Special Delivery!!!

Card number two done with the set of stamps by Papermania and a slightly better picture this time.
Papers are gcd Studios again. They were just perfect to go with the image and to give a summery, shabby chic feel to the project.
The stamps are only £3.99 a set which I think is not a bad bargain if you like cutesy images.

I'm in a bit of a tizz at the moment and am considering giving up blogging. I don't seem to be getting enough time to craft for me so am not really producing the sort of thing I became known for at the beginning. I think the blog has become a bit boring so I think I'll quit while I'm ahead. I'll miss it I expect but never mind.
I'll leave it up for a few weeks and then remove it if I decide that I am giving up altogether.

I'm very grateful for the support I have had from so many people.....my followers and friends I have made both online and through the shop.

Thanks
Sheila-x-

Funky Owl!!!

Mmmm.....not my usual thing but I quite enjoyed making this paper pieced card today. Sorry the pic isn't too good but the light in my room in the early evening is rubbish and I just hadn't the energy to troll down two flights of stairs to take it outside.
The stamps are Papermania and the paper is gcd Studios.
The branch is hand drawn onto brown card and the leaves are the wings from the owl I stamped onto the green striped paper for his tummy.
The only embellishment is a small gem in the centre of the flower.
I started another one with this stamp set but didn't get chance to finish it before home time so that will get finished on Thursday.

Tomorrow we are off to see DS at lunch time as it is his birthday.....and of course that means we get to see Ruby too....more kisses and cuddles.....oooooh luvvly!!!

Feeling a bit like a wrung out dishrag now with this heat and the tail end of a migrain so I am going to schlomp on the sofa and read for a bit.

Night night.
Sheila-x-

Beautiful!!!

This little face just begs to be covered in kisses doesn't it?
We had such a lovely time with Ruby staying over for the night on Saturday. She slept her usual twelve hours so obviously being away from home doesn't faze her one bit.
The t shirt she is wearing was bought especially by DDIL for her to wear on Sunday and says Lots of kisses and big hugs for Grandpa. Hubby was thrilled to bits over it.

Today has not been so good. I have felt pretty poorly all day although I couldn't tell you why. I think maybe it has been the heat.
Felt quite a bit better after I had a lie down by the open window and I did fall asleep for a while. Now I feel totally fine and am in the middle of having my head chemically enhanced......lol!!!

As you can imagine there hasn't been much crafting going on with the Princess in residence but I have managed some time for it today just going through my obscene pile of Christmas papers and making up card fronts ready to decorate.
I also got out my sewing machine and gave it a wipe down and a bit of a test run as I am thinking of making some things with another obscene pile.....of felt......and a less obscene pile.....of fabric.
I can't remember if it was last year or the year before but I bought some lovely fleecy throws from Ikea for the most ridiculously cheap price and I want to make Ruby a Christmas stocking in the blue and cream.

While DDIL and I were washing up after lunch yesterday we were discussing the colour scheme for the wedding. Ivory and black with a splash of red.....gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I am so glad it's not pastel colours.

Oooh best go.......I'm cooked according to the resident hairdresser.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

Vintage Floral!!!

I got to the point yesterday where I had to stop trying to design stuff for classes and make something just because I wanted to.

So this is a really old Penny Black stamp which a good friend gave me and it's stamped onto a Tim Holtz diecut background then coloured with ProMarker pens.

Background paper is K & Co and I have used a Making Memories ink cube called Espresso to colour the edges of the paper, the diecut and add a bit of colour to the roses.

Back to doing stuff I 'have to' today until HRH Princess Ruby arrives to stay for the night.

OK...........computer is driving me mad now..........on a go slow. It's taken over half an hour to type to type this short post so I am off and may be back later.

Thanks for dropping by.

Sheila-x-

Domestic Drudgery!!!

Domestic drudgery indeed.....lol!!!
I've quite enjoyed myself today catching up with all the household chores that got neglected at the weekend.
I've had all the washing out on the line flapping in the sunshine and Manic Towers is looking pretty tidy for a change.
I am in bad books with the other residents though as I haven't done any baking. Still you can't please everybody can you?

Can't show any project pics at the moment because most of what I am working on is for a Christmas workshop next month and the one thing I have ready that isn't Christmas themed is for this months all day workshop so I'm not showing that until the workshop is done.

Today I took delivery of a Martha Stewart scoring board and have to say that I am pretty impressed so far and I love the fact that it has an envelope scorer and instructions to make A2 envelopes. I love the A2 size of card rather than our C6.
It was ordered from Joanna Sheen's website on Monday only £17-99 with free postage.

Hubby has been for an interview today and hopes to hear Friday if he got the job. Keep your fingers crossed for him please. Much as I love him and like having him around I am ready for him to have something to occupy himself a bit more as he does have a tendency to sit watching tv more than is good for him. Plus I really would like to have a bit of time in the house on my own. I get on with stuff so much better when I have the house to myself.

Anyway I am going to tootle off and have a cuppa before I whack the old plates up on the sofa for a bit of a read. I have two books on the go at the minute and don't know which one to choose though.

Nighty night
Sheila-x-