So Much Has Happened

So much has happened since my last post.

Heidi thankfully recovered from her overnight stay at the vet's.
Although she's getting older now ( we think around 12) she can't walk very far.. but still manages to eat a good meal.

Sophie's turn to go to the vets this week.  She's lost 6 teeth.  She had such a bad start in life being a rescue dog. Hardly feed, certainly never taken to the vets for a check up.

She's back to chewing her carrots again now and even wanted to chase rabbits today.

I celebrated my 50th birthday since my last post.  My husband bought me a wonderful presenter.

It's not new... but I couldn't have been happier with what I received.  Which was...

A caravan overlooking the sea,  or as we like to  call it "Our  Happy Place"

It has  decking around the side and front and over looks the Bristol Channel. Where I can see and pass the time away with a good book a coffee or a glass of wine.

Ilfracombe and Lundy Island.

I never get sick of looking at the view from my window.
Especially when it stormy.

The girls have made lot's of new friends here and love the beach and
all the new smells.

I hope to spend lot's off long happy days here. In my Happy Place.

Poorly Basset

Poor  Baby.....

My Beautiful Basset Heidi, had to spend a night at the  emergency vets recently, as she was take poorly with a sickness bug.  Once thing led to another and she dehydrated rather rapidly.  
We rushed her to the emergency vets, where they told fantastic care of her, Thank you Helen and Chris.
After some anti sickness meds, anitbiotics and IV fluids.. by the morning she was barking for her breakfast ( I would like to think she was barking for me).  The vets soon rang for me to collect her.

All is well now thank goodness.  But she did give us quite a scare.  She's back home on her sofa now where she belongs with be best budd Sophie.  Happy Days,

Now for a bit of card making.

 Love this die, used in the  card shown below.  It's  by  Memory Box, Poppy Stamp Die, Large Iceland Poppy.

The background is a Tim Holtz stamps that I've had for ages and never got round to using until now..
I was inspired to make this card by  an amazing card maker/artist ( because excellent card making is an art), called Jennifer McGuire.  I hope it's ok to post her you tube  link here.. so that you can all see her amazing work.   https://www.youtube.com/user/jennifermcguireink

The following cards are all from Memory Box Dies.. yes I've fallen in love with them once again.

Oh would you look at these stamps... I just love them, discovered a company called ..
AlteNew and won't be happy until I have all their flower stamps.  The Happy Birthday is a Spellbinders  Die by Sue Wilson and I find it's one I now use all the time Just Love it.

You will be blown away by these stamps... they are so cleverly  designed, please take a look at ....   www.altenew.com






My next post, hopefully  will be about flowers made from crepe paper....
here's a little taster

Find Time To Craft....

I'm Still Alive.

Yes I'm still around.  I've made a few cards.. not very many and nothing to write home about.

Since going full time in work instead of my 6 hours a day ( say ah) there doesn't seem to be much time for anything, other than work, home, dogs and housework..... or is it that i'm just feeling old.

Anyway here's one card I made.  

Here's another .... and another











(Can you spot the sheep)? lol

My girls are both doing fine. They are so sweet togeather.

No 1 daughter ( only daughter ) is home for a little while to save some money.

I forgot to show you last years Christmas present she made me... I was so pleased with it......

And My final card was inspired by my friend Anne... I just put a Christmas spin on it.

And I learned to make little icing flowers... more that just one type.. but this was all I remember to take a picture of.  Autumn is on it's way. ... it's starting to get cold... Next post will be all about my new log burner lol   xxRosxx

I've made a card!!!!

Well I've made a few cards but I keep  forgetting  to take photo's of them lol.

The following pics I've taken using my trusty Nokia phone camera.

Magnolia are still one of my favourite stamp companies.  I haven't bought any new ones for quite some time... but the old ones haven't been used half enough.









Look here's another one. Rachael loves owls, this one was for her.

This is my very pretty girl..Miss Sophie and below is " One man and his dogs".

Hubby and the girls on our usual morning walk.

More cards soon!

Then there were two

Meet our new addition... well not that new, Miss Sophie has been with us for about 7 months now
and what a pleasure it is to have her in our home.

Miss Sophie is a rescue dog  and that is all we know about her.
When we first met her you could see every bone in her body she was so painfully thin and her now beautiful eyes just stared blankly... they never showed any  emotion she never looked at us when  when we spoke to her... her eyes were filled with emptiness.

Miss Sophie had a fantastic foster mother who took care of her when she was first rescued she showed Sophie what it was to be loved and slowly but surely she has grown into a beautiful hound
I'm sure you'll agree... she has the most beautiful eyes..and when she looks at us now she makes our hearts melt. (Miss Sophie is the one at the front of the picture),

Our Heidi loves her new friend she now has someone to chase in the park and to cuddle up to on the sofa and she's very chilled about the whole thing and you can see in the picture below.

I wish more people would consider taking on a rescue dog, puppies are adorable but rescue dogs have a real need of a loving home.

It is so rewarding working with them, getting them to trust you, encouraging them to play. The  love they bestow on you makes you feel so honored  that they've chosen you to love.



Oh I forgot.. I've not made a lot of cards lately.. well next to none really,  but I did have a go at making some flowers from a book that my good friend Lorna sent me Thanks Lorna.!

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Heidi Update

Just wanted to post my new photo's of Heidi.

She's such a sweet girl, I'm so glad that we took the decision to have her.
When I win the lottery I'll by a house with lot's of land.. so that I can have a few more Basset's and go for lovely long walks.

I Recently purchased a  Serif digi scapbooking CD.  Going to have a play and see what I think
Hopefully I'll be writing about a craft
post soon!
:o)

Some of Rachaels work.

I wanted to show some of Rachael's work.. it's been a while.

Here's her latest frog created in pencil.

I wish I had her talent.

There's also my last mothers day card a little Elephant who's glancing at a butterfly ahhhhhh.

                                                                              

A quick sketch of a Polar Bear with her cubs.. One of my favorites.

I asked her to draw me an Easter Bunny as I couldn't find anything I liked for my Easter Cards this year.

As it happened I didn't get a chance to use the images... but they will be ready and waiting for next year.

 

    

                                                             

Rachael passed her purpel belt in Jitsu this year... Well Done Babes.  Mo Manning had just the right image for the occasion.

Here's a few card pics I found from my favorite Lili of the Valley and Magnolia.

Happy Crafting

Cards... What are they

I've almost forgotten that I make cards and though I haven't made many lately ( cooking seems to be the "in thing" with me at the moment) I have been practicing my colouring.

There's always my favorite Magnolia images. ( Left)

Mo Manning -Oh Wow  Her Didi images are a real  delight to colour.

So affordable and what I really like is that you can re-size them to fit what ever size card size your making.

http://digitalpenciltoo.com Check out her website. I know there will be at least one image you will fall in love with.

Lili Of The Valley - Fantastic company the prices they charge for high quality rubber stamps is amazing and the images so adorable.
 
I have made loads of cards using thier images... but just forgotten to take picture.  (Note to myself must do better).
 
http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/  If you've not seen thier website  check out thier Card Gallery is well worth a look....
 
 
Last but not least there is a lady who doesn't make stamps as of yet.
I'm hopeful she will in the future.
She's  designed a number of die's all of them Lush. ( is that an old fashioned word?).
 
Her work is an inspiration to me.  She's such a great girl always happy to answer any question regarding anything from what paper to use to colouring technics. 
 
http://janesboxofcolours.blogspot.com/
 
Spend some time looking through Jane's blog.  You won't be dissapointed.

Here's Heidi

I Love this picture of Heidi (left). I think it makes her look young, almost puppy like. The vet has aged her around 7.  The down side of having a  rescue dog is that you know very little of their prior history.

She seems to be enjoying her life with us so far.  Her first day at home was  spent running in and out from the house to the garden. She just couldn't get over the freedom of being able to go outside on her own.  If I moved away  from  the doorway where she couldn't see me she would come racing  back to the house .....she really lacks confidence.

Day by day bit by bit she is starting to trust us and is settling into a routine.
After a visit to the vet where she had 7 teeth removed, ears cleaned , nails trimmed and shampoo for her dry skin (probably due to her previously poor diet.) She is starting to look a little healthier

I'm trying to think  of ways to  get her to play which may sound silly but all she's ever  known is a cage.   If I had to describe Heidi I would say she is a serious dog that if she were a human  would be one that never smiled.  Which makes it even more special when on the rare occasion she wags her tail for us showing her happiness. She has only been with us for 12 days..... and we have 7 years of nastiness to undo.

She gets  crazy when smelling something for the first time almost like a dog possessed there's no doubt her favorite smell at the moment is chicken.

Like all Basset Hounds Heidi has found the most comfortable place to lay her head.

Meet My New Best Friend.

Heidi

My first rescue hound
Read her story below......
Puppy farm dogs put up for adoption by RSPCA

Dogs damaged by the conditions they were kept in on a puppy farm are being put up for adoption by an RSPCA centre. Llys Nini RSPCA in Swansea has cared for 21 adult dogs taken from a site in Pembrokeshire, but says the animals are not used to being outdoors or on leads.


Heidi,  has not learnt how to play because she has been locked up all her life, she is 7 years old.
They dogs have been kept separate from other dogs while used for breeding, said the RSPCA's Alison Lenihan. She said: "They don't know how to play."

The centre, at Penllergaer, was part of a joint operation with the Dogs Trust and Pembrokeshire council's animal health team which removed 41 dogs from the Pemrokeshire establishment.
The rest of the removed dogs are in Dogs Trust centres around the UK.
"These dogs are a bit agoraphobi and are  not used to socialising with humans.

"Whoever adopts them needs to be aware of this. They are not going to be adopting dogs who are ready for the home.
"They don't know basic commands. They don't know the word 'no' or how to play. They have never been in that situation with humans. She  have lived her life in isolation. Never shown kindness or Love.

I'll keep you posted on her progress......

Oh My Goodness

I can't believe the last time I posted was Rachael's 21st Birthday... That was in August!

 It was also the time that I lost my Beloved Basset Molly.  Maybe that's why I haven't posted.

Which starts me thinking about crafting... and how we feel when we are making a card, project etc.

Can you craft when your sad...are you someone that can loose  themselves in their craft and forget about all other problems. 

If we are sad/happy does it show  in our work.

I don't think I'm very good at crafting when I'm sad... I just can't seem to get started on any kind of project.

So it must be that crafting make me happy... and I'm happy when I craft!

Thank goodness I'm not spending a load of money on something that makes me miserable hahahahha

The picture above is something Rachael taught me to make.  It opens up and has a book of post it notes inside and it's kept closed with a little  magnetic snap clasp.  I'll be trying this one again... .Loved it. 

The cuttlebug quilling dies are fast becoming one of my favorites things. Unlike Juile Andrews who apprently likes whiskers on kitten, Obviously not a crafter hahahha

                                                                             Here's a 50th Tunnel birthday card I made for a friend....

Wish I had more time to have played with this  one... but as usual it was last minute, morning of her birthday, quick make.

                                   

I love this Magnolia stamp and it was due to a friend sending me a card with it on that made me go out and buy it.  Thanks Anne.xx                 This was a birthday wish for my Mother in Law     

And last but not least a Thank You card for Lorna..xx      for being such a good friend and sending me such wonderful papers.. she always seems to know.. Just what I like

Oh No! Now I have that Julie Andrews song in my head.... and I just know it's going to be stuck there all day.

These were a few of my favorite things ;O)

Happy Crafting!