It's a Blue Christmas

Hello Dear all

There are butterflies in my tummy I am waiting to hear if I have got on to the Design Team for Crafting for All Season's I do hope so but not heard anything yet.

Our surprise tea party for our granddaughter Nicole was a bit of a flop really, our daughter Pauline told us to get there at around 6pm which was great as Alan does not get home until 5pm by the time he had a shower and got changed it was about 20 past 5 plenty of time to drive without taking risks but then we got a phone call from Nicole asking what time we were going to her mum's said we were just leaving and should be with them by about 5.50.

When we got there the food had almost gone as they started at 5pm and didn't wait for us so I managed to get a bit of birthday cake which Nicole had saved for me. Nicole then had to leave around 6.30 as they had a coach to catch early hours of the morning.  So gave me a big hug and off she went made up with her card and present.

Pauline then proceeded to play games on her phone rather than talking to us, her hubby Brad was ok really chatty it got to around 7pm and I said I was sorry but we had to go as my back was beginning to hurt with standing up - not offered a seat, or a drink.  So there we have it got my hopes up that my daughter was beginning to come round (she stopped speaking to me in 2003) and our relationship to say the least is not good it seems to be a bit hit and miss.   Ahhhh well you can choose your friends but not your family or so they say.   She'll miss me when I am no longer around.

My card today is for the Crafty Sentiments Blogspot, and the theme is BLUE.   I had to use my Mo Manning Digi Stamp for this and then decided to make it into an easel card.  Coloured in with a combination of fleximarkers and prismacolor pencils.

Well am off to do a bit of blog hopping 

Catch you all later

Love Alison xxxxx

Nearly done

Afternoon all

This is going to be a quick post as we are off out to dinner tonight our eldest granddaughter is 22 on the 17th November but her boyfriend is taking her to Disney Paris so she will not be around first time ever for her big day, so our daughter Pauline is putting on a bit of a tea for her as a surprise.  I am taking her card and present with us as I have got her some Euro's to take with her.

Did not notice I have two new top 3 spots on my blog one for Scribble and Scrap and another for Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge I will get the top spot one day lol.

Toby got out today and went on walkabout for around 30 minutes but he came back thank goodness with a bit of coaxing with his treats and then this afternoon when I went to get the washing in he was out the door so quick and this time disappeared for about an hour but he came back eventually.  I have been trying to train him to use the cat flap can you picture this me and Bella on one side of the cat flap and Toby on the other me trying to bend and coax Toby with a treat and opening the cat flap for him to come through and Bella get all excited and barking dancing around and trying to get her head in the cat flap nearly wet myself laughing.  Toby is obviously not the brightest page in the book bless him, but at least I know he can get himself home if he gets out again before learning how to use the cat flap.

Our bathroom is nearly but not quite finished, the curtains needed taking up as the sink although smaller than our last one is higher so the curtains were over the taps so the hem had to go up.  I had to buy a new linen basket as the old one was too large to fit in and in the corner some storage baskets but need another one of these so am off to Argos before going to Pauline's to pick one up.

Alan had to put his drill on charge as the walls are so thick and hard that you cannot just put pictures or anything up with picture hooks it has to be drilled as the tacks just bend otherwise.  So the shelving will go up tonight or tomorrow not sure yet depends how Mr Grumpy is when he gets in from work.   I am so impatient I just want it finished now.

The card I have made today is my first ever attempt at a Criss Cross Card and am entering this into the Besties Challenge - Lots of Layers, I have wanted to make one of these cards for ages but with one thing and another have just not settled enough to make one so this week I was determined, don't think it has turned out too bad.

Well that's it for now will be back shortly to do a bit of blog hopping before we go out for tea.

Love to all

Alison xx

Yippeee Hurray Hurray

Afternoon All

I am pleased to announce that I am now a very clean person the bathroom was finished as far as the workmen were concerned by around 2pm today and I then took my first shower in my new wet room as my darling daughter says I took a Hollywood shower was in there for ages and I feel so nice and clean now.

We have the curtains to put up and some shelving and other bits and bobs but that's it, I will show the completed look once we have finished but this is what it looks like now

No card today as I have been busy although I have started to make a criss cross card which for me is not my usual thing but am liking the look of this one just need to complete it really so will show that one off tomorrow.

Will be back blog hopping later on but need to go and get some Euro's for my granddaughter for her birthday as she is going to Disney Paris with her boyfriend so will not be home for her big day.

Love to all 

Alison xxx

Scribble and Scrap Crafts Challenge - Remembrance Sunday

Hi All

Sorry not blogged over the weekend not busy just lazy.  Went to Rachel's Saturday afternoon for our crafty get together but as I could not reach into my craft room as half the bathroom was in there I did not take anything with me to make any cards, so Rachel showed me how to make a box card, I have not finished that yet so will wait to post it.

the floor is going down in the bathroom at the moment and the new sink and toilet are here think they may be put in this afternoon hopefully.

I am making a card for the Scribble and Scrap Crafts Challenge which the theme is Remembrance Sunday which was an easy theme for me as I love the Chelsea Pensioners.   My image is a digi image on the Wrinklies CD by La Pashe coloured in with Prismacolor Pencils.  The backing papers also came from the CD.

I made the top 3 on the last challenge at Scribble and Scrap Crafts made up about this 

Well that's it from me for now will back blog hopping later 

Lots of love Alison xx

Firday Sketch Challenge Number 56

Morning everybody

So sorry for being late posting this but computer problems today being so slow and things have moved around somehow so have defraged it and some other maintenance and hopefully everything should be a bit quicker.

On to my main post

Its that time again our fortnightly Friday Sketch Challenge and our wonderful sponsor is Flonz Craft

They are offering a $20 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner!

Our sketch this fortnight is by Shirley and looks like this:

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My card today is

I used a cute image by wild rose studio coloured in with Prismacolor pencilsm my die is a new one from crafters companion sentiment was generated on the computer.  

The grouting has now been done in the bathroom and is now painted, shower going up as I type, hopefully first part of the floor will be done later today

I have been to pick up my new toilet roll and soap holder as the ones we had before were awful in chrome and have gone discoloured.  

Will be back shortly to do a bit of blog hopping just need to sort a couple of things out in the house first.

Love Alison xx

New Member welcome

Afternoon all

Want to welcome a new member to my blog Vicky thank you for choosing to follow me so appreciated.

Tiles are going on the bathroom walls today looking good so far, Dave our plumber/bathroom fitter is working very hard and hopefully we should have a fully functional bathroom by Tuesday next week.  Our elderly next door neighbour whom I keep an eye on phoned me yesterday asking if I would like to use her shower, oh my god it was bliss much better than a strip wash at the kitchen sink.

I have been looking at accessories for the bathroom so am off to buy a cupboard, toilet roll and soap holders that fit on the wall I also want to look at new curtains but until the floor is done and I figure out what colour I chose (can't remember now) then I will have a better idea of what I want also want a blind.

Picture of tiles

Bella is cowering under my computer desk as a lot of noise in the house am about to feed her the calming tablets that I got from the vets.   My Sarah is over the moon she had a tax rebate come through of £1,500 so I might get a good present this year lol, have told my gang that I want the geli plates kit so hopefully I might get it.

My new sky hub for my broadband came today as I have been having a lot of trouble with my old one keep dropping of line and saying that connection could not be made, mind the old one was over 10 years old so about time for an update.  So far so good.

My card today is using the Angelica CD by Crafters Companion I had cut this little ballerina out ages ago and put to one side and today I thought I would use her, all the backing papers are from the CD. 

Am off to have some lunch and will then be back to do a blog hop to check out your wonderful creations.

Loads of love

 

Alison xx

Wednesday Creative Inspiration Challenge -239 Poppies or Red Flowers

Hi All

This is my third and last post for today, is it not miserable outside getting dark already and its only just after 3.15pm.    Hopefully there will be hardly any fireworks tonight but will wait and see. 

The bathroom is beginning to take shape didn't take any before photo's but I do have an in-between picture with our workman Dave hard at work.

 

At the moment all we have in the bathroom is the toilet thank goodness or lord knows what we would be using for a loo.  I have Toby to thank for a wonderful smell (not) he has just been in his litter tray phew!!!

 

 

I have made a card to enter into Wednesday creative inspiration Challenge  239 and the theme is poppies and or red flowers, as you can see I have used poppies.

 

 

 

Thank goodness my back is starting to get better not as many painkillers today back on the normal dosage that I take all the time and off the morphine now which just makes me float with the fairies lol. 

 

Right that's it from me today, will be back blog hopping later but am going to give Bella a huge hug as she has been such a good girl today whilst the floor in the bathroom was being dug out the noise was awful but bless she stayed with me in my craft room under the desk and actually went to sleep.

 

Love to all

 

Alison xxx