Seasons of my life

Autumn, Winter, Summer and now Spring.  Life goes by day and night.  My heart is yearning for those summer years again when love blossomed children grew and became their dream.
Now the sadness of losing ones children and coldness of winter setting in the dreams no longer laughter and joy, but tears and sadness.

Do not let all these things bring sadness remember the joy the love we still hold in our hearts.  Thank God for the Mercy he has shown and love he has bestowed on us.  Fill us with your understanding and wisdom and help us to hold on to you.  It is hard but this is life.

Each generation brings its joys and sadness.  Let us rejoice in the gifts and love each one brings.

Thank God for his bountiful gifts and turn away from the sadness.

It is not as easy as that, it is learning to live with our fears and our sadnesses, we grow and give thanks for all that has been and will be.

I am in the autumn of my life but boy is Autumn a beautiful time.  I shall rise to see the beauty of the sun and the glories of the night.

Many blessings and love.
Carolyn.

French Foliage and Roses

This is one of my latest Sculpture Cards.  The whole of the card is made with our Stampin Up products.  The stamp set is French Foliage.  This stamp set is an amazing set great for rustic and nostalic applications.  To play with colour and this stamp set in typical autumnal shades is so fun and the lovely effects you can achieve just playing with this is amazing.

I used the Stampin Up Double Petal Card Punch, Top Note Sissex Die, Lovely Leaves sizzlet Die, Mini Double Petal puch.

Used a lot of Expresso Coffee Stampin Up ink to shadow and stipple to give depth to my work.

Just thinking I may make up a Tutorial on making the Rose with the Double Petal Punch.  Any Body Interested in the Tutorial please contact me by email.



Seasons of Time

Winter has arrived in all ways.  The cold winds are rushing through the valleys and over the mountain.  The leaves have fallen and all the wonderful colours of the fall season are gone.  Now the glow of the fire and the warm cocoa and hot drinks are the warmth of the day and night.  The lovely patch work quilt over the knee and the bright fire glow is what warms us through the long winters nights and the wet cold days.  Dreaming of the warm summer sun on our face and skin and brightening the sky.  These are all dreams of the days and years gone by.


I have made this little book to remind me of the seasons of time.  Delighting in the time it gives me to play with my wonderful toys.  Creating, colouring, imagining and dreaming of all things old and new.  Grateful for the joy of a wonderful family and creative Mum.  Wishing that that mum was there still to comfort me and encourage me.  Wishing I could still be sharing with all my children.  Growing with them and learning with them.


Missing my girl who is not here any more and dreaming of what she would be and how she would share with me.  Loving and remembering the times we all shared together and the great times we had as a family.  The wonderful little girls running in their pretty dresses and shoes and all excited for our special seasons of the year. 


Life is a maize of memories and time we all shared.

My little flip flop book reminds me of this.