Am I back

Hello all

How I have missed making cards... but with one thing after another it has been pushed to the wayside... is that the right word wayside... are they even put together.

I have especially missed all my card buddies.. but let me tell you a little bit of what has been going on!

Moved to the UK.. then husband joined me, looking for work.. found one that run me ragged then left as started physio and needed to concentrate on that.. then got offered another job only to tell the man that I never go sick... yes you guess it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On my birthday well a few days before I get pain in my mouth that was driving me nuts.. to the point of visiting the dentist twice to be given two lots of anti biotics and then to call the dr for stronger painkillers.

These didn't work and as I say on my birthday... the pain increases to the point of me screaming so an app was made with a dr who diagnosed me with TN... Trigeminal Neuralga... not even sure I have spelt that right.  (Are you all still with me if anyone is still reading this blog as has been so long!)  Well after several upped doesages and of course more visits to all the drs I am now on a strong does to stop the pain.. and have to make an appointment to see a neurologist and have an MRI scan.

So it isn't as if I haven't been thinking of you all... but just about function on these tablets.  I have missed you all and hope that you are all well.

I do have to say a very Big THANK  YOU to tellen for the wonderful gift she made and sent to me and please if you don't mind I do have that gift to send to you via return so don't give up on me.  I hipe that you are all ok and would love to hear from you if you get the time.

Hopefully back to making cards soon... I notice these hands give me twitches cause of the medicine so might not be that great also taken me ages to  type this!

Love to all xx

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Although I have been away poorly (Chest infection now! cough cough lol ) etc... I have been thinking of you all and the fun you must all be having with the run up to Christmas and how much I have missed out on!

But with you all in mind... I wish you, your family and friends a Wonderful Christmas and a fantastic 2010!

Doh

How bad have I been!  So much has been going on that I have not had any time to craft... maybe it is just that time of year!

I finally went out today to get some Christmas gifts... and I have spent the evening so far wrapping them up!  That is a chore in itself isn't it!

Well hopefully in the next day or two I will get a chance to get some crafting in as I have the MIL arriving Friday for the weekend... wish me luck!

Merry Christmas to one and all....

Hellllllllllllllooo

Okay... I am sort of settled in now... and grrr I have a stinking cold... so which one of you lot gave it to me then lol....

Tomorrow is Sunday and I hope to get some crafting done...and catch up on some challenges....

:)

Dad's Arrived!

Well my father has arrived safely and we have been out and stocked up on the wine to take back lol... I think I am mostly packed.. so travelling tomorrow evening!

Can't wait to get back to crafting next week and of course nipping around to you all to see what you have been creating ... soooo jealous that you can craft and mine is all packed up!

So ..  have a great weekend everyone and pray I don't forget some major crafting item and leave it here eeek!!

No crafting till next week doh!

That is it for me for this week and probably early next week.. packing up as much crafting stuff as I can to take with me... and I wish I had a Mary Poppins bag!

So I will look forward to next week to get back into all the challenges you all have running and if I get some time.. I will run up so FREEBIE backing papers for  you all!

Happy Crafting everyone!

Tellen's Place Challenge

Isn't she just fab.. and yes you can use her this week at Tellen's Place Challenge... Nip over there to get all the details of the Challenge.

Here is my card...

I used two colours of string to match in with her.. some blue ribbon and a gem... along with some silver trimming and glitter... how can we not have glitter!

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards DT Call

DT Call at the lovely Just Christmas and Birthday Cards....They are looking for 3 more designers to go with the rest of their lovely team.. so I have thrown caution to the wind and thought.. Go For It!  You never know till you try do you!

They have asked for two cards that you are most pleased with.. and no doubt like everyone else..this is where the struggle comes in!  My first card below is yes just one card, but a Memory Card that I made for my lovely God-mother to give to her mother who was 100!

Sadly at the time when I photographed it.. I never thought I would use it for a chance to get on a DT... so not the best of photography!

Obviously the front...  but the second picture I know I did stood up like that so I could show the back and front together.  I sent these photos to my God-mother to see if she liked it.  All the photographs are of her mother through her years and the verse if you click on the pictures is beautiful... I know I should say.. but I did write that for her too.

Sadly I didn't take a photo of the lovely envelope that I made for it.. I lined it and decorated it too.

Just wanted to put this up... this is Newty as I have always called her now.. taken on her 101st Birthday... isn't she stunning!  

Now for my second card.. ooo this is hard... but I think I have to go for one that I made recently..

If you want to read up on this one.. it is all posted HERE... 

Well lastly.. thanks for looking.. and good luck to all those that are apply :)

Wish me luck lol......

Oh Nooooooo

I made these two little cards.. yes they may seem rather plain.. but I made the backing papers for them... and I am so pleased with them...  but can I find a challenge to show them off with.. nope.. not yet anyway...

But oh well..  here they are...

This really cute image came from Pollycraft... one of her freebies..

I thought the papers I made went really well... I had coloured the images already then thought.. Mmm what paper.. let's make them lol..

If you like them.. email me and I will be more than happy to send them to you!

Here they are....

These are the papers I have been working on today... 

Spring.... Summer.... Autumn and Winter......this is just a small section of each paper... and I am so excited about doing them... so if you want a chance to win this set of Seasonal Backing Papers.. then keep and any on Tellen's Place for her Challenges!

So what do you think of them... not bad for my first set!  I can only get better.. don't you agree?

Busy

What a day... I have been creating, designing and having a ball... oh yeah .. sorry a lovely set of Digi Background Papers!

They are of the four seasons.. Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer.

I have done these for one lucky winner who will take part in Tellen's Place Challenge.  I am not sure which Challenge it will be.. so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for it!

Autumn... beautiful brown and cream with leaves falling.

Winter.. stunning green with embossed holly, red berries and Merry Christmas through it.

Spring... mellow yellow.. with wonderful dafodils and grasses..

Summer.. vibrant pink with flowers and leaves...

So if you want a chance to win.. keep an eye on Tellen's Place..

NEW BLOG - The Freebie Gatherers!

Got to tell you about this new great blog... yes.. it is a blog that has started to go around the net finding Freebies for us crafters.

It won't just cover card crafting but all types!  So why not go over and take a look... I will be putting my freebies on there... if you have some.. then contact them and they will put yours on too with a link back to your site!  Free advertising.. even better!

Wow Impressed!

I know that I should not be impressed with myself.. but I am...!!

Taking the FREEBIE Backing Paper I made.. I printed that off... then put the paper (well I used cream card) back in the printer and then printed the Freebie Tag over the top of it!  Came out like a dream!  

But I didn't stop there.. with cutting out I was left with such tiny scraps of printed paper and I do hate waste... I got all my little punches out.. flowers, butterflies and swirls and punched away... I now have loads.. and seeing as the paper is multi coloured .. it will go with loads of things... 

Give it a go!

FREEBIE - Backing Paper

Well I am into giving FREEBIES at the moment aren't I!!  

If you would like this backing paper (without my name printed all over it of course! ) please leave me a comment so I know where to go to find your email address and it will be sent direct to you in pdf format.  Maybe you would also like to become a follower and keep up with the FREEBIES to come!

Happy Crafting and don't forget to link back to me when you have done your creation as I would love to see it in good use... Thanks for looking!   


YES IT IS FREE!

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FREEBIE - Tags...

Ok.. another night that I am awake.. so thought I would make up some tags.... always handy to have around this time of year.  When wrapping up the Christmas pressies... or popping on a card...

Great for those of us who don't have the large tag punches.. I do have one... but I don't always want the same shape!

Why not print off on your card a pattern of your choice then put the card back in the printer and print this sheet off... and hey presto.. all you have to do is cut and decorate how you like.

Please if you do take a copy.. please leave me a message.. I would also like to see what you create.. so post on your blog and link back.. always great to see what you make ... Happy Crafting and enjoy!

Tags Crafty Cardz 09

Tellen's Place

I just wanted to share with you all again.. and of course remind those that have already read about Tellen's Place...

It is run by a wonderful kind hearted woman called Terry.. her son Markus does the graphics that can be purchased at their Etsy store...and of course Terry along with her DT do the cards.  You can also find her Etsy store on the right hand side of my blog.. yes over there some where ------>>>>

Take a moment out of  your day to click on the title which will take you to her blog... she will be starting a challenge on the 18th Nov with a FREEBIE image.. and it is well worth nabbing and entering.

Have fun there.. she is really lovely!

Bee Crafty Colour Challenge and Allsorts and Pollycraft Challenges

OOO well I made the template for this hanger ... it is actually a FREEBIE here on my blog... 

And I saw this lovely challenge at Bee Crafty.. so thought wow.. this sort of fits.. so have entered it... 

Also as I nipped over to ALLSORTS.. they had for a child... and thought perfect.. :)


Still looking around I see that it will also go for Pollycrafts Challenge.... no cards yay!

I made this with my little beautiful niece in mind.. she is nearly 8 and when her wonderful mummy passed away we built a room in our house for her as we were converting it at the time.  Her room is purple with splashes of pink.. so thought this would be lovely to go on her door :)

I used an embossed wallpaper here and sprayed it with some shimmer copper paint that I mixed up.... then made the flower.. stamped Tilda was painted with water-colours and the little purple heart.. I made that with plaster and then painted and varnished it.  The brad in the centre of the big flower I just put some glue on and added some multi glitter.

Thank you for taking the time to look.. and if you do use the template I made.. I would love to see what you create.. so link it back to your comment.. Just think how cute they would be for Christmas.. or Get Well.. Thinking of You.. oh so many things....Have a great weekend! 

Daring Card Makers.... Scraplings ... Play Date Cafe 004 Challenge - JUGS Challenge.

This week over at Daring Card Makers they are asking everyone to make something with their bits of scrap cards etc... hence the name SCRAPLINGS!

Here is my little creation...  Made from a scrap piece of card, I embossed and then stamped a little tbag image and water coloured that in.. added some glitter and edged the card... but I also did the back.. so if seen from all angles it does really look like a cup!

The colours for Play Date Cafe Challenge this week...

It also fits in for JUGS Challenge.. which is dry embossing...

Hope you like it and if you do leave me a message lol.. why not take a look at the rest of my site..HERE

 

 

I couldn't resist putting in a picture  of the lead crystal frame I got for my hubby for our Anniversary today!!

FREEBIE - Mug Template

Well it is my Anniversary today... and it is always nice to make cards that are a little out of the norm isn't it!  I have made a really cute mug card that I will photograph tomorrow and put on here....

Anyway... here is another Freebie.. yep!  Another on... a Mug Template...

Please if you do take this template ... leave me a message and do nip back and show me what you have created with a link back to your blog.

Also if you do like my freebies.. maybe you would like to start following me :) Thanks and enjoy... oh and do check out my other freebies!

I just made an adjustment to this mug as I didn't like it lol.. but think it is better now!

Mug Template Crafty Cardz 09 PDF

FREEBIE ~ Door Hanger

With Christmas coming up and many of us looking at how to save a few pennies, I thought I would do a template for a door hanger.  I made this on an A5 sheet... so when you print it out it should be ok.... but then I say this and I am upstairs in my bedroom on my laptop and not printed one out myself yet!  Yes another night I can't sleep!

But this would be great to give a child ... fully decorated ...for Christmas or Birthday.. or even an every day gift! 

Please if you do take this.. leave a message and of course please link back with your blog photo so I can see what you created.  Thanks for looking and enjoy :)

You can print direct from this screen... it will come out ok.. I promise ! 

Door Hanger Crafty Cardz 09 PDF