Six of Six...

I have just been doing my nightly blog reading as I went down my list I got to Toni's blog; my world...sort of. The post I read said she had been tagged by someone and she had to find the 6th album in her picture files and then the 6th picture in that album.

Toni was supposed to pass this one, here is what she wrote

"After having a flit around the blogs I visit, most of the folk I would have liked to send this to have already received it so instead - if you happen to be visiting here and would like a little challenge, please find the "6th of 6th" and if you post it in you blog let me know as I'd like to come visit and see what you found in your piccie files...............

Well here is my 6 of 6

It is my Hubby with our Grandson Morgan exploring my Christmas tree, this photo was taken Christmas 2007 and Morgan was just 2 years old and was totally fascinated with the whole Christmas thing.

Whats your 6 of 6?

I have been given an Award!!!

By my good friend Lorna. Take a look at her blog, her work is just gorgeous.

I have only known Lorna for just under 2 years but it seems like we have been friends forever, she is really what I would call a true friend as she is always there when you NEED someone to pour your feelings out to, good or bad, So Thank You Lorna I really do appreciate our friendship.



These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbon of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.

Now I need to pass it on to others so I would like to pass this on to

Enfys ~ Going Buggy

Karen ~ Karens cards from the heart

Tracey ~ My own little corner of the web

Rachel ~ Daydreams

Step up to collect your award Ladies

Another picture frame...

I wanted to show you the other picture frame I have altered, I bought 2 of these frames from a car boot sale last summer for 50p each.






Nothing special and a rather unusual colour but a bargain I couldn't walk past at that price.


This is what I have done with it





I covered the frame with paper from the Creative Imaginations Antique Cream range which was cut so that the scroll was in the bottom corner, I then added a piece of Black Grosgrain ribbon down the side and tied it in a knot, popped Metal embellishment that mimics a flower at the top and that was it done.

Hope you like it, the lady it was for did!

A busy day...

Just a very quick post today!

This afternoon the estate agents are coming to do the photos, floor plans etc to put my house up for sale so I have been busy tidying up the house including my craft room ready for them to come after lunch, not an easy job I can tell you, we collect so much clutter.

I cant believe this is really happening, its been a difficult decision to make as my Daughter isn't happy about moving even though we are only going 4 miles up the road but we have fell in love with the house we want to buy even though it wants so much work doing to it. Fingers crossed it doesn't sell too quick or that my house does.

Off to hoover round then I can relax a bit.

My Little Valentine...

I spend far too much time on my PC Blog hopping instead of actually crafting but when I came across this challenge at Pink Petticoat I just had to have a go at it.

I had been racking my brains for a gift for my hubby and as I don't like the hype that goes off in the shops with these occasions my first thought was to decorate a jar and add notes as to why I loved him, but when I saw these little beauties I knew they were perfect so I decided to make these instead.



I made 12 which is the number associated with Valentines, Red Roses etc. Each one has one of the little cards inside with a reason why I love him and a chocolate heart.



I chose 3 colour schemes from the Little Dots paper range, Willow and Sage, Ocean and Duck Egg and Chocolate and Stone. Each was printed with the plain co-ordinating colour on the inside, I followed the instructions that Liz has added to her Blog, they were so easy to make.

The coloured circles were cut from the remaining papers with the white ones computer generated on a label programme, the outside ring reads 'Reasons why I Love you' and the inside ring is just ~ X ~ repeated to form a circle. I cut the white circles using my small scalloped circle nestabilities and the coloured ones were cut on my old sizzix. I finished them off with a string tie both top and bottom.

I then showed off my little Valentines boxes to my Daughter Sarah and she got me to make a set of them for her, for these she chose the colour Crimson and Black, I printed both papers in that colour from the Little Dots range plus the Crimson in the Pretty Doodles range as well.

Here are Sarah's collection made exactly the same way I just changed the colours on the labels to black.

So thats what kept me busy yesterday. I am so pleased with the finished result, I hope the men in our lives are!!

Today is also my eldest Son's birthday, I know he doesn't read this blog but 'Happy Birthday' to Wayne, he is 33 today!

Maz

... New cards by me!

..not designed by me you understand but made by me at a card class I went to with my DIL Karen.

The lady who was running the class is Tracey, a very talented lady and a Stamping Up demonstrator so all the cards where made from Stamping Up products.

Here are the cards I made:

For my New Grandson when he gets here!

For my Grandson Adam's Birthday which is coming up

This is for my DIL's birthday which is in March

I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and did manage to pick up a few tricks that I can use again, sorry I haven't thanked everyone before but I was feeling quite ill when we went on Saturday and only just starting to feel better now so...

Thanks to everyone who made the afternoon so enjoyable.

Blog candy at Going Buggy

I recently discovered a great blog called 'Going Buggy'

It is a very inspirational blog and Enfys the lady who writes it is also very funny.

Today to celebrate 1 whole year of blogging she is giving some gorgeous BLOG CANDY away, go take a look !

All you have to do is leave a comment, link back to your blog to enter the draw

'The Wall'...

As promised the other day; here are some pictures of the wall I am painting in my Grandson's bedroom, the room will eventually be shared by 2 boys, Morgan and Riley.





The photo on the left is as you can see the station with Thomas and the Fat Controller, the one on the right is the same wall just taken further back. The photo below is of the boards I did which sit below the picture for them to hang their school bags and dressing gowns on. The boards are MDF which have been coated in blackboard paint and the engines are 3D foam stickers that were bought in B&Q to go on their walls. I thought they would look a little lost so I persuaded my Son and DIL to let me paint the picture and do the baords for the boys.






As this is the longest wall in the room I am going to continue with James and Morgan's favourite Bertie the bus with Harold the helicopter flying above them all.


Not sure how long it will take me to finish this but hopefully not too long.



Here are Morgan and Riley!








I will add more pictures as I do bits to it.

This is what I have been up to!

As promised, here are some of the new bits I have been making



This is another set of New Baby Boy announcement cards in a decorated box, there is 8 cards and the box is the one top left of the picture.

The cards measure 3" x 3" and are made from Bazzill card, the papers are from the Making Memories 'Max' collection. The 'B and Y' have been cut on the cricut and the 'O' is a shaker bubble from Pebbles inc. The box has been decorated with a green checked stripe cut from the same paper range, baby blue ric rac and buttons. The insert is a stamped image which allows you to add the baby's name, birth date, weight, length and parents names, the stamp was in a set from Hero arts.

I loved making these so much I then went on and did these as well

This set has been made onto C6 card blanks and the papers and Little Dots and the images are a set called Home Sweet Home, all from Pink Petticoat. This is the first time I have used anything digital or downloaded but I was very impressed.

I simply printed the papers I wanted, in this case I chose the plain Olive for the bottom of the cards and the littlest dots for the top, I ran the plain through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder and added a scalloped edge using the Martha Stewart punch to the bottom of the dots paper. The images I printed onto plain white card then water coloured, punched the corners off with my circle punch and matted them onto more olive card, I added a piece of ribbon behind the image and that's about it.

I do confess I am not a card maker so if you leave a comment please be kind!

We could be moving house!

We are going to look at another house tomorrow in Shepshed, it is near to where my 2 sons and my step son live so that would be nice. It is also closer for Hubby for work so that would be easier for him but there is a downside!!

The house was owned by an old lady who has passed away and although it has been well maintained it needs a little updating, the kitchen for example is quite a large room but it has 1 base unit with a sink in it, a pantry cupboard and that's the kitchen. It has the old metal framed windows but it does have central heating we think. It does have a large old washroom which would make a perfect craft room, alot of people have these converted into dinning rooms but I would add a conservatory for this leaving this a spare room for me!

It will take a bit of work to get it up to standard but we think it would be worth it as if we can get this at the price we think its worth we will be halving our mortgage and that's a good thing.

I am going to take some pictures in a bit of some of the things I have been making and will post them later, just need to do the school run first.

Back later