Hi

Had a nice day yesterday at Crafts U Loves sale. Was a bit quieter than we all wanted but we still had fun. I was colouring the Paper Nation stamps, they have a fantastic range of these in stock so check them out www.craftsulove.co.uk They have great christmas and everyday ones in their range. I forgot my camera so I couldnt take any picures :( I got "Harvey" a christmas pressie, the new CUTTLEKIDS and two dies.... now I said to Darren its kinda for Harvey, but he has to share with Mummy. These are a fantastic price, £24.99 from Crafts U Love and your child can have their very own die cutter. Crafts U love are getting more dies in, they have a selection right now, but there are lots more fab ones to come! I got a piggy and bee die. I might open these and check they work.. (cough cough) cuttlekids dies will work in the cuttlebug, but not vice versa.

A nice evening at home with a zillion fireworks going off. Next doors boy was 14 and having a little party, we brought some fireworks too, I cooked some sausages and jacket potatos and we all congregated outside the front of the houses and had the fireworks on the green. Harvey LOVED it, Caiden wasnt so sure, he felt safer watching them from inside.

I hope to come back later with a card or two. I had a headache all day yesterday and have woken up with it still so it makes it hard to concentrate on things.

Speak later, Cazx

Mixed up magnolia

I have had fun making this "junky" card using bits and pieces from the beautiful prima bottle that Kym kindly brought me :) I think I need to find another one of these as its now getting painful to use more with the bits disappearing from the bottle LOL I dont mind using these flowers and things all the while I have a few left, but when its looking like I have used more than I have coveted I get the craft stash jitters. I am sure I am not the only one that feels like this :)

So here is what I used :

Magnolia rubber stamp, champange encore ink, green card (craftwork cards), cricut to cut the frame, cuttlebug folder, leaves, flower and star from bottle of primas (craftwork cards) the cinnemon (spl) heart was something I got many moons ago from the craft barn - RIP, snowflake stamp is from Hero Arts and lastly the ribbon is woodware.

Thursdays ramblings

I have a card to share, inspired by Kims wonderful RAK, but it hasnt come through yet on my email. I shouldnt have emailed it through my phone but the batteries from the camera are missing so I have done it for today (this isnt in my free minutes and texts) LOL. When it comes I will add it to my message here.

I cut the frame with my cricut expression and the accent essentials cartridge, this is almost exactly the same size as the diecut one from Craftwork cards. I do love the chipboard look and you could get the same effect from either multiple cuts of card or the expression does take thin chipboard. The main image is Magnolia, the wording is Elzybells, the papers are doodlebug and the frame has been embossed with the cuttlebug devine swirls folder.

I was invited to a meal tonight, little sad that I wont be going but there are various personal reasons why I have decided not to go. I hope all the ladies going have a wonderful time!! and I hope to see you soon.

Not much else to say really, Harvey thought he was in heaven with people opening their doors with bowls of sweets. I must say the few over here that "do" halloween get a fab selection of sweeties. We went to neighbours and then a few a little further out that were displaying pumpkins. We even had a few people standing at their doors asking us if we were coming to them! LOL we werent going to, but if they were offering :)

Caiden is much better today and even slept quiet well, meaning I got a few hours as well. Lovely sunny day here, we will be going to Redhill after school to get some nibbles for going to lunch round Harveys friends tomorrow. So that will be fun having a natter and a laugh.

If you are at a loose end this weekend Crafts U Love are hosting a special event at a local chuch hall in Horley. Check out http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/ for more info. I will be there playing with the fab Paper Nation stamps so lots of colouring for me :)

Catch ya later, mash potata! (Hmmm am I spending too much time with a certain 4 year old?)

Lucky Me

I am lucky, I know that, beautiful family and great friends. One of which is Kim (Simply Fairies) We met through classes at various stores and just hit it off, I love her honesty, she will tell you straight about things and I like that in a person. Samm, Kim and myself are all part of a neverending RAK and today I got a stunning card from Kim and some delish ribbons too :) I took this picture on my new phone. It has come out really good I think. Darren decided that after Mondays happenings I really do need a phone. I called him at home a few times from the hospital phone but it was hours before the last call and he was getting frantic not knowing what was happening. So something good has come from this, I have a nice new contract phone which means I can use it when I need to, not like my pay as you go that never has credit on it. We decided its not a luxary for me to have this, even though its £15 a month I really should have one.

Happy Halloween

I love halloween and I know my boys will too... look what I just did whilst Harvey is at school, he will be excited to see it. I know by USA standards its pathetic, but for the UK we rarely decorate. Its nice to see next door have got into the spirit too with their HUGE spider. They gave us a couple of legs!! LOL on the porch roof so I gave them a few bats. I was thinking it will make Sarah jump as she walks out her door!!

Here are a couple of cards. Both Magnolia designs for the main images

For this card I have used the cuttlebug embossing folder with snowflakes from The Glitter Pot, Dovecraft Paper from The Glitter Pot, ribbon also from the Glitter Pot, Christmas flower was a gift but I know you can get it from Craftwork Cards, watercolour pencils, glitter glue and lastly zoomz from Stamp Galaxy. All links can be found on the right hand side tool bar.

For this card I have used my favourite and sadly wont be available to the UK Stampin Up! colour, this is one of this years "in" colours from the USA.... I do hope day one day we will get this... I love it. I used the purely pomegranite ink with my new stamp set from My Favourite Things for the background and I used the bold flower as an accent too. I used the ink pad to colour in the main design and pencils for the other colours. I used a fab brad for the centre of the flower too.

Caiden update and winner of the bella

Firstly I am sure some of you want to know how my little woo is. He is much better than yesterday. Still not well as of course he has an infection that caused this whole episode but he is much much better than the flopping sleeping all day boy I had yesterday.... PHEW Thank you all for your hugs and wishes. I can assure you all that he has had about a million kisses and cuddles since, thats just an increase from the usual half million I usually give my boys a day! LOL Gotta get them in whilst they still let me!

OK..... the winner of the Bella was comment number 21 who is Patsy!! Well Done. I LOVED reading all your fav books... awww it seemed like I was stirring happy memories for you too :)

I have emailed you Patsy for your address.

Caz

I will announce winner of bella tomorrow

Let me get over todays traumas and get onto something happy tomorrow.

Cazx

That WASNT what I wanted to do today.

Last night we noticed Caiden was warm, then later in bed he was very hot, shivering and soooo hot, we gave him some medicine. This morning again he was very hot and we gave him some more. I arranged with a friend to meet her down the road and her walk Harvey to school as I didnt want to take Caiden in and out of the car. So after dropping Harvey to her I drove back home. Halfway there I looked in my rear mirror and to my horror Caiden was fitting. I was in a blind panic, thought I would drive to doctors as it was reasonably near. Anyway his fit stopped and he went limp, I paniced some more pulled over, a women walking to school noticed me (maybe the hysterical crying was a tip off something was wrong) and came over. We called ambulance and long story shortened, 7 hours later come home. Caiden had suffered a fevirale (sp) convulsion due to over heating, which again was due to virus. He has slept most of the day, he was waking up and then falling asleep 10 minutes later. He even stayed asleep as they milked the blood from his foot! They put a canular in but it wasnt pouring out so they literally had to squeeze his leg for every drop!

Blimey it was scary, I have a headache from no food or drink for almost the whole time. Darren came down at about 3pm with sandwich, drink ect, he had to go an pick H up from school and take time off work to look after Harvey.

I dont want to do this again.

Magnolia day today, 2 cards to share

Whilst Harvey and Darren went to the cinema and Caiden napped I decided to get my Magnolias out and make a card. This is what I come up with. I got the pretty flowers from Creative Living and the paper today when I went to Crafts Central, I went there to get some white springs for my bind it all but they havent had their stock yet. So anyway, chatting to the lady at the till she asked if I wanted to speak to the man who arranges their demos as they are after some people, so that would be great if I could get a few demos there as it is so close to home :)





Then this afternoon whilst kids were playing with Daddy I made this next card. I made it using a 12 x 6 inch piece of card to make a 6 x 6 criss cross, I used the instructions to the top right (Alternative Instructions) works well and saves some card which is always good. :)








The colours are really bad, I may well take new photos tomorrow IF we have daylight, but I wanted to share with you today so these will have to make do.

Alex re Pocket Card

I havent got your email address. I followed the instructions on www.splitcoaststampers.com go to resources and you will find them there :)

Fun at the Glitter Pot

Had a demo at the Glitter pot today and it was great fun. Lots of people coming along to chat, look and buy. I was playing with the Whippersnapper Stamps and H20s and here are the cards I made :0)

There are a few Penny Black stamps thrown in as there are so fun! I also used some Woodware Ribbons, Doodlebug Sugar glitters, scalloped punches, Dovecraft Papers :)

I hope you like.

On a different note I said to Darren he should take Harvey to the cinema tomorrow. Weather is due to be rainy and Harvey hasnt done anything exciting this school holiday. Harvey hasnt been before so it will be sooooo exciting for him. Tickets are booked and I will take Caiden food shopping whilst they have fun at the pictures watching ratatoie (I cant spell it OK LOL) Anyway Darren told Harvey and he is like MEGA excited. I am excited for them, but also pouting a little as I would have loved to have taken H and also I want to see the film.

Oh BTW Wendy! Sorry I didnt get to say bye, chat online soon :) Hope you liked the stamps and I brought a long alphabet cutter with the money for the other bits:) ta muchly xx

I love hugs!

Harvey loves snuggle nuzzles.... and I wanted to give one lucky person a hug by way of thanking you all for bearing with me, through the laughs, moans, cards and chatter. I have a spare "huggybella" stamp here. It was one I ordered from USA and then found one in a UK store and couldnt wait for my post to arrive! LOL Over 35000 hits!! WOW thats a hug in itself :)

You can see the design here for anyone that has been living under a rock! LOL

Anyway, how do you get it? Leave a comment, yep just one per person to your favorite book as a child... the name and a little about it... why this? Well Harvey loves Snuggle Nuzzles, its about a little sheep who's mummy has to go away, all the other animals try to keep the sheep happy by giving it beeky goosey pecks, snorty horsey huddles, aquishy piggy squeezes ect but of course he just LOVES his mummys snuggle nuzzles the best!! Awww cute! I love to read it to Harvey as of course I get to snuzzle nuzzle my little big boy ;)

I will draw a name for the winner Sunday English time at 9pm - Dont forget the clocks change!! Any country can enter.

Hugs

Cazx