GOOD MORNING...

A very good morning to all you lovelies out there in blogland... hope your weather is a bit like mine today... yes there may well be a nip in the air but at least there is a little sun shining through which is helping to make the house so nice, light & bright, never mind heating it all up... oh I so love days like this.

Well I didn't manage to make anything last night as I decided to try & get the old brain cells functioning again... it's been very difficult to concentrate this week so I hadn't managed to get any studying done... alas... last night I managed to screw the old brain back in place a little & squeezed in a few hours with the old Psychology study... don't want to fall behind... especially when the course has just started.

It may well have done me the world of good too as I've just had the best nights sleep... even though I was sat upright... believe it or not... I managed to get about 6 hours all in... amazing!!!

Just been online & put through my weekly shopping order to Tesco... I used this system last week as I'm locked in the house.... and boy was it fabulous. Delivery driver brought it straight into the kitchen, helped Rob to unpack it & even took away my old carrier bags... what a first class service they provide.

I'm also hoping that Mr Postie may arrive today as I placed an order with QVC during the week & it was dispatched yesterday... wishful thinking I'm sure as it probably won't arrive until Monday... but hey ho I can only live in hope for today...

Well I guess it's time to sign off now... get cleaned up & see what my old brain can come up with on the card front today... I also have a sympathy card to make... hard enough at the best of times but when there is no mojo in play... it will probably take me all day to come up with a design for this one...

Back to see you all again a little later

Happy crafting

Lorraine

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What a stunning card I received

Now if this is not what you call a truly professional handmade card that is simply stunning to the eye then I don't know what is...

I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened this little beauty & believe you me... my picture does it no justice... this is truly perfection.

Who is the sender of such a gorgeous creation... none other than Kim Piggott.... oh yes... now you all know why it is so stunning don't you.... I'm just so proud to have been the recipient of this little beauty which now has pride of place on my mantle for all my visitors to see.

Happy crafting

Lorraine

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THE SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE

WOOHOO...... Not perfect yet I know but I'm managing to find my way around the picture cropping issue a little so hopefully things will get back to normal over the next few days... as they say... practice makes perfect...

Well it's another basic card from me again, but some form of card is better than no card at all... right...

This one is for the challenge over at The Sugar Bowl where there is a wonderful sketch to work with & the theme being Thanks.... be it thanking someone or giving thanks....

Papers I used are all K&Co... some were distressed & inked a little whilst others were left alone... just so they were a little different.

Image was coloured using ColorBox inks.

Sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

Ribbon, flowers & gems from stash.

Let's hope that by the time next week comes my old mojo starts to rejuvenate itself & I can perhaps stretch myself to something a little more involved, but for now, I'm just happy to be crafting again.

Hugs

Lorraine

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PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE

Morning folks... I've finally managed to make a wee card...

Apologies in advance for the state of the pictures but since my computer was repaired I haven't been able to sort out my editing yet but hey ho... better with a crap picture than no picture at all.

This little card is for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge. Well I wanted to start off easy again & decided that this was a good place to start as I was open to use any elements I wanted so I could keep it simple for myself.

Here I have used some beautiful papers from K&Co, ribbon from my stash and the owl image, sentiment & card candy are all from Craftwork Cards.

To colour my owl I simply used a Koi water brush along with some ColorBox inks.

Well hopefully this is the start of me getting back to normal again... thank you so much for all your lovely well wishes & I am happy to say that although progress is slow... I am starting to feel better now... worse part of it is still the having to sleep in an upright position but I'll survive...

Happy crafting hugs to all

Lorraine

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A wee update

Hi folks just a brief note to let you know that my meds are kicking in well & there is some improvement to be seen in me... nothing drastic but at least I'm heading in the right direction.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments & emails... they are much appreciated & have helped cheer me up over the last few days.

Just keeping fingers crossed that I will be back to normal soon.

Happy spooky Halloween.

Hugs

Lorraine xxx

DOCTORS DIAGNOSIS....NOT GOOD....

Well you know if it weren't for my bad luck, I've have no luck at all... here's a prime example...

Apparently the back pain appearing when Smithy jumped on me was nothing more than a coincidence...

Well I've been to the doctors & hospital this week for some chest x-rays & am now on a pile of heavy medication.... doctors diagnosis... are you ready for it... I've got PNEUMONIA !!!!

Needless to say I am doped up most of the time with anti-biotics & pain killers whilst I must rest as much as possible to assist my recovery.... I am not allowed to lie down for a minimum of 2 weeks so sleeping has to be done in an upright position (which is not very comfortable may I add) and hopefully once the medication gets into my system at least the coughing & pain will ease up a little.

Hence, I will try to pop on & off when I can but if I'm missing for a few days then you know why.

Right I'm off to take some more yummy tablets now & hope you all have a great day.

Hugs

Lorraine

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Done my back in.....

Sorry I haven't been posting at all but unfortunately this is the first I've been able to get to the computer...

I had an absolute catastrophy occurred on Friday night whereby my kitty decided to jump on me whilst I was sleeping... giving me the shock of my life.... and what happened... I jerked & done all the right hand side of my back in... very painful indeed.

Well I got doped up to the eyeballs etc & finally made it to the SECC around 10am ready to give it my best shot for the day... I thought that I could manage with the pain medication... but alas that was not to be the case.

Instead I ended up in a very embarassing situation where I was gunning for the toilet so quickly as I was ready to vomit everywhere... oh yeah... it is embarassing let me tell you...

One stall holder very kindly gave me some baby wipes to help clean myself up & sadly I had to call it a day early as there was no way I could continue working.

Well I've been in agony since but thankfully it seems to have eased up just slightly over the last hour so I'm hoping I'm on the road to recovery now.

Anyway, fingers crossed it won't be too long before I'm burning on all cylinders again.

Hugs to you all

Lorraine

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IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE SECC

What a lovely day I had today at the SECC.... managed to meet up with my bloggy buddies & have a look around all the stands... only bought a few things right enough.

However... the biggest surprise of the day was when I received a message asking me if I would like to demo... what a silly question to ask me... would rather be working the show any day of the week... I'm going to be covering someone for definate tomorrow & there is a 99.9% chance it will also be on Saturday & Sunday.

So... if you are visiting the SECC please pop along & see me on the "Samuel Taylor" stand as I would love to meet all of you.

Big hugs for now & huge thanks to everyone I've spent time with today as I've had a fab day.

Lorraine

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A DAY AWAY....

Yippee.... I'm off to the SECC today along with my dear buddy Gayle & then around lunch time we are having a meeting of the craft buddies so we can have a good old natter & catch up with what all is going on in everyone's life...

Hope that you all have a lovely day too in the land of blog...

Hugs

Lorraine

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MR POSTIE ARRIVED TODAY.....

I'm so excited today as on Sunday I signed up to The Open University to start studying Psychology & Mr Postie arrived today with my stuff...

Immediately I ripped the box open & in I dived... got so carried away with it all that I have spent 6 hours looking through everything & have already had a look through the first 2 weeks work... fantastic if this keeps up....

Now I have taken a pic but since my computer was in for repair last week I've lost my camera details so I'm gonna have to reload all the software for it... fingers crossed I may get it done tonight.

Well hubby has just arrived home from work so best get myself downstairs & put his dinner on a plate...

Hugs to you all

Lorraine

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TODAY.....

Like a lot of people during this mad credit crunch I have had very little spare time on my hands to fit in much crafting as I've been helping Rob a lot with his business, but thankfully today I'm stuck at home waiting on a delivery that can arrive anytime up until 7pm tonight....

Fortunately this means that I can set about some much required cleaning in the old craft room & yippee.... I can make a card or two.... at last...

Back with you all later

Hugs

Lorraine

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SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS... NEED YOUR HELP

Now I know that many of you are extremely generous when it comes to helping support our soldiers with sending them loads of lovely handmade cards for them to send home to their family & friends.

However... a new request has just come from Save Our Soldiers... they are asking if it is possible for people here in the UK to send Christmas cards out to our troops.... I.e. sign the actual card with your own name... this time we are supporting them by showing we are thinking of them at Christmas...

Obviously some of the troops only have a small circle of family & friends so it would be nice for them to receive some Christmas cheer from complete strangers.

If you feel you can help... here's what to do...

1. Make your card & sign it from yourself

2. Drop me an email & I will give you my address

3. Post your card in an envelope to me & I will ensure they reach the troops...

Many thanks in advance to all those who decide to participate.

Hugs

Lorraine

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I'm back online...

Thank heavens for that... unfortunately my computer died a sudden death on me mid afternoon on Thursday... thankfully Rob has a super duper guy who managed to take a look at it for me yesterday & even though I truly thought that I had lost everything... these miracles workers managed to save everything for me.

I won't tell you what caused the problem in the first instance as it's just far too embarassing... let's put it this way.... I was a silly silly girl.... dim witted infact...

Alas I am now heading into the office with Rob to put in a good few hours work, but will try to get back later with a little something now that I'm back online...

Hugs

Lorraine

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