Miss You, Good Luck & Mini Candy

Hello peeps,

I've been meaning to post these cards for a couple of days but I've had a very stressed out & tearful baby girl needing lots of support & reassurance.

After 6 months of waiting Jodie had to go to Magistrates Court this morning to give evidence for the Prosecution along with two other girls, & after much waiting around, meeting with the Barrister, Usher, Witness Support lady explaining they can give evidence from behind a screen so the defendant can't see them etc, the case never even got into court as the case before it was going to take up most of the day so they had to adjourn the trial. Due to good old Government cutbacks closing 2 other Magistrates Courts in Somerset there is such a delay in trials the next available date to return to Court is in September, which will mean over a year after the incident took place they will eventually give evidence! As you can imagine there were more tears & 3 unhappy girlie's & parents knowing they are going to have to go through it all again in 6 months time, at least next time they have guaranteed the trial will be a priority case so unless the thug changes his plea to guilty & the girls not need to give evidence, the trial will definitely go ahead.

We decided to go and have a slap up brunch as nobody felt like eating before we left home this morning, on the way to brunch I somehow "accidentally" wandered into Hotel Chocolate lol. OMG I do love that shop, I did ask the assistant if she could not make it so obvious that she recognises me from having previously accidentally wandered in there once or twice before lol. Naturally I came out several pounds poorer but with a nice stash of mainly Caramel chocolate in my bag & a few free samples in my tummy too, but I did have a big smile on my face which made Jodie & hubby laugh so that was all that matters lol.

Today I have a couple of cards to share that I made for Jodie to give to friends, the first was to give to Angela her lovely boss at work who applied for a transfer to a store closer to her home to cut out the time & cost of travelling so far to work, Jodie is really going to miss her.

 Ingredients -

Image - Magnolia, Medium - Copics, Papers - Prima, Pearls - Melissa Frances, Flowers - Kort & Godt & Wild Orchid, Butterfly - The Craftz Boutique, Feathers - Etsy, Lace - eBay, Pin - homemade, Tools - MS Cherry Blossom PATP, Whiff of Joy tag, Marianne Creatables decorative elegance

 I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Kreative Stamp Friends - Spring, Make It Monday - anything goes, Stamp With Fun - feathers

Next up I have a good luck card for Jodie's deputy manager Dan who has been promoted and left on Saturday to run his own store in London, he says 3 years of Jode is all he can cope with lol. Dan's another she will miss so I've told her she must be nicer to her managers in future then they might stay lol.

 Ingredients -

Image - Teddy Bo, Medium - Copics, Papers - Kaiser, Chapter One, Twine - The Ribbon Girl, charm, doliy & pearls all from stash, Tools - MS border punch.

Copic colours used - fur E37, E34, E31, E30, shirt - C1, C0, C00, hat & trousers C4, C3, C1, C00, all green G99, G94, G85, G43

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

 Alphabet - good luck, Cardmad Fairy - add a sentiment, Daring Cardmakers - lucky green, Sweet n Sassy - inspired by green, Totally Papercrafts - male card, Fab n Funky - luck of the Irish, Little Red Wagon - lucky you, The Paper Shelter - for the boys, Sweet Stampin' - lots of green, Crazy 4 Challenges - use some green

The photo session was cut short as Daisy Mae kept moving & sitting directly in front of the card no matter how many times I put her on the floor, she's so vain lol. 

Before I go peeps I have a little mini candy to share, I bought another couple of Magnolia Mini World stamps & the shop sent me 2 the same instead of the 2 different one's I ordered so rather than mess about sending one back I thought I'd offer her as a mini candy.

 

If you'd like to give Mini Tilda with Daffodil a home just let me know in a comment peeps, there's no need to post it on your blog, I'll get Jodie to pick a winner in a couple of days time.

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Mmmmmmm strawberries - Paper Play DT Card

Good morning peeps,

 Ssssh I know it's evening really & I am soooooo late posting my DT card today I'm just attempting to turn the clock back to buy a bit of time, & guess what? It hasn't worked I'm still late lol.

Today is new challenge day at

PAPER PLAY

this week I have set the challenge which is

IN THE GARDEN

I've a confession, I had lost track of the last few days and haven't even thought about doing any crafting or had the time & had a sudden panic yesterday evening when I realised that my PAPER PLAY DT card was due & I'd not made one even though I set the challenge, gulp. Thankfully I had one that fits the challenge which I intended blogging last week & didn't so I quickly popped this one in the DT blog a day late phew lol.

I'm far too honest for my own good me thinks, I always feel the need to confess when I'm guilty of anything for some strange reason, it made life easy for my parents & teachers when I was naughty though lol.

Ingredients -

Image - Teddy Bea

Medium - distressed inks

Papers - Magnolia

Flowers & Pearls - Prima

Tools - MS Cherish PATP, Magnolia swirly butterfly, Marianne designs swirly thingies, Woodware mini butterfly punch

I love this image of Teddy Bea & I've bought so many of the Teddy Bo & Bea images and not found the time to use them yet, I really must try and get back on track again & try and find some "me time" to do what I intended last week and make some non DT cards just because I want to

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Make It Monday - anything goes, Fab n Funky - colour clash, Papercraft Star - anything goes, Stampavie & More - summer, Everybody Art - garden, Ladybug Crafts Inc - summer birthday, Totally Gorjuss - punch or die, Cutie Sunday - summer, Allsorts - free & easy July, Digi Days - so girly, Do It With Digis - summer fun

Thant's me done peeps, poor hubby has gone to bed early suffering from "man flu" bless, so time for some blog hopping for me.

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Teddy Bea Says Happy Birthday - Addicted To Stamps DT Card

Hello peeps,

It's good to be able to post & do some hopping again :)

I had a thought, thankfully that doesn't happen too often lol. I spent hours on Wednesday afternoon & evening leaving DT comments for my various challenges, & the comments I had moderated & published on my Simon Says Stamp DT card and the post on my blog vanished during the blip so does that mean all those hours commenting were wasted, actually don't answer in case I'd be happier not knowing lol.

Today is new challenge day at

ADDICTED TO STAMPS

& this fortnight our challenge is

PINK & BROWN

I do love this scrummy colour combo. Please pop over and take a peek at my lovely teamies creations, you won't be disappointed :)

Ingredients -

Image - Teddy Bea

Medium - distressed inks

Papers - Memory Box, Prima & Kraft cardstock

Flowers - Prima, Wild Orchid & stash

Sentiment - Cats Life Press

Sparkle - crystal glamour dust & diamond stickles

Tools - MS punch around the page, CC Designs butterfly dies, Magnolia Doo Hickey leaves

 I've distressed all the paper edges with Tim Holtz picket fence crackle paint, I do love this stuff and I've noticed I'm running low as I've only 2 bottles I won't tell you how many I had to start with but I wisely bought in bulk lol.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Hanna & Friends - fab sketch, Delightful sketches - flowers, Craft Us Crazy - favourite embellies & / or new (flowers & new butterfly dies), Crafty Ann's - happy birthday, Fairy Fun Fridays - here come the girls, Sew Many Challenges - anything goes, Stamp Something - anything goes, Papertake - punches / dies, Top Tip Tuesday - floral frenzy, Cute Card Thursday - distressing, The Corrosive - birthdays, Everybody Art - flowers

I'll be busy buying and delivering birthday presents later as I've 2 family birthdays today, eek!  I can't believe I've become so disorganised and the trouble is I will be buying one of them from my favourite garden centre, the big one with it's own craft shop and there is no point denying myself & trying to resist the urge to "pop" in, the temptation is just too much to resist so why bother trying, and anyway it would be rude not to lol.

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