Sunday 27 September 2020

christmas card club challenge 20...gifts...ribbons and bows

this week it is Zoe's turn to choose the theme.... 


made using Carnation Crafts dies from the Christmas eve collection...

please pop by the other girls blogs ...the link is on my side bar...we are all getting our cards done nice and early especially with lockdown keeping us in and crafting...

Thanks for popping by my blog today...keep safe.

Saturday 26 September 2020

Happy birthday Alfie

 its the boy over the roads birthday today...I look after his fish when they go away and was looking through my stash and nerry a fish die or stamp in my collection...so he


has cheeky mice instead...Carnation crafts dies and the banner is a very old tattered lace one..

I hope you are staying safe out there...since the new restrictions have gone inplace I honestly feel safer as everyone has to legally wear a face mask ...even the shop assistant...

take care.


Thursday 24 September 2020

James the bear at christmas....

 I just love this LOTV image.....


made using a couple of layers of the tattered lace die essential holly circle...a very old die that I use a lot ..the sentiment is tonic and the image LOTV....some Nuvo drop and a lot of fun making it....

thanks for popping by today I am waiting eagerly by for postie to bring me a new book today...since the library has been closed I have been ordering books online again at least its not craft supplies...

take care and stay safe.

Tuesday 22 September 2020

a birthday card...

 Richard asked me to make a card for one of his friends...difficult when you dont know them so something very generic...


made using Honeydoo stamps and stencils...a tattered lace sentiment and coloured with copics...golssy accents and Nuvo drops...

I hope you are keeping safe and well out in blogland....thanks for popping by today.

Sunday 20 September 2020

Christmas on Sunday

 thank you to all those people who were thinking of me on Friday when I was at the hospital...I was certainly given a good going over and the good news is that its not the big C but my Sjogren Syndrome flaring back up after 9 years in remission...apparently trigger by a viral infection...its something I will have to manage carefully for the rest of my life and hopefully it will go back into remission again...

on to happier things...yes Christmas what will it be like this year....



it doesn't look good does it but at least we will be able to send a card...

I used my bargain Kanban set of  Winter friends and a paper boutique frame to make this card....and a Sue Wilson sentiment....

I hope you are all safe and well....

Friday 18 September 2020

wedding anniversary

 its our 27th wedding anniversary today and I will be spending it in the hospital at the head and neck clinic trying to find out what is wrong with my throat...keep your fingers crossed for me...



I have used Carnations craft dies and Charisma...keeping it simple...

Thanks for popping by today and take care out in blogland and stay safe....

Wednesday 16 September 2020

mid week christmas card

 still trying to make at least one card per week from my old stash....



this one is from last years Heartfelt creations collection...cute little penguins...

Thanks for popping by today and stay safe out there...

Monday 14 September 2020

Violets

 this weeks card to cheer up Aunty Audrey.....



made using tattered lace velvet viola....I found it cheap on ebay....

Thanks for popping by today and I hope you are staying safe and well....

Sunday 13 September 2020

christmas card club challenge 19.....christmas sentiment

 this week it is Rita's choice of theme ......

I made this using last years tattered lace "Over the mantle "collection....hope that ticks the box Rita...
Please pop round the other girls blogs and see their lovely creations the links are on my sidebar...
Thanks for popping by today...stay safe out there....


Wednesday 9 September 2020

sympathy card....

 what a year....my neighbour asked me to make a card for her....


tattered lace picture decoupage...daisy Hill collection to the rescue....

Ihope you are all fit and well and keeping safe out in blog land...I have a face to face appointment with a consultant at last but not till the 18th...but at last I feel as if something will get sorted....

thanks for popping by today....

Sunday 6 September 2020

the workman...

 one of our friends is a keen carpenter and I thought this image would be perfect....


the image is LOTV and the frame is a paper boutique....

I hope you are safe and well and enjoying your Sunday...thanks for popping by today...

Friday 4 September 2020

Nutcracker......

I have always wanted a Nutcracker die after visiting America some years ago and seeing the gorgeous christmas decorations over there....well I found several this year and have been having a play 



I cut all the bits out of white card and coloured them with promarker....great fun to do.....Die is by Lene.

thanks for popping by today...I am feeling a lot happier now I have had my telephone call with the consultant and they are getting me into the clinic for a full assessment....

take care everyone....

Tuesday 1 September 2020

Driving Home for Christmas...

 all the time I was making this card I was singing the Chris Rea song to myself.....



the base card is made from Tattered lace rectangle labels...the image is His Christmas from tattered lace Heartfelt creations poinsettia...and a recent successful bid on ebay for the sentiment...a whole £2.00 including postage for an amazing set of stamps and dies and an embossing folder....I know it was a magazine freebie a while back but I have been trying to get that stamp....

Hope you are all keeping safe and well out in blog land ...I am still waiting for my hospital appointment to come through....take care