Retail Therapy.

Well, i did manage a little mooch around Abakhan yesterday. I tidied all my ribbons on friday night and realised i had far too many plain ones and that i "needed" some fancier ones.Of course that's not all i came out with.

Here it is all dumped in a heap.The little wooden thingies at the front were also Craft for Occasions.

I'm thinking perhaps some more of these notecards.I also got some sparkly bits just to add a bit of bling.

I found a little sale area,not very exciting but i thought these "papers" by Habico were a good find for 55p. I took them out of the packets to find they were actually card and 3 of each colour were double sided.

The peach ones had soft green on the back and the lemon ones had a sort of amethyst. Yippee! I can feel some boxes coming on !! I got a few 1 metre lengths of ribbon too.

I've been into town this morning to do some food shopping. I didn't get on the scales today as i fear the worst and it may put me off track with the diet, i'd best pretend all is well and get on with it!
   Off to play now.   Di.

Happy Retirement.

When i went to Liverpool on wednesday i bought a stamp set called it's a mans world by Clare Curd. I totally forgot about it when i got home. It was only when i got the burgundy wedding invite card out to start folding and cutting it to size (boring task) that i found it in the bag. I've got quite a few mens stamps but they're mainly old geezers so this one is great for younger men.

This chap is your typical husband beached up in the chair sleeping off the beer and the tide of emotion that is involved with watching the match,,exhausted bless him! Now we can craft in peace for a couple of hours. I must say speedy isn't a footy fan but he's beached up on the settee watching the F1 as i write this post.

I paperpieced the chair to match the backing paper which is by Clare Curd, and put the beer and remote on 3d foam pads The idle sod is coloured with promarkers. I'm going to give the card to a friend of ours who has just retired. There is another fantastic card made with this stamp at Coops Cluttered Corner if you'd like to take a peek.
 Well i'm off to get showered and dressed now,do a minimum amount of housework and a bit of colouring before Speedy eventually drags me to the pub later this afternoon. Perhaps i could sneek into Abakhan first as it's only a very short walk down the canal.
                      Thanks for looking.    Di.xx

UPDATE!!   I finished this post and went to make us another drink, my coffee had gone cold so i thought i'd just reheat it in the microwave. I put it in and switched on. I don't know how but it somehow managed to tip over. There was coffee inside the microwave, under it ,all over the worktop and on the floor. The language was choice!! And the beached up bloke on the settee? Totally oblivious even though the kitchen is right nextdoor. Don't we just love 'em!

Cards for kids.

I dont very often make cards for children ,but i just fancied making a couple when i was off on thursday. I made a girls card and a boys card. I quite enjoyed making them.

The image is by Elzybels and the caption came with the set.I do love these little sheep. The papers are from my scraps box.Colouring is done with promarkers. The little stickers are from a kit i bought from C&C when i first started card making.

The grass and sky are coloured with chalks.I'll have to find a birthday boy and girl to give them to now.

Off to work this morning,Speedy is meeting me when i finish to ruin our diet as i promised we could relax the rules a bit at weekends.

Quickie Card.

Just a quickie post today as i'm on my way to work. This is the sort of card i sell in the shop i work in. Nothing special as people won't pay much in a paper shop. If it was a gift shop it may be different. Still i get to keep all the money as my boss doesn't take any of it off me.

The image is from Whipper snapper and i got it fom Hobbycraft,coloured with promarkers. This type sells for £1.50, slightly better ones go for £2. I dont sell loads but it gets me about £20 amonth for stash.

Friday weigh in 10 stone, thats 2 pounds off. How much will go back on over the weekend .....Hmmmm......

Red Red Wine.

What makes you think i'm missing my evening quaff then?! Well if a can't drink it i can craft it.Actually i can't lie,,,i did partake in a glass of red last night but only one! I made a yummy tomato soup for tea so i figured i was allowed a treat. The soup was made from tinned cherry tomatoes,stock,onion,chives and basil,simmered for about 20 mins then blitzed with a bit of milk.Simple but gorgeous.

You're not going to believe this but the stamp is by Stamps Happen again, i didn't realise i had so many,they must be "me" stamps. I put it all together then i totally risked ruining it by glazing the glass and the bottle. Luckily it looks really good.

You can't really see the glaze in this photo. The paper is from the Papermania pad i bought yesterday.The card is A5 size. I really like how it tuned out and may keep it for Speedys birthday in july.
      Thanks for visiting,    Di.xx

New stash and a card.

Back from Liverpool with a bit of new stash. I went because i've got some wedding invites to make and i needed a load of burgundy card for the bases.Of course i couldn't go all that way just for that could i? I also bought a papermania capsule collection pad in green,only one sheet of each design so i'll have to be careful how i chop it up, not for low mojo days. 50 little C7 envies for notelets,a couple of peel off sheets incase i have to resort to them for the brides choice of card design and another box of mixed coloured card just because it was there.

Then i went to the art shop and got 4 more promarkers to fill in the gaps in my gowing collection. They were £2.09 each but i couldn't wait to order from Mrs Sheen , i wanted them now!

  I  made this card on monday night but it was too late to photograph it so i've done it today.

The stamp is by Stamps Happen (again) and the paper is from a Brenda Pinnick stack from QVC. I made it because i wanted to play with the flowers from Dunhelm Mill. I'm not sure if  i like them but they might "grow" on me.

I chalked around the edge of the image as i often do if it looks a bit bare. I'm going to have a little snackette, then i'm off to have a little play. Sod the housework until tonight.  Di.x

Off to Liverpool.

Quick post this moning as i'm on my way to Liverpool. I've got to make some wedding invites so i'm going to the papermill shop to get the gear. I'll be back later with some shopping and a card. Di.x

Guitar Edwin.

Hi everyone.I got to my mums yesterday and she'd made me some little CAKES!!!!  I  was so tempted but i was a good girl, i brought them home and put them straight into the freezer,phew!! I'm not going to tell Speedy about them otherwise they'll come straight back out,i may pull a couple out at the weekend depending on the scales.I made some crab and sweetcorn soup for last night and tonight which is a good start.

The "card du jour" is one of my older ones from my picasa albums. I think i was still using whispers pens for colouring. I can't remember where i got the paper from, dead helpful today hey? Still it is early. I'm off to work soon, i'm working with my boss who is only 22 and eats all day.Great.
         See you soon.  Di.x

Tilda's gone dotty.

Mornin' everyone, it looks like it's going to be another nice one.Diet starts today weighing in at ten stone two! Bear in mind i'm only 5' 2", of slight build and most of the weight is "out front". Me and Speedy are both the same shape! Mention diet to him though and he starts panic eating so we went to our local and had fish chips and peas as a sort of  "last supper". I reckon if i do a weigh in on here every friday i've got a better chance of sticking to it. We'll see.
Anyway on to the card.

That flower doesn't clash like that in real life and who said the camera never lies? The paper is from the papermania naughty and nice christmas pad.My nesties had a rare airing for this one.

I coloured tilda with promarkers and propped her up with 3d foam pads. A little peel off and some flat backed gems finishes it off.
I'm off to mums today to help her with her shopping. She's 89 and a damn sight fitter than i'll ever be.   Thanks for visiting.  Di. x

I've been shopping.

I've needed a new pillow for months now,you know how they go flat and you end up having to sleep with your hand underneath.Not good! I don't drive and Speedy is not forthcoming with offers of  transport to the shops but today i made him take me to Dunhelm mill. I packed him off to PC World to stop him "sitting on my shoulder" all around the shop(as they do).I was mooching around upstairs (no craft stuff in the Chester one) and came by these flowers.

They were less than a fiver for the lot.When i took them to the till the assistant dutifully said "these are lovely are'nt they". She looked horrified when i said i was going to rip them to bits!!
             Here they are ripped to bits..............

There were 40 on the blue stem and 23 various sized ones on the cream stem.I tittered to my self when i read on the label "this is not a toy", i'm sorry but a beg to differ!!
  I also bought a shower curtain,some new towels, oh, and a new pillow!
Well isn't it a lovely sunny day? I've got to go on a diet this week, i'm not grossly overweight but i can;t hide behind cardigans and coats anymore. The booze belly has sadly got to go, christmas is finally over!!!

Stamps happen number 4.

Here is the card made with the last of my Stamps Happen finds from hobbycraft.

The papers are from Clare Curds signature stack, i don't think i'll ever work my way through this massive pad! The flowers are made using a Clare Curd clear set.

The card base is a 6"x6" linen card.I felt it wasn't quite finished so i added a bit of doodling around the edges. This is not the first time this stamp has been inked up. I made this little gift set to go with my stepdaughters 21st birthday prezzie a while ago.

The instuctions for the little gift bag are here. The notepad was 19p from Wilkinsons.The card is 5"X5, you don't need an envelope.
Working till 1.30 today then off to the pub for a different kind of "artistry" lol. Good luck in the Grand National.    Di. xx

Stamps happen number 3.

This is what i was making on wednesday night when i got sidetracked by the little wooden hearts.

The third of my stamps happen bargains,(although i did find them on the Sirstampalot site at £5.95 last night). The background paper is Papermania creative tones and the cardbase is 5"x5" hessian look.

I added a bit of liquid pearls for the froth. The sentiment stamp is from Elzybels,i know latte and espresso aren't the same but who cares!
   Off to work now see you soon .  Di.x

Calling fellow docrafters.

After all the site problems, this new site had better be a darned site better, i've spent half the morning trying to add a second photo to an upload and now i can't even get into the forums. RANT RANT RANT!!!

Summer love.

My sister bought me a little packet of wooden hearts for christmas and they've been sitting around in my drawer waiting for the brain to kick in.I found them last night when i was looking for something else and i thought "tonight's the night"! I abandoned what i was doing and made these little notecards before the idea left my head.

The little cards are 4"x4" made with hessian look card again. Then i needed something to package them in .I wasn't in a box making mood so i put them in a cello bag and made a matching topper. The "love" stamp was in a set of 6 from Lakeland about 2 years ago.

Well there's another little pressie for in my emergency stash. Thanks for looking. Di. xx   P.S The hearts were from Hobbycraft.

Stamp happens 2.

Here is my next card made from my quad of Stamp Happens bargains from Hobbycraft.

You can't actually see it but the card base is a lovely hessian texture,(another bargain from the papermill shop). I've been photographing it  all around the flat trying to get it to show up, even the toilet seat in the brightly lit bathroom was no good!Oh well never mind. The paper is from my minds eye bloom and grow pad.

Ooh, you can see it in this pic! Not such a wasted morning after all.Got a friend calling round tomorrow so i've got to tidy up a bit,then nip to town,then i might get time to play again before kitchen duty.