Poorly Poppy

Poor Poppy has not been so well this weekend.
Think she had eaten something she shouldn't have done!
She was sick a few times but still wanted to eat.....
But when she did eat she was sick.....

So poor Pops has been on no food,
then just rice and then rice & chicken
for a day or so while till her tummy settled down.
She was not happy about this at all!!

She did however play very energetically
with Brodie yesterday!

Brodie's mum loved her framed photo!
And Shirleyanne is also doing Weight watchers
so she didn't get an Easter Egg either....
we gave her a jar of our home made
pickled onions that she loves!!!
not your usual Easter gifts but hey hoe!

Got a couple of cards done,
but missed the deadlines.

This one was from
Just Christmas & Birthday cards
by my lovely friend Mada....
I am cross at myself for not getting it emailed on time
but they do have a new sketch out today!!
It being entered in Colour Create who want
Chocolate , Coffee & Cream.
they gave added option of distressing,
but I forgot!!! LOL

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I loved the colour combo so much
I did this card using similar shades.
I tried using distressing inks and H20's
to add colour after stamping it up
with brown versa fine.
I would love to be able to do it
as a black lab puppy like Poppy.
But have no success in colouring in black at all.
Any tips ??


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This last one is from sketch & stash challenge
from last week, I loved it and will use it again.
Too late with this one as well.
But it will be getting popped in the post
to someone special soon.

Cute Card Thursday want
Marshmallows and Chocolate
or pink and brown on cards this week.
This beautiful image was sent to me by Vanessa.
Thanks you my lovely !

Can anyone tell me.....
if you are not part of the Magnolia Club,
can you still buy these spring ones anywhere?

Hope you are all well.
Am off to be, early start for me,
and a 5.30 am alarm for Andrew.....

Nite nite xxx

smells all Chrismassy!

Our house smells of baking cakes and cookie, of cinnamon and mixed spice !

We have been busy making goodies for Christmas Hamper that we give away as gifts.
Some will be delivered this weekend and some on 23rd and 24th.



We have made all sorts of goodies during the year, jam's, chutneys, pickles, jellies.
Flavoured oils for making dressings, that have chillies and herbs in them.

Andrew had a wee drop of Christmas cake mixture left after making my mums cake,
she don't like booze in hers so we leave it to the last minuet to make.
We made tiny bite sized Xmas cakes with leftover mixture.

They are sooooooooo cute!

Will drizzled a wee drop icing on top and mini decorations on them.
We have a friend who loves Xmas cake but never manages to get through a whole one so we made her one using a can that used to contain the sponge pudding you steam in the tin.

Two friends are gluten intolerant so we make them a Cake each using gluten free flour.


I must admit I usually take more time to decorate them, but since I still had a few bits to do I am really deciding what really needs doing and not doing what doesn't!

I am determined to make this Christmas as stress free as possible. And if that means saying no to people then thats what I will do. Not easy thought is it?

We give our neighbours a couple of jars of our preserves & this year added a wee selection of our home made goodies.
I have been making batches of truffles rolled in either chocolate strands or toasted coconut,
mini millionaires shortbread bites, coconut cookies.



One neighbour and I always swap a wee jar of home made preserves through out the year.
Then at Xmas she adds something like sweeties with our jar of something and this year I have got her a goats cheese she likes to go with our apple and rowen jelly.

Poppy and I went round to drop off a calendar and some truffles to Sue who we met out on our walks, when she is out with her Westie called Brodie.
Poppy flirted, he nibbled her ear and then he showed her his bits! ......

She slapped them!!

She is a naughty visitor! But he started it!

I am feeling happy with the makes we have done, and hope they are enjoyed.
Oh and the sooner we give them away the sooner I stop eating the truffles!!!!

what a cr@p card!

Now Mrs Elfie said on comments she left on my blog warning me about the
fact she had made me a crap card, well.....

she did.....

Warning.....the following picture is of a crap card!

But to be fair she more than redeemed her self with my gift!!

This photo dose not do it credit!
The altered box is just amazing!
It is gold and purple, has beads and a witch ,tarot cards!

I love it!!!!

And inside!!!!

How fab is this!

Thanks babe! I do love you ....honest!!!