Artistic Designs

Free Kit!!

2011-08-25T15:55:00.002+01:00

Well I just knew there had to be a positive side to being 60.

I can't draw my pension yet and I can't have my bus pass yet - but heyhoe I have today received my free kit.

To those of you who have turned 60 you will know what I am talking about, but the youngsters amongst you won't have any idea what I am babbling on about.

But yes today my kit arrived in the post and it is not a card crafting kit I am on about - no my bowel cancer screening kit. So there you are, what else could a girl wish for when she reaches 60??

Joking aside I am really glad to actually reach that age. I thought life began at 40 but someone told me that 60 is the new 40 - yeh right! I have to say though that these last few weeks have been so hectic that I have hardly had time for crafting.

I have made a couple of family cards though and I will post them when I find a challenge that fits in with them.

Have to go and finish my ironing now.

I'm in the Top 3....

2011-08-03T14:31:00.003+01:00

....but I still have to keep going back just to check that I have got it right!!!

Just a very quick post to say that I have just been flicking through some challenge blogs and when I was looking at Sketch & Stash I thought "mmm! that card looks familiar" and when I looked again it was mine - in the top 3! Well that is a lovely birthday present.

Thank you very much to Sketch & Stash for picking mine.

Basic Grey Challenge

2011-08-02T19:44:00.005+01:00

Good evening everyone,

Hasn't the weather been close these last few days? We had quite a downpour earlier today but not for very long.

I have had my daughter and grand-daughter here today so that has been lovely - if not a bit tiring!

Well the day is getting closer - Friday 5th August!!!

That is my birthday and this year is quite a milestone - I will be 60. I really can't believe it because most of the time I just don't feel any different than I did at 21.

I will be having a little get together on Saturday with my family and a few of my husband's family. My niece will arrive on Saturday from Australia. She came over last summer but actually went back on my birthday.

I doubt I shall get much chance this week for making cards so here is a card I made at the end of last week but have only just taken a photo of.

I made it following the sketch from the Basic Grey Challenge.

Here is the sketch

and here is the card.

I think the papers are from the Wisteria pad and of course the image is from LOTV. I love the colours.

I am also entering it in this week's Papertake Challenge - which is anything goes

Allsorts Challenge - free and easy

and Totally Papercrafts which is bling it up

Tomorrow will be my Son and Daughter-in-Law's Wedding Anniversary - I hope it does not turn out to be a sad day for them because there oldest cat is very seriously ill and we just don't know how long she will last. Poor little George.

My daughter-in-Law had George before she met my Son and then they got adopted my a black cat called Mog and unfortunately she died just before Christmas last year.

When they moved house about 6 years ago they got adopted by a kitten who they named Scamp and it looks like she will be the only one left shortly.

Hope I haven't depressed any cat lovers - enjoy the rest of the evening.

At long last...

2011-07-27T18:37:00.007+01:00

.....I have got round to making a card!!!
It seems forever since I had chance to go into my room and do something that I want to do.

We just seem to have been so busy with one thing and another - don't really know what!!

I have been busy though picking bilberries and making lots of bilberry pies which - I know I shouldn't say myself - were absolutely gorgeous!

Anyway I have made a card which I am entering in various challenges.

Here is the card:-

I am entering it in

Lili of the Valley Challenge - Fun & Games

Cute Card Thursday - For his eyes only

Allsorts Challenge - Free & Easy

Totally Papercrafts - One for the Boys

Totally Gorjuss - Punch or a Die
The Papers are from Stampin Up.

Thank you for looking and thank you to the new followers for following me.

Just in Time

2011-07-20T18:38:00.006+01:00

What a wet evening it is today.

We were sat having our tea with the kitchen door open and it was absolutely bucketing it down outside. It reminds me of holidays in Scarborough!

Well I have a card for you tonight which will just about meet the deadline for the

Lili of the Valley Challenge - which is Pink & Blue.

I have used the sketch from this week's Sketch & Stash and I have used my new First Edition Up and Away papers.

I am also entering it in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - which is "Getting Cute" and I think this LOTV stamp is very cute indeed.

The theme in this week's Cute Card Thursday is "Circles" and I have two of them so I am entering it in that Challenge as well.
I went to the Craft Fair at Doncaster Racecourse on Sunday and thought it was really good - I wish I had more time to look round but we were going on to my daughter's at Retford afterwards.
We had to play at schools and my grandaughter was the teacher - it was very funny!!!

I have been pretty busy this week with appointments - the Osteopath on Tuesday, the Dentist today and the Hygienist on Friday. I have to say that I was very pleased when I went to the Dentist today because he said my mouth looked better than it has done for a while - that was really good news for me.

A few years ago I had to have a lot of treatment done - one 1/2 hour appointment each week for a year - due to going to, what turned out to be, a very bad dentist for about 10 years or more - but I won't bore you with all that.

Enjoy your evening

Hot Pink!

2011-07-12T19:54:00.005+01:00

Well Hello, here I am at last with a card that I started sometime last week.

I have used the sketch from the Create4Fun Challenge

and I have used the theme from the Colour Create Challenge - which was Fuschia, Green & White

I am also entering it in the Papertake Weekly Challenge because the theme over there is Hot, Hot, Hot - and I think the pink is a pretty hot colour, don't you.
The papers I have used are from Pink Petticoat and the stamp is LOTV.

I have just been so busy this last week or so. Firstly, the Insurance people have wrote the car off so we have been busy looking for another one and actually got it last Friday.

Then we have spent most of the weekend looking round Nursing Homes for David's relative, Rene. The home she is in at the moment has not come up to scratch and the nursing part is being closed down so we have to find somewhere else for her. We have decided between two and left the final decision to her nephew in Canada.

Today my little grand-daughter, Florence, has been up so it has been quite hectic.

Hope you have all had a good weekend - I really will get round to looking at all your blogs!

My favourite colours - at the moment

2011-07-06T17:22:00.008+01:00

What a funny day it has been today - the sun is shining now but we have had quite a few showers.

Still no further with my car and I am not right happy with the insurance people.

Anyway I have managed to build up enough enthusiasm to make a card for the Sketch Saturday Challenge.

Here is the sketch-

and here is my card.

The papers are from Nitwits - I just love these colours.

I am also entering this in the Just Magnolia Challenge - which is "Anything Goes" and also in the Allsorts Challenge - which is "Free and Easy"
Thank you for looking - I will have to go and make the tea now. I have made some wedges from the potatoes that I dug up yesterday so I am looking forward to those. We are also having home grown lettuce, radish and spring onions.

Mind you I think by the time I have done I could probably have bought them cheaper!!

C'est la vie!

Meri's Christening

2011-07-02T20:28:00.005+01:00

Hi,

Just had to share a couple of photos with you today.
The first one is of my son and daughter-in-law and my little Granddaughter, Meriel, who was one yesterday and got Christened today.

It was very strange because I was going to wear that dress last night but wore a different one instead, so I wore that one today (obviously!!)

Meri's dress was very similar to mine and she had a little pink cardi to match as well. What a coincidence.

The second photo is of my daughter and my other Granddaughter, Florence. I am so lucky to have such lovely little grandchildren.

It was a lovely day and everything went very well.

Further news about my car.

We had a visit from the C.I.D. who were investigating a robbery at Heckmondwike Co-op and apparently my car was used as the getaway car.

Busy Weekend!

2011-07-01T14:51:00.005+01:00

Hi Everyone,

It is quite a nice day here again - it has been a good week really, weatherwise.

As you will see from the title, we have a busy weekend.

Tonight we have a rugby Presentation Night - and it is also my Granddaughter's Birthday today, she is one.

Tomorrow we travel to Newark for her Christening.

Here is the card I have made for her.

I thought I would enter it in this week's LOTV Challenge - which is Celebration.
Have to dash

Thank you for looking

Wowee!

2011-06-30T20:13:00.002+01:00

Well at last I have had a bit of good luck - I have won last weeks Lili of the Valley Challenge. Thank you - I know it was the random thingy but it is still nice to win something and I am looking forward to choosing some of their new stamps.

Just to update you on my car - it was found the same day but it has damage to the ignition and a bump on the boot. Given the fact that it is 20 year old I do not think I will get it back - the insurance company keep talking like it will be a write off. Thank you to everyone who left me a comment about the car - it was really uplifting.

The other week I talked about my husband's relative, Rene, who is in a home with dementia. Today when the local evening paper arrived there was a picture of the home on the front and bit headlines about it - "Scandal of Care Home"

Here is the sketch for the Sketch N Stash Challenge

and here is my card.

I have used my new First Edition papers which are absolutely gorgeous.

Thank you for looking.

Can it get worse??

2011-06-28T14:56:00.006+01:00

Well I had a good wake up call this morning. My husband was just ready for work and was dozing back off to sleep. He opened the front door to go to his car and there was an empty space where my car should be.

I just cannot believe that someone has nicked my car - which was just under our bedroom window and we had the window wide open. I cannot believe that I never heard them. I usually jump out of bed at every little noise. The one thing that I think is strange is that the night before I heard a car pull up in the early hours of the morning and I jumped out of bed and there was a taxi parked across the road but I never saw anyone get out of it. I wonder if he was "casing the joint"

I am so disappointed because I don't want to have to buy a new car. Mine is a 20year old Vauxhall Calibra with about 50,000 miles on the clock. I would just love to get my hands on the "person" who took it.

Then I have been for my hair cutting (we have a Presentation Night on Friday and a Christening on Saturday) and when she showed me the back I thought "Oh no I look like a boy!"

I walked home wondering what is going to happen next. I got home and washed it and dried it myself and now it looks ok - more like my profile photo.

I have made a man's card using the LOTV Challenge sketch.

I hate making men's cards but I thought this wasn't too bad and I have kept it fairly simple because it will have to go through the post.

It looks like he has a pint of Guiness in his hand (that is what my husband used to drink but now he has gone on to the Real Ales)

The papers are from Pink Petticoat. Thank you for looking and have a good evening.

I think I might have a glass of port and a lay down!!! Only jesting!

Cupcake Challenge

2011-06-25T09:13:00.005+01:00

First of all I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all you lovely ladies who have left comments for me recently. I am very sorry that I have been soooo busy that I just haven't had time to blog hop - but I promise I will get round to it soon.

I'm afraid it is another quick post today

Here is the card I have made to the Cupcake Challenge Sketch which is below.

I think on the photo the colouring of Tilda doesn't just look to match the card but it does actually match the Dark Green Bazzil that I have used.

The DP Papers are from the First Edition Spring Feast Paper Pad which I got from the Range.

Had a lovely meal last night but now I feel like 3 courses was far too much!!

Enjoy the weekend - hope the weather improves.

A bit of a different card

2011-06-24T17:41:00.006+01:00

Just a very quick card as we are going out for a meal soon to celebrate my husband's nephew's 21st Birthday.

I just wanted to enter this card in the Basic Grey Challenge tomorrow. The challenge is Colour Combo - Hot Pink, Lime Green and Brown/Kraft.

I think the papers I have used are from the Sultry range but I am not too sure.

Here is the card

and it opens up like this.

I haven't put any writing on yet until I decide who I am going to send it to.

I really enjoyed making this card and it is something a bit different.

Thank you for looking and hope you all have a lovely weekend

Good News, Good News

2011-06-22T19:08:00.006+01:00

Hi bloggers!
It seems ages since I did any blogging - the main reason being that it was my son's 40th birthday on the 15th June and I had been making a special surprise for him.

I gathered together loads of photos and got comments from some of his friends and school friends etc and I made a "This is your life" book. It took an awful lot of work but I was very pleased with it.

The "Good News" I refer to in the title is that I have been for my 6 month check up and everything was fine - thank goodness. I don't go again until December and then it is to Gynaecology Outpatients instead of the Macmillan Unit - so that is quite heartening.

Anyway I have at long last managed to make a card and I have used the sketch from the Pear Tree Designs Challenge.

and here is my card

I am also entering it in

Totally Papercrafts - which is to use Punches or Die Cuts

Stamp Something - which is to use Pretty Papers
and Just Magnolia - which is Paper Piecing.

I think I will be very busy this month making cards for July - I have so many birthday.
It is my Grand-daughter's on the 1st, then she is getting Christened on the 2nd.

I have a 60th on the 3rd and a birthday on the 5th, 6th, 15th and 21st.

I think perhaps I had better crack on now!!!

Enjoy your evening

Something Fruity

2011-06-07T15:34:00.004+01:00

Hi there

I hope you have all had a good weekend.

I have not had much time for cardmaking because I am making something special for my Son's 40th Birthday - I can't tell you what yet in case he happens to look at my blog (although I doubt if he will!!)

It is taking up so much of my time because I have had to spend a lot of time looking for photos and scanning them etc.

Anyway I did manage to get round to making a card for the Totally Paper Crafts Challenge - which is "Get Fruity". Now I actually have some cherries in the garden which won't be long before they are ready for picking. But I haven't chosen cherries - I have used my new Magnolia stamp which has strawberries on it - my little Florence loves strawberries.

The paper is Nitwits and the flowers Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thank you for looking

Warren Bunny

2011-06-03T19:51:00.007+01:00

What a beautiful day it has been today both weatherwise and because I have seen my eldestgrand-daughter today as well.

We had a lovely day and we went to see my niece and her two boys, who are so adorable.My sister and her husband were there too.

I have made a card for the Sketch Saturday Challenge but I have been so busy on Wednesday and Thursday blitzing my craft room that I just never got round to posting it until today - late as ever!!

Here is the sketch

and here is my card.

Unfortunately I can't say that it is one of my favourites.

The papers are from my new First Edition pad which I got from The Range.

The bunny is from Craftwork Cards and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

We are going to have a very busy time this month with one thing and another.

We have our rugby presentation night, THE DOME, a weekend at Scarborough for my son's 40th birthday and a meal out for my husband's nephew's 21st birthday - among other bits of things.

Hope you all have a brilliant weekend with lots more sunshine.

2011-05-27T20:50:00.001+01:00

Whoops!!

Looks like this time I was too late for the Challenge

Never mind - I never learn do I??

Fussy & Fancy

2011-05-27T20:43:00.002+01:00

Just a very quick post I'm afraid today.
I made this card for one of my husband's customers but unfortunately he took the card before I got chance to get a good photo of it. There is a shadow on it because it was taken at night in my room.

It was actually an easel card but I did not photograph the inside.

I thought I would enter it in tomorrow's Penny Black Challenge.

I am off to see my youngest grand-daughter tomorrow so I am looking forward to that - and hopefully I will see both my grand-daughters.

thank you for looking.

Same old Story.......

2011-05-26T22:34:00.005+01:00

A very late "Good Evening" - or perhaps I should say "Goodnight"

It's the same old story - always late for a challenge!!

I decided to do the Stamp Something Challenge which was a Beachy theme and I actually found this paper with shells and footprints on so I thought that would be brilliant.

Then I found the kind of sea green paper - ideal.

So I put them together and here is the card.

Unfortunately I was so late finishing it that I have had to take the photo in my room in artificial light so it is not brilliant - but then what's new??

I have used the sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge

which was actually quite a nice one to do.

My son has gone to Blackpool tonight and is then flying off to Costa del Sol tomorrow with our rugby lads - volcanic ash permitting!

My husband is on the poker at the moment but I think I have had enough crafting now for tonight - I think I will go in the room and play on my Nintendo DS before beddie byes.

Thank you for all your lovely comments and, of course, for looking.

4 in 1

2011-05-25T14:42:00.003+01:00

Hi
Well at least today has been quite a nice day.

We went to the Craft show at Aintree on Sunday and on the motorway there were weather warnings for severe winds on the Monday. Then on the news on Monday a wagon had blown over at Scammonden.

My daughter was going to come up yesterday but did not want to risk it with the wind and there being so many wagons on the A1.

Well I have a card for you which I am entering in (can you guess from the title???) four challenges.

I have used this sketch from Just Magnolia Challenge.

The Papertake Challenge was Pale, Pretty Pastels

The Ribbon Girl challenge was Pinks and Lilacs

and the Creative Card Crew challenge was Anything Goes

So here is my card.

At Aintree I bought some more Decopatch papers and covered some letters for my two granddaughter's room - I will take a photo of them to show you another day. One spells FLO and the other MERI.

I find it very relaxing to do - except when my husband constantly says "just look at this" or "have you seen this" when he is watching the tele and I am watching what I am doing!! Lol!

Thank you for looking - have a good evening.

2011-05-18T17:50:00.002+01:00

Do you know I am so fed up of Blogger doing it's own thing with the spacing!!!

Tilda goes "down Under"

2011-05-18T17:28:00.009+01:00

Hi everyone.

One or two little interesting things for you today.

First of all it is my husband's relatives birthday- today she is called Rene. I won't confuse you by telling you what relation she is - but she is 89 years old.
She is in a home and has dementia.

We went to visit her today and took one of my home made cards.

We weren't there an hour but in that time she had picked it up numerous times and said how lovely it was and the Tilda on the front was just like her and had I made it etc.

We had taken Rene a box of choccies and some flowers and we hadn't been there long when one of the women was trying to open the chocs - and couldn't - so she asked my husband if he would open them!

The woman in the next chair asked my husband if he knew a certain man and he said No so she told him to F*** off (more than once)

Felt quite shattered when I came out.

A more interesting thing is that I have been doing my family tree for years and recently contacted my cousin's son.

He visited us on the May Day Bank Holiday and it turns out that his sister is in the crafting business as well - but much more involved than I am.

I just could not believe it when I heard who she is - I am sure many of you will know her - her name is Liz Armstrong and here is a link to her blog - don't laugh at the photo!!
http://www.pinkpetticoat.blogspot.com/

Anyway back to my card now and here it is

I am going to enter it in the following challenges
Truly Scrumptious - which is Anything Goes

Simon Says - which is Sparkle and Shine
Stamp Something - which is Anything Goes

and Magnolia Down Under - which is your favourite things (I love this stamp)

Thank you for looking and I hope you enjoy your evening

A spoonful of sugar...

2011-05-13T20:14:00.005+01:00

Sorry I am a bit late with this card - I did say I would be back yesterday but I had a headache and lots of other things to do so never got round to blogging.

Today's card is for the "A spoonful of sugar" challenge which is a sketch.

I have used my favourite colour combination and also my favourite Magnolia Stamp- well at least they are this week!!

The weather has really spoiled itself today - it has been pouring down this afternoon - and tomorrow we have our last rugby game of the season and it has forecast bad weather for that as well.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and thank you for looking.

A stitch in Time.....

2011-05-11T15:07:00.005+01:00

Good afternoon - at least the afternoon is going ok so far but I have had a big disappointment this morning............I received a parking fine.

In all my years of driving it is the first one I have ever had!

I have been for my pedicure this morning and parked in the usual car park and paid 60p for 2 hours parking (as usual) and when I got back to the car I had received one of those penalty thingies. I couldn't believe it because I was within my time limit.

I did notice, however, that the time on my ticket didn't seem to be just right so I checked on the charges board and the price had increased to 40p per hour so I had actually only paid for one hours parking instead of 2. I just did not think to look at the charges because I have been parking there for ages and didn't know they had gone up.

What a bummer!!!!

This weeks Magnolia Challenge is stitching so I have actually got my machine out and done a bit of stitching - nothing fancy!

So here is the card.

I have tried a different editing program for my photo today but it still looks a bit blur-y.

Has anyone any suggestions please??

Must going and tackle my pile of ironing now but will be back tomorrow with another card for you.

Thank you for looking.

Tilda with Pressie

2011-05-04T18:38:00.003+01:00

Good Evening

It has been a lovely day today - it did start off a bit chilly this morning but when I was in the garden this afternoon it was really warm.

It's funny but I thought the photo of my card was quite alright until I have uploaded it and then it does not look so cracky - sorry about that - I can assure you it does look much better than it does on the photo.

I am entering this card in quite a few challenges.

First of all I have used one of the sketches from Sketch N Stash (you could choose any of the past sketches) and the new thing that I have used is my new Prima papers.

The other Challenges I am entering are:-

Papertake Challenge - Anything Goes

A Spoonful of Sugar - White + one colour (Red)

Just Magnolia - which was Buttons, Bows and Bling (all three or just one)

Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes

Pear Tree Designs - Free for All

Thank you to anyone who has had a look at my blog and - if you get time - please leave a comment as I love to hear from you.

Too Late ....Again

2011-05-03T08:21:00.007+01:00

Why oh why am I always too late.

I made this card a few days ago and then just didn't get chance to put the flowers and bow on!!!
Life has been so busy these last few days - but enjoyable.

Anyway I will show you the card that I have made for the Papertake Challenge - which was a sketch.

The card is similar in colour to my last one but I really like this colour combination.

Sorry that the photo does not seem to be very good.

thank you for looking - I will try to upload it and see if I am too late now for the Challenge

Tilda with Hat

2011-04-28T18:04:00.004+01:00

Hi there
Are you all ready with your flags and bunting etc for tomorrow?

I have just managed to finish this card by the skin of my teeth.

It is for the Just Magnolia Challenge - which is the sketch below

I have tried out some Prisma Pencils that I bought from Diane - I will have to get some practice in with them.

Sorry to rush this but I have a deadline to meet.

thank you to anyone who takes the time to look at my blog and enjoy the day tomorrow.

New Pets??

2011-04-15T21:19:00.004+01:00

I am so excited tonight that I just had to share these photos with you.

I was crafting in my room tonight when I heard a loud bang and thought that some kids had thrown something at the window.

I looked out but could not see anything so I went outside - and there on the floor was and OWL - which actually looked dead.

My husband came out and picked it up and it was still breathing so he brought it inside and warmed it in his hot hands until it suddenly moved and opened it's eyes.

He put it outside and after about 15 minutes it was still just sat there so I went in the loft to get a box to put it in overnight and when I came back down it had just flown off.

I am so glad that it could still fly but disappointed to have missed seeing it.

It was gorgeous.

The other two photos are taken where my husband has his lock-up.

This Heron is a frequent visitor.

Isn't it lovely

Last Saturday we were driving home from a Reunion when something ran across the road straight in front of us. It looked like a big dog but when it got to the other side I saw that it was a DEER.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend

Sketch & Stash Challenge

2011-04-14T09:39:00.006+01:00

Hmm! Something funny is happening with blogger - again!!

It did not send me an email to say that there had been some comments left on my last post. This blogger has a mind of it's own doesn't it???
Never mind.

I would like to thank everyone who leaves me comments and I am going to make a big effort to leave them on other peoples blogs.

I went to the Stampin Up party last night and really enjoyed it - I couldn't get over all the gorgeous looking baking that Ann had done. I could have sampled it all but I am always having to watch what I eat so just had a tiny bit!

Here is the sketch for the Sketch & Stash Challenge

and here is my card

the paper I have used is some that I have had quite a while and it is from Stampin Up. I liked it so much that I didn't want to use it - you know what I mean don't you???

I think the purple card is Elegant Eggplant from Stampin Up as well.

The corners are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I didn't bother putting any flowers on because I thought this card would just be ok for sending throught the post so I left it as it was.

Thank you for looking and enjoy the rest of the day.

Cutie Tilda

2011-04-13T10:06:00.005+01:00

Hi,

This is just a quick post because I am going for a pedicure any minute now - I have just time to show you my card for the Just Magnolia Challenge - which is the sketch below.

and here is my card

I have used Stampin Up designer papers - I am going to a Stampin Up party tonight so I am looking forward to that.

thank you for looking and I am sorry that I have to dash off.

Peach & Green

2011-04-07T19:37:00.004+01:00

Good Evening everyone.

Well my husband was working away yesterday, today and tomorrow so I thought brilliant I will get my jobs done on Tuesday and spend the rest of the time crafting.

I have just managed to make one card!!

The weather has been so nice that yesterday I went a walk and then in the afternoon went in the garden and I have been in the garden again today - you just have to take advantage when the weather is good, don't you??

Tonight I have been outside sawing some wood to make a little herb planter - if it turns out right of course!

This week's LOTV Challenge is Peach and Green so I managed to find some Stampin Up paper that matches that.

Here is my card...

I have used one of the new die cuts from LOTV - there are some really nice ones.

To anyone going to Ally Pally this weekend - I am dead jealous!!!

I would love to go - I would especially love some of those miniature Magnolia Stamps. I thought they were coming out in April but I have not seen any about yet.

Back Again

2011-04-04T14:43:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post to let you know that we are now back from our holidays and we have had a really lovely time - despite the start to it.

First of all the airport taxi man turned up at 6am to pick us up - unfortunately he was a day early!!!

By the time we had checked in at the airport it did not leave us much time to look round the airport and for me that is part of the holiday.

We had some breakfast and I left my husband having another cuppa whilst I went to buy some pop etc for the plane. Next minute I hear a call over the tannoy - Final call for passengers Beaumont (and 2 other people). I was in a right panic!!

My husband is the most elusive person ever and of course I could not find him anywhere so I ended up making my way to the gate which of course was at the opposite end of the airport. I had to run because they gave out another final call but when I got there David was not there so they had to put out another call for him

I was so embarrassed!!

Then when we arrived at the complex in Tenerife they said that we had not paid our maintenance for the timeshare so we could not check in. I had to go down to the office and eventually she found that I was right (aren't I always???) and it had been paid in February.

Apart from all that we had a lovely time and once I get myself sorted out with the washing, ironing, cooking and cleaning perhaps I might get chance to play with some of the things I bought at Harrogate.

Hope I haven't bored you all to death.

MARCH - OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

2011-03-23T21:07:00.002Z

I know that we are nearly at the end of March but I forgot to say that

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month.

I notice that Marks & Spencer are advertising the fact that March is also Prostate Cancer Awareness month - so I did tell the assistant that I thought they were being a bit sexist.

Anyway this is just a reminder to watch out for the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer - which is known as the silent killer because the symptoms can be mistaken for other illnesses and you often don't know that you have got it until it is too late.

Don't know if I will get chance to post again as I am off on holiday on Friday.

thank you for looking.

Green, Brown, Cream & Black

2011-03-19T20:15:00.005Z

It's Saturday night - now you would think I would have something more exciting to do wouldn't you?? But what can be more exciting than crafting?

We have been to the rugby near Oldham today so I have just been uploading my photos to the rugby website.

I have a card for you today that I am actually quite pleased with - I love the colours.

I have used the sketch from LOTV Challenge

and I have used the colour theme from

Colour Create Challenge - which was (and the title of this post is a clue!) - Green, Brown, Cream & Black.

The bottom of her dress is a kind of creamy colour as are some of the flowers and one of the ribbons, and the sentiment is in black so I think I have managed to include all the colours.

It is strange but on the photo you cannot see any of the glitter on the dress and the wings but I can assure you that there is some on there - it must have been the light.

Tomorrow I am going to the Craft Show at Harrogate - I am so looking forward to it.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Friday Sketchers

2011-03-16T10:19:00.006Z

Hi everyone,

I am sorry that this is a fairly brief post today but I have to dash off shortly for a pedicure (before my hols)

I am then meeting my mother's cousin.

I am hoping to have a lovely peaceful evening because my son will be off playing football and my husband is taking his sister to Sheffield Hospital - her boyfriend is supposed to be having several operations today.

He got knocked off his bicycle just over a week ago and already has two arms in pot and further breaks to repair today.

Anyway down to business and here is the sketch for the Friday Sketchers Challenge

and here is my card

The papers are from Stampin Up and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thank you for looking

must dash.

Value for Money...

2011-03-09T09:32:00.007Z

Back Again - it is not such a nice day as yesterday so I might be confined to my craft room today!!

It's a hard life!!

First of all I want to say that I didn't notice until it was too late that, according to the sketch, the card I showed you yesterday should actually have had some ribbon or something across and I have forgotten to put it on. Sorry but it is too late now.

The card I have for you today is for Mother's Day which won't be long now but it is so unusual for me to be so far ahead of myself - I am usually last minute doing family cards.

Here is the sketch I have used

and here is the card.

Nearly everything I have used on it is from Stampin Up - except for the lace (and image of course.)

I am entering it in the following challenges:-

Friday Sketchers - which is the sketch that I have used by the very talented Rach.

Crafty Pad - which is to use a ribbon

Simon Says - which is Anything Goes

Just Magnolia - which is Anything Goes + glitter (there is a tiny bit of glitter on the rose)

Totally Papercrafts - which is to use Pearls and Lace - which I have done.

Thank you for looking and I hope you are experiencing better weather than we have here.

PS. Blogger just does as it likes, doesn't it??

LOTV Challenge

2011-03-08T16:11:00.008Z

What a fabulous day it has been today - I think March and September are my favourite months.

I have spent all morning till about 2pm just washing out tubs and plantpots ready for the planting season.

We are going away on the 25th of March till 1st April to Tenerife (like we usually do) and when we get back it will be my great-nephew's birthday (his name is Ethan) on the Saturday and Mother's Day on the Sunday - so it will be quite hectic.

For once I am actually ahead of myself and I have made this card for Ethan. His daddy is the captain on a private yacht so I thought this stamp was very appropriate.

I am entering it in the Lily of the Valley challenge - which is a sketch.

I have also made a Mother's Day card for my Mother-in-law - but I will show you that tomorrow.

Thank you for looking

Pretty in Pink

2011-03-02T12:04:00.006Z

Hi there

I had a lovely day out yesterday - I got the train to Doncaster again and met up with my daughter and grand-daughter. We did some shopping, had lunch out and Florence went in the Soft play area.

I got the train back again but my husband could not pick me up from the station and I had just missed a bus so I walked home (about 2.5 miles) and was totally exhausted when I arrived home.

Anyway I have a card for you which I have made to this Sketch.

and here is the card.

I am going to enter it in the following Challenges

Sketch & Stash - which is a Sketch and the new items I have used are the metal corners.

ABC Challenge - which is Pink

LOTV Challenge - which is to use Circles - the deeper background paper actually has circles on it and of course there is the circle at the left.

Stamp Something - which is "Something with Flowers"

Papertake Challenge - which is Anything Goes.

The papers I have used are from Stampin Up

The die cut from LOTV

The flowers and metal corners from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thank you for looking

Can someone please HELP??

2011-02-24T15:57:00.003Z

Can anyone tell me please why, when I publish my post, the spacing isn't how I typed it.

The spaces I leave between paragraphs seem to disappear - I don't know why. Even if I go back and edit it the spacing does not go how I want it.

Thank you

Four Challenges - One Card!

2011-02-24T15:44:00.007Z

I would like to thank all of you who wished me well with the poker but unfortunately I did not win the semi-final I got through to yesterday.

We have still got one to come tonight which my husband will play instead of me (I hate to say it but he is much better than me. Reckless but a better player)

I have been in the garden again all morning so have just managed to finish this card this afternoon.

I have used the sketch for the Papertake Challenge.

I have used an Oval for the ABC Challenge.

Cupcake Crafts Challenge was to feature Cake and/or Ice Cream

and finally Simon Says Challenge was to use Coffee & Cream.

I think my card qualifies for all these challenges.

Whilst I was in the garden I was talking to my neighbour across and in May she is going to meet up with her daughter in Japan and then to visit a friend in Thailand and then on to Australia to meet some relatives.

I then saw the man next door and it was his 70th Birthday last Friday and he and his wife have just come back from a week in New York to celebrate it.

Can't wait for my 60th now to see where I will be going. Probably a day out to a Craft Shop!!

Have a nice evening all.

Oh My Goodness

2011-02-23T16:05:00.005Z

I am sorry but this is going to have to be a quick post.

A few years ago when I was ill and all I could do was watch tele and read, I had a few games of poker on Sky Poker. I have never played again since then until Monday when I had a game in a qualifying competition and got through into the next round. My husband played that and he got through into the final which will be on tele on Thursday.

I thought I would just have another go again today in another competition and I am through to another round which is on at 5pm so I will have to rush now.

Anyway the challenge on Lili of the Valley was My Favourite Colours.

A few weeks ago I started this little project and these are definitely some of my favourite papers and colours so I thought today that I had better get it finished so I can enter it in the Challenge.

Here it is - this is the front of the card.

and then it turns into an easel card on the top of a drawer

and this is the drawer opened up containing some jotting paper

I am sorry the photos are not so good but I hope you can see it ok.

thank you for looking and please keep the comments coming - it really makes my day!

One I made earlier

2011-02-22T15:22:00.007Z

Hi everyone

A week or two ago I started making a card, coloured the image etc. and got it all but put together - and then never got round to finishing it! Do you ever do that?

I used my new Martha Stewart heart punch which actually had a bigger scallop than I thought it was going to have. I thought it was going to be like the Doily punch but with hearts.

Anyway this week I thought I had better frame myself and make a card so I looked through some of the challenge blogs and thought that the Sketch and Stash sketch would just fit my card nicely - I just had to stick a bit of ribbon on and the flowers and that was that.

So here is the sketch

and here is my card

I have used DCWV Linen Closet papers which I have had for a while now and I bought them from the Range. I just stamped a little swirl on the plain coloured one.

The sentiment is from Stampin Up and of course the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thank you for looking.

Technology!!

2011-02-17T21:11:00.003Z

Sometimes I hate it, sometimes I love it.

This week I hate it.

I have had an horrendous few days with my printer.

To cut a long story short, my printer has ceased to work - I think because I used some cheap cartridges on it - and I have spent ages trying to get it to work and then looking on line for advice on getting a new one.

I had a Canon which I was very satisfield with but last night we went to get a new one and I came away with a Kodak, mainly because it was cheaper for cartridges.

I have spent all day today messing with the Kodak and then trying to get my old printer to work.

I hated the Kodak - it was so noisy and vibrated the whole of my desk. And most important of all the quality of the printing was not good enough.

Sooo tonight I have taken it back and got another Canon. I have spent all evening setting that up and I am quite happy with it (for the moment anyway!!).

I am now going to sit down with a well earned cup of coffee and chill!

Thank you for listening to me moaning and hopefully I will get chance to make some cards soon.

Challenging!!!

2011-02-15T15:42:00.004Z

It is not such a nice day today here in Yorkshire, it keeps raining and is really quite cold - I have just turned the heating up a bit!

I have a card for you today that is a little bit different.

I saw the idea over on Monica's blog and thought I would have to have a go at it.

It is a twisted easel card.

Being a bit senile as I am, I ended up sticking it on the wrong way round and had to prize it off again as I had already made the maid part of the card ready to stick on to the easel bit - if you follow me!

Unfortunately I then ran out of ink on my printer and haven't been able to get to the shop for another so, being in a rush to enter my card in the Just Magnolia Challenge, I have photographed it as it is without sticking the sentiment part onto the bottom half of the card - this is getting quite hard to explain but I am sure you will understand.

Here is the Just Magnolia Sketch

and here is the main bit of my card

and this is the rest of it...

I know it does not look anything special just left like that but at least you get the gist of what it is supposed to look like.

I think I need a cuppa now!!!

Thank you for looking.

LOTV Sketch

2011-02-12T11:02:00.004Z

Just a very quick post today as we are going out when my husband gets back so I have to be ready and waiting.

Here is this weeks sketch from Lili of the Valley

and here is my interpretation of the sketch.

The papers are from Stampin Up and I have used a LOTV Die Cut.

The sentiment is computer generated and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thank you to everyone who has left comments recently - especially my regular followers.

Enjoy your weekend.

Happy Valentines Day

2011-02-11T13:04:00.004Z

Sorry I am a bit erratic with my posting but to be honest I was I little bit put off from entering any more challenges because the people hosting the challenges just don't seem to bother leaving a comment - which is rather disheartening when you go to so much trouble to make a card. I do appreciate that they too are very busy but perhaps they should get others to help with running the challenge if they cannot manage it themselves.

Anyway I had to make a Valentine Card for my husband so I have managed to fit it in with a few different Challenges.

Here is my card

and I am entering it in the following Challenges -

Saturdays Allsorts Challenge - Love

Saturdays Secret Crafter - Valentine

Sundays Craft Pad Challenge - Love is in the Air

The Pear Tree Challenge - Free for all

Mondays Cup Cake Challenge - seeing Red

Tuesdays Papertake Challenge - Have a Heart

Tuesdays Creative Card Crew - For a Loved one

Thank you for looking and have a lovely weekend.

Papertake Weekly Challenge.

2011-01-28T14:21:00.006Z

Well it is nearly the weekend - perhaps we might manage a game of rugby tomorrow. It has been called off that many times since before Christmas that I think we have only had about one game in two months.

I'm back again with another card but using the same papers from Stampin Up as the last card - I love them!!

This is the sketch for the Papertake Weekly Challenge

and here is my card.

sorry if the photo looks a bit dark - perhaps someone could recommend a tutorial for the photographs. I notice some blogs seem to have really good photos.

That's all for now.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Luv Eileen x

LOTV Challenge

2011-01-26T14:32:00.004Z

Hi - I was watching the weather forecast last night and it said that there was going to be another cold snap - I think they are right. It felt much colder this morning and I noticed that the seagulls were back again.

Just a quick post to show you the card I have made for the Lili of the Valley Challenge.

Here is the sketch from Dawny P which was really quite nice to do.

and here is my card using one of my new LOTV Stamps. There was a stamp that said "Times to Treasure" included with this stamp but I preferred to print it from the computer.

I absolutely love this range of papers which I got from Julie and are by Stampin Up.

I think they are gorgeous and I have used the same range for my next card - which I will probably show you tomorrow!

Thank you for looking

Back at Last!!

2011-01-24T14:03:00.004Z

Well can you believe that it is over a month now since I did any blogging - or making cards for that matter??

You might think that I have been having a long rest but in actual fact I have been doing other things - like patchwork quilting and also knitting.

I made a lovely little aran jacket with a hood for my little Florence and I have almost finished a cardigan for my little Meriel (my grandchildren).

Yesterday was my sister's birthday so I had to find time to make a card and this is what I came up with.

The reason I did the card in pink and blue was because when we were little Kath was always dressed in pink and I was always dressed in blue - because my parents had always thought I was going to be a boy!

If I had been a boy I would have been called Raymond Arthur!!!

No comment because there might actually be someone out there called Raymond Arthur and I would not want to offend them.

The words, of course, are from the song (my dad used to sing it often and he also used to sing "Two little girls in blue".

InsideI have wrote another bit of the song which goes

"Caring, sharing, every little thing that we are wearing" and then I put "Yes I remember having to have your hand me downs and you borrowing my clothes without asking!" Which is quite true but I won't go into that! I don't know if Kath liked that bit or not.

The stamp just fitted really well and I used the sketch from the Just Magnolia challenge so I am entering the card in that challenge.

I really like these step cards and below is another one which I made for Florence at Christmas.

I am now hoping to find time to visit other blogs as I just haven't been doing any of that either since Christmas.

I hope some of my followers will find time to take a look at my card and not think that I have deserted them.

2010-12-23T19:43:00.003Z

Hi Everyone,

Just a very quick post to say that yesterday I received the best Christmas present.

I went for my 6 month check up and everything is still OK so I am so very happy. The doctor did ask if I wanted to make it 12 months now for my check ups but I really feel happier going every 6 months so I don't go back now till June.

I also want to wish everyone a really Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year - especially to my followers and to everyone who has left me a comment throughout the year.

I hope you all have a really fantastic Christmas.

Comments

2010-12-06T17:10:00.003Z

Hi,

Just a quick post because a few people have mentioned to me how disappointed they are when they enter a challenge and nobody from the challenge leaves a comment on their blog.

Does anyone else feel the same?

I have to say that I have found the same with a few of the Challenges I have entered as well.

Other bloggers have said to me that they think if the people running the Challenges haven't the time to look at the cards entered in the Challenges then perhaps they shouldn't be running them.

Do you agree or disagree?

It is a little bit dishearting when you go to the trouble of making a card and no-one comments on it, don't you think?

So come on all you people running the Challenges - have your say as well.

Austin's Birthday

2010-12-03T12:03:00.004Z

Hi everyone I hope you are all enjoying the snow!!

I don't mind the snow it is the cold that I am not so keen on but I am not complaining - what do you mean, for a change!!

On Sunday it will be my great nephew's birthday - he will be 2. He is so absolutely gorgeous - a mixture of angel and devil. He seems to get into all sorts of mischief but he has such a sweet and cheeky smile that I am sure his mum will find it hard to be cross with him.

I have used the Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch for Austin's card

but I have used a Lili of the Valley stamp so I thought I would enter it in both challenges.

The Challenge on LOTV is "A few of my favourite things" so for this card my list of fave things would be

1. The Stampin Up paper that I have used - I absolutely love this pack of blues

2. I love presents - not that I get many

3. Lili of the Valley Stamps - they are so cute

4. Last but not least - one of my favourite things (or people) is Austin.

So there you go - just a very few of my favourite things.

A big thank you to my two new followers for joining me and of course thank you to everyone who follows me and leaves comments.

thank you and have a good weekend.

PS - What a drip I am!! I forgot to put the card on this post so have had to edit it!!

Free Deliver???

2010-12-01T12:08:00.002Z

When is Free Delivery not Free Delivery.

I thought I would just let you all know that I recently ordered something from

Once Upon a Stamp who I have dealt with numerous times before.

Between ordering it and me receiving delivery of it, it went down in price by £10.

I was really miffed at this and emailed them to ask why. Their answer was that because Royal Mail was so expensive they had done a deal with a different carrier.

Just hang on a minute if it is "Free Delivery" surely that does not come in to it.

I should have been paying the price of the item and getting the delivery FREE - isn't that what Free Delivery is??

No they must have added the cost of the delivery onto the item - but I would have thought that the price should have been "Including Delivery".

After several emails backwards and forwards, I have not had any joy with them so they will now lose my custom - I am so annoyed I can tell you!!!

Anyway enjoy the snow everyone - we have loads of it.

Just Magnolia Challenge

2010-11-30T20:34:00.006Z

Well I am back again with my card for the Just Magnolia Challenge.
But first of all I have one or two things I want to tell you.

Firstly I went to Kent last Monday and came back on the Friday - luckily before all the snow!

We stayed near Hever Castle (if you have heard of it) which was only a short drive from

The Craft Barn - which I visited twice. I also visited The Glitter Pot.

We were only 1/2 hour away from my cousin, Brian, so we visited him as well - I have not seen him for 3 years. Here we are at Devil's Dyke near the South Downs. His girlfriend is on the right of the picture. Can you believe he is 67 years old!!! I think he looks so young - or is that just me thinking that?

Anyway it was lovely to see him and meet Sandy (his girlfriend)

Now moving on to Friday's Just Magnolia Challenge which is a sketch.

and here is my card

The papers I have used are from a Dovecraft pad called NOEL.

The sentiment is one of the Lili of the Valley digital stamps and here is a close up of my flower which I have made using the Marianne dies.

The stamp is one of my favourite Magnolia stamps.

Thank you for looking - I have lost my signature again!!

Take care

luv

eileen

More snow...

2010-11-30T12:43:00.003Z

last night we had some more snow so I thought I would just try my camera in the snow.

Here are a few pics

Here is my husband, David, shovelling the snow..

and here is my little dog wearing a snow hat!!!

and I have saved the best till last - a visitor to my bird table - Robin Redbreast - isn't he gorgeous.

I will be back later today with news from my short break..... and a card.

Luv

Eileen

Mistletoe....without the wine!!

2010-11-19T15:32:00.006Z

Back to blogging at last - I have had such a busy week. I don't know how people find time to work and do cards as well.

On Tuesday I met up with my daughter and grand-daughter in Doncaster - I went on the train and really enjoyed it.

We went Christmas shopping but I only bought a pair of slippers!!!

Wednesday was a bit of a messed up day.

Some friends had come up from Stroud and wanted to meet us for lunch.

My husband took time off work and we met at 12.30pm - they were wanting to be off at 1.10pm because he was going taking photos of a fire engine!!!!

Today started off well but then the car took 3 times to start.

I parked it at Sainsburys and when I went back I couldn't believe it - someone had bumped the wing. I was stood there swearing under my breath when I realized......it wasn't my car!

I think I should go back to bed.

Anyway back to card-making and here is the sketch for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge

and here is my card

I saw this Kenny K digital image on someone's blog and I absolutely loved it.

It is actually called Mistletoe Girl but she is holding a bunch of Holly.

I think I will be doing quite a few of these and I am sure it will be a hit with all the men - don't you think?

I don't know about anyone else but I keep having trouble with my spacing on blogger.

Anyway it is nearly weekend now - we have rugby tomorrow and I won't be around next week

so have a good weekend and a good week.

MY FIRST BLOG AWARD.

2010-11-15T09:42:00.010Z

What a lovely Monday morning - we have some frost.

I am soooo tired this morning and a bit light headed. We went to Retford yesterday for David to do a job and had to leave home at 7.45am and didn't get back till just after 8pm. It was a long day - but enjoyable as I got to see my children and grandchildren.

Anyway back to the important news and that is that I am so excited as I have won a blog award.

It has been passed on to me by Claire at Claire's Crafty Corner - thank you very much Claire -and I have to say 3 things about myself and then pass it on to 5 other people (I think that is right!).

Then I have to display the Blog Award Badge in my sidebar and link it back to

Digi's with Attitude Blog and then I receive a $5.00 Digis with Attitude gift receipt.

So here are the 3 very uninteresting things about myself

1. I have been dieting most of my adult life but never lose any weight!!

2. I have gone from being very organised to being totally unorganised due to the fact that I spend so much time crafting.

3. I feel very lucky to be alive and try to enjoy every day.

Here are the 5 people I am going to pass the award on to.

1. Kath

2. Lynda

3. Sylvia-Anne

4. Pami

5. Kelli

Sorry that I can only pick 5 people

I think I have done everything now so I will put the badge on my blog and notify the people I have chosen.

Enjoy your day

Oh Dear.....

2010-11-13T15:30:00.004Z

......too late again. I missed the Magnolia Down Under Challenge with my last card - I forgot that they are ahead of us in time.

This week's Pear Tree Challenge is a sketch.

and here is my card.

Tilda under the mistletoe - waiting for Prince Charming!!!

That's it now until Monday.

We have to go to Retford again tomorrow for a job my husband is doing - hopefully I will get to see the Grandchildren.

Home and Away

2010-11-13T08:56:00.007Z

Good morning everyone - it is quite early on a Saturday morning for me to be blogging but my husband was up and off by 7.30am, so seeing as he had woken me up I thought I might as well get up and get stuck into Cardmaking!

You might be confused by today's title but I have made a card for the Just Magnolia Challenge - which was a lovely sketch by Donalda.

I have used the sketch for my card

but the challenge on Magnolia Down Under was to make your own Embellishments

which I have - so I am also entering the card in that challenge as well.

Just had to break off a few minutes to go and watch New Zealand doing the Haka - I love watching that.

The paper I used for this card is some that I have had at least a year or maybe two and never used it but I love it on this card - and of course I only had the odd sheet!!

Thank you for looking I will be back later with another card that I have made for a challenge for tomorrow - so I will have to be quick.

Early for a change...

2010-11-12T09:15:00.003Z

.....but that is only by chance.
I made a card to the Basic Grey sketch and had nearly finished it when I realized that I hadn't used Basic Grey paper.

I know, I know - it is a sign of old age!!!

So I thought I would use the card for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge because that is "Anything Goes" - so here is the card. I love this little Tilda - I wonder if she has got a nice present for me??

I managed to get my cleaning etc done yesterday so I have just some ironing to do today and I want to spend the rest of the day doing my own Christmas Cards.

I have made up a verse for the inserts and I am hoping to print them today as well (notice I say "hoping").

I am also hoping to do a bit of crafting tomorrow because we haven't got a rugby match and my husband is working.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend doing whatever you are doing.

Stamp Something Challenge

2010-11-11T12:39:00.005Z

What a terrible day it is today and according to the weather forecast it will be worse as the day goes on.

I have to go into town later so I am not looking forward to that!!

This weeks Stamp Something Challenge was this sketch....

so I have used a really cute stamp that I got last year, I think it was, and I have never used it - I don't know why because it is really lovely.

The papers are also some from last year (or the year before) but I am not sure what make they are. And here is the card...

Thank you for looking and a big thank you to the NEW FOLLOWERS for following me.

Anything goes..

2010-11-10T12:04:00.004Z

Just a very quick post today to show you my card for the Just Magnolia Challenge - which was anything goes.

You could also add pearls but I forgot about that until it was too late.

So here is the card.

I bought these cards perhaps a year ago from Whichcraft at Doncaster but I wish they had been pre-scored as I didn't do too good a job of getting it straight.

Thank you to everyone for all your lovely comments.

Must dash

Totally Gorjuss

2010-11-09T14:07:00.004Z

Happy Tuesday everyone...I hope you have had a lovely weekend.

On Saturday my husband got a game of rugby (we were short) and he actually managed to score a try - brilliant - the first time in a couple of seasons.

At the end of last season he broke a couple of ribs.

I got a load of abuse from the other team's players because I told them, very nicely, that they had just been beaten by a 55 year old. They told me to shut up and stop mouthing off - which I wasn't doing, just stating a fact.

Back to the subject in hand -I have done a card for the Totally Gorjuss Challenge which is this sketch.

and here is my card - again using James the Bear.

I am sorry, I hope you are not getting too bored with James but he is so useful. I wonder what is in his cracker??

The papers are digital downloads and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thank you for looking - I must really try and get some cards done now.

I have had too many distractions the last few days so now I must catch up.

10th Wedding Anniversary

2010-11-05T15:54:00.005Z

I forgot to say on my last post - that today is my Daughter and Son-in-Law's 10th Wedding Anniversary.

Happy Anniversary - although I don't think they will be looking on my blog.

They got married in a little chapel in Las Vegas and "Elvis" sung at the wedding.
For any of you who haven't seen the photo before - here they are on their Wedding Day.

From Left to Right - Elvis, my daughter Claire, son in law Steve, and the best man Sid.

We had a fantastic time there.

We stayed at Circus Circus along with my sister and brother in law and my younger son and his girlfriend.

Claire and Steve stayed at the Stratosphere and then the Luxor and my eldest son and his friends stayed at the Luxor.

thanks for looking

luv

eileen

Truly Scrumptious...

2010-11-05T14:35:00.003Z

......that is what I think of James the Bear

Here is the sketch for this week's Truly Scrumptious Challenge

which I have followed but forgot to put any petals, pearls or pins on the card - mind you the little white blobs look a bit like pearls don't they??

Here is my card, which I have to say I was quite pleased with.

I seem to be quite drawn to the colour and I have already set about making some more of these to send out.

As you all know by now the stamp is from Lili of the Valley and I have coloured James with Copics.

The papers are Digital ones.

That is all for now as I have to go and tackle a pile of ironing.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge

2010-11-04T14:26:00.005Z

I don't know why I always seem to be last minute with my challenges - but here I am on the last day to post my card for the Crafts4Eternity Challenge. The Challenge is to include a Christmas Tree.

Now the greeny coloured paper that I used is by Bo Bunny and it did actually have Christmas Trees on - but of course you can't see them because they are covered up!!

Anyway Tilda does have a Christmas Tree so there you are...

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have been playing about with my photos trying out different things with them - the trouble is it is so time consuming.

I have been to have a look at a new camera today for taking my rugby pictures - I have had one published each week in our local weekly since the season started.

Haven't got the camera yet but it could be any idea for Christmas!!!

Thank you for looking.

Silent Night, Holy Night

2010-11-03T17:31:00.004Z

Just another very quick blog to enter my card for the Just Magnolia Challenge - which is a sketch by Dawny P.

and here is my card.

The Magnolia stamp you may recognise - it is from last year but I really like it.

Sorry I will have to dash - I am just in the middle of making tea!

Trick or Treat??

2010-11-03T08:52:00.004Z

Just a very quick post before I have to dash off to the hairdressers.

First of all a big thank you to the Trick or Treaters in our area - I would love to get my hands on you and show you a trick or two!!!

Secondly - here is my card for the Lili of the Valley Challenge, a lovely sketch from Bev.

I have used one of the Die Cuts from Lili of the Valley.

I must say that I am very disappointed that they have decided to showcase their new stamps at the NEC.

I think I must have nearly every one of their stamps and lots of their die cuts so I think perhaps a bit of loyalty to their loyal customers would have been better than making them available only to the people that can manage to get to the NEC.

But then that is just my view because I am disappointed.

Only just in time....again!

2010-10-30T10:59:00.003+01:00

A very quick post today - just to show you my card for the Just Cute Bears Challenge.

Isn't it funny how you make some cards and you don't really like them when they are finished - with this one I absolutely love it.

I will certainly be using this for some of my personal Christmas cards.

I am so in love with little James the Bear - he's gorgeous isn't he?

Have to dash now - lots to do before rugby.

Enjoy your weekend

Sketch Saturday Challenge

2010-10-29T12:48:00.004+01:00

Hi,

Just a very quick post today to show you the card I have made for the Sketch Saturday Challenge.

I printed off the sketch and thought it looked quite a good one to do so made my card but was a bit disappointed with it. I was even more disappointed when I went back to the website and looked at the sketch properly and discovered that I should have used two lots of paper for the background. What is the matter with me?? It must be the thought of Christmas coming up so fast.

Last year it took me forever to make my cards so I thought that this year I would start early - and have I? No!

The stamp is a new one that I have just got and I have used my new Martha Stewart Punch and threaded ribbon through it.

Hope you like it more than I do!!

Have a lovely weekend. We have rugby tomorrow and then I hope my hubby is taking me off on Sunday seeing as we have a day to ourselves.

Add a bit of Sparkle

2010-10-28T15:58:00.005+01:00

I have just got back from shopping at Boots - taking advantage of the spend £50 and you get £12 of points on your card.

I have bought 2 lovely gifts which were 1/2 price. They are a set of drawers filled with Sanctuary products. I think they are well worth the money, but of course it was the set of drawers for keeping craft products in that took my eye first rather than the bath products inside them!!

I am well pleased with myself - I like a bargain.

Anyway here is my card for today.

Once again I have used a Lili of the Valley Stamp - I just love James the bear - especially with the cracker.

The papers are digital ones and I have coloured the image with Copics.
I have to say that I do like the turquoisey colours although my hubby prefers the traditional red and green.

Here is a close up of the Snowflakes - which are made using a Martha Stewart Punch and glittered with Glamour Dust. Then I have added a spacer and a brad.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Friday Sketchers Challenge - which is the sketch I have followed.

The Crafty Pad Challenge - the theme of which is Christmas.

The ABC Challenge which is G for Glitter.

The Simon Says Challenge - which is Punches.

A Spoonful of Sugar - which again is Punches.

Thank you for looking - if I'm not back tomorrow, I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Three for the price of one

2010-10-27T20:25:00.002+01:00

I originally made this card for the Sketch and Stash Challenge - which was the sketch that I followed. I then realized that the theme at Papertake Challenge is Sparkly & Bright and the Totally Gorjuss Challenge is Sparkle. I have put glitter on the hat and on the snow - so I thought that this card will do for all three challenges (I am just so lazy!!)

I am going to have to get cracking with my Christmas cards because I have just heard on the tele that it is only 8 weeks to Christmas - my husband was very shocked to hear that, I don't know why.

That is all for tonight.

Winter Fun ...

2010-10-26T15:17:00.004+01:00

...that is the theme for this weeks Lili of The Valley Challenge.

Well I don't think anyone will be having much fun today - it has been an awful dull, dark, rainy day here.

I loved these papers when I saw them but once I got them home I wasn't too sure - but I have changed my mind again and I do like them. I think that is more than I can say for the photos today!! I keep messing about with my photo program but don't really know what I am doing.

The papers are by Graphic 45 which I got from Art from the Heart and I have used a LOTV die cut again.

I don't think I am right good with ribbons and bows really - I'm not too happy with this one but it is too late now.

That is all for today - thank you to anyone who has taken the time to have a peek at my blog.

A senile moment - again!!

2010-10-25T19:19:00.009+01:00

Happy Monday everyone.

The weather today has been beautiful although the car was totally frozen up this morning.

Had a good time at The Dome yesterday and bought one or two things - a Martha Stewart Snowflake stamp, some ink pads, some DP and a few other bits and bobs. Afterwards we went shopping at The Lakeside and I bought a bun tray with square holes instead of round - can't wait to make Yorkshire Puddings in it to see what they look like!! Very sad - that's me!!

Back to cardmaking and here is my card for the Pear Tree Designs Challenge

which is to make a card for a celebration. Well that is what is said when I opened the Website. Unfortunately when I came to link up to the Challenge it said that it was closed - the challenge I had looked at was from September!!! I think it's time I went and had a rest. I might as well leave my card on though for you to have a look at.

I thought I would use this card which I made the other week (but hadn't put it on my blog ) for a friends Golden Wedding. It is very similar to one that I had made before but in silver.

I am feeling rather frustrated at the moment because I have been trying to put our Rugby Team on Facebook - anyway I think I have managed it at last. The photos took ages to upload.

Enjoy the rest of the evening.

Purple, Aqua & White....

2010-10-23T13:38:00.005+01:00

.....these are the colours to be used for the Colour Create Challenge.

I had already stamped this little Milton bear

and started my card following a sketch from another challenge when I realized, as you do, that the image isn't one you can use on that challenge!!

So I adapted the layout and came up with this card.

The Snowflakes are from Marianne Dies and a Martha Stewart Punch and I have glittered them with Glamour Dust and added a brad and spacer.

The papers are downloads and I have coloured the image with copics.

It is a very miserable day here and I am just going to walk down to the rugby - but I doubt if I will get many photos if the rain keeps up.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend - I am looking forward to going to The Dome on Sunday - hope my hubby has some money for me to spend!!

By one - get one free

2010-10-21T16:38:00.006+01:00

Today I have one card and two challenges - hence the title.
The first challenge is the Secret Crafter and it has a theme as the challenge - and that is ORENTAL - so I have used the Chinese Tilda.

The other challenge is the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is a sketch.

I have used so papers from Stampin Up that I have had for a while so I don't know if they are still available or not - but I thought they were quite oriental as well.

I have coloured the image with my Copics and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The sentiment is computer generated.

thank you for taking time to look and thank you to my new followers for deciding to follow my blog.

Thank you

luv

eileen

Don't know where my signature thingy has disappeared to!!

Colour Create Challenge

2010-10-20T13:01:00.005+01:00

Well I watched the weather last night and they said it was going to be an beautiful day today - and they were right!! But what they didn't say that it was going to be freezing and I would have to scrape the ice off my car this morning.
Still I will be sat in the dining room this afternoon doing my husband's books and it will be really warm because the sun will be shining in there.

Now the more I look at Tilda the more I wonder if I have got it wrong. I have coloured it like she has a wing (the glittery bit) but nowadays they don't usually have wings - which I am glad about because I did not like that bit. But that is what it looked like on the stamp and I am wondering if it was all part of her hair - if you follow me!!

I know that I am last minute again but the card is for The Colour Create Challenge which will end tomorrow and the Challenge is PINK, GREEN AND CREAM - which I have used on this card.

I can't say that I am over keen on the card really, I don't know why.

Have to dash now - I am going to have my lunch and I am starving.

Late Again!!

2010-10-19T20:09:00.004+01:00

Just a quick post - I am last minute again!! I just had to show you this card for the

Creative Inspirations Challenge because I really like it - it isn't often that I do.

The Challenge was the sketch below

and here is my card...

I love the colours but my husband prefers the Red and Green.

Thank you to all the people who have left me comments - it is very much appreciated.

Tilda meets Ribbon Girl

2010-10-19T17:20:00.007+01:00

Santa's little helper! That is the stamp that I have used for today's card and I have coloured her with Copics.

Here is the full card.

I have used the sketch by Dawny P for this week's Just Magnolia Challenge

and combined it with the theme from The Ribbon Girl Challenge, which was to use Red and Green.

The papers are my new Christmas ones from Stampin Up which I got from Julie last week and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, as usual.

thank you for looking

Lili of the Valley Challenge

2010-10-18T09:54:00.008+01:00

Happy Monday Morning everyone - hope you have all had a good weekend.
Our Rugby team actually had a win this week - for a change!!

The Challenge over at Lili of the Valley this week was a lovely sketch from the very talented Bev.

I haven't used a die cut this time I have used the rubber stamp - James with Presents, it is such a good one to colour.

the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

and here is the card

The papers are last years from Stampin Up.

Sorry about all the spacing - I have been messing about with Photoshop but still can't get everything as I want it.

Papertake Weekly Challenge and ABC Challenge

2010-10-15T14:34:00.006+01:00

Tilda with Christmas Tree...

This weeks Papertake Challenge is "3 of something".

Fortunately I had "one I made earlier" that I could use for this challenge. It has 3 different Magnolia papers on it - I bought them last year and really like them but don't seem to be able to get hold of them this year.

The Challenge at ABC Challenge is to use lots of flowers - so here they are....

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I usually glitter them but didn't bother this time.

And here is the full card......

The lace is some that I got from our local branch of Boyes and I have coloured the image with Copic Markers.

I have just been to visit my mother's cousin this morning - she is 78 today and I just can't believe her.

For one thing she has been in the Red Cross for 50 years and still goes on duty for them sometimes at special events where she has to be up really early in the morning.

She has recently lost two stones in weight not only by dieting but by going to the gym!!

She also wanted me to have a look at her laptop (yes she can work the computer as well) and she has just bought a digital camera that does movies - ready for when she goes to Prague next March. She is going there with her nephew to show him where her brother got killed during the war.

One of her favourite things is playing on her Nintendo DS, and she has a mobile phone - all this at 78 years old, isn't that brilliant??

That's all for today, thank you for looking.

At Last....

2010-10-14T15:18:00.005+01:00

....I have managed to get hold of one of those illusive Hanglar stamps that everyone seems to use but aren't available to buy anywhere in this country.

And here she is ...

I found a Challenge blog called Lovely Hanglar only and the challenge was SEASONS. I thought seeing as she looks dressed up for the WINTER that I would use this stamp.

Unfortunately as I loaded these photos I noticed that I have not done a very good job of the shading below her feet - it is a bit lopsided - I have now rectified that but was too lazy to take and edit more photos!!!

I have combined it with the sketch from Truly Scrumptious so I am entering it in that challenge as well.

Here is the sketch

and another photo of the card.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat as is the Sentiment and I have coloured the image with Copics.
Have a nice day!

Sketch Saturday

2010-10-13T16:11:00.007+01:00

Only a quick post today to show you my card for the Sketch Saturday challenge - which was a sketch.

Here is the sketch

and here is my interpretation of the sketch.

The papers are pink petticoat and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Before I go I must tell you that I am aching a bit today because, with it being a nice day yesterday, I decided to rotavate (don't know if that is spelt right) my veg plot. It is easier than digging but by the time I had finished it at tea time I had blisters and white finger syndrome (is that what they call it when you have been using power tools?) Anyway I did enjoy it and managed to get my winter onions in as well so it was a very productive day.

thank you for looking.

Basic Grey Challenge

2010-10-11T20:35:00.004+01:00

I have just about given myself a headache today messing about with Photoshop Elements trying to improve my photos but in the end I have just had to do my usual thing.

If anyone can help me out with improving them I would be glad to hear from you.

The Basic Grey Challenge this week is "Sparkle" so here is my card - with Sparkle on Santa's Helpers hat.

The red background paper is from the Eskimo Kisses range and the other paper is from the Wassail Collection.

Thank you for looking - enjoy what is left of the evening.

Two in One

2010-10-10T10:57:00.004+01:00

Back again with another quick post.

Here is a card I made which I thought would fit both the Spoonful of Sugar Challenge - which is Sparkle and Shine, and the Cute Card Thursday - which is make your own embelishment. As I have made the poinsettia I thought that would qualify for this challenge.

I really like these James the Bear Stamps from Lili of the Valley - in fact I love all their stamps.

Isn't if funny how our tastes change - last year I used quite a few Whiff of Joy stamps as well as Magnolia. This year it is mainly LOTV and Magnolia.

Well thank you for looking - I hope to be back again soon (when I have managed to make another card!!

Papertake Weekly Challenge.

2010-10-09T19:38:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone,

just a very quick post as my hubby is on his way home with a Chinese (takeaway!!)
First of all I have had to nip to Casualty with my son who came off injured at rugby - he has sprained a ligament or something - anyway he is well enough to be at the pub.

I made this card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge but I am not really keen on it - I don't know why. Also I am not sure which week the sketch was.
I thought I would still enter it though and see what you think?
My husband seems to have become quite an expert on cardmaking lately (not!!) and his opinion (for what it is worth) is that it doesn't look right because the polar bear doesn't look like a proper polar bear. It's head is the wrong shape.
Perhaps I should contact Lili of the Valley and ask them if they can change the shape of the bear's head!!!
Why do I bother asking him his opinion?

Anyway I will have to dash now. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Just Magnolia Challenge

2010-10-07T16:50:00.006+01:00

How strange it was today.

I was at my local craft shop and Liz who works there came across to talk to me and another woman. The other woman asked if I was Eileen and I said Yes.

She said she was Diane from Pink Sunflower - we follow each other's blogs!! I couldn't believe it and I couldn't believe that she recognised me either - because I hadn't recognised her. It was lovely to actually meet her especially as she lives in the same town as me.

Just in with this one by the skin of my teeth - that's a bit of a silly saying really isn't it because teeth don't have skin??

Here is my card for the Just Magnolia challenge but it has been a rush and I am not sure what I think of it.

In fact I have made a few cards this week that I have liked as I have been going along but when I have finished them I am not so keen on them.

I bought the stamp a couple of years ago (I think) but never really liked colouring it. The Poinsettia was done in a rush and it is from a Marianne Die which I got last week at the Craft Box at Hoyland.

The papers are downloads which I really like and I think I will be using them quite a bit. I have already got two other cards lined up with them.
Have to dash now.

Making meat & potato pie for tea.

Lili of the Valley Challenge

2010-10-03T21:28:00.008+01:00

Can you believe the amount of rain that we have been having - it absolutely bounced down today but then at tea time it was quite nice.

Tomorrow my son, daughter in law and granddaughter are coming up to have some professional photos taken - not by me obviously!!

Just thought I would show you the card I have done for this week's Lili of the Valley challenge - although I don't think I have just got all the sketch in - but I thought I would still enter it.

thank you for looking

Papertake Weekly Challenge.

2010-10-02T15:56:00.005+01:00

Well today is a much better day than it was yesterday - weatherwise.

Unfortunately I am still feeling a bit under the weather. I was rough on Wednesday and then seemed to pick up but not so good today and not in the mood for cardmaking - although I will have to do some soon because it is our Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday and my daughter-in-law's birthday on Thursday.

I had hoped that, seeing as there isn't any rugby today, we might have gone off somewhere in search of a craft shop but my husband had to work till after lunch. Now he is watching the golf and then the rugby final.

I think it is going to be a long day!!

Anyway here is my card for the Papertake Challenge.

I think some of the papers are by Bo Bunny and the one with the holly on is one I got last year from The Hobby House.

I have used one of the fabulous die cuts from Lili of the Valley - they are brill for cutting down on the time spent colouring.

Enjoy your weekend

Lili of the Valley Challenge

2010-09-28T20:33:00.001+01:00

Well can you believe it?
My flipping computer is on the blink again. It hasn't just been right since I got it back but the last few days I have
had trouble starting it so I have had to take it back to the shop again this afternoon.
I am lost without it but luckily I have my laptop - although I don't like it as much as my computer.
I have uploaded this image using Picasa so I hope everything is ok with it.
I bought these die cuts at Harrogate and thought it would be much easier to use these for making Christmas cards this year.
I love these images but I do find them very hard to match up to papers because whatever blue I try it just doesn't seem to be the right shade.
Anyway at last I have managed to get something that looks half decent and so here is my card for this weeks Lili of the Valley Challenge - which was untraditional Christmas.

On Sunday my son went to Warrington to watch the two rugby finals and the Halifax game was unbelievable - coming back from 22-4 to win the game - we watched it on the tele.
Unfortunately when my son made his way back to the coach he came across a friend of his, who he plays football with, lying in a pool of blood. Apparently he had been beaten up by 12 Featherstone fans and he is now in hospital fighting for his life. I just cannot understand how people can do that to someone - apparently they had been stamping on his head. How sick are they?
I am sure you will all join with me in hoping and praying that he does make a recovery.

Well I hope this posts ok and I certainly hope I don't have to go nearly a week without my computer like last time.

Just Magnolia Challenge

2010-09-25T20:10:00.008+01:00

I know there probably won't be as many sad people as me about - blogging on a Saturday evening - but I have just been uploading the photos from our rugby game this afternoon so I thought I might as well show you the card I have made for the Just Magnolia Challenge.

I made this for a Challenge which was Unconventional Christmas and thought I would combine it with Dawny's sketch but when I checked which Challenge the Unconventional Christmas was I found it was Lili of the Valley so I could not use this card with Tilda on. That is so typical of me - totally unorganised.
Hope you are all having a good weekend - I will get back to washing the rugby kit now!!!!

House Mouse Challenge

2010-09-23T19:42:00.005+01:00

Another quick post to show you a card that I made for my brother-in-law's birthday last Saturday.
I based it on this weeks House Mouse Challenge but, once again, I know I have not used everything in the sketch but thought I would still enter it.
Andrew, my brother in law, is quite into golf so I thought this would be the perfect stamp for him.

Now what do you really think that little animal is?
Of course, we can all see that it is a Mouse isn't it. When I showed my husband the card he said What's that on it? A llama?
Can you believe that because I couldn't. We already go to Specsavers so I can only presume it was a senile moment!!
Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

David's Birthday Card

2010-09-22T09:42:00.008+01:00

Just a quick post this morning to show you the card that I have, at last, finished for my husband's birthday tomorrow.
Here it is.

I thought I would enter it in the Penny Black Challenge even though I haven't fulfilled the full sketch, and also the Papertake Challenge - which is to include an animal of any kind.
Thank you for looking - hope you have a nice day.

Ovarian Cancer challenge

2010-09-21T19:40:00.007+01:00

What an awful week I am having this week.

First of all I had something arranged for every day this week - which I don't really like to have.

Our appointment yesterday was cancelled then today my daughter was going to come up but she was not so well so I really missed seeing my granddaughter.

Tomorrow I am going for a pedicure, Thursday I was supposed to get my hair cut but I have had to cancel that because we have to go to yet another funeral - what is happening to everyone! Three out of four of the people who have died have died from that awful "C" word!!!

Anyway it is my husband's birthday on Thursday and it has been a nightmare making his card. I had ideas what I wanted to do but none of them turned out right and I have ended up making an easel card - which I will show you tomorrow.

Today's card is for Ovarian Cancer Fundraising. My sister sent me a link to a blog called "I can't draw but I can do this" and I am entering the card below. Please take a look over there - I know it is a bit late to enter but as I have said before there is always a lot of talk about Breast Cancer but not about Ovarian Cancer.

I was very lucky that mine was detected early and if it had not have been for the Ovarian Cyst pressing on my bladder I probably wouldn't have found out about it!!

Thank you for looking

Saturday Secret Crafter

2010-09-17T10:00:00.004+01:00

Back Again with just a quickie post.

Here is my card for the Saturday Secret Crafter challenge.

I can't decide whether I like this one or not and I think perhaps I should have put the flowers somewhere else instead of with the sentiment.
The papers are from Basic Grey.

Hope you like it

luv

eileen

Just Magnolia Challenge

2010-09-16T12:39:00.007+01:00

Hi there.
I have got so many new Magnolia stamps at the moment that I just haven't had time to try out - where does time go? This is one of my new stamps and I thought I might just give the card to my husband's niece whose birthday is on Sunday. It is also her dad's birthday on Saturday and my husband's birthday next Thursday. We have already had two birthdays last week so September is a very busy month for me.

Anyway here is the card for Fridays Just Magnolia Challenge.

I would like to say a big Thank You to all the people who have left me comments although I must say I find it very strange that the most I get is usually about 4 but my sister has only just started blogging this year and she gets about 9 comments for each card. Well she always was the popular one!!!
back soon
luv
eileen
x

Stamp with Fun Challenge

2010-09-12T19:16:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone.

I have had a good day today at the Craft show at Harrogate. Bought quite a few goodies - mainly paper, stamps and punches. I will just have to find time to try them out now.

Here is my card for the Stamp with Fun Challenge which has a bridal theme.

I just saw the heading "Bridal/Wedding" and thought that would give me the opportunity to try out my Magnolia Wedding stamps. I wish I had looked at the DT cards first because the last one there is quite similar to mine - in some ways. Have you ever noticed that? I once did a card and about a month later I opened a magazine and found one almost identical to mine.

I asked my husband if he liked my card, and after looking at it for about 5 minutes he said "not really - her dress is a bit plain isn't it?" Men!! I didn't actually design the stamp!!!

Anyway here is my card.

I hope you like it and I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

I am going to chill out now after my very busy day.

luv

eileen

Lili of the Valley Challenge

2010-09-09T19:57:00.004+01:00

Good Evening everyone. I am certainly very early with this entry for the Lili of the Valley Challenge - which is one for the boys.

The only reason I am early is because I am going to use the card I made for my son's birthday in August.

The paper is from Pink Petticoat but I changed the shade of it to match more with our rugby kit which is Green & Black - ooh I never realised that before, but that is the name of one of my favourite makes of chocolate. Fancy that!!

This is the card that I was going to show you tonight anyway - so here it is.

We have been to a funeral today - someone who was in the same class as me at Junior School. Very frightening!! My husband thinks I am nuts because I told him after the funeral that if I go first I want them to play "come on eileen" as they carry my coffin down the aisle!!! He said I would have to put that in writing or no-one would ever believe that I said that.

that is all for tonight - I will go and try to find some more challenge blogs now.

luv

eileen

Lili of the Valley Challenge

2010-09-08T12:49:00.004+01:00

Well at last I have actually got round to making a card and it fits in with the Lili of the Valley Challenge. I have made it for my husband's Grandson's birthday on Friday. Here is the card

it doesn't seem such a good photo really - I don't know why.

And here is a gift card I made to match it - just a pity I haven't bought him a gift!!! Only joking.

It actually looks much bigger than it is - I used the smallest die cut for it.

I really cannot believe what a numptie I am. I have made a few cards for birthdays in August and for a wedding last Saturday and I have either forgotten to take a photo of them or I have taken a photo and deleted it off my camera before I have put it on the computer. I can't believe how stupid I am!!

I have now got my computer back - it had to have a new hard drive. I am very pleased that they have managed to save all my files and folders but I am so very disappointed that I have not only lost all my email addresses but I have also lost all my "Favourites" from the Internet. That means that I have lost everyone's blogs and all the tutorials that I had stored links to. Oh woe is me!!!

I will be back tomorrow to show you the card I did for my son's birthday. I can take a photo of that because I have saved it!!.

luv

eileen

2010-09-01T14:26:00.004+01:00

Well I can't believe it is the 1st of September and it is hotter than it was in July!!
I love September - it is my favourite month.
Sorry it has taken me so long to get round to blogging but I have just not been up to the mark. I have been so tired but I am beginning to feel a bit better.

I have missed showing you some of the birthday cards I have made but I still cannot do that because I have not got my computer at the moment. Whilst I have not been blogging it has been my birthday, my son's birthday, my niece's birthday, my granddaughter's birthday and my son-in-law's birthday.

The computer decided to start playing up a bit a few weeks ago by switching itself off and then back on again until last Wednesday. I went on it in the morning but when I tried to start it up in the afternoon it would not start and it came up that System 32 was missing or corrupt.
After spending many hours messing with it I have finally taken it to the repair centre and I am now waiting for it to come back.
Meanwhile I have no email addresses and no challenge blogs addresses so I am just trying to tidy my craft room instead.
Back again soon
luv
eileen
x
PS hope you all had a great Bank Holiday.