tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87211957160343565762012-02-16T13:57:55.564ZSal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-37563083690307621012012-02-13T15:06:00.002Z2012-02-15T17:52:11.651Z

I'm very pleased to say that including a new dog collar and lead and the five cards I made especially for the Rescue Remedies dog Rescue Charity auction did sell!  I made £17 in total, which I was a bit disappointed in, as was hoping to raise more, but I suppose every little helps! In total the charity made £828 so it will go help to rescue more unwanted dogs. I was bidding on a few things on

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The Dog Rescue centre where we got our dog Chesney from, are doing another Charity Auction and bidding starts on 14th january up until 29th January.  So I thought I would do some doggy-themed cards to donate to their auction.  Last year I raised £28 for them from my cards and some other stuff. They are called Rescue Remedies and rescue all kinds of terrier type dogs who are about to be put down,

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Hi,  long time - no talk!  theres not been that much happening in my sedentary lifestyle but recently we went to a fancy dress party and after much debating about who/what to go as, we decided in the shop on the day! Here is a picture of us on the night!  I was a medieval Lady and  Mike was Captain Hook and people kept saying he looked like King Charles II, so he dispersed with the hook and

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Here's my latest batch of cards which were made for the last couple of months:- This was a simple black/silver card with a football theme to it. I feel I'm still quite an amateur when it comes to stamping and colouring in!  I punched a lace edgeing onto pretty rosebud paper.  Stamped an image of a fairy on pink card and also added a little dragonfly. This was a

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Around the first week of July is always a poignant time for me -  for the 7th used to be mine and John's Wedding Anniversary and the 8th was the day he suddenly died. These two days were days I came to dread in the years when John first died - one day we were celebrating being happily married for 26 years and laughing about some of his antics he was telling us about from years ago, at a

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As you get older I think you think of the things you've achieved or not achieved in your life and as I am not too far off the grand old age of 60 I started thinking of things I'd like to do - nothing drastic like bungee jumping off a building or anything as daring as that!  But little, personal things.  The first thing I did a year ago now, was get my ears pierced twice more so that I now have

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After seeing Emma's beautful chrocheted blanket I decided to have a go myself! See it here................   http://emshappyhandiworks.blogspot.com/ To be honest, when I was about 19 I started chrocheting a purple and white (the 'in' colours in the 70's!) blanket - it was made up of loads of squares that had to be sewn together.  I was going to have it as a bed throw for when I married in 1973.

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Here are a few more of the cards I've made recently.......... This is a lilac background which had a circle cut out from my Big Shot machine and I put some silver mirror card behind it, then the fishermen and big fish cutouts. I added some silver Happy Birthday stick ons and it was done - my friend Sue bought it. This has a striped backing paper then a decoupage man enjoying a drink

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I received my new Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine on Saturday and was browsing through it and saw an article on Iris Folding.  The picture was of a handbag for a Mother's Day Card.  A little further on I read about a competition they are holding to make a card for the Royal Couple Prince William and Kate, who are tying the knot on 29th April this year (a few days after our own anniversary!)

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Yep - I had a marathon card making couple of days! lol I just need to find out how to sell some now to recoup all the money I've spent on my 'stash'! I will just post the pics of the cards as I don't think I can remember every little detail - but I did use my beloved 'Big Shot' quite a lot! This first one I backed with hand made lavender paper which I placed a navy card on top then some lovely

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-75377583624679390582011-01-07T18:49:00.002Z2011-01-19T17:29:29.108Z

Well, have finally found the time to get on here and post again!  I have been busy making christmas cards and thought I'd put some of the ones I made on here. Also I have made some for my favourite charity to auction off on their 'Spectacular After Christmas Auction' which is open for listing items right now, but bidding is on 15th January - last time I entered my cards, I was proud that one of

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Last week (12th September) we became the proud owners of a lovely rescue dog!  We've named him Chesney and he's a handsome tan/white Staffordshire Bull Terrier.  He's very obedient and got on really well with my grandsons which was a relief! He was about to be put down when a wonderful place called Rescue Remedies in Sussex rescued him in August.  He has been microchipped and neuteured and he is

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How fast this year is flying by!!  I've made a few more cards that I will share with you shortly - but just wanted to let you know about a lovely blog I've just joined.....Life is Beautiful by Nicole Austin.  There is a great chance to win one of her great handmade journals, just by becoming a follower and leaving a message!  The journals are really unique and I for one, would love to receive one

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Been a busy bee again and here is my latest batch of cards - some of which are for Sale! This one I made for my little 6 year old grandson Tom who had just undergone a minor operation in hospital.  He really liked it because it had some felt tractors on! Here is a sympathy card that I made for my sister-in-law Jean who recently lost her mother.  I used a white base card and found some purple

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Yes here is another three cards - one, I had done a couple of weeks ago for my youngest daughter Laura, for when she was taking her driving test... Well she failed the first one, so I had to keep it hidden until she took it again on Friday.....and yes she passed!!!!  When I gave her the card (after she had driven herself to my house) she was so impressed with it that it made my day! I chose a

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Here is my latest collection of cards and I was so pleased to have sold one to my friend! lol Here is the last of my 'Calendar' cards!  I chose a cream base card and placed peach card which I had used my corner punch on and delighted with the results!  I then zig-zaged around some dark orange and red swirls paper and also cut around the calendar topper too. The orange flowers match very well

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Here are my latest cards..... Here I chose a pink base card and added a purple paper from the Papermania collection called 'Heather', which I cut around with my trusty wavy scissors. I then added a plain purple card also cut by wavy scissors and placed a topper on top of that with a picture of a lady on it and is aptly called 'Framed Ladies - in Lavender' by Kanban. I then stamped in purple

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I dunno why I'm so proud of these 3 cards but hubby Mike was sorting through some old papers yesterday ready to throw out the recycled paper.  He came across an old calendar from 2008 that my daughter Laura had given me.  It had some lovely pressed flower images on the pages that are slightly raised, so look like the original!  Anyway, amazingly a thought popped into my head and I said 'Keep it,

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As I love entering challenges and contest etc I thought I'd attempt Mojo Monday's latest Contest so here is my entry into it........... The colours do not show up that great via my camera but it is a nice bright lime green base card onto which I've placed two different lime papers.  I then added two stripes of dark green ribbon and then 3 striped papers across the card.  I then stamped some pink

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I love entering a card in a challenge and the latest one I'm entering is the SFYTT challenge over at Verve Stamps Blog Hop - which I have just finished doing!! lol  so here is my entry for it..... I used a Pink shiny base card and added some purple paper from Papermania called Heather Paper Pack. I then added a navy row of little stars and inserted a little gem on every other star. I then added

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I loved the image for this Challenge the colours are really lovely.... So I rummaged through all my bits and bobs to come up with something turquoise, red and orange and brown and then put together this card.... I chose an orange base card then added a deeper orange paper that had red swirls on it.  I then added an oval that I cut out with wavy scissors from a turqoise Hambly paper called '

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Here is my entry to the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Number 3:- I know the colours do not show up well through my camera but I used a lime green base card and then placed a strip that I stamped with a heart border, in a dark green. I then added a green striped ribbon an some gold hearts along the edge of those. I stamped in green, an oval from the Waltzingmouse Vintage No.10 stamps on to red

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-15945897368021762242010-06-17T14:29:00.001+01:002010-06-18T10:58:13.424+01:00

Here is a Man's birthday card featuring a stamped fisherman from a Clare Curd set that I coloured in with felt tips - the colour being put on an acrylic block and using a damp paintbrush to colour in.  On the blue base card I laid little squares of sayings pertaining to fishing my favourites being 'There is always a little boy in the old man gone fishing' and 'Good things come to those who wade'!

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-11580336040954222972010-06-15T17:26:00.001+01:002010-06-18T10:49:25.212+01:00

Here is my contribution to the Tiffany Doodles Challenge.... I used a pink flowery backing paper by Henbury Lane. I then mounted a pretty turquoise paper called Gypsy Sisters Collection and added a vintage looking cream tag designed by Rhonna Farrer, that I threaded a cream gauze ribbon through, I placed a pink stone in the middle of the flower and enhanced some of the leaves and flowers with

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There I was with Hubby Mike in a local charity shop and I spies this beautiful tin!  It had a sticker on that said 60 and I turned to Mike and said - 'That doesn't mean £60 does it'? 'Can't be', Mike says. so I go up to the lady behind the till and ask her.......'No, dear, that's 60p and isn't it pretty'.  Well, I had to have it, but not quite sure what to do with it yet!!  It used to have

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So here I have some more cards 3 of which I made at my daughter Emma's yesterday and her hubby Bob gave us a little project to do for a card - so right away I set to, and produced this one in quite a short time! I used some pink backing paper (dunno what it was, but Emma gave me lots of bits and pieces and it came from that!)  I then put a lilac oval cut out and added a little frame with a

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-3770034365582255372010-06-09T20:08:00.000+01:002010-06-09T20:08:20.234+01:00

Well, hopefully I have the right idea about what's expected and here is my effort for the competition! I stamped a lilac circle of paper with a Waltzingmouse rose from the Rose in Bloom set and added two halves of the leaf motif. I then coloured this in with felt tip pens.  I attached it to some purple paper from the papermania heather paper pack.  I then used some pale lilac from the same set

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-7382071373105833352010-06-07T17:25:00.002+01:002010-06-07T17:57:59.005+01:00

Well here are a few more of my latest cards - the first one is one I've done for my youngest daughter Laura who has just landed a new Supervisor's job after being made redundant last December! This is a Bentley Bear stamp that I coloured in with felt tips and I'd put it on handmade paper card (see below). I added a paper that had a flowery border and coloured that in as well. I stamped some

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-48768851257741322532010-05-29T13:39:00.001+01:002010-05-29T13:46:31.269+01:00

Here a few more of the cards I've made up recently......... I used two different Henbury Lane papers as a backing one being a slightly metallic one (bottom) of the same flowerly design. I laid some pink ribbon across the seam and corner punched a heart on the corners.  The topper is a Kanban one called 'Mannequin'. This was a read to do card from Kanban called 'Vintage Car'. It had

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I'm really enjoying creating my cards and find it so rewarding - dunno why I waited so long! So here are my four latest cards....... This was from a card set I bought and instead of using the stripey card as the base card, I cut it in two and punched the corners and stuck the topper on and added a little basket of flowers on the bottom corner. This is my first real attempt at

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Here are some more cards I've managed to do over the last few days. This is a Henbury stamp which I've put on pink card and filled in with coloured pens watered down. The backing paper is from the Prima Pastiche collection called 'Butterfly wings' and I've added a butterfly and a little tag with a pink heart on and 'For You'.  I also butterfly stamped the edge of the card. This is a card

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 Hi again, Well here I go copying Emma again - she got me on to this site (JibJab) in the first place so I had to get one done - only I don't know how she managed to get it on her blog cos I've been trying all afternoon and only ended up with a link to it!  Anyway, go have a laugh on me and look at it! http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/zyMNc1f5Ku1i76iCFih8 the funny thing is, that the man's

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These are my photos of my 1st batch of homemade cards! This is my 1st ever card!  I didn't keep the outer wrapper so have no idea whose paper or embellishments I'm using, so hope you forgive me as I'm such a beginner!! lol This is my 2nd attempt and I enhanced the lady's dress with glitter pen and added little corner lift offs and a little butterfly and a Congratulations peel off in multi

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-1875734576379235852010-05-17T14:58:00.000+01:002010-05-17T14:58:12.495+01:00

After thinking and thinking and walking round a great big craft shop and still getting no idea what I wanted to do as a hobby, I decided I'd do what my daughter Emma does, and do some card-making! (Hope she don't mind me copying her!) So I visit some online craft places and order away to my hearts content... papers, embellishments, peel offs, Oooh theres so much to choose from! I went to a

Sal-Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688239662011144745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721195716034356576.post-34515229497845930482009-04-22T10:59:00.001+01:002010-05-18T11:50:31.205+01:00

Yes me and hubby Mike are getting away for a few days as it's our 4th Wedding anniversary on 23rd april - St. George's Day!! We are going to a swanky hotel in Southsea, near Portsmouth. We actually got married in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Sandals organised every last detail for us, so no hassles!  We had a very romantic setting, overlooking the blue sea and just the two of us pledging our vows to

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I expect most of you have heard of Susan Boyle now. When I sat and watched her on Britains Got Talent I was blown away! See it here if you haven't watched it yet:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY The woman had a beautiful voice and such a rare talent that's been in hiding all these years. I truly admire her for having the courage to go on the program with a dream and stand in front

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Hi, Welcome to my first ever blog!! I know I know, - I'm a bit behind the times regarding getting started on blogging! I started a blog first and foremost to promote my various online businesses that I had - but I've just given the majority of them up now!! Why? Well, I wasn't making any money for a start off! A pretty good reason, don't you think? I had been trying to make a go of online

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