Another post...

Well How happy am I.... 

I HAVE 11 FOLLOWERS.... YES 11..

 I know its nothing compared to some people... but 11.... wow

I want to say a huge THANK YOU to those that are my followers... and also a huge SORRY for boring you.....

But please don't leave ...

I know I should have made a card, but Hector is still sat at my desk..

and it looks like he is there until Paul gets home to move him,

(I am a wimp when it comes to picking him up, I don't trust the tail, it hurts when he whips)

I am going to celebrate in style...

Have a nice cup of tea...Not that I should as I am only allowed two cups a week,

 and I had them Yesterday.

I might have to add here... I can drink as much as I like,, it is just that I only have 40 teabags left...and they may have to last me till Christmas... so two a week... ISH

But its a special occasion...so cuppa it is..

I am going to try and get some things from my desk, and make a thank you card.. will post later when it is finished

THANK YOU

thanks for stopping by xx

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday? 106

Would you believe I logged on Blogger at 8am!!!

 Straight to Julia's blog, Stamping Ground, 

And I have been stuck in the world of work desk since... ( Huge sigh)

I should have just linked my desk and then gone Hopping... (shakes head)

But NO (another even bigger sigh)

Me being a Nosy Parker...(lol) 

Thought I will just look at a couple then start typing my blog  post up..

mmm (rolls eyes while thinking yeah right Claire)  NOT a good idea... 

I have now looked at all of them, unless of course anyone post's there post before I finish mine,

 Like they have been doing!!!! ( rolls eyes)

 Making the list just longer.... !!!!!

No wonder It has taken me so long ..

I blame you guys for posting while I am trying to look through the list.... 

the ever growing one... 

As you can obviously see I am concentrating on my post.. 

(I am not going to look to see if anyone else has posted..I am not..)

Right onto what this is about, now I have waffled on!!! 

MY DESK

With a live animal perched on top... (not good for wanting to craft)

The reason being... 

I opened hectors house to pop his breakfast in, his house is in my work room, as is the PC..

I then thought...WOYWW.... sat down and well...been here ever since...

Got up to take the pic.... 

not even realising Hector had got out and wondered right across the room!!!

Climbed up the drawer unit and onto my desk..

I know this is what he will have done as he does it everytime he comes out.

One problem though, 

I cant craft, as Hector doesn't like sharing space. !!

 even when it isn't his (can you tell its a male)

He moved into the middle of my desk when I was taking the Picture.

Just to let me know its his space for now..

So I will be staying away until he decides he want to go back into his house..

which I hope is soon,

 (if only I had done my post first, not blog hopped, while people were adding yet more links for me to look at, then hector wouldn't have got out, and I would be able to craft...!!!)

I BLAME YOU

As for what I am working on... as you can see by the desk, not a lot, I have put a lot of my things away, 

I need to get the card for my mum made for her birthday, that's the wedding pic you can see, I wanted to incorporate that into it somehow.. I wanted to put lots of flowers round, in the colour of her bouquet, but its a black and white pic..

 and obviously I wasn't there... 

Phone call to someone in the UK who was there and might remember.

 then it has to be posted to the UK, and I know from experience even when there in a box the flowers  get squished.

I think it will end up as an easel card ,  with the photo as the main topper.

I am choosing to use the pic of her and dad on her birthday card, as mum is in a home, 

she has Alzheimer, along with lots of other things, and I was hoping (fingers crossed)

she would remember herself and dad.

And hopefully make her smile on her birthday, A tall order as she doesn't know anyone really

But maybe just maybe she will be having a good day..

I just wish I could be there to see her open it

Right that's my post... A bit long really,

(secret grin of getting my own back)

Thanks for stopping by xx

A Male Card

Well this was harder than I thought, usually I can come up with something, but total mental block on this.. Why oh why are men's cards so difficult to do.

I am still unsure now...

I don't really need to make a card for a man, or fathers day..but I have to admit I am becoming a bit addicted to these Challenges, and it gives me something to think about, instead of making the same type of card all the time.

The Challenges I am entering thus card into are the following.

Sew many Challenges . Fathers day

Saturday Challenge  . Male Card

Allsorts . Boys

Alphabet Challenge Blog - Fathers Day

Paper Take Weekly - Fathers Day or male card

Here is my card

I have to dash now...But will be back in the morning...

Thanks for stopping by xx

Why do I do it....

I was blog hopping and saw a link to the Joanna Sheen website... and thought I would have a look.... won't hurt will it.... see what I like and drool... (shakes head)

I didn't just drool.... My finger kept clicking and things were jumping into the basket... ( how did that happen)

Then would you believe... I look up and all my info is on the buy now page.... there was a Millisecond when I thought no Claire... (rolls eyes while sighing)... but again the finger clicked confirm...

YAY

I have new toys coming soon...lol...

I must confess, I did only order embossing folders (this time), next time (when Paul is at work, and not watching me) I will order stamps, flowers and lots lots more.... ooo I was drooling...(and have a list in my head of what I am going to get)

So I am now on Postman watch..

although I sort of am anyway,

 I won a prize on Make It Monday a few weeks back, and there posting it... should be here really...but someone may have pinched me postman again !!! the Portuguese are just so not nice when it comes to sharing the postman

How dare they come between me and my crafting... !!

Onto the card I was on here to post...

It is for the 

Make it Monday Challenge - Anything Goes


I made this card for a friend who is moving into a new house. her move date is 23 June
so I have to get the card posted just at the right time... (easier said than done)

Here is the front... I used a die to cut all the shapes out, just one problem, the die is one solid die, so for each colour I want I have to put it through my machine, thus having lots of sets in all different colours... the die is from Scrapping Cottage  it is called Bird and Birdhouse...
(bit obvious that one eh)
The backing paper at the bottom I embossed with sand paper.... it gives it a rough affect, and the top paper is done with my chicken wire...

Again I used my chicken wire to emboss the insert... I then cut slots down one side, every other diamond and slotted matching ribbon through

Here is a closer picture

And there you have my card...

Sorry if this post has taken a while to read, maybe I should have told you to grab a cup of tea. !!!

Which is were I am now going.

Thanks for stopping by xx

Happy Sunday to you all

I am stuck..

I am trying to make a card for a man....

 and I just can't think what to do...

 at the moment I have a white card blank and I have embossed a frame in the middle, inside the frame I have some lovely checked paper.... 

BUT

....am now stuck...

at first I was going to add an image I have printed out and coloured, but it doesn't look right, and to be quite honest I don't have much in the way of images for men.... 

So I am thinking.... 

Google moment coming on to see what I can find that will go with what I already have. Maybe this is the wrong way to go about it, maybe I should have the image first and then get papers to match....

What do you all do???

This is what I have up to now... I do quite like it as it is.... but for the challenges I need to add more....

I am going to see what I can find. 

I don't have long as I have tea to prepare... BBQ time again.. 

Less washing up than cooking in doors.

I have Hannah's school photos so I will scan and pop a couple on here....  she has changed so much since the last school photo(the one in my side column)

Thanks for stopping by xx