Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!

A very quick post tonight.

Firstly, I would like to thank you for your lovely comments on my

post of my friends furry birthday gift.

I am going to start one for her daughter next week.

This is a very old stamp and I still like it for a bot of fun.

Just coloured them with Copics and added some Glossy Accents

onto their glasses.

Off to bed as it's nearly 1.30 so an early night tonight.

Thank you for dropping into my blog and love reading your messages.

They are much appreciated. I will also get to your blog and leave a message too.

Stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol

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Friends Pressie!!

Morning all, as promised this was my friends pressie!

It's for her 70th Birthday, which was yesterday.

She has had this dog for a while now but I haven't 

seen him yet.

I made this little dog from a photo of him.

It took me quite a long time, as I had to first make the curly

wool, from my Needle Felting stash.

I had to pull small amounts of the special wool, from my

stash. Then wrap it around a kebab stick, spray it with water

and put it in the airing cupboard to dry!! 

I have no idea how many I had to do for each colour!!

While they were drying, I made the body shape, head, 

arms, legs and tail from 'Core wool'. 

When the wool was taken off the sticks, I had to cut them

into 2cm pieces and then with my needles, stab them onto

the body, legs etc one piece at a time!!

As you can see from the back of his body, they had to be 

very close to each one. 

The most important for me to do, was to have the right 

shades of the colours, in the pattern on his body.

Side view of his head and legs. He does have back legs

but he is sitting on them!!

His collar I made with some beads, findings and wire 

from my jewellery stash. 

Yes I used to make earings, necklaces and other bits!!

I phoned my friend and she was thrilled with him and couldn't 

get over his face, as it was exactly as he looks!! 

Also the patterns on his body.

She showed him to her daughter and she was shouting 

in the background,

please could I make her one!!! She loved him too!!

So I will not do it straight away, but may start it 

sometime next month!!

Just got a few cards for  the second Care Home I supply

with cards for them. 

Then I might do a page for my Family Scrapbook.

Thank you for all your lovely messages on my last post.

They are always read and appreciated .

Stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol 

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Bottoms Up!!

Just a quick post today. 

I have been working on a project for a few days.

I was making it up as I went along. 

So stopping at times to work  out  the best

way to do the next thing. 

As it is a gift for a friend of over 30 years, she 

is well worth it!! It is a special birthday for her

coming up at the weekend and I have to finish it 

and get it in the post, as she lives in West Sussex.

Still have to make a card as well!!

This card below I made for stock and is already out,

 at one of the charities I supply cards to.

The 'Bottoms Up' is an old Lili of the Valley stamp and 

goes well with an old stamp, of Wine, cheese and grapes.

  I think the stamp was from a magazine. 

I stamped it with Versafine black ink. 

The wine bottle, cheese and grapes are all coloured 

with Copic pens.

 

So I will try to post my friends pressie here

at the weekend. 

Off now back to my craft room, as I also have 

to make a box, strong enough for Royal Mail!!

Thank you  for your  lovely messages on my last post.

They are always read and appreciated.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol 

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Married For 74 Years!!!

A friend asked me, if I could make a special card

for her friends that are celebrating their 

74th Wedding Anniversary!!

So this is what I came up with. 

I also made a box for it, as it was an 8" x 8" card.

My friend and her husband loved it and said

it was perfect for their friends it's for.

It isn't until next week, but they don't follow blogs!!

Thank you for your lovely messages on my last post.

I am having, in my Reading List on my blog, people I have 

no idea who they are and others that are missing.

So I am sorry if I am not messaging you, but you have

not appeared in my listing!!

Stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol

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Daisy Daisy!

Thank you so much for all the lovey messages

on my last post. I was amazed there were so many!

All read and treasured.

Hope you are all enjoying the lovely sunshine

we have been having for a few days.

A bit of sunshine certainly lifts your spirits.

My Hubby was booked in our local Hospital, to have

 a knee replacement op, on Sunday 6th, this coming Sunday.

He went to have his Pre-op on Wednesday and was

there for just under 5 hours.

At the end of all the tests etc. the surgeon cancelled

his op, as on that leg, he has a Venous Ulcer, near

his ankle, so will not be able to do his knee op.

We were really disappointed, as we were excited to 

get it done, after waiting for ever to get there!!

So looks like a few months now, to get it sorted.

So this is a card I made from pieces in my 

bits box!

I had the background left over from another make.

The daisy strip, I used a scrap off cut of white card. 

I stamped and heat embossed the daisies, with white

embossing powder.

I then used Distress Oxide Broken China, mixed with

a small amount of Glycerin for the background.

Then using a text stamp and grey ink, I randomly

stamped over the blue ink.

I then coloured the daisies with Zig Pigment Ink.

The Dragonflies are brads that I have had for years.

Looking forward to going for walks with my friend Sue.

Must loose a bit more weight!!

Thank you for stopping by and love 

all your messages.

Stay safe,

Big Hugs

Carol

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Three Of A Kind

Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post.

Love reading them and much appreciated.

You never know what you will find, when you have a 

rummage in your boxes in your craft room!!

So I found a 'Tempting Templates' from WS Designs.

Called 'Square K card'.

It's a square piece of plastic, with a smaller square cut out 

on the inside. I did have the instruction sheet too.

It's old and this was what we used, before we had Dies or even the 

cutting machines!! All you needed was, a pencil and a craft knife!

So as I wanted a play day or 2 or even 3!! 

I made this blue one, on first day. 

Then I made a pink one, on day 2. 

Then a purple one on day 3!!

They are all slightly different

I used Anna Marie paper pads, as I had all 3 colours.

 Below is the side view, showing how the centre piece

pops out the front, when you open the card. 

The bird on the top right of the opening, I cut out 

from a page of the books. I put it on foam pads.

I also put Stickles on the wings, tail and on the flowers.

This is the inside slightly open.

It does open completely.

Next is the Pink version.

The bird in the cage is different to the blue one.

As is the bird on the corner. Of course the designs on the paper.

 

Another different bird in cage and on the corner.

Also Stickles on Berries and flowers.

I am not sure if I will make them again, as they take so

long to make. In the end I made them my way, rather than

using the instructions. Took quite a bit less to make it too.

Well that kept me quiet for a few days!! 

I managed to get a few hours in the garden. 

The Bluebells are gorgeous this year.

I am going to redesign the back garden, to make it a bit

easier for me to maintain.

I have drawn my design and now just hope the gardener 

can help me do it. Normally I would get on with it myself.

But I now have to accept, I am a bit old to do paving!!

Very frustrating!!

Well now back to making my Grandson's birthday card.

Keep safe

Big hugs,

Carol

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Thinking Of You

Firstly I must thank you for all your lovely messages on

my last post with my Puppy.

Thank you Sylvie (Gibmiss) for naming her Honey.

It suits her very well, as some of her fur is Honey colour.

This was just a quick card, using a big stencil that

has all different circle sizes on it. 

Used Distress Inks mixed with Glycerin for the background.

I have had the stamp for years, unused, so have no

idea where I got it from.

Thanks for popping in and please leave a message so I 

know you have been. 

I will make sure I will leave messages on your blogs too.

Big hugs and stay safe,

Carol

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Sister.

 This is a lady version of my Doggy family!!

I finished her today.

I did tell her that her brother now lives

in East Grinstead, West Sussex.

She hasn't got a name yet though!

If you can think of a name for her, please

let me know in the comment place.

I now have to get back to making a card for my brother-in-law.

It's his birthday on Saturday.

Our trip to the Doctors Surgery for our 2nd Jabs went well. 

As for side effects, only a sore arm for one day and a 

good sleep for a few hours when we got home.

Nothing like after the first one.

It just makes me feel safe and looking  forward to 

being able to go out.

So I hope when you all have yours done, that you 

don't have any problems. 

Thank you for your lovely messages on my last post .

Reading  them always brightens my day.

Big Hugs,

Carol

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A Card Gift

Thank you for all the lovely messages on my last post.

My little Dog is now in his new home in West Sussex

As I miss him, I have started to make another one!! 

My card is for a friend, I have known from when  her

and her sister, were young children.

She now has her own horse, Brandy, which she didn't

 think she would ever have.

So I just had to make her a clay horse and made a 

card heart to mount it on. Hope she likes it, as it was today.

We had our 2nd Jabs this morning and hope I don't

get the shivers this time!! Hubby had gone to bed and 

about 1am, I felt cold. It then got colder by the minute

and my teeth were chattering!! So I dived into the bed with 

all my clothes on. It felt like all my body inside was frozen.

Very strange but thankful it started to go after about half an hour.

It wasn't that bad but just was surprised.

I would rather have that reaction than have Covid-19!!

Thank you for taking time to pop in and love 

reading your comments.

Hope you are all getting Jabbed!!

Stay safe and well.

Big hugs,

Carol

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What a Mix!!

Morning all. Hope you are enjoying the beautiful

sunshine, like we are having here in Suffolk.

Thank you for your lovely messages on my last post.

I love to read and treasure them.

I have two pictures today, as they are both very 

different but finished on the same day!!

My first is a card using a Honey Doo Crafts stamp.

I used Distress Ink mixed with glycerin, to make 

the piece of white card pink and lightly mottled.

I stamped the image with Versamark clear ink

and embossed with white Wow Embossing powder.

I then coloured the flowers, using Copics pens.

A bit fiddly using 3 shades and used a 

Colourless Blender Copic pen to remove any

ink that went on the white embossing lines.

Now this little fella I just adore!!

I made him, using my Needle Felting 

wools and needles I bought from 

Frankie and Sidney, details at the bottom

of page.

He is 5" high and 4 1/2" wide

or 12.7cm high and 11.5wide.

It did take a few days to make it and

made it up from just seeing a picture on line.

His back legs were the hardest and took me 

2 goes to get them right. 

I am now going to make another one.

 I just sent a picture of him to a 

couple of friends and one, Aileen, 

wanted to buy him from me!!

Sandy (X Craft Barn owner) said 

'it was probably the cutest thing I 

have ever seen!!' Also, her husband

thought he was real!!

So I must make notes of what I did,

before I put him in the post!!

Going to take a few pics of all angles too.

You can find the shop at 

www.frankieandsidney.co.uk.

They sell the most beautiful wools etc.

They are free delivery mostly and a 

pleasure to deal with.

If you're too scared to just 'go for it'

 as I did, with a few animals and want to 

have a try, they do sell kits.

Looking forward to seeing your makes.

Stay safe. 

Big hugs,

Carol 

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