Trinity

Good morning all.

Only 1 week left till the kids go back to school on the 5th September and soon after that, on the 10th, Ben leaves home to go to University. Feeling really, really sad which isn't helped by my gran being in hospital. She had a brain scan yesterday but luckily they found nothing and my mum said she was back to her usual self. We are just taking a day at the time but I won't be able to go home just yet.

Been keeping myself busy - oh yes, the house is sparkling so please wear sunglasses hehe, been doing a lot of colouring (digging out old stamps that have not seen day-light for months) and watching the IAAF Championship from Daegu, I LOVE athletics and what an exciting championship this is, can't wait till next years Olympics.



Anyho, my little show for today is this sweet image from the super-duper, oh-so talented Mo Manning. Isn't she cute and except for the glasses this could be Phoebe in a weeks time. She's been coloured with promarkers.

MATERIALS USED

Trinity @ Mo's Digital Pencil
Cardstock + kraft
Bo Bunny papers
Doodlebug alphabet sticker

CHALLENGES

DP2 Challenge - Back to School
Allsorts Challenge - Back to School
Totally Papercraft - Back to School
Fairy Tale Challenge - Back to School

Thank you for stopping by my cloud and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette

Tiny Tia

Good morning all.

Hope everyone in the UK are enjoying their bank holiday eventhough the weather is a little damp.

I have been doing a lot of crafting as I find it the best way to take my mind of things and not think to much about my gran. She's definately getting worse and it's gone real fast. She called me on the 5th and seemed ok and in good spirit and now she's in hospital and she won't be able to go home as she can't take care of herself anymore. She's needing transfusions and she's hallucinating a lot, seeing ants and wasps in the hospital ward. It's hard when you are so far away and unable to do anything. I have always been really close to her and I am finding this very hard to deal with. Anyhow.......

This is one of the cards I have made.



I love paper piecing and this little lady is a real sweetie. She's one of many gorgeous images found at Some Odd Girl and I love their HUGE eyes :). Coloured with Promarkers (as usual hehe) and I wanted a simple look for this. I made tiny holes around the edge using a sewing gadget - paper piercing lol.

MATERIALS USED

Tiny Tia @ Some Odd Girl
Papers: Jellisoup
Hero Arts Sentiment Stamp
Ribbon
flowers
gems

CHALLENGES

SOME ODD GIRL - Paper Piecing
I {HEART} PROMARKERS - Paper Piercing
SWEET STOP SKETCH - Sketch

Thank you for visiting my fluffy cloud and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette

Arzalea

Good evening all.

Well, Ben and Charlotte are finally dresses to go out on the town this evening. Think they are making a lot of time with their school friends before they are all scattered alll over the UK. Was I really that difficult at 18 when getting ready to go out - must have been lol. Just came online to post this card I made yesterday.



This one is for the ATS CHALLENGE "Earth tones". I hope I have managed to fulfill the brief, used lots of browns and moss greens and this sweet little Twisted Sister by Amy Young. If I am honest I rather like the way this turned out.

MATERIALS USED

Twisted Sister Arzalea @ All that scraps
Papers: Cosmo Cricket and Bo Bunny (trees)
Brad
Twine

Thank you for taking a rest on my cloud and enjoy your evening. Hugs, Mette

Chubby Chum

Good morning all.

Just popping on real quick to post this card as promised. It is a just bacuse card and be posted to my gran later today. Both she and I need cheering up as the news from her CT scan is not good at all. It is, as we all suspected, cancer. However, at her age, 89, neither the family not the doctors feel we want an operation, nor kemo so we will just take each day as it comes. They fear that it may have spread to other parts too but she doesn't know that.

Anyhow, my Paper Smooches stamp set arrived yesterday, it is available in the UK HERE and I am totally in love with these. They are just super fabulous :).



I used white, black and kraft cardstock, a lovely piece of ribbon and foam pads together with Chubby Chum stamp set.

Thank you for visiting my cloud and hope you have a super day. Hugs, Mette

Erm .......

Well, I don't have a card to show today - that will come tomorrow. Been using my new stamp set from Paper Smooches and they are just fabby.

Anyway, please visit Paper Smooches blog to view their Sneak Peak of their latest release and I'll be back again tomorrow with a card (or possibly 2).

Hugs, Mette

New Things

Hey all.

Oh boy been busy. Went on a "spur-of-the-moment" trip to Derby with Ben and his girlfriend Charlotte and Phoebe. Spent far too much money lol mainly because I visited my local craft shop there Kaz & Co. A few new stamps, some fabulous hemp string in gorgeous colours (definately need the other colours too), buttons, 2 Bo Bunny pads and some white embossing powder. Didn't get any glue-dot-cushion-thingies and she didn't have any kraft paper. But I did found out that I would be able to buy Lawn Fawn from her - totally wicked.
Phoebe has some new toys, a trip to Lush - ah, the smell...... divine. Ben and Charlotte got some new clothes and we had a lovely lunch in the food corner, they serve food from all over the world. If you are wondering where James was - at home chilling like the last 3 weeks lol.

I am suffering this evening though and my heel is so painful I can hardly walk. Been like this for a few months - painful if I walk or stand for a long time and painful when I have rested it. And before you ask - I am going to the doctor on Friday as it's not right.



So - this is my little card for today. Made this mainly cos I love this sweet image which is free from A DAY FOR DAISIES CHALLENGES. Tammy is such a wonderful kind person she offers a freebie to play along with her challenges. They asked that you use twine so I wrapped a little around one of my last little pieces of kraft. Isn't this little girl adorable?

MATERIALS

New Things from A Day for Daisies
Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Twine

Well, thank you for visiting my cloud and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette

Lil Haunt - Ghost Willow

Good morning all.

Hope you all enjoyed your week-end. Mine was rather busy and eventful.

It's hard living far from your family especially when you get bad news. My gran, who is now 89, has been unwell for a while and was admitted to hospital a week ago. The doctors were amaze she was still going as her blood-count was very low so it was no wonder she fainted. Not enough oxygen being transported around. However, they also discovered a growth and she is having a scan this coming week. I know she's 89 but I was always very close to her. Not being able to be there for her when she needs me is hard.

On a better note my Ben passed all his exams - 4 Bs. I am so proud of him and he's going to study his choosen subject at University. The bad part is I only have 3 weeks before he goes :(. My first one to leave and I am already feeling sad.

Been busy all week-end moving furniture around and getting bedrooms sorted. Still not finished but it keeps me out of mischief lol.



Managed to make this card for TICKLED PINK CHALLENGE. Anything goes is always a nice and easy theme and we are seeing more and more halloween items so I went with one of my favorite images Ghost Willow. She has been coloured with Promarkers.

MATERIALS USED

Ghost Willow - Tickled Pink digi
Pink Paislie "Hocus Pocus" from Quixotic
Ribbon
Bat stamp

Thank you for visiting my fluffy cloud and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette