Bah Humbug

I've had enough now my Card Tally is now 80 and I think I deserve a rest, so I'm scrapbooking today. I've used up some BG from last year and some gold card. The first is my Di Hickman Sketch Nov#3, on her blog there are some great examples. Has you can see I used swirls with a scrap of BG.
The next card I used my cricut to cut out the the letters and the holly, loads of inking and used gold paper to highlight it all.
Yesterday I convince DH I needed some essentials like glue and we popped up to craft & co their brick & mortar shop closes on 15 December which is a shame cos its five minutes away and handy if you run out of something like glue (thats what I told DH). They plan to do crops and demo days nearby and bring the shop with them. But I did manage to top up my white bazzill, chalk pads and several BG figgy pudding slipped in too, oh and I brought glue.

Brain Training

Yep I think I need Brain Training, I have found the Christmas Cards I made couple of months ago so with the ones I did yesterday my total is now 68. Thank Goodness for that, I tried quick and easy, I thought using the die cuts would speed things along, yeah right. First of all these quickutz snowflakes are in parts, and the tiny little holes need to be popped out but once that was done I used a Di Hickman sketch from October and assembly was really quick.
DS wants a tropical fish tank but he doesn't want to start small and work up OH NO lets get the biggest he can fit in his flat. So was dragged out looking for tanks, the fish were pretty though.

Glitterzised

OK I know its a made up word but my little school of Magnolias are made and glitterzised and my Christmas card total is now 47 only 53 to go. I've got two more Sugar Nellies but I must make some fast cards. So I've got out all my old mags out to find some quick and easy ones, not convinced I've found any I like.

This is the card I've made for Nephew for his birthday next month have almost finished the Magnolias they just need glitterizised. I've made a Christmas card list and found out I'm not even halfway, so I need to make up some quick and easy ones. Another thing that is distracted me at the mo, is MIL slides look my DS loved his sister once. DS says is all well and good but they keep appearing on Facebook and he rather they didn't. Now I know its not me so DD has worked out where the pics are.

Monday Magnolias

Well my Christmas cards stand at 42 and DH wants to know why I also do complicated things and not make them simple. To be honest the watercolouring takes a bit of time then I stamped a hero arts word stamp behind her, the layering was the easy bit. I have some more of these lovelies all coloured and waiting to made into more cards. I've used the Rusty Pickle that I brought with cards in mind and scraps of Scenic Route.

So thats the plan this week to finish off my Christmas cards so by the first weekend of December they're all be ready to send. We've always had presents and cards sorted out for that weekend cos thats when we go to MIL, after that we're used to be so busy with school concerts, dancing concerts etc, now its DH who will be busy with work with my BIL. I will do the UKS weekly challenge and I have a special card to do for someone's 1st Birthday. Well thats the plan now lets see if it works.

Summer of 1982

Ok weekly challenge on UKS done, had to follow a sketch, used circles and stamping. All present so points for my team. I'm glad I joined a team its made me do the challenges which in turn I think my scrapbooking has got better. Here I used cherryarte papers from Scrapstudio kit, cricut New Arrival for the boats and Summer circle stamp from Clevercut.
My Sis has been to a craft shop without me and picked up her Bind it All, hoping to get mine soon and I'm waiting for a couple more Sugar Nellies I know they left Scotland on Friday so hopefully they'll be here Monday.

Best laid plans

I only had a few bits to do on my LO but DH came home the car had to go to the garage and then he wanted my help to sort out some stuff, so by the time I finished the LO is was quite late. But determined to play with my Pirate Sugar Nellie and if you have one pirate you have to do a couple more. I've used some Junkitz extreme boy and 7 gipsies (I think) that I had.

Well the car is better and DH is out of my hair today and I've chosen the pics and paper for the weekly challenge that I can show, so thats the plan today and tomorrow must get down to some more christmas cards and maybe I really should write out that christmas card list. I'm only avoiding doing the list cos I really don't want to know how many cards I actually need.

Card Sketch

Yes I did Di Hickman Card Sketch Nov#2 and really pleased with how it turned out. I was strong and only made one so that I could do that Challenge LO which apart from one or two things to be stuck on is finished. Won't be able to show you cos its a secret and all will be revealed in December. Back to the card I used the cuttlebug embossed folder and anyone who knows me will be impressed that I actually torn the paper. I used the matching die and layered on mirri card. So today because I've been good and got the challenge finished I shall be playing with my Sugar Nellies can't wait to play with the Pirate.

I have Sugar Nellies

The Postman delivered them yesterday, so I had to stop what I was doing, I've only used two of the four because I must I really must do the teamie challenge LO. The first is Luca using mellow BG papers and poor Nellie with the cake had to make do with some scraps so not sure whose papers. I have a Pirate (still have some pirate papers from early this year) Nellie with a flower and I nearly forgot that a Magnolia stamp fell in my basket that arrived as well Matilda with a Lantern who I have plans for with some christmas paper. But before I must do the challenge but Di Hickman card sketch is up and an Idea happened, so how long will one card take.

Boys cards

A couple of cards one for my BIL and one ready for January for my nephew. So slowly getting there hopefully today I shall be getting my Sugar Nellies fingers crossed. Last night went to Artists and Authors where Carol was doing a workshop on the cuttlebug, it only proved that I don't use mine enough and Sis's is still in the BOX. Today hopefully start on my team's challenge, I've already decide what I'm doing just need to chose the papers thats if I can stay awake. Didn't sleep well last night and couldn't get back to sleep when DH got up so been awake still 5.30.

Play

Managed to find some pics for another Creative Scrapbooking company LO. I scan the orginals so I do lose some quality but it doesn't help that we're rubbish at photo taking. The photos are still special. I've kept very much to the orginal LO except for the little tag with the year on.

I managed to find Sis's stamps exactly where I left them just couldn't see them! My toes are bruised and swollen. My DH was given a bottle of Whiskey from my Mum for his birthday last night, I offered to hold it in the car my DH replied "with the day you've had, you're not going anywhere near it"

So today is another day, I have another LO from Saturday to finish, weekly challenge on UKS and the Team challenge which is a secret, lost count on the Birthday cards and lets not forget the christmas cards only up to 35.

It's not a good morning

Lets start with the first finished LO from Saturday. We used doodlebug paper and although on Saturday we hadn't inked the papers, I lifted then all off and inked them.

So back to this morning and its not even 9am yet, first the car wouldn't start at like 6am for DH to go to work its probably the battery but by the time we had sorted it out I'm now wide awake so no going back to sleep. Whilst tidying up decided to put the DVD I borrowed from my nephew with my sis Polar bears stamps so they wouldn't be forgotten. So went in my room to find a large artbin about to fall went to put it on the floor, it was heavier than I thought and my hand didn't have the strength to hold it and it fell out of my hand onto my foot(it was full of chipboard). I'm surprised my DD didn't wake up and have I found the Polar bears NO. I think I need to go back to bed and start again.

wk1 November challenge

I was going to get some firework pic off the internet but decided I will use the ones DD took at Disney they may not be perfect but they're still memories. I stamped and embossed the the lettering using sparkling embossing powder I also did the banana frog stamp the same way do, overcooked the Remembering. Acetate doesn't like being photo but I'm still happy how the LO turned out.

I've now got 3 double LOs to find photos for and Sis has added another birthday to my list plus my team on UKS are doing the weekly challenge soon so I have to do a LO for that too.

On the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 o'clock please remember them.

And there's more

If you make a brilliant card well you just have to do some more and maybe change the colour, so thats my Christmas cards total up by 9. Many thanks to Di Hickman's sketch

So off to Edgeware today, going to be good about my spending, especially has I've brought some Sugar Nellies a bit disappointed cos I think I may have missed the best ones but to make up I brought a couple of Matildas.

Yesterday was a bit sad with my work mate's funeral but she had the most gorgeous coffin it was painted with a beach scene all the way round it looked stunning. I had never seen the chapel so full they couldn't close the doors because people were in the foyer unable to get in. Feel so sad for her family she was their rock.

On a happier note I've been downloading itunes including one from Linkin Park does this make me COOL.

Di Hickman Wednesday Card Sketch

I've always meant to do Di Hickman sketches, I look at them and think great next time I make a card and before you know it, its next week. So yesterday I decided to make a card using the sketch, how long can a card take. The papers are Doodlebug but the free ones from one of the mags, quickutz snowflake and the sewing is by hand and suddenly this one card takes longer than it should've. Yes I know I could use Damon(my sewing machine) but we are still not on speaking terms and straight lines just aren't going to happen. But I do love how its turn out, although the pic doesn't show the glitter on the snowflake.

Boring

Yes I know more Angels but I promise this is the last of them cos I'm now bored of making them. But I have no crafty things to report due to shopping yesterday and a long journey home, an accident before we got onto the M25 brought us to a standstill and doubled our journey time home, just hope no-one was badly hurt.
So my Christmas Card toll is 26 and I need twice that at least but I've lost my card list when the PC was restored so it could be more. I've also got to make a BIL card, J's first birthday, a nephew card and 18th card for another nephew ideally soon so it doesn't feel like card making on demand. Also I need to do the weekly challenge on UKS, didn't do it last week. Guess I better make a start.

More Angels

Off to Bluewater to make a start on the Christmas Shopping. So leaving you with some more Angels but this time using last years Papermania papers.

Angel Alert

Its sad but true but I only managed to make 12 cards all of which are these JudiKins angels, they were stamped, coloured matching gown stamped and cut out. These four are made with DCWV christmas papers from last year.

Saturday Workshop

Francoise Read is one very talented lady. I forgot the glitter on their beards but these two little gems are what we made on Saturday. So glad we brought the stamps last week cos they were all gone by the time we got there. We had the afternoon class after we had lunch at Nannette's.

Sunday spent the day making cards with the angels I had made on Sat can't believe they took so look to put together.

This week off to either Bluewater or Lakeside Christmas shopping and Saturday off to Edgeware to Creative Scrapbooking Company with a day class with the lovely Lynn (The Bazzill Queen).

Weekend

Excuse the bad light but had to take a pic in my room with a fluorescent light. I had to photo it quick cos it had to be sent that evening. Nice and simple card although I had to gut the pink BG paper cos it was the only sheet I had. So I'm up and almost ready to go to Sis I've more stuff than I had going to Scrapcamp!

Hope everyone has a safe Bonfire weekend. Watched the school at the back Fireworks last night Fab display and FREE.

Extradordinary lady

My SIL is off on a cruise today for her 60th Birthday which is
on Sunday, so I had to make a card to get to her yesterday.
The lady is a simply friends stamp and the words are impression obession stamp. I used K&Co
papers that was blog candy from Manicstamper. paper pieced the papers over the stamped images. The boys are working this weekend so taking Christmas Card making stuff to Sis in hop to make a few more.

Authors and Artists

not Art and Authors like I keep saying, Christmas Card Workshop cards are here finally. I deleted the last lot of photos. The first two are Francoise Read cards she has to make two stamped cards in an hour, so she really is against the time but always manages.

The next two are with Vanessa using the cuttlebug and those marvellous embossing folders.

Then we have Julie whose cards were quite tame this year usually beads glue and wire. Liked the shape card.

Then Carols quick cards we actually made three.

I know they're not everyone taste but there are always elements that you can use. Saturday back at their shop to have a proper class with Francoise Read she is one very talented lady and any of the Woodware stamps whose code starts with FR they are designed by this clever woman.