Remember the snow...

Here's how my little grand daughter coped with it...... lol

My daughter always gets more snow than we do and this last flurry was no different,so dressed a little marshmallow Pheobe tackled the big hill at the rear of their house
Who needs a sledge when you've got a shoe box lid

: )

That little hedgehog has come out of hibernation again

This time I used my SU pens and blender pen This is one of my commission cards I've had to make. Sometimes I can never be sure a card will be received well but thankfully the recipient loved it.

Did you enjoy the spot the mistake in my last post yes my design paper was upside down I know we've all done it. I was too distracted to notice it until it was too late and I didnt want to pull it apart
For those who left a comment before midnight GMT and got it right, send me your email and I'll drop a goody bag in the post to you I cant just give five out when I have lots of goody bags made up now can I
: )
Enjoy your day mines another day of meetings and mundane shopping what fun (not unless its craft shopping )
; p

I received a lovely little bit of post this week....

....from my buddy Viv it really cheered me up
(its been a low few weeks and now hopefully I'm through the worst of it)
So Thank you hunny
: )
In the package was this cutie pie of an elephant, I have a weakness for elephants they are just so cute
I had to colour her up as soon as I could and in my haste at making a card and talking with hubby over a storage problem ( I want more lol) I made an oopsie Can you spot it ?

It took hubby a while but then he's not a crafter and wouldn't know owt.
If you can spot the mistake,make a comment and for the first five that get it right I'll get some goodies off to you.

Not a card .....but hot pepper soup

......yes a lovely batch of hot pepper soup for this cold weather snap we are having again.

I just love this soup as its yummy and so easy to make,
just what you need sometimes if your feeling cold and damp

Here's my recipe if you want to make it
3 peppers,1 onion,2-3 stalks of celery(all chopped and de- seeded )
all in a large pan sweat them down a little
( you can roast the peppers first if you want to intensify the flavour a bit more)
2 pints of veg stock and 1 can of chopped tomatoes 1- 2 dried chillies
bring to boil then leave to simmer til the veg is soft
While simmering you can get on with more enjoyable things
Take off heat and blend til smooth

All done and its a great one to freeze too

Right off to get some more crafting done now and let Hubby play his game
Catch you later
: )

OMG ... yes its a card .........

if your wondering what I've been doing lately..... well its a long story
I have been making cards for friends and commissions,working,juggling life between school meetings and physio meetings and school meetings again. Next week is full of more meetings (when will they stop ) Oh and my TV blew up followed by the vac(which I managed to fix, the vac that is). I've been having a thorough sort out of my craft shed while its been freezing and
getting my mojo back while all the snow has melted.
Next week its more wedding invite stuff to do so in the meantime here's a lovely little hedgehog I thought I'd colour with my copics, the flowers were freebies from Jasmines-cards
I had to reinvest in a guillotine as mine was defunct (see another thing to break ) but I'm back up and running again now

arty farty angle oooh this is different

well come back soon I'm on a roll now so should have more for you to see.

It's Joshua's B'day tomorrow and wow I remembered to make him a card.
Should be a fun day if I know Josh.
: )

Haitian Disaster Relief- Make a difference

On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope. Stampin Up is offering some help

From now until 28 February, 2010, £1 from every Greenhouse Gardens stamp set sold will be donated to the American Red Cross’ International Response Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.
See here how Shelli and SU continue to help out.

Celebrations today for my eldest Son Aidan

Happy Birthday Aidan
Sorry but you still have to go to school
I'm making his favourite cupcakes today in between dodging the snow and other chores
that have to be done
Think Im going to be a bit busy
:0)