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Thursday 30 April 2020

Walk around the garden in isolation


 Hi,
Here we are in the UK into our 5th week of isolation or perhaps its six,  we are getting use to staying at home now,  and I have been crafting,  but I thought On Sunday as it was a nice day I would take a walk around the back garden.  Tye last three days we have had rain,  hopefully the nice weather will return.
Top is my Allium giganteum  and the picture on the left is Sazifraga cocblearis



 These are some of my Lily of the Valley I thought you would like to see them growing under the bush rather than in a Vase.  As it the 1st May the French will have them in their homes today.  When I had my florist shop I had a french lady come in and got very annoyed with me because I did not have any for sale,  That year they were late flowering and there was none in the market,  you cannot buy what is not in flower in a flower market.




This is a surprise,  this pansy was from last year and I found it in one of the tubs a few weeks ago and here it is flowering,  I thought I had lost them during the winter,



This plant I don't know what it is called but its a lovely pink flower and likes to flower up the top of the garden so I have left it,  I do find a lot a small seeding from it,  so I need to keep it in check,  I don't want it all over the garden,  In Sussex where i used to live they called it a weed,  here in Somerset its a flower

This is Saxifraga urbium  or London Pride,   I only have this very small patch left and I had to look up its real name as its always been London Pride to me,  apparently I have it in the wrong spot of the garden and needs to be in semi shade,  so I will be moving it when it finishes flowering.

This photo looks white but its a very pretty pink flower called Aquilegia  I also have some purple flowers ones, I think they are in the front garden.

and finally this is a flame of the forest the lily of valley type flowers are finishing and the new leaves come out in red then go pink and then into a nice fresh green colour.
Hope you enjoyed a walk around my back garden,
Stay safe and well
Margaret

Tuesday 28 April 2020

Christmas cards in Lock down


 Hi,
With this lock down I have managed to make a few early christmas cards,   This set is from a topper sheet I have had for some time and not used from Kanban,  and the blue card and gold bushed miri card is from Hunkydory.  The ribbon is from stash.
One thing with the lock down it gives us time to sort out the craft room and find things you never knew you had,  and the opportunity to start early on christmas cards,

Stay safe and well,
Margaret

Sunday 26 April 2020

CD Sunday plus Challenge - #34 Anything goes


Hi,
Another week in isolation,  its time for another challenge at the CD Sunday plus challenge,  we are continuing with our challenges even in these unusual times.   This fortnight the challenge is hosted by Carol.

For my card this fortnight I used Daydream Magic CD by Debbie Moore.  I used the matching paper with the image,  I cut two pink circles and matted them behind the image.  I die cut a flamingo and added it holding the birthday wishes,  I think the die was a free gift but I can't remember where I got it from.  I added a flower from stash and a ribbon 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


Thursday 23 April 2020

Happy St George’s Day



To all my English followers

Happy St George’s. Day

Hi
It’s a beautiful day here in Somerset.  I hope you all enjoy the sunshine and the warm weather,  certainly makes a change from all the wet weather we had during the autumn and winter.
Stay safe and well
Margaret.

Sunday 19 April 2020

Walk around the garden in isolation


 Hi,
I thought for this walk I would show you my front garden,

First pictures are my bluebells,  I planted pink ones but as you can see most of them have turned blue although there is still some pink ones with them

This is a little tree we planted last year,  its called Salix Hakuro-Nishili of Japanese morning-dew willow.
It has variegated leaves marked with salmon pink white and green

This bush is called Red Robbin,  which has red leaved in the spring and  when the leaves turn green I will trim him down,


Bleeding heart


Just coming out in flower is my hardy pink germanium







Hope you enjoy the walk,  its a beautiful day here in Somerset,  we had our first rain in four weeks last Friday and I am sure our garden enjoyed the rain.   Ever since we have been in isolation the weather has improved,  sods law when we finally get out and about it will rain.
Hope you are staying safe and well
Margaret

Sunday 12 April 2020

CD Sunday plus challenge - # 33 Anything goes


Hi,
I am writing this in uncertain times,  the world seems to be a bad place and its looks like it might get worse.
Firstly I wish you all a very Happy Easter and hope that it is as good as it can be under the circumstances.  
At least we can keep crafting no matter what is going on in the world.
It is time for another challenge at the CD Sunday plus and for this challenge as always its is anything goes  as long as its from a CD, USB or digital material,  and it is hosted by Jocelyn.
My card this time I used an image from the Jayne Netley Mayhew collection CD  by Joanna Sheen. The background I used a free image from Google sunset over the Serengeti.
The images I matted onto silver card and then places silver peel offs around the images and the outside of the backing card.

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
Stay safe and well,  take care

Margaret


Sunday 5 April 2020

Art Deco cards


Hi,

Another week in isolation,  the weather this weekend is totally gorgeous but we cant go out and about,  apart from a walk and as I cant walk too far its usually just around the block.
I made these two art deco cards from my stash,  I cant remember where I got the images from,  I think they might have been a download from somewhere,  Anyway I used up just a few bits with the images and some peel offs,  There's nothing special about them and they will go into the box if and when I need a card.


Please stay safe and well,
Take care
Margaret