my work space & blog candy.

The lovely Dawn has had more than 20,000 blog hits as is celebrating by doing blog candy.
This is what she is saying about her blog candy.....

"All you have to do is take a photo of your crafting space/room and if you're in the photo even better (and if you have any furry crafting buddies I would love to see them too~!!) - It's great to put a face to the name!!! - Post it on your blog, leave a comment so I can come visit and leave a wee post on your blog about my candy giveaway! That's it!
A winner will be chosen on Friday 31/10/08 at 8pm."

Now I have a thing about not putting photos of myself on my blog, I never have done.

But here is my work space..... Brace yourself! It's a lot of stuff in a small space!


I have started posting cards I make for challenges instead of keeping them like I had been doing.

And of course, my fury crafty Buddy.....Poppy La Pooh!

She spends much time digging her blankets on the spare bed,
which has also now decided is where she likes to sleep at night!
Her friend in the background is Dudley the dog who she likes to throw off the bed usually at me when I am trying to craft!

brrrrrr.........

Man it's cold here today, heavy hale and sleet showers were frequent today,
and forecast is for below zero tonight.

Being Thursday, it was out for weekly blood test,
and then I took sandwich home for me and Andrew.

Pops is on restricted walking with her sore paw but this afternoon turned into a

Tasmanian she devil!

So back to normal walking tomorrow!!!
I have an order for five cards for a friend of a friend.
Have done two of them so far.
I am finding it harder to make a card for someone I don't know.

But I gave it a go.

This one is as you can see for a 40year old Aberdeen Football club supporter.
The tartan is Aberdeen football club tartan! I downloaded it as well as club logo.
And Pittodrie is where the team ground are.
I tired it with a white square on top of the tartan but it didn't look right.



This one all I got on bit of paper was special sister in law and something cute.....
I think Tilda looks cute!

The two are using a couple of downloads by my lovely friend Debbie who designs for Crafty Templates. I love this wee Teddy.
The glitter glue is not quite dry on it yet.

I love this download.

The trouble I seem to have with downloads is the edges seem to smudge when I am colouring them in.
Is it my printer or dose anyone have this problem?

This wee lady is by the lovely Sammi who has a couple of different ranges of fairies, gnut people and now wee flower girls for sale.

Her face got a wee bit smudged while I was colouring her in.
Any tips anyone?
I have tried using the watercolors, pencils and my new fave pens with a blender pen.

She is also not quite dry but thought I would show her anyway.

The final picture is a simple wallet card, I like the stark contrast of teh shimmery black with teh vream and shimmery hot pink.
My new stamp is kind of Rennie Macintosh and I love the swirls.
It will be posted off to someone tomorrow. With some images tucked safely inside.
Sent with love.....

2nd post, too cold to do much else!

Well the snow is now sleet, its really wet and really cold,
so while I was waiting on spooks coming on the TV I made these three.

This one is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge and is a sketch by the lovely DawnyP

Tomorrow it will be on its way to someone special. Hope they like it.
It is a wee birdie peel off coloured in non Christmas colours. He looks sweet.

It is not as good a take on the sketch as I wanted but it was how it ended up!

The following two are carried on from the same theme as one of the cards we made at class last night. I bought these peel offs months ago and didn't like any of the results I made with them.



They are also using up fabric squares that I bought a few years ago and again never used successfully mainly cause I didn't have glue that stuck it down to my satisfaction.

But since they are on fabric I will enter the robin card on the Arty Girlz Challenge
I like how they both look, and will use up the peel offs for more chrimbo cards.

Last nights card class makes

Tuesday's card class was on a Monday this week, here's my makes from there.

I love this snowy post box card!

Not a great photo.

There is snow paste stuff with glitter layered up on it,
with red glittery glue for berries and some on the holly leaves edges for a slight snow effect.

I am entering it in Spoonful of sugar, this week being sparkle & bling.
It has more sparkle in real life! lol Glittery red card and lots of glitter on it!

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This one is made with candle peel offs & sukura pens to glaze colour on it when stuck to pearl card.
I am glad we did this one, I have got loads of peel off outlines and never found a good way to use them!


Poppy is doing better, being driving mad by the falling snow fluttering past the window!
She so wants to go out and dig and play in it!

She woke us up at 5 am looking for some food!!
Bless........... ( yeau like that was what I as saying at that time of the morning!)

So yesterday, I put on the toastie machine to make lunch and thought...what is that smell?
I had shut the cable inside the machine when I had put it away ..
took it out , plug in and switched it to heat......
Wndered what the awful smell was....it melted the cable
and fussed the machine, knocking all the power out, and messing up sky!

Then Andrew's coffee machine broke....

And our trip to the vets for Pop's paw with antibiotics, pain killers, her monthly flea and worm tabs.....£63 thank you very much!!!

*sigh*

Poppy's poorly paw.....

So Poppy hasn't been well today, limping and not wanting to go for a walk or play.
Not like her at all.
When she stretches her back , you know the way they put bum up in the air and front legs down on the ground....well she was stretching out her left paw, claws gripping into the rug but not her right paw.
Been to see Mr Vet and he thinks she has an infection in a smalled cracked area on her second paw pad. So a week of antibiotics and some pain killers for a couple of days.

She is just giving us the big Labrador eyes......so obviously will need lost of cuddles and more importantly chicken for dinner to make her feel better!

Don't be feeling too sorry for her....she went outside while Andrew was using the power hose,
and grabbed a hold of it and ran round the garden taking the hose with her!!!

Monday again already........

Quiet day in today.

Poppy is limping, not sure what she has done, is walking but is not keen to use it.
So will try to keep her quiet and rest it today. That's not gonna be easy!

Will have a good look at it when Andrew comes home at lunch time so he can help me get her to stay still. Tried to have a look at her paw but she just kept licking my face.
Have made an appointment to see Vets so I can get her some anti inflammatorys.

Don't think I will get any cards done, as she sits at the bottom of the stairs and cries if I go upstairs.....so I carried her up....yes....I carried her up and she then wants downstairs again!

I have a few cards I have made for challenges that I want to send to bloggy mates.
So... will try to get a few things popped in the post today.
*wink*

What do you do with the cards you make for challenges?

Some have become Birthday cards, and cards for gifts ,
The challenge cards are not style I usually make.
I enjoy making them and mostly am pleased with the end result.

I usually make more simple cards that look very plain here, but change is good.

I have a box at work I put cards in, in wee cellophane bags with prices on the back and I sell a fair few. I don't make much on them but it goes towards craft stuff so am happy.

I also make cards to order.

Sometimes I show them and then add on the personal info afterwards.
So you see the card but not who it is for. I have a few of them to do.

Card class starts again this evening. Am looking forward to seeing the girls again and trying out new card techniques.

Off to go watch Surfs up....a cartoon about penguin surfers!
Yeap thats what my Monday is gonna be all about!

Sunday cosy & warm

Sunday evening, hail stones , rain and wind....evening for crafting.


This card is my entry for Friday Sketchers Challenge blog.
I used a pretty black and white photo that my friend took of a
dandylion that I love.


The glue is dried on these cards I started the other day, so I finished them off and here they are.

The Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge sketch is designed by Donna and this is my take on it.

I also used it for the Tilda & Co Challenge are also looking for a Tilda with a rainbow connection.....so my wee flowers are Richard of York gave battle in vain....
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet!

This one is the first challenge over at One Stop Challenge.
It is a sketch by Sharon.
The stripes and dots are basic grey, and stamp is Lulu who I love just now!
I am not sure about the papers on it.
I tried various back grounds but ended up with the pale pink.


And last but not least another Halloween card for my two nieces and nephew.


It is accetate card A5 in size.