Sorry I've been AWOL

Goodness I seem to have been missing from here for ages, and without going back to see when I last posted I just can't remember when it was, shame on me.

I haven't been too well recently what with 'one thing and another' as life goes for most of us I guess, and I don't seem to have settled down to much crafting. Then we have been away for just over a week to a music festival up on the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. Probably not the sort of music festival that springs to most minds, it is something we go to each year and is keyboard and organ music mostly as that is Neil's hobby. Still it's great just to get away from the general routine of home, no cooking, cleaning etc so it must do you good!!!!!!!!!

Anyway enough ramblings, I suddenly seemed to catch up with the date, and although I have given my son his birthday present, I haven't made a card, and it's his birthday TOMORROW (shock horror) so I had to BUY a card as I just didn't have time this morning to make something and get it posted first class (will RM help me out on this one I wonder?????) Then of course I have lots more cards to make for anniversaries and birthdays this month, so managed to find time this afternoon to throw one or two together.

Golden Wedding

Celebrations will be taking place a couple of doors away from me on Friday as my neighbours will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary, I only learnt this from a 'little bird' last week, so of course you have to set too and make them a card don't you, what a milestone to reach.

I didn't want to make it too fancy, so found my good old faithful rose stamp and embossed it with gold powder, then used several matts in layers in different golds and white in the middle, a gold bow and a 50 in peeloffs (not a favourite of mine, but useful for adding a nice tidy number to a card.)

I'm quite happy with the result, hope they like it too.

Tilda for a poorly friend.

We heard yesterday that one of our friends isn't feeling too well, and was unable to come out with a group of us to a concert, so as I know she loves these Tilda images I thought I'd send her a little card with lots of love inside.

I used my promarkers to colour, duck egg and cornflour blue, and I made the background paper to match (I must get some gingham papers sometime as I do like them for backgrounds) and used a sparkly pen to highlight all the stripes on the background, on the flower and on tilda herself.

Perhaps I should have put 'with love' on the front too as it's looking a bit plain in the middle....maybe I'll nip and do that before I put it in the envelope.

***** I did actually pop 'Just for you With Love' above Tilda and below the flower and it looked much better.....there seemed to be a big blank space in the middle of the card ha ha ha**********

Christmas Card Swap

I can't believe I am doing this on a hot day in August, but I am taking part in a Christmas Card Swap.

How cute is this little Housemouse, I was going to add some extra bits and bobs to the front of the card, but thought they would detract from the picture, so have left it plain and added a Christmas greeting inside.

I used my promarkers to colour it in.

I'm not sure I want to give him away now. Ha Ha.

Tilda with Diary challenge

Well it's Tilda time again, and isn't this one just a sweet image. It has made me finally come and put something on my blog, it seems a while since I posted here. I have been busy crafting, but making some 'basic' cards for a charity event later in the year. They are nothing fancy, but the type of card people would buy for a small cost, well I hope so anyway otherwise I have been wasting my valuable time ha ha. So I haven't put pictures of them on my blog.

I hope everyone has been able to enjoy this lovely bit of good weather we've had the last few days, doesn't it just brighten your spirits.

I'm a bit housebound today as Virgin are meant to be coming to fit something, and so far I have waiting in ALL DAY, didn't have to go out but isn't it just irritating waiting for the knock on the door!!!!!

Fairy

I have a young niece with a birthday next week, thought she might like this pretty fairy on her card.

I've mainly coloured with promarkers, but having caught a little bit of a show with Sheena Douglas the other day I got my Whispers pens out and used the thin end to do the grass. Haven't used them since I started with my promarkers, and she inspired me to get them out again....I've never found the fine end very useful until I saw her demo when she did some cross hatching with them.

I've added some star gems on the Magical Day saying to finish it off.

I've been busy making cards for a Charity event to raise money for MS later this year, so although I haven't blogged much recently I've made about 30 cards so far for the sale. Too many to blog, and all fairly basic cards in the hope people will want to buy them!!!!!!!!!!!

Notebook Challenge

Another monthly challenge and this time to make a notebook using yellow and orange.
In the end I made two, one can be a RAK.
They are both made from just double thickness card and coloured with Tim's distress inks and blending tool (what else would I use) and then inked all over with various stamps.
The 'swirly' cover also has some gilding on some of the flourishes and the squiggly square stamp but it doesn't show up on here.
The Tulip uses different stamps plus the tulip one which I've had for years and it comes out from time to time. I've decoupaged the flower head to add a bit more detail to it.
I've just realised since scanning them I need to add some sort of 'clever' appropriate wording on the front of them.
I'm surprised I've actually remembered to blog them before I send them off for the swap.

Hugs and kisses Tilda

Goodness me, where do the days and weeks keep going to?

It's been a dark and wet day here, and this is meant to be summer, so what better excuse to craft!

I've finally managed to catch up with my Tilda Challenge, I seem to be forever running late with these.

I hope you have managed to find something nice to do on a miserable Saturday

Tilda Time again

Today, having been to see the vampire nurse (lovely) and getting some shopping in I decided I MUST give myself some serious time in my little crafting haven!!!!! As I am just SOOO behind with crafting bits and bobs it was as good an excuse I could think of....do I really need an excuse?

Anyway enough waffle....This last Tilda Challenge was to use the lady herself with a wooden spoon. My youngest grand daughter is enjoying doing some cooking now, so thought she could have this as her very own recipe book.

It's been a while

It's been a little while since I blogged anything....we were away for a few days in glorious Devon and since I got home nothing seems to be going to plan craft wise, must have left my mojo in Devon!!!!!! Still needs must and cards have to be made and posted.

I've made a matching card and tag here, obviously used good old Tim's distress inks to colour both, and I have used a stamp I've had forever for the face and some good old faithful flourish stamps to add the 'hair', some glitter on the dots etc just finishes it off.