Christmas Hanna is now on sale

www.kreationsbykrissy.com

I ordered mine :) Shhhh did I say that... do ya think Darren saw?? Oh well, let just say its less than a few pints and a packet of fags... love you hunni ;)

No cards so far to share today

Not sure if I will have. Prepping for tomorrows demo I have made two cards but I cant share until tomorrow after my demo. Caiden hasnt slept yet so there is still a chance I could get something done :) I hope...

*** rant alert dont read if you dont want to!! ****

Feeling very tired and weary today. We have had a really uneventful week off, poor boys we have had little trips out to shops ect but havent managed a fun day out. That said the boys are happy with a trip to tesco, its Mummy who is finding it hard. Especially as we inherit a neighbours little girl as Harvey wont play round there due to their dog, so I have those two swabbling all afternoon. Threats of "I'll go home if..." all day get annoying with me finally telling her this isnt the way friends play together, you dont make people do what you want all the time. I know this blog wont be read by the family so I dont mind say that. Also getting a bit frustrated with being the lending shop, "have you got any bread, milk, butter, tomato sauce, WD40, baked beans, potatos" and I am too soft to say no. Thing is, last weekend I was walking around the store adding up every single item to check we could afford the shopping and then I am giving it away. You NEVER get it back either. I need to learn to say no.... can someone teach me how please :) Its hard though as she never comes to ask, sends the kids!

Blimey turned into a rant didnt it!! LOL I feel I need to find a happy picture now to share with you.... let me see..... OK this is Caiden and his blue man fingers!! LOL You might remember I mentioned that last week.... you can see a slight tinge of it on his cheek too.... hes a mucky pup thats for sure :0)

and now for another picture... lets see what I can find. Nope sorry, cant find anything else.. I will post a card later. Caiden has to nap and I have to stamp, Harvey can come and make a card too, he loves doing that.

Hey Bella I still lovey you!

I have had to rehome my bellas a few times due to their forever growing state, here is there new home. Ok its not brain surgery to see I have jazzed up a simple basket with chipboard letters (thanks Sis from cricut forum) and lots of flowers and Bellas Baubles. I have around 60 bella/fella/other Stamping Bella stamps in here and room for some more too. I have a few of these baskets (ikea) and I will make one for my Hannas (when I get more) and may even move my Magnolias into one too as they look soooo pretty together on my bookcase. As yes I know they have to shuffle through to look at them, but that makes sure none get forgotten as seeing them will remind me to use those ones too.

Not sure about this one.... but here she is again

The Reason I cut her bags out of one of her hands was that I was going to make her walk a dog in the other hand but it didnt suit this card so I did not do it.. yet

Another Hanna card and although of course I love her, I am not sure about this card. I sort of tried my own thing with a tuck in type jumbo matches book. Doodlebug papers, prima flowers, a smidge of ribbon and lots of colour.

You cant really see but there is a scalloped edge along the top of the "tuck in" part.

I am thinking postie might come today and bring me something to play with... Oh that reminds me, I must change my "just for fun" numbers on the right :)

Hanna is back

The colours are really bad, next to no daylight here at 11am!! LOL

Here is another Hanna card and a fun fold I saw yesterday. On looking I think this card is called an "up and down" card. Very simple and rather like a joy fold on it's end. A fun one thats for sure. So using my new Doodlebug papers I got from The Glitter Pot, my new Hanna Stamps and a few other bits I made the card. I stamped her dress onto the paper and I used the flower as a way of keeping the front bit closed. The wording is reveiled when you lift the top flap and then further images are inside.

Here is the link for the inspiration for the card fold. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/228634?cat=500&ppuser=12891

Introducing..... Hanna

She came today!! YIPEEE so much fun to colour and great to stamp onto the paper and cut out her dress :) Here I have teamed here up with some lovely paper that I got from The Glitter Pot, some Woodware buttons, the SU Punch (I LOVE this punch - I just know this isnt going to be in our UK catalogue and I am sad about that - oh well, something to look forward to in future catalogues I am sure) The wording is a Studio G stamp. hey and not a ribbon in sight.

The card is the shimmery stuff which is lovely but it glares with the flash. So sorry that you can not see it that great. Thanks for looking and hope you like my first Hanna card :)

Oh Lordy... in the family way??

Hmm I hope not... our sweet little MingMing has only had her male brothers as company before joining the rest of the wonder pets... but today I see he hopping about in her cage with a mouthful of straw! My first thoughts were OMG shes building a nest! I suppose time will tell... I will check out for mouthfuls of tummy hair too as apparently they do that too. I hope she isnt. Our neighbours had to pay the rescue centre £50 ($100) to take her siblings on....

Run, run as fast as you can...

Magnolias in stock here http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=21 but selling FAST!!

Such a sweet birdy

I don't work like the normal stamper, I usually grab a stamp, colour it in and then work all the rest of it together. When I was working last Saturday Francoise Read was telling a lady "always get your paper first". I thought to myself, yeah that makes sense.... but still I do it my own jumbled way! LOL So this creation was my jumbled way of making this card. I stamped the very cute Whippersnapper stamp that I forgot I had! LOL I colour it in and then I stood for ages trying to work the other bits into it.

It's a different combination for me, thats for sure, but I like it. The colours a are bit "off" from the orginal and you can not quiet see the colours on the bird.

Sneak Peak on Stamp Owls blog - NEW Hanna stamps

http://stampowl.blogspot.com/2007/10/tis-season-sneak-peak.html

Frances is lucky enough to have received her second Design team set, whilst I am STILL waiting for my purchases first set. Still I am sure it will be worth the wait... "please be today, please be today" **** EDITED TO ADD it was today!! YIPPEEE I am hoping Caiden will sleep later and let mummy play. Hannas landed onto my doormat this morning and what a pretty landing. After trying to tear into the plastic packing envelope with my fingers and resorting to scissors, I went to oh so carefully trying to untape the pretty tissue so I could keep it! There has been a lot of thought into these fab stamps, down to the cute packing and the lovely touch of the hand wrapped set :)

Anyway I was excited to see this second set, I *need* it dont I? I mean for the trauma of waiting for the first and to test the postal system again :)

Darren got paid today and I am treating myself, Harvey and Caiden to a Macdonalds lunch, I wont be telling H until we are on the way as otherwise he was say "is it lunch yet" for the next 4 hours! Why is it kids love this so much? we only have it once or twice a month if that, but its a treat for him, bless, little things please little minds.... I suppose the same could be said of me and my emense excitment from pieces of rubber!

Here is another peak on another site
http://summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/2007/10/tis-season-are-you-ready-for-more-hanna.html

Grrrr and my boys are nuts!

STILL no Hanna or Bellas! :(

I decided to edit this post to add about my crazy day. Been a bit bored really, Darren has just called to say he will be late home and I have been a bit fed up on how long the day seemed. Anyway, my boys are nuts. Firstly Caiden came over and started to blow raspberries onto my leg. It was funny as I hadnt heard him do it before. Before long I had both of them doing it and a pair of wet jeans where they had been spitting whilst doing it, not in a naughty way, just as they were doing it. Then for some reason Harvey stuck a baby wipe on his and Caidens head and he was dancing about saying they were flowers!! LOL Here is the picture.....

Now you're stylin'

This little girl is tooo cute and she knows it! Just look at the way she is posing. I used my lovely sparkly card from Crafts Central paper pick and mix, some purty paper, doodlebug jewels and ric rac, Autumn leaves stamp for the sentiment and of course an adorable Magnolia image.

Hope you like(y)

Here is an arty farty wonky close up!