Let them eat cake

 Good morning my lovelies,

Have your summer holidays been as hectic as mine? I hope not.

But it is nice to be back with all the crafty chaos.....lol

I am hostess this time over at Fab'n'Funky challenges, and I chose

 

"Let Them Eat Cake" 

(the main image should be a cake)

 

Thankfully for me I fell in love with a series of stamps a few years ago, from the Dolly Dimples Craft

 They had a large selection of cake stamps and it was agony trying to choose just a few

 This is Fab Cake 10, I thought Fab Cakes were very appropriate for a Fab'n'Funky challenge.

I didn't bother with the usual shading to make it look more 3D.

Some S.U. Dapper Demin cardstocks for the layers on White card.

All very simple layout, but I added a twist of colour, with the central cake layer brighter than the rest of the card. The Promarker Lime Twist & Plum, drawing the eye to the centre.

The top & bottom layers are Petrol blue & Aegean.

Please check out our lovely DT and leave them some love

Back soon with more crafty creations

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx 

 

Anniversary or Graduation

 Hello again,

I know it's been a while, trying to get my head around being diagnosed diabetic with all the tablets and testing has been quite a challenge.

I even had to go to class, to learn about being diabetic, whatever will they think of next lol.

For the next two weeks Fab'n'Funky challenges theme is

 

Anniversary or Graduation

 

So I've gone simplistic, my brain definitely isn't at full throttle

 

I really love my STA mettalic pen (which I think looks like chalk) and this challenge definitely called for it.

The stamp is from Whiff Of Joy "Graduation Willow"

Spellbinder die Label Twenty Five

and of course Promarkers

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx
 

Fantasy

 So I am struggling to believe my granddaughter is nearly 5, what !?!?! When did this happen??????????

Luckily, over at Fab'n'Funky challenges we're doing

Fantasy/Myth

 You know dragons, witches, fairies, all those kind of things.

Which is perfect when you know a plucky little adveturer who has a birthday coming up very soon.

And of course every lady knight needs sparkly armour

Sparkly Pink armour, of course

 

And Unicorns always have sparkly mane & tails

A little sparkle gel pen goes a long way.
 

And of course you need a Dragon

Non-firebreathing kind, naturally

 

And when you add them all together, you get 

 

Stamps - FTLS - "Unicorn dreams" and "Noble knights & naughty dragons"

Ink - Momentos Tuxedo black

Pens - ProMarkers 

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy x

Stamped

 Hello lovely peeps

I know it has been a while since my last post, and I'm not ashamed to say it has been rather chaotic here recently. I genuinely didn't know if I was coming or going. But we all have times when nothing seems to fall into place like it normally would.

Anywho...........over at Fab'n'Funky challenges we want to see 

Stamped Image 

Well, I decided to go whole hog on this one. My images are purely stamped........

The donuts, the icing, the faces and the spiral one in the middle are all stamped. It was ajoy to make as I hadn't had these stamps out in quite a while.

Our wondwerful DT have some truly inspirational examples to share with you all.

Please go leave them some love.

Hug & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Fur or Feathers

 Hello my lovelies,

Over at Fab'n'Funky challenges the new theme is.........

Fur or Feathers

yes any furry or feathery creature will do as you feature

(Ooow sneaky bit of rhyming there)

This was a true dilema for me, so many stamps (20yr collecting), so much choice, what is a woman to do....................

WINTER SCENE......

yes that's the answer 

a wintery scene with wintery creatures....Hmmm

yes absolutely perfect idea...

The surrounding colours had to be light enough to make the robins stand out, and I don't think I did too bad a job.

I didn't blend the leaves quite as well as I could have, but I don't think it's bad.

Stamp - FTLS Robin's Beautiful Bouquet

Inks - Momento tuxedo black, S.U. ceertainly celery

Punch - S.U. Oval 1.75"

Pens - Promarkers:-

           Robins - Oatmeal, Burnt orange & Cocoa

           Boot - Denim blue, Twilight sky, Tan, Moss & Ice grey5

           Flowers - Apple cider, Moss, Budding rose & dusky rose.

Bakers twine was from stash (unsure of how long ago???)

Simple layering technique to build the card.

Remember to drop by and share some love with the wonderful DT's

Back soon.........

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

All Bling

 Hello my lovelies,

How have you been keeping? Have you been crafting this past 2 weeks?

Well, over at Fab'n'Funky challenges we've bong "BLINGY":

Gems and/or Pearls

Yes, bling up your projects

I found an old stamp (can't for love remember where/who) and she was perfect for this challenge

Here she is with her gemmed up boots & dress. Even the butterflies have bling.

After colouring her in I proceeded to attach the 15 mini gemstones..........not easy

 These thing really are small, but, with the best patience I could muster I got there.

I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, plenty of gems but not all up in your face.

Stamp - ????? (if any of you recognise it drop a comment below, thanks)

Ink - Momento Tuxedo black

Gems - Been in stash for years

Pens - Promarkers - Outfit:-Powder blue, denim blue, lemon, yellow, 

                                   Hair:- lemon, honeycomb, tan, beige, 

                                   Skin:-almond, sunkissed rose, dusky rose, blush

                               Flower:- apple cider, pear green, moss, lemon, saffron

 

Make sure to visit our lovely DT and leave them good vibes

Until next time 

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy x

Back from summer break with a special

 Hello my lovelies,

I hope you have had a wonderful summer. We are back from our summer break over at Fab'n'Funky challenges and it's our 600th post. YES 600th!!!

 And you know what that means, a special post has a special prize.

Yes prize time again, and what is the theme I hear you ask.....well.....

Birthday/Anniversary

Yes we want to see your lovely creations related to birthday or anniversary.

Now I have a favourite computer game and that has a server (multi-player world) which is called Rusty Gears. Now I have not been invited to the Rusty Gears server and I'm not sure my little laptop could cope, but I still love watching the players who are on there. They are amazing builders, so creative.

So I have made this birthday card in homage to those lovely gears

 I had forgotten that I had been gifted a metal shim, but I stumbled across it and remembered a TL die I had been eager to use. This beautiful stepper card die. The gear dies are from a variety of makers.

The other thing that helped inspire this card were these

 So it was a lot of messy finger fun, but I'm pleased with the results

A little rough up and hey presto, slightly rusty gears.

We would love to see you over at the Fab'n'Funky challenges HERE

Please visit all our Fabulous DT's and leave them some love.

Back soon with more crafty shares and maybe some nerdy fun.

Why not check out the Rusty Gears shinanagans - HERE

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Anniversary

 Hello my lovelies,

Well what can I say..........I'm just an old romantic.........

Anniversaries mean a lot to me and over at Fab'n'Funky challenges we are celebrating them.

It can be a wedding, work, or whatever anniversary, just let your creativity go.

We are celebrating 37yrs of togetherness and 32yrs of marriage. And YES we have driven each other grey LOL.

I was digging through my digital background papers when I came across this lovely blue one and knew it was perfect .

It's a very simple card but it was made with love, and that's what counts

Pop over and leave our lovely DT's some well deserved love.

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx

Embossing Fun

 Good morning,

I have had a slightly hectic week, but it's been wonderful. First a trip to the Quilt & Stitch village, then up to Manchester for a Dimenson 20 show with my youngest

 

And my bluebells have finally come out

 

But lets get back to the important business of crafting, because over at Fab'n'Funky challenges...

Embossing

wet/dry

yes we want you to choose which method you like most, or why not mix the up

Soo I got a lovely embossing folder for xmas and I've been dying to use it........

And here it is

Embossing folder - Wisteria background from Lisa Norton

Inks - Perfect plum & Garden green

My foam pad was a little small and I think that is the reason so much ink got on the main body of the card.

But it does seem to give it a little something

Well please check out our lovely ladies at Fab'n'Funky challenges and leave them some love.

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy x

Add a Sentiment

 Well life has been rather chaotic but I'm still standing (for the moment....lol)

We are ask you to 

Add a Sentiment

for our challenge over at Fab'n'Funky challenges.

 

I have decided to go girly with my sentiment card

•  F.L.o.S - Happiness Blooms sentiment
• Cardstock - White card blank & S.U.Strawberry slush
• Papaer - From stash possibly from TL magazine
• Ink - (on flowers) S.U. Strawberry slush & (sentiment) Momento Tuxedo black

Have fun joining in with us and leave the ladies some love

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Has Spring sprung?

 Hello Lovelies,

Is spring really here? I know my spring flowers are out but I'm not feeling it...anyway

 Well the theme over at Fab'n'Funky challenges is...

 

Spring

show us your spring inspirations

 

 Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

 

Stripy C.A.S

 Hello

We have a great new challenge for you over at the Sisterhood of Crafters 

Dots and/or Stripes 

I will confess now that I went for a very simple and clean design

The striped paper is from an old Tattered lace magazine and the sentiment stamp is from Woodware.

I hope all of you have fun crafting your enteries.

Hugs & Happy thoughts 

Buffy xx

Love to love

Hello my lovelies, it's that soppy time of year again. 

Now I'm not being negative about valentines day but I think we all reach a certain age and all the romance has been used up, and we're happy with a takeaway and a video (a film at home).

But our theme over at the Sisterhood of Crafters is 

Love

we want you to join us in get all lovey dovey, so show us your soppy side.

I have decided to go simple and understated, with another of my F.T.L.S stampsets.

 

I found this lovely Heart paper in my stash (I think it's from an old Tattered Lace mag) and decided it was perfect to go with my stampset (F.T.L.S - Essential Overlay Sentiments).

So for "Love" I used S.U. Melon Mambo and for the "lots of" and "& hugs" I used S.U.Rich Razzelberry Inkpads.

Don't forget to drop by the Sisterhood and leave some well deserved love for our fabulous DT

Well, I have to get back to costume making as Japan Day at daughters Uni is in 10 days. 

And yes of course I'm going to share all the fun we have. I might even put a link to the fashion show video (if I remember to charge the camera 😉)

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

New Beginnings

 Good morning

Well it's that time again...........Fab'n'Funky challenges and the theme is...........

New Beginnings

so that could be a New baby/house/job/car???

 

I dug out one of my lovely WMS stamp set and used a soft neutral colour palette. 

The nice thing about this stamp is that the door section is an additional stamp, (house has roofed door plus roofed door stamp).

I felt the neutral palette makes the card universal.

Please check out our lovely DT's inspirational examples....Here  And leave them some love.

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy x

Feeling Blue?

 Good morning world

I don't no about your weather but ours has been crazy, last week freezing and now, blowing a gale with downpours....ahhhh the beauty of living on an island (300miles at our widest point)

Well that's enough of that, the Sisterhood of Crafters would like to invite you to go

winter BLUE

yes, let us see your blue side, with a variety of shades

 I've tried a little bit of masking with a stencil and then adding a little depth using colour, not sure if I pulled it off. What do you think?

The stencil - Cardio Church Window - you might think these windows are cut out and foam backed BUT no, I traced the the windows, the ran a fineline pen over the pencil line. I then coloured in the background with a Tan promarker, then one the right-hand edge of each I used a Cinnamon then a Cocoa promarker to give depth/shadowing.

The balloons stamp - F.t.L.o.S Birthday Balloons - more masking to get lots of balloons to be passing by the window, the texture stamped in S.U. Pacific point and Tempting turquoise. The balloon strings are free-hand with a fineliner pen.

Sentiment - F.t.L.o.S Essential Overlay sentiments - Happy in S.u. Marina Mist and Birthday in Momentos Tuxedo black, on white cardstock mounted on S.U. Denim blue cardstock (same as lower layer). Mounted to the card with 2mm foam pads.

Our lovely DT have made some inspirational cards, so go over and share some love with them....HERE

 

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Beat it, Eat it, Stamp it.

 Do you remember?

Micheal Jackson told us to Beat it, Weird Al told us to Eat it 

and over at Fab'n'Funky challenges we want you to....

 

Stamp it

 

Yes we want to see your Stamped images, they can be a  rubber/silicone stamp or a digital stamp. 

I have dug out one of my old Woodware stamps for this one...

It called - Three Toadstools

A variety of red, beige and green Promarkers to colour it in.

I used a cloud shaped punch from S.U. for the sentiment, I felt it broke up the rectangular feel of the card.

Please make sure to pop over and share some love with our Fabulous DT's - HERE

I've been working on my daughters costume and we are almost at the end, I can just about see a the light at the end of the tunnel, it's faint but I'm sure it's there   👀   so back soon with a sneak peek

Keep on creating

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Chilly

 I hope everyone had a super New year. 

We don't do the whole party thing, hubby and youngest don't like the noise of parties (that's the beauty of Aspies) but we toast in the new year then pray the fireworks will stop. Easy answer is to put on an old Godzilla film and when I say old I'm not joking, we have the original 1954 film and it's amazing. We have dozens of old Godzilla films that are older than me!!

BUT

we're here to craft are we not. Over at Sisterhood of Crafters we are a little chilly, our theme this time is 

Icy Cold

yes we would like to see all your cold creations. I've experimented with paste for this one

Yes I made my own glitter paste, using glue and glitter. Yeah I know that just sounds like gluing then sprinkling glitter but I decided to mix them togeher first and see how it would work with one of my favourite stencils.

Now it dried quite thin, which I think is a good thing, it did leak under the stencil in a few places too.

NOW! The downside, I got glitter everywhere when I started stirring it together. It's going to take a few months to finally get it all vacuumed up 🙄Thank goodness I have a crafting shed to do this experimenting in 😂

But hey, that's what crafting is all about, messy experimenting and have fun.

Please drop by and leave some love for our lovely ladies, HERE

Back soon with more crafting craziness

Hug & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

What Fun

 I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas day.

I had geat fun, I got a video whatsapp from my granddaughter (technically from my daughter) wishing me merry christmas and thanking me for her presents. So that was lovely.

Youngest daughter and I also started a new christmas tradition, PANCAKE breakfast. Yes pancakes, smothered in butter, maple syrup and topped with fruit. 

Sorry forgot to take a pic but just imagine...........fluffy pancakes stacked 2 high............maple syrup drizzling over the edge.........and.......big beautiful blueberries & strawberries sitting majestically on top....

....oh no, I'm hungry now.......lol

I got Lego for christmas, yes Lego.

I know I know, that might sound unusual but as well as loving Lego.....I'm also an avid gamer. 

One of my favourite games is...............

It's an exciting post-apocalyptic open world adventure game 

I know you are now wondering what this has to do with Lego..

 

.....WELL....

 

Lego have special edition kits

 

And 

 I GOT A TALLNECK!!

 This is one of the very few passive beasts in the game, by climbing this huge machine you get map information as well as a great view of your surroundings.....it is so majestic.

 

 And of course

 

 I had to build it, (in between cooking the christmas dinner), with my youngest helping, naturally.

WOOHOO

Climbing up the Tallneck is the Heroine of the game, Aloy

But you know I had to personalise it 

 

by adding figurines of myself & my hubby's (no, not specially made figures) 

This will now take pride of place on a shelf in my living room for all to see. It was such fun to build.

Well I better get back to being inventive with all this turkey....LOL

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

All wrapped up

 So many things to do, so little time......Aaaaaaaaaarrgh!!!!

It's fine....no really it's fine. We have all got this, we're crafters! We can do anything....

I have 4 snowflakes crocheted and I need at least 30 more................I CAN do this..............

Hmm......should I make a red cloak for the card deliveries? If I made the hood deep enough it would garantee nobody sees it's me. Although no-one's spotted me yet, or they haven't said anything thankfully.

Nope, I need to make more wrapping paper, which conviently goes with our challenge over at The Sisterhood of Crafters

CHRISTMAS

so I have made my wrapping paper by recycling

And then Buffy? I hear you cry...

And once that's done?

And of course the final stage of the process, wrapping the pressies

 

 

The secret is to not colour every stamped image.

It's very satisfying to know I've rescued paper and given it a new life, even if it's only briefly. At least some of this wrapping will become a firelighter. Cozy

I apologize for the tiny writing on some of the photos, I underestimated  how small they would look on here.

Our fabulous DT have made some super creations, so go share some holiday cheer with them....Here

Stamp set - FtLoS - Festive Flok Art Stockings & Baubles

Inkpad - Momento Tuxedo black

Pens - Kurtake Brush pens

Happy Yuletide, Merry Christmas, Season Greetings

Joy & Peace to you

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Oh Baubles

 Oh my baubles, it's almost christmas......

I've not finished my wrapping yet.............ok.......ok.........breath.........there's still a couple of weeks

Just breath................IN 1 2 3.........and OUT 1 2 3....................let's make christmas cards instead......

We are going full Christmas crackdown over at Fab'n'Funky challenges 

CHRISTMAS

I know, I know, who needs reminding....

Now if you promise to keep it between us I'll tell you a secret......Promise?

I have to give all my neighbours a christmas card and no I don't know most of them, it's just the idea that someone might not get a single greetings card fills me with dread. 

 

My husband thinks I'm weird but I can't help it. I've been doing it for a few years now.

I know I can't send everyone in my neighbourhood a card, I don't have enough cardstock for that. But I can make sure at least 100 homes get a card.

I also try to put a crochet decoration in some of the cards and I post these to the houses with children.

This year I'm crocheting snowflakes. 

 

And before anyone asks, NO, I don't sign my name. Hell, I don't even put my made by stamp on it.

And as far as I'm aware none of my neighbours blog, so they won't find out.

I'm only confessing my antics to all of you because I figure none of you will think it's weird, PLUS, you're all crafters too, and I'm sure dozens of you do exactly the same thing. 

 

Anyway

 

Here are the latest batch of cards

I know they are super simple, but they are made with Hugs & Happy Thoughts

And this year they are also made with Nuvo crystal drops.......for the centre piece of the baubles

We had to eat dinner on the sofa because our dining table was covered in drying cards 😂

Our lovely DT have come up with some amazing creations, so pop along and leave them some christmas cheer......Here

Stamp sets - FtLoS Festive Flok Ark - Stockings & Baubles and O Christmas tree.

Ink - Momento Tuxedo black

Pens - Kurtake Brush pens

Happy Yuletide, Merry Christmas, Season Greetings

I wish you all Joy & Peace

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx