Lovely Day!!!

Here is the card I started last night. The needs 'just a little something' was the ribbon which I knew I had but couldn't get at because there was junk in front of the drawers where it's kept. It hasn't scanned very well and is a lot softer looking in real life. I wouldn't dare tell you how long I have hoarded the paper I used on it. I have had it for years and never wanted to cut it....lol!!!

It's been a really lovely day today. Caught up with a couple of ladies in the class this morning. Not seen them for a few weeks so that was nice. Then this afternoon I got chance to do a bit of tidying up after which I got let out to go and explore a little bit more of Ashby town. I picked up another pair of mock Crocs for four quid so I now have my psychadelic pink ones, bright orange....which I won't wear outside the house...lol!!! DD picked me up some black ones yesterday and I got navy today. The lady at the shop is going to save me khaki and red when they come in in my size and also see if she can get brown for me. I love my mock Crocs.......can you tell?

After work I nipped to our local Tesco which has been extended and now sells everything but the kitchen sink. I don't go supermarket shopping very often so when I do go I really enjoy it. I came back with all sorts of stuff and lots of BOGOF's on toiletries so I now all bathed and pampered.....lol!!!

I'm going to stay up for a bit and maybe make some more cards but first I am going to have a go at making myself a watermark in GIMP. I don't know if you can but you never know until you try.

Bye for now
Sheila-x-

Sale Lists Now E-Mailed!!!

I set myself a challenge this morning to make cards only from stuff that was on my desk......just to save me having to put it away....lol!!!
So I have made 20 odd cards.....can you believe that?
Made two or three of this little card, still using my Creative Imaginations paper and Elusive Images stamps, still using the Gamsol Technique and sneaking in a few peeloffs that need using up.
Going back to the Gamsol Technique.......I don't think that I am technically correct in calling it that as I use neither Gamsol nor Prismacolour pencils. I use Boldmere Low Odour Thinners and either my WH.Smith pencils or a set of Faber Castell Junior Grip Colour pencils.....which by the way are waaaaaaay too good for kids to use....lol!!! The only bit that I got right is using the blending stumps. Still I seem to get pretty good results with the things I use but I think in future I will just call it the Pencil Blending Technique.
The first lists of sale stuff have gone out to all who requested them. There will be more I can promise you.
So I have had a fabulous weekend. I am loving not having to go to work on Saturday and Sunday but that was completely ruined tonight when we got a phone call that shattered all our dreams. Hubby had decided to go ahead with his application for the job in New Zealand, had a meeting and a phone interview which left us very excited and hopeful but unfortunately the phone call was to tell us that he didn't get the job. I was totally gutted, had a good old bawl but now onward and upward as they say. My plans now are to decorate the house from top to bottom and turn the attic room that DS will be vacating shortly into a fabulous studio for my crafting. I am going to get to grips with my digi camera and take before (once his junk is all gone) and after pics. I think our plans will now be to stay where we are until hubby retires in about 11 years and the mortgage is paid and then think what we want to do.
Aww well hope you all had a good weekend.
Night night
Sheila-x-

DCM-Most Distressing!!!-Card No 2

I love the DCM dare so much this week that I have done a second card.........and there may be more to follow.......lol!!!
Using the same papers as my first card and a stamp from a flower set by Elusive Images. I've had the stamps for ages and this is the first time I've used them. I think this is my favourite image from the whole sheet.
Again I covered the front of the card with the green and then added a torn red overlay. The image was stamped in black StazOn once on the green paper and once on the red.
I cut out the red poppies and glued them on top of the image stamped on green and then coloured the rest of the image using pencils and Gamsol. The centres of the flowers are glittered with black Stickles. Dragonfly from the same stamp set is stamped and coloured.
The black layer of card has been scraped down the edges with a pair of scissors.
Thanks for looking.
Sheila-x-

DCM-Most Distressing!!!

Ha Ha.........no not bad news.........it's this weeks dare over at DCM. We can rip, scrape sand and generally be quite cruel to our card and paper this week. I don't know about distressing but I found it quite de-stressing making this card.
I started off with some paper from Creative Imaginations and covered the front of the card then ripped off a piece of the red to cover the bottom half and used steel wool to distress the edges. The scrolly thing was cut from another piece of paper and glued over the two layers. Heart was as it is but I glued it to chipboard before cutting it out and added some gold pen spots. Also outlined the scrolly thing with gold pen. Flower made up of Prima hydrangea petals that have been soaked in metallic ink.
Thoroughly enjoyed this dare.....ta very much!!!

A Couple Of Catch Ups!!!

Here are a couple of cards I have done to catch up with some challenges.

The orange and pink one is for the DCM Spicy dare and I have used paper from DCWV. The stamped image is by Funstamps and is stamped once onto light cream card using black StazOn and then onto a piece of the paper. The flower has been cut out and glued over the cream layer. Background stamp is Iron Orchid Designs by Prima. Greeting is Melissa Frances. Flower centre and background stamp have been embellished with black Stickles.

Card no 2 is for Wendy's 'On Your Special Day' challenge at TandaStamps last week...........sorry for being so late Wendy.
Paper is Making Memories and swirl stamp is Fancy Pants.

Still can't share anything 'weirdly exciting'.....or not as the case may be. I won't have any news either way until at least the end of next week unfortunately. Just need everyone to keep everything crossable crossed.......fingers, toes, eyes....anything will do.....lol!!!

Been a tad naughty today and have treated myself to a few new things. I shouldn't really be spending any money at all but thought it would be terribly rude to pass up on the bargainous 6x6 K & Co books at £1.99 each. A few other things fell in my bag too......a couple of stamps and three packs of embossing pens.......oooop's!!!

Everybody here is lurgified except me.......and touch wood I don't catch any of it. Poor DH and DD have got colds and DS has got either a stomach bug or food poisoning. Even the dog has seemed a bit subdued today so he must be feeling off it too.

To everyone waiting for an e mail regarding my excess stuff for sale.........list is nearly ready and I will try and send it out over the weekend.

Bye for now
Sheila-x-