Happy Mother's Day

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well and dry!  It is raining here ~ so Dog towels on duty again.

Well, all my Motheris Day cards have been posted today (those that need to be posted that is), most people only have one to contend with I have four ~ don't ask!!  All will be revealed over the next few days.

So, today I am sharing the card I made for my actual Mum ~ she doesn't 'do' computers so I know there is no chance of her seeing it before the day.

A funny story ~ when I first started making cards I made a card for my Mum, I can't remember if it was a Birthday card or a Mother's day card, but I had put a lot of effort into it ~ as you do.  On speaking to her all she could say was "You could have put the word 'Mum' on it"......  what can I say?  So, ever since then I have gone overboard with the 'Mum' bit on her cards and this one is no exception!

CARD RECIPE

Image: Fizzy Moon ~ 'With Love'
Colouring Medium: Copics
Papers: First Edition ~ 'Isabelle'
Cardstock: Pearlescent card stock from my stash
Dies: CC Designs ~ 'Mini Banner', Go Kreate ~ 'Vegas Compact Alphabet'
Nestabilities ~ 'Classic Circles' & 'Classic Scalloped Circles'
Punch: Stampin' Up ~ 'Large Oval' & 'Scallop Oval'
Sentiment: Computer generated using font 'Noteworthy Light'
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts & Hobby House (the small Roses)
Ribbon, Lace & Twine from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons ~ Anything Goes With Ribbon
Bearly Mine ~ Challenge 76 ~ Mother's Day
Creative Craft Challenges 2 ~ Challenge 5 ~ Mother's Day

Well, that's all for today folks ~ thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and of course for all you wonderful comments.

Chronology Card

Hi everyone,

Once again many thanks for all your well wishes for Majik since my last post ~ you are such a nice bunch out there in blogland!

I have an update ~ Majik didn't go to the vets on Tuesday for her x-ray, because I cancelled the appointment!  Now you are all probably thinking 'mad woman' cancelling the poor dog's appointment because she is worried about the anaesthetic!  Well, it wasn't quite like that ~ after our lovely Valentine's meal last Thursday evening Hubby had taken the Friday off so we could "do something",  well the "something" was a trip to Moreton in Marsh which is just a stone's throw from us, this was at my request.  I wish I hadn't bothered ~ sorry to anyone reading this who actually lives in Moreton in Marsh or likes it, but it was pretty boring.  We struggled to find anywhere to have lunch that we liked and the only saving grace was a couple of nice charity shops!

So, we arrive home and unpack our shopping, have a cup of tea etc, etc and because I am totally out of my routine I forget to give Majik her medicine.  This I remember on waking up on Saturday morning ~ I was fully expecting a poorly puppy hobbling around the house on three legs!  What I actually had was an extremely bouncy puppy not even showing any signs of a limp or being in pain.  Now the vet had said on our last visit that she thought if we took Majik off the medicine she would be in significant pain, so Hubby and I decided to withhold her medicine for another couple of days and see what happens ~ in a nutshell nothing.  By Monday I had decided that putting her through a general anaesthetic when she was showing no symptoms was crazy ~ I cancelled and felt a huge sense of relief.  To date Majik is still  fine ~ I have some medicine left just in case, but after this length of time I don't think she is going to need it.

Right, now if there is anyone still following this post I have another card to share today.  A male themed card using a set of stamps that came free with a magazine.

As you can see I temporarily gave up on the photo tent ~ I was in a rush to photograph this card and decided I didn't have time to do a couple of rounds with it!  I have since found a tutorial on setting it up on You Tube, so might have another bash!

CARD RECIPE

Image: Papermania Chronology stamp set (free with Issue 37 of docrafts Creativity magazine) which was then embossed with black embossing powder
Backing Papers: Bazzil Basics and some old papers from my scrap pile (the pocket watch image is a stamp in the set and was stamped onto the scrap paper with Memento London Fog), the metallic 'paper' that the stamped image is mounted on is also very old ~ it is a self adhesive sheet with 'Mrs Grossman's Scrapbook Symmetry' in the colourway 'Salvaged Ship' written on the back!
Die Cut 'cogs' ~ Xcut Chronology Cogs
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat 'Happy Birthday Sentiments' which then had a Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp with the sentiment masked off stamped over it to give the border.
Ribbon and Brads from stash box.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Digistamps4joy ~ Challenge #61 ~ Birthdays Are Fun
Whimsey Stamps ~ Challenge 56 ~ Add Some Metal
Craft Room Challenge ~ Something For A Man

Thank you for dropping in and for all your lovely comments.

My Heart Belongs To Daddy!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well and that for most of us the white stuff has gone away ~ hurray!

Thank you to everyone who sent such lovely messages after Majik's 'incident' which was documented in my last post.

The saga continues however.  Yesterday I battled blizzard conditions to return to the vets for a second check up since Majik had her accident ~ Hubby and myself were both hoping that she would get signed off, but after the vet manipulated her shoulder and made her cry with pain yet again, she has recommended an X-ray to see what we are actually dealing with, as she put it "Majik is still significantly sore'.  This will require a general anaesthetic, which does not please me at all, but I think the vet is right we need to know what is going on so that the appropriate course of action can then be applied.  I have booked her in for next Tuesday (so I might as well right that day off ~ I am always in bits when one of them has to go under anaesthetic).

Today I am sharing a card that I made for Majik to give to Hubby for Valentines day ~ I know sad or wot! 

I am not sure about the photograph, it was taken using my shiny new 'pop up' photo tent complete with lights ~ a Christmas present from my Dad and Stepmother.  You would have been ROFL if you could have seen me trying to set it up, as very helpfully there were no instructions ~ you won't believe how may ways there are to fold a photo tent!

CARD RECIPE

Image: Digi Stamp Boutique ~ 'Barney and Heart'
Colouring Medium: Copics and Spica Pens (barely visible on the butterfly wings)
Backing Papers: Bazzil Basics, DCWV ~ The Pets Stack & The Glitter Cardstock Matstack (I can only find this listed on eBay)
Nestabilities: Hexagons
Sentiment: Computer generated using font 'Zipty Do'
Ribbon: From stash box

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Digistamps4Joy ~ Challenge #60 Romance is in the Air
Divas By Design ~ Love and Romance
The Perfect Sentiment ~ PSC66: Furry Friendship

Well that's me for today ~ off out for a Valentine's meal tonight ~ so need to get all my chores done so I have time to get ready!

Thank for dropping by and all your lovely comments ~ I do appreciate them.

Merci

Hi everyone,

A warm welcome to my brand shiny new followers!  

We missed the snow that was forecast for last night, which I can't say I am sorry about, but today is raw cold.  I am glad we are confined to short doggie walks at the moment, due to Majik having an accident!  

She was running around the garden on Thursday evening and slipped on the wet muddy grass and let out an excruciating yelp and didn't move for a few seconds.  It was dark (they were on their last amble round the block before bedtime) so it was impossible to know what happened, but in the cold light of day we could see where she had slipped.  So, I ended up with a dog walking on three legs ~ she wouldn't weight bear at all when it first happened, but I noticed that after walking for a short while she would put her paw down and albeit with a limp walk on all four legs.  A trip to the vets resulted in her being prescribed some anti-inflammatory medicine with a painkiller in it, as the vet seemed to think it was a soft tissue injury in her shoulder.  I gave her the first dose on Friday afternoon when we got home and on Saturday morning she was vastly improved and has continued to improve ever since.

The other good news is that we completed on the sale of MIL's flat on Friday ~ what a weight off my shoulders that is.  We popped a cork on a nicely chilled bottle of bubbly to celebrate.

Anyhoo ~ enough of my ramblings and on to my share for today.

A Thank You card, I adore this Penny Black stamp and have used it time and time again, usually for Thank You cards as it seems so perfect for that sentiment.

CARD RECIPE

Image: Penny Black ~ "Merci" 3437F
Colouring Medium: Copics
Cardstock: Panduro Hobby ~ Card & Envelope Set
Sentiment: Stampin' Up ~ Swirls & Curls Verses
Leaves: Panduro Hobby Paper Leaves
Brads: Doodlebug Sugar Coated Brads ~ Tangerine
Ribbon, Flowers & Gem from my Stash

Well thats me done for today ~ thank you for stopping by.

Just Fluttering By!

Hi everyone,

I'm back!  

A very Happy New Year to all my blog buddies and wonderful followers.

I often wonder while visiting all your blogs, how on earth you all find the time to blog so regularly, and some of you have full time jobs and a family!  I do work, but from home and definitely not full time and do not have any children (except the furry kind) and cannot seem to blog more than a couple of times a month?

Anyhoo ~ Christmas was a success, even if I say so myself, and New Year very quiet.  Things are moving along with MIL, I heard just before Christmas that I had officially been appointed her Deputy by the Court of Protection ~ oooh I'm all official now!!!  Also, we have a date from our solicitor for the exchange on her flat after it being on the market for over four years!  So, hopefully things are calming down a bit.

Before I move on to my card, I have to say a huge THANK YOU to a company called Storage4Crafts. I ordered a paper storage cube from them in November and when it arrived it became apparent that a previous storage cube that I had purchased was the wrong wood colour ~ as I had nothing to compare it with I didn't realise at the time.  I contacted their customer services people and explained what had happened ~ not expecting anything to come of it as I had had the other unit for just over twelve months, but after sending them photos of the two units together they only replaced the original one free of charge!  I am so grateful that they sorted it out as it would have annoyed me for ever more (I would probably have bought another one if they hadn't swapped it out for me).  Excellent and friendly customer service and this should be applauded.

Today I have a card to share which is for a friend's Birthday.  I have unashamedly taken my inspiration from THIS card by Sue (thank you Sue), as I had found a forgotten First Edition paper pad whilst having a tidy up and was totally lacking any inspiration at all.

I had several attempts at different colourways and designs before I was happy with this one!

CARD RECIPE

Images: Large central Butterfly ~ Kaisercraft 'Tigerlilly' stamp, smaller Butterflies ~ Kanban ~ Butterflies clear stamp set
Colouring Medium: Copics
Backing Papers: Bazzil Basics & First Edition 'Noir et Chic'
Sentiment: Craftwork Cards
Ribbon & Gems from my stash

It is trying to snow as I type ~ not a fan of the white stuff, tomorrow we are supposed to have more.  I might just have to do some crafty stuff to take my mind off it!

Hope you are all well and cosy warm and thank you for visiting.

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all well, warm and dry!

Just wanted to pop on and wish all my wonderful followers and blog buddies out there in blog land a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love

Just For You ....

Hi everyone,

Firstly a warm welcome to my new followers  ~ how exciting.  I hope you are all well and not being affected by these dreadful floods ~ we have had our usual 'lake' outside the gates, but have managed to stay dry indoors.  DH reported that on the way home on the train last night they were going VERY slowly as you couldn't see the tracks or rails for water ~ scarey stuff!

Today I have a card that I made for a friend who has not been well for a while, she has been in and out of hospital and I just wanted to try and cheer her up a little without overtly saying 'Get well'.

As it was around Remembrance Day that I made and sent it I thought this Memory Box die was very apt.

Also, I have uncovered some gorgeous linen cardstock that I didn't realise I had which has given this card just the right texture.

CARD RECIPE

Image: Memory Box 'Prim Poppy' Die
Colouring Medium: Copics
Sentiment: Waltzing Mouse Stamps 'Say It With Style'
Cardstock: Linen textured cardstock ~ sorry I have no idea where this came from!
Pearls from stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs ~ Red, White and Green
Creative Card Crew ~ Challenge 24 ~ Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays ~ Challenge #96 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Love