New England Christmas

I really, really enjoyed the latest
Crafty Ribbon's Challenge
New England Christmas .

I loved this spotty ribbon,
and wasn't sure about pairing it
up with the green check paper,
but I loved the end card.

The stamp was finished off
with Crafty Ribbon buttons
for the boxed collection that
I played with in a previous challenge.

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I loved the simpleness of this card.
Can you tell I love gingham papers??

Nesties to cut the white and checked paper,
with another crafty ribbon button on the bottom.


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Taking the idea of the gingham xmas tree
made this card easy.
I adore the red "Merry Christmas" ribbon
used here for the sentiment.

Gingham hearts were punched out for the tree.

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Last but not least.....
a tree decoration,
made all from ribbon.
The wide green base ribbon
was a delight to work with.
All bits sewn on were ribbons
from this challenge.

I dripped some ginger and orange
aromatherapy oils on it once stuffed,
and it was a tad strong,
so I put it aside for a few days
to calm down. LOL .
I am going to make some more
of these for my tree this year.

Can anyone advise me about watermarking
photo's of my cards online please?
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One puppy to share today.
Our vet's nurse was telling us how
the staff at the practice use their
own dogs if blood is required
to transfuse dogs in need.

They have only one dog available at the
moment, and they can only donate
every three months if required.
They have only transfused
a few times in the last couple of years.

So I enquired more about it,
and my two fitted the criteria.

I was not sure how I would feel about
them donating at first, but if they needed
blood I would like to know that
someone would make it available for them.

On Sunday evening, John one of the vets
called to ask if I could bring one of them in.
A wee cocker spaniel was very poorly and needed blood.
So in I went with Bella, and even though she is only
just over 1 1/2 years old,
she was a wee star.
I was so very proud of her.
She was not at all scared,
and gave her unit with no fuss or anything.
Now she looks poorly here, But she really wasn't,
she was just sleepy, and had snuggled up with my mate.

She had her neck shaved to get access to the vein,
and the blood was cleaned away by Poppy the next day.
There is no bruise now or anything.

She was full of beans again the next day,
enjoyed a steak dinner, and will be having extra's
for a few days to get her back to full power!





Sadly,
the wee spaniel didn't make it.

But I have no regrets here,
I hope his owners will find small comfort
knowing that everything had been done
in an effort to help him.

SO.......that's all from here.....
best go cook more steak for Bella.....
and sort some left over chicken for Poppy,
who is allergic to beef.

Hope you are all grand.
Stay warm

Love Teen xx