Walk on the Wildside

Here are some cards I've done from the Walk on the Wildside cd which you will find on the Cupcake website http://www.cupcakecrafting.co.uk/shop/

 Aren't theses desgins by Phil Daniels absoulutely stunning. This cd was a real pleasure to work with. I am very much an animal lover and these designs were very realistic and didn't need much to finish the cards as you just don't want to detract from the designs.

Royal Artillery

I've now finished my latest cross stitch project. It is the Royal Artillery emblem. My grandad served with them during WW2. It was a labour of love but rather hard going. I found using metallic threads quite difficult but it has been very much worth it in the end. I will get a photo taken and posted as soon as. I just need to gently wash it and dry it first though.
I have now moved onto the next piece of cross stitch that needs finishing. It's of some poppies, which I absolutely love. The kit I beleive is from Heritage stitchcrafts.
The weather is awful at the moment, it sounds like a gale ripping round my apartment at the moment. Even poor KeishaBelle is rather reluctant to go out. And anyone who has ever met her will know this is very unusual. She loves being out. Even Spirit has been a bit reluctant to be out in it and she can hold her ground! 
I was very fortunate last winter when we had some appaling weather to be bought a beautiful pair of Emu boots. At christmas I was given another pair which I use as slippers they are so comfortable. And they keep my tootsies nice and toastie. Do check out Nature Shops website http://www.natureshop.com/ as they do some amazing products.

Monday 16th

One of my godsons is learning to do cross stitch so I have spent this morning photocopying some easy patterns for him. I used to subscribe to a few cross stitich magazines and have amassed a large pile of free kits. Many of them are sweet kiddy images so I've sorted through some that will appeal to a young lad. Hopefully he will enjoy making them and maybe even turn some into presents for his mum and younger brother. He would like to spend a day with me in my craft room crafting. He is a very creative young lad. Both he and his younger brother have made me a couple of little gifts which I cherish very dearly. I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to things like that but just don't have the space to show them off. I consider myself to be very lucky to have 4 very creative godsons. Unfortunately 2 of them now live too far away from me to see them.
I woke this morning to find myself lodged between a cat and a dog. Not sure what Spirit and KeishaBelle thought I was going to do whilst I was asleep but they certainly made sure I couldn't run away!!! It's that time of year now where all the windows are open wide and Keisha comes and goes as she wishes. But the silly monkey still comes home to use the litter. Most normal cats will go outside. Keisha has never been 'normal' to be fair. She's rather tiny and bullies poor Spirit( and she's no tiddler) something terrible.

KeishaBelle and Spirit

Sleeping babies

The little wee'uns are just so sweet. I can't stay mad at these 2 for very long bless 'em.

14th May

Hearts and Tall stories

I'm entering this Anniversary card into the TotallyPaperCrafts Anniversary challenge. 
I used Holographic card stock along with some pearl card. For the top layer I used swiss dots card from Hunkydory. The whole card was made using the Glitter Girls board Hearts and Tall stories. The flowers are from Wild Orchid. The ribbon I had in my stash though I think I bought it from Ribbonbox. The ribbin and pearl flowers I made myself.

Hello fellow crafters. It's been a long time since I last posted. I lost my mojo there for awhile and am still trying to sort myself out. I've been getting on with some cross stitch just recently. I had far too many unfinished projects sat in a bag so I have pulled everything out and have decided to bite the bullet and get on with it. Both my parents celebrated their 60th birthdays just recently so it was an ideal time to sort those projects out and make them so unforgetable gifts.

Freshwater pearl bracelet

Kanban and DOcrafts

Teddy Golfer

Debbi Moore Paris collection

Poppy Fairy

Forever Friends

I have also added some more pictures to my DOcrafts gallery. Please click on the link on the left hand side to go visit my Gallery.