• Monday Inspiration at Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge

    I have another card for you this morning, using the cute papers from our sponsor this month, Imagine That, and I love how the papers have printed. I have cut and decoupaged the flowers and little boy, also adding some…

  • Happy Bee-Day

    Good morning. You’d be forgiven for forgetting who I am…..LOL! It seems such a long time ago that I was last here sharing. The school holidays have been and gone, I have visited Wales twice and spent a fortnight in…

  • Altered Pen Box

    Good Morning, being Monday it is time to introduce a new challenge at Artistic Inspirations   Floppy Latte, our sponsor, is offering a shop voucher to the winner of our   ANYTHING BUT A CARD challenge       I…

  • Bookworm Inspiration for you…

      Well today we are travelling back from Spain, where we have spent the last two weeks with family. Mum and dad live out there, and it just so happened this year that our holiday overlapped with my sisters holiday…

  • Sunset Dreams….

      Good Morning its Monday, and today is the day we travel home from Spain (feels weird writing that as I havn’t actually got there yet…..oh the wonders of blogging technology)   So it is time to introduce the new…

  • Under the Sea…

      Hello, I’m hoping that blogger is doing it’s job, and posting this for me, as it is one of a few scheduled posts over the next two weeks, while I am away in sunny Spain.     As its…

  • Craft Stamper magazine Review…Aug ’13

        This is a slightly different post from me today, but a very exciting one.   I was lucky and privileged enough a couple of weeks ago, to be one of 10 crafters chosen to review the August 2013…

  • New Challenge….What are your ‘Favourite Things?’

        There is a new challenge over at   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK   and the theme is ‘Favourite Things’   whether it be your favourite craft stash, your favourite place/books/people etc……we’d love to know.   We have been sponsored…

  • Snapshots…

    Hello, I seem to be a rare visitor to blog land just lately, not through choice however….these summer holidays with the boys are keeping me very busy, and I have not been able to craft really.   I hope you…

  • Just Celebrate…

      Morning, can you believe it is nearly the end of July?   Monday morning see’s the introduction of another challenge over at   ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS   where the new theme is Celebrations   We are sponsered this week by…

  • Boozy Brian is Back !!!…

      CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK Hello everyone thank you for visiting again, and I apologise for being so quick to return your fabulous comments. Things are quite hectic at home with the boys home for summer holidays. My husband is off…

  • New Challenge at Artistic Inspirations…

    Well what a glorious week we have had. The boys have had a fantastic time in and out of the garden and paddling pool. We have managed to avoid any sore pink bits, and just had a bit of heat…

  • Home Sweet Home

      Good Morning to everyone, and to my new followers. Thank you so much, I have only just noticed that I have a few more over the last week, I hope I will make it worth your while x  …

  • Sarah Hurley……Pink Sparkles

    Hi it’s July and time for a brand new challenge with   SARAH HURLEY     PINK SPARKLES   We were tasked with making a pink and sparkly creation, and this was a real challenge for me as I don’t…

  • Raise your Glass…

    Hello, here is my second post today to introduce the new challenge for the month of July over at   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK The sponsor kindly giving a wonderful prize of a $20 gift certificate is the talented artist Heather Valentin…

  • It’s Monday – Anything Goes…

      Good Morning, and hello to my new followers, and thank you.  I hope you all have had a lovely weekend. for a change our weather was glorious on Saturday, and ventured over 70 degrees. We visited Blarney Castle, about 45 minutes…

  • Cross Stitched Sampler…

    Hi, I have taken this opportunity again to record another of my projects that is not card or paper related. I have again been wanting to do this for a while, but never actually gotten around to it. I have…

  • A special project for a special birthday…

    Afternoon, slightly different post, but I have been wanting to post this for a while now. But you know what it’s like when you now that you have a photo somewhere but just can’t find it…….well that’s what has taken…

  • New Sketch at Sunday, Sketch & Stamp

      Good Morning, hope you are enjoying your weekend, the weather with us has been disappointing, so much so we shut ourselves in yesterday afternoon and watched a DVD – unheard of for us usually on a Saturday afternoon. Anyway…

  • To Dad….

      Afternoon, just though I’d share a quick post with you this afternoon.          I just wanted to show off the card that my son Tom (aged 11, nearly 12!) made for his Dad for Father’s…

  • Life is what Happens…..

    Hi again, my second post of the day…….I know, you don’t see me for ages, then I post twice !!   This time we are offering you some   MIDWAY INSPIRATION over at the CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE   Our sponsor…

  • All things grow better……………

      Monday again, and it seems like ages since I last posted a card – do you get that sometimes, when weeks just pass by in a blur. I was back in Wales last weekend visiting friends and also had…

  • Happy Birthday Sarah….&…. Birthday Blog Hop

    Good Morning  SARAH HURLEY  and, on behalf of the team we would like to Wish you a Very Happy Birthday I am so pleased and excited to kick off and declare this  ***special celebratory blog hop well and truly open  ***…

  • New sketch challenge

    Hi being Sunday its time to introduce another sketch at   SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP   #160      This is a perfect little sketch to get you out of a fix, as I discovered myself this week. I am…

  • Just Celebrate…

    Good Morning, and welcome to our new challenge at    ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS where we would love to see your SHAPED CARDS. When I’m around and about visiting you all, so  many of you are inventive with your card blanks, so…

  • All that’s Gold…

          Can you believe it is the end of the month again, where did May go?   It is time to introduce another challenge over with Sarah Hurley, and the theme was set by our team mate Candice.…

  • Football Crazy…

      Hi, me again for the second post today. Hoping you all had a wonderful weekend. We added a couple of new fish to our aquarium, then spent Sunday in the garden again, and managed to tackle a huge chunk…

  • For the Guys…

      Morning everyone, how was your weekend. It was very productive with us here and we managed to get lots of jobs done in the garden. The boys climbing frame was finally repaired after the destructive gales and few weeks…

  • Something a bit different….Quilting

        I have something a bit different to share today. I wanted to post this project mainly to have a record for myself….so forgive me if it is a bit indulgent ;-).     I made this for my…

  • Fairy wishes…

      Sunday morning at I hope we can inspire you to join in our new sketch challenge over at   # 156 – SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP   Francesca has given us this super sketch, that would equally make stunning…