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Tuesday 12 March 2024

Thankyou.

 Just wanted to say a huge Thankyou to everyone who has asked how my daughter, Carla is doing. 

She is feeling much better now, the hospital and our family GP have been really good and helped her get through. 

That’s really all I can say at this point. I just felt I needed to let you all know.  

I shall get back to crafting as soon as I feel up to it, got so many ideas in my head and it’s driving me mad haha. 

Hope to see you here soon. 

Take care. Xxxx

Sunday 18 February 2024

Desperate bid to create something....


 

Hello my lovely blogger friends, it feels like forever since I actually managed to get in the craft room and make something, anything, but things have been happening here and I just couldn't get in..!!!

Anyways, I went in the room today and found this image, half done before Christmas, so why not, as you can see for yourselves I just layered up onto some navy and then white cardstock.


I did some splashing as you can see and just wrote the sentiment on.


Inside just a couple of dies in the navy card.

Thats about it really, nothing wonderful but it got my head out of everything I have tried to cover up these last few weeks, but it was good to be in there.

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Here's what's been happening....

Just after new year my daughter was rushed into hospital again, I was worried as last time it was Sepsis and this sounded very similar, anyways they had her on a drip and lots of morphine for a few days, she has been so ill, she got home and very unlike Carla, has done very little, she has to go back for further tests, her School have been amazing with her, but its awful isn't it. I can't go into details but she isn't out of the woods yet, fingers crossed and lots of talks with the main man upstairs, I will let you know how she goes on. Of course this all impacts everyone around her but so long as she is ok, I really don't care....I can cope with my own health problems but when it comes to our children, well, it never gets easier does it, no matter how old they get...sorry about all this, but I wanted to let you know why I am so amiss with my blog.

Thanks so much for all the understanding, I always appreciate every single one of you.




Tuesday 13 February 2024

A quick look at my birthday cards.

 

It was a wonderful day, I can't thank you all for the cards and gifts I received, honestly I was so surprised with everything, it was lovely. Here is a photo of cards from friends


and from the kids and grandkids


Lovely flowers too, one big surprise was from one of my grandsons who had flowers delivered to me, I was so shocked, its easy to forget they are grown up now, what a lovely day, I got lots of cash too, can't wait to go on shopping spree, haha.

So, thats another year done, thank you all so very much, I appreciate everything I really do.

I am off to grab some lunch, I had to see my Mia off to Uni again this morning, I will be so glad when she is done with it in the summer, but then my two eldest grandsons have to go off, life keeps moving on !!!!



Wednesday 24 January 2024

Look what I got yesterday...

 

When the postman handed this package to me I had no clue as to what it was, then I spotted the name and address of sender, all the way from NZ, my friend Chrissy sent me a birthday gift, she was surprised it actually arrived very early, ( rare for postal services isn't it ) I was gobsmacked totally, look at this work of art.



and one of the inside



And this sweet card, don't worry Chrissy I lifted the wings off the pretty butterfly, she got smushed on her travels..Question, do you ever wonder if people do that to your handmade cards, I do, I mean most stuff gets flattened unless you box it up of course...Just wondering haha



I am so surprised and happy at the thought behind this, thanks so much my lovely friend, it means more than you can imagine.

I am leaving them on show until my birthday at least, my first card and gift...

Well thats it, and of course this is the first post of the year for me, I have been abit bogged down with no mojo at all to speak of, fingers crossed it will work out. 



Saturday 30 December 2023

A muddle of favourite makes...

 

Afternoon you lovely lot and I hope your well and survived the awful battering we have taken lately.

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I have a few of my favourite cards here to show for the end of year, as usual, no particular order because I am not at all organised and if I am really truthful, not in the best of health to be messing around, but its something I like to do, hope you can follow that.











Thats about all I can manage for now, but ten seems to be a good enough number.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, I sure did but have been paying for it since, not a drop of the 'other' stuff either, its just me and now my back has gone so its all fun and games.

I still look forward to tomorrow night, it will be quiet and Carla will walk down at midnight and we all have a little toast to the new year, then on New years day we have a family meal and start the year as well as we can.

Whatever you all do, please know that I am thankful for my friends, I appreciate  each and everyone of you for all the support we give each other, and some laughter too.

Wishing you all the very best for 2024, lets hope its a good one for all and maybe a peaceful one too.




Saturday 23 December 2023

Merry Christmas.


 

Late as usual, just a few pics of our not so great cookie bake off, but alot of fun, my tree, once again it survives, if you remember every year I say i will buy new next year, well this is around 25yrs now and still going strong, to many memories wrapped up in it I think, maybe next year.



Mia did the reindeers plus so many others and the chocolate chip cookies too, they are gorgeous

We got a Cat cutter this year, so Luna got in on the act....not literally she can't bake nor can she ice cookies :}
I did say next year I am buying a proper kit for icing, this is not great but still it was fun...


Poor old tree, it looks wonky here but I promise its not.
One of the fireplace just because I love it.

Thats about it, I will leave you with one more, its our lovely Luna, she has been unwell in the last few weeks but is now fit and well again and very loved by everyone, thankfully.

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone, be blessed and enjoy.
Thankyou so much for all the support throughout the year, its much appreciated.





Wednesday 13 December 2023

Happy Wednesday which I thought was Thursday....


 

Morning lovely ones, I do hope your all well, so many bugs around . 

I needed a couple of cards to put some money in, only realised yesterday, so went and made these two, for my eldest grandsons, Lucas and Kaleb so nothing fussy, being 18 now you can imagine !!! I don't even know how they will cope with the bells, but there they are all jingling away, hahaha.

I wanted to make these with Kraft card, it was all designed in my head, guess who didn't have  one single sheet left....so, I found a big envelope and cut that up, glued onto white card and stencilled some stars randomly, cut some sentiments out, string, and the bells, lets not forget the bells :)) and then a good old splash of white ink. Inside just a couple of trees and more splashes. They won't really care, but I had such a nice design I wanted to do, aww well, some things just aren't to be.

That's all cardmaking wise. I know lots of us have had some lovely frosty days of late, the other morning I looked out into my back garden and there it was, all alone, a single red rose, I couldn't believe my eyes, so I went out and cut it, the poor little thing was freezing, I put it in a tiny vase and hoped it would survive, it did, here it is two days later next to a photo of my Mam and Dad, well it was her rose bush after all, but how lovely is that. Sweet thing...


Thankyou for your visit and any comments, see you all soon.



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Thankyou.

 Just wanted to say a huge Thankyou to everyone who has asked how my daughter, Carla is doing.  She is feeling much better now, the hospital...