Hello, remember me...?

I feel as if I have done nothing except work all week. Don't get me wrong I love my job and have achieved alot, but I am sooooo grateful that it is the weekend!

Today I have been working on a card for my Mom, but it just isn't coming together at all! So instead I thought I'd share a card that I made a few weeks ago to send to my dear blogging friend Linda.

Linda sent me this little beauty in exchange... sweeeeet!

If you aren't familiar with Linda's lovely cards you can take a look at her blog here.

Linda can turn her hand to a whole variety of styles and I really admire her versatility, however I think my favourites are her vintage cards and boxes as they simply ooze talent and sophistication!

A big, big thank you to Linda for being such a wonderful blog friend.

The highlight of my busy week at work has to be meeting the author Judith Allnatt when she came to the library on Wednesday afternoon. I loved Judith's first book called 'A Mile of River' and was thrilled to discover that she was planning a tour to promote book number two, which is called 'The Poet's Wife'.

Here's a little something from Judith's blog about her new book:

It is 1841. Patty is married to John Clare: peasant poet, genius and madman.

Travelling home one day, Patty finds her husband sitting, footsore, at the side of the road, having absconded from a lunatic asylum over eighty miles away. She is devastated to discover that he has not returned home to find her, but to search for his childhood sweetheart, Mary Joyce, to whom he believes he is married. Patty loves John deeply, but he seems lost to her. Plagued by jealousy, she seeks strength in memories: their whirlwind courtship, the poems John wrote for her, their shared affinity for the land. But as John descends further into delusion, hope seems to be fading. Will she ever be able to conquer her own anger and hurt, and reconcile with this man she now barely knows?

Doesn't that sound good!

Judith was lovely, and seemed genuinely delighted to be asked countless questions by the modest but enthusiastic audience that came to meet her. I am really looking forward to relaxing with my signed copy of Judith's new book!

Have a great weekend everyone, and also 'happy Mother's day' for tomorrow if you are celebrating in your part of the world!

Don't you just love digi's!

You know how it is... you make a card and then spoil it when your hand slips as you stamp the sentiment!

I said 'drat' and 'bother' a few times over today's cards. However, I decided to go ahead and post them simply because I like the images and want to spread the news about the work of two very talented illustrators.

This first card is such a fun image.

I love this little girl in her crazy cat hat!

And don't you just love that cat????

This little piece of wonderfulness comes courtesy of Kim Toohey. I went digi-hunting over on Etsy and was delighted to find Kim's shop, which is called 'Kimprints'. In addition to a modest selection of very cute digital stamps you will also find some of her stunning artwork.

This little digi is called 'Kitty Cats' and was a bargain at $1.50!

Next, I am sharing a sweet Squiggle Stamps digi by Lauren Beard.

This is from the Lilliputs range over at Squiggle Stamps and is called 'Gifts Galore'

I printed her twice so that I could make two different versions and get a little colouring practice.

Digi-phobes will be glad to discover that the Lilliput images are also available in rubber!
I'm sorry about the quality of the pictures, but the light isn't good here today.

Finally, for anyone who wants to take part in Deborah Nolan's next Card Chain Challenge take a look at this post in which she gives all the details for the March Challenge.

Hope you all have a great weekend. I am at work tomorrow, but am doing something really worthwhile as I'll be helping a group of local 'Looked after Children' pick a selection of books for their home.

Happy crafting everyone!

'Nuts' to nuts!

It's the final day of 'multi-fold' week over at The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge!

O.kay, so I've only added one additional fold but I think this still counts....

I love this cute digital stamp from Squiggle Stamps and thought it would be perfect for a simple concertina card. It's called 'Squirrel Picnic' and although the image is available in rubber, I liked the idea that I could flip and re-size it, so opted for the 'digi' version.

I coloured with Promarkers and then distressed with Versacolour inks.

Love those bees!

Oh so cute...

The gorgeous bee and flower stamps are from Elzybells and have been sitting in my stash for far too long! I carried on the tea theme with yet more Elzybells stamps, and if I say it myself the Versacolour ink (Green tea) looks great against the lime green Bazzils card. The text stamp is the bottom half of a very old friendship definition stamp from Hero Arts.

I set each panel at a slight angle for a touch of whimsy. The words were printed on my PC and again added at a jaunty angle! The idea was for them to look cute, but I am a bit worried that the middle panel has the look of a ransom note! (We are holding your squirrel. Please pay.... etc etc)I really enjoyed making this card, even if it did take all morning!

I'm taking Mom to Wendy's tomorrow so that she can finally spend the voucher that I gave her for Christmas. Wendy has a sale on at the moment so why not check out her website!

Happy crafting everyone, and have a great weekend!