Tuesday 3 January 2012

Humphrey Card

Hello everyone

Happy New Year to you all.  I hope that this year brings each and every one of you good health and happiness, and whatever else you wish for yourself.  I hope you all had a good Christmas and that not too many of you succumbed to the dreaded sickness bug.  Tom and I had a lovely Christmas, despite the fact that he was working from lunchtime on Christmas Eve until lunchtime on Christmas Day.  I had the most relaxed Christmas for over thirty years, while poor Tom just never stopped as there was still very little I could do one-handed.  I was very pleased with myself though because I managed to stuff the turkey and get it into the oven myself, and also managed to make the bacon rolls - and once Tom had cut up my dinner for me I had little trouble eating it!  Anyway, enough about that and down to business!

This morning I took the bull by the horns and had a scout around in my craft room to see if there was any way I could actually do any crafting.  I came across a set of Humphrey decoupage that I had already printed and cut out before I broke my wrist.  I had even stuck some of the decoupage together so, usimg my guillotine very carefully with my elbow I managed to cut out the base image and also some of the backing papers and turned it all into a card - a very simple card - but a card nonetheless!  Thank goodness for Collal Photo Glue!

  
I didn't have a sentiment for it so took one of the Card Companions sheets into Craft Artist and digitally cropped the sentiment from it, added a blue border and printed it onto Neenah card and then, using my guillotine as before, carefully cut it out and stuck it to the card front with some foam tape. 

I had already decided, when frantically making Christmas card inserts in order to get the cards into the post, that I was going to design the inserts for every card I make at the time I make the card, even if I don't print it and put it into the card until later, so I designed an insert in Craft Artist.  I haven't printed it and put it into the card - I will do this when I know the recipient and that way the text can be personalised accordingly.  Here is a photo of the insert
So I now feel a bit happier as I have missed my crafting dreadfully and have been extremely bored - there is a limit to how much tv I can watch and how many books I can get through.  I even had to stop looking at other blogs and crafting groups because I was getting so frustrated at not being able to do anything myself.  I think I will have to be a bit careful though as I don't want to overdo it and set myself back.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Catherine x

14 comments:

  1. Hi Catherine, pleased to hear you had a good christmas and new year and i'm glad you have manged to make a card. I think its safe to say we have all missed you. Well i know i have. Hope you hand is all fixed soon and you are back to yourself. Louise xx OO lovely card by the way..

    ReplyDelete
  2. Catherine, it's a lovely card, and only one handed! I've not anything since making christmas cards, so you put me to shame!
    Really missed looking at your cards.

    Jackie x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Awwww tis gorgeous Catherine, love it hun :)

    Elaine xxx

    ReplyDelete
  4. It's beautiful Catherine. Hope your wrist is soon better. xx Jan

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi Catherine, Happy New Year to you also, glad you had a good Christmas. I love your card,the ellie is very cute xx

    ReplyDelete
  6. Aww this is such a cute card Catherine and great idea to do the insert at the same time.

    Hope your wrist is better soon so you can get back to crafting more easily.

    Happy New Year!

    Lisa x

    ReplyDelete
  7. I sure have missed you Catherine and so pleased that you have managed to do some crafting!!! Your card is gorgeous! I am glad to hear you had a good Christmas and New Year.

    Lots of hugs
    Linda xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  8. Fabulous card Catherine, elbow power to you :O)It may be simple but very effective. Now take care of that wrist.. Chris xx

    ReplyDelete
  9. glad your back crafting hope the arm is on the mend x

    ReplyDelete
  10. Thank you for all your lovely comments ladies - it feels good to have done some crafting, no matter how small - and it's nice to know I have been missed - I've missed all of yoiu too!

    Catherine x

    ReplyDelete
  11. So glad you managed to make a card. "Where there's a will, there's a way!"...Lovely card and insert...:)..xx

    ReplyDelete
  12. This is so gorgeous, the image is adorable. Happy new year
    Lindsay xx

    ReplyDelete