also washed all  my mirrors, as I do have a penchant for those as well, not modern ones but old, were the frames are all well worn and they are all dotted around my house........ so on the whole I have had a busy morning, Oh I forgot also hung some curtains at the window on my landing, which I thought was very brave of me, as it measures about 8ft in height and I do not like heights, and had to go up the the step ladder.... which is now stuck on the landing as I cannot close the dam thing.... and even had time to put together a layout while I am waiting for the kitchen floor to dry.... 
Well I am going to get some brekkie and get ready for my baby girl Teresa to pick me up, will speak again soon
 God willing, and also if I haven't become
 coma endused due to fumes.....
  

Recipe for My Design
8 by 8 Ultra Smooth White Base Card
Image from Pantheon Arts and Graphics
Digital Elements used from Digi Kits
Swirling Memories
and
A Mothers Love




Tuesday 11 March 2014

Mines the Big White One !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Evening Peeps,
Bit of a late blog for me.... but got itchy feet so came in to my Craft Studio,
uploaded some of the pics I took today when I went to our shop in Falmouth, 
and I had a wonder around the town, so of course I had to take some pics,
I made a layout of the little beach Hut pic I took.....



Rick Steins Sign outside his Restaurant 

Mine is the Big White One on the End !!!!!!

I Just Love Beach Huts