Movement at last!

At last I have managed to find a few hours to craft.  Didn't do a great deal but I enjoyed myself - I made a few birthday cards and finished three journal pages.  Not overly pleased with the results but I will keep practising and hopefully I will please myself soon - nothing personal just quotations that I quite like.

Not sure why it turned on its side!

Hope to post something soon

More goodies from the weekend

This is the stuff I bought at the Papercraft show in Harrogate.  Now I must make the time to use them.

Goodies from the weekend

Thought you might like to see all the goodies I bought at AFTH's 10th Birthday Party - so everything you see in the picture together with 3 workshops - can hardly wait

Knitting

Pretty pink

Evie's card

At last I have taken another photograph of the birth card I did for the latest addition to our family.  The flowers on the card were the ones used on the wedding invitations for Emma and Steve's wedding - I thought it seemed appropriate.

Knitting

My daughter doesn't want my new grandchild to be in pink all the time - so I have made this for her.

A very productive weekend

Wow - I can hardly believe all the things I have done this weekend - no housework - but who cares about that!  Here is the cardboard book I have made as a lasting memory of the crafting weekend that Angela held for us last month.

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Sorry not sure why this is on its side

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Sorry Belle but I don't have a photograph of the gift you made

The end

A tin

As you can see I have been busy reading my July Craft Stamper magazine.  Not too bad a result, I didn't make the cards for the inside as I am using this tin for storing my binder rings (well I think that is what they are called).

Evie's book

Evelyn Hope is now 6 days old and I have completed her little book.  I have added doodling etc to the inside pages but basically it is the same as the photographs I posted a couple of weeks ago.

I have now 'personalised' it just for Evie.  It is not a work of art by any means but I have enjoyed the making of it and I have learned a lot, which is good as it is my first attempt at anything like this.  Several of the pages I really like, some are OK - one or two it might be better without and two pages are stuck together, hopefully, never to be seen again.  Overall I am pleased with the result just hope Evie and her Mum and Dad like it too.

I can't believe it

My daughter gave birth to her first child last Sunday - Evelyn Hope weighed in at 5lb 14oz - I made the new family a lovely card and I cannot find the photograph to let you all have a look!  Must remember to take a photo next time I go visit my beautiful granddaughter.

A couple more

August is a busy time for sending cards.  Several more to make yet.

My hanging

This is one of the items I made while chatting to everyone at Angela's over the weekend.

Angela's Crafting Weekend

Our wonderful hostess

We all had a wonderful weekend hosted by Angela

Michelle and Janet

Even the dogs came - Sunflower, Sophie and Phoebe

All the girls together

Angela you are wonderful - we even had fresh homemade scones and pancakes!

Belle - sorry but I don't have a picture of the lovely present you made

A passing visitor

Hopefully summer will be here again soon!

Waiting for the new arrival

All ready - just waiting for the new arrival.

I then altered a plain brown box to give the book in.

More pages

Hope you enjoyed looking at my small selection.

The Mum To Be

Emma, my daughter, hosted a little afternoon tea party for her close family and friends.  Kerry her friend organised everything, we all sent a piece of fabric that had special meaning and she made it into a quilt for the crib.  We also took along a button or bead and Emma made these into a bracelet.  So when the time comes ........ not long now, she will have all her special friends with her.

Several of my favourite pages from the Baby Book

Baby book

I recently attended a 'Journalling for Beginners' workshop at Art From The Heart, as you can imagine I came out full of ideas.  I decided I was now proficient enough to make a 'Baby Book' for my daughter who is expecting her first child at the beginning of August.  Overall I am pleased with the result, I really like some of the pages whilst others could have been better.