Are you going to Scarborough Fair

All the fun of the fayre. I'm afraid my little dance the other day proved no use as it widdled it down. But it didn't dampen the spirits of the crafty folk of Mumbles. Although I didn't make enough money to retire to the Bahamas there was a good turn out and people were very enthusiastic about my little things :D

Sorry the pics are a bit poor but it was so dark at 8.30 yesterday morning when I took them. Also see for a giggle my little funny one about my blog ;D. I would like to give a huge thanks for all your well wishes too and espcially Joanne who I must now call mother ;D (i'll explain tomorrow) who geneoursly donated some Stampin' Up! goodies to raffle off - thanks so much, your the best.

I am pooped but happy, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

P.s click on the pictures for a real good nosey ;D

Here comes the sun

This is an offering I made yesterday to the sun spirit accompanied by a little dance around the patio for good weather today for the craft fayre. It has forecast some real humdingers of storms :(

Yesterday was not much better, I don't know if you can see but the photo is quite dark and the wall behind the card is wet with rain. I had to run out with my brolly to take the pic.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: a bit of birthday cheer and just beachy. Car stock: so saffron, whisper white, real red and tempting turquoise. Ink: yoyo yellow, versamark and so saffron. Paper: tea party designer series paper. Ribbon: real red narrow grosgrain, linen thread.
Other companies: stamp: polka Emma from CC designs, memento tuxedo black ink and copic ciao markers.

Just another mojo Monday (remix)

Inspired by this great sketch from mojo Monday. I just had to use this little paper flower I had punched out some pages from an old broken book with Stampin' Up!s scallop circle punch, made some cuts and then layered. I chalked the edges for definition and popped a button on.

It has been such a busy week for me as I have been preparing for the craft fayre which I should have publicised before - doh ! But it's at the Ostreme Centre, Mumbles (really pretty place) in Swansea on Saturday 11th of July 10- 4 pm.

If anyone comes along and mentions the blog they might get a little prize ;D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: a bit of birthday cheer and cheer & wishes. Ink: chocolate chip, ruby red and versamark. Card stock: kraft, ruby red, basic black, very vanilla and chocolate chip. Paper: chocolate chip designer series paper. Misc: ruby red button, narrow twill tape, clear embossing powder and old book pages for flower.

Doctor, Doctor

Everybody open wide, stick out their tongues and say aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh. Let Dr Emma explain lol, while teepee shopping last Sunday I went into one of these shops where they sell all sorts of pretty and quirky little things. I came upon some book marks and on scrutinising them they were like 2 very large lollipop sticks put on top of each other, with one slighter higher than the other with a sheep at the top it.

My crafty juices started to flow and thought hmm that's so simple I'll have a go. I was thinking shall I use lollipop sticks, are they going to be wide enough or shall I have a look around the internet. It suddenly dawned on me what I could use were tongue depressants from the surgery I work in! Don't worry the NHS purse isn't been drained of it's resources by me ;D, they are the one's the reps bring in. I have been thinking for more uses for the tongue depressants, maybe using it like chipboard and covering or painting them ?

Let me know what you think, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: garden whimsy, ink: black stazon. Card stock: bashful blue, old olive, real red and basically black. Misc: die cut blooms. Other: paper twine from Ikea.

Ruby Tuesday

You see, I can get away with this title as the card was made on a Tuesday and is using ruby red card stock LOL! I had this card in my mind as soon as I received this yummy twill tape and it has to be one of the quickest cards I've ever thunk, cut, stamped and fussed with ;D.

I would like to give a special mention to the lovely Tina from my home town of Swansea who dropped me a great email recently. I can't believe that finally I have found someone from the same town who shares my obsession, at last! :D. So everyone shout a big "hello" to her. I am so glad you got in touch, maybe we could meet up in the not to distant future and stroke some paper together ;D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: pocket silhouettes and a bit of birthday cheer. Ink: ruby red and black stazon. Card stock: ruby red, basic black & kraft. Misc: wide twill tape, ruby red button and white signo pen.

Hot butter *#!*#**!

Well if you thought I was mad before boy are you gonna think I am a real whack job now. But it is my daily rambling I write about and I usually start off with what's in my head at the precise moment I start writing this. So at this very moment I have been thinking about a stupid song I can't get out of my mind. I was watching the Simpsons a few nights ago and it was the one where Homer enters a 'gross out' competition. He covered his whole body in popcorn kernels and butter then used a hairdryer to make them pop whilst singing the song "hot butter" and hence the title because I CAN'T STOP SINGING THE BLINKIN THING LOL!

This is the last little card to complete my fruity box, just have to do a few little tags and I'm done :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: tart & tangy and pocket silhouettes. Card stock: Old olive, real red and whisper white. Ink: real red and old olive, paper: pumpkin pie and old olive designer series paper. Ribbon: real red wide grosgrain.

What have you done today

Well I have to mention first one of the most amazing games of tennis I have ever watched. We were taking every shot for both players in the end I felt it so much - awesome!

But back to the title, well today I have done lots of things. Firstly we bought a teepee and I know what some of you may be thinking, Woodstock, Mamas and the papas, pooing in a peat toilet and passing a big long pipe, but you should see it it's really cool and was on offer in Argos ;D as we are planning to get away for some long weekends. Heaven help us mind as I haven't been camping in years, I am such an old women at 34 hee hee and like my creature comforts. But in my day I roughed it with the best of them and can't wait.

Altogether today we bought a teepee, went for a long walk on the beach, did some food shopping, watched an amazing game of tennis, made a card, performed my 'going back to work tomorrow' ablutions, seen to my little scamp, wrote up my post for today and finally made another card to photograph tomorrow morning (when there is good light before I go to work).

Wow this is such a long post for me, but I had fun. Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: tart & tangy and polkadots & paisley. Card stock: old olive, whisper white & real red. Ink: certainly celery, old olive, real red & chocolate chip, ribbon: always artichoke narrow grosgrain. Paper: pumpkin pie designer series paper.

The party's over

Well the party is over for Andy Murray but what a ride! I think I have aged 10 years over the last week with all the anxiety, tension and excitement. He's still really young and am sure will be back again next year for another roller coaster ride.

Another card for my fruity box and I used the unusual layout from this card here as it really appealed to me.

Hope your having a fun weekend, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: tart & tangy and so many scallops (retired US set). Card stock: whisper white, real red and old olive. Ink: certainly celery, real red, old olive, yoyo yellow and versamark. Misc: white embossing powder and white signo pen.

Small ones are more juicy naturally

Hmm, I think the title is from an advert and not a song - anyhoo ? As I write this Andy Murray is on centre court hopefully on his way to becoming a Wimbledon finalist :D. So a quick post as I love you all dearly but blinkin eck the tennis is on hee hee.

Some little note cards to go in my fruity stationary box from yesterday. I love doing these boxes, they are lots of work but you feel such a sense of achievement when finished. This is my version of the wonderful Jackie Topa's original design with her template here . I thought it would be great to give as teachers gifts too.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: tart & tangy, polka dots & paisley and pocket silhouette. Ink: Old olive, black stazon, yoyo yellow and real red. Card stock: real red, old olive, whisper white and certainly celery. Ribbon: always artichoke and real red narrow grosgrain.

Big apple

"Hey for all you eighties fans, it's Kajagoogoos big apple" ( please use your best Smashie & Nicey voice if you are reading this aloud hee hee). Another little stationary box soon to be filled with note cards, cards & tags (when I do them) for the upcoming craft fayre on the 11th of July.

Spoke too soon about the sun yesterday, we've now got this weird hot and wet weather. I am in my sandals and short sleeves but with my mac on armed with an umbrella - gorgeous ;D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: tart & tangy and best yet (hostess set). Card stock: old olive, real red & whisper white. Ink: old olive, real red & versamark. Paper: picnic designer series paper. Ribbon: whisper white and always artichoke narrow grosgrain. Hardware from the hodgepodge kit. Misc: white embossing powder & linen thread. Other supplies: PTI leaf button, sentiments from pc.

Feelin' hot, hot, hot

Blinkin flip it's hot, I am not used to this weather. We're in July and it's supposed to be raining - right? and as you can see from my photo it is scorchio here in South Wales. This layout was inspired by a card by Mary Jo Albright and there is not a single piece of kraft card stock in sight, can you believe it ;)

Hope you can stay cool, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: botanical blooms & a bit of birthday cheer. Card stock: so saffron, whisper white & old olive. Ink: old olive, tempting turquoise & so saffron. Paper: petals & paisley DSP, ribbon: tempting turquoise narrow grosgrain. Misc: tempting turquoise brads and pewter jumbo eyelets.

In the navy

Well actually the coloured card stock is not quite navy and I know, I know I hear you cry kraft again! sorry but I am seeking professional help for my over use of it now hee hee. But it looked too darn good with the other colours. I though it would be a perfect colour combo for male cards.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: organic grace & a bit of birthday cheer. Card stock: not quite navy, very vanilla & kraft ;D Ink: not quite navy & chocolate chip, paper: dasher designer series paper. Misc: not quite navy brads.

Red dress

This is for an inspiration challenge over at my favourite forum In love with stamping. Where the lovely Kate gave this gorgeous little picture for inspiration. I used cameo coral and garden green textured card stock. The colour combination works well together and it's not what I would usually use.
Thanks for all your lovely comments yesterday too, they really do make me have the biggest smile :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: tart & tangy and a bit of birthday cheer. Card stock: cameo coral, garden green and whisper white, ink: cameo coral & garden green. Misc: linen thread.

You're my inspiration

Upon my return a few days ago , I checked my emails and was thrilled and a little bit surprised to receive an email from a lovely lady, Dawn who asked me if she could feature my blog on her wonderful site Inspirational. I still get genuinely amazed that people like my work but I am my own harshest critic and was so touched to be asked as the other sites featured on there are amazing.

Thought I'd show you another little flower pot card but made this time with pastel colours for a different look.

Hope you can pop over and have a look, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Cardstock: almost amethyst, so saffron, old olive, pretty in pink & whisper white. Paper: tea party designer series paper, ribbon: whisper white narrow grosgrain. Buttons from the latte collection and old olive die cuts.

Didn't we have a loverly time.........

....the week we went to Cornwall hee hee. What a great holiday and glorious weather we had. Lots of swimming, walking and eating cream teas etc. We travelled to Port Isaac, Padstow and St Ives, where a pesky seagull nicked my rum and raisin ice cream - the swine lol. Such a beautiful part of the world and if anyone is thinking of moving down there, I may have found a definite gap in the market as there were NO CRAFT SHOPS ANYWHERE!

But we had lots of fun and apparently there were famous people in Port Isaac the day we went as they were filming a new series of Doc Martin there. I haven't got a clue as I don't watch much telly, but my mother -in law informed us it was the dopey policeman and the headmistress?

Great to be back, have a great day & see you tomorrow x

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamp:cheer & wishes. Card stock: kraft, whisper white & basic black, rub-ons: hidden garden blossoms. Hardware from the pretties kit

Tea for two

I'm home today, I think, what I mean to say is, if this thing posts in the order I set it, otherwise I'm talking to myself which is nothing new for me lol. Hopefully by now I have at least ; a, eaten five cream teas - I know I am such a tourist for cream teas , b, swam in the pool and at the beach and c, laughed out loud a lot, I'm a simple girl really and that's enough for me.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: garden whimsey & organic grace, card stock: apricot appeal, regal rose, old olive & whisper white. Paper: old olive designer series paper, ink: regal rose, pretty in pink, old olive, certain celery & so saffron. Ribbon: regal rose & old olive wide grosgrain.

Sing something simple

What a surprise, kraft card stock just for a change, hee hee. I needed a couple of uber simple ones this week as I'm away and adore these rub-ons. Although I have to confess they don't like me so much, as whenever I get them out they seem to stick to everything, me, the table etc. I have to blame myself though as I am such a messy crafter, I have the whole dining room table to myself and seem to end up with 4 square inches of actual work space, lol.

Have a great day, wish you were here & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Rub-ons hidden garden blossoms, card stock: kraft. Misc: basic black stampin write marker. Other companies: basic grey sentiment.

Song sung blue

A little simple number here, but the most gorgeous colours, tempting turquoise ;) Kate and rose red. I love the names Stampin' Up! give their colours but it does give men a headache generally. Not only do they have to get the colour in the first place, "it's blue?" nooooooo, I look at him disapprovingly. Ok, maybe they get turquoise, but then we add a whole new thing to it by adding another name to the colour too - poor blokes hee hee.

Still having a great day, hope you are too & see you tomorrow.

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: (US) so many scallops, card stock: tempting turquoise, rose red & whisper white. Ink: tempting turquoise & rose red, ribbon: tempting turquoise narrow grosgrain. Paper: petals & paisleys designre series paper. Misc: rose red brads.

They call it mellow yellow

Still with fingers crossed your getting these babies, hopefully where I am is as sunny the day I took this picture. There are no artificial additives on this, apart from the soft edges and the name. This was inspired slightly by the one of the cards from the Stampin' Up! mini catalogue.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

P.s. I forgot to say Kate, did you see me? the large lady with the long wild hair, waving madly out the window as we passed Taunton in the bat-mobile LOL.

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Stamps: organic grace & yummy, card stock: so saffron, old olive, certainly celery & whisper white. Ink: Old olive, certainly celery & so saffron. Paper: so saffron designer series paper, ribbon: always artichoke narrow grosgrain. Misc: so saffron brads.

My boy lollipop

I know lollipop flowers again, but I can't help myself hee hee. With many thanks to Helen for the great tutorial on flower pot cards using A4 card here . Hopefully I am sunning myself by the pool today(please, pretty please :D) and you are reading this ha!


Have a great day & see you tomorrow from sunny Cornwall xx


Supplied from Stampin'Up! - Card stock: real red, pumpkin pie, old olive & whisper white. Paper: picnic & old olive designer series paper. Ribbon: pumpkin pie narrow grosgrain. Misc: die cut flowers, real red button, pumpkin pie felt flower. Other companies: PTI leaf green buttons.

Daddy cool

From my little guy to his Daddy, with a little help from me for Father's day, along with some lindt chockies, a bookmark and 3 hours of uninterrupted baseball on the telly. Bless him he is always so patient and is too good to me :D I am on my jolly's as we speak so hopefully everything is still working.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

P.s forgot to mention that the most wonderful and talented friend, Aimes, who is always so thoughful. It was her birthday yesterday - Happy Birthday again lovely lady (got to call you a lady now, as you are the ripe old age of 27 ! hee).

Supplies from Stampin' Up! - Card stock: chocolate chip, kraft, old olive & whisper white. Paper: chocolate chip designer series paper. Misc: linen thread. Other: doodlebug white rub-ons & digi stamp. Ink: crayola.