Crafty weather :)

Afternoon Lovely Bloggers,
First let me welcome my new followers Evie who joined me last week and Nixy who joined me this week, I am thrilled that you visited me and decided to stay around :) Please leave a comment Nixy so I can find you :) I couldn't find your blog (if you have one) Well hope everyone is safe and keeping warm at home and not stuck in snow anywhere.xx
Its bitterly cold here on the N/E coast but at least we have no snow..as yet. It is however perfect crafting weather, and so I settled myself down and had a play with some of my new dies.
I used the base die of my Elegant Labels 4 which I bought a fortnight ago, I then cut the centre out with my New Opulent Ovals, I so love these ovals and couldn't wait to play with them. I built the centre up on pads and added some "Dreamies" Flowers plus a few leaves which I cut with Spellbinders foliage dies. The inside border was from my new Spellbinders Parisian Accents Dies. Well as you can see I did manage to use some of my new stash, This is to prove to Viv that I do sometime find time to craft between the shopping trips....lol  I do love shopping though :) That's why I have so much stash that hasn't seen daylight.

 a  side view

 and the insert.....

Well that's it for now, Keep safe and warm. I will pop around to see what you have been up to now.
Huge hugs xxxx 

a pic as requested :)

Morning everyone, 
 just thought I would post a picture of some of the goodies I bought as a few bloggers have asked me and I had forgot to take a picture before I put them all away ....doh! I think this is the bulk of them! after I had put them away, I sort of forgot what I had bought...conveniently...ha-ha

a few boring bits, but needed I suppose,  I may have missed something off but its all I can think of.
Catch you later, off to the Range in a minute as I want some more Stencils :)  as I only bought the heart one and a sentiment.
 Huge Hugs Mau xx
might manage a card later today, if time permits.

The missing mojo

Morning  everyone, 
Well I am back and hopefully I have found my mojo :)  It was hiding at Harrowgate  show I think. Had a great time and spent far toooo much money ..as always but came home with lots of new goodies. Best of all I met up with some super bloggy friends again. Lost track of time and got to lunch rather late, but still had a good  half  hour before they went off shopping again.  Here is a pic of us all ..except my daughter who was taking the picture.

 

Back L/R.......Hazel,  Me,  Nina,  Lisa Jane, Diane

Front L/R..

...Christine, Elaine, Christine  & Shell

Then Avril & Diane popped by :) 

 Now onto my card, I at last found the urge to make a card so decided I would post it before mojo goes on walk about again. I have never had a year like this for no get up and go :0

 I am entering it into a couple of challenges...

In the Pink ... Floral or Mums day ..I don't have my mum so decided on Flowers.

A touch of Blue

Happy weekend Bloggers, Well I hope it is! but with all this horrid weather descending yet again I think its only good enough to craft..tut! what a shame...lol
I need to pop to town to get my Stir-fry goodies and then I will be cosy and warm for the rest of the day. First I wanted to show you my latest card, I bought some new Spellbinders two days ago and decided to have a play with them ..this was the result. Not a 100% happy with it, as my stamp wasn't clear ..silly me, but  I will try another idea today. I love the dies so I am glad I bought them :) just need some inspiration....and talent.  lol
I added a blue paper to the insert as it is so see through, and it has photographed quite dark, you will see by the insert it was actually a light coloured paper.  

 

The insert With Nitwit Paper from the same pad but sorry I have lost the cover so not sure what it was.

After I had taken this pic. I decided to cut a second base die  and double the front up. I didn't like the wrong side showing inside so stuck  the wrong sides together to give a nice finish. 

The papers are Nitwit and the dies are Elegant Labels 4, I can't wait to go to Harrowgate next week as I want to buy  more papers and more spellbinders, That's if I stop spending the money before I get there. :o
See you later xxxxxx

Our Lawn is Blessed

I mentioned at the end of my last post about  My side garden getting Blessed.....lol Well here it is :0  
This was last summer, but I thought about it this morning and started to laugh to myself. This young Muslim lad was delivering leaflets and it was approx 3pm in the afternoon. He must have been called to prayer as he decided to get out his prayer mat and books and laying them very neatly on the grass and kneeling down, kissed the grass then he spent approx 20mns saying his prayers out loud. 
It certainly entertained me whilst I washed our coffee mugs up....lol
Not everybody's lawn gets a muslin blessing ...lol

I  may have shared this when it happened, if so sorry for repeating myself.
 Hugs xxx

Coffee with Cream

Morning everyone, Hope everyone is well and lots of hugs to those that need them today.
On Sunday when I went to the Nurseries, I bought a Marianne die...well hubby did..lol and I thought yesterday I would have a quick play with it. The die came with the Oval and the 3part flower so used them both. Hubby was out ..taking an old chap for his eye check up so I was all on my own. Well what can a girl do when she is alone ... craft.
 Not a great lot of detail on this but it was quite easy on the eye so I am reasonably happy with it. Den calls it Caramel! well its coffee and cream to me...talking of which, it must be coffee time by now.

a little side view

 The insert I kept the same as my imagination was really lacking...as always!

 Well that's me for the time being, off for a coffee and then the dreaded food shop. 

Catch you later, be good xx

ps Did I ever tell you about the side garden being Blessed...lol 

Will add a post later today ...rotfl

I remember it well

Hi Lovely Bloggers, Sorry I have been missing..bet you never noticed....lol
I have tried to leave a few comments over the past week or more, but crafting went on hold I am afraid. We seem as though we have never been in,  and to add to that I think my Mojo went on a long ....long walk :(   I think I had so much hassle with the lappy that I was totally fed up with it by the time I found the simple cure, Thanks to all you lovely bloggers. A special thanks to Viv letting me pester you by email for advice, you are a Gem.
Anyway I am back and yesterday was a craft day with my daughter Amanda and I decided to make a card for two challenges which I love to enter. They both want Bling so that's good, thanks girls for making my life a bit easier this week :)

   I so remember my two girls dressing up, I even remember me wearing heels that high..oh! those were the days, even the first rung of a ladder makes me dizzy these days.....lol The image is of course a gorgeous cutie from Mo's digital. I cut her out and mounted her on foam pads, I struggled to cut around her bag handles and have noticed you can't even tell because of the white drawer...lol could have saved the hassle.
 Well I am off to the nurseries shortly for coffee and scone..and a peek at the craft section of course....tee hee.
 Catch you soon.
Challenges to enter....
In the Pink.... Pink & Bling
Dp2  Challenge ...Bling