Galway and Volvo ocean race

Hi all.No photos today just a few words about the dock area in galway,what a fantastic job ,so well organised,loads of food ,people were in good humour and it was great to see the boats.They are huge,when you see them on TV they look very narrow ,but they are massive,took a photo of the boat that matches my car{will show tomorrow}.Sharon Shannon was on stage last night and a few of the saw doctors joined her so it was very lively,and the rain stayed away which was a minor miracle{there were a few drops around nine}.Tried to take photos of the boats but it was too dark and am now trying to convince other half to go in again today so i can take more...........philomena

Christmas card

Good morning all.Forgot all about blogging yesterday,as we had the most glorious day here, it was warm and windy which meant no midges{horrible little !**!!*!**}.We had blazing sunshine here at 7.30 this morning then it got all cloudy and now the sun is trying to get out again.I know i go on about the weather a bit ,but we are so long looking at rain that any improvement on that will be talked about.Back to cards,I have made a few this week but have not had the chance to take photos yet.So back to the Christmas card that should have been up yesterday.I love this candle image and was very happy about this card.That's all for today,time i was outside.........philomena

Bookmark

Hi all ,I'm messing around with placing the photo's on here.These two photos were taken a few minutes apart ,same daylight but the pale pink just does not show very well.Now to tell you what these little fellas are,they are bookmarks and as cute as can be.I cut 2 large heart nesties and one smaller one,got a large paper clip and wrapped red line tape around the top ,got 2 large foam pads and stuck these on the upper part of one of the large hearts.Then stick the paper clip to the base heart and place one heart on top of the other,just stamp your image and colour it in.I read a lot{too much if you ask my other half}and never have a bookmark so now i have made a few different ones,will show the others again................philolmena

Birthday card

Hello all.I am still looking for that sunny day we were told we were going to have today,I hope you got it wherever you are but it has not hit us here in the west.I suppose you have all heard about the Volvo ocean race coming to galway,I hope to visit it sometime in the next two weeks,would be a shame to not go when it is on our doorstep.Just a small b-day card to show today.it was cut from a 12 x 3 piece of card stock,scored at 6 and gives a lovely little card.I seen this card on chic n scratch blog{would love to leave a link but do not know how to do that yet}.I know this image is a little bit fuzzy,i took loads of shots of this one and this one was the best ,i could not get rid of the glare.First i was taking photos and they were too dark and now too bright ,you just can not win ................philomena

PS.Had to make an envelope for this card as none i had would fit.

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Flower pot card

Morning.Do you remember I said i was going to try the flower pot card i had seen on splitcoast,well this is my first. i will make more and play with all the flower cuts on the cricut cartridges.I always make a sample of fancy folds or a card that catches my eye and put it in my sample box that way i can make it whenever i want.I feel that this card is too plain but i just wanted to see how it was going to look,I'm daydreaming about putting these flowers through the cuttlebug folders to add dimension,maby i will get a chance to do that today.My sister has a fantastic tall decorative flower pot,its white with cerise flowers or swirls on it and it would look fab in a card ,i would have to make the pot longer .I was sure when we got up today the sun would be shining,no way it was pouring from the heavens,i think its nearly dry now ,I'm waiting to hang clothes on the line..................philomena

Christmas Cards

Hi all.Back to the Christmas cards again,I make about 70 cards every year and they are usually all different but as i came to the end of November last i was a little fed up with them and decided to make a few sets,i find this very hard to do as I'm not into repeating myself with cards.I got the use of this stamp of a friend and went mad with it ,I love this image and i don't have a clue who made it {will have to find out}.These cards were simple to put together,once i had picked my paper,i coloured in the images in to match,the base card was pearl card so there was a bit of bling on them.As you can see in the photos my table was a mess,usually is when im making christmas cards.I have had a talk with myself that i wont buy any christmas stash this year because i could make cards for the next 10 yrs and still have stuff left over {wonder will i stick to this}bye for now........philomena .....................................Edit....dont know what happened here with this big blank space at the end ,and i dont know how to fix it .....ps.

Hello Kitty

Was a lovely day here in the west,outside in the garden all day .I'm just in the door and I'm killed out{feels good to be this way from working } .I'm waiting for the kettle to boil for a lovely cup of tea.How do you like my kitty Kat,used Helen's hello kitty cart on Sunday in my bug and made this little lady,I think it turned out lovely,if i do say so myself.Not too sure if i should add something in the top right hand corner or not .It was raining on Sunday that's why i picked the umbrella image but there are loads of nice ones on this cart.I think i will have to invest in this one and am looking around for the cheapest place to get it.
I am going to have to get some help with my blogging,nearly drove myself nuts last night trying to add a link to another blog on mine,let me tell you the comp nearly went across the floor but i stopped myself in time.That's all folks,tea is on..............philomena

Lovely day

Spent a lovely day yesterday with a few friends making cards, it was great fun,did not get much done ,too much talking.Thought i would share this little sour cream container with you{i remember these from my childhood with fresh creme in them ,do not know where the sour came from} I first saw them on splitcoast and had to try them they are so easy,all you need is a rectangle of card,put tape on one short side and form into a tube,seal one end,put in your gift and seal the other end the opposite way.I put the ends through the crimper and it looks fantastic.This one was filled with make up for my niece........philomena

Hello

I know I have been missing,its been a very busy week around here.Lots of animals that have to be looked after,was in the veg garden Monday and Tuesday{yes it was lovely here for both days}and chasing animals for the rest of the week,too tired to make cards after all that.I was thinking of putting up last years Christmas cards,I have loads of photos of them,maby not the best photos but you will get the idea.I might do this once a week from now on because weather permitting i wont be inside to make cards.Here we go anyway with the Christmas cards.I love how this one came out,the base card was embossed in the big shot with a metal stencil and came out lovely,the image was stamped on to pearl card and has a fantastic sheen.I hope you like the Christmas cards...........philomena

Sympathy card

I actually don't mind making sympathy cards ,sometimes i think they are a lot easier than any other type of card.It is very a personal thing to do and i don't like them if they are too cluttered, I will make them any colour and the decoupage flower images are great,this one was a die cut that a friend bought for me and it was as fiddly as you could imagine {all those stems} .Am going to an siopa bui after a while for demo day,I'm bringing along my cricut to show it in action,so will head off soon...............philomena

More scallops

This is another of the scallop challenge cards i made,it is meant to look like a baby's bib.We are getting awful weather here in the west and its not very good for the newborns.Hope to get a few cards made today,there is a fabulous flower pot card doing the rounds on the USA blogs so I'm going to try that,it looks easy enough,will show the results.That's all for now the oven should be hot enough for the bread now,so off i go............philomena

Birthday card

Hi everyone. What a miserable day today and cold too,it seems like we are going backwards into winter instead of forward into summer.Got a few cards made yesterday,and spent a while playing with my cricut,oh my god that machine is fantastic. I have made a pact with myself to use it more often. I was asked to make a card for a 100 yr old and its not that easy, I bought the toppers for the bookatrix board but none of them seemed to be suitable. I had these images cut out of a book and the score lines for this card were on the back of the page,the large square folds over on to the center of the small ones to put into an envelope. It was very hard to take a photo of this card,no matter which way i twisted it i still got a shadow,this is the best one.Heading to an siopa bui for coffee morning tomorrow.That's all for now..................Philomena

No time

Hi all.No time to post here in animal kingdom,its all action if you are not chasing something then you are being asked to hold mares for the stallion {great fun for someone who is afraid of horses!!!}.No time to make cards,actually I'm lying there ,last week i got a few samples made for an advanced class at an siopa bui in June,but i can not show you those,come to the class!!!.What i will show you are a few of the cards i made for the scallop challenge on blog bui.Had great fun with these and the more i did the more i wanted to do.I have to say that the sheep is my favorite,I have seen lots of images being made with punched out shapes and nesties.It will be a great thank you card for a farmer.The teddy bear is a wrap card with 2 scallops being used,love this one as well.That's all i have time for today .................philomena