Colour me Bright

I love colour!

Here is my project for Creative Studio's this week ~ it's a concertina'd street of houses :-)

and... here's the beginnings of my BIG blanket ~ have made the squares and began to crochet them together yesterday...really pleased with it!

TFL
Mandy x

A little bit of what you fancy....

Having a Wednesday catch-up today ;-)

Tea, Walnut bread with cherry conserve and a bit of hooking

Cake baking. I baked and Amber iced

I did some potting at the weekend... these primulas look lovely here 

but aren't looking great today  :-(

First snowdrops... these aren't officially snowdrops but I can't remember the names!

What's on my table? 

Diego looking sassy on my perch

TFL ~ have a great Wednesday!
Mandy x

Nesting Nymphs

A set of ATC's using the new digi kit from Hidden Vintage Studios. I love collage and vintage

I'm entering these into the 'anything goes' challenge of Vintage/shabby chic

TFL
Mandy x

Thinking of You

Here's a card I've made using one of the classics from Stampers Anonymous.

I'm entering it into the Paper Minutes challenge where the theme is FACES

If you'd like to see how I made this card... check out THIS blogpost

TFL
Mandy x

Key to my Heart

is our theme this week on SPA. Kersten is our hostess and she made a stunning sample... check our challenge blog here

Here's my entry.... using Lisas Altered Art images

TFL
Mandy x

Do all things in LOVE

Firstly, eat what you love (within reason) it was pancake day yesterday.... here's our stack

 Next make things in love.... here is some hanging hearts I've made for Creative Studios

 Make lush colourful giant granny squares to make a blanket

 gorgeous Amber

 My two eldest, Lily and Petrie and DVD LOve

 Stamped Valentines card I made for That's Crafty

 Thank you for looking and a Happy Valentines Day for tomorrow to you all.
Mandy x

Love, Love, Love

Here's my puppy love piece for Happy Daze this week... I'd also like to enter it into Sunday Stamper where the theme is 'endless love'

Also, for Simon says stamp and show ~ get messy (with inks and spritzers)
one stitch at a time is anything goes!

TFL
Mandy x

Gothic Valentine

This week's SPA is gothic valentine. I have set myself a challenge of using ALL lisasalteredart image on my postcards for sunday this year. Thought I would struggle with this. But Donna gothed this lady up for me nicely so I could use it.

come over and join us or just have a nosey at everyones postcards here 

TFL
Mandy x

Valentine Season

so.... it's Valentine's Day in a week, I'm guessing it's going to be Valentine season on blogs.

There's a new kit over at Deviantscrap by Hidden Vintage Studios ~ I love the kitsch look of this kit and I've made a postcards using the images. So retro-y cute

I'm entering these into
Take time for you ~ valentine/love
pink elephant ~ photo inspiration
everybody art ~ hearts
crazy amigos ~ hearts

TFL
Mandy x

221b Baker Street

This week for Sam I've made a house representing the house on baker street ;-)
Check out the post here for more photo's

entering this into paper minutes for Quotes
Sarah Hurley wants you to make anything but a card

TFL
Mandy x

Curiosity made the pigs wings grow

Here is the olde curiosity shoppe all sorts of things happen. What's happened here is.... 3 ATC's :-)

I made these using items from 'that's crafty' and would like to enter (if a flying pig counts as an animal) into Sunday Stamper and one stitch at a time ~ no squares

TFL
Mandy x

P is for Pierrot

Our theme over on SPA this week has been chosen by the lovely Sherry and it is CIRCLES.

Here's my entry....  all handmade.

TFL
Mandy x