Can't wait.....

....to get our flippin' bedroom finished - I can't get to my craft stuff as the spare room is full of my shoes/teddies/other stuff I can't bear to part with because we're in the middle of decorating - it's taken us about 3 weeks so far as my OH hasn't been well so the decorating has been kind of put on hold. But....once the bedroom has been finished I can make a start on sorting my craft space - some new shelving/storage etc which will, hopefully, make me a bit more organised (at least for a couple of weeks) and give me a bit more inspiration :)

Okaaaayyyyy........not the best cards in the world but here are a couple I managed to get done this afternoon - and true to my word, loads got chucked out!!!

Sorry!!!!!

I've only just realised how long it's been since I did anything on here!!! I've been busy at work and absolutely knackered by the time I've got home so I've spent most evenings wishing for bedtime!!

I still haven't got my mojo back so I'm going to try to make the effort today and see what I come up with - I can't promise much though as most of it might end up going in the bin :(

Well, there's only one way to find out, so I think I'll have another coffee then force myself to face the chaos that is my craft area and see what I can drag out of myself.

Wish me luck - and if there's no sign of any cards by the end of the day send in the search parties coz I'll probably be buried under a mountain of card trying to dig my way out!!

Yippeeeee.....A new award!!!!!!!!

Steph over on Southern Fairy Designs has very kindly given me this award, so now I have to pass it on to 3 more bloggers (hmmmmm, harder than I thought it would be as there are so many fab blogs out there) so it's going to................

Emma (thanks so much for the blog candy!!)

Kerry (congrats on the new stamps finally being released!)

Louly (well done on the success of the Charmed Crafts digital downloads!)

I'm sure you'll agree, all very deserving bloggers :)

Some lovely blog candy!

To celebrate 5000 hits - and her birthday - Emma is kindly offering some yummy summery blog candy. Pop over to take a look - and to leave a few verses of 'Happy Birthday to You' while you're there :)

UPDATE: WhooooooHooooo....I can't believe I've won the blog candy!! Thank you Emma - I'm chuffed to bits :)

It's been a while.....

.....since my last post but normal service should resume soon :) I've felt like poo all week with a sinus and chest infection - I wouldn't mind so much but I had flippin' pneumionia and pleurisy from the end of Feb until the beginning of April and reckon I shoved enough antibiotics and steroids down my neck to fend off a small country's worth of bugs for the next year - but apparently not!!

The worst of it is that I've had loads of time to make cards but haven't felt like making a single one :( Hope my mojo hasn't totally gone and comes back with a running jump soon as I need to use some of the stuff I bought to cheer myself up - God I LOVE whoever invented the idea of retail therapy :)

Oh well, work tomorrow so I must take myself off to bed, no rest for the wicked eh? :)

First attempt.....

.......at using one of the Keepsake embossing boards (Open Hearts and Tall Stories). I didn't have a clue what to put on it as I don't usually go for this type of card making but wanted something different for my parents anniversary so this is the result!

HELP - I've been tagged

Well, I've been tagged by the lovely Debbie but I can't think of 7 vaguely interesting, publishable (is that a word?), facts about myself! I must have done something interesting in my 37 years but I think my brain has been removed and replaced by jelly tonight - a box I made for a card earlier ended up with the actetate 'viewing panel' in the base instead of the lid - doh!!

Anyways.....I'll be back with 7 facts at some point- even if it kills me - and now I'm off to bed so I'll wish you all a good night and God bless - and I'll be back soon :) x

Ok - update - some facts about me interesting or otherwise!
1. I learnt to play the piano when I was 3 years old (I can't tell one note from another now though).
2. I was a bit of a tom boy as a kid and decided I wanted action men instead of my Sindy dolls :)
3. I used to have pillar box red hair - I have a pic somewhere so I'll post it on here when I find it :)
4. I can count to 10 in 6 languages (more in some) - very useful......NOT!!
5. I can also swear in several languages - infinitely more useful than being able to count to 10!!

I'll have to come back to 6 & 7 coz I've run out of facts about myself :S

Just realised....

....I've not posted anything for a while. I've not made any cards since my last lot - how bad is that??? No cards made in almost a week! I'm out for a Turkish meal tonight so probably won't get any made today either. I MUST make some tomorrow but, the same as last week, I just don't seem to have any inspiration - boo hoo. Maybe if I tidied up my workspace I might get the urge to make it messy again. Here's hoping :)

I've been tagged by Lisa so now to answer the questions!!

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1. If a movie was being made of your life who would you like to be cast to play yourself? and why?
2. You are spending a whole month on a dessert island for charity and you have to choose your favourite celebrity to spend the first two weeks with & your least favourite celebrity to spend the second two weeks with, who would they be & why?
3. What are your three favourite crafting products?
4. If you could invent something to do anything what do you think it would be?
5. What are the last three books that you read?
6. Qvc or create & Craft?
7. Docrafts or Dovecraft or DCWV?
8. What is your claim to fame?
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1. If a movie was being made of your life who would you like to be cast to play yourself? and why?
I'd like Kate Winslett to be cast as me as she is (IMHO) one of the best UK actresses of recent years and does a good portrayal of whatever type of character she is cast as.

2. You are spending a whole month on a dessert island for charity and you have to choose your favourite celebrity to spend the first two weeks with & your least favourite celebrity to spend the second two weeks with, who would they be & why?
My first two weeks would be with Tori Amos - she could sing to keep me entertained and my second two weeks would be with Lee Evans - I find his voice really irritating but I might be able to get away with burying him in the sand and saying he was eaten by a shark when he went swimming in the sea!!

3. What are your three favourite crafting products?
Rubber stamps, ribbons and gems.

4. If you could invent something to do anything what do you think it would be?
A bank account that never has a balance under £1000!!!!

5. What are the last three books that you read?
Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell, Alarmus by Richard Laymon and Brother Odd by Dean Koontz.

6. Qvc or create & Craft?
It depends what being demonstrated/sold. I like QVC better when they have new/different guests on and I like to watch C&C when there are new programmes on as I get fed up of watching the same shows over an over!

7. Docrafts or Dovecraft or DCWV?
It really depends what I'm after, I like them all for different things :)

8. What is your claim to fame?
My Godfather is Paul Barber (from Only Fools and Horses, The Full Monty etc)

The people I am tagging are:

Kerry - http://www.curlygirlyme.blogspot.com/
Kerry - http://aloadofoldpickle.blogspot.com/
Vicki - http://paperliciousoasis.blogspot.com/
Louise - http://craftsbylouly.blogspot.com/
Mand - http://mandxxx.blogspot.com/

If you've never been tagged, here's what to do - copy the questions and paste them twice into a new post then answer the second lot of questions.Then, on the same post, you will need to make a list of the five people who you are going to tag, go onto their blogs and leave a comment to let them know they have ben tagged and to to look on your blog for details.