Snowflake Bauble!!!

Lurrrrrrrving some of the new Papermania Duo stamp sets. This one in particular.

Here I have stamped a background using StazOn-Teal and the snowflake image.

The bauble is stamped onto a smaller piece of card using the same colour, then overstamped with Versamark and embossed with Holographic EP.

Finished off with some Papermania glitter dots.

As always things are a bit mad here at Manic Towers. I am way behind with my Christmas stock for the local shop for a number of reasons and no matter how much I plan something always turns up to stop me doing what I need to do so lots of hair pulling going on at the moment.

I am also a bit behind with getting out the latest batch of Lucky Dip parcels. I need padded envelopes and won't get in to town until the weekend. Be assured I haven't forgotten anyone and they will be with you as soon as I am sorted with the said envelopes.

Had quite a busy day at the shop today but I did manage to have a go with the word book templates we have had in. Never done one before. Just need to get the decorating of it finished and I'll take a pic of it to post.

For now I am going to have five minutes peace with nobody talking at me or wanting anything.....bliss!!!

Thanks for dropping by.

Sheila-x-

Phoooooo-weeeeeee!!!

Sorry I don't have anything to post tonight. I have had a really busy few days.
Sunday we had BIL and his new partner for lunch so Saturday was spent mucking out the house which has been a tad neglected of late.
Today I have done some batch cooking again. This time I did a huge batch of Chicken and Brocolli for our favourite pie. We will have one tomorrow and the rest have gone in the freezer.
Then I had to rush upstairs design and prep two cards for a class tomorrow and make two birthday cards for tomorrow, one for hubby and one for Deb. Wrap presents etc all the while running up and down stairs to pass hubby tools as he has been doing some work in a very tight area of our back extension which involves climbing over an awkward wall and he doesn't quite get the concept of putting his tools where he can get at them.....lol!!!
So 9pm I finally got my evening meal and I am now off for a nice soak in the bath before I go and pack my bag ready for morning after which I am going to collapse on the sofa and read for a bit.
Thanks for dropping by
Sheila-x-

Lucky Dip No3-Winners!!!

Here are the winners for Lucky Dip No 3

24-Eileen who entered via e mail

7-Crafty Cat

6-Lythan

18-Kate

11-Craftimamma

25-Pam who entered via e mail

28-Donna who entered via e mail

4-Terriavidreader

9-Tooznie

30-Sharon Cox who entered via e mail

Let me have your details ladies if you know I don't already have them.

There will be no draw next week but it will return so keep your eye open for the next announcement.

Thanks to everyone who has joined in so far.

Sheila

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Christmas Tri-Shutter Card!!!

Just a plain and simple Christmas card today.
I love the Tri-Shutter cards and have seen some absolute beauties done with much more decoration than I have used but I don't seem to be able to get the balance right so I stick with simple ones.
Lucky Dip No 3 is now closed and I will announce the winners tomorrow. I am going to take a break from it next week as I have quite a busy week already and I need to make up some more packs anyway.
I've had quite a productive day today cutting up my huge pile of Basic Grey Christmas offcuts which in turn covered a huge pile of cards and leaves me needing to find a huge pile of something to put on the fronts now...........tomorrow's job.
I'm off to snuggle on the sofa and have a read of a new book that Deb has loaned me.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

Heart Punch Cards!!!

Did pretty well with all of my jobs today. Packed loads of cards, made some more and packed those, tidied up a bit and then spent the rest of the evening making Christmas toppers out of my bits basket.
I'm at work tomorrow and Thursday and then off again until Tuesday.........I could get used to staying at home all of the time but unfortunately that don't pay the bills.......lol!!!
The cards I have posted tonight are just some I put together to use up a bit of glitter card I had left over from something else. I think they look quite smart even though they are very simple.

Would just like to say thanks to Patty Jo for all of the lovely comments she left on various cards on both of my blogs. That was so kind.
And to Sarah.......ooooh yes.......I have read Angels and Demons several times as I have all of Dan Brown's books and hubby is about to treat me to his new one......can't wait for that.
Can't believe that there are people out there who actually like Staffordshire Oatcakes......I thought it was just my hubby......lol!!! I only have to look at one and I feel sick but if I touch one..........oooooh I just can't bear to think about it.

Anyway I think I had best get off to bed if I have to go to work in the morning. After five days of pleasing myself it going to be tough having to get up.

Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-