I love most colours but there are some that no matter what, just jar a little.  So I have a pack of Bold Brights from Stampin Up and Yoyo Yellow is one of those that I haven’t used.

Sorry, this has turned a bit dark on publishing – anyway, I had found a pack of yellow, black and grey papers while sorting out my craftroom and was going to throw them, but before I did thought I would use just a few colours.  SU has this bright yellow that went quite well with it I thought and I love the Happy Moments stamp set. 

This one I also used the Butterfly punch from SU and a few buttons from my stash, a Hero Arts sentiment this time.  I don’t think they turned out too bad – now I will have to try and use the bright pinks, greens etc from the pack!!

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While trying to sort out some of my Xmas stuff into my new space this morning and finding no room at all now for four more large boxes, aargh! I thought I would cheer myself up and make a card.

I love this colour combination of  Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive, just stamped on white card with the Vintage Vogue set that I always seem to come back to, two simple colours and the lovely cottage wall papers and you can’t go wrong I think.  I just raised the small flowers and added a few lime green gems et voila… hope you like it! 

Cup of tea before more sorting I think – bye for now.

Well, I have been very busy at home, hubby has been painting, decorating and putting in a new downstairs cloakroom which looks great, along with laying a new wooden floor in the hall and study.  I have been trying to get all my craft stuff from one lovely big space to a now very small one (sigh) but needs must but still have nowhere to put my Christmas boxes – I may have to purloin my sons wardrobe to fit it all in!

And of course we went back to  school on Wednesday and just don’t seem to know where the five and a half weeks went of the holidays.  I hate routine, am quite the spur of the moment type but have had no real time to do scrapbooking or cards recently. We have had a weekened away and family visits and the time has just flown…A lso my arthritis has made my fingers really painful, especially in my left knuckles so difficult to do alot of work.

I have started Rosemary Conley Diet and Exercise with my Sis (she is doing so well and now lost 20 pounds and many inches) so hoping to lose about the same myself, slowly but surely.

So after a manic few weeks and going to three lovely crops this week, I am nearly caught up with my scrapbooking for the 52 in 10 project with Scrapdolly and my NZ album, only a few of those left to do now.  So you never know, I might actually get some photos on my blog this week!

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Well what another grotty day we have had, just had to do some stamping to cheer me up!

So there is a new challenge on the Lilly of the Valley site this week which is a lovely layout and this is my card for that.  It took ages to find which stamp I was going to use but this is what I came up with …

I have never done challenges before as I have always wanted to look at what other people have been doing, but am having my second go and have liked the challenge…

I used the nesties and a lace doily for the mount, then used Stampin Up papers  and old ribbon from my stash.  I used  my Marth Stewart corner punch and the fairy is coloured in with Promarkers, glittering the wings and dress and gel dots.

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I have made a card tonight for the LOTV Challenge, that being The Four Seasons and mine is for summer…

It is the first time I have entered any challenges and as I love Lily of the Valley stamps so much (have I said I want them all!) thought I would try my hand at this.

I used Nestabilities for the mount after colouring the lovely ‘window box’ bear with my Promarkers, the papers are old Hot Off The Press, a Martha Stewart punch for the boarder, leaf punch I bought at The Hobby House and flowers from my stash, a small amount of lime green organza ribbon, then with American Crafts jewel and pearl brads for the centres.

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Well, Hubby andI had a fantastic two weeks away in Switzerland, lots of walking, eating and drinking in the sunny skies with friends and the last few days on our own.  We really chilled this time and now feel enthused and ready to start some scrapping and cardmaking.  I have loads of things to do and a crop to go to on Saturday so must get sorted! I am lucky as we have another three weeks to go before we go back to school so I have quite a few things planned.

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Well, I decided to do What’s on your workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW) challenge today and I have got to say it’s work and not too much of a mess – wonders will never cease!  If you follow www.Debby4000.blogspot.com   and her fantastic cards that she makes, you will see what I mean – Debby has done this challenge for quite a while now and changed her craft room like me recently.  She is a great 3D cardmaker, a must see…

I have been making little birdhouse cards using the Stampin Up punch from Jo at Stampin Up – it is such a lovely punch and my inspiration is from Jo’s Blog, another great friend and cardmaker.  I am doing Thank You cards for the girls in my class at school for another lovely term in Community Group at Langside School, Poole.  I used Daisy D’s papers and Core Dinations black magic card, a bit messy but never mind.

I am thinking about pressies too and Jo did a great class at our last Extravaganza called Sweet Treat Stationery Holder and a birdhouse sweet treat holder (on her blog) so will try and finish them today.  (Sorry, photo is a bit blurred). Looks like I am going to be busy! 

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I have quite a few shelves now in place along with my Alex drawer from Ikea (love it) and my two three drawer 12×12 drawers on the left that no scrapbooker can do without.  It is still a work in progress and my workspace is very tidy for me (I work in absolute chaos!).

Things will definately move around as I go on but as long as I have my punches, pens and cardstock close to hand I am a happy bunny.

Then on the other side of my galley space I have my computer, printer, scanner etc, more shelf storage, file drawers (not sorted out yet and indeed a work in progress) and my stacker boxes for paper, card and projects.  It has taken nearly a week to complete, I have at last got my computer up and running again and can get some work done!

Bye for now…

Well I am moving craft rooms, exciting really to go into a new space but it is half the size of my old one and half the desk space, yikes!  I have been very very lucky for years to have a big space to craft in and have decided to move into our study instead.  Mike is decorating in there now and will be moving most of the stuff over tomorrow.  So I have been trying to look at this logically (not me at all!) and get rid of a lot of stuff, there is so much that I have collected over the years that I now don’t use at all.  It will be quite cathartic in the end but at the moment, having to get rid of so much stuff is really upsetting. 

I have thrown most of my quilting and cross stitching away (my fingers are getting so bad with arthritis I don’t think I will ever be able to do that again) and I have lots…. may do a craft table or boot fayre, there certainly is enough stuff.  I have  encaustic art I haven’t touched in over five years but can’t get rid of my painting stuff, tried yesterday but it all came back in again!  Stamps galore and paper coming out of my ears – I have made a big pile for school and for my great niece Phoebe to take for her nursery school too. 

I will be certainly be thinking of what I buy in the future (ha ha ha, anyone knowing me will say that is a throw away comment!!) but must do as there will be no room.

So no posts for the next week while I get sorted.  Take care…

What a scorcher of a weekend we have had!

And what a great day we had Saturday with Jo in Holt Village Hall making her Calendar Card Box (go to my side bar to Jo’s blog for more details and how to buy the class project) – such a great challenge for us all but with her organised class, so easy.  She had cut up everything and presented it all so professionally as now we only expect from Jo!! No Pressure hey my friend!!

We had a great day using new Cottage Wall papers and SU card for the box, learnt to make our own beads from card and finished a lovely project from 10.30-4.30.  We had a lovely table my friends Fleur and Anna and I and met some lovely people, aren’t crafters so so nice! Her Mum Shirley had laid on a wonderful lunch and MIL’s cakes, as much tea and coffee and treats as you could eat.  Jo had done a raffle and bingo with lovely prizes, thoroughly spoilt we were.  Now we can’t wait for the next one…

Well done to both of you and Thank You again for a lovely day…

Take care