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numpty at times!

Hello blogworld

There I was scratching my head over what to do for the 'windows' theme this week over at Sweet Stampin - I even went and brought a digi that windows in the image - when, hiding there on my old PC, was a image with windows!  I even needed to make a new home card - which I completely forgot about!

Ach well, at least I got a couple new digis out of it!!!

This would probably have been the card I would've made for the DT - if I had even half a brain!

I used:

Digi stamp:

Pink Petticoat - Home Sweet Home (no idea how long I've had it!  It was one of the first digis I ever got!)

coloured with my Promarkers

Dies:

Nestie square

Anything else?

D'vine swirls embossing folder

Distress Ink - Spun Sugar

gems from my stuff

Craftwork cards - card blank

Simple or what, but, I hope, pretty?  Who knows, I can't tell with my cards anymore!!!

So anyone want to do some serious, ahh and ooh-ing - well I did anyway.  Look what She Who Must be Obeyed did for her daddy and me:

Pre-printed card - left over from before I made my own!

All in her own fair hand!!

I wonder if you can make out what she's written?  It reads - To daddy and mummy.  I love you so much it is hard to believe you're real. - C'mon then, who is 'ahh-ing'??

Anyway am off now to watch 'Who Do you think you are'.

Back soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Oldie But a Goodie: Inspired by a song - Our House; Madness (brilliant song, brilliant group - the lyrics all mean something!) The old stuff is pretty much everything, apart from the gems - they are probably a year or so old and as such the newest of the things I've used.

D'you know I can never work out how people get so many challenges listed - I can only ever find one or two!!  And, today, only the one.

Hmmm, how many bees are an invasion?

Hello blogworld

So which would you like the first the good news or the bad?  I normally go for the bad, then the good is gooder!

The bad news then - to which the above title pertains.  We are being invaded by masonry bees!  We've had them in the walls outside for years and for a month or so during spring I have to dodge the little blighters when coming into the house through the conservatory but this year they are chasing me in the house itself!  So would finding at least 6 bees every day (all over the house) constitute an invasion?  Peter doesn't think so, he thinks I'm over-reacting.  I think it is, not that I would get them exterminated or anything (I don't even step on ants - I mean you never know what you might come back as do you!) but I do object to having to a bee crawl out from under the microwave at me!  Even Emily was surprised to see one crawling around in the kitchen this morning.

Now the good - I'm getting another hair cut tomorrow.  My regular followers of my inane drivel will know the angst the last haircut caused - I'm prepared this time!  I've shown Peter the hairstyle (I googled hairstyles!) I picked and my hairdresser said it will suit me.  So wish me luck at 10.30 tomorrow when I will be having lots of hair cut off.

So and now I've waffled on for even longer than I do normally, anyone want to see a card?  It may seem familiar as I still had the papers and Promarkers out from when I made my Divas card and so this one is along the same style.  I'm not entirely pleased with it as I'm not sure I got the highlights in her hair right and I am rubbish at cutting out.  Also I've run out of my normal super sticky tape and am using wet glue.  I only noticed the splodges under the ribbons after I'd take the pics.

Well here it is anyway and I leave it up to you to see if you like or not:

Front shot:

Detail of image:

I used:

Image

Pink Petticoat digi stamp - can't remember her name! She's stored on the PC and I'm on my lappy (I will find it out and get back to you)

coloured with my Promarkers

Papers:

Die Cuts with a View - backing paper

Craftwork cards - swirls

Dies:

Nesties for the circles

Others:

Flowers, buttons and ribbons all from my stuff

Craftwork cards - sentiment

Hope no-one else is having to avoid bees in their house!

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Crafting When We Can: Challenge 17 - Sketch

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog: Monochromatic

Creative Card Crew: Challenge #9 - Ribbon

and Lisa's Waste not Wednesday:  This one is a digi from 2009 and I've only ever printed her off and coloured her in once before!  It's the hair, it is intimidating (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!).