Hip hip hooray card
Monday, October 21, 2013
So this week I am 28 weeks pregnant and have to have a few injections and tests.
I have had a flu jab and will have to have the whooping cough injection next week and I also have had the glucose intolerance test to check whether this baby will be big like my last one! This test meant having a blood test, sitting still in the doctors for two hours and then having another blood test. It was went quite fast so that was OK.
I only have about 12 weeks to go now so not long left. Just need to get my head in gear with sorting the things for the baby and trying to get ahead for Christmas!
Today's card is for one for a boy. It is one of a few cards that I have made over the last few months, when I have felt up to making a card, that I haven't posted on here yet.
It is quite simple as it doesn't have too much embellishment but has colour and pattern going on instead.
I'm not very good at colouring in the images so just kept it light.
Paper - Basic grey Max and Whiskers | Card - American Craft | Stamp - Hero Arts Playful Animals | Embossing Folder - Triboss Chequered | Label - Spellbinders Nestabilities Label one | Button - Sew Sweet | Border Punch - Fiskars Upper Crest.
Hope you had a good weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead.
See you soon.
Mojo Monday Sketch 315
Friday, October 18, 2013
It's been a while since I have done a card using a sketch challenge, So decided to try one this week.
This card is made using the Mojo Monday Sketch 315.
I decided to use one of the jars from the papers from Dear Lizzy Neopolitan and added some glossy accents and stickles glitter to the little hearts in the jar.
Although I didn't use any of the images from the Clearly Besotted Butterfly Wishes Additions, I chose to use one of the small sentiments to fit on the little tag.
Also I had to use my favourite little wooden hearts.
Paper = American Crafts - Dear Lizzy Neopolitan and My Girl | Stamp = Clearly Besotted - Butterfly Wishes Additions | Ribbon = American Crafts | Tag = Staples | Wooden Hearts = Ebay | Twine = The Ribbon Girl | Glossy Accents | Stickles Star dust.
Here is the sketch:
Hope you have a great weekend.
woyww 228 - what's on my desk
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
On my desk this week are the supplies that I have been using to make a card for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. I love using these sketches for inspiration.
I tend to leave all my supplies out until the card is finished so that I can write down what supplies I have used, for when I put the card on the blog, if I don't I would never remember. Not tidying as I go tends to drive me crazy as I am the type of person who tends to keep a clean desk as my desk isn't very big.
Also on my desk are some Sizzix items that I won from Paula Pascuals blog recently and want to start using them for Christmas cards and projects.
Right I'm off to sort out a sentiment for the card.
Linking up to Julie @ Stamping Ground.
woyww 227 - what's on my desk.
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
It's been a long time since I last showed you what's on my desk and as I have recently been cleaning and organising it a bit, so I thought that I would show you it again.
On my desk are some paper pads I picked up from Homesense that I thought might give me some inspiration. There are some fabrics that I won in a giveaway from Paper and Strings and a card that I has been sitting on my desk for about 3 months unfinished as I haven't been feeling like making cards but finally finished it with some sequins.
Also my 5 year old loves when I stamp her some images on paper so that she can colour them in, that's what I am off to do now.
Linking up with Julie @ Stamping Ground.
Mojo Monday 304 - 16th birthday card
Monday, August 05, 2013
As I mentioned in my previous post that I haven't been making a lot of cards recently but this past weekend was one of our nephews 16th birthday, so I decided to try and make a card for him.
I decided to use a card sketch to make it a bit easier for me and so went with the Mojo Monday sketch 304.
My card style is quite simple but has a lot of colour, so as this card was for a teenage boy it helped to keep it simple.
Paper - My Minds Eye | Card - American Crafts | Stamps - Banana Frog and Amy R | Ribbon - American Crafts | Star punch - Fiskars | Button - Sew Sweet.
Hope you are having a good start to the week.
Where have I been?
Saturday, August 03, 2013
It's been a long time since I last posted anything but if you follow me on Instagram, then you will have seen this picture.
I found out I was pregnant the day after my dad's funeral and ever since then I have suffered from bad nausea, sickness, heartburn and acid reflux. It's been quite a tough few months but these common first trimester symptoms are beginning to ease as I am now 16 and a half weeks.
Although these are easing, I have been suffering more with anxiety and low mood associated with antenatal depression. I have been feeling very restless, not sleeping and eating, crying alot and not able to concentrate on things - hence why there has been nothing on the blog. First thing in the morning tends to be the worse though.
I have to wait until the end of the month to see a specialist who can help me, so in the mean time, I have been trying to get a grip on my emotions and my thoughts with the help of my family and my midwife.
I truly hope to be able to post more on the blog and make more cards and crafts so that it acts as a kind of therapy for me.
So for now on there could be alsorts of posts on the blog as I try to make my way through this pregnancy including crafts, cards, home decor and more personal ones.
To those that are reading this post, I hope you don't mind me writing this but I felt I needed to get this off my chest and to help me move on.
I hopefully will be back soon with some cards I have made in the last few months.
Hope you are having a great day.
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