ANGIE'S

BAD TIMES

2011-08-14T12:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got a phonecall from mum to say she was poorly, so I went over to find her writhing in agony and being sick, after a bit of a palava with the nhs direct I rang 999 and 2 lovely paramedics came, first A and E then surgcal triage till 2 am, I came home the but mum was then moved to another ward. She still looked quite poorly today and was in more pain, she's having a scan tomorow so hopefully that will paint a true picture, will hopefully write on here tomorow with some good news. bye for now

SHEENA DOUGLAS POTW

2011-08-08T11:11:00.000-07:00

Hi sheena if you read this, at least I managed to mention you, if not link lol, anyway Sheena is launching a new set of xmas fusion stamps on Create and Craft on friday, but if your go to her blog there's a chance of winning all 6 new sets AND a new xmas inspired DVD, so what are ya waiting for! Go on ya got be in it to win it!

2011-06-18T12:20:00.000-07:00

How gorgeous are these

CRAFTRANGE

2011-06-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

Had a lovely day today at the craftrange Burnley, never been before, bit tricky to get there as I went by train. I was so excited to meet Clare Rowlands as I love her Molly Blooms stamps and her lovely designs, clare very kindly demoed a pull up box card for me, which I can't wait to try tomorow. The lovely Rosemary Merry was there with Nige and she was demoing the vagabond, Clare had a gorgeous advent calender which she had made and I am sooooo going to make one for christmas, I also bought a big wooden peg to decorate, amongst other stuff, well it would be rude not too lol. They had plenty of choice of products and I could have spent much more. There were also a couple of other ladies doing demo's which were very nice, below are a few pics I took.

This is the lovely Clare Rowland Rosemary Merry

Some of Rosemary's samples

Some of Clare's samples

Hello

2011-05-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

I don't really have a style as such, I try and make things I enjoy making, but then I'll get asked to make a certain thing for someone at work, so I really have all kinds of stuff. I think I'm getting withdrawal symptoms from not having been to a craft fayre since March, really hoping to go to summer crafting, and definatley Manchester in sept, would also love to go to harrogate in sept but doubt it. Well I'll let you know how I go on with my challenge

Well hello there, thought I'd blog, lol, so sorry this is something that gets overlooked, I take pics to post then I forget and blah blah, oh well now and again will have to do. I've joined another forum call UK STAMPERS with the hope it will improve my stamping and inking, I made this tag today using a trio of colours, I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

topsy turvy

2011-02-06T12:12:00.000-08:00

oops the pics are at the wrong end, I really do need to blog more then maybe I'll get the hang of it, lol
Well I went off to the SCC in Manchester last friday, never been on friday before but it was a much more chilled atmosphere and by 2pm it was quiet enought to have a good look round, I only did one class and that was to make a purse with simply made, it was a good deal as to buy the ready made purse would have cost £22 the class was only a fiver! I spent way more than I intended but chose carefully and got some bargains from everycratsapound, including a set of My Minds Eyes stamps for £1 the exact same set is £7.99 in the range, I also bought the Tonic punching system, which I love, th rest was bits and bobs and a stack of card from payperbox.
Next craft event on my agenda is GNPE in Harrogate in march which is 3 day before my birthday so my friend is taking me to Betty's tearooms.
bye for now x

Kung hey fat choi!

2011-02-06T11:57:00.000-08:00

Well it's the year of the rabbit, can't remember what my chinese sign is I think it's probably dragon lol, Gosh it's an age since I blogged, I keep meaning to but then I get sidetracked, but I'm gonna try, yeah you've heard that one before. Thing is my time is allover the place, I have a job, I see to my mum, I have a family and a dog, so that's a lot of my time taken.

My Baby dog has been diagnosed with heart problems so that's been a massive worry, but the meds seem to have helped a lot thanks goodness and he's got a check up on tues.

Now for my latest craft makes, I have a thing about flowers at the moment and made these today

Candles- New Passion

2010-10-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

As christmas is approaching I thought I would decorate some candles to sell as gifts, I have quite enjoyed decorating them and I'm taking them to work tomorow to see if I can get some orders, (fingers crossed). Last year I made quite a lot of jewellery and handbag charms which sold rather well. I have also made a couple of other things, I enjoy doing decopatch and recently made this mirror too, I'll catch up with my blog soon, just been too busy and not had time.

CHRISTMAS AND A DALEK CARD

2010-08-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

Been busy today, decided to have another crack at the crafters companion cute companions cards, they are lovely but I find them quite time consuming as I'm a slow cutter outter, just need to find some odd sized envelopes now. Also is a Dalek card that I was asked to make for John's partner at work, he specifally asked for something with a Dalek on as Neil is Dr Who mad, I'm hoping he likes the one I've made, I put glossy accents on to juzz it up a bit, I made it into an easel card for a change, sorry the pics aren't very good but hey, I'm crap at taking photo's lol. Eeee if I didn't HAVE to go to work I could play all day, my dream would be to work in a crafty environment. I'm hoping to free up another day at work by adding my 3 1/2 stupid shift onto friday, It'll mean working all day friday, but an extra day off. I plan to try and volunteer somewhere to try and get my foot in the door as I really don't fancy doing the job I do for the next 19 years till I retire!

scarf, mum, and other titbits

2010-08-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

Upside down blogging again, lol, I always forget which order to do things, never mind. I have since coloured my hair with an ash blonde after seeing a tad yellow on the piccy. Ilove the ash it's much softer, I also discovered I can wear eyeliner now in navy blue, again less harsh, and a smidge of gold eyeshadow. I took a tip from twiggy after noticing on a picture how blue her eyes looked by wearing those colours. Isn't the christmas card gorgeous, it has been made with the 12 days of christmas stamps by clarity, Lynne has done a fabulous job.

Sorry for being awol, last time I tried to blog, I lost it all and didn't get round to re doing it, so here's a mish mash of latest happenings. I went to Doncater with my friend and had a long but enjoyable day, I bumped into the lovely Kirsty wiseman who I make cards for as a design team member, but the last 2 lots I've made, I've forgot to photograph doh!, I just love a good craft fair so much so that I'm off to The CREATIVE STITCH AND CRAFTS SHOW in Manchester at the beginning of september, can't wait, for 2 reasons, I just love september, it's the onset of autumn, my favourite time of year and it's also the craft show! I've snook a piccy in of my mum with simba my dog. I also recieved a gorgeous card on a swap forum that I'm in, its a christmas card swap, isn't it gorgeous. There's also a piccy of me and Kirsty at Doncaster.

I've also started to knit a scarf, it's sooooooooooo easy it's untrue, all you do is weave 8 stitches onto a needle from the woven wool, then continue to knit 8 stitches, it forms ruffles in 3 varigrated colours, it's sooooooo additive and only cost a fiver for the yarn, might get another bundle at Scc.

2010-07-24T11:57:00.000-07:00

2010-07-24T11:55:00.001-07:00

sorry my post is in cyberspace some where, will try again tomorow

OOOH FLOWERY DAY!

2010-06-30T12:37:00.000-07:00

soz this post is back to front lol, The first flower I made using stamped flowers and cut them out, the other is done with punches at the demo.!

Just watched the lovely Kirsty wiseman doing a live stream, making flowers, gorgeous designs! Today I went to the local craft shop to a demo/make it take day with Melanie Heaton, love melanies designs, they are so fresh and funky, anyhooooo we started off by punching some flowers, 4 different size punches, punched 4 from each of the larger punches and 3 from the smallest, I think they were EK success but any would do, next we made a hole thru all the layers and put a brad in and slightly opened it at the back. We then sprayed the whole lot with water so that they were quite soggy (I was horrified, ) btw we used some gorgeous co-ordinating BO Bunny papers, we then started to lift up each petal and furl it over the centre brad, you squeeze the little bunch as you go, you then end up with what looks like a dumpling! you then unfurl peatl by petal, they now look tatty vintagey, leave to dry and I sprayed mine with crafters companion iredecent spray! I also made a pair of earring that look like fuchia flowers! oh and a little gift box!

SORRY FOR DELAY

2010-06-28T10:28:00.000-07:00

These are my latest piccies. This is the paperartsy Blog candy

and a bird I decorated for my auntie who's bird mad.
This is a card for a swap, bling is the theme, don't know if it shows up but I used crafters companion iredescent spray it's fab

This is my 1st easel card that I've made using some of Kirsty Wiseman's cd rom

Here I am, never enough hours in the day! I have a pic of my paperarsty blog candy that I won, and a few pics of latest makes.

I've also made some more stuff for Kirsty but she hasn't recieved them up to now, I hope posty hasn't nicked them as there was something special in the parcel, and I forgot to take piccies!

WOW I won a Prize!

2010-06-03T10:41:00.000-07:00

Imagine my surprise, when I was looking at the comments, there was a comment from Leandra at paperartsy to inform me I'd won a prize, I'm so excited I'll be mugging the postie! I'll post a piccie when I recieve it.

Handbags and Bookmarks

2010-05-31T10:44:00.000-07:00

The bookmarks were made for me by the lovely LoobyLou, we took part in a swap on craftelly.com she stiched the most beautiful stiches on the back of the one with my name on. The other 2 handbag cards (sorry for the double pic) I made today, the handbag templates are from anita's and the papers are a mix of papermanis and DaisyD's, I'll show them to my mums friend tomorow as she buys cards from me and needs to replenish her supplies, I'm also going to have to make some sympathy cards for her as she has run out, never made any of those before. Well I've been kinda bored today, not a lover of bank holidays, but don't like working on them either! lol

3 new cards

2010-05-26T10:58:00.000-07:00

My mums neighbour has asked me to make some cards for her, I made some hunky dory cards for mum, the window to your hearts ones, not my usual, but the older people like them, these 3 are Kanban ones, I've just ordered some more hunky dory for the neighbour.

SADNESS

2010-05-26T10:49:00.000-07:00

Last week my darling dad passed away, leaving us totally devasted, it was unexpected and sudden, he was admitted to hospital on the 13th May and passed away on the 17th May, he was 77 years old. The thing that totally messes with your head is the fact that they seem to get better, then tragically they die.

I'm sure I will talk about my dad a lot on here now, as I miss him terribly, he was an HGV driver most of his life and as a fitting tribute, we had his coffin put on a lorry to take him to the crem, it was a beautiful funeral, and a beautiful day.

going back to centred pics

2010-05-08T09:22:00.000-07:00

Just a quick apology for the post before this, it's a bit higgledy piggledly as I was having a blonde moment, normal posts will resume shortly!

IT'S ALL HAPPENING!!

2010-05-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

I've made this bookmark for a swap that I'm in using hero arts stamps

This is a card in progress made using a download from the lovely Kirsty and 3 white flowers which I have stamped

Today I went to portolio arts and crafts to a demo day and ended up doing a make and take, here's the card I made

I went to a very nice workshop at topaz with the very talented Lindsay Mason and made a ranger tecnique mirror, we learnt different tecniques with UTEE, memory glass, mould and pour beeswax and many more things, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Wow, been busy lately, I was extremely honoured to be asked by the wonderful Kirsty Wiseman to make card samples for her latest CD, it's absolutley fab, I love it, I was in a bit of a flap, because I wasn't sure if I had any ribbon in the right colour, petty I know, but I managed to deliver and Kirsty was very pleased with them, phew, I can't tell you how excited I was to see them on screen on create and craft, fame at last, lol Here are the cards I made.

Latest Makes

2010-04-09T12:35:00.001-07:00

The sillouhette card I made at Topaz in a make and take for cancer care.

This card was made using vellum for the butterfly and perfect pearls

GOOD FRIDAY BARGAINS

2010-04-02T12:24:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Topaz Crafts or Dawn Bibby's design studio as it's now known, I was given a bag and told to fill it up and make an offer, well that was a red rag to a bull! the piccies below with the punches I got for a tenner that included a mini sewing machine, punches stamps perfect pearl paint pallette and numerous other stuff even a set of hero arts stamps, the other pic with the owl paper are my full price purchases

The Cards, At Last!

2010-03-28T12:32:00.000-07:00

Here are the gorgeous cards I recieved from my friends over on craftelly, some beautiful cards wouldn't you agree

OUT OF THE DARK AND DINGY TUNNEL!!

2010-03-28T03:33:00.000-07:00

Ladies, most of you will know where I'm coming from here, when it is the time of the month, you know, about a week before, does your personality take a turn for the worse? I feel like I get possesed by a horrid demon, knots in my stomach, tight chest, could cry at the drop of a hat, or probably rip some one up from limb to limb, how awful is that! I'm going to tey and take some vits an evening primrose/starflower oil, because I lose a good 2 weeks of every month abd then spend the next 2 catching up, when the nice side comes back.
So, today I shall take the pics of my lovely cards from the birthday swap, and post them later, I promise!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

2010-03-22T09:13:00.000-07:00

Hi Bloggers (if there's anyone there lol), today is my 46th Birthday, don't ya just love birthdays, age is irrelevant to me, I just love the cards, the pressies, feeling special for a day!
I finally got a wii, I got a bit of bonus from work the other week, so with that and some birthday money I bought a wii, which came with the resort and sports plus 5 games, then I bought wii fit and balance board, also got tim holtz tsv from the other week, a gift card for debenhams, gonna buy some clarins foundation with it, flowers, chocs, a cup with a donkey, 2 scratch cards and yes they were winners, only £2 each mind but still winners, and some more cash, so all in all a very good birthday!
I'll take some pics when I get chance as we are going out for tea, I've had a lazy day crafting today, and have made a couple of cards and some atc's again I 'll take piccies later, off for tea now, laters x

UPSETTING END TO CRAFT DAY!

2010-02-24T11:46:00.000-08:00

Well, I had my day planned, potter about in the bedroom/craftroom tidy it up, tape qvc and do some crafting, I made a few bits then embarked on the task of going through all my stash, it's amazing what you find that you'd forgot what you had! I'd put baling spuds in oven so tea would be a quick affair.
I ordered the tsv that morning as hubby is buying it for my birthday and guess what, it's been shipped already! I wasn't planning to buy anything else, but the petaloo white flowers looked very alterable, but yep they sold out so I shall have to see them elsewhere, anyway 9pm I put my jammies on and went downstairs leavin crafts recording upstairs, the phone rang, it was my mum's neighbour, she said my mum had a stroke and my dad had an asmha atttack, I was in bits and my son was hearbroken, I rang the hospital but she hadn't arrived, so I got dressed and rang their flat, luckily my dad was ok, apparently mum had gone to bingo in the cimmunity room, and according to her neighbour her arm went funny, her eyes rolled in her head and she passed out, they insisted on ringing paramedics, in the meantime her neighbour went banging on the flat door, where my dad was sleeping in the chair, frightened the shit out of him, he got up trying to put his pants on, fell over and had an asmha attack, so the paramedics had to give him oxygen! I n the meantime mum was taken to hospital, I got there soon after and she was in A and E, she didn't look to good, the nurse said her bp was low and she had kept being sick, also she was freezing but her temp was high, they were sending her for a chest x ray and didn't think she'd had a stroke. Later they put her on an assessment ward, by now she was looking a lot better. She said she didn't have a stroke and that she'd put her arm to her head cos she was hot, and that she'd felt sick, all hell broke loose and the gaggle of women phone 999! The neighbour is a right trouble maker whom I don't like, she rules the sheltered accomodation and is a big stirrer. Although my parents share the flat, they live seperate lives, she has the bedroom as a bedsit and he has the lounge as a bedsit, but the neighbour is always interfering and barking up the wrong tree.
Anyway I left the hospital at around 1.30am, I rang early this morning abd the'yd put mum on a ward, she'd had a chest x ray, but was waiting for a scan because they think her gallbladder is inflamed, it's quite possible because she's been to docs a few times with back pain but they said it was arthritis! They are going to keep her in for a few days because she's a bit dehydrated and her bloods aren't quite right, fingers crossed she's better soon, so that was my eventful craftday, might get to watch the vids soon!

CAN ANYONE RECOMEND A GOOD VERSE CD THAT iI COULD BUY?

2010-02-21T11:37:00.000-08:00

I make a card, but then I let myself down because I'm rubbish at verses and not very computer literate, so it has to be something very easy for me to work, all I want is to be able to type a verse maybe a bit of illustration and then print it, wish I knew of a cd rom that could do this, any ideas welcome, ta.
Well I've done bugger all today, woke up at 7.45, watched a bit of c and c read sunday mag, made brekkie, then went back to bed till lunchtime, I was shattered! Just watch, I bet I can't get to sleep tonight now.
Also the much hyped tsv is midnight monday, by the god of ink that is T!m Holtz, I've wanted his book since I first saw it, and the extras that come with tsv look good, just hope I can order it before midnight as I did with the punches cos I'm rubbish at staying up late, then tuesday is all mine, yeah!

Tim holtz tsv details - CraftTelly.com Forum

2010-02-21T11:36:00.000-08:00

Tim holtz tsv details - CraftTelly.com Forum

yowzers, can't wait for the new tsv by tim holtz, my lovely hubs is buying it me for my birthday

TWO MORE SLEEPS YEAH!

2010-02-20T07:23:00.000-08:00

There a great buzz on the craft forums at the moment as T!m Holtz has a tsv on monday night at midnight, rumours are that it is his new book and some other stuff to accompany it, I'm well excited as hubby is going to buy it for my birthday in March. I am not working tuesday so tea will be something simple and I'll be locking myself away all day in the bedroom/craftroom, except for when I take the dog out! (for a walk that is, not with an ak 47). I love the stuff t!m produces but to struggle to re enact it, so the book should be good for me, I have plenty of tapes to record with, people laugh that I have a vhs in my room but I like my vhs and vhs I shall darn well use, lol, in fact my aunt is giving me her machine in case mine dies, so that I shall never be without one lol.

MORE BLOODY SNOW!!!

2010-02-18T12:39:00.000-08:00

My gorgeous nephew Thomas and sexy pooch Simba!

The last time we had snow my poor dog lost his legs, I'm sooooooo looking forward to spring, I hate winter with avengence. I will not even contemplate driving in the snow and today I;m glad I didn't as there were 4 crashes on the road that I usually take. So I thought I would give my new YAKTRAX a go, wippeee I virtually ran thru the snow and icy bits well worth the tenner I paid. I got a taxi home and then with my boy we set off to town, we went in the car cos the snow had melted, we met my lovely sis in law and gorgeous nephew and went bowling, can you believe a 6 year old beat me, Pah, I lost me mojo!

HERE WE GO FINALLY!

2010-02-17T12:04:00.000-08:00

Here are the piccies I've been meaning to put on here for weeks!

These cards were on display
on the Little Claire stall, I just had to buy
the hedgehog stamp.
The one below were a stall
called something 'butterflies'
all in all some gorgeous cards,
the thing I struggle with is co-ordinating colour
really gonna have to learn!

All these are things I've made

lateley.

class with Debbie Moore

Hi Folks

2010-02-01T11:19:00.000-08:00

Ha ha I say folks, but I seem only to have one follower, lol, anyways I went to SCC on saturday, I'll post piccies and stuff later as I'm off to watch corrie, laters!

BAD BLOGGER, YET AGAIN!!

2010-01-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

This card was made by Lothian
crafts and sent to me for the january
card swap.

I keep saying I'll keep up with the blog but don't so I'm not gonna promise I will lol, Anyhoooo I'm off to CREATIVE STITCH AND CRAFTS in Manchester tomorow so I'm well excited, seems ages since I had a day out, hope to take some piccies so will try and post.

In order to get back into card making I've joined some swaps on craftelly this is the 1st card I've recieved.

VISIT TO D.B. STUDIO

2009-11-01T12:24:00.000-08:00

Today I went to the Dawn Bibby studio as there was a mini demo weekend, it was fairly quiet and Dawn wasn't there as she was under the weather. Anyway the reason I went was to watch the very talented and lovely lady Lindsay Mason, we swapped atc's and Lindsay very kindly showed us how to use distress Inks, well guess what, I'm hooked! Sadly I only got 2 colours as stocks were low, but I shall be buying more! I made a couple of cards with them, the 1st one I panicked and it's not quite how it should be, the owl should be further down, but hey ho, it was my 1st attempt. The second although rather greeny is much better and has boosted my confidence to try more. There's a few photos here including the atc's I swapped with Lindsay. I also bought Lindsay's book which she kindly signed for me.

1st attempt at distress inking!

2009-11-01T12:21:00.000-08:00

second and possibly better attempt at distressing!

2009-11-01T12:18:00.000-08:00

first attemp at distress inking!

2009-11-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

Blog candy

2009-09-15T13:35:00.000-07:00

If you hop on over to sarah's blog there is some scrummy blog candy!

LOTS ON MY CRAFT CALENDER!

2009-07-26T11:55:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year, when July is nearly over and we are nearer to my beloved Autumn, on the 1st and 2nd of August I shall be heading over to Dawn Bibby studios in oswaltwistle for the craft demo weekend, it's always a hight kight of the year for me.
On saturday the 15th I shall pop in at Portfolio arts and crafts for a jewellery Demo, then the biggy on Sept will be the stitch and craft show at Manchester Central, I shall probably go by myself as I can pick and choose how I go about my day, I might pop into Afflecks for some beads, might pop into primark to see what they have on sale for autumn, wow I can't wait!

2009-07-01T12:51:00.000-07:00

Yeah!

2009-05-12T13:11:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I had a weigh in and lost 4lb in my 1st week! way to go!

Slimming World.

2009-05-05T04:42:00.000-07:00

Now then after failing miserably to lose any weight and sadly gaining it, I have decided to take the plunge and join slimming world tonight, I've never been to one of their meetings, and hope it will be a successful move, I'm not mega overweight but good do with losing a good stone, I've tried weight watchers but never got on with it as I always seemed to be hungry, might have been doing it wrong but hey ho! I intend to keep a record on my blog and hope to have lost some when I go to see Oasis in june!

DIETS, DOGS AND DAYS OUT!

2009-05-05T04:34:00.001-07:00

Well what a busy week! I've been making some more jewellery, that I have mostly given away, I gave my son's friend the charm bracelet and earrings, cos she's such a sweetie, then my son blagged the other bracelet. Below are some piccies, some are jewellery and some are of our trip to manchester yesterday to visit my son at uni, this piccie is in chinatown, the very tall people are from a spanish exhibition that was on.

2009-04-23T12:26:00.000-07:00

check out passion for crafts for some blog candy

BEEN A BIT CRAFTY TODAY-BUGGER THE HOUSEWORK!

2009-04-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

Well today I took the bull by the horns and did my first canvas, I got the idea from Dyan at art from the heart afth.com, she does some amazing stuff, then I made 2 pairs of earring, one pair to match the necklace I made the other day and these red beauties, the photo doesn't do the beads justice!

JEWELLERY MAKING AND CUTE DOG!

2009-04-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

Today I have been making some pieces of jewellery, I made a necklace (gonna make earrings and bracelet to match) I put my pandora type beads onto some stretch magic as the snake chain bracelet that I had them on was too big, I also made some earrings out of a few beads I had knocking about, I love it it is so therapeutic, the piccies below are what I made.

2009-04-18T10:04:00.000-07:00

here is some of the pieces I made

Have been having a bash at jewellery making today, I also recieved Make Jewellery mag that I won on Kirsty Wisemans blog, the lovely lady also sent me a copy of her Patti Picklicious CD, which I can't wait to try.

2009-04-18T10:01:00.000-07:00

some piccies of our simba

2009-04-18T09:56:00.000-07:00

cutie pie Simba

oh dear!

2009-04-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

Had a mad do this last couple of weeks and my savings are depleting quite rapidly, I bought papers and embellishments at topaz, beads and finding and a packet of nestabilities on wednesday, today I've been and bought a canvas, some brushes and some acrylic paint, lord know when I'll get time to use em! Will be needing more storage before long, suddenly the RUBS on qvc look quite tempting!

Hop over to Carol's Paperplayce

2009-04-16T10:04:00.001-07:00

for some really cool blog candy!

THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON, HIP HIP HOORAY!

2009-04-13T02:20:00.000-07:00

So you know what that means.......... yes get the grass cut! I hate gardening with a passion, but I also hate the garden looking scruffy so there's only one thing to do and that's get on with it, it means dodging the cat poo from next doors trillions of cats that seem to think my garden is their bathroom, scraping up ashes from last years bonfire, and then planning my less grass is better project that I have planned, which is geting a shed, put gravel down and making a path, oh and I'm going to palnt some rhodedendroms to cover the end fence of the garden, oh happy days!

Dawn Bibby's Designs On Life: On the road again!

2009-04-07T08:40:00.000-07:00

Dawn Bibby's Designs On Life: On the road again!

TOPAZ DEMO WEEKEND

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These are a few piccies

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and finally Dawn

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Sheena Douglass

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Leonie Pujol

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The lovely Lyndsey Mason

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and another, isn't Jane's work fab!

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and another

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and another

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another pic

More pics

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ha ha I think my post is ass way up, never mind!

TOPAZ CRAFTS DEMO WEEKEND

2009-04-06T09:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I trundled off to oswaldtwistle to DAWN BIBBY'S craft weekend, the place seemed rather quiet, but I heard someone say say that it was very busy on saturday, sooooooo glad I picked sunday to go then, there were quite a few demonstrators, Dawn, Sheena Douglass, Leonie, Lyndsey Mason, then some of Dawns team, one demonstrator that caught my eye was a lady called Jane, she had made some amazing scrapbook pages, see below and above!

Birthdays AND Mothers day!

2009-03-22T05:15:00.000-07:00

How lucky am I,? got some gorgeous cards, hubby bought me some Clarins stuff, I got a really cute dog from build a bear of my eldest son for ma's day, cash, a donkey, yep a donkey, some burts bees for my mitts, some make-up from MAC, a humungus bar of dairy milk hazlenut, and some more cash.
I'm thinking of buying a new phone with a good camera, but it's a bliddy minefield trying to find one.
So I shall enjoy the rest of my day!

TRY AGAIN!

2009-03-03T05:59:00.000-08:00

How cheeky, I got an error message when I tried to post! As I was saying I managed to make a tecnique mirror finally, only done 4 tiles but will carry on with the others when I get time, time what is that lol, never enough hours in the day!!
Will also upload a couple of cards as well!

NAUGHTY BLOGGER!

2009-03-03T05:54:00.000-08:00

Not blogged for a while, too busy reading other peoples lol, well I've done a spot of crafting

YEAH i WON A PRIZE!

2009-02-03T10:22:00.000-08:00

I read Dyan Reavely's blog religiously everyday, and lucky me was a comment winner, I eagerly await my prize with great excitment, yipppeeeeeee

2009-01-03T12:08:00.000-08:00

2009-01-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

me and jack

some piccies from the last couple of months

2009-01-03T12:04:00.000-08:00

Nov 5th

More Blogging to be done!

2009-01-03T11:50:00.000-08:00

Tis the year to do more blogging, I spend sooooooooo much time reading other people's crafty blogs that I don't get time to write on mine, or get any crafting done for that matter, I thought I would have had more time for myself when my oldest left for uni, but I tend to spend too much time on the lappy.
I'm watching celeb big brother this year for a laugh, love celebs making fools of themselves! I had a fabby xmas, and we are having our New Years Day meal tomoz, yes I know it's the 4th of jan but hubby was working, so I rearranged it, like you do!
I got a new (55) car the other day, a fiat punto in a lovely metallic turqoise, I had to part with my lovely frontera as it was costing too much to run, the punto is taking me some getting used to as it's soooo nippy, the frontera was quite laid back and slow, a bit like me.
I bought 4 craft mags in the last 2 days, so I hope it inspires me, also I have the cosmo cricket tsv unopened to paly with, so that should keep me out of the body shop! I've just rediscovered them again and keep going in and buting stuff, naughty, but nice!

Cuttlebug Card

2008-11-03T11:10:00.000-08:00

I love this card, made it using the the cuttlebug, and a see dee's stamp I got cheap.

simple snowman

2008-11-03T11:07:00.000-08:00

This is just a simple card, need to colour his nose though!

Snow family

2008-11-03T11:05:00.000-08:00

Just bought this stamp from ebay for £2.99 what a bargain! I just made a quick and easy card with it!

Clutter Card

2008-11-03T11:02:00.000-08:00

I love these 'clutter cards' especially now that they are die cut, anything for an easy life, need to add a touch of glitter to it me thinks!

Toppers card.

2008-11-03T11:00:00.000-08:00

This one was made using a topper from Kanban

Another waterfall card!

2008-11-03T10:58:00.001-08:00

2008-11-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

FINALLY MADE SOME XMAS CARDS!

2008-11-03T10:41:00.000-08:00

Well finally over the last few weeks I've gotten round to making some christmas cards, yipppeeee! I shall now attempt to put them on here, here goes!

This was made using decoupage, the cutting out type, which took me ages, it's for my auntie .

MY LOVELY SIMBA

2008-08-25T12:44:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post some piccies of my dog simba

70TH CARD

2008-08-19T11:29:00.001-07:00

YEAH, FINALLY DONE SOME CRAFTING

2008-08-19T11:22:00.000-07:00

Today I finally got off my butt and made 2 crafty things, the first is a gift box, using a K and Co box template, easy peasy, then the other is a 70th birthday card for MIL, using my lovely cuttlebug, and some DCWV card, and some stickles glue.

PHEW WHAT A BUSY DAY!

2008-08-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

I'm sat here chilling at the mo with a bowl of nuts and raisins and a bottle of stella! Decided to finally sort my craft stuff out today in anticipation of making some xmas cards and finally scrapping some photo's. I found stuff I didn't know I had, I threw, yes threw some stuff I decided I no longer liked away. I also cut some alphabets from my much abandoned cuttlebug and embossed some backgrounds, I'm buzzing now and hope to get creative er, soon!

2008-08-15T12:04:00.000-07:00

PROUD MUM!

just had to post, my son Luke achieved 3A's and 1B for his A level results, I'm so proud of him

tuesday 6th aug 08 dalton zoo

2008-08-07T11:48:00.000-07:00

well today jack and me ventured out on the train to Dalton zoo in cumbria, first train took us to Preston, then we changed again at Lancaster then a very pleasant journey to Dalton, Jack always insists on us walking, well the zoo is about a mile from the staition, and it's UPHILL, we got there and it was a bit drizzly but soon the sun came out.
What a fantastic place, all the animals are kept in the best surroundings, nearest to there natural habitat, and you can get very close to them.
The only downside was the trip home, one train was late so we missed our connections, so we didn't get home till 9.30pm.

2008-08-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Topaz Crafts, home of Dawn Bibby had quite a good day, met some lovely people including Kirsty Wiseman who works for DoCrafts. I intend to do some crafting tomorow so watch this space

blogging virgin

2008-06-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

wooaaa this is scary, never blogged before, so bear with me. I've initially started this blog to try and get my creativity flowing again, I'm hoping to make some cards and display them on here. So I'll be back watch this space!