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Boz Towers, Essex, United Kingdom
I'm a Red Hat Society member with a love of crafting of all sorts. A very proud mum to four fabulous children and Nan to six gorgeous grandchildren. I started work as a milliner and now have an abiding love of scrapbooking and card making.

The lovely people that drop by ~ thank you.

Sunday, 26 January 2014

A Beautiful Sentiment By Jane for OSAAT Challenge #197

Our theme this week for Challenge #197 on the One Stitch At A Time challenge blog is

White with One Other Colour

Our general rules for entering our challenge are very easy:-

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp to win our top prize this week. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No back linking, it must be a new creation after our blog goes live.

I chose to use Jane of Coosty Creations beautiful 'Dream Sentiments' and you can find it here. I am a real sucker for beautiful words and these just cried out to be used. I've used two of the sentiments but the main one by Walt Disney as my focal point. I changed the colour of the type to a deep blue. I've used a Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight as my base in blue. I've die cut the sentiment in white with  Memory Box Debutant Frame and topped it with the Memory Box Vaudeville Frame in blue. I've trimmed the frame with  Memory Box Lavish Branch and a Cherry Blossom flower and another die a little smaller bought from Tams. The cameo came in a packet of goodies from a lovely lady on Facebook. The little flourish underneath the cameo was in with lots of dies that I bought from a lovely lady called Tams way up there in bonny Scotland.  Please check out her smashing blog, Droplets in a Rusty Bucket.  I enjoyed your recent Craft Clearout, Tams!


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Sunday, 19 January 2014

OSAAT TIME!!!

It's time for a lovely new challenge at OSAAT today and our theme this week is  'Use A Digi'. The rules are very simple and we would like to see where you have used a digital image. Our sponsor this week is our own Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet. the main prize is all the images that the design team used oin Challenge 194

Our general rules for entering our challenge are very easy:-

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No backlinking, this must be a new creation blogged after our challenge goes live.

My teamie, Nataliya. chose the image this week and her choice was 'Friends Forever' by Delicious Doodles.


I've used a lovely piece of background paper from way back when and ribbon and a slider that I've had forever, coloured with Promarkers with about 6 different colours for her hair and the horses mane. Mounted simply and a self generated sentiment.

Not a good light for the photo as her hair doesn't looked that washed out in real life. Roll on, Summer

Sunday, 12 January 2014

Happy New Year and a 'New' Challenge at OSAAT

Happy New Year to you all and it's time for a brand 'New' Challenge over at the OSAAT Challenge. Our theme this first challenge of the year is 'Some thing New'. It could be a new job, a new home, a new baby or just celebrating some thing new. Our sponsor this week is our very own Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet and the prize is $9 to spend in the store, there are twenty designers in our store and there is sure to be something that tickles your creative spirit.  Our rules are very simple:-

1. You may enter as many times as you like when using a Stitchy Bear digi stamp. But, if you choose to enter without using one of the images from the store then you will be entered into a separate draw for $3 to spend in the store.

2. You must link back to our blog.

3. No backlinking, this must be a new creation blogged after our challenge goes live.

I created my card this week for a particular couple. My next door neighbours of 13 years have moved to Ireland and are hoping to open a B&B over there. Good Luck, Sue and Terry.


I chose a design by Reece's Scrap Pieces called 'Going Up' it reminded me very much how their former home had been decorated in the past.  Included in the images was a pre-coloured one that I have used. There are quite a few pre-coloured images in the store and these make for a very quick card, there's always time later to colour the image in your own colours. I've kept it simple with some lovely spotty paper and a Memory Box die cut. A self generated sentiment punched out with a couple of Stampin' Up punches.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge #104 - Something New

A Creative Romance - Something New



Friday, 10 January 2014

A New Year

Better get the duster out, haven't been here for nearly a month!