October morphs into summer

The Indian Summer continues here in the south of England and we even had overnight temperatures of 18c during the last 2 nights. It is so lovely to extend to the summer. I have enjoyed an outside week, with lots of catching up with friends and family. Yesterday my Hb and I went down to the South Coast to catch up with our DD and Jack on her day off.

We enjoyed a walk along the beach in the sunshine, the sea sparkled 

and Jack took in the view while relaxing in his buggy after lunch.

 Lots of other people had also taken the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful October warmth.

I also had the joy of seeing Daisy's face when I collected her as from school as a surprise 😁

My card today is a new baby card for Dotty's with lots of blue, just like the sky and sea we saw yesterday. I have used my really old House Mouse hummingbird stamp coloured with Promarkers and a knitting pattern embossing folder for the background. It is up for sale at Dotty's Teahouse, Carshalton High Street, SM5 2AE

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

House Mouse and friends Mondays Anything goes

I love Promarkers anything goes

Passion for Promarkers animals

Thanks for stopping by, I'm off to visit Chartwell with my Mum and Dad today...and yes the sun is still shining. Sending some your way if you need it.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Last days of August

Hello and I hope those of you who are in the UK are enjoying a restful bank holiday. Dare I say that this is the last one before Christmas! What a wonderful summer it has been this year. Warm, sunny, blue skied filled days, the best I can remember since the Summer of 1976

I have loved spending time this year at the beach, both here and abroad and I still have our holiday in Rhodes to look forward too. There is nothing quite like sun sea and sand is there?

I'm here with my Monday design team make for Visible Image and I thought it was a good time to share a card I made earlier in the year which was in the June edition of Making Cards. Myself, Pauline and Sharon from the DT made projects with a red, white and blue colour scheme and used the
create your calm stamp set.

I made an alcohol ink sea inspired background

I added some blue archival ink through the fibres stencil

I wanted some seaweed for my seahorse to hide in (they are very shy creatures you know 

😊) and added some red seaweed using the Dare to swim stamp set

I stamped and red embossed the seahorse twice and fussy cut one out.

I stamped out the sentiment and added glossy accents to the bubbles to add some dimension. 

I also stamped and white embossed the jelly fish and added glitter and glossy accents to them too. 

and the inside of the card continued the red, white and blue theme too. 

So here is my finished card.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Pixie's snippets playground #333
Let's craft and create 3/3 anything goes/lots of layers
TIME out 2/3 be bright
Lil patch of crafting friend's 2/3 anything goes
Let's craft and create 3/3 anything goes
Fussy and fancy 1/3 anything goes
Rubber dance 3/3  nature

All the Visible Image links can be found here;

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you. You can add work to the "Show and Tell" album where one randomly chosen winner each month wins a £25 coupon to spend on the website.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide.

And the shop web site is here; where all their gorgeous stamps and stencils can be purchased. 

September beckons us and the nights are beginning to draw in. I find that my colour palette changes so much with the seasons so expect to see something more autumnal inspired next week.
Thanks so much for stopping by and for all the kind comments that you take the time to leave. Enjoy your bank holiday.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Cooling off at the seaside

We are certainly hitting records here and we have had the hottest days of the year this week when the temperature has reached  in excess of 33c. At the weekend we had a wonderful day at the beach with my daughter and her family. We took their kayak out on the sea and had such fun.

 Daisy made more sandcastles

 Ice cream was eaten

 sand was eaten 😊

legs got buried

and I even went out on the kayak...I took a soaking but luckily the water was like bath water and there is no video evidence..I even managed to keep my sunglasses on!

Such a happy family day and such happy memories made...do you think I love my grandbabies just a little bit?

Today's card is inspired by our beach day and is for sale now at Dotty's Teahouse, Carshalton High St, SM5 2AE The stamp is Stampendous and the backgroud a mix of blue distress inks. I highlighted the image with Prismacolor pencils.

Here's a close up

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

 Rubber dance 1/3  black, white and one other colour mine is blue

The Artistic stamper 2/3 distress it

Crafty sentiments 1/3 anything goes

Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes

Simon says stamp work it Wednesday watercolour

Addicted to stamps and more make your mark

Today is a very special day, my 37th wedding anniversary and we are double blessed with our celebrations that my darling Daisy has come to stay with us until Friday.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x