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Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Beautiful Day!

And yes it is a gorgeous day here in Enfield.

This is my second post of today so please scroll down to see my DT card for the new Fab'n'Funky Challenge.

I had both Neil (son) and Lynne (daughter) for lunch - seems strange with neither of them at home now tho Neil has been away for some time now. Neil has just passed his final Sgt exam with Police Force and he is so chuffed - so am I of course!!  Just to go in front of the Board now fro final interview and hey presto - Sgt instead of Acting Sgt and PC.  Happy times ahead for my family I think with new babe coming soon and Neil hopefully getting his promotion at work.

I had a bit of a downer last night as I found out that the Craft Fair (my 1st) I had reserved months ago has been booked up without me knowing - hard to understand but the email confirming dates and asking for payment etc went to the wrong email address and I am now too late to get the promised stall.  I had made loads of cards etc for selling and was so excited about this with it being my first boo hoo.   Oh well I say its their loss in the end - I have seen cards for sale at other events and think my gawd how can they sell that 'disaster' of a card?  I know my work isn't fabulous but at least I put an effort in with my cards and stationery.  Do others feel the same as me?  I detest preprinted decoupage and toppers etc so much they turn my stomach as do peel offs - yuk!

Rant over for now my friends - here is my wee card for this afternoon ~

Ingredients:~
Books and Bedhead digi image from Saturated Canary;
Promarkers:~ Blush, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink, Ivory, Coral, Spice, Honeycomb, Pumpkin, Pastel Yellow, Buttercup, Moss, Pear Green & Marsh Green + Light Fawn Flexmarker;
DPs are Melody Ross and Pink Petticoat;
Twine and gems from stash.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:~
Divas by Design Distressing;
I Love Promarkers 3 Different Papers;
Sunday Sketch and Stamp (great sketch girls) and
Saturated Canary Twine.


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20 comments:

  1. Chrissy C21 March 2012 at 16:52

    It's good to rant Sheila now and again. I do not do decoupage, bought toppers or peel offs at all. Everything done from scratch like yourself. I have seen cards for sale in various places, the card very thin, just peel offs and a topper, sometimes not even straight and they wanted about £3.50 for it - "on yer bike lass". You should be proud of your work, its fab. So sorry you missed out on your stall - hopefully another will come along soon. xx

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  2. angelwhispers21 March 2012 at 19:18

    Hello again Sheila so sorry to hear about the stall after all your hard work. Love the card the image is just perfect with these yummy papers! Chanelle xxx

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  3. Vicky21 March 2012 at 19:22

    Just so gorgeous Sheila....love the image and super colours too hun :o)

    Ooh and thanks for joining us at divas..!

    big hugs Vicky xx

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  4. DesignerDiva21 March 2012 at 19:52

    Love your card Sheila, I'm lovin' saturated canary and now I finally made one I know a lot more will follow!
    Shame about your craft fair, but at least your cards will keep till the next one!
    Thanks for playing with The Diva's this week
    Hugs Laurie x

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  5. Wendy21 March 2012 at 20:53

    So gorgeous Sheila, love the image and fab colours.
    Wendy xx

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  6. Judith21 March 2012 at 21:33

    Love your card Sheila,I'm a SC as well - just love those images and yours is coloured so beautifully. Shame about the craft fair but well now you can have twice a s many to sell at the next one so get making !! Hugs judith x

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  7. Catherine21 March 2012 at 22:18

    Lovely card, shame about the craft fair....

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  8. Andy Llewelyn-Brinsley21 March 2012 at 23:51

    Hurrah, another ranter on the loose! You should check out my blog if you want to see agood rant!! I hate peel offs now and pre-printed decoupage too, but funny how we all started there isn't it and how quickly we learn new things. I see cards on our challenge blog and think yee-Gods, how on earth have you got the nerve to put that into a challenge!! But I suppose it takes all sorts and like you say, if you take pride in your own work then it doesn't matter what others do - as the old saying goes - you can't polish a turd!! Quality stands out a mile, even using tiny thumbnails and that's why i am here, because I love Saturated Canary and I think your card is delightful. Thank you for joining us over at I ♥ ProMarkers this week and Good Luck to your son and to you too!
    See you again soon
    Andy
    x
    (My Blog: http://andyscraftcorner.blogspot.co.uk/ Come and have a look, you might see something you like!)

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  9. coops22 March 2012 at 10:40

    so stunning sheila.gorgeous colours and i love this sc image and fab design :D
    what a dissapointment regarding the fair.i have another one this sunday and i hope i sell more then the 2 cards i sold last time.their was another lady selling cards at the last one.a lot more expensive that mine and totally crap but she was selling them., grrrr

    xx coops xx

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  10. Loopylou.22 March 2012 at 12:58

    hiyah sheila,
    this is just awesome hun. I love the layout.
    So sorry to read about your fair.
    thank you for popping in and sharing it with us over on the saturated canary challenge blog
    hugs Lou xx

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  11. Kathleen22 March 2012 at 13:16

    Wow Sheila this is stunning. Fab image. Beautiful DP and colours.
    Kathleen x

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  12. Sam23 March 2012 at 18:49

    :( Not good news about your stall...

    Great card though, I love the colours :)
    Thanks for joining us at Sunday Sketch & Stamp! x

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  13. Teresa - My Crafty Heart23 March 2012 at 19:47

    Hi Sheila, sorry to hear about your stall, it is definately their loss and they are missing out on yoru beautiful cards :) i love Krista's images and this one is no exception and coloured so beautifully too, Hugs, Teresa x

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  14. Anonymous24 March 2012 at 10:03

    beautiful card love the colours and layout x

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  15. Jennifer24 March 2012 at 23:26

    Hi Sheila. This is stunning! You're right...deffo their loss! xx Jenny xx

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  16. Desire Fourie26 March 2012 at 16:30

    This is gorgeous. Love the string and the distressing.
    Hugs
    Desire

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  17. xxxtglxxx27 March 2012 at 01:31

    What a shame you missed out on your craft fair Sheila :( I did my first last saturday, but it was a very quiet affair so I only sold 5 cards. lol

    Your card is lovely and gorgeous choice of colours and papers too :)

    Thanks so much for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers this week,

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  18. xxxtglxxx27 March 2012 at 01:31

    What a shame you missed out on your craft fair Sheila :( I did my first last saturday, but it was a very quiet affair so I only sold 5 cards. lol

    Your card is lovely and gorgeous choice of colours and papers too :)

    Thanks so much for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers this week,

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  19. Vicky28 March 2012 at 23:05

    Gorgeous card love the papers.

    Thank you also for joining us girlies over at Saturated Canary Challenges, good luck hun.

    Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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  20. Unknown29 March 2012 at 20:33

    This is beautiful Sheila I love it I have this stamp buthave not posted it yet I love the backing papers Hugs Elaine

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