tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68507355086281352622024-03-05T09:37:29.957-08:00THE IDLE CRAFTERElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-60258032966736036482010-03-15T07:09:00.000-07:002010-03-15T07:16:35.086-07:00Sorry....<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hi everyone...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I bet you thought I had dropped off the face of the earth!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is a really hard posting, but has to be done.......</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am giving up Stampin Up! as a demonstrator, mainly due to my continual bad health. I have thought long and hard about it and discussed it with Jules my SU mum (who has been absolutely fabulously supportive), and also my hubby, and now feel I must stop, as I don't know how I feel day to day. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am still going to support Jules and hopefully attend her classes and still see the other Jems, but I can't promise to do workshops and parties if I have to cancel all the time because I am not well.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, to all those who have supported me in any way...thank you for being such good friends/customers/blog readers etc etc!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Who knows, this time next year I may be fit and well again (I <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>SO</strong></span> hope I will be) so could re-start as a demonstrator.....watch this space for the return of <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>THE IDLE CRAFTER!!!</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#3366ff;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#000000;">with love and thanks to all</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Elaine xxx</span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-76438968781694752802009-12-14T05:04:00.000-08:002009-12-14T05:44:48.454-08:00I'M BACK....<div align="center">Hi everyone!</div><div align="center">It's so lovely to be back in this cold and wet country!!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">We had the most fantastic time - and I celebrated my birthday at a show called the Fantasmic Show in Disney's Hollywood Studios....it was wonderful...fireworks, water displays and all the characters...just magical!! I was then dragged out and the whole auditorium (2,000 plus) sang Happy Birthday to me!!! so it was just so much fun!</div><div align="center">And I was only poorly for 4 of the days there - and was able to sit outside in the sunshine whilst feeling dreadful!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmU7r_o_bj8ELokUrzPoFfXupsuHzOXkOMwNtZDPMwd8yoOH0EcGpc8o3hpUVXdRRMmqfMMpAmSiqdGvouQ1RWSdnCThYoHBpruS-V0xxxEg3hxYF4pKQi3gb8-E2pCwyqQp7oezQJNIf/s1600-h/SNC11114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415083590543402754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmU7r_o_bj8ELokUrzPoFfXupsuHzOXkOMwNtZDPMwd8yoOH0EcGpc8o3hpUVXdRRMmqfMMpAmSiqdGvouQ1RWSdnCThYoHBpruS-V0xxxEg3hxYF4pKQi3gb8-E2pCwyqQp7oezQJNIf/s200/SNC11114.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">my lovely birthday cake which hubby arranged at this fabulous Italian Restaurant..they sing Happy Birthday in Italian...it sounded so lovely!<br />My god daughter Lauren, was just in awe...and was the giddiest Tinkerbell I have ever seen! </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pvy_ZTmJC9WG-8asLvsKmxBE3yrOfcUUudT5xGCe2camuB6ktekDKPpjTE3dIUzcP_T04Jojq0yFVWTTABSEUUlBOaBPamAaODZ6miJk9co_sUHdW2cMP1__F0dEpwdPJ5q3oyksK-5g/s1600-h/IMGA0049.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415081296880434178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pvy_ZTmJC9WG-8asLvsKmxBE3yrOfcUUudT5xGCe2camuB6ktekDKPpjTE3dIUzcP_T04Jojq0yFVWTTABSEUUlBOaBPamAaODZ6miJk9co_sUHdW2cMP1__F0dEpwdPJ5q3oyksK-5g/s320/IMGA0049.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY61K4CRLg9WCHX7VG_oH0PK2-OulALlrm_UXygtHoIKi3f7bIeDYM2XhlIKl9aw-dtUAzhjxA0SERU0afWMXyx6gUnvowZpeu5m5d7LSpgA2wjUIjTIuLUyrSb7uDwx8kD0dGwbD9HCoT/s1600-h/IMGA0021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415081296190480162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY61K4CRLg9WCHX7VG_oH0PK2-OulALlrm_UXygtHoIKi3f7bIeDYM2XhlIKl9aw-dtUAzhjxA0SERU0afWMXyx6gUnvowZpeu5m5d7LSpgA2wjUIjTIuLUyrSb7uDwx8kD0dGwbD9HCoT/s320/IMGA0021.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">she is just Tinkerbell mad!!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgopHQaBB_4zWnUX5ptdUQ3ZF466JoL5yirRQUSe7oOAM9FdG1ctStJlVZHCOjhB2DsCndDRH1jQ9alODpcsbEOKFfVq90qGU35uuDAxG7fKPyhhXyFHeSkUu_HpIdfTaD7IS4W2DcZ4P/s1600-h/SNC11040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415083586448795346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgopHQaBB_4zWnUX5ptdUQ3ZF466JoL5yirRQUSe7oOAM9FdG1ctStJlVZHCOjhB2DsCndDRH1jQ9alODpcsbEOKFfVq90qGU35uuDAxG7fKPyhhXyFHeSkUu_HpIdfTaD7IS4W2DcZ4P/s200/SNC11040.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">with another favourite of hers...Daisy Duck...<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHNgQI6R_ubqwXQ6gcQdAGve9IZA2fu2BD8fYOKrXWlrPQG4rdG_ls4eSdaoteSW5P1B1razsG_jcj-3ao6tWPteYrVVMWfCN8HyLGqJztSpXpNXiBb62x2iUWODhj3wMUbn0BZfYeXdI/s1600-h/IMGA0004+(2).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415081289893325618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHNgQI6R_ubqwXQ6gcQdAGve9IZA2fu2BD8fYOKrXWlrPQG4rdG_ls4eSdaoteSW5P1B1razsG_jcj-3ao6tWPteYrVVMWfCN8HyLGqJztSpXpNXiBb62x2iUWODhj3wMUbn0BZfYeXdI/s320/IMGA0004+(2).JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqJGJsrvyiC0OeeOfTz_rXM2hC8w5cHWbYnHhjXLDqkg05dqtKqsqPYMNZkW19gbLgd26DCgPCDOIbBihK1SgV6hcBQCYuAWoN8T4wpBvl2hkeMlx2Cgpe2EOrP3mo_cQ1dzZwcaLHeI_/s1600-h/SNC10619.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415081308677131394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqJGJsrvyiC0OeeOfTz_rXM2hC8w5cHWbYnHhjXLDqkg05dqtKqsqPYMNZkW19gbLgd26DCgPCDOIbBihK1SgV6hcBQCYuAWoN8T4wpBvl2hkeMlx2Cgpe2EOrP3mo_cQ1dzZwcaLHeI_/s320/SNC10619.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Dave Lauren and me ...the trees were just fantastic!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqlMQNYVEuPSq_4ivz3LAIzpihCnvcUCY1nNpB3IN5ZuNWWFwZjEVyho20RXp1CH1LXuCyoTQkkejhybIkVEqOGUXPlapydDvWTJOHB_0ALN4Ok7R73ZLgUP8Wr-wgx60OA7i9l0KgwVw/s1600-h/SNC10762.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415083574796002994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqlMQNYVEuPSq_4ivz3LAIzpihCnvcUCY1nNpB3IN5ZuNWWFwZjEVyho20RXp1CH1LXuCyoTQkkejhybIkVEqOGUXPlapydDvWTJOHB_0ALN4Ok7R73ZLgUP8Wr-wgx60OA7i9l0KgwVw/s200/SNC10762.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">The fireworks at Magic Kingdom were unbelievable - the castle lights changed colours all through the evening, and when the fireworks started, Tinkerbell came down a wire from the point of the castle above our heads and all the way down to the far end of the park! </div><div align="center">the whole evening just made me so emotional....you get so caught up in all the magic and excitement......still a big kid at 52!!!!<br />As for Crafting...haven't managed to do a thing yet...but hope to get on and do some this week, but hubby hurt his back yesterday and is in agony today, so looks like I will be helping him out, as he can hardly walk, can't drive and when he manages to sit down, he is in pain and then can't get up - he is so stubborn though and won't stay still and rest it for 24 hours.... but that's my Dave!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Thank you all too for the lovely cards I received - all beautifully made and look lovely on my mantlepiece....you are kind!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">love Elaine xx<br /><br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-44141545625833267402009-11-21T13:01:00.000-08:002009-11-21T13:04:20.601-08:00Love you and leave you!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;">Just a note to let you all know that I haven't abandoned you, but will be on holiday in sunny Florida for 2 weeks from Monday...and I haven't been able to get 2 weeks worth of blogs and photos ready to post, so The Idle Crafter will indeed be ....Idle!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;">will restart again once back and recharged and raring to go!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;">love Elaine xx</span></div><div align="center"> </div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-67335451926377765992009-11-17T00:41:00.001-08:002009-11-17T00:44:26.975-08:00Anf the winner is...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">JUST A QUICK POSTING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE WINNER OF THE BLOG CANDY DRAWN BY MY HUBBY IS...........</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Sue from USA</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">so Sue if you could contact me asap with your details ..I can get this bundle into the post for you</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">pop back later for some more photos</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elaine x</span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-79739472791741631792009-11-16T02:22:00.000-08:002009-11-16T02:34:54.134-08:00Oh Christmas Tree....<div><div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning.....what a horrible one it is too...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been out to do the shopping and got soaked...mostly by a lovely gent who drove really fast through a puddle which soaked me...and he had a smile on his face!! If only I could run fast!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, had to come home and get changed....and feel really out of sync now with everything I was going to do today...I go away on holiday next Monday for 2 weeks, and haven't done a thing yet!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">But, I did make some Christmas cards yesterday...quite a batch of them actually!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAOfumggXVttho5H3JKQkXtpOG-bIyWBxw7O3wYM3b5lQP8PI99xnmY4RtJCnHdYDdjigwNdYTaadxscF5k2ElYSFYSQFsF487nVvRO3wRspd2roEltcbMsX8FR2BT9twg-ULhQ_8SpTN/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404646121842178386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAOfumggXVttho5H3JKQkXtpOG-bIyWBxw7O3wYM3b5lQP8PI99xnmY4RtJCnHdYDdjigwNdYTaadxscF5k2ElYSFYSQFsF487nVvRO3wRspd2roEltcbMsX8FR2BT9twg-ULhQ_8SpTN/s320/039.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">I used the Wondrous Gift stamp set and made pots using different bits of the Merry Moments Christmas papers...and some of the retired Christmas papers</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDjL7sc1PTV8UIrLry315BwWr9Q5Ke4I6Eo6g2SgNDk8hJMTbtA-wvVvmlUV0uN-UH_tyTto8I3nc21IzhN9zlgcaIZoWONK7t9zxmBPMNLdp0mQqLj-YveNueM44UGmGPY4ZtFoa2s8A/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404646123773780466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDjL7sc1PTV8UIrLry315BwWr9Q5Ke4I6Eo6g2SgNDk8hJMTbtA-wvVvmlUV0uN-UH_tyTto8I3nc21IzhN9zlgcaIZoWONK7t9zxmBPMNLdp0mQqLj-YveNueM44UGmGPY4ZtFoa2s8A/s320/037.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center">I glittered the stars with SU glitter and put a bow on the pot!</p><p align="center">I got quite carried away and made over 20!! They were so fast to make...quite a production line we had running with my daughter cutting out the pots for me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrkNeOUn2hTv3wzwPHWxDKEIyfxmlpDsEvzeKDSCQjXwSVVSt9KiIZbbzHPE-mc9GlGnzmLAiwaAg5HMRLa7_QbkB5P-Wshe5pTSOKHkWIxMdBxyETl32X8FnMIfEBLFqd1RwUcpZs-fe/s1600/041.JPG"></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">DON'T FORGET IT IS THE LAST DAY FOR MY BLOG CANDY...JUST SCROLL DOWN TO ENTER!</span></strong><br /></span></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-f1i1c5oaVYcjgBu8M9iZbjurPOCIoPoVKi0D_SlnqPU6vglcGzr632hqykejnSbFSixsLSOIm3FsyMRM8BHEpX9V38PsB1Hpp9CSwSrJVS_TNJUOBQPl4x-bXRgXwL6LEKtzJb24o9p/s1600/038.JPG"></a>Will post the winner tomorrow</p><p align="center">Elaine x</p><div> </div></div></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-67095048407917765512009-11-16T02:11:00.000-08:002009-11-16T03:46:13.803-08:00BLOG CANDY<div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">TO WIN THIS BLOG CANDY........</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6600;">* leave me a comment</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff6600;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>* add your name to my followers list</strong> (unless you already are!!)</span></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33cc00;">* link my blog to yours</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>CLOSING DATE IS 16th NOVEMBER AT 6pm</strong></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFzEdQPj2tDDG3IrZ31pCan8p4Ah1ln30dpcbgy0577tLtYZI4-5hHny2biboZTJLbJ1E9g7BNI-1GyaxfFcZHx4wqSBhrwNPhqmc3YWZXuGGDCXFO0TC16Yih3_rFa_aNdZ-FBX_tAPk/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403157981595124322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFzEdQPj2tDDG3IrZ31pCan8p4Ah1ln30dpcbgy0577tLtYZI4-5hHny2biboZTJLbJ1E9g7BNI-1GyaxfFcZHx4wqSBhrwNPhqmc3YWZXuGGDCXFO0TC16Yih3_rFa_aNdZ-FBX_tAPk/s200/016.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">I have photographed the blog candy as one above and then split for you to look at easily! The winner wins everything in the photos<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tJsq_5N6a54ra6-CHKmP8a5WWf2ytAl-Fti5Kj8REgWru5m8DsJSLpaGFNDkUDhZ7AVKCmnLcctX_g9VV1HHjvYJ2qdLf8upO0UTg2YbONo9ymvZJEKLOEIUZ02J-c59HqBlyw9HR_m5/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403157996684597266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tJsq_5N6a54ra6-CHKmP8a5WWf2ytAl-Fti5Kj8REgWru5m8DsJSLpaGFNDkUDhZ7AVKCmnLcctX_g9VV1HHjvYJ2qdLf8upO0UTg2YbONo9ymvZJEKLOEIUZ02J-c59HqBlyw9HR_m5/s200/019.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center">Paper Mania and Making Memories embellisments</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11Cc8YFTVm7czgJaJmcbPcweHawTSswF0DlCyNN-ehhMK7YMi518RT32oXvK2mphtbdNfpMLeNhysokOGSqGjM636YTiNoO-zdBz8MVc67Df-Pr2EGd4Taz0cxqNrsPZvEoVCtFDYRnuB/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403157993581848962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11Cc8YFTVm7czgJaJmcbPcweHawTSswF0DlCyNN-ehhMK7YMi518RT32oXvK2mphtbdNfpMLeNhysokOGSqGjM636YTiNoO-zdBz8MVc67Df-Pr2EGd4Taz0cxqNrsPZvEoVCtFDYRnuB/s200/017.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center">Jolees<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCxzict-ttzCNVNTRzNzetnsPeBDB5Tl0gzlYr97UQPP_RcccsTRiaXaUP6ZI411Mh2YxkR2hJb7wp7vL7eHWUpt7hyphenhyphenuy_oNby5CqdJeurGde8u1BDmE-itej3to2wM6sv_FJ-9VzxXlp/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403158001260089090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCxzict-ttzCNVNTRzNzetnsPeBDB5Tl0gzlYr97UQPP_RcccsTRiaXaUP6ZI411Mh2YxkR2hJb7wp7vL7eHWUpt7hyphenhyphenuy_oNby5CqdJeurGde8u1BDmE-itej3to2wM6sv_FJ-9VzxXlp/s200/020.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center">6x6 Paper Pad and stickers and embellisments</p><p align="center">GOOD LUCK!!!</p>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-42488396551497147602009-11-15T09:00:00.000-08:002009-11-15T09:09:53.969-08:00Chocolate Tree Treats....<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Hi there!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As promised here are a couple of the little Tree Chocolate treats I made... the photos are not good sorry!!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPerw2666NhjshSpMTCOEbltHOGtzQXWqT9zjJV9WYkP9JPFhjLrUxZt8wFagKr47EjJvzK3pCWAv-QIqS0IfHqmQo6YiLoAvp5H6JiIAl2joegCvXjwEhovHFCRlBys1Ccp2wzyh07Vz/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404377194076684530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPerw2666NhjshSpMTCOEbltHOGtzQXWqT9zjJV9WYkP9JPFhjLrUxZt8wFagKr47EjJvzK3pCWAv-QIqS0IfHqmQo6YiLoAvp5H6JiIAl2joegCvXjwEhovHFCRlBys1Ccp2wzyh07Vz/s320/031.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">they are made using the Christmas papers and measure approx 3 x 2 inches</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWZL0YiH4jhBhsH0m7-6zuXivY8b3ecyN9-MF3d0pnsJbspKdK9pgde6WPi3QdwiPdWbBCZCP87H2Fezg0TITsSkRoB4uExhQQAlmH_1BdM7JVMM3H3eteQM3Tdj6r12NMzc64p7EJ11S/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404377190680447666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWZL0YiH4jhBhsH0m7-6zuXivY8b3ecyN9-MF3d0pnsJbspKdK9pgde6WPi3QdwiPdWbBCZCP87H2Fezg0TITsSkRoB4uExhQQAlmH_1BdM7JVMM3H3eteQM3Tdj6r12NMzc64p7EJ11S/s320/033.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Great for using all those small bits of paper up!!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8x3hQ0Bo_ZOhZWRrfKNpaZOoyfBTRtmxRXGDGaNN9Ezc12xm8AAMfHbnmCr-Wl-EE_K42H4TYirTWXRPeSZwFlt6pEQW8ff48jK0jL8vhOq7sF9o_ZxxFvnw5OUJidcq-D2iW38zFln9/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404377180250930738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8x3hQ0Bo_ZOhZWRrfKNpaZOoyfBTRtmxRXGDGaNN9Ezc12xm8AAMfHbnmCr-Wl-EE_K42H4TYirTWXRPeSZwFlt6pEQW8ff48jK0jL8vhOq7sF9o_ZxxFvnw5OUJidcq-D2iW38zFln9/s320/032.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is the teeny bar of chocolate I used!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have just made another 25 for Children in Need Day on Friday and will be making the same again for the Church fair on Saturday...so quick and easy once you get going!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope you like..</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Love Elaine x</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong>LAST DAY TOMORROW FOR THE BLOG CANDY....CHECK BELOW!!!</strong></span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-6353627107294381642009-11-14T08:47:00.001-08:002009-11-14T09:09:33.221-08:00The Magic Key....<div align="center">Hi everyone!</div><div align="center">how is your day going? Hopefully you are inside nice and warm, away from this horrible weather with the wind and rain and storm brewing up.....horrid!!</div><div align="center">a good time for crafting though!!</div><div align="center">I was thinking back to when my girls were small (over 24 years ago now..) and the problem we had with our house...no chimney and of course at Christmas, Santa needs the chimney! So, I made a special key (which you can buy all over now) and we hung it on the door and the girls were really happy with this..........as Santa could let himself in and leave the presents!!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR4lN67SDfMOdW6u36rtToeUYPSk0TXmUrEMTkmMRFPIozPDefFjL6JoubTUEDmzRNFFbR77PWMwaWmwpTrNowpmIWJTaOpI0M4oq9fXw6mug604jriP0inE2o-j1oQnwV5yhjrD_DVZ_/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404002872289879762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR4lN67SDfMOdW6u36rtToeUYPSk0TXmUrEMTkmMRFPIozPDefFjL6JoubTUEDmzRNFFbR77PWMwaWmwpTrNowpmIWJTaOpI0M4oq9fXw6mug604jriP0inE2o-j1oQnwV5yhjrD_DVZ_/s320/036.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">I tried to remember what I made, but it was so long ago...anyway I decided I would use a door hanger style pouch and make a key to go in it...then it can be hung on the door!<br />I used the Merry Moments Christmas papers and some gold card for the key. I found a poem on the computer which with some alteration was perfect.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp1-uwu8Vhm51BsNr442c0YAF4AP2VFBqwPQCVfqoHslW43_2WBfmgpjjakzgoXu5GEgpFugFOefARAABk5aBHuex6uQtmTGfTlYSdroSeZDmA_zjazyBgNZwEGqAO7rBYkQhrpL-VN_A/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404002875684611634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp1-uwu8Vhm51BsNr442c0YAF4AP2VFBqwPQCVfqoHslW43_2WBfmgpjjakzgoXu5GEgpFugFOefARAABk5aBHuex6uQtmTGfTlYSdroSeZDmA_zjazyBgNZwEGqAO7rBYkQhrpL-VN_A/s320/019.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">I so enjoyed making this and it brought back so many happy memories.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27Fd4ouXcMCVhbUCL90sy_JC8fyEIcW259pDlBRvnmU5hlUHC9ytX6H6u1Unng-TjY-DfYAmfkMT8YfEgor0FNTzOjPILYxQfdNbCvUzy4s6rcWP_bqV6JNIFbPzI9m0gwRZlsr4UKLsS/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404002876761601426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27Fd4ouXcMCVhbUCL90sy_JC8fyEIcW259pDlBRvnmU5hlUHC9ytX6H6u1Unng-TjY-DfYAmfkMT8YfEgor0FNTzOjPILYxQfdNbCvUzy4s6rcWP_bqV6JNIFbPzI9m0gwRZlsr4UKLsS/s320/020.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center">My eldest daughter Nicola called this afternoon, and when she saw it, she was so excited and wants me to make her one....she is only 27 years old!! But if I make her one, then Helen my youngest (at 25 years old) will want one too!! Better get cracking then!!</p><p align="center">Right, off to make the tea and hope to see you tomorrow with some little Christmas treats to hang on the tree...</p><p align="center">Elaine xx</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR4lN67SDfMOdW6u36rtToeUYPSk0TXmUrEMTkmMRFPIozPDefFjL6JoubTUEDmzRNFFbR77PWMwaWmwpTrNowpmIWJTaOpI0M4oq9fXw6mug604jriP0inE2o-j1oQnwV5yhjrD_DVZ_/s1600-h/036.JPG"></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><div align="center"><strong>SCROLL DOWN FOR THE BLOG CANDY !!</strong><br /></span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-44140635879501896592009-11-13T08:09:00.000-08:002009-11-13T08:23:32.362-08:00Chocolate Coins....<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hi there and hope you are not having an unlucky Friday 13th!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been sat making some little gifts for our Christmas Fair at Church for next Saturday. I bought some lovely big Chocolate Gold Coins and thought about adapting a template I had made for something a while ago. I customised it to fit 3 coins and then one for 1 coin....and I am rather pleased with the result!!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5-bITPWjXNEswLOg9e1BxAhUVWRjFrQKVLYBNgZ1raoeJXoJqcYAlzekWaipWp1brSh1Bhw-8Yy5GZ1UtcQxSA0Ldi5H9oQQ0Smno_KQ5sV-MMb0F05-rGEE8Ic-VFCXBGkwhHg9o18z/s1600-h/010.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d-3MeSQXokrJK_GR-pcr7OyfEVwTJ1mWUX4JrLltnDjr7mxj5LC1wn1WR30BZ1oz5wzCEiEOCYr9Jxz6iQulOk4CTEccgMIq-bMItM4B4febd5fiYpIY4KELhCSLJ1YqMZdZtC1ul_hY/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403622268815262258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d-3MeSQXokrJK_GR-pcr7OyfEVwTJ1mWUX4JrLltnDjr7mxj5LC1wn1WR30BZ1oz5wzCEiEOCYr9Jxz6iQulOk4CTEccgMIq-bMItM4B4febd5fiYpIY4KELhCSLJ1YqMZdZtC1ul_hY/s200/007.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I used Old Olive and Real Red CS and the new Christmas papers Merry Moments</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5-bITPWjXNEswLOg9e1BxAhUVWRjFrQKVLYBNgZ1raoeJXoJqcYAlzekWaipWp1brSh1Bhw-8Yy5GZ1UtcQxSA0Ldi5H9oQQ0Smno_KQ5sV-MMb0F05-rGEE8Ic-VFCXBGkwhHg9o18z/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403622264707621970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5-bITPWjXNEswLOg9e1BxAhUVWRjFrQKVLYBNgZ1raoeJXoJqcYAlzekWaipWp1brSh1Bhw-8Yy5GZ1UtcQxSA0Ldi5H9oQQ0Smno_KQ5sV-MMb0F05-rGEE8Ic-VFCXBGkwhHg9o18z/s200/010.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">I <span style="font-family:verdana;">used the round scalloped punch and circle punches to make the embellishments</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfv8s8p0F4TWrHoMXgLQTjgi5ATx-bitDos0HMjZOdIU6Fql9j6xq5t75UGDSOstDKZ0zRI1-RBa0sflWMkSpIbjMbjGFAX5urG3k44pi6D54_zbYfsI2a_E-ppWV-kGlLSaEMn2f3YXM/s1600-h/021+(2).JPG"></a><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1MLePg_z70DtLsJUITNufLsz9j1Sl3GRKsoOPemM22_frCuDhlQKI0KrbQ5aU3ZcVu_ySxfWfkRq-3ZsNZC5E9E51nSCQRF0qydJI2O3ZFKqR5kdcd36B93fdVqq2x40jskcRUPZiK1V/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403622256561707202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1MLePg_z70DtLsJUITNufLsz9j1Sl3GRKsoOPemM22_frCuDhlQKI0KrbQ5aU3ZcVu_ySxfWfkRq-3ZsNZC5E9E51nSCQRF0qydJI2O3ZFKqR5kdcd36B93fdVqq2x40jskcRUPZiK1V/s200/014.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this is the size of the gold coin I used!!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfv8s8p0F4TWrHoMXgLQTjgi5ATx-bitDos0HMjZOdIU6Fql9j6xq5t75UGDSOstDKZ0zRI1-RBa0sflWMkSpIbjMbjGFAX5urG3k44pi6D54_zbYfsI2a_E-ppWV-kGlLSaEMn2f3YXM/s1600-h/021+(2).JPG"></a><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfv8s8p0F4TWrHoMXgLQTjgi5ATx-bitDos0HMjZOdIU6Fql9j6xq5t75UGDSOstDKZ0zRI1-RBa0sflWMkSpIbjMbjGFAX5urG3k44pi6D54_zbYfsI2a_E-ppWV-kGlLSaEMn2f3YXM/s1600-h/021+(2).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403622256391987378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfv8s8p0F4TWrHoMXgLQTjgi5ATx-bitDos0HMjZOdIU6Fql9j6xq5t75UGDSOstDKZ0zRI1-RBa0sflWMkSpIbjMbjGFAX5urG3k44pi6D54_zbYfsI2a_E-ppWV-kGlLSaEMn2f3YXM/s200/021+(2).JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and an 'arty farty' side view!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once I had got the template correct.....it was really quite easy to put together...so I am going to have a go making afew more tomorrow in other colours! I am also going to make a mini one to fit a small gold coin in to use as a tree decoration, so hopefully I will have photos of that tomorrow too!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">thanks for popping by!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elaine xx</span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">DON'T FORGET MY BLOG CANDY LISTED JUST BELOW!!!</span></em></strong></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-77538233097407642442009-11-12T01:44:00.001-08:002009-11-12T02:21:33.732-08:00Advent.....and counting!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hi everyone!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, feeling much better today....I missed yesterday as didn't feel too cracking again, but had started to make this Advent Calendar/Box, so finished it off this morning in the early hours...listening to the owl hooting and the fox trying to find food in the garden....what a noisy night!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have moved my workroom (yes..again!) and now my workroom is a spare double bedroom, and all my craft items are in the small spare bedroom, and I am working upstairs (my house is a split level..sleep downstairs and sit upstairs!!). Having sorted out through my boxes a couple of weeks ago, I found a bag full of matchboxes which I must have bought to make something....don't know what....anyway, I thought I would make a small Advent Box using these...I have seen it in a magazine somewhere but can't remember where, so did my own take on it, using Stampin Up Christmas Papers and stickers from the Scrapbooking Set called <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>Christmas Jingle</em></strong></span> which is such a fantastic bargain...<span style="color:#009900;"><em>2 sheets each 12x12 Cardstock in</em></span> <em><span style="color:#009900;">Chocolate Chip/Real Red/Old Olive/Very Vanilla... 3 sheets 12x12 of 2 designs of double sided</span></em> <em><span style="color:#009900;">paper and 6 sheets of self adhesive die cut stickers (2 of each design) all for</span></em> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>£15.50</em></strong><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em> ......</em></strong>I have used this set on an 6x6 album...made cards....made this Advent Box and I still have lots left!!</span></span></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Difficult to explain how I made it quickly...but if you would like instructions, please email me on </span><a href="mailto:riolaw2009@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;">riolaw2009@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and I will endeavour to explain!!</span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUUnAQQ5QiU3p4dpo4zTEgoQO_dpXqODuzbxj9og_9yI05bwEB8UJ-RcK8WXKeO8_8sSUYVi6elRA-q5fGOs3mi6j3bvqDuWqVmefN9rBxqTXBaSaHAQPnp661dvwcUK6KjN5ZG_hyREb/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403154168850986738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUUnAQQ5QiU3p4dpo4zTEgoQO_dpXqODuzbxj9og_9yI05bwEB8UJ-RcK8WXKeO8_8sSUYVi6elRA-q5fGOs3mi6j3bvqDuWqVmefN9rBxqTXBaSaHAQPnp661dvwcUK6KjN5ZG_hyREb/s320/023.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUUnAQQ5QiU3p4dpo4zTEgoQO_dpXqODuzbxj9og_9yI05bwEB8UJ-RcK8WXKeO8_8sSUYVi6elRA-q5fGOs3mi6j3bvqDuWqVmefN9rBxqTXBaSaHAQPnp661dvwcUK6KjN5ZG_hyREb/s1600-h/023.JPG"></a></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vyzFPF4x-mVABcKnjR-QCHRrURbEz2pbB-_ednr30n8YmaEVyEjSomSP7Vx0Fa0BQzJp8BGAUa8EvlIWhFAJulIWEnCNk8h23wR6U6x9LctqoHv7ak7xHGOFPdUJe8ZK8aeSpqRxufRr/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403154171876843938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vyzFPF4x-mVABcKnjR-QCHRrURbEz2pbB-_ednr30n8YmaEVyEjSomSP7Vx0Fa0BQzJp8BGAUa8EvlIWhFAJulIWEnCNk8h23wR6U6x9LctqoHv7ak7xHGOFPdUJe8ZK8aeSpqRxufRr/s320/025.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil95j-lMgwR4T6jlmh3R2FKIY4E0ozmHCqjeMPkC23ORtfNzWukvEGxxNwO-ltNitcX5W_CmWZYJdh6_nJLSXdpuIdsEu5V8kJDVUIG8WbjhQfOHmWQ692ekmtXfq4-oOZi4H71oX5zNZW/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403154165692510322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil95j-lMgwR4T6jlmh3R2FKIY4E0ozmHCqjeMPkC23ORtfNzWukvEGxxNwO-ltNitcX5W_CmWZYJdh6_nJLSXdpuIdsEu5V8kJDVUIG8WbjhQfOHmWQ692ekmtXfq4-oOZi4H71oX5zNZW/s320/024.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now....spot the deliberate mistake .......I have just realised I have forgotten to put the numbers on the drawers!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Check posting above for Blog Candy!!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">Have a nice day</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Elaine x</span></div><div align="center"></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-21612717041314060012009-11-10T01:46:00.000-08:002009-11-10T01:53:56.844-08:00Hi....<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sorry I have not been blogging these past few days....been out of sorts again (just my usual illness!) For those of you who think 'gosh, she always seems to be ill'...yes I am! It's all connected with when I had breast cancer and there are days when I feel really bad and take to my bed....I don't even feel like crafting on these days....so I must be poorly!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today I feel a little better, so I hope to be doing something later in the way of card making.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My real reason for coming on today, was to congratulate my lovely SU mum Julie on her wonderful achievements at the SU Convention in Germany over the weekend....you can read all about it </span><a href="http://juliesjapes.blogspot.com/2009/11/oh-my-word-convention-2009.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> she is such an inspiration to me and to the team - it's very well deserved!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Right, off to do some catching up with bits'n'bobs!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Elaine x</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>PS Giving away some Blog Candy tomorrow....</em></strong></span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-87773537690732318392009-10-28T13:04:00.000-07:002009-10-28T13:27:55.281-07:00LOVELY AFTERNOON...<div align="center">I have just spent a lovely afternoon with some really nice ladies in Luddenden Foot, in Halifax doing a workshop. We made 2 cards and a small gift box, and this was the Christmas card we made....the stamp is from Silent Night and we used Heat and Stick powder and then Dazzling Diamonds glitter....boy did we sparkle!! It is so easy to use, and the effect is fantastic! So, when the SU parcel with their goodies arrives in a few days, that part of Yorkshire will be glittered to the hilt!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XSLYJnJw-prooP0Kr1271zBexTLDoqbQ1yqp-kvkemBsBYjN8BGHuWoKse-6L8G1TvnBK2oXYRDVDbEoKDE5JhTia2Imsijwxcvyopbj3KGwsF2S9bL-g5okpTZxV6gSdkerTATk2UB-/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397747953006463618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XSLYJnJw-prooP0Kr1271zBexTLDoqbQ1yqp-kvkemBsBYjN8BGHuWoKse-6L8G1TvnBK2oXYRDVDbEoKDE5JhTia2Imsijwxcvyopbj3KGwsF2S9bL-g5okpTZxV6gSdkerTATk2UB-/s320/019.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">We used Handsome Hunter CS, and some Red, and Very Vanilla and Always Artichoke ribbon. The image was stamped using Close to Cocoa, and a Versamark Pad to adhere the Heat and Stick powder to - heat it up and add the glitter and then heat again to set...</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h4yoqlKhP1xDZ4lvJxzDou-nESW54NTwDS-TeTjorX7xqS9nPHR1p4lCNy-k6IkLOFlxLnaT39LkXDhWpLS2f6OOqC7A-T7FLyb6bXkQykHx_docBukU7PHAatXUxSKU3NSXcoWLJQBJ/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397747951643604946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h4yoqlKhP1xDZ4lvJxzDou-nESW54NTwDS-TeTjorX7xqS9nPHR1p4lCNy-k6IkLOFlxLnaT39LkXDhWpLS2f6OOqC7A-T7FLyb6bXkQykHx_docBukU7PHAatXUxSKU3NSXcoWLJQBJ/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">So, thank you to Chris for having me, and all the lovely girls...Susan, Susan, Lynn, Clare, Julie, Angela and Liz, for being such wonderful students!!!</div><div align="center">Elaine x<br /><br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-72643035764844890712009-10-27T12:03:00.000-07:002009-10-27T12:16:35.897-07:00Pinky Purpley Christmas...<p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hi there..</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I made this at 5am this morning...couldn't sleep, so it was a toss up between ironing or making a card...!!The camera hasn't picked the colours out very well (still having problems with it, but hoping that Santa will be thinking about little old me on Christmas Day...hint hint!).</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I went for a completely different colour theme and way out of my comfort zone, but I was so pleased with the end result.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I used Passion Pink and Orchid Oppulance CS - stamped the 'branch' using <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Baroque Motifs</span>. I then stamped the square snowflake from <span style="color:#ff0000;">Perfect Presents</span> in the same colours as above onto white card. I then sponged all over using these colours and punched 3 circles out using the new punch out this time (the larger circle 1 and 3/4") - sponged round the edges using the same colours. Arranged them on the card - used the silver cord from my stash and then accented the snowflakes with Dazzling Diamonds.</span></p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlePaVDNaHbFQ1nxQz6vpI7i663zN_hXSZM_Cy6jYEJf4BDaAXRFaDcJYkZ5Cv0bAISeYrRzRl7SAQsZObwFhmbC-WdmFwHZ0ZUR-A4xeY6DpYZ6IHjxIX17uXzryJBftBgjp_MLr3fF6/s1600-h/077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397358239502293378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlePaVDNaHbFQ1nxQz6vpI7i663zN_hXSZM_Cy6jYEJf4BDaAXRFaDcJYkZ5Cv0bAISeYrRzRl7SAQsZObwFhmbC-WdmFwHZ0ZUR-A4xeY6DpYZ6IHjxIX17uXzryJBftBgjp_MLr3fF6/s320/077.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, might get up early again tomorrow as my mojo seems to kick in then!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elaine x</span><br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-41608490990788866032009-10-25T03:43:00.000-07:002009-10-25T04:02:32.068-07:00More Autumn......<p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Good morning!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">everything here is very quiet today.....both hubby and I have lost our voices, so instead of wasting energy squeaking at each other...we are either just ignoring or doing sign language!!! Poor Dave, since he retired from the Police last November he seems to be picking up viral infections, colds and flu etc...and then sharing them with me - and of course as I have no immune system, then I catch them all! So, off to my workroom for some r and r, and he is sat watching TV...unheard of for him as he is always doing something!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyway, enough about us... I made this card yesterday using another new SU stamp set, which is from the Hostess section and a level 2..</span></p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdR3tcAdP_K2gKBL2DofWdeBR16zMX4itzRSAoKVMeqVyABq2DB2zVAu_hB-Az21pilMyiNqvIzaN0aJmXKXiVvgDJ9ppwBz9YZssZ84kxOjJkEGqkJ8SJosUUQrSTCxg7bEpaqlfnVwG/s1600-h/SNC10030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396487366986944882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdR3tcAdP_K2gKBL2DofWdeBR16zMX4itzRSAoKVMeqVyABq2DB2zVAu_hB-Az21pilMyiNqvIzaN0aJmXKXiVvgDJ9ppwBz9YZssZ84kxOjJkEGqkJ8SJosUUQrSTCxg7bEpaqlfnVwG/s320/SNC10030.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">I<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> used Pumkin Pie and Old Olive CS (althought the Old Olive looks like it has been bleached, but it is just the photo!!)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I stamped a full sheet of white card all over with the stems in various shades of green, and then some of the smaller flowers in Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Bashful Blue and So Saffron. Stamped some of the bigger flowers and cut them out and added them using the 3D dimensionals. I have enough left from the stamped sheet to make about 3 more cards</span>!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP6LrW46Y98pbDBJ8j1DWmNjgZ8zztgB_enMhSuM56jOm4rryn_koJV3QullvS93tN0qsb98010UNfXqLww1t73LNIBVuaw5O8K-Zzk0l6rdbLs-EuIrPkPzeOxhdBh14qUMCI0ULjSka/s1600-h/SNC10031.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396487364890844594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP6LrW46Y98pbDBJ8j1DWmNjgZ8zztgB_enMhSuM56jOm4rryn_koJV3QullvS93tN0qsb98010UNfXqLww1t73LNIBVuaw5O8K-Zzk0l6rdbLs-EuIrPkPzeOxhdBh14qUMCI0ULjSka/s320/SNC10031.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's a lovely set and so versatile....and if you would like to host a workshop, then this could be one of your choices (providing that over £300 of products is sold...sounds alot. but not when people see how good they are and purchase lots and lots!!)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just contact me on </span><a href="mailto:riolaw2009@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">riolaw2009@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Right, off to finish something which I have been making for a friend, so will post pictures of this later....enjoy your day!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elaine xx</span><br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-20477901476302503902009-10-22T03:17:00.000-07:002009-10-22T03:33:31.292-07:00Autumnal......<p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When I first saw this stamp set in the new catalogue...I wasn't all that keen, but when I saw the wonderful creations made on other SU blogs, I decided to buy it - so glad I did!! It is called <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Autumn Days</span></strong> and is £19.95 (really good price!)</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I used the leaf stamp and stamped in various colours of autumn ..... Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa and Barely Banana. I used Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie CS, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie ribbon and the sentiment is from <strong><span style="color:#009900;">The Circle of Friendship</span></strong> stamp set.</span></p><p align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2tXJVRRcINzHNCb3t3K2-FxI8Tg7wDCXanJX0m9RjYxqVy0c2SbwZ-kAwIi8U0YHvXxVQa3R4tAptJnDNYKz56ahbOtOfsY-nvIYkY1AxLKjNneKuxkLIal-Q3qjTlEXlyWnbW2_W6Xg/s1600-h/SNC10022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395367872839992162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2tXJVRRcINzHNCb3t3K2-FxI8Tg7wDCXanJX0m9RjYxqVy0c2SbwZ-kAwIi8U0YHvXxVQa3R4tAptJnDNYKz56ahbOtOfsY-nvIYkY1AxLKjNneKuxkLIal-Q3qjTlEXlyWnbW2_W6Xg/s320/SNC10022.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have made about 10 of these now as so enjoyed making them yesterday!!</span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxtmabGCKIFQwL3rPKztfF-kLJIpTPNyy2zyx2GnS_V1eXaJ-TMkhsakdzm6m0exmZgfQa59WuK_RwZClQn2ciYQbdzDhkePthDpGtjoMnTut-ukxuTg0vdgKp87vdQ_estrGcqhxiLrV/s1600-h/SNC10025.JPG"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKGnhO6nvPvZQ8HNGeIz5CCNG0Mukfqcp4VS83bVs4OUXB4NRxH21LkICdcxuhzpW2tQ2drAuCj2-rvd5siNMoLCWT2Ad7HfzrJlM8E2zWnxf_s2UTTMCpbPZ0VuPla-AbqUGisTefHUU/s1600-h/SNC10021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395367867236536802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKGnhO6nvPvZQ8HNGeIz5CCNG0Mukfqcp4VS83bVs4OUXB4NRxH21LkICdcxuhzpW2tQ2drAuCj2-rvd5siNMoLCWT2Ad7HfzrJlM8E2zWnxf_s2UTTMCpbPZ0VuPla-AbqUGisTefHUU/s320/SNC10021.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Good to get the camera back and working....just need to get a decent photographer now!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Enjoy your day</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elaine x<br /></span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-2309739242174600222009-10-21T02:01:00.000-07:002009-10-21T02:06:44.886-07:00No photos.....<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hi everyone</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sorry I have been missing in action again, but have had another horrid virus and it has left me absolutely drained....I even had to cancel an evening we had planned with the Jems...a Pizza night and get together, but felt so dreadful, that had to cancel....but hopefully we will rearrange it and have it soon!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have no photos for you, as my camera isn't working - I tried yesterday with my phone, but the photo was not good, so didn't download it on to the blog!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hopefully, hubby will be able to do something with it today, and then I can get back to normal! I have missed blogging...but watched so much rubbishy daytime TV! How sad is that!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">take care Elaine x</span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-66008532629356510042009-10-15T00:43:00.000-07:002009-10-15T00:59:38.500-07:00Greenhouse Garden...<div align="center"> good to be back....sorry I have been very remiss in blogging this week, but not been too well with this viral infection of cough and cold which my darling grandaughters shared with me!<br />I haven't felt like doing much in the way of card making, but last night I actually got myself together and made 3 cards!! The one below I have made before, but liked it so much did another one!!</div><div align="center">I have actually copied it from the SU catalogue on page 43, and it is using the <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Greenhouse </span><span style="color:#3366ff;">Garden</span></strong> stamp set and <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>En Francais</strong></span> background stamp.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeBMVw8qvnkZjGcj70rpMpaLPtnZ-_xyVYswO925ANYjNs7l3243k5D89R8tepf7SMu5Gf0zQhekfM4ckBsscDI6BnlIANVVUnFNUoU1bDiCa7Gq6J5-IMR1K2z2gfcWh0hYCx0YOXgxb/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392729881329985714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeBMVw8qvnkZjGcj70rpMpaLPtnZ-_xyVYswO925ANYjNs7l3243k5D89R8tepf7SMu5Gf0zQhekfM4ckBsscDI6BnlIANVVUnFNUoU1bDiCa7Gq6J5-IMR1K2z2gfcWh0hYCx0YOXgxb/s320/069.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"> I absolutely loved making this card and this stamp set is one of my favourites of the new ones which have been brought in for this coming year. The set is <span style="color:#ff0000;">£22.95</span> and the ideas are endless!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkK68vWkDWgZeoS7TyoHGN3WGPvrqMjsxBxohOKwzgCYJFAyDCkDUID_Ui37SM7tfTinVxBbDAQ8XXaKs_Wb3NYm_Y2rd7N-OS9XKEPMwT5ajYTIFWK_M4adRwwlUdxH8laaOnSl36yeR/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392729875227305298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkK68vWkDWgZeoS7TyoHGN3WGPvrqMjsxBxohOKwzgCYJFAyDCkDUID_Ui37SM7tfTinVxBbDAQ8XXaKs_Wb3NYm_Y2rd7N-OS9XKEPMwT5ajYTIFWK_M4adRwwlUdxH8laaOnSl36yeR/s320/068.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> I stamped the background using En Francais in Bashful Blue, then stamped flowers and stems using Certainly Celery, Regal Rose and Ballet Blue. I tore the stamped image across the top and inked the edge in the Ballet Blue, then mounted it on to Pretty in Pink CS, and then on to Ballet Blue CS. I mounted the whole bit onto a white card. I stamped a small piece of white card with the En Francais, and a couple of flowers, cut it to size and mounted it on to the pink and then the blue CS. I stamped 2 flowers and cut them out and used a gem brad from the Circle Ice set for the middle of the big one.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I really, really love this card and will do some variations of colours with it</div><div align="center">Hope you like!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Elaine x<br /><br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-6025426017908191892009-10-04T08:14:00.000-07:002009-10-04T08:35:31.274-07:00I'm back...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hi everyone....so nice to be back in this cold and windy city!! we landed at Manchester yesterday on our return flight from Malta......was it rather bumpy.....<em><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">YES IT WAS</span></strong></em>!!! and rather frightening too, but at least we are back safe and sound thanks to the wonderful pilot!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and back home to the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>NEW CATALOGUE</strong></span>! woo hoo! sooooo excited about all the new products in it, and I can't wait until the box of goodies arrives....hopefully in time for my Catalogue Launch Party this Thursday!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Sorry.....no pictures for today, but there will be some tomorrow!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Elaine x</span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-61676081614170614722009-09-30T09:24:00.000-07:002009-09-01T12:05:54.228-07:00LAST CHANCE Stamping Up products...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>THIS POST WILL STAY AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG ....</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>so please scroll down for daily blogs!!!</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">THIS IS THE LIST OF 'LAST CHANCE' PRODUCTS FROM THE 2008/09 CATALOGUE!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">ONLY AVAILABLE FROM </span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>1st to 30th SEPTEMBER</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHOvNg0gC6t85jIUI9WreyAlr_vqgVv0-hxAJ9uq3jAMs6mku4rt6XzDEkvF8J6gw8fWws01hDn2KfdgBzU2ZIX091V2yjc66RZxkcRL-NCqjW4jiu2dNM6zHEUyMixcI2koHQr17JSNg/s1600-h/last_chance_UK_thumb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 154px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376537776440228914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHOvNg0gC6t85jIUI9WreyAlr_vqgVv0-hxAJ9uq3jAMs6mku4rt6XzDEkvF8J6gw8fWws01hDn2KfdgBzU2ZIX091V2yjc66RZxkcRL-NCqjW4jiu2dNM6zHEUyMixcI2koHQr17JSNg/s200/last_chance_UK_thumb.jpg" /></a><br />to look at the 'Last Chance List' please click <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/Last_Chance_UK_0909.pdf">HERE</a> ....</div><div align="center">There are some fantastic offers on with <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">25%</span></strong> and <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>50%</strong></span> off some of the products - I will be placing orders at the end of the week, but don't panic if you can't order before then as I will be placing more orders throughout the month</div><div align="center">Please contact me on <a href="mailto:riolaw@freeuk.com">riolaw@freeuk.com</a> </div><div align="center">Elaine x</div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-85047129776632546482009-09-25T09:13:00.001-07:002009-09-25T09:23:22.325-07:00Holiday time......<div align="center"> Hi everyone!</div><div align="center">this will be my last post for a week as going away to Malta for a lovely holiday!! (hopefully!!)</div><div align="center">wanted to share this little box and gift I made with my grandchildren...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9ccJzRQ8Z34ln4AZnbzYLFwuMlP3D53X5GHlxFGUFXVH5A5i0E0bsooSA7wt7sFBQ0OR6x0N1Idmf7RSB17YuMUbKxUywG4UQliv5RsRvufxH3sgBK0WVUGVGQqA9DMBp3G8xU4rW1EL/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385439392080344674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9ccJzRQ8Z34ln4AZnbzYLFwuMlP3D53X5GHlxFGUFXVH5A5i0E0bsooSA7wt7sFBQ0OR6x0N1Idmf7RSB17YuMUbKxUywG4UQliv5RsRvufxH3sgBK0WVUGVGQqA9DMBp3G8xU4rW1EL/s320/011.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">We used Sweet Always papers and then used a shot glass (plastic) with a lid , which I had ordered from ebay (50 of them to use at a workshop with the kids!) I have put chocolate raisins in this one...but when I do the workshop with the children it will be coming up to Christmas, and we will use the new Christmas papers coming out on the 1st October, so will be using the chocolate raisins as 'Reindeer Droppings'......kids humour!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5nOWcT0UfzT4px1J15CLaX6JoR5rkgE7y3pJcLJJkFstzhfYv4f9m006J9ciAmFI1wdngVQ-r4HLd-m75GS2m2y35PJfxl71i5cV-9l1Eb3jyNah7IT_eQ7hR_pd-rqLg3nn6XUDPQA_/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385439402193135746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5nOWcT0UfzT4px1J15CLaX6JoR5rkgE7y3pJcLJJkFstzhfYv4f9m006J9ciAmFI1wdngVQ-r4HLd-m75GS2m2y35PJfxl71i5cV-9l1Eb3jyNah7IT_eQ7hR_pd-rqLg3nn6XUDPQA_/s320/012.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">They were really fun and quick to do....and I even adapted a template I had to make it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAHatUqKS9EI7sRZYvPfYSSp2js2a_lvmi1GbSTVvL8Dy8Q5Qp_soh4CpTi_VJobkEgAaX0SXFoLo3K5YvonJbH92ls3Zety9aEXaw5IqoExQxIQF61umNveRt2ymDirzCfQabYQ1ssEB/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385439414049192194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAHatUqKS9EI7sRZYvPfYSSp2js2a_lvmi1GbSTVvL8Dy8Q5Qp_soh4CpTi_VJobkEgAaX0SXFoLo3K5YvonJbH92ls3Zety9aEXaw5IqoExQxIQF61umNveRt2ymDirzCfQabYQ1ssEB/s320/013.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Right...that's all for now - see you in a week!</div><div align="center">Elaine x</div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-6591438363545225062009-09-23T09:45:00.000-07:002009-09-23T09:58:23.656-07:00workshops...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong>just a quick note to let you know a couple of changes to my workshops coming up!</strong></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3366ff;"><strong>NEW CATALOGUE WORKSHOP!<br /></strong></span></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;">Thursday 8th OCTOBER at 7.30pm</span></p><p align="center">at Elaine's</p><p align="center">Make and Takes - Free Raffle - 10% of orders of £25 or more + free gift</p><p align="center">(contact me on <a href="mailto:riolaw@freeuk.com">riolaw@freeuk.com</a>) </p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">********</span></strong></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong>CHRISTMAS FULL OF FUN!!</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3366ff;">Saturday 31st OCTOBER - 10am - 3pm</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>£15 (inc all materials)</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">come and make boxes - cards - gift tags - ornaments etc..</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at Elaine's (contact <a href="mailto:riolaw@freeuk.com">riolaw@freeuk.com</a>)</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>PLACES LIMITED!</em></strong></span></p><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">*******</span></em></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;">YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT....!!</span></em></strong></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3366ff;">Thursday 10th DECEMBER 7 - 9.30PM</span></p><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">£8 (inc all materials)</span></em></strong></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at Elaine's (contact <a href="mailto:riolaw@freeuk.com">riolaw@freeuk.com</a>)</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">need that last minute card for someone special...gift tags...gift box etc</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#009900;">come along for festive fun and mince pies and mulled wine!</span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">********</span></strong><br /></p><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">All for now folks!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elaine x</span></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-33436305804131360512009-09-22T09:24:00.000-07:002009-09-22T11:33:15.108-07:00Little House on the...Lily??!!<div align="center"> Hi everyone!</div><div align="center">you know I said I would be back today with something made from one of Lauren Meader's templates....well....I lie!!</div><div align="center">I sat and made up this little house! I have seen them in mags and other blogs hanging from Christmas trees, or used as an Advent Calendar (24 of them!) It took a while to get the dimensions right, but I thoroughly enjoyed making it.</div><div align="center">sorry that it isn't hanging on a Christmas tree branch....a lily stem was the nearest I had!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_MHsx3fesEQYvAuX29VJhIemSi8e8-d4JMQyyFjNM-SXNnBQflL8p_vrIa9GG9yNujoOVL2x53u9w7e61KDBHoyj_CipvnjhfDsqLt0OJZuGnyvgrINL1ddpnno-0NdMKHNtJlfXCLgt/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384329568321777378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_MHsx3fesEQYvAuX29VJhIemSi8e8-d4JMQyyFjNM-SXNnBQflL8p_vrIa9GG9yNujoOVL2x53u9w7e61KDBHoyj_CipvnjhfDsqLt0OJZuGnyvgrINL1ddpnno-0NdMKHNtJlfXCLgt/s320/005.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">I used Stampin Up CS, and the Christmas tree stamp is from one of the sets which has <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>25%</strong></span> discount, called <span style="color:#33cc00;">Happy Winter</span>. Even the little holly sprig is from the new Scrapbooking set called <span style="color:#ff0000;">Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin'.</span><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzOnDJKODxpSJyV6KLXDYXF-uphxC3dBZ5cFz8-XpFVZL4nwo_prkQChyphenhyphenJyvOC6_0X5gyk6i-FN8_0-BPXBQsUVfnAwCstCGO3ONEVXN2Qkd2CvrAiWz0jPZgIt46ZBbHdHX47LNBELL-/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384329561677696098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzOnDJKODxpSJyV6KLXDYXF-uphxC3dBZ5cFz8-XpFVZL4nwo_prkQChyphenhyphenJyvOC6_0X5gyk6i-FN8_0-BPXBQsUVfnAwCstCGO3ONEVXN2Qkd2CvrAiWz0jPZgIt46ZBbHdHX47LNBELL-/s320/004.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7FVoGlAO80TbP_N9kpCKaIO4t5bhMsq8jxorq0PWmViYIvTl0fuVePeyLb9w51WwuVF3F5dMX6oavLJofSljz8Yvu7BHl0l2XcJCIDW80R8pKzQI4nzSs_XJYs_9sP4169PS5WlFmImp/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384329574139231522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7FVoGlAO80TbP_N9kpCKaIO4t5bhMsq8jxorq0PWmViYIvTl0fuVePeyLb9w51WwuVF3F5dMX6oavLJofSljz8Yvu7BHl0l2XcJCIDW80R8pKzQI4nzSs_XJYs_9sP4169PS5WlFmImp/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">My daughter came and saw them and wants me to make her some for her tree so I suppose I had better get started.......only 13 weeks on Friday till the 25th!</div><div align="center">Elaine x<br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-88544414102304669722009-09-21T05:05:00.000-07:002009-09-21T05:16:03.252-07:00Back into the workroom!!!<p align="center">Hi everyone!</p><p align="center">Sorry I have been missing for afew days, but not felt like crafting, but then yesterday just sat in my workroom and made this ...bit of a poor specimen really, but at least I have got back to it!!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcg9KPUioBLbT2uMlAa8elNzW3XwLXxGjzOt3J9VWI7a0LGGbuApoVpgY1yadFgRJ1jPXoWV9Nu8yhY1mI8VyaagQCFCWLphn6PAjjZIFEnKTbznb_jQNx4K5DbzP-rYlFAEFgBUz-GDaW/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383891397992645010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcg9KPUioBLbT2uMlAa8elNzW3XwLXxGjzOt3J9VWI7a0LGGbuApoVpgY1yadFgRJ1jPXoWV9Nu8yhY1mI8VyaagQCFCWLphn6PAjjZIFEnKTbznb_jQNx4K5DbzP-rYlFAEFgBUz-GDaW/s320/009.JPG" /></a><br />I used stamin up CS and paper, ribbon and sentiment stamp - but used an image I coloured in way back in the summer when I had the swine flu!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYyIIWEydtMnMm7Fm0jX89Jxy3EFk6ah_P5006NZ7D2M2l-RLkX5y_Y2HfrvqTSYsDzABIjoDQjZlL4IzJiu7DhXGT6AG06seh_9rnx1fYgcGql8kqBq6_x4I4ZDGzwbOczWaG1umVZk4/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383891251617576162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYyIIWEydtMnMm7Fm0jX89Jxy3EFk6ah_P5006NZ7D2M2l-RLkX5y_Y2HfrvqTSYsDzABIjoDQjZlL4IzJiu7DhXGT6AG06seh_9rnx1fYgcGql8kqBq6_x4I4ZDGzwbOczWaG1umVZk4/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br />I quite like the colours - hardly anything to it, and yet it took me nearly an hour to decide and make! Even the photo is rather naff!!!</p><p align="center">I am now going to make one of Lauren Meader's templates....call back tomorrow for this!!!!<br />enjoy your day</p><p align="center">Elaine x<br /></p>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-75860902354899540782009-09-14T06:37:00.000-07:002009-09-14T06:52:36.214-07:00Tree Trimming....sneaky peak!!<p align="center">Just had a lovely hour making these Christmas cards..........</p><p align="center">so you can have a sneaky peak at one of the new stamp sets coming out in the new catalogue!!! It's called <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>'Tree Trimmings'</strong></span> and I just LOVE it!!</p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLehQL5ve3XTLTGgKgQTQNJ327im3AXUEb8VPkf8sWLTOVNY-sVPiN2-Dy3Km2edC2GiGFRGMFLOIbVi6lNsKZOijV1Yw9ezYDDKZCtMWZthSWnFaF9qmZG5DqtGFc8U2bh1hR5dc9tOIR/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381317209940945714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLehQL5ve3XTLTGgKgQTQNJ327im3AXUEb8VPkf8sWLTOVNY-sVPiN2-Dy3Km2edC2GiGFRGMFLOIbVi6lNsKZOijV1Yw9ezYDDKZCtMWZthSWnFaF9qmZG5DqtGFc8U2bh1hR5dc9tOIR/s320/038.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">I am really quite a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas - red and green and gold....some would say boring!!</div><div align="center">In this set, there are 3 bauble stamps and a string to hang then on the tree....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAUlHFxL5_66Nzr3BNn_tuYEFyVrMw7kK9Hck7GaEqkPbodNz6PqaxZebxnck7z6FoxydB5TM76Hq2Q0syq7_VoJqHYQlBpsxFIQX_U0QnDIEtlflOmAGuPK96hOeu4Dd9zQIGvG9AT8g/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381317199574626962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAUlHFxL5_66Nzr3BNn_tuYEFyVrMw7kK9Hck7GaEqkPbodNz6PqaxZebxnck7z6FoxydB5TM76Hq2Q0syq7_VoJqHYQlBpsxFIQX_U0QnDIEtlflOmAGuPK96hOeu4Dd9zQIGvG9AT8g/s320/039.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">For the card above, I stamped the baubles in Real Red on to Vanilla CS and then cut them out. I wanted something that looked like a branch of a Christmas tree to hang them on.....I used the swirl out of the <span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>'Baroque Motifs'</strong></span> set which I haven't used much yet. I stamped it in Old Olive onto Vanilla CS and then positioned the baubles and masked and stamped the strings to hang them on.</div><div align="center">I used SU 3 dimensionals to raise them, and used the Stampin Glitter to make them sparkle. I mounted the Vanilla onto some Real Red CS, added some Old Olive Ribbon, and the sentiment is from <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>'Seasons of Joy'</strong></span> set, mounted on the scalloped and oval punches.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-5rVZUADcB0sKAiWIQAroC4VPSNQez4w8E58H6rIChDLg4kceQaR8Hz-G8IzjEwd_z-GvgK9G8CK_yXBuhEvwo4ntMm83RGKKpCD0Ph3YHDAh7pYAk30W9jtwk6-ig1OYQqgoBkst_Dk/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381317192092909154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-5rVZUADcB0sKAiWIQAroC4VPSNQez4w8E58H6rIChDLg4kceQaR8Hz-G8IzjEwd_z-GvgK9G8CK_yXBuhEvwo4ntMm83RGKKpCD0Ph3YHDAh7pYAk30W9jtwk6-ig1OYQqgoBkst_Dk/s320/040.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />For this card, I did the same again with the baubles, and glittered them. I used the swirl stamp from <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>'Season of Joy'</strong></span> set again to look like a branch.....and then stuck the baubles directly on to the card. I used some Always Artichoke ribbon and the sentiment is again from <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>'Season of Joy'</strong></span>. I mounted the card onto red, and then on to Vanilla CS.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpGZQZ-u4XCeKL-0sfufOcNsv3CVL3GxnKD88B5d44J2PhP-iussupZU5J_MLpm3GVU9_UJ2-9v6-2BEKxrOSiaD2njlTyUtAhYVlZ9-hPAJG4y8i44WrbW6kqvyB3A0ed49Jpcw6ZLgO/s1600-h/038.JPG"></a><br /><div align="center">Hope you like them, as much as I have enjoyed making them!<br />Elaine x<br /><br /></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850735508628135262.post-50379202246238304012009-09-14T04:06:00.001-07:002009-09-14T04:16:27.259-07:00Jems Challenge<div align="center">Hi everyone!</div><div align="center">Sorry not been on the blog for a few days but not been well, and spent abit of time at the hospital with this trigeminal neuralgia.........anyone who has had any type of nerve pain will know how unbearable the pain is, but I think I may have it under better control now, as they have given me some better painkillers and hopefully an injection at some point this week.</div><div align="center">So crafting has gone by the wayside I'm afraid....but I did manage to get the Jems Challenge done set by Anne!! Took me ages as I had really lost my drive, but once I started it seemed to come along okay!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9IDXZSO1uoT7rWEinssJaqraUO5iI9xPcJZdPnmWVmn4GQZx4oY98K6cCr-g_GN2RVibPtM2pl6gRK9ajtwiNsbsZC5xPY4Nc7-HNTsrKbxP4jUOroB2lhJFOYGrt_-Wf_2yxni7fkdx/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381279299907248594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9IDXZSO1uoT7rWEinssJaqraUO5iI9xPcJZdPnmWVmn4GQZx4oY98K6cCr-g_GN2RVibPtM2pl6gRK9ajtwiNsbsZC5xPY4Nc7-HNTsrKbxP4jUOroB2lhJFOYGrt_-Wf_2yxni7fkdx/s200/022.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUk_9jIML9dVzv5XREruV8ezPcMDIK2LNRDgXdcgGEtmZAk7EDZ17Jt1UPlzEsD1AsMh-yMcEYLxmj1ujdah0qaunR5aYzxUP5zlgLXoHHOlGVqGwZyzExtwPqywEBYJ3RSypokbKJWYn/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381279289594514658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUk_9jIML9dVzv5XREruV8ezPcMDIK2LNRDgXdcgGEtmZAk7EDZ17Jt1UPlzEsD1AsMh-yMcEYLxmj1ujdah0qaunR5aYzxUP5zlgLXoHHOlGVqGwZyzExtwPqywEBYJ3RSypokbKJWYn/s200/021.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR5_s20vkbHSjZJqGiXnwKTDdU8XtO1k9euyH8AldauC9Ld5Uz_q2fmaMlve9WKnhkW-XDMdK3as0MZFp_Rjf9-EMn_d7MDeG5sHx4RIlZtw24W7F_W8Gw4SkNZTE9uyg_Fpx3muEGul8/s1600-h/016.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR5_s20vkbHSjZJqGiXnwKTDdU8XtO1k9euyH8AldauC9Ld5Uz_q2fmaMlve9WKnhkW-XDMdK3as0MZFp_Rjf9-EMn_d7MDeG5sHx4RIlZtw24W7F_W8Gw4SkNZTE9uyg_Fpx3muEGul8/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381279297806660674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR5_s20vkbHSjZJqGiXnwKTDdU8XtO1k9euyH8AldauC9Ld5Uz_q2fmaMlve9WKnhkW-XDMdK3as0MZFp_Rjf9-EMn_d7MDeG5sHx4RIlZtw24W7F_W8Gw4SkNZTE9uyg_Fpx3muEGul8/s200/016.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">hope to be back tomorrow as doing some cards this afternoon</div><div align="center">Elaine x</div><div align="center"></div>Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532829331953754981noreply@blogger.com1