Another Wednesday WOYWW!

It's WOYWW again, already! Okay, we're back home (from dog sitting) so this is my desk this week...looking just as messy as always. Been a bit busy doing other things (not crafty) so not a lot going on this week, just a few digi's I was doing last night, couldn't decide which one to put on as the freebie.. (scroll down for that)
I did manage to clear a space, (move stuff to the floor) but the rest of my craft room is still knee deep! I really really must tidy up and start doing Christmas cards, but there are a few other things I have to get done first! So, very sorry for not much blogging lately.
If there's anyone out there, who still hasn't found WOYWW yet, just take a pic of where you craft and nip over to Julia's Stamping Ground!! and sign in! A very short post from me, I'm now off to find the 'Tidy-Elf' I need his help with my mess! Catch you all later!!

Puss In Pumpkin! (Closed)

Sorry you missed this weeks freebie! Look out for the latest one!! Please don't share my digi's send people here to download them! Clicking the picture should take you to 4shared, email me if you have any problems. Please leave a comment if you can!
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A Quirky Spooky Challenge!

Here I am, nearly late for adding my card to the Quirky Craft's Challenge, which has started over on the Quirky Craft's Challenge Blog! (I know coz it's my turn to set the theme) And what are we doing this time round?!? Well, I decided it just has to be...

Spooky/Halloween
But of course, I know there's a few of you out there who don't do Halloween, so your challenge for this fortnight will be...
Black, Gold and Glitter!!

Of course we don't mind if you combine the two and make a spooky halloween in black gold and glitter. I've sort of done that! I've made my first centre Step card. Click here to see a tutorial on how to make one. (There are others to chose from! (I had this urge to add huge googly eyes to those boobs!!)
This Challenge is sponsored by Niki from Limited Runs, who has kindly offered 3 digi's to our winner!
Here's my card. Not very spooky at all! My big mistake was using too thinner card, so to compensate I added extra bits in the layering. I also added some gold ink to the edges, which I then covered with sparkly gold embossing powder. I've used Pink Petticoat papers along with a slice from a double sided scrapbook page my eldest daughter, Emma bought back for me, from her trip over to Seattle. (USA really do have so lovely Halloweeny Papers!!)
The digi images and sentiment (which is a set of four and a freebie!) can all be found in Niki's store. I've 3D-ed the pumpkin just to make it pop out a bit and also changed the whole image to a PGN, with clear background, so I could print in over the Pink Petticoat tangerine sky/stars papers, then fixed another image over the top of it. This way I didn't have to cut out all those little twigs, just cut them off . I fixed the bat with a blob of silicone glue. All coloured with ProMarkers.
Nikki also has a Limited Runs Challenge so if you use any of her images for this challenge, go and join in over there too!! (I have!)

Challenges

Limitedrunsstamps-use Limited Runs Digi
Artwithnoboundaries-Halloween
ClearitoutChallenge-Halloween
Tuesdaythrowdown-Halloween
cupcakecraftchallenges-Halloween
Fussyandfancy-Fall or Halloween
Littledarlingschallenges-Fall or Halloween
Craftycalendar-spooky
Abcdtchallenge-pumpkins.
Freshbreweddesigns-pumpkins
onestitchatatime-anything goes
totallypapercrafts-animals

Two Dogs and a bit of a Quirky Sneak Peek

Home from house and dog sitting yesterday afternoon! George and Rufus had their last walk with us and then John nipped home with all our stuff and I stayed with them and had one more 'hunt the toast game!' (They like that!)

I'm now home and have been rushing about in my PJ's all morning hunting down all the things I needed for my DT card this afternoon and guess what?? Could I find anything, no. And everything that could go wrong, did go wrong!! So here's a sneak peek of what I have done so far, not quite finished. The challenge doesn't start til six this evening so I still have a few hours!! Ummm... an hour....a few minutes ....must type faster!!!
New Followers!! Hi and a big ((wave)) to Rachel K (no link) and Lucy Pochedly! Lucy hasn't started a blog yet, but she's sent me an email showing a card she'd made using Witch Hazel! one of my digi's!! You'll get to see it at the end of this month! See you later!!

It's What On Someone Else's Garden Table This Wednesday!

Hi Guys! Happy WOYWW!. Or, in my case, happy WOSEGTW! This is 'what's on someone else's garden table Wednesday', as I'm not home, I'm away, house and dog sitting, as you may have already read.
I'm out in (someone else's) garden this week... and apart from being a lot tidier! there's some gone over Marigolds nothing of course to do with crafting and (at last!!) I've managed to start covering one of my boxes.
I'd already painted it gold some weeks ago. (This is also a clue to the next Quirky Craft Challenge in a round about sort of way, but don't tell anyone! Silence is golden!) Not quite finished it yet as I'd forgotten my 1" circle punch for the 'finger holes' in the draws and my heat gun as I wanted to add gold to the edges and rough them up a bit, so I may try doing that to the papers on the draws. See, I'm so brave, I've cut the lovely papers and now I'll just about do anything with them! (she cries...the first cut is definitely the deepest!) You should've seen me chasing a tiny scrap that the wind took half way up the garden... dogs in tow, thinking it was a great new game! "Don't chew that paper, don't chew that....givme givme!"
And talking about dogs, as you can see, I had a bit of help... Rufus and George! They were very good... although Rufus did run off with my bra, John's socks and also ate my hair brush, again (but I won't mention that) Very guilty about not getting round too many of you last week, owing to being away and the pills, but!! Touch wood, and it is wood! will do my best this week! Would try now, but, typing in the dark... (it's midnight and poor hubby has to be up a 5!)
If you'd like to join in with the biggest blog hop ever, just take a pic of your crafty craftiness and click over to Julia's Stamping Ground and leave your mark!
Thank you for stopping by. Have a great crafty day.

Ghosties!! This Weeks Wednesday Digi

Sorry you missed this one!
Some of you may already have one of my one day freebie ghostie images from last year but seeing I'm away, I've had to fall back on another ghostie digi. As you can see, this one was saved as a PGN, so it has a 'clear background' which means, if you print them straight onto your spooky backing paper, the ghosties should print out without the normal white background. All done on the Wacom Bamboo as I don't have my printer/scanner with me! (why not!!) So it's a bit wobbly (blame my wonky finger) Clicking the picture should take you to 4shared. Any problems email me!

As always, please don't share my digi's. If in doubt as to what this means, ask first!!! I'm finding my digi's on the most unlikely forums!
Links are always welcome but not the digi's themselves. This is why I've been using a watermark just lately. Don't forget I always love to see what you've made using them. Please leave a comment if you can! Thank you for stopping by!

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Mason... again

Well.. I'm allowed...it's my blog!
"Take my picture too!" Tom tried to take a picture of Emma ( in the back ground) But Mason was having done of it!!
And who would want to come back to England when you have views like this virtually outside your back door??
Pictures by Tom.

I'm in The Dog House Again!

Are dogs clever or are they just plain dumb, or are they sooo clever they make us think they're dumb?!? (Paws for thought...) We went for a lovely walk in the forest yesterday... via the river because the dogs love the river. Today, (we're dog sitting for the week) we thought we'd do something similar, seeing it was sooo hot! (yes, it really is October!) But, no. George put his foot down, or in his case, his paw, and didn't want to get into the car. He usually tries to take a flying leap before we can get the back open. He made it quite clear he wanted to go down the lane where he lives. So that's what we did. The result was the same. Two whacked out dogs!
I haven't made any cards over the weekend because of not being in my craft room (aarrgh!!) but as The Goonies have just started on the Telly, I thought you might like a link to The Goonies Free Font
Okay, question. Who links the Goonies to The Lord of The Rings?!?
Followers! Hi and a BIG {{wave}} to Tracie, from The Crafty Touch I love your purse charm! Then Camerageek from The Meatloaf Sandwich Fab scrapbook layouts. I love the "BOO!" and also Chrisann from Give Me Time To Ink About it! A House Mouse fan I should think! Lovely Cards!
Bye for now!

answer...Sean Astin who plays Samwise Gamgee and Mikey