And a few more Christmas Cards....

Hi you all! Another week is over, and I have not managed to get as much done as I would have liked to. My fingers seem to be getting shakier from day to day, which is very frustrating, but I see the doctor today for more tests, and hope that I can have the medis reduced soon and that that will make a difference. Sorry to moan, but I am getting really fed up with being ill - I'm afraid I am not a patient patient!

I have made the cards similar to the others, mostly using using paper from DCKW, and a little remnant from Graphics 45, plus the golden cut outs I got from the discounter, and some ribbon.

Here's wishing you all a good weekend, take care, and thanks for coming by!

Tag Tuesday (On Wednesday)

Hi you all! Our theme at Tag Tuesday this week is keeping warm. As we are in for a cold spell, this seems to  have been perfectly timed!
For my tag I pasted the penguin motive from  a serviette onto a piece of scrap card. After some fussy cutting  I then mounted it onto some blue miri card with foam squares. I gave the big penguin a woolly scarf, added some 'snow' with a Martha Stewart punch and snowflakes with silver stickles. The silver and red pompoms were on some cocktail sticks which I have never used. I am still struggling with my crafting, my shaky fingers are driving me crazy, I just hope they are soon back to normal!

That's all for today. Have a great day, and thanks for visiting!

More Christmas cards

Hi you all! I managed some more cards over the weekend, in spite of very shaky fingers. Apart from that, not much to report, as I didn't get out at all.

I used coordinating papers from DCWV, some gold cut outs I bought at the Discounter's, and ribbons, stars and liquid pearls. It's a bit difficult with the liquid pearls, as I have to use both hands to squeeze just now, which makes it a bit hard to control the amount, but I am slowly getting the knack of it, after several large blobs and squirts landed where they shouldn't have!

I am linking to Artful Times, where the theme this week is 'Anything goes'

That's all for today. Have a great week, take care and thanks for visiting!

Music Cards for the Hatter's Challenge and blue skies

Hi you all! Hope you are all well, and that those in the USA did not eat too much turkey, or spend all their money buying bargains on Black Friday!

I made some card with a musical theme, using papers from DCWV and Graphics 45, so I am linking to the Out of a Hat Challenge, where the ladies want to see something to do with music this week.

Today it was cold, windy, grey and wet, but yesterday was pleasant and sunny, and I managed to go for a walk through our little town and down to the Rhine. I felt like I'd run  a marathon by the time I got back, but it was good to get out again. I am beginning to feel a bit stronger and that is a good feeling!

And this is the little stream next to where I live. You can see that some trees still have leaves!

Here's wishing you all a good weekend. Take care, have fun, and thanks for coming by.

Happy Thanksgiving & More Xmas Tags

Hi you all! I would like to wish all my friends in the USA a very happy Thanksgiving, enjoy yourselves, especially being together with your families! Have a great day!

(Image from Free Vintage Digi-stamps)

I have managed to get a few more Xmas tags made, and have started on some cards, which I hope to finish today. I am feeling a little better, which helps, but am still very slow and shaky, so spend a lot of time just reading or watching old DVDs.  The tags are very simple, as  I am not able to do more just now. The lovely images were a gift from my dear friend Donna last year. I have added stickles and liquid pearls for beads, berries and flowers etc to make them stand out a bit.

Have a great day you all. Take care, stay safe, and thanks for staying with me and giving me so much support in the past few weeks!

Tags for Tag Tuesday

Hi you all! I am happy to say that I have managed to make 2 tags for Tag Tuesday this week. It's not easy just now, as I am still having problems with my shaky fingers, but the doc says it will go away sometime, so I am trying to be positive and hope that she is right. The tags are very simple, as I still can't do any stamping, but I am contented that I have managed to do something. The theme this week is music, which I have tried to combine with Xmas.

Okay, enough for today! Take care of yourselves, have a fun day, and thanks for visiting!

Happy Mail, Xmas cards and a lovely sunrise

Hi you guys! I have had a busy week here, with lots of doctor's appointments, and was up early each day to get somewhere and be examined. I have been poked, prodded, looked into and looked through, and survived it all! You will be pleased to know that they found nothing at all in my head - apart from what should be there! And no nasties lurking in other places, except for a lot of little spots in my lungs, which are evidently little scars, and will need a long time to clear up.  Apparently it is all connected to the erythema nodosom, the recent high fever, and the rheumatic inflammations I have had all year, so there is a pattern in it somewhere. I have to keep taking my medis, although the cortisone has been reduced, so that is something. And I just need lots of rest, so have been lounging around reading and watching old DVDs on TV.

I had a lovely surprise in the post this morning. I won this beautiful sun-catcher from Debbie at Craftymoose Crafts recently. She makes the most wonderful beaded flowers and other things  which she sells in her Etsy shop  - well worth a visit. My sun-catcher is much more beautiful and very sparkly in real life; it will look gorgeous hanging in front of my window. Sorry my photos are just bad right now, as I am still very shaky.

Thanks a lot, Debbie!

I have made a few Xmas cards. They are not quite what I was hoping to do, and stamping is still impossible because of the shakiness, but I did what I could using some coordinating Xmas papers, die-cut shapes from Donna, and some vintage German images. It was rather frustrating trying to make the little bows, I needed ages to get the ends pulled through - it can only get better! The photos are not very clear, but it's the best I can manage just now.

And this was a beautiful sunrise taken early one morning last week. I had to be up early most mornings, and we had some good weather, so it was good to watch the sunrise while drinking my coffee and 'enjoying' my daily medis!

So, that was all for today. Take care of yourselves, have a great weekend, and thanks for coming by!