Morning everyone, time for another challenge at Allsorts and this week I am your host with the theme of Summer. This weeks winners will receive a set of Stampendous summer themed stamp set available from Oakwood and three images from Ruth Hamilton Design.
It's going to be another short post as it remains slow going here, been in bed on and off all week, a colon infection to add to everything else. But my new MS nurse seems very good and scheduled visits from a physio plus an ultrasound - at home, I had no idea that was possible. More help from her in one day than the GP in several weeks, he remains impervious and has failed miserably to offer any support.
Above AALL and Create Friendship Florals onto an Oxide background, some stencil work and A&C script stamped and embossed with detail copper EP and little birdies stamped onto a label.
My second card uses Ruth's new St Johns Wort, printed onto vellum and coloured on the reverse with Distress Markers placed around an oval with one of my own stamps in the aperture.
Have a lovely weekend.
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Brenda your work is amazing, as ever - love that sunflower card in particular
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Blessings
Maxine
Two beautiful cards Brenda..love the colours on your first card and lovely sentiment in your second card….,sorry to hear you’re still unwell and hope you start to feel better soon….sending you a HUG
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Two beautiful summer creations,your verse in the second is inspirational
ReplyDeleteSorry to read you've not had a good week, the weather can't have helped either. Wishing you a better week to come.
ReplyDeleteTwo fab cards. Love the colours on the first one and the ethereal feel to the second one.
Sorry to hear you are still so unwell and well done to your new MS nurse-no idea what is going on with these DR!!! Both beautiful cards Brenda -love the effect on the vellum but the first one is my favourite love the stamps
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Lovely cards Brenda. Glad to hear your nurse is such a help to you
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards Brenda.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased to hear you've found someone to help you. Sorry to hear you're suffering from a colon infection on top of everything else though. Wishing you a good recovery from it.
Hugs, Sarn xxx
Gorgeous cards both of them.
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Gorgeous cards as always Brenda! The bird silhouettes give a lovely edge to the sunflower collage and the coloured-on-the-reverse vellum gives such a pretty soft feel to your flowers in the second card. So sorry to hear that it's been a horrible week for you. Thank goodness for your new MS nurse but a big boo to that dreadful GP. Are these people still getting paid and if so, how can they sleep at night?! Sending get well wishes, Vicky x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, the sunflower one is a stunner and the colouring onvellum technique gives the second one such a lovely soft dreamy feel. Sorry you haven't had a good week- must have been hellish with the heat we had! So pleased your MS nurse is good and you're getting some help now Won;t mention your rubbish GP! Hope the coming week is a better one for you!
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I love how you put the birds randomly on your first card (or is it a page?); They look good with the flower; you can almost smell all the typical summer aroma's!
ReplyDeleteAnd beautiful the loose colouring on your 2nd; so different...
So glad you have the help of a -good informed and as it seems well into all the possabiliyies- nurse! Hope you ask her everything you want to know; sort of 'pick her brains' so you can go on and that will help you to get sooner there where you would like and can be with the ms in your body!
Sending some positive energy (think no sun is needed; it probebly is warm with you too) Hugs, Gerrina
I love both these creations Brenda both are the perfect depiction of Summer I love how you have printed onto vellum it gives such of soft look superb work as always, hope that you have improved
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lolo x
So sorry to hear your progress is rather stop start but nice to hear that you now have a helpful nurse. Good to know some things are still working in the NHS. 2 wonderful cards, love the softness of the vellum and watercolour, brilliant xx
ReplyDeleteSo Sorry to read that your recovery has been slow Brenda, but your MS Nurse sounds like a gem. Love the vellum and watercolour, so soft and pretty and the birds go so well with the happy sunflowers xx
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that your GP's attitude is still so poor, but it sounds that your new nurse is on the ball. I hope your infection clears up soon, just another problem you don't need.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so beautiful, the stamping is brilliant and you've used some gorgeous stamps and colours, take care, Kate x
Sorry to hear you've not had a good week Brenda .. I guess the heatwave won't have helped; but it is good news that the new nurse is good and hopefully she can help you improve. Tow beautiful cards as always ... the second one is so delicate and pretty with the vellum, but my favourite is the first one - such fab colours. stamping and stencil work. Take care, Pauline xx
ReplyDeleteTwo really gorgeous creations Brenda. Sorry you have had a bad health week again. Glad your MS nurse is coming up trumps though. I wish you better for the coming weeks.
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Cathy
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Slow going is better than not going at all!
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Lovely cards, lovely sentiment on the bottom one!
Feel better soon!
Mi dispiace molto che tu non stia ancora bene cara Brenda,non affaticarti e rimettiti presto in salute! Spero che l'infezione si risolva in fretta, sicuramente il caldo non ti ha aiutato! Sono contenta invece di sapere che l'infermiera ha preso in mano la situazione e ti ha programmato la visita e gli ultrasuoni direttamente a casa!! Ottimo!! In Italia questo non è possibile, bisogna andare in ospedale e i tempi sono lunghissimi.
ReplyDeleteQuel girasole con gli uccellini e i colori luminosi sono davvero adorabili, che bella card estiva!!
La card con il tuo sentiment centrale e i fiori delicati stampati sul vellum è così dolce!! Sei sempre ispiratrice!
Un grande abbraccio! Abbi cura di te!
Beautiful cards Brenda, I adore sunflower images. Xx
ReplyDelete2 very beautiful cards Brenda.
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2 wonderful cards, Brenda. Of course I am partial to the Sunflower card and its mixed media feel!
ReplyDeleteHope you will start to improve with the new arrangement at home. As to the GP... it's a lottery isn't it, maybe you could ask for a change. x
Beautiful cards Brenda, I love your gorgeous sunflower. So sorry you are have such problems but glad that you have found help from your MS nurse, hope it coninues. Have a good weekend.
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Both are so beautifully done, Brenda! Love the background you created for the beautiful sunflower and birds. And what a great design on the second card to showcase Ruth's beautiful florals and your sentiment!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear recovery is slow going and you surely didn't need to deal with an extra infection on top of that! Hope you feel better soon! Glad you found a good MS nurse!
Sorry to hear that this week has not been a good one for you, the heat will not have helped either I imagine so wishing you a better week ahead.
ReplyDeletePretty cards using the summery florals and colours.
Lorraine
Absolutely beautiful cards x
ReplyDeleteTwo stunning cards, Brenda. I especially love the first one, what a fabulous sunflower design. The sentiment on your second card is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you've had a rough week, but pleased that you're getting good support from your nurse and physio. xx
These are beautiful cards, Brenda. I love the digi on vellum! I must try that idea :) xx
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ReplyDeleteSo wonderful, Brenda! Love your sunflower!
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Conny
How pretty! I absolutely adore the 2nd card, Brenda!
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