Pollycraft pre-release!

Oh YES!  as you may remember, or not if you have a memory like mine, I was one of the 5 lucky winners of Pollycraft candy....well the images are fabby - soooo fabby!

Here is my first card using one of the new ones!

Hee hee - she looks like she has no clothes on!!!

Phew - thats better!

And a close up of her in all her glory!

Have no idea why I ended up with orange and yellow!  Was planning on pink!


I would also like to enter this into the Order of the Opus Gluei - they wanted us to use a quote - I really like this one - but will hopefull do a couple more in the next week or so...maybe!

And if you want to buy this image - its released on 10th May! And you need to pop over to Pollycraft! who also have a fabby sale on at the moment!

Thanks for looking

Rx

Busy doing nothing!

No - not me!!!

Inside the card says....you deserve it!  Have just noticed the sentiment is a tad wonky - will whip it off and straighten it now.......

Ok - am back!

This is a design that Paula from Pollycraft designed for Emma's dad who was sadly killed at work.

Emma is raising as much for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance as she can and the proceeds from this image will go towards their funds.  From such sadness comes hope.

http://craftyemma.blogspot.com/2010/04/charity-challenge.html

Please go click, buy and have fun creating.  Also, check out your bras - if they are ok but boring then you can donate them to the YAA too!  Odd but true!

Thanks for looking

Rx

Whoop whoop!

How lucky am I?????  Just found out that I was one of the winners of Pollycraft's candy!  How many images???? 12!!!  Oh my word - all pre-release too!  Ok - watch this space - gonna craft all night!!!  Well at least for an hour or so!  Hey, I have a short attention......butterfly, ahhhh how sweet.....span!

Rx

New Challenge!!!

Woohoo! Audsentiments starts today!  The idea of this challenge blog is that Aud sets a sentiment and we all get to do what we want with it!

Aud has worked really hard at getting our first few sponsors set up (and is still on the lookout for more..hint hint!) - and our very first sponsors are........

Are you ready for the sentiment......drum roll etc etc......toot toot (that was the trumpets sounding their fanfare!)....HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Now - for most of the world that's just great timing - however, we in UK like to get a jump on people and we already had ours back in March!   SO - how about this for getting a jump on my year, I have done my little card ready for NEXT year!

So without further ado......

Yay - Bee Crafty have been ultra generous and offered us DT the chance to pick an image from their collection.  There were so many really apt images so I thought I would explain why I chose the image that I did - its not a traditional Mother's Day type image!  I am adopted so this image spoke to me of a non-biological "mum" looking on anxiously as her children learn to fly!


I ever so slightly cropped the image (there was another bird on the branch) to make it fit on my card properly!  You can't see it very well, but the background of the image is actually a little sparkly in the blue chalk.

I would soooo love to know why I just can't get all these photos to line up on the blog where I want them to!

Above is the close up of the "bag" and then below is the all important sentiment - you must include this sentiment on your creations to join in the challenge!  I so hope you will join us on this first challenge and really look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!

Thanks for looking

Rx

Doodle Palace Special Delivery

Phew - it seems like ages since I had anything to post!  Have been busy crafting but just havent been able to put anything up because its DT stuff!

OK - here is the latest image from Doodle Palace - Dee and Robin said that the "G-Mail" image has been so popular that they just had to bring that cheeky giraffe out to play again!....So here he is.....

















Thanks for looking  
Rx

'ickle plea to book lovers!

In case you weren't aware....when I am not crafting, being mum to Josh and wife to Tony,  I also work for a fab library service in London - Havering to be exact!  I am the reader development manager - this means I get to spend my days with a team of people who all try and encourage people to love books and use our libraries!  Its just the best job in the world (well, for me it is!). 

ANYWAY.....we have a facebook page called Havering Reading Group - there is a link in my sidebar - and there is a bit of a competition with our twitter page!  They have over 200 followers - and we have just over 100 - soooooooooooo, I was wondering, if you enjoy books etc etc and have facebook (or have been meaning to sign up for ages!) if you would go and join our reading group.  Its very casual - people generally pop up posts about what they have read recently! 

So, if you have read a good book, or want to read a good book - or just want to help me get more members - tee hee - then would you please pop over and start following us!

thanks for looking

Rx

Just inspirational!

Oh my word!  I follow alot of blogs and don't get the chance to leave as many comments as I would like but I try to when I can!  Some days I dont have chance to check all the blogs and just kinda skip through the list.  Well Christy has a blog that I will definitely not be missing anymore!

Christy is doing a challenge not to buy a single thing for a year - not even sticky dots! She has put photos up on her blog of her stash - and it is scary!  Actually showed it to hubby last night and said "see, you think I have alot of stuff" - he then replied.....wait for it......"I dont think you have alot!".....have you ever heard a clearer invitation to go and buy some more STUFF! 

Anyway, please go and cheer Christy on - she is also doing a fabby draw at the end of the year if she gets 100 followers but thats not why I am posting this - its just that I am fascinated that she is documenting what she is doing!

GOOOOOOO CHRISTY!

Thanks for taking the time to read my ramble!

Rx

Audsentiments!

Oh My - the first challenge starts on 29th April!  That's a Thursday - ok, yes, you could have worked that one out, but hey, I saved you the bother!

We have a great DT - if you click on the badge on my sidebar then you can just pop over there and check out who they are...then, you could just click on their names and check out their work - You will be blown away!

I actually just stopped by here to schedule my post for the launch - but got kinda distracted....AGAIN!

Rx

 

This is a cute little box which is the challenge on Double Dutch - it was to make the box and decorate it.  Now, I know my box won't be as fancy as some of the ones on there, but I kind of liked the image, loved the sentiment and really didnt see the need to add anything else to it!  Actually, I did, but realised that I couldn't add eyelets once I had put the box together!!!  Also discovered how difficult it is to colour an image once its on a box!  Sometimes I wonder how I get along in everyday life!

I would also like to link my lil box up with Pixie Dust's Green challenge - this is to celebrate their rather fabby new release of....peas!!!  You just have to go and peak! 

Thanks for looking - can't wait for Audsentiments challenge to start in a coupla weeks!  We have some rather fabby sponsors lined up so keep an eye out for the fun!

Rx

Index cards again!

Here we go again - another of those Tesco goodie index cards thingies!  These take such little effort to make look nice!

Because it's a notebook, I have deliberately kept embellishments to the minimum as I don't want them getting knocked off!

I would like to enter this into Kaboodle's Challenge which was to use a digi girl!
Also Crafty Angels wanted to see your fave things - well these index cards just have to be a new fave of mine - and also having some peace and quite like the lady in this image!
And finally, Practical Scrappers wanted to see some glitter and bling!


Thanks for looking and dont forget my image swap - check it out here

Rx

New challenge blog - DT!

OK - I wasn't actively looking for another DT position...there are a couple of places that I would love to go for if they came up because I adore their images, but other than that I am quite happy with being a Doodle Palace Princess (because I love their images) and limiting myself to that!  Then I saw that one of the other Princesses (Audrey) had started her own challenge blog focussing on sentiments.  This was just too good to miss as I love Audrey's work and its just such a different focus for a challenge blog.  I am also, not that good at putting sentiments on my cards...just take a look!  S'funny that!  SO - thought I might apply - and Audrey said yes!  So chuffed!

So - watch this space for the first of the challenges at the end of April!  Here is the link for Audsentiments!
We have a sponsor already!

thanks for looking - back tomorrow with my sneaky peak for Doodle Palace!

Rx

I'm back!

Oh Wow!  Cyprus was lovely - but windy for a couple of days but, other than that, glorious sunshine.  We were in the pool each day (brrrrrrr!) and had a blast - really nice to relax and not think about work for a change! 

OK - got to go and do my Doodle Palace card - will be a nightmare I think as I need to get to my crafting stuff around all the "stuff" out of Josh's room - we had it decorated while we were away and still havent got wardrobes and cupboards sorted yet so his stuff is EVERYWHERE!  Hmmmm - well, will try my best - the images are wonderful, as usual, and I know just what I want to do with them!

First, I have to get some more washing done though - so much of it!  Glad I am not back to work until tomorrow!  Ooooo and have to go and put some ingredients in the bread maker as we have no bread either!  Yes - I COULD run to Tesco, but Josh is swimming with a friend so am not sure when he will get back - and it will give me a shove to get the breadmaker out again!

Ooooo AND - I came home to find I had won Dawn's candy too!  How cool is that???

Rx

Off on my Hols!

Yay - tomorrow we fly out to Cyprus - we are going for a week so will be back next Monday morning.  Will miss everyone heap loads here - but hey, gotta go do these things, no matter how painful they are!!!  LOLS

Hope everyone keeps well and has a great Easter!

Rx

Spring/Easter Card

Sometimes it can be so hard crafting with a sproglet around!  I started this while Josh was doing his maths thingy on the computer - I finished it much later when he had gone swimming with a friend!  Bless!

I tried taking quite a few pics of this because I wanted you to be able to see the ribbon under the punched out border!  Just little things like that make me happy!

Ok - gonna enter this for a few challenges - its actually for an Easter swap so really hoping the intended lady doesnt spot it here first!

Fab 'n' Funky wanted to see "Its all New!" - well eggs, spring etc qualify for that - the image is new - a freebie from .....eeeek ...all I can remember is its called Patches!!! Please post if you remember and I will update!  Oh and also because I have never stuck ribbon behind a punch!  Yes, I know, lots of you probably do it - but its a first for me!

Cute Daisy May thought that Anything goes!  Well , this is anything - and tomorrow it goes -in the post to the swap recipient!

Paper Popsicles - well they wanted a straight forward Easter theme - hmmmmm - do ya think it'll pass???

Pile it on wanted Pastel colours - tick, got that one!

Pink Elephant wanted to see Spring Cards - BOING!!!

OOOO thinking of Spring - dont forget, if Spring is making you feel all positive and energetic (Yeah Right!) - then look at the next post down and add your Spring Resolutions!

Thanks for looking

Rx

Spring Resolutions?

With the weather warming up beautifully (well, I hope it is for you too!) - people seem to be getting a lot more positive!  How about we all post our committments here - and then come back each month and update on how we are doing - with pics if that seems right!

SO - I have seen one person joining in with the 365 cards challenge (GO GINNY!) and someone else has committed to reducing her crafting items to just 100 things (YAY DEBBIE!)!!!  Go girls!  So - I think we should do a bit of cheerleading on here for them both - and also post our committments (crafting or not, its up to you!).

Here I go - I will NOT spend anything else on crafting stuff until the end of next month (thats the end of April!) - yes, I know that doesnt sound very impressive - but I dont REALLY have that much stash - no honest!  Well, I suppose its all relative - I mean, my hubby would think I have an AWFUL LOT! 

I am also going to have a good old tidy up in the house this weekend - AND - yep there is more!!  AND.....I am going to have a big blitz at work today!

You can see that some of my resolutions are short term - work today and the house.  And then there is a slightly longer term resolution - not spending.

So come on, jump right in and join the fun!

Rx

OOOOpppps

Ok - you see that bear below???  Well I got an email yesterday to say that there is a small delay in releasing the new Doodle Palace images - yay Holidays and stuff!  But did I take the post down?  No - cos it was scheduled to appear at some awful time in the morning and it didnt occur to me to take it down!  So of course, I get up this morning - check my comments to be moderated and there is a lovely one referring to the bear....what bear?....I think ......oh THAT BEAR!!!  Now, I am in a quandry - do I remove the post?  But it will already be out there, showing up on people's feeds etc.  So....I decided to just write a post entitled Oooops!!!  ..... the images will be out next Wednesday - not tomorrow!

dopily yours!

Rx

Doodle Palace sneaky peaky!

A much better attempt this week!  LOL!

The second I opened this image I loved it - gonna use this one again I know!  Think how many things I can use it for - Get Well, Mother's Day, Birthdays, Easter, Valentines, Kids Cards....eeeeeeeee!  Its one of those "shove it on anything" images!

These index cards were from Tesco (sorry if you dont have one!) and I got 3 sets of them for £1 - oh yes!

This was also my first attempt at attaching a gromlet!  And you may notice that its wonky!  Ha ha - the image was going to be put on straight, but once the gromlet went wonky....well I thought the wonky image may detract from the wonky gromlet!

Other bits and bobs - coloured with promarkers, used sakura glaze on the flowers, and paper and card from stash.

This one is going for my desk - if I can get it there before my mum sees it!

Josh has already asked me to make one of these for him - with a funny animal photo on it!

Go pop over to Doodle Palace - check out the other Princesses and what they have done with the images!

thanks for looking!

Rx

Karen's Doodles Challenge

I DO have a soft-spot for Karen's stuff!  I dont think that there are any of them that I dont like!  Which, I am sure you will agree, is very rare - even if you love all the Magnolias, I am sure there are one or two that you dont like as much as the others!

Anyway - this is my entry into the new Karen's Doodles Challenge Blog - and the theme is Anything Goes!

I had to post this second pic to show the card shape - yep another playtime project!

Hmmm - couple more challenges - go and check them out!
Things with wings - over on Magical Crafts
And also things with wings over at Totally Papercrafts
Pastel colours - over on Pile it on
Picture inspiration over at Dutch Dare Challenges
CAS - Treehouse wanted clean and simple - well cant get simpler than me!!!


It was so easy - but I really like how it turned out!

Thanks for looking

Rx

Winner of candy!!!

Gosh - it seems to have taken forever for this to come around!!! 

So, couldnt work out how to select it other than to put all the numbers in a bowl and pull one out!.....I got Josh to pull it, but he wouldnt be photographed with it - having a bit of a bad hair day I guess!

Anyway....the winner is number 25 - Charity Crafter!  Congratulations! 

So, would you contact me please - gedalovitch at googlemail dot com - you know how to do it!!! - let me have your address and I will get it in the post to you by Wednesday at the latest!

Could I just add, that its been so great to have so many lovely people popping over and leaving kind messages - I feel like I have made some great new friends - and although I know some people will just naturally drop away - I feel that some will stay and become even greater friends.

Thanks to you all

Rx

Mother's Day Card

OK - by my standards, this is not last minute!  A colleague of mine at work would be having kittens by now!  It is just so funny the way we are all so different - I really love it, and giggle about it often.

So, the lovely LOTV stamp, flowers from a candy - there is another one on the other side (you can just see the leaf peeking over the top!)...matching bling on the other side too!  Ok, you get the idea.

My take on a tri-fold, bit of a faff as I wanted the zigzags to meet in the middle perfectly.  And they do!  Really like how the bear came out - showed it to Josh and he couldnt see the shading at all - that made me giggle.

Have prepped his card for me - he left his old school half way through making it and lost the bits on the way home!  He was quite upset and really doesnt DO crafting so I redid the bits he had lost and he will be finishing the card this afternoon.  I will show it tomorrow!  I hope!

We have been told by his new school that they think he is ADD - we have suspected this for years - even asked his old school if we should get him tested...no no they said!  He is just lively and has poor concentration!  He IS a smart kiddie so we have always put it down to this BUT now they think he might be ADD - feel like we have been through the mill a bit this week - first a new school, then gallstones, then ADD - phew!  Onwards and upwards as they say!

OK - now, lets see if the cats have thrown up anywhere after eating the hamster! No, they havent eaten the hamster - but with my week.......I will just pop up and check!......

Thanks for looking

Rx

Is this bad????

Ok - so yesterday, I pootled off for a scan - abdominal cramps etc etc.  And lovely radiographer lady told me I had gallstones - lots of them!  Might have to have gallbladder removed etc etc.  SO - home I come and google gets to work....yep, looks likely.....simple op...keyhole....etc .....3 weeks off work.....hang on, what was that?  3 weeks off work!

And what did I think?  Ooooooooo loads of crafting time!  Is that bad?  Not the gallstones, silly - the fact that my first thought was how much crafting time I might get?

And - if they cant do it keyhole then they have to open me up....6 weeks!  Actually, I really do love my job, so would be sad to not be there for 6 weeks!  But 3 weeks sounds cool!  Well, maybe not 3 weeks - I mean, surely I can drive after 2?  And I could work from home....1 week sounds like a good amount of crafting time!

Rx

My first ever blog award!

So - I have been sitting here feeling lonely and unloved - just waiting (not very patiently!) for someone to give me a blog award!  Hmmmmmm?  Oh ok - seriously....ala Oscars....

sniffle, whimper - "Oh my gosh, I cant believe I won!  I am SO not worthy of this fabulous award.  I'd like to thank Penlight for giving it to me - and Pickles and Popcorn, my cats for not walking on the keyboard while I am trying to type this....."  loud whisper...."cats, hear that?  I am thanking you - so no more mind control with the cat treats ok?  ----- ok, yes, just a few, when I am done here.....or now, yes now is good...."

This is my award!  YAY!  OK - now I have to follow the rules - otherwise someone might come along and take it back again!

SO - hang on....just gotta pop back to Pen's blog here and check the rules! 
Right - I am back!
 
The rules:  Write 10 things about yourself others might not know and pass the award on to 10 others. 


1.  I am a librarian - love my job - have so much fun - yep, working in libraries can be heaps of fun!
2.  I am married to fabby Tony - and we have one son called Joshua!  Yes, it was our choice to have one and we are quite happy with the situation - and no, we are not selfish to only have one!
3.  I have one brother called Mark who is a seriously fabby hairdresser - has done lots of stuff in lots of countries and is just so cool.  He runs Toni & Guy Salon in Canary Wharf if anyone is passing!
4.  I live in Hornchurch outside of London - our postal address is Essex but we live in a London Borough!  
5.  Think everyone knows most of this stuff already....but we have lots of animals - two cats, Popcorn and Pickles (had to reverse the names so they didnt get jealous!), a gerbil called Mr Gerbil (we had Mrs Gerbil too!), a hamster (called Da Beast! - cos she is so cute and fluffy), a lizard called Gwim Weaper (he was scared of his cwickets when we first had him!), 3 guinea pigs - Darth Piggy, Yoda Pig and Gramarian Guinea (Josh was very into StarWars when we got them!) and assorted fish!
6.  I take on other people's accents without realising - this can be either very annoying, very pretentious or actually quite useful when you are trying to establish common ground with someone.
7.  I am very underconfident - ok, no one who knows me will believe that!  
8.  I am a libran - oooo can be funny trying to argue anything with me - I can see the other person's side so completely that I will often take over their argument and they end up arguing against their original stand!
9.  I am not that smart - lots of people think I am - but I just know how to find stuff out - I dont know lots of stuff straight off - now Josh and Tony - THEY ARE SMART!
10.  I hate to lose at games and stuff and I allow myself to take criticism too much to heart!  BUT I would do anything to avoid upsetting or hurting anyone - so please love me!


Hmmmm now need to find 10 people to hand this onto.


I am going to go for some people who made me so welcome when I first started blogging - 


Dawny P 
CraftyAnny
Susie
Lorraine
Kath - and Buddy!
Ginny
Shaz
Emma
Joanne
Eileen

I have put these people in order of their latest updates on my blog - not in preference order!  See, really dont want to upset anyone!!!

Sorry, what's that Popcorn?....oh ok....Popcorn said she would like to personally give the blog award to LEAH because Leah likes Popcorn's name!!!! 


Phew - gotta go and leave notes on all these blogs now! And give the cats some cat treats......no, I havent given them any yet!......well thats what they are telling me!


thanks so much Pen!!!


Rx

Just for Fun!

Hmmm - just scheduled a post for my DT assignment for Doodle Palace - it is really quite poor (have to admit it!) - then realised that I had this card that I hadnt posted up (and its a darn sight better than the one which is scheduled!).  SO here it is! -

The two little clips are part of the card - just in case you thought they were left there by mistake!

And here is the card with the clips off!  I did this for a Birthday Rak so hope the person who is receiving this doesnt see it here first!  I actually really like how this came out - or is that because I have just scheduled the post with the awful card???

Hee hee - well, bet you cant wait to see THAT post can you?  Have scheduled it for Tuesday - so feel free to pop over and have a giggle!

OOO have just seen the plea for more entries over on Simon Says - so consider this entered!

Thanks for looking

Rx

Your Next Stamp Guest Starlet!

Yay

A couple of weeks ago, I guessed that YNS were going to be producing in purple rubber.  My prize was to win Fhionna's pets and yummy things set - and some YNS $!!!  I kinda was a bit cheeky and asked Karen if I could join in with one of their challenges and she said YES!  Between us, I think she was shocked by my cheek!

So, the challenge was to produce an item with a BIG BOW on it - I really think I got that one right!  It is an awfully BIG Bow!!!

So, check out the sidebar for the link to their blog hop and enjoy the fun!

Thanks for looking!

Ruthie x

Bunny Box

 

I do like this bunny!  He has some eggs left, think he is saving them for ME!  This is the latest release from Doodle Palace and I shrank it down quite tiny - so it was quite a feat to colour the eggs and the flourishes on the door!

As you can see, I put the pic on a plastic box - my hubby brings these home from work, they have business cards in them when they are full!  As you can imagine, they are small - the lid is only 6x9cm.

Hmmmmm - and filled with eggs and chicks....fabulous!

If you would like to pop over and buy this image...then go to Doodle Palace. 

Thanks for looking!