Poppy

Firstly, I must thank you all for the lovely messages you left me

on my last post. 

It wasn't an easy thing to do, to step down from WW.

It was a long time on the same team. 

I have been busy making cards for the Care Homes.

I just take in 2 whole racks full of new designs and swap them over, 

for the ones that are leftovers.

I bought this Stamping Bella stamp called Poppy, at the 

Craft Show at Thetford, last February. 

This is the first stamping with it!!

I don't usually like faceless images, but I do like their stamps.

I coloured her with Copics. 

The background was from a paper pad from Hobbycraft.

I ran it through an embossing folder that was free

with a magazine. I have no idea which one!!

I haven't used embossing folders for ages. I am 

determined to use them a bit more. 

I grounded her with a touch of grass, a few flicks with a pen!

Very technical...not!!

I took these 2 photos of an area in my garden at the

end of May. 

I had just dead headed the Cape Daisy, cutting off 154 dead heads!!

Four days later I cut off 241 dead heads!!!

And it is still in full flower and will be, right through the summer.

That is when we get a summer!!

This was another corner and yes that is another Cape Daisy.

I have 3 of them in the border.

They are a but thuggish, but I just cut them back a bit. 

The good thing is that they are evergreen, so less weeding to do!!

Well I am now off to do a bit more dead heading. I find

it quite relaxing and love watching the bees. 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my little blog

and I love to read your lovely messages.

Everyone is appreciated. 

Big hugs,

Carol 

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