SEASON'S TWEETINGS

Hi Everyone

Apologies for the absence (again) .. .. .. it has been a manic time here in the home of hearts.  All centred around Mum which has involved days of paperwork alongside visits to see if she is hopefully awake and will eat or drink for us (the biggest treat of all being if she will chat, which just occasionally happens - not that she always knows who I am).  She once asked me what country I am from, and I said I have always lived here in England.  She expressed surprise that I hadn't been evacuated  to which I said "I was lucky, I was just old enough to be allowed to stay".  She was pleased for me 😊  

I could write a book on the things she has said over the years.  But we agreed when all this began that we as a family live in Mum's world, we don't ever let her think she is wrong with the things she says.

 

Anything involving paperwork is always a real challenge because Mum has been for many, many years a serial shredder .. .. .. despite us setting up files for her to put them in and telling her we will need the information later.  We eventually deliberately blocked the shredder so she couldn't use it any more and I slowly started to bring any paperwork I could get my hands on home with me .. .. .. but of course that didn't stop her ripping things up. 

Then to add to the fun the latest Windows Up-date has caused problem with my computer .. .. .. .. sometimes it opens in "bios mode" and other times it behaves itself.

Why can't life just be straightforward?  All I want to do is go to visit Mum and then come home and sit and make cards!!!  Surely that isn't too much to ask is it?

Anyway today the computer wants to play so I am making hay while the sun shines and sharing a Teeny Tiny Christmas card which measures a whole 9cm square.

This used:

Image:  Just Rite Clear Stamp Set "CR-05030" Doodled Birds  (love this set - it is years old)
Trees:  Cardio "Mini Tall Trees"
Sentiments:  Clearly Besotted "Rockin' Robin"
Backing Paper:  Pink Petticoat (sadly no longer trading) and snippets for the paper piecing
Dovecraft snowflake embossing folder.

WeRMemory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

My Trusty Sewing Machine
and a couple of ProMarkers

Hope your days have been calmer than mine.

TIME TO CELEBRATE

Hi Playmates

Hope you are all enjoying your day.

I have had a bit of playtime in the craft pod today, alongside numerous trips to and from the washing line!  My craft time being more enjoyable because I have ended up with a finished card .. .. whereas my trips to the washing line have now culminated in a pile of ironing (which won't be done today!).

So this is my finished card .. .. 

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "1657K" Ode to Joy

Sentiment:  Clearly Besotted "CBSM1012" Mini Calligraphy

Backing Paper:  Nitwits "Melodious"

ProMarkers

Ribbon

Corner Rounding Punch

My Trusty Sewing Machine

I am taking this to two challenges:

The Little Red Wagon Challenge where the theme is "Piano Man" (anything music related)

and

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge where the theme is "Moving" (transport) or anything goes as long as it uses Penny Black Goodies.  I am covered with the "anything goes" option.

My post title was "Time to Celebrate" .. ..  I wonder if we will be celebrating after the football tonight?

MAKE TIME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS

Hi Playmates

Happy Friday everyone.

I hope your week has been a good one .. .. .. and you are all looking forward to that weekend which is just peeping around the corner.

Sharing a card today using a digital image from an Etsy store that is fast becoming a firm favourite here in the house of hearts.. .. .. so many gorgeous images and this is just one of quite a few that I have fallen in love with .. .. .. and an image that would work for lots of different types of cards, not just birthdays:

This used:
Image -Pastel Floral Vase Clipart - Whimsical Flower Bouquet Bundle (Digital Download) - NesaDesignCo

Sentiment:  Computer Generated

Backing Paper:  From snippet mountain.  I know it was from a download a long while ago and now I need to find out where .. .. ..  because I want to use it again!
Corner Rounding Punch

Ribbon

Hot Fix Nail Heads
My Trusty Sewing Machine

According to Copilot the title of my post today means : 

"slow down, pause, and intentionally enjoy the small, beautiful moments in life — rather than rushing through them in pursuit of goals or tasks"

Something we should all do .. .. .. but definitely me!!!  I am far too hyper for my own good!

WALL TO WALL SUNSHINE

Hi Everyone

I hope you are having a good week and haven't melted in the heat!

Whenever the sun shines my brain always goes into yellow mode which is a colour I don't really use very often as a dominant colour.

This used:

Image:  LOTV Digital "You are My Sunshine" via Etsy
Sentiment:  LOTV Digital "Everythings Better Sentiments" via Etsy
ProMarkers
Design Papers from the Snippet Box
Floral Cotton Ribbon
My Trusty Sewing Machine

Will hopefully catch you again soon .. .. keep slapping on that suncream!

TEENY, TINY TUESDAY FOR THE SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND

Hi Everyone

I hope your week is going well.

Today I have a teeny tiny creation for taking over to The Snippet Playground Challenge which is where we are encouraged to use up our leftovers from previous projects .. .. .. and if you are anything like me you have masses of these squirrelled away in various forms .. .. .. design papers, various types of card, acetate, vellum, ribbon, fabric, lace, twine  .. .. ..   oh the list is endless .. .. .. culminating in soooo many snippets LOL!!! 

Anyway, this little creation uses up just a few of my many snippets  .. .. ..

This used:

Design paper for the card and envelope:  Pink Petticoat
Snippet of Glitter Card
Sentiment:  Penny Black Clear Stamps "Sentiment Collection" 30-350
Teeny Tiny Butterfly:Flutters 2 Inkylicious 4110
ProMarkers
A solitary little gem for the butterfly's body
Die Cut Frame: Unbranded
WeRMemory Keepers Envelope Punch Board
Embossing Folder for the envelope flap
My Trusty Sewing Machine

and these were my snippets

Unfortunately Miss Di is out of commission in the playground at the moment, so Sarn and Dudley are in charge.  Hope you recover nice and quickly Di.  I am sure we will all "try" and behave ourselves in your absence.

HEART OF HEARTS

Hi Everyone

Just nipping in quickly with an anniversary card to share .. .. one which uses what has probably been the most used die in my collection.  Surprise, surprise!

It is useful and loved for so many reasons.  Once I thought I had lost it and it felt like the end of the world LOL!!  Luckily I only had about 20 minutes of torture before I found it again and now it has its own special place to live (inside a tin with a mass of die cut and punched hearts) .. .. .. I dread to think what a huge mess it would make if I was ever to drop it!!! 

This is what I love doing best with it . . . . . a bit like a fun jig-saw and it uses up lots of snippets in the process.

This used:

Heart of Heart Die - Impression Obsessions
Julie Hickey - Layers, Frames & Banner Rectangle Die Set
Sentiment - MamaElephant "Bountiful Blessings"
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Lots of snippets .. .. .. some of which are lovely black flocked ones

So that is me for today.

Enjoy your weekend everyone - I hope you manage to find a bit of crafty time to enjoy.

LUCKY DIP

Hi Playmates

It was lucky dip into the design pads today and out came a very, very old purchase from quite a few years ago.

I used it to make the following, but I am not sure now whether it is a card or something I would like to put into a box frame .. .. .. hence there being no sentiment on view

This used:

Papers:  Papermania Capsule Collection (Midnight Blush)

Heart Die:  BlueLans Cutting Die via Amazon

Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies

Memory Box Dies:  "98261" Kaleidoscope Butterfly and "98262" Moonlight Butterfly 
Ribbon
Hot Fix Nail Heads

My Trusty Sewing Machine

and  .. .. .. ..

Sketch No.3 from my square sketch library which you will find at the top of my blog.  (Feel free to use any of them if you would like to).

I have a feeling that I may have the same design pad in different colours .. .. might be good to mix and match them .. .. we will see.

Hope everyone has had a good day  -  it has been a bit cooler here today.