Cracking On!!!

Despite not being too well for the last few days I find I do have trouble sitting still and doing nothing. I am the worst patient ever.
So I have been pottering and adding to the stash of sympathy cards for the shop. I struggle to make sympathy cards suitable to send to men so I am rather pleased with this one.
This is an inked background from my backgrounds box stamped with a branch image from a set of stamps by Inkadinkado. The inchie images are also Inkadinkado and the sentiment is Hot Off The Press.

The lounge carpet is clean......yay!!! Just the kitchen and back room to do now. They will have to wait for the moment.
Miss Doodle is coming over for a couple of hours tomorrow while her Mummy and Daddy go shopping for their outfits for a wedding they are going to next weekend. I'm actually on holiday this week but I couldn't resist the chance of some time with my little angel.

The rest of today is booked up with Dancing On Ice and Law & Order so I don't expect I shall get back upstairs before tomorrow evening now........and boy have I got some tidying to do before I can make anything else.

Catch you later
Sheila-x-

Tales From The Sick House!!!

Gor blimey.......we are dropping like flies around here at the moment. Even the dog hasn't been very well.....albeit just a touch of garbage guts....again. Mr Manic and DD have caught my cold so I am in bad books.
I must say this cold has knocked me for six and I would very much like for it to go away now and not come back....thank you.
However I feel tomorrow the carpets have to be done as if they're not it will be a fortnight before I will have the chance again and I am just at the point of threatening to rip them up and burn them now so what I would be like in two weeks I just dread to think.
Anyway can't get off to sleep so I am going to haul my sorry carcass to the sofa and read for a while.
Thanks for dropping by my sick bed.....who ate all the grapes?.....lol!!!
Sheila-x-

Oh Woe Is Me!!!

My darling grandaughter has very kindly passed her cold onto me and I feel foul. Sitting here reeking of Olbas Oil and with a tissue permanently clamped to my nose. Hope I am not too bad to do the carpets tomorrow as I have set my heart on getting the job done.....mind you it would mean an unplanned craft day which wouldn't be too unwelcome......lol!!!
DD has just taken delivery of the new season of Law & Order SVU so I think we might have a little session before bedtime.
Bye for now and thanks for visiting.
Sheila-x-

Ball Games!!!

I thought I'd post some recent pics of Miss Doodle tonight......seeing as how I haven't made anything today.

This was taken at the play centre yesterday. She just loved the ball pool.

Just checking to make sure Grandma is OK. She looks for all the world like she's having a natter over the garden fence doesn't she?
Oh she is just too cute for words.

I've not made anything today as I have spent the day organising files and folders on my upstairs computer. A job that really needed doing. Then tonight I have watched a film with DD. We like to make the most of evenings together with her working permanent night shifts.

Well I am off to bed as Miss Doodle will be here in the morning and we are off out to the play centre and then the garden centre for lunch.

Thanks for dropping in.
Sheila-x-

Playing Away!!!

Another black and cream card today with a different design on a 5X7 card this time.

The flourish stamp I have used for the background is one of two from a set that cost an incredible £3.99. They are by the company that makes the Viva paints etc. They stamp beautifully with very little pressure and the backgrounds measure approximately 5x3 inches......I forgot to measure them exactly so this is give or take an eighth of an inch or so. Brilliant value for money.

The tulip is from Delta/Rubber Stampede.

All stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

Today I have discovered my inner child at a local play centre. We took Ruby along for a change of scenery. What a fabulous place it was. Ball pools, things to climb on, slide down, crawl through and lovely jingly jangly music going on in the little group upstairs which had Ruby dancing and smiling. It was fabulous and we will definitely be going back.

The last couple of days have been quite hectic so tomorrow will be a chill out day with no major jobs planned because Friday I am going to tackle the carpets downstairs. They are filthy and desperately need cleaning. Mr Manic will be here to take the dog out of the way for a while so it will be the perfect day. Does it sound like I am having to talk myself into it?.......lol!!! Actually it will be perfect as I don't have Ruby next week so there will be plenty of time for them to dry thoroughly.

For now I am off upstairs for a while to make a start on some more cards before settling down with DD to watch a film and have a snuggle.

Thanks for your visit today.

Sheila-x-