Anything but cute

Happy Friday friends.
Winter has truly arrived to this part of South Africa. Freezing temperatures last night, with white lawns this morning. Frost not snow, but at least the sun is shining.
I am having a bit of a battle getting back into card making. This one is for PCP challenge this month,(Anything but cute) which I will just make. It required text or torn paper, so this is what I used.

Paper .. matted pink and brown cardstock.
Image.. text stamp from Great Impressions, stamped and then the edges of the paper torn.
Finished off with a flower I made out of some DP, with a flourish and pearls.
Haven't finished off the inside as I will have to decide who will receive it.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to my new blogging friends. It is lovely to see new faces.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Prick and stitch...what fun.

Good morning friends,
I am starting to get into a normal routine, and over the jet lag and the holiday feeling. Have started making cards and a few are in the post, so they will be shown when they have reached their destination. Will get to do some challenges now. I did however make one card while on holiday. I took with me some prick and stitch patterns to do, as somehow at home I don't get round to doing that many and I was able to make a complete card, with some freebies out of a magazine. I wanted a thank you card for a friend. So here it is.
Well the weekend is almost here, and with that our first week back at home, with really cold weather arriving as well. I guess it is now really into winter woolies. Will be back soon.

Back home ..... May calendar

Happy Sunday to all my friends. Well I am back home after a lovely relaxing holiday with our son and family in New Zealand. Now have to try and get back into work mode, not easy after 6 weeks of R & R, but I am really keen to get back into crafting.
Before the month of May disappears I would like to show the page from my calendar. This was made by Jana Kasselman and it is a lovely feminine page, no doubt she had Mother's day in mind for this..
I hope to have some ards to show soon, as I better get onto the birthday cards that I need.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, take care, and will be back soon.

Farewell...... New Zealand

Sadly our holiday here is now over, as all good things must come to an end. We say goodbye to our family tomorrow and head back on the long trip to South Africa. I had hoped to post some photos while we were here, but it just did not work out, so hopefully next week when back home will put a few photos up.
I will certainly have fun making some cards again, and playing with a few new purchases.
Till next week, take care and have a wonderful weekend.

No card, just good wishes

Hello to all my blogging friends,
You may not know but this post is coming from New Zealand, not South Africa, We are here on holiday visiting our eldest son and his family. Having great family time and doing things with our grandadughters. I am not making any cards, so nothing to show right now, but might get some photos on next week.
I really am just popping in here to wish all my blogging friends a very Happy and Blessed Easter if you celelbrate it. Have a wonderful weekend everyone. I have been thinking of everyone in the States, having heard of the horrible storms and tornados. Hope no one has been badly affected by them.
Warm wishes, till next time.

April has arrived

Good evening friends. I just realised it has been a long time since I last posted, but things have been very hectic here.
Today is another page from the calendar made by our group This is typical of this month with the leaves falling. Autumn here in our part of the world doesn't have the lovely colours on the trees that many of my northern hemisphere friends experience, but our days are lovely. Crisp mornings and still very warm days.

I am particularly pleased to show off this page, as it means our holiday has arrived. 4 April, yes tomorrow Monday sees us off to New Zealand for 6 weeks to visit our family, and have a lovely holiday and lots of rest. I won't be doing much crafting, but will try and post something from time to time. Might also pop in here or there and leave a comment. Until 20 May, hope you all have a wonderful time, take care and be well.

Hapy St. Patrick's day

To all my Irish friends, wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's day.
May the sun always shine on your window pane
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain…
May the hand of a friend always be near you
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you .



I made this card for some friends. It does not need much explanation, except to say the base card is actually white. The image was from Shelley's images, that I coloured with twinkling H2O's and cut out, mounted onto a WHITE nestie.
Thanks for stopping by, the week is almost over and time is marching on.
Warm wishes