Welcome to our new Blog Manager

Hi Folks

As you all know Jane has bucket loads going on in her life right now and she has been struggling (albeit valiantly and brilliantly) to fulfill all the tasks it takes to manage our blog, and has decided to hand over the mantle.  I know that she is sad to hand over and that she will miss the contact she has with you all, but I do expect her to pop up now and then!  I want to thank Jane for being so good and staying on to ensure a proper hand over, you have been amazing and I am so proud and grateful to call you friend.

The good news is that we have someone fabulous to take over as Blog Manager. Many of you will already know her as she has been a long term crafter and customer of The Craft Barn and it is...... drumroll please........Mickie Sutcliffe. For those who don't know her, here is a little Bio for you.

"I have been going to The Craft Bran for supplies and classes for many years so some of you will already know me.  However, for those who don’t my main interests are stamping, exploring different mediums, home decor and making books.  When I’m not crafting I am painting, to the extent that there is an overlap developing which I think we might have to call mixed media ;0)" 

So that you can put a face to the name here is a picture of Mickie and some other regulars at one of our recent classes.  Mickie is on the far left of the back row as you look at the photo - the red circle may be a bit of a giveaway!!

I know Mickie has some ideas going forward and will be re-establishing the regular project posts shortly and continuing with both challenges.  She will be coming on here to introduce herself to you over the next few days and I know that you will all make her feel welcome as she feels her way into the role.  Please feel free to let her know if there is anything we can do to make the blog better for you.

See you soon

Sandy xx

Two Weekly Challlenge Winner

Morning all,

Hellooooo, everyone, hope you are 

all well!

Summer is nearly over and I don't

feel like we have even had a decent 

summer to speak of!  September is here

in a few days and then it is back to

school, half term and then Christmas....

and bang...another year gone!

Wow, that is scary! Where does the 

time go??  

I know these Winner posts seem to be getting

closer together! Ha ha!!

Anyway, it's Winners Day and let's see

who Mr Random Generator has picked 

this time.....

Your challenge was Blue or Blues

and 31 of you entered, wow, 

thank you!

And our winner is.....

...no 3... 

Gerrina

Congratulations Gerrina on being our latest winner,

please contact me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

so that I can send you your prize.

Thank you everyone who entered....

you are the best!!

Jane x

Two Weekly Challenge

Helloooo,

Sorry this is a little late....

oops...

guess who forgot to press the publish button?

No....I have no idea either??

Whoever it was needs to get the sack.... oh....

of course....that'll be me haha!!

Back to the post....

Morning everyone and 

Happy Bank Holiday Weekend

hope you are going to do something nice

wherever you are.  

Not sure what to expect weather wise

but it is the UK and it's Bank Holiday

so I shan't say anymore.....

well other than don't forget your umbrellas!!!

It's Sunday and that means

Challenge Day 

and this time it is 

Two Weekly Challenge!!

So what shall it be this time?

Well, I've thought long and hard on this

and I reckon you like a good challenge

with a bit of fun thrown in too....so

as it's Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK

how about....

what men like to do on a Bank Holiday

I think that should give you something to think about!!

Could be gardening, cars, fishing, golf,

snoozing....whatever you like.

Is that ok??

So, you have two weeks, as many entries as you like,

entry via the link where possible but if not send

your pics to me at janecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add them for you.  Of course I may

 not be with you by then but I will forward them 

on to the new blog author!

The link will close at midnight on

Sunday 11th September and the winner

will be announced on Tuesday 13th.

As always Mr Random Generator will

pick the winner and they will receive a

£10 voucher!

Good luck everyone, have fun and enjoy the

rest of your weekend!

Jane x

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Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016

Good Morning to you all,

Hello fellow crafters, how are we all?

Been lovely here today, raining and blowing a

gale, blown all my potted trees in the garden 

over several times.  Have left them lying down

now....just not worth keep picking them up.

Stupid weather....it's supposed to be summer

but have you noticed the evenings are getting

darker earlier, by 9.00 pm now.

Autumn is nearly here....

Well anyway it is Sunday and it is 

Challenge Day!!

This time it is the new letter for

our Alpha/Dictionary Challenge....

what will it be.....

As usual the DT have had their say

and our new letter will be....

H

for a 'hundred' pesky dragonflies

nah....just kidding, no dragonflies

to be included!!

Karen has added to her tray with another

beautiful project...

So don't forget, you have two weeks for

as many entries as you like via the 

link.  If you can't use the link, email

your pics to me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add them for you.  I probably

won't be doing the blog by then but

I will send them on.  The link will close

at midnight on 4th September.

The winner will be picked by Random 

Generator and announced on Tuesday

6th September.  A £10 voucher will

be the prize!

Your project must be something 

beginning with the word H and also

include either the Dictionary definition

or a definition made up by yourself.

Good Luck everyone!

I'll be back on Tuesday with our latest 

winner.

Jane x

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Two Weekly Challenge Winner

Good Morning All,

Thank you for your lovely comments

on Sunday's post.  I didn't realise you

would put up with the pesky 

dragonflies to keep me happy ha ha!!

I may still be somewhere in the background, so

you may not have seen the last of me yet!!

Mwah ha ha!!

It's Tuesday again and that means 

Winners Day!!

Mr Random Generator didn't have to blow a 

gasket wading through the entries as

only 10 of you took up the challenge.

But who did he pick.....

...no 5...

Karen P

Congratulations Karen P,

please contact me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

so that I can send you your prize.

Thank you to everyone for taking part,

See you soon,

Jane x

Two Weekly Challenge

Helloooo,

Sunday is here again and how are 

we all?

Hope you are all good!

Just to let you know that the blog will

be back to normal soon and 

I have to tell you that someone else will

be taking over from me.  I'm sure it 

will carry on running as it has been,

obviously with more posts again and

the Challenges will remain the same.

I just need a bit of time to crack on with 

my own projects and I'm sure you must

realise that to get the blog running

smoothly can take a fair a bit of time!

So that will be happening in a few weeks 

but until then you are stuck with me!!

Ha ha!!  Aha, just realised that will mean no 

more pesky dragonflies included in the 

challenges to annoy you!!

You won't be sorry to see them go!

So what shall we have for our new 
Challenge?

Well as I look out the window at the moment
I can see a lovely blue sky, so I'm going to say

Blue or Blues

 Your project must include the colour blue
or shades of blue.  I'm sure that 
shouldn't be too difficult for you 
brilliant challengers!!

As usual you have two weeks for as many
entries as you like.  Entry via the link 
where possible but if you can't use the 
link then send your pics to me at 
janecraftbarn@gmail.com
and I will add them for you.
The link will close at midnight on 
Sunday 28th August.
The winner will receive a £10 voucher 
to spend on the website and will be 
announced on Tuesday 30th August.

Good luck everyone and have fun!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Jane x

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Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016 Winner

Helloooo,

Good morning all,

Tuesday here again and that means

Winners Day whoop whoop....

After our problem with the link,

I hope everything is sorted now and

everyone's pictures got included.

I checked back on the link that went

wrong and I see there was only one entry 

for me to add.

Thank you to everyone who took the trouble

to upload their picture again!

So......let's see who Mr Random Generator

has picked this time......

....no 25....

ionabunny

Congratulations to ionabunny

please email me at

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

so that I can send you your prize!

Thanks to everyone who entered.

See you soon,

Jane x

Inky Fingers goes to the seaside

Hi Folks

This month Inky Fingers with Helen Chilton has a "beside the seaside" theme with this lovely little "scrapbook in a tin" project.  The tin is aprox 6x6" and you will create a decorated concertina inside which can be used as a scrapbook, brag book, for a special birthday or anniversary or anything else you choose!

You get to play with Alcohol inks, Impression Obsession stamps, Heartfelt Creations stamp and die sets, Distress inks and more.  If you fancy joining us on on Wednesday 17th August click here to book, we'd love to see you.

Happy crafting!

Sandy

 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016

Morning Campers,

How are you all?

Hope you have something nice planned

for the weekend....my family are all going

paintballing today....I might go and

have a laugh watching them but don't 

think I shall join in....I'm not that mad.

They came back with some wicked bruises

 last time!

But then again, I might have a quiet

day at home sorting out my huge amount

of stash.  Really need a good declutter.

I have so much now, some is 20 years old 

and if I haven't used it yet then I'm pretty

sure I'm not going to!

Well, it's Sunday and Challenge Day,

it's our new letter today for the 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge.

Hopefully the link is still behaving and 

will close tonight at midnight for the 

last letter.  I will check after to make

sure that everyone who entered on the last

link but then their pic disappeared, is not 

forgotten.  I will have to add their pics

after and give them a number.

So what is our new letter to be....

ooh you are not going to like this one,

actually on second thoughts it is not so bad!

There are worse!

The DT have chosen...

Z

they didn't give you a twist but you know

what, it's been too easy lately and I see 

from Karen's picture that she has added a 

pearl, so I'm going to say....

Z with a pearl!

Karen as usual has made a

lovely addition to her frame...

You know the rules by now, two weeks to

enter as many times as you like.  Entry 

via the link where possible which will close

at midnight on Sunday 21st August.

If you can't use the link then please send

your pics to me at

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add them for you.

Your project needs to include a word

beginning with the letter Z and include

somewhere a pearl or pearls.

The winner will be picked by Random 

Generator and announced on 

Tuesday 23rd August.  The winner will

receive a £10 price voucher.

Good luck everyone and enjoy the rest

of the weekend, wherever you are!!

Jane x

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More lovely papers

Hi

This time I have another two collections to share with you very different from the BoBunny papers.  Click on the individual banner to pop over to the website and see the collection in full

The first from Kaisercraft is definitely a male themed paper called Barber Shoppe and it is full of neutrals at the grey/pale blue/light fawn end of the spectrum, very appealing.

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The second is a lovely quirky collection from FabScraps called Journey in Time and our banner doesn't really do it justice, it's a mulberry and dusty teal colour palette with a vaguely Italian feel from the Vespas and arches and doors as well as travel ephemora

See you soon

Sandy xx

Lots of lovely new BoBunny papers

Hi folks

We have had lots of lovely new papers in over the last week so I thought I would just pop up some taster pics to tempt you.  

Today it's the new BoBunny papers - four new collections including one Halloween and one Christmas. 

Just as an aside I love the smell of BoBunny papers; yeah yeah I know you probably think I'm strange but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!


Click here to check out all of the BoBunny collections

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See you soon

Sandy xx

Two Weekly Challenge Winner

Good Morning,

Well, what an eventful weekend 

I've had, trying to sort out what

went wrong with Mr Linky...

Think we might have to put it down

to one of life's little mysteries!!

Certainly caused me a few problems though.

hope we are just about back to normal now.

If you had already posted your 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge picture

before our little problem, you will probably

find it has disappeared.  Please, if it has and you are

able to add it to the new link, I would be very grateful

if you can, if not, I'll try and get your pic back

and put it on.

Ok, it's winners day and I've added 

the extra pics who weren't able to

use the link before it closed early....

Who has Mr Random Generator

picked this time......

... no 18... 

Marina

Congratulations Marina,

please contact me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

so that I can send you your prize.

Thank you all for your patience while I'm

working through these problems.

Jane x

Link is back with problems....

Aaaaghhhh,

Where is the wine?

I need wine.....gallons of it!!!

Ok, the link is back but of course not

without problems....

I think what has happened is

the expired link for the 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge has expired 

and I have replaced it with a new one.

That has meant that the pics already

uploaded have gone.  With a new link the

numbers would have been duplicated.

My question is... can those of you who

had already uploaded their pics,

do it again on the new link....or is that not 

possible?  I may be able to go into the

link dashboard and see what is there.

Answers not on a postcard, would be

great!! Ha ha!!

Jane x 

Link is Back

Hi everyone,

Well that was weird, no idea what

happened to Mr Linky but he is 

back working again, thank goodness!

I have added the links for yesterdays

Challenge and last weeks 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge.

I will add the pics you sent me to the

C and S Challenge as obviously that

one has shut now but for those of

you who have emailed your pics for

letter C, if you now prefer to use the 

Link then that's fine.  I will only add your

pics at the end if you don't!

Is that ok, clear as mud??

Jane x