Happy New Year

I wish all my followers and guests on my blog

a Very Happy New Year

I hope you have a wonderful year

Margaret

Last Christmas card of the year

Hi,
As always Vernons card is always the last to be made,  only this year it was only just made as I have a cold/flu and it started on the 16th and its still here.   I stamp the yes again that tree image  which I stamped on parchment and then embossed the snow and coloured lights on the back of the parchment,  I was going to do a border but in the end that went by the board and I just managed to mat it on dark blue card with a grey card backing.   He did like his card which I was pleased, its not my best work but when you are suffering and trying hard to get everything finished for christmas things dont go to plan.   I might add he now has the bug too so we are seeing the new year in together coughing and sneezing together.
I used the Penny black Fantasy tree stamp,
Hope you had a good christmas

                                             Margaret  

Happy Christmas

Hi,

To all my followers and guests to my blog I wish you a very Happy Christmas,  I hope you have a great day where ever you are and whatever you celebrate today.

Margaret 

Back to Basics Challenge - Resist Technique

Hi,

This is the last challenge of the year at Back to Basics and the final challenge of the year is Resist Technique.
To be honest I was right out of my comfort zone and something I have never tried before.  So I went back to my favorite stamp I seem to have used this stamp a lot this year,(I do have other stamps in case you are wondering)  I stamped and embossed the Penny Black Fantasy stamp with silver embossing power,  then with Versa colour ink in the colours of Sky Blue and Misty Mauve, I rubbed the ink over the trees,  then rubbed off the colour on the silver embossing.  I matted the card onto pale blue card and onto a dark blue card finished off with silver peel offs and a dark blue bow.

We would be delighted to see you at Back to Basics and beyond challenge blog with your entry,   here is a link to the blog

                                   Hugs

                               Margaret

CD Sunday Challenge - Christmas Old and New

Hi,

This is the last challenge for the year,  this year has gone so fast,  this challenge was chosen by Jocelyn,   Christmas Old and New.

For my card I used an image and backing paper from the Magical Christmas Moments CD by Cup cake crafting.  I have tried to do something totally different I had some Vellum left over from the last card I made and I die cut shapes out of it  and then placed it over the image,  just showing parts of the image with the reminder covered but still showing through the vellum.  I die cut some pine leaves and a father christmas riding his sleigh across the sky finishing off with some red gems and red ribbon.

CD Sunday challenge now has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD no matter how small and let us know which CD you used.  Here is a link to CD Sunday Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

                               Hugs
                            Margaret

Another 5 Ice drops of the 15

Hi,

This is the next installment of some tatted ice drops that I was asked to make,  she has now received them and was very pleased with them.

This is a list of the colours and patterns I used

1.  Bloomin by Diane  in Niagara Falls and White
2.  Tropical Ice Drop by Nicola Bowersox in Girly girl
3.  Heart Ice Drop by Marti Miller in Scottish Thistle
4.  Silver Crowns by Diane in Butterfly Breeze
5.  Barbaras Snowflake ice drop by Barbara Murdock in White with Purple beads

All the Ice Drops were tatted in Lizbeth thread No 20


Now for some good news,   I was discharge from Sheffield Hosptial clear of cancer and the eyesight has improved,  after going to see the Professor from 18 and half years,  I was discharged its a wonderful feeling that things are back to normal and the operation worked and the fluid that was caused through the radiation has also cleared up.  An early christmas present.

                              Hugs
                          Margaret