Rainy weekend...........

I have been upset this weekend - we had one beautiful day of sunshine yesterday and to be fair, I got four loads of washing done and dry before 10am (my son decided he had to be up at ten to six in the morning). But of course of the one day it was sunny, I was at community animmator training all day, inside (all be it at a greenhouse), and by the time I got out it started to cloud over!!!! And of course today it's done nothing but piddle it down all day. No wonder my creativity is at a low! I have made a couple of things but like I said previously they are for swaps, so I don't want to post without them receiving them first!!!! On the upside my potatoes in the tyres are almost ready for flowering so it won't be long before we have a lobvely harvest of finest potatoes. My ONE strawberry turned red and the birds had a real feast on it! but my tomatoes are doing really well!! So even though I'm not being very productive in the house, my garden is!!!!
Well till tomorrow
Vikki x x x x

Power Cut..............again

Well I have no picture again at the minute, for thi blog post, as I have had no bloody electric again since 1.20am last night (this morning) and it came back on at three and went off at 5. This is the seventh incident in seven days of having no power, so needless to say the letter of complaint will be winging its way to the post box tomorrow. So I have not been able to transfer the pics of my lastest old fashioned christmas project that I made at my class with Maria. I am definately having a very productive day tomorrow and am going to get ALL the stuff done that I need to do, and craft tomorrow night (a new project). So until then (providing we still have electric as we are running on massive generators at the minute)
Vikki x x x

Busy like a little bee...................

Well been a bit of a mad day today - rained all day and then low and behold when we are cooking tea, we have a power cut!!!! Great timing (mind you thats the 5th in less than a week). So when it finally came back on I decided that I needed to be carding all night tonight whilst we have light hehe. I then realised that as the things I have made are for a swap, I can't really post them until I have been contacted to say that the lady who I am sending them to has got them!!!! I was gutted as this now means that it is a non-photographic post again!!!! Never mind, however the clue about what I have made is in the title (it's a card in the form of things that attract bees!!!!!) Got it yet?? Well if not, and if you don't take hints very well (a bit like me) then it's a flower pot hehe. And a butterfly!!! No bees thank god!

My friend also bobbed round earlier today and saw the Chrictmas cards I made at my class last thursday and has started making her list for me to make for her!!!!! OMG orders for Xmas already - can you beleive it. It also means that I have to invest in Old Traditional Christmas now hehe

Well heres till tomorrows post which will definately have a photo.

Bye for now Vikki x x x

Tidying up the house is supposed to make you have a tidy mind??????

Well today I decided that the kids bedroom needed decluttering................................ well it was one of those jobs I wished I never began. There seemed to be more dust than toys, and the sneezing started, and I then realised that tidy house, does not really mean tidy mind. I have began doing this BLITZ to make some money for more craft stuff (all the stuff that is no longer needed can be sold via ebay then the proceeds go back into Ebay for crafty stuff hehe). I did all this with the kids (I have to say my two yr old just found it highly amusing to be playing with the stuff rather than tidying it), whilst Phil built a new hutch for the two guinea pigs so that they too can go outside. My personal craft area is coming on no ends now, and shortly I will be crafting EVERY day, all day, and am looking to make it more of a permanent fixture of my working life (as I am a little bit incapacitated at the moment). I would love to be able to do something I love all day, as a job, but I have no idea where to start really, and whther it's really a viable option for me............................. oh well thats just another thought that can bounce round my head for a while hehe. Well till next time (which I promise I will have a picture of a creation on - definately)
Bye for now................................
Vikki x x x x x

Busy......Busy.........Busy

I have been extremely busy this last few days again, and have unfortunately not had any chance to craft. We have had me husbands cousins up for a couple of days and it has been lovely (even though I have not been at all productive). I also have a couple of busy days coming up too, so I am unsure what pics I will be able to post, of creations. However, whatever I make, I will post.
Just a quick post today to let you know I've not abandoned you hehe
Thanks
Vikki x x x

A little lost..........

Ok, so at least I have put a post on hehe. We have had problems with the electric today (bloody power suppliers) and I have not been able to have my main computer on (which is where all my pics are held, and also has the memory card reader on my printer attached to my main ccomp) so I have not been able to get the pics on here of my card for my neighbour (I know your probably thinking that this is an excuse, however it is a REASON hehe not an excuse) so you will all have to wait until tomorrow.
I have also been on the phone to my good friend Maria, chatting for some time tonight, discussing crafty cardy things, and also had relatives up, so all in all, it's been a busy day!!!!
I know that you will all be disapointed, BUT I will put a cracking little card on for you all tomorrow!!!!! Trust me (this is after I have been to my beautiful step sons play!!!!!!)
Well till then x x x
Vikki x x

Lost for a while

Well I must apologize. I promised myself faithfully that I would blog everyday, but I am struggling to find time to even make myself a brew at the moment, let alone blog. However I have made a resolution that I have to blog at least every other day if not every day, and I must put a new crafty item on each post (apart from this!!!!!). So lets see how it goes. I made a wonderful card for our neighbour who was 55 years old on the 10th July, but I have lost the pics, so I am going to reshoot them tomorrow (as he only lives next door) and post tomorrow, making that post the start of my new resolution. So till next time!!

Vikki x x x

Sugar Bowl Challenge

Well this is now my third time of trying to add this post - fingers crossed. (blogger doesn't seem to like me at the moment) I have finally got round to adding my offering for the sugar bowl challenge of the week. This is the first time I have entered a blog challenge, and here is my attempt:
I don't know whether I have actually done this right, but I suppose practice will make perfection. I have followed the sketch as required on the challenge blog here. Why don't you go over and have a sneaky peak, and maybe enter yourself. You have until midnight this evening.
I have to say that this is so far from my usual style, but I am loving using my stash.
Well I will post more tomorrow, and until then wish me luck x x x
Thanks
Vikki

Copics Workshop at Headingley

Well I am truly amazed by the workshop I have attended today at Maddy's for the Copics. This lady is soooooo talented and we are really loving the Calvin Mouse character.

As you can see from my previous posts, I have been dabbling with the copic's pens but today I have developed an unheatly obbsession for the ease at which you can create a truly amazing image. This is my attempt today:

I am very happy with the finished card, and it is sooooo far away from anything I have ever made, and the style is nothing like anything I have done before. Not only has it inspired me to use the copics markers more, but it has also inspired me into a totally new style, out of my comfort zone.

I would like to thank Maddy and Rachel (I apologize if I have spelt your names incorrectly) for today, and would love to hear from Eileen, Gay and Lauren also. It was lovely to meet you all today, and I can honestly say the whole day was a lovely experience from which I have taken away a lot. Thanks again.

Missing in action............................

Well I firstly apologize for not blogging for a week or so. I have been extremely busy trying to sort out my husbands new pen (well actually trying to get the pen to start with) and catching up with all my housework that I have let slip this last week whilst enjoying the sun......... what a beautiful week it has been. I amazed, however we will pay with three weeks of bad now won't we.


Even though I have been busy with many things, I have managed to squeeze in a card that my friend wanted for her son's 1st birthday this week. His name is Branden (and as you can see from the picture, I spelt it Brandon, so it had to be changed), but all in all, she loved it! So even though it's not the normal colours for a baby's 1st birthday, I thought I would be adventerous. I used stampin up More mustard card stock as the base card, layering an S U summer sun CS mat on top. The ribbon and the layer on the right are both chocolate chip and the gorgeous giraffe is from the wonderful SU "bundle of Joy" stamp set. I then used the big shot to die cut the moon and stars, and the "bradon 1 today" from the sizzix night and day alphabet set. I actually coloured the giraffe using the copic markers, but was amazed by the match to the SU card stock.

I am still really relatively new to this, and love it when someone actually likes a card I make, especially from Maria, because she is my best critic and tells me if it's terrible as well as if its good. I just wish more people would be like that, then you would learn what people really do like. Mind you I loved this one, and also the one I made last week that I've not managed to post until now. It was a very easy one that I just put together using the live your dream stamp set!

I used the old olive base card, then so saffron and chocolate chip mats, with a whisper white piece embossed with the swiss bots cuttlebug folder through the big shot. I then inked the flower from the live your dream set with so saffron on the petals, chocolate chip in the middle and old olive on the stems, using the to you from me stamp from the best yet stamp set to stamp the sentiment.
Thanks for looking and till next time bye x x x