spirt of christmas

 

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

SKETCH SATURDAY#389 

used dovecraft paper, LOTV image, quickutz corner die, nestabilities dies,creative expressions pointsettia dies, marianne holly dies, finished with stickles glitter and flower soft.

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 .....

seasons greetings

 

for these chrsitmas cards i used the sketch over on~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2#67

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ THINGS WITH WINGS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used docrafts paper ribbon , LOTV diecut images, nestabilitiesoval dies, creative expressions flower dies,quickutz corner die, marianne holly die, brads and gems from my stsh , finished with stickles glitter.

made another two cards (below) using the sketch on it`s side

XX HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND XX

happy..

 

For this 1st Birthday card for my friends daughter i have used the sketch over on -~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2#234

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - TAKE YOUR PICK .. PRODUCT THEME - GLITTER

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS - TIC-TAC-TOE - STAMP/EMBOSSING/DIECUTS (top line)

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used mo manning images , coloured with promarkers, papermania and MME papers, kanban ebossed card, nestabilities oval dies, sizzix letter dies, spellbinder corner and emboss die, memory box leaf swirl dies, first edition flower dies, creative expressions (sue wilson) bow and swirl die, card candy , finished with stickles glitter.

thought i would make two more cards using the sketch!!

xx have a good weekend xx

christmas wreath and box

 

i know i am not doing many creations this christmas , but Lewis (my youngest) thought a flower wreath would be a nice gift for his teacher this year .. so we started to make it together ..he soon lost interest ... so this wek i have been making this wreath and the box for it to go into.

above is the top of the box, i have used the sketch over on ~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 ~ sketch #190

(oh dear!!!! just seen i should have added buttons and ribbon to my creation!!)

used craftwork cards paper and circle sentiment, nestabilities circle and square dies, creative expressions flower and leaf dies , marianne holly dies, quickutz corner dies, finished with stickles glitter and H20s.

below is the flower wreath

used craftwork cards papers, some diecut flowers and card candy, various sizzix flower dies, ribbon, gems, brads from my stash ~ finished with stickles glitter.

x hope you are having a great weekend x

BROTHER...

 

well i know i wasn`t going to make any Christmas cards this year .. am on a crafting break but i thought i would make my Brother a  8 x8 card, that he can look at while still in hospital..

used the sketch over on SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #35

used Imagine That winter fun paper and "B" die cut, nestabilies label dies, memory box snowflake border and bauble dies, card candy, silver ribbon and thread from my stash , finsihed with a little stickles glitter.

below is a xmas card my mum has asked me to make for her hairdresser... so that is two card i have made!! used this wonderful saturated canary image and coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs.

below is the back of the card

Now onto my trip over to California to see my brother , it is now six months since his accident..as you can see he is now breathing by himself, and we enjoyed a week of chat , and watched him have physio and speech therapy ..his long time memory is amazing ..but he still doesn`t understand what has happened to him..or that he now lives in America.. this  can be very upsetting for his wife...

this is the first time i met my brother , (after our 24 hour journey from England) he recognised me, with my husband and my nephew and niece ..i was able to wheel my brother out to this room (above), so we could all be together..

........and below in his room ..after spending 10 days with him, he is even waving here ...

my Brother is making slow progress, but amazing progress , what a fighter ... the next big step is looking for a kidney donor,as the medication he was given while in a coma has stopped his kidneys from working, so still having dialysis three times week ..

i am so very greatful that he is still with us, prayers and healing thoughts are still very much appreciated .. XX THANKYOU XX

it`s a girl

 

for this baby girl card i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #29

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS#283 ~LOVELY LACE

CREATIVE KNOCKOUT#57 ~LACE/RIBBON

FUSSY AND FANCY#124 ~LOTS OF PINK OR BREAST CANCER

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used creative imaginations(christine adolph) paper, mo manning image, coloured with spectrum noirs, whiff of joy word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz corner die, magnolia heart swirl die, creative expressions bow die, lace, ribbon , pearls and flowers from my stash, card candy and finished with stickles glitter.

xx hope you are having a good weekend 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