Tuesday April 22nd

I know I promised to try and update this each week but even that is proving to be difficult with the busy life that I have. One day it will get easier, thats what I keep telling myself.

Here are a few of the cards that I have done recently, I do hope that you like them

3rd April

Haveing a bit of a hectic week but at least its Friday tomorrow and I can try and have a relaxing weekend.

I have already done 8 commissioned cards this week, all sealed and delivered. Took an order for another 7 today but thankfully they dont need them till Monday. Its 9.30 and I still havent got a thing ready for the Derby Dabblers tomorrow night. I can either stay up late and do everything or.... have an early night and get up early in the morning mmmm. Have to think about that one.

Here is a card that I have just finished. As I have been asked for 2 new home cards thought I would use this card for the first Sketch Challange on the Batty Cave. Loved making it, although it was rather time consuming. The picture doesnt do it justice as the ribbon is pulled tight and in a straight line, honestly LOL. My scanning skills need improving

I am pleased with it, what do you think???

April 1st - Daughters Birthday

PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN REMOVED


Its Sophias and Katerinas birthday today and they will be 15 going on 21. Their friends gave them a surprise birthday party last Saturday and they didnt get home till 4 in the morning. Today they will go out for lunch with a few friends. Always a tough day for me, for those that know me, they will understand.

Here are the cards that I have made for them this year, one each from me, one each from the elder sister and one each, from each other.

I am sure they will love them as they are really girly girls.

Off to start the day job now

Monday 31 March

Well, I did say that I wasnt very good at keeping up diaries and this blog just proves it.

I will make more of an effort to keep it updated, at least once a week and put some of my cards here as well.

Here is a card that I have made this evening for brother in law. It is a PB stamp and coloured in with marveys. The background has been done with chalk, as has the leaves.

We have just delivered it and apart from the order of 8 cards that I got today at work, I have just had an order for 4 more, for the same person for May. I guess it will be off to bed now and then up at the crack of dawn to get my thinking head on.

I have seen some brilliant blogs over the last couple of days and this has inspired me to get cracking on mine.

Juy 27 - before work

My other half, Paul, sometimes has to work away which gives me the opportunity to get a lot of craft stuff out and play but not this week. Had to get card orders out of the way.

I am helping to organise and Open Day of Derby Dabblers, or Craft Fair or whatever you wish to call it. Never done anything like ths before and I must admit that I am enjoying it. Posters have been made and leaflets printed. All the DDs (ladies of the Derby Dabblers) have been asked for bits and pieces as we are having a make and take for children. As there will be a Tombolla lots of unwanted presents and things have been collected.

After a busy day at work a few of us are meeting up tonight to put raffle tickets on the prizes and sort out items for the make and takes.

Tomorrow we shall go into Chellaston (that is where we are holding the event next week) and hand out leaflets and ask people to put up our posters.

We hope to have 6 tables of greeting cards as well as, a make and take room for children, tombolla, jewlery, gifts, cushions, flowers, cakes, charity stall, burnt wood, bric a brac.

All very exciting.

The big event is happeing on 4th August

July 26 - All about Derby Dabblers

I started to dabble in card making about 2 years ago, or is it 3. Thats the problem when you get to my age, things are a bit blurred. After being on a well known forum I plucked up the courage to start a once a month meeting. The first one was held at my house and 4 total strangers came to the house (hubby stayed in his shed). We all got on really well and a week later I foud a community centre that would let us use a small room once a month. I began e-mailing the 4 people to tell them what would happen and the e-mail list grew and grew. I now have 40 people on the list and we all meet twice a month. Oh, if anyone in the Derby area reads this, let me know.

There are about 8 - 10 of us that attending the social nights (meetings) and we all learn different techniques. Am sure we will run out of ideas soon though.

It is a good night out, cheap at £3.50 and as well as learning something we have a laugh. There are no stand up demos or anything like that, we just help each other out and natter away.

So that is how Derby Dabblers came to be

July 26th After Work

I was hoping to get on here a bit earlier but finished work late and then had visitors.

I have tried to put a card on to see if I can do this, so fingers crossed that it has worked. It is one of a few that I have made this week for an order from a work mate. She asked for 4 all the for the same person so they all had to be different. She was pleased with them.

July 26 - before work

Hay, I actually started a blog. I guess its the same as a daily diary but others can read it.

This is the first entry so obviously its a bit of a play. Now that I have actually spent the time to set it all up I have to go and get myself ready for work a bit sharpish.