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I just love how this turned out. It made a perfect 80th Birthday card for my hubby's Nan.

For this I used:

Barely Mine Designer Extreme CD for the Creamy spotted background, I then mounted it on some gold foiled linen matt board.

The topper from Rob Addams Flowers Cd and was suppose to be Gold but it printed out in a vibrant Orangey Red colour.... but looks really good in this colour, I then mount it onto some red bubble embossed mirri board. I added the text Grandmother instead of a sentiment and put 80 in the top right corner of the topper. The Gold strips across the front was cut from the same Gold Foiled Linen Matt board.

Yeah!!! I'm still alive.

My Op was a success but i've got 4 incisions, 1 in my belly button this is very sore, 1 in between my chest and 2 running down the side of my ribs, these 2 are the most painful.

I'm allowed home sometime today but now i'm looking forward to having breakfast as i've not eaten since midnight Thursday, I tried to eat a late dinner of some soup and jelly but just brought it back.

Well hopefully i'll be fine when i get home and won't be too long out of action. Will update again when i do get home.

Hugs
Christine xx

I'm in hospital today

I peeps, I am currently in hospital and have brought my hubby's laptop in with me as they have a WIFI connection in the room. I am having my Gall Bladder removed this morning at around 11am'ish and am getting very anxious at the thought of going into theatre and being put under.

The nurses here in the Oaks Hospital in Colchester are very nice, caring and friendly. But it still doesn't stop me from worrying. I've seen the consultant and Anaethsetist and they've tried to put my mind at ease and have advised that i have a pre-med to calm me down a bit. I've had nothing to eat or drink since midnight and my tummy is beginning to think my throat has been cut....lol, my mouth feels like fungus....yuk!

Anyway i need to get into my Op gown now and those passion killing stockings they have you wear...lol

If i'm feeling up to it i'll pop back later this evening and give an update after my op.

Wish me luck, cos i'm gonna need it.

Hugs
Christine xxx

Nan's 80th Birthday Party Invite

My mum in law asked me to make the invites for her mums 80th Birthday Party and she was over the moon with what i made.

I used the Barely Mine Designer Extreme cd for the card base, I then used the Cricut "walk in my garden for the vase and stems and I used SCAL and one of the fonts on my pc for the You're Invited and the 80.

I then used the Lacey Scallop punch from Martha Stewart to edge the insert and printed a photo of Nan inside with the invite details.

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CD's I used for my card were Designer inserts Extreme and Designer Extreme 2 for the backgrounds and inserts from Bearly Mine Designs, and Crafters Companions Florals set 2.

Card stock is from Papermania
Glitter is from Craft Planet
Glue gel is pinflair
Ribbon is from my stash
and Buttons were a freebie from Cropstop.com

I have just received this blog award from Wendy thank you for passing this award onto me, i'm truly honoured to received it.

I would like to pass it onto: Ildiko, Rachel, Yvonne and Alison.

Birthday card for mum in law

It is my mum-in-laws birthday today, and i made her this card that is significant to her as she has a Black Labrador named Lexi, She too has a birthday on Thursday and is 4yrs.

Ingredients used:

Scallop and circle Nesties, Derwent Watercolouring Pencils, Martha Stewart scallop punch,

Backing papers by My Minds Eye, were a freebie from the current Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine.

Spotted Ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons,

The image of girl and dog was a free download from Papercraft Planet Digi Stamps,

The Flower is by Hot off the Press,

Crystal brad from The Range,

Peel offs from a little market stall in BATH,

and finally the white base card was from The Paper Mill Shop.

Valentine Card

Here is my first Valentine Card commission i've made for a friend.

This is A4 in size and i'm really please with how it has turned out. It took me a few days to make as i'd quite a bit of cutting out to do but i thoroughly enjoyed it.

Ingredients used:

White 350gsm card stock from ebay,

The Poppy Heart decoupage was from Photobucket,

The gorgeous lace frame was a free svg file from HERE

The Red Mirri Board was from C & C,

The Red Heart Ribbon was from my local Haberdashery.

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My Design Team Card

For this i used the very popular Popcorn Romance CD.

The White Linen card base is from The Papermill Shop,

The scallop punch is from the Martha Stewart range.

The purple Mirri board is from C & C,

The button on the flower was a freebie from CropStop.com and

the mini buttons was from my local craft store.

The peeloffs was from a market stall in Bath (UK).

The Gorgeous brads on the topper was a birthday gift from Wendy of Wendy's Crafting Pastimes

and finally the silk flower was a magazine freebie.