65th Birthday

Got off my backside today and sat and made card for my neighbour's 65th birthday. He loves flowers and gardening so stamped this image of morning glory's by Stamping Up and coloured it with Faber-Castell watercolour pencils. Mounted and layered several times added bow and sentiments. Hope he likes and it doesn't look to feminine.

Again apologies for photo not getting the light right here.

I also finished off another card today for hubby's birthday on Saturday. Hadn't a clue what to do so pumped for a cat image as even if he doesn't admit it he does love cats. This was done with pop out decoupage [which is just as well as my wrists and fingers have been really sore these last few days]. Added the usual sentiments and not much else, so again, hope he likes it as not my usual.



Haste ye back........

Flowers and pearls

It's Monday again and I have one card left to show of the series I did last week. As I said I still have a couple left to do and must get on and finish scrapbook. Maybe I will post some pages if you are patient with me.
Tomorrow I finally have my appointment with the diabetic specialist at Stracathro Hospital and I am all nerves today thinking about it. The appointment is over one and a half hours so don't know what to expect but I suppose they will be showing me how to use the injections and checking me out health-wise. It's long overdue I know but still doesn't make it any less easy for me and I am in such pain today with my sciatica that I could cry.
Anyway, changing the subject here is the card made for my DIL's birthday in September [see I did say I was ahead of myself lol].

Butterfly

Glad it is Friday as means OH home over the weekend. I'm not normally lonely but for some reason this week have missed his company. Well gradually all my aches and pains have come back and I wonder if all the anti-biotics pumped into me lately have kept them at bay! My knee and elbow are extremely painful again to say the least and now my sciatica has returned too. Walking around is torture feel like I have been left out in rain to rust lol.
On to a more pleasant subject this is my last card of the week and I hope whoever has been following my blog [especially my friend Linda] have enjoyed looking at them. This one is for my niece - again ahead of myself her birthday is next month but will be away on holiday so best get them all done in advance.


I have a few more to do but am busy just now doing a scrapbook for my grand-daughter's 16th so will have to get that finished soon.

Have a nice weekend folks and haste ye back........

Nature

Today's card is for my youngest son and normally I do Sci-fi cards for him as he is a great fan. I have deviated from this altogether and gone with a nature scene so I hope he will like it. Very simple card with a border as it is for a man not much decoration.

Haste ye back...........

Birthday Cake

Today's card is one I made for my other grand-daughter who will be the grand old age of 12 at the beginning of September [getting ahead of myself]. Naomi is so full of life it is difficult to pin down what all she likes or more to the point the few things she doesn't. The card in the end I made was of a huge birthday cake with all the colours she loves - simple [as the meerkat would say lol].


Thanks for looking and haste ye back.........

Celebrations

Had a brilliant time at our son's 40th surprise party have posted picture on Facebook if anyone interested to see. It was wonderful to meet all his friends that I remember as little boys visiting my home in their lunch hours from school. I got so many bear hugs from these strapping big men when we met again. Some after many years and others who had become life long friends with my sons. It did my heart good to see them all together again with their families and enjoying themselves.
Anyway I digress, the family are now safely away on a two weeks holiday so I can now publish the rest of the cards that I made for their birthdays. Here is the first one today...


This one is for my grand-daughter's 16th birthday when she comes home. It was difficult to decide what to make but as they have a small dog I decided on this image. The die-cut is mounted on two layers then I did the tag with a ribbon around it's neck added the numbers, butterfly and sentiment. Another cute one I think.
Haste ye back..........

Flowers

Today's card was at the request of my Dutch DIL who wanted something special for her sister's birthday. Sat down with her yesterday morning and after much picking and discussing we came up with this.



I love the colours and how they all blend so well with each other in this one it looks so sweet!
Haste ye back..........

First card in Ages

Here I am one week later and still alive! Feeling much better but still have blasted cough but didn't deter me to go and get my hair done yesterday. First time since last October so it was a real mess. Son's 40th on Friday so had to look good for that at least.
Made all of six cards and still have a couple to do - lots of birthdays the next couple of months so trying to get ahead. The first is for No 1 son so hope he doesn't take it into his head to look at my blog.

Had some nice card stock which I used and then decoupaged the dog and balloon onto it. Added sentiment, age etc but refrained from anything else in case it made it look girly!

Will post more later so haste ye back...........

Mr Owl

Been busy this week taking delivery of a new fridge/freezer today and tomorrow a new sideboard to hide away all my crafting stuff [if possible] that is all over the dining room.
Been spending too much time on Facebook too must say it gets addictive!
Always wanted to try the easy pop out decoupage [die cut]and until recently had never bought any. These die cuts were included in a kit from QVC I know some of you might think it is cheating but so much easier on my arthritis than cutting out.
Anyway made this card for a friend's birthday coming up next month and thought it suitable for a man. Love the owl I think he is real cute!

Decoupaged then ribbon, flowers added from stock.

Haste ye back.........