Jenny's on the Telly April xxx

Lots of news .... Sorry where's my manners.

 Hi everyone . Hope you are all well ....It's been a busy time in the Simmons household and to cap it all Dingbat here fell down the basement stairs and broke my leg bottom of the fibula   ! Have a rather fetching grey boot that I am hobbling painfully round in ....putting on a sock is a whole new different world of torture!
Added to that We have had a very poorly Purdy ...She went to sleep yesterday after a week of really struggling At the grand age of nearly 13.....she goes to be with Durban her mate sad times ...and if that wasn't enough ! Ian my Hubby is working away for the rest of this week  so it's me and the boy wonder who is being amazingly good ....I'm amazed he hasn't gone in to total meltdown.

Well here are my samples I hope you love them as much as I enjoyed making them xxxx

I hope you like my offerings this month xxxxx

Long time no blog !

Oh Dear sorry peeps I had no Idea it had been so long. Sometimes life has a nasty habit of getting in the way.

Hobby Art is back on our screens today and here are my samples for you to browse through. I hope you like them.

The first card is a set from last year.  http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Spring-Scenes.html
A lovely set fresh pretty Ideal for not just easter but birthday's or New Home ....Lovely set.

The next card is http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Spring-has-Sprung.html. With the chicks and floppy bunny!  I did like this is made me smile x

Here we have Country Rambe  Loved using this ...so much you can do with Hobby Art scene it sets I love these, versatile and beautifully made they offer so many possibilities. This one is http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Country-Ramble.html.

 This next set was the Monthly special from last month I do love the big flower set's that have been brought out ....this one is
 http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Vintage-Flowers.html.
Lovely set with two BIG flower stamps and two sentiments Ideal for any occasion.

Now we come to the December monthly special  http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/December-s-Monthly-Special-Garden-Birds.html Large birds with the lovely set of  flowers to perch them on

I hope you like these and you find a little inspiration looking round  my blog if you would like to join our happy band of followers we would be pleased to welcome you . x 

I have more cards and projects to blog but for now till we speak again.

 take care and crafty hugs xxx 

Bernie 

xxx

Favorite things

So I thought I would share a few of my favorite cards from this year's Hobby Arts sets ...(Mind you Hobby Art have had a great year and gone from strength to strength in my opinion).
 So in fifth place  from the toddler set this card.  He does look like my eldest James at two years old.

  I have chosen this set as there are sets for babies and  slightly older children but nothing that I have come across for those all important  pre school years.

The next set was the March Monthly special http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Flowers-for-Friends.html Liked this a lot and with the yellow and green brushos it really make thios stamp set ping. 

http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Bird-Set.html is another of my Fave sets this is a rubber set of two ....Quiet funky birds they make me smile and are enough to say a cheery hello or Happy Birthday on the greyest of days

The fourth set out of my TOP five is Dudley the donkey he edged in a nose ahead of the Bah Humbug or Grumpy sheep as we like to call them anyway here's a quick one of Dudley .....I do think he's adorable x

Well last but by no means least bet you've guessed it POPPIES xxx

It has to be THE nicest set of stamps I have used bar none .....You get that I really Love them right! 

So there are all my top five I hope a few of them are in your top five too xxxx 

Hobby Art do make the most lovely stamps and I am so proud to be part of such a great and friendly team xxxx Here's to a even more successful year for us all next year . xxxx

Ello ello ello ...is that an heffalump I see?

Hi Followers. Old and new, Welcome to all you lovely peeps x...well if you like Elephants and Owls you are in for a treat because we have a set from Jenny Mayes and Hobby Art of each. the first is from the ornate Owls  http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Ornate-Owls.html

Really Lovely set ...I had to have a bit of fun with this ....

We had a lovely texture set as well this month to play with ......so I went kind of grungy .....

http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Textures.html

Next we had owls ......A rather Batty Owl from me .....it put me in mind of a dear friend I wont mention any names....but you know who you are xxxx

http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Ornate-Owls.html

Next a rather more sensible owl!

If you notice the texture wood stamp is the bark of the tree on both owl cards .

There is one more card to post and thats the poppy card love set that was the June monthly special. http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Poppy-Sketch-Set.html

Well I do hope you like my samples this month what can I say I think Hobby Art just gets better and better ......Very glad to be a part of it xxxx

                                                                              Crafty Hugs
                                                                                 Bernie xxx

Hobby Art Poppies

Had to blog these .....If you like poppies this IS the set for you its Hobby Arts. http://www.hobbyartstamps.com/Poppy-Heads.html
And yes the monthly special is £8.99 ....that's two cups of coffee and a mince pie in debenhams .....Just look what you can do and it's not fattening! Hope you like it as much as I do xxx

                                                                  Craft Hugs
                                                                     Bernie
                                                                     XXXX

Hobby Art DT samples Sept

Hello again from Sunny Plymouth....seem so difficult to believe that in 3 month Christmas will be here .....Not that I'm complaining mind you to see the sun and have the glorious indian summer we have had is very welcome ....long may it continue.



OK!OK!  Stop waffling woman and get on with the samples!

 This is a brand new set called a Coastal Walks as you know I live by the coast so anything seasidey! calls to me!

Country walk is the second set there are three complete scenes in this set I have just joined up two together and added a squiggle for the end hill to tie it all in  ......you could easy make this a spring or summer country walk by changing the colours xxx but as quick Christmas cards go this one took 15 mins from start to finish.....

Above is the third part of the Country walks stamps set .....

A Vintage card . Now you may or may not know I dont like doing Vintage ......but this was the result of a really stressful day and the end result I was pleased with. So it stayed! Again its a stamp and colour set  you dont have to do to much to it ....I had no ribbon to match this ,,,the red I have is too bright and too red if you know what I mean so I cut a thin piece of the card I was useing to matt and layer and used that .......I think it works x 

Father Christmas .....He is one of a two part set  that was the August Monthly Special  Father Christmas set .  When you stamp him he is sitting but ......I thought I wonder if the top half could poke out of a chimney.....so this was the end product. I Hope you like it . 

Rufus the reindeer  with all the different bits I just thought this was a quick way to showcase a lot of the stamps that come with this set I was going to hang them off his antler which is what the antlers where drawn for ....but I wanted something a little off beat a little out of the box  so a circle card with Circles ...nothing boxlike about that ! 

The Country Walks set again with a Peace on Earth greeting also by Hobby Art.  This cardstock should have been backed onto something ...but I did like how it turned out ...note for next time cut it out twice and matt and layer . 

The Last card you may have seen before 

Well thats all for now folks I have loads to blog so when Rory is at I grow next week all being well I will attempt to catch up ....Love him loads but he does take a lot of my time  ...Hope you like what I have done.

Crafty Hugs Bernie  xxxxx