Christmas is coming..!

Like a fast moving train Christmas is charging it's ugly head towards me once again. I say 'ugly head' because sadly I really don't think it will ever be the same for me again. Last year's was a real effort, it was all a blurr and although we all tried so hard it seemed all so pointless. I don't think I am going to feel any better about this one either. So not wanting to depress you all I will talk about the cards which, it has to be said is the best thing about Chistmas...!

As I have taken on two further education computer courses this year I am not going to have too much time to make them for other people, however one lady asked me a long time ago to make these two for her Grandchildren who live in Australia. I've chosen snowy themes because they don't have snow at christmas in Aussie and I wanted them to be very 'English'. I do hope she is pleased with them. Before I tackle the rest of my Christmas cards can someone please tell me how to have a 'glitter day' and not get plastered from head to toe in the stuff. Does it have a life of it's own to jump off the desk and onto me, I look like I've dipped my nose in it....!! What I am doing wrong....?!!??!?!

Hope you have fun making all yours

Tracey x

The lovely Denise has given me this award, thanks Denise much appreciated, which is great and I am really pleased but now I have to find 7 wonderful blogs who hopefully haven't already got this award. That's not so easy because you are all so fab you've been given it already..... so where do I start..... Well of course it has to go first and foremost to my pal Debbie

Debbie - MeandlilG

Dawny - Pinkpiggy -

Emma - Elf Creations

Lainy - Lainy's little blog

Tracey - Tracey's crafting Corner

Barbara - Hunnybunnycards - Barbara already looks to have this award but she deserves it again!

and last but certainly not least

Summer - Summertime Designs - This is an amazing site I came across recently, Summer designs papers and lets you download them free. You really must check out her blog. She has been having a bit of a break from designing lately as her beautiful little baby Claire has been having an op, she deserves this award more than anyone...!

Rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on hers or his 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 of those you've nominated.

My black & white phase !

Hi there,

Well I have been a rubbish blogger once again. I just seem to be so busy with card orders that I don't seem to have a minute to get into blogland. I have been having a black and white phase over the last few days, here are a few of the ones I've done. The smurf one is for a collegue of mine who is leaving work to go into the prison service, hence the image !

Still have lots of orders to complete, there is another batch of redundancies at our place next week so I have been preparing myself with lots of good luck cards. Please check out my DC gallery if you want to check them out.

thanks for visiting, take care

Tracey x

Hiya,

This week I have been such a lucky bunny, I have had a gorgeous card full of beautiful lace and a CD full of fab papers from my best buddy Diane. A lovely folder with lots of great images enclosed from my lovely mate Debbie, and I have also received two awards, one from Debbie and the other from my good friend Tracey, details of which I will post later when I have decided which clever bloggers to send it on to. Here are photos of the fab goodies I received this week. I was so touched by them both.

Tracey x

Bad bad blogger !

Oooo I have been such a bad blogger, I have been so busy, I have tons of orders for cards and just never seem to have enough hours in the day. Today was a big day for me. I have now officially become a college student, a rather mature student, but a student non the less !! I have decided to take some further qualifications in IT, and today I enrolled for one of the courses. Now had I known this lady was going to point a web cam at me and take a photo without any warning I would have been prepared with a smile, but oh no she gave me no warning other than, "I need to take a 'click' photo for your ID card". Ahhhhh....... gruesome photo, of face in shock, printed on plastic for all to see!

This week someone asked me to make a parchment card, so bliss back to some real crafting, I love doing parchment, just rarely have the time. This is one of my favourite patterns and I was so glad she chose it.

Great Day Out !

Today I spent the whole day with my mate Diane, to do some crafting - nothing but... fab idea don't you agree ? Not that we managed to make many cards it has to be said !! (too much laughing going on !!) We spent more time swapping ideas, checking out good crafting websites and getting some free papers off the web, than actually making cards. Diane gave me some painting tips and we painted some Sarah Kay images, we used the free papers to make two very similar cards, my version is here. Here's a link to Diane's card on her docrafts gallery.

Thanks Diane for a great day and lunch was fab.

Tracey x

What Possesed them to change Docrafts !!

Lou Lou woke me up good and early this morning, I wish he would learn that I don't go to work on Saturday and Sunday !!

Maybe it is just too early in the morning, I dunno, however I managed to make a few cards on Thursday evening so I thought I'd upload them to my Docrafts gallery, 2 minute job !!! Please understand that now they have changed it all it takes me 3 times longer, 60 more squeezes on the stress ball, and a thumping headache at the end of it all. Please someone tell me 'WHAT POSSESED THEM TO CHANGE IT * ! * !' So when I had uploaded the last one I went to view the gallery and there was no sign of it, I waited a little while, still no sign of it, assuming, as you do, 'I'd done it wrong' - I did it again, I returned to the gallery and 'OH NO' it's there twice ***!!!! People will think I'm either a total twit or that I think my cards are so fab they need to been seen twice ! 'Best delete' I think, no problem doing that before.......... HOW ?, not a blooming clue, not a delete button to be seen. 20 more squeezes on the ball and I'm none the wiser. GAVE UP in the end....... Please docrafts bring back the old one we liked it so much better. So here is the culprit card, it's so fab I want you to see it 3 times !!! he he he. I made it for someone at work who had been made redundant and in the end really didn't want to go, so it was sad to wave her off.

Tracey x