on the naughty step

I gave in and bought the Tattered Lace picture decoupage set...no justification I just liked it.....

just made a pretty stepper card with the oval dies......
thanks for popping by today and I hope you are all keeping well out there,staying home and staying safe.....

birthday card.....

all this time at home is really making me look through my stash and get out dies I havnt used for ages.....

the stepper card is an old tattered lace die...with carnation crafts dainty daffodil and a tonic sentiment...
I hope you are all well outthere and staying home and staying safe....

christmas card club challenge 9...showing a bauble or baubles

this week it is Kate's choice for the challenge theme and I had a rummage through all my stash to see what dies I had not used before...so many....how naughty....

I really couldn't tell you when I bought this stamp and die set from tattered lace...but here it is on its first outing...Victoria Nelsons Magic of Christmas.....I decided to keep it simple and just cut the dies out of blue mirri .....
please go and have a look at the other girls blogs and see their wonderful cards....the links are on my sidebar....
thanks for popping by today and stay home and stay safe.....

using old stash...

looking through my paper pads and trying to use some of them....these are old craftwork card pad potting shed 11.....

hopefully they will do for a couple of masculine birthdays I have coming up.....
I hope you are staying safe and well....

Sympathy cards....

sadly my sister in law lost her battle with Dementia last week ..we cant go to the funeral down in Gloucestershire so a card will have to suffice for the time being....

I hope you are all staying home and staying safe....

this weeks christmas card....

I do hope all my blogger friends are keeping safe and well....we have been having a busy week in the garden and dealing with jobs in the house...my lovely Richard has had to develop  new skills and mend a dripping tap...a broken door latch and a malfunctioning hi fi....thank goodness for the internet and those how to fix pages....
I spent a couple of days making up flowers and saw a lovely card on pinterest which I have used for inspiration to make these two cards.....

Out with my scan and cut for the cardblank...tattered lace 3D poinsettia collection and a gorgeous Heartfelt creations stamp from many years ago....
I hope you are keeping yourselves busy and staying home and safe....

Christmas card club challenge 8...critterers at christmas....

this week the challenge is set by Maureen.....

I really had fun cutting and colouring these little Marianne design mice....and tree with baubles....it cheered me up in these sad and uncertain times...
I hope that you will pop round all my teamies and look at their wonderful creations...the blog links are on my side bar....
thanks for popping in today and stay home and stay safe.....

enjoy your day

Its a birthday card but sometimes its more about having a good day than counting the years.....
I hope you are all getting through these days of isolation...we have been working our way through a box set of Lewis and discovering episodes we have never seen.....

I have been working my way through some very old stash...this is craftwork card vintage ephemera...such a lovely paper pad and really deserves to be used and no longer just stroked....
Thanks for popping by today ...stay home and stay safe....

Happy Birthday

I can post this one now as it was my ex...sister in laws birthday on saturday....

this is another of my Sue Wilson background dies I think it is called Poppy frames and tags....its been laying unused in my stash shame on me.....
Its a glorious day here today and we are spending most of it in our garden...it has never been so tidy!
stay safe...stay home .....

oooh here is one I forgot...

just posted my easter cards and really hope they get through......this is one I forgot to post....

made using Sue Wilson dies....and an old Heartfelt creations background die.....
I hope you are all staying home and staying safe....

last of my easter cards....

just hoping that they get through the post okay.....

I missed these dies when they were first released from tattered lace and thought my luck was in when I found them on ebay...but sad to say they are not genuine tattered lace even though they were advertised as such..never mind...lesson learned....at least they still work with the charisma....
Hope you are all safe and well ....

crafting to stay safe....

how are you doing out there....we are staying home only venturing out for a weekly shop....and spending lots of time in the garden and crafting.....

having fun doing some paper piecing ...just one more Easter card to make.....
thanks for popping by today and stay safe.....