Hello and Welcome...

Hello & Welcome...My name is Anne-Marie, I am a full-time administration assistant for a local housing association, I have a husband, two adult sons, and a mad dog named Fritz. I spend any spare minute crafting (although there are never enough spare minutes)...anything from making cards, papercrafts, knitting, crochet, baking and making jams, curds etc. I also enjoy growing my own fruit/veg in my greenhouse/garden.


I hope I will post something that may be of interest to you.
..thanks for visiting xx

Monday 22 June 2015

Gruffies & Guests Halfway Reminder for Challenge #18 Anything Goes with the Option of Lavender & Lace

Hi All

Here I am again with our halfway reminder for Gruffies & Guests Challenge #18 Anything Goes with the Option of Lavender & Lace.



PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HOUSE MOUSE DESIGN CHALLENGE BLOG ONLY, YOU MAY ONLY USE GRUFFIE, HOUSE MOUSE AND HAPPY HOPPER IMAGES ANYTHING ELSE WILL BE DELETED

Here's my DT creation for this month's challenge.  I used the image and sentiment from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd available HERE you'll find some really cute images on this cd for all occasions.



Pop over to the Gruffies & Guests Challenge Blog for more inspiration from our fab Design Team members


Don't forget if you do use the theme you will get 2 chances in the prize draw.

We also take email entries, facebook entries and if you fancy joining us on the team for a month please put GD after your name in the linky.

We are lucky to have 2 sponsors for this month's challenge and they are: 

1 prize of £10 voucher

and 
1 prize of 3 digis

I look forward to seeing all your fab creations, good luck in the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by
Anne-Marie x

Sunday 17 May 2015

Gruffies & Guests Halfway reminder Challenge #17 Anything Goes with Option of Die Cuts

Good Evening

It's time for our halfway reminder for Challenge #17 Anything Goes with the option of Die Cuts over at GRUFFIES & GUESTS CHALLENGE BLOG



PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HOUSE MOUSE DESIGN CHALLENGE BLOG ONLY, YOU MAY ONLY USE GRUFFIE, HOUSE MOUSE AND HAPPY HOPPER IMAGES ANYTHING ELSE WILL BE DELETED

My Design Team card image is from Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd rom available HERE

I have used Xcut Dies for the circles and sentiment.


I love this image of Gruffie relaxing on a lovely summer's day with the sunflowers, I hope my card inspires you to get creative.

The Lucky Winner of the challenge will receive 
a prize of  $10 worth of Digi's from DisDigiStamps



We also take email entries, facebook entries and if you fancy joining us on the team for a month please put GD after your name in the linky.

Please join in the fun, I look forward to seeing your creations, good luck in the challenge

Thanks for visiting Anne-Mariex




Saturday 25 April 2015

Gruffies & Guests Challenge #16 Anything Goes with the option of Patchwork

Good evening



We are now on Challenge #16 Anything Goes with the option of Patchwork over at Gruffies & Guests Challenge Blog click to pop over and have a look at all the lovely DT creations to inspire you.

The winner of this challenge will receive a prize of 7 Digis from Bugaboo Digi Stamps

Your entry must have an image from either House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hoppers.

Here is my DT card for the half-way reminder


My image is from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd available HERE

I look forward to seeing all your lovely creations.  Please note you can now enter via email or facebook, see details on the blog.  And if your entry incorporates the Patchwork option you have two chances of winning the prize :) 

Thanks for popping by, much appreciated.
Anne-Marie x



Saturday 21 February 2015

Gruffies & Guests Challenge #14

Good Afternoon

It's time for my half-way reminder for our latest challenge over at Gruffies & Guests.

It's Challenge #14 Anything Goes with the Option of 'Love is All Around'  Here's my DT card which I hope will give you some inspiration to get crafting and join in with our challenge.


I would like to enter my card on Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog - Challenge #22 Cute

Don't you just love the pair of iccle mice snuggled up together.  

The winner of this month's challenge will win $10 to spend on here Disdigistamps 


If your entry includes the option of Love is All Around it will count as 2 entries, so come on get crafting you've still got a couple of weeks to enter. 

All you have to do is use any Gruffie, House Mouse or Happy Hopper image and you can make anything for our challenge, not just cards.

Entries can also be by e-mail or facebook link - Click here Gruffies & Guests Challenge Blog for details.

Also if you'd like to be a DT member for a month put GDT after your name in the linky.

I will look forward to seeing all your lovely entries.  Good luck in the Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by
Anne-Marie xx




Friday 20 February 2015

NEW HOBBY - SEWING!

My lovely husband has bought me a sewing machine - what a fab present!  And I am already hooked on my new hobby.

I started off with a couple of easy envelope cushion covers which I am very pleased with.


I was so amazed that the cushions actually fit inside perfectly.  

At my first sewing class at our local Craft Central shop I made a lovely 'sewing tidy with pin cushion' It's so useful for putting the little scraps of fabric and threads in rather than them cluttering the table.


At last week's lesson I started a little patchwork dog, which I will be finishing on Tuesday, picture to follow (as long as it looks ok once I've sewn the back on).

My favourite sewing project so far is a cotton bag that I made for a friend's birthday present.  Think I'll be using this pattern again ~ my friend loved it.


The next project is a sock bunny, she's nearly finished, just her ears & face to do, hopefully she will look like a bunny when she's finished, and then to think of a name for her.

Have still managed to make some cards recently too.  Here's a tepee card I made for the same friend that I made the bag for.  First time I've made one of these after seeing Diana Clews demonstrate at a recent Docrafts cardmaking demo.


Unfortunately my uncle passed away recently and this is the card I made for my Auntie & family.  I always struggle with what to put on sympathy cards but I think this one has turned out ok.


Tonight I made my DT card for Gruffies & Guests Challenge Blog which I will post tomorrow as a half-way reminder.

For Valentine's day I made my husband a little keepsake, found the lovely idea on Pinterest.  What a great place for all kinds of fab ideas. 



I love crafting, it's such a shame I have a full-time job that gets in the way, but hey ho it pays the bills and how would I buy all the lovely crafting goodies if I didn't work? 

Anyway that's all for tonight, hopefully I've not bored you too much.

Thanks for stopping by
Anne-Marie x








Friday 16 January 2015

Gruffies & Guests Challenge #13 - Anything Goes with option of Buttons/Bows


Hi all

Just 'blogging in' with our half-way reminder for Challenge #13 as usual it is Anything Goes, but there is the option of using Buttons and/or Bows.

My DT card image is from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Triple cd, lots of little mice having fun!


In with the theme of buttons I've used tri-boss Boofle embossing folder 

This month's challenge winner will receive a £10 voucher (UK postage only) to spend at 
The Scribble & Scrap Shop

So come on and get your creative fingers working; join us over at Gruffies & Guests where you'll see lots of inspiration from the DT team.

Good luck in the Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy New Year ~ hope 2015 is all you wish for
Anne-Marie x