A Couple More!!!

 Papers-MME. Diecuts-Quickutz and Spellbinders. Stamp-free with Craft Stamper.

Paper-First Edition. Diecuts Sizzix, Quickutz and Marianne.

Leaf punch-Martha Stewart.

A couple more of the cards I made for DDIL's office.

They were delivered to the lady who has organised them today. She was thrilled with all of them and will be ordering again so I am very chuffed about that.

Had a bit of a challenging day with the Doodle Bird yesterday. My word she had a temper on her. Today has been completely different and we have had a lovely day. In fact she was so good I took her up to my craft room to make cards for mummy and daddy. She loves my room and was so excited to spend an hour up there.....I on the other hand was nearly hairless by the time we came down. I had tried to Rubyproof last night but there is always something that slips under the radar.....a craft knife and a pokey tool. Eeeeeh me blood ran cold when I saw her holding them.

There is quite a love for bling and mummy's card ended up with a whole packet of gemstone hearts on it plus a few stars and flowers. I wish had taken a picture of it. Daddy's card was covered in small coloured dome stickers which finished off my stash of those. I just hope I remember where they went and don't drive myself mad looking for them. I think we need to put together a Ruby craft box and keep it downstairs.

Well Mr Manic is watching something disgustingly medical on tv so I am going to settle down and do some printing in here to avoid seeing anything revolting.

Bye for now.

Sheila-x-  

Back Again!!!

Papers, diecuts and flowers from Happy Days by Papermania

 Papers from First Edition. Flower Tim Holtz diecuts.

I'm gobsmacked to say the least........not only have I done everything I wanted to do today but more besides. It was quite a relaxing day too so that was a bonus......although my feet were killing me by the time I had done.
Still I am back with cards from the selection I have done for DDIL's office. They are all for people graduating from a course and they all have personal messages printed inside.
Ten cards and in those ten there were two Brenda's and three Julie's.

I've started on a project too for the lounge. The mirror I had in there was a huge square brown leather one which I loved but found to be a bit overpowering with the new colour scheme. Needless to say it is no longer brown leather. I'll post a pic as soon as it's finished.
Well I'm going to have an hour or so chilling out now that everyone is at work or in bed.
Bye for now
Sheila-x-

Shaping Up!!!

I am loving how my new look lounge is shaping up. Red has always been one of my favourite colours but lately it was feeling a bit oppressive on the walls and also it was looking a bit shabby. As you know my original plan for just a coat of cream everywhere went a little awry when I spotted the Electric Teal so it has ended up as a rather larger job than it was. It is so worth it though as it is now looking very bright and smart. It may take another week or so to finish it completely as Miss Doodle will be here for three days from tomorrow and I am not sure that decorating and Ruby are a very good mix.
Today I have to cook and then get tidied up ready for the start of the new week by removing all the paint pots etc well out of Ruby's reach and I may snatch an hour or so upstairs to take some pics of cards so that I can post something crafty for a change.
It looks like the sun is out this morning so I might manage to get some washing dried on the line.
Hope you get some sunshine too.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

I Would Love.......!!!

.......a day with nothing urgent to do. No conflict of conscience where I am doing one thing but think I should really be doing one of the other thousand and one things on my to do list.
I took a day off from the decorating yesterday (and I am not even going to start on that saga) as I have orders in for sixty handmade cards at the moment. Luckily fifty of them are wedding thank you cards and so are all the same but the other ten are for DDIL's office they all have to be completely different and personalised along with a printed insert. I managed nine so one to go later today when I have done some more painting.
I'm really missing my little Doodle Bird and can't wait for a cuddle on Monday morning. The house is so quiet without her chattering and singing although I have to say that it is a lot tidier....lol!!!
Hopefully I should get on quite well today as Mr Manic is back at work and out from under my feet.
Right....best go and shift the sofa so I can get at this wall and get rid of the last of the red.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

Up With The Lark!!!

Well I am certainly up and raring to go this morning.
I decided that while Miss Doodle was away on her holidays that I would give our lounge a lick of paint to cover up all the fingermarks and wall art. At first this was literally just going to be a going over with the same colours already there which are cream with accents of deep red........and then I fell in love with Electric Teal from the Wilko paint range. Oh I am so glad I did but it has caused me a tad more work than anticipated. The pine fire surround is now painted off white and the wall inside it is now hammered silver. It looks fabulous.
Today I have to turn a dark red wall into a cream wall, give the fireplace another coat of paint and repaint the existing cream walls all while supervising DD who has offered to cook Sunday lunch...something she has never done in all her 32 years. It will be interesting......lol!!!
Tomorrow I am off to spend the day with Deb at Monks Den Crafts. She has very kindly asked me to demonstrate for her at the end of this month so I will be going to suss out what stuff she would like me to use. I am so looking forward to it.
Right......to the paint roller I go.
Thanks for your visit.
Sheila-x-