Thank You

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

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

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

Anyhoo, 2 hours later, here I am finally.

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

Ingredients

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

Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die

SB Decorative Labels 28

SB 

SB Fancy Tags 2

SW sentiment stamp

Pearlage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here's to a happy week ahead,

TTFN

Ang x

 

Happy Birthday to Lockers. . . . . . . . .

Good morning Pondlings. Hope that you are all well and not in shock at the drop in temperature. 

Its been brass oojits here and there has been mention of heating under muttered breath by Mr D but I just give him my "Not until November, put another jumper on" look.

The Girls have now got an old duvet for a bed in the kitchen. Its about 12 tog all folded up so it stands about 8 inches high and they love it. They also have their fleece bed in the living room and a big old cushion in the craft room so they officially have more beds than we do lol!!!

Now, as some of you may know, it was Mr Lockwood's birthday yesterday and this was the card I sent to him. It was supposed to be hand delivered on Friday but he had a crafting emergency so we couldn't meet up.......hoping for a chance today.

Of course, it had to include stags so there are 4 on this.

Ingredients

White card

Silver mirror card

Dovecraft stag die

Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die

Memory Box alphabet dies

Dovecraft chipboard stag (coloured with silver Krylon pen)

2 silver stag pins

Go Press silver foil

Silver satin ribbon

This was my very first time using my Go Press foiling machine and I am very impressed,

I used it on the stag in the centre and the Anna Griffin die for the top layer.

Its very easy to use and I love the results.

Hopefully Mr L likes it (haven't heard one way or the other yet lol!!!

Karen, the eclipse cards are made from one sheet of card and what you cut out is raised up by using either foam or several die cuts of the same shape stuck on top of each other, I prefer to use card rather than foam as I find it easier to glue card on card on card.

I did take some pics of the process on a card I made so I will pop them on the blog next time so you can see what I mean.

Off to London tomorrow with Mr D to meet up with his brother and other half. Did ring to book a table but as the guy asked me to spell my name 5 times, thought my surname was my first name, had to give him the email address 3 times and my phone number twice, I'm not convinced that we are booked...........may well end up having a Maccy D lol!!!

Thank you for your comments on my last card and about my eyes. I have a feeling that Flash has burned certain images on my retinas lol!!!

Mrs Flash has still not been seen since Binbaggate................................

TTFN

Ang x

Ps......all the best to those having their flu jabs.

PPS.....I have popped the poster for my first workshop on the sidebar.

Flat Golden Wedding. . . . . . . . . .The Card Not The Celebration!

Good morning folks. How is everyone? Well I hope?

I should clarify for those concerned girlies who told me off about "hobbling" last time, I still have to re-fuel and de-fuel (ie get to the kitchen for a drink and to the loo for other things) lol!!! I promise I haven't been discovating or doing Zumba lol!!! (In fairness, I didn't have the energy for those things before the ankle went to pot)

Anyhoo, a big ol' hello to Daisy Chain. Very kind of you to click the follow button so thank you and welcome.

Now, Nancy D mentioned that there was a golden anniversary card required to go Down Under so I thought I would show the cards I made recently for some friends who were celebrating 50 years of marriage. This is the one from me & Mr D and as it was being posted, I kept it relatively flat, though it was 8x8. I also made one for Nesta, which I will show next time, but hers is a bit more ornate as she was seeing the happy couple and could hand deliver hers.

Ingredients

Cream card

Gold mirror card

Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die

Sue Wilson Rococo Striplet

SB Fancy Tags 3

Presscut Squares

SB Grand Ovals

Anitas number peel offs (Sorry Mr Lockwood)

Mei Flower teeny gold bling

On the layer under the "50" the Rococo has been cut into cream card 3 times but offset rather than lined up straight. On the photo above the ingredients, I took the snap before putting the 50 topper on so you can hopefully see what I mean.

You can also, hopefully see that the oval has been cut from the centre of the Anna Griffin die cut. I did this separate to the mirror card as I don't like to try and cut too thick a layer through my GC. You just have to keep everything crossed that you've lined it up properly lol!!!

Hope this gives Nancy and some more of you lovely visitors a bit of inspiration.

Well, time for the Spanish GP today (Hope Jackie D is managing to watch). The tickets for Silverstone in July arrived on Friday..................I'm soooooooo excited. I think Mr D is hoping that my ankle is better by then as he's not looking forward to piggy backing me about a mile from the car park lol!!! Thank goodness we're in a grandstand so at least we get a seat rather than trying to see over folks heads standing on the grass.

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and thanks for stopping by.

TTFN

Ang x

Anna Griffin. . . . . . . The Sequel

Good morning my blogging chums. Hope your hatches are battened. Its been a bit windy at The Pond (and no vindaloo in sight!!!). I think, as you are reading this, the may actually be snow here. . . . . and I will be scraping it off Shaun (the car) to get to work first thing.

A quicky today, as its been busy here and that pesky time thief has stolen some hours from me again, dang nabbit!!! Thankfully, the sore throat has gone but I am still getting moments where I lose my voice and feel a little hoarse (that's hoarse not horse before anyone calls the RSPCA lol!!!)

Now this is the second card I made with the Anna Griffin die. Honestly, the last one was not time consuming. It was just the die cut out 3 times and then, as someone said, a bit of jigsaw work.

This time I cut the white layer as a hinged card and then cut the die again in lilac and stuck it on top as a shadow effect, with the other die cuts layered on top.

Ingredients 

White card (Lime Tree Crafts)

Lilac card (PMD)

First Edition New Bloom 6x6 paper

Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die

SB Decorative labels 28

SB Fancy Tags 2

Dovecrafts sentiment stamp

Lilac bling

Now I know that this won't be for everyone, as its quite busy but I made it for my niece's birthday and I made it with her tastes in mind (she did love it).

Must tootle off now as lots to do.

Hope no one has any problems with this latest weather front but take care anyhoo folks.

TTFN

Ang x

Here's One I Made Earlier. . . . . . .And Forgot!

Good morning all my dear blogging chums. Hope all is well and calm in your bit of the planet.

I'm at work today, boo hiss but off tomorrow, hurrah!!!

Thank you for your comments on my MAWTT DT card. On that note . . . . . . . . . . . .

Click on the pic to take you to the blog and see how to join our super design team!

Now, today's card I made a little while ago as my first play with my, then new, Anna Griffin die, and I saved it to the wrong file on my laptop, then promptly forgot about it lol!!!

It was only seeing something Sue Wilson had done a few days ago that reminded me about it, and I finally found the pics, after going through my files.

Ingredients 

White Card (Lime Tree Crafts)

Purple and lilac card (PMD)

Anna Griffin Flourish Emblem die

Hobbycraft sentiment

Lilac bling

I love how this die lends itself to swapping the bits about and it cuts like a dream. I cut the die from the actual card front and saved the fall outs. I then cut it again from purple and also lilac card.

I then stuck another piece of white card, with a piece of double sided adhesive sheet behind the aperture on the card front and popped in the different coloured die cuts/fall outs to make the pattern.

Not a complicated card but sometimes uncomplicated is good lol!!!

I have made another card with this pretty die so I will try to remember to show that next time.

Meanwhile, be good and hopefully you will come visit next time.

TTFN

Ang x