Where have I been and what have I been doing?

Hello Everyone.

Firstly I would like to apologise for my absence and for how quiet I have been and with not posting on here for a while.

I thought I would update you all.... Well where do I begin..... Firstly I have been back and forth with Hospital appointments as I have been getting tested for Sleep Apnea as I am not sleeping when I should be so this is having a big knock on effect on my every day life. 

Today I had my final appointment and thankfully it is not Sleep Apnea but Insomnia which I already had a gut feeling it would be so it has been a waste of time really, but I am glad to know for sure and can now go back to my G.P and see what the next step is.

At the beginning of this year, my Nan was rushed into hospital with what was suspected Sepsis, thankfully it turned out not to be that BUT she had suffered a severe heart attack which had caused a blood clot which was in her neck (we didn't know) to travel into her head and split into two and she also has one in her leg. My Nan has Dementia and brittle bones so is very fragile as it is, this had been a big knock on effect on her to the point of we were told to prepare for the worse as she may not make it as she was bed bound, not eating, drinking or being able to talk....... I am thankful to say she is still with us and is fighting very hard and is not in hospital but back in the care home where she is getting all Palative care, yet she is still fighting and is slowly getting there but as we have been here before when it was my Grandad we know that anything can change at any time again. But for 87 years old she is doing well considering and is a tough cookie.

So as you can imagine with that going on and Christmas being a hard time for me my mojo had upped and left and it has only just started to slowly come back when it comes to my papercrafting, mixed media art etc........ BUT I have not stopped crafting altogether I have actually been really busy with my crochet business since all this with my Nan it gave me that push to get that business out there as it is something my Nan taught me to do.... My crochet can be found on Facebook, Conscious Crafties, and Instagram just search for

 Nana's Precious Stitches.

ANYWAY enough of my blabbering on and probably boring you all but if you have got this far thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and I hope that you will continue to follow me on crafty journey. I have a commission piece to share with you all and some new Scrapbook layouts :) 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

The Best Thing About Memories Is Making Them Layout

Welcome back to my blog today I have another scrapbook layout to share with you all.

This layout features a photograph of - From left to right - My Great-Grandmother Violet Elizabeth (my Nan's Mum), My Nan (Holding my Dad) and my Great-Grandmother Sarah Jane (My Grandad's Mum)

I have scrap-lifted this layout from one of Gold Dove Crafts layouts and I love how mine came out and if you know of Virgina's beautiful layouts you will see how different the same layout can look using different elements and theme.

The supplies I used for this layout are as follows:

July Kit Anthology from Charmed Cards and Crafts

A few embellishments from my own stash but majority are from the kit

Envelope Punch Board

Glue

Double Sided Tape

Scissors

Paper Trimmer

Distress Tool.

I did this layout on the same day I did the layout I shared with you all yesterday which were done at my local crop, as this kit was our monthly crop kit too, the lovely Karen who owns Charmed Cards and Crafts puts together a little prize for the best use of the kit but it must be done while at the crop, all of us who did had our layouts voted for on a secret ballot and this month I WON!!! I was so surprised and happy...... Here is what I won

Just look at those beauties... Prima Flowers, Die, and some metal vintage embellishments.

I hope you like what I have done and my take on Gold Dove Crafts layout, and I hope this has given you lots of inspiration.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Darling Scrapbook Layout

Hi Lovelies

Today I have a scrapbook layout to share with you all which I created while at my local Crop a couple of weeks ago.

This layout is of my beautiful Nan and the photograph which I used is of her when she was in her late teens early 20's, this lady is my world not just my Nan but like a Mum to me.

For this layout I used some elements from the Vintage Charm Kit along with some extra beautiful papers which I purchased from Thompsons Craft Supplies. I also added some ephemera from my own stash.

This layout took me a while as I played around with where everything was going for some time until I was completely satisfied and then I took a picture of it so I would remember where everything went as I stuck each individual piece down.

As you can see on this layout I have included lace, pearls, cheesecloth, wood veneer along with the beautiful ephemera pieces from the kit and my own stash. I added the sewing machine, scissors, ruler, button and spool to the layout as my Nan worked in textiles for many years, she loves flowers and butterflies so this layout really is her.

Once everything as stuck down I finished it off by doing some antique gold ink splatters which I also used as a base behind the photograph which you can see peeking out at the top and on one of the sides.

I have decided that this piece is going to be framed instead of just going into an album.

I hope you have Enjoyed seeing this layout and it has inspired you

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

A Vintage Journey - Get Sentimental