hello

hello crafty girls, frustrated..still can't craft,arms not too good at all,the burn runs from my knuckles to mid fore arm, being my right arm real pain, excuse pun..like a snake shedding my skin..its wrapped in a kind of cling film to keep it clean and stop it drying out..nice..typing left handed, excuse spelling ...hope to be back playing in a couple of days, crafty hugs to you all, Julie-Anne xx

cute fancy fold spring card

hello, well its a beautiful sunny day on the south coast, off out to love Albert road day soon,it's a twice a year event were the road is closed, bands ,street entertainers etc, its a Bohemian street, retro shops, second had goods, boutiques etc, the card i want to share today is a fancey fold spring card, will pit measurements on later when i get back, going to use for 2 of my favorite challenges, cute daisy may http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/2009/09/texture.html which has a theme of texture this week, this blog show cases the hand drawn and then turned into digi stamp designs of they talented Linnie, a must for all card makers

the other challenge is forever friends,http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/21st-september-fancy-folds.html theme this week is fancy folds, and you must use one of the forever bear products, i love these cute cheeky chaps,i just love bears..

materials used

forever friends rubber stamp with a daisy, which i cut off, bought from www.glitterpot.co.uk i coloured with my chalk pencils from www.craftsulove.co.uk i love chalks,they are a very under used medium A4 sheet of card to make the base spring card, 2 sheets of color core coredinations card stock, beautiful texture, i embossed some with a flower plate in my bigshot,the parcels die cuts i bought from eBay, i chalked around edges also, flower i made with paper punches, message from craftwork cards,on a mat cut with stampin up scallop oval punch, ribbon from my stash, off out catch up later my crafty friends, Julie-Anne xx

yummy cupcakes ..

while the gang were at footie i had a lovely play with my new stampin up stamps..yummy calorie free cupcakes, had some real fun,took my mind off my sore arm, charlies grandie wants to whip me off to the minor injury clinic again as its gone a very dark brown, not really how i want to spend my Saturday night..going to use this card to enter 2 challenges, sketch and stashhttp://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-and-stash-challenge-19.html fabby sketch which i have put above, just in case i can tempt you to hop over and join me,i love the sketches they have not too fiddly, and they encorage you to use bits from your stash, my new stamps and the ribbons are from my stash,the other challenge i found for the first time this morning is stamp with us http://stampwithus.blogspot.com/2009/09/stamp-with-us-recipe-challenge.html you have to use at least one stampin up product, they have a recipe wait for it, NO PATTERNED PAPER 2 x RIBBONS 2 x STAMPS, i can here you all shouting ...no papers..it was a nice refreshing change to think outside the box

materials used

stampin up cupcake and sentiment from the same set,cupcake crazy,coloured with my trusty water colour pencils,white bazzill card which i made an A5 card blank, brown and lime green bazzill card,all from capture the magic http://www.capturethemagic.biz/,SU oval and scallop oval punch,paper flowers,card candy and ribbon from my stash,really pleased how this card came out, not so pleased with photo,light not quite right for taking photo's today,catch up later, crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

if any one is looking to buy some stampin up products,i can highly recomend sarah jane, this is her blog,grab a coffe and pop over http://cardsandacuppa.blogspot.com/ my order came in under a week,know thats service

happy kiss-mas

hello crafty friends,my gang have just gone to football so i thought i would share this alternative Christmas card, i found a new challenge blog winter wonderland (new to me)http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-17-hot-chocolate.html it is just for Christmas cards .. well get me on the road to making some more, i was attracted by the theme hot chocolate, wow mojo was shrilling with excitement..i made this cup of hot chocolate card, fingers crossed it's what they wanted had loads of fun making it, hope you like.

materials used

decorative papers ,card and card candy from craftworks cards , from their yummy scrummy range, brown bazzill card from capture the moment ,flowers papermill shop, ribbon american art,image tilda coloured with water colour pencils,oval and scallop oval but with nesties and sentiment from Nickie from www.stampingalday.co.uk

sketch saturday

i am going to use this Christmas card as my entry over at sketch Saturdayhttp://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-69-19th-september-sponsored-by.html i have put the sketch above just in case i can tempt you to join in,fabby sketch i have done my own take on it, they are sponsored by Nikki over at http://www.bunnyzoescrafts.com/ fab on line shop i bought 2 rubber stamps last week, and got them the next day, now that's what i call service,

materials used

stamped image by elzybells coloured with water colour pencils, papers are the designer range by dovecrafts 2 shades of green bazzill card , small snowflake punch, white glitter card,ribbon from stash, nesties classic oval and scallop oval,2mm foam pads,6"white card blank from craftwork cards,Mr Oscar back from having haircut...very sulky,sorry pictures a bit dark,crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

just sceen pickie ribbon looks bright green, its sage green and looks fabby in real life.....

my first christmas card....

well i have gone and done it...made my first Christmas card, only another....to go, i am going to use this card to enter 3 craft challenges

paper take weekly http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-24.html which this week is a sketch, which i have put above, great simple sketch, could not help myself but to use and join in, if you have not joined one of their challenges before, pop over and take a look

allsorts challenge, this weeks theme is snowflakes in September http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/allsorts-challenge-week-19_19.html their are some really fab cards from their design team, if you have lost your mojo ..for your Christmas cards, go over and have a peek, i am sure you will want to join the challenge

pile it up challenge http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-16-crazed-and-punches.html this weeks theme is punches....nice challenge to go, lovely blog, also have a list of weekly challenges on their side strap, work a blog hop over for that alone

materials used

all images and sentiments are from elzybells art stamps, www.elzybells.com coloured with water colour pencils, 8" white card blank from www.craftwcards.co.uk papers are dovecraft designer Christmas papers,green grosgrain ribbon from stash,dovecraft small snow flake punch, and square wooden die in 2 sizes 8cm & 9cm from www.cross-cuts.com sage green card from the paper mill shop, 6 flat back gems from stash, happy Christmas crafting Julie-Anne xx

stiff and sore ...

good morning girls, quite sore this morning and my hand and wrist stiff, Mr Oscar my Lhasa apso puppy he's just a year old,has a hair appointment this morning, so he will sulk all afternoon, will try and remember to take picture when he gets back, will look quite cute,charlies grandie took him down to the beach last night so he needs the sand washing out of his curls....sat planning my Christmas cards last night, must make a start soon, must be more organised than last year when i did not start till the first week in December...naughty crafty nanny, hope All's well, catch up later, Julie-Anne xx

copics or promarkers..help

help girls please, quite new to rubber stamping, at the moment i have whispers brush markers, water colour pencils,chalks and some aqua crayons, but love the effect that i have seen while blog hopping given by copic and pro markers, they are not cheep and will have to collect a few at a time,which ones are the question, and what colours...any advise would be fabby, many thanks Julie-Anne xx

had a bit of accident...

morning girls, sorry i had nothing to share with you yesterday, had a little accident.....managed to knock over a hot cup of black coffee,scalded from my knuckles to mid fore arm..so spent yesterday afternoon at A&E...feels loads better this morning,hope to play later with the help of some good pain killers...crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

good morning over the moon

good morning crafty friends, over the moon, i have won the challenge over at crafty creations,i have won a beautiful stamp, as i don't have many, it will be a very welcome play mate for my other crafty bits,they have just set their next challenge windows, come girls pop over and join them this week, use this link to get there http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/09/crafty-creations-challenge-34-windows.html, catch up later, must do the ironing, its the down fall of a nice drying day yesterday, crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

cute mimosa cupcake by bidmalarna

is this image so cute she arrived this morning,she is a new release from bidmalarna, i bought her with an other one from http://www.bunnyzoescrafts.com/ i just had to have a play, i am going to use this card a try for 3 challenges

Simon says stamp challenge http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/simon-saysfollow-recipe.html they have a recipe challenge to Use 3 embellishments, 2 papers, and 1 image , always a nice mixture of challenges here

c.r.a.f.t challenge http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-17-pink-and-brown.html their theme is pink and brown, what a fabby colour combination, if you like these colours like me hop over and join in

crafty creations http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/09/crafty-creations-challenge-33-coffee-or.html, theme is coffee or tea,gosh not quite as easy as it seemed, took me days to come up with an idea, and then like a light bulb moment it came to me, fabby samples from their design team

materials used

image was mimosa cupcake by bidmalarna,coloured with water colour pencils and blended with a blending pen, brown bazzill card which i cut to make an 6" square card blank,papers from craftwork cards a long with white card candy, ribbon from American crafts,quickutz teapot,cup and bonbon dies,i used scraps of bazzill card to make the die cut embellishments,crafty hugs Julie-Anne

fairy pumpkin card

managed to fight my way onto the computer....charlies grandie worked from home today..don't they mess up your normal routine.. i have found a new challenge, well new to me crazy 4 challenges http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2009/09/crazy-4-challenges-sketch-challenge_19.html they have a fabby simple sketch which i have put above, could not help myself just had to play, they are on their 3rd challenge, this sketch works perfectly h the challenge over at digital Tuesday http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/digital-tuesday-challenge-24clean.html which has a theme of clean and simple fall card,if you have n joined them you must use a digital image.

materials used

cute daisy may digi download, printed onto white shimmer card,coloured with water colour pencils,i whipped it out the printer quick and embossed it with clear embossing powder,the papers pink petticoat swirl down load papers in sand and gold colour way, also printed onto white shimmer paper from the papermill shop, i used an A5 white card blank, card candy and ribbon from my stash, hope all you crafty girls had a nice weekend, back later, big hugs Julie-Anne xx

cute bear card

i am going to use this cute bear card for challenges

forever friends challenge blog http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/14th-september-black-white-and-another.html this weeks theme is black, white and another colour,which i choice to add pink

truly scrumptious http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-16.html which has a lovely sketch which i have put above to see if i can tempt you to play along

creative inspirations http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-27-animals.html the theme this week is animal, i love bears so a natural choice for me

materials i used

forever friends bear image which is an exclusive design at www.theglitterpot.co.uk i coloured the image with water colour pencils

6" white card blank, black, white and pink bazzil card stock, polka dot paper down loads from pink petticoat, i cut a 3" circle from white card and a 3.5" scallop circle from pink card,white prima flowers and black card candy from my stash, all 3 challenge blogs are my particular favourite challenge blogs if you have not visited them before, grab a coffee and pop over, catch up with all you craft girls later, crafty hugs Julie-Anne

stamptacular sunday

this is my entry for the Sunday challenge over at stamptacular challenge http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-24-card-sketch.html
i love this challenge blog as they like you to make a card just for them no combining,they have a sketch this week, which is a fabby one, as shown above.

materials i used

image was dahlia by the greeting farm,from www.bunnyzoecrafts.com coloured with water colour pencils, the sentiment from Nicky at www.stampingallday.co.uk

6" white square card blank from www.craftworkcards.co.uk 2 sheets of double sided scrapbook paper by scrapbook walls , lace,felt flower and gems from my stash

happy crafting Julie-Anne

this mummy's rock star

this picture taken in London at an audition for an under age festival
my rock star playing at the southsea bandstand,he calls himself the boy i use to be...

he's a rock star card

hello crafty girls, i made this card today as a luck card for my youngest son, who is just 16, he is playing at southsea fest tomorrow, what a week after playing support to roses king castle on Wednesday eve, hes a bit special as he writes all his own songs and music, huge as he has suffered with ME/CFS for three years, after dinner i will add picture of him and see the likeness,i am also going to use it for 2 challenges, the corrosive challenge http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-29-its-sketch-day.html
they have a sketch as their challenge this week, which is above if you Fancy playing along,Can't wait to see what you do with this sketch! they also have a prize this week are some chipboard tags by Piggy Tales and some matching paper

second challenge is over at the secret crafter Saturday challengehttp://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-49.html

the theme this week is teenage boys, as we all know male cards can be difficult, lovely samples from their design team go and have a peek

materials used

6" white square card blank, die cuts with a view rock star stack,image of Edwin by magnolia, coloured with water colour pencils, looks better in real life than in the picture for some reason, 3 black buttons from my stash, i layered all the levels with 1mm foam pads, it give it some depth,back soon with pickie of my rock star, crafty hugs Julie-Anne

3 in 1 challenge entry

i am going to use this card as my entry for 3 challenges

allsorts challenge http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/welcome-to-week-18-at-allsorts-i-emma.html which this week has the fabby sketch above, i liked it so much just had to play along,The winner this week will receive ...... an Image folder and a selection of flowers i like this challenge blog as it has a wide variety of challenges

i am going to enter the challenge over at creative inspirations http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/monday-7th-sept-challenge-25.html this blog has some great ideas from their design team,this weeks challenge is a colour challenge Lilac/Purple & Grey This weeks Prize is fantastic,Papermania Clear Stamps "Stamping for Him"Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad -Boxer Papermania Embellishment Trio -Earth Tones Pack of A6 cards (50 cards), with envelopes Three strips of assorted ribbon

the last challenge is over at Tuesday taggers the theme is cuts or punched shapes, great challenge, any excuse to plat with my bigshot, http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-18-diecuts-and-punches.html

materials used,

8" white square card blank, image and backing papers are a digital down load from pink petticoat, i printed them onto some lovely white shimmer paper i bought from the papermill shop,which i coloured with sukura gell pens, i die cut the circle(4") and scallop circle (4.5") from a set of wooden die from www.cross-cuts.com i punch the layering flowers out of some white ice stardream card from PDA , 6 flat back lilac gems from my stash, off to feed the gang, not nice when they are hungry, crafty hugs, julie-anne

new shop and blog candy over at clairs crafty bits jacare

Claire at crafty bits by hope jacare http://www.shophandmade.com/Store/Hopejacare has blog candy to celebrate the opening of her new digi stamp shop, they are all hand drawn doodles, very different from the run of the mill digi stamps, stunning comes to mind, pop over and wish her well,http://hopejacare.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-shop-and-blog-candy.html

fairy card

thought i would give you a peek at this fairy card i made this afternoon, i used one of my digi down loads from Linnie at cute daisy may, they are becoming my favorite, i am going to use it to enter two challenges, firstly cute card Thursday http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-77-strawberry-mint-julep.html the have a colour challenge, PINK AND GREEN This weeks challenge is sponsored by Tracy @ Squiggle Stamps. there is some beautiful Christmas papers and stamps up for grabs, the other challenge is dare u digi stamp http://dareu2digistamp.blogspot.com/2009/09/dare-u-2-digi-stamp-challenge-21-sketch.html there challenge t week is a sketch which you find above, quite challenging i think you will agree, but no sketch is going to beat me..

materials used

cute daisy may digi download coloured with water colour pencils, i printed the image on white shimmer paper, 8" white square card blank,2 x imaginations double sided scrapbook paper, 2 x different green bazzill card stock and one sheet of pale mint Green stardream card, paper flowers and card candy from my stash, off out tonight one of my sons is playing a gig, he is supporting roses king castles who is a mixture of the Liberians and baby shambles...so I'm informed, i think i am meant to be impressed, he is also playing southsea feast this coming weekend which is a music festival in southsea Hampshire, will try and take pickies to post, happy crafting, Julie-Anne