CD Sunday challenge- anything goes #153

 Hi,

Times for another challenge at the CD Sunday challenge blog,  this fortnight it is Jo who will be hosting the challenge

For my card this fortnight,  I thought I would do a DL card,  I used Jayne Netley Mayhew collection CD by Joanna Sheen,  I used the matching backing sheet with the elephant image,  each elephant image was matted onto silver card and the card was finished off with silver corner peel offs.

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 the challenge and do not have a blog,    

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.

Enjoy your weekend,

Margaret 

Happy St David’s Day

 Wishing all my friends, followers and visitors 

To my blog

A Happy St David’s day 

 

TTAL - temperature tat along part 17

 

Hi,

At last I have finished all the squares,  ends sewn in and all the beads sewn on,I started it in the middle of January 2024, due to illness,  to finish the line I did a few extra days in January,  it has 360 squares,   Which is fine I am happy with my square. measures 19 x 21 inches or 48.3 cms x 53.4 cms, 

I am going to tat the year and attach it to the top,  and then do a border.

Margaret

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #152

 Hi,

Another fortnight and another challenge from CD Sunday,  this fortnight the challenge is hosted by Meg

My card this fortnight is an image from Opulence by design,  this is a Facebook designer group but they also have a web site,  I matted the image onto Hunkydory gold Miri board,  I used a sheet of hunkydory scorable card with a gold design on it.  I also used in gold  x-cut butterfly die,  cut in green and gold small floral spray by Apple Blossom  added some pearls and a rich yellow bow.  The photo does not do this card justice as the gold is to shiny.

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 the challenge and do not have a blog,    

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.

Enjoy your weekend,

Margaret 

Happy Valentine’s Day

 

Hi,

Happy Valentine’s Day,  it’s a cold day,  and has been been very cold all week,  with no sign of the sun,

This heart pattern has been sitting on my to do list for a while,  so what better time to take a few minutes to tat it for Valentine’s Day,   I used Lizbeth thread no 20 Christmas red.   The pattern is called accidental heart  and is a pattern adaptation by Natalie Rogers.  The original pattern can be found in Priscilla Yoke Book by Georgette Batt 

I hope you have a lovely love day with whoever,  

Margaret 

2024 TTAL - temperature tat along part 16

 Hi,

Today is another cold day and at present we have sleet / rain,  yesterday we had fog all day and very cold.

Yesterday I finished the last square for December,  I will have to do a few squares for January which is fin as I started last year in mid January,  I also missed a day in May silly me did 30 days instead of 31.

So to finish the strip I will be doing the first few days of January,   I still have the year to tat on and finish sewing in some ends.  And then do a border.  

I was asked and I did reply on the last post about the beads,  the beads have letters on and represent things during the year such as birthdays,  wedding anniversary,  holidays,  Easter and Christmas, 

Hope you are having a lovely day 

Margaret 

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #151

 Hi,

It’s time for another challenge at CD Sunday challenge,  this fortnight Pamela is the host.

For my card this fortnight,  I used a free download from craftsuprint.com,  I used a backing sheet from stock,  and put the image of the cat, which I decoupaged with several layers,  I used peel offs in gold around the image and then the same corners on the white part of the card,  matching them up with those around the image.  The sentiment came with the image which I thought I was very apt, “hope your day is purrtfect” 

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 the challenge and do not have a blog,    

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.

Enjoy your weekend,

Margaret 

Happy Chinese New Year or Gong Xi Fa Cal

Happy Chinese New Year

Gong Xi Fa Cal

To all my family,  friends and followers 

 

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #150

 Hi,

Time for another challenge our second of the year,  and as usual it’s anything goes,  the host this fortnight is Carol

For my card this fortnight I used Sketch Book Collection Chapter V British Wildlife by Pollyanna Pickering,  I made a simple card with the matching background paper to the image, matted the image on silver card, and used a strip of paper border that came with the image across the 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 the challenge and do not have a blog,    

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.

Enjoy your weekend,

Meet Lil’Melly

 Hi,

Meet Lil’Melly unfortunately I did not enjoy knitting Lil’Melly that’s the name of the pattern by Amanda Berry Toy Collection.  It might be me but it seem to take me ages to do the pattern,   Usually I love knitting toys and I wanted to try this pattern mainly because it was an elephant,  I love elephants and as you know  I do knit a lot of them in various ways,  from football  elephants  to pretty girls with  girly outfits,  but this elephant and me did not hit it off. I did add a piece over the top of the head to make it look more Indian with some gold stitching,  but in the photo below the stitching is not showing up,  there’s also another photo showing a side view 

This is one pattern that just won’t be done again.  I am glad it was a free pattern 

Its very cold here and over the week we have had a fair amount of snow,  hope you are staying warm and safe in this cold snap

Margaret 

2024 TTAl - temperature tat along part 15

 Hi,

From a very snowy Somerset,  it’s very cold and it’s been minus temperatures at night for nearly a week,

At last I have finished November,  we had some very low temperatures in November,  it’s definitely been moving into colder colours as the month  of November progressed.  I have 31 more squares to do to finish the year,  to finish a line and make it more square I might have to do a few extra into January,  I will see how the 31 square pan out.

Stay safe and warm 

Margaret 

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #149

 Hi,

This is the first challenge of the year,  we hope you had a lovely Christmas and New year and ready to join in CD Sunday challenges,  as usual it’s anything goes,  the host this fortnight is Jocelyn 

For my card I used the Romance Art Deco CD by Debbi Moore,  I used the image and matching background paper, I matted the image on gold Miri card by Hunkydory,  I added a red ribbon bow,  and a spray of red roses,  feathers and some red feathers,

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 the challenge and do not have a blog,    

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.

Enjoy your weekend,

Margaret 

Happy New Year 2025

I wish all my friends and family 

A

Very 

Happy New Year