A Challenge Card

I have heard about all these challenges about and I have finally decided to give another one a go.

Not sure how I feel about putting my cards on show but I suppose I have to start somewhere.

So here goes, the challenge is called   

 Say It In....Cream by Annabelle Stamps Blog.

I recently found this blog and just love it.
I have even ordered some of the stamps and can't wait for them to arrive.

I know I will have to learn how to take better photos but I hope you like it.

Here is a list of what I have used:

Cream pearlescent card

SU Chocolate Chip Card and Ink

SU Simply Said Stamp Set

SU Scallop Circle Punch ( for the flower)

Xcut Punch for the Leaves

and Paper from my stash.

Hopefully I will be entering some more soon.

Happy Stamping.

Anne x

I have also entered it in more challenges

http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/08/stamp-scrap-doodle-saturday.html

Here is some Blog Candy

Here is some Blog Candy that you could win, 4 lots to be exact!

I am sooo jealous of Brenda at the moment I would just love to go to all those amazing places.

I'm sure that she is having a great time, Brenda where ever you are have fun.

Here is the link to the candy

Good luck everyone x

My Toes are Famous....

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/derby/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8761000/8761868.stm

.....so is my youngest son, James.

We treated ourselves to something completely different and got filmed doing it, how emarrasing!

my toes are the ones with the pink nail varnish.

Click the link to find out.

I love Rhubarb

I got this rhubarb from my Mum's garden a few weeks ago as she is moving at the end of the year and this is what it looked like when I planted it in a tub when I got home.
It does look a bit bedraggled and I didn't hold out much hope of it ever growing.

But now look at it, i can't believe it has grown so much, I'm so surprised that it actually has, as I haven't fed or watered it at all it must be the compost I put it in and all the sunshine we have had. Won't be long before I am making Rhubarb Crumble at this rate, I'll have to post a picture when I do, I might even look into making some jam too.

Silver and Pearls

 

Not real silver and pearls but who cares they still look beautiful.

I bought the pearls from Reams as I just love those colours the darker one reminds

me of Stampin Up's Sage Shadow, which I will miss when it's gone.

 I will have to order some before I forget.

Anyway I threaded 3 pearls onto a jump ring then threaded that

jump ring onto a link in the chain, I did this about 120 times, but it was worth it.

I do hope you like it.

Anne

Nephew's Birthday Card

I wanted to show you the card I made for my Nephew's Birthday. I have taken the design from a card I made at one of Tracey's workshops ( which are great by the way ) I made it into a DL sized card and put a pocket on the inside so I could put some birthday money in and as it was a black card I decorated a white panel so I could write a greeting on it.

Hope you are all having a great day whatever you are doing I am having a day off as I have been busy this week just having the boys off school is tiring in itself, but on Tuesday I took James to Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent I love going there, but it is sooo noisy. One tip if you do want to go buy your tickets online and get express service because you can just jump the queue and go straight in, perfect! and yesterday I took Robbie in to town for a coffee, wander and to make sure he had a hair cut which required some bribery but I suppose that is to be expected from a 12 year old boy!! It was a great day I love shopping with Robbie. I also got tickets to go and see Joseph at the Assembly Rooms next Friday, I am taking James with me but he doesn't know yet it will be a surprise for him. I might just put on another post yet just wait and see.

Sew Little Time

Still at home, no job, driving me crazy so I actually dusted my sewing machine off and decided to do some sewing, I made a good friend a bag for her birthday but I forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it her, I'll have to take one the next time I see her. I then saw a magazine for sale called Homestyle Sewing it had some free material and some bag handles so I treated myself to it and made the bag today it only took about 20 mins to do, easier than I thought it would be. So I thought I would post it on here I hope you like it, I love it that much I have even been and bought another copy of the magazine so I can make another bag in a different way.