RAK from Kate

Today I woke up feeling absolutely terrible... my nose was blocked, sinuses were killing me, I had a headache and my body ached all over. So once I got Jake ready for school and safely on his way I went straight back to bed. I woke again at 1pm! eek! I can't say I felt any better but you know us women....soldier on regardless. Anyway once up I realised I'd had a parcel delivered.....an unexpected parcel at that which made it even more exciting. And what was in my parcel? Well... it was some beautiful Papertrey Ink cardstock, patterned papers and ribbon sent from the most fabulously wonderful, generous and kind Kate, along with this very beautiful handmade card. I can tell you it was the best medicine I could have received today - much better than lemsip!

I've been stroking this all afternoon so thank you Kate, you're the best!! Please go visit Kate's blog 'Yours Truly', she's such a talented crafter. Kate if you're reading this, thank you so much and it's great to have you back blogging again. x

Right, early night for me - gotta get rid of this pesky cold so I can get back to crafting.

Oh and one last thing, Bri posted a comment on yesterdays post about how to get the frog sitting on top of the toadstool so I thought I'd do a little tutorial on how it's done. I'm sure there's someone out there in blog land that has already done this many time before but I'm going to have a go anyway so stay tuned.

See you all soon,

Jo :)

A retired set but a well loved one..

'Unfrogettable' was one of my faves from last years catalogue - so cute and great for watercolouring. So for old times sake I dug that little frog out over the weekend and made this card for Jake to give to his Nanna. I don't quite know what came over me but I made it in half an hour.... that's probably a record for me, and it's not as if it's anything special either! lol I told you my mojo has returned. The papers I used are retired too, although I think they are still available from the Retired List as it was a 'Once they're gone, they're gone' thing. (They're on page 92 & 93 of the current catalogue if anyone is interested.)

Anyway, I've gone down with a stinking cold today so I'm feeling pretty sorry for myself. Perhaps I'll have a lazy day and I may even have a go at Kristina's CC if she posts the details.

Tfl and come back again soon.

Jo :)

Happy Birthday Mum!

At long last I've done a bit of cardmaking. It feels like an age since I've done anything, although I did go to my local crop on Saturday. As it's been so long it took me a good two hours to get started but I came home with two completed pages and I like them both. Towards the end of last year I didn't like anything I was creating but hopefully my mojo is back to stay and fingers crossed I'll get more pages done. Anyway, it's my Mums birthday today and I've actually made a card for her. I have to admit that it was cased from Steph who made this beautiful card on In Love With Stamping - a really gorgeous card. My take was a little improvised but I'm really pleased with it and I hope you like it too. By the way I've just noticed that Steph's giving away some fabulous blog candy - and check out her gorgeous creations made with the Sale-a-bration sets - really fantastic! It's good to be back and I'll try my best to keep more updated in future. Tfl and hopefully see you tomorrow. Jo :) E.T.A. Oops, forgot to say, the set is 'A Rose is a Rose' and 'Best Yet'. The colours are Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Old Olive. I used Prima Whispered Words Flock Alphabet for the 'MuM' bit.

A Belated 'Happy New Year'!

Life has been a bit mixed up lately. Nearly back on track with commitments and I should be back to creating and blogging next week...... fingers crossed! Happy New Year to you all!! Jo :)