Friday makes.

Energy levels were not quiet so good today, was tired after seeing Physio.
But I am defiantly on the mend...just need to be careful how much I do and not go mad!

Man it was sooooo cold down the river today walking Poppy-dog.
Afterwards we enjoyed a quiet afternoon inside on a cold windy day.

Came home and rested, then made a couple of cards while dough was
needing in the bread machine for home made pizza,
tomato sauce was frozen from a previous batch.
Just added veggies for salad and a baked tattie from our veggie box.

Curves are the challenge on This Thursday, its all about....


I like how this has turned out.
I love greens in any shade and this one has plenty on it, yet is simple.

I am enjoying the quickness of ATC's just now.
Tags are I guess like ATC's and on Tag your it
they are looking for a tag with Christmas tree's on,

The papers are funky hand printed on card, I stenciled the tree four times then layered it.

The text is embossed in olive green, must use that more I love the shade it embosses into.


As for Poppy-dog, well Hubby sent the picture of her licking the yogurt pot
like a cow to the BBC pictures online.

And here she is.....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7688309.stm

picture number 5 is my baby dog girl!

Poppy-Dog ......Superstar!

But the I knew that anyway! *wink*

vampires, a witches cat & a dog.

another blood test done today, all part of my long term information gathering before I see consultant in January.

I think they should have fangs and a long cape to make it all a bit more seasonal!

It would make the forthcoming blood tests much more fun!

They could dress up in different outfits like fairy outfits, Santa,Guy Fawkes.....

I must admit the nurses uniform get a bit dull after a while....

this from someone who wore many different types of nurses uniforms since I was 17!

anyway.......

I have half finished two challenges, just waiting on glue drying so I can do next stage.

But I did finish this......

It's for Cute Card Thursday.challenge 33 is stars at night.

They asked for see some stars or something spooky.
I also want to use it as a sketch challenge for 2 sketches for you ~ Laura's sketch

The Photo is not very good, I might retake it tomorrow and change it on the blog.

The centre square is a slightly sparkly navy blue which is matted on purple mirror card.

The centre column is from my beloved ribbon that I was reluctant to use up.

The blues and purples in it are stunning.
I put the silver stars on one side and black stars on the other...I think maybe I should have mixed them together, might take them off and re-stick them.

I love the wee witch's cat on it......

and now,

if you are a poppy-dog, and your humans are ignoring you while trying to watch the TV....
What do you do???

You take remote control and walk off with it!

*sigh*

was left half done

I found some bits n bobs half done or half finished on my craft desk this afternoon, so gathered them up and finally got them finished.

Need to check with Natalie if this wee hedgie is a penny black stamp or not.
If so will enter him in a ATC challenge on Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

This ATC might become a card....not sure yet, will enter it on ABC Challenge
which this week is N for Nature.



I love the plainness of this card.
The sparkly glitter and simple stamp and the scarlet red against the dark bottle green card.


These two cards started off as I was trying to do Arty Girlz Challenge is blue and orange
The only orange I had was perfect Halloween colour,
so doubled it to make it also a card I could enter in
Papertake weekly Challenge is it is fright full but delightful.


Then tried it out using black for the background and will enter this one for a spoonful of sugar
who are doing Halloween this week.

I like the black with the shimmery blue inside so it gives the witch a nice background.



The witch is stuck onto acetate on both cards.
I have a few more bits n pieces that I need to do something with
and a few bits I will put away and see if I can do something with them another day.

Am all warm and cosy inside in a yucky evening,
but it will be soon time for me & Poppy to go to dog class,
lets see if she behaves tonight!

We moved up a class last week, no longer in beginners,
and the other doggies that go seem to know what they are ment to do

and on the whole do it...

now our Poppy dog....well *sigh* ...........life is just one long game!

Warm & cosy craftin'!

Winter is a coming !

It is cold, wet and windy here in Moray this evening.
Mind you the clocks do go back on Sunday!

Andrew is on late shifts all week, so just me and Poppy here.

We braced the wind and went for a walk,
then home to some home made sweet potato and leek soup
with mild spices and coconut for me,
helped to take me to a warmer climate!

Both full after dinner, warm and cozy.
We settled down in the craft room,
her to sleep and me to do some challenges.

This altered Cd is for our friends wee girl who is either 4 0r 5....
I didn't put a number on it as I am almost certain she is 5....but not 100%

It is going into My Time to craft who are looking for personalised item.

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These two are from a sketch challenge on Christmas & Birthday Cards.
Sketch is by the lovely Linda.
They post a sketch and you do a birthday & a Xmas card from the same sketch.

I will put the personalised sentiment when I decide who the card is for.

#1)

This is not a colour combo I have used much, but like.
I wanted to use up a bit of green and blue paper I had so took it from there.


#2 )

The backing papers on this pink & green card are from funky hands.
I think maybe a pink ribbon might have been better on this card but I like the end card.

I did send some time this afternoon sorting out backing for some unmounted stamps
with Emma & Belle. What a sticky job!

Then sorted out some things for posting but will blog them when they arrive safely.

All in all a good day.

love it and not so sure........

I found this sketch looking back on a site I found after being on Linda's blog.
Just Birthday and Christmas cards.
They put a sketch on each week and you make both a Birthday and Xmas card from same sketch.
They have done 3 sketches and this was #1.

I am half way through trying their other two sketches....just waiting on glue drying.

This one is made with my first bits of basic grey from the Eva range,
and the last of my mate Briony's home dyed material.
She is so clever and uses the material for quilting!

Tilda is from an image swap.


It is the most beautiful purple, with bits of cerise in it.
I almost didn't want to use it up !

I am happier with the colouring on from the whisper pens using the blending pen.
And I might change the sentiment in between the buttons.

This one.....*sigh* I bought a cuttle bug embossing folder a wee while back
and this is the first time I have used it.



I used wee drops of two different blue inks to highlight parts of it,
I liked how it ended up, and then I managed to smudge ink on the edge of it.....
so I decided to trim it so it was not wasted.
But now.....I really don't think I like it very much.
I put some navy ribbon behind it....and thought I might use it for the Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge that is blue, white and a few snowflakes....


but I think I will have another go at this one.

four for Shirleyanne.

I am making good headway through my own Christmas/Yule Blessings cards.
Planning to make a couple most days and I should be done well before they
need posting or delivering.

Well that's the plan!

So I offered to do four personal Christmas Cards for Shirleyanne to give to her immediate family.

She didn't want them to be too cutesie or slushie.

I made a sheets of sentiment tags with all the names of people I was making named cards for,
so I popped four more on to print.
I will layer them and apply to the cards when she decides who each card is for from the list.

But here are three of the four I have done for her.

The sentiment will go on the top left corner above the hedgehog on this one.



She loves cats. The cat & the hedgehog above, are from (I think)
a images swap from the lovely Natalie at NG Cards.


I love the scribbles snowman and have used him in lots of my cards this year.


Since my hubby made lots of veggies and pudding yesterday....and none of you have turned up for dinner, we enjoyed yummy leftovers with some grilled fish as he had gone to local fish mongers when he did the weekly shopping,
so minimal effort for dinner,
hardly any clear up
and crafting time for me!

Sunday chillin.....

My lovely Hubby has been very good at doing most of the cooking and stuff
while I have been poorly,
we used to do a lot of the cooking together but I did the bulk of it.

He has taking to making the meal when my mate Shirleyanne comes over for dinner at the weekend and we then spend the next few hours haven a giggle
while watching Alaskan crab fishing prog.....

Don't knock it till you have tried it!

It is addictive!!

He surpassed himself yesterday!

We had parma ham and other meats with melon platter....
(I did that !) lol
then he did grilled lemon soul, with black pepper and parsley,
mashed tatties with spinach ( need to boost my iron!)
and a veggie medley from our veggie box.
and for pudding sticky toffee pudding which was so light and yummmmmmy!

I made two cards while he was making pudding before Shirleyanne got here!!!

The backing papers are from forever friends that I heat embossed and layered
using pearl papers and cards, while the backing behind the stamped image is dyed material that my lovely mate Briony did. It is a beautiful deep purple with cerise dyed into it.

It is very beautiful material and I was in two minds whether to use it or keep it.
It is stitched onto the white pearl card using two different coloured threads.

This one I am entering it for the Sketch Saturday Challenge



The image is a forever friends sticker that came with a crafting magazine.
I am still not keen on FF but will use up what I have.

We wont eat evening meals again together till Friday as he is on late shifts all week,so just be me and Poppy.