Father's Day...

isn't for another month (19th June in the UK) but I have to fit cards in between orders :) I have actually made more than this but it looks as though I have forgotten to photograph them before they went out for sale!! Ho hum.

 All papers are from Funky Hand.

 Papers from Funky Hand again, sentiment from Craftwork Cards, image from a magazine.

Image is from Bugaboo Stamps and is coloured with Promarkers, paper is 'Mistletoe' from a Christmas pad by Blonde Moments, scallop frame is from Craftwork Cards and the sentiment is computer generated.

 Papers are from the Love Love Love download and the image is from the Colour Me Happy cd, both from Funky Hand.

 Image from Karen's Doodles. Charms, buttons and ribbon from my craft stock.

 Papers and sentiment are from Cfraft The Year Away cd by Funky Hand, Card Candy is from Craftwork Cards and the image is a clear stamp by Imaginesce.

 Image is by Pollycraft and papers and sentiment are again by Funky Hand.

 Heart paper is by Pink Petticoat and everything else is from my stash.

 The image is from Digistamp Boutique and I'm not sure what the papers are as they were in my 'offcuts' box with the name bit cut off :)

 Image is one of the new Tatty Teddy stamps by Papermania, papers are more off cuts by Funky Hand, sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking.

Kathy's waffle sketch file

Have you seen the latest Waffle sketch?

 There is still time to enter and if you enter a project using either this new sketch, or the next one (that's the May or June Sketch File sketches) then you'll be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize, donated by MOI and if you enter something for both months then you double your chances of winning!

The prize :)

Good luck!

Master Chef

Thanks to everyone who joined in with Debs' Spots and Stripes challenge over the last month, we love looking at all your work!

It's Kathy's turn to host the brand new Funky Fifteenth Challenge over at Get Funky! and she has chosen to challenge us with a recipe and the ingredients are

3 different papers

5 flowers

2 buttons

1 length of ribbon (you can cut this up if you like)

A sprinkling of pearls or gems to season.

At least one Funky Hand product must be included and as always, Anice has designed and uploaded a freebie for you to use if you don't have any of our products and this is what it looks like, a yummy Kraft paper!

Don't forget to stop by and show us what you've made, 

Remember you MUST use at least one Funky Hand product to join in and qualify for our monthly prize.
 
We say this every month but we still get a few entries which don't abide by our little set of rules (all one of them :)) If you don't use anything from Funky Hand, your project will not be commented on, sorry.

Good luck and happy crafting.

More 'Funk'

It's raining...and I can almost hear my garden saying thank you lol and I'm sat here listening to it pinging on the conservatory roof!

You must take a look at the new download created by the fab Anice at Funky Hand

 

How cool is this? and it works brilliantly well with the spotty download too. The 'Funkettes' have been playing with the papers for a couple of weeks now and we have come up with loads of lovely samples and here are a couple of mine.

 I hope you like them :)

TFL

Pinch and punch....

..for the first of the month :)

It's my turn to post my project on the Get Funky! challenge blog so here goes......

A huge thank you to Debs for hosting this month's challenge which goes under the heading of SPOTS & STRIPES and can be seen here and to my super talented team mates for providing such inspiration.

When Debs first announced her challenge, even before Anice uploaded the new striped freebie paper I started rattling off my spotty and stripey creations which are posted on my blog and came up with three before I realised I still needed to make something using the free paper lol

It just so happened that DH forgot his step-niece's birthday until the actual day so this is what I came up with.
The elephant digi stamp is from the Colour Me Happy cd and I've printed him onto the spotty paper from the Rainbow Polkadots download and as well as using the striped freebie, I've used the large spotty paper from the April Fool section of the Craft The Year Away cd. The sentiment was printed using the Workspace on the CTYA cd and glued onto a cocktail stick to make my flag. I finished my card with 3 toning brads, I hope you like it.

And here are my other stripey/spotty makes. I hope you like them and that you are inspired to join in with our Get Funky! challenge which runs until the 14th May.

Papers and images are from Dreams Come True and Colour Me Happy cds with the addition of ribbon, gems and Prima flowers from my craft stock.

Please remember that your creation MUST use an element from Funky Hand and if you don't you won't go into the hat for the winning entry.

Have you seen the fabulous Our Betty stamps on the web site too? Prices on the stamps have been reduced from £8.99 to £7.99

Take care and thanks for looking.

50th Birthday

Not sure who has stolen the sunshine but I should have known it would be cloudy as I am off work today and tomorrow lol

I hope the Easter bunny has been kind to you and brought you lots of chocolate!

For the last couple of days I have been busy making bits and bobs for a 50th birthday. The birthday girl just happened to be my sister and her birthday is actually tomorrow but the party is this evening.....I finally finished at about 11 this morning lol. As well as the pictures below I have made 3 A2 boards, two with photos and one with 'remember when' captions and pictures. I haven't photographed those yet but will do so tonight when they are in situ.

Papers - Craftwork Cards and Funky Hand
Stamps - Stampin Up wheel and Stampendous bodice
Sentiments - Craftwork Cards
Everything else from my stock

Happy Easter, see you tomorrow.

Funky Hand Sale

Just a quickie to remind you that the Funky Hand sale finishes at 10 pm tomorrow evening. There is 25% of everything and I have just bagged myself some Promarkers :)

Thanks for looking.

A couple of quick makes

A male 50th and a wedding card.

All papers are from the Colour Me Happy cd by Funky Hand. The numbers are hand cut using wooden letters as templates (and scissors ;)) and I used Nesties for the circles and a Sizzix thin die for the corners. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards

The wedding card is another commissioned card made at the end of last week

This card was made using patterned card from my 'scrap' drawer, paper flowers, ribbon from stock and another Craftwork Cards sentiment.

I ran out of time again last week as I had a wedding fayre on Sunday and I always seem to end up with loads to do. My next one is coming up in June and I plan to be ready in plenty of time..........well that's the plan :))

Thanks for looking.

Mini tiara

Another small tiara, this time commissioned by a lovely bride who gets married next month.

Sorry about the pants photo but I had to take it on my phone as the batteries on the camera died!!! The AB rondelles have been wired onto a SP comb and it looks a lot sparklier in real life. I absolutely love making jewellery and find it a great way to relax, that and knitting but I think the jewellery making is still more cool than knitting even though it seems to be catching on again lol.

Take care.

Funky Hand

Want to save some money and get some fabulous papers to boot? Then why not take a look at the Funky Hand web site where there is a 25% off everything sale from 10am Friday 22nd April until 10pm Monday 25th and you could be the proud owner of the likes of the fabulous spotty papers seen here :)

Happy shopping :)

Kathy's Waffle Sketch File

Have you had a look at the latest sketch on Kathy's Waffle Sketch File?

I have a commission for a mini album so I decided to use the sketch for the cover. The only specification was that it was to be uncluttered as the lady will be 100 years old in August. I think it's it's a little too plain so I will tart it up with a few flowers I think ;)

We would love you to help us spread the word about these fab sketches by playing along with us and who knows, there may even be a little gift every now and then :)

Thanks for looking.

Funky 15th!

Yes folks, it's that time of the month again when the new challenge goes live on the Get Funky! challenge blog. This month it is the turn of our new Grandma, Debs to play the hostess with the mostess and she has chosen Spots and Stripes.

Last month saw the release of a new downloadable paper pack on the Funky Hand web site

and are perfect for Deb's challenge along with this month's freebie which can be downloaded here

Why not take the opportunity to download the paper and join us on the challenge this month.
Thanks for looking

Paradise

no matter what the weather. However we were blessed with wall to wall sunshine for our weekend in Cornwall last weekend!

The room with the view! or should I say the view from our room :))

I want to wake up to that every morning! (Please)

Happy Mother's Day.....

to all the lovely mums in the UK. I hope your day is a bit more relaxing than any other day :) (I have been writing this post since about 10 this morning which is why my opening line may seem to be a little more ridiculous than usual :))

I have my last few Mother's Day cards to show and I was also going to update my Kids and Co page with new knits as I have another parcel ready to go off, but that may have to wait till tomorrow as I don't think it will be too long before I hit the sack!

I've used an assortment of materials including free stamps from magazine covers, Promarkers, papers and Card Candy from Craftwork Cards, paper flowers, lace, gem stones from my craft stack and fabby ribbons from Ribbon Oasis

I have another busy week coming up with orders so will probably have to work a couple of evenings. It make the days really long as I'm at my desk at the shop by 7.30 every morning, Monday to Saturday - it's a good job I love my work and it keeps me out of mischief. I must try to take part in a couple of challenges though as it seems such a long time since I entered any.

Thanks for reading and enjoy your week. :)