Hellooooo....is anyone there?

It's been a long, rather difficult six months - nothing really dire but one of those periods when it takes all one's efforts just to stagger along from day to day. I won't bore you with details but suffice to say I hope I shall be back to serious crafting very soon; I haven't wanted to bother with card making for a long time but am beginning to feel the itch just a little. This is the first card I've made since July and the result of trying something completely different to stimulate my interest. Although I've made plenty if stitched cards before I haven't used beads as an integral part of the design, but I love the finished effect. I have now bought many more patterns from this designer, Emelie, and stitched/beaded several with Christmas cards in mind. I'll try to mount them properly in the next few days and show them on here as soon as possible.

 Meanwhile I'll include one of three cards I made for family birthdays in July: here's  a sea themed easel card for my sister who loves seahorses, made with papers from Making Cards magazine and tiny brass charms. I'll make a separate post tomorrow to show those I made for my daughter and niece, since I'm having a spot of bother sorting out all the changes Blogger has made during my absence!