At The Bottom Of The Garden.....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Well I don't have anything crafty or exciting to share today but I've been meaning to share these photos for a while....
Towards the end of last year we were having a potter around my parent's garden and look what we spied in the damp wooded corner of the garden.

No fairies though.....maybe we scared them off.
I think they are beautiful and I'm always fascinated by them, such fabulous shape and texture.

Thank you for stopping by.
I always appreciate your visits.
Have a lovely day.

Hobby House Ribbon Inspiration

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today its my turn to inspire you to enter our new 
RIBBONS
challenge over at
The Hobby House
I made this card and used this beautiful ribbon to create a bow.

And those Hobby House products are:~

Ribbon

Stickles

Hobby House Topper Wee Stamps - Silver Fairy

Roses

Thank you for stopping by.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Happy New Year & A Thank You

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
Just a quick 'Thank you' card to share today.
I needed a quick card and as always I turn to those fabulous Art Pads from Lili Of The Valley.

I kept this card very simple as I'm still struggling a little with my neck and wrists but thankfully the physio and injections are beginning to work.
The backing card is actually a very pretty lilac colour but no matter how many times I photographed this card it continued to come out a horrible grey colour. Oh well never mind.....I blame the poor light.....Well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!!!!
Thank you so much for dropping by.
I really do appreciate all your lovely, encouraging comments.
Have a great afternoon.

My Favourite Five Creations Of 2013

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm joining in again with Debby and showing 'My Favourite Five Creations Of 2013'

Now I had a bit of trouble choosing my favourites so I have 6 creations to share.....sorry Debby!!!
You can click on the title to take you to the original post.
Just A Note

Just For You

Gus Again

Rock On

My Little Friend

Another Cheeky Monkey

Well that's my favourites.....I think.
Thank you so much for popping by and 
'Thank you' for your continued support and encouragement even if I have been a terrible blogger over the last few months.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and keep warm.

I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY  AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR.

My Five Favourite Christmas Creations Of 2013!!!

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well today.
We've been blowing off the cobwebs this morning and have just got back from a lovely walk with the dogs around our local park. It's cold and frosty but the sunshine was beautiful and we had a cup of hot chocolate from the little cafe to warm us up while watching the ducks on the pond.
The very talented Debby is hosting her fabulous 'My Favourite Five Christmas Creations' again this year and as I joined in last year I thought I would join in again this time around.

It took me ages to pick these but here they are (you can click on the title to take you to the original post).
Dashing Through The Snow

Christmas Elves

In The Pink

Season's Greetings

Spots And Stripes

Well that's it......I think.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by.
I really do appreciate all your support and encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and keep warm.

Just For You!!!!

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well and having a wonderful Christmas.
I have to say that I have been thoroughly spoilt in every way and have received the most fabulous presents amongst which were..........
A fantastic Dylusions Alphabet Set from my daughter Brogan which had been on my wish list for absolutely ages and the complete set of Pan Pastels and accessories from my partner Gareth.....now how lucky am I!!!!!!
Today I have a final Christmas card to share.
This is the card that I made for my partner. 

  It has become a bit of a tradition at Christmas to make my partner a card with Edwin on as we think he looks like this cheeky little character..........
I coloured this cute image with Distress Ink Markers and used papers and Kraft card-stock from my stash. I added lots of Stickles and pearls and various die~cuts to complete this card. 

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.
Enjoy the rest of your day and keep warm.

Apologies And A Card

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I would just like to apologise for being absent for so long and not visiting and commenting on your blogs recently.
Apart from the usual Christmas preparations and work being so busy, I have been having problems again with my neck which has given me a constant headache for weeks on end, for which I am now having physio and my hands, fingers and wrists have been so painful which has stopped me from blogging and card making......I have now had steroid injections to the wrists and I hope things will now improve so I will be able to get back to normal..........or whatever normal is!!!!!
I have managed to make a couple of cards although I did colour these images in the summer.

I made this card for my daughter Brogan. The papers are from my stash and I have coloured the image with Distress Ink Pens. I added lots of Stickles and Liquid Pearls and finished off with pearls from The Hobby House and a computer generated sentiment. The ribbon was in the bottom of my ribbon basket and matched the papers perfectly. Brogan loved the card and purple was always her favourite colour when she was a little girl.............everything had to be 'Purple mummy'!!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate all your comments.

I hope to catch up with you all over Christmas.