Winter Wonderland........

Is the theme of the Penny Black Saturday challenge. I also set myself a mini challenge to not just use blues.

So that's another Christmas card done.

More tomorrow. And then hopefully some craft shopping!!

** Kate **

Monday Musings #12

A jokes a joke, even when it's a bad one. So today I wanted to share a competition entry from earlier in the year which was on the theme of favorite jokes.

Groan, an oldie but a goodie?

One thing that's been no joke this weekend is the weather. As I look through the window now a gale is wreaking the garden. A constant reminder of the far worse weather that has hit the north of the UK.

** Kate **

Scraplings

Sounds like something from Star Wars, doesn't it? "Observe the Scraplings Luke, learn from them, be mindful"

In fact it's the art of using up off-cuts of card to make mini-cards, tags or even little albums. It's also the current challenge over at the Daring Card Makers.

I've got a few little scraplings on the go at the moment but this is the only one completed. It's made of the off-cut left from yesterday's BoBunny card.

Simples!

Lost all my enthusiasm for Internet shopping yesterday as the computer is taking so long to switch between pages once you are in a site, it's just not worth trying. I think it's the latest upgrade of my security system. It has decided the Internet is so unsafe It doesn't want me to use it at all! Thank goodness Blogger is still working OK.....famous last words!

** Kate **

Missing photos and missed challenge

1st missing photos from yesterday. This necklace I made for me and have been wearing the last couple of days.

A little bracelet to put in the gifts/for sale box.

And a necklace which I hope shrieks sophistication.

I've got a card finished but I missed the challenge deadline. It was for the Christmas card sketch over at BoBunny.

I think that's about it for today, off to do a sneaky bit of Internet shopping cos I can't find what I want.

** Kate **

Mojo musings

Totally lacking mojo this weekend. It has taken a hike, perhaps even gone on a world tour.

My musing for today is this, and had Einstein still been with us I'm sure he would already have the formula worked out :

Creative inspiration is inversely proportionate to time available.

That is to say when you have absolutely no time what ever available to craft your ideas are limitless and you are sketching out little ideas on the backs of envelopes in the Post Office queue. Conversely, when you have set aside loads of time at the weekend, and have a whole list of things that need doing, you will create nothing.

Did manage to brings a few pieces of jewellery together on Sunday night, but there has been no chance to photograph them in the light today.

So here instead is the Dinky Diva and Small-N-Grubby with their ballet medal booty. Yep it was that time again this weekend, it came around really fast.

Fingers crossed for the return of inspiration tomorrow.

** Kate **

Friday Already

The Small-N-Grubby one has been very poorly but finally went back to school yesterday, only to get soaking wet again on the way home. Fingers crossed that his immune system is back up to full strength.

Yesterday was spent catching up with mundane things and going into town to pay bills and pick up shopping. SMO, Branston and I treated ourselves to lunch in Waitrose and it was nice to get out of the house.

My plan for the weekend is to catch-up with crafty jobs which should include :

• Card making challenges
• Missed birthday presents
• Christmas presents
• Christmas cards
• Making jewellery to sell
• Catching-up on forums
• Preparing excess stash for a table sale

I wonder how much of that will get done!!!!

** Kate **

Monday Musings #10

Small-N-Grubby is still off sick. He has added an itchy rash to his list of symptoms. Having him at home for a few days has led me to the conclusion that :

There is no toy more interesting than the one your brother is playing with!

(Picture taken back in the summer)

The Daring Card Makers this week are using kraft cardstock in their projects. This is mysterious stuff that looks like plain cardboard. I couldn't find any in time to make my card so I have used a couple of shades of brown (which aren't really as dark as they look in this picture).

The bird stamp is one of my newest purchases by My Minds Eye.

** Kate **