Thanks a Bunch

Our new Allsorts challenge this week will run for two weeks over the Christmas period and our Tracy back a big welcome to her.........hosting her theme of 'Thanks a Bunch'. Stamp Addicts are our sponsor with a £15 store voucher.  

Using Stamp Addicts Butterflies, flowers and Sentiment stamp

And lifted from the Chocolate Baroque Blog using Movie strip collage, Wild Meadow, Shared Beauty, Designer Papers, Floral Grunge, Tagtastic and Be Kind.

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O' Christmas Tree

Morning Peeps, time for our new Allsorts challenge, this was the theme Susan chose before taking her break so we decided to go with it at it fits nicely with the season as it is 'Christmas Trees'. Our lucky winner will receive a set of Distress Crayons. 

 

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Christmas Flowers

Time for our new challenge at Allsorts where Mervi is our host with the theme of 'Winter Flowers'. Our sponsor is Marianne Designs.

A message, written by Eddy on behalf of Brenda. As I know little about blogs (so it's a one off) Tracy despite her own problems, has stepped back and kindly been assisting me updating challenge teams and Brenda wanted me to transfer some of that to her personal blog so you understand her absence.

Although she's not had a stroke, she's suffering similar symptoms, lacking coordination, poor speech and writing functionality, unable to drive, sleeping and eating little. She's on new drugs which need careful monitoring alongside those for pre-existing conditions, by nature strong willed and impetuous (a nod and wry grin from her) she was not happy when told patience is required as it could take three months to see the benefits.

But positive as ever she tells me she wants to continue with her challenges and her teams are all very supportive and happy to cover things until her return for which I know she is grateful.

She has a habit of crafting for England when preparing for TV and Retail shows so has sufficient work prepared and posts scheduled well into 2019. It's mainly photos of her artwork and as she is not able to add content currently please accept this as an explanation for short posts in the interim.

I am permitted to add that she had used Penny Black stamps on the above work !!

 

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Poinsettias and sparkles

It's time for our new challenges at  Stamping Sensations and  Penny Black and More where our themes are 'Winter Sparkle' and 'Traditional Christmas Colours' and as always there are wonderful prizes to be won at both.

I'm rather poorly and unable to string together a meaningful sentence without help so a big thank you to Tracy for being such a good friend keeping in touch with hubby and stepping back into craft land sorting things for me despite the difficult times she and her family are going thorough.

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Fantasy land

Morning Peeps, time for our new Allsorts challenge and the theme I chose is 'Fairies, Fantasy and Magical' with some Fairy stamps as a prize.

I'm rather poorly and unable to string together a meaningful sentence without help so a big thank you to Tracy for being such a good friend keeping in touch with hubby and stepping back into craft land sorting things for me despite the difficult times she and her family are going thorough.

 

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Butterfly Daisy Collage and much more

Morning all, thank goodness for pre-prepared work as I've done little crafting for a couple of weeks because of feeling so poorly, still far from right after the hemiplegic migraine and waking up day after day with migraine and nausea is really wearing me down. So a quick post with my creations from my post yesterday over at the Chocolate Baroque blog.

All details of how I made my samples can be found on the blog using all of these stamps.............what a lucky girl I was to get to play with them all........Butterfly Daisy Collage, Harebell Butterfly, Artistic Affirmations.Decorative Edges Briar Rose Butterfly, Useful Leaves, Butterfly Daisy Collage, Tangled Garden.

I also have my card for the current Rudolph Day's challenge over at Mo's, it's the last one of the year which must mean that specail day in December is fast approaching.

Penny Black stamps, Distress Inks, sparkle pens and a decoupaged Poinsettia and finito, a rather quick but effective card. My thanks to Mo for running the challenge for another year, it takes time and commitment and I am sure all who take part appreciate all Mo does to keep it running.

Many thanks as always for taking a peek at today's post.

 

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You'll Never Walk Alone

Morning Peeps, sorry not been round much this week and might be that way for a while, rushed off with what it seems was a hemiplegic migraine, impossible to describe other than to say as well as the normal pain it mimics a stroke so rather scary. New meds in the form of anticonvulsants which they tell me "may" be helpful in reducing the frequency along with my usual triptans etc., I do hope so as I've felt washed out for weeks with the almost daily migraines, not even felt up to crafting.

OK, back to my already scheduled Allsorts post, Helene is our host and would like us to depict a song in our artwork. Our prize is a collection of  Christmas craft goodies.

I pondered for a day or two over my choice of song and then decided that apart from Queen Rock and Verdi Opera my favourite song has to be the one that reverberates through our house every time Liverpool have a game..........I might add that I am usually banished to the other end of the house to watch alone as I am tone deaf and although it sounds good to me, nobody shares that view! That song is of course 'You'll Never Walk Alone", the 1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers hit which is the Liverpool anthem.

I thought this lovely Crafty Individuals stamp was perfect as I am sure her winter walk is taking her and her companion through wind and rain just as the words of the song. I stamped the image, added a little colour, she had to be dressed in red of course and simply matted and layered on coordinating card stock.

This afternoon we will be at Vicarage Road playing Watford in a Premiership game, we are presently sitting second in the league and would love for that run to continue as I am confident we could be title contenders. If I have got the links right you should be able to click here and share in the atmosphere of Anfield and You'll Never Walk Alone. I know sad for a woman but I know I'm not the only one of us in craft land!!     
                                                                            

This may sound crazy but as any Liverpool fan (and many a visiting team) will tell you the anthem never fails to send goosebumps down your spine. I recall vividly when we were on a cruise and had won a European game earlier in the evening against Roma which we watched on the big screen, later that night when on our balcony we heard the distance vibes of the anthem being played on the top deck by the band, spine chilling. 

Have a good weekend all and cummon the Reds  😄😄

 

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