Sketchy Friday!

My latest Gogo Create kit arrived early this morning. July's kit is called "The Village Fete" and is full of Cosmo Cricket, Sassafrasslass and Jenni bowlin goodie!

Card 1:

• Card Patterns ~ Sketch #72

Card 2: Happy Birthday.

• CPS ~ Sketch #175
• Pollycraft ~ Bright & Bold.
• Kaboodle Doodle ~ Summer.
• Craftalicious ~ Birthdays.

Card 3 Donkey Smiles:

• A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Donkey Smiles.
• The Pixie Cottage ~ Sketch & 3 the same.
• Stampavie & More ~ Anything goes.
• Creative Card Crew ~ To Die For.
• Creative Inspirations ~ Oldest Stash.
• Allsorts ~ Hearts.

Card 4: Happy Christmas.

• Die Dut Dreams Christmas Club ~ Bears.
• Just Cute Bears ~ Sketch.
• Cute Card Thursday ~ Christmas.

• PP ~ HOTP, DCWV, Cosmo Cricket & Sassafrasslass.
• Stamps ~ Forever Friends.
• Chip Stickers ~ Sassafrasslass.
• CS ~ SU & Bazzill.
• Digi Stamp ~ Free from A Spoonful of Sugar.
• Flowers ~ Prima, Imaginecse & MM.
• Buttons from stash.

Thursday Fun!!

Here are my makes for this very hot muggy day!!

Card 1: Joyeux Noel.

• ABC Christmas ~ Noel.
• Bah Humbug ~ Clean & Simple.
• Fussy & Fancy ~ Christmas.
• Stamptacular ~ Aperture.
• Flourishes ~ Christmas.

Card 2: Happy Birthday.

• Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #109.
• Delightful Challenges ~ Bright Colours.

Card 3: Make a Wish.

• Just Magnolia ~ Pocket Card.

Card 4: You are..............

• Paper Proposals ~ Sketch.
• Creative Inspirations ~ On the Move.

Card 5: Are we..........

• Crazy4Challenges ~ 2 or more ribbons.
• Get Sketchy ~ Sketch #45.
• Paper Play ~ Numbers.

• PP & Journalling tags~ Cosmo Cricket & MME.
• Stamps ~ Magnolia & Papermania.
• Ribbon ~ 7Gypsies & Dovecraft.
• Tree ~ Old earring.
• Chipboard ~ Maya Road.

Morning Makes!

The temperature here in Norfolk today is drastically different from the past 10days and its wonderful so cool and breezy. Its cool enough to work in my craftroom at least.

Card 1: Independence Day.

• One Stop ~ Distressing.
• Our Creative Corner ~ Sketch.
• Paper Cutz ~ 4th July.
• Raise the Bar ~ Colours of the Flag.
• Stamp Something ~ Red White & Blue.

Card 2 Happy Birthday.

• Moving Along With the Times ~ Sketch.
• Colour Create ~ Baby Pink, Peach & Black.
• Caardvarks ~ Birthday.

Card 3: Birthday Girl.

• Charisma Cardz~ Metal Mickey.
• CPS ~ Sketch #174.

• PP ~ MME & DCWV.
• Stamps ~ PApermania, SU & All Night Media.
• Charm ~ MM.
• Roses ~ Prima.
• Gems ~ Anita's
• Ribbon ~ Interflora.
• CS ~ SU & Papermania.

Quite Contrary.

I loved these gorgeous MME papers when they came with my Gogo create kit but these ones I love more.....they came free with Cardaking & Papercraft Magazine. My first card is for challenges at:

• Die Cut Dreams ~ 1st Birthday.
• The Pixie Cottage ~ Sketch #.
• Stampavie & More ~ Sparkle.
• The Pink Elephant ~ 3 layer's, 2 die cuts & 1 ribbon.
• Incy Wincy ~ Punches.
• Dutch Dare ~ Butterflies & Flower's.
• Paper Play ~ Childs Card.
• Craftalicious ~ "Cute".
• Creative Card Crew ~ To Die For.

Card 2: Butterfly.

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday ~ Sketch #56.
• Fun with Shapes ~ Pink, Green & Brown.

• PP & Butterfly ~ MME.
• Roses & Pearls ~ Prima.
• Alpha's ~ Thickers & October Afternoon.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft.
• Punch & Dies ~ SU & Spellbinder's.
• CS ~ SU & Papermania.

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.