Nots so cold now pheweee!!

So Im not so good at this blogging thing, I just dont get the time, I dont know where some of these wonderfully creative women do it, in between being supermums, crafty devils and workaholics!! So I just thought I would update you on my new silhouette Cameo (slurp) I luuuurve it. It took a few hit and misses here and there but Im a whizz now anyway heres a few more cards Ive been working on.

Its so cold in my Conservatory STILL!!

As I sit here in my conservatory on the run up to mothers day, I swore after a very busy Christmas I wouldnt do this again. But it appears I cant say no, hehe anyway, Ive made a few designs but this one is my favourite this year. Much Better than last years, but I didnt have my lovely Cameo then...slurp!! Highly recommended!! If you only treat yourself once this year this is the beauty to buy. I only use scissors to open packets nowadays :) Ive added a few other pics of my latest creations all made with graphics from the clipart Fairy, teddy bo and my fabulous shiny machine.

Still rubbish at it

Well I thought I would update you all a little and say HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I didn't make many Christmas cards because I had to work full time before the holidays, I know!! "how rude"!! Anyway Christmas went without hitch in fact without much of anything else. But now we're a whole month into the new year and my MOJO went west for a while. I just couldn't be bothered even looking at my craft room. Then some people asked if I could do a couple of cards and this spurred me through my mental block. how do you get through a mental block? I read blogs and watch youtube videos and somehow the inspiration returns. While I was surfing looking for my long lost mojo I found this lady here she is amazing and makes the most exquisite flowers from paper punches def worth a look and they must be easy because I made the lily's and after a few try's they look fabulous!!

Well my birthday is around the corner and I have just ordered my birthday present off my husband
look at this beauty Im just wondering when is the right time to tell him what hes bought me and how much its cost??? Well I am worth it :)

Have a great rest of your day, tomorrow I will be sat on the edge of my seat waiting for the postman!!

Im a rubbish blogger

I really am!! I read everybody's blogs in between one kid going and one kid getting up in the morning. Then once the last one has gone it all systems go, hoover, pots, washer on then off to my exile in the conservatory (FREEZING) and since my hubby's accident Ive been his B***H!! And theres nothing worse than a moany man! Oh dont think I said, he tripped over a tent peg on the first night of summer holiday and snapped his heel and his achilles tendon became untethered, I can say it now without going faint. Anyway hes on the mend and out of all Cyborg armour and walking/limping so he can make his own cuppa these days.

So today brings 7 cards sat on my table waiting to be made by tomorrow, Im not holding out much hope lol but I just thought I would share this. I made this last week for my friends mum who is an avid gardener. The template is from card-making downloads here and is quite fiddly and at one point I phoned my friend and asked if her mum would like a flowery card instead! but I did persist and pleased with it I was. The stickers and flowersoft were from Hobby Craft and the flowers from Wild Orcid crafts.

 

Im rubbish at taking the photos too!! 

Gorgeous new Over the hill card

this is a new set by the clipart fairy called over the hill 2. I have made an easel card and used beads and ribbon from my stash and made flowers using a marianne creatable die. Im really pleased how its turned out because the lady its going to is so NOT over the hill :)

I thought it was about time I showed you some of my creations.

 This one was Clipart Fairy Edges Frame in Pink with Fairy image and Pink Stripe Alpha, bling from Meiflower

 Clipart Fairy Blue book v3 although I used it as a plaque instead with matching Alpha and bling from Meiflower

 This is a gorgeous set Baby boy dress up from Clipart Fairy with a little Bling from Meiflower crafts

 Again clipart Fairy Pink shoes Flower from Wild Orchid

 This set was made for a groom to give to all the ladies on the morning of the wedding (before the makeup) I used Clipart Fairy Shapers and books and Ran a theme of horsehoes through all of them

The top one is a clipart fairy set called Gonna get married, I decided to use the cake and make a triple easel card flowers are Wild orchid coloured with promarkers to get the right colour and the ribbon is white also coloured with promarkers (nifty trick) and below I used a Clipart Fairy silver book. I rotated it and turned it into a plaque, the flowers are Marianne English rose and poinsettia and of course lots of dust

Another struggle to find truck graphics prompted this one feel free to nab it, just leave a comment if you do thanks x

And Coloured

Freebie Digi stamp

Im just having a play with some of my own sketches. The First being this monster truck, feel free to nab, just leave me a comment :)

Wow!! How busy??

 

Too busy!! I need another two pairs of hands and at least another 8 hours in the day. I dont know where I have stolen 5 minutes from to write this? But I have, just thought I would show the finished pram, I am very Pleased with it. And will be making these A LOT!! Also I got asked to make a Roary the racing car card, but could find any decent graphics (copywrite free) So I made him Myself and again I was quite pleased with the results.....

Im giddy giddy giddy!!

I'm working on something really special from "Arty Farty" Ive wanted to have a go at these for ages but never had the time or confidence in myself. So heres a sneaky peek. I havent finished yet because Ive run out of acetate and Lacy things, but Im off to the shops as soon as my chunky gets home with the car :)

Just a few cards I have made recently

 Birthday Box

 Dirkon camera in a box

 Baby Girl Box

 A birthday card for a new hotel owner

 Baby Boy Bootees

 A valentines for someone who wanted a personal touch

 Birthday card for a Vegas fan

Valentines Easel using Clipart fairy products

 Anniversary card again using clipart fairy products

 Chocolate box, this wasn't quite finished I hadnt put the acetate lid on but forgot to take a finished pic

 Valentines using clipart Fairy and digistamp from Charmed cards and Crafts

 this is the Dreams box made using Clipart Fairy "love Endures Kit"

And a Memory book In an acetate box, for a grave. Made using Clipart Fairy's Books

Ive Finally cracked it!!

Im very much the type of person who if faced with something I dont know a thing about I will move on........hence the lack of posts, well i think Ive finally cracked it. I am going to Enter the clipart Fairy's 1st blog challenge when I finally work how to :0) watch this space ......hehe x

Do I really know what Im doing?

No!! To be honest, but just like in my life Im usually "winging it"....So what has the day brought for me today? Not a great deal. I spent most of the morning trying to work out how to blog, and then chubby came home for his mid day winge, which wasn't quite as bad as usual, but, still contained graphic details of his shitty job.

Then rounds of dentist appointments and football practices and back home to the legions of homework and fighting over the laptop...........my laptop!! They each have their own but of course using theirs doesn't piss me off to the max, and commandeering mine does. And like most kids they enjoy making me ROAR.

Ive decided I shall have to remain anonymous for this blog and have not mentioned any names so far, because I know along the way I shall piss some people off, including friends and family.

Well thats my day done, weve had supper and the kids have argued who is to empty and who is to fill the dishwasher, which is the daily routine in this house.

I have too much to say

I have to much to say to simply rely on other social network sites, and to be honest probably would get asked to leave for saying too much. I can't just tweet in one sentence, I have things to say, issues to resolve, and people to offend!! And as for that other well known site, my kids have 'added' me, which makes it hard to keep up the persona of supermum, when I go into motormouth mode. But I still stay connected to those other sites because I'm scared of missing something.

So why am I THAT mum?

I categorize people all the time, I think maybe I am just a little way up the autistic spectrum, probably along side the people with OCD, but I can live with this.

So I stood ironing my sons uniform this morning, ten minutes before leaving for school, and decided I am THAT mum. Does he ever go to school unironed? No Im not THAT mum, do I iron all the uniforms on a sunday night while the kids are in the bath? No Im not THAT mum either. And it made me wonder about all the other mums like me who live a totally disorganised life behind closed doors, but, to other people you look like this years answer to MOTY (mother of the year).
I know most of my friends are also a little slobby indoors and a little snobby outdoors and of course this is why they are my friends, they cannot judge me and me them.