Getting busier!

Grr-mud, mud and more mud. Winter is soo not a good time with horses. Although riding, that's assuming you manage to get the layers of mud and muck off them enough to actually get yourself on, is much better. No flies! Although I'm still plagued with midges, at this time of year! Anyway, enough of that. I've been playing a little with Christmas cards, so will see what you think.

Okay, made an A6 card, and stamped a border with snowflake stamps. Die-cut a few different tags, and cut out the dark blue mats. Used one of my favourite stamps - 'Fantasy' by Penny Black. Stamped and embossed four with slightly different embossing powders. Mounted them onto slightly different backgrounds, i.e. white sparkle, rainbow shimmer, silver mirri etc. Then stamped and embossed the sentiments onto the tags. Finished them with slightly different trims and ribbons. Then did almost the same thing, but with the cards in landscape, rather than portrait. Quite pleased with them. Okay, that's all for now, back to the mud and muck, I guess!
Big hugs to all.
Rosie x

Playing with Windows!

Decided to have a play with a different size, and style of card. The hydrangea stamp, on the blue card,  I've wanted to use for a while, and coloured it with promarkers. On the pink card I've used photos. Mine are the butterflies, and my son took the grasshopper. The images on the fronts of both cards are printed onto vellum. I'm part way through a pink and lilac hydrangea card too, although I've used hammered card for these two. I quite liked the way they turned out, although the photos don't do them justice. I also have great trouble putting the cards and the text where I want them, anyone got any tips for this one? Hope everyone is okay, and coping with the colder weather. Back soon. x

Birthday Card!

Hello everyone,
Apologies, I am still trying to catch up with everyone else's blogs, please bear with me. Okay, this is a birthday card for a friend who, hopefully!, will be 80 on 1st. Nov. Still find cards for men difficult, but he is a gardener, so a little floral spray! Started by making an 8" card blank, and 4 toning mats, mirri, then plain, then patterned, then plain. Inked edges, and cut corners with Martha Steward die. Stamped and cut out sentiments. Then die-cut foliage and flower spray. Stamped the "80", and embossed with copper. Filled the numbers with Beadazzles, then the centres with 3D Crystal Laquer. Assembled it together, added a few gems, and some Stickles! Hopefully he'll be pleased. Oh, and the other one is the card that I made for Evelyns' birthday, to go with the Door Hanger. Hugs to all. x

Question?

Hi again
Anyone know anything about Etsy, good or bad, info. appreciated. Thanks. x

Still Here!

Hello to all,

 Well, going okay at the moment. Busy weekend, making a card for an 80th, and had hay delivered for the horses, which is a bit of a pain, 'cause I live in an "odd" place. Wonderful neighbours withe their "truck" did most of the work, bless them, a huge help, very much appreciated. And, managed to avoid the rain, which I find amazing! Well, they say the sun shines on the righteous, guess that must be the horses, not me! Found a couple of cards that I haven't shown, so will put them on for approval! Landrover one was for Katys' partners birthday, obviously a LR fanatic, like me. Sad! The other was a door hanging for my grand-daughter Evelyn, for her 9th birthday. I am trying to catch up with everyone's blogs, please bear with me. Back soon. Stay safe, hugs to all. x

Simpler!

Okay, while I'm still up and running I thought I'd post these. Saw an article in a craft magazine that I really liked. These are my variations on it.

 Thought they turned out quite cute! All for the minute. 

  Bye for now. x

Lots and lots of apologies!

Hello everyone
Once again I'm back making sincere apologies for disappearing! Thank you so much to those of you who, despite the silence, still keep checking on me. Shameful, but of course I have lots of excuses!! Seriously, I haven't been at all well, today I'm going for an injection to see if that will improve things, I do hope so! Also my PC completely gave up, so now have a reconditioned one, couldn't afford new, I'm afraid. Will have to hope that it lasts a while, at least while I try and catch up with what everyone has been doing! Have only managed to make a few cards whilst absent, but will update blog asap. Hope you're all okay. Back soon.
Hugs to all. X