A couple of simple ones

Plain white card embossed with happy birthday folder and mounted onto lilac card. Numbers are Sizzix lollipop cut from chipboard and matching lilac. Mounted on nestabilities. Ribbon is sheer white and lilac but I don't think you can see in the picture that two ribbons were used. Stickles around the edge of the numbers for a little bit of sparkle.

I was asked to make these and I didn't have a huge amount of time so they had to be quite simple. I have used this layout before which I pinced from Michelle (cardgrotto).

Just embossed white card with happy birthday folder and mounted onto pink card. Mounted some plain white card onto pink card and added the 21, which is Sizzix lollipop alphabet, which I cut out in chipboard and added pink to the top of it. I went around the edge with stickles. The bottle is a die cut I have which I layered up and added some peel off numbers for the year that she was born.

Here they are

This card was made for a friend of mine (Anna) who managed to get me a MS Doily Lace punch. This was the first card that I made using it. Hope she liked it:o)

I embossed some white card with the birds and swirls Cuttlebug folder and then ran an embossing tool along the bottom. I also embossed another piece with the swiss dots folder and cut them to size and mounted them on some pearl green card. The green sheer ribbon hides the join of the card. Message is Craftwork Cards and obviously the bottom was done with the lace doily punch.

Hi all

Sorry I've not been around. I do have some cards (shock, horror) which I will add later as I'm having problems uploading and need Andy to sort them out for me.
Had a manic week with the boys off. My dad had his CT Scan yesterday (and has been ill ever since). He gets the results on Tuesday, so fingers crossed.
Off to sort out the pictures.

T

I'm still here

Sorry for lack of blogging and card making. We are having a bit of a tough time at home. Jordan is still struggling at school but I think we may be getting there, slowly. Here's hoping.
My dad has had his MRI scan and now needs to go for a CT scan. They have said that the outcome of that will be to decide if they can try another hormone tablet or if he will have to have chemo. He is still very tired and not eating very much which has caused him to lose quite a bit of weight. I'm taking the boys to see him tonight. Me, well I'm just so shattered but what's new there.

I'm card making toda and I do have some waiting to be uploaded. My word how long since I've posted pictures of cards.
See ya later.

T

It never rains but it pours

Not had a great day today. Still having problems with Jordan in school and my dad my had 'a funny turn' as my mum puts it.
I do have an appointment tomorrow to see Jordans tutor so hopefully something might get sorted. Fingers crossed.
My dad will not go to the doctor. He was driving home when one of his eyes went blury and he had double vision. He hasn't eaten for quite a long time now, so not sure if it has something to do with it but we all quite worried at the moment. He has an MRI booked in for next Wednesday so we'll see what that brings up.
I have made some cards but I will upload them in the next couple of days as I haven't felt that great myself. I found a lump in my neck a few weeks ago and the doctor said to go back if it didn't dissapear. Well I went back today as it's been a little itchy and I haven't been able to move my neck that well for the last three days and the pain has gone into my back. He thinks I may have the start of shingles but said we'll know in the next couple of days. He asked if I was stressed. Ha that made me laugh. If only he knew.
Sorry to blab but it's made me feel a little better. Off for a long soak.

Thank you and an update on Jordan

Thank you everyone who left a comment regarding Jordan starting senior school. I, for some reason hve not been getting emails telling me when I've had a comment left, and didn't think anyone looked at my blog, lol. I was just having a good old rant. I'm glad it's not just me that's cross. I have been trying to get hold of the head of year, since last week, leaving messages and emailing but am still waiting.

Jordan has been a little better about going. I feel we are back on square one but at least we are not on square minus 10 that we were on last week. He has dylexia so does find some work harder and has struggled with french so they have taken him out of that for now. Not sure what I think of that at the moment as I'm concerned that when they put him back he will be way behind everyone else, but he is ok about going to school and that is the main thing for me. No more panic attacks, which was my main concern. He has a activity day tomorrow, where they do team building things so I'm hoping he will make a few friends as he is still finding it hard to go out at break and lunchtime. Fingers crossed everyone.

Photo above is on their first day back. Luke (big bro) is on the left (age 16) and Jordan (looking happy) on the right. Bless em. Who would think by looking at this photo that they've turned me grey!!!

More cards

Well here are some cards that I have been making over the last couple of months and not had time to post. The top one was for a friend of mine and her mum, just to say thank you. I put a pocket in and added some M&S vouchers. The 2nd one was for my parents anniversary. My mum likes pink. Not a great photo, i know. Off to make more cards. Whilst I was on holiday I took lots and lots of stamped images to colour and now I have them all to make into cards.

A card for my sister

My sister has asked me to make a card for a friend of hers that has lost her husband. They live in Lanzarote and all the friends have had a collection for him and they wanted to put it in a nice card. We were unsure what words to put on the front so I'm waiting to here if the card is ok before I put anything on there.

I can't believe it's been so long and It's my Birthday

Hi everyone. I'm so sorry it's been like nearly a whole month without posting. I have had so many things going on in my life at the moment I just haven't had time for blogging and cardmaking but now I'm back and determined more than ever to keep up to date.
My dad has been quite ill. He has prostate cancer which obviously makes us worry anyway but he has just been in so much pain and sleeping all the time and eating hardly anything. He got his results back from the doctor on Friday and they said they cannot find anything wrong which is a good thing I know but he is still in pain. He has a hospital appointment at the end of the month so we shall see what they say. The doctor has given him some anti depressants but he doesn't (and I doubt he will) want to take them.

My middle son has just started senior school and has not taken to it at all. I am so shocked. Although no child will usually admit to liking school I have never had him complain about going but now he just doesn't want to go. On his first day he was told off for wearing the wrong shoes. I got him the 3 velcro strip ones which they are not suppossed to wear. The teacher sent him to head of year on his own and he got lost and was very scared. I really am one who agrees that proper school uniform should be worn but for that to happen to him on hisfirst day, I've got to say I was very cross.
On his 3rd day he was shouted at by his history teacher for not numbering his pages in his excercise book. He really shouted at him and threw the book down at him and said he would be speaking to the head of year and phoning his parents. Obviously I said let the phone me.
Well now he just doesn't want to go to school anymore. Jordan is a very sensative child and this was picked up on before he went to senior school and he was on a programme where he went to visit beofre anyone else started. What concerns me most is that on Friday he went to catch the bus as normal and then phoned me in a complete mess saying he just couldn't get on the bus. I told him to come straight home and when I opened the door he just fell in my arms crying and saying he couldn't breathe properly and was going to be sick. I suffer from panic attacks myself and I'm sure that's what he had.
I managed to take him to school but it didn't help that I was very upset as well but he went off although he really didn't want to let go of my finger, bless him. Let's keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow. He's already telling me he doesn't want to go.

Yesterday I had a huge party here for all my husbands family. Some were over from Canada and how lucky were we that we had such gorgeous weather. All the kids played in the swimming pool and on the trampoline and all the adults drank and ate, perfect. I have been preparing this for around a month so this is why I haven't been around much. There were 55 of us and I done most of the food. A friend done some bits as well but I must admit to being absolutely shattered last night. I was up on Friday cleaning and preparing food until midnight and then back up and 6am cooking yesterday morning right up until 3pm. I was so busy in the kitchen I didn't get any photos so must ask everyone for some.

Enough about my stresses now, I have some pictures of cards that I have made (although there aren't many) and I will upload those in the week. I have lots of goodies arriving for the website and today I have been to a craft fair at Sandown and bought lots of goodies. I've got to say I was very dissappointed with the fair though but still managed to spend too much although most of it was birthday money.

Off now to tidy craft room and play.
Hope you all had a good weekend.

T

I'm Back

Absolutely shattered but I'm here. I have done so much washing and it doesn't even look like I've touched it. My mum, bless had cleaned the house while I was away and now there are bags everywhere.

Diet has completely gone to pot and I have put on all what I lost. I do deserve to though for all that I have eaten in the last two weeks so diet will start again tomorrow and I'm going to try a detox. I'm quite desperate as we have a family party coming up in three weeks and none of my clothes fit. I got home and put my nice comfy jimmy bottoms on and even they were tight (oh my god). I'm joining the gym on Monday and the kids love playing squash so I've booked a court for tomorrow. I feel rubbish. I've given myself a good talking too whilst away and am going to set times aside to catch up on everyones blogs. I'm always looking but never seem to have time to leave comments as there arejust so many that I love but I promise this will change.

I'm very busy with the website as I have so many things coming in. I need to get the children ready for going back to school. I haven't even got my eldest his shirts yet. Will have to do that on Tuesday now as I'm back off to London on Monday with Sam (my youngest) as he wanted to do the sights before he went back to school. Wednesday my eldest has to see a surgeon about his back. He wants to be a professional golfer when he's older and has had a few problems with his back so we're keeping our fingers crossed. Then Thursday it's back to school for two of them and it'll be the end of the week again. Christmas is fast approaching, dare I say.

Some people have asked if I will do a card party or two (well 4 actually) so I'm trying to get lots of cards made up for that. I really do need to be organised.

Off for some much needed sleep now. Will post some cards tomorrow.

T
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Shattered

Well today me and the boys have been to Covent Garden. My parents and brother came too. Phew it was hard work. My parents are elderly and I hadn't realised that they walk so slow:o)
My brother is 41 but is unable to live on his own. When he was a baby he was affected by the whooping cough jab and has various things wrong with him. He's not disabled as such but obviously still has to live at home. I don't see him very much, especially on days out but he so enjoyed today and it's then that I realise inside he's not 41. He was so excited by the train ride, bless.
It was quite a lot of walking and my dad can't do too much. He was diagnosed with cancer 6 years ago in July and then in the December he had a major heart attack. He was given six months to live and obviously here he is six years on. The cancer has spread to his bones so he tends to ache lots and cannot stand for great lengths.
Going up to London is something that they would never do without me so it was nice to spend a day with them.
We got home around 4pm, so then I had to pack all my orders up and get them posted and then my sister phoned and asked if I fancied going out for pizza this evening. Yum, very naughty but it was a lovely evening.
Tomorrow, I'm taking my parents and the boys to Mercedes Benz world. Not really my thing but the males love it. You are allowed to sit in all the cars (and dream) so won't be around much but am hoping to add some pictures of some cards that I have made.

Emerald City- The Wizard of Oz

Here, at last are the pictures of Emerald City and other bits I made for the Year Six production of The Wizard of Oz.


This top one is how it all began. Just a huge piece of cardboard from a skip, which I painted green.

The signs are made from pieces of wood, made like an upside down T and then cardboard stuck on top and painted.

This you can't see so well, but it's obviously the yellow brick road and in front was a poppy garden that had to be made so the children could lie behind it. I actually used kebab boxes (unused) which I attached the poppies to (all 650, that I sat making for a lot of evenings). I covered them in green card, cut at the top to look like grass (but you can't see this in the picture) and then attached green cloth to the bottom as the children had to hold it up. It was then stuck onto four, one metre rules. Phew!!!

This is the last picture of Emerald City that I got I'm afraid. All of it is made from cardboard, which has then been painted or covered with green/black and then staggered to give a more 3d effect.

Now I'm no artist I know, but I think it turned out ok for the children. They made me a lovely big card to say thank you which I had to go up and collect on the last night and of course tripped over somebodys crutches (can only happen to me).

Thanks for looking.

Tracy

First Post

Well this is now where I will be posting my card creations and talking about our hectic life. I will keep my other blog to use just for Dies to Die For.

Today is my wedding anniversary (12th) and Andy has taken Jordan and Sam fishing. Nothing planned for today except the usual clearing up and shopping.

Off to update my website.