Flown by

Yet another week has disappeared when I don't seem to have acoomplished anything much.  Now I know that's not true because I completed, and submitted, my Key Skills section for my Customer Services level 3 NVQ.  And not only that, I had an e-mail from my assessor telling me I had achieved.  I completed 4 staff reports and transferred the details from another 6 into a new format.   I also went to the show for the dance school  I did the costumes for.   It was very good, but given I started work just after 7.30 in the morning and didn't go back home until 11.00pm at night I was extremely tired by the time I got back.    And then I received a text from my eldest asking if I was coming home.  So I replied to say "I am home and I've put the bin out and the recycling boxes and I've made a cup of tea and I'm about to go to bed"

So this morning - Good Friday - I had every intention of spending half the morning in bed.  Unfortunately I was wide awake before 8.00 am so I got up, took my book downstairs and turned on the TV.  Which, somehow managed to turn itself onto Create and Craft.   I fell asleep on the sofa and woke up again just after 12.00. Been all out of sorts since I woke up, and I'm not convinced buying 9 CDs and a cardmaking kit made me feel any better.

But I did get a bit inspired and made a card.

For this I used one of my many (soon to be increased by 9) MCS CDs.   The background and the topper are the same picture, but the background on is smaller and tiled.

And given that I also made a little union flag, using the picture from a free Rowan scarf pattern so I supposed I haven't been as unproductive as I thought.

It's going to be a pincushion

I've got 11 days off now, so hopefully will get lots dones

Laters

xxx

A photo

This is the card I managed to make last night

the start of the day....

It is stupid o'clock on a saturday morning - I struggle to be up and about on a week day at this time so why on earth would i want to be up and about at 7.00am on a saturday.    So I've decided I'm going to go back to sleep for an hour or so, and come bacck and finish this later when I'm a bit more awake

Adventures in Nutwood

For those of you who are avid Create and Craft watchers, you may have seen last week's Pick of the Day - Rupert Bear (no "the" in his name).  I'm supposed to be on a frugality phase, but it doesn't seem to be working.   Sometimes the delivery times from C&C are appalling, but this was fairly good.   I ordered it on Tuesday night and it arrived today (Monday)

So of course, I just had to drop everything and play.

The artwork is taken from the covers of the Rupert Annuals between 1936 and 1950 (so that's 30 images plus extra decoupage bits).   I received a cardmaking pack for making tunnel card books and a CD for tunnel cards (at least that's the tagline, it will probably get adapted).   I used the images from the card pack that I liked the least, so that way I wouldn't mind too much if I wasn't happy with the result.  

I'm ok(ish) with it, but it would have been so much more professional if I had used a paper trimmer (rather than a little scissors), had done it at the table (rather than on my lap) and also had taken my tea things out to the kitchen (rather than leave the curry plate nearby).   Plus I should have double checked the folds before I stuck things on them, but that's only really bugging me because in reality it doesn't look too skewiff.

So here it is

I love the effect so I will be much more careful with the next one.

More stuff tomorrow

xxx

A giveaway

Hi folks - Gill is giving away a CD.

 And here is where you can find the details.  The more the merrier.   Good luck xxx

a knitted flag

I've just finished knitting the front of a cushion cover which I believe is going to be a sample on the telly!!!  

It needs to be blocked - never done that so let's hope I don't ruin it.   I need to find instructions on the best way to do it.  The yarn used is Aran weight - 40% wool, 60% Acrylic.   I just managed to finish the front with one 100g ball.

Catch you later folks

xxx

migraine - how inconvenient

As you can probably tell from the title of this  post, I've had a migraine.  I've slept the whole day away, sent my son out for tablets, and then slept some more.   But now I feel much better and am doing some knitting.  Along with 2 scarves, I am also knitting a sample for Create and Craft - maybe one day fame will come knocking.

I have also finished another part of the dance costumes - I will be going to the show, so hopefully will be able to take some photos of the costumes in action.

i didn't make the leotard, but I did add the frills, or, as I like to call them - fruffles.

But for now, back to the knitting and a cup of tea.  No chocolate and wine for me tonight because I have a feeling they could well be the culprits for today.

xxx