Catch Up

Hi!  This post has been scheduled as I'm off to Register House in Edinburgh with 3 friends.  We are all researching our respective family trees and try to go about once a month.  It's so interesting and, so far, I've not discovered any skeletons in the cupboard but you never know!

I'm still trying to play catch up and this card is for Sundays with Santa Layers challenge.  

Hugs

Anne x

Elements :

3D Image - from Mulberry Wood CD by Crafters Companion

Button & Twine - from the craft box

Sentiment - from Ribbon Tree collection by Woodware

Anniversary Card

Hello my blogging pals!  I've been up since silly o'clock so put my time to good use and made the anniversary card for our friends' golden wedding.  

I've nothing much planned for today other than do the last lot of ironing that had built up while we were helping our daughter get her new flat decorated.  I'll be glad to see the bottom of the basket again!

It's sunny here at the moment but, as usual, I've no doubt we'll see rain at some point during the day.  It never fails!

Hugs

Anne x

Elements :

Dies - Prim Poppy by Memory Box / Lattice Accents by Spellbinders / Cherish Alpha by Sizzix

Shamballa

Hi! I've scheduled this post as I'm off to the hairdresser first thing this morning to get the grey covered before we head down south next week.  When I'm finished there my cousin's wife and I are heading to see my aunt.  Since she broke her other leg (thankfully I wasn't with her this time!) about 4 months ago she's definitely not so mobile and at 83 is beginning to get frail.  Having said that she's always game to get in the car and go somewhere and has even taken to a wheelchair if there's going to be too much walking involved.  I hope if I get to her age I've the same gung ho spirit as she has.

I don't have a card to show you today.  I spent last night making shamballa bracelets for my daughter and granddaughter.  The beads have been languishing in my craft room for ages but at last, after lots of nagging from my granddaughter, I've got round to making them.  I have to say they were easy to make and I'm quite pleased with the result ... could be some more made for Christmas pressies.

Enjoy your day whatever you're up to.

See you soon!

Anne x

OLL - DT

Hi everyone!  Monday again and it's time for the challenge at Ooh La La Creations.  I've missed the last couple but have managed to make something for this one which is called All At Sea.  

I've had to schedule this post as I'm on duty at my daughter's again this morning.  Virgin are coming to install TV, broadband etc between 8-12 then I'm meeting my friend and Mr C's cousin for lunch at 1pm.  It's a small world you know cos my friend and Mr C's cousin used to live next door to each other when their children were small!  

I've created this design using Paint.net.  I'm loving it!

Hope you have a good day.

Hugs

Anne xx

Elements :

Papers, Image & Border - from Mystic Harbour collection on Boys to Men CD by OLL Creations

Ribbon & Brad - freebies from Royal Wedding Blog Train

(Ribbon by Jill / Brad by Let Me Scrapbook)

30th Birthday

Hi!  As promised yesterday, here's the card I made for my daughter and her workmates to give to another colleague on a very special birthday!

Elements :

Image - Hello Kitty from Google

Papers - Pink Petticoat

Ribbon / Twine / Button - from the craft box

Numbers - Azure Alpha by Sizzix

Sentiment - grrr ... I can't remember

Been Playing

Hi peeps!  I managed to have a play in the newly tidied craft room this afternoon.  My mojo's very rusty but I plodded on and managed to complete 3 challenges for Sunday with Santa in an effort to catch up.  

One of the girls my daughter works with is having a birthday at the end of next week and she asked me to make a card for the folk at work to give to her with her pressie.  You'll have to wait till tomorrow to see it!  

I'm also hoping I'll have time tomorrow to make some more cards but if the weather's good Mr C and I may have a day out and spend some time together without a paint brush etc in our hands!  

Here are the Christmas projects I made today ... hope you like.

Hugs

Anne x

Theme - White

Elements :

Paula's Crackers by Which Craft

Embossing - Snowflakes by Sizzix

Ribbon - stash

Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

Pearls - The Hobby House

Letters - Azure Alpha by Sizzix glittered with Star Dust Stickles

Theme - Embossing

Elements :

Paper - Southfield Stationers

Embossing - Christmas Snow Globe by Sizzix

Lace - from my ribbon drawer

Embellishments - Pudding by Forever Friends / Card Candi by Craftwork Cards

Theme - Anything

Paper - Craft Creations

Die Cut - Valerian Flourish by Memory Box

Image - freebie from magazine

Stars - from my craft stash

Hellooooooo!

Wow, I can't believe that it's a month since I last blogged.  Lots has happened since then.  My daughter and granddaughter have moved into their new abode but it took two weeks of solid hard graft to get the flat into a livable state.  It was clean enough but the decor was ........ aaaaaah!  Thankfully my daughter was on holiday and we were at the flat every day from 9am till we couldn't bear it any longer. Suffice to say that all of the 8 doors had four coats of white paint on each side to cover the awful colour on them.  That was my first job and I never want to paint another door again!!!  Only the kitchen still has to be finished.  When we started stripping the paper off there were millions of layers.  I don't think any paper had ever been stripped in all the time the house has existed (about 100 years).  Once we got back to the wall it was up and down like the waves of the ocean so it's in the process of being replastered just now.  I have to say the carpets and decor she chose looks brilliant and you wouldn't realise it was the same place.

After they moved I'd another task to start - getting our house back to normal.  I've finally finished this morning and as Mr C is going to be asleep this afternoon I'm going to get into the craft room and see if I can stir up my mojo.

I have been keeping tabs on all my blogging friends but haven't had the time to comment.  I'm pretty busy next week with one thing and another and the following week we are away down south to our friends' golden wedding so after that I'm hoping to get completely back to normal (whatever normal is!)

Hugs to all 

Anne x