pom pom pom pomander

I have been meaning to make new orange pomanders for a while and whilst out food shopping yesterday remembered and bought some more cloves. Kat wanted to have a go too so we got busy with ribbon and paperclips {very easy to stick the cloves in once you have pierced a hole with the paper clip :) }

The house now has a lovely warm spicy smell - getting near Christmas. Just need to put the pomanders in a paper bag in the airing cupboard to cure and they will be ready for Christmas.



A couple of Bubbly Funk forum friends have suggest I need a Blue Peter badge for doing this as they seem to remember it from the TV show. Do they give Blue Peter badges to 46 year old women? mmmmmm

All the leaves are brown ....

and the sky is grey hahaha well it was this morning - very wet and miserable.

I looked out of my kitchen window the other morning and saw the trees in the back field lit up with the morning sun - it looked quite stunning - the photo does not do it justice and if Kat had been awake I would have taken a photo from her bedroom which would have been better. But nevertheless I took one from downstairs.

This then inspired me to use the technique that I think it was Joanne highlighted the other week on her blog of faux batiking so I tried that with the centre tree. I then used my stickles to add sparkle. Distress inks use and a little ribbon too.

I'm a centenarian

I have broken my first century. This is my 101st post. What a lot of waffling I have done these past few months.

Thanks for coming over and reading my ramblings and leaving comments. This blogging lark is quite fun once you get the hang of it isn't it?

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On me 'ed son

I don't believe it (said in a Victor Meldrew voice) a challenge completed on the first day the challenge is set ..... unheard of for me. But nevertheless I have done it!!!

The Bubbly Scrumptious weekly challenge that is. This week it is:-

This week we are getting lively hahahahaha!!!! The theme is...

PHYSICAL CULTURE!

This means that anything sporty, health related or exercise is required...luckily we don't mean you must run a marathon or jump up & down in your living room haha...well you can if you want to!

My offering is here

Distress inked background and the stamps used are all Woodware Collection "Sports". Coloured with Sakura gellyroll pens and Zebra Jimnie Gel Rollerball for the shoes.

Recycle

I have recycled Kris' school shirt buttons and my trusty old "Elle" magazine has come up trumps with the text used for the wings.

The background is distress inked and the stamp used is Lavinia Stamps fairy words one.
The photo has come out very orange the wings are actually "worn lipstick" pink.

Another quick card was needed for a party Kris went to on Friday night so I used my new Little Claire "Kittie Parcels" stamp and the letters are Banana Frog stamps. All coloured using Sakura pens and the background is distress inked. I added a fluffy ball to the top of the cats hat just for fun. :)

Thanks for stopping by.

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Mooooove Over

Well with a day left of the old challenge I am showing you my offering for the Bubbly Scrumptious Sillouette Challenge.


I don't have a suitable stamp so copied this image from the internet. I was rather drawn to it and I thought it would be a suitable friend for Janice's sillouette! hahaha

The paper is Sassafras - thought it gave the cow and groovy image. What do you think?

:)

Put the flags out!

An experimental card from me today. I wanted to use the triangles to form bunting and the aperture card too and came up with this design.
The castle stamp was a bargain purchased for 99p from The Big Stamp and Scrapbook show at Alexandra Palace last month. The company is Snag'em Stamps from their Fairest of Them All Collection.

Distress Ink Pads used were Broken China and my favourite Peeled Paint. With a bit of masking going on the produce the hills.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Two of you today

As well as the card I made for my challenge over on Bubbly Funk for World Cardmaking Day I participated in rather a rude game of Bingo in the afternoon, which I am glad to say I won, yippee! But sadly I was thrashed by the lovely Kaz and Deb in the evening's game ho hum never mind!! grrrrr lol

I also joined in the sketch challenge set by Kaz and the embossing challenge set by Joanne. My efforts can be seen below. Had I followed Joanne's excellent instructions the card would have turned out alot better, but I thought I knew better and charged off like a bull in a china shop hence the wonky lines haha.

The projects will still be on the forum for the forseeable future so do pop over and have a gander.

Thanks for leaving a comment if you have.

:)

Bubbly Funk Cyber Crop

Today to celebrate World Card Making Day - yes it does exist hahaha Bubbly Funk are having a cyber crop all are welcome. Lots to do with challenges to join in, techniques to share and plenty of laughs along the way all rounded off with a loony game of Bingo later. (Hilarious)

I have posted a challenge. My challenge is to make a card or project which features the following items, a piece of printed text, must be in one colour, some recycled item and feature a technique you have never tried before.

So here is my offering:-


It features a piece of text I ripped from my cannibalised Elle magazine, a knotted piece of raffia I had tied round a flower from the summer and the new technique is the stamped gessoed pattern in the top right hand corner. Thanks to Kaz for this idea.

Please pop over to Bubbly Funk they are a really friendly forum and the shoppie is wonderful too.

3 is the magic number

Q31 what 3 words would someone use to describe me?

Difficult one but I would hope people would say what I wrote on the back of the tag.

:)

We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz

Evening blog hoppers.

Tonight's post is a canvas called "Ruby Slippers" inspired by the film the Wizard of Oz. I was looking for an idea for the monthly challenge over on Bubbly Scrumptious which finishes this Sunday (Last Minute Minnie Strikes Again hahahaha) and jotted down all the house related phrases I could think of. A work colleague came up with "there's no place like home" which immediately made me think of Dorothy's chant.


So you have a pair of ruby slippers, the witches tights, five emerald stars for the Emerald City (where else haha) and a house with a spinner to represent the hurricane that whisked Dorothy away.

I'll plan to hang this in my hallway.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment as I get excited when I receive them. x

Loot Glorious Loot!

Well yesterday I went to Ally Pally Stamp and Scrapbook Show and met up with some lovely ladies and had a great day chatting and swaping ideas.And of course I bought one or two items. tee hee. I have yet to use any of them and can't wait until tonight to open them all up.
I have been introduced to some new stamp companies that I have never used before so it is well worth visiting these shows just to get a "hands on feel" for new items and to speak to the stall holders and experts.

Have a good day and see you later.

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Two more 52Q but I still haven't caught up yet but I'm getting there slowly. haha

The first one is Q28 What are your favourite days of Summer/Winter filled with? I think you were supposed to choose a season but I did both.







































The second tag is Q29 Do you have a recurring dream? Yes I do and it is not a pleasant one but luckily I don't have it too often.

Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment. x

Something fishy?

Well that is what the silverness on this card reminds me off - fish scales shimmering in the light.

I have sprayed grey card with waterbased inks and used rub ons on the squares. I have also inked paisley patterns on the blue paper as a background. Then a little doodling and voila!

Just another brick in the wall

I've done another 52Q tag this time it is number 26 "What would you write on your wall?"

I took my inspiration from the murals we saw at Mahon bus station in Menorca whilst on holiday back in August. Loved the colours and the images and knew I would use it somewhere.


I couldn't find anything out about the artwork but just loved it and it was so striking as you stepped off the coach. Here are some more photos.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Let's hear it for the boy ......

Thought I would blog about a scrapbook I made using Ruth's fabulous instructions over on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog a couple of week's ago.The instructions were easy to follow even if I didn't do them strictly to the letter - well we are all individuals after all aren't we?Kris is really happy with it and it was lovely to sort through the box full of photos to find ones to fit in this book. Brought back some really fun memories.

Lots of very funny photos - well he is a very funny boy! haha
Thanks for stopping by and having a look, please leave a comment as I love to read them and it also highlights other lovely blogs out there that I might have missed.

Bye!

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You need hands ......

Come on sing along and don't tell me you are all too young to remember Max Bygraves lol. My Nan's favourite.

Well don't worry this is not a kareoke night hahaha I just wanted to show you two more of my 52Q cards one of which sports hands - get it?

Right. Here they are.

Question 25

and question 27


I found this image in a glossy magazine and thought it would look good on something so used on a tag.

Yes I know I have missed out Q26 but I am waiting for photos to arrive before I can finish it off. Check back next week and fingers crossed it should be here.

Thanks for stopping by.