1st Christmas Card of 2009

Hi all
Thought I would show you my first 'quick and easy' Christmas card of 2009! A concertina style card, using Dovecraft products and ribbon from my stash.

Take care

x Sally x

Postcards

I was in WHSmiths the other day and came across these little watercolour postcards! You stamp and watercolour your image on the blank side and as you can see the back is just like an ordinary postcard! What a fab idea ?! So simple and a lovely alternative to making a whole card I think, kind of a bigger ATC!

So out has come my Stazon, new stamps and my watercolour pencils! I am thinking of putting a simple sentiment inbetween the bear and flowers such as 'Thinking of You' or something, not decided yet!

The brand are Winsor & Newton Cotman WaterColour Paper, there 15 cards at 140lbs/300gsm with a cold pressed finish and were either £1.99 or £2.99, I can't remember. Each card is 6 x 4 inches/ 15.2 x 10.2 cm. Bought at WHSmiths, but I am sure there are tonnes of other places they are available from!

Happy crafting!

x Sally x

On the move again!

Hi all
Not only have we had the huge upheaval from Gibraltar to UK again this year (YEH!! to leaving, BOO!! to the actual moving lol), we have just found out that hubby is promoted (YEH!!) and we are on the move again (BOO!!), but its not too far (YEH!!) and to a really nice place (YEH!!) and there are already a couple of lovely people I already know there!!! (YEH!!). There is a craft club, thrift shop, swimming pool, great schools, girlguiding and an amateur theatrical society for the kids. We'll get a nice 4 bed house as we have 4 children too probably not too far from the Sgt's Mess, so no long staggers home or taxi's etc from functions, lol. Its in the middle of gorgeous countryside, in a village but not too far (10 min drive from the nearish large town) and still 45 mins from London! Bargain!
SOOOOO it ticks all the boxes!! Just gotta do the move in November :(
Happy crafting peeps :D
x Sally x

Some new stamps and watercolours!

Hi all,

Been a while again, just back from my hols and thought I would pop on and share these with you.

The stamps are clear stamps from Daisy and Dandelion, the set is part of the Bubble and Squeak pack. They are just adorable, I had to stand and make a choice :-O when I was in the Range in Plymouth! I wanted them all!

Also here are 2 Forever Friends stamps (apologies for the blurryness!) from the big set I was given as a gift when leaving Gibraltar from my lovely Craft Club ladies - I miss you!!!

My new watercolour pencils are from WHSmiths. I have found my favourite way of colouring in my stamps at last! I used a water brush to blend.

I have also bought some new clear stamps by Papermania from Chaplins in Plymouth, which I will share soon, they are from the Snag'em Stamp Duos range and are very sweet.

We also bought an absolute tonne of fudge from the little olde style sweet shop on the Barbican (where the Mayflower left from to sail to the US in the 1600's) but its WAY too late to share that with you :D hehe!

x Sally x

Grrrrrr....

Anyone else having trouble with the new Internet Explorer 8 and blogging? Its a nightmare, my blog works great on Firefox etc, just not the new IE8. Think I may just stick to Firefox or Google Chrome in future. They seem to be able to do everything I need without a sulky fuss unlike IE8.

Anyway in my efforts to try and fix glitches that I thought may be a problem my end (they aren't), I have managed to lose half my lists, groups etc, so bear with me while I re add everything today! Good job I print screened everything first and saved codes like a good girl lol.

x Sally x

Papercraft Inspirations

Papercraft Inspirations
This is my good mate Martine's cat, she is the one who has taken over the Craft Club from me.

x Sally x

Wedding Acceptance

This is a quick wedding acceptance for a wedding we are going to in August.

x Sally x

Long time no see!

Hi all, been a very long time since I blogged! What can I say, life has been happening!! Apologies to all those who have been badgering me! I am back and look forward to posting my latest creations shortly!
Its now school hols and I hope to try and get back on track with the blog.
I will off visiting your blogs again soon!

x Sally x

Kiddy layout

This was taken at the marina in Gibraltar after a particularly yummy lunch, I adore this picture, shows sisterly love, we didn't ask them to pose for this, it just 'happened' and I took the snap.

Sorry about the photo quality, had to take it on my phone.

x Sally x

Look what I got!

From Freecycle :D My Sew Craft Blog ladies will appreciate this little windfall, it came in one of those big tough plastic shopping bags you use for shopping too, doubly good for the environment! I have loads of cotton on big reels, foam (for hubby's daft hats) and tapestry items. I do LOVE Freecycle :D Just yesterday I picked up a spotless AEG almost silent running dishwasher for free too AND some tab top voile net curtains for one of my sets of patio doors! I have saved well over £300 this week as a guestimate! Woohoo!

x Sally x

Layouts

I made these as part of an 8 by 8 scrapbook for my dad for his birthday, I printed the digi layouts I have done previously and made a couple of normal pages and assembled half a scrapbook for him, with other pages to be sent as I make them so he gets surprises in the post! Kind of a prolonged pressie experience!x Sally x

Blog Candy...

Check out Janets AMAZING blog candy! Visit her blog for how to enter :D

x Sally x