Wishing you well

I have just made this 'get well' card as my entry for Tina's 'back to work, blog candy challenge' (see here : http://yummyscrummycreate.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-candy-give-away-to-celebrate-my.html) I love this Sugar Nellie stamp I think she is so cute and can be used for many occassions. I have painted her with my new pearly watercolours and her clothes have such a pretty shimmer! I don't really like peel-offs but this multi-coloured greeting seemed to go perfectly.

The next card is my first ever entry for 'Daring card makers' challenge blog, http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ 'This weeks little extra doesn't have to be for any specific occasion but you do have to follow a reciepe. Two buttons, one ribbon and a 'spoonful' of flowers.....! Put all the ingredients together and bake in a craft room until complete !' all of my favourite crafty ingredients so what better challenge to start with?!

We have babies!!!

Yes last night as I was coming down the stairs I heard one of the guinnea pigs let out a little grunt, I looked straight in the cage and saw our littlest cleaning a baby piggie!! I can't believe we've got one with black on it ALL of our guinnea pigs are brown and white!!! I sat and watched and roughly 10 minutes later out came another one, brown and white this time and quite a bit smaller than the 1st but sooo.... cute! These pictures were taken when the babies, (pups I think they are called) were 13 hours old, Here is the doting mum and her babies, it's good to see her making a fuss of the little one who likes to cuddle up to her a lot, the other one (black head) is very independant and is always exploring his new home!! I love them!!
It is now a waiting game to see who is going to be next, Treacle can't possibly get much bigger and they are moving a lot, bless her, as far as we can tell all 4 of our girls (now 3) are pregnant so we could be overrun with babies soon!!!! Heh.. who cares they are sooo... cute!!!

Well the earth moved last night!!!! Not sure if I was awake or woken up by the 'earthquake' but it was the strangest feeling, what with the rumbling noise and the bed and house shaking. I thought the heating had gone potty but why was the bed shaking?? Matthew and I just looked at each other a bit puzzled and I said 'earthquake' but he was on another planet and just grunted. It was a bit nervy and my my heart beat a little faster, but luckily the girls slept through it, with Lillie being a pain sleeping anyway she would've been a nightmare.
Well no cards or anything made by me (only the tea!) but my youngest (3 & 2months) did make me a mothers day card at nursery, bless her she can't wait to get to the craft table and is totally engrossed when they have something to make, she must take after me!!! Here is my lovely card it's not a marvelous picture, there is a flower shape underneath the bun case with glitter in the middle!
Well my shopping spree wasn't as successful as I was hoping for, no tops I took 4 into the changing room and only fitted 1 on! But I did have a new pair of jeans, the only annoying thing is the lenth, you can hardly see my feet so this will be another pair I have to wear with turn-ups or just wear holes in the bottoms!! The girls both a jumper/dresses, they look sooo... cute in them!

A good day for making cards again today! Mum and Dad in-law are moving house in the next day or so, so Matthew has been helping them put most of their bits into storage, he's going tomorrow to help with the final bits, bed etc. They are going to the coast but there are delays with the house they are buying so they are going to live in their motor home for a while until it is all sorted. So with Mother's day at the weekend I have had to get the cards sorted and it's also FIL's 70th birthday on the 10th so have made those to, didn't actually need the birthday cards as Matthew has invited them to lunch and possible a 'tea party' the weekend before (think his birthday is the Monday) but at least they are made and I now don't have to worry about them. This is for MIL from us, made with a freebie decoupage sheet! The following 2 are for FIL the bookatrix card is from us and the bottle from the girls (obviously) the small card is for us to write our message on as there wasn't room on the actual card
The last one is a spring card which I have had the base card feld and sitting on my desk for ages, like them because they are different but never really know how to decorate them up! Started out making this for MIL from the girls but now it's made I like it toooo... much and may give it to my mum from the girls or even for one of them to write on for me LOL...!!!! This is also my entry into Kristine's ( http://kristineskort.blogspot.com/2008/02/kristines-blog-candy-challenge-blogg.html ) blog candy challenge to make a card with your favourite stamp! Kristine I hope you like it!
Well 4 cards made the last 2 days, it could be none tomorrow as we are at playgroup in the morning and then off to Matalans as there are a couple of tops and bits I want to have a look at, yep more clothes!!!

Lillie had a very exciting time on Saturday with going to 2 birthday parties. The first she went dressed in her mermaids costume, when we arrived there were stickers with their names on waiting for them (good idea!) and when I left her at the hall they were then making pictures, mermaids for girls, pirates for boys! Here is her effort when I picked her up they had also made necklaces!! We got to mum and dad's where she had a quick change and it was off to party no.2 she was whisked off and dressed in a princess dress, how fab! I think they were party organizers and had a table covered in dressing up out-fits for each of the children to wear, I'd not seen it before, yes going to a party in dressing up themed clothes but not when you got there. I left her there and managed to get my cake order done before I had to collect her.
The Ann Summers party I went to on Friday night was ok and quite a laugh, it was a good job we went as there were only 7 of us and that included the girl who was having it, her sister and neighbour. We felt a bit awkward to start with as we thought/assumed that there were going to be loads of us there as she is a friendly type thought she would've invited most of the mums who have children at the same school! I won a prize in the raffle, what a choice!!! My friend is getting married next year so if she has a hen party I might give it to her as a laugh!!!
Yesterday was operation guinnea pigs! With all 4 of our girls pregnant (well we are pretty certain, 3 definately are) we have split them all up, they like company but Treacle lost 5 babies the last time she was pregnant so I wanted to keep an eye on her and our little Boots to as it's her first time. The boys are now out-side in the 'guinnea pig palace!!' with the other 3 boys, no not all in together as there would be some major scraps, Matthew has divided the caging system up so they can still see one another but not actually get together. Here is Potter having a browse around my desk, had to keep an eager eye on him as he tries to nibble anything in sight!
Today I have managed 4 cards and even did the housework first LOL..! These first 2 are using images I got from ebay a while ago, they are a it different to the cutesy images I usually use!
The next one is an order for my friend, she saw one of my hedgehog cards and asked if I could make her a pink version, I've yet to add the greeting, this will go in the top right corner and the following final card for today is my entry for the latest Sugar Nellie challenge (see link on left) you have to include any sugar nellie image and the colours lilac and lemon! I paper pieced the flower and bunnies dress and the small flowers are primas, this is my first easter card!

Can't believe I'm being dragged to an Ann Summers party tonight kick off isn't until 8.30pm so it's gonna be a late one!!
My friend Mandy asked me if I could make a bag charm for her friend, along the same style as the one I did for her, I can't get overly enthusiastic about jewellery making at the moment and I spent all that money before christmas!!! I'm just enjoying my card making too much at the moment! Anyhow here is the finished article I also get really paranoid whenever someone mentions bits they've had from me as I automatically think they have fallen to bits!!
I've also made 2 quickie cards, the first one is a very simple card with a die-cut girl holding a balloon for the little girls who's party Lillie is going to tomorrow afternoon, after she has been to one of her ballet friends party at lunchtime! The second card are I think quite pretty is for her!

Wish me luck for later, oh I'm sooo.... not looking forward to it!!!!!!!

I've been a busy bee this morning, I did the school run, hoovering, cleaned out the guinnea pigs (nice and clean now just incase the babies decide to appear any day soon!!), put a load of washing in, and put casserole in the slow pot for tea, I must be ill ..LOL...!!
I had a lovely little package in the post today sorry about the picture quality my camera is playing silly beggars!! I have some Sugar Nellie stamped images thanks Kay (from Stamp Galaxy - sugar nellie challeng blog) so I can join in the doggie challenge, bless her she has kept it open so a couple of us without the dog stamp could take part! I also received 2 packs of zooms and some flowers, love em!
So here is my entry into the dog challenge again sorry for the bad picture
Just a bit of fun, I found this on another blog, what finger are you?

You Are a Ring Finger

You are romantic, expressive, and hopeful. You see the best in everything. You are very artistic, and you see the world as your canvas. You are also drawn to the written word. Inventive and unique, you are often away in your own inner world. You get along well with: The Pinky Stay away from: The Index Finger

What Finger Are You?