Greta's Spot

Spring................................................

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is coming despite the weather forecast. Just outside the conservatory door this morning I found these beautiful little crocuses- or should that be crocii?. After this awful cold winter it was definitely a sight to gladden the heart.

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2010! How did that happen?

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Happy New Year everyone. Where does the time go?. We had a busy lead up to Christmas with birthdays & parties so no blogging got done but lots of cards got made some of which will be posted here very shortly. I must show you here my absolute favourite birthday card - made of course by my darling granddaughter. I also have photos of some of the beautiful hand made Christmas cards we received from friends. I hope you enjoy looking at them.

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At long last.........................

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I have some cards to show but not on here LOL. I started a new blog around this time last year solely as a show case for my cards, posted 3 cards I think & never went back LOL. TomMe Cards is now up & running. Needs a lot of work but will have to wait till after Christmas. I have a card party today & am just off to take some pics of my table. Hopefully by this evening it will be virtually empty hahaha

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A Very Important Day

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Our lovely granddaughter Lily started school at the grand age of 4 years & 2 months. She absolutely loves it & can't wait to get there each morning.
I think this pic says 'Do you like my uniform?'

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A couple more pics from craft day

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As you can see Carol's in the naughty corner . Lucky it wasn't raining LOL

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It's taken a long time

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but at last I have some photos to show of our Craft Day in Guildford. I think & hope that everyone enjoyed themselves. I know I did. I also enjoyed the buffet prepared by my younger son. He did me proud bless him.

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Blog Candy

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From Toni this time. Great Flippin range !!! Hope I win.

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Oh my goodness

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Bev has the most incredible candy up for grabs. Pop over to her blog for a chance to win but also to look at her beautiful cards.

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With a little help

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I've made another couple of cards. LOL One was made from papers chosen & cut by Toni. I just added the deco & the flower. The other is for my DIL's sister who is a shoe fanatic. It was made from Jak's sheet - just deco'd & some gems & ribbon added. Thank you both very much ladies.

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Candy

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Jak is giving away gorgeous candy.Pop over to her blog & have a look at her wonderful cards.

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A card and

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a gift bag. I love the colours on the card & just hope they show up properly in the photo. The gift bag & little card were made using StampinUp papers & ribbon from Toni. Thanks Toni.x I need more of these papers because they are beautiful & I will make more little bags.

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Wedding card

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made to match the bride's dress - I hope. My brief was black & white with a splash of red & very simple. I kept it simple but large - A4 - using b&w vellum from my stash, bright red ribbon & little black pearls on the 'O' in both their names. Inside the front piece - flowers, heart & rings. Hope the customer & the bride & groom like it.
Really must learn to take better photographs !!!

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Painting & decorating

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Well that's exactly what Lily & I have been doing this morning -lol. Everything, & I mean everything, in the dining room has glitter or sparkly stars on it. We have been painting & decorating boxes - lol & she says they're all for her Mummy! Lucky Mummy is all I can say!!!!

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A birthday card

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for my friend Jackie bet noone could have guessed that -LOL. The template was made for me by my dear friend Joanie. Thanks Joanie xx. I can show this now as her birthday is today & I know she has received it. Hope you like it J.

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My gorgeous girl

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on her 4th birthday with her cousin George. She had had a lovely day starting with candles in her breakfast brioche- lol - & then on to soft play for a party with her friends. This photo was taken in the evening at her favourite restaurant. Her one big disappointment was that George wouldn't dance with her -lol.

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It seems a very long time

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since I posted on here. It's not that I haven't been making cards - just my usual forgetting to take photos LOL I do have 2 to show today both for our lovely granddaughter. I can't believe she's going to be 4 at the weekend! One is from us & the other from Unkey Daves lol
We had a lovely time on our weekend away at Appleby Magna. Have a look at Pam blog to see where we stayed & what we got up to. It was slightly marred by the fact that Debs had to be taken to hospital.
I'm afraid Lily's magic wand didn't work on me because I have since discovered that I have a wedge fracture & am still in a fair bit of pain .

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Blog Candy

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from Jak. Some gorgeous goodies on offer here but Jak's blog is truly inspirational whether you win or not.

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How could I .................

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have forgotten to mention that at long last our weekend is here. It will be a weekend of crafting, eating , drinking,nattering & therapies. Seems to have taken ages to get this far & suddenly it's tomorrow. I am so looking forward to seeing friends & meeting a couple of new ones too & I do need a bit of R & R. Hopefully I shall have some photos to post on Sunday.

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Two cards

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One very special one because it was made not by me but for me & was delivered along with the wave of a magic wand to make my back better.( I had another fall) I love my granddaughter ' big as the world' lol. The other is just one of mine & got no magic in it at all lol

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Wow! Fantastic candy!

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Bev is giving away the most amazing flowery candy. You have to visit her blog to enter for the candy but also just to look at her amazing creations. I so hope I will win this one :o)) please please please.

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I got to play again

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with my elephant stamp. A lady that had seen Chloe's christening card asked me to make new baby cards using that stamp - one of each. A favourite PB one came next. I usually colour her in blues & pinks so went for a complete change this time. The anniversary card is just a beautiful backing paper with my first attempt at FPC roses & some gems.
I am really busy at the moment & as usual forget to take photos of all my cards but I will try to improve on that score. lol

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Just a couple

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of the several cards I've made this week. One is very simple but, I hope, effective merely using some 'strokable' (cardmakers will know what I mean lol) paper which I glittered & a couple of butterflies. The other is a stamped & painted one. I am trying very hard to improve my colouring but it's not consistent. Some days good........... some days bad. lol

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Cards for.................

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Silvana & Sarah. Silvana's was a simple Anita's decoupage which I thought went really well with the Kanban card blank. The champagne bottle on Sarah's was hand cut & although it's not perfect I was quite pleased with it & my customer loves it.

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Where does the time go?

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Although I do know where 5 days went last week. DH & I took our granddaughter away for a few days to Somerset. We had a lovely time but came home exhausted. Not doing it next year!! She'll be at school by then & I refuse to have time away when the schools are on holiday - LOL!
I have been quite busy since we got back but only have a few simple decoupaged cards to show for it.
I would appreciate any comments - good or bad!

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Another

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Christening card for Chloe Mae. I love this one cos I think the elephants are so cute. Can't show any others I've made today because the potential recipients may just look on here.

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Still practising....................

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my colouring. I love this image & hopefully I have done it justice. I expect my colour blind friend will tell me it's not dark enough LOL but it looks quite dark in real life.

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Another couple of cards

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Very simple ones made using the die cut decoupage that came with my Craft Creations magazine. I shall be looking at their other designs because the diecutting is really good. No white borders like some 'die cuts'

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Still playing

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with my painting. Don't think it's very successful this time but might send it to my colour blind friend LOL !!! ( Luvs ya really J. x) Again had to use one of my new feathers cos I just love the colour.

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More cards

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I got excited about the colour of some feathers I bought today so I had to paint this image to match one of them or as close as I could. The other card is for the couple whose wedding invitations I made. It was a request from their workmates who specially wanted the sissix people, the maps & the ribbons & paua shell I had used on the invitations. Bit too fussy for me but has been collected by a very happy customer LOL.

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I remembered...............

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to take a pic of this card :o) My cards are normally finished & gone & then I remember that I have a camera!! I used a sketch drawn by Jackie for this one(again) & I do quite like how it turned out.

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A Few More Cards

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I've been quite busy- making cards for a change rather than playing games. LOL There are 2 Christening cards for the same little girl. I found this quite difficult because she's not a tiny baby but hopefully they'll be acceptable. I also have 2 wedding cards - the same but different LOL.

Comments -good or bad - are always welcome.

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A couple of cards at last

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So much for having more time for blogging! Where does it go? I've been quite unwell for a couple of weeks but am feeling better now. Until today that is when I fell over not once but twice in my son's garden. I am battered & bruised down my left side & expect to feel a bit stiff & sore in the morning. I count myself very lucky that I didn't break anything not even my specs although they took a bit of a battering too- LOL. The brief for one card was shoes, handbag, pink & sparkly & the other is an Ollyphant stamp of a little boy. I love this image.

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Wow!!

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Bev is giving away the most amazing candy to celebrate her blogoversary. You have to be in it to win it but even if you don't win her blog is always worth a visit. Beautiful, gorgeous cards!!

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Well I tried some more...................

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but I don't like what I've done!!! My slider card does slide although not as smoothly as Pam's but I do know why so the next one will work better. The theory is good & I like my flower but I have ink marks on the circle & no sentiment. No sentiment because it's not good enough to send & ink marks because I only cut 2 of that colour so thought it best to use this as it is just a sample.

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After a lesson from a friend

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I'm still no good at painting - LOL but thanks for trying Jackie. I had a lovely day on Friday when Pam & Jackie visited. we chatted, played with craft stuff & chatted some more. Both of them tried very hard to teach me stuff bless them & I still have to have a go at what Pam showed me but I will! In the meantime here is a card made with a Magnolia stamp. J I did try!!!

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We've had

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a few days away. We went to Yorkshire & what a wonderful time we had. The weather was absolutely beautiful so we managed a bit of walking. We also visited the National Railway Museum in York and did a little? bit of shopping LOL. I bought some new stamps & couldn't resist trying one of them as soon as we got home. As usual my photography is rubbish but I love the card I made. It does look better in real life.

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I do as people ask

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and this lady asked for a card in lemon & white to match the new hall decor LOL The customer is always right!!! I was quite pleased with how it turned out.

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Mother's Day Cards

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The daffodil card was made from a sheet created for me by my dear friend Joanie from a photo I took the other day. I used Robert Addams 'Roses' CD and Dufex decoupage for the others. My favourite however is the simplest & was the easiest to make - the black & white flower one.

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With a little help from my friends

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As the title says, a card made with a little help from my friends. Firstly Jak who shared her gorgeous Build a Blossom sheets & secondly Jackie on whose card my feeble attempt is loosely........very loosely.......based. Thank you both for your help & inspiration

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A Snowy Day

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A very unusual occurence in Surrey but we had REAL snow LOL. It was quite deep - 15" on my table in the garden. While the rest of the world find it amazing that we don't cope very well with snow we have to remember that it's 18 years since we last had deep snow.
It certainly engendered a lot of community spirit in our road. The occupants of 5 houses were out in the street building an igloo. Everyone who walked past took photos & laughed & joked about renting it. Our granddaughter thought it was just the right size for her to live in & here she is fishing for her dinner LOL. The other -very poor- photo is of the card she made for her new friends- the students from one of the houses. It involved tearing lots of paper & lots of sticking so was very enjoyable for both of us. I just wish she had let me take a better pic before she delivered it though.

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Bare

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bear, dressed bear & bear card made using 'Bear-iations' stamps. I'm a bit disappointed with my photos but I am a rubbish photographer who needs more practise.
As for posting more now I've retired, I seem to have less time than before. I am determined however to start posting some of the cards I make instead of just taking photos & having them sit in folders on the computer.

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Wedding Invitations

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At last a post in the New Year!!!. After consultations with the bride to be & many miles travelling to get the correct supplies, this is the first of 100 invites. The couple will have this one in the morning for approval (I hope!) & then I can get on with them.
Any comments good or bad would be appreciated.

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Merry Christmas Everyone

2008-12-24T23:36:00.002Z

I have been a bit lax in blogging recently but now I've retired I hope to have a bit more time to keep up to date. I have been so busy making Christmas cards & Reindeer poo that I am glad Christmas is here at last.
I received some beautiful hand made birthday and Christmas cards & in due course will take some pics & post them here.
In the meantime have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

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Flowers

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We received some beautiful flowers too.

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60th Birthday Celebrations

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On Saturday evening we had a party to celebrate our 60th birthdays - hubby's was a couple of weeks ago & mine is in a couple of weeks. We had a wonderful evening with lovely guests, great food & good music. Our sons & their girls did the organising, the food & the drinks. Nic's melon cocktail was lovely!! I have a few pics at the moment but loads more to come.
1st pic our younger son Dave & his lovely girl Jenny Anne
2nd our older son Brian & our lovely dil Nic.Awful photo but it was taken by 3year old Lily - lol
3rd Roger & myself with my cousins & their wives
4th Roger & myself with our boys

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Bev's blog candy

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Bev has the most beautiful PINK candy up for grabs. Pop over to her blog & have a look here

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Some pop out cards

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Took a while but in the end I was quite pleased with these. The glitter on the base inside of the tree one represents fallen pine needles lol & if you believe that you'll believe anything.

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A few 'special' cards

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for the extra special people in your life. Do the Scots among us think the b/w Santa looks like Grandpa Broon from the Sunday Post? lol

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The results of a few weeks work

2008-11-07T08:08:00.003Z

I had organised a card 'party' at home yesterday. I'm absolutely exhausted but I had a lovely day with lots of visitors both in the afternoon & the evening. In these photos you can see my Christmas card table before and after -lol! Not a lot left & quite a few orders taken.

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A Birthday Jigsaw

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for a puzzle fan & a couple of sample Christmas cards using the Cuttlebug 'tree tops' die. I'm making lots of cards at the moment but have no time to photograph & post them. I almost feel like I'm on a production line - lol. Got a nice crafting weekend to look forward to though.

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Stamping & bugging

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A few more Christmas cards for the party. I thoroughly enjoyed stamping these (& a few more not shown here). I'm quite new to stamping but am enjoying it more & more. I especially like the Penny Black 'Xmas head to toe'

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Christmas is coming

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& my friend is hosting a 'card party' for me on Wednesday. I usually have around 200 cards done but I only have 126 ready & I'm at work tomorrow - help!!! These are 2 of the Remember When Christmas sheets. You can see them all here

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Pretty cards

2008-10-17T20:42:00.002+01:00

Just 2 of the many I have made this week. Both were well received which pleased me. Pic of the ruby wedding one is not good. Mirri board is hard to take a pic of especially for the photographically challenged like me. The wedding card is an A4 one.

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My makes for the last couple of days

2008-10-12T21:48:00.002+01:00

Suddenly realised I didn't have many men's cards so thought I better make some. As for the others where the orange & black theme came from I don't know! Must have been thinking of Halloween - lol.

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We've had a busy morning

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Lily & I. As you can see the most important part is licking the spoon afterwards - lol ! OH picked two carrier bags full of our Bramley apples on Sunday & peeled, sliced & froze them - bless him! There are still loads on the tree but we thought we'd make Mummy & Daddy (son & dil) an apple crumble while the oven was on.

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Two more

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that I couldn't upload with the others.

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Sample Wedding Invitations

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I hope they choose one of these
but I do have others in the pipeline
just in case - lol. Thanks to PeeJay
for the freesia/gysophyllia pic & to
Kelly from the Imag-e-nation forum
for the wedding bouquet topper.

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The last for now

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I have been very busy.

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& some more

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Love these old people from Cardcraft Plus. They remind me so much of a couple I know very well - lol!

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& now some of the Christmas cards

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I know Pam will recognise some of the images so thank you very much PeeJay. I can't possibly post them all on here so I have done just a selection & would welcome any comments.

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Just a couple of photos

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cos other people's holiday pics are boring so I won't bore anyone. Just a couple of the view from the hill behind our caravan. It was absolutely stunning! Missed what hubby would say was the most important - lol - so have added a 3rd one showing the steam train which ran past the kitchen window of our caravan.

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We had a lovely time in Devon

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The weather was much better than the forecast although it did turn quite chilly but I love cold with bright sunshine. My favourite weather is hard frost with sunshine & yes I know some people think I'm crazy - lol! We did lots of walking & wore ourselves out. It's a very hilly area but worth climbing the hills for the spectacular views. I've not had time as yet to upload any pics or even take any of the Christmas cards I made while hubby was asleep lol. I will post some as soon as I get time. Spent most of yesterday evening replying to emails & messages & have had a request for some sample wedding invites. Hopefully that will come to something. Will post those too when I've made them lol.

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Going away for a few days

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to sunny - we hope - Devon! OH & I are really in need of this break & are so looking forward to it so although sun would be a bonus we don't really care. We just need to recharge our batteries. I am taking some craft stuff with me because I get up earlier than Roger so I'll get a start made on my Christmas cards. I have a card party booked for 22nd October & another around 6th/7th November so I do need to get making -lol. Hopefully I'll have loads to show on our return as well as a few pics of Paignton.

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I just love the new sheets

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I bought from Cardcraft Plus recently. They are
certainly different to anything else I have - lol!
There are just a couple of them to post on here
at the moment

Any comments welcome as usual.

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Blog Candy

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Bev is offering the most gorgeous blog candy including a Whiff of Joy stamp & some of her beautiful crochet flowers.

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A few cards

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made from some of my shopping in Manchester.
Goodies from Cardcraft Plus, QVC outlet & John Townley.

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Manchester

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I had a wonderful weekend thanks mainly to PeeJay for being my chauffeur. Without her I wouldn't have been there at all. Lots of chatting, laughter, eating, a bit of drinking, shopping & last but not least we did do some work! We laughed our way through John Townley's class & I didn't finish a single card. Paddy's class in the afternoon was less amusing but more intensive. I thoroughly enjoyed the new techniques I learnt in this class using stampbord. I love the little box we made although I didn't etch mine very much - was a bit frightened of spoiling it - lol. I also love my Mackintosh style rose brooch but not very sure about the other piece although it was interesting to make & I will try it again.
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No cards to show today

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not that I haven't made any but the orders have been done & gone straight out without me having time for photos -lol. The only one I have a pic of I can't post at the moment because the recipient may just pop in here.
Our Imag-e-nation crafting weekend is about to happen. I seem to have been looking forward to this for so long that I can't believe it's actually here at last!! Hopefully PeeJay will pick me up early tomorrow morning & we'll be off to Manchester. Can't wait! A weekend of crafting, chatting, meeting up with my buddy Joanie again, laughing, eating & maybe just a little wine - lol ! In the meantime I best get on & get organised or I won't be going.

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Busy day yesterday

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I started off clearing the little bedroom/junk room. I need to paint it pink so that Lily will be happy to have that as her room. I did manage to sort some rubbish out for the dump, some for a boot sale but then I found a CRATE of craft stuff that I'd forgotten about. I had a lovely time sorting through it & have kept a few bits but the rest is being given to other crafters. I couldn't settle back to doing the clearout after that so started making cards - that's a surprise-lol! My mojo must have been working because I managed to make 12 cards. No inserts in them yet but the cards are made.

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Couple more cards

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for one of the engineers at work. I think he is the only person at work who thinks he can change my mind about retiring in December, bless him -lol. He obviously has no idea how much I am looking forward to it - can't wait!!!

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Nettie's Images

2008-08-31T20:43:00.003+01:00

Nettie from the Imag-e-nation forum very kindly shared some of her drawings with us. I have printed them out & used pearly watercolours on them. A bit of matting & layering & a ribbon produced a card I like.

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Remember When...................

2008-08-27T08:51:00.003+01:00

Just catching up with myself. I've had these images for a few weeks now & only just got round to making them. Can't wait to get on with Series 3 & 4 & then the Christmas ones which I'm just about to order! Check out La Pashe to see the new range. Bit disappointed in my photography again - not showing the depth of colour on these images & the 1st one was the best pic of a bad lot. The brick wall is the front of the card & opens from there. Can't take another though cos the card has been sent - lol.

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Just a couple of cards

2008-08-24T07:34:00.003+01:00

Not had time to post much although I have been making cards. These are just a couple I've done for orders & 1 I've done for my box. Used my lovely dandelion stamp again, pearly watercolours & Papermania 'Secret Garden' papers. I really like those & use them a lot.
Our granddaughter stayed over last night & at 6.30 I heard a little voice calling 'Hi Grandma' so I guess I'm in for a long day. Son & DIL are coming to lunch after they've done a boot sale to get rid of some of their clutter - so lovely roast beef dinner with all the trimmings is on the menu today - yum!

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1st Anniversary

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I found this quite difficult to do because I had already made some anniversary cards for this couple before I was asked to do one for 'my husband' please. I hope she likes it. I've used a template made by Shirley Anne of the Imag-e-nation forum to make the 'shaker' glass.

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A little bit more Clutter

2008-08-14T20:29:00.005+01:00

Must be feeling a little better because I have
made up some cards with the clutter images I
made earlier. The gardening one is not a Clutter
card but is made with an image from Making
Cards Magazine.
Any comments welcome good or bad.

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Good Friends

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During my recent times of 'unwellness' I have had lots of lovely cards but the ones that mean most are the hand made ones The octagonal one & the dandelion one were sent during my last illness by Joanie & Kim. The lilac one & the pale green & white one were sent recently by Kath & Joanie. They are all beautiful cards & I really do appreciate the thought that went into them. Thank you very much Imag-e-nation friends xxxxx

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My gorgeous girl

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These photos were taken at nursery & I love them! There are more but these are my faves. I do wish the photographer had cleaned the mirror though lol

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3 o'clock in the morning

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& I feel dreadful but I can't sleep. I seem to have picked up yet another virus :o(. I did hope that when my underactive thyroid was diagnosed & I was taking the medication it would give me a boost & stop me being so susceptible to these viruses ( or is that virii)
Made these cards before I was unwell. Used 'Cinnamon' again - I love that stamp! The anniversary card now has an insert the same colour paper that the text is on & the baby one is bugged.

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Using up................

2008-08-06T20:49:00.003+01:00

a few bits I've had for ages on Izzy's card. Lots I'm loathe to use however. Would much rather look & stroke lol.
The New Home card was made very quickly with the help of my very good friend Joanie who made me the window & curtains. Thanks buddy x.Very simply made with the windows having been cut out & acetate put behind, then 3d foam to lift the whole thing above the scene.

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I've had some time to play today

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so I've done some 'cluttering'. I've decided it's time I used some of the bits & pieces that I've had for ages & never used so watch this space.

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After a chat with Pam

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the other week when she came to visit I have at last made a card with some flowers I never thought I'd use - lol. Thanks for the idea PeeJay & very oddly for me I do quite like it Hope you do too.
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Another award

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I am very lucky & very much appreciate being given this award by Carol. Thank you.
The rules of the Wylde Women award
1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.
2. Link back to this blogsite (http://www.tammyvitale.com/) so Tammy can go visit all these wonderful women.

The Purpose of the Award:
To send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy.

I will pass this on to Joanie who is my very best cyber friend & a more helpful, kind & inspiring person would be very hard to find.

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Blog Candy

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Just been on Bev's site http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com & she is offering the most gorgeous candy. Check it out.

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Can you guess

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where Wendy is going to work? lol. & used my 'Cinnamon' stamp again
for my version of a 'kick stand'card.

I'd appreciate any comments good, bad, or indifferent.

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A nice surprise!

2008-07-25T19:12:00.004+01:00

I've been given another award! Thank you Carol .
The Rules
1. Only 5 people allowed
2. 4 have to be dedicated followers of your blog
3.One has to be new or recently new to your blog & live in a different part of the world
4.You must link back to whoever gave you the award
Quite simple really. It's a way of saying thank you to those who take time out for wonderful comments to boost your day.
It's going to be very hard to choose. I'll come back to this in a moment.
Right here goes - I choose to nominate Joanie, Liz, Jackie, Margaret & Chris

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In between orders..........

2008-07-23T17:39:00.002+01:00

I managed to have a little play with my new stamp. I'm quite pleased with the result & can think of quite a few people that I can use it for but this one is for a special young lady.

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A couple for the guys....................

2008-07-22T20:32:00.005+01:00

using Dufex decoupage & Dovecraft 'Masculine' papers. These need finishing off with inserts before I can have a play with my latest purchase. I got a new stamp in the post today so will have a play later. I am very much a newcomer to stamping so still finding my feet. Hope I make a good job of this one -lol!

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& another.............

2008-07-21T15:35:00.003+01:00

made with Pam's punches. This one looked like a poppy to me but what do I know -lol! I used Dovecraft 'A Hint of Pink' papers for the background & sparkly brads. I love brads!

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Another card

2008-07-20T18:33:00.002+01:00

This time with thanks to Jazz. I have used - with Jackie's permission - one of her beautiful photos from her recent holiday. You can read all about it here.
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Managed to get a couple of cards made

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One of them using paper shapes I punched with Pam's flower & leaf embossing punches when she visited the other day and the other based very loosely on a sketch I found somewhere. I can't for the life of me remember where I found it but thank you very much whoever it was.
I very much enjoyed Pam's visit the other day. It was lovely to have someone to craft with for a change.

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A sunny day for a change

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It's been a beautiful day here - warm enough to get the paddling pool out which I duly did, filled it using buckets. Lily was very excited & couldn't wait to get in so I came indoors for 2 secs to pick up a towel & where is she? Not in the paddling pool but sitting in the bucket of water I had been filling the pool with - lol.

I managed to make a card today but not sure whether I like it or not I've used Freds flowers & Secret Garden papers. I would appreciate any comments - good , bad or indifferent!

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Maya

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is giving away some gorgeous blog candy. The paper bag is beautiful & the whole site is amazing. Here is the link Maya
Go have a look for yourself.
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I have been given an award

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by not 1 but 3 of my fellow bloggers & imag-e-nationers. Thank you very much Liz, Pam & Joanie. I need to have a think about who I am going to nominate for the award because pretty much every blog I read already has it. Guess some will get it again. lol.

The rules -
1.The winner can put the logo on their blog.
2.Link the person you received your award from.
3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4.Put links of those blogs on yours.
5.Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

The blogs that inspire me & my choices are
Carol
Joanie
Pam
Jazz
Ger
Jak
Bev
I know Pam & Joanie that you both gave me this award but you do both inspire me so it had to be done. I also am certain that all these ladies have been awarded this before but if you don't want it again don't be so inspiring - lol :o))

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Had a busy day

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with my 3 year old granddaughter today. First off we went out jumping in puddles. She had a wonderful time & got absolutely soaked.lol. Can you guess from the pic what we did next? What is it about children & scraping out mixing bowls? lol I have been made up, had my hair done. made jigsaw puzzles, read stories & played with dollies - I'm worn out!!

I've made a card with my new stamp. I just had to do it in Clarice Cliff colours cos it put me in mind of her but not sure whether I like it or not.

I'd welcome any comments -good, bad or indifferent.
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A card made.......

2008-07-03T09:43:00.004+01:00

using my poppy pic from the previous post. For the first time I was able to remove the background on the computer. This may sound very simple to lots of you but I'm so pleased with myself!
No greeting on it because I have no recipient in mind yet just needed to make it - lol.

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New cards made with.........

2008-07-02T16:32:00.002+01:00

Dovecraft papers , ribbon & brads - well only one brad lol. Thought I'd take a pic of the purple poppy in the vegetable patch too but it looks more pink. I'll make a sheet with anyway - I don't mind - pink or purple - both nice lol.

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Oops I've been tagged again

2008-07-02T08:43:00.002+01:00

Thanks Toni lol. I can only do what my tagger has done & update you on the things I have to do today -lol
1 I have to work till lunchtime today
2 I have 3 cards to make for an order
3 I have to sort out a box of cards for my friend to take away with her this weekend to hopefully sell to the friends she is going with.
4 I need to have a tidy up on my table cos there are a couple of things I can't find.
5 If I have the time I would like to have a play with the new Dovecraft papers I bought at the weekend.
Who shall I tag in return??
Can only think of one at the moment but will add the others later so Carol you're it!!

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The rest of my

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complementary(see previous post) dandelion kit. I used the pearly water colours from The Works on some of the dandelions. I've also made my first Christmas card of the year. The glitter hasn't photographed very well but it does look much better in real life. I'd welcome any comments.

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Excellent service

2008-06-28T15:45:00.002+01:00

I ordered a couple of stamps from Little Claire Designs. When the order arrived one of them was out of stock but was promised within a few days. The following day a package arrived with one of their card kits using the stamp I had ordered. I emailed offering to pay for it (nice kit) but was told to keep it with their compliments & the stamp had come in & would be sent immediately. It arrived today & all of this happened in less than a week. I made up one of the cards from the kit & I love it!
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Tag rules

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The "rules" of the game:
~ Each player answers the questions about themselves.
~ At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
~ Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

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