WOYWW

Do you know what....I am seriously loosing the plot. I completely forgot it was Wednesday today. My Son has gone back to school today, so I am officially in Monday mode!!!! Hence no picture to show you today, but my desk is just covered with the rubbish (scraps!) left over from the baby card in my last post. So not much to report today, apart from the fact that I am back at the doctors again today to see if there has been any improvement. I wish I could say that there has been, but I don't feel much better despite the double load of antibiotics...anyway, we will see what he says later. Have a great WOYWW day everyone. If you don't have a clue what I am chuntering on  about check out Julia's blog at Stamping Ground...all will become clear.

Challenge Card

I have decided to enter the challenge this week over at Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog. This week there is a sketch to work from. This is only the second time I have been brave enough to enter a challenge. My first ever was on this blog to and I was honoured to receive a top 3 place, I was chuffed to bits. Well I haven't felt up to crafting much lately, but I really want to get back to it, so I thought I would have a go this week. I haven't worked from a sketch before, and found it a quite interesting experience.

This is what I have come up with. I have been asked to make a card for a soon to be new arrival, so I thought I could perhaps combine the two. The papers are from some 6"x6" Papercraft4u pads that I have had for ages. The stamp is an Anita's stamp, again had it for ages and ages. It is stamped twice and decoupaged. I carefully cut slits where the ribbon design was so I could actually thread some proper ribbon through. The edges of the frame shape were coloured with a chalk ink pad for shadow effect.

Hope to like it....

Blog Award!!

Oh My..what a lovely thing to do. Thank you Chrissie for giving me this award.

I would just like to thank.....oh no hang on a minute...not that kind of award! Please pop over to Chrissie's blog and check out the wonderful cards she makes. She has a very simple and understated style which always results in a very stylish and sophisticated finished card. I always look forward to seeing her next post. 

The terms of the award are that  I should tell three things I like about myself and pass the award on to seven others. Both of these conditions are quite hard for me. I tend to be very critical of myself so...here goes..

1) I like (love) the fact that I have been able to develop a very close relationship with both my children, now teenagers. We don't argue and I am so proud of them both and they know I am there for them both..no matter what.

2) I like that I am able to bring a smile to a loved ones face with a hand made card or gift.

3) I like that I am finally starting to feel better!!

Well that was a struggle:-

Now for the seven blogs I want to give this award to-

1. Spyder - Thanks Lynn for the help you gave me when I first began blogging.

2. Penny- Always follow Penny's blog for her wonderful ideas and free files.

3. Jennybean - For choosing me as one of her design team, and her fantastic files.

4. Ikki- Very informative blog, especially for cuttlebug ideas.

5. Julia - For her WOYWW blog and for welcoming me into the fold.

6. Summer - For her fantasic free digikits.

7.Valita - For brilliant ideas on her blog

Well there you go I did it...yeh me!

What A Relief!!!!!!!!!

My beautiful Jenny has just got her results. She got the grades she needed to get into Southampton Uni...and has had her place confirmed!!!
Wheew....normal life can resume....

update

Just to let anyone who may have missed me at WOYWW this week know, I haven't deserted you all, just not well enough to join in. Following my recent tummy bug that knocked me for six, I now have pleurisy. I have no idea how or why, but there you are, so once again I am on strict rest.
Hope to be back with you all again soon.