Good Evening

                             Good Evening Everyone, 
What a long time since I have blogged!  I tried quite a few times last year to get back into my blogging but sadly life got in the way. My hubby had a terrible 2017 regarding his health and with so many hospital appointments and treatments throughout the whole year! Crafting had to take a back seat. We are hoping 2018 will improve as it moves on as it has not started good for him so far with ongoing health issues.  Last year brought him a Skin cancer, Industrial Lung disease and ended with a heart attack and 2 stents fitted in his previous Heart by-pass grafts, this year already he has had another skin lesion removed  ...we await biopsy results with great anxiety.

Well now to Happier things!  I have re-arranged my crafting space to reclaim my conservatory back as it was full of Craft units and a very shabby looking cane suite. It is now all new and refurbished with new chairs, rug and blinds. We look forward to sitting in there again with our coffee and evening drink like we used to. 

In my new craft space I have managed to make a couple of CAS cards which I am going to enter into challenges!  

I always enjoyed the CAS challenge so it feels good to get back into it, and my card is for   

         http://addictedtocas.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/addicted-to-cas-challenge-129-teal.html

I love the colour Teal so I really enjoyed making this card, sadly the true colour has not shown very well due to the sun being to bright to photograph it, 

I used a Sweet poppy Stencil and Memento Ink  "Teal Zeal" 

               I do hope I can continue to blog this time! but please stick with me till I see how things work out.  xxxxxxxx

Where does time go!

I can't believe how the time has passed since I posted last, I will hopefully get better at blogging than I am at present!  
     I hope when I get this weekend out of the way and my visit to the Endoscopy dept. on Saturday things might look up! I will just say I can think of a million better things to do with my weekends!!!  Please pray for good results for me! xx
   Well this is a card I made from my favourite Honey Doo stamps, I made it a few weeks ago but couldn't show it as it was for a birthday.  I stamped and embossed in WOW Platinum powder and coloured with promarkers, I also used the Honey Doo matching Die set to cut it out.  

 Thank you for calling by and leaving lovely comments, its wonderful to see you all again and I do promise to get around to your blogs as fast as I can. Thank you Janette Deans for  calling and staying as a follower, its wonderful to have you on board xx 
I will leave you with a few photo's of our Wonderful eldest grandson Ben and his beautiful Bride Loren who got married on the 12th Aug. it was a beautiful country wedding we had an amazing day!

and of course I can't miss showing you my Great Grandson James Isn't he just adorable!!! he is my daughters 1st grandchild xxxx

My daughter Amanda and her grandson James Elliot Patterson.
     Catch you all soon  xxxx

 

Pearls and Peonies...

Hi Everyone,
Hope its better weather where you are, its a horrid wet damp day here for sure!
I am going to have a sugarcraft session shortly but thought I would pop on with a card I made a couple of days ago. I ordered a stamp from my favourite Honey Doo stamps and the second it dropped in my letter box I had to play with it! 
Sadly I think my camera is ailing as its taking rubbish pictures lately. Nothing is coming out  the correct colours!!? my creamy white pearls are grey ...yuk!  I think I may be need to invest in a new one.

Well now to do some sugarcrafting, haven't done any at all for past three years so need to polish up on old skills. When I retired from making Wedding Cakes I swore I wouldn't be doing any more! but they keep popping up again. Thankfully this is a little project.
catch you all again soon xxx

Hopefully I am back to stay!

Well I thought I was back last time to stay! but as hubby hadn't got off to a good start this year! it was build up time for him. We have had a few months getting him back on track and  looking and feeling healthier.   
I have still been crafting in between a few days out!

and the fortnight in the Lakes of course was just what the doc ordered.
This is one of the cards I  have made,The flowers are "Flower Shower" from http://www.honeydoocrafts.co.uk/, I stamped onto Velum and coloured them with Markers, The Die is a Sue Wilson "Eternal Rings.
 I was quite pleased with how the card turned out again!  I seem to have found what style I like now.  
Sorry Photo is a bit rubbish but I didn't have my light box to hand, the sun was blazing and camera setting all to pot!!! I just couldn't get to grips with it somehow!!!   lol 
Catch you all soon, Have a Lovely day everyone.  xxx

Hello Bloggers,

Hope you have managed to stay warm today!  it has been so cold here, hope its been better where you are.
Managed to do all my food shopping and cooked Tea, so a bit of telly maybe and an early night! looking forward to curling up under my electric blanket tonight for sure.
Thought I would pop on and show you a Wall hanging that I made, I actually made it a while ago but as I was not posting on my blog it got filed.
I was pleased with it ...for once!  ha ha 

Thanks for calling, 
I am getting around to visit you as fast as I can, I have had difficulty finding my followers blogs as I can only find them if the call and leave comments. I have gone back over my posts and looked them up that way, but so slow!!
 I thought when you clicked on your followers pictures (top of blog) it showed you the blog, now it only shows you what blogs they are following!

           Hi Lovely Bloggers  Oh! how I have missed you all!

Well its been a long long time since I shared anything on my blog!  It's been a mixture of reasons really that kept me away.
I totally lost my Mojo big time!!!   so  creations were few and far between. 
2/  I had a change of craft area and it resulted in a huge clear out, I used to craft in the Dining end of my lounge so as you will guess my room was always cluttered....to me it was anyway! So  I have reclaimed my Lounge and had a complete change of decor, new carpet, some new furniture, plus curtains etc. Now it looks like a lounge instead of a craft room...  lol
Then I played around with other old neglected crafts...Sewing, knitting, Crochet, 
I thought of moving craft room into the loft, as it would now make a super craft room, So I bought all new Cube units etc. and kitted it out, looks good  :-)  however I  soon began to wonder if I would ever be bothered to go up there!???!!  so I have moved stash into the conservatory and we will see how things go...regarding heat  etc. ... thats talking about the summer of course ! when it comes!!! The Loft is still fitted out if I decide otherwise.
    The conservatory is only small but gives me the chance to see the garden and won't be shut away from hubby...aww!!!   plus everything is well stored and covered. 

Well In the meantime my Style in card making has changed ...maybe not to everyone taste! but I haven't done images for a long time.
here is a sample, will try over the next couple of weeks to catch up on everyone's news.
Thanks to those of you that stayed around xxx Mau

The Floral Arrangement has been stamped on vellum and embossed with platinum powder.
The stamps are Honey Doo
 http://www.honeydoocrafts.co.uk/

which are a huge favourite of mine.  

Missed you!!!!

Well at Last I am back!!!
                         We have had no internet and no television  since last week :o( we have done things we haven't done in years...lol  Played cards, Backgammon, and the radio which is normally on all day till teatime has been on till bedtime every day. Thankfully they have been to repair today so we have our internet back! It was really awkward as we had just bought things on ebay when the internet went off!!!  we couldn't contact the sellers or anything, what a pain.
Anyway all seems ok now and I will catch up ASAP.
The day it all went off I had made cards to enter a couple of challenges..........one card is too late :(
City Crafter Challenge..Roses & Lace I thought I may have missed this challenge! but I still have time to sneak in :)
Also entering it into
Allsorts Challenge...Love is all around  

  A peek at the insert

Well thats it for now, I will be around to see what you have been up too when I get tea over.
ooh!!! I will leave you with a picture or two of  our trip to the Lakes  we had a gorgeous day over at Ullswater and Keswick on Wednesday, It was fabulous weather and the snow capped mountain scenes were breathtaking.

xxxxx