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.