October Calendar pages

Hello again, once again it's me over here saying
"This is where we're at with our calendars at the Craft Barn Blog and this time it's October's pages and we are using Tim Holtz's products, Yay !!!"

 My portrait version is a mix of Tim's stamps and distress inks. I imagine it's the scene from inside a cafe or shop in New York and it's just after a short shower, sheltering inside you just need a cuppa, something hot and reviving LOL Then on with the sightseeing :0) Oh don't worry, I do come back down to Earth occasionally!!

And here my landscape October page, clean and simple! Hope you like!!
Check out the Craft Barn Blog for more details

Look what fun we had!

I was busily working away on my beauty sleep at 3am on Saturday morning when hubby said to me 

" I think we may have a problem" he's a bit prone to understatement! So I hopped out of bed and he flew up into the loft and I flew downstairs.

This was what greeted me, actually that's not quite true I took this photo after we had pushed through a hole in the ceiling to let the water out, many buckets and mops later, 

this was the picture, cold wet toes, LOL

quickly followed by this.
Oh dear, what a mess. We have had the plumber back and he found a broken connector, the shower pump had kicked in and emptied the whole tank into the new bathroom wall and downstairs into the sitting room, which you see here stripped of everything we could move out.
So I'm busily washing curtains and generally sorting out as best I'm able. The wallpaper's had it, so has the rug and the whole room will need decorating if we can get it dry!

I did get the opportunity to make a card, actually I needed a ruby wedding anniversary card, not so brilliant but under the circumstances I think it's not too bad ooeerrr!!
So it's a rather damp post from coffee towers this weekend but it'll dry, given time, I hope?

I hope your weekend has been better:0)

I used  TH Grunge numbers and PTI stamp for the circle with a Waltzingmouse sentiment.
I'm hoping to have a go at the LIM challenge soon:0) x

September and die cutting

Hello folks, We have reached September, the months are whizzing by now and there are only 3 more till the end of our calendars. I've really enjoyed making these:0)





Here is my portrait version, I wanted to make a strong contrast with the Autumnal leaves and was totally inspired by the fabulous natural show that's been going on this past month.

At the Craft Barn Blog there are step by step pictures illustrating how I made this page.













I used Sizzix Flowers Branches and leaves set 656064 medium die.
Crafty Individuals stamp CI309


Below is the landscape version, using

Spellbinders Shapeabilities, Elegant posts
Distress crackle paint clear rock candy
Crafty Individuals 209 winter trees
And Distress inks 
crushed olive and weathered wood, pumice stone.
Hope you like :0)

There is a lovely event at the Craft Barn today it's the Christmas Gift Minifest, lots of free demo's pop in if you can, details on the link!

 

HERE is the link to the calendar challenge for week nine

Seeing Stars!

Hello, Welcome to coffee towers, back up and running after a small blip in the health dept. Some nasty, nasty antibiotics later, all's well and I hope it is with you too :0) Here is my card for LIM 39. This week Chrissy and Mandi would like to see *Stars* on our creations,

It's good to feel better, I haven't felt like creating at all, lovely to be back! I've got so much to catch up on now, could be a tad busy for a while, big smiles :0)









I've used Stamp by Impression Obsession, Cover a card stamp, Ornate Floral and I've used dies, Mr Holtz sunrays embossing folder and his New 'Noel' die. The star die is from Sizzix and called Stars Primitive.