Selection of christmas cards

Hi,

I could not show these card before  christmas,  I wanted to wait until they had been received,  so hopefully now they have all arrived.

They are all the same,  different shades of blue,  the paper was from stash and I cannot remember who they are from but they were perfect for these cards,  I am showing a couple I actually made half a dozen of these.    I used the snowflake die by Chloe and cut the snowflake die cuts to fit around the edge of the card,  the same blue paper as the back of the angel  and cut an oval in the card placing  and hang the christmas angel die by tonic in the middle.

I was really pleased with these cards,  it took time cutting the dies and angels  so I hope they liked their cards.

Margaret
 

The last Christmas card

Hi,

As always my last Christmas card I make is to Vernon so this year was no exception,  it’s been a hard year for everyone one way and another,  one minute pass midnight on Boxing Day we enter trier three which is vitally a lockdown.   This virus has not finished with UK,  now we have a new piece of the virus to contend with and it’s spending very fast throughout the country.  We will only be going to collect our shopping from now on,  until things improve.

Back to Vernon's card I found this lovely image on Magical Christmas Moments CD but cupcake crafting,  i matted the image on blue holographic card, use a sheet of backing paper that went with the image and made a blue poinsettia with Debbi Moore’s poinsettia dies,   Added silver ribbon down the sides of the card and finished off with silver happy Christmas etc.

I hope you are enjoying your Christmas where ever you all,  we are together at home on our own.

Margaret 
 

Merry Christmas

 

I wish all my 

Followers and friends

Around the world 

A very Merry Christmas 

Tatting advent calendar

 Hi

I promise to post more of the tatting advent calendar that is going on in Facebook,  well I am behind no surprise there,  my flowers are red  or white or even red and white.  I have changed the colour of the basket to gold,  so I have to redo a couple of pieces.  

In the picture are day,  8,9,10,11,12.15 and 18,  I still have the leaves and as few large flowers to make but are having such dull dark days that the red has been hard to tat.

I a, using Lizbeth thread no 20.  Christmas red,  gold and white.   I have brought the material to sew it onto so when it’s all finished I can hopefully sew it over Christmas. (If I can catch up that is perhaps we better say new year )

Margaret 

Red snowflakes

Hi,

I was asked for some red snowflakes,   Above it the Hidden Rose snowflake which was designed by Muskaan last year, link to her blog http://tipsaroundthehouse.blogspot.com.   

 

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This snowflake is no 42 snowflake designed by Robin from her new book Four Dozen Tatted Snowflake,  which is on sale in her Etsy shop,  link to shop www.Etsy.com/shop/tattingbythebay

 This snowflake is Diane’s snowflake #6. Which she design and blogged on the 23rd September 2012.   

I did add a bit to this snowflake to make it slightly bigger,  on the arms I added a split ring  of 2-2-2-2/2-2-2-2,  and placed them on the chains.   This is a link to Diane’s blog https://lacelovinlibrarian.blogspot.com/ 

Hope you like them in red,  it was a change to do them in red rather than white.  They were tatted in Lizbeth thread no 20  Christmas red 

Margaret

Advent calendar tatting

 Hi,

On facebook at the moment we are doing an advent calendar tatting,  although I am a day behind this is how far I have got.  From the top of the picture is Day one working down to Day five,  I am working  in Lizbeth thread  no 20  white, red and cranberry bush.   I am not going to post every day but I will post regularly so you can see how it is going,  in the finish it will be a basket and I left the ends on so I can sew the flowers etc onto a pice of fabric.

I was asked yesterday by a comment that was left if I was still tatting,  had the person looked further down my blog she would have found tatting, so the answer is yes I am still tatting and will be hopefully for many more years to come,  this year I had been tarting for 48 years,  unless anything happens I hope to make 50 plus.

Margaret 

CD Sunday plus challenge - Anything goes # 50

 Hi

 December already and we have just come out of another lockdown,  this is the last challenge on the CD Sunday plus blog for this year,  for this last challenge of the year it is hosted by Jo.  As always it is anything goes as long as it is a card or project using either a CD, USB or digital materiel.

For my card I have used a download from the Tattered lace magazine issue number 61.  I downloaded the backing paper and bouquet of flowers to match.  I cut out a vase and place it though an embossing folder to give it a design,  I decoupaged the bouquet of flowers cutting off the stalks,  and placing the flowers above the vase to make it look like a vase of flowers,  there are three layers of flowers,  the ribbons around the stalks I then placed coming out of the vase with the With love label from the bouquet at the side of the vase.   I matted the whole image onto a Hunkydory silver bushed card after putting it though an embossing folder,  unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the folder but I think its a cutterbug one.  Finished off the card with a ribbon down the side.

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend, staying safe and well.

 

Margaret

 

Happy Thanksgiving

To all my American followers

Happy Thanksgiving 

Have a nice day.

 

 

CD Sunday challenge - # 49 Anything goes

 Hi,

Its time for another challenge at the CD Sunday Challenge blog,  this fortnight Pamela is the host,  as usual it is anything goes as long as it from a CD, USB, or digital material and is either a card or a project.

For my card I used Celebration Bears CD by Debbi Moore,  this is a fairly new CD, this is one of the slide scene cards off the CD, I printed out the whole card and then cut out the various parts to make this slide scene card,   The bear is decoupaged,  the clouds have a silver edging and the rain from them is silver peel off bits,   The sentiment is "Every cloud has s silver lining"  The large I have  cloud put a couple of silver hearts but I can take them off and put a name or age number later.  This card when I made it was very apt has it was a very wet week.

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

Happy birthday

 Hi,

Today is my hubby’s birthday  (Vernon). I made his card using part of the prize I received from Debbi Moore for the 11th birthday competition.

I used Debbi Moore’s  match it sunflower set  with the die set that accompanied the set.  I only added some ribbon in the spray.  I am pleased with the card and I hope he likes it.  Having a birthday in lockdown is a bit depressing so I thought sunflowers would give a bit of brightness to the day,  even though the weather is not great at the moment.  I have ordered something to eat tonight,  he will find out what it is when we collect our click and collect order,  with no restaurants open it’s going to be a meal at home tonight.

Margaret

It’s raining snowflakes

 Hi,

As I write this it’s dark, raining and blowing a gale,  and is going to be like this all weekend.

I tested some snowflakes patterns for Robins (Tatting by the bay) new book Four dozen tatted snowflakes.   Well here are some more from her wonderful book,  I used Lizbeth thread in white no 20,  I am enjoying tatting the patterns and I will be doing some more.  I have put the hangers on them ready to hang up.

I hope the weather is better with you where ever you are, stay safe and well.

Margaret 

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

We must never forget 

Wear your poppy with pride for those who served to keep this nation 

Free

 

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything goes # 48

Hi,

The year is going fast and here we are in November and another lock down,  one thing we can all craft and forget the world and all the things going on.  Its time for another challenge at the CD Sunday Challenge blog,  as always its anything goes as long as its from a CD, \USB,  or digital material,  Our host for this fortnight is Carol

For my card this time I chose a Digital download from Debbi Moore called Journey to Wonderland Slide Scene card.    I printed out all the elements and the basic card,  then cut out Alice and the Mad Hatter and a slide which went along the bottom,  Alice is decoupaged,  the rest is joined to the slide and the card with side posts,  although it was a great card to do,   there was a lot of cutting out and working out how to get the figures to stand inside,  Now I have finished the card I am pleased with it and it does lay flat for posting,  I have put another picture at the bottom showing it a little more inside.

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from.  Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all my friends and followers

I hope you have a great night

Whatever you do or where ever you all

 

Winning card

Hi,

It was a great surprise that my card as above was one of the winning cards that won the Debbi Moore 11th year competition,  which I entered back in May this year.  I received my  wonderful prize last Thursday,  The  card was made from the CD Art Deco Romance by Debbi Moore,  I originally posted this card on the 31st May which was the date the competition closed.

I thought I would update you because I never posted how the card got on,  I do love Art Deco and her CDs contain some truly beautiful art work.

Margaret. 

 

CD Sunday Challenge - anything goes # 47

Hi,

Its time for another challenge at the CD Sunday challenge blog,  as always its anything goes as long as its from a CD, USB or digital material.  Our host for this fortnight is Jocelyn.

For my card I used Sunflower Dreams CD by Debbi Moore,  this is a gorgeous CD and I decided to make a round card for a change.  The backing paper and images both came from the CD. The image was matted onto brown card and then cream card,  but instead of using the round in the middle I moved the round image to one side of the rounds rather than in the middle.  The sentiment is also matted onto brown and cream card and raised up above the image. The butterflies came with the design sheet and were placed on the card separately,

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from.  Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

 

Sailing birthday

Hi,

Making birthday cards for men can be quite hard,  so when I needed a birthday card this week,  I used the Plain Sailing pad by Hunkydory,   These images are beautiful and after choosing one I used two pictures and decoupaged the image.  I used a grey A4  Adorable Scorable Hunkydory card and folded in half,  Matted the image on pale blue card I finished off the card with gold peel offs in the corners,  using a strip of of pale blue card to place a happy birthday peel off. 

I wanted something simple and not too fussy.  I am pleased with the result and hope our friend will like his card.

Margaret
 

Test tatting snowflakes

 Hi,

I have had the pleasure of test tatting some snowflakes for. Robin (Tatting by the bay),  she has a new book which will be sold on her Etsy page,  called Four Dozen Tatted Snowflakes.  Robin gave me permission to show you these snowflakes early.  She is hoping to release the book around the 20th October.

The patterns are not only beautiful designed,  most are easy to tat,  and the diagrams are very clear and easy to follow with also the written pattern.

I tatted mine in Lizbeth thread white no 20,  they are no 8,  24,  and no 42,   I also tatted no 42 in a new thread called  Cranberry Bush size no 20,  it’s reds and green are very much in the Christmas colours.

I hope to tat more of these and will show you more as and when I have some to show you.

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything goes # 46

Hi,

Time for another challenge at CD Sunday,  as always its anything goes  as long as its from a CD, USB,  or digital material,  the host this fortnight is me.

I thought I would make a very different card,  a gate fold card,  difficult to photo so there are three photos.  I used Hunkydory embossed card as the base,  which does not show up at all,  For the image and backing paper I used Roses CD by Robert Addams,  I matted the image onto Hunkydory gold miri card,  the same card \i used for the butterflies.  The dies I used are Apple blossom rose butterfly and the rose panel wrap,  I cut the rose panel in rose pink card,  and the butterflies in Hunkydory gold bushed miri card,  there are three butterflies in all,  with small pearls on their bodies.  I put gold accents in the roses middles on the panel.  The sentiment is from Art Deco Romance CD by Debbi Moore  which I matted onto the same gold miri card.  Finished off with pink ribbon.

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from.  Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

Hi,

Recently we visited The Abbotsbury Subtropical gardens in Abbotsbury Dorset,  We have a lovely walk around,  of course it was social distancing and they had a one way system which meant some of the garden was roped off,  

The gardens were established in 1765 as a kitchen garden for the nearby castle,  it is now a 30 acre magnificent garden  filled with rare and exotic plants from around the world.  some of the plants were first introductions into this country discovered by plant hunting descendants. 

Some of the sculpture was from Alice in wonderland as you will see in some of the photos,  

We found this sculpture in a corner of the garden of Peter rabbit,  I love Peter rabbit so I had to take this photo.

The gardens are beautiful with banana plants and ferns,  Japanese maples, and ornamental grasses,  unfortunately we took the shorter routs due to me not being able to walk far,  it was a lovely day sun shining and a really enjoyable walk,  pity that part of the gardens were roped off giving just a one way walk around. 

This was as little area with a grass lawn and fountain at the far end,  with this lovely display.    Just one of the little areas the as you walked around you walked into.

Below is a picture of a goose we found nestled in the foliage

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 This plant I really like but it did not have a name and I would love to find out what it is,  and if possible buy one for my garden,  If you do know please let me know in the comments.

The gardens are open all year round and well worth a visit if you are on the South coast in Dorset 

Margaret

Cross stitch Indian

Hi,

I remembered this morning I have never shown this cross stitch picture before anywhere, I made this for my husband before we got married. He had taken me to a country and western night which they were all dressed up at Indians. I had no idea what to give him for his birthday, when I saw this kit, it was one of the hardest cross stitch pictures I have done but worth it measures 5 x 6 inches.  I framed it and he loved it, it’s still on show in our lounge the first picture shows it in the frame and the other a close up.

Margaret 

Cruise ships in Weymonth Bay

Hi

Recently we had a few days away in Weymouth Dorset,  it was nice to get away and have a different four walls just for a week.    While we were there I took these pictures of the cruise ships at anchor in the bay.

Due to the virus these ships are let’s say resting, although they have a skelton crew on board no doubt doing repairs and looking after the ships.

I know the pictures are not great unfortunately these are the best 

This is a list of ships we saw

Aurora.                   -   P and O

Jewel of the Seas.   =. Royal Caribbean line

Queen Elizabeth.     -  Cunard 

 Britannia.                 -  P and O

 Queen Victoria.        -  Cunard 

 Marbella Explorer 2 -  TUI

          

It is sad to see these ships at anchor and not cruising the high seas, No doubt these ships will sail again, until then there is a little ferry in Weymouth taking people out to see the ships but they won’t get that near as there is an exclusion zone around the ships of 50 meters.

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything goes # 45

Hi,

Time for another challenge at the CD Sunday challenge blog and as usual its anything goes as long as its from a CD, USB, or digital material,   this fortnight the challenge is hosted by Wynn.

For my card this fortnight I used a free image from Google,  the backing paper came from Something for everyone CD by La Pashe,  I matted the card onto back card and printed out a couple of images and decoupaged the quad bikes.   This card was for my husbands nephew  birthday who has a quad bike,  and into cars and bikes etc.

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from.  Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

 

Margaret

 

The Blue Pool

Hi,

We had a few days away and spent a day at the Blue Pool near Wareham in Dorset.

The Blue Pool is at the center of the Furzebrook Estate,  a great place just to have a walk,  I t was a clay pit which was dug out in 1840 - 1860 and over the year filled with natural seepage.  It has a high concentration of minerals still in the water and therefore does not support  any vegetation and there is no oxygen in the water so there is no water weed or fish

This combination of factors makes the water diffract and reflect light in an unusual way and often changes colour with the weather.

The Estate was designated a Site of Special Scientific interest in 1983.

There is a tea room where you can get a nice cup of coffee or tea with a homemade scone made on site or a light lunch.   Today of course with social distancing and the virus,  the tea room is open but in a reduced capacity.   We had a lovely walk and took these picture, we were just going to take a selfie when this lady walking passed said would you like me to take a picture of you,  this is us with the pool in the background.

I was very sad to see when we went that the Owner  had died the day before,   I meet her many years ago when I did live in work and looked after her uncle,  I was able to take my dog and everyday we went for a walk around the pool,  it was lovely to go and back see the pool but sad that she had died the day before.

Margaret

 

CD Sunday plus Challenge - anything goes # 44

Hi,

Time for another challenge at the CD Sunday plus challenge blog,  as always its anything goes as long as its from a CD, USB, or Digital material.   This fortnight the challenge is hosted by Jo.

For this challenge I made a  simple Christmas card,  after all Christmas is just around the corner,  I used House Mouse Triple CD no 3 Christmas by Joanna Sheen.  I used both the image and matching backing paper,  maatting the image onto Hunkydory bushed silver mirri card,  and used the sentiment that went with the image again matted onto the silver mirri card.  I finished off the card with ribbon and a bow.

CD Sunday Plus challenge 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 Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from.  Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend

Margaret