cars & bikes

This is the only card I have made
since my wee production the other day.
Our neighbour passed her driving test.

I am entering it on the
House Mouse Monday Challenge
who are looking for a tall card.

We have still got a wee drop of snow.
Mostly, the problem is ice now.
It was -7 when I went to work this morning.
And -9'c when Andrew cycled home after his night shift.

Aye , you did read that right....he cycled home.
Not usually a problem.
We live near the RAF base he works on,
and it is quicker for him to cycle than drive.
For the first time ever...almost 20 years.....
he hit ice & came right off his bike!

He hss badly bruised his hip and leg.
A trip to the local surgery this afternoon
ended with some lovely pain killers from the GP.
My lovely therapist friend is coming to the house
tomorrow to give him a treatment.

My trip home from work started with my car
sliding on ice trying to get out of my parking space!
No damage done, but a bit scary!

I do like snow, but am not so keen on ice!

Stay safe & warm.

love tina x

I've been randomly tagged...

I've been tagged by my wonderful buddy Debbi
With this tag I've to list 20 random facts about myself & then pass it on to 5 others!
OK here goes..........

1 - I was a vegetarian when I was a teenager,but I still dated a butcher!
2 - I am a red head, but now have grey hairs which I love!
3 - The Harry Potter series are my all time fave books. I re-read them often.
4 - I practice Reiki , aromatherapy, massage and use crystals in my day to day life.
5 - I was born in Germany, am an army brat.
6 - I am very bad at spelling.
7 - I loved my job as a cancer care nurse.
8 - My DH makes the best ever sticky toffee pudding and ice cream
9 - Macpurp was my nickname from an infertility support group online years ago and it stuck
10 - I have a slight OCD thing at times.....LOL
11 - I am the third child of four siblings and the only one to move away from my home town.
12 - I can be very open but also an incredibly private person
13 - I failed my driving test first round
14 - I am happiest when cooking and feeding those I love.
15- I dated a butcher, a baker ( and a few others!) & married a meteorologist!
16 - I am very loyal but will walk away if I have to.
17 - I love my freckles but hated them as a child
18 - I have fab boobs! they are snuggly to cuddle into !
19 - I am easily hurt emotionally but getting better at protecting myself.
20 - I love to laugh

Now, who to pass this on to....I must admit this is the bit I hate the worst!

My five, Amanda, Debbie, Dawn, Linda, and Sammi
Much love to you all xxx

Crafty Pad # 8

Wow!
we are on challenge #8 over at Crafty Pad!

This weeks Challenge is LURVE!!

So interpret this in any way you want.
You do not have to use the Faith stamps,
but we would be delighted if you would
and you will get your name entered
twice in our prize draw!

I used the Love heart stamps from
the Faith with Love stamps.
There are three hearts with beautiful detail on them. I love these hearts,
I have used them to make butterflies and flowers.

And I by stamping onto pink card I made a flower
and on pink felt I made a brooch!

Now I am told this 4 by 4 piece is a fat page.

I made the pink hearts into a flower
using silicon glue to raise it up.
Green ribbon makes the leaves.
A button and silver thread
makes the centre.

I started with a pink felt.
Stamped the heart four times in a flower shape.

I cut the whole flower out in one piece,
used pink thread & tiny pink metallic beads
to edge the hearts.

I then used one strand of
silver embroidery thread to stick the
criss cross inside the heart.

A button was sew on the centre with
the same silver thread, leaving long tails.
I added more tails by repeating this step
a couple of times.
I added two small heart shaped charms
with the same thread.

The next layer is pink netting material.
which i hacked into a flower type shape.
I sewed it on folding as I went
to give more shape.
I pulled threads around the edges.
I cut the leaf shape out
in one piece of green felt
This also hid all the messy stitching
on the pink netting.

A fastener is stitched onto the back
and I placed this on the card after
making two small holes with my crop o dile.

Hope you like this wee brooch.
It is my first attempt at a fat page
and this type of brooch.

Go have a wee look at my other D'teamies work!

love Tina xx

wee sneaky peekie

sneaky peak!

for tomorrows Crafty Pad Challenge.





can you guess what it is yet???

Game old birdie

My Lovely Friend Jackie
is as you might say a game old bird!
She is 76 years young!

She is so young at heart and a dear friend to A & Me.
I had planned to make her a card
with a birdie on it
and put game old bird!
But instead, I ended up with this!

I heat embossed the heart with olive powder.

I am entering it in Papertake weekly
who want hearts and flowers.

And colour create a new colour challenge blog
are looking for brown, pink and green .

Missing Amy

Another month,
Another year,
Another smile,
Another tear,
Another Winter,
Summer too,
But there will never be
Another you.

I wish you were still here.

Happy 17th Birthday Angel.

We miss you , we love you.

xox

friday things

It's been a busy week.
I am more tired back at work
than I thought I would be.
Have done no crafting all week till today.


This card is for a friends Birthday next week.
and is my entry in the Magnolia V's Stampavie
colour challenge.
They are looking for cocoa, sage, white and pink.
The green layering is not quite sage
but the leaves on the Elf are.

The masking effect was following a "How to...."
By Natalie on NG Cards.
Thank you Babes!

The leather effect cord on the tag
was from a tag on a bag of loose tea leaves !

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I have layered up the made by stamp
that I got from the Lovely Sammi,
and used it on the back of all my cards.

This next card is also for a friends Birthday,
several of my friends have Birthdays this month.
It is being entered in Cute Card Thursday
who are looking for Metal items on your card.

It has sliver shimmery coloured card
in two pieces of layering.
A metal hanging embellishment.
And two cat themed metal brads,
& three pink metal brads on the cat's square.

It's my take on Janina's sketch at JCBC.
It has a bow on the sketch but
I wanted to use this hanging embellishment.

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And lastly is a card for my Dad.
It's not his birthday till next month,
but I used a sketch from Sketch & Stash. #3
The stash is my Sugar Nellie stamp ~ Macbeth
and the new thing I used were distressing inks.
This is my first time using them to colour.
I need to practice a bit more with them.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.
love Tina xx