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Thank you to all who have supported us with prayers and love over the past few months. 

My beloved husband passed to glory, very peacefully, at home, yesterday afternoon.

We celebrated 43 years of marriage this week and am so thankful he waited until after that to depart.

Rest in peace my darling.

Back Again, but Temporarily

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Life has returned to some semblance of normal, but it may not be for long - life itself is very uncertain here, as DH has become very fragile, and is rapidly failing...

I would also like to welcome my latest follower, Autumn from Sew Paper Paint, do pop over for a visit, she is an inspiring artist.

I made this card some time ago, so thought I would add some interest to this post by sharing it.

The brush stroke stamp is one from a set of clear stamps, and I can recall it being almost an "odd man out" in the set, but cannot find the set now to be able to name it, (because of time constraints, not disorganization.)

I stamped it three times using the Misti to get good coverage with the Distress inks, Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans and Broken China, and then flicked water over it for added interest

The sentiment was silver embossed, and I finished the card with some rhinestone flowers.

I have not got the time to link this up to challenges, or to follow up later.

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AWOL

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Just a short note to say I will be AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave) from blogland for a week or so as DH's health has taken a nosedive and we are currently out of town and at a hospice as they try to get his condition stabilised.

To all those who are praying for us and sending best wishes, we sincerely thank you 

See you whenever 💟

Simply Dotty

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I wanted simple card to send a note to a friend, and started by picking up the piece of blue spotted paper.

I was also aware of a current challenge to us inlayed die cuts.... so that was another influence

The Die is the M/B Prim Poppy - I love its classic clean lines!

The sentiment stamp I embossed in blue - it is from KiwiStamping, and laid it up the side of the blue panel, adhering it to the panel, and the card base behind the panel, and let it lift slightly to add some interest.  All edges were sponged with Faded Jeans DI.

The card base was embossed using the Swiss Dots folder, extending it to fill the card surface, as the British card sizes are slightly longer than the American. I adapted a technique I saw on a video over at the Gina K site.

I am linking this to:

Crafty Creations Challenge #338 - Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built Challenge #45 - Add A Die Cut

Inspiration Destination Challenge #125 - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #35 - Anything Goes - option CAS

Addicted To Stamps and More Challenge #236 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #276-277 - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design April Challenge - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Crafting With AN Attitude Challenge 326 - Anything Goes

CAS Mix Up April Challenge - Stamping, In laid Die Cutting + one other

I Used Stamping, inlaid die cut, embossing wet and dry.

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Tea Time Birthday

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This was made for an order, as the recipient is not a fussy and frilly person, this is what I created.

For the feature panel I used a stamp that I won from a challenge on a Christian Cardmakers Group on Facebook.

 It is called Tin Can Mail by Inkadinkadoo.

I coloured it with Prismcolor pencils, and added a gold band on the cup and saucer and some accents on the tin with a signo metallic pen. 

Both rectangles were cut with Memory Box Stitched rectangle dies, and the sentiment gold embossed on the lower one.  They were both mounted with an edging of narrow lace.

The final details were these rhinestone flowers in opposite corners.

I am linking this to:

Penny Black and Allsorts Challenge - All Things Spring

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #276-277 - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design April Challenge - Anything Goes

Pam's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1714 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #38 - Anything Goes

Ike's World Challenge #85 - Anything Goes - Twist, in the garden

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #14 - Anything Goes

Creates and Makes Challnge #10 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

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Pussy Cat Pussy Cat...

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This card was made for a cat lover. 

I started with the s/b die d'lite tree, cut out of light green and shaded with prismcolor pencils.

The sun was cut freehand from gold paper

And the cats die cut using Memory Box dies, then coloured. I sat them on a sponged lawn, and drew in some birds for the cats to watch.

The sentiment was stamped repeatedly, starting from the centre and working out to the sides.

Gold dotted Washi tape finished the inside of the card.

I am linking this to:

Love To Craft Challenge #9 (April) - Anything Goes

CCC Digi Challenge #70 - Include an Animal

Crafts Galore Encore April Challenge - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft April Challenge - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #41 - Anything goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #55 - Anything Goes

Dare 2b Artzy April Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting When We Can Challenge #141 - Animals

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #276-277 - Anything Goes

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Box Birthday Card

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Thank you for calling in - warning - this is a photo heavy post!!

About a month ago DH and I had to go to our 'base' hospital for a procedure that is not performed locally, and as he was to be there overnight, I needed accommodation, and the wonderful Carol of CarolG ... Creates so very graciously opened her home to (a rather stressed) me at short notice.

That evening we had some crafty time together, and made the shell of this box card - my first.

This is the card closed - the belly band was a sentiment sticker I added from my stash, as this card was for DH's birthday.

Here is the card opened - the vehicle die cuts were from Carol too, and I painted them blue, as those were the colours of the associated vehicles in DH's life.  I mounted them on silver card stock to strengthen the die cuts and to give them shiny windows and 'chrome' bumpers and trim.

This gives a true photo of the sheen!!

The balloons were punched from glitter card, and attached with white wire.

These next photos are the side panels - each one made up part of the 'story' I told with the card.

DH loved the card, and kept pointing it out to the visitors we had that day.

I am linking this to:

Southern Girls Challenge #156 - Die-ing to See Your Projects

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #159 - Anything Goes

Creative Knock Outs Challenge #187 - Anything Goes

PolkaDoodles Challenge Week #12 - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge #182 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #127 - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #40 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week #13 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #276-277 - Anything Goes

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