Its been awhile..

 Just thought I need to update you all, I have a handful of friends here that know whats been going on with me, but now I am getting messages about whats going on and all that sort of thing, so, here goes.

I found out a year ago I had Cancer, well in two areas actually. The first thing was to go through all the bi-opsies and then a couple of ops on the one that needed to be sorted first obviously. Well, its been a hard ride I will confess, the Operation was brutal, no other words for it, but now I am seeing the light. I just spent five and a half weeks daily going to radiation therapy , fingers crossed in six weeks time we will know if its worked, but I did get to ring the bell yesterday. I have never met so many nice, dedicated nurses and doctors as they have at the Rosemere centre in Preston, a place I didn't want to have to travel to every single day, but I was blessed to find them all, never have I ever met folk that would do everything they can and then some. 

My family have been wonderful too, driving me at all times of day and evenings too, but we got through it and its made me put things in perspective. 

I tell you all this not for any kind of sympathy, to just say if you have to face anything like this, please don't fear, we get through it, we always do and if your as lucky as I have been you will come across some amazing people.

Now I have to get through the next six weeks, the tiredness is dreadful I must admit and the 'sunburn' is, well, very sore and in places you should never get burned, quiet uncomfy too :))

I am trying to get round to creating something, but for all that I am missing crafting I can't get to it, lets hope I get round to it soon.

Next up is the Lung I have to see too, its stage one so I live in hope, just need to get my strength back first, but I feel I will be in good hands.

So, there you have it, I will try to keep this up to date for anyone who wishes to know. I must also thanks my friends Chris, Pinky, Carol and Chrissy, for the messages and gorgeous birthday cards, I feel its really important  to have good friends who care don't you.

Right thats it then, my tale is told, sorry if its gone on abit, bless you all for caring.

Love and hugs, 

Janette. xxxxxx

 

Wishing you all the best of moments and memories to share, good luck and most of all, good health. 

Quick post.

 

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas.

Just a quick post to say thankyou for all the support for me and my little blog over yet another year.

I do hope you all enjoy the festive season and come back ready for another year of creative fun and friendship.

All the best.

Happy Sunday...well I think it is anyway...

 

Morning all, are you coping with the endless rain, oh my word its been shocking, I think we should all invest in boats, maybe hahaha.

Here are a few more of the cards made with those sweet images from Pixel Popsicles

Are they cute or what, I do love them, I did the stencilling all the same for quick makes, but varied the sentiment stamps.

Now this is a tag for Tagalong, same sweet girly

Honestly that curly thread is seriously hard work, but I do love it, the numbers are fastened with a tiny pin attached, the number two isn't showing up really, sorry about that, but again, so cute, I still have a few of the images not used yet, so many for such a low price. Yesterday I noticed that more new ones had arrived in the shop, guess what they are....the cutest little ducks ever, ready for springtime I think and by that time I will be ready for something to make me smile...

Thats all for today again my friends, I do hope you are all keeping well and taking good care of yourselves.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

 

Hi Everyone, hope all is well for you and yours and your all excited for Christmas, I know I am....

OK, so you all know the trouble I am having and how its taken my mojo, so anyways, I was looking on Pinterest for inspiration when what did I see, these cutie images from a shop on Etsy, off I popped chose the one I wanted, that was hard, then as I went to cash out I realised I was buying a whole page of these gorgeous images for peanuts, here is the shop, its called Pixel Popsicles so much to see, you may be there awhile and because they are all ready you can make quick cards if needed.

Here are my first two, sorry no sentiments on yet, if I am honest I just noticed that so I will add, but how sweet is this kid.

I stencilled the background with inks, I bought this stencil years ago from the works. Layered the image on silver card then added it to white cardstock.

Here is another,

Can't wait to make the others up, so many and so gorgeous.

Thats me done for today my dear friends. I will be back soon as I also want to make a couple of tags for the tag along challenge while I can.

Enjoy the rest of the day.

Just something I made ages ago and forgot to finish......

 

Good morning, are we all well, hope so. This morning the weather is glorious, the skies are blue and its as fresh as a daisy out there, I love these kind of days.

OK, so ages ago I decided to have a play around and use up some papers I had.......truely, I bought far to many of these, I do love them though........

I made this kind of a wallet, you know lots of folds and pages where you can put stuff but as I said its not finished, however, I am showing because I can't craft much right now.

 

In no particular order as you can see....sorry my mind is all over the place hahaha.

The bones of it are made from one piece of A4 card folded into three, then you can add as many pages as you wish. Some are up folds some are not. I did make a belly band, because if you put anything else in it will need help closing. I added some gold wax here and there, some stamping and some ink blots. I feel quite bad I didn't add anything else yet, I really think I just wanted to 'make' something, sure you know what I mean. Thats it, I am trying to make the odd Christmas card this week, the time is now flying.

I should think by now you will have heard that Ginny lost her fight and sadly passed. We have all been extremely upset, she was such a nice, funny at times, person. I hope she will be remembered with a smile as well as a tear or two.

Thats all for now, happy days all.

A card at last....

 

I need to get my skates on if I am to make my cards for everyone, phew its been awhile since I last posted and this is the first thing I have attempted to make.

One of Mo's images of course, coloured with Copic and PM pens, some stencilling and layered onto some dark blue cardstock. I did sprinkle some glitter dust on his fur and a touch on his beard, not sure if it has shown up.

The sentiment stamps are from a set I bought recently.

Side view, not much going on there really.

Hope it has passed muster !!!!!

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Update for those who have asked and been sending cards and messages, for which I am so grateful. Well I was supposed to go see my consultant again on the 27th, that has now been rearranged for the 4th December to see the Oncologist and decide which treatment I am to have, it was all decided once but then another scan has changed all that, so fingers crossed it won't be as brutal as the first thing I went through, never again I hasten to say.

All being well it won't start till after Christmas, but the later date has given me time to organise the house for the big day, haha, I say that because I now sit there and give orders, who'd have thunk it :))

I hope you are all well, shout out to our lovely blog friend Ginny, she has been through the mill of late ad I hope and pray she will be back home soon, hugs Ginny. xxx

Thankyou for being here, love to all.