Wednesday 31 July 2013

July Challenge, Anything Summer or Christmas

Morning all,

This post will now stay near the top till the end of this challenge. Please scroll down to find later posts and freebies. A reminder there are only a few more days left on this challenge (updated 29th of July)

Thank you to all, who joined me on the challenge last month. I hope you will be joining me again this month. I love seeing all your creations using my freebies.

So, now it's time to go on to the June challenge on my blog. In view of the success last month,

This month the challenge is 

Anything Summer or Christmas

You can make something using any of the three above as a brief.

To take part in this challenge there are these little rules:

  • Use one of my products (there are lots of freebies posted on my blog and a new one is posted every Sunday and Thursday and also a sentiment every Saturday, as well as a freebie being offered at the time of the challenge)
  • Create something with the brief above
This time you can again request a freebie to work with for this challenge, by requesting one, you also agree to enter the challenge.  I thought this will make things more exciting for you. To request your freebie just contact me with your choice.

I would love it if you would join me again this time. The prize for the winner this month is as before:

  • 1 paper pack from my blog of the winner's choice OR
  • 2 easel card sheets (or card kits, or 3 D decoupage card toppers) from my blog of the winner's choice OR
  • 3 digistamps from my blog of the winner's choice OR
  • a box card kit of choice from my blog.
Here is a freebie to get you started from my new 'Wedding 2013' paper pack.

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current

freebies.

Good luck, have fun crafting and I hope you will join me this month by linking your entry to Inlinkz below.

Love,

Jo.

Wednesday Wish 31st of July 2013.

Morning all,

Hope this is finding you all well. Today is the last day of the extra freebies. A normal Thursday Freebie is due tomorrow and of course there will be the usual Sentiment for a Saturday and Sunday Special Freebie due to be posted on those days.

Hope you have enjoyed the extra freebies this week so far. Here is another one for you and I hope you like these as well. 2 Sentiments this time (wishes).


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
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freebies.


Remember my little rules:

Do not claim as your own, do not share (direct people to my blog instead), give credit where credit is due.

Don't forget my challenges (there are still a few hours left on my July challenge and my August challenge is already live) and come back again tomorrow for the Thursday Freebie.

Love,

Jo

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Tuesday Trinket.

Morning all,

In view of reaching 100 followers at the end of last week, I thought it might be nice to celebrate with a daily freebie for a week. Yesterday of course saw the start of my August challenge (a bit early), while the July challenge is still ongoing as well. Hope you like what I have got for you this time.

Cat Easel Card Template

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To use this template, all you need to do is:

  • Print off the sheet on A4 card
  • Cut out the different pieces and your sentiment of choice
  • Fold piece 1 on the interrupted lines
  • Glue piece 2 to side a of piece 1 (the unprinted side of it)
  • Glue piece 3 to piece 2 and piece 4 to piece 3
  • Add your sentiment of choice with some padded double sided sticky tape or put a brad through the dot of the base of the main Easel card
  • Add an image and embellishments of choice and you're done.
Remember:

Do not claim as your own, do not share with others (direct them to this blog instead), give credit where credit is due and leave a comment if you download it. This keeps me motivated to place more of these freebies. Remember my challenges, you are free to enter any projects made with my products/freebies in my challenges for a chance to win more of them.

Love,

Jo.



Monday 29 July 2013

Challenge reminder! Only a few days left.

Morning all,

Just a quick reminder that there are only a few days left on my July challenge. This will close in 2 days and the winner will be announced soon after. I have had quite a few entries, but so far just 2 people. You have quite some chance of winning the random draw on this challenge, so don't be shy and join in. There are lots of freebies available on this blog on a regular basis, one every day this week to celebrate 100 followers.

The August challenge has been opened up early already and this also has a big freebie attached, 6 papers, 1 digistamp and several sentiments!

I look forward to seeing more entries arrive.

Love,

Jo

Sunday 28 July 2013

Sunday Special Freebie 28th of July 2013

Morning all,
Another Sunday, another freebie.

This time I have a digistamp for you.  Hope you like it. It would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Rose

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.





If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 


Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Love,



Jo.

Saturday 27 July 2013

A Sentiment for the Saturday 27th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Here are 3 sentiments for you. These would both fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.


If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Friday 26 July 2013

Another target achieved! 100 followers! Another draw.

Evening all,

I just noticed that I now have 100 followers (e-mail subscribers included). This means a number of things.


  1. Time for another freebie (second one today, lol, aren't you lucky?)
  2. Time for another draw of a random winner from my followers.
So, here it goes ..... drumroll ......

The randomly drawn winner is:


Number 96, which according to my spreadsheet is:
sakortan

So, Sakortan, congratulations and please contact me  to claim your prize.

Which is your choice of:
  • 3 digistamps from my blog of choice OR
  • 2 easel card sheets of choice OR
  • 2 3D Decoupage sheets of choice OR
  • 1 paper pack of choice OR
  • 1 box card kit of choice.
And here are the freebies I'm sharing with you for this milestone! 4 papers of the paper pack I created today 'Water Lily'! Do enjoy and remember, do not claim these as your own, do not share with others (direct them to this blog instead) and give credit where credit is due. Also, as you will have noticed from my previous post today, it is worthwhile to leave a comment as well if you take any of these freebies I leave here. It does motivate me to post more of them.


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.



These papers, I feel will also be useful if you are thinking of either my challenge this month (summer or Christmas) or CRAFT Challenge this week (For the Girls).

Have a great weekend!

Love,

Jo.


A one off Friday Freebie for you 26th of July, to fit in with CRAFT Challenge.

Evening all,

The summer weather has finally gotten to me, lol, so here is another freebie.

This time it is a 3D decoupage sheet.  I received a lovely comment on my 3D decoupage sheet page and I thought this one might be appreciated. The papers are from my 'Waterlily' papers, which I created this afternoon and I feel this sheet could fit in very well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week. I have also added one more paper of this pack, so you will have something to match it with. I actually used the colours in the photo as inspiration for this new pack. Hope you like it!

3D Waterlily Decoupage sheet


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.





If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up (as you will notice above)
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Actually, I just noticed, I have 100 followers (if e-mail subscriptions are included). This means the correct time for this freebie after all, lol. Draw of a winner to follow in the near future.

Love,



Jo.

Thursday 25 July 2013

Thursday Freebie 25th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Another Thursday, another freebie.

This time I have some papers for you.  Hope you like them. The papers are from my 'For the Girls 2013' papers and would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current

freebies.

If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Wednesday 24 July 2013

24 hour freebie to fit in with CRAFT Challenge.

Morning all,

Here is a freebie, which only will be available for 24 hours, so grab it while you can. I feel this one would fit in well with our current challenge at CRAFT Challenge if you want to put a last minute entry in.

Light house

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
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freebies.

Remember my little rules when you grab it:
  • Do not claim it as your own
  • Do not share with others, but direct others to my blog instead
  • Leave my signature on when using it
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Please leave a comment if you grab it, your comments continue to motivate me to put more freebies on.
And if you have any ideas of what else you would like to see here as a freebie, let me know and I will see what I can do.

Love,

Jo.



Sunday 21 July 2013

Sunday Special Freebie 21st of July 2013

Morning all,
Another Sunday, another freebie.

This time I have a digistamp for you.  Hope you like it. It would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

At The Beach

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.



If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 


Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Love,



Jo.

Saturday 20 July 2013

A Sentiment for the Saturday 20th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Here are 3 sentiments for you. These would both fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.


If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Thursday 18 July 2013

Thursday Freebie 18th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Another Thursday, another freebie.

This time I have some papers for you.  Hope you like them. The papers are from my 'Tropical Beach' papers and would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week, an inspiration picture having these colours to show off.


And here are some papers to go with this challenge.


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.



If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Sunday 14 July 2013

Jo's recipe for a salad to accompany your barbecue.

Yeah! The weather is great, time for a Barbecue. Here is a recipe for the salad I usually prepare for our family. It should give you enough salad for a family of 4-8 people, depending on how much of an appetite everyone has, lol. I yesterday posted this recipe on my card and stuff blog, but as I'm just in the middle of preparing another one for today, I thought I would post it here as well. Just in case you haven't seen it on my other blog. Enjoy your Sunday!


I'm afraid you need to set a little bit of time aside for this, certainly not something to do last minute due to the need for some of the ingredients to cool down.

So, what do you need to make this salad?

  • 1.5-2.5 kg potatoes
  • 3 cups petits pois
  • 1 big carrot
  • 1 apple (Granny Smith)
  • 8 gherkins
  • 3 eggs
  • 150g tin of ham
  • Some pickled silver-skin onions
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, and some to garnish
  • 5 tablespoons salad cream (I never said it was healthy)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • some paprika powder to garnish
And here is how to make the salad:
  1. Peel, cut and boil the potatoes in a large pan.
  2. Dice the carrot and boil with the petits pois.
  3. Boil 3 eggs (hard boiled).
  4. Once the potatoes have been boiled, mash them up, add the mayonnaise and salad cream with the cinnamon and nutmeg (and salt if wished) and mix.
  5. Peel, core and dice the apple.
  6. Dice 5 gherkins (the other 3 are for garnishing).
  7. Dice the ham.
  8. Add the apple, gherkins, ham and boiled carrots and petits pois to the potato mix and mix in with it.
  9. Put the salad in a large bowl and it's time to start garnishing it.
  10. Peel and slice the eggs and put them on top of the salad.
  11. Part slice the 3 remaining gherkins and put them on top of the salad.



  12. Add the silver-skinned onions.
  13. Put a little bit of mayonnaise on top of the egss and sprinkle this with the paprika powder.
  14. Your salad is ready, put it in the fridge to cool down and keep cool till your barbecue.
  15. ENJOY!
Hope you'll have a lovely day everyone, the weather is absolutely gorgeous! Have a great weekend!

Love,

Jo.



Sunday Special Freebie 14th of July 2013

Morning all,

Another Sunday, another freebie.

This time I have a digistamp for you.  Hope you like it. It would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Santasaurus

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.




If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 


Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Love,



Jo.

Saturday 13 July 2013

A Sentiment for the Saturday 13th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Here are 3 sentiments for you. These would both fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.



If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Thursday 11 July 2013

Thursday Freebie11th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Another Thursday, another freebie.

This time I have a sketch template for you.  Hope you like it. The papers are from my 'Christmas Colours' papers and would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.


If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Sunday 7 July 2013

Sunday Special Freebie 7th of July 2013

Morning all,

Another Sunday, another freebie.

This time I have a digistamp for you.  Hope you like it. It would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Dreaming of my Honey

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.





If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 


Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Love,



Jo.

Saturday 6 July 2013

A Sentiment for the Saturday 6th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Here are 2 sentiments for you. These would both fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.


If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Thursday 4 July 2013

Thursday Freebie 4th of July 2013.

Morning all,

Another Thursday, another freebie.

This time I have another few papers for you.  Hope you like them. They are from my new 'Wedding 2013' papers and would fit in well with our challenge at CRAFT Challenge this week.


Sorry, this no longer is a freebie!
Check more recent posts for current
freebies.


If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see as a freebie, feel free to add it to your comment. Who knows, I may use your suggestion! 

Don't forget my little rules if you grab it:

  • Please leave my signature on when using it
  • Do not claim as your own
  • Give credit where credit is due
  • Leave a comment when grabbing her, it motivates me to continue to put some up
  • If you would like to share, please direct people to my blog instead.
Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Also don't forget my challenge this month! I would love to see you there!

Love,



Jo.

Monday 1 July 2013

Winner of the June Challenge.

Thank you for joining me this month. I had a record 7 entries, 8 to start with I believe, but the 8th seems to have withdrawn her entry due to not using one of my products. It was a gorgeous card though and I hope it has not discouraged her to join in this month.

So, over to the winner for the June challenge.

Mr Random.org tells me that is


which is 


with this card



So, please contact me with your choice of

  • 1 paper pack from my blog of the winner's choice OR
  • 2 easel card sheets (or card kits, or 3 D decoupage card toppers) from my blog of the winner's choice OR
  • 3 digistamps from my blog of the winner's choice OR
  • a box card kit of choice from my blog.
Keep an eye out for the new challenge that will be published soon. I hope we will have many lovely entries again this month!

Love,

Jo.