Sunday 30 December 2018

Reminder from The Library - Anthology (Pick a Previous Book)

Here's a little reminder from The Library - but your books aren't overdue and there'll certainly be no fines! 

It's just a reminder to join in the current challenge - 'Anthology '  - which runs till January 12th. The challenge is to pick any book that has been a challenge at The Library in 2018. 

You can see all the books in the original challenge post. 

I made another card for this theme (above) - and the book I brought back is Where the Wild Things Are.

According to a new study, the hallowed practice of bedtime reading is falling by the wayside — and that some quarter of a million children do not own a single book. This is a terrible shame, as regular bedtime stories have been shown to increase children’s performance in school, and are also awesome and can help create strong lifetime bonds, both with literature and with parents.

More details on my blog. 

I hope you'll join in the challenge. 

Saturday 29 December 2018

Challenge 23 - Anthology (Pick a Previous Book Challenge)


Quiet Please Crafters! You’re in The Library now.

You can be inspired by :
The cover
or
The title
or
The story

This challenge will run from the end of 2018 through to the beginning of 2019 and the challenge is :

Anthology - Pick any book previously featured at The Library 




Image result for pride and prejudice cover"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."   - J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit  I read this first in the 2nd grade. I love Tolkein.Image result for watership down

Memoirs of a GeishaThe Hundred and One Dalmations  Such beautiful illustrations and such a wonderful, imaginative story. I loved the bit when they stayed with Sir Charles and his elderly spaniel. He thought he was seeing ghost dogs from his youth.Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi I picked up a signed copy from Ottolenghi Islington. It's a total bliss.
Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh. File this under "gorgeous novel." Perfect pick for Downton fans.“Never love a wild thing...If you let yourself love a wild thing, you'll end up looking at the sky.”According to a new study, the hallowed practice of bedtime reading is falling by the wayside — and that some quarter of a million children do not own a single book. This is a terrible shame, as regular bedtime stories have been shown to increase children’s performance in school, and are also awesome and can help create strong lifetime bonds, both with literature and with parents.


 32808154The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Christian Birmingham. Love this story too! Again, very sad though, definitely does not have a Disney ending

The most intriguing first lines in Puffin classics – in pictures illustration by Marc MartinI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBook - Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Powers of Darkness book cover on Wacom GalleryThe Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, and the entire Narnia series, C.S. LewisImage result for bridget jones diary book

From Time to Time
I've not included The Snowman, as that challenge is still open till 29th December.

Here's what The Librarian came up with: 

Pride and Prejudice 


Watership Down 

Please do check the schedule in the side-bar. This challenge will close on 12th January.

Challenge 22 (The Snowman)  will remain open for another week. 

I hope you will join The Library. 


Monday 24 December 2018

Librarian's Choice - From Time to Time

Thanks for visiting The Library ... where The Librarian will be getting fined for a late return...sorry! 

Our Visiting Librarian,  Lynn  (aka Linby) , has now returned to her own bookshelves but before she left we picked out a couple of entries to display in The Library: 

Heather H  was inspired by the cover to make a cityscape with a beautifully coloured background.:

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A textured background and a shiny focal image give Robyn's  card lots of interest:

I hope you will copy the badge (above) to your blogs.

We have two current challenges - The Snowman  - which  is still open for another week and - Anthology (Pick a Previous Book)  which has just started. 

Saturday 15 December 2018

Reminder from The Library - The Snowman (and a hint about challenge 23)


The 30 Best Christmas Books of All Time – The Mission – Medium


Here's a little reminder from The Library - but your books aren't overdue and there'll certainly be no fines! 

It's just a reminder to join in the current challenge - 'The Snowman '  - which runs till December 29th. 

I made another card for this theme:
More details on my blog 
Please come back to The Library on December 23rd  for a new challenge - which will be a look back at all the books we've done this year. 

Sunday 9 December 2018

Challenge 22- The Snowman

The 30 Best Christmas Books of All Time – The Mission – Medium

Quiet Please Crafters! You’re in The Library now.

You can be inspired by :
The cover
or
The title
or
The story

Are you feeling Christmassy? Then, Raymond Briggs's classic The Snowman is just the book for you. It's snowmen all the way! 

Here's how The Librarian interpreted the challenge:




More details on my blog 

Please do check the schedule in the side-bar. This challenge will close on 29th December.

Challenge 21 (From Time to Time)  will remain open for another week and I'll be back on Decembr 22nd with my 'Librarian's Choice' - projects which caught my eye. 

I hope you will join The Library. 


Saturday 8 December 2018

Librarian's Choice - Bridget Jones's Diary

We had a fabulous selection of fun, colourful and (often) drinks-themed cards in this challenge. Here are a couple that caught my eye:

Lorraine entered two wonderful cards using this stamp and she's really captured the fun of a 'girls night out'.

The bright pink glasses, the gold doily, the New Year sentiment - Stef made a great 'celebration' card. 
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I hope you will copy the badge (above) to your blogs.

The current challenge - From Time to Time - is still open for another week and also I'll be back tomorrow with challenge 22 - and you'll be walking on air when you find out what it is.

Sunday 2 December 2018

Reminder - From Time to Time (and a hint about Challenge 22)


Here's a little reminder from The Library - but your books aren't overdue and there'll certainly be no fines! 

It's just a reminder to join in the current challenge - 'From Time to Time '  - which runs till December 15th.

I made another card for this theme:



I used some buildings - although I don't think they're in New York! - and the word 'time'. 

Please come back to The Library on December 9th for a new challenge - and you'll be walking on air when you find out what it is. 

Sunday 25 November 2018

Challenge 21 - From Time to Time


Quiet Please Crafters! You’re in The Library now.

You can be inspired by :
The cover
or
The title
or
The story

This challenge we have a Visiting Librarian Lynn (aka Linby)  who has chosen From Time to Time by Jack Finney. 

This is a book about time travel and New York, and even, The Titanic. 

Here's how the librarians interpreted the challenge:

Lynne  (Linby) 


I hope you'll visit Lynne's blog to find out more. 

Please do check the schedule in the side-bar. This challenge will close on 15th December. 



Challenge 20 (Bridget Jones's Diary) will remain open for another week and I'll be back on December 8th with the  'Librarian's Choice' .


I hope you will join The Library. 

Saturday 24 November 2018

Librarian's Choice - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe


What wonderfully creative cards were entered into this challenge. Thank you to all of you.

Our Visiting Librarian for Challenge 19 , Lynda , has now returned to her own bookshelves but before she left we picked out a couple of entries to display in The Library: 

Theresa created a shimmery card with a fantasy feel: 





Shawna combined a misty background with a softly glowing lantern: 
I hope you will copy the badge (above) to your blogs.

The current challenge - Bridget Jones's Diary  - is still open for another week and also I'll be back tomorrow with challenge 20, so I hope you'll find time to drop in. (That's a hint!) 

Sunday 11 November 2018

Challenge 20 - Bridget Jones's Diary

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Quiet Please Crafters! You’re in The Library now.

You can be inspired by :
The cover
or
The title
or
The story

This time our book is Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding . Bridget Jones is 30-something , slightly overweight , drinks and smokes a little too much and would quite like a nice man and a good career. This funny book became a very successful film and spawned a couple of sequels. 

Here's how The Librarian interpreted the challenge:






More details on my blog 

Please do check the schedule in the side-bar. This challenge will close on 1st December.

Challenge 19 (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)  will remain open for another week and I'll be back on Nov 24th with my 'Librarian's Choice' - projects which caught my eye. 

I hope you will join The Library. 

Saturday 10 November 2018

Librarian's Choice - Dracula


Thank you for all the blood-curdlingly good Dracula-themed cards. Here are a few that caught my eye.

Sona D's vampire was a scary mouse with gothic - effect embellishments.:

Toni's card was fresh and cute but still pretty spooky: 

Vannessa layered patterns and shapes and topped them off with a beautifully coloured vampire image: 

I hope you will copy the badge (above) to your blogs.

The current challenge - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is still open for another week and also I'll be back tomorrow with challenge 20 -  a sneaky peek at someone's diary. 

Sunday 4 November 2018

Reminder - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe ( and a hint about challenge 20)

The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, and the entire Narnia series, C.S. Lewis

Here's a little reminder from The Library - but your books aren't overdue and there'll certainly be no fines! 

It's just a reminder to join in the current challenge - 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe '  - which runs till November 17th.  

Please come back to The Library on November 11th for a new challenge,  when we'll be taking a sneaky peek at someone's diary.