My first....

I have been meaning to blog all weekend, but time has just run away with me! Whilst at work today I was thinking about what I should write as I have been trying out some new techniques so thought I would title the post My First..... Then when logging on I found some lovely blogging friends had given me my first blog award, I am so pleased, thanks Kerry and Lynne.

At my last scrapbooking class at the Craft Den, Lynne show us a great embossing technique using Blonde Moments Pearl Pigment Powders so I have been having a play. The painted papers have been though the Big Shot using the embossing dies and then sanded back to show the designs. They are all just waiting to be made into some lovely cards!

I did use one of the papers to make this thank you card. The letters are also made from an embossing die on colour core paper and sanded back again. I also had a go at painting with Distressing Inks on last month's free stamp from The Crafty Stamper magazine. The card is for one of my doggy friends who put us up for the night. I know she'll love the dog stamp.

Whilst we are on the subject of My First....this is my first attempt at an Easel Card. When I go to the Craft Den I see some lovely easel cards which inspired me to have a go! Again it is for another doggy friend so you will see the common theme here!

What more dogs......I couldnt finish without giving you an update on our foster dog Billy the Bullie, he is still with us. He has certainly made himself at home! A week ago we thought we had found the perfect home for him, a retire couple in North Yorkshie...I love North Yorkshire! Unfortunately they had a family emergency so it has all been put on hold, so he is still looking for his forever home.

Volcanic ash permitting, I wont be posting for a few weeks as Im off to Cyprus for my Sister's wedding, bye for now!

Times flys when you are having fun....

Here is last night's scrapbooking class at the Craft Den....

Blogging whats that....My sister wedding in Cyprus is in two weeks time so things have been hectic, what with trying to find Billy the Bullie a new home. Billy is still with us, but Im not complaining as he is a sweetheart!

I have also been busy organising my Craft stash I sorted all my photos last week, then I forgot to take them with me last night! Once I got home I finished my page off with a stamped title using my Elsie stamps. I then added a stamped edge to the page using some great stamps I got from the Craft Den at Christmas, they are from Scrappy Cat.

I have organised my stamp collection! I now have them all catalogued so I know what Ive got. I would certainly recommend it, I never realised I have so many! No excuses now not to use them!

Final finishing touch, a stamped journal block from Papermania!

For the people who go to the class and know Mary, Duncan (in the picture) is her son, he is my best friend! Ive known him since school.

Hen NIght No 2!

Ive caught up on some much needed rest and relaxation this weekend! Ive been busy with lots of wedding preparations...2 Hen nights in one week, great fun but Im not getting any yonger...LOL!

At Christmas my friend Mary and I invested in a Big Shot, so this weekend Ive been having a play. I scrapped the picture of my hero....Cesar Milan. We saw his show at the Sheffield Arena last month. I have used Core Colour paper for the die cut flowers and border, then sanded to show the core colour. I added pearl pen flourishes to finish.

I have also put the finishing touches on my page from my Craft Den class. We had great fun with the Paper Artsy stamps. I stamped them over the edge of the page then cut selective bits out so they overlapped my photos. We took our foster dog Billy on holiday with us at Easter and here he is enjoying the beach.

My finished page.....

I couldnt resist adding a gem stone title to go with the stickles!

We had a great hen night out, we saw a Blondie tribute band at the Walnut Club so we all had a good dance. It was lovely to have all the females in the family together before the wedding. I took loads of pictures so watch out for more scrapbook pages. Do you recognise the token fella in the picture??

Im back!

I attended the scrapbooking class at the Craft Den last week....my 1st one of the month! I have missed it. We used Blonde Moments paper and stamps and had great fun stamping and embossing. Lynne has some new lacy ribbon in stock, we used the bright pink one with a stamped border mounted on top.

On Friday I went to Cardiff to see Hairspray the Musical with Micheal Ball in. It was the 1st of many hen parties for my sister. It was a very sedate weekend! Cardif was lovely and the sun was shining!

LOL...look at me and my sister pretending to be Tracy Turnblad and her mum!
After a busy weekend I found some time for a bit of crafting. One of my work colleagues asked me to make a card for her Mum's birthday. I know someone else who will be 50 soon so may have made a few.....?

Something for nothing....Stickers

Shimelle's online class on Friday was to use up some of those stickers that everyone has in their stash. You will be please to know I don't have too many but I did use a whole pack up on this page!Since George passed away I have been back in touch with the rescue group that we got George through just to let them know. Well...they rang me last week to say a stray bull terrier had be handed in to the Council Pound and if no one came to collect him would I collect him so the charity could try and rehome him. All I knew about him was they thought he was 12...thats old for a bull terrier! I collected him on Sunday. He is a very old friendly dog, they had named him Billy.

Meet Billy.....

We are off to the vets today to get him a health check, he is going deaf and he is very wobbly on his feet. His favourite pastime is sleeping! Here he is enjoying the sunshine on Sunday afternoon.
Do you know anyone that would take on a Golden Oldie? Its not the right time for him to stay with me :-( x

March 25th

March 25th....the last day in my 25th Book. It was a boring work day so I thought I would use my weekly craft class at the Craft Den as the highlight of my day! We were given some creative freedom last night and challenged to use the items above. I love the white felt flower! Here is my finished page....

I cut the petals of the flowers into hearts shapes and inked the edges. I made a fabric yoyo to layer my button on then I added a few cross stitches to finish. Thanks Ladies for a good evening, here are the pictures I took at the class, how busy do we look??? LOL!

Shimelle's Sunday challenge

Sunday's challenge was to use whatever item of my stash I choose, to create a layout or project that uses no fewer than ten of that item: ten brads, ten pieces of ribbon, ten patterned paper scraps, ten buttons or so on.

I managed to use 10 brads and 10 patterned paper scraps. The picture is me and George chillin' on the beach in Anglesey back in 2008....Good times!