Crazy week!!

I thought that after the way the year began that it could only get better! It has improved slightly and reached a plateau...........this week has been dire (and the blooming weather hasn't helped), but next week will be better :)

The upside is that I've got lots of work done but will now have to play catch up with all the challenges. That won't be a problem though as I have Mother's Day cards and jewellery to make.

So what have I been up to? Well......several orders and two challenges :)

The Valentine card was commissioned by another card designer who, unfortunately, hasn't got the time to make one of her own........I was chuffed to little mint balls to be asked :)

I received an award from Hazel earlier this week (sorry for the delay in posting it Hazel). It's the Lemonade award! This is to recognise someone who shows a great attitude or gratitude and I have to pass it on to 5 people who I appreciate.

I'm always wary when I get to this stage and have to pass it on. There are so many people I appreciate, everyone who reads and comments on my blog for starters cos without you, I probably would still be blogging! If you are reading my blog then please take it :)

Just three more

.......Valentine cards to complete the shop box. I finally got them all finished and packed at about 2.30 this morning, yawn!!
The green Core-dinations card and the burgundy Bazzill Bling card have been run through the Big Shot using a couple of Cuttlebug folders. The green card was sanded slightly with an emery board and both were mounted onto black card before being stuck onto the card base. The hearts were cut from gold foil using a Sizzlits die and one of them was embossed using the Paisley folder. Burgundy and gold ribbon is from Ribbon Oasis

All papers and card are from my off cuts box and were ripped embossed and inked (not necessarily in that order ;)). The small heart and the Doodlebug brads are from my stash. I'm still in the throes of the big clean up from the new year and am tackling the drawers (of which there are plenty), the great thing being that I keep finding stuff I forgot I had (!) and the hearts are in that category LOL I am also being quite ruthless and have sorted a large bag of stuff to go down to the local primary school (old freebie embossing boards, stickers and papers off magazine covers, embellishments that I wouldn't be seen dead using etc :))

And finally for this evening......I cut the labels using my new Nesties using Bazzill Bling and inked the edges using a darker blue chalk pad, the letters are Doodlebug stickers and the ribbon and heart were on my table.

Well that's it for tonight. I'm going to have a quick blog hop before bed.
Take care and tfl