Well... An Incredible Week !!

As many of you know, I have had some dark times with pain and disappointment, recently, but I got back to serious crafting in the last couple of weeks... and all those frustrated ideas came tumbling out!!!

I entered 3 challenges last week at Tellens Place, Haunted Design House and Wednesday Stamper... Well, I made the sampler on the latter, chosen 1 of 12 from 41 entries. Better yet, I was top 1 of  2 from 12, and named "Gruesome Twosome" at Haunted Design House - a great accolade on that blog, I gather!!! But best, I actually won outright at Tellens Place, and was their first ever unanimous choice by the DT!!!!  So three out of three can't be bad!!!!!

WOO, I am floating on air and so chuffed to get back to crafting with such a bang!!! Below are the three entries to the challenges

This is the image that won the prize at Tellens Place. It is called "All About Me" .You can read about how I made them all over on my DragonsDarkerSide blog.

Thanks so much for looking and for supporting my blogs. I really do value all the comments and the followers of each one... I am SO glad to be back!!!
Frankie
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Handfasting Invitations Finally Finished

Well, they are done and being sent out... It's a good job we sent save the day cards, because I am near the deadline with these!!! Poorly hands have really hampered me here, but finally they are going out to our guests. Wish I could invite ALL of YOU, my lovely blogger friends, but I know you will be with us in spirit and wishes when the day dawns in June.

I made the fronts by stamping the UMount flower 3 times and masking it. I then stamped Tracy's wonderful Aspects of Design heart flourish stamp in two corners (you HAVE to have that plate everyone!!!) and one from Kay in the opposite corners. It is all embossed in clear ep and coloured with promarkers and distress inks. I made the background paper with an enlarged image of the alcohol inked piece from the std cards, then put it into My Craft Studio to add the flourish.  It's mounted on gold and the crease card is gold.

Two Hearts Become One

I used an Elusive Image floral heart stamp, embossed in Cosmic Shimmer bright gold, to decorate the back cover and beautiful gold vellum inserts hold the actual invitiation message. I was pleased with my finished efforts... just hope the guests are, and they enjoy the day!!

Thanks so much for looking...

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New Work on my DarkerSide - The Key to the Door of my Dark heART

This is the first challenge piece for my new blog, DragonsDarkerSide.  It is for Macabre Monday on Haunted Design House. It is a free for all this time, so I decided to take advantage of that to try a piece!! I LOVED doing it because I am crafting again but also because it is so different to be working and thinking on this path...but I am still doing my beloved stamping collage. I tell how I created it and what I used, over on the other side!! Thanks for looking...

Frankie

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New Work, New Blog!!!

I finally got to do some work this weekend... I created a new blog and made it's header... this is it below. The blog is called DragonsDarkerSide, and is for darker, grungier and gothic stuff. I have also finished my invitations and made a tag for the next TIO challenge... it's so good to be working again. Can't show you the tag or the invites yet, but here is the header and thanks for looking...

I used several of my new stamps and my new distress inks, so I had a great time and have many more pieces going on in my head!!!

Frankie

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A Birthday Card for Cynthia

A card for Cynthia, Rainbow Lady's Birthday .. finally something on here I made myself!!! It was my good friend's birthday yesterday, and I don't know where that year has gone!!!  am finding crafting hard just now, as you know, but could not let the day go without a creation of some kind... So I looked in my box and found some pieces started some time ago. The bookmark was a tag from last August and I have modified it with some distress inks, as I have the background piece. It is quite rich in colour, the scan does not do it justice!! SO pleased  to be having such great help with the blogs but SO pleased to do a piece of my own. !!! Hopefully the warmer weather will help until I can get my hands done again..

Thanks for looking

Frankie

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New Challenge on TIO #30

My lovely crafty friend, Karen has set the dreamy subject this week - The Willow Pattern Story. Great theme eh?? This  is her tag... Please pop over and look at her blog, cos she is very talented. Don't forget that the blog candy is still up for grabs if you enter and link back to the TIO challenge blog. Good luck and ENJOY...

Thanks for looking

Frankie

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Mad March Days on DragonsDream Tag It On

This week, there is another challenge on my other blog, DragonsDream and again, it has been made by my lovely crafty friend, Blackdragon. We want you to dream with us, so I am offering some stuff for your stash. There are stamps, sticker sheets, decoupage sheets, cardstock, Tim Holtz tool and ink pads etc etc ... The theme is Mad March Days and we look forward to seeing what you dream up... Thanks for looking!!
Frankie
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TIO is back on DragonsDream with a Guest Designer

This wonderful tag is the dream this week on the TIO #28 challenge. It was made for us by the lovely Blackdragon, who kindly volunteered to get me back on track until I can do my own stuff again... how fabulous is that??!! And how beautiful is this tag??? I am highly delighted...

If you feel able, and have the time, please visit my TIO blog and join in this newest dream there... next week, there will be some blog candy on offer for a new dream!!
Thanks for Looking
Frankie
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Happy Monday!!

Hi All. Thanks for visiting again, it has been so good to see you all in the last few weeks, when I have been so fed up with not being on my feet and not being able to doTaiji or craft. I think I have a solution to that, so visit the TIO blog to find out how I will get round not being able to do the challenges!! I have such good friends and followers, I am so happy!!

I now have a date to see the surgeon on 19th March and the waiting list will be 11 weeks from then. I shall opt to take any cancellation, so I could have my knee done anytime after seeing him!! However, you know I am hoping to be handfast with Freddie in June, and this timescale might be difficult. We SHALL handfast, but we might have to decide to cancel or postpone Venice - what a shame eh??!! Hands could be anytime soon!!!! SO, things are looking up. Right now I have no voice, but that virus will soon pass... What a lot Freddie has had to put up with since we got together!!! He really is a great chap, eh? What a lucky lady I am...
Thanks for looking
Frankie
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Dark Days of January!!

Happy New Year everyone.... our own and Chinese just passed this weekend.

I have been so sad not coming to talk to you, but I have been in so much pain with my knee and hands, because of my arthritis. My hip operation went REALLY well, but my knee got worse and worse. The kneecap has fused to the rest of my kneebones and I have had to rest it full stretch out, mostly in bed because bent up in a chair was too painful. I need some injections in my hands before I can get back to serious crafting.... So no Taiji Quan - boo hoo and no crafting - boo hoo!!! I am waiting for an operation on my knee now...

I have been so thrilled to see that many of you have left me messages and I am truly grateful for your lovely comments. I shall go off now and see some of your lovely blogs and leave a few comments of my own!!

Thanks for looking
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