New Challenges

I have found this other great challenge site Di Hickman. She does card and scrapbook challenges. This is my attempt at the 1st August card sketch.


I really enjoyed doing this card. I feel a punch phase coming on.

It is my fathers 70th birthday coming soon. So i have whipped up this little number for him.

Sorry about the poor picture quality. The flash as reflected back from the silver on the card. But you get the idea.
I am so excited as my beautiful boy is coming back today after his adventures at scout camp. I can not wait to give him a great big hug. If he will let me!
Am off to pick him up now hippee.
takecare

Sunny journeys

Had a nice day today. Not at work for a start off. Met up with my friend Lynn, hi lynn. We spent hours at the craft shop in Embsay. Spent more than i ment too. Had a look at lynns holiday scrapbook which was beautiful. The sun shined all the time i was driving there and on the way back, which was nice after driving in the rain for the past few months.
Was watching the news tonight which showed the scout meeting in Essex where they are reaffirming with vows. Sounds like a wedding! Tried looking to see if i could spot Luke, no luck. Still there was about 40 thousand there so the odds where a bit slim. Everyone looked like they were having a good time, so i guess Luke will be as well. Can't wait until he gets back so i can hopefully find out what he has been up too. Then again i may only get the odd grunt. Anyone know how to interrupt the language of teenagers?? Could do with some helpful hints

Here is my take on this weeks cps challenge

Lots of hits... yippee

Thanks to every one who visits my blog. I have had over 200 this month. And i am really pleased with that amount of hits, so thanks alot.
I am really sorry to any one who has tried to leave a comment, i did not realise the blogger was only letting other bloggers leave messages. I have now rectified that and anyone can leave a comment. So please do. I would love to hear from you out there.
I am going to make some more cards to night, hopefully attempt this weeks CPS challenge. If i get time later this evening i will post them.
Happy chatting to you.
Takecare.

In the pink.....and brown

What a lovely day, do you think summer is here at last?? I am so glad that the weather is better. I can not think of anything worse than camping...except camping in the rain. I have so many bad memories of camping when i was a child. I like my luxuries like a toilet and washing facilites on suite. Anyway i think the sun will make all the adventures at camp much more fun for Luke.
I have spent the evening being creative to help pass the time and help take my mind off Luke.
I have made 2 cards with the scraps for the yesterdays layout.

I don't know about you but i do find mens cards are hard to do. I have decided to try to do more to improve my skills at doing them. So i did this one .

Have a good night. Takecare

crop and chat

Had another super day at Art from the Heart. With out the traumas of yesterday. It was lovely chatting and catching up with everyone. To day just did our own thing. I russelled up this double layout for this weeks challenge on UK scrappers.

Also picked up two card packs so will be making them this week i hope.
Missing Luke terribly. I know he will be having a good time. But still. The house is so quiet without him. I think the dog Turner is missimg him too.
Goodnight my baby sleep well.

Distressing day

I have had a distressing day in both the artistic and emotional ways. Today my most beloved son went to scout camp. In sherwood forest. Driven by my most beloved but directionally challenged husband, along with 2 other scouts in the car. Has i feared he became lost. A journey which should have taken 1 1/2 hours took 3 hours. I received communications from the camp wondering if i had heard from them as they had not arrived, but nothing from my dearly beloved family. As it turns out they knew they where lost and where they had gone wrong, and how they where going to get back on track. However they did not realise had much every one else was worrying ( me) and did not think to let any one else (me) know that they were o.k just taken the wrong direction.
In the mean time, in an attempt to take my mind off the adventures of my husband and son i was undertaking some crafting development at the Art from the Heart. Along with my very good friend Lyn. Hi Lyn, looking forward to wednesday. I just love all that scummy stuff there. We learned some background and tags art techniques.

Will be trying these techiques out in both scrapping and cardmaking.
Off there again tomarrow for a crop. Cann't wait, i just love getting together with others for craftyness, if you know what i mean.
bye for now.

Goodbyes and hello's

Had a bit of a strange day today. Every thing happened as usual for a tuesday. But it will be the last time things will happen like this again on a tuesday, forever. My baby has left primary school. I picked him up for the last time at that school. It feels so weird. Like it was just last year that he start there. I cannot believe that the time as gone so quick. I want to do it over again.
Luke is o.k he is looking forward to going to high school, not sure if i am. ( that is about him going to high school, i have already been) May have to lock him in the cupboard now, so him will never leave. (only joking)
Consoled myself with making some cards tonight, whilst sipping a glass of wine. Now things seem a little bright. Found this brilliant card challenge site
Card positioning systems Here are my attempts for the latest sketch challenge

Is it too early for xmas cards???





Oh not only do i have to cope with him leaving school, he is off to scout camp for a week. I feeeeel weeell just not needed any more. Surplus to requirements. Except for the suppling of food, clothing, shelter, money, lifts etc etc. Well may be not that surplus as yet.
Take care