Christmas Holly

Hubby has improved greatly since Easter and I am now getting 

long term extra help with him.

So we are getting into some sort of routine again.

I have had so little crafting time and am way behind with making my Christmas cards

so I have made start to catch up.
Entering this in:


52 CCCT  - Recipe Deboss Rhinstones and or Ribbon and Colour in. 
CHNC - Flowers and or Foliage
CHNC Challenge 2 - Anything goes
Completely Christmas - Sketch

Margaret M

So much to do so little time.

A very big thank you to all of you who have been dropping in

Life is not so easy these days but I hope

to keep making cards although crafting time is now very short.

I had my oh so brief trip to my favorite craft store over a month ago

and 

would you believe I still haven't unpacked all the goodies I bought.

No where to put them!!!!!!!

The house is still in such a mess from the bathroom reno.

Now do you remember I told you my Big Shot had died and I bought an EBosser.

Well we took the BS to pieces thinking the cogs had broken

but they were fine.  So my grandson explored further 

and taking the working part out of its housing,

he found the bearing were dry so gave them a spray

and what do you know it is working like a dream again.

Here are a couple of very quick cards that I have made this week.

The second one is for those pastel people and it looks so much nicer in RL

I am going to enter them both into Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge


Margaret M

Catch up

Just to let all my fab followers know that I am still around

the Reno is coming along and we do now have a toilet so were able to move

back home.

But the mess dust everywhere it means a massive spring clean

in Autumn.

Unfortunately my better half hasn't been able to enjoy being home because he 

had to have an op on Tuesday was sent home late yesterday 

and was back in A&E in the early hours of this morning.

He has now been transferred from the main public hospital back to 

the private one he was in and will be there for at least 2 more days.

Every little set back is taking a toll on him

and he is becoming noticeably weaker and more feeble.

Getting older is not for WIMPS.

Can't wait to get back to my cards.

Margaret M

Mauve and Green should never be seen.....

together!.

Well back in the dark ages when I was at school we had a PE teacher

who was always quoting that.

Funny how little things like that stick in ones memory.

However disregarding all her advice this is what 

I have done.

I don't think this little chap has been out of my Penny Black stamp drawers before.

He certainly didn't look as if he had ever been inked.

I wanted to use a circle and didn't have one big enough

so I 3D him and am quite happy with the result

except that I forgot to sponge him some sky.

Too late now that I have added the pearls.

The marbled DP is very old HOTP

and I have never used that lace before either.

Also used the sketch from The Sweetest Thing.

Challenges:

The Sweetest Thing -  Sketch

Addicted to stamps - Lace and Pearls.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Lace and Pearls

613 Avenue - Anything goes

Challenges 4 everybody - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in hope to see you again soon.

Margaret M

Very distressed

Oh this is not my usual style but you have to give me something for trying.

The photos are not the best as I took them

in the evening when the light was going

and didn't use the lamp.

I got very distressed  making the flowers

and they have been distressed with everything I could lay my hands on.

Glimmer mist, Stickles, Distress inks, Rubons.  

I didn;t mind misting them with water but

crumpling them up was hard to do.

I did put some rubon on the lace to soften the harsh white but it

still looks too white to me.

So now it is over to you what do you think?

Here is a peek inside

This may be my last post for a while as we are having the bathroom renovated

and have to get out of the house for a couple of weeks

so this will mean no crafting for me.

While this is happening I will be leaving my Husband in the care

of my youngest daughter for a couple of days 

and visiting my favorite craft shop in Tassie it has been too long between visits.

Challenges:

House of cards - Cute/ Shabby vintage + add a button

CHNC - Cover with background paper.

Scrapping 4 fun - Use flowers

Make it Monday - Always anything goes 

Thanks for dropping in don't forget to say hello.

Margaret M

This is for the man of the house

This card was for one of the men in my life and with 5

grandsons there are a few of them.

This is the first card that I made after  I bought my eBosser.

Of course the first thing I had to do was try

out the embossing folders that came with it.

The background was one and the other is clock faces and 

I cut out one of these with a plain circle die and mounted it on

two tags from the Parisian Accents Spellbinder die.

I also cut out the square die from this set twice and linked them

together on the inside of the card but didn't take a photo of that.  Silly me.  

It is finished with black grosgrain ribbon and pearls.

They look very crooked but it is the effect of the embossing underneath.

Challenges 

Suzi Bees Bloomin challenge - Male card

Make it Monday - Where anything goes

Don't work too hard.

Margaret M

Love is in the air

My great nephew is getting married next week and this is the card I have made

for the happy couple.

I started off intending to make this white on white

but somehow it has turned into cream on white.

Cards seem to have a habit of taking over at times.

Does anyone else suffer from that I wonder?

I embossed the sentiment with Silver Prisma embossing powder 

that I have had for ever and a day.

I always thought that embossing powder went off after

a while but what I have still seems to work.

The diamond embossing folder is a Couture one.

The die is SB detailed scallops

The flowers may be Prima and the silver leaves I cut out of

a length of ribbon.

The butterfly was a freebe die with a magazine 

and the ribbon was from my stash.

I have blinged it up with pearls.
Now to make a box for it and send it on it's way.

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - Always and forever

Frosted design - Love is...

4 Krafty Girls - Anything goes

Crafty  ribbons - Anything goes

Souhtern Girls challenge - Bling it Bling Bling

Make it Monday - Always Anything goes.

Thanks for your visit don't forget to say hello.

Margaret M  

Flutterby birthday

There are so many Piceans among my family and friends

including me but I think I have just about 

got them all sorted out now.

Here is the latest.

Butterflies everywhere.  The paper is by Jennifer Ellory and 

was a freebe with  a magazine.

The stamp is a Kaiser one that I have inked with DI Faded Jeans

Used the same ink for the sentiment

which I embossed with a sparkly clear powder.

the big butterfly is a MS punch 

the small butterfly punch I have had for years.

Have followed the Sketch at Suzi B's challenge

Challenges:

Suzi Bees Bloomin challenge- Sketch

CHNC Designer Paper challenge- Anything goes with DP

Make it Monday - Anything goes

  Love  to  scrap - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping by.

Margaret M

It's raining flowers

I love the colour challenge on House of cards that 

I just had to make another card and just scraping in before the deadline me thinks.

Think you will have to click on the picture to get a good look at it.

It is so not finished as I still have the inside to complete

and make a box for it.

This is the first time I have inked up this stamp it is so cute

I add dimension to the lady bird and a spot of glitter to the flowers.

This is for my daughters birthday in 3 weeks time.

Challenges:

House of Cards - colour inspiration

Penny Black Saturday challenge - For someone special

Thanks for dropping in and for all your lovely comments.

Margaret M

Penny Black Bunny

Much too hot for me today and the whole state is under a total fire ban.

It is Regatta day and also Hobart cup day but for me

an inside by the cooler day.

This is the card that I have made for my niece.

We share our birthdays next month,

so you would expect me to remember her birthday

But I am always late.  Not this year.

Pastel person that I am I just love the colours.

Have taken them from the pictorial inspiration on House of Cards.

Didn't want to cover  the beautiful backing paper that is a 

really old one that I haven't wanted to cut up.

Still have one piece left.  Also cut out 1 rose for the inside.

Challenges:

House of Cards - Colour & Photo inspiration

Penny Black Saturday challenge - For someone special.

Suzy Bees challenge - Anything goes

The stamping boutique - CAS

Thank you for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Labels 23.

Here is a card made with SB Labels 23.

The background paper is some of the first pattern paper

I ever had it was by Penny Black

and I still have a few different A4 sheets left.

In those days it was just too nice to cut we never expected to 

be so spoiled for choice with patterned paper as we are now.

The beaded oval just fits nicely,

I sponged round the outside with pink Brilliance.

The leaves are part of MFT Lavish Branch.

The bow is ribbon that I have had for years and have 

just found out how to tie a bow with a 

Bow easy only now I can't find mine isn't it always the way.

I didn't set out to make this card for anyone in particular but now it is finished 

I know just who is getting it for their birthday  next month

Challenges:
Anyone for Anya - Odd shaped cards.
Make it Monday - Always anything goes.
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes.
Crafty Ribbon challenges - Anything goes with ribbon.
Delightful challenges - Anything goes.


Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.



Margaret M

Sparkling

This looks crooked now but it must be an optical illusion

might be the angle I took the photo.

Simple design and lots of sparkle.

The ribbon I have had for years in my stash.

Why do we hoard these things?

S o I kept the sparkle going by embossing the sentiment 

with some rainbow sparkle powder some of the first 

I ever bought.

Mounted this on shining gold card

and added some Green gems from Bo Bunny.

This is the sketch from 52 CCCT that I followed.

Challemges"

52 CCCT - Sketch

Make it Monday - Always anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M