Oh my where has the time gone

Hi ladies and all you crafty gents out there, well well hasn't time flown, I had exams which seemed to have floated into the Christmas period, then every one and there dog needed me before Christmas, and it all happened, first of all  I hurt my shoulder then the exams, which were really stressful then the wheel fell off my car so I spent 9 days waiting in for the parts to be delivered cos its a 21 year old car and of course they are special order parts, needed a drive shaft, then low and behold along came the snow and we got cut off, what a month December was, and before you know it we are creeping into February, how quick has that gone, well anyway I did manage to make one card this Christmas, it was for a very sweet person who had been very good to me in the Architects office I was working in, here it is, I know it is late but for some reason my computer wouldnt recognise my camera, just another little thing to drive you mad, so hopefully life will slow down a bit now, yer right, my daughter now wants chickens for her birthday so along side trying to sort out the decorating and sorting out an enclosure for my veg patch to stop those pesky cats, I now have to think about making part of the garden dog, cat, fox and rat proof, wwwoooooooooooooooo, I think I might just go away and come back next year. x

Any of you ladies out there have chickens, some advice and tips would be very welcom x

Oh and well done Hels, your piece in the Craft Stamper this month is awesome xxxx

I got the pants scared off me last night!

Oh my god, my friend, Annie my daughter and her friend Amy decided to visit Millets Farm near Abingdon, every one told us last year it was so scary and me being me, who just loves to be scared and who just loves this time of year, thought, yer why not, we try to go some where every Halloween, last year we went on the night tour of Warwick Castle, which was fab, but oh my word, there is a maze at Millets and all hell breaks loose at Halloween, you have to walk in darkness around this large maze going through dark tunnels and derelict caravans, well one place was like a little shack and in the corner was a very spooky guy with a chain saw, yes you guessed it, we were chased through the maze by this chain saw wielding spook, oh my lord, needless to say I had needed a wee on the way in and decided to wait, I sure didnt need one when I got out, strange that.

I have spent all day building my little Halloween scene by the front door and all the kids love getting spooked around here, they are so fab, they have all turned up in such wonderful costumes bless there little hearts, I keep telling Annie this is the last year cos she never helps, mmmm what teenager does hey, well she did give me moral support and advice bless her, and she has gone out with Amy in their Alice in Wonderland costumes while I open the door and frighten everyone, we have this new door with draught excluder around it and it makes this lush almighty wooooooooooooshing noise as it opens so thats always a good start, ha ha am I wicked to want to frighten every one who comes to the door, no after all I am a witch, well at least for tonight and I really do need to get my own back on that naughty chain saw man in some way don't I? The only down side to Halloween is it only lasts one night, grrrrr, well I had better go hang up my hat and head on over to the coven, oh sorry I meant oven, haven't eaten yet, what, you say, no children tonight, no no no too many adults around, NA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything But a Card!

Hi there, I am on a roll now, trying to catch up with all the challenges, I decided to alter a match box, one of those big boxes, our cooker is always on the blink so we always have a big box laying around, I keep meaning to decorate one in all the lovely vintage papers but never get around to it, so I decided about an hour ago to go for the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge, but I had to get on with it cos the challenge is only open for a few more hours, so here is my rushed match box. Lovely Nina had suggested that I enter this weeks Sweet Stampin challenge, so Mina thank you very much, I have just posted my link.

A big thank you to everyone

If you hadn't already seen the new Altered Alice blog you must take a look, especially as little ole me is actually the featured artist this week, yes I have actually been asked by Lynne to submit photos of my little Alice in Wonderland mini album, I am soooooo chuffed, it is such a fantastic little blog, and every one loves Alice in Wonderland, take a look and submit all your lovely Alice art, you could also be featured, its that simple.

I have to say this little mini book would not have been born if it wasn't for Hels Sherridan and Sue Roddis, hope I spelt your names right girls, apoloigies if not, I am an avid visitor to the Stamp Attic, the lovely Wendy was all excited about the new graphic 45 Alice in Wonderland papers she had just been delivered and on her little display table was the most amazing art I have every seen, Sue had brought in her fantastic Alice art that she had created using the new papers, it was the most beautiful and original work I have seen, she rocks doesn't she ladies, any way I was so impressed and had been collecting crafty bits for ever but could not decide where the be jesus to start, when after looking at Sue's work, my little grey cells went into over drive, I bought the lovely papers and the rest is history, so a very big thank you to Sue Roddis, Hels Sherridan and definitely lastly but not leastly, he he, Wendy of The Stamp Attic, oh which my art could not have been created, ladies you made my little grey matter start working up an appetite.

So when all you ladies take a trip over to the Altered Alice blog to give Lynne some support, take look at my mini album and  have a thought for the three lovely ladies who, without them, my mini Alice album would not have been born.

Just Magnolia

I have decided to enter into the Just Magnolia challenge this week, I do love all the pretty floral papers and just love the magnolia stamps, so here it is folks, don't be too harsh on me, this is my first attempt at creating a pretty pretty card.