A couple of cards

Not much to report today, bought a few sale items yesterday ,unexpectedly as we went shopping for my aunt,the things I bought threw themselves off the rack at my feet!!!I have managed to make a few more cards ,a couple posted here.

All Over for another year.

Well as my Aunt said yesterday "Christmas is as far away as ever again", a very quite time for us and despite my intentions I ate too much ,but I don't suppose I'm alone in that. I did manage to get some stitching done on Christmas eve and today so that I could finish some fabric postcards as pictured here.

Christmas Greetings

Here's wishing all my blogging friends, near and far, a merry Christmas and happy and healthy new year and also many thanks for all the lovely comments and support, I'm certainly looking forward to what 2010 brings us all craftwise.

Fuji Goddess

This card is made using another new oriental stamp called Fuji Goddess, I don't think it looks as good on the screen as in reality.

New Stamp

Last week after much dithering I sent for the Pucinni's Muse wood mounted stamp, unusual for me as I prefer the unmounted sort these days for storage reasons, anyway it is a lovely stamp and now I must use it!! , so here it is on a birthday card.

Preparing for Aunty!!

Back in birthday card mode again today, getting into practice for the next few weeks, we are collecting my aunt tomorrow and she will be with us over Christmas and beyond. She isn't impressed with me being in my craft room even tho' I am next to the lounge and can talk to her all the time, anyway I have in mind things to do that I can take into the lounge , even moving my machine in there when I feel like sewing.It is hard to believe that it is almost a year since I lost my Mum and Aunt Rose was with us for a month, where has the time gone?

Tags

I really love the last one of Tim Holtz' 12 tags of christmas as it had grunge paper roses on so fickle me packed away the fabric and made my version of the tag using Artistic Stamper flower stamps for the roses and colouring them with mica sprays and added stickles for some bling, and then I made another using metal, I didn't have the mini grunge board letters that should have been used just the larger ones so I adapted the tag to them then coloured the metal with alcohol inks.I have to say my favourite is the rose tag.