time to say goodbye (for now)

As I am moving house the time has come to pack up the whole house. My wardrobe took two large boxes and I am living out of a small case packed with unmentionables (undies) and the hanger on the back of the door filled with work stuff and a couple of nicer outfits ( just in case but no chance) so that's emptied, then came my craft room OMG I need therapy there was so much stuff AND I couldn't throw anything away its taken me 2 days to box it up.... gulp... I'm downsizing not up sizing I'll deal with it later if I don't look its not there lol Anyway this is my work deskjust got to pack the mat the table looks a bit sad on its own doesn't it mind you the room looks enormous. Just got to clean it then 1 down loads more to go hopefully we should be gone soon
the uncertainty is killing me I have been here nearly 28 years good and bad and I will be sad to go but its toooo big for just me and linkyloo so I might post moving house traumas but crafting is on hold for a while x

IN THE END.......

Thanks for all your lovely comments on the birthday cards for my mum in the end I gave her .... both!!! couldn't decide so went with them both lol. Mum would also like to thank everyone at craftden who made and sent the most beautiful cards she was thrilled and quite touched and special thanks to Ann for the most fantastic mocca cake and cheesecake thanks all you are brilliant xxxx

Can't make my mind up

I've made two cards and can't decide which one to give mum for her birthday whether I go for peachy Tilda done with distress inks or do I go for a very posh Tilda( can't remember her name)

I put my self on a challenge with the blue one coloured with prismas but NO FLOWERS ALLOWED this was difficult for me but I had to use pearls the sketch is based on last weeks http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/

I will have to make a decision soon its mums birthday tomorrow so Happy Birthday mum. Busy week for my mum isn't it x

Happy Mothers Day to all mums everywhere

Happy mothers Day to all mums everywhere I hope you all have a lovely day. This is my mothers day card for my mum, she is a brilliant mum and I don't know what I would do without her. Mum is always there to help and always has been. Mum I love ya even though I don't say it enough mwah xxxx

the recipe: Charleston Tilda coloured with prismas (practice practice) magnolia blueberry paper with a few stickles dotted around, nesties and http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/ sketch for this week, a Martha Stewart punch and some purple card, plain and pearlesant (which I think is mums actually lol) from the http://www.craftden.co.uk/.The flower charm and pearl brad are attached with silicon glue thank you Lynne for that tip. xx

Happy birthday Sara

This is my craftden layout from er quite a few weeks ago (bad girl) The recipe is black bazzil and basic grey origins paper the paper is so lovely that I thought it didn't need very much else on it so I just left the lace and distressed handmade flower as stand alone embellies the obligatory pin and a bit of tied net just finished it. The letters are just chipboard painted with dabbers stamped on, rubbed over with stickles frosted lace like Tim does with the finger In the flesh the letters do show up more it says "c'est moi" which is Sara very individual. Its her birthday today 24 today her bestest bestest BESTEST pressy are Tiffany pearl earrings that she will wear when she gets married in June.

snow much fun!!!

This is my first page of the snowy weather we have had lately its Holly in Chelsea park on Christmas day it was beautiful and sunny but so cold.

the recipe: Bo Bunny papers, O'scrap letters coloured with broken china distress inks then I old lace glimmer misted the whole page doesn't show in pic though, all available from Lynne athttp://www.craftden.co.uk I then cut various flower and snowflake sizzix dies and mixed them up and stuck them together I pinched this from http://prettypaperswirls.blogspot.com/and then joined them together with a few sizzix sizzlet swirls I think my life would come to an end if I didn't have my bigshot x

november crafty stash

This is Novembers crafty stash page a little late but heyho the page is of Alicia and Joe at Redcliffe Jetty Brisbane Aus.and made up of prima papers matching prima pebbles the papers have been cut out and stacked up follow instructions is so easy rather than thinking up things to do that's why I love going to craft den on Thurs night total relaxing and laughing and drinking coffee great night out and something to see at the end of the night