Envelopes.

 

Mia has been making things for her housemates, this is the last year together so they all decided to create gifts for each other. She has been so lucky to have been put with this group of young people, I really hope they all manage to keep in touch.

Anyway, after lots of 'what shall we do Nan', ( yes I got roped in obviously, haha ) she decided on pin boards, made from wood circles, padded with foamboard, decorated with lots of photo's from the last three years together and a map of  the area they lived in, lots of lovely bits and bobs and then we roped around the whole thing and added a loop for hanging, it was all really personal to each one but,  I have no photo' to show !!!!!!!!!! I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and she has gone back for the last couple of weeks to spend together, I can't believe I was such a dud...Anyways, I did get a picture of the envelopes we made to put extra pictures in, nothing special really, the DP was from an old-ish pad, added a TH die for the front and a negative strip, also TH and  thats it.

So sorry for long story, anyway, she is back home for good....I hope....next month just in time for her 21st birthday, can't believe it at all..

Thats all folks, really sorry again about the long story for a couple of envelopes haha.

Have a great weekend, hope the sun shines wherever you are.

Its 'that' Butterfly again...

 

Sorry about this but I can't help myself, this sweet image on these serviettes has me hooked, but this will be the last for awhile, don't want to alienate you :))

This time its a card.

Added it to some smooth card, added some embossed lines around the sides and the birthday sentiment, which came from Temu. The dp is also from Temu, its a small pack and the designs are just so pretty.

Thats it, easy as pie, and I love it, heaven only knows what I will do with the rest, I have some more to use up yet, but as long as I am enjoying myself who cares, it keeps me busy on my worse days

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Anyone else notice after our little fun days in the sun its pouring again, you know what though, every year when my Peonies come out this happens, beautiful big red blooms hanging there gorgeous heads, so sad..

Oh well, not to worry, worse things at sea, as my father always said, he was a Navy man and most of his sayings were sea related. Hahaha.

Thankyou so much for all the comments.

Serviette playing again...

 

More serviette creations, here is just one. I added this one to the book I made recently, thought it would make a nice starter. I just love this butterfly design, its so pretty, so I tore away as you do, mod-podged away, added some gold foil and a TH sentiment badge....I call them badges because thats what they remind me of, no idea what else to say really :)) just put a touch of gold around the edges.

Another picture just because !!!!!

I do just love these tissues, well serviettes but I am getting tired of long words :))

Thats it for now, I am trying to get more done but have to just take one day at a time.

I hope you are all well and enjoying this little heat wave we are having, its so lovely, alas we are in the yellow warning area for thunder at some point over the weekend, but as long as the sun shines again thats ok by me.

Have any of you managed to see the Northern lights in your area, apparently we can all get a glimpse if we are lucky enough, so tonight I am waiting up, got to see this natural beauty.

Thanks so much for any comments, traffic is very slow for me now, probably because I don't post much anymore, but I am still around.

Have a lovely day friends.

Christmas card....oh noooo....

 

Quick card, I bought lots of serviettes recently, can't resist a pretty image. This card is made using one of them, hence, Christmas....you all know I do not do Christmas cards till the very last moment, but this snowman is so cute...

Not the best photo, the light was abit off, to much sunshine would you believe, haha.

Just wet the edges of the image, torn it up abit, put some script stamps around and added the die and ribbon, layered up on black polkadot card and done. I am liking this easy way, no colouring ( which I used to love so much )

So thats it. I am trying to just do bits of things each day while I am back to 'normal'. 

Thankyou so much for being here and for any comments you may leave.

Chrissy finally got her birthday gift, almost a month late.......

 

What a to-do this one has been. I made a birthday gift for my friend Chrissy in NZ. Packed it up got it collected on the 18th March, thinking its well in time for her big day, 15th April. Oh boy was I wrong. Well after lots of trying to track this darned thing down, mainly Chrissy, she has been in battle mode for  the last week as I know of .... I just got a message to say she finally tracked it down and even sent me pictures of it in her car travelling back home, hahaha, she is so funny. 

Anyway, she says she likes it, here it is.

And a card of course.

Just some torn paper, gold foil and a gold die. Inside is similar with a little butterfly from Temu, I know she will find that amusing as we both spend far to much at that place :))

Thats it, poor Chrissy, after waiting all this time and doing battle with the post office she got it. 

Thanks for reading this far, bit of a long post.

Update.

 So sorry I haven't been around your blogs lately, I have been quite ill and up and down at the hospital, its been abit much at times I have to say, but, I hope now I am past the worse of it, after more tests, and injections, and a Nuclear scan, haha, I am now blood clot free, thank God and on the up, I hope. Long story short, I hope to catch up with you all, a huge thanks to the friends who have been in touch and to Ginny for the very sweet card that just got here, bless you...

My biggest thanks must go to all the staff at NHS hospital here in Blackpool. The Vic was amazing, they were so helpful, nothing was to much trouble and they were always coming round with a tea trolley and even sandwiches at times. Heaven help us if we really do lose this wonderful service, it will be a nightmare.

See you all soon I hope.

Quick cards.

 

Morning everyone, I have two cards that came together really quickly. I had a play around with some metallic paints I have, they look so pretty so made these backgrounds, the circular one is water colour paper, I bought the pack from Temu and its great quality.

Edged the circle with gold paste, sorry it hardly shows on the pics. The birthday die, also brushed with the gold paste,  is from Temu and the happy was a freebie years ago. I layered up on navy card first to make it pop.

Side view, yep, I like this one lol.

Next up same as different shape

Sadly I regret the position of the happy, I should have thought it out better, but hey-ho.

I think thats that again.

Thanks so much for all the comments on my last posts, it means alot. 

Enjoy your day, sadly we have rain again after the lovely weekend, thems the breaks. xxx