Valentines Day Cards

Well I have managed to make some at last! Bit late really but that's me all over! At least I am early for next year!!! I always find it difficult to make things 'to order'... I prefer to play and see what I end up with which is probably why there are still things I need for my card site! The one with all the roses on is actually some fabulous papers from MIC... I am wondering whether to carry them on the site. Oh well... maybe I am just to old to change now! ;)

Been trying to learn more for the robo but am having mixed results... I just need to spend much more time on trying things out I think. I have managed to make up a Grandfather clock (it was a file I bought) and I am pleased with it... can't show you a piccie though as Jana was working on the table it was on and it is squashed... need to push it back into shape first!

I realised today that I am a bit behind with some challenges for the forum... sheesh why do I always do that??? Someone should give me quick kick up the backside I reckon! I really do want to do some more though so I must use my time better!

Lastly... the weather... can someone tell me when we might get a dry day when hubby has time to work on my new workshop? It is taking far to long and I am getting really fed up! I am desperate for the space... perhaps I should try praying? I hope it isn't adversely affecting to many peeps.... wouldn't like that at all!

Well we have some peeps on the forum who need some prayers I reckon so I will leave praying for dry weather for a while and send prayers for them instead... Hope you are both healing well now x

I actually did it!

I actually managed to spend some time playing with my robo today. I downloaded inkscape and had a play and managed some welded words! What a shock! I have had my robo far to long to have not done it before but at least I have started now! I have also had a play at numeral cards but have yet to cut out what I have made. I need to be on my other computer to do that so it will have to wait until tomorrow! I have managed to do some work on my websites to but have to upload some of it yet.
Jana is upstairs at the moment playing her violin... such a lovely sound to! Very peaceful and relaxing... well it would be if I didn't have Deal or No Deal on the tv ... I should blush there really shouldn't I? ;) All is well here with jana but she is getting a little bored I think... well any young person would when there is nowhere to go in the evenings. Carolina (who came over with the same company) came for dinner on Wednesday but it isn't really enough. I am hoping that she will make some friends locally and start some kind of social life. At least she is happy here anyway!

Work on my workroom is still at a standstill... stupid weather! It is driving me potty to be honest... it is taking far to long! We have our son and his partner coming to stay at the end of February and nowhere for them to stay at present... I think the sofa bed will have to do as I can't see the workroom being finished... oh well we all live in hope don't we!

Tomorrow I really must get down to some cardmaking... so many to make I don't really know where to start but I have got some fabulous papers in stock now so i may well 'pinch' some! Nothing like new stuff to stimulate is there! Well there it is... more 'we all live in hope'! :D
Something I really must do is order from some new companies... I have the catalogues etc but it is so very difficult to decide which things to order... I could spend a fortune very easily... must try putting blinkers on! All in all a very busy time!

I bowed to others...

and have added some more flowers to my page... what do you think?

Here is my students page to... this is her first as well!

My first page!

After much time saying no I have actually completed a scrapbook page!!! I know... I can't believe it myself! I saw a post on UKS for a Scrapaholics class in Bristol so decided to get myself to it. I am so glad I did! Jana and I had a lovely day and met some super people.... believe it or not someone I knew when I lived in our first house 30 years ago! On top of that her sister is married to my cousin! Just goes to show what a small world it is!!! Kim was fabulous and made me feel so very comfortable and at ease. Jana did extremely well with her page and it looks fabulous! I have enclosed a photo of mine.... I will let you judge but I do think it isn't bad for a first attempt!

A long time...

since I posted here. So much has happened... Jana arrived safe and sound and I am now getting used to that daily grind of making sure someone is up and out of the house for school... it has been such a long time since I had to do that daily and I can't believe how much of my time it takes! How did I manage when I had 3 children to get out of the house! :? I have also been to the dental hospital for some more treatment. I have to say that the temporary they made me to cover where my bridge was wasn't at all comfortable... in fact it was horrible so I haven't been wearing it... it is in a 'safe' place oh er! Lucy is to young to know safe places I think because she was convinced I have lost it... well that is until she told an older dentist and he said 'I wonder if it is with my keys?'! lol.... safe places.... wonder who keeps hiding them? I am convinced my Mother plays tricks on me, I have asked for her to bring it back but still haven't found it... Maybe Lucy is right and I have lost it! :O Oh well I shall have to go without for a while longer until the permanent work is done!

What a time!

Well things have been manic here. I have had to have my computer reformatted as it got a virus. Still working on putting all my stuff back so there has been no time for playing. Oh my, all those things I dreamt of doing now I had a little time and I end up having to do that! I did manage to make a card before it happened though... my daughter told me she had a black Christmas tree this year... yes black! I made a card to go with it. The bits were cut on my robo from files provided by the lovely ladies on UKS... thanks to them! There are some pretty weird trees out there this year... even seen an upside down one! Why? Call me old fashioned but I can't see anything wrong with a good old traditional one myself! ;)

I have some more bits cut and ready to use so hopefully I shall get those finished today... I really need to post my cards on time this year!

A robo day!

Today has been a lot of fun and after the manic last few weeks I have really enjoyed it! The fayres went extremely well, in fact I had to scrabble to make more things for the last one, which was in Portishead. All over for this year for me, thank goodness so I have been able to relax a little this week. My son and his partner came down at the weekend to see the boxing at my daughter's... mega disappointed with the result though! It was a shame I had a fayre at the same time because it limited the time I could spend with them but there we go... can't help it now!
Yesterday I started playing with my robo (about time to!) I have bought some files to use and I am quite excited about making them all up. Today I made a Wedding cake and box from a file I got from UKScrappers JennieBean for which I thank her very much! :D It is fabulous and I have included some piccies of it. Tomorrow I want to make the other things up and I am really excited! I do hope that I shall soon be able to make some of my own files up... the girls on UKS have been so generous with their work I would like to reciprocate... well one of these days! I confess to having unpacked robo and not read the manual but blundered on so far... really should do it properly! Bliss! It is really good to get some time to myself! (especially with all the stuff I still have to do for Christmas... bit close now isn't it :?) Ah well back to dreaming of what I shall make tomorrow!