DCM-Just A Quick One

DCM have a fabulous dare this week on making quick cards.......and you have to admit to how long they took. I was quite pleased that these two cards took less than half an hour to produce from bits that were lying on my desk from a previous session.
Admitedly the square card is a copy of one I have made before so it didn't take much thinking about but it used up the last bits of that paper which was great.
The second card used up a couple of scraps and I just had to do the stamped image and colour it. I also covered a chipboard shape to put the greeting on using DST instead of my normal Mod Podge.
Thanks for a great dare I will be using this idea when I need to make loads of cards.

Once I had finished my cardmaking session this morning I had to start a bit of packing ready for moving upstairs. I am finding that packing is vastly different to just having a good clean tidy so there is all sorts of rubbish that will be making it's way to the tip and the bonfire this weekend...........in fact there is so much that I might find myself a bit lost in my new big room........lol!!!

Anyway.......back to the sorting.
Bye for now
Sheila-x-

A Touch Of The Gremlins!!!

Well I must say today has been fun.............not!!!
It has been the sort of day when I should have turned over, gone back to sleep and just let the world get on with itself.......lol!!!
First thing this morning the kettle wouldn't work......big disaster as anyone who knows me knows that I am not human until I have had my cuppa in the morning. Tea to me is like petrol to a car.........I don't go without it. Anyway hubby did manage to get it going in fits and starts and we did eventually get our brew.
9am to 4pm wasn't too bad although I was held up at the shop which meant we hit the traffic coming home so got in quite a bit later than normal.
Went up for a bath and discovered that the loo doesn't want to flush properly. It was fine this morning. So hubby has had to fix that.....accompanied by much cussing and swearing as plumbing along with most DIY jobs just isn't his 'thing'.
Got that sorted and was just settling down to sort out my stuff for the classes tomorrow when DS came in and said that the tumble drier was making a funny noise. It didn't sound very healthy so I think that is on it's way out. I could do without having to replace that just now.
Things haven't got any better since. The stamp I needed to make up a sample for the class wasn't where it should be and it took a good half hour and shifting of much stuff to find it. Then I inked up the stamp and pressed it down on the card and something cracked in my hand and sent a pain up my arm which nearly sent me through the roof. Gawd knows what I have done but it's throbbing like BillyO. Everything moves OK and it's not swelling up or anything but it bloomin' well hurts.
I think I am going to get off to bed before anything else happens......I daren't even touch my new toy but I had a go with the shop DreamKuts today and so far I love it. Just hope that tomorrow isn't quite as bad.
Hope you've all had a better day.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

Long Slow Sunday!!!

Oooooh it's been a long day today. Firstly I didn't get to do much in the way of work because I was busy being the resident DG (domestic goddess) cooking, cleaning and washing. Then this evening I thought I had better spend some time with hubby as it was Father's Day and he hadn't seen an awful lot of his offspring all day. DD was in bed as she is on nights and DS was off out somewhere. So I spent a couple of hours watching Memphis Belle for the 100th time. It's one of hubby's favourite films and although I pretend to complain....I don't mind it really......what's to complain about with all those gorgeous guys in uniform for eye candy...lol!!!


Secondly I wanted today to go quick cos I am dying to get to work in the morning.....yes I know I am sad but I have my DreamCuts waiting for me as the delivery didn't arrive until Friday when I am not there. I wanted this when I first got my BIA and I can't wait to play with it.


So the card I have posted tonight is one that should have been posted for one of the DCM challenges using textiles and I never got round to doing it. Very simple in my favourite black and white. The flowers are cut from sparkly felt and layered using a brad. I couldn't even tell you the name of the papers used as they are from a book of assorted black and white papers from a lady who used to go round craft shops selling them out of the back of a van. I think they used to have them on Create & Craft but as I don't watch it.....I couldn't swear to it.

Well I am off. I might have a quick shufty round a couple of blogs but then I must get to bed. I've been rather late the last couple of nights so need to catch an extra hour if I can.
Nighty night.
Sheila-x-

Lazy Daisy Saturday!!!

For some unknown reason I woke up this morning and just couldn't face making any cards......even though I want to get all my class stuff sorted for next week. My main problem at the moment is that I have stuff everywhere, all over the house waiting to move up to my new room and there is stuff I thought I wouldn't use in amongst it somewhere which I needed and just couldn't be bothered to go and find.
So...........I was baaaaaad and took the day off and I don't care.........cos look what I made instead............................
Thanks to these fab instructions HERE I now have some fantastic storage for my clear stamp sets.........or a few of them anyway. ETA-I have sorted the link but you will need to scroll down and look for the 'Start to Finish Chipboard Purse'.......it is well worth it.
Some time ago Deb gave me a gift of a set of all the Basic Grey Periphery papers and I love them sooooo much that I didn't want to use them on something I would be giving away or selling.........so what better way to use them then on something that would be useful and meant that I would get to look at them every day.
I didn't add the ribbon handles as I thought they would end up getting tangled so I just made the basic purse and dug my gold gilding wax out of the back of the cupboard to finish off the edges. They look so posh and I can't wait to get my units sorted out upstairs so that I can display them properly. Just need to make a few more for my other sets and then I think I may make a few for storing paper pads. I'm chuffed to bits with them.


For several reasons I have decided to give up my place on the TandaStamps Design Team and Challenge Blog. I need to get ahead with my design work for Monks Den for both regular and Christmas classes as we are getting very busy now and people do keep mentioning the 'C' word.
Alex tells me that I will still be an honorary member...........lol.........it made me feel like the Granny of All Stampers when he said that.
I know Alex has someone lined up for the challenges so they will carry on with Wendy and the new person.

Well I am going to go and try to get some sleep. I tried already once but couldn't get comfortable as I have the most awful pain in my shoulder.......probably been lifting too many cups of tea.......lol!!!

See ya soon

Sheila-x-

Thank Gawd It's Thursday!!!

After having worked last Saturday and broken up my three day weekend I am sooo ready for my three days off. Having said that I will be working all weekend on samples for classes next week. I think I have four classes booked but there is one booked for the week after which I would like to be well prepared for so I shall be getting that sorted this weekend too.

I made a start tonight with the card up yonder. One of my favourite techniques of using Perfect Pearls over clear embossing and then reheating. The stamps used are from Elusive Images.

Smudge is coming along nicely. The major wound on his rear end has been checked by the vet today and he will have his staples out on Wednesday next week. While we are petting him though we keep finding puncture wounds that are scabbing (horrible word that) over........it's a wonder the poor little mite isn't leaking like a sieve.

Well it's just about midnight and I bet you will never guess what is next on my jobs list...........flippin' ironing......how mad am I?
I seem to have accumulated three baskets full somehow which is a bit unusual but I don't want to leave it for DD to do on her week off next week. She will just have finished a nine night stretch and usually after that she doesn't even start to feel human until halfway through her rest week so it's a bit unfair to leave her three baskets of ironing to tackle.
Can't even have any music on to help the job along as hubby has the most sensitive hearing of anyone I have ever known and it will only disturb him.
Oh well best go and get started.

Bye for now
Sheila-x-