Happy Christmas

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Happy Christmas to all my blog friends. 

Wishing you all a warm happy time with friends and family, and a peaceful New Year.

Thank you for all your kind comments over the last year I appreciated everyone single one.

Love, hugs and Best Wishes

 Carol and Mr H XXX 

Winter Wonderland

Hello everyone hope all is well in your world. Today I am showing a vintage card using  a wonderful stamp from  the Crafty Individuals range. CI 399 'Winter Wonderland.

I used Centura Pearl cardstock for the card base in a gold. I then embossed onto cream card using the  Vintage embossing folder from Crafter's Companion range. I added some pearl gilding wax to highlight the Vintage words. Next I stamped the beautiful Winter Wonder CI 399 stamp with black Archival ink, and used a little stickles to highlight the gorgeous little snowflakes.
I cut out a shape from a spellbinder die and backed it with a lovely burgandy colour. I added a further piece of card  in ivory as a mat along with the vintage piece embossed mat and distressed them around all the edges, curled them and added a little  Distress ink in Fired Brick. I  assembled it all and added a bow in gold organza ribbon, along with a few berries and leaves. The final piece was to add a sentiment of Season's Greetings stamped and embossed in gold.

I am entering this into the Crafty Individual Christmas Frenzy competition
Bye for now x

Friendly Hello

Hello again long time no see. Just a quick update from my last post. Still having lots of problems with my shoulder and looking to have a third injection to help. I cannot have any more than three it seems so I am hoping it will have a reasonable effect to help with pain and stiffness. I have eased off crafting for a few weeks now to help it improve, however, its not really made much difference so I am starting to craft again.

My first Christmas card, oh dear, it's getting nearer and the shops are filling up with all the tinsel and toys.
I have made this card out of Co  ordination card stock in a lovely dark blue  Firstly I ran it through Sue Wilson's checkerboard embossing folder then sprayed it over with Crafters Companion Iridescent spray.

I stamped the bauble from the Creative expressions range and coloured it with promarkers. Next I stamped the poinsettia stamp by Sue Wilson several times onto vellum, embossed the edges with silver embossing powder. I added a small stamped image  with the seniments Peace, Love and Joy.
My first Christmas card and my first posting for a while. Take care xxx

Patterned Papers

Would you credit it, now try as I may none of the pictures will up load for me, so here is  my update just to let you know I am still here and not left blog land just yet. When I can sort this out I will be back with pictures, perhaps for another project.


Well blogger friends I am afraid I have been missing for a little while due to a few issues really.
 Mr Mojo decided to do a round the world trip leaving me without a thought. My shoulder is still not very good and I am now having physio and waiting to go on a 6 weeks Shoulder  Course (  wish it was craft workshops instead but they don't do them on the NHS it seems)
Thank goodness I have my  Ebug.

My tablet is driving me nuts this week, first it won't charge, then it charges but drops the charge in a couple of minutes.  Isn't technology a wonderful thing until it goes wrong! Today I can't get out of the front door , no joke,  it  unlocks but it is stuck at the top. I presume the hook at top is not releasing possibly because it has expanded due to the glorious weather we are having. Poor Mr H cannot understand why we have to go out through the back door.

Anyway onto my offering for the lovely Hel's Sunday challenge, Patterned Papers.

I have used 3 MDF shapes and covered them all with paper. The last one is paper pieced with lots of left over bits of paper.


Starting with the top one I added paper with vintage roses on it ,really pretty I stamped the sentiment, added a  wooden flourish, a metal butterfly and the rose. I made the flower from Tim H tattered die, l used a plain paper and added distress ink Victorian velvet around the edges. Then I cut some leaves and put them all in the meltpot. I also added a little gold paste on edges of rose, and a small strip of crochet ribbon along the bottom.


The middle mdf  also has a piece of patterned paper as a base and I have added some rock candy distress to the left corner. I added a strip of card, added some ribbon, and a cameo at top left. Bottom left is a little lock. On the right hand side is some beads , a hessian heart, steamed with the sentiment   'Follow your Heart' . I added a bit of red promarker to high light, added the keys and a crochet rose and leaf.

The last piece is made up of paper piecing . I added the pieces and went round the edges with a fine pencil. I added a few based, a cameo and frame, a butterfly made from kraft card, stamped in black and embossed then cut around. I added the words to the bottom right. I used jute cord to put it all together.

Well a bit of a long post today, take care and I hope you like my project xxx

A bit of Vintage Pink

Hello blogger friends I hope you are doing well and enjoying a little bit of sunshine in your world. Today I am sharing a tag I made from recycled corrugated card. The tag is  primarily pink, and Pink is this weeks Sunday Challenge by the lovely Hel's Sheridan.

I started by cutting the card down to 7 x 5 inches and covered it front and back with Fresco Vintage lace acrylic paint. I used a word stamp to add to the background and Ranger rock candy distress around the edges.

I tore some vellum and a piece of pink paper, curled the top and stuck them onto the tag with Ranger glue and seal.   At the bottom of the tag I added some vintage ribbon I bought from the Ribbon Girl.  This ribbon is gorgeous, it is hessian  and about 2 inches wide with the most beautiful pink roses on it. I die cut a butterfly and added a bit of  Tim H  Victorian Velvet distress ink around the edge. Next I added a postcard and a resin frame with a cameo and a dove. Finally I made some flowers, die cut a leaf, and added a few pearls and a couple of hat pins..

Hope you like it, take care and enjoy the sunny daysxxx

Birthday Wishes

Hello  just a quick blog to share my birthday flowers from my youngest son, daughter in  law and grandchildren. The flowers are so beautiful and pretty , they came hand tied and wrapped in hessian. How did the florist know I needed that for my craft?  I just had to take a picture of them with my cards. I received some lovely presents from friends so all in all not a bad day.

Oh and I would just like to say sorry to Anne for her birthday wishes on my previous post LIFE, she left a lovely comment and birthday wishes and what did I do!!!! Instead of publishing it I deleted it. Sorry Annex

Life

Hello everyone hope you are well and enjoying the odd day of sunshine we are getting at the moment. Unfortunately we are in for a few rainy days so it's umbrella time again

My shoulder is still causing problems although it is not as painful. I have finally got a further appointment for next week, so I am hoping if I have another steroid injection it will help to clear it up.
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 It's Mr H's  birthday today, he has reached double figures bless him, he is 10 years old and I will be well a lot older than that tomorrow as it's my birthday too.

So onto my project which I am entering for Hel's Sunday Challenge called Life.  Life itself is a challenge each and every day, some are easy, some are well so challenging!!!.

For this challenge I have made a hanging from a 8x12 inch piece of mountboard. I wanted to show the pretty side of life,  that when we look around us there's a lot of beautiful things for free. No pressures, no costs, just the beauty of nature.

I started by blending Tim H distress inks shaded lilac, tumbled glass, and worn lipstick over the base . Then I stamped the corner with a sweet pea stamp from Sheena's range , added some words for interest as well as a bit of crackle stamping.  I used texture paste through a stencil to add a bit of dimension to the top left hand corner. . Next I stamped the dandelion,  the sentiment , then I stamped the little bird onto tissue paper and added him with ranger glue and seal. The stamp is the free gift from the latest Craft Stampers magazine and is by Crafty Individuals. I used the computer for the sentiment , stamped some flowers , then used pro markers to add colour , and I stamped some bits of flowers and tree branches at the bottom.

I die cut the butterflies, adding a vintage postcard for interest.  Finally I made holes at the top and put some waxed cord through and added some pearls and crystal from some old jewellery.

I hope you like it. Take care and enjoy your weekend xxx