Christmas Insert Verse in Irish

Aileen Mc Kenna very kindly translated an Irish blessing in to Irish for me for a Christmas card, I have it in C5 or 8 by 8

if you would like it sent to you by email I will send it to you.

or I can bring it printed out to Carlow on the 28th of November.

donations in aid of Five loaves.

Thank you to everyone who came to Trim yesterday

it was lovely to meet you all

Some of you friends for years, and some new ladies who joined us for the 1st time, new to card making, 

and I hope you all enjoyed the day.

thank you to Ester for helping yesterday to set up, and everyone for helping tidy at the end of the evening.

It was a long day for Roberta and I, but well worth the drive, we were tired little crafter's when we got home, and I fell asleep before Downton so missed it.

A special thank you to Roberta, for all her help and support, I couldn't do the days without her, she's a little star.

We raised a fantastic €170.37 for the five loaves from the raffle and donations,  thank you from the bottom of my heart.

it's a fantastic charity.

looking forward to catching up with you all in 2015

God Bless

Yvonne xx

Joy Hanging Gift Card

Cream Christmas Blessings 

For across the miles

All white Santa Card

May your dreams be merry and bright.

Red and White

Christmas Morning Carol Service. 

Handmade Christmas Cards

Away in a manger

Candy cane cutie

One for the boys

Special card for a 50th, picking all the ladies favourite things.

inside view

back view

all 8 panels have been decorated with toning pink backgrounds with gold, and finished with gems, pearls and daisy flowers.

Decoupage Tea cup and flowers

Card Making Demonstration Fun Day in Aid of the Five Loaves Charity

The Date for the Charity 

Card Making Demonstration Day 

is confirmed for

Saturday the 14th of November in Kilcoole.

My House

Time 11.00 to 4.00

I am looking for tutors to do an hour demonstration, so if your free on the day and would like to help out please get in touch.

so Far I've Margaret Driver and Patricia O'Leary, Kay Roche and myself,

if you have any suggestions as to what you want to see please let me know.

We will have a Raffle and a fantastic crafty euro sale table, with loads of goodies up for grabs. 

All donated by class members.

and will have tea/coffee and some home made refreshments,

everyone is welcome to come.

The Day is in Aid of The Five Loaves Charity in Brayhttp://www.whfiveloaves.com/

so if your new to card making come along and watch the demos and grab yourselves a few bargains.

Please Email me HERE for a place.

thanks Yvonne

2 cards I made for a Hairdressers Graduation

Images for Daisy Company

Girly to the Max

This is a down load from about 4 years ago,

Images clipart from google

Candy Cane Card

Just love this image it is so cute

Candy canes from Deals

Snowflake Wishes

This is my favourite Christmas image,

I just love it, its so cute

We went for a pink colour scheme to tone in with the image 

and added snowflakes glitter to the boarder of the image.

 and Diecut Snowflakes and snowballs.

Snowflakes were cut on my cricut and some where punched

Tiny white 7mm pompom snowball from this Ebay shop HERE

Side view of the decoupage layers.

Oh the Weather outside is Frightful

Another beautiful image,

this time I chose to go with natural colours

Picking out the autumnal colours from the image.

and finishing it with tiny pine cones, reindeer moss,  

white poinsettias, autumn leaves and berries.

Box aperture card

Beautiful Robin image which we added glitter and snow to.

Finished it with a lovely Organza ribbon and bow

and ivy, frosted berries and poinsettias.

Overview of the box

Side view of box

This Christmas bow is made from Twisted paper rope.

it takes quiet a while to open out the rope flat.

and then shape it into a bow.

We hung the bell ornament on ribbon.

and added holly leaves berries, gold swirls, 

and a lovely decoupage Santa image. in the center.

3 more Christmas Cards to share today

Vintage Christmas Card

with a lovely Elegant lady decoupage image

finished with tiny poinsettias and ivy leaves from wild orchid crafts.

Santa Clause is coming to town

This Image is so beautiful

with a love hessian background, and little naughty or nice list.

and is finished with tiny gold bells and ribbons.

This one has a beautiful decoupaged image, with 2 mini robin toppers, it finished with a lovely organza bow, 

and a poinsettia and leaves.

Many thanks to Vonnie for organising  the class this morning

it was lovely to meet everyone again

hope you all enjoyed the day.

Yvonne

Found this site today with lovely Christmas verses HERE

Here are the 2 Christmas cards and 

1 Anniversary card  from yesterday

thank you to everyone who came, 

it was lovely to meet you all

Don't forget if you need any help please get in touch

Yvonne

September DT Challenge

for Craft for the Craic

Theme, Anything but a Square or Rectangle 

I decided to give the C5 side opening card a rounded finish

Front and back panels are 15cm by 21cm

and the front panel is scored at 6cm to form the side opening.

I use a side plate as a template for the front layers

the back layer is cut with a fiskars corner edge scissors

these scissors are no longer available from fiskars

but you can fine the odd one on ebay, if you see it grab it.

I added a pink mat layer inside, and a greeting panel to the back wall of the card, and a poem to the inside left panel

and finished the back layer with

 paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

card fully opened

View of card flat

I chose a lovely vintage baby image

and decoupaged the layers

and added it to a circle doily

I added some lace to the side panel 

which is stuck down flat

and finished it with a double bow.

You can find Craft for the craic on facebook HERE 

Craft for the craic Blog HERE

please pop on to their blog and Facebook page to see what everyone on the DT is sharing this month.

Morning everyone

Hope your all keeping well and enjoying a little bit of me time

now the kids have gone back to school.

The September Fun Night will be 

over 2 nights as the numbers grew this month.

 Tuesday the 8th of September Full

and Wednesday the 9th of September (4 places remaining)

We are making bows this month

and Christmas tags and toppers

please can you bring extra Christmas embellishments

such as, flowers, leaves, ribbons, die-cuts and embellishments

2 places remaining for each night.

please get in touch HERE to book in.

 I am working on m DT project for Craft for the Craic

so will share it tomorrow morning at 10.

pop on to see what I made

the challenge this month is

Anything but a Square or Rectangle 

Happy Crafting

Yvonne xx

Hello everyone

Here are the cards we made yesterday

This one is a fold back side gate-fold,

it's an 8 by 8 card with a 2 inch front fold back

With a 4 inch over-layed card

the little card is closed shut, to help balance the design.

8 by 8 decoupage baby boy card

with doily and lace detail and a little bow.

Gardening card suitable for lady or gent.

Double heart Wedding card

with lace and ribbon detail

and finished with flowers and leaves

8 by 8 inch baby girl card

with an aperture embossed  raised panel

finished with tiny decoupage booties

flowers and ribbon bows.

lovely to meet all the new ladies

Ethel and Mary came all the way from Cork, 

and stayed at the Wilton Hotel.

Mary and Kay came from Dublin

and Kay from Kilkenny

Mary from Navan

and Aileen from Malahide

so everyone had a long drive home.

thanks you all for coming

and hope you enjoyed the day

as Promised

the recipe for the Porridge Bead can be found HERE

and here is recipe the Coronation Chicken

1 cup of cream

1 cup of Mayonnaise

1/2 cup of curry sauce

1/2 jar of mango chutney

add about 6 poached chicken breasts

to serve 6 people

This is a great summer dish, thanks Liam for sharing.

and can be eaten hot or cold.

I am delighted to share some news with you

My Blog has been long listed for an Irish Blog Award

If I am luck enough to be short listed for an Art and Culture Award

I will let you know.

and would appreciate a vote if you have time

Voting starts on September 7th and I will add the nominate button if I get through

many thanks everyone

Yvonne xx