Time flies

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

Wow Tuesdays are coming fast

Afternoon fellow bloggers, 

Hope everyone is well.

wow how quick the weeks are rolling by ! 3 weeks today I shall be halfway to honeymoon on this big bird.....

We are going to stay on Disney for 2 weeks, 2 nights in Fort Lauderdale, 3 nights in Miami and one last night back in Orlando. Sounds fab. We have not been abroad together for 10 yrs ( I hate flying ). My future hubby has dreamed of disney for years so we saved hard and thought we would make a trip of a lifetime. We have been going out together for 18 years so its long overdue lol. My back is slowly starting to ease but I have still not been able to sit for long at my desk. Plus I have a gazzillion appointments for wedding stuff and doctors. The big day day is less than 3 weeks away. Sorry if Im boring everyone but I have dreamed of this all my life !!!! 

Anyway on to todays card as its challenge time again over at fan-tastic tuesday. Di's digi are the sponsor and theme is anything goes. So I made a very quick card.

Hope you like it. Thanks to everyone for looking, commenting etc I do honestly appreciate it. Have a lovely afternoon.

Elaine xx

Fan-tastic Tuesday

Good Morning,

Hope that everyone is well. My last day off today and Im off out with Maria to crafty bunch this morning. I ordered Tim holtz old photos which have arrived !!!

Then tonight I have a dress fitting for my dress to be altered ( smaller im pleased to report ). Im never going to be stick thin as Im a real foodie....

Anyway on to todays card. Theme for a man and the sponsor is sprinkle & sparkle. 

Heres my make

Hope you like it, whats everyone else up to ? Whatever it is have a great day. Thanks for looking.

Elaine x

Clearly besotted

Another beautiful afternoon in the west midlands. I have been resting pretty much most of today, trying to help my back heal. However it is much better than a week ago. So I managed to make a card using the fabulous Clearly besotted stamps. I love Stephanie's stamps & dies. This is to enter into the challenge at clearly besotted and the theme was a colour challenge.

And here is what I made...

I used brown, pink and green ( my green looks darker for some reason than in real life ). I added some vintage seam binding from Wild orchid crafts and its fab.

Well I do hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by & its always a pleasure to read your comments. Have a lovely evening.

Elaine xx

 

Post 2 Eclectic Ellapu

Another post from me today. I have just returned from a lovely walk with my buddy Maria. She has looked after me and almost everyday she has taken me on a little walk ( this helps me heal quicker apparently ), so although we take it nice & steady I really enjoy it and we have a good old chat !

Heres a couple of pictures ! I also hate pics of myself yuk !

We take a leisurely stroll for around 20 mins every other day - thanks you are a true buddy !

Anyway heres my card the theme was a sketch. I used my gorgeous G45 papers botanical tea. Hope you like it

A big hello to Shirley my 43rd follower, and a big thanks to everyone that follows and pops by, without you all my little blog may not be here, have a a wonderful day xxx

 

Hobbycutz DT

Morning, Im sharing my piece for hobbycutz which is use 3 shades of the same colour. Now mine is very simple due to not being able to really sit , the pain is still there but not quite as bad. 

Here it is ....

I used a hobbycutz wooden fence, flowers & indigo blu stamps .

Hope you like it, please pop over & see what the rest of the gang have created.

Have a lovely day xx

Buddy's challenge #5

Good evening, and what a lovely couple of days its been. Well we decided to put our challenge on tonight. I chose the theme of flowers & a sentiment. I must admit I loved this one. So heres my card

I have used a stamp from one of the docrafts henbury lane sets. The wooden embellishment is from Hobbycutz ( love these ), and flowers from the Hobby house. I had to leave it simple as because of my back I cant sit for long and this was made in stages. On the plus side my osteopath is hopeful that it wont take as long to heal this time round. Fingers crossed. Well please pop over to the lovely Marias blog at...

Mollynpv.blogspot.com

A huge thanks to Maria she has listened to me moan all week about my back and helped me with my walking. 

Hope you like todays make. Thanks for all your lovely comments left on my blog, a big thanks to Judith for following me thats now 42 whoop whoop. Dont forget i will be buying a few things from America to add to my 50 follower giveaway !

Christines charity kit

Good afternoon, a big welcome to my newest follower Desire Fourie , 41 followers only 9 away from the candy draw. When I reach 50 I will have a giveaway ! 

So todays post is all about the lovely lady that is Christine Emberson from hope chances creativity. Each month she releases a charity kit which proceeds go to the Royal Marsden hospital & Ronald   McDonald house. Now I love the kits and cant wait for mine to drop through the door. This month was this wonderful creation & I loved making this. I think this is my favourite.

A beautiful home decor project. There is no way I will be able to give this away. 

Hope you like it & why not pop over and see the lovely things on Christine's blog and website. 

My back is slightly better after seeing the osteo today so fingers crossed. Thanks for all the lovely messages xxxx

Help !

Really quick post from me as im in agony again with the slipped disc ! I had felt great the last couple of weeks practically back to normal - then yesterday boom major nerve pain from lower back down the leg ! Anybody got any tips to help me as the wedding is less than 5 weeks away......

Moving on from my woes its time for a new challenge over at fan tastic tuesday. The theme is clean & simple. 

Heres mine

I stamped an image and framed it and added the sentiment !

Easy and simple. 

Hope you like it, thanks for looking ,

Take care xx

Ooops its late

So buddies challenge is 1 day late due to the very hectic lives we are having at the moment lol. The theme was chosen by Marias son Callum which is blue ribbon. So I made a male card using a hobby house topper from when I won the challenge, i wrapped 2 sorts of ribbon round a piece of white card to create a background. 

I used a clearly besotted stamp for the sentiment, added 3 buttons and it was finished. Please do pop over to Marias blog to see what she created at

Mollynpv.blogspot.com.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend, only just under 5 weeks until the wedding eeek so much to do. Take care everyone & thanks for looking xx  

 

Trio of mini hangers

Evening to you all, tonight Im sharing a picture of 3 wall hangers I have made this past week,

Me and my buddy Maria go to a craft club fortnightly to the wonderful crafty bunch shop in Telford and last week we made the one with the butterflies on. I loved it so much I purchased a couple more. I used Distress paints & stamps. Some indigo blu & some clearly besotted stamps. Im hooked need some more. They were so easy to do. Hope you like them. Thanks for all the lovely comments & visits recently i truly appreciate them 

Take care , big hugs Elaine x

Photo inspiration

Evening , tonight Im sharing a tag made for my hobbycutz DT. I picked the theme which is photo inspiration which I took from pinterest

I used a ranger tag and inked the background using distress inks and water. I added a stamp from indigo blu, flower and hobbycutz embellishment. Only took ten minutes to make and I like how the colourful background worked out. 

Hope you like it & enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Thanks for looking xxx

Buddies challenge #3

Wow the days and weeks are going so fast and I feel so behind with everything at the moment ! But its saturday and time for the challenge between me & my crafting bestie Maria.  I have to admit this was a struggle for me this week as work has been mad & I've had hospital,osteo and physio  appointments. So the theme was chosen by our local craft shop owner Susan jones @crafty bunch Telford. It was May day. So this to me is sun, birds, flowers and my card was a super quick one ( I promise to do better next week ).

Hunkydory toppers & card. Have a great weekend everyone ( work again for me ). 

Thanks for looking xxxx

Maria's blog

Mollynpv.blogspot.com

Pop by give her some love xxx 

Altered burlap panel

Good evening , a huge welcome to my 40th follower Vanessa - who happens to be a big fan of g45 and awesome crafter.

I thought I would share a altered tim holtz burlap panel that I have made using Graphic 45 Tropical travelogue and a few other bits. Im going to enter this into Rhedds creative spirit

I have had this 12x12 pad for over 2 years and had never cut into it. I was saving it for a special occasion lol.

Hope that you like it aswell. Have a fantastic evening & thanks for looking

Hugs Elaine