2 SKETCHES 4 YOU Laura's Sketch 3

I have managed to get to designing a card with Laura's great sketch a little earlier this week! instead of dashing in at the last minute almost :)
I received some gorgeous new goodies yesterday morning, and couldn't wait to get home from work so that i could open it all and start to play!!
Of course, being the Basic Grey obsessive that i am, my shopping spree just had to include the gorgeous new 'Euphoria' collection. I got the papers, buttons and fibres and two of the 6 x 6 pads! As you can see i was also tempted by the Maya Road 'Office Sheers' , i love them so i had to have two tins :) The chipboard heart which was a free gift with one of my orders, has been painted with 'Pink Sherbert' paint dabber from Ranger. The Bazzill scalloped cardstock, ribbon and Making Memories rub-on is from my stash.
I wanted to punch holes in my scalloped border and then place a contrasting colour underneath, but i forgot and stuck it down, so instead i punched all the tiny circles and stuck them on top! bit fiddly!! but same effect achieved :D
Thanks for popping in today, see you soon :)

MUM'S GONE OUT! Come on you lot!!!

Just thought you may like to see some more pictures of our little family :) They almost gave me heart failure last night, when they all decided to come out of the nest and have a wander around!
I was worried because their mum had decided to go off into a neighbour's garden at the time, so she wasn't around to look out for them!! There are five of them altogether, the largest being about the size of a tennis ball!! I guess that one was at the front of the queue at milk time! :)
Aren't they just so adorable? You will be happy to know(as i was!!) that they all made it safely back to the nest, and were all snuggled up safe and warm when Andy checked on them this morning!
They should be with us for another four weeks or so, before they leave the nest permanently, but we are hoping to mark them before they go, then we will know if they return at a later date!!
I am not so good at taking photo's (!) but i hope you enjoy the story so far! :) :)

Hoggy Hugs!
Carol x

TAGGED!

Actually, it was last week, but only just getting round to it! Sorry Heather!
10 Years ago
I must have been working part time,as i chose jobs that fitted around school hours, when my kids were younger, but i can't remember if i was at De Montfort University or at Graham Lloyd! (your memory for this type of thing lapses as you get older !!) However, i do remember receiving a phone call from the school to say that my youngest(9 at the time) had hurt her leg! Some slabs had fallen onto her at playtime and could i go and pick her up! To cut a long story short, the slabs had broken her right leg in two places and she was in plaster from her toes to her groin for six weeks!!! The outcome of all of this was that we ended up suing them, and she was awarded a sum of money, which was held by the courts until she was eighteen. The only good thing was, because of the build up of interest, the sum had doubled in the nine years that it was held. So....earlier this year, she had a cheque for well over £6,000 pounds. It was a very horrid time for all of us, especially Rhianna, but things like this are set to try us!!!!
5 Things to do today
Well, as we are well into the evening,and most of the things i had to do are done! I guess it's Upload more pictures of our little Hedgehog family! Cook some supper for Andy & Chloe when they get home (about 9pm!!!!) Hopefully, find time to craft! Iron blouse for work tomorrow, and have a bath!!
Snacks i enjoy!
Well.... almost any type of fruit, i do love cheese unfortunately for my midriff!! so almost anything with cheese, but it has to be the kind that almost' bites' the roof of your mouth....you know the good mature ones... yum :) Also, the big flat field mushrooms, with a tiny bit of garlic butter mmmmmm!
Things i would do if i were a Millionaire!
Give up work!!!!! All the usual, give some to the kids, invest some to live on (cause i've already given up working!! Buy and stock with fabby stuff, my very own craft shop! But, as i've managed all these years without having loads of money, i would give the rest to Children and Animal charities, it would save all the hassle that large amounts of money seem to cause!!!! Money, of course is essential, but having it does not make you a better person.....unless you do something to benefit those that are worse off than yourself!!!!!
Places i've lived
I'm a country bumpkin at heart :) I was born in a Bedfordshire village called 'Haynes', where i lived with my parents until i got married to Andy at age 22, when we moved to Bedford! So only two different locations, but three different houses! Only moved once, so far! and the next time we move, i hope it is somewhere sunny & warm with loads of land , so that we can have loads of animals :)
I should at this point Tag five others, but, as this one is 'doing the rounds' i will leave it up to you if you want to try it!

KAZAN'S SKETCH 3

After the shock of being one of the Fab 5 last week, over at '2 Sketches 4 You' i've been pondering over Kazan's current sketch, trying to decide how to interpret it!!
As you can see, i decided on a design for a Baby Girl, which may also have a little to do with learning earlier this week that a friend of mine is having a baby girl in August! She has two boys already, so how lovely for her to be having a girl :)

Lots of different elements here, and no stamping again! I think i'm learning how to make a card that doesn't involve stamping an image, and i have lots of bits and bobs that i have collected over the last couple of years in preparation for my Scrapbooks, which hopefully i will do more of in the near future!!

Papers are from Basic Grey and K&Co, and i am loving the lace paper from KI Memories! Chip Chatter 'Gellies' from Pressed Petals, paper flowers are Making Memories from the noteworthy range, and some paper frills from Doodlebug. The button style brads are HOTP.
The felt flowers, fibres and ribbon are from my stash, and the little wooden lamb was found on a trip to France about five years ago!!

Thanks for taking the time to visit today, see you soon :0)

Carol x

STAMP SOMETHING Challenge...

A simple Christmas card for my entry to the current challenge over at Stamp Something. This week is a sketch, and i love to work from a good sketch! :) and this one was excellent!!
Basic Grey papers are used throughout, from the 6 x 6 pad 'Figgy Pudding'. The gorgeous word flourish is from the set by Rhonna Farrer for Autumn Leaves, which i've simply stamped with Tim Holtz Distress ink 'Broken China'. I tried for something a little different with the ribbon and eyelets, and i quite like the look it gives! Flower from local florist!! Curly trim, i think is HOTP, and red card and button from stash :)Thanks for popping in today, and i'll see you very soon :)

BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!

Just a real quickie to say that Jacqueline has some amazing candy on offer!!! Her blog is very inspiring too!

FRIDAY SKETCHERS ... Week 7

I have had a lovely day today just playing around with my stamps and papers :) It doesn't really seem like a Sunday, as normally i have a houseful of family every week, but today they are all out doing other things, so i made the most of my day by getting crafty!!
Friday Sketchers have done it again this week with another great sketch provided by Mumur, representing France.
My design today uses the versatile 'Agapanthus Cluster' from Stampendous. I have kept it very simple and stamped using Tim Holtz Distress ink 'Brushed Corduroy' The papers are Basic Grey from the 'Archaic' 6 x 6 pad, along with a page 'torn' from my Making Memories 'noteworthy' spiral journaling book. I love this book, i may have to get another :)
I have left this card without a sentiment, as i could not decide on one....any ideas?

Off to do some ironing now grrrr!! Thanks for popping in...see you soon :)

OMG!!!!

Sitting here with a big smile on my face :0) I've just found out that i'm in the Fab5 this week over at 2 sketches4 you! Thank You girls, you've made my day!!! Yay!!!
Big Congrats to Joke who was the winner of the fabulous goodies!

Fab5 Cards of the Week

Carol

Jen

Lizette

Cecelia
Sandie

CUTE CARD THURSDAY Challenge 15

Super easy challenge this week over at CCT, and a super prize on offer too!!

Make a Birthday Card

it's as simple as that!

And it was!! my card today was very quick and easy to make, although.....i'm still trying to get to grips with my new Fiskars 'Threading Water' punch!! I am finding it quite hard to line it up properly, don't look too closely ;) !! I'm sure with practice, i will get the hang of it, and i do love the look it gives, so i will persevere!
Amanda mouse here again, this time blowing out her candle :) i am so loving these House Mouse images at the moment...can you tell? Fabulous backing paper from the Funky Hand download 'Shabby Saturday' i just love the colours & designs of these papers! Way to go Anice!!
House to myself today :) no visitors, so i am having a crafty day! Hope you are having a great day too! See you later ;-)

other products used:- Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey fibres,WeR Memory Keepers crop-a-dile and eyelets, watercolour paper coloured with Adirondack & Distress inks, Koi waterbrush.

UNCLAIMED BLOG CANDY!!!!!

It has been a week now since i displayed the winner of my blog candy, and unfortunately they have not claimed it, so.......... the first person to leave a comment at this post will be the one that gets it!!