So Much to do

I have so much to do an so little time to do it in.I have 100 Funeral Order of Service to make and 100 Bookmarks with prayer and ribbons to make for Dads Funeral.

The Prayer Mam choose is perfect and truly reflect what Dad would have wanted.

I've added it below, I hope this doesn't upset anyone but knowing "me" if I was reading this I would want to know what the prayer was.

The Bookmarks will be mounted onto Black Card with a small border showing between the prayer and the card and will have a black silk ribbon tied at the top.


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Strange Choice of card

Don't ask me why I made this as I don't really know, I sat down in my craft room and started looking for an image to stamp with and this was the first one I came to, the stamp s made by Stampsmith, I used the new Labels Nestabilities to cut the shapes then stamped the image on the top one and sponged the edges with black ink.

I then used Everyday Blessings by Papertrey Ink to stamp the cross and the sentiment on the card.

I then shoved this to the back of my desk as I new it was a strange choice of cards to make. I suppose grief makes us do things without knowing it. It was heading for the bin and then on after thought I finshed the card and thought I should add it to here, after all many have gone through what I am now and I'm sure they have done similar to me.

Fight Over

Dad finally gave up his fight and slipped away peacefully at 9.50pm last night.

All his family spent the day with Dad talking to him and he knew we were there.

I have to be strong now for Mam & I'm holding up OK, just have that awful numb feeling.

Christmas Freebies

You are free to use these for personal use but please do not share my designs instead link back to my blog for people to download them they are copyright to me.

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Waterfal Pictures

Background Sheet

Dad - Update

Dad has took a turn for the worse and is now on the high dependancy unit, The doctor has said that his kidneys aren't working , he is not getting enough oxygen and they think he has had a heart attack so this on top of the pneumonia that he has developed makes it highly unlikely that we will get him home now.

So we are playing a very heart breaking waiting game.

I want to thank all that have sent my family well wishes, also those that have phoned. Please don't think I'm ignoring you by not returning messages and calls but life is a little more than manic and calls and messages to family are coming first.

The Good Life - Thomas Kincade

Just a simple stamped card with a couple of leaves and a ribbon to embelish.

Teal Beauty

Started with a 15 x15cm card stamped in ocean tides ink by Papertrey Ink and a feather image by Clarity Stamps and created a background for the base of the card, I used a teal and pink paper by HOTP down one side and stamped the lady image onto cream card stock with the ocean tides ink, I used the same ink to colour the shawl added a pink ribbon and a floral craft blossom and a couple of pearls to finish

October Blog Hop - Polka Dot Parade

This was very tasking for me this month as normally I use dots without thinking as accents but to use them as a main focal point was a different ball game all together so my first make was a long Jotter book having a play on words, I also anned the polka dots to the pencil afer giving it a good sand paper rubbing so that the ink would stay once stamped.

I also made a matching card and figured one would compliment the other.

Products used

Polka dot basics Stamp set, swiss dot ribbon both by Papertrey Ink