New challenge blog..

Just found this on my travels, a new challenge blog will begin on Jan.1st.. you can win this lovely candy, but you will have to be quick, it closes on Nov 30th. Pop over and have a little look.

Craftycatz challenge...

Morning girls, hope your bracing yourselves for a good weekend....I am, my Daughter is moving into a new house THREE doors from me....oh I can't wait.....can see at least two of my grand-babies all the time...lol....although Mia may create a small problem with the craft stash...small price to pay.....enough waffling from me, onto my card, it's friday, so it the CraftyCatz challenge, Christmas.....Now yesterday I was lucky enough to recive this wonderful stamp which I won in a draw from Suzanne, I was really excited waiting for him to come, when I saw this on her blog I just loved him,the possibilties for him are going to be endless,yes, he will be seen in every colour and embossed too...lol....this time he is stamped in gold ink, although I think the pic does him no favours, the papers were also from a friend yesterday, they just popped in the letter box, I finally tracked them down to Tilly....she didn't confess till this morning though, but they are lush, ribbon is from dovecraft......I kept it simple really,so I hope you like, have a good day and if I get a moment will be calling round,stay warm, know lots of you already have the snow, we are just freezing to death....my best buddie Val bought me some thick socks with pom-poms on ...lol....I know, me in woolie socks, oh I can't believe it, but hey, my feet are warm......take care and have fun...hugs Janette.xxxx

Spoonful of sugar...anything goes....

Hi Girls, are you all well...hope so,not had alot of time to do challenges so far this week, but spotted this and thought I would join in, no rules or regs;.....love it.....Hangler image coloured with Promarkers and chalk. everything else is stash basically.Isn't he cute, so love him.....

Now I have to tell you about what I got up to on Sunday....I made a surprise visit to AuntySue, it was a fab day, Christine was there and we had a brilliant day, they loaded me up with stash, including a die cutting machine that Sue didn't use much any more.....can you imagine that.....Tilly gave me one of her new folders and I was speechless really....THATS HARD....lol.....we all got on so very well, it was brilliant,wish they lived nearer, we could cook up a storm....lol....Sue was doing much better than I thought, she has a way to go yet,but I was far happier once I had seen her for myself...one thing I did learn was this.....If you two EVER again say you need more stash, I will tell everyone just how much you really have.....am still gobsmacked...lol....take care all, hugs Janette.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

CraftyCatz challenge....

Happy Friday everyone, are you all ready for the week-end, hope you enjoy it anyway....This week at CC is a get well theme, and it's in honour of the lovely AuntySue. Most of you will know how poorly she has been, well, hopefully, now she is on the road to recovery, I think it's a lovely touch for her DT mates to do this, she will love it girls, let face it, we all like to get spoiled at times.

Image is Nikki in sickbed coloured with PM
Ribbon and Paper from a little win from Mina at PinkPuds,been having abit of luck lately...lol...not saying another word Tilly....
wrote sentiment on pc....Sue is walking with a Zimmer at present....

Think that covers it,will send this off to Sue, I really hope you will all join in with the challenge, Sue is one of the nicest people you could ever know....take care all, hugs Janette.xxxxxxxx

CraftyCatz challenge

Evening girls, are you all ok, hope so....oh I am so late with this post, but better late than never hey.....This week at CC is paper tearing......I really do not like to tear my paper up, half the time I just look at it and put it away...lol....sooooo, I decided to have ago anyway,and came up with this little ditty,the image is obviously from Mo Manning, isn't he brilliant, coloured with Promarkers, tickets from a friend, thankyou, and the circle sentiment is one of a set I won at CraftyCatz the other week...they are fab, from SassySue at Diecut dreams, and I think I have at long last made a man/boy card...lol....well it took me long enough I know...lol....forgot to say the button is from my stash, tied with crocheting cotton.....yep....I used to do alot of that....baby things mainly,...awww, those were the days...lol...OK then, will get myself off to bed I think, well will just have a little rumage round first....take care, hugs Janette.xxx

Sugarbowl and Spoonful of Sugar challenges

Evening all girls, hopefully your enjoying your week-end so far....bet most of you are watching the x-factor....see, I know you all so well....lol....right then, this week at Sugarbowl is a sketch by MariaTherese, plus optional ribbon and bows...hope I have done this lovely sketch justice.For the spoonful challenge it's snow /snowflakes....Papers are from Background fairy, pearlescent card Papermill, sentiments from BizzybecsImage Sugarnellie,santa in chimney..I paperpieced his clothes and sack, then shaded with promarkers, the rest is glamour dusted to death, just wish you could see it better, sorry about that, ribbon Dovecraft, snowflakes from Tillytrotter...thanks Christine and slot for the ribbon from Shree..thankyou also...

Hope you like, enjoy the rest of the evening, am off for a nice cuppa and watch a bit of telly methinks, take care, hugs Janette.xxx

Allsorts challenge

Evening girls, Hope your all warm, oh it's sooooo cold, but at least no rain today....Saw this challenge earlier, which is just as well as I am only just scrapping through with it I think.Right, the theme is T'was the night before christmas....this little mouse sprang to mind, stuck him in pageplus, added the words,..... hopefully to look like the little guy is writing them.....and bobs your uncle, coloured with promarkers, paper is stamped with LauraAshley and clear embossed,ribbon from stash...hope you like, thanks for popping in to see me, leave me a message so I can come round to yours, mine a Tea by the way, and if poss, I love Yorkshire please...lol...take care, hugs Janette.xxxx

What a fab award..

Shirley...aka Nannieflash, has been kind enough to give me this award. It really is so lovely to get these, don't you agree, only problem is finding 5 others to pass it onto....your all so brilliant, have to give it some thought, try and be fair...lol....
The conditions on accepting it are to state 3 things that make you different... and pass onto 5 others.
1.I would craft day and night if I could....
2.I have made so many friends through crafting...
3.I would love to have more money to spend on it....
I can't think that any of that is what you would class as 'different' but thats all I can say...lol..
I would love to pass this onto the following
Christine...who has enough attitude for us all..lol....and is a fab friend
Sue, just because...she is brilliant
Dianne,a wonderful lady...
Margaret, fab crafter and story teller
Jackie,for all her kind and encouraging comments.

So thats that girls, wish I could give it to you all.
To collect your $5 award go here to digiswithattitude

Sir Stampalot challenge

Happy Sunday Girls, hope your all enjoying your week-end so far. Have been off line for a few days, which is why I haven't been around, so abit of a catch-up is going on, well I am trying anyway.
This one is for the SirStampalot challenge for November, 'Christmas Traditions'am kisking myself here, I had a couple of challenges for this one and now can I find them....NO..lol...not to worry.
The image was sent to me last year by a friend, you know who you are, coloured with Promarkers, glittered and glossed to within an inch of his life
Sentiment from my little win at crafty catz, good hey
Snowflakes and embossed card also from a friend
ribbon from stash
Think thats it, hope so anyway, I usually spot something afterwards...

I must tell you, AuntySue finally got home last week...she can now take her time and get better in her own home.I am so pleased that she is doing well, at last, she has had more than a rough time of it.Hurry up and get back to blogland Sue, we miss you...lol...xxxxxxxx Take care, hugs Janette.xxxx