Doctor's Orders.

I have been for my second session today with the Osteopath.

I have been pummelled , stretched and twisted

and under strict instructions to do no gardening or bending!

What's a girl to do but obey the Doctor.

The past week has seen me holed up in the craft pod

with a stinky cold and a bad back so I have been

catching up on everyone blogs

(well as much as blogger lets me  as he keeps hiding

my Readers lists and stopping me from following new peeps.)

 

This is a card I made from the left overs from

2 Christmas cards I made and showed last week.

The left over  part  of the aperture I cut on card No 1.

and some of the  little bits of fretwork from card No 2.

I matted onto red and then yellow card

and then onto grey card stock for the base card.

The background was made  using the Faux Pearl Technique

as explained in the original card post.

I spent ages playing around with the off cuts

and finally came up with this design

which I thought looked a bit 'Celtic'.

Looking at it now I see loads of crabs.

All the bits were stuck down individually

 using a paint brush and pva glue.

I know !  I'm a glutten for punishment.

I used some more bits up on another card

which I will post separately.

These are what was left over

I see loads of Reindeers antlers,

a couple of £ signs

and don't those bottom 2 look like

Lion Gargoyles from a stately home

or Egyptian Sphinx!!

Ok, ok . I 'll just keep taking the pills.

Entering into the following challenge:

My Craft Creations# Anything goes.

House Of Cards # A punch or a die or both.

Artistic Insirations #113 Make your own background.

Sister Act #78 Anything goes.

Hiding In My Craft Room #169 Super scraps.

Quirky Crafts #21 Frame it.

Scribble and Scrap #29 Anything goes.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #146 Use up your snippets.

Pile It On  #41 Use 2 or more die cuts (Spellbinders Elegant Rectangles/Tonic  Chic Set.)

Crafting From The Heart #40 Anything goes.