MAWTT November Challenge

 

Good morning everyone. Hope you are all fine and dandy. Few health hiccups at this end but I just have to grin and bear it at times.

Its another challenge time at MAWTT (these months are just flying by) and this month the theme is ................ drumroll ..............

SPARKLE 

We all love a bit of sparkle don't we?  And sparkle isn't just for Christmas. Today is Diwali and sparkle is obligatory. 

This is a card I made for Nesta for a previous Diwali and the paper is very glittery/sparkly as were the string of bling.

Ingredients

Cream and pink card

Gold mirror card

First Edition Storyteller paper

Large alphabet letter dies

Happy stamp

Bling on a string 

I love Diwali with all the decorations, lights and special food (especially the sweets). My grandfather was from India so I think its in the blood.

I will be making a trip to our local Asian shopping area to pick up some tasty treats for myself and Nesta.

Well, that's my mouth watering now so I'll go see if there's a biscuit to be had, with the cup of tea that Mr D has just bought in for me.

Please pop over to MAWTT to see what the other gals in the DT have done and why not enter yourself a sparkly project.

Have a great day.

TTFN

Ang x

MAWTT October Challenge

 

Good morning all. Hope this finds you happy and well.

Been busy here at The Pond with work and then a week off with Mr D. Just had a week at home, catching up with some jobs and some lunches out. 

Sadly, the weather wasn't up to the couple of day trips we hoped to have but it was nice to have a lie in or two.

Well, here we are again with another challenge at MAWTT and for October, the theme is ......

Autumn

We haven't had that much of a Summer and here we are getting wet and chilly.

The colours of Autumn are beautiful but it makes me sad to see the leaves falling from the trees and another year coming to an end.

Ingredients

Brown, gold mirror and matt gold card

Leaf die and stamps from a magazine

Black archival ink

Gold Stayzon ink

I made this card, along with some others for samples for a magazine. I decided to make a shaker card using the acorns as the shaky bits.

Hope that you can join in with the challenge but please pop over to MAWTT to have a peek at what our DT have created.

Lets hope that October's weather is a bit kinder than September. I still have tomatoes that need ripening!

Take care all,

TTFN

Ang x

MAWTT September Challenge

 

Hello everyone, hope that you are all happy and well.

I'm actually a few days late with this post as I had it typed but had forgotten to schedule it.😒

Apologies to you all and to Wendy and the MAWTT Posse.

                              This months MAWTT challenge is ..............Not a card 

So, lets see all of your exciting projects that are not cards...............absolutely anything that's not a card, be it a journal, earrings, knitted knickers etc.

I'm showcasing an MDF heart decorated with some stamping and some paper flowers. This is actually hanging up in my craft room.

Ingredients

MDF heart, painted with white emulsion

JND Typography Alphabet stamps

JND flower die (Cant remember which one)

JND Swirl Ivy dies

Punched flowers

Pearlage

Stamens

Hope that you like it and that you'll take a look over at MAWTT to see what the other gals have come up with ............................... even better, why not enter yourself?

Well, here we are in September already after a very lacklustre Summer. My tomato plants have grown well but ripening them without much Sun is a challenge, same with my peppers an chillies. We have had 2 excellent tasty cucumbers though.

Hoping to visit Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Monday and Winterbourne House on Tuesday with the lovely Nesta but the forecast is looking a bit dodgy. Who would have thought that we would be in jumpers and raincoats already.

Time to buzz off now, so have a great weekend all.

TTFN

Ang x

MAWTT August Challenge

 

Good morning lovely crafting folk. Hope you are all well.

I can't believe that we are in August already. I know its a cliche but this year is really speeding by.

At last we have a bit of Summer weather. Thankfully a fair bit of sunshine to ripen the tomatoes and peppers and warm the bones.

I have a week off this week for some much needed R&R. Couple of days out planned with hubby but otherwise, chilling.

Today marks the start of another challenge over at MAWTT and for August, we would like to see your creations with a SUMMER FUN theme.

Now, I'm using artistic licence here when I say Summer Fun. Just because golf would not be Summer fun for me, it probably is for a lot of folk. 😁

Ingredients

Cream, green and brown card.

Papermania "Happy Birthday" embossing folder 

Docrafts Golfer topper

SB nesting rectangle dies

Tea Dye ink

A topper just stuck to a card is never going to be the most exciting of things so I tried to zhuzh it up a bit, using the embossing folder and coloured layers.

Been watching some of the Olympic Games. Interesting opening ceremony (I'm being polite) but some great results from Team GB so far.

Upsetting to see 2 incidents of horses being mistreated. Perhaps if the riders got whipped or choked, they might think twice about doing it again. I'd gladly volunteer for that job!!!

Anyhoo, get yourselves over to MAWTT with your entries or just to get a bit of inspiration from our DT posse.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

TTFN

Ang x

MAWTT July Challenge

 

Good morning everyone. Hope all is well with you and you've enjoyed the 3 days of Summer 😊. 

I'm writing this, ready to schedule, just after the England game. My word, its a wonder that I have any nails left. With that and the Austrian F1 GP, I was a woman on the edge!!!

Its time for another challenge over at MAWTT and for July, the theme is ......... drumroll......

CAS

I must admit, I have been leaning more towards CAS in my most recent cards, rather than my usual floral creations. Time has been a factor in that but, a CAS card can be a good choice, especially for the fellas ........ and they can be difficult as there is nowhere to hide!

INGREDIENTS

6 x 6 Kraft card. Pack of 10 from Home Bargains, inc envelopes (Good quality)

Lighter kraft card

Docrafts stag die

SB Oval die

Generic Christmas stamp set

Teeny weeny gems ..... you can just see them in the corners ( a challange to pick up 😁)

A decent male Christmas card, methinks.

I hope that you can join in at the challenge or at least pop over to MAWTT to see what my fellow DT members have created for your inspiration.

Hope you have a lovely, if not cooler, week ahead.

TTFN

Ang x

MAWTT June Challenge

 

Good morning everyone. Hope this finds you well.

We are feeling better at The Pond now but its been a busy couple of weeks catching up with the patients I'd had to move when we had the lurgy.

I have had this past week off as it was my birthday. Pity the weather has been so awful but its May and a bank holiday so only to be expected 😃.

And now its time for another challenge over at MAWTT and this month the topic is ........... 

EARLY CHRISTMAS

After being very slack during pervious years and making my Christmas cards at the very last minute, I am actually ahead of the game this year and had about 30 cards made by March.

The challenge will be remembering the safe place they are stored in 😄.

This card is one I had hidden away on my computer and its was very glitzy in real life.

Ingredients

White card

Navy satin card

Turquoise glitter card

Turquoise foil

Navy foil

Circle and square nesting dies

JND Sam's Circles

JND sentiment and small snowflake dies

Generic snowflake dies

Navy ribbon

Teal ribbon

Pearlage

I used the Go Press and Foil machine to foil the background and the sentiment for an extra bit of glam.

Quite a simple card to put together but with a bit of Christmassy sparkle.

Hope that you can pop over to MAWTT to have a look at our DT creations and I'm sure that you organised folk will have a stash of Christmas cards, already made, that you can enter in the challenge. 

Well that's me for now. Thank you for taking time to look and, hopefully, to comment ..... don't forget to put your name on any comment so that I know who you are.

Have a great weekend!!!

TTFN

Ang x

MAWTT May Challenge

 

Good afternoon all. Hope that everyone is well.

I am 5 days late with this post (Apologies Wendy and the MAWTT posse) but its been a rough 10 days.

Went into hospital then for a procedure, which went well at the time but then, started feeling rough 3 days later and tested for Covid after another couple of days, which was positive.

Apart from feeling rubbish, I was gutted as we had managed to swerve it for the past 4 years, even having been in hospital a few times during the height of the pandemic.

It was in a private hospital (not paid for by me) with my own room but I still dealt with about 10 staff, most them during the procedure, when I wasn't able to to wear my mask.

So, sadly, thoughts of the blog had gone right out of my head but, here I am, feeling slightly better (as is Mr D) and apologies again for being AWOL.

As mentioned, this is a MAWTT challenge post and this month, the challenge is ..........

FLOWERS

As you all know, I am partial to a flower or two so this was right up my street.

Ingredients

Plain and linen card

Brown card

SB Carnation Creations dies

Fern dies (Not sure what brand I used)

Cherry Lynn Sweet Christine die

Circle die

The embossing folder is an A4 one, but the labelling has rubbed off. CE maybe.

Distress inks

Versamark

Ultra thick embossing powder

I've done a couple of vase style cards and I enjoyed fiddling around with them.

For this vase, I cut a circle out of some plain brown card, then chopped off the top and bottom.

I then embossed it with the folder and covered it in Versamark, ultra thick embossing powder and heat set it. This gives it a glazed appearance. If you want a very shiny glaze, add another layer of powder.

Give it a bit of dome and raise the central area on pads.

Hope that makes sense.

Well, that's me for today. Please pop over to MAWTT to see what the rest of the guys have come up with and of course, it would be fab if you entered the challenge.

Have a good week and hopefully see you soon, Covid free!!!

TTFN

Ang x

70th Floral Fest

Good morning everyone, hope that you are all ok.

Yes, get the smelling salts, I'm back again for the 2nd time in a month 😁.

Had a bit of free time as having a couple of chill days as the AF has decided to play up again, after 2 years of behaving 😔.

I wasn't sure if I had already posted this card previously, so apologies if I have. It was in my unblogged folder but that doesn't guarantee it.

It was made sometime ago as Davey had asked for a 70th card for a lady we used to work with, who he still keeps in touch with. The lady likes gardening so I went down the floral route.

Ingredients

White and purple card

SB Nesting ovals dies

SB Bitty Blossoms dies

SB Jewel Flowers and Flourishes dies

SW Catkins Stems dies

SW Trailing Ivy dies

SW Spring Foliage dies

Britannia Rose die for the fuchsia

LH Number stamps

Gems and pearlage

As you know by now, I do like a floral card and this was well received by Davey and the lady.

Funnily enough, I have a few 70th cards to make for this year too. Time certainly does fly by.

Well, I shall go and get a cup of tea, whilst Mr D has popped out and isn't here to tell me off about getting up.

Hope that you all have a fabulous Sunday and a nice week ahead.

TTFN

Ang x

Ps....... can you please pop your name on your comment as I still can't see names, just anonymous. 😊

 

MAWTT April Challenge

Good morning folks.

Hope that you are all well and that you have had a very happy and peaceful Easter.

My Easter Sunday did not go quite as planned with a 6am gallbladder attack. Fortunately, this one did not necessitate a trip in an ambulance but it is the 3rd attack since Christmas ......... prior to that I hadn't had an attack for over 12 months. I cannot begin to describe the pain involved.

Anyhoo, I'm back today with a card for the MAWTT DT for April's challenge which is .......

FANCY FOLDS

Love seeing unusual shaped cards, especially when they fold flat. With postage costs going up again today, the flatter the better for me.

I think I made this card for a magazine commission (it was a while back) and the above pic is the rear of the card, showing how the pop out section on the front works.

Very simple to make but very dimensional yet folds flat.

Ingredients

Magazine kit papers and sentiment

Gold mirror card 

White card

Circle nesting dies

I hope that this photo shows the structure of the card and the pop out centre.

Thankfully, I have a couple of days off now so hopefully, the gallbladder will settle itself down before I'm back at work.

Don't forget to pop over to MAWTT to have a look at the other DT creations and it would be great if you could join in with a card of your own. 

See you again soon and hopefully it won't be another month.😀

TTFN

Ang

Ps...... I did mean to say, thank you for taking time to comment. If you do, can you please add your name as I'm still getting ones labelled anonymous and then I haven't a clue who's kindly left them. 😊.

 

MAWTT MARCH CHALLENGE

Good morning campers, Hi De Hi !!!

Hope that everyone is happy and well.

been an interesting couple of weeks here at The Pond. Our kitchen roof decided to leak and bring down a third of the ceiling. Thankfully, no one was underneath it at the time and The Girls were out. not quite how I envisaged my week off, clearing up plaster from everywhere and mopping the floor umpteen times ......... its amazing how much plaster dust can ingrain itself into flooring.

Well, it kept me off the streets.

Anyhoo, back to nicer things. Today is a new challenge over at MAWTT and the theme is 

TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES

Now, it would be very lovely of you to pop over and have a look but it would be extra lovely this month as I have set the theme. 

Ingredients

Black and white card stock

Campervan peel off ......... don't judge lol!

A very simple card for my lovely friend Andy. He loves campervans (you may remember from previous posts) and I saw this peel off and couldn't resist.

Sometimes, less is more.

Well, time to get ready for the start of the new F1 season today. Snacks, McLaren socks and polo shirt poised.

Don't forget to visit MAWTT and join in this months fun.

TTFN

Ang x

 

Thank You

Good morning guys and gals. Hope that you are all well.

Well, my goodness, this post has been an absolute nightmare to create. It has obviously been a while and I had clearly forgotten what I was doing with editing, adding text, making sure that I had saved images as JPEGs instead of PDN files, having to clear cache and cookies, then change my password as I'd forgotten the last one.

I was ready to give up and play laptop frisbee!!!

Anyhoo, 2 hours later, here I am finally.

As some of the cards I will be posting were made a while ago, I will try to be as accurate with ingredients as I can. I dedicate this Thank You to you all for coming back to The Pond.

Ingredients

Lime Tree and Hobbycraft card stock (Hope you can pick up the pink mirror card)

Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die

SB Decorative Labels 28

SB 

SB Fancy Tags 2

SW sentiment stamp

Pearlage

A wee update with me. When I last blogged properly back in June 2021, I was 6 weeks out from an op to sort out my arrhythmia. Unfortunately, it didn't work 😥 so I was back to feeling somewhere between not well and bloomin awful. 

I couple more cardioversions put me back in rhythm for short periods but 2 years ago I was offered a newish hybrid ablation and I agreed.

Unfortunately, during the tests, they discovered the AF had caused an issue with one of my valves so I would need a repair or replacement. Still waiting for that to be done, delayed for various reasons.

As I was in quite a state with the AF at that point, I had yet another cardioversion nearly 2 years ago and thank heavens, I'm still in rhythm and feeling quite well, all things considered. That won't last if they don't do the surgery soon so I may need to chase them up.

I've also had 2 lots of eye surgery last Summer and thankfully, all seems well with that.

On the upside, my foot care business has gone from strength to strength and I'm working 3 days per week and am in the fortunate position to be able to refer people to someone else as my books are pretty much full.

That's pretty much the short version (I can imagine you all thinking, "how long is the long version then?") as I can't remember if I had the gallstones last time, as they rear their ugly heads now and again.

Mr Duck and The Girls are well. Lily and Molly are 6 now. Have no idea where that time has gone.

Mr D has dropped to part time now so we get Fridays off together.................as you can imagine, he's absolutely thrilled by that 😀.

Nesta and Davey are both happy and well and Flash is still in residence across the road, although his wife has taken on that role of late................I'll save that for another post!!!

That's me for now. I need a strong cup of tea to get over today's Blogger experience.

If your comments are showing as anonymous, please add your name to your comment so that I know who has popped by.

Here's to a happy week ahead,

TTFN

Ang x