Yay!

I'm back up and running and it seems like FOREVER since I blogged.  I can't tell you how good it feels to be back!  I just love our good friend Jo who is a computer whizz (IT teacher).  She just happens to be a really busy person so it's taken until tonight to get her over but it was soooooo worth the wait.  Seems like something I downloaded ended up blocking some of my blogger functions - it was as simple as that!

So does anyone by any chance remember the card I made for my daughter using the WMS banner stamp set?  When I sent it I also sent a package with a few extra stamped images for her.  Well I can now post her efforts.

She was so inspired that she grabbed a few Tim Holtz bits and changed up the colours and style to make her own version.  I wish you could see this for real - she sprayed the whole thing with a glitter spray once she was finished so it looks fab up close.

You might just be able to make out the glitter at the bottom of this close up shot.  The whole thing had a lovely shimmer to it.

And since she didn't have an envelope to put the finished card into she used this lovely tissue paper to wrap it up.  Knowing Jess I'm sure she knew I'd like the wrap every bit as much as the card.

I was so surprised by her card that I just had to ring her up right there and then and tell her how much I loved that she had made it for me.  I have now made a further card to send to her since it's my turn to send a package to her but as yet I haven't photographed it.  I will post a picture soon tho'.

In the meantime I will quickly share a little something that I made hubby for father's day.

Jess had included some neat TH papers in her package and one of them was perfect for this giant peg clip.  I knew I had some metal tool embelishments and some screw top eyelets so once I'd mod podged the paper onto the clip I added them for a lovely 3D effect.  My hubby works in a wood shop building bespoke cabins and summer houses so I thought this would help him keep his plans and paper work handy.

I also have plans to make a wooden 'pen' pot to match.  I just couldn't get to YTOC to pick up a pot in time so he'll just have to have it 'post father's day' LOL!

Well that's as much crafting as I've done whilst I've been gone.  Not a lot really but things have been just a bit haywire of late so crafting has taken kind of a back seat for a while. 

Besides bidding farewell to my Great Aunty Dolly (end of an era for sure) we also bid farewell to Amanda's dad John, both in the same week so things have been kinda rough to say the least.  I need to get a package off to Jess at some point and I need a birthday card for my BFF Jilly so I will have to get crafting soon.  I promise I will post piccies when I do.

It's sooooooo good to be back!