Merry, Merry, Merry

 Hi all,

It is the 1st June so time for our Sparkles Christmas challenge and Melanie has chosen the theme - include the word Merry.  So I dug out my Simply cards and Papercrafts sentiment stamp set freebie for the background and for the centre piece sentiment. It seems to be one of my favourite stamp sets. I used ‘the greetery’ wreath die and inked it green and a ‘Lisa Horton’ mistletoe die. 

So that’s another Christmas card made, why not join in with us and see what the other teamies have created.

It’s been a steady month here. I went up to stay at my Dad’s house in Scotland at the beginning of the month for 6 days which was a lovely break. Good food, good company etc….. then I went to an 80th birthday party in the village-a fellow dog walker which was amazing and to the cinema to see ‘The Accountant 2’. It was one brilliant film and we had a meal out too so not as steady as I thought ha ha. I’ve spent plenty of time in the garden too which has been fun. 

Challenges:

Hope you’ve all had a good May and thank you for popping to see me too.

Big hugs Debs xxxx

Stockings

 Hi all,

It is the 1st May so time for our Sparkles Christmas challenge and Caz  has chosen the theme - Christmas Stockings.  So I dug out my Simply cards and Papercrafts sentiment stamp set freebie for the centre and added different coloured stockings with my Inky Doodles Stamp set.

We really hope you can join in and get an early start on Christmas. Pop by and see what the rest of the teamies have created.

It has been a month for pottering in the garden and planting seeds which I've loved. I love seeing everything blossoming outside. You can't beat it..

Thanks for popping by, I really appreciate your visits my lovelies.

Big Hugs Debs x

Christmas foliage

 Hi all,

It is the 1st April so time for our Sparkles Christmas challenge and Dawn has chosen the theme - Christmas foliage. So out came some freebie stamps(I love these) from Simply cards and Papercraft magazine and my inks to watercolour which I find so relaxing.I found a large white tag, a holly die from Sue Wilson, some ribbon and twine to finish it off. 

We really hope you can join in and get an early start on Christmas. Pop by and see what the rest of the teamies have created.

Challenges:

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Well it's been a steady month here and wow isn't the weather changing for the good at last. Well it's been nice in East Riding of Yorkshire at least. I've had a few doctors appointments which have gone okay, mainly check ups. After 4 weeks I got my back xray results .... I have arthritis in my lower back so at least I know what it is and just to take things steady. My Asthma review went well so hopefully that's the last of my visits for a while - here's hoping. My new power wheelchair arrived woo hoo.. I am loving it even though there are a few teething troubles but we will get there. Hope you had a nice Mothers Day too. We went for a swim, a jacussi then a nice hot chocolate. Perfect.

Thanks for popping by, I really appreciate your visits my lovelies.

Big Hugs Debs x

A cup of cheer

 Hi all,

It is the 1st February so time for our Sparkles Christmas challenge and Melissa has chosen the theme - A Cup of Christmas Tea,

I printed out a sheet from Etsy that I had purchased some decorative cuppas on and typed my own sentiment on the topper. I also used a Crafter's Companion snowflake background die, some clearly besotted snowflake die, gems and my Christmas tree die. 

Why not pop over and join in with us over at Sparkles Christmas.

Challenges:

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It's been a quiet month here. Our flat roof was leaking and we had to get a new roof fitted eek. A tough start to the year financially, so we've been trying not to spend all of January... just getting essentials. A few more months and we should be okay phew. It gets quite addictive not spending. Ha ha. I must get back into some crafting as it does me good, so that is my goal for February.  

Thanks for popping by, I really appreciate your visits. Take care and stay cosy my lovelies.

Big Hugs Debs x

Cosy and Warm

 Hi all,

Apologies for not wishing you all a Merry Christmas, time got away with me and I ran out of energy to do anything else. Hope you all had a lovely time whatever you decided to do. We had a nice time and we were very relaxed which was nice after all the build up.  Anyway its the 1st January 2025:

'Happy New Year.'

Time for our first challenge of the year over at Sparkles Christmas and Kate has chosen the theme - Cosy and Warm.

Apologies for my later than usual post but in my wisdom I did a card for February's challenge thinking it was for January - whoops, so I've made another card today. At least I'm organised for February I guess. I thought this pic was perfect for the challenge so I re-used it from a card, used a freebie background paper from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine and put my dies to work for the mistletoe and the cosy and warm letters using my new die cutting machine from Kit and Caboodle. My Ebosser which I've had for 12 years had, had it's day, so I treated myself with my birthday money eek and I love it. I need to explore it more but so far so good.

Why not pop over and join in with us over at Sparkles Christmas.

Thanks for popping by, I really appreciate your visits.

Big Hugs Debs x

Christmas carol time

 Hi all,

It’s the 1st of December, can you believe it? I can’t….. Time to share our new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas. This month Debbie has chose:

‘Feature a Christmas Carol or song.’

I dug out a freebie embossing folder that was from Simply Cards magazine that has lots of carols on it which is perfect for this challenge. A Tonic freebie note die, My Altenew letter dies to spell JOY and  a Sheena Douglass stamp set too. My clarity stamp tree die was perfect to ink through in gradual green colours too.. I really enjoyed making this card. Hope you can join in with us and see what the rest of the team have created.

Challenges:

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Here's hoping you've had a good month. I've been to the cinema twice to see Venom then the Christmas film - 'Red one.' both films were good followed by a nice meal each time. My power wheelchair got the brakes repaired at last and new wheels on but a couple of days later the brackets supporting the front wheels snapped in both places so I'm walking Hunter with my friend as I'm on a flimsy scooter. On the positive side they rushed through my assessment for a new power chair which was this last monday and a new one is on order phew.... We celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary this month with a meal at home which was nice then it was my birthday this last Thursday so I was spoilt again.

Take care everyone and keep up the good work with the Christmas cards.

Big hugs Debs xx

Snowflakes are Winter's Butterflies

 Hi all, 

It's the 1st November.....so time for our challenge over at Sparkles Christmas . 

This month the theme has been chosen by Sue as:

'Snowflakes.' 

This snowflake die was a Johns next door die and the snowflakes dies were Clearly Besotted and Memory box with a freebie backing paper from Simply cards and Papercraft magazine.

So why not get cracking on your Christmas cards and join in with us.

Challenges:

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Thank you for popping by to see me,it's been a busy month with my Dad arriving from Scotland for a four days which was lovely, a dental check up and my daughter's 30th birthday - where does the time go!... I also managed to have 2 falls where I jerked and banged my arms so I've been out of action for the last week and a half.. I can be so clumsy but it's amazing how something like that shocks your system.Luckily my friend walked Hunter for me, my Hubby Shamus helped and kept an eye on me and my daughter made us some meals on wheels. Also a couple of friends visited me too which perked me up. I only managed a couple of birthday cards for my daughter and this Christmas card this month. Better than nothing.

Big hugs

Debs x