Stitched Christmas Card

Good afternoon everyone hope the week is going well for you. Its getting very cold here a real nip in the air so looks like Autumn is really upon us I also noticed in the garden this morning that my Winter Flowering Jasmine has its first lovely yellow flowers always the first sign of  winter. Enough of the weather the card I'm posting today is a pattern we did at Craft Class a couple of weeks ago and  I made it into a very traditional Christmas card. I love this holly paper the greens and  reds are so rich looking . Its by Kaisercraft.





Card Recipe

Blank Card Craftwork cards

Dark green card bought in Art/Craft shop in Litchfield

Stitched pattern from my Craft group

Sentiment Whimsy stamps Winter Seals stamped in forest green distress ink

Green velvet ribbon from Boyes my local craft store

Red Berries and Charm Wild Orchid Crafts

Pattern stitched in Anchor Marlitt Thread with Mill Hill seed beads

Holly paper Kaiser Craft

Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies

 

 

We are going out this evening for a meal with some friends . They have some Maltese friends staying with them at present so it will be nice to meet them again.

Also just some encouragement for Val on her Sober October for Macmillan Charity. Keep going you can do it. Nearly day 10 only 21 more to go thats a third of the way!!

Enjoy the evening whatever you have planned

 



 

 

Birthday Card for Ed and GNPE

Good morning hope you are all having a good weekend. Today I am posting a card I have made for our best friend Ed .It was his birthday last week and I made this card with an ice skating theme. When he retired he took this up as one of  his hobbies and I know how much he enjoyed doing it. He hasn't been too well lately but I am sure this reminds him of his ice skating and spur him on with his treatment and be able to get back on the ice

 

 

I really love this Marianne stamp and the banners. I struggled to find some ice skate charms tried lots of places but finally found some on a lovely site on eBay. I have spoken to Ed since his birthday and  know that he loved the card.

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank card Craftwork cards

Stamp Marianne

Postmark stamp from Crafty Individuals

Sentiment stamps LOTV and the top of a Whimsy stamp birthday seal.

Postcard stamp LOTV

Twine from my stash

Ice skate charms from eBay site called Moon Jewellery

Papers and Candi Craftwork cards

Card Tim Holtz

Edges distressed with Tim Holtz paper distress tool

 

 

 Yesterday I enjoyed  a great day at the GNPE at Harrogate. I got to meet up with one of  my lovely followers Debra. This is a photo her son took of us. We both look so happy guess we were both enjoying spending all our money on the lovely craft goodies on sale.

 

 





I also want to thank my craft group friends Carol for driving and Veronica and Joyce for their company thoroughly enjoyed the day. I also got to meet Anne from LOTV who runs the LOTV Ideas to Inspire Blog. She was lovely and the Blog is terrific. As always I loved watching some great demos from Barbara Gray

Well quite a long Blog today lots to talk about. I'm now going to start cutting out then sewing putting interlining in some curtains for my Daughter in Law and also looking forward to tomorrow Michael and I are going to Edinburgh on the train one of our great Pensioner Days Out !!!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.



Christmas Card

Good morning everyone. Today I'm posting a Christmas card that is a little bit different I decided to  use a printed image and make an acetate window something I've not done before. I used some traditional colour papers in reds and greens and the card has a very warm traditional Christmas look to it.

 

 

These next two photos show the inside and side of the card again that dreaded acetate horrible to photo.

 

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank Card made from sheet of A4 cream card

Image from Ross Papercraft  Show Eston

Papers Green old Papermania pad and Red a present from my friend Barbara

Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8

Spellbinders Poinsettia die both from Michaels in USA

Lace from Dainty Crafts Washington

Sentiments Lili of the Valley Grunge Christmas

Acetate from stash

 

 

Hope you enjoy this festive card. I'm going to the GNPE at Harrogate tomorrow with some of my Craft Friends I have a few things on my shopping list but no doubt I will blow the budget as I always do there are always some fantastic new things and  some bargains to be had, I'm also planning to meet Debra one of my followers so that is exciting and I'm looking forward to seeing her for a lovely chat.

 

I hope you all enjoy the weekend and the weather is good its horrible here today pouring down and to top that I'm going to the dentist this afternoon.

 

 



 



Lili of the Valley Theme Thursday Winner Prize Stamp

Good morning everyone today I am posting a card  I have made with the stamp I won in the Lili of the Valley Theme Thursday draw. Its called Cake Glorious Cake and  I think its a lovely image. I decided on the two colour scheme and  the pale colours and am pleased with the results. This is the first time I've used the Memory Box bow and star die and think this will feature on more cards in the future. Its also the first time I've used Gesso.

 

Card Recipe

Blank Card Craftwork Cards
Pink Card Tim Holtz
White embossed card Ross Papercraft Show Eston
Stamp LOTV Cake Glorious  Cake
Dies Spellbinders, Memory Box, Marianne and  Magnolia Doo Hickey
Lace from my stash
Ribbon Live and  Love Crafts
Flowers Wild Orchid Craft
Bead trim made with beads from my stash and  topstitch thread
Sentiment stamps Lili of the Valley
Image coloured with Promarkers and Copic pens.
Paper edges distressed with a Tim Holtz distress tool
Vintage White Frantage

This is the first time I've used  these new orchid  flowers from WOC I think they are so  elegant and  look great. I also painted the edges of the leaves and the rose with Gesso.

I also want to welcome Debra my 10th follower hope you enjoy my Blog Debra. You are very welcome.

This is the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month so please give generously. Also my friend Val is starting a dry month no alcohol all of October !! to support MacMillan Cancer Research . Good luck Val .We'll crack the champagne together in November.

 

 

 

Hope you  all have a fantastic week and make time for the things you love doing.
I have entered this card into Live and  Love Pink Challenge for October

 



 



Acetate Christmas Card

Good morning everyone hope you are looking forward to the weekend as the weather looks as if it will be Ok for late September. I mentioned in my last post that I had a second acetate card to photo that I made for my craft group friends to make in October. I have to say this is one of those cards that was simple to make yet I think has come out really well I do like the colours and the cute image.

 

 

 

The second photo is showing the card open I was trying to show what was on the acetate and what was inside very difficult to photo with the acetate but  hope you can see the things on the acetate.

 

 



Card Recipe

White card and  acetate from my stash

Snowflake embossing folder

Images from a Christmas die cut sheet from Ross Papercraft Show

Snowflake die Marianne from The Art of Craft

Sentiment (an old design)and Candi from Craft work Cards

Finished with some Glamour Dust

Twine from my stash

 

 

I am going shortly for an afternoon to Northallerton its a lovely little market town in North Yorkshire not far from our house.They have a very nice traditional market and a good craft shop I might even get treated to tea at Bettys who knows.

 

I want to send get well wishes to our friend Eric who we visited yesterday. He is not so good at present so we are thinking about him. Also I made a big mistake this week I forgot a 50th birthday for our friends Daughter in Law I had a card  made but got in my head it was October. I feel really bad so will be sending the card with lots of apologies. Must be my age !!

 

Enjoy the weekend what ever you have planned

 

 





Acetate Christmas Card

Good morning everyone and  firstly thank you to all of you who have commented on my last couple of posts. I really do appreciate you taking the time to look at my blog and leave those great comments. I love all of the comments I receive.
Now for my post this is a sample card I have made for our Craft Group Ladies and Gent to make on the 10th October, Its quite a simple card as we have members of all abilities. This is the first of two samples I have done. I will post the second one when I get it photographed.

The second photo is not so good very difficult photographing acetate as I'm not a professional this was the best I could get but it gives a good idea of what's on the acetate and the back of the card

 

Card Recipe

 

Blank 6x6 white card Craftwork Cards (See link in my sidebar)

Blue card Ross Papercraft Show

Backing paper from my stash

Ribbon from my local craft store Boyes

Charm from stash might be WOC

Trees Marianne die embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss dots folder and

finished with a glue pen and Glamour Dust . Die from Crafts U Love (See link in sidebar)

Sentiment Lili of the Valley (See sidebar for link )

 

 

Hope you all have a great week we seem to have lost the warm sunshine again its miserable here fog and drizzle. I'm catching up and finishing off some craft projects at present and looking forward to finishing them soon to start on my Christmas Cards. I've bought a few new stamps and dies so want to start playing with them.

 







Retirement Card and Prize

Good evening everyone. First I need to tell you all that I was a lucky girl this week and the winner of  the Lili of the Valley Theme Thursday Prize Draw . I could choose from five stamps and decided on the Cake Glorious Cake stamp. I will try to make a card shortly to put on my blog. How lucky was I. If you want to view the stamp the link to Lili of the Valley and its on my sidebar.

 

Now for my post. My husbands ex work colleague and  football buddie Graeme retired on Friday and this is the retirement card I made for him

 

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card Craftwork Cards (See my sidebar for link)

Stamps Tim Holtz Michaels craft  store USA

Sentiment and Post card Stamp Lili of the Valley (See my sidebar for link) 

Mesh  from JD cards Harrogate Craft Show

Twine Wild Orchid Crafts (See my sidebar for link)

Papers from Craftwork Cards

Card Tim Holtz

Candy Craftwork Cards

Charm Michaels USA

Brad Papermania capsule collection

 

 

Hope you all enjoy a great weekend looks like the weather is improving. I hope so as I hate the cold weather. Seems ages since my holiday and all that warm California sunshine even though its only two weeks ago ! I really feel its back to reality now.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

Birthday Card

This is a card I have made for my friend Barbara's 65th Birthday. I really hope she likes it . The image is painted with watercolour inks and  thought it appropriate because I know she loves her garden.

 

 

 

This is the insert and the box that I made to  match the card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank Card Craftwork Cards

Purple card core donations

Martha Stewart Punch

Marianne die Anja corner and  frame

Spellbinders floral oval die

Pearl string Hobby Craft

Stamp Lili of the Valley Lilacs

Distress Inks Tim Holtz

Viva pearl pen Cream

Flowers local craft shop Boyes and Wild orchid Craft

Sentiment Stamps Lili of the Valley

Cameo from my stash 

 

Hope you are all having a good week I'm still sorting out my sleep patterns since my holidays and  have had a busy week lots of appointments. I am back crafting though and finished a card last night.

Enjoy the rest of the week and enjoy what ever you are doing. Happy 65th Birthday Barbara .

Also a big thank you to Karen who has become my latest follower hope you enjoy my blog posts.

 

I am also entering this card in the Lili of the Valley monthly challenge.

 

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Back from Holiday and Brandon's Birthday Card

Good morning everyone just got back yesterday from holiday three weeks in California, Arizona and Nevada. We had a great time but its freezing in England now it was so nice and warm when we left three weeks ago.
The card I'm posting today was one I made before my holiday for my cousin's grandson Brandon he was 16 and is a huge Newcastle United fan so  I designed this football card especially for him his birthday was while I was away. He also got his GCSE results just before we left and did really well . Well done Brandon.

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

8x8 blank card Craftwork Cards

Images and papers from the internet

Black mirror card Samuel Taylor Harrogate GNPE

Ribbon and die cuts from my stash

Mesh from Harrogate show GNPE

Sentiment computer generated

Metal stars from The Range

 

I hope you  are all well I am way behind on commenting on all my followers cards and on my  Docrafts buddies cards. I am sure I will get caught up during the next few weeks.

I will try and post a couple of photos I took on holiday later in the week. Now I need to go out and buy some food. I'm very jet lagged the 8 hour time difference is huge so I had planned to go to my craft group this morning but didn't wake up in time . Still look forward to  getting there next week to  catch up with my friends.

 









Christmas Card

Good morning everyone today I am posting my second Christmas card make for 2013 just a few more to go !! This is a stamp from last years Lili of the Valley Christmas release but  I just love it its so cute and only got time last year to  use it a couple of times. I have also used some berries from Wild Orchid Craft glad I got them early as I 've noticed that the two colours I got are now sold out.

 

 

   

Card Recipe

Blank Scalloped 6x6 card Craftwork Cards

Papers and stamp LOTV coloured with Pro markers (See link in sidebar)

Snowflake charm and berries Wild Orchid Craft (See link in sidebar)

Blue flowers from my local craft store Boyes

Snowflake wreath die cuts bought on ebay

Spellbinders scalloped circles die

Sentiment stamp from Whimsy stamps(See link in sidebar)

Ribbon from my stash

Glamour dust and snow pen to decorate

 

I've just realised that this is my second Christmas card this year and they are both blue must stop myself going for the blue papers next time !!

 

Hope you  are all enjoying your week and have time to craft. I've had so many e-mails recently for lots of new craft products its hard to  decide as its all fabulous.

Lili of the Valley have a Blog hop today start at the Ideas to Inspire blog its for all 20 of the new release Christmas stamps so if you fancy entering the link to start is in my Blog List . Good Luck if you  enter its a fab prize.

 

 

 

 

 





First Wedding Anniversary

Good evening everyone tonight  I am posting the card I have made for my Son and Daughter in Law for their First Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. I cannot  believe a year has passed this time last year we were all enjoying a meal with all of our family and friends.  It was a very Special Wedding Day and weekend for Fiona and Martin.



I also thought for those of you who didn't see their wedding photos I've put a photo of them looking absolutely fabulous and so happy on the big day at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester.

I hope you  enjoy this card the image was a photo my husband took of them in our kitchen on Christmas Day.

Card Recipe

Blank 8x8 card from Craftwork Cards

Spellbinders floral oval die

Butterfly die free in magazine

Tattered Rose corners from e-bay

Card Tim Holtz coredination edges distressed and

stitched  with white topstitch thread on sewing machine

Stampendous Frantage in shabby white and white distressed seam binding 

from Live and Love crafts (See link in sidebar)

Tag Magnolia Do hickey from Crafts u Love (See link in sidebar)

Sentiment stamp from LOTV (See sidebar for  link)

Net from Craft shop in Whitby

Forever wooden heart small card shop in Didsbury

Pearl trims and ribbon from Hobby Craft and my local craft store Boyes

Anniversary Sentiment computer generated.

 

 

Hope everyone has a great weekend especially our dear friends Val and Ed who have managed to get away on a much needed break. Hope that they can relax and have a super time the hotel looks fab!

 

 



    

Stitched Christmas Card

Good Morning everyone and apologies for not posting sooner. I was away last week for a few days seeing our friends in London and went  last Thursday with my friend Val to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham . We had a great day but the festival was a little disappointing lots of stalls and displays but everything was very similar so it  was easy to get sick of looking. Still we both enjoyed it and managed to find some nice goodies. Now its just us finding the time to  play with them!! We also joined a class showing you how to applique a 30'sstyle butterfly. My first photo is of  the quilt the lady brought  we attempted one of the butterfly panels. It was a lovely quilt I'm unfortunately light years away from this standard but you have to start somewhere.

 

 

Now for my post this is a Christmas card I made last year it was stitched at my craft group. I did intend to send it to someone but  I loved it so much I kept it. I may send it this year who knows

It is very traditional colours and the stitched poinsettia is a lovely Christmas Design.

 

 



 

 

Card Recipe 

Blank card 8x8 elegant design Craftwork Cards

Stitched pattern fro my Craft Group

Poinsettia flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (see link in sidebar)

Stitched with Marlitt thread by Anchor from Hobby craft

Ribbon from Craft shop in Litchfield

Paper and Mirra card from my stash

Sentiment Lili of the Valley (see sidebar for link)

Berries,leaves and beads from my stash

Swirl is a Magnolia Do Hickey die

 

Before I go just a couple of pieces of interesting information. Wild Orchid Crafts have just launched a new web site and have some great new products you can get the link in my sidebar. Also Live and Love Crafts Blogspot have a candy give away for some WOC products the Candy Button link with a picture of the prize is on my sidebar . Good  luck if you  enter the draw.

 

I hope you have a great week and find time to do lots of  Happy Crafting.

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Card

Good morning everyone today I'm posting my first Christmas card make of 2013. I made it last Thursday when I had people round to my house from my craft group as the group is now closed for summer until the 5th September. This is a very simple card but  includes one of my new Christmas dies.

 

  

 

 

Card Recipe

Blank card Craftwork Cards

Paper from my stash Card Ross Paper craft show

Christmas Trees Memory Box die Snowflake Tree from Crafts U Love (see my sidebar for link)

Ribbon from Hobby Craft

Charm from stash

Christmas sentiment stamp from LOTV (see my sidebar for link)

Blue ink Tim Holtz 

 

I hope you like this card I just love this die and no doubt it will appear on more of my cards this Christmas. Have a great weekend and hope the weather stays nice whatever you have planned.

I have some of my cousins for lunch tomorrow so really looking forward to seeing them.

 I also want to thank Gail one of my followers for her tip to photograph my cards on top of white paper it does work thanks Gail

 







The Chartwell Set at Wynyard Hall

Hi everyone this is a quick post. You will remember I mentioned last week that I had enjoyed a lovely afternoon with friends at Wynyard Hall for drinks and afternoon tea. I've just received this great photo from my friend Lorna taken by our waiter its a great photo and a lovely reminder of the afternoon. We called ourselves The Chartwell Set when Greg booked our first get together and this is us.



There are normally five of us but unfortunately our friend Linda was poorly and could not join us.

 

 Hope you enjoy looking at our afternoon tea venue you can see how fabulous the terrace is at Wynyard pity I cannot go every day!!

 

Now back to reality I will be posting a card tomorrow enjoy your evening .

 

 



 

Pretty in Pink LOTV Challenge

I am entering this card in the LOTV challenge. The theme is Pretty in Pink hope it fits the criteria as the picture I put on the LOTV web page did not show very well. This is a sticky and will stay at the top of my blog till after the challenge closing date Just scroll down for latest posts

 

 



This is the first challenge that  I have ever entered so hope they like my card as the standard looks amazing but you have to  start somewhere.

 



 Card Recipe

 Blank stepper card Craftwork cards

Stamp Lili of the Valley Pom Pom

Coloured with Pro markers Flex markers and Copic pens

Lace from my local craft store Boyes

Pearl trim Hobby Craft

Summer border Memory box die

Spellbinders floral oval die

Large pink flower Prima from Hobby Lobby USA

Other flowers Wild Orchid craft and my stash.

Card Tim Holtz and Bazzil

Pearls done by hand with Viva Pearl pen white