I've been norty

Look what I bought!

The landlady at the B&B I am staying at told me about this craft shop 'just round the corner' about half a mile away. It only turned out to be Click on Crafts didn't it. 4 Nesties for £60 :o) Good job I'm travelling home tomorrow afternoon!

By the time I set off to Malham the rain had stopped and there was a teeny bit of blue sky. You have to park up 1 mile from the Cove and it is 1 mile of up and down, much more up than down! For those who know how badly I walk, you would realise how tortuous that is! Most folks who set off similar time to me were on their way back before I was even halfway there, but no matter, me and my stick made it after 1  1/2 hours. That is a dream fulfilled and I am ecstatic :o) I'll probably put some of my pics on when I get home. I had a wonderful pub lunch when I got back to Malham village nearly 3 hours later :o)

Jackie xx 

Good morning from wet Yorkshire

Had a fine, uneventful journey up here and a canal boat trip at Skipton on the way, fab fish and chips also in Skipton last night :o)

Fantastic B&B in a beautiful farmhouse. Superb views from my bedroom window.

Looks like I may have to revise my plans for today and go to Skipton Castle instead of Malham Cove but we'll see, not going to let the rain dampen my spirits :o)

Had a quick look at all your beautiful cards but unfortunately no time to comment on them, that will have to wait until I get home :o)

A challenge card at last

Or more correctly, 2 cards because I love the sketch but that presented me with the problem of which to enter! I decided on this first one because of it's summery colours for the challenge over at Peachy Keen 

For both cards I used Peachy Keen stamps, and what great quality they are.

I also used DPs from J&P for both cards and copics to colour plus Martha Stewart edge and corner/butterfly punches. Brads and jewels from stash and a little bit of stickles too.

I used McGill leaf and Woodcraft flower punches too, and I nearly forgot to mention the nesties and the Sizzix leaf die (that's another slapped wrist for me)

Don't you just love these Peachy Keen stamps? 

These will be the last from me for a few days as I am off up to Yorkshire for a few days on leaving my poor hard done to 48 year old son to fend for himself :o)

I am hoping to get to Malham Cove on Tuesday, haven't been there since 1961!

Jackie xx

June freebies

Good morning bloggers. For all you cat lovers out there our June freebies are ready for downloading.

They can be found at J&P when you are ready and we would love to see your projects :o)

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some of my text has decided it wants to be highlighted and I can't get rid of it. Any ideas please as it's driving me nuts arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Jackie xx

Stamp Something - something summer

Good morning all, I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I have to work Saturdays so Sunday is my weekend and I mean to enjoy it :o)

This is my offering for the Stamp Something challenge this week which is Something Summer.

The large image is my own photograph converted to a pencil drawing then coloured with copics. Small image and greeting is from SU and of course, I hade to use nesties and Martha Stewart too :o) Basically a very simple card. I cut and folded the card from PMS white hammered so sponged the edges with Tim Holtz to soften it :o)

Jackie xx

Right out of my depth

I had intended having a crafting day but the overflowing ironing basket shouted at me so I did that instead. A consequence of that is I have only made one card after all :o(

This is a first airing for 2 new sets of stamps. The art deco lady set I bought in Congleton on our craft day and the swirls are what I chose as my prize from Winter Wonderland.

I thought the swirls were just right to compliment the lady's headgear :o)

Background is Tim Holtz distress inks, then stamped the swirls on and used an MS cirner punch just to break up all those straight edges.  Lady coloured with Nellie Snellen markers which I bought on a previous crafting day. The lady is layered up but it doesn't show on here and I added a bit of glamour dust for a touch of bling :o)

Jackie xx

Sorry no crafting today...

I am off to a family funeral this morning then work this afternoon, so no me time at all today. My Uncle Colin was 84 so not a bad age considering his brother, my Dad, died at the age of 25! There are now 4 surviving siblings, Aunty Nora is 93, Uncle Doug is 90, Uncle Raymond is 86 and Uncle Alan is 79 so methinks that at 69 I stand a good chance of being around for a while yet :o)

What a shame that the only time we all get together nowadays is for funerals!

Hopefully I will be able to start catching up with your blogs tomorrow :o)

Jackie xx

Ooooh I have managed 2 post in 1 day

I have been given these fab awards by the lovely Dianne

Bless you Dianne and thank you so much for thinking of me :o)

Trouble is that I now have to do 6 lies and 1 truth about myself so here goes.

1   I have a huge yacht moored down in the south of France

2   I drive a BMW

3   I live in a very exclusive area of the Peak District

4   I wear glasses

5   I am tall and slim

6   I am blonde

7   I love gardening

 Now I will have to go away and think about who I want to pass this on to :o)

Jackie xx

At last.....

....I've managed to make 2 cards, hope to do some more today!

Thank you all so much for your good wishes about my hand. These little things (big as a football and red as a cricket ball) are sent to try us, and try us they most certainly do!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the first time I have managed to use on of my new LOTV stamps, backed with own photograph of pampas grass. Of course I had to use Martha Stewart and Nesties with a scrap of ribbon :o)

For this one I used my new Cosmic Shimmer sprays, orange and bronze, for the first time and I love it, why didn't I buy some before???????????????

More Martha Stewart of course and flower/leaf punches with a bit of liquid pearls :o)

Jackie xx

No crafting...

...boo hoo hooooooooooooooooooooo!

I had an insect bite on my right hand on Tuesday and by Wednesday night I had to leave work early and hi-tail it to A&E because I swear it would have been impossible for it to swell any further or get any redder or hotter. I could've cooked bacon and eggs on it!!!!!!!!!!! Good job I went when I did because I would have been an in patient otherwise. I had got cellulitis and it aint nice. It was due to the insect bite and it's very painful as well as itchy. I even had to have a tetanus booster to add to the antibiotics.

Anyway, it's on the mend now but still painful, it's taking forever typing in because I am having to use one finger on my left hand. Just wanted to let you all know that I haven't deserted you.

I'll be back when I can do a bit of crafting :o)

Jackie xx