'For all the sad hearts'

 Hi Everyone! 

How are you doing?

I haven't had much chance to craft as the Ballroom Craft room Blitz has started and it's going to be a looooong slow process! (some of you may remember that song)

So here are two cards I made last year that never got posted and as Valentines day is looming they are for all the sad hearts out there....remembering those we love but have lost. 

If I remember rightly the above one is a Memory Box folder coloured with inks and a finger dauber...very gently.

This one is a Stamps by me folder..the lily that is, and the background is that age old swiss dots embossing folder...remember that one? I bet you all have that one in your stash. It was one of the first embossing folders I bought!

Coloured as the above one but no sentiment added till needed. (which I hope will not be for a long time)

I hope you are all safe and well..and warm..wherever you may be. The weather seems to be all to pot all over the world and my heart goes out to people who are losing everything in storms,floods etc. 

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment as I know I am a sporadic blogger....but better than not at all..... and your love and support is what keeps me going, and is so much appreciated.

Till next time

Take care..keep safe and be kind to one another.

Love Carole xx

Birthday Boy ..9 !!

 

Hi Friends!

Back with Thomas's birthday card that is hopefully winging its way to the other side of the world in time for his birthday next month.

He has a current interest in dragons, so with a recently acquired stamp set I set to work. Sad to think it will probably end up in the bin as apparently the kids of today are not sentimental about these things like their grandparents!!

I hope he likes it anyway!

9 where do the years go?...they emigrated just before he was one...8 years ago at the end of this month!

I have to say that children's cards come a very close 2nd to male cards in my list of worst cards to make..lol!

Apologies for the mess on my desk in the background...I had to clear a small space to make this card...and now I have to go an dtidy...no blitz...the craft room.

Time to part with stuff that may come in ! I seem to get less and less cards to make these days and I am never sure if they are appreciated or whether people would prefer a bought one.

Maybe people think making one is a cheap option...but we know differently don't we.

Right thats me for today...must dash and blitz!...well maybe tidy the desk a bit..lol!

Till next time stay safe wherever you are and keep warm and well.

Many thanks for your visits and any comments you leave me...they really do keep me going and are so very much appreciated. 

Hugs Carole x

Another fresh start!

 Hi Friends...wishing you all a very happy 2025 and a healthy one.

I hope you have all recovered from Christmas and are all well ready to face 'another fresh start'. I have to say that I am!

First off I must apologise for being awol. I didn't seem to be at all organised for Christmas this last time, so I am determined to be different this year..but its not a resolution..just a feeling of determination to get a grip on life.

A couple of cards to show you cased from Jo from lavinia stamps..thank you Jo! so not my designs but I enjoyed making them. The fist one is all inked and the second one is one of lavinia's new backgrounds recently released.

The first one was for my son and DIL here in the UK ....love that tree

...and this one was for a crafty friend of mine.

Well here in the UK there is the promise of snow this weekend. the temperatures have plummeted, but on the brighter side, the days are slowly getting longer as we are past the shortest day. It always seems to take longer for the days to become longer though, than it does when the days get shorter!

Thank you for stopping by and sticking with me despite my absence. I hope to see you all again soon spurred on with my new determination!

Take care, keep warm and stay well

Crafty hugs

Carole x