Things with wings

Hello
When you read this I will be on a cruise. So I hope I got the schedule right!
Octobers theme over on The Cupboard Trilogy challenge blog is 'things with wings' Please join in with us, you can produce a card, scrapbook page, a digi page or all three. I saw these beautiful birds when I visited Vancouver Island a few years ago. I couldn't find any photos so I downloaded this one from the 'net. I created my digi page in craft Artist Professional and used one of the butterfly kits. Thanks for stopping by
hugs Joy

Tic Tac Toe

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It's time for another challenge over at The Cupboard Trilogy challeng blog. The theme this month is Tic Tac Toe. Our leader Jane, has created a grid with 9 prompts, you must choose just 1 of the lines & create your card, scrapbook LO or digi page with the 3 different prompts on your chosen line. I chose 'buttons, lace and eyelets' for my digi page, which was created in Craft Artist professional. Hope you like it, Thanks for looking, please pop over to the 'cupboard' challenge blog and join in. There will be a prize for the winner who will be chosen at random.
Have a lovely weekend
hugs Joy xx

Holiday Bag

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Next month hubby and me are off on a cruise. I made this bag to take on excursions, it's nice and roomy without being too large. The PDF pattern by noodlehead and be found at http://www.noodle-head.com/2011/03/241-tote-pattern.html. I love the washi tape fabric I used on the handle, sides and pocket, I was lucky to get the last half yard from a shop in the US. I'm really getting hooked on making bags and I'm looking forward to making my next one, but today my yarn I've been waiting for has arrived so I'm going to try and knit me a cardi. So watch this space lol.
Thanks for stopping by
hugs Joy

Happy scrappers # 4

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the theme for this months challenge over at the Happy Scrappers is SPORT. I had to dig deep to find these piccies and scan them into my computer. The little blonde in the photos is my son, Wayne, who is six feet tall today!! I created the page in Serif Craft Artist. I'm so pleased you found time to visit, thanks.
Hugs Joy xxx

The Cupboard Trilogy # 2nd challenge

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It's a new month and a new challenge from The Cupboard Trilogy. The theme is EMBOSSING. It can be heat embossing or dry embossing. There are three categories, Card, scrapbbook page and digi scrapbook page. Please pop over to the CHALLENGE blog and see what the design team have been up to and join in with us. As a member of the digi scrapbook design team, I was a little nervous when I saw the challenge set for us was embossing. How on earth do I digitally emboss? Luckily I found a tutorial and it took me several attempts as it was'nt easy, but eventually I got the hang of it. Digi heat embossing? Now that would be a challenge!
The handsome guy in the photo belongs to my stepson and has a lovely life with his lady friends down on the farm ( actually it's a small holding - but that doesn't sound right ) lol.
Thanks for stopping by
hugs Joy xxx

Leaf mug rugs

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I really enjoyed making these quick and easy projects I saw on Pink Penguin's blog the 'rugs' were originally from a key fob tutorial and sized up. I've been wanting to make this bag after seeing it on lots of peeps blogs. Jackie on Lots to Do forum has made a couple and enlarged the pattern so I'm looking forward to making a larger version.
Of course my boy Bailey had to get in on the act lol.
Hope you are able to make the most of the weekend, now that better weather is on the way. Thanks for stopping by
Hugs joy xxx

Happy Scrappers # 3

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I'd like to enter this page in Happy Scrappers monthly scrapbook challenge. The theme is 'Birthday Celebrations' This is my step Grandaughter, Maddie enjoying the Bucking Bronco her mum and dad hired on her 10th birthday. She was pretty good at it as well. My digi page was created in Craft Artist professional. Thanks for stopping by
hugs Joy xx

Tag swap

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We're swapping gain, on the Lot's to do forum, this time it's tags. Each of us have made eight tags, Hilda is our host and is generously putting them together in a little booklet before sending them to us. I'm so looking forward to getting my little book of treasures.
Thankyou for visiting my blog, I do look forward to your comments and visiting you, hugs Joy xx


1)Travel
2)Memories

3)Write home
4) Quotes


5) Sew Sew
6) Faces


7) Time
8) Butterflies

Challenge #1 colour palette

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A brand new monthly challenge/competition launched today, over on The Cupboard Trilogy blogspot. There are three sections : Cardmaking, scrapbooking and digital scrapbooking.
I am delighted to be chosen as a member of of the design team. Jane gave us a colour palettte of seven colours and we had to use at least three colours. I created my design piece in craft Artist Professional.
Please pop over and see some of the fantasic creations the rest of the team have come up with. There is a lovely prize up for grabs for this months winner, so come and join in the fun.
hugs Joy xxx

Palette

Mug rug and card

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At last I have something to blog.
Today I'd like to show you a mug rug and digi card I have made for a forum friend who has a birthday coming very soon.( I'm hoping she'll not look here before then ) I saw the mug rug on Pink Penguins blog and just had to make it. Originally the pattern was for a key fob and was resized with a binding added. I sewed strips of different sizes together, then cut two half leaf shapes from a paper template and cut these out of my two sewn fabric pieces. Then I sewed these two pieces together to form a 'leaf' I then quilted in the ditch between some of the strips. I used thermal wadding which is heat resistant, making it perfect for a hot cuppa.
The card is my first digi card. No it's not! It's my second. I scrapped the first as it was rubbish!
Thanks for visiting my blog
hugs Joy xxx

Hello
It's been a while since my last post. Hope you're enjoying the extended bank holiday.
It's the beginning of June and Happy scrappers have their 2nd challenge on their blog. The theme is 'The Great Outdoors', so I chose these piccies of my hubby Glen trying hard not to fall in the river, at Dartmeet, a well known beauty spot. We were holidaying in our caravan in south Devon and took a trip out to Dartmoor.
I was also fortunate to meet up with Hilda from Lots to do forum, who was also on holiday with her family and we had a great day out visiting a fab patchwork shop on Torquay and lunch in Newton Abbot.
I produced my page using Craft Artist professional from Serif
Thanks for stopping by
hugs Joy xxx

Digi scrap

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I've been playing again, with my new scrap Artist kits and I love them. There is so much you can do and when it all goes wrong, as it invaribly does, you can start again lol.
Hope you have a lovely weekend, I'm looking forward to using my new camera, which arrived this week.
Hugs Joy xxx