Mixed Craft Saturday

Good Morning Ladies,

We had less persistent rain yesterday, it came in frequent light showers, we could do with having the sheep back to eat the grass, it's amazing what a few days rain can do, the grass is so long, trouble is our village is going for the 'Best Kept Village' competition this year, so you feel like you have to be mowing your lawn every few days!  One thing that the rain has ruined is our beautiful display of roses, they all just about peeped through as the heavy rain started and it has battered them, which is so sad because they look and smell so beautiful.

Talking of beautiful lets see what crafts, shopping and magazine reviews we have....

First photo today is from our 'Queen of Boxes & Bags & All things Tonic'' ….Janet

What a stunning Gift Set Janet, that beautiful bag would make the simplest gift look special, you could fit an inexpensive scarf in there or some sweets or chocolates, even a few Parchment tools and some scissors!! 

I will add Janet's description below:

''I have attached a Christmas Card  and Gift Box  for Mixed Up Saturday. I used the die cuts from a Tonic Magazine from last year for the card and the box is also Tonic called 'Festive Strip Kaleidoscope Box. I think this combination makes an ideal present.

Thank you so much Janet for kicking off the Christmas Crafting XXX

Cheryl

Our Cheryl was having a go at Watercolour Painting with her Great Niece Sophie a couple of weeks ago and this amazing piece is the result, you have managed some lovely shading Cheryl and everything is so neat, I love the quirky fungi and the bright vibrant colours that you have used.

Another string to your Bow Cheryl,

Thank you so much for sharing xxx

Michele's Magazine Review

Hi Ladies,

Papercraft Essentials has a lovely free gift this month-a Craftwork Cards kit.

Some ideas below to show you what’s inside the magazine.

Below is the first feature using the free gift.

A gorgeous pop up card.

More ideas & not just cards. 

Cards for men!

Below is a great article showing you ways to use up ribbon.

More ideas.

That’s all for now 
Happy Crafting 

Love Michele


Thank you so much Michele for another in depth review, I dismissed this magazine at first glance but having seen how many amazing features and ideas that there are inside I may reconsider. xxxx

Maria

Maria was lucky enough to get some lovely craft goodies from her son for her birthday, (well she got some money and this is what she bought) it's always better to choose yourself, you seem to have got loads for your money Maria.  Those flower stamps and dies look lovely and you can never have enough frames.

Thank you so much for sharing your shopping my lovely xxx

Karen

Karen has also done a little bit of craft shopping, the two Creative Expressions Papercuts dies are from Ben at In2craft, and the other two Sentiment Edger dies are from Ebay, Karen has used them for one of her challenge cards so I you can see how it looks tomorrow, she found that the only down side is that they have a bottom cutting edge, which means you don't have the space to put your embellishments, it will make sense when you see Karen's card tomorrow, they were a very good price though,
Thanks for sharing your shopping Karen xxx


That's all for this week's 'Mixed Up Saturday' Ladies,

Enjoy the rest of this wet weekend, think of our poor Becca, she is wading in mud at the Isle of White Festival, she said she is still having fun though.

Love and Hugs to all of you,

Sandra
xxxxxx