Happy Birthday Karen

What a gloomy Saturday morning we have here today and it's been a bit cooler these last few days. I got a bit spoilt with the lovely hot, sunny days a week or so ago. We keep getting e-mails from friends and family in the UK. Now that's cool!!! I hope they get a white Christmas now. I would feel really cheated having had all this early snow if it didn't play the game fairly and snow for Christmas, wouldn't you? Anyway onto today's post. I have faffed (is that even a word?) about all week trying to come up with a card for our eldest daughter, Karen's birthday. She told me the other week that when she opens her cards from us she likes them but often thinks 'I wish Mum had sent me one like ##### which she has seen on my Blog'. No pressure then!!!LOL. Perhaps because I have felt pretty lousy with my back but I have really struggled to put something together that I am happy with. Finally this morning I finished this which I am reasonably happy with and as time is running out this is the one she is getting. Hope it measures up. Back to my desk to try to tick a few more things off my list. Thanks for looking.

Kate's Christmas Card

Good Morning Everyone and it's a lovely sunny one here in Upper Hutt. Sadly I am still suffering with my back so I don't feel as bright as the morning is. Never mind - feast your eyes on this card which arrived in the mail yesterday. Isn't is just the cutest, bestest card you ever did see? I just love it.  You will see from the post title that it is from Kate (from Sister Act shop). Lots of work because I think she had to position all the elves hersELF (LOL).  Thanks Kate it will have pride of place.  Right I'm off in the shower.  I am going out to lunch with the Nifty Fifty Ladies today so I need to make myself look half decent.  Trouble is I can't bend and so it takes me forever to do anything and my Number 1 helper has gone to play golf today.  He is coming home early to drive me to the restaurant bless him.  He has been so patient with me this week.  Bye and thanks for looking.

The Eyes Have It

Good morning Everyone, I hope you are all well. As you can see this another 'eyes' card. I do love this stamp but I must make myself use some of the others that are on the same sheet. They are all gorgeous but I have only used the eyes thus far. Kinda get hung up on one thing - you know what I mean? I know you all do so it's no use pretending that you don't do that sort of thing!!! The card is for my friend Sue who turns @& today. Happy birthday Sue. Right I'm off into the shower now and then to deliver the card. Bye - I may talk to you again later.

Oh Christmas Tree

Lastly for tonight a couple of piccies of the completed Christmas tree. Both are taken at night but you wouldn't think so would you. The lighter one is taken with the flash activated and the other one is taken on night mode which shows up the light nicely but is a bit blurry because it's hard to hold the camera still for the longer exposure time. Anyway I think it looks lovely in both pics. All our decorations are collected on our overseas travels so it's such a lovely memory jerker when we look at the tree. Right I'm off to try to get comfy in bed - not easy at the moment. 'Night 'night.

Trent's Birthday Cake

Apparantly it's called an Omnitrix!! and it's what our dear wee grandson wanted for his birthday cake this year. He turns 9 tomorrow and we are going up (to Levin) to pick him up from school as a surprise. In fact he thinks that I forgot all about his birthday. He rang me tonight and asked me if I had forgotten something. His Mum and I had jacked it all up that I would pretend to have forgotten. I acted devasted and he was such a sweetie and told me not to worry . . . it didn't matter. I pretended that I would go up at the weekend and see him, so his wee face will light up when he comes out of school and sees us there. I have some party hats etc so we can have some fun together. He is having a sleepover at the weekend with his friends so two parties can't be bad when you're just 9 can it?

More Tilda Cards

Hello Everyone sorry I've been AWOL for a few days but I'm still struggling along with a sore back so I am finding it difficult to work at my desk - just can't get comfy either sitting or standing. I'm off to the Doctors tomorrow so hopefully he will fix me up. In the meantime . . . . today I've mamaged to make these three Tilda cards by doing a bit and then stretching etc. The two blue Tildas are Christmas cards for our daughters and the pink one is for our eldest Granddaughter for Christmas. I'm really enjoying Tilda and my Promarkers which I use to colour her. I've got a couple more pics to Blog so I'll close this one off and say thanks again for taking the time to visit.

Sunday Afternoon

Hi Everyone. I should have thought to post this earlier in the week. These are the cards we made last Sunday afternoon at Diane's Christmas Card Make. I'm sure you'll agree they are all real cute. The second piccie is a cute wee box and a couple of gift cards to fit inside (not for long though because I will almost certainly be using them VERY soon!!) It was a lovely afternoon and special thanks to Diane - especially as she was just starting with a strep throat which has gotten worse as the week has progressed. Hope you feel better soon Diane. Right - I'm off to write Christmas cards!! Harold is putting up the Christmas Tree. He started yesterday but struck a problem with the Fairy Lights. Isn't there a saying something about 'You can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles wet holidays and tangled Christmas lights' Well ours wern't tangled but I have to say he passed with flying colours and now we have WORKING Christmas lights again. Bless him. Have a great day in our beautiful NZ sunshine. If you are in the UK keep warm and stay safe if you have to go out. Talk to you next time and thanks.