Wednesday 2 October 2019

Woodbeard!

Hi Everyone,  mid week already, galloping through another week. How are you all doing, I hope you are well, but healing and kind thoughts to those who are not so good.

Boy was it cold last night, 5 degrees up here in the Glen. We have a bit of sunshine just now, but the temperature hasn't' risen by much.  We get our new heaters in next Monday and so looking forward to that. We have storage heaters and they are the most inefficient of all heating systems, you have to know well in advance if  it's going to be cold as they take so long to heat up, and the other thing is that they can't be regulated, they are supposed to be able , but just not. So new electric panel heaters are being installed, modern things that are more efficient  and not cost so much. Mind you all heating is expensive regardless what kind it is. I'm feeling the cold so much more these days, so here's hoping these new heaters will be successful.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my snow globe cards, really appreciated the time you take to visit.
Thank you too to Di for you visit and clicking the Follow button, I'm delighted to welcome you to my blog and I hope you manage to pop in when you can.

I have Woodbeard for you today;
It is a Pink Ink image and a big one, and once again I have no idea who I would send this to, but I love it. it's watercoloured with Zig pens and WOS. I've cut it all down to fit a 5x7 card base with a little green card showing as a mat. I've inked around the edges with Black Soot DI.

It's taking me ages to finish this card, I began it more than a month ago, I'm slow going because of the leg pain and I've lost a bit of oomph. I've been asked by our friend Dougie to make a wedding card for his Granddaughter, and I have no creative juices whatsoever, but I will have to get a move on as it's needed for later this month.  Anyway, I see the doctor next week, so I'll hear how the latest blood tests have gone and whether the uric acid is still high, if not it will mean a further increase in Allpurinol.

That's me for now, so take care everyone and I'll be back soon, 

23 comments:

Jannet said...

I love your Woodbeard Kate, he was certainly worth all the time you took to complete him so beautifully! Hope your blood tests are all ok xx

brenda said...

We beat that last night Kate, 3deg recorded and as you say pretty chilly. You have done a really brilliant job with that stamp and fabulous colouring and shading.

B x

Christine Harrop said...

Very chilly here too Kate. First time this year the inside of the bedroom windows have been steamed against the the extremes of inside versus outside temps. So early too. I love your card. The image is so different. Hugs Christine xx

Karen Dunbrook said...

super cool card Kate. We beat heat records yesterday here in Ontario, Canada crazy to be summer on Oct 1st.
xx Karen

meg said...

love this stamp brought a big smile to my face just like his, brilliant colouring. Hope your uric acid levels are lowered

Hazel (Didos) said...

Ah this guy is brilliant, love all the deatils on the image. Sorry to hear you have been poorly, Hope that things improve soon for you. My son has those storage heaters too. They are terrible. You will be lovely and snug once the new ones are in, just in time for winter!!! Hazel xx

Linda Simpson said...

This is fabulous, love all the details and wonderful colouring. Hope you get well soon and sorry to hear you have been poorly.
Hugs
Linda xxx

dutchess said...

A brilliant image Kate...really made me smile....
We had 5c last night so the hearing is on....at last the new dishwasher is working great sigh of relief it’s been such a hassle...we even paid for complete installation but they still got it wrong...never mind the sun is shining now xxxx

Sue said...

He is wonderful! I love the card you created with him too. You will find the just right person to send it on to who will enjoy it when the time is right.

Hugs
Sue

Rainey's Craft Room said...

That's a fabulous stamp Kate and you have coloured it beautifully to create a gorgeous card.
I hope the new heaters are installed without a hitch and that you will feel toasty soon.
Lorraine

Jennifer Johnston said...

A most unusual image Kate and you have coloured him
beautifully. Hope you feel better soon and your
results are fine.
Hugs Jennifer xx.

Valerija said...

Gorgeous colouring and fabulous image too.
Valerija xx

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

I have never seen this stamp, you have coloured it so well and the scebe is fabulous. Great card.
Hope that your healt will go well quickly.
Here in Italy he weather is still hot, but they said that tomorro
w the hotgreat cold will arrive
Hugs

pam said...

Brilliant card Kate, what a fabulous image..
Dreading the cold!! had heating on for days!! here.
Pam x

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

A very unusual image but very cute and fun! If you aren’t sending it out, why not display it where you craft?
In my neck of the woods we had record high temps today. Will be back to normal tomorrow and then we will feel cold even though it won’t be all that cold.

Pat said...

What a fantastic image Kate and you have coloured it so beautifully and the green mat is so pretty too. I hope that the blood tests show that the levels of uric acid are decreasing as I'm sure it must be extremely painful. Wishing you well. x

aussie aNNie said...

FABULOUS Love this Kate, different, greatly coloured. I just purchase the seahorse pink ink stamp and waiting for it to arrive.xxx

Pink Rose said...

Hi Kate wow this is amazing ,such a whimsical design,i love it,well done my friend xx

Margarets designer cards said...

Great card, a really fun tree image

Pop's Cards said...

This image really made me smile, hugs Pops x

Flo Langley said...

Magical card Kate. Love him. Just got all the winter woolies out. Hope the new heaters warm you up. Also hope the blood tests are ok. Take care, have a lovely weekend. Hugs Flo xxx

Mrs A. said...

Kate this is absolutely delightful. I have looked at these stamps, liked all of them but have been put off by their size. Hope you get good results from your Uric acid testing. The Doc is on the maximum dosesge you can have and so far has not had a repeat attack since being on the higher doseage. Hugs Mrs A.

cotnob said...

This is fabulous Kate, a super image and great colouring - I hope your new heaters keep you nice and warm.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x