Lazy Sunday

Hi Everyone,

I've been a busy little bee today. I've made this card, and we've just finished a rather lovely Chicken Sunday dinner, even if I do say so myself. On days like these I don't mind that it's covered in snow outside, it's still lovely and sunny and when I took the dog out for a walk round the seafront earlier today it is such a lovely crisp winters day, what a difference when that North wind isn't blowing.

I'm entering this card into my mums craftshop challenges  'Fab and funky' and also into Sweet Stops Sketches SSS144.

I've coloured Tilda as a Star with distress inks, her fab and funky stars have had glamour dust added to them to really dazzle. All of the papers are from Magnolia.

Here's a close up of Tilda. I've tucked a tag behind a Cheery Lynn doily die, which I've left blank. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Enjoy what's left of the weekend,

Take care

A Rose By Any Aother Name....

Yay, I've got my mojo back, two posts in two days!!

First off though I've got some explaining to do. Up until yesterday my blog was attic-crafter, and as I'm wanting to be moving, eventually, into the house where I grew up I've already got the small front bedroom earmarked for my craft room, and therefore I'll no longer be crafting in the attic. I was messing round seeing which names were available, and without clicking OK my blog name has changed. So I am now cardsbybex.blogspot.com. I hope this has cleared any confusion.

Back to my card.

As you know I've been away from card making for a few weeks, but I've been buying goodies. This card has some of my favourite goodies on, I've been after the Tim Holtz clock die for ages and I've eventually added it to my stash, I love it. I wish I'd bought it sooner.

I've also got round to getting myself a stand to show off my cards. I've also come across a bag with poppies and carnations in, from Wild Orchid Crafts and I think they look lovely mixed with roses and sweetheart blossoms. I'll definitely be buying more.

There's a little tag tucked behind Tilda, I've also stamped 'forever' on the back of it.

Here is a close up of one of my favourite Tilda's. I bought her from the Netherlands as she is a limited edition, and I think she is just perfect for Valentines Day.

I'm entering this card into, Just Magnolia and hAnglar stAnglar where the theme this week is anything goes, with the option of a Valentines Card.
Totally Tilda, where the theme this month is Pink, Red and Valentines. I know there's not much red on here, but the hearts are red.
Simply Magnolia, where the theme this fortnight is Hearts and Love.
TOMIC, where the theme is Valentines and Hearts.
Die Cut Dreams where the last ever challenge is Pink, Red and Heart.


Thanks for looking at my card, and please feel free to leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Take care

Crafting Life's Pieces

Thank you for your kind words on the loss of my parents. I'm missing them both terribly, but I am grateful to my husband and my two lovely children for helping me through this, and also the escape my crafting gives me. I think I've found my mojo again.

I'm entering this card into CLP challenge number 44. There is a lovely sketch to follow. This has to be one of my all time favourite hAnglar stamps, it took me quite a while to get my sticky mits on it, but I'm so glad I did.

I've coloured her with distress inks, and subtly added glamour dust. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the Ribbon Girl, and they've been stickled.

The papers are from Magnolia, as are the border die and the little doohickey that I've used as a hinge. The oval doily die is also one of my new 'feel better' purchases, its Marianne design CR1204 (thanks Sandra for the update).
Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love to read them.

Take care,

Thank You

I've been away from blogland for a while, here's the condensed story.

My Mam and Dad had both been a bit poorly for a while, on 12th December I made my Mam go to the doctors, this is when everything started to go downhill.

The morning of 14th December she had a phone call, she had had a chest x-ray and as they'd found something suspicious they'd made an appointment for her to see the lung specialist on 21st December. Meanwhile, that day my Dad looked terrible, I phoned his GP out who sent him straight to hospital. He needed an emergency transfusion and something to reverse his warfarin as his blood was dangerously thin. The next day he had a camera down and they found a growth. The following Wednesday, my Mam saw the lung specialist who arranged for her to have a camera down her nose on the 22nd December. We brought my Mam in for her bronchoscopy, and while we were there we visited my Dad. On this visit we were told my Dad has a quite large Oesophageal Cancer, we went downstairs to collect my Mam only to be told she has Small Cell Lung Cancer. Within an hour my brother and I were given this news. My Mam developed a chest infection and was admitted to hospital on December 28th. She passed away on Tuesday 3rd January, her funeral was on Friday 13th and when we went to visit my Dad afterwards he passed away while holding our hands. His funeral was on 20th January, they are both buried together just a stones throw away from the rugby ground were they met in 1972, at their graveside we could see the clubs flag at half mast for my Dad.

This is why I've been away from card making for the last few weeks, although I have been grateful for the escape that colouring has given me. I've also posted this on the Magnolia facebook page and have been hugely touched by everyones kind words.

I'm now turning my coloured images into Thank You cards, but I also want to say 'Thank You' to everyone that has helped me with their kind words.

I'm entering this into Just Magnolia and hAnglar and stAnglar where there is a sketch to follow.

I might not have been making cards, but I've still been buying goodies, there are loads of my new things on here.

I've coloured Tilda with distress inks, I'm now getting quite happy with my colouring, although I've still got some way to go.

Hope you all have a nice weekend.

Take care

Special Tilda

Hi everyone,

I've still got a few cards to make, but I have so much on I can't see me getting them all done. Here's my latest one.




Isn't she such a cutie? I'm entering this into MDUC where there is a colour combination of red, cream and gold. I'm also entering it into Simply magnolia where the theme there is a Christmas card-easily done, lol.
I've coloured Tilda with distress inks, and all of the edges have been distressed with walnut stain. The roses have been made using a mft die and then glittered. The papers are from pion. Anyway, I'd better dash, I've still got presents to buy :(

Take care,

Becky


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Anything But A Christmas Card

Hi,

Just a quick post from me today, I've just made this for a pirate mad little boy and it ties in with this weeks LOTV challenge, anything but a Christmas card.




The paper and dies are from magnolia, and he's been coloured with copics. Better dash, we've got a pirate birthday party to get ready for.
Take care,
Becky x

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New Tilda's

Hi,
I've just had to make a card today. My stamp club arrived yesterday and I was working until 9pm, I was so frustrated. Today I'm on nights and have had a lovely time making this.




I don't know her name yet, but it was a tough decision deciding which one to ink up first, lol. I'm entering it into Just Magnolia and hAnglar stAnglar anything goes with the option of sparkle.




I've coloured her with distress inks and added some glamour dust. There's liquid pearls around the flowers and I've stitched the edges. The flowers, which I've stickled, are from WOC as is the seam binding. The dies are doohickeys, and the paper is from Tim holtz.
Happy Friday everyone, hope you have a great weekend.

Becky

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