Busy,busy!!!

I haven't been on the computor for at least a week, firstly we had a wedding to go to which lasted two days,and of course the kids are on holiday so we have been out and about, I eventually managed to get some crafting done and hopefully will get some more done later....but I must get my peas in and the rest of my potatos....
Screech the new barn owl is settling in rather well and if the weather is nice tomorrow I will get the camera out so you can see him...Today I just happened to be passing hobbycraft and of course I thought it would be rude not to go in...lol...just bought a few bits and pieces which I will have a play with later..
Thanks for listening to my inane drivel, now on with the makes..
This is my entry for the bookmark swap on the cb forum, I think the theme was flowers, I hope it was because that is what I did..lol...I used a Whiff of Joy stamp and the papers are blue papermania...

This is my second fat page effort, the first one is below....the theme for this months was clothing/dressmaking.....I used papermania pink paper, Waiting Tilda,her handbag and various stickers....i am quite pleased with it...

This is a birthday card I made for a friend....actually its more of an apology card as I forgot her birthday...hope she likes it and forgives me for forgetting.....I used the sugared basice grey papers and some Tilda stamps...

A couple of Tilda atcs, these I made for some friends on the cb forum....I hope they will like them..

This is my entry for the fat page swap over on crafts beautiful...I have never made one before but it is like making an atc but bigger, 4" by 4"....a small gap must be left on the left hand side to make holes in....when you have swapped a few,you can make a fat book...I have used the basic grey sugared papers and my new sarah Kay stamp which I love....

My Jewellery Challenge entry...

This is my entry in the jewellery challenge this week at Tiggertastics jewellery blog..I love the colour of these beads , they remind of the Autumn..

New barn Owl!!!!

No Crafting today....I must do some tomorrow, I have a wedding on Thursday and still haven't made the card....lol...Instead of crafting today, the sun was out and it was so nice out,mum,Becky and I went for a walk around Bryngarw Park....its a beautiful place, lovely gardens and a grande old house, but my favourite is the Japanese garden with the bridge over the pond, the little houses and all the gorgeous plants...really fab day...
But the big news is we have a new member of the family....he arrived yesterday,he is a bit shy but give him a couple of days and he will be settled in...he is a gorgeous barn owl, very white with a touch of tan around his head and on his wings....Rebecca has named him Screech because he makes a noise like escaping gas....a sort of prolonged hisss....anyway as soon as he is settled in I will take some photos of him so you can all see....

Rachelxx

Crafting Session at Mums house....

On a Tuesday, I go to my mums house,she lives a few miles away in the next village....we have a tea and craft session, mostly tea and chat with a bit of cardmaking thrown in ....anyway I made three cards today,not loads I admit but we did a lot of chatting today...lol.. I also did some planning this morning ,wrote all the things I have to do down in a book...probably lose the book now and be just as unorganised as I usually am....
This is my entry into an Easter challenge over on the cb forum, the deadline was today so I made it by the skin of my teeth again...

This is the second card for my friend Jayne,the other one is below...Jayne's neice has had a baby girl.....fantastic news...I like this one pink and patchwork go well together I think..

This is a wedding card for my friend Jayne, her daughter is getting married Easter weekend....this card is for Jayne to give to her daughter, I still have to make my own one to send...mine is going to be slightly different , she is having a fraggle wedding...."down at fraggle Rock"....I love the little hearts on this one but it is slightly too girly flowery pinky for me....but I know Jayne will like it...so thats what matters..

Finally, some time to craft.....

Finally had some time to craft this week, we have been very busy in the garden, building new veg beds , fencing off the garden and generally trying to tidy up.....the weather has been so beautiful I couldn't stay in and craft I had to be outside......anyway, I managed to get a bit done ,must get my seeds sorted out now.....chickens next.....

I don't quite know what to call this, its like a card but its not and its like an exploding box but its not....anyway whatever you want to call it, I like the way it turned out and I would make another one......

I borrowed mums Whiff of Joy stamp again to do this card, I am loving their stamps , must buy some of my own I think....but I am sure mum doesn't mind...at the bottom of this card I used some shrink plastic to make a smaller image...worked quite well I think..

Another Sarah Kay image, as you can see I am loving this stamp at the moment , I must treat myself to another one....

A sarah Kay bookmark for the swap on the cb forum....I love the colours in this one....and I am loving the huge flower at the moment....

mmmm.....black and white atcs, makes your eyes go funny....

I love the colour of the green on these oriental papers....

These are my tags for the March swap on the CB forum, very sickly pink and green but easterish I think..

Cards, ATCs and Scrapbooking,wow all at once....

Before I get onto my crafting today I just thought I'd share a little story with you , my youngest daughter came into the house and said her sister had gone over the road to see our neighbour , he wanted her to sit on his children , and she was quite indignant at this point....he is going to pay her!!....out of the mouths of babes eh....
She is looking forward to Easter holidays at the moment, anything that takes her away from school and home all day.....
I had great fun making these cards today, I used my new basic grey papers, Sarah Kay stamp and my mothers Whiff of Joy stamps......I have been inspired by Jules (Devonbunny) creations for a while now...so I adapted some of her ideas to fit my own style, I hope I have made a good enough job of them.....

Just a few atcs today, I love making atcs to send to people but if I spent all my time doing these I wouldn't do anything else.....

This is my Mothers Day Present, a little scrapbook album, no pictures just stamps and quotes...I can't show too much incase she comes on here and has a look.....don't want to spoil it do we...

Jewellery Swap

I have been busy making my Mothers Day present and card today, I haven't quite finished yet, but as soon as I have I will post a pic.....its just taking me a little longer than I thought it would, also its my dads birthday this month so any ideas for handmade gifts would be appreciated.....???????
Just thought I'd share with you all the lovely goodies that the lovely ladies over on the cb forum sent me.....I hosted the February swap and this is what I had....beads, papers,atcs,cards...lots of gorgeous goodies to play with....