Rubber Stamping - North Wales

Good afternoon ladies It is with a very sad heart that I have to tell you that Tina passed away this afternoon. Her husband Ken will let me know of funeral arrangements as soon as they have been made & I will then let you all know. Please hold him in your thoughts. I will be back later with crafting news. Gloria.

Hello ladies I haven't been in for a couple of days as there really hasn't been anything to blog about. But I have had an email from Betty of Mold II, answering a couple of my questions regarding the photos of show & tell and project cards from their meeting on Tuesday last. The project card with the birdcage on is Betty's & is not stamped,  and the show & tell tag with the couple & the car is also Betty's.  The car & couple are one stamp from Joanna Sheen.  So there we have it - a mystery solved. Yesterday late afternoon Bob & I went out for a meal at our local hostelry (The Running Hare) for our anniversary meal.  It was very nice & their menu has a Light Bite section so as I have not been eating a great deal recently this was just the right size for me.  Very nice indeed & my first proper outing in almost 4 weeks.  Hopefully more or less back to normal now.  CSNW has their May meeting on Wednesday so that will be my first retur

Good afternoon ladies Having put up with this infection for nearly 3 weeks & missing out on club meetings I have also not be able to take any workshops.  But yesterday I found that there were 6 people booked on my Scrap booking workshop arranged for today.  So! as I must start getting out & about again I decided to go ahead with it.  Other workshops during this time had not booked enough people to take place - so that is how I got my rest. What a miserable start to the day with the rain - which worsened & somewhat, during the course of the workshop. Sadly 2 of the ladies didn't turn up but the remaining 4 did.  One of the ladies was new to the craft but the other 3 had been on a couple of my earlier scrap booking workshops.  It was a very enjoyable morning & of course is not too strenuous a subject for me to deal with. But I have to admit by the time I got home I was somewhat weary.  Possibly due to the fact, as well, that I have been on my own a bit - so ve

Hi I am back - this time with the photos from the project for last night.  I sent along with Helen a sketch for everyone to make a card from.  You seem to like this project - so perhaps I will build it into the years programme again sometime. here is the sketch used; I rather liked this sketch layout & now that I have seen what you have all done with it - like it even more.  I think I might use it for some cards I have to make.  Now here are the cards that you ladies made; I like the way the 3 panels have been interpreted in this one. What delicate colours in these papers - really pretty A more dramatic colouring & a nice take on the panels - lovely card Those daffodils really brighten the day don't they. I like the outlining on the panels - makes them stand out. A really nice clean & simple idea.  Was the birdcage stamped? Another really fresh looking style, those daisies are pretty I hope I have this card the

Good morning ladies Well, thank you to Helen for taking last night's photos for me & here is the first set.  They are of the Show & Tell, the theme of which was a card depicting transport. That is a really happy card & I love the image Somebody's father is going to be very pleased to receive this card.  I am sure I have that car stamp! That is a fantastic image, from a time when trains were trains. I love this tag there is so much happening.  I am assuming the 2 people getting out of the car are separate stamps to the car - please let me know. I really like the use of this image - sorry about the flash light in the middle of it.  (I meant to suggest that Helen switch the flash off) What a great card - love the dictionary paper & map used with the main image.  Is that a "Happy Birthday" sentiment sticking out of the back of the train image?  is it a tab that pulls out to reveal the message?  Please let me know. A

Good evening ladies Just popping in to say thank you to Helen, who has just popped in with the things from the meeting, & for taking things along to the Mold II club evening for me & giving the ladies their project for the evening. Also to say thank you to the ladies for their beautiful get well card - it is lovely. Helen has taken photos for meof your work & I will sort them in the morning & post them here then. Next month we will go with the project that is down for May & save the tea-light card for later in the year.  There won't be a Show & Tell for the May evening as you should have been given a sketch - so for once we will give that a miss. It sounds like you enjoyed your evening, & obviously I will be with you next month. This afternoon I ventured out in the car for the first time.  When I popped out briefly Monday it was in Bob's car as a passenger which left me a bit weary, but today - under my own steam I was absolutely whacked

I have just hit the publish button for some comments that were awaiting my attention & felt I should come in & "explain!" I am so sorry about the confusion I got you all into about dates.  Please put it down to my poorly state of health at the time. When I was talking about Joanna helping me that was for the Mold club on Thursday 19th (last week) - but I put 24th - sorry. Joanna is not taking the Mold II club tomorrow - 24th.  See a previous post regarding the Mold II meeting tomorrow. Hope that has un-confused you all. Love Gloria

Hi ladies Just thought I would pop in again & let you know what I have been up to creativity wise the last couple of days, now that I have just got started again. I needed something to get my creativity going again so I sat & played with my digital scrap booking software & a couple of photos from my god-daughters wedding.   I am doing what they call hybrid scrap booking (that is sticking papers & photographs together etc) - but not for every photo I take.  Some of them I am using digital layouts & her wedding is one of those events.  I thought you might like to see one of them It is this side of digital scrap booking that I like, as the photo of the couple cutting the cake has been merged into the background paper - because for this page I wanted the cake to take centre stage.  I think it has worked well.  I have just noticed that I haven't put their names on the page - just the date.  May change that. Sadly today I had to make sympathy cards as over

Hello ladies This post is mainly to let the Mold II ladies know that unfortunately I will not be able to be at the meeting tomorrow night. I have been out for the first time today, just up to the post office & I am afraid it just tired me out.  I don't think it would be a good idea for me to go out for the first time (properly) during the evening.  My cough is almost gone but it has just left this awful tiredness, breathlessness & lack of energy.  But I hope to get out a little more tomorrow during the day, & then build up each day. So! I will get in touch with Helen & think up something for you to do in my absence.  It will be best if you bring lots of goodies with you to work with - card, paper, stamps, inks, ribbon, embellishments etc. Also there are a couple amongst you who do not read the blog - so perhaps you could take along some extras for them as well.  I will probably go along the same lines as the Mold club last Thursday & send a sketch for you

Hi - I am back again This time I have the photos of the project from the Mold club meeting last night.  Joanna provided a sketch for everyone to follow; Here is the sketch Very clean & delicate design Design turned around - he's rather cute isn't he I have that central image stamp as well A nice sunny design Pretty in pink.  Is that one stamp?  Or is it a buildup of teacups. Ah - you just cannot go wrong with shoes & handbags One of my favourite colours - very delicate Lovely use of papers & that butterfly is lovely A slightly different take on the design - works well  Again a light change to the layout but the original sketch can be clearly seen An interesting use of papers - they work so well together What an imposing image - I need to find out more about that one.  Stunning.  The anemones really suit this design & I see the mesh that Joanna has been used on this one

Good evening ladies Joanna has very kindly & very quickly sent me the photos from last night's Mold meeting.  This set is of the Show & Tell cards; This is the sketch that was used for the show & tell A great interpretation - really clever  very delicate Another great interpretation Wow!  amazing   A really lovely colour combination - I love the materials used between the section. Very delicate design A really different interpretation - turning the design around. Is this a steam punk design?  Love the colour scheme What a great way to link the sections - little metal links . An easel card version & the sections joined together very delicately Ladies, I am very impressed with your interpretations - I am so sorry at not seeing them in the flesh.  The photography is very good but it would have been nice to see them in, as I said, in the flesh. Off to sort out the photos now for