WOYWW

Can't get my head around it being Wednesday!  Anyway, I am told it is so time for 

Whats on your workdesk Wednesday! 

I was out having a coffee this morning with friends and just happened to get sucked into Michael's on my way past and found these scrummy flowers!  That was all I bought though so pretty good I thought!

The picture is from TJ Maxx, couldn't resist, so cute!

Finally got all my storage sorted, built them all up myself!  The middle 2 sections are still empty, obviously still don't have enough stash!

Hope you will play along, go along to Julia's blog for more details and to link your pic!

I am dashing now as I am way behind for a change!  

thanks for dropping by....

An Autumn Day!

I have had this stamp a while now, it has such an Autumnal feel, so this is the first time it has seen ink. I am very into Autumn, Summer is so last season!  The colours are already beginning to change, only thing I dread is the leaves falling, so much work!  Apple pie is a perfect Autumn dessert, we had huge apple tree in our garden a few houses ago and I made apple pies and crumbles every week throughout the Autumn so now I always associate the two.

 I copied a recipe of apple pie from a cook book and then distressed it, tore it etc to give it a vintage look.  This is a good idea if you don't actually want to rip up your book!  

A few Autumn themed challenges around this week:

A spoonful of Sugar ~ Fall into Autumn

Incy Wincy ~ Autumn Colours

Pollycraft ~ Autumn Colours

Paperplay  ~ Autumn is a comin'

and

Totally Gorjuss challenge has a flower theme!

Once again used my new Whimsy Stamps Custom Design stamp you can get yours

 here!

Other supplies

Stamps ~ Belles and Whistles 'warm apple pie', Cat's Life Press 'Autumn Day', 

Dies ~ Stampin' Up 'Top Note', Tim Holtz  Alterations 'Poincon, troquel', Nestabilities, 

Designer Paper ~ Basic Grey 'Infuse'

Punch 'Martha Stewart leaf'

Assorted flowers from Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts.

One layer Christmas Card!

Wanting to get cracking on my Christmas cards I have been stalking the Christmas challenges and spotted a real challenge for me

Winter Wonderland ~ One Layer Cards!

Decided to take the challenge and this was the result!

I struggle with CAS cards as I never feel they have enough on them so I stamped like mad on this which is simply a piece of watercolour paper folded into a card.  It fits into an A6 (UK), A2 (US) envelope so perfect for posting and no bulk!  Might have to make a few more like this!

It is also a perfect card for the 

Sentimental Sundays challenge ~ Christmas Operation Write Home

also because I had to mask my images to stamp the background it also works for the 

Daring Cardmaker's Challenge ~ Masks

Supplies ~ 

Stamps ~  Main Image - Lily of the Valley, Postage Stamp - Inkadinkado, postcard, postmark, background and sentiment stamp all Stampin' Up.

Stamped in Stazon on Bockingford Watercolour Paper 300gsm, coloured with Distress Inks.

Hope you are all having a great start to the week!  

thanks for dropping by!

Believe!

I have been desperate to make a card with this cute Lily of the Valley stamp, she is so quick to colour so I think it will be perfect for making a batch of simpler cards too!

The jewelled snowflake is Jolee's Jewels, crystallized Swarovski Elements I bought mine from Michael's, will someone lock those doors and keep me out of that store!  I always wished to be close to one but this one may be just a tad too convenient!

With my whopping big jewel I just had to enter the My time to craft challenge this week the theme is 'jewelled'!

Also perfect for me just now is Stampin for the weekend 'shabby or vintage' I am definitely in my vintage stage!  Errr, cardmaking style I mean!  

Here is my Custom Design Stamp from Whimsy Stamps designed by Ann Vento.  There are lots of different styles to choose from and the wording is completely up to you, take a look here!  

They really are perfectly customised to suit your needs! I love mine!  

I am back into fully furnishing the insides of my cards again, now coming out of my' lazy period' and launched  into my 'can't get enough on my card period!'  Please ignore the blob in the middle of the top note die cut, my glue went crazy and I couldn't wait for it to dry!

Just love this jewel!  Might have to give this card to one of my daughters as I may not be able to part with this jewel!  Well, anyway, it would make the card too heavy to mail, no really it would.....

Supplies

Stamps - Lily of the Valley - coloured with distress inks, Prima clear stamp, Whimsy Custom Design stamp

DP - My Mind's Eye 'life stories'

Jolee's jewels - snowflake pendant

Tools - Stampin' Up 'ticket corner punch', 'bigz die top note'

I will be back on Monday, hope you all have a fabulous weekend, I for one am so happy it is here!  

Cute Card Thursday - Play on Words!

Cute Card Thursday has a fun theme this week

Play on Words

I thought this Halloween stamp was so funny when I saw it just had to grab it out of a bargain basket in Michaels!

I masked it and stamped the background using a Stampin' Up background stamp.  I created the tag top using one edge of a nestie frame.

I covered some Hershey nuggets in this Halloween paper by Basic Grey called 'Eerie' it is a 6x6 pad so the patterns are perfectly small enough.  

The basket I found in a Yard Sale a couple of weeks back for about 50 cents!

This is the wooden box I was painting the other day.  Finished it off with some distressing and then stamped on some Halloween images in Stazon.  The stamps are Clear Art 'Halloween Fun'

The crackle finish was obtained by painting the box with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Vintage Photo. 

Do pop over and see what the rest of the DT have come up with, there are some great fun sentiments out there, can't wait to see yours!

We are sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp!

Have a great day!

Custom Rubber Collection by Whimsy Stamps

Have you always wanted your own custom made rubber stamp to finish off your creations?

Well, now you can, Whimsy Stamps are launching their Custom Rubber Collection today perfectly designed by Ann Vento aka Raindrop Echo Designs.

Lots of designs to choose from there is bound to be one you love!

Pop on over today and order yours!

Aren't they amazing? 

Whimsy also have a new rubber release coming up later in the month, some unbelievably gorgeous Christmas stamps, I can't wait to get my hands on mine!

WOYWW

This is such a short week, Wednesday has come around so fast!  It is time for WOYWW (what's on your workdesk Wednesday!)

Here is something I am working on to hopefully show tomorrow in my Cute Card Thursday post (it is not my main project so I feel I can show you this little snippet)

It is a wooden box I picked up from Michael's, hoping to create a Halloween creation, we will see how it turns out!  Painted it with Distress Crackle Paint and I love how it is drying, very spooky!

Also from Michael's this week I bought this gorgeous storage unit, wanted to see how it fit and it is perfect, off to get some more later today!  

The little drawers are the perfect size for my Tim Holtz dies!  May need to get some more just to fill the drawer though! Can't have them jostling about in there!

I picked this up at a yard sale, so love this humour, there are lots of pages so will show a new one each week!  

Off to check out what is on your workdesk...I hope, if you played along, if not pop along here!

Finally....the other bookmark!

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and those in the US had a great Labor Day!  We went to see the parade and did some other fun activities, this is our 2nd Labor Day which means we have been here over a year now!  Doesn't time fly?

At last the bookmark for my daughter, couldn't give my son his until this one was finished!

The Pink Elephant challenge this week is Back to School!

Cupcake Craft challenge has a book/story/reading theme.

Better make it snappy today, I am chasing my tail after losing a day I am still trying to convince myself it is Tuesday!

have a fabulous day!  

something cute!

My new super cute Lily of the Valley stamps arrived on Wednesday so I hoped to make this bookmark yesterday but things just didn't quite go to plan.  It would have fit perfectly into last week's Stamp Something 'back to school' challenge but luckily, this week the theme is 'something cute' yey, still works!

Moving along with the Times challenge this week is 'In stitches' and Paperplay Challenges is also 'In Stitches'!

My kids have been back at school for over a week now so too late for a back to school card but with them having to increase their reading for homework this year I decided a little help was needed!  

Hoping having a new bookmark will motivate them!

I got the cute little school girl stamp too and hoped to have a girly bookmark made but will have to get onto that later!

The papers I used here are Basic Grey 'Oliver'

Must dash, time to pick up the kids from school, have a fabulous weekend!

Cute Card Thursday -Material Girl!

Over on Cute Card Thursday this week the theme is Material Girl!

Add some fabric, lace, ribbon to your project!

I couldn't think of making a card all I could think about was decorating a jam jar, especially after I had just made up a batch of homemade strawberry jam!

I like to make something homemade to give to neighbours at Christmas (of course I will make up a fresh batch in December, won't give them this one)

I quickly nipped to Wal-Mart to get some of this pretty fabric and pear trim oh and pinking shears that I have wanted forever but never really needed until now!

I made it in minutes, sure you can tell!  Essential if you want to make up a whole batch of them to give away!

the homemade jam, you wouldn't believe the sweet, fruity aroma that comes from this pan as they are 

cooking!

the finished jam!

Our sponsor this week over on CCT is

Di's Digi Downloads

worth checking out the link, she has super cute images over there!

Hope you manage to pop over to see the rest of the DT's creations,  fabulous ideas for using fabric!

Have a great day and thanks for dropping by!

WOYWW

Time for WOYWW (whats on your workdesk wednesday?)

Well, something very tasty for starters!  Was so delighted to see these delish muffins back in Starbucks after an absence of nearly a year!  Oh happy me for the next couple of months!

Definitely more 'stuff'' on my desk this week!  Been watercolouring some images ready to make up into cards anytime soon!

A very successful trip to Michael's and Walmart resulted in me finally deciding to learn to crochet.  Actually mastered the basics as a child but haven't done any for years so thought it best to back to the beginning!

some acrylic paint and paintbrushes for a little Halloween project I am hoping to get cracking with!

Have a great Wednesday, if you are nosy like me why not pop over to Julia's blog and see who else has their desk up for peeking, or better still why not post yours!

Blog Candy

As promised some scrummy blog candy to celebrate my return to the world of all things crafty!

Blog Candy consists of

Pack of Hanglar and Stanglar rubber stamps (this was one of the first sets to become available on Ebay, see below for a slightly better picture)

A stampavie Rachel Ann Miller stamp

Two Prima clear stamps

Prima flowers

Basic Grey 6x6 pad 'Max and Whiskers'

To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is

help me spread the word by leaving a link to this blog post on your blog

and 

leave a comment here!

Open to everyone, will post worldwide!

Closes August 30th.

Winner will be drawn and posted on September 1st.

Blog Candy Winner

The winner of my blog candy is

No. 31 Iruha

congratulations!  please email me your postal address and I shall get your goodies out to you!