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Just a quick post to let you know that I have at last managed to persuade hubby to show the world how great he is at photography. He's done some amazing pics of Lil G, as well as loads of fabulous flowers, etc. He now has his own blog! He can be found at http://ln8images.blogspot.com/, so please take a peek if you get a minute xx

MY BABY BROWNIE

Just thought I'd share this with you. She was a Rainbow for two years and then got her pot of gold. She made her promise on Friday and is now working towards her Artist badge, amongst many others!! Proud of you, pretty baby xxxxx

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS AND PRESSIES!!

Hi all! Been a few weeks since my last post - sorry, it's been mad here. And not in a good way. Lots of aggro at the office for both of us and some sad news about a friend, who now needs a coronary bypass and whose husband has cracked his spine in 3 places!! Ouch!!!

But it was my birthday last weekend (22nd) and I had a lovely day. So I wanted to share some of the cards I got and a little something special from my baby girl.




The Eiffel tower card was made by my very good and talented friend, Mrs V H (check out her stuff here), the gorgeous monochrome card was by Rosie Posie (who makes the most amazing creations) and the butterflies were from my friend, Ann. How FAB are those butterflies??? She's going to teach me to make them!!

And, handmade by the little princess herself:




Off to the Sincerely Yours craft show in Lincoln this weekend - yippee!! but watching out for those dreaded debit card pixies who nick all my money but leave me lots of yummy crafty stuff!!

Hope you all have a great Bank Hols!! xxx

EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE DAYS?

Well, I had one yesterday. I have an order for a wedding card, cream and gold and the bride likes butterflies. Dead easy, I thought... Oh no. The fates were totally against me. The one in my head looked fabulous, but getting that out and onto card... not a hope. I started it at 8 in the morning and by 10 last night, I'd wasted sheets and sheets of card, loads of pearls and flowers and litres of my precious ink! And I still don't really like it.

But I'm not sure why, to be honest with you. I don't get much time to craft anymore, so I've noticed I stick to the same layout a lot of the time... BORING. Actually, I have another one to make today, so I'll try something else.

Anyway, it's done. I can't change it. And I don't have time to make another one as well as the other one.. if you see what I mean!! Hugs. xxx

NOT TOO SHABBY!!

Hi all.. what do you think of the new look? xx

NEW HOME CARDS

Made for a couple of colleagues... The pink/white uses a Pink Petticoat digi image from 'In my garden' and my dear C'Bug. The other one is Pink Petticoat 'Lovely' colour paletter with an image from the 'Home Sweet HOme' set, some gold ink and some string! Oh, the obligatory MF rub-ons, of course! The pyramid box (in which I put a fridge magnet) is one of PP's templates, too, done in Lovely. TFL xx

A PURPLE ENGAGEMENT

Hi all! Hope you're enjoying this lovely weather and you are all where you should be, not stranded where you shouldn't!!

Oh, did you notice my new blinkie at the top right? I saw Postpals on the Russell Howard show the other night... take a look. It's a brilliant idea and we carders can always use a good reason to make a card!!

But this one I made for a friend. No inking or anything! Just punched out some leaves and cuttlebug'd the frame - then got busy with the Glamour Dust and a lot of flowers. The wording is done on my lappy. I'm quite pleased with the overall effect. TFL xxx

SYMPATHY FOR A CHERISHED PET

Never had to do one of these before, so I hope this works. TFL x

A STUDY IN PINK

Made this for the Grandmother of a colleague. It's her birthday next week and she's spending it in hospital, very poorly. So I hope it brightens her day TFL xx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY

Today would have been your birthday and I would have spent weeks trawling around trying to find you the perfect present! You were always a nightmare to buy for, but you would have loved some of the new gadgets I'd have got you.

Lost you six years ago this year but love and miss you every day xxxx

SPRING BIRTHDAY

Hi all! Just a quick card for a friend's birthday next week.. She likes spring colours so I hope this fits the bill. TFL xxx

EASTER WISHES AND A TRICKY CARD

Happy Easter, everyone! Lil G has eaten her own body weight in chocolate, of course, and is totally hyperactive.. we took her to the seaside today - sunny Cleethorpes! - where she had ice cream and chips and a donkey ride... Jolly good fun was had by all!

And I've at last done this flippin' card... It's for a girl I work with who is a Kiwi and has just got her UK residency. Not something I've had to do before and was really struggling for inspiration, but I hope that this works. The rolled-up maps are of Lincolnshire (where she lives now) and New Zealand...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIL G!!

My very beautiful and talented baby girl is seven years old today!! I can't believe it! Not sure if it seems longer or not, but seven seems so grown up! She's already fashion-conscious and thinks boys are 'bleurgh', apart from Troy Bolton of course (HSM, for those of you who don't know). He's 'yummy', apparently.

So proud of her xxx

A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CARD

for a very special friend who is now going to realise that I didn't get this in the post in time and that I'm rubbish, but I hope she forgives me and likes it anyway!! xxx

ANOTHER GO AT THE LETTER BOX

Love this woodstaining malarky! Oddly relaxing and I love the fact that you can really see the grain in the wood. TFL xx

ANOTHER MASTERPIECE BY LIL G

Look at this! I'm in so much trouble.... The photo frame was bare and cost about £1.50, so I thought my dear daughter could try and decorate it for my Mum for Mothers' Day. I didn't expect this! She painted it with yellow shiny acrylic and raided my stash for flowers (which are, of course, from WildOrchidCrafts) and pearls. Now, they had to be secured with the glue gun, but I thought it would be better (for oh so many reasons! - fingers, dog, floor, etc) if I operated it for her. So she told me where to stick stuff and I duly glued!

I did curl up the bottom of the lily stem for effect, but the rest of it is all her own work. She's 7 next week (St Patrick's Day, no less!) going on about 19, and she seems to have all the talent she needs... I for one am very worried! TFL xx

BEEN PLAYING...

... in the local supermarket and saw this little plain box. And I remembered my set of woodstains, so I bought it. Some flowers and pearls later, this appeared!

I used a clear stamp around the edges too, with some dark green ink. It came out quite well, I hope! TFL x

COOKING WITH GAS - ISH!!!

Aha! I've got my baby laptop back!! She's sort of intact, but missing a few fonts. However, I hope to get them back next week. I am so glad to have it back, but it feels weird - just not the same. Nothing is where it was and there are still some bits missing - but it's better than that soul-less thing of hubby's!!

So we're sort of back in action... Wanted to show you what I've been up to while I was unsupervised! It started out as bare wood and a box of woodstain! I quite like it although it came out a lot darker than I wanted. TFL xx

A RENAISSANCE IS COMING!

Hi all... still on DH's dreary little machine - boo! I had my own little ray of sunshine back today, but only long enough to recover the most important stuff, as per instructions - right, like anything on my laptop ISN'T of life-or-death importance!! Men!!! To be fair, this particular man is actually very helpful, so I can't say bad stuff about him. I'm speaking about my technical friend who is really being very sympathetic and comforting about this utter disaster!!
So the good news is that pretty much everything can be restored, replaced or rescued (am I the only one who pronounced the latter as "reeskewed"!??) but the bad news is that my little lappy's soul has to be removed and reborn.
I feel like I imagine an expectant father must feel. I'm so concerned for Lappy's welfare! I know when it comes back it will be much the better for being revamped, with a new operating system, more memory and disease-free, but I'll miss its little quirks. Still, it's a whole lot cheaper than having to get another one. And another one would have big boots to fill. .. Watch this space! xx

STILL NOT GOT MY LITTLE LAPPY BACK....

.. and I feel so insecure without it! Apparently it's not terminal and it's responding well to treatment. Fingers still crossed! xxx