Happy Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Happy Chinese New Year to all my Friends and Followers

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - # 27 Anything goes

Hi,
Time for the CD Sunday plus challenge,  as I schedule this post the weather outside is rough and blowing a gale and pouring with rain.
No wonder we have flood fields and flooding,  its Australia that could do with this rain,  I have been knitting pouches for the animals in Australia,  the information about the pouches and nests needed for the animals can be found at Paws across the oceans on Facebook.
This challenge is hosted by Wynn don't forget its anything goes as long as it from a CD, USB or digital material.
Back to my card today,  I wanted a card with floral theme and I found this image on Goggle,  the flower is called Xenia and comes in many colours.   I used a backing paper from Click, print and go from My craft studio crafters essentials Vol 1 CD.  The die is from creative expression called Hobart adornment,  to which I cut four and placed then around a piece of gold Hunkydory bushed gold card,  I matted the image on the same care and finished it off with gold peel offs and a small bow of 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

Last card of 2019

Hi,

This was the last card I made in 2019,  and I made it for Vernon,  I used the die from the latest Tattered lace magazine for December,  and downloaded the papers that went with the die.  I finished off the card with gold peel offs and ribbon.

This is a card I received from Carollyn in the USA,  with one of her tatted  button angels,  she tatted the angel in size no 80 thread,  the card has a gold frame which has come out silver in the photo,  and a velvet red on the card,   gives a totally different feel to any card to touch. Thank you Carollyn.   I have the pattern for the button angel its on the to do list along with some other new patterns to try.

At the moment I am knitting pouches for the Joeys in Australia,  they need them for the injured animals from the fires.

Margaret

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - # 26 Anything goes

Hi,
Happy New Year
This is a new year and the first challenge from CD Sunday Challenge blog,   as always its Anything goes as long as its from a CD, USB, or Digital material.  This fortnight the Challenge is being hosted by Jane.
For my card for this challenge I have used an image and backing paper from the Wine Buffs CD by Katy Sue Designs.
I matted and layered the image onto grey card and then onto silver bushed miri card by Hunydory.   The ribbon matches the colours on the perfectly and was from stash.  Just a simple card from me this challenge.

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 New Year

I wish all my friends 

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Followers around the world

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Very Happy New Year

To my followers in Australia stay safe and hope the fires do not cause you problems.  Thinking of you at this bad time.

Margaret

Happy Christmas

Hi,

We saw this brilliant image of a snowman at a local small market garden shop we pass when we go shopping and I just had to take a photo,  hes made of tyres and painted white,  what a brilliant idea.

I would like to wish all my friends and followers around the world a Very Happy Christmas,   hope you all have a lovely christmas.

Margaret

1,000 post - Its snowing snowflakes

Hi,

This is my 1,000th post since I started my blog,  it seemed to just suddenly creep up on me,  I am going to do a giveaway after the New Year that will give me time to finish the item I am going to giveaway.  I am going to keep you guessing what it might be,  its not tatting or card making related,  but if you are a regular reader of my blog you might just guess what it might be.

Land of Laces started a challenge of 25 snowflakes before christmas,  well I have not made the 25 rather fell very short of the 25 but these are the ones I have made,  there are a lot of new patterns this year,  and they are ready destined to be made in 2020.

All the snowflakes have been made with Lizbeth thread no 20 in white

 No 1 This is one of my favorites its called Wheel of Nine Rings

No 2  This is the snowflake from Renuleks snowflake mat she designed in 2013

 No 3  This is a new design by Muskaan November 2019,  I made the small one from the design but I felt it worked up just too small for my liking,   I have since found out that Lizbeth thread seems to be thinner than it should be at the moment and this was made from a new ball.   I then made it again but made more rings which turned into a circle.

No 4   the Twelfth day of December from the book 24 Snowflakes in tatting

 No 5 Diane’s snowflake no 3 from 11 September 2012

No 6  The Eleventh day of December from the book 24 Snowflakes in Tatting

No 7.  Twinkle Twinkle by Joelle from leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com

No 8 The Third day of December from the 24 Snowflakes in Tatting

No 9 Graces first snowflake  by Grace Tan December 2012

No 10 My own Snowflake design,  Taj Mahal Snowflake








Over the the years I have enjoyed my blog and hopefully will continue to blog for many more years to come,  In the New Year I will be doing a giveaway to celebrate this 1,000 post.

Margaret