Happy Halloween

Hi All,

I don't usually send Halloween cards, but last year the kids were having such a rough time with lockdown that I decided it was the perfect opportunity to cheer them all up, and send some pennies for sweeties. 

I had such fun, that I decided that I would do it again this year.

I chose some fabulously colorful images from Polkadoodles.

On this card made for my youngest Grandchildren I added them over a large spiders web with some added sparkle paste.

The background panel uses texture paste and a spiders web stencil from Dutch Doobadoo along with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Oxide sprays.

I decided on the background panel after being inspired in the Stencils and Pastes class by my friend Jenny.

I made several cards for little people amongst my friends and family

and enclosed a few pennies for them to buy sweeties.

I fussy cut the coloured images,

and added sentiments from a fabulous stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that I have had for a while.

One recipient has a birthday a few days before Halloween, so I turned his card into a birthday card for him.

Thanks for stopping by. Two posts in two day, I wonder how long that will last lol.

Crafty hugs 

Kimx

Twas the Night Before New Year

Evening Everyone

Oh dear, where did Christmas week disappear to??

To be honest I was working, so it rather felt much like any other day in the week, but I think that's what happens as you get older, it doesn't seem to have quite the same magic.
We always have less staff on Christmas morning so it was not a good start to the day when we were greeted by the bulk of our chillers going down and only two of us on duty. I had done 10,000 steps by about 11am, rushing backwards and forwards with stacks of food while serving customers in between.
I think that probably contributed to my Christmas afternoon being spent sound asleep on my bed. Oh the joys of getting older and being able to enjoy a granny nap lol.
Today was a little less eventful at work, although a did enjoy a brief lie down afterwards.

New Years Eve is always a rather hard day for me as it is the anniversary of my son's death. I had company to the cemetery today though as it would also have been the 80th birthday of a good friends brother so it's been a hard day for us both.

Christmas crept up on me again this year so I decided against sending out any Christmas cards, as they had more chance of getting there in time for next year than this.

Instead I made several Masterboards using white embossed images

and plenty of Distress Oxide sprays for quickness.

Once cut up they quickly transformed into a stack of cards to wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
I can't see me staying awake long enough to see in the New Year, but then I do have the excuse of another early start at work tomorrow.
So I will wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2020.
Thank you for following my rather sporadic blogposts. Let's hope that I can do better in the new year.
With much love and crafty hugs

Kimx