happy christmas

 

My mum asked me to make a card for her hairdresser ,

 so i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #78 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS#59 ~DIE CUTS FOR CHRISTMAS

CUTE CARD THURSDAY #402 ~FESTIVE COLOURS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used my minds eye glittered paper, saturated canary image , coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, memory box ornaments and corner dies, finished with stickles glitter.

XX NEARLY THE WEEKEND XX

so thankful ....

 

for this christmas card made for a friend , i have used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #71 

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS ~ FESTIVE FUN#117

WINTER WONDERLAND ~ SPARKLE AND BLING(loads of sparkle and bling in this card)

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES C4C314 ~USE SQUARE CARD / SQUARE ITEMS(square card and squares used on card)

CRAFTY HAZELNUT`S CHRISTMAS#257 ~USE DIE CUTS OR PUNCHES (used loads of die cuts)

(LINKS TO CHALLENGES ON MY SIDE BAR)

for this card i used my minds eye glittered paper, saturated canary image , coloured with specrum noirs and promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix swirl corner die, creative exprssions pointsettia dies, marianne holly dies, docrafts ribbon, finished with stickles glitter.

NOW ONTO AMERICA ... AND THANKS GIVING .... my dear brother made it out of his carehome .......and home to his wife Allisons parents for a few hours.. apart from care homes and hospitals this is the first time my brother has been out for 18 months .....

above is my brother`s FIL getting him into a hired van..and below a hand made ramp up to their home  .. looked on by Allisons mum and ofcause my dear little niece.... happy to see her dad!!

 

..and surprise , surprise some of my brothers friends popped by to chat .. so lovely to see photos of him out of his wheelchair/chairbed and into a "proper chair"

WE HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR .....

dedicated follower of fashion!!

 

for this card i have used the sketch (on it`s side) from ~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #66

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#109 ~TIC TAC TOE ( think i have used most the items on the grid except stitching!!)

CRAFTY CATZ #291 - ANYTHING GOES 

(LINKS TO THE CHALLENGES ON MY SIDE BAR)

used american crafts paper,saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and specrum noirs, nestabilites rectangle dies,spellbinders shapeabilities corner dies, sizzix flower/leaf/swirl dies, doodle bug lace ribbon, craftime buttons , finished with stickles glitter.

XX HOPE YOU HAVE HAVING A WONDERFUL WEEKEND XX 

in every heart ..awaits your angel

 

for this card i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 # 63

CREATIVE CARD CREW #93 - SPARKLE (plenty of glitter /sparkle)

(links on my side bar)

used saturated canary image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities circle dies, joy crafts corner die, memory box leaf die, lace/gems and brads from my stash ..finished with stickles glitter.

X HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL WEEKEND X 

thanks so much

   

for this card i used the sketch over on:~

FRIDAY SKETCH#96 

STAMPS AND FUN = CREATIVITY# 254~ANYTHING GOES

ALLSORTS #315 ~FLOWER POWER 

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used trim craft papers, saturated canary image , coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, d-lites butterfly corner die, LOTV circle word stamp, tonic butterfly swirl dies, first edition and marianne flower dies, glossy accents, brads and ribbon from my stash.

XX  HAVE A GOOD WEEK  XX

bestest teacher

 

for this card i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#57 

FAN-TASTIC TUESDAY-ANYTHING GOES...WITH BLING!! (glossy accents and diamante in the angel charm, brads and two-tone card candy )

I LOVE PROMARKERS#273-ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#93-USE YOUR STASH (ribbon unopened at the back of my drawer,glossy accents and dies not used for a while.... )

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used papermania papers, saturated canary image ,coloured with promarkers, tonic butterfly swirl dies, various first edition and marianne flower dies, card candy, brads and ribbon from my stash..finished with glassy acccents.

This card has been made for my sons class teacher ..yep they have another month at school here ... break up near the end of July ..then my son moves onto senior school in September ... how fast they grow??!!!

xx hope you have a wonderful weekend xx

the worlds best teachers

 

for there cards i have used the sketch over on :-

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#54

(link on my side bar)

 used saturated canary and LOTV images, coloured with promarkers, popcorn bear word stamp, quickutz corner dies, card candy , finished with stickles glitter.

made these cards to enter for the challenge over on :-

CARDZ FOR GUYS#70 - MAKE YOUR MARK 

(link on my side bar)

xx hope you are having a great weekend xx

just saying hello

 

todays card has been made using the sketch (on it`s side) from :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 #48

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS CHALLENGE #98 ~PASTEL HUES 

DIGI GALORE (MARCH)~IT`S ALL ABOUT HER  

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used craftworkcards papers and card candy, saturated canary image coloured with promarkers and specrum moirs, first editon and memory box dies , and kaiser craft word stamp. finished with stickles glitter.

going through my journey since my brothers accident in May 2014~ a young lady(19) got intouch with me having read the SILS blog "sansoxygen" .. to tell me her story of her accident and her condition ..like my brother, she too is in hospital again (epilepileptic seizures and many other health problems) ..she is such a fighter and always wears a smile ..so this card is for her ..

so please say prayers for my brother and Chloe

 XX THANKYOU XX

VALENTINE...

 

Yes i am back ..just for this week , i have not been creating cards for a few months ... but since the New Year making Angels ( see at bottom of the page)

 Above is a photo taken of my brother and his wife, the last photograph i have before my brother`s life changing accident on the 24th May 2014 -  yes it 252 days, and he is making a very slow , but determind recovery...and has just been moved to a new subcute home, where physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, cognitive rehabilitation therapy, and  occupational therapy can start on his rehabilitation..on getting him eating ,walking and for his traumatic brain injury...

XXXXXXXXX

Now onto my card....

for this Valentines card for my husband i have used the sketch over on;-

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 - "blast from the past" -sketch# 208

FUN WITH SHAPES#175 ~VALENTINE

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#358 ~STAMPING MAD

(LINKS ON  MY SIDE BAR)

  

used papermania papers, saturated canary image , coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, nestabilities circle and heart dies, magnolia heart swirl die,tim holtz stamps, finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Now to explain why have been making ANGELS from glass beads :~

below is the website (sansoxygen.com) set up by my brothers wife and friends , keeping an update on my brothers progress and a place for friends to donate to the fund ... nothing is free in America , and as my brother was working free lance as a font designer and had been living in the country for less than two years,and was the major bread winner, my sister-in-law has no income coming in or help from the state, so is relying on family and  friends ...who have been amazingly supportive.

so, here i am making glass Angels  , to send to people who have kindly donated through me on my facebook page (see below)..here are a few i have made...

... and some small window charms, as well as larger ones , wine glass charms ... well if nothing else it is giving me therapy, making them..they can be found here...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Handmade-angels-love-and-support/

 xx enjoy your weekend xx

teenager at last!!

 

for this card i used a sketch over on sketch and stamp ..then realised it was their last sketch!! duh!!

however followed the challenge over on:~

CARDZ 4 GUYS#38 ~NO BALLS

used basicgrey paper, saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, circle nestabilities dies, quickutz and shapeablities corner dies, chipboard numbers and letters from my stash.

xx hope you are having a good week xx

birthday cake

 

for this birthday card i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #28

used dovecraft papers, saturated canary image , coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, nestabilites square dies,spellbinders corner dies, cardcraft word and flower die cuts, card candy, creative expressions leaf swirl die, brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

x hope you are having a good weekend x

with love

 

for this card i have used the sketch over on :~

SKETCH SATURDAY#327

CREATALICIOUS CHALLENGE#67 ~FLOWER POWER

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used grant archival papers, saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, craftwork cards word diecut,  marianne flower and leaf dies, magnolia heart swirl die, quickutz corner die, brad and ribbon from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

x hope you are having a good week x

just because ....

 

for this card i have used the sketch over on :~ 

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #27

ALL SORTS CHALLENGE#276 ~SUGAR AND SPICE 

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used first edition glittered papers , saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, nestabilities circle dies, tonic butterfly swirl and butterfly dies, sizzix coener die, craftwork cards circle word diecut, glittered ribbon, brad and flowers from my stash. finished with stickles glitter.

x hope you are having a wonderful weekend x

on your special day

 

for this card i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 ~SKETCH 26

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#53 ~TIC~TAC~TOE ~ used diagonal ~ stamp/sentiment/twine 

used dovecraft papers, saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, papermania word diecut (inked), nestabilities rectangle dies, magnolia hearl swirl die,flowers, brads and gems from my stash. finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents on the glasses.

x hope you are having a wonderful weekend x