April Birthday Cards

Hi Folks,

I'm all behind like a donkey's tail at present, personal illness and having brand new windows put in being the cause.  I just wanted to upload my 2 latest cards, so that you can see I really do craft in the Craft Shed.

This is the card I made for my good friend Sue's birthday for 28th April and comes from a Debbi Moore CD Glitter & Glitz Magic Moments.

This card I made for my Sister - also for 28th April and is a Kizzy Dizzy Design - I really do love their products.

Off to the Craft Shed again now, as I have to make a card for Mother-in-Laws Birthday which is on Tuesday.

Handy Craft Idea for the New Year

Well Happy New Year everyone, sorry I have been a tad snowed under - if you pardon the pun.  Yes we did have a White Xmas here in Leicestershire, however the low temperatures and hard frosts are getting just a bit too much now.  I was out a few hours ago, taking my Son home - or should I say letting him drive the car, while I clung on like grim death - nail imprints can be found in the door handle on the front passenger door.

Anyway - onto more pressing stuff - CRAFT - I knew that would make you sit up and listen, I was in my local Home Bargains last week, when I spied a Gift Bag Organizer by Hallmark - I have checked out their website but can not find the item. So I have scanned the label that was round the item.

As we all know Crafters always think outside of the box, and therefore everything has more than one use.  The size of this Organizer is 19" x 18" x 12" deep when fully expanded.  Plenty big enough for those who have a passion for Scrapbooking or those just starting out Scrapbooking and wishing to take items along to a Scrapbooking meeting.  It also comes with a set of handy labels for the tabs so that you can organise your sheets and other accessories.  This handy carry case cost me all of £1.99GBP.  Further down the label, it does say that in USA it will normally retail at $14.95 - which converts to £9.28GBP - so you can see just how much of a saving this item really is.  I think I will go back next time I am in town, and get a couple more, as they are well worth the £1.99GBP.  Obviously like all Home Bargains stores, you have to take what you can get when you see it - they frequently have Fiskars items - at vastly reduced prices - it does beg the question why Fiskars charge so much for the items, yet Home Bargains can sell them so cheaply.  Whatever way you look at it - the person getting the bargain in this case is us the Crafter.

All the best for 2010.

Be Crafty

Be Happy

Think outside the box

Snow & New Toy

Hi all, I hope your all nearly ready for the big day at the end of the week.  All or most of our present buying this year was done online, so it saved me having to get it all home.  I just have a few things left to get at the shops this week and the market for the fruit and veggies.

We had our first snow of the season last night, and more during the night - however it was not as bad as what it can be, and certainly not enough to get excited about.

My new toy is my Christmas present from my lovely husband - a laser printer for my craft work, and it is amazing, and can't wait to get playing on it.  The technical info is that it is an Oki C3300n Colour Laser printer, and because you get so many more pages out of the toners on a laser it will in effect reduce the costs of my printing by quite a bit.  This isn't a brilliant picture of it, but I will take one of my own when everything is set up in the craft shed.

I will try to get back on before Friday, but if I don't, may I wish you a very Merry Xmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.  May all your craft problems be little ones.

Background/Layout for this blog

I am at present trying to get over having the flu again - what type i really do not know or care - I just want rid of it.  That and having had a constant migraine for the past week has driven me to utter distraction - hopefully I will get chance to visit the GP next week some time.

Anyway - I was not happy with the background/layout of the blog, and I really can't find anything I like enough to keep there for more than 2 minutes, so I am going to have a go at designing my own - I know - I can here you saying it already - now watch her make a mess of it - well if it goes wrong it goes wrong - it's not the end of the world and I can revert back to this again.  So this is more of a Watch this space and see what happens - ohhh go on have a giggle - you know you want to and you will feel so much better for it.