Surprise!! I'm Still Here

LOL I bet some of you thought you might never see me again (I did wonder myself to be honest) The summer season is taking its toll on me again, along with life which I think is out to get me sometimes, I haven't had a chance to make or blog anything, but a new release at

http://www.the-papernest.com/

lured me back into action! Absolutely everything that could go wrong did, including my not used for so long glue gel going all runny and showing through the image right on the face! I was up until the early hours colouring another image then this morning the camera battery was dead. I think someone is trying to tell me something!!

Anyway long overdue but finally here is my creation for the fabulous Zodiac release 

 I got Virgo which is quite fitting cos that's what I am (well according to some I am and others I'm a Leo as I'm on the change over day)

I decided to make an Origami gift box, I'm sorry I can't remember where the instructions came from, only that I googled it and found it. Made from 2 12x12 scrapbook papers and the lid is all furry and very tactile!

The bow is using the amazing ribbon from Stampin' Up! which is just awesome, I have several colours and I wish I'd bought them all.

Head over to 

http://www.the-papernest.com/

to see all the new release and what the talented team have done with them, there are prizes to be won and all sorts of fun.

Right that's it from me, I'm not going to promise I'll be back soon as this glorious weather is keeping us busy at the seaside and I can't keep up with life in general but I do hope to keep making the odd appearance!!

Love 'n' Hugs and enjoy your summer

Laurie xx

MAWTT Winner & The Papernest DT

Well hello strangers, I went and got myself in a right old tizzy with my computer and blogging! I finally got a new computer but as of yet I don't know if all my files (including my digi images and everyone's email addresses) can be rescued from my old one! I should know by Friday. I had to get a new email address as mine wasn't working and to be honest I was (and still am) totally fed up of the whole thing. I should have posted this card on June 30th and I should have announced the winner of all the people who commented on my MAWTT birthday post before now too! 

So better late than never I hope.

The winner chosen at random from my comments is

Kathleen

If you let me have your address I'll get your prize off to you ASAP

You can email me on my new address  HERE

Now the card that is so late I've got a nerve even posting it!!!

I had to make myself a new watermark and for the life of me I can't remember how I did the other one, this one is a bit tricky to maneuver!! It looks the same so hey ho.

Papers are Maja and the cute Paper Nest image is coloured with copics. An assortment of die cuts and a few flowers.

Check out the Paper Nest Dolls website

http://www.the-papernest.com/

 

That's it from me, short and sweet, goodness knows when I'll be back but I hope it won't be too long!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

AT LAST!!!

Am I going to kill my son or what! He decided he needed fibre optic broadband for his gaming and now my computer is not online!!! The whole shebang had to be rewired and my little computer is not up to the job so I've ordered a cable that should be here tomorrow and hopefully I will be active again. I'm using someone else's cable to post this lol

I'm so late with everything again, sometimes I don't know why I bother. Life is not going to plan this year. I did have a fabulous day at Sir Stampalot on Friday with some great mates and I made some new ones. Louise, who took the class was awesome!!! I love what we made, though true to form mine isn't finished!!!

Any way enough with the chit chat I'm already so late with this.

How much do I love this little stamp? 

Little Miss Hollywood

She's so cute she will have to have another outing soon. 

There's a new challenge that started today at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and once again this was my DT card at

PAPER NEST DOLLS

Which I'm sorry didn't make it up on my allotted day, and this is me trying to do better!!

I'm just going to post it now and cut out the drivel! I'll be back to add her to some challenges later

Thanks for sticking with me

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

Late for Diva's and the Paper Nest DT

Oh my goodness am I in trouble! Why can't I get my head back into making stuff and blogging? I really thought by now I'd be back in the swing of things but there are just not enough hours in my days anymore!! I am totally late for the new challenge that started at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

on Wednesday  so I thought I'd combine two and use my

PAPER NEST DOLLS

DT card to tell you about both events

The Theme over at Diva's is

In The Pink 

so that's nice and easy for us all and these gorgeous Paper Nest Dolls are such little darlings to colour, so easy to work with and too cute taboot!!!

The lush papers are Maja Design and I love my star hatpins that I've used again.

Head over to 

http://www.the-papernest.com/

To check out all the fabulous rubber stamps on offer

and lots of inspiration from the DT

and don't forget to check out Diva's to see what fab prize is on offer this week along with some beautiful makes from my Teammies

I really am sorry I've not been around

I hope I can get back to normality soon!!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges.....

Beautiful Borders @ Totally PaperCrafts

Hello again, I'm back with my 2nd post in 2 days. So far so good with keeping up lol, it used to take me a week to make one card!! I am working hard to stay ahead as I will be working soon and my time crafting will be short. 

If all  goes to plan I'm actually on my way to my Mum's for the night ready to get an early start at the NEC craft show in the morning (Mum lives 20 miles away, I live 120 miles away!) Hopefully I'm meeting Pam, Debs, Claire & Sharon and maybe some more lovely crafters. Let me know if you're going, I'd love to meet you!

Today it's time for a new challenge at

Totally Papercrafts

and this week my lovely friend Wendy is hosting, she has chose the theme

Beautiful Borders

I have so many borders but decided to use my first and still favourite lace Doo Hickey die.

The image is Fortune Teller Ellie, one of a fabulous new release from the 

Paper Nest Dolls 

and the lovely owner/artist Christine emailed to ask me if I would like to  GD for her and make something with them, of course I jumped at the opportunity and as I'm flying off on holiday next week and time is short I've combined the 2 tasks today. The papers are (again I hear you moan) from a Maja paper pad, I'm not sure which one. Flowers from everywhere!!

 So.......head over to the totally Papercrafts challenge blog for all the details on this weeks challenge, the prize on offer to win the winner and some beautiful border inspiration from my talented teammies, then head over to the Paper Nest Dolls to check out the cutest little characters available.

That's all from me today, thank you for stopping by

and for any comments you may leave

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges.....