tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58287472673143988862024-03-13T18:03:46.169+00:00The Ducks Doodahs ......(Tales from a happy crafter)MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.comBlogger652125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-85528377652080507362024-03-01T09:00:00.135+00:002024-03-01T09:00:00.128+00:00MAWTT MARCH CHALLENGE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FgsXPwSGxq_DKlA13PAm2OYTsXTPiRn2y01xVlOX801AMIERZ8nj74nF8kOv_Pr_AvwY8nTzt8iNNuqxpGq4wXHHMQvPj3ZBUDihPyaEXIpiQIkZJZ_kMqvwjozL9aAmMPsgpvPQ3uk5Cchdb7CWexlg8_zTW5QVSXhBmjmFagC47I8um7msr_cSABbt/s5003/IMG_1293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5003" data-original-width="3193" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FgsXPwSGxq_DKlA13PAm2OYTsXTPiRn2y01xVlOX801AMIERZ8nj74nF8kOv_Pr_AvwY8nTzt8iNNuqxpGq4wXHHMQvPj3ZBUDihPyaEXIpiQIkZJZ_kMqvwjozL9aAmMPsgpvPQ3uk5Cchdb7CWexlg8_zTW5QVSXhBmjmFagC47I8um7msr_cSABbt/w276-h388/IMG_1293.JPG" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning campers, Hi De Hi !!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope that everyone is happy and well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, it kept me off the streets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyhoo, back to nicer things. Today is a new challenge over at <b><a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and the theme is </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">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. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUcDZQu8gI71tak8mGzgbqeQNBRfjQ7dKE9MygAzEM630zTEijPi40IyDP9Y8is-U1KNkedBvCWeIF4BY0oQ-AG8Ub0LGeoEPgm8knxJuNSDXuL2IVQCtWSKLVvlugM5CDsr6ZicKchsBvNnSS2uWoh0ENP1In1k82yA744VOu83DIDpYakK4uFqjMUI-/s3242/IMG_1294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3242" data-original-width="3205" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUcDZQu8gI71tak8mGzgbqeQNBRfjQ7dKE9MygAzEM630zTEijPi40IyDP9Y8is-U1KNkedBvCWeIF4BY0oQ-AG8Ub0LGeoEPgm8knxJuNSDXuL2IVQCtWSKLVvlugM5CDsr6ZicKchsBvNnSS2uWoh0ENP1In1k82yA744VOu83DIDpYakK4uFqjMUI-/w283-h266/IMG_1294.JPG" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black and white card stock</b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Campervan peel off ......... don't judge lol!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMV1zQh7u2UZghabt3e1ZB_CYuhO-AaOc6ph0Wjox-kjhboIfanHELCh4_U9ybY_K8Yt0un59fyJGKSjYTOcStJVpW2SwERHwsGTqRMXHFWhn1TNlowjSaEsKR-yEHGVpvsQ5nlF1oQL8AhbYc_SWAKuQcVNkH8PVcvMn_xJrpLSw90G1RwOTjij2wdEm/s4858/IMG_1295.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4858" data-original-width="3454" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMV1zQh7u2UZghabt3e1ZB_CYuhO-AaOc6ph0Wjox-kjhboIfanHELCh4_U9ybY_K8Yt0un59fyJGKSjYTOcStJVpW2SwERHwsGTqRMXHFWhn1TNlowjSaEsKR-yEHGVpvsQ5nlF1oQL8AhbYc_SWAKuQcVNkH8PVcvMn_xJrpLSw90G1RwOTjij2wdEm/w301-h422/IMG_1295.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">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.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes, less is more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, time to get ready for the start of the new F1 season today. Snacks, McLaren socks and polo shirt poised.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to visit <b><a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and join in this months fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">TTFN</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ang x<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-11786465303690996972024-02-05T06:00:00.012+00:002024-02-05T06:00:00.134+00:00Thank You<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUGGqk5PLhqLG6polH26z2tp3LNg-xp-3Qsoig-CfkynadEm-G5BcRKxI-MC_iAsGL0AJ_BP_CewC9-VTMOrNwbKUv-Cz58pHIBwmsivoJg7fe3Q3OrZpwe-DNKYSjZkFytHnVbABiFqjlr2jGqKzqCSoKhw-OoXRJ3LvXECVlpcbBc6c4Sww0GqM177O/s4554/IMG_2294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4554" data-original-width="3231" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUGGqk5PLhqLG6polH26z2tp3LNg-xp-3Qsoig-CfkynadEm-G5BcRKxI-MC_iAsGL0AJ_BP_CewC9-VTMOrNwbKUv-Cz58pHIBwmsivoJg7fe3Q3OrZpwe-DNKYSjZkFytHnVbABiFqjlr2jGqKzqCSoKhw-OoXRJ3LvXECVlpcbBc6c4Sww0GqM177O/w305-h413/IMG_2294.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good morning guys and gals. Hope that you are all well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was ready to give up and play laptop frisbee!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhoo, 2 hours later, here I am finally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BaJ8TgorwciWv2odyYfzXTXpENDE3BNaKmcEXa4W8jkNGGhGmMUuMKz9u5zk317fftfPfBdpDiRbn19J0i2kZtkTKiCiMScJ3_9ECpqBVYfnWRd_U5gf0y3Ry7PcRoOgvgoM9uK58D8kvtn2oHPEEQMSvOJM8nuLz9vvA-c-7DXfwRRSkjtew2adfTeZ/s4902/IMG_2298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4902" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BaJ8TgorwciWv2odyYfzXTXpENDE3BNaKmcEXa4W8jkNGGhGmMUuMKz9u5zk317fftfPfBdpDiRbn19J0i2kZtkTKiCiMScJ3_9ECpqBVYfnWRd_U5gf0y3Ry7PcRoOgvgoM9uK58D8kvtn2oHPEEQMSvOJM8nuLz9vvA-c-7DXfwRRSkjtew2adfTeZ/w386-h260/IMG_2298.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lime Tree and Hobbycraft card stock (Hope you can pick up the pink mirror card)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SB Decorative Labels 28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SB </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SB Fancy Tags 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SW sentiment stamp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pearlage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL_TL_0W3_ggT3mmDILP-9Mig8f-MnkwW0McdzjEzrMYq7e0dSzRmK0NYSYMb0mrRgTZGMIG9yxXLDR5PxRGBOZsusv1pKlszyPZUQJFPo1oeJzejvT1j66c1pSgv18kPn2fIIttckaZMQo6N4L5d4wXzRvRB-tWQYXhgD4pvKr9k-n0sEsApWMu2oNGe/s4210/IMG_2300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4210" data-original-width="3191" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL_TL_0W3_ggT3mmDILP-9Mig8f-MnkwW0McdzjEzrMYq7e0dSzRmK0NYSYMb0mrRgTZGMIG9yxXLDR5PxRGBOZsusv1pKlszyPZUQJFPo1oeJzejvT1j66c1pSgv18kPn2fIIttckaZMQo6N4L5d4wXzRvRB-tWQYXhgD4pvKr9k-n0sEsApWMu2oNGe/w293-h392/IMG_2300.JPG" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also had 2 lots of eye surgery last Summer and thankfully, all seems well with that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mr Duck and The Girls are well. Lily and Molly are 6 now. Have no idea where that time has gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mr D has dropped to part time now so we get Fridays off together.................as you can imagine, he's absolutely thrilled by that 😀.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's me for now. I need a strong cup of tea to get over today's Blogger experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If your comments are showing as anonymous, please add your name to your comment so that I know who has popped by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's to a happy week ahead,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-16098556808511910572024-02-01T09:00:00.012+00:002024-02-01T09:00:00.136+00:00MAWTT February Challenge <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKHxD1oCyAWpJJ3eWFdcEqHSRR1fiBVYZOaRlXDTZCSSIu9zP9m2oYsgKv5eIRA6Ll3bUeac9tznVtJL5oet8aLxTJ7hXfkp5HwBGm9Tzvb_cJMLRjF_Nh32KmMEGgHim7S3LvrYx9koXXqVDGkJ94XVMYDEwhsbW1qGFSxgPYB_B-60ArVUGzEQtzmzz/s1053/Screenshot_20240129_213723_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1036" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKHxD1oCyAWpJJ3eWFdcEqHSRR1fiBVYZOaRlXDTZCSSIu9zP9m2oYsgKv5eIRA6Ll3bUeac9tznVtJL5oet8aLxTJ7hXfkp5HwBGm9Tzvb_cJMLRjF_Nh32KmMEGgHim7S3LvrYx9koXXqVDGkJ94XVMYDEwhsbW1qGFSxgPYB_B-60ArVUGzEQtzmzz/s320/Screenshot_20240129_213723_Facebook.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello everyone. Me again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you to everyone who commented on my previous card. Nice to know you're still there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have no idea why some have posted as anonymous so I'm afraid, I don't know who a couple of you are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a quicky today as I'm trying posting from my phone, which is proving to be tricky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today it's time for the February Challenge over at <a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a> and the theme this month is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b> LOVE HEARTS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Quite appropriate with the big V day coming up 😊💜. Click <a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">here</a> to join in or see what the DT have created for your delectation,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbJtsXh9bugZTurfLuI3kUajfskdRJfHT5-drbVjXTH4vr6XE2SI9JKs5K3prXbIYYOrs0o8f7IO_FAaIMl9dj0RMd0jgEQHlxgvl7XI9UTsoeuE9gYlA3QAmcVDVCn4CZlazgcHFcCqTCjR9MS7SwlN277YSC43ofD1-_Rv_1M0UhqSMxwBl-TOK4gt_/s3000/20230213_134508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbJtsXh9bugZTurfLuI3kUajfskdRJfHT5-drbVjXTH4vr6XE2SI9JKs5K3prXbIYYOrs0o8f7IO_FAaIMl9dj0RMd0jgEQHlxgvl7XI9UTsoeuE9gYlA3QAmcVDVCn4CZlazgcHFcCqTCjR9MS7SwlN277YSC43ofD1-_Rv_1M0UhqSMxwBl-TOK4gt_/s320/20230213_134508.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a card I made for Mr D last year. He did appreciate the humour 😁.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you can join in over at <a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a>. Let's see how many Valentines cards you are sending 😁.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll be back at the weekend with a longer post......... if that doesn't put you off 🤞.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-58605662293328649702024-01-07T17:45:00.004+00:002024-01-07T18:02:33.883+00:00Greetings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRh3QVB6qgrJCft2C17bo59gCkCb_9xGqMPAuGaSbOZcX1bdZYzOmrwmC4EnE9SGkKcVv6eO7bbB8Mb9qE7NDjADyt0zaqjlzf50pIgNI0Gr0b5HD96suVgnxdDK-jDOqIzinskTh2sYDSv5uxCQSA7Z0OuWED85XZ4eg9VjXqn1dtQlIIWdUZxacY4LP/s352/20240107_144032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="352" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRh3QVB6qgrJCft2C17bo59gCkCb_9xGqMPAuGaSbOZcX1bdZYzOmrwmC4EnE9SGkKcVv6eO7bbB8Mb9qE7NDjADyt0zaqjlzf50pIgNI0Gr0b5HD96suVgnxdDK-jDOqIzinskTh2sYDSv5uxCQSA7Z0OuWED85XZ4eg9VjXqn1dtQlIIWdUZxacY4LP/w382-h348/20240107_144032.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Well, hello there!!!</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">How are you all? Well, I say "all" as I have no idea if anyone is following me anymore.😀</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have decided to get back into my crafting, following a couple of years of heath stuff, and have started back on the MAWTT design team. I have posted on Facebook but wondered if anyone was still following on here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If so, I will resurrect my blog so please let me know if anyone is still out there. Just a "Hello" would be great so that I can gauge if the interest is still there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having said that, I had over 21,000 views last month and that's without me posting for over 2 years 😊.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope so ........ here's a card for the MAWTT (Use something new) January Challenge <a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-162-january-new-craft-item.html">https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-162-january-new-craft-item.html</a> with florals by Sue Wilson, to get you in the mood.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ang x</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-56517389602634493172021-06-01T09:00:00.004+01:002021-06-01T09:00:00.287+01:00MAWTT Challenge 131 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ho9e0h-5EhI/YLVALAx5ucI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/da1aTghG5sgGEDG5_wx_KwYYCq-zH2GGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ho9e0h-5EhI/YLVALAx5ucI/AAAAAAAAHeQ/da1aTghG5sgGEDG5_wx_KwYYCq-zH2GGACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h348/IMG_2728.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning everyone. Hope that you are all well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Its been a long few weeks at this end. I had my op 6 weeks ago and there has been a fair few up and down moments.and return hospital visits. Recovery is certainly slow going and it could take them 3 months to know whether the op has worked or not. I'm keeping everything crossed as I really don't want to go through all that again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, on to a nicer subject. Its time for another challenge at <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a> and the theme this month is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">ART DECO</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and has been chosen by yours truly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pop over to MAWTT to see what the rest of the design team girls have come up with for inspiration. Even better, dig out your Art Deco papers and stamps and join in with the challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bd-kv1BJUMA/YLVE_KpP67I/AAAAAAAAHeY/YkS1Y1uxgmIJg8CdlWF9B9PHt-Asom58gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1402" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bd-kv1BJUMA/YLVE_KpP67I/AAAAAAAAHeY/YkS1Y1uxgmIJg8CdlWF9B9PHt-Asom58gCLcBGAsYHQ/w274-h400/IMG_2732.JPG" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White, black and mint card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Silver mirror card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Papermania Art Deco paper</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Presscut Stitched Dot Rectangles dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>SB Diamond dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>JND Sentiment</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HcjDKhAo4Ew/YLVGTZhm5WI/AAAAAAAAHeg/cFXB5VYS9MsDGTWXVen7nyD9RQhb6amKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2734.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2048" height="302" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HcjDKhAo4Ew/YLVGTZhm5WI/AAAAAAAAHeg/cFXB5VYS9MsDGTWXVen7nyD9RQhb6amKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w439-h302/IMG_2734.JPG" width="439" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used one of the larger rectangle dies to make the triangle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope that you like it and are up for the challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope to be back soon and hopefully feeling better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take care all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-12313444518030800722021-04-16T21:55:00.002+01:002021-04-17T11:18:10.435+01:00Curvy Florals<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijWyR1y5PPU/YHntLR22FWI/AAAAAAAAHbw/_nBgfEwAJA0ffKKFkkVapBdnuLjIcWwhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1437" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijWyR1y5PPU/YHntLR22FWI/AAAAAAAAHbw/_nBgfEwAJA0ffKKFkkVapBdnuLjIcWwhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w281-h400/IMG_0102.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Hello everyone. Hope that you are all fandabidosie (there's a blast from the past).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Well, here's a shocker, 2 posts in a month from me....... I like to spoil you 😀.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">I did promise you an update from The Pond. Its been an up and down few months to be honest. I went back into AF just before Christmas, slowly getting worse, ended up in hospital for 3 days over Easter, another cardioversion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">I have been on the waiting list for an ablation for almost a year and that has been expedited to next week.so I know I need to try it in the hope it improves my condition but still pooing myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">So, that's my news. It has been a difficult few months but, as I always say, there are others worse off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;">Now, back to something nice (hopefully).......... the card 😀. I found this floating in my files and I am fairly sure that I haven't shown it before and you all know that I love a floral or two. The flowers are set into a channel between the borders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvWSKtgn73s/YHn1moxGl0I/AAAAAAAAHb4/YuvlRMrqWOw3fsYklxMgN9N848uQh4-JwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1589" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvWSKtgn73s/YHn1moxGl0I/AAAAAAAAHb4/YuvlRMrqWOw3fsYklxMgN9N848uQh4-JwCLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h400/IMG_0103.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>Cream and purple card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>SB Curved Borders 2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>SB Bitty Blossoms</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>SW Cape Daisies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>Precious Marieka Fantastic Flowers Foliage</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>Tonic flower punches</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>JND sentiment stamp</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b>Pearlage</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ETXRSFvVt3c/YHn3D5NszyI/AAAAAAAAHcA/ysIyqQk-axUb6LBnVsvZYKBSwLXfSX5IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1744" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ETXRSFvVt3c/YHn3D5NszyI/AAAAAAAAHcA/ysIyqQk-axUb6LBnVsvZYKBSwLXfSX5IgCLcBGAsYHQ/w340-h400/IMG_0107.JPG" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haven't had much chance to craft lately with everything that has been going on and I have missed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mr Lockwood has given me sick absence from sample making and its a shame as he has some lovely new dies in the pipeline.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know if I'll get a chance to post again before my procedure as I feel like there's lots I need to get sorted beforehand, especially with it being F1 GP weekend too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for popping by and hopefully see you back here again soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /> <p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-69379455280444994462021-04-01T10:17:00.001+01:002021-04-01T10:17:13.091+01:00MAWTT Challenge 129<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MY6Q_sSGzyg/YGWLOwS0vrI/AAAAAAAAHao/8Sp5Tz1MMigbl3IcXQsgUCHO7Vpag-GOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1811" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MY6Q_sSGzyg/YGWLOwS0vrI/AAAAAAAAHao/8Sp5Tz1MMigbl3IcXQsgUCHO7Vpag-GOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w354-h400/IMG_1275.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning everyone. Hope that you are all well?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am late with this posting for the MAWTT DT as Blogger decided to play silly beggars.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Firstly, it posted a day early but with only a photo and then when I tried to reschedule, it didn't ......... technology eh? Apologies to those who had commented as they seem to have disappeared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, hopefully, it will post correctly post this time or its a round of laptop frisbee today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This month's challenge at <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a> is to <b>use animals or birds</b> on your cards so I'm sure that you can find some goodies in your stash that fit the brief.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, my card has been lurking in a file, waiting for the right moment to appear and was one I had made for John as a sample about 2.5 years ago ..... a bit of Christmas shine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7FkRB1epE00/YGWNL9wdd_I/AAAAAAAAHaw/_O1Edmfjbg02fLujm3D66EkkrqUFFggywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7FkRB1epE00/YGWNL9wdd_I/AAAAAAAAHaw/_O1Edmfjbg02fLujm3D66EkkrqUFFggywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h319/IMG_1276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Silver and deep blue mirror card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Engraving Art card (white)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>JND Deer Scenes dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>JND Woodland Scene cut and emboss folder</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AO-NrzdP0C4/YGWN0504Y0I/AAAAAAAAHa4/S1LZuiaIFMMO3MPWNAVLzVs1Ihf9VKeYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1592" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AO-NrzdP0C4/YGWN0504Y0I/AAAAAAAAHa4/S1LZuiaIFMMO3MPWNAVLzVs1Ihf9VKeYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w311-h400/IMG_1279.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Engraving Art (Scratch board) card usually comes in gold, silver and copper but I managed to find some in white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used John's cut and emboss folder with a piece of it and then gently scrubbed over the raised areas to give a snowy look, rather than a metallic look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you can pop over to <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a> to have a look at our creations and join in ...... you know you want to 😁.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll be back in a couple of days with a bit of a Pond update.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-20646878351661372302021-02-01T09:00:00.009+00:002021-02-28T16:42:45.556+00:00MAWTT Challenge 128<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C1vb8DbzeN0/YDu7q7F-PdI/AAAAAAAAHY0/nca6VgL84w0DPzkG5hXEREV2qTg2aOXVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1528" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C1vb8DbzeN0/YDu7q7F-PdI/AAAAAAAAHY0/nca6VgL84w0DPzkG5hXEREV2qTg2aOXVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w299-h400/IMG_1802.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Good morning folks. Hope you are all keeping safe and well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Been and up and down month at The Pond. Have been working and making samples for Mr L but in between not feeling 100%.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Heart stuff still going on but also had some after effects from my first vaccine dose .............. before anyone starts incinerating anything, not had it already due to my age but because of my job 😀.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Had a variety of after effects, even after 12 days so I'm hoping that the 2nd one doesn't do the same.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Anyhoo, here we are again with another super challenge at <b>MAWTT</b> and the theme this time from the lovely Christine is ......................</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>Spring is coming</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Hopefully Spring is coming as I'm looking forward to the lighter nights and warmer days, which fortunately we have had the last few days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cinDvEbWT-E/YDvAsb0L0WI/AAAAAAAAHY8/zMS1Mq1WEjwCUEreKDN8qAKC8t0ZdIB6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1740" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cinDvEbWT-E/YDvAsb0L0WI/AAAAAAAAHY8/zMS1Mq1WEjwCUEreKDN8qAKC8t0ZdIB6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w340-h400/IMG_1803.JPG" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>Ivory, orange and green card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Camellia die</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Swirl Sentiments stamp</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>Crafts Too Daisy Lattice embossing folder (used on right edge)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>Stamens</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b>Orange ink</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irdsF1Bx_t8/YDvDUnZAyxI/AAAAAAAAHZE/U6qOO-0-zqwSBZ8DQgCJMKnBRMrNrKVRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1492" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irdsF1Bx_t8/YDvDUnZAyxI/AAAAAAAAHZE/U6qOO-0-zqwSBZ8DQgCJMKnBRMrNrKVRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w291-h400/IMG_1804.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Any excuse for me to make a flower or two but I thought some narcissi would fit the bill quite nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I hope that you can pop over to <b>MAWTT</b> and enter the challenge with your fabulous Spring time creations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's all from me today folks and I hope that you all have a good week ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for popping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-69527512185477918862021-02-01T09:00:00.007+00:002021-02-01T09:00:06.942+00:00MAWTT Challenge 127<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b73yD20daEA/YBbcpJfHfpI/AAAAAAAAHW4/WQhZ34LOJkwujsoypqQXnvKlYLfDJb2qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1705" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b73yD20daEA/YBbcpJfHfpI/AAAAAAAAHW4/WQhZ34LOJkwujsoypqQXnvKlYLfDJb2qQCLcBGAsYHQ/w333-h400/IMG_0186.JPG" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning guys and gals. Hope all is well with you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another month gone by and into February already. Just think, last February we were oblivious as to what lay ahead in 2020......... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had the joys of doing my tax return last week, last minute Annie that I am and what fun it was 😳, Every year I resolve to be more organised with it but I will this year 😇.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Its February challenge time over at <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/"><b>MAWTT</b></a> and this month's theme is ....................</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/"><b>Love/ Valentines</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A very appropriate theme for the month indeed, so no excuse for you not to enter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, this was the card I made for Mr D a couple of years ago and it has been languishing in my annals (hopefully that doesn't auto correct 😃) since. I'm still trying to come up with an idea for this year's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWe2MUwMxpA/YBbguaX0igI/AAAAAAAAHXE/uXeWw5oXk5IQPw3Iz3Uaue1tczm4CZA4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="2048" height="201" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWe2MUwMxpA/YBbguaX0igI/AAAAAAAAHXE/uXeWw5oXk5IQPw3Iz3Uaue1tczm4CZA4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h201/IMG_0192.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White, red and black card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>SW Swirling Hearts embossing folder</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sissix heart die</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Memory Box alphabet dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black gems</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oWTeMaJ9sP4/YBbhlwamweI/AAAAAAAAHXM/U9yjLvprhn8qgcBLMsVEUrZ1sd-ESrFawCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1778" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oWTeMaJ9sP4/YBbhlwamweI/AAAAAAAAHXM/U9yjLvprhn8qgcBLMsVEUrZ1sd-ESrFawCLcBGAsYHQ/w348-h400/IMG_0194.JPG" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though there is the raised bit in the centre, the card does fold flat, in case you were posting it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you can pop across to <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/"><b>MAWTT</b></a> to see what the rest of the DT have created and to join in with the challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay safe and well everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-29088156419465479402021-01-01T11:59:00.003+00:002021-01-01T11:59:35.357+00:00MAWTT Challenge 126<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4gjLypp7O0/X-8CIgOIRvI/AAAAAAAAHUc/4aX4aibfkxYV6apTpwtNUtu5ScZhVS7FACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1592" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4gjLypp7O0/X-8CIgOIRvI/AAAAAAAAHUc/4aX4aibfkxYV6apTpwtNUtu5ScZhVS7FACLcBGAsYHQ/w311-h400/IMG_1493.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Good morning everyone and a Happy New Year to you all.</span></span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">I suppose the best we can hope for this year is that it is better than 2020, for many reasons.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Been busy at The Pond as I have still been working and making samples for a magazine project. Obviously, Christmas wasn't exactly as planned but I still felt like I had run a marathon cooking dinner for 2 and 2 greedy kitties.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Well, today is the first challenge of the year for <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a> </b>and the topic, as chosen by Carole is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">NEW</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Now, this can be for a new baby, new home etc or it also includes using new stash so its a very broad remit for you all................so no excuses for not joining in as I'm sure that you all have some nice new stash from Santa.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">My DT card is one that I made for Mr Lockwood when he moved into his new house with Sam 2 years ago now.........blimey, where did that time go? 😲😲😲</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P768iLJZrPQ/X-8IRrS-hVI/AAAAAAAAHU4/kt0LUg0eg5QU0wiOtdiRrL_EZBnypLCYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1474" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P768iLJZrPQ/X-8IRrS-hVI/AAAAAAAAHU4/kt0LUg0eg5QU0wiOtdiRrL_EZBnypLCYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w288-h400/IMG_1496.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><u>INGREDIENTS</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Cream 8x8 card blank</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Black and blue card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>First Edition Blank Canvas paper</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND sentiment</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Large letter dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kGjJvig1Ik/X-8KBoGh16I/AAAAAAAAHVE/fUoFIbfJN3whCnpA4k22WCYEBzxjiTGfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kGjJvig1Ik/X-8KBoGh16I/AAAAAAAAHVE/fUoFIbfJN3whCnpA4k22WCYEBzxjiTGfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/IMG_1499.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made an eclipse card with the raised lettering following the pattern on the paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought for boys, less would be more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you will pop over to <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and see what the rest of the ladies have created and why not join in the challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I want to thank you for coming to visit, even though my posts have not been as frequent as I would have liked. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2020 was a tough year for many reasons and for many people but hopefully its onwards and upwards now. At the end of the day, I'm grateful when I wake up up each morning and that we have a roof over our heads and food in our fridge as those are things that are not promised to anyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2020 taught me to appreciate the small things as much as the big so at least that was a positive to come out of the mess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhoo, enjoy your day folks, however you are spending it and see you again soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-59398422915587187292020-11-01T09:00:00.001+00:002020-11-01T09:00:05.809+00:00MAWTT Challenge 124<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VksMOga-zWI/X5mt-Y1JiTI/AAAAAAAAHSE/KEcKpg0ljCsjH7y9WI5rIJ3BgCbK0i1jgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1271" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VksMOga-zWI/X5mt-Y1JiTI/AAAAAAAAHSE/KEcKpg0ljCsjH7y9WI5rIJ3BgCbK0i1jgCLcBGAsYHQ/w398-h640/IMG_1425.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">Good morning guys and gals. Hope that this find you all well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">Its been a busy old time here at The Pond with feet and samples and tidying up the garden, ready for Winter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">I was asked to do some more samples for Papercraft Essentials for issue 192 which, I believe, should be in the shops now. I also have made samples for them for issue 194 due out in December. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">Health has been getting there and I've been given the green light by my cardiologist to jump back on my exercise bike so I am taking it steady on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">Today, its time for another challenge at <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and the theme this month is <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">Christmas Flowers.</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">I always think of poinsettias as The Christmas flower so that's what I ran with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">I made this gift bag as an entry to a magazine competition last year sometime but never heard anything back from them. I know that they received it as I sent them registered post. Never mind, I liked it 😍.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;">Its a large bag so the sheets of card are A4.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyfPTQ0_8x0/X5m3FwGrSFI/AAAAAAAAHSQ/-8HpIUmVF98zf43SseCenezo7fKnZDH3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyfPTQ0_8x0/X5m3FwGrSFI/AAAAAAAAHSQ/-8HpIUmVF98zf43SseCenezo7fKnZDH3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/IMG_1428.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Large white Hobbycraft gift bag</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Deep red card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>White card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Green card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Gold mirror card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>SB Poinsettia dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish die</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Large oval nesting dies</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>CE Snowflake embossing folder</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Crafts Too Snowflake Border embossing folder</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Kaisercraft sentiment stamp</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b>Gems</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TGK4I0HkVu4/X5m49TUzqaI/AAAAAAAAHSc/pk2oNP9utjYUhJtFwR8qlBWatmOTKIT9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TGK4I0HkVu4/X5m49TUzqaI/AAAAAAAAHSc/pk2oNP9utjYUhJtFwR8qlBWatmOTKIT9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/IMG_1433.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I may make another this year but the way things are going, I'm not sure that there will be any physical exchanging of gifts .............. more likely to be delivered by Amazon!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I hope that you can pop over to <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and get some inspiration from us all in the design team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope to be back soon but meantime, take care and keep yourselves safe and well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /> <p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-85798070918741238802020-10-12T06:00:00.001+01:002020-10-12T06:00:08.706+01:00The Big Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dA5NnUTtrYc/X4NstEuNjPI/AAAAAAAAHQk/z0onb9Pa_ZcT-AVlridrhfflgkd4roJyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1144" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dA5NnUTtrYc/X4NstEuNjPI/AAAAAAAAHQk/z0onb9Pa_ZcT-AVlridrhfflgkd4roJyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w358-h640/IMG_3179.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Good morning one and all. Hope this finds you with fine fettles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">I'm doing ok at the moment. Still slightly bruised from the burst blood vessel but mostly cleared up now, lungs and heart appear to be ok at the moment and I'm still yet to have pins and needles around my back passage...................anyone who didn't read my last blog post is now wondering what the heck they have clicked on 😂😂😂.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Now, I've been busy doing samples for John and his new release on Hochanda today and tomorrow with the lovely Reveal, Oundle and Woodford die sets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">They are smashing sets and I loved playing with them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OUk4iVpTp8/X4NwrPaUXEI/AAAAAAAAHQw/EiGFsPMl-jsffAgNskMxrOrxkzAmLDWqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OUk4iVpTp8/X4NwrPaUXEI/AAAAAAAAHQw/EiGFsPMl-jsffAgNskMxrOrxkzAmLDWqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/IMG_3184.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rNvIkp4QK9M/X4NxI9tPkwI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/dRZlhipXPHU6BfNeuQ_CgPXunXIfHG7EACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1608" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rNvIkp4QK9M/X4NxI9tPkwI/AAAAAAAAHQ4/dRZlhipXPHU6BfNeuQ_CgPXunXIfHG7EACLcBGAsYHQ/w314-h400/IMG_3185.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Brown and cream card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>First Edition Boho Chic paper</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Reveal die set</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Woodford die set</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Chrysanthemum die set</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Aster die set</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Sentiment stamps</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Memento ink</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Arteza watercolour pencils</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Teeny gold beads</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51b4rViBkyY/X4NybzYU8vI/AAAAAAAAHRE/Z7GRsSjIQmgct3vlhNIR24wHtsOtyCY2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51b4rViBkyY/X4NybzYU8vI/AAAAAAAAHRE/Z7GRsSjIQmgct3vlhNIR24wHtsOtyCY2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w289-h400/IMG_3186.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jDDunp_vhFI/X4Nyq7493KI/AAAAAAAAHRI/BbcWE6F4ZlggUf1WsWMVUxU0gC3AJ6g8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1589" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jDDunp_vhFI/X4Nyq7493KI/AAAAAAAAHRI/BbcWE6F4ZlggUf1WsWMVUxU0gC3AJ6g8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h400/IMG_3187.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been enjoying using watercolour pencils to colour my flowers and foliage as I like the effect they give. I apply or blend the colours with a cotton bud dipped in water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope that you can watch the shows as I'm sure that John will be his usual jovial and inciteful self.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay safe and look after yourselves................. I can see us all being in lockdown again before long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-59706789908163405272020-10-01T09:50:00.002+01:002020-10-01T09:50:33.290+01:00MAWTT Challenge 123<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HPSln01eiyE/X3WL2yLU85I/AAAAAAAAHPo/PwpXENaOwTQIEjmNeuzAHJshJtNcYQzgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1731" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HPSln01eiyE/X3WL2yLU85I/AAAAAAAAHPo/PwpXENaOwTQIEjmNeuzAHJshJtNcYQzgACLcBGAsYHQ/w338-h400/IMG_2993.JPG" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Good morning everyone. Hope that you are all well?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Well, you know how things are never straightforward with me? After a week of anitbiotics, my chest started to feel better, happy days, or so I thought.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">I then popped a blood vessel in my calf, bloomin scary, painful and not great when I take anticoagulents. Two weeks later, from the back of my knee to my ankle, its still a lovely mix of colours from shades of blue to purple to yellow but at least no longer painful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">I'm hoping that is the 3 things now...........enough to be going on with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">The one bit of humour in the whole episode was when I rang 111 for their advice I was asked if I was the patient so I answered "yes". I was then asked if the patient was still breathing 😕😕😕. I'm guessing that those questions were asked in the wrong order?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">The lady the proceeded to ask other questions, one of which was "Have you had any pins and needles around your back passage?" WHATTTTTTTT? I said "I did say it was a problem with my calf, which is my leg!!!" 😲😲😲</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Anyhoo, back to the matter in hand. Its time for another challenge over at <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>MAWTT</b></a> and this month's theme is................................</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ANIMALS OR BIRDS</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">I had made this card as a sample for one of John's shows and thought it was just the job!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SkIrqxm8WMc/X3WStE84Z8I/AAAAAAAAHQE/9u7cUM3hKOUizfsHv1sZipZFWFTdaaFGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SkIrqxm8WMc/X3WStE84Z8I/AAAAAAAAHQE/9u7cUM3hKOUizfsHv1sZipZFWFTdaaFGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h281/IMG_2995.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Cream linen card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>Black card</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>First Edition Christmas Wishes paper</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b>JND Sam's Circles die</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A16VvjExkZI/X3WVEAzYuAI/AAAAAAAAHQQ/72oXsIWP-Ior6PSCnlt7gifE8IxwGK7BgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A16VvjExkZI/X3WVEAzYuAI/AAAAAAAAHQQ/72oXsIWP-Ior6PSCnlt7gifE8IxwGK7BgCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/IMG_2996.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its what I call an inverted eclipse card as the patterned section is layered up and raised rather than the cut out bits. A simple but effective card, I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope that you can join in the challenge and show us your lovely creations over at <b><a href="http://MAWTT.">MAWTT.</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next time, be good and stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ang x</div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;"> </span></div><br /><p></p>MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-60283900552673814632020-09-02T13:44:00.005+01:002020-09-02T13:44:43.963+01:00MAWTT Challenge 122. . . . . . . . . . . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, its been a bit of a rough week all in all. Had the cardioversion last Weds, which wasn't as straightforward as it could have been, but ended up back in normal sinus rhythm and sent home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From Weds night, I had breathing issues and after leaving it a few days, as advised (they thought it was an after effect of the procedure) I ended up having to go back to hospital yesterday. Following an x-ray and tests, turns out, I actually have a chest infection s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">o, I'm now on a high dose of antibiotics, Heaven knows where I could have picked it up from as nowadays, just about the only time I don't wear a bloomin mask is in bed, and no, I having been kissing any strange fellas............Well, not recently anyway. Never a dull moment at the pond eh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks for your good wishes and cards. Hopefully, I can shift this so I can actually feel the benefit of having had the procedure and get back to some normality again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhoo, I must apologise to my team mates at <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> as I'm a day late with my card for the latest challenge, which has been chosen by Tinz and is.........................</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a card I made as a sample for John quite a while ago but I hadn't got round to showing it. They were Christmas stamps but, me being me, decided to use them for another occasion instead lol!!! The sheep and lamb reminded me of Easter so I ran with that and silhouetted the scene against a dramatic inky sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really loved the way this turned out as I'm not usually an inky kinda gal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fingers crossed, things will settle and I'll be back soon. Meantime, stay safe and be good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No card today but just to let you know, I'm going in to hospital for another cardioversion today, to hopefully re-set my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly, Mr D is not allowed to come on to the ward with me because of Covid so I will be sitting and fretting on my own.....No phone as no one will be able to look after it or any other valuables.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, my contribution is a card I made for Nesta's great nephew's birthday last year. She requested elephants so I duly obliged. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good evening everyone................evening, I know but as the John's Christmas launch is less than an hour away, here's another advanced peek at one of my samples.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, this time I did go down the Christmas route, sparkly and foily. The lovely glitter card is on the show. The the mirror card is from my stash but compliments it beautifully.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully you are all equipped with your masks for your supermarket shop from Friday. I'm keeping fingers crossed that folk don't think that its a licence to come closer as that has been my experience in supermarkets previously and I have had to remind people to stay 2m away.........I did think about taking a 2m long pole with me to to brandish at offenders but I would probably get done for assault.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am back to work and would normally wear a mask when using my drill but now I am wearing it throughout the entire appointment.and have a new found empathy with NHS staff who have been having to wear them all day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, back to all matters crafty. I was very surprised and honoured to be approached by the magazine, who produced John's last box set, asking if I could make some samples for them for John's latest set. I was thrilled to be on the cover of the last one, when I had made samples for John but it was lovely to be asked by the magazine directly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I embossed some of it with the folder and gently sanded the raised areas to reveal the copper foil below. I also used one of the stamps as the focal point for the centre, stamping the scraper board with Picket Fence ink and then using a scraper tool to go over the image.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really pleased with how this turned out and the editor was too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope that you can tune in to John's shows as there are more of my samples and also those of other contributors too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, be good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ps......we sent the harbour scene card to my brother-in-law for his birthday and he was very taken with it, wanting to know where it was, so many thanks again Littlelamb for letting me know.x</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good morning mon petit pois', hope that you are keeping well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just when you thought I was gone for another few weeks, here I am back again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plodding along at the moment. I have started seeing patients again last week but starting off steady as some nights, I am not getting much sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhoo, onwards and upwards.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I have been rummaging through my annals again (a painful process at times 😀) as I've been trying to get my pics in some sort of order. I had uploaded some photos of a card I had made for our neighbour's daughter and realised that I had not popped this on on the blog from a couple of years ago. Time for it to have its moment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is a lovely little girl and her Mum said that Rosie has kept all the cards that I have made for her, awwwww!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, more patients booked in for this week but hoping to meet a friend for a socially distanced coffee tomorrow. I'm hoping that the weather improves as as it would be nice for the weather to actually match the month we are in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for your comment Loraine. Good to know that you like to stop by.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to Littlelamb for letting me know where the scene was from. I too, like Jackie D, thought it was Cornwall. Would never have guessed Tenby. Sound like lots of special memories for you there chuck.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its been a funny few weeks, At first, it was this feeling of dread and fear but now, I think a part of me will miss the quiet time, the cleaner air, hearing birds instead of traffic........and possibly even Mr D when he returns to work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly, heart issues have reared their ugly head again so a couple of hospital visits during all this mularky was not what I wanted but it is what it is. Back on nasty meds and on list for procedures but I'm trying to be positive about things rather than causing myself more issues by stressing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhoo, here we again ready with another challenge at<b> <a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and the theme this month is ....................<b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">BEACH</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I was scratching my head a bit as I didn't think I had anything in my stash but then I remembered this Michael Powell stamp I had in my box.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My lovely wee chum Kate, is a super colourist and has been encouraging me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for popping by again and bearing with my gaps in blogging. If its not been one thing its another but I appreciate you coming to have a peek. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully be back soon but meantime, take care and be good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A while back, I heat embossed some slate bits and bobs, you may remember the coasters and table mat I did for John a couple of years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have to be very careful doing this as the slate gets extremely hot and can crack if you overheat it due to the high water content. Always best to heat in stages, allowing the slate to cool in between.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are ok so far. Mr D has taken to sitting around, doing b%&&er all like the proverbial duck to water and I have shown remarkable restraint and fortitude by not strangling him........as yet!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sadly, a very dear friend of ours passed away in the middle of April. Although she had been ill for a few months, with cancer, she had been relatively ok but then took a sudden turn for the worse and after a few worrying days, she sadly passed away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been devastating for all of her friends as we had not been able to see her for a few weeks, due to her shielding and now, we are also not able to attend her funeral.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She died on the anniversary of my Mum's passing, so I was already sad not being able to visit the cemetery.and her funeral is on the anniversary of my Dad's passing so I'm set for another extremely emotional day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This week, another dear friend sadly lost his Mum and so that was another sympathy card to be made. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the grim reality of the situation that we find ourselves in at the moment, jokes about loo rolls and pasta aside.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyhoo, on a lighter note, I am back with my DT card for the new challenge at <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and the theme for this month is ...................................... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, I certainly didn't have to look too far through the files for cards with flowers lol!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have still been doing plenty of walking, though not the past couple of days as its been too cold and too wet. Here's hoping for some warmer and drier days again as it had been lovely basking in some sunshine. Having been taken off some tablets 6 months ago, which made my skin photosensitive, its been fab to be able to spend more than 10 minutes in the Sun and not having itchy and sore skin if I did without factor 50 sun block.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just before I go, <b>Karen</b>, I don't glaze any of my flowers at all. I occasionally glaze leaves, if they are naturally shiny ones......... and thank you for helping keep the NHS wheels turning chuck.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, here I am again...........twice in one week eh? Just when you thought it was safe to switch on your laptops again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been a pain in the derriere as my fledgling foot care business has come to a halt. Everything was going well and the patient list was building nicely but all stopped for now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm taking it on the chin (Well, one of them 😁) as there are folk who are far worse off. Fortunately, Mr D should be getting 80% of his salary when they have sorted out the finer points of the furlough scheme. Due to this, there is nothing I am able to claim but it is what it is and as I say, it could be worse.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm just wondering what state people's feet are going to be in after 3 - 6 months 😱😱😱.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr D has only been off work for one week and has already broken my favourite vase, lost 2 of my earrings and also broken our new loo seat lid !!! He did offer to do the shopping on Monday but I braved it instead as sending him shopping on his own never ends well, even with a list and printed photographs of products.</span></div>
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<br />MRS DUCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103020443239629942noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828747267314398886.post-81366647467194265002020-04-01T09:31:00.003+01:002020-04-01T09:31:34.861+01:00MAWTT Challenge 117. . . . . . . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that you and yours are all safe and have had no health issues with this devastating and evil virus. So sad to see the rising number of deaths. Its also sad, when on my daily walk, seeing teenagers flouting the social distancing rules, probably thinking that they are invincible but as we see from the new, they most certainly are not.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhoo, onto a lighter subject, its time for another challenge over at <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> and this month, its my choice of theme which is.................................................</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, this can be a single feature diamante piece or several bits of sparkle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My card was one I gave to Nesta for a special birthday last year (I won't say which one as she will give me a virtual slap - due to social distancing). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an 8x8 card and I appreciate that it will be a bit too glizty for some but Nesta is a bit of a magpie so I blinged it up. The brooch is detachable so its the gift that keeps on giving.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nesta did love it so all's good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sure that you are all spending a bit more time in the craft room at the moment so make something schparkly and come and join in at <b><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">MAWTT</a></b> or at least pop over and see what we have come up with to inspire you in the bling department.</span></div>
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