In A Vase On Monday - Something Completely Different

Morning Everyone,

And it's a gorgeous morning here too. This has to be the quickest post ever because I'm catching a bus this morning. If you've read yesterday's post you'll know that my husband had a pacemaker fitted last week and today he has an appointment to have the wound checked. He's not allowed to drive, hence the bus! Anyway, on to the real reason for this post - Cathy's In A Vase On Monday.

Gathered and arranged plonked in something of a hurry, it's a bit of a messy vaseful (is that even a word???) today.

I went for something completely different this week - pink asters and a tendril of late flowering clematis Montana with eucalyptus and black elder (sambucus nigra Black Beauty).

The clematis has been surprising - still flowering in October

So that's my vase this week - messy but beautiful nonetheless. If you have enjoyed this post, and would like to see what others have in their vases today, do please pop over to Rambling in the Garden where you'll find plenty links to many more beautiful arrangements.

Scrappy Sunday - December Stag

Hello Everyone,

Hope you've had a good week. It's been an eventful one for us. Wednesday morning brought an unexpected call from the hospital asking if the EM could make it in that afternoon. He was being admitted to have his pacemaker fitted the following day, Thursday. He's been on the waiting list for some time now so he was there on time as requested. All went fine and he came home Friday morning. Although he is a bit bruised and sore and he has to behave himself for a few weeks I can see a difference already ... three days and he's zipping around like Speedy Gonzales - soon there will be no stopping him now!

Given the above, I've not been crafting but, in true Blue Peter fashion, I do have this card I made earlier.

Apart from the 5" square white card base everything else used was from these leftovers from making scrap pages.

One of the pieces of striped patterned paper was trimmed to create the banner and the two squares were cut from the red and brown papers.

The scalloped circle, the antler's head and the month were cut out using these dies. The circle is from a set from The Works and the stag's head is a Tattered Lace die.

The design was inspired by this sketch from Julee Tilman on Mojo Monday Card Sketch Challenge. Sadly, Julee is no longer running the challenge but the blog is still accessible ... it's so worth checking out for the many sketches and inspiration there.

I'm submitting the card to Di's challenge over at Pixie's Snippet Playground where we can now follow the adventures of the playground's newest playmate, Dudley. Seems he is giving Parsnip a run for his money! 

Have a wonderful week everyone,

Autumnal Get Well Card for TMS 474

Hello Everyone,

Checking out some of the crafty blogs I follow this morning I spotted the latest challenge on Tuesday Morning Sketches, liked the sketch and thought I'd have a go. This is my interpretation of this week's sketch - #474.

Here's the sketch.

It's simple, as you can see, but then it has to be for me - I try not to do complicated!

Materials used:

• a white square card blank, 13.5 x 13.5cm, Papermania by Docrafts
• a bunch of scraps of cardstock and patterned paper leftover from scrapbooking projects trimmed down to a variety of squares, etc.
• the smallest die from an 8-piece set from The Works
• stamps from two sets - the rabbit from the Forest Magic (a set that came free with a magazine) and the sentiment from Clear Impressions' Wild & Free set from an issue of Get Stamping Magazine
• Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad
• dark brown and light orange enamel dots. 

This is a lovely challenge. The sketch lends it to all sorts of interpretations - have a look at what the TMS DT members have created over on the TMS challenge blog for more inspiration.

Take care and have a lovely evening.