Naughty Manic!!!

Oh dear....I am such a bad girl. My plans to get the housework done today went a little bit awry when I woke up this morning with a very strong urge to craft......so that is exactly what I did.
I started with preparing a few card fronts ready for decoration and then went on to cutting card blanks which were desperately needed.
I was able to condense the white and cream cardstock enough to be able to fetch more stuff from upstairs which was waiting for space in the cupboards down here so I have spent pretty much all day in my workroom.......happy day!!!
Is it me or have the nights gone a tad chilly? The heater has had to be switched on in this backroom tonight as my poor toes were freezing. I'm not complaining.......I like me a bit of chilliness. I function better and sleep better when I am not all hot and bothered.
The housework must be done in the morning and then I may spend a couple of hours pricing up some more car boot stuff as we will be doing one a week on Sunday.
Well I had best go and clear up the last few pots from tea and put the kettle on for a well deserved cuppa.
See ya later.
Sheila-x-

Messy Day!!!

This card has been made using a free image from Dover.
I just love the colours and the touch of glitter really compliments the picture in my humble opinion....lol!!!
Background papers are from The Clipart Fairy.

Today has been quite a messy, disorganised kind of day.
Ruby was dropped off at eight this morning and then picked up again at eleven to go for her developement assessment. After that everything was a bit off kilter with her being late for her nap which she has to have or she is a little minx so her lunch was late which meant we had to have a later evening meal than normal...grrrr I don't like my day messed up.
Everything is calm now as she has gone off home to bed and I am just giving myself a few minutes to sit and have a cold drink and catch my breath before I start work on a card order. Then I have four days to catch up on the housework which I hope to get all done tomorrow so that I can spend the other three days crafting....yay!!!
Bye for now.
Sheila-x-

Huge Flower!!!

This card is six by six so you can tell how big the stamp (Stampendous) is.
It has been stamped with Versafine onto one of my inky backgrounds.
I'm just having five minutes while the Doodle Bird is having a pre lunch nap. She's been a little angel this morning. I think the terrible two's are behind us now as we have had no tantrums for some time.
If the weather holds out we shall be out in the garden this afternoon....if not we will be making matching games. I've printed off some cards from Activity Village and laminated them so hopefully Ruby will have fun with those.
A bit of cooking to be done and then tonight I shall be crafting as I have persuaded Mr Manic to save the last episode of Foyle's War for Sunday night.
Does anyone know of any other series similar to Foyle's War? I have really enjoyed it even though it's not my usual type of viewing.
Right......I'm off to make the most of my hour of peace.
Thanks for your visit.
Sheila-x-

Inky Butterfly!!!

A butterfly collage (Papermania) stamped onto two inky backgrounds. I couldn't begin to tell you which inks and sprays I used. They were the results of a mad late night inky session in the kitchen a few weeks ago where I made a huge stack of backies from some watercolour paper I found in my stash.
The butterfly has been cut out and mounted over the background and then glazed with Glossy Accents with a little glitter sprinkled into it.
The flourish is from a set of stamps by Viva.

I am slightly traumatised by the mess Miss Doodle has made today. She makes a mess any day of the week but today was mega mess day. As part of her toilet training she gets a sticker for performing and for every seven stickers she gets a treat. Today she chose a glittered cowboy hat for her dressing up box which she decided to chew and scrape at with her teeth......which made me feel sick anyway but gawd you should have seen how far the glitter spread. She was covered, the sofa was covered...I even had it in my tea.
I had to take her out onto the back yard and hose her legs off it was so bad before I could get her ready for being picked up. The carpets have been hoovered three times and I still see pink glitter winking at me. The blame is squarely on DD's shoulders as she bought the damn thing...I'm off to give her a beating......lol!!!

I should get some crafty time in tonight and tomorrow Ruby will be out with daddy so once the house jobs are done I shall be in the back room stamping....joy!!!
Bye for now.
Sheila-x-

Cards At Last!!!

This is a card I made just before I started moving downstairs.
The image is from The Wax Fruit Company and is printed onto two different papers. The small flower has been coloured with Promarkers.
A few gems added for a bit of sparkle and a large stamped sentiment by Woodware.
I am loving being back downstairs. My mojo is definitely at it's best down here. I made six cards yesterday and the same today so I am in seventh heaven.
Boring bit now though.....I have to go and do inserts and packing as it's fill up day at the shop tomorrow.
The gorgeous Ruby will be here in the morning and I bet she is going to have a field day in the back room but I shall be keeping a close eye on her after she ruined twenty one quids worth of ink pads last Wednesday.....the little munky.
Best go and get on then.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-