Hops....and hopping!

Hi everyone.!
Hope you are all OK and if not . I hope you will feel better soon.There certainly seems to have been a lot of bugs doing the rounds.

Thank you all so much for the lovely comments that you left on my last post. You are such a kind lot out there, and I love to read them all and truly appreciate you taking the time to leave them....mwah.

Well today is the last day of January!...where did that go? It doesn't seem like this year is going to go any slower than the last one unfortunately.
Life took over again for me of late, so apologies, I haven't been in blogland much. I'm just catching up on all your wonderful creations.I had a torn meniscus repair done on my knee. Clever thing this keyhole surgery... though sad to say the key to being 21 again didn't fit!!...lol.

Right on to crafting...or lack of! .........so I have hubby's birthday card  to show you this time around. It got missed in the run up to Christmas........bit like buses...all at once then nothing for ages. (Birthdays and Christmas that is at our house).

I used Cardio stamps and various little ink pads using a post it note to mask the centre rectangle. The sentiments are from stash...probably the only stamp I have for husband....and yes I know ...nobody's prefect!....but he comes pretty close in my book! :)

Ok folks..time to stretch the legs. Thank you for stopping by.....I do appreciate it.

Have a good rest of the week and weekend. I do hope the weather gets a bit better here in the UK......It's squally here today...sunshine, showers and wind and sleet! Roll on Spring!

Crafty hugs
Carole xx

'Hare today!'

Yes I'm hare today......sorry... here today.... with a 'hare' card. This never got blogged amid the Christmas cards so thought I would show you now......

I based my card on one by Becki in the Hobbyart gallery and used her colouring as a guide. I'll list the products used at the end of this post.

I trust you are all ready for the weekend...lets hope we have some brighter weather, it has been very gloomy here of late and I can say that I have not yet noticed that our days are supposed to be lengthening. Funny how we all want more time in December...pre Christmas and come January we are all saying roll on Spring!...Never satisfied!

Recipe:-

Stamps.....Stag and hare set by Hobbyart coloured with Copics and Prisma pencils with Sansador fluid.
Background wood effect paper....... from stash...probably Craftwork Cards.
Brown frame....... cut with Sue Wilson Double Pierced Squares dies.
Sentiment...unknown from stash.

So have a good weekend everyone, stay warm and well, and if you are under the weather I hope you get better soon.
TTFN

Hugs
Carole xx

Late Christmas cards!

Hi everyone.....back to normal after Christmas and New Year yet? Almost at this end, here there are just the trees to dismantle. Takes ages to pack away all those baubles doesn't it! Hubby is back at work after the break and so they will wait till Saturday and I will enjoy the telly by tree lights a bit longer on an evening.Still burning candles that will probably last till August too!

I have a couple of Christmas cards to share that never reached the blog but have reached the recipients!
First up......

A LOTV image coloured with copics.....quite a fiddly one to colour this one...but got there in the end and am pleased with the result (I know a first for me). Papers from stash and the holly is a die cut and the little tree a wooden embellishment (coloured with a copic marker)...both given the 'Glamour dust treatment' of course. perhaps I should try some on myself...Glamour dust that is!...do you think it would work?...probably not as i would like it to...lol.....oh and the sentiment is also LOTV.

and the second one......

a bit more upcycling/recycling here...just the middle panel. I scored either side of the panel mounted on the cream card base and then embossed with a long snowflake embossing folder either side. I am pleased with this one too and will look to make more of this type with a different band in the middle for 2018 ...watch this space!

It's blowing a gale here today in West Yorkshire so not venturing far today...maybe the craft room. It is my intention now to have a good sort out in there and be ruthless.......intention I said not resolution...lol. I have a box of NBUS needing a home, so again it is my intention not to buy anything new until the sorting is done and all the NBUS has a home...and been used too of course...should be a very profitable year for the bank account if I stick to that one!

Well best get on...take care wherever you are in the world and whatever you are doing. Keep well and please do keep popping by my blog and saying hello...I love visitors as you know and the kettle is always on here in Yorkshire!

Crafting love and hugs
Carole xx

Welcome 2018

Well here we are at the start of another year, some of us with big plans in mind...and others taking each day as it comes. Whatever you wish yourself for 2018 I wish you it too.....and a little more.....
I hope your plans come to fruition, your dreams and hopes come true and that you have a healthy, peaceful and happy 2018.

Me? I'll take each day as it comes .I am so grateful for the friendships I have made through blogging and crafting...thank you to each of you...long may we continue to create...cards, art, mixed media and LOVE!

So I raise my glass to you all....HAPPY NEW YEAR.....wherever you are in the world. XXXX

Love Carole XX

Boxing Day snippets!

Hello!
Are you all Christmassed out?.or maybe still celebrating with family and friends.Or maybe you have braved the sales!!........... A quiet day here, relaxing with chocs, a book and the TV.....No sales for me, I suffer enough elbowing at craft shows from the really keen ones to bother with the sales!

I decided to pop by with one last Christmas card...a special one made all from snippets...even the edger die is a snippet of the die .....so it qualifies me to go to the Playground and sniff out the remnants of the festivities there.

This card winged it's way across the world...down under... to where it is hot and sunny!

Hope it arrived before the snowman melted!

Good old James form LOTV coloured with copics.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your Christmas break...hubby has the rest of the week off.... so see you next year!

Hugs
Carole xx

Challenges entered:-

Snippets Playground weeks 313 /314

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Hi Everyone!
Are you sorted for Monday then?...or still rushing round doing all those last minute things on your list? Whatever...if you are reading this, then 'Thank You' for taking the time out to do so.

My last card (before Christmas anyway) is the one I made for hubby. Trial and error with the inking, I think my distress pads are drying up and even though I used Sheena's card I got blotches! Anyway managed to pick a suitable bit for the card and hubby likes it! Need to sort this inking lark once and for all next year!

The aperture was cut with a Spellbinders die and mounted on foam for depth. the sentiment as always from stash and I used some twinkling embossing powder...which I wish I hadn't now as it doesn't show up much....I would have been better with silver...sigh! My moon didn't work too well either!  A tiny punched snowflake and gem and hey ho...there we have it.The stamps are a mixture form my stash. Fairly happy with the card though maybe if I hadn't left it till the last minute I could have improved on it.

The photo is rubbish...sorry... as the light was terrible...it really sparkles as it was treated to my usual liberal dosing of Glamour Dust.

Right I am not going to hold up you busy people any longer.

I would like to say A big THANK YOU  to each and every one of you that visit's my blog....without you I would lose heart to blog at all. ,and especially THANK YOU to those of you who take the time to leave me such lovely comments and have become such great blogging friends...you are all truly appreciated...probably more than you realise.

I wish you all a Wonderful Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful 2018 when it arrives.

Take care and have a great time
Crafty love and hugs
Carole xx

One week to blast off!

Well hello everyone. I do hope you are well and not too stressed out with all the Christmas preparations.

I won't keep you long as I know you are busy, but thought a Christmas card  would be appropriate.....here goes...three, all a variation on the same die...a Crafters Companion die which I love......

I am sure they speak for themselves.
Apologies if the photos are not brilliant but the light has not been good recently.

So we escaped the snow here in West Yorkshire thankfully, I hope it wasn't too bad where you are.

OK are you ready for Christmas? I just have the cake to ice and marzipan. it never gets cut on Christmas Day as everyone is full of dinner, so this year I have only made a small one as hubby and I end up eating it all...not good for the figure!!

I'll let you get on...do stop by later in the week though to see the card I made for hubby...and a mince pie and a tipple if you are lucky..lol! I'm off to tidy Christmas craft stuff away now till next year!...see to that cake and the usual mountain of ironing in threat from snow on the top it's so big!!!

Till then, thank you for popping by today, take care and see you soon.
Crafty Christmas hugs
Carole xx