May I just wish all my lovely blogging buddies the very happiest 2012, Gay xx

p.s I'm trying to visit and catch up , I took a week off  but I'm baaack ! LOL Gay xx

Happy Christmas !

Hi there my crafty friends! Just a short last post of the year to wish one and all a very Happy Christmas. Thank you for your company here on my blog, it would have been awfully lonely without you :0). 

Thank you also for your encouraging comments and wonderful inspiration. I hope that 2012 is a really good year for you all, Gay xxx

p.s I heard a rumour there will be a holiday challenge over on the Craft barn blog you might like to check it out :0)
pps, This is not my sitting room but oh I wish it were! LOL

Craft Barn DT Showcase

Hi, hello and welcome here, Today I'm looking back on my first 6 months with the Craft Barn Design Team. It's been wonderful, better than I could have hoped for and what a lovely bunch of people:0)
I chose some of my projects to share.
I'm not alone the other members of the Design Team have posted their favourite projects on the Blog, worth a look if you have a minute or two :0) We have all got quite differing styles of crafting.

This card for me is the essence of what I try to achieve when making a clean and simple card:0)

and here is one of my first projects, something a bit fishy LOL

















Last is one of my favourite  pages from the Calendar project that we have just finished. I like the colours of the fall leaves with the contrasting background, they aren't dissimilar to the first card,


It has been a revelation to me, I thought the calendar was a huge undertaking but I'm so glad to have attempted and finished it all and am really pleased with the result! My lesson learned, don't be put off by a large project and take small steps to achieve. Thanks to the support of the lovely team members and Sandy and Isabelle for coming up with the inspiration.

I have thoroughly loved being part of the Craft Barn team and I feel so privileged to have been chosen. It's six months since I joined the design team and it's flown by so quickly. Working with the really talented team has truly inspired me and so have our wonderful customers when they have participated and by leaving kind comments. Learning to work to a time limit and incorporate new products into my work is good because I have been known to prevaricate if left alone too long!

Next year I'm hoping that our journals will play a part in the design team repertoir. This is a new adventure and I'm loving playing with it so far. Colour is going to be explored soon and I'm really looking forward to expanding my knowledge.
Well done if you made it to the end of this post and thank you for joining me on my journey, Gay xxx

LIM 45, let it snow

Well here we are, hello, lovely to see you:0) I should be writing my cards and shopping :{ Much rather be crafting. So I made a very quick one layer card for LIM which this week is

Let it Snow

If you haven't any idea about LIM challenge I think you might like to check it out, loads of fun over there! Chrissie and Mandi have come up with some great ideas to test our skills, I love it!

I used a Waltzingmouse sentiment and the little penguin is a mystery I'm afraid I have had him a long time but no clue where he's from, other than the South Pole of course!

Have fun with your Christmas preparations everyone, Gay xx

Hi Sheila in Cyprus, Thank you for your lovely comment, I wouldn't be complaining about the warm you lucky lady  LOL I'd love to be missing this cold weather!! They've forecast snow for tomorrow ooeerrrr Gay x