Thank You Kate. . . . . . .

Good morning everyone. Hope you're all fine and dandy?

I have not been too bad this week. I think losing all that fluid has helped (certainly the breathlessness) and my check at clinic confirmed I'd lost 5kg in the week. 

I've always been relieved that the hospital scales aren't speaking ones or I'm sure they'd say "One at a time please" lol!!!

This time, I wouldn't have minded a "woo hoo!!!"

Blood test showed haemoglobin a bit low so got to have another next week. Been munching on spinach and moving on to Special K and black pudding next (not together, obviously lol!) 

Maureen, I wish I'd had good thighs before this all started, never mind now, although I may get a best in show at an agricultural event lol!!!

I have had my 2nd Cardioversion appointment through so that's being done again in a couple of weeks (Sandy, I'll give a brief description of what it is at the end of this). Fingers crossed it works for longer than 5 days this time.

On Friday, a few of us had lunch at a friends house and it was lovely to be able to be up to socialising again, so a great time was had with Nesta, Davey and a couple of other good friends.

Now, before I return to the Christmas cards, I thought I would show this card that I made for a lovely friend who had knitted and sent me a divine pair of socks last year (Hope you don't mind me showing it Kate lol?).

Ingredients

White, green and dark peach card

First Edition Boho Chic paper

SB Twisted Palm die (cut a few times to use as a frame)

SB Labels 28 and Decorative Labels 28

Inkylicious sentiment

Memento Dew Drop Pistachio ink

Pink ribbon 

Pearlage

Stupidly, I haven't photographed the socks, thinking that Kate had shown them on her blog and I could just pop on a link but can I find them on Kate's blog, no!

If Kate doesn't mind, I'll snap them another time and pop them on the blog.

Well, that's me for now except to say, thank you, as always for your kind words about my cards and about my health.

Here's hoping the coming week is kind to you all.

TTFN

Ang  x

P.S Sandy, Cardioversion (well, Electrical Cardioversion) is a procedure where I will be sedated, then given an electric shock or shocks with a defibrillator to try and get my heart back into normal sinus rhythm. This is what I had done in November but the normal rhythm only lasted 5 days before reverting back to Atrial Fibrillation. 

Hope I haven't put anyone off their breakfast lol!!!

House of Cards September Challenge. . . . .Photo Inspiration

Good afternoon everyone. Hope you are all well.

Glad you liked my latest Striplet offering. Its still one of my favourite dies.

Now today's offering is my DT creation for House of Cards September Challenge and we hope you will join in by taking your inspiration from the following photo. . . . . . . . . 

Soon as I saw it, I thought of a particular First Edition pad I had, Family Ties. As it was a 12x12 pad, I had extra paper left to make a matching gift box too.

Ingredients

White A5 card base

Orange Lidl card

First Edition Family Ties 12x12 pad

SB Decorative Labels 8

SB Labels 28

SB Matting Basics A

Crafters Companion sentiment

Bundled Sage DI

Yellow satin ribbon

Bling

Don't forget to pop over to House of Cards to check out the challenge.

Before I skidaddle, wasn't it great to see our John's fabulous cards alongside Sue Wilson's on C&C at the weekend? Well done John and well deserved. He's going to have a fab time demoing at Ally Pally this coming weekend.

Hope this is the start of a wonderful week for all of you.

TTFN

Ang x

House of Cards August Challenge. . . . . Sketch

Good afternoon, me again. Back with another DT creation but for House of Cards.

The House of Cards August Challenge is to create something using this sketch as your inspiration. . . . . . .

So, hope you fancy giving it a go or that you can pop over to House of Cards to have a peek at what everyone has come up with.

I liked using the plain SB nesties as I often forget how nice they look just simply layered in this way.

Ingredients

White card base A5 size

Navy, turquoise and pale blue PMD card

SB A2 Bracket Borders One

SB Labels Twenty Eight

SB Matting Basics A and B

Papermania flower punch (same as yesterday)

CE sentiment stamp (blog candy from our lovely Jacquie)

Celebrate 2mm turquoise satin cord

Pale blue organza ribbon

Black archival ink

Broken China DI

Dovecraft blue bling

Hope you like today's creation. I have a kinda soft spot for it. Even with the bow, I think you could get away with it for a fella (just, lol!!!)

I'll be back soon, with some tales from Sunday. . . . . . a very eventful day with the craft show all day and in the evening . . . . . . a surprise birthday party for Nesta!!!

Thanks for paddling.

Be good.

TTFN

Ang x