Ribbon & Lace: Festive Post.

Kia Ora,

From a cold and windy Cherbourg. It's an exciting day today because they are holding a triathlon event here. A sprint tri, a children's tri and a triathlon. I pity them in the water here in the harbor, the wind chill when they finish the swim must make this a very tough event today.

This will be my last crafting post for a few weeks because I have had to pack everything securely away while we wait for a weather window so we can sail on to either Guernsey or Jersey. We don't know which one it will be until we get there. Wind, tide and weather dictate everything in sailing. We make a plan and then plan for it to change!!!

I have stamped up a lot of images and kept my copics out of storage so at least I can color up some images while I'm waiting for the break in the weather. I have also kept out a sketch pad so I can practice drawing, this I am not very good at yet but I'm hoping that if I persevere then I'll get better at it. I may post some of my "art" at a later date but I am very shy about people seeing it. I can't take any criticism about it yet lols.

Anyway enough blathering, I'd like to enter today's card in the LOTV monthly challenge Ribbon and Lace. And guess what because I have packed everything away I can't remember what I have used with certainty but I'll try to the best of my memory (which isn't saying much!).

The image is Festive Post form LOTV

The sentiment is from a TGF set.

I made the roses from felt using the mini rolled roses die from MFT

I've used MFT dainty doily and spellbinders dies.

The DP might be from BoBunny!

Ribbon, lace and flat back pearls are from my stash. 

The cardstock is Kraft and a purple from my stash.

I used copics to color the image. 

I think that about covers everything for now.

Thanks for looking 

And as always

Keep Well x 

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Snow Angel: MFTWSC140

Kia Ora

From a lumpy and bumpy Cherbourg harbor. I'd like to enter todays card into the MFTWSC140 Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I'm still not very certain of myself when using sketches but it's always good to try something new.

Here's my card..

Very briefly because I'm almost out of time the image is from MFT .. Snow Angel it is copic colored and paper pieced with desert bloom DP, the background DP is Recollections Jolly and Bright. I've used Kraft card stock for the card and a green card stock origin unknown. The charm is from my stash and I've used flat back pearls also from my stash. 

Thanks for looking 

And as always 

Keep Well x 

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Squirrel Snack: Cute 'n' Cuddly Critters.

Kia Ora

Post number two for this early Sunday morning. So my favorite Challenge site has had a bit of a change and is now called Crafty Little Fairies and their first challenge on the site is Cute 'n' Cuddly Critters. Here is my card.

Talk about your non-traditional christmas colors lols.. 

The stamp is Squirrel Snack from LOTV

The DP is from Doodlebug Designs, Flower Box

The Sentiments are from a set by TGF

The dies are spellbinders

The image is copic colored.

And as an aside, either someone has just let of some fireworks at what is 5:30 am or I have just heard gun shot :(    But I'm hoping it was a couple of fireworks .....

Thanks for looking

And as Always

Keep Well x 

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Feeding Robins: ABC43

Kia Ora

I woke up at 3 am and couldn't get back to sleep so I decided to get this card posted now to make sure that I don't miss out on this challenge at ABC ...  ABC43 Coloring With Markers . As the name suggest it's create a card with an image you have colored using markers.. Here is my card.

The Image is Feeding Robins by LOTV

The sentiment is one from a set from TGF

The DP is Recollections, Jolly and Bright

I've used spellbinders dies

And the image is copic colored.

Thanks for looking.

And as Always

Keep Well x 

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The Celiac Iceberg (a non crafting post)

Kia Ora.. 

I'm always looking at the latest research into CD and this one was no real shock to me, when I think of people I know who complain about stomach pain etc.. 

An Australian-developed diagnostic test that includes genetic markers suggests coeliac disease is far more prevalent than previously thought.

The study involving over 2,500 randomly selected Victorians combined TG2 igA testing plus biopsy, as recommended in clinical guidelines, with genetic screening for HLADQ2.5, DQ8 and DQ2.2 genes, one of which is present in virtually all coeliac patients.

Over half the study participants had one of the genetic risk factors, the authors from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research found that ...

Coeliac disease potentially affected one in 60 Australian women and one in 80 men, study data revealed, contrasting with previous estimates that put prevalence at around one in 100.

You can read the study HERE  .......  One of the interesting thing about the study was that some of the participants with symptoms of CD actually had Crohn's disease and that's why diagnosis is such a good thing. I always advocate for a diagnosis rather than someone with symptoms of CD just putting themselves onto a GF diet.  I was diagnosed using what was the the "gold" standard testing, blood tests and small intestine biopsy. After years of pain it was good to eventually get the diagnosis, it only took 40 years and a change of country to get it lols.

Thanks for looking

and as always

Keep Well x 

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Make it sweet and neat

Kia Ora..

Just to let you know that a talented lady over at make it sweet and neat is having a 30th Birthday give away. Just head over to her blog HERE leave a fav birthday memory in the comments section and make a post linking back to her blog for a chance to win some birthday candy.

Keep Well x

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