all about numbers

 

for todays creation~ a calendar easel card, i have used the sketch over on ~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2~ 73

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ ANYTHING GOES (CHRISTMAS GIFT)

used lots of nestabilities and sizzix dies, papermania brads, card candy and lots from my crafty stash!.. and a shop bought calendar and post it note pad

..... and what a difference a few weeks make  .. my brother has had to have surgery twice around his heart , for a blockage which seems to have cause swelling to his face and arm/hand ..and meant he couldn`t have dialysis for a few days too..so as you can guess he has been very poorly ..but this weekend i have this amazing photo to share ..him sat up (yep not lying down) and he had used a pencil and written something , that i feel is very clear ..using his left hand .. as he cannot use his right after the accident    

xx this weekend i feel truly blessed xx

sister ...

 

for todays card (is an order for someone who wanted a "SISTER" card),

 i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY #72

MY TIME TO CRAFT #307 ~ INSPIRED BY BEATLES SONG ... " I SAW HER STANDING THERE .." 

(i had to use this challege as my brother loves the Beatles ..and all American friends seem to have heard about THE BEATLES!!)

have used papermania paper, nestabilities square dies, various flower dies, card candy brads from my stash . 

talking of SISTERS ...  below is a photo of my sister-in-law , my nephew and niece, taken a few weeks ago....

..and below my BROTHER ..with my niece (visitng her dad in his care home) ..how life has changed for us all over the last year and a half .. many of you who follow my blog or on my fund raising facebook page    https://www.facebook.com/Handmade-angels-love-and-support- will know about my brothers life changing accident in May 2014..and that i have been busy creating jewellery etc to raise money for therapy for him..he lives in America and nothing is free out there .... and i feel i am doing something for him ..while i live so far away here in England.

 please visit my facebook page , like and share  ..thankyou xx

xx hope you are having a good weekend xx

angel sang you to sleep

 

 for these cards i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #64

used simple stories paper ,crafts and me image , coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities square dies, american crafts ribbon, memory box leaf corner die, finished with gems and glitter.

for the card below i used:~

papermania papers, mo manning image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilites oval dies, quickutz cloud and safety pin dies, ribbon and buttons from my stash , finished with lots of glitter.

for this card i have used the following challenges:~

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#386 ~ANYTHING GOES

FAB`N FUNKY#270 ~THINGS WITH WINGS

DIGI CHOOSDAY#32 PUNCHES .DIECUTS

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#102 ~ 2 PAPERS/1 IMAGE/1 SENTIMENT

(ALL LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

XX HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND 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

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

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

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

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

sunshiney days

 

for this card i used the sketch by CATHY on it`s side over on ~

SKETCH SATURDAY#316

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAY#213 ~SUMMER

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE#365 ~SUMMER GIRLS 

 (LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used k&co papers, mo manning image , coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, c.c designs word stamp, sizzix drink dies, d-lites flower swirl dies, quickutz book die,papermania brad, flowers from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

hope you are having sunshiney days ....

celebrate sunshine

 

for this card i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 ~ TWIST ~BUTTONS AND BOWS

CRAZY FOR CHALLENGES#242 ~SUMMER/WINTER

FUSSY AND FANCY #117 ~SUMMER TIME

CRAFTY CATZ WEEKLY#237 ~ANYTHING GOES 

 

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR) 

used k&co paper, mo manning image , coloured with spectrum noir and promarkers, word stamps from american crafts, nestabilities rectangle dies, shapeabilities corner and leaf die , sizzix flower die, buttons from papermania, ribbons/pearls/sea shells and ribbon cord from my stash, finished with stickles glitter

for all my friends who don`t follow me on FACEBOOK ..here is the blog set up by my brothers friends , an update is written daily, by theSe friends or my SIL Allison, on my brother progress since his life changing accident.

http://sansoxygen.com/ 

.....link up on top right of my blog, just click the black and white pic of my brother to take to the site xx

more prayers and healing thoughts are needed at this time ,

xx thankyou xx

friends are flowers that never fade

 

for this  birthday card i have made for a dear friend, i used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2#217

 ~ the twist this week is = TIC TAC TOE ~ 

well i have used all the items on the list ....heart shaped BUTTONS, SENTIMENT, flower CHARM, faux STITCHING, DESIGN PAPER, several different JEWELs, different pink STICKLES, many different FLOWERs and two different RIBBONs.

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#35~FLOWERS GALORE

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#319 ~HERE COME SUMMER

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES234 ~APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used card craft works paper, saturated canary image, coloured with spectrum noirs, elzybells word stamp, crossstitch clear stamp, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix leaf and swirl dies, marianne swirl die, papermania brads/ribbon/flowers and gems, heart shaped buttons,some flowers and thread from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

was so nice to do a girly card, with a few male cards to make at the moment.... 

what a beautiful day yesterday ..and yes the showers we had last month, has helped May bring out all the new blooms in my garden... hope to have some time out in the garden today..if the sun stays out and not hide behind any clouds!!

live well ..laugh often...love much

 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY SKETCH#88 ~SKETCHIE FREE FOR ALL

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#314 #FLORAL DELIGHT

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#208 ~ GIRLY

CRAFTY CATZ#224 #ANYTHING GOES

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND ~SPRING COLOURS (as i look at my window i can see all the green buds of all my flowers and my hyacinth colours in between~spring is here!)

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~D FOR DIECUTS

(LINKS ON MY SDIE BAR)

used first edition glitter papers, mo manning image, coloured with specrum noirs, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, marianne flower and leaf dies , papermania brads, finished with card candy and stickles glitter.

well it is MOTHERS DAY this Sunday in the UK ..so to all my friends who are mums .........

have a wonderful day....... looks like the sun will be shining too , always a bonus!!

garden delight

 

sorry i have not been around for a couple of weeks but i have been a bit poorly, but slowly feeling a little better and needed to make a birthday for a male who enjoys gardening, so i used the sketch by SALLY over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #09

CRAFTY CATZ#222 ~BOYS AND THEIR TOYS

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES ~WEARING OF THE GREEN

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND~ANYTHING GOES

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

papermania papers, just inklined digi stamp, coloured with promarkers, dovecraft twine, glossyaccents (on the boots), scan `n cut word diecut.

the sun is in the sky again today..must be a week now with no rain..and my garden needs lots of attention... have my "to do" list, for when i am back up and running ...whatever you are doing this weekend ...enjoy!!

hi ..just me!

 

for todays card i have used the challenge over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY~WITH A TWIST~MONOCHROMATIC AND USED SKETCH #03 by SALLY

I LOVE PROMARKERS#208 ~USE DIE CUTS ~NO PUNCHES

CRAFTY CATZ#220 ~ANYTHING GOES

A B C CHALLENGE ~ G IS FOR GIRLS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used free digi image from HEATHER ELLIS (sponsoring the challenge on ssw2), coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, crafts~too flower swirls die, card candy, ribbon and bows from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

what a cold and misty morning we had down on the south coast today ... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr , but to warm me up is the fact that my brother scan and cut machine arrived yesterday afternoon..and i have opened the box..and after a while pressed the start button and started some cutting!!..what fun i am having!!