LOTV Christmas Cards

A couple of LOTV Christmas cards I made last week, with some of that ribbon from Costco. I do love easel cards, but worry that the people I send them too, don't know how to display them.

I'm trying to blog a little more often than I have been doing lately, I always take photos of my cards but don't always post them on my blog so I'm trying to post more often. I have so much on the go, knitting, I've just started to knit an aran cardi for Brian, can't remember the last time I knitted anything for him, and if he doesn't wear it, it will be the last. Sewing, I have a BOM patchwork block of the Month to make haven't done September's yet. We have a family wedding soon, and need to make a wedding card, also I'm spending too much time sitting down so need to move more, all that weight I lost is starting to creep back on, and the dress I bought for the wedding will be too tight. I spend too much time surfing the web, just wish that burnt some calories, and the trouble is you can snack at the same time. all my hobbies seem to involve sitting down.

Inspired by Pinterest

I tried to resist but there is so much inspiration here and such talent on Pinterest and if you haven't tried it out yet you can click on the link on my side bar, just be warned it is addictive.I loved this snowman and as I already had this Sissix die, I just had to make it. Here is my version. the original is Here

Birthday tag

I'm such a bad blogger so thought I would show you the gift tag I made to add to my friend Sarah's 40th birthday present, which was a large box of  Hotel Chocolat  choccies, the reasoning behind the choccies was that we weren't sure whether we could go or not, and we would have then eaten them ourselves, well we did go and it was worth the sacrifice to see Sarah.

I did make a beautiful card too, but alas forgot to take a photo of it before rushing off to pop it in the post.

Autumn Wreath

I decorated the wreath which lives in my garden all year round, with Autumn leaves and a hydranga flower. I think it looks so pretty but it seems a little out of place with the beautiful weather we have been having lately, but it is a little cloudy here today, so I think this might be the last of it. Then who know's they are predicting a harsh winter with snow before the end of October.

Inspired by.....

I was inspired by the christmas cards in the November issue of Cardmaking and papercraft mag, as I just bought the spellbinder die Holly Motif and I also had the Poinsettia die, and wasn't sure how to make the best use of them, love how they look a bit like snowflakes.

My New Knit

I've just finished knitting this and I love it, just the thing for Autumn, although with this fabulous weather here I might have to wait a little longer to wear it. It only took me just over a week to knit it.
Wool is Sirdar Demin Ultra Chunky in shade 507 Starling which is cream with a brown and grey fleck.

More christmas LOTV

Two more cards for the christmas box, using images from LOTV, these are so handy for a quick card and don't want to buy the stamp, and at just £1 a sheet are great value.

Autumn is here.

Well I think Autumn is nearly here, there is a nip in the air, although we are still having a few sunny days. The leaves on the trees are turning to all the wonderful shades of orange red and brown.
I hade a little trip to Hobbycraft yesterday(yes again, can't stay away since the new store opened) and was inspired to buy some goodies to make this wreath. The ribbon is from my stash.

More LOTV Xmas Cards

Here's two more cards using Stamps from Lili of the Valley stamps, how cute are these, and I dug out these papers from last years Nitwits collection. Ribbon from Costco.

No time for crafting today, I'm waiting for the engineer to come to fix my washing machine, then a quick trip to Tesco and this afternoon off to pick Grace up from school, Grace fractured her arm at Gymnastics on Sat, bless her, and then dinner at my daughters house, I love not having to cook. don't get me wrong I like cooking but hate the day to day thinking up meals etc. If you ask them what would you like for dinner the answer is nearly always anything. If they made anything in Tins, Fresh or Frozen it would sell a bomb, anything for dinner every night, how much easier would life be then. supermarket shopping done in a flash.

LOTV Christmas

Christmas is a lot nearer than you think, well it is if you have lots of cards to make and here are 3 more for the box. I Love these new stamps from LOTV. I used the new Poinsettia shapabilites from Spellbinders. and the silver lace ribbon from Costco.

The Bird house isn't a new stamp but i have had my eye on it for awhile, I love love it think I will noe have to buy the other three in the series.

Ribbons

Just wanted to share this with you if you live near a Costco get yourself some of these fabulous ribbons, I think they will sell out fast. Brian asked me if I really needed more ribbon, he just doesn't understand this need for more ribbons. Just look at all the yumminess, Red Velvet, Silver Lace, White Velvet, Red and white glitzy cord, snow ball ribbon, Red and silver velvet, snow flakes and red and white cord, and 10yds of each, for only about £15.

Tilda Snowman

Since the new hobbycraft store opened in Aylesbury I have visited at least once a week, after being deprived of a local craft store it is heaven and I'm afraid I have given the old bank card a bashing, all in the name of crafting. I bought  this Tilda book last week.
And I just couldn't resist making this cute snowman.  He was so easy to make I'm going to make more. I added some sparkle but it doesn't really show in the photo.

BOM Month 3

This is my Block Of the Month 3, only 9 more to go. I love doing this quilt and though I can't wait to finish it, it is nice to take it easy and it leaves me lots of time to do my other crafts, I'm one of those people that wants everything yesterday and I love starting new things and if they take a long time I loose interest, but now every month I get a new block to do, which are quick and easy to do.

Hoot Hoot

Just loving this little owl, thanks to Jessica, this little owl is so easy and fun to make, even little Grace made one. You can find a PDF pattern HERE If the kids aren't into sewing they could even make one from some coloured card.

Card patterns 129, with Warren.

Another card challenge again today, so glad I'm back in the swing again with my card making and I've made loads of cards with Warren, no he's not my new boyfriend, shame because he is so cute. Warren is the cute bunny by Craftworks cards. so cute I didn't know whether to make him Christmassy or not so did both using the sketch by Card patterns.

BOM Month 2

Remember the Block of the Month kit? HERE well this is block 2, I recceived Month 3 a while ago and then realised I hadn't shown you month 2 yet.

The weather here today is awful, yesterday it was really hot 30c and today it is raining, how can we go from summer to winter in one day. well whatever! We will have weather, whether or not.

Card Patterns Sketch 128

 I haven't done a challenge card for ages, been busy knitting and sewing. I'm in the middle of making a school bag for a friends daughter so must finish that before she goes back to school, but managed to get some of Tim Holtz Kraft resist paper, and had a little play, and came up with this. The daisy is a sissix die that I got from Stampin Up.
Card Patterns is one of my favourite challenge blogs, and I love this sketch.

Also I have my son Stephen and his wife Rhiannon are coming down on Friday for a long weekend, and my grandson Rhys is bringing his new girlfriend, so that will be nice to see them both. Lots of cleaning and cooking to do. Also I'm looking after Grace tonight and tomorrow, maybe I can get her to make some cakes,

Loopy scarf

I couldn't believe how quick and easy this was to knit, it took less than a day, I love it infact my friend Sally loved it so much she wanted it for herself so this I had to make another one. wonder how long this one will last. I edited my mug shot because I didn't think you would want to see me, not a pretty sight this early in the morning.

It takes two cushion cover.

I had a lot of scraps left after making my it takes two quilt.(see the last post) and this time I am very pleased with the result, but then a cushion is more in my league.

I've also been busy knitting so again, so pop back tomorrow to see the loopy scarf I made in less than a day.

My Very first Quilt.

Something that I have always wanted to do was make a Patchwork quilt and when I started sewing again a while back I thought why not have ago. Now I know it wasn't going to be easy and this quilt is for beginners and it wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. The really difficult bit was the actual quilting bit. I decided to go with quick easy, well maybe easy for some, and did it on my machine. Boy was it a task and I did mess up in parts,and I only did sewing in the ditch, but I don't mind, and if I don't mind it doesn't matter, and I know I will hopefully do a better job next time.

The kit is called It Takes Two and is designed by Camille it was on Sale at the Fat Quarter Shop

It was featured in the Dec 10 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting.

I also decided that I want to learn to crochet, I can knit but not crochet and that's the next thing to learn to do. I think this is becoming a bit of a bucket list.