Last WOYWW of 2025! #865

 

Happy last WOYWW of 2025! Wellll, I nearly didn't make it as once again, I'm house/dog sitting over the holiday (plus visiting family etc) and time just bubbles by with furballs, doggy things, Christmas decorations and fairy lights...  It's a very frosty morning here where I'm staying. I do have the odd picture of what I've been making....mostly a mess, as life comes in like a tidal wave and things can only balance in a push-back pile for so long, so I was using the Hall floor as well.. 

 I was going to do a freebie but still haven't found my wacom pen....it's out there some where. Was thinking of buying myself a new wacom, but eeeekkkk.... I need a bit more, a lot more, Christmas money!! 

Last time I was staying here dog sitting, I was covering boxes... or maybe cutting out little file folder thingies, when I went home...

 So you may've seen these pictures before... 

Mostly this month I've been, when I could squeeeeze in the time, making Christmas cards, using these papers...

Here's a finished card...this one I kept flat as it was going to be posted

And to finish off...the dogs I'm looking after. Remi and Bronte.

 Remi...

and  Bronte, snoozing.

There's also a cute little cat that pops in when I'm at home... That's it!!! Have a great New Year....(I'll be waiting to watch Stranger Things) Pop over to Sarahs Craft Shed and join in! Thank you for stopping by!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year....

 I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, just the New Year to get through now! I have been making Christmas Cards. Well I mean, it is the season....or was! Above is a gnomey Christmas Card I made for S-i-l and her hubby, using one of my favourite folds and papers. I made  some of these last year, but could I find them?? No! Still, I made more and will be showing them in up coming posts! 

It's just an 8x8 card with half the front cut off, turned around and covered, then adding a smaller card, covering it, leaving the left opened side last so you can add the acetate to add the sentiment too and help support the card, then fix that to the inside of the bigger card and jobs's done... 

 Sometimes I use magnets to close it or ribbon, this time I just left it 'hanging'.  That's it for now. Here's wishing you all a great new start to 2026. Thank you for stopping by.

#It's WOYWW Time #862

 Back of Finished Folder

 Morning Peoples! Yes I'm here today. You wouldn't believe the month I've had. Disaster in every corner and its still not over yet! So many things going wrong-far too many to list here. Let's just say I have spent HOURS and hours/all day, three times this month just waiting at the garage to get things fixed. 

 

The main one, was that my car got 'recalled!' Something 'dangerous' had to be checked! Anyway! Enough of that already, as it's WOYWW time! So pop over to Sarah's Craft Shed and join in!! 

Pictures show what I've been doing this week, (inbetween everything else) cutting up and fixing together one of VectoriaDesigns freebies.

I also bought a set a few weeks back...then had an email stating an extra 60% off and I thought, I think I'll buy that one, not realising it already had 70% off so, in the end I paid more! Tinne did warn us in the email.... And guess what??? A few days later I had a refund of the over payment! Thank you Tini! 

 Inside the folder

The one I bought I haven't finished cutting up yet, so I'll show you that one later.

Also, in the pictures above,  you can see I've also cut up one of my masterboards, using the banner of my digis and a 6x6 paper pad. I don't think it came out too bad....will be better when finished. Well, that's is for now, as I'm off to walk Frankie. They've just moved house... from #25 to #13...how strange is that? Have a great WOYWW day!! Thank you for stopping by! 

WOYWW 859! Nothing much but an ALWAYS FREEBIE for Wednesday!

Happy WOYWW!?  I'm still here, house and dog sitting, so not a lot of crafting has been done. Although I did manage to finish SIL's birthday card, but it was only really made out of the scraps I had...

 

...sorry about the shadows, it was quite sunny for a while... I wanted a cat or dog image on the front but settled for a 'Happy Birthday' 

Inside there's a pocket for an Amazon gift card and a pop up  little diecut cat I had, by Tim Holtz (Halloween)....very small pieces!! The card is from a 12x12 as that was all I had, made a little stranger by the add ons... 

I also cut up these lables, tickets and tabs from a 12x12, hopefully to use on something else when I get home. Next is the freebie...
 

...You can see on my laptop above, I'd started doodling this lined thingamejig...I'll leave you to colour it or add anything to it you want! Just click and save. I'll be packing up to go home tomorrow. Just got to move the van a little closer to the front door! Yesterday I found the bumber had been smashed! But as least it wasn't the lights this time!  It's all been sorted out and booked it for repairs next week. Off in a mo to walk the dogs again, 3rd walk today and it's not even 9 '0 clock! They love chasing squirrels!! and voles.Then I'll nip out to see Dexter! Buzy BuZZy Buzzzy!! Or should that be bizzy? Happy WOYWW!? Everyone!! Thank  you for stopping by!

Its WOYWW #858 plus other missed Wednesdays!

  Morning everyone! Hope you are all well and crafting Christmas things like there's no tomorrow....which is often the case with me. Happy WOYWW, pop over to SarahsCraftShed and join in! Yes, I know, I disappeared again, been doing all sorts, including dogs and house sitting. I'm off doing that again tomorrow for another week.

 

 This time I will take my laptop. The two pictures from above are from my last house sit, where I didn't take my laptop...bought some half price mags that I didn't have and there's some tissue papers ready to cut up and stick down.

At one point I cut up my digis and made a master board with a 6x6 pad I got for 50p from a crafty charity shop. 

    

..And last week bought this 12x12 for £3.00 from The Works 

 

 Once home I had a play with printed out papers...The sheet in front was actually a very large paper bag, where Emma (daughter ) had bought a coat from The IOW (Isle of Wight) The coat had to go back so I scanned it.  (The bag I mean, not the coat!) Too good to miss! Then I was gone for a bit, but... 

   made another master board, which is THIS week's WOYWW!  

 

Well, it keeps me from making more mess doing something else. I'll add more things to it and cut it up later...

 

 but will also scan it like I did my last one from a while back go here to download it.  I printed these envelopes on smooth 250gsm paper so nice and strong!  

 Dexter

Here's Dexter and Frankie. Waiting for the ball!

One last thing! Happy Heavenly Birthday to my Dad, who would've been 99 today! Have a great WOYWW, catch you all later! Thank you for stopping by!

It's A WEDNesDAY FREEBIE!!

I haven't done a freebie in ages....so here's Ghostie Pumpkin. GO HERE to download him in colour and png too. Promise, he won't bite! Thank you for stopping by!
 

WOYWW!? #854. A bit of a mess

 

 I know it's been months....I've been down in that dark pit and lost the ladder to get out...but it's not all bad! I actually haven't put my laptop on  for weeks, poor thing. So, seeing I had this mess on my 'worktop'  I thought I'd join in...Happy WOYWW-hope you're all well and crafty fit! A few weeks back, I did do a terrible YouTube video of my untidy Craft Room in the hope that it would make me do something about it. Anyway, I was asked, by my neighbour, to make a card for Josh who would be 18... so, out came everything, I covered the table in the living room, and got started with a 'cars and golf' theme, so the above picture is the making of that card....not quite finished yet. I'll show you when it's finished but you might spy it in the top left corner! Happy WOYWW!? Pop over to Sarahs Craft room to see more! Bye for now!

Happy 10th Birthday Oliver-Better Late than never!

 Well, it seems I missed nearly the whole of August! How did that happen?? Where have I been and what have I been doing??? Never mind. I'm here now. Lot's been going on, but nothing to shout home about really. Just mad panic when it happens! Daughter Emma and Grandkiddies went to Seattle, USA. to visit Maria for ten days. I was meant to go too, but chickened out. Probably the lack of a proper invitation put me off and the thought of 'other things too'! (like, no John to stop me from panicking) Although I did do some dog/house sitting and walking, and Emma's cat Ozzie, came to stay too! 

   Anyway!! It was Oliver's 10th birthday while they were away, so I of course, I made him a card. I'm not too pleased with it. Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. I had it in my head what I wanted to do, but my 'thinking bit' obviously wasn't connected to my 'doing bit!'!

For a start I made the box too small to fix all the layers I wanted to add to the inside...and I forgot to add the frame I'd cut out... as it vanished into the next dimension and was lost forever! 

Nearly lost the little guy in the plane too! I added that because they travelled by plane to get to Seattle....The little guy, would you guess, is a baby kangaroo! Fits in that plane perfectly! 

 On the back I added a Happy Birthday envelope with some birthday money added to it...All the images are Lawn Fawn coloured with Promarkers. And the papers I just had in my stash! 

I decided to add a slider to the front...At first the Fox was zooming along willy-nilly, and was hitting his head and not looking cool. So I changed the card circles holding him to two 5p coins...but they prooved too heavy and too stuck on to change. So the bit I cut out became a pully to keep him up straight  and the rabbit helped stop to him. It's a bit wobbly, but I think it works...sort of!  

I've been watching 'Darcy's Misadventure Mixed Media video's on YouTube  trying to tidy her craft room and it's given me hope that I CAN get my smaller just as messy craft room organized...and tidy! So, dare I say it?? Watch this space! 

   Two more pictures of Ozzie the Cat. He was really nice having him to stay. He slept mostly under the bed, on any bag he found, in doors or out doors, my shoes, and loved snooping in shopping bags! 

That's it from me for now. Thank you to all who have asked me where I am, it means a lot! Just off now to do a bit of dog walking! Thank you for stopping by!

Just Remembered, it's WOYW Wednesday! With a touch of Tuesday too

 I know, where have I been? Anywhere but popping into BlogLand or joining in with WOYWW. Sorry I missed the ATC swap on Tea for Tuesday's Anniversary, (although I did make some ATC's) but, as I've said before, life gets in the way!  I've had new plugs fitted, a new electric fuse box, the loft ladder is still broken, a man turned up unannounced, said he'd be back the following week...never showed, and, I had to hunt for a mouse for my laptop... I couldn't get onto the internet or sign in with my password as my mouse wouldn't work! And the whirling thing you work with your fingers, I've never been able to master that! I couldn't type in my password...

 Anyway!! A lot of expence later and I'm here at last!! And today I have a small shopping hull from a charity shop. Two Edith Holden  books, two 10p magazines, to cut up for when I ever get time to make glue books or use them for journals, etc...

  plus another Maws Broons cook book, which looks like its been hand made with scraps of everything! But, its not! 

  And, a new Sizzix die, never been used, plus a little magnetic box/book, (which once probably held soap, and will be just right for hiding 'secret things' in) all for under a fiver. Yes, I know I already have those  books, but now I have more I won't mind chopping them up, and keeping the better ones. 

And here's my drinks for T for Tuesday....not sure what they are though! Have a great week, think of me digging, chopping, mowing, weeding, prunning, watering, cutting and planting! Thank you for stopping by!