Friday 27 June 2008

At Last They Are Uploaded

All my new High Hopes Rubber stamps have now been loaded. Go take a look. I want them all.

Just to let you know I also have the lovely new Sarah Kay rubber stamps on their way to me for sometime next week.

I've also ordered some of the lovely new Rachael Anne Miller but I think they are due for release sometime in July.

Well it's taken nearly three hours to upload all of those and I am now off to bed (sad for a Friday night I know), but still not feeling right although a lot better than I was.

Anna if your reading this (I know you check everyones blogs regularly) I will contact you over the weekend.

High Hopes are Here

I have had delivery of more High Hopes and will start uploading them this evening. I must feed the children first though. They will all be added by the end of the evening. Tomorrow I will be going away so orders may not be posted until Monday, sorry.

Thursday 26 June 2008

I'm back

Well I haven't been anywhere at all (I wish) but I'm back blogging. Sorry but I have been so ill this week. It has completely knocked me out.

Here are a few cards that I have been asked to make:
This was a card I made for my friends son who has decided he does not want to eat chicken anymore as he thinks they are cool. Chickens are from Pink Cat Studio Farm Animal set as is the celebrate and the chicken wire is from the Farm background stamps. All available at Diestodiefor
This was made for a lady at the school. Not really my kind of card. It was what I already had made from a long time ago but that is the one she preferred. Stamped baby feet (sorry cannot remember where from) with a little bit of baby ribbon behind.


This was also for a lady at the school. She wanted two ruby anniversary cards. One with a pig on as the people used to have a farm with pigs and chickens, so once again the PCS animal stamps came in very handy. Cuttlebugged the middle square and added a bit of bling in each corner. She also wanted more of a traditional one for her sister to give them so made the one below. Similar to a birthday card a made not that long ago but I needed quick and simple.

Andy hasn't been here either so what with looking after the three boys, a rabbit, a dog, a snake (and many other animals), running the website, making props for The Wizard of Oz and all the normal household things that we mums do, I must admit to being a bit shattered.
Anyway last week I lost a pound, not much at all and I was a bit disappointed but being ill this week has helped me out on that front as I have lost 3 pounds already. I'm sure it will all go back on once I start eating properly again. At least my clothes are feeling a bit better now (another insentive).

Good News
I have some High Hopes being delivered tomorrow. Depending on what time they are delivered I will try and get them on the website tomorrow as I might just decide to go away for the weekend.
I have had a small delivery of Prima flowers. These are so hard to get hold of but at least I have some. I added a few today and will add the rest tomorrow.

I have so many things in the pipeline but these are now a little behind as I have been ill but I promise not to keep you waiting too long.
Off to bed now (sad I know at 8pm) but I'm hoping it will make me feel better tomorrow. I have a huge to do list.

Wednesday 18 June 2008

More things added to website and diet update

Well I have no choice but to stay in today as I have a delivery coming so am adding lots of items to the website. It takes so long and I've learnt so much but you might notice there are some items without pictures. Well I have done everything I was meant to do and some of them haven't worked so these ones will have to wait until hubby gets home to sort out.

I will be sorting out lots of items for a sale soon so that I can make room for more goodies. I have some Prima flowers on order so hopefully they will get here soon. Will keep you updated.

Now for the diet: Well I lost 2lbs last week, my first week. I know thats not a huge amount but since having Jordan I look at it so differently as he weighed just under 2lb when he was born. He was a fully developed baby and yes he did fit in just one of my hands but when I look at the pictures and realise what 2lbs actually is it makes it seem a whole lot better. I also had to go out mid week for dinner and made a lovely cheesecake, so I did have to have a bit (didn't I). I will upload a picture of it later. So I am still having my 7 teaspoons of cereal every morning and still feeling very hungry but trying to keep busy, plus if you don't have it in the houe then there are no temptations, much to the childrens disgust. Clothes are already feeling a little better though. Will keep you updated.

Thursday 12 June 2008

PINK CAT STUDIO RELEASE




Pink Cat Studio have released these two new sets of stamps today. Go take a look on the website Here


There are new Dress Up Billy Stamps (these are gorgeous) and Q.T. Hooty Owl Stamps.


Also back in stock are Tweet stamps and Cat Plate 1.


Tuesday 10 June 2008

At last some more cards and my diet

I think this card was totally copied from Michelle

This was made for my friend to give to a young lad who has just started playing the guitar This was a card order from a friend of mine. I always seem to be making very quick cards at the moment. The 50 has been edged with glitter but I don't think you can see that in the picture.






I'm still around. I am so tired. June is completely full apart from two Saturdays that I don't have anything penciled in (yet).




I have started yet another diet. None of my clothes fit except two pairs of trousers and a pair of 3/4 trousers so this is it. Today is my second day and I've had another salad.


I used to go to Weight Watchers so have done this before so yesterday I gave myself a good talking to and decided I would start counting points again. For anyone who hasn't done WW you are allowed around 20 points a day depending on your weight/age, etc so I thought I would start with weighing my breakfast. I weighed out the recommended 30g and thought it just couldn't be right (the children would have eaten more than that when they were 12months) but it was right of course, so I then weighed out what I have been having thinking I was having a nice healthy breakfast well, it worked out to be 11 points, more than half my points just for breakfast. No wonder I've been putting weight on. I thought it was the chocolate.


So I will let you know over the next few weeks how it's going. Wish me luck.

Thursday 5 June 2008

New Rubber Stamps

Go take a look at www.diestodiefor.com I have had an order of Inky Antics and Art Gone Wild rubber stamps. They are gorgeous. I'm loving the Art Gone Wild. Some great ones there for Father's Day too.

Wednesday 4 June 2008

I received some awards and been TAGGED


I'm not sure why but it is not allowing me to add lines. Although I am pressng the return key it's not showing when I post so it all looks a bit scrunched up.

Although it was a while ago now the lovely Denise at The Crafty Den gave my these awards. Thank you so much Denise, sorry it's taken so long to put them up. I'm sure everyone has now received them so will leave it here.
I have also been tagged by Denise so here goes

The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answers
Ten Years Ago:
Well, I was 25 and had just had my middle son. He was born at 26 weeks so was very prem and weighed less than 2lbs. He was one of triplets but sadly we lost the other two. He was given a 50/50 chance of survival and we were told he would never walk or talk so obviously it was a very traumatic time (bet you wish you'd never asked now) Thankfully he is very well and is just the same as any other child.
Five things in todays 'To Do List'
apart from taking children to school and all those mummy type of things, here they are:
1. Go shopping for jewellery- now this sounds good but it was to replace some of the bits that were stolen when we were burglared last August. I got myself a lovely new wedding and engagement ring and a new necklace. Although it will never replace what was taken, at least I now have something to wear when I go out.
2. Update my blog - well I'm doing this and I've been shopping so at least I've done two things.
3. Boring I know but I need to clean the house and put the clothes away.
4. Take the children to golf (again)
5. Play with my new copic pens.
There are around another 20 things that could be added to this but I will stop here.
Snacks I enjoy - now this is quite hard as it's only really chocolate but I have started a diet (again) so will put my healthy snacks down
1. Weight Watchers Choc/toffee bars
2. Toffee/Caramel Snack a Jacks
3. Go Ahead apple and Raisin biscuits
4. Iced Gems
5. Cherries and I bought some lovely looking King Strawberries today
Things I would do if I was a millionnaire
Now this is hard as I am one already
Only Joking, I would:
1. Buy a bigger house with an annexe so that my parents and brother could come and live with us
2. Of course buy lots and lots of craft items
3. Have a swimming pool put in the garden (I've just learnt to swim and would love to do it more)
4.Buy a house in Florida
5. Give everyone I know a little bit for themselves
6. Buy some property to do up
Oh I think I'm being greedy now, I don't think a million will be enough for all that.
Places I have lived
Hampton
Hanworth
Sheen
Molesey and I really do not want to move again.
Hope I haven't bored you too much.
Once again, I have left it so late that everyone I know has been tagged so I will leave it here.
Off to play with Copics.