Note Cards In A Holder!!!

One of my favourite card and project makers is Laurie at Just Give Me Stamps and recently she posted a beautiful project of a note card holder which I fell in love with and needed to have a go at.
Here are the results............................ I have used a variety of Basic Grey papers for the backgrounds and a set of clear stamps by Penny Black for the images.

There are five cards and envelopes in the folder.

I was really pleased with how it turned out thanks to Laurie's excellent instructions.

If you pay a visit I would make sure you have tea and biscuits to hand as you will be there for a while.

Well I have had a lovely day today.

My cold is just about gone and I have spent all day up in my room apart from an hour or so this morning when I made a chocolate fudge cake for tea. You may be thinking whoa........bad thing for a diabetic to be making but I have been trying out a half sugar/half sweetener concoction and it's not too bad. Obviously I still have to watch how much of it I eat but at least I can try a tiny slice which is better than nothing.

Off to watch Dancing On Ice now.......my fave part of the week.

Thanks for dropping by.

Sheila-x-

Black, White and Red!!!

I was going to post this last night but was slightly wiped out by this flippin' cold and fell asleep.
It's on it's way out now though so with a bit of luck next week should see me pretty well nearly back to normal.......or as normal as can be for me.......lol!!!
Today I am posting a project I made last week. A box and matching cards made with Papermania papers and stamps.
I love how it turned out in the black and white with red accents.

It's proper misty and miserable here in Staffordshire today so I am making a lovely warming casserole for our evening meal and while that is simmering away I have been baking to fill up the cake tins for lunch boxes etc.
This afternoon I am hoping to escape upstairs and do some crafting.

Hope you have a nice day too.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

Fantastic News...and Cards!!!

I have had the all clear from the hospital. Both my heart and kidneys are fine and the fluid from around my lungs has cleared of it's own accord......so no nasty poking with needles.....thank goodness.
The doctor was still not sure why I had been so poorly. I would have liked to have known what caused it but there were no clues in any of the scans or xrays.
Just need to get rid of this horrible cold and then I shall be firing on all cylinders.....whoooopeeee!!! Onto the cards then.
These two cards were made with some freebies from a magazine. I think the images are just gorgeous as they have a coating on them that looks like clear embossing.

The papers are from the magazine too. I can't remember buying it so it must be one DD got for me. I very rarely buy papercraft magazines now except for Craft Stamper because I have a bit of a thing at the moment for homemaking publications.

I'm treating myself to a couple of hours browsing the net now so I'll say goodnight.
Thanks for your visit..........oooh and thank you so much for the handcream recommendations which I will be trying as soon as someone can get to the shops for me tomorrow.
Sheila-x-

Busy Week!!!

Well I don't seem to have had five minutes this week it's been such a busy week.
Had to change my workdays to fit in a hospital appointment later today and I really missed having Monday at home.
Tuesday I was at work all day and then straight out after to Derby to spend the evening with the very gorgeous Ruby Doodle. DS cooked me a fabulous tea and we had a lovely few hours just chatting and relaxing.
Yesterday I came down with a rotten cold. Normally I don't catch colds and it must be five years or more since I had one this bad.
There are projects waiting to be photographed which I am going to try and get done before I go to the hospital and I will hopefully post something tonight.
I am getting back into the swing of things slowly and hopefully if I get good news about my scans today it will lift away the last of the black cloud that has been hanging over me for a few weeks now and I can get back to normal.

Can anyone recommend a really good non greasy hand cream?
I don't know if it's the water tablets I am taking but my hands are so dry and sore at the moment and nothing I use is relieving them. It's making working with ribbons and suchlike very difficult so I would appreciate any recommendations. So far I have tried E45 cream, Sanctuary and Soap and Glory. My hands smell gorgeous but they are as rough as sandpaper.

Right I shall go and get a few jobs done before I get showered and changed.
Catch you later.
Sheila-x-

Owl's About This!!!

Sorry this pic is so bad. It's pretty gloomy up in my workroom at the moment and I'm having trouble taking photos.
This is just a little set I made using some Papermania stamps and Sizzix diecuts.
Both cards use the same flourish but I removed one of the arms on the one used on the birthday card to make it more like a branch.
The box is a little Origami box and the lid has been stamped with one of the images from the set.

I've had quite a productive day today for a change and can actually see most of the floor of my workroom now............it's been a long time ......lol!!! I have also made one and a half cards which in my present mojoless mood is not bad going.

I'll be at work the next three days. Usually Monday is my day off but I have a hospital appointment on Thursday so have swapped my day.
Tuesday evening I shall be spending with Ruby Doodle......can't wait.

Deb and I will be busy moving the shop around tomorrow if everything went to plan and she managed to get out to collect the new stands we are having. She may not have done because we had quite a bit of snow here last night.

Anyway.........I am off for a cuppa.

Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-