Cook Up A Card ~ July Challenge.

The Beach has to be my favourite pastime in summer so with that in mind I have chosen a seasidey theme for this months recipe.

Please pop over to Cook Up A Card and join in with us.

my card is also for Challenges at

• Charima Cardz ~ One for the Boy's.
• Sunday Stamp & Sketch ~ Maggie's Sketch #31.
• Polka Doodles ~ Boy's Birthday.

I have used free patterned paper's and motif's from a magazine.

Ribbon and ricrac from my stash.

Elegant Ladies!

I chose the paper's, card stock & made the layout before I decided on the image for this card, I'm not sure it works but its done now!!!

Elegant Ladie's

• Crazy4Challenges ~ Sketch.

Card 2: Swatting Thing's:

• Penny Black Friends ~ Patchwork.
• Papertake Weekly ~ In Stitches.
• ABC Challenges ~ Xtra Dimentional.
• The Sweet Stop ~ Sketch #62.
• Simon Say's Stamp ~ Checks.
• Incy Wincy ~ Things with Wings.
• A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Animal Crackers.

• PP ~ K&co.
• Stamps ~ The Artistic Stamper & Penny Black.
• Ribbon ~ Papermania & Dovecraft.
• Ink & CS ~ SU.
• Flower's & Brad ~ Lakelands.

Nice drop of the wet stuff..........

..........Rain that is not wine unfortunately.

It was so refreshing after a nice little down pour this morning,

then the sun came out to make us melt.

Aiden has been off school today and now James has come home from work poorly. I think this heat must be is playing havoc with a lot of tummy's.

Card 1: Frilly Bear.

• Card Patterns ~ Sketch #70.
• Forever Friends & Papertake Weekly ~ In Stitches.

Card 2: Surfer Dude:

• Die Cut Dreams ~ Lifes a Beach.
• Paper Play ~ Sunny.

Card 3: Happy Birthday.

• Rosie Dee's & Everybody Art ~ Birthday.
• CPS ~ Sketch # 173

Card 4: Xmas Tilda.

• Basic Grey ~ Photo Inspiration.
• Just Magnolia ~ Bev's Sketch.
• Magnolia Down Under ~ Something Sweet.

Card 5: You Make my Life.........

• Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #109.
• Crafty Cardmaker's ~ Inky Fingers {mine got very messy staining these flowers brown}

• PP ~ BG, Forever Friends & DCWV.
• Stamps ~ SU, Magnolia, Lakelands & Forever Friends.
• Ribbon ~ BG & Dovecraft.
• Flower's ~ Prima & SU.
• Decoupage ~ Paper Nation.
• Brads & Ink ~ SU.
• Gem's ~ Prima.

Gorjus Girl

I ventured back out in to my craftroom this evening Just for one more make!

This Gorjus Girl is for Challenges at:

• The Sugar Bowl ~ Sketch & Girly.
• Rainbow Lady ~ Ice Cream Colours { Neopolitan}
• Just Cute Bears ~ Open Theme.
• Creative Inspirations ~ Paper Piecing.
• Practical Scrappers ~ Border Punches.
• Stamp with Fun ~ Brthday.
• Pollycraft ~ Pinkalicious.

• PP ~ Can't remember!!!
• Stamps ~ Sugar Nellie & SU.
• Ink, Punch & CS ~ SU.
• Buttons ~ American Crafts.
• Flowers ~ Homemade.
• Ribbon ~ BG & Dovecraft.
• Paper Tagger ~ Around the block.

Blue & White.

I thought I would get a couple of makes in this morning before it got too hot in my craftroom, A conservatory isn't the best place for crafting, its lovely in the spring and Autumn. What with today's high of 32 degrees and in December I was crafting with my gloves on then gave up when it got below 2 degrees its all to extreme!!! maybe I'll be able to manage a bit more me time after tea!

Card 1 : Let me count the way's.

• Lord Have Mercy ~ Sketch 79

Card 2: Frosty Santa.

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday ~ Sketch #55.
• ABC Christmas Challenges ~ M is for Mistletoe.
• Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club ~ Artic Winter.
• Bah Humbug ~ Santa.
• DCM ~ Snow & Ice.

• PP & Ribbon ~Dovecraft.
• Gems ~ Prima.
• CS ~ SU & Coredinations.
• Stamps ~ Scrapagogo & Rubberstampede.
• Ink ~ Ink It Up!
• Berrie pinched from the xmas dec's box!!!

Warm Weekend..........

Hot hot hot and my poor doggy doesn't like it at all, he has slept all day and not eaten a thing!

And wasn't the England Team rubbish but not as RUBBISH as the Referee!!!!

I got annoyed at the lack of enthusiasm and disappeared into my room after the disallowed goal.

Card 1: On the road again.

• Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch.
• Charisma ~ One for the Boys.
• Paper Cutz ~ Circles.

Card 2: Champagne Willow.

• The Pixie Cottgate ~ Sketch.
• CRAFT ~ Lilac, Lime & Black.
• Cute Card Thursday ~ Recycle { Mesh flower from old Handbag}
• Raise The Bar ~ Evening.

Card 3: "Bee Happy" Birthday .

• Dutch Dare ~ "Bee" Happy.
• Our Creative Corner ~ Sketch #21.
• Delightful Sketches & Challenges ~ Summer.
• Crafts Beautiful ~ Insects.

Card 4: Happy Birthday.

• Get Sketchy ~ Sketch #42.
• Stamp Something ~ Vintage with Flowers.
• Fun with Shapes ~ Distressing.
• Secret Crafter ~ Strawberrie & Cream.

Tag: UR Yum-Tastic.

• Tag You're It ~ Cupcake.
• The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Embossed Tag.
• The Crafty Pad & Allsorts ~ Embossing.
• One Stop ~ Pink & Brown.

• PP ~ Dovecraft, K&Co & Cosmo Cricket.
• Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy & SU.
• Jounalling Tag ~ Cosmo Cricket.
• Grommet ~ MM.
• Cupcake & Thickers ~ American Crafts.
• CS ~ Coredinations.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft.
• Gems ~ Prima.
• Flower's, Brad & Gems froms stash.
• Ink ~ Whispers.
• Rub-on ~ BG.

Early Post today......

....back to work tonight so I'll be disappearing off the planet for a couple of day's.

Card 1: Happy Birthday.

• Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch # 107.

Card 2: Thanks.

• DCM ~ Sketch.

Card 3: Wedding Birdies.

• Paper Cutz ~ Wedding, Brown, Green Pink & White.

• PP ~ Persimmion.
• CS ~ Coredinations & SU.
• Rub-ons ~ BG.
• Charm, String, Lace & Trimming from Stash.
• Gems ~ Anita's.