thanks so much

 

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

SKETCH SATURDAY#369

FAB ` N` FUNKY #268 ~ FLOWER DELIGHTS

used K and co paper, magnolia stamp, coloured with spectrum noirs, kaisercraft word stamp, various flower dies, memory box lavish branch die,shapeablities corner dies, american crafts ribbon, brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

XX  HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEK  XX

heaven sent

 

for these cards i have used the sketch over on~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #53 

I LOVE PROMARKERS#268 - ANYTHING GOES

........ and the cards below .........

FAB N FUNKY#258 - MAY FLOWERS

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#372 - ADD A BRAD

(links to challenges on my side bar)

used papermania papers, mo manning images , coloured with promarkers, whiff of joy word stamps , papermania stamps, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix and magnolia swirl dies, quickutz cloud die, buttons, brads and thread from my stash , finished with stickles glitter.

xx have a wonderful weekend xx

angels from above

 

for todays cards i have used the sketch over on:~

MY TIME TO CRAFT CHALLENGE BLOG#287 ~"GETTING SKETCHY"

(link to site on my side bar)

used mo manning images , coloured with promarkers, magnolia heart swirl die, first edition and marianne flower dies, quickutz corner and cloud dies gems, brads and ribbons from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

some good new this morning ... my SIL Allison post a short video of my brother talking again!!

xx thankyou for all your prayers xx

dare to dream

 

for today cards i have used the sketch over on~

FRIDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE #91

used Kand CO papers, LOTV image and word stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities deis, marianne flower dies and magnolia heart swirl die , brads and gems from stash, finished with stickles glitter

xx hope you are haing a good Easter weekend xx

tomorrow a vision of hope...

 

i made this card using the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 #201

i thought that i could make some cards for my fund raising for my brother ..so have encluded a Angel charm on each card....

..below i am sharing some more cards i have made, using the idea of the sketch simply ....

since my last post my brother was rushed into hospital ..and has been very, very poorly indeed.. if you could include my brother in your prayers  , it would be very much appreciated

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...

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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.

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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

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

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

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

flowers whisper....

 

for this card i used the sketch over on :~

SKETCH AND STASH#144 ~( all old stash , except new word stamp)

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES

FAB `N FUNKY#225 ~INSPIRED BY A MOVIE ( western film ~annie get your gun)

CRAFTY CREATIONS#269 ~FLOWER POWER

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used magnolia back ground stamp, elisabeth bell stamp, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, kraftin kimmie word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, D~lites corner dies, shapeabilities swirl and leaf dies, flowers and brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

used my new stamp on the back of my card ..designed for me by

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheStampFoundry .. (just love it and very fast delivery)

xx hope you having a good week xx

doctor in the house??

 

 for this card i have used the sketch over on~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #22

THAT CRAFTY PLACE~ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTY CATZ #241~ANYTHING GOES

                                                FUSSY AND FANCY#119 ~WORDS ~
used my own words on this card, for my just 4 year old niece, shown in picture below with my sister in law, visiting her daddy (my brother) in hospital, in her doctors outfit (her birthday present, that her daddy has not seen her in yet,as in a coma) ..telling all the intensive care nurses ~ "i am not a real doctor..i have so much more to learn"!!                                                        

(LINKS TO CHALLENGES ON MY SIDE BAR)

used saturated canary image, coloured with promparkers and spectrum noirs, printed words from my computer, nestabilities oval and heart dies, quickutz corner dies, magnolia heart swirl die, flowers/brads/gems and ribbon from my stash. finished with stickles glitter.

i would like to say that i have just received some wonderful "cling" stamps from THE STAMP FOUNDRY ~~  Custom Artisan Stamps  ~~ in california,USA.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheStampFoundry 

this is the company my brother has started with his friend, Chris Adams, and their first order went out the day that my brother had his life changing accident in MAY .. it has now been 9 weeks, and we are so pleased that my brother is now trying to communicate with moving his thumb, although ofcause most of the time he is a sleep..prayers are still needed so badly at this time xx

xx THANKYOU xx

happy, huggy Easter bunny

 

i thought i would use another SASSY CHERYL`S image (used the Sally image in post below) for this EASTER card,

 using the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #011

SASSY CHERYL`S #207 ~SHOWERS OR FLOWERS 

(entering the challenge a second time, this time with Noah) 

CRAFTY CATZ#227~ B IS FOR ..... BOY, BUNNY, BLUE , BUTTERFLY, BLOOMS, BRADS,

(links on my side bar)

used docrafts papers, sassy cheryl`s "noah and his bunny bandit"image, coloured with spectrum noirs, personal impressions word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, shapeablities leaf dies, marianne flower dies, magnolia heart swirl dies, sizzix stamp and dies butterflies, american crafts ribbon, finished with stickles glitter.

what a wet Easter Sunday we are having here today.. had our egg hunt inside, didn`t take the boys long to find them!! hope you are having a wonderful Easter holiday....

love you tutu much

 

 hope you are sat down for all the photos i have to share in this post!!!

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

SKETCH AND STASH#32 (used new mo manning images..and using my brother scan`n cut machine ..used old papers/gems/die cuts)

MO MANNING #227~PERFECTLY PINK

FAB N FUNKY#221 ~PINK

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY ~FOR THAT SPECIAL LADY (we have had mothers day here (march) in the uk so , this card is for my niece, the only special little lady in our family)

(links on my side bar)

used brenda pinnick papers, mo manning/penny black images , coloured with specrum noirs, spellbinders shapeablities and nestabilities dies, cuttlebug happy birthday embossing folder,  scan `n cut dies cuts, magnolia heart swirl die, finished with card candy,gems and stickles glitter.

close~up of images

below is the back of the card

front and side of the card (details can be seen if you click on the pics)

close~up of the front edge

i just loved making this multi fold card sooooooooooooooo much for my little niece Justine, who will be celebrating her 4rd birthday very soon.....

 here she is ..as always in pink and wearing a tutu......miss her soooooooo much as my brother and his family have moved to America

at this moment my parents are visiting my brother and family ..so last night we skyped, to see they had arrived ok (my dad is 81) and i do worry .... as always Justine was in a pink fairy dress with lots of sparkle..and just love my gift i sent her of My Little Pony`s ... wish i could be with them all too....