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

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

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.

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

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

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

Happy International tatting Day

Hi,

                              Happy international tatting day to all tatters around the world. 

As you know I adapted  the pattern  of the Hidden rose Snowflake that Muskaan designed  back last year,   here is a link to her blog. 
I am in the process of writing the pattern,  I only changed the count in two rings of the pattern to fit better into the gem,   in the meantime here is a picture of the ice drop I tatted using  Lizbeth thread, no 20 in Peach,  although it does not look peach in the picture it is peach.

Hoping you are all keeping safe and well
Margaret