Off on a tangent...

OK, so I ate and then I went for a look on Pinterest for some 'Dad ideas' and I ended up following a hand full of new blogs and looking through their back catalogue! I found some very talented people's blogs that I just had to join in the hope that they may inspire me to get my crafty butt in gear ;o)

Anyway, I did find a few ideas for Dad and this is what I think I'm going to have a go at making, a 'double tri fold cascade' card (minus the butterflies with manly stuff added!)

 

It's a bit late to start it now but I hope to make a start tomorrow, with any luck by the time I finish it, the picture adding thing will be sorted out and you can all have a look at how it turns out.

 

See ya soon! xx

 

Why are male cards so difficult?

It's nearly my dads birthday again and I've been looking round for inspiration and so far I have ZERO ideas!

I've done a blog search. facebook search and google search and I have nothing! Seen some lovely ideas for female cards but nothing male. I want something special, I think 78 years of age deserves special, don't you?

This is last years offerings...

A word book full of pictures and memories

An easel card

 

 

Oooooo I have just remembered about Pintrest!!! Going to have a bit of tea and then I'll hit pintrest!

 

Wish me luck and if you have any ideas for me, please pass them on :o) xx

 

 

P.S. Still can't add pictures from my PC :o( 

Hmmm, can't add any pictures...

I've been trying for a few days now to blog about what I made for Christmas but for some reason I can't add any pics from my computer. Looks like I'm able to add them if they are already on line but not if they are stored on my PC. I had a look in the help section and they suggested using Firefox instead of IE but Firefox wont even open Blogger!

I do hope normal service is resumed soon...

NEW YEAR, NEW START! (Again...)

Happy New Year!!!

Well here we are again, the start of a brand new shiny new year, I wonder what 2013 will hold for us all?

2012 wasn't really a bad year, if fact it and I started off pretty well (apart from my dizzy head) but it wasn't great. Don't get me wrong I don't want anything big and flash or to have a life/things bigger and better than anyone else but it would be nice to live a little and not just exists if you know what I mean, to have a little something to look forward to every now and again and maybe even a little something to get excited about...

I've just had a look back to my new years post from last year and my goals really haven't changed at all...

 

 

So here it is my new/old list...

 

Things I want to achieve...(Take 2)

• Get out and about more
• Take more photographs
• Craft more (and use stash that I already have)
• Blog more often (seen as my last post was almost FIVE months ago, this shouldn't be too hard!)
• Get to know new people
• Get to bed at a reasonable time

I really am going to try harder but if you see me lagging behind please feel free to give a a kick up the bum ;o)


See ya soon xx

 

 

Thank You Sizzix!

Just a quick post to keep my hand in today.

A good few weeks back tragedy struck, the handle of my Big Shot broke, I was devastated! I love my big shot, I use it on almost every project and I just knew I was going to be lost without it. I didn't want to buy a new one, not only due to the cost but because it was a Christmas present a few years back and I'm a sentimental kinda girl.

Anyway, a few days later I was on the Sizzix facebook page and I saw someone ask about buying parts for their Big Shot, it never occurred to me that I may be able to buy a new handle, I couldn't type my request for where to buy my part quick enough! To cut a long story short Sizzix sent me out a new handle, totally free of charge!!! Thank you Sizzix xx so I decided I would make them a thank you card, using my nice new handled Big Shot machine, and here it is...

I really hope Sizzix liked it as much as I did having my machine back!

I also entered it in the Cardmaking & Papercraft Challenge, let's hope I have better luck than last month!

Hmmmm, so much for a quick post...

Toodles xx

Running before I could walk

It seems I wasn't as well as I thought I was when I declared I was 'back!'. My heads a shed still so I haven't been crafting this last week or so but I wanted to post here so I don't get totally out of the habit.

I want to share my latest craft purchase with you and I think it was a bargain!!!

The gun (including a few glue sticks) was £3.49 and the packs of 20 glue sticks were £1.26 each, so all this for £6.01!

Check out the DIY section of your local Home Bargains store, it's amazing what crafty bargains you could find ;o)

Can't wait till my head clears and I can have a play with my new toy!

TTFN xx

I'm Back!

It's 4 months since my last post, I can't believe it! I knew it had been a while but didn't think it was that long...

Sorry for my absence, a few things changed here and I got a little 'lost' for a while but I have decided today's the day I try and turn things around a little. (Wish me luck please and if you see me flagging, give me a push!)

Even though I haven't been posting I have been keeping an eye on all your posts and I have been seeing some lovely crafts! So it's now your job to keep up the good work and my job to try and reach your standards!


Right, now the crafty stuff...

I have been a bit crafty this last few months so I have a few pics to share with you over the next few days, I thought I'd do a few short posts than 1 long one so please bear with me.

I made this card for my niece's birthday, she was 30 (OMG 30!!!!) in June, if I didn't feel old before I sure do now!

I was pleased with how it turned out apart from the stars & streamers background paper, don't get me wrong I love the paper but I don't think it quite goes with the rest of the card, but that's all I had to work with at the time. In a fit of madness I decided to enter the card in a challenge I saw posted the other day (eeeeeeeek!), here's the link if you want to have a nosey and wish me luck.

Well I best put the tea on now or I'll have some very hungry misters on my hands soon!

Till later, toodles! xx