Excited

Well can you imagine me looking like this...

yes..... that was me about five minutes ago

Paul just phoned to say he has landed at Stansted and will be home in 3 hours

me excited ...... nah...well...just a little

how sad am I

anyway I thought I would do a post while I am sat straightning my hair

although my hair isn't getting very straight

so here is the card

I have made this as I have more news..
Tanya Paul's daughter had another boy yesterday
she phoned me at 3am to tell me the news, so I could tell dad !!!
Tyler Micheal weighting 7lb 3oz
as soon as I have one I will be posting a pic..

I have had this made about a week
I used the papers from the pack I won over at Paula's blog
the Image Is one Paul's mum had as a decoupage
but I was naughty and copied in black and white

I then coloured the little teddy with my pens
We are hopefully going to drive over to meet Tyler over the weekend
Busy Busy what with house viewing also
Thank you so much for stopping by to one
VERY EXCITED CLAIRE'S blog
xx


I will add this to some challenges later..I must get ready
two and half hours to go...lol

Still playing

Well am still playing..although have been called away a few times

I have managed to get back..

This time for the Moving card I came up with this

 The car represents the move.. 

he postage paper behind is from Bobunny called EtSetera Stamped

I bought paper for the first time !! I have only ever used downloaded and printed..

the quality is so much better bought... I have to admit I bought two

One to use and one to keep... why to keep I ask myself.. 

Cos I like it and you never know..lol... am sure I am not the only one to do this

This is the new stamp I bought.... package..

My idea is to stamp this onto the insert just under the new address

when we finally get one... still looking at the area..via google

need to visit a couple of times and stick around for a few hours

Right thats me for now...am sure I can come up with something else

before the day is out... I have tea to sort out now

so I had best go

Paul will be phoning me later on..with info on the house sale

the Portuguese house..so don't want to be busy

am entering this into just one for now
Make it Monday - Linky

Thanks once again for stopping by

CLaire xx

I've been playing

I have decided to make 

We are moving cards...or should i say We Have moved..

(don't know the address...lol)

so here is my first attampt..

Not 100% sure I like it...I know what I want but not quiet got there

You see I like it.... but it didn't work out how I wanted..

I am thinking on the next one I wont distress the backing paper as much

so it will be lighter..

I do like the butterfly... maybe destress more !!!

anyway here is attempt one..on my day of crafting...lol

am going to go play some more

I am going to enter this into a couple of challenges.. just for fun

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Spread your wings

Alphabet - Busy bugs

Make it Monday - Linky

hope its ok for the all

Thanks for taking the time to pop and have a look

CLaire xx

I am oh so lonely

Why is it that when the other half is not around we feel lonely

yet when they are there most of the time we sometimes wish they would go away...lol

Well Paul is spending the week over in Portugal

doing the hand over as he leaves the company in about four weeks

after working for them for 27 years...!!!!

He can't wait for his last day... 

so I am on my own and feeling very lonely... but I have good news though

I have moved things about today in the bedroom...and look

I have a desk in the bedroom where I can work in peace..which is where I am now

doing my blog post... no one to interrupt me..lol

I have the PC back in here after some major work

it went a little funny so had to have new grafics card and other bits put it

which Paul so kindly did this morning

And this is the draws I have in the far corner...And yes they are a tad messy

because I had to dump things in them to move the room round

most of them have the same sort of thing in them tho but I am piling things on top as well

You see being in the UK is bad...very bad... I can go to a craft shop and spend money.

no postage added....and I seem to be doing that.. Although I do have an excuse...

I have been looking for the blog Candy..and I do have a couple of bits for it..

which I will take a pic of in a few...and add to the post...

So there you have it...the craft can begin..

I have lots of ideas..and things I want to try... so ME time now..

I have a week... so let the crafting begin

Exciting times...lol

CLaire x

Is it Snowing..

Where you are tooo ????

it is here in Lincolnshire, not settling but rather big flakes.

Looks pretty out the window... but not the kind of weather I like to go out in

Unless of course I am building a snowman.

I have been busy again this week, but once again not much on the card front

I have been to the local craft shop..and found another garden center that sells crafts

But I was very good... although I do plan to go back through the week on my own

No one to see what I buy...lol

I have a card I can share though

made for MIL though not one for me

 Again stitched with decoupage

I do rather like this one...the colours are good 

the butterfly is pretty..I willl have to find the pattern for this 

and sew a couple more..in different colours

I have bought a few bits...as I am going to start making some cards

FOR ME

the idea I have are We have moved cards.. get the basic cards made

then all I have to do is print and make the inserts with the NEW addy on

Right I had best go.. Take pics of the new goodies and sort out the blog candy

Thanks for stopping by

CLaire xx