cps #40

Well the kitchen is coming a long. It looks like a kitchen now. Only the tiles left to do and the floor. The fridge is going in tomorrow. I can not wait. I have spent the last 2 weeks going backwards and forwards to the fridge in the garage, it will be so nice to be able to just trun around in the kitchen and get what i need straight away.
I have ordered my craft table and storage units, and they will arrive on wednesday. Still need to paint that room yet. But on track for craft room done by xmas. Hippeee.
Had a go at this weeks CPS challenge. Used the lovely blonde moments papers. I love how the design as been reduced to fit on cards. The xmas kisses stamp is also from blonde moments.
Now i am off to have a relaxing soak in the bath. Catch you later.

Sketch this card 32

Hi. Hope you have had a good weekend. Went to my lovely sisters today. It was her charming and handsome partners birthday resently. They are off to New York on saturday. Lucky them. I have not had a holiday this year, I just have a bomb site for a kitchen instead. Anyway i wanted to drop off his present and see them before they went. We sat chatting and catching up as do. Talk about warren. We are making plans for a xmas when he comes home on leave in january. It will be lovely to see him.
When i got back i russelled this card for the Sketch this card challenge http://www.janellerichmond.typepad.com/sketchthiscards/

Papers from mm. Used the cuttlebug embossing folder. Again. I just love those folders they do a really great empression.
Stamp is from Scottish borders stamping.com. Sorry no link.
And the velvet ric rac is from Maya Road. I just love that ric rac.
Have a nice sunday evening.

Di Hickman Nov #2

Hi all. Well the kitchen is still nowhere near finished. We have to endure 4 more days, hopefully, of no cooker, fridge or dishwasher. Machanical dishwasher that is. There is still me. It is maddening not having a fridge in the kitchen. We have one in the garage. Every time we want a drink it means a trip to the garage. I just keep thinking it will be lovely when it is finished. Then it will be time to start on my craft room. Hipppeee. i am so lookng forward to it. And tonight we are going to get a chinse takeaway. We never get takeaways. Ian perfers to cook something special on the weekend. Usually with fresh veg from the allotment. Which is always nice, but sometimes it is just nice to chill and get a takeaway.
This is my interpretation of DiHickmans sketch
I am way behind on xmas cards so you may be seeing a few in the next few weeks. I have used the winter wonderland papers by craftwork cards. I used the cuttlebug embossing folder for the snowflakes at the bottom of the card. And a sizzix cut and emboss snowflake which is at the top of the card. The xmass kisses stamp is from blonde moments. Link to them is on the right.
Have a good weekend. Takecare.

Arty Girlz Heart Challenge

Had an email from my beloved nephew who is out in afhganistan. He is feeling low at the moment. They had a resent death in his platoon. Very sad. I have sent out a tin of Hero's chocolates for them all. Hope they arrive o.k. I have sent him an email as well to try to support him. It is difficult knowing what to say to help lift him.
When i went to the post office today the lady behind the counter told me that the parcels will only be free until the 7th of December. Strange time to stop, i was planning on sending him one at lease once a week in the run up to xmas. I also have my nieces husband out there, so i am sending to two at the moment. I can not wait until they are both safe and sound back home. Any idea's of what i could send them to cheer them up and try to have at least some nice xmas experience, please let me know.
Managed to do the Arty Girlz challenge this week. The papers are the new range from Blonde Moments. There is a link in my 'were i shop' section to the right. I did a lo using these papers which you can not see as i have entered it in the scrapbooker of the year contest. So i decide to use up the scraps. I have lots and lots of scraps. I will have to try to use more of them. Or would any of you like them????!!!

Takecare

Di Hickman nov #1 and Sketch this :cards 31

New kitchen is going to be fitted on monday. I cannot wait. The big american fridge is in the back room waiting to be installed. We are going to have a dishwasher as well. And a double oven instead of the horrible combined oven and grill thing that we have at the moment. Not that i am mad about cooking. I love eating, but it is Ian who does most of the cooking. And i have ordered a bookcase and a wall mounted shelving unit to go in the back room. It is going to be my craft room. Another thing i am excited about. I want to be sat in my new craft room on xmas day. Most previous xmases we have had visitors or going to someone elses house. Now this year i want to have a chillout xmas. Just lounge in my pj's all day if i want. Watch Luke open his presents. Make the round of phoning relatives etc. And scrap and card make and just craft. Hopefully. Only black cloud is that Warren will be out in Afganistan. They are told because it is a special day for us that there will be lots of attacks. Lets all pray that peace will prevail soon.
I was reading the other day that a woman dies every 28min's during childbirth in Afganistan. Although the Taliban are not in power their mentality still remains. There are hospital facilities available with maternity units but the men will not allow the women to go for prenatal care. They would rather risk losing their wifes and unborn children. Very very sad.
There is also a ward in one of the southern hospitals called the Liberation ward. It is full of women who have set fire to themselves inorder to escape violent abusive relationships. The abuse not only comes from the men, but the mothering laws. Some of these girls are do not die straight way but slowly over a period of days or months. Again so very sad. Makes me grateful i live in a here.



Anyway enough morbid blogging, i have managed to do too new cards. The Di Hickman nov #1 challenge and Sketch this: cards challenge #31
Have a good weekend.

cps # 38

Bit of a quicky tonight. Been to fat freddies for a crop.
So much fun. Would show you my lo but not finished as yet.Will do when it is. Only thing is after working all day a am not at my best. But i just have to go. Some of my friends have asked me to organise some scrapbooking sessions and do a lo for them to do. Which i think i will have a go at.
Anyway very tired to night so will leave you with a cps challenge card
Will catch up with you tomorrow.
Good night

Where as the time gone!

Cannot believe it has been so long since i last blogged. Just been so busy.
Windows are in and new american fridge delivered. Not going to be installed now until a week tomorrow.I can't wait be have a decent sized fridge in the kitchen, and cold water on tap. Oh do you get it, on tap!!
I lovely tiles i like are a discontinued line and a couple of the colours are short. So we have had to go back to the tile shop and do a bit of swopping round.
My current c.j as been lost in the post, so i have to do a new one. I am not happy about this, but i guess it happens.
Also decided to enter scrap booker of the year, so rushed to get 3 lo's done and posted in time. Sent special delivery of course. Only way to ensure it got there.
Now on a happier note i spent yesterday at Art from the Heart with the amazing Dy Reavely. It was a scrap attack day and jam packed with projects. She has these fab chipboard mini books. In lots of different shapes. We made this one into a xmas tree book. I went with my good friend Lynn. Hope the dinner party went o.k lynn.





Also made this flower card. My own design, not from a challenge site.

Hope you have had a good weekend.