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Whoo Hoo!!!  it's Friday ...... I hope you've had a good week. I had all sorts planned for this week but, has anything got done ...... no!!!  I've been enjoying what's left of the summer.  It's not quite as warm as it has been but hey! the sun's still shining. As it's the first Friday in September that means there's a new Craft Stamper Challenge . It's the usual Anything Goes theme ....... but remember, you MUST include some actual rubber stamping on your projects .... no digi images please. The project is up to you ..... cards, tags, journal pages.  Canvases, home decor or even an ATC maybe.  The choice is all yours. I've got a tag for you this month, using a recent Stampin Up! purchase ....... Follow Your Dreams, with the coordinating set of dies I coloured a piece of white cardstock using Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints, and a damp baby wipe to spread the colours (Sky, Candy Floss and Smurf) I then cut it down to size to create my tag. Using the ...

Happy Sunday evening to you ...... And welcome to September!  We've had a lovely weekend ........ I hope you have too.   Hubby arrived home from his business trip on Wednesday last week ..... a day earlier than planned which was nice.  Jet lag wasn't too bad either, he was back in work on Thursday.  Me, being the domestic goddess that I am (yeah right!) had his bags unpacked, all the washing done, dried, ironed and hanging back in the wardrobe in less than 24 hours of him arriving home!!! Doesn't take long to get back to normal! It's the beginning of a new month so, that means a whole bunch of new Blog Challenge themes. Over on the Happy Little Stampers Blog this months Watercolour Challenge is already underway, and tonight sees the start of their  CAS challenge . As you can see the theme is ....... Wild!  I immediately thought of wild animals and was inspired by these two little guys, (or girls maybe ...... who knows) , that seem to enjoy spending time ru...

Happy Tuesday ...... I've got the little man here to keep me company today ...... there's only one more week left of the school holidays.  That six weeks has flown by!!  Luckily he's looking forward to starting junior school. He's had a great summer break I think ...... he's been here there and everywhere. The beauty of this island is there's always something going on .... somewhere. He even managed to grab a quick photo with the great John McGuinness, who's back on the island for the MGP/Classic TT. Dare I say, the weather has improved, and racing has finally got underway.  You can see just how misty its been though, from the photo above. Alex also had a couple of birthday parties to go to while he's been on holiday, and guess who got the job of making the cards? Funnily enough I don't do a lot of kids cards so there were none in my stash (note to self ..... add childrens cards to the to do list!) Here's what we came up with though ....... As on...

Happy Bank Holiday Monday ...... Yes, here in the UK we've got our last Bank Holiday before Christmas.  Scary isn't it! I have been thinking about the festive season though ...... well sort of.  I put the idea out for a Christmas workshop last week, and everybody was very quick off the mark to get their names down.  Either they've been missing me (I don't think so),  missing our monthly craft sessions (more likely) or,  they're also getting into the Christmas spirit!  I just need to play around with a few ideas now and then get the date sorted. A few of us actually got together yesterday and had a lovely day round the craft table.  There were new home cards, a Jennifer McGuire inspired ......  Inside Shadow Box Card  ( Lyn mastered this one) , a few Christmas ideas and some beautiful festive tags.  Me .... I wasn't that productive.  All I managed to do was to update my colour chart for the new Distress Oxide colours!! I did have ano...

Happy Thursday ...... We're heading nicely towards the weekend ..... and this time next week, hubby will be nearly home!   Today I'm playing along with this month's Twofer Card Challenge ..... two cards, for two occasions, made using the same stamp or die. The theme for August is ...... Geometric Hmmmm ....... took me a while, but I got there in the end (just in time too .... I think the challenge closes tomorrow) I've used a Memory Box die ...... I think it's called Mod Squares Background ..... and yes it is on both cards. First ..... the female version ...... This beautiful stamp from Unity is one of my current favourites.  Stamped and heat embossed in Rose Gold and then coloured using the new Spun Sugar Distress Oxide before being cut into using the Mod Squares die I also cut the die again, three times, from white cardstock and then inlaid and layered the various squares back into the stamped image. I varied the number of layers on each square so that they woul...