Just Whizzing By

Urgh this weather is totally wretched… Totally! Anyhooo as I sit here listening to All Angels I thought I would blog my latest creation. I coloured up this Teddy Bo Image with Ranger Distress Pens..    It’s a little thank you to a little boy who gave me a little pot of hyacinths for Christmas.. 

This is a close up if you hadn’t gathered already LOL!! I am not sure about those little gemy thingy’s I got from The Ribbon Girl..  And let me tell you The Ribbon Girl has a fantastic service.  I ordered one day and received the next.. Lovely jubbly..

Anyhooo I want to have a quick chatty about distress markers and what I think of mine.. Like a mini review.  Ok I like them and I don't like them.

I don't like them because;
I’m heavy handed and they kill the paper when I am blending
The nibs get all weird and lumpy I am always pulling fibres from the tips
The fine tip is too fine
The colours are hard to work out

I like them because;
One pen can produce an array of different shades
You can blend them wet or dry
You can get nice lines
There are lots of colours to play with
They are permanent until you wet them
The colours can be really vibrant.

Here is what I am working on.  (Using Promarkers <3) It’s Saturated Canary challenge you know all top secret stuff lol… Gosh that’s a huge smudge there on the shoe PAH!

Well today I am proud of myself in a totally different way than being crafty.  My proud moment for today is that for 5 days I have blogged, and for 5 days I have shared things with people who I don’t know and would like to get to know.  My proud moment is getting myself out there and stop being shy or doubtful that my work is terrible and no one would really want to see it.  So that’s what I am proud of getting involved..

What are you proud of today?

I am on the ball

Happy Birthday card for my little Aussie girl.  She will be turning 3 in February and I am on the ball.  I know, I have been actually doing, rather than pondering about doing lol.

Anyhooo so here is my little card.  I used my prisma colours on it.  The edges look a little harsh but in life they are much softer lol

The Image is from Cuddly Buddly Pachela 

Today I am proud that I have been creative every day this year.

What are you proud of today?

I’m a winner

Would you believe that me yes me actually won something.  Well I did and I am so excited..

I did a challenge before Christmas called Monochrome Christmas at Without Words

And Guess what………  I winned, I winned lol.  I never won anything before.  I was so excited I had to call my mum who was at work and tell her, sad I know! lol…  Anyhooo so I have to pick out 2 digi stamps from Rick St Dennis how I do that I don’t know check out his stuff LOL!!

Anyhooo so what I am proud of today is myself for actually taking the plunge and entering a challenge that I don’t usually.. I hope I get a bug to enter more..  I think it’s a good way for me to get out there and share.  Challenges are fun and also if you are lucky you could win something..  Although its not about the winning for me (it’s nice to win though lol) it’s about the joining in.

Thank you Without Words for the chance to join in and thank you Rick St Dennis for being so generous.

What are you proud of today?

The Rain Is Falling!

But yet I feel quite contented at the moment..  I popped out to the shops today, which was nice but exhausting, but I am going to do just a little bit every day, until my strength returns to me..

Over at Deep Ocean Challenge Blog they are having their first challenge of the year and are doing something super simple.   Anyhoo they asked to share your crafting space and technically mine is everywhere..  This is my little desk I work on.  It took me ages to find something appropriate.  My lounge is like 15ft x 12ft so I needed somewhere that can be packed away.  This does perfectly.  Behind that is my draws where all my bits and bobs that I use are to hand.  My promarkers are in the tub with the big shot on that all sitting on my printer.  I’m hoping to get a little console table or something to put it away on..  In my bedroom there is a cupboard dedicated to all my crafting stuffs. Also I have a sewing unit where I do my quilting.  When its out it takes up my whole house, when it’s put away you would never know I crafted. In footstool I have all my papers and I have a bag with all my crocheting stuff.. PHEW!! And then there is my mum’s knitting stuff which she keeps in her footstool and down the side of her chair LOL!!! *SIGH*  Though I think if we had a bigger house it would still be all over the place, you know what they say, an empty shelf is a lonely one bwahahahhaa ok that’s just me then lol..

This is what I am proud of today.  It’s a Faery Ink Image.  Amanda has added some fabby new images over at her shop Faery Ink.  Amanda is such an awesome girl someone that I can really aspire too.  Her blog is so warm and inviting but she can’t leave anything alone and is revamping it again lol She is worse than me ha ha ha ha!!

Anyhooo I hope you like the card.  Thank you for looking x

What are you proud of today?

Happy New Year!

I hope you all made it into 2013 safely.  I sincerely wish you all the best in your year.  I wish you health, happiness and all your dreams come true.

This time of year for me is difficult, I fight the ole man depression, which I have recently come to terms with and although we live together I wont be a slave to him.  It’s a beginning of a new chapter in my life.  I am so excited, I am scared and most of all I have the nagging feeling whatever comes this year will I be good enough to do it?..  I want to get in to the habit of saying what did I do today to make myself proud?  I think that is a positive thing for me, to take each day. So what do I want for this year?  I want to trust more in people.  I have locked myself up long enough, not every person is fake, or a liar, or a user. I just have to find the nice people.  I want to re establish my faith and maybe find a church with nice people. I would like to socialise more and really get to know people.  I want to become more creative and join in the online fun more…

Farewell 2012 you wasn't a bad year but 2013 is going to be a much better year… *insert dramatic trumpet music*

Right now that is off my chest and thank you guys for listening here is what I am proud of today..  Today I made a birthday card for my ex father in law.  I used Jim on the hunt from Digi Stamp Boutique.  Brian likes to shoot pigeons, I have no clue why, seen as they are a tad suicidal here in Clacton lol.. So I thought Jim would be perfect.  You cant see it in the picture but I used greens and beiges here ..  I think I might embark on a photography course this year too lol..

I hope you like Happy New Year to you all xx

What did you do today that made you proud?