Give A Girl The Right Shoes...

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It's blowing a gale here, the rain is hammering at the window and it is so cold!!!
Still no crafting taking place but I do have a few bits and pieces to share that I made a while ago and just haven't got round to blogging.
This is the very simple card that I made for Brogan when she went off to University.



I was playing with my Copics and I was so thrilled with the blending on my image that I didn't want to detract attention to lots of fussy embellishments....I know...I know...I shouldn't blow my own trumpet but I'm dreadful at colouring and so out of practise that I shocked myself......
The photograph is awful....but the blending looks better on the image....honest!
Looking at it now I wish I'd added some embellishments......Anyway it's too late now as it sits on her shelf in her room at Uni....and Brogan loved it....particularly the sentiment. 
The image is called The Right Shoes from Stamping Bella Uptown Girls...coloured with Copics and the papers are from my stash. I just added some pearls and mounted the papers on Mirri card.  
Not my best card but at least I managed to colour an image for a change.

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Wedding Bells.........

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today I have a wall plaque to share that I made for The Hobby House a while back..........
Still no crafting taking place here due to the fact that the Fibromyalgia has a tight hold at the moment....but hopefully things will improve soon.

I started off by cutting a large square of grey board, covered it with these pretty papers and added lots of embellishments including pearl strings, pearls, flowers. charms, ribbons, hardware and a lovely pre coloured topper all from The Hobby House.
The little stamped sentiment is from Lili Of The Valley.
I was quite pleased with the end result even if Mr Mojo seems to have taken a very long holiday.
I'm so sorry the photo is a little poor too but I'm sure you get the idea.

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A Sweeney Todd Halloween.....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well. 
I just wanted to share this years Halloween pumpkin with you. Brogan has been home from University this week.....and she has always carved a pumpkin and this year it was the turn of Mr Sweeney Todd......

Now doesn't he look fabulous....I'm afraid he had started to lose a bit of his definition by the time I remembered to take a photograph.....the pumpkin was starting to dry out with the candles burning inside.....
Still not much crafting going on here at the moment....I'm struggling through a rough patch with the Fibromyalgia and trying to take each day as it comes.
I have been making a few cards but a bit few and far between right now.
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Giving In.....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Well I have succumbed to popular demand at home and given in and put the heating on. I was determined to last out until the beginning of November but I have failed in spectacular fashion but I have to admit I am really struggling with the Fibromyalgia at the moment, the muscles are crying out for a bit of warmth......
Today I have a card to share....another simple affair....

The image is from a Lili Of The Valley Art Pad....I just love these, they are so pretty and perfect for a quick make. The papers and sentiment are also from LOTV.  I used Kraft to mount my papers and the image. The lace, pearls and roses are from The Hobby House and I finished my simple creation with some Liquid Pearls.
My plan today is to get the house work done asap and settle down to do some crafting....Now that will be a novelty. Brogan is home from University this week. A 'Reading Week' she tells me although while I did a 12 hour shift at work yesterday she did all the washing, the bathrooms and she cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom for me....Bless Her!!!

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The Little Mermaid

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm still very busy with other projects at home but I have managed to make an extremely quick card for a friend who wanted a card....When?....Now Please!....and it has to have a mermaid on it too....
Luckily I had a Wee Stamps Topper from The Hobby House called Little Friends....perfect! 

I decided to make an easel card by way of a change. The papers are from Lili Of The Valley. I distressed the edge of the circular topper and added some Stickles. The pearls, pearl ribbon slider, ribbon and gems are all from The Hobby House and the flowers are from Prima (I've had these forever)....I used a corner die and my favourite Martha Stewart border punch to finish my card and added a computer generated sentiment. Not very inspiring but job done and apparently it was just the job.
I really don't seem to have any time for much card making at the moment but I really must get on with some Christmas cards....I am so behind this year.....

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Busy Doing Nothing....It Seems!!!

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I must apologise for my incredible lack of blogging of late (again) and for neglecting my blog so badly. The reason is 'life'....so much to do and so many things going on for me right now.
The Fibromyalgia is sadly slowing me down at the moment but I am determined to win...working full time in a very demanding job is a struggle but keeps me going. I have had an endless amount of appointments with physios, podiatrists and orthotics, with the aim....'To keep me going'!!! We are also selling my house which is keeping me busy and 'Doing Up' another house to live in.... the constant viewings and endless clearing of cupboards, drawers keeps me out of the craftroom...
So you see I'm not really creating much right now.....although Brogan is home from Uni this weekend and we decided to do a Table Top sale at our local church hall and she came to help me.....this is not my usual thing but we had a really good time and I sold lots of things and we were thrilled that we did so well....We may do it again, although we don't have that much left to sell now....
I do have a card to share, although a rather quick make.

The image is from a Coloured Art Pad from Lili Of The Valley. The papers are also from a Lili Of The Valley paper pad. All beautifully co-ordinated for a quick and easy make. I have used a piece of contrasting Bazzill card for mounting the papers. The sentiment is computer generated and the pearls as always are from The Hobby House. 
I have to say that I am managing a little time to do some sewing.....as you will see in my previous post and I have read a couple of good books recently too....so all is not lost.

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A Progress Report....

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Not much paper crafting going on here at the moment but I have been doing a lot of reading and some sewing.....
Here is a cross stitch I started too long ago and last month decided to blog about it each month to encourage me to try and complete this particular piece of work.
Although I haven't had much time lately I have managed to sit for an hour or so some evenings and add a few stitches....
Miribilia Autumn Queen

30~09~2014

28~08~2014
So as you can see just a little progress has been made.....

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