Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum....

....I have been having a little me time and playing with some skull ribbons Ali of Crafty Ribbons kindly sent me.  These are the cards I have come up with...

and then I needed to make a Christmas card for a project...

Playtime..

..I 'played' with a mini canvas over the weekend and altered it for a friend's birthday, just hope she likes it as it was strictly a 'fly by the seat of my pants' project - but then that's typical of me, I never plan my crafting.

bottles and bottles of fun..

...I so enjoyed making these and once you have made the first one they are quite easy.  Going to keep a stock of them - handy when you are taking a bottle as a gift to someone.

and yes that's a bar of chocolate attached in the first and last ones - yummy a bottle of red and a bar of chocolate, perfect partners.

I will try harder...

...I don't seem to have blogged any papercrafting stuff for a while and I promise I will soon.  I had a fab birthday last weekend and will put photos of all the gorgeous handmade cards I received on here next week.  Thank you to everyone for making it such a memorable birthday.

I haven't managed a lot of crafting lately - too busy getting everything prepared here for my op.  Have my pre-admission check next week so hopefully it wont be too long now.  I have been stocking up on lots of craft goodies (whats new you say) so that I will have loads to keep me occupied for those 12 weeks after the op, should become a little craft production line chez moi.

Anyway a couple of bits and pieces for now.... a friend recently attained her BSc with honours (not bad at our age) and of course I had to make her a little card....

this card and tag is for a friend's birthday..

lots more in the pipe line and I'll try and catch up very soon, meanwhile have a fun day.

No rest for the wicked.....

...I thought I would be able to take things easy while the little ones were away on holiday - no chance.  Mya found my folder of knitting patterns for dolls and decided Grace's dolls and her dolls needed new clothes.  So she picked a set each for me to knit while they were away.  Well the set for Grace's doll Harry was fairly quick and easy......

a bit more complicated for Mya's doll Lisa...

now on to the next sets they have picked out.

Oh sew easy...

...I loved this digi stamp as soon as I saw it and the cards were 'sew' easy to make with it...

and then I went for the more complicated and played with a Tilda stamp that I am particularly fond of.....

I even 'decorated' the inside..

my view

Osama bin Laden is dead - but it isn't a reason for rejoicing, yes I am glad he is gone from this earth and may he pay forever for his despicable sins.  But his death doesn't bring back all those innocents that he murdered without a thought, it doesn't give them back to those who are left to mourn.  There are those who will now see him as a martyr and I am sure there are many waiting to fill his role and to retaliate.  Hamas condemmed the US for the killing, perhaps people will stop and think about Hamas and see them for what they are and also realise the terrible attrocities they are still inflicting on a daily basis on our beloved Israel,  95% of what they do doesn't get into the press.

There is a saying "G-d repays His debts" and I am a firm believer in this, so Bin Laden you were warned and I know that right now those debts are being repaid and you are suffering for all the evil you caused.