Greetings Farm and MAWT challenge 30!

Hmmm - I dont actually have a style as such - so not sure why I want to say that this is not my normal style!!!

The colours are not what I would usually use at all but fancied a change.

The sketch is from Moving Along with the Times - with an additional challenge to use a digi!  Loved that!

And, this is day 2 on the CHA Relay.  Got this lovely image after doing yesterday's card - so now looking forward to tomorrow's image!

Thanks for looking!

Rx

Image swap!

I joined up on paying it forward crafting style a little while ago.  The idea of the blog, run by Joanne, is that people make a random gift of goodies to another crafty peep - they then link back that they have done it!  How cool is that?

Well, then I got to thinking - I didnt have anyone's address so I couldnt send a little parcel of goodness to anyone - then I received a candy in the post and was so thrilled with the stamped images ..... see where I am going?  No?  Well read on....I thought that I would host an image swap!  YAY!  I get there eventually!  I can pay it forward but just in a different way!  Emailed Joanne - and she said, go for it .... so here we are!

So, here we go - you put at least 10 images into an envelope and then email me to get my address.  You pop them in the post to me with a stamped addressed envelope.  I then send them off to someone else and use your envelope to send 10 images to you!!!  How fab is that? 

Just a few rule type bits!!!  Please make sure you send ample postage (I am not going off to pick up any from our sorting office that have too little postage on them which means that they will be destroyed and you wont get any images in return!).   Please make sure you stamp your images on decent card and that they are clear - dont send any you wouldnt use yourself!  There are only 20 spaces on the swap and all swaps need to be sent to me by 14th Feb - yep, my postman will be so impressed with my many admirers!!! Obviously, the sooner you send them, the sooner you will get some back!  I am in the UK - so please could we just have people from UK for this first swap....if this goes ok then the next one (what am I saying...."next one"???) can be international.

I think thats it - I will not be responsible for any images lost in the post etc etc.  Yay - then I can consider that I have paid it forward crafty style by hosting the swap!!!! 


If you want to join in, just email me at gedalovitch at googlemail dot com - have amended email address to foil spammers (anyone know if this works??LOLX) - then I will send out my address to you. 

Please would you also leave a comment below to let everyone know you are joining in!

Woo Hoo!

Rx

This is my card for the fabby Greeting Farm Relay!  Ok - here's how it works - you get a free image, then you have to make a card with it and post it up.  If you get it up in time you get your next image sent to your email - then you do it all over again!  For 5 days I think!   Here is the link to the blog - go check it out because I am sure they explain it a whole lot better than I just did!!!  Thanks for looking!  Rx

Card holder thingamybob

This is my card holder - had a template from cuttingcafe so just had to get on and do it!

Also - you will notice how VERY girly this is!  - well its to fit into a couple of challenges out there in the big wide blogging world.  I also followed a lovely sketch!


Papertake weekly were going for a pretty in pink theme!

Doodle Palace had a great sketch - loved this one thanks Itzivit!

And, Passion for Promarkers wanted to see girls, girls, girls - this is sooooo girly!

Nearly forgot - this is the inside - just waiting to be filled!  Hmmmmm - next challenges had better fit this or I am in trouble!

thanks for looking

Rx

Appreciate a dragon day!!!

Sorry about the pictures - couldnt decide which was the best!
Love this Dustin Pike image - and the quote seemed very apt.
And to explain the title of this post - it was Appreciate a Dragon Day so KLStampin n Scrappin decided to celebrate in style!  Their challenge this week was to include a dragon or reptile. 
Create4Fun had a sketch to follow - it looked so nice and easy - but sometimes those are the hardest!  Lolx
Thanks so much for looking
Rx

Second post today - Quixotic Challenge

Yep - truely unseasonable!  The challenge over at Quixotic was to ink up an old stamp!  These arent very old (got them October ish) but I never got round to using them...well I tried to use them but just couldnt for some reason - inked up, messed up, inked up, messed up!!!!  Still not that pleased with this - think it needs some snowflakes - may do that tomorrow but not tonight! 
Background paper is Stampin Up, the images are Patchwork Pals from Kanban.
thanks for looking

Rx

Pollycraft challenge, Practical Scrappers and YNS challenge

OK - shhhhhhh  - have had to do this without hubby seeing!!!  The card was from Kanban.  I made the sequin thingies - two sequins and a gem.  Lovely freebie pollycraft image - and lots of sparkle for YNS!!!  The paper is embossed with hearts.

Close up of sequiny things - bit proud of these!!!  Lots of fafffing and glue hasnt dried yet!

And couldnt print out and finish the sentiment cos hubby is upstairs and thats where the printer is!!!  The flower at the top shows where the sentiment will end!!!  Oh - just have to add that the original Pollycraft image doesnt have a mouth - but hubby has already commented on how many images nowadays dont have noses or mouths - so I added one in!!!

So Challenges....YNS Sparkle - on flourishes, gems, sequins, heart etc

Pollycraft - Fire and Ice (Red and White)

Practical Scrappers - embossing

thanks for looking - have to hide it now, somewhere it can dry!!!

Rx

Third card - yep in one day! Cute Card Challenge card

Last one!  Loved doing this!  Its for Cute Card Thursday Challenge and this week we had to only use pink and grey!  Phew, didnt know if I would get there or not, but I did!  And....all the papers etc are offcuts and leftovers!  YAY!  The pretty background paper is Funky Fairy, the pink frame is from stash and I dry embossed it on a fiskar plate.  The funniest things are the flowers - wall paper!  ha ha!  B&Q we love you!      Thanks for taking the time to look.  Rx

Christmas and snowflakes!

This is a card that covers a few challenges this week.  Here we go....
ABC Christmas Challenge - B is for Bells, optional glitter - honestly, there is glitter on this...its on their hats, the branch and around the edge of the image - oh and also on the snowflakes!
Challenge up your life had the challenge snow and ice
Saturday Spotlight - snowflakes gone wild - well not exactly wild as such!!! But I did use double snowflakes for the embellies.
Susie and Vickie wanted to see Snow on their new challenge blog
Fussy and Fancy wanted Winter as their theme - hmmmm Christmas?
Phew - hope I did everything right!!!

And, my own personal challenge which I might need to explain here now....as far as is possible (!!!!!) I am going to use the whole piece of paper within 5 cards.  To elaborate....I HATE waste, really do!  So, not only am I trying to use up as much as I can, but I am also going to try to use the WHOLE of a sheet of paper within the next 5 cards that I make.  So, you can see that I used the brown paper on this card and my other card today...there is a little bit left, so I need to use that up within the next 5 cards I make!  Well, cant do it on my next one as the theme is pink and grey!

Lets just see shall we?  Did well on all the blue papers and cards on the previous couple of cards (although still have some little bits to use of those!)

Thanks so much for taking the time to check these out....I really hope I have my comment verification off - if I dont, please let me know!!!

Rx

Challenge card - Sassy Designs by Susie and Crazy 4 Challenges

Hmmm - bit of a loppy photo this.

I had such a problem doing this....and its still really plain.  Maybe not the most sensible combination of challenges!

So, this is Sassy Designs by Susie challenge - and that was to make a card for a boy with the option of a cute animal.  Oh my, isnt this ever the cutest - from Karens Doodles!  Love Karen's stuff! 

And the Crazy 4 Challenges one was a sketch - actually, I was meant to put the little sign to the right a bit further but it just really didnt work for me!

And the papers were from a huge pad that I bought - 200 12x12 sheets for £6.99 - I love a bargain!  They are Papermania and I got them from what used to be Sussex books.  Just thought I would tip you off that they have a sale on these and other crafty bits.

I won, I won!

Just cant believe this - I just won a huge birthday candy!!!  OMG OMG (G stands for Gosh btw!)

Thanks so much Jude!!!

Rx

Haiti

Just saw an appeal on another blog and thought I would pass it on....medicins san frontieres (doctors without borders) are desperately in need of funds to help with their work in Haiti - if you can spare anything at all, please go to http://www.msf.org/ and donate ..... if you donate to a specific cause they can only use it for that cause, but if you do an open donation (think they call it "greatest emergency" or somesuch then they can use it for anything appropriate.  This means that people who donated in this way over Christmas or the New Year are already helping the people of Haiti! 

Just thought that people might see this and be persuaded into action - obviously, there are many other people to donate to that will benefit these people so, if you dont want to donate to MSF, this might trigger you to go and donate to your chosen place. 

Ooooo and, if we all post something of the like on our blogs then lots of people may be triggered to donate - that way, even if you cant afford to make a donation, you can help!  This is when the power of blogging really comes into its own!

Rx

Challenge cards!

Ok - this is my first card....did you hear that???? FIRST card!!!  That means more than ONE!  LOL - my mojo is paying me a brief visit so I thought I would get two cards done!  This first one is for the lovely sketch at Allsorts Challenge Blog.  I just saw the sketch and knew I could do it!  Its not that often I think that!  The papers are Stampin Up and I made the flowers - I saw the tip of using a heart shaped punch on someone's blog - whoevers blog it was...thank you, it worked a treat!  Used liquid pearls in the middle.  And coloured the image with copics.

And this one, I made from little inch square pieces of card and it has helped me with my quilting desires (see post below!)....lots of fun and I surprised myself with my patience!  The flower was from Stampin Up and I inked it with the same colour as I inked the edge of the pic and light blue card.  Still not completely happy with the layout - might need a bit of balancing up...just not sure!  Obviously, this young lady is drinking a mug of cocoa (not drinking chocolate but proper cocoa!) so I am entering it into the hot chocolate challenge at Simon Says Challenge and also at quixoticpaperie. 

Thanks for taking the time to look!  Rx

QUILT!

Ok - thats it....about the only thing I have never tried is quilting....well actually, I did do some quilting at school (did needlework and design) - but that was a long time ago - and we only did quilting....not patchwork quilting!  Ahhhhhaaaaa - see I know there is a difference....

Now - I am not very good at being technical and accurate so thats always put me off - I just wondered whether anyone thought that it was possible for me to tackle this (bearing in mind my inate inabilities!)....and secondly whether they know of any good resources for getting me started.

thought I would post this here to kinda PUSH me into doing something about it!!!

Thanks for any help at all that you can offer

Rx

Phew - and I might need to apologise....

I have just spent an absolute age going through and deleting blogs that I follow - ok, here's the problem!....

I am spending waaaay too much time reading blogs and drooling over the beautiful creations out there in blogland - just love it...but I checked and I have 308 blogs that I follow.  And I really do follow them....I read them and drool over them (my keyboard gets in a real state! Yukkk) but I never have time to comment (or rarely) and am having even less time to craft.  SO - I just went through and removed 112 of them! 

And here is the apology....if I have miffed anyone by unfollowing them then I am truely sorry - but I just really cant keep up with them, and I am sure that  bloggers prefer active followers than just the number of followers.  Of course, there is also a chance that I have also unfollowed someone whose candy is posted in my side bar....this was not me trying to cheat or anything, I genuinely did follow, but......see above!  LOLX

And - if I did stop following someone - it wasnt cos they were naff or anything - just not my style today....tomorrow could be another matter though!!!

Rx

Pay it forward Crafting Style

Oh wow - Joanne has come up with a fab idea!  Pay it forward (meaning send a pack of crafting goodies - or just one item) to someone random - with no thought of getting a reward (other than a warm fuzzy feeling).

OK  Joanne says it so much better than me.....


I thought this would be a wonderful way to spread some crafting love around the world. 'Pay It Forward' works by sending one person a crafting gift, whether it be something you have made or a package of crafting goodies, the recipient then repays this kind gesture by sending a crafting gift or crafting goodies onto someone else and so on, so each time it is being paid forward. There is no time scale to pay your gift forward just when you are ready and able too. Whether this will take off I don't know, maybe it's a mad idea but we wont know unless we give it a try, will we!!
 
http://payitforwardcraftingstyle.blogspot.com/Gonna go and have a dig in my cupboards now.......

 Rx 

Calendar

I've seen a couple of these around blog land and decided to have a play!  Card was from Kanban.  Image was The Greeting Farm (need to go and buy the others in this series!).  The flower was from Stampin Up (won in a candy - thanks Carol) and I coloured it in.  The buttons were from stash.  Oh and the pegs were from stash.  Also used some mulberry paper behind image, liquid pearls etc etc.

Am entering this in Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential - use a calendar.
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - New (year)
The Pixie Cottage Challenge - use Buttons!
Flutter by Wednesday Challenge - use an angel, butterfly or fairy
Challenge up Your Life - calendar
Anyone for Anya?  - anything goes - must include Greetings Farm image


Thanks for looking x

Little Pressie for Mother-in-law

Hmmmm - two posts in one day...worrying!  This is a little brag card - it will have a photo on either side of the tag....photo of my child of course!  The tag shows the paper on the other side of the card - its reversible!  Now for the fun bit...its made from a squashed toilet roll middle - yep really!  Saw this somewhere on my travels, but it was done as a book (by fixing a few of them together) - but just wanted to keep this really simple for her bag - she doesnt do with fancy fripperies!  This was so simple, so straightforward - little tip ... iron the toilet roll middle flat (and microwave if you are concerned about the germs!).  Would change it next time, would use one piece of card all round (I had to colour the exposed edges with a sharpie).  Would also use eyelets to finish off better.  Hey its all a learning process!  Will possibly decorate the front when she arrives later but need to chat to her about what she would like (dont want it being a pain in her bag!).  Will definitely do another one of these sometime!  Oh and the papers are stampin up - I won them in some candy from Carol Houghton x

ABC Challenge

A is for Angels....ok, not promising I will do all of these challenges....and this is not exactly an angel...more a fairy really!  The challenge was to include charms and bling - check!  Actually, looking at her here, I could prob persuade people she is an angel!  This image came from the candy that I won from Samantha at Penrith Crafts....seems only right that I should use it for this card (ABC is run by Samantha and pals).  I bought the little bells from Rymans ages ago, knew I would use them sometime!  The card looks a little plain now I have photographed it - there is glitter on her star, the little dots on her outfit and her wings....all done with sakura tiara pens (the glittery ones!)              The idea behind the blog is that you get ahead with your Christmas cards....I have a little issue with this, as I never send any!!!  Hmmmmm, see a bit of a flaw in my plan?  But she is just so pretty, she may well not make it until Christmas anyway - do I get told off if I use her early I wonder?   If you want to come and join in the fun....here is the blog!

Candle and box

You might recognise this box as one I made a few weeks ago - it was from Funky Fairy's workshop....well, I finally got round to doing the candle that was from the same workshop.  And how about this.....I didnt do it to match with the box, or to fit the box, but its just perfect!  Kind of a summer/winter thing going on there! 
I have never done one of these candles before and they really are a breeze - apart from being a little heavy on the heat!  See, if you look at the bottom of the candle....few candle runs!  But - still pleased with it! 

Candy posts!

Ok - we have Jude's birthday candy - here is the pic - and HERE is the link!  And it ends on 6th Jan!

Ok - the second lot of candy belongs to Caz - it will include these stamps but also some other goodies!  HERE is where you go for this one!  And this one ends on 24/12/09

This Candy is from Wendy - she will be adding goodies to the package until the closing date - its due up on 15th Jan - and you need to click HERE to get to it!

Last lot - belongs to Marianne and finishes 16th Jan - you need to click HERE to go to it!  Phew such a lot of candy in blogland!  Will link all these into the sidebar soon!

Good luck all!

Now there is a banner too!

Appeal!

Have pinched this from Lorraine's blog - she says it so well!!!!


I appeal to everyone to please turn off word verification !! If you like use the owner approval option ,, then you can weed out undesirables ! I have never used word verification and I have NEVER had any problems ,.. When you have to leave so many comments on cards it takes twice as long and in my opinion completely unnecessary ! With everyone being so busy at the moment this little gesture will make all the difference to many of us

And I dont even have that many blogs to post on - lolx

Character cafe blog hop!

Here is the character cafe twelve hops of Christmas - go check it out!

Monkey and Libraries

Just thought I would post here quickly to highlight a couple of things with my other hat on!  When not crafting I work in libraries - yay!  We have a facebook reading group - so if you are on facebook go search for Havering Reading Group.  And we have a blog - Monkey Monkey!  - tis a take on Mums Monkey and is a monkey who travels around our libraries and generally shadows me in my job!  So much fun!  Well if you want a bit of an inside look on the life of a librarian...!!!!!  Havering Libraries are also on Twitter and Youtube - oh yes - there I am - the blonde Dawn French!  LOLx  I think the ID for both of these is HaveringLibraries - not original but it works!  Come and join us on Facebook or check out Monkey Monkey or one of the others!   Rx