Whiff of Joy Challenge

Good morning everyone - well it is a bit rainy here actually. I am sorry that I have not been entering any challenges or posting on my blog lately but I have been so busy - I am sure you all have as well.

I wonder how you are all doing with your preparations for Christmas? I am struggling a bit and I am still making my cards and I wrapped my first pressie last night.
My husband is being a bit of a Scrooge (as usual), not money wise but he is not putting the big tree up this year!! Bah humbug!! He has bought a real tree for outside and a set of lights for it - which together cost a small fortune - and decided that will do! He never gets into the Christmas Spirit, which disappoints me because I love Christmas. I am quite sure that he thinks the best thing about Christmas is going for a drink (or 2 or 10) when he finishes work Christmas Eve. Although I must admit we are going out on Monday night for our Rugby Christmas Dinner.



Well here is the card that I have made for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - I think it might be the first card I have made using this stamp so I hope you like it.



Thank you for looking
luv
eileen
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Whiff of Joy Challenge

Good morning everyone.

I am up nice and early today so hopefully I might get a few cards made.

Are you all ready for Christmas?

I have bought most of my pressies now and just need to wrap them, which I love doing.

I still have quite a few cards to make. I wonder if you all make all the cards you send or do you just make special ones? I would love to know how other people find the time if they make them all, so please leave me a comment.

Here is my card for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - which was to do something sparkly.

I have used Magnolia papers and of course the stamp is Skiing Henry from Whiff of Joy.

thank you for stopping by.

luv

eileen

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Senior Moments

I really don't know what is wrong with me lately - I have been having quite a few senior moments!!
First of all I sent the cards off to Australia and Hong Kong and then realized that I had forgotten to take photos of them.
Yesterday I went to the rugby. I take the photos there and if I get a good one I send it to the local paper. I had been having trouble with my camera - the shutter speed is not fast enough really. I spent the whole of the first half taking photos and luckily it was a nice day. I was trying to get a photo of one of our lads scoring a try but didn't get out of the way quick enough and was knocked over by one of the opposing team's players.
I then thought I would mess about with the settings on the camera because the light was fading and I don't know how I did it but I managed to erase all the photos I had taken in the first half. I just could not believe it - especially as two of them were team photos in our brand new strip.

At least today we have had quite a good day out at Lincoln market.
back soon with some cards (hopefully)
luv
eileen
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Just Magnolia Challenge

Just got time to submit this card for the Just Magnolia Challenge

I actually made it a few days ago but just didn't get round to putting the flower on it and now I have ended up being in a rush - how silly is that?

Again the photo could be better but once again I have had to take it in artificial light.

The papers are by Magnolia as well as the stamps.

Thank you for looking

luv

eileen

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Whiff of Joy Challenge

I was well stressed last night!

My car had gone in to the garage and I didn't get it back till this morning and now I have lots of errands to do as well as trying to get my Christmas cards done.

I am doing a special card for my niece, Jude, in Australia and my husband's relatives in Hong Kong. They have to be posted by Friday so I am really rushing to get those done. When I have finished them I will post them on my blog. Meanwhile I will try to find where I got the idea from. I saw it on someone's blog and thought I would have a go at it. There weren't any instructions so I don't know if I have done it right or not.

I only just received the sketch for the Whiff of Joy Challenge last night at 8.30pm so unfortunately I don't think that the card is one of my best. It has not photographed very well and the dress looks a bit lighter than it is. Also I tried to blog it so that it appeared on my blog today but it didn't seem to work and in the end I had to delete it. Stress! Stress! Stress!

Anyway here is the card

I really like this range of papers although I have had them for a few years and have used them for men's birthday cards as well as for Christmas cards.

I hope you like the card - please feel free to leave a comment, even if you don't like it!

luv

eileen

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