1st Birthday

Hello friends! I hope you all had a lovely Easter and certainly the UK had some glorious weather...sadly this week long forgotten. I hope that wasn't our summer!
The last two weeks for me have been written off suffering from a bout of bronchitis and a chest infection!...where do these things come from? Hopefully on the mend now and then I will feel more like getting in the craft room and creating.

Yesterday was our Granddaughters 1st Birthday so I am sharing my card that winged it's way to Australia a few weeks ago now to be sure it made it. I trust it did! Apart from the animals I kept it pretty much one dimensional due to postage.

I can't believe it is almost the end of April though everyone you speak to says how the year is flying by.....and I for one right now feel like I am wasting it! Will I ever get the time to use that NBUS stuff?...and will I ever not be tempted to add to my stash?...probably not!

Hope to be around to see your creations this week...and maybe add to my own too.
Happy crafting.
Hugs
Carole xx

Products list:-
Background stamp inked with Oxides......Woodware slashes.
NO 1 die...Tonic Verso
Balloons....Uniko
Animals... Petite Plushies  from clearly Besotted and matching dies.

Happy Easter everyone!

Hello friends.....isn't it cold?...well it is here anyway and the heating is back on full - sadly. I can't believe we are in the middle of April and Easter is next weekend.....mmmmm..chocolate (I hope) ..nice (licking lips).

Not gong to rant today (deep breath)...one issue sorted and fingers crossed another one too...all will be apparent this week when I go to the pharmacy. If I just say GP practice then I am sure you will at least know where my frustrations lie!

I only send a few Easter cards so I batch made this week. A quick card......bar all the thinking and procrastinating!...lol
 I bought the stamp at Stamparama at Harrogate and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. Yes the card was quick when I had sussed out the best way to do it...here it is...

After experimenting with watercolour pens and watercolour card I reverted to my Copics and smooth card. The wash behind the chicks is a pale yellow Copic that I did after I had stamped and colored the chicks.
 Poor photo due to poor light today, sorry. On this version I raised the mat on foam pads as it wasn't going in the post...the rest of the bunch I stuck flat to the card.

So that's that.... ..as they say.

I wish you all a very Happy Easter whatever your plans may be. Nothing special on the horizon here....more gardening for hubby and hopefully more crafting/sorting for me. We don't go far at Bank Holidays because everywhere is always so busy!

I am so pleased you stopped by...Thank You...I know time is precious and I really appreciate your lovely comments...they cheer me up immensely.

I am entering some challenges (if they're still open). I haven't joined in any in ages due to time restraints and nothing to fit the bill as it were.

Take care....and try not to eat too much chocolate!

Crafty hugs
Carole xx

Challenges entered :-

Addicted to Stamps and More #336.........Anything goes
Krafty Chicks Thursday #450...................Chicks / birds
Moving along with the Times ..................That spring feeling
CAS on Friday #155...................................Spring
Country View crafts..April 2019...............Easter and /or Spring

Life!

Hello blogging friends. how are we all...good I hope.

I thought I had best pop hubbys retirement card on the blog before too long passed...so here it is.

It speaks for itself really. The image is from the internet which I doctored a bit to suit and the papers are from an old Craftwork Cards set.
He likes his gardening but sadly the weather has not been too much like gardening weather since he retired.Today is sunny but VERY cold.However he is out there now giving me a chance to chat a few minutes with you.

Thank you all of you that left kind messages ...so much appreciated as you know.

This past week has seen a lull on the craft front due to 'life' throwing it's problems in our direction and leaving me a very exasperated , angry, frustated person. I cannot understand why I have to do everyone's job these days because no-one seems to do what they say they will do. It saddens me greatly that you have to complain before you stand a chance of a result..and then not always guaranteed.
Technology is a wonderful thing, after all it allows me to have contact with all of you which is a good thing...but there are still instances when speaking to someone overides technology in my book and we are raising younger generations that have no people skills.

OK rant over...time to put the kettle on..care to join me and put the world to rights?..lol

Thank you for stopping by in this busy world. I hope you all have a good week, and next time we chat I hope my issues are in the past. Best take hubby that warm drink!

Crafty hugs to each and everyone of you......TTFN
Carole xx

Happy Mothers Day

Hello friends!
Did you remember to put your clocks forward in the UK?....or are you running late?..lol

Well today here in the UK we are celebrating Mother's Day...here is the card I made for my mum...I took the idea from the one in my earlier post that I made at Craft Club.

Like me, my mum likes her cuppa!

I shall be seeing her soon as I a doing a family lunch today...no rest for this mum!

Thank you for popping by today, as always your visits are very much appreciated and if you are celebrating too...ENJOY...and be spoiled.

See you next month!!..eek April!

Crafty hugs
Carole xx

Today is the Day!

Hubby retires!

I hope I have made you smile.xx

Thanks with a Comma!

Good Evening friends!
Just popping in to share a 'Thank You' card......it hasn't photographed well...must be the sunshine (don't want to complain about that though!)

This is 'Buffalo Plaid background' from Whimsy stamps (a big stamp) embossed with Honey Doo 'white white' EP and then Oxides blended over the top......namely Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers.
The 'thanks' was cut twice and glued together and the whole panel mounted on foam pads on a 7 x 7 inch base card.
Inking the stamp to get a good embossed result (even with Versamark)  took 3 attempts. The final attempt I just laid the stamp upside down on my glass mat and placed the card on top, pressing hard all over...success!

Well I can't believe we are in the last week of March..can you?.....where oh where is the year going? I really wish life would slow down a bit, but no chance of that here in the Dixon household as hubby retires on Friday...eek! He has a list of jobs that will no doubt require my input...so I see less 'me' time and more 'us' time...... the company will be nice (for a while) though   :)

Thanking you for stopping by in your busy lives and for leaving me love in the form of a comment if you have the time. I appreciate them all as you well know.

Finally a photo of a very pretty butterfly that I took last week in a car park. Apparently a 'comma' butterfly...(flying in to help with my punctuation...lol.) I can't say I have seen one of these before...and there were two actually...such a vivid orange. Apparently a white comma shaped mark on the underside of its' wing is what gives it its name. ,,,,,,every day is a school day folks!

Have a good evening and rest of the week...take care till I see you again...
Crafty hugs
Carole xx

Tea, cake and flowers.

Good Evening friends...and Good Morning if that applies to you.

How are we all? Good I hope.

Well as we prepare to launch into another Sunday here in the UK...another week has flown ..yes? I am bringing you a few more creations from craft Club again. I have been in the Craft room but organising my freebie stamps, dies etc from magazines. Once that is done I can get down to some serious crafting as Mothers Day is fast approaching!!,,,plus a few more occasions that have to be catered for.

So in the mean time ...here goes...first up and using a Crafters Companion set...Tea party. (I may do a version of this in another colour way for my mum)...

Not sure on the origins of this stamp or the next one. Decoupaged bits on the this one...

and flowers stamped and fussy cut out and glossy accents applied on this one...

This is Woodware, both the cupcake and the slashes background.

I am looking forward to craft club again on Tuesday this week...it comes round quickly...hopefully it will get me back in the crafty zone.

Time for bed at this end.... so thank you for popping by, and thank you for leaving me lovely comments. I have been about in blog land and I am always astounded at the talent and inspiration out there....you are all such clever people

Take care and I hope the wind, rain and snow (if you are in the UK) bids a hasty retreat this week.....I hate the gales we have had.

Night night and Crafty hugs
Carole xx