Rocket

Hello pals, Thank You very much for your comments and the lovely welcome back I received. Hope you have all recovered - I have checked and none of those leggy bits escaped into blogland.  This is a very quick card which I made with a couple of sample die-cuts I was sent when I ordered others, of course these two are now on my wish list. I think this card is quite gentle on the eye. 
The fun part of receiving sample cuts is trying to work out which die, and I tracked these down to Die-versions (haven't got any of that make yet!), there are so many makes available nowadays. I am still struggling with the weather here in Somerset, I seem to remember being told that the West country had such wonderful weather, where has it gone!!! Off to put the heating back on. Hugs to all. xx Flora

Man card with scary stuff

Hello to all my crafty pals and Thank You for your good wishes. I am still without a craft area to work in so have been a very absent blogger, I hope you are all well and coping with the atrocious weather we are having. I feel very sorry for anyone who has been flooded so hugs to anyone affected.
I have no idea where the time is going, even my coffee gets cold before I get to it. I got sidetracked into de-cluttering and have spent many hours cleaning the hundreds of books we own and selecting many hundred to go to the bookbank. We have also recycled a huge amount, including decades of collected magazines but I have said a firm NO to anything crafty going, lol.
Asked to make a man card with scary stuff I was tempted to just write (Merry Christmas) on it. Here is what I put together and any comments/suggestions will be gratefully read. 
I have only got a couple of man cards left in my box so I do need to give mojo a huge nudge and get on with it. Hope to pop around and see you all soon.

Best wishes to all

Thank you all my crafty pals for being so special and giving me support throughout this year, goodness knows how the time has flown by. So much for this retirement malarkey, they forgot to give me the time travel password. Thank you Patricia at http://patricia-summerhousecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ for passing on pals best wishes, I was very touched.
I don't have a card for you today just my very best wishes to you all  for Christmas and also especially the coming year.
This has certainly been an eventful year, and I expect the next will be equally so with our first grandchild due to make an appearance in six weeks time.
We have had family visiting and at the last moment we now have our Christmas tree up and twinkling lights and even a wreath and an almost tidy table, lol. All food defrosting and enough liquid to make us hiccough. If I have forgotten something I will put it on the list for next year.
Hope you are all still singing and you are all well, and I'm sending hugs with my best wishes. Take care if travelling in this awful weather. xx Flora 
   

Auld Lang Syne

Hello to all my wonderful crafty pals, thank you all for your comments on my card and hope you excuse my absence. We have been kept far too busy with our wee build and as I am not sure if I missed the Christmas makes I have moved onto the New Year, lol. I got lots of bits die cut and even coloured a lovely image but they would not go together to make a card so I started again with a simpler make. I heat embossed my die cuts as I was feeling cold and did not want to put the heating on as I would be trying to heat the world through our temporary doorway. 
This week started so disappointingly as we failed to get tickets for next Glastonbury, I will be even more gutted if the rumors come true and Bowie is there, I have been a fan since my teens, just a few years we may say!! 
Hopefully I will get some blog commenting done soon as I certainly miss you all, Thank You to all who missed me.  I have not managed to visit any craft shows so hopefully you are all supporting the economy without me. In the wee hours of the morning I would get myself off to sleep with some craft shows on TV but now even the sky dish is down from the wall.
Hope this post doesn't sound wingy, I really don't mean it to be so as I am still enjoying my happy little world. Next task is to help design this roof according to what the planners want us to do. Hoping you are all well and sending hugs to all who need a bit of care. 

Ding Dong Merrily (xmas11)

Ooops it is so long since I blogged or commented on your wonderful creations, I almost forgot my password. I have missed being with you all. I lent my camera and had to use my old one today so the photo isn't great as it appears to have developed a fault, also I couldn't remember what I did with my tripod and my old camera is quite heavy (probably isn't really but my hands and arms are totally rubbish and I ache in bits I didn't know I had, lol). I would have had another go but of course the battery was running low and as I had to search for the camera this post has taken some energy to construct. The actual card is a little more rusty colour than my photo shows so please use a little imagination. 
I don't know where the days are going and have been feeling a bit sluggish of late so I really need to get myself going so I wonder whatever happened to "fergusade" and "cremola foam"  !!!! I am sure they would help.
Anyway I will be away now and hope you are all well and hugs to all who need some. Thank you all for taking the time to comment, love hearing from you. 

Paper  and card - card blank is a 7x5 card, 

rusty card is Core'dination,

a LoTV sentiment,

 Dies used :- Spellbinders  Labels 18 ,

Dee's Distinctively Silhouette Bell and

Couture Creations EF New Year Dove.

Twas the Night before (xmas10)

We've has a busy day today and I have spent lots of time mortaring and generally holding/passing things DIYish. So this will be a very quick post thanking you all for commenting on my reindeer card, I was so pleased with your reaction to it. Well onward we go with our sing-song. I hope to visit you all over the next few evenings, know that I enjoy your blogs and hopefully the fingers may even allow a bit of typing. Hugs to anyone who is struggling.

Image - Penny Black Sweet Wishes 1866E coloured with 

polychromos pencils also

a LoTV sentiment,

Paper  and card - card blank is a 6x6 pearly card,

and backing card I won as candy and some stash, 

 Dies used :- Spellbinder  Opulent Ovals & Labels 18 

and Whinsey Corner.

The Holly and the Ivy (xmas9)

Hello to all my crafty pals, been awol for a few days as we had deliveries etc getting in the way and today is a sleepy day. You have all been very busy creating so many wonderful things. Thank you for taking the time to visit and comment on my blog, I do appreciate it very much. 
We have also had a very dusty week here (no I haven't broken my "No HW") but they have been resurfacing our main road, this seemed to consist of putting down a small amount of glue and 100 tons of chippings and dust, which they then went up and down the road attempting to hoover up with an array of contraptions. As the weather was so dry we ended up in a cloud of thick dust with about half an inch of dust left everywhere when they finished. I don't know who came up with this idea but I'm sure there are many people who could tell them it is a rubbish idea. 
The little bit of singing voice I had, has therefore disappeared but I didn't want to deprive you all of my latest suggestion. Have fun crafting and singing of course.

Paper  and card - card blank is an A5 Plaid card,

and card I won as candy, 

 Dies used :- Cheery Lynn  Holly Flourish 

Signature Dies Ivy Flourish, 

 Sizzix Reindeer & Cracked EF.