Wedding stationery

It's Wednesday again and I can't believe it's it's a week since my lap top was so poorly. Luckily I didn't lose anything it just caused my son 24 hours of blooming hard work! I'm still trying to recover and change passwords as I visit different sites as all my history was wiped so my passwords went along with that, I'm getting there though.


So now onto the real reason of my post and that is because today is What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday #139 which is organised by the lovely Julia on her Stamping Ground blog. I would like to offer huge apologies for not visiting anyone last week but I had a bit of a computer problem (see below). I will make sure I poke my nose into the craft spaces this week though and thanks for all the visits I got.


My desk

as you see, I'm in wedding stationery mode at the moment. These will be finished and collected today then it's straight onto the next lot of 75 which are going on Friday :)


Also while I'm here, take a peep at Crafty Linby's blog. She has some fab candy on offer.

Right, back to my invitations now so I can take time later to start visiting the WOYWW bloggers later. 
TFL

Hi de hi!!!

Sorry....just felt like saying it :))

I have been at a wedding fayre all day today (surrounded by reluctant males in football shirts tagging behind theire lovely b to be's). We had a great day as always at the Holiday Inn (I love catching up with the other exhibitors too) and just want to say thank heavens for air conditioning :))

It's challenge time again on Rosie D's blog and it's still Mervi in the hot seat, here is what she has to say 

"It's DT Mervi your hostess again and this fortnight we all would like to see creations for
SUMMER BIRTHDAYS !
I'm one whose having birthday next week, but this time I will give a surprise prize to the lucky winner!
There will be Sizzix Butterfly die, Lily&Milo stamp, diamonds...
(And I'm having a little candy too in my own blog, please pop in !)

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to take part in our challenge. Leave us your link with the lovely Mr Linky and we all love if you leave us a comment,too. A winner will be picked at random from all those that take part. Good luck!"

and my sneaky peek

We had a fantastic amount of entries last week, so thank you everyone. Let's see what you can come up with this time....leave us a link and we'll pay you a visit :)

tfl

Super Duper Blog Candy

The lovely Debbi is giving away the most amazingly super duper candy this week and lots of it too. It finishes on 30th November so take a hop over and have a look for yourself :)

Just how fab is this?

Blog candy!

So..........my first ever blog candy give away :) What do you get? Well there is
2 12 x 12 paper packs (one girl, one boy) from the English Paper Company
1 pack Wendie Rhodes stamps
A pack of buttons in cream, pink and blue
1 yard cream lace
1 yard pieces of assorted ribbon in pink and blue
A hand full of vanilla dewdrops
The wonderful Nikki from DewDrop Craftz has very kindly donated a couple of single image or a set of Digiz from her shop which includes the fab images below
I might even chuck in some stamped images and I've just learned to crochet flowers so you might be unlucky enough to get a couple of those too LOL

So there you go! What do you need to do? Well I would really love it if you could shout about my candy on your blog to spread the word, if you want to become a follower then I would really love that too, then just leave me a message so I can add your name to my list! :)

The candy give away will last until 31st October and I will announce the winner on 1st November (and I might just have another lot of goodiies to give away then:))

Thanks for looking.

This and that

I've just added Marianne's blog candy to my side bar, why don't you hop on over and see for yourself :)

Debbi Moore is on Create and Craft tomorrow (Friday) morning at 11.00 am. She will be using some of my DT work in her demo's! Note to self.........don't forget to set the video recorder :))

Inspirational

Card Sketches 37, 38, 39

Yes, I'm still playing catch up with the challenges.........I suppose I wouldn't be me if I stayed up to date every week. I've not got a cat in hell's chance of ever winning anything though cos I'm never done in time!! LOL That's a bit of a lie actually because my first card is also for the Passion For Promarkers challenge this week (which doesn't run out until Tuesday) and the colours to use are poppy and forest green.Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, papers - The Merry Days of Christmas, My Mind's Eye, Promarkers,
ribbon and stars from stash, sentiment made in Word.

Materials: image - Hallow by DewDrop (see above), Promarkers, flowers - Prima, sentiment - Craftwork Cards, papers from off cut box

Materials: image - DewDrop Crafts, papers - Pink Petticoat, Promarkers, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis, gems - Papermania

Thanks for looking.

PS Don't forget to check out my blog candy post

Blog candy

I was the very, very lucky winner of Hannah's blog candy and my little package of yumminess arrived on my doorstep on Wednesday! Isn't it great how a couple of pieces of plastic can make you feel on top of the world LOL
Here are my lovely goodies chosen by me and very generously paid for by Hannah, thank you so much, I will think of you every time I use them :)
I've had my eye on these two for a while and had decided to put them on my Christmas list........now I'll have to think of something else although I don't think it will be too difficult ;)

Thanks again Hannah, you're a star *hug*

Great idea - Blog candy

I can't believe it's 2 years since Sue started her blog.....it certainly doesn't seem that long :) I can't remember when I started mine, I must go back to the beginning of my blog and have a look. I know I started it then dropped off, then restarted!

Sue says
"Can you believe that I’ll have been blogging for 2 years on the 17th July?
No?....Nor can I but it’s true! Right then, to be in the random draw which will take place on the 17th July you will need to leave me a comment on this post but it’s not quite that straight forward. You’re going to have to do a bit of work to join in with this. You’ll have noticed that my Blog Title is '99 Things' So to celebrate my blogaversary I’ve put some Candy together.
What follows is a list of 99 things that you may or may not have done and I thought it would be fun to see what you've all done.

So here’s the list. My ‘Haves’ are in Blue

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world/Disneyland Paris (All three on more than one occasion)

8. Climbed a mountain (it was only a little mountain but I thought it was huuuuuuuge .......Ben Nevis!)

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (Stopped at the bottom of it in a boat in March:))

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train (when I was 14)

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Made a Snow Angel (snowman!)

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Stood in the rim of the Grand Canyon

32. Been on a cruise ( mini cruises to Bruges, Hamburg and Amsterdam)

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an erupting volcano in person. (I have photos of Mt St Helen taken from the plain as we returned from our holiday)

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke (I think alcohol may have been involved :))

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted (drawn in pencils, does that count?)

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (I lived in Paris as a child but never went up the Eiffel Tower)

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theatre

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Cookies for charity

62. Gone whale watching

63. Been given flowers for no reason (almost every week )

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (I can't as I have thyroid trouble)

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favourite childhood toy

70. Visited Buckingham Palace

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt or blanket (for a project with little ones when I worked in Primary Ed)

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (only once!)

79. Been to the top of the Empire State Building (erm, I stood at the bottom and looked up a few times LOL)

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper (When some friends got married)

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous (John Parr, Billy Bremner, Peter Powell, DLT, Philip Schofield, Emperor Rosco, Simon Bates, Debbi Moore :))

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one (this morning :()

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit (does divorce count?)

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee (and a wasp)

44 out of 99 (pah.....not done much have I!)

Now lets see what you've done!

List your answers on your blog and then link back to Sue so that she can come over and see.

Blog Candy

Just take a look at the fantastic candy Kath is offering on her blog, she has reached the massive count of 100,000 hits, every one of which is highly deserved. She can also rest easy knowing that my little blog is no threat LOL

Well done Kath and thanks for the chance to win your generous blog candy.

Papertake Weekly +

Dawny's Sketch #11

Another of Dawny's fab sketches this week and one I shall definitely use again. When you have spare time take a look at Dawny's blog not only will her posts brighten your day but her work is fab too :)

Not sure what the paper is on this one but the image is another Sally-Ann download (just take a look at the blog candy she has on offer!) There are some new designs on there too so I would probably have to go shopping shortly :) The rub on used for the sentiment are Doodlebug and the brads are from my stash.

The plus part of the title is that the card also fits the challenge on the Secret Crafter blog which is....Favourite Colour:- As usual any creation but must be based on your favourite colour scheme Well it just so happens that my favourite colour is yellow (of which there are a few yellow cards on my blog!)

More blog candy

I came across the following blogs indirectly this afternoon and am so glad I did. Not only are the ladies giving away luscious blog candy but their work is truly stunning.

Papercrafts By Rach

Sarah-Jane

Simply Pink

All The Things I Love

I am now following the blogs so I can keep up with the tremendous work they are producing :)

Blog candy alert!

I've come across some lovely blog candy whilst I've been nosey this morning :))

Check out Hazel's blog and Michelle's blog

Congratulations girls and thanks for giving us a chance to win.

Blog candy alert!!!

Take a look at Denise's blog and help her celebrate her blogaversary. She is one very generous lady and has the most amazing gift up for grabs. Happy blogaversary Denise!

Blog Candy

Hop on over to My Crafty Outlook to see what Hazel has on offer! She is celebrating 20000 hits on her blog..............wow, I wonder if I'll ever get that many :)


There is more candy on offer on Bev's blog Go check them out :)

Blog Candy

.......just take a look at the blog candy on Scrap Bitz blog, it is absolutely lovely :) Suzanne's work is lovely too!

Blog Candy and an award

Pay a visit to Janette's blog as she is giving away mystery candy to celebrate her blog birthday :)

I got this wonderful award from Carol

It is very much appreciated! The rules for the award are as follows

1.The winner can put the logo on their blog.

2.Link the person you received your award from.

3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4.Put links of those blogs on yours.

5.Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

As I did this one a couple of weeks ago, I am going to flout the rules slightly say that if you haven't had the award please feel free to take it as I think everyone is brilliant in their own little way. I am going to nominate four people though but am only going to name one of them and that is ...................Joanne aka Angelnorth

TTFN

Blog Candy

Stephanie has some fantastic blog candy on offer on her blog 'It's All About Me'.......................go take a look, her work is lovely!

Yum yum.........

...........candy found from blog hopping :)

I also came across Emma's blog in a roundabout way (but can't remember how) and she is giving away some lovely candy. I will definitely be going back!

Hop on over to the Spiral Whisper blog and name the new rubber stamp characters...........they are very cute :)
http://spiralwhisper.blogspot.com/2008/06/naming-competition.html

Blog Candy

Last minute Lizzie as usual! I meant to do this card the other day when I first saw it on Jo's blog and then promptly forgot all about it. She wanted a pink card but one made specifically for her candy shout. I've just made this one hence the lateness! Anyway, Jo is giving away some fantabulous blog candy (including my very favourite Sugar Dumpling paper :)) to celebrate all the good things in her life at the mo, chiefly her DH coming home from working in Australia...........have you stopped smiling yet Missus?

So, my pink card

The scan doesn't pick up the colours properly so I will photograph it tomorrow in sunlight (hopefully) It is actually lemon and pink. So, the image is Pink Cat Studio (one of my favourite set of stamps) painted with pearly paints, the ribbons are from Ribbon Oasis flowers are Prima and others from ebay and a bit of bling finishes it off nicely.

This is a guest book I've done today too. The bride and groom are having a Liverpool themed wedding and I'm doing table names in the shape of football shirts. The seating plan will also have miniature shirts on bearing the names of some of the players!

Well, that's it for now...........I'm going to post my comment on Jo's blog.

Back soon

Blog Candy

Look what I've got through the post!

I would like to say a huge thank you to Kath for all this wonderful candy. As well as the Brenda Pinnick album there are papers, chipboard letters, embellishments, flowers, buttons, ribbons and fibres! Wow, it's fab.

I also got a couple of little bits yesterday from A Card 4 U

3 Bugs paper pad, Just Dreamin kit from My Minds Eye and some Bazzill card. Oh and some card bags (my mum wanted a corner rounder which was £4.50 and it was free p & p over £25, so naturally I had to make the order up! LOL) Prisma pencils and blending stumps were from ebay :) I am very pleased with my little lot but I know it will stay in the drawer for a while for a couple of reasons..............1. I am too busy to do any proper crafting (I mean which hasn't been ordered) an 2. i have loads of paper pieces still which I'm trying to use up.

Have to go back to work now as I have appointments right through to 5 today. If you come to look, please let me know by leaving a comment even if you don't like my work. It's just lovely to see where my visitors come from :)