Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

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Rusty sending you huge (((HUGS))) you've had some real carp to deal with this year. As The Queen says.... it is an Annus Horribulus and I always thought she was talking about my b*m!

Soma, fingers crossed and knickers inside out for you for tomorrow.

I've just blogged an 8" x 8" card but for the life of me I can't work out where the image came from, all I can remember is that it's fairly recent and I have Mel's name on it. Please let me know if you recognise it as I do like to give recognition

hogshead

Rusty sorry to hear the news. It is the one of the calls you never want to make but we have to consider the patient & thier condition, wishes not our own, very difficult in times of distress.
My MIL wanted to go home but there just wasn't the option. She'd have never made the journey intime given how long it takes to arrange an ambulance to get one home. On reflection I feel it was better for my FIL that she passed in hospital, he I am sure would beg to differ. We all see things differently.
Hugs to you all at this difficult time.

Soma

big hugs to Rusty, sounds like a heartbreaking situation

rainmac

Oh no Rusty, what an awful decision for your family to make, your mum knows where you are x Your last camera cards were amazing, look back on your own blog if you need inspiration! Well done to your OH, what a clever idea

Ali, made my out of this world card for the challenge, it's in the usual place

Flourgirl, no OH doesn't have an amazing job but it is a good job I guess, he should get paid more, lots more but I guess I am biased . He works for a small IT company who deal in facial recognition. He is the IT Manager and most things seem to be his responsibility. He is in Liverpool overseeing the construction of some units that then get shipped to Cairo at the end of the week and he needs to go there to make sure they get fitted and used properly. As he hates flying it is an ordeal for him, glad I won't be on the plane with him tbh

rainmac

Forgot to say earlier, big welcome back to Princesspoppypop xxx

hogshead

also Rusty re the stamped image thisg. You could always just save them to the PC & peeps could have you email them the images & they could print them, saves posting stuff, additional time re RM & cost (envelope, stamps etc) unless this is ofcourse what you meant in which case I'll grab my coat.

Been holiday clothes shopping today but had to cut it short as I couldn't see properly at all out of my left eye. Had a few mild migraines of late so hope to finish it off tomorrow. 7 sleeps to go then sun sun sun.

TomsMom

Rainmac Congrats on your win :T.

Rusty Sending hugs, such a difficult time for you all. Have a great time tomorrow with BunBun

Soma I hope whatever it was went well.

Fifi Folle If you're not sure how to use your Promarkers there are lots of tutorials, just google Promarker tutorial. Passion for Promarkers have a weekend workshop online which is very helpful.

Ali I had a couple of disasters yesterday with my colouring which ended up in the bin. Not sure if it was the colours I was using or the cardstock but it pretty carp :rotfl: .

I've managed to make a couple of cards today and have blogged them. Looking at them now they seem very plain. I need a re-think! It's probably because I rarely put sentiments on my cards. I've had my two new MS punches arrive so I'll put them to work and maybe try to use my flowers more, only got some very basic flowers - I need to win a challenge where the prize is Wild Orchid flowers :rotfl: .

I'm off on a blog hop now.

PepPop

Rusty I'm so sorry to hear your news - that's such a shame and a horrible decision to make. Sending hugs to you and your family and keep you in my thoughts.

bunbun2

flourgirl thank you for your e mail

hogshead hope your migraines clear up soon, they really are not nice:( hope you get your shopping finished. sorry I think I must have missed where you are going on holiday, not long to go.

CT19720

PONR – hope you manage to get a cancellation appointment for your foot, and it is all sorted out by the time you go back to the States.

Bunbun – hope you had a great anniversary.

Flourgirl – glad the weather stayed good and you had a great party with Willow and her friends.

Tired Mom – hope you have a lovely day at the craft fair on Saturday. Glad you had a great Challenge Class. Did you make anything?

Gemm, Rusty, PONR & Marg – hope your mojo’s return very soon.

Rusty – I’d be interested in any stamped images that you could send in email form. I have never mastered stamping, my hands are too twitchy to get a decent image. Have to say that I still go onto the other website you set up with images to print them off and use them for various cards. Sorry to hear about your mum’s fil, that is one very hard decision to be made.

Marg – when is the wedding, hope you managed to find something to wear if you went shopping.

Hope the sleepover goes well wanna-be-rich – i’m sure you won’t have any problems with 12/13 year old girls. In my experience boys of 7 – 10 are a nightmare! Fantastic alien card on your blog!

Congratulations on your win Rainmac – I always think all of your makes are absolutely gorgeous.

Soma – hope things went well for you today.

Had a busy few days with my youngest – yesterday we just hung out at home watching DVDs, eating popcorn, and I got thrashed on 100 pin bowling on the wii sports resort – Jack managed a record score of over 2000, having got strikes or spares with every shot. I have no hope of ever reaching that. We have just got in from a day in London, seeing some of the sights, going on the London eye, and taking him to see the matinee of Oliver – he loved it and it was fab to see him singing along to some of the songs, that he had to learn for his end of year show a couple of days ago. We had a lovely day, but I am knackered. Hope to have a quiet day tomorrow and get a chance to make some cards.

So excited, just found out that they are opening up a hobbycraft near me on Saturday on the Purley Way in Croydon, which just so happens to be on my way to and from work . Hope to get their on Saturday, and have my fingers crossed that they will have some giveaways or special offers that are too good to miss.

Hogshead - have a fab holiday in the sun.