Hi all.... i'm still alive!!!

Hi all,
I know i have been seriously slacking in posts lately, but have been up to my neck in allsorts, from work which i never seem to ever escape from, to family, which never cease to amaze me the amount of problems that constantly occur with them... so am just letting you all know, that i havent forgotten you all, just been so busy with everything, ive hardly either had time for crafting, so am really looking forward to getting back to doing some of that really soon, am hoping to get to Excel in February, which will be wonderful, as i think i need a serious crafting spend to make me feel better! should i warn the bank manager....... Nah! thought not! lol
I have found some cards that i have made, that i managed to photograph, but not upload to the computer, and when i get a chance, i will put them on here, but heres one i found... just for my friends, who have been so supportive over recent months, i just wanted to say a big thanks.
Take care
Hopefully see you all soon

Happy Birthday Dad

Hi all, hoping your all well?
Well it's my dad's birthday today, so wanted to post his card on here (don't worry he does have the card!) I also made it for my design team post for Sugar and Spice this month, so wanted to also share it with you all. I really love this cupcake, soooo cute and was really chuffed with these colours, not really the greatest lover of green things, but with red, think it works well. The papers were from a scrapbook pad i bought and card stock of red that i have.
Will hopefully, when i get a chance get some more pickies posted, but have been soooo busy with work, that i really havent had a chance, so apologies for that, but as and when i can, i will post!

Till next time, Take care

Hi honey... i'm home!

Can i firstly thank everyone who sent wishes recently with all the problems ive been having... got some major grey hairs to show for it all too! Thankfully, Pop's is now home and semi-recovered, he was almost a gonna for bit there... Dr. said it was a very close call, too close for comfort, but they sorted him out and it was a real awful time for all of us, but thank you for the kind wishes etc, much appreciated, big hug n kiss to you all.

Right, back to the nitty gritty! Last month, i designed this card for the Sugar and Spice design team, but with everything going on recently, havent had chance to post anything! but will hopefully catch up soon and be back to normal (if that is at all possible for me? lol) i've also, just posted this month's card if you wanted to pop over and have a look, the team of designers have all been working really hard, so why not go and have a look?

Also, been meaning to post these too, from the Tuesday night craft club, which i have been missing soooo much with everything going on, but hopefully, come Tuesday... i will return! We did silhouettes and i must admit, i was really pleased how they looked, another few to add to my stash of xmas cards for this year! ... still got tons to make tho!

I've also just finished designing the Downloads of the month for November for Crafter's Companion, will post the card samples i made shortly, but 1st November you can start to download them, so keep an eye out for them!

Well, im pleased to finally be back and with some good news, and hopefully catch you all soon? Hope your all well?
Take care

Update...

Hi all, just a quickie.... went up the hosptial and Pops took a major turn for the worse! We had to call in the family as he went into sceptic shock and is now in intensive care! he is very very poorly so im not sure when i will be around as yet! so havent deserted you all, just got a few other things to deal with.... especially lack of sleep at the minute!
catch you all soon and thank you to everyone who left such lovely messages, they are sooooooooo much appreciated, big hugs to you and thank you

Never rains but it pours!!!

Hi all, just a quickie, as im just about to get off up the hospital! Pops has fallen and broken his shoulder now, and they have found a few other things wrong with him, so gotta see whats what with him! so been kinda busy with one thing and another, thought things were starting to settle down too! oh well, never rains but it pours as they say!!!
Hopefully get some stuff up and posted soon,
but till then, take care and catch you all soon

Tuesday night Craft club projects!

Well here are the projects i made last Tuesday at the Craft club, havent taken photos of this weeks one's yet, but will post them soon once i sort that!
We did masking, which i must admit i really liked doing, and was sooooo easy and such a good effect, think im going to be doing a fair bit of this technique... especially with all my new stamps ive got recently!

Apologies first....

Hi all, apologies first for lack of posting... had soooo much on lately, just havent had time so my apologies for that!
Well last weekend i went to Ally Pally, bought some goodies, which i must admit, i still havent unpacked! (told you... ive been too busy!) enjoyed Ally Pally, didnt spend huge amounts, but i did get some stamps, and do you know what... cant remember what else i got? oh! some of the new cuttlebug folders! lol
Pop's and the dog are doing well... pop still in plaster, dog still in bandage and having to go back to vet every other day for dressing change! foot looking good and fingers crossed should get lab results back soon!

Right, down to some crafting stuff now! I have managed (in all this hectic madness at the minute! lol) to get the downloads of the month done and they are now live on Crafters Companion site, ready to download, usual stuff, log in to download.
I have an owl thing at the minute, not sure why? but i just think they are adorable! so with the sets i created, these are the samples i made with them, hope you like them? and why not pop over and download your free set!

Some more cards...

These are some more that i made as samples for my first Stampin' Up! party recently. Made two cards using the same theme, but 2 different layouts!

Both use the SU Spot On roller wheel stamp and real red ink and cardstock, also used SU brads gold and silver and the oval all and scallop oval punches from SU. The above one used some SU real red ribbon.

I love this stamp set purely for this image, its the Mr & Mrs set, and this image is just so sweet! I used Kraft Card, and Kraft coloured designer series paper for the background pattern, Brilliant blue card and ink and close to cocoa ink and some gems i had in stash. Also some ribbon i had in stash that matched perfectly!

on a roll now!

I had my first Stampin' Up! party the begining of September and had to make some samples to show, and here are a few of the samples that i made... managed to photograph them all at last!

Stamps set:SU soft Summer and fast flowers wheel stamp.
Card stock: whisper white, old olive
certainly celery ribbon, old olive and so safron ink pads.

Love this set, but its now on the last chance list! its Office accoutrement, and i used certainly celery and real red in ink, card and ribbon. Also used totally tabs stamps and punch for the side tabs. Finished off the flowers with little diamante stones.

This is also on my list of fav stamp sets, just love the funkiness of the set! theyre such neat flowers! Using More mustard card, white card and real red, certainly celery, close to cocoa, brocade blue ink, real red button and some thread, and the greeting is from Occasional greetings set. Also used some of the patterned paper from the designer series papers, more mustard.

If your interested in purchasing any of these products, please feel free to email me and id be more than happy to place an order for you!

Tada...... at last, a post with some cards on!!!

I finally got round to photographing some of the creations ive been making, but not got round to posting due to the hectic problems ive been encountering lately, so should have some posts ready for you!
I love this stamp set, its so cute! Its called Garden Whimsy by Stampin' Up!, and the products i used were, Whisper White card stock along with Real red and Basic black card. All other products used to create it (except for the diamonte's) are Stampin' Up! products, Ink pads used are Real Red, basic black, Old olive and pixie pink. Punches used are Scallop Oval, large oval and the scalloped border punch.

From the Mr & Mrs Stampin' Up! set, i used this flower as the theme for the set and Lavendar Lace for the colour. I used Forever Flowers stampin wheel to add stamped image to the candles, so that it all matched. Inside the set are set of cards and envelopes. (bottom picture)

Operation went well!

Doggy had her operation today, to remove her tumour from her foot, had her toe removed and nearly all of her back pad, looks sooo sorry for herself! what with having her teeth removed couple weeks back and now this! Shes on tons of pain killers - thankfully! and has lots to take, couldnt bear to see her in pain. She gotta go back every few days to have her dressing changed, first one Monday... so will get chance to see her little foot!
Ive had so much on my plate lately... hopefully my luck will change soon? ... and the dogs! shes really going through it, bless her heart.
On another note... pops is doing well and coping better, so thats brill! gotta have his plaster on for 5 more weeks, then hopefully things can go back to normal? I hate being out of my routine, drives me nuts, but things are chucked at us and we have to deal with em eh???
Sorry about the lack of posting, hope you all understand? will get something done soon hopefully and get it posted for you all.
Till then, take care

I did this last month for the Sugar and Spice design team, but with one thing and another recently, havent had a chance to post it! so thought whilst i had 10mins spare to pop it up here for you to see! there are lots more over there to look at that we have all been creating and its such a brill shop too! so if you get a chance pop over to the blog and better still, pop over to the shop!

Using Cute as a Button stamps from Sugar and Spice and memento ink pads, and a pink theme (pink has to be my fav colour!) i made the following card, i think i have a major flower thing going on a the minute, as everything im making has a flower in it, on or or is a flower!

Back to the stamps, as soon as i saw them, i knew they would be just soooo much fun! They are just totally cute, and the possiblilities of uses for them, you can use them for so many things, i could be here all day with list after list of uses for the buttons! So i had to use them for this months project, they are called Cute as a Button stamps from Sugar and Spice. I love the stitching on them too, such a brill set of stamps!

Well thats me now for a couple weeks, so see you then, with my next creation!
Till then, take care