Dropping in to say hi to blogland, using computer at our local Library as we decided to say goodbye to that wonderful (not) institution that is Sky and are sticking with Freeview at the moment becasue, well, its free *lol*
We don't use our phone and nobody rings us *sob story* and the broadband package was free so we decided to stop Sky completely, and just watch 'noraml' tv for a while. (ie till we get bored!) Radical!

Only problem is that I can't upload any photos etc at the moment.

Its like pre war!

feeling blue...

Not much crafting (or anything else) being done as I'm not very well at the moment, Andrew thinks I have a virus, I think if I was a horse I would have been shot a long time ago and the doctor - well he doesn't think anything as I haven't been able to get an appointment with them, have been trying since tuesday morning. I can have a pre booked one for Friday 28th though.......errr let me think......no.

an englishmans home is his castle

Inspired by a card whilst flicking through back issues of Crafty Stamper, I made this card for a colleague at work who is moving.

 

 

 

5x5 brown cardstock

brown packing paper

brown twine

button

Sizzix backing paper

stamped image by The Octopede Factory

alphabet stamps

black Stazon ink

promarkers

 

entering this card into anything with a B @ glitter n sparkle

 

purple murtle of course!

Another card, a different main colour - purple! Couldn't pass this weeks challenge by at Polka Doodles. Murtle would never have let me hear the last of it!! (and by pure coincidence I'm wearing a purple top)

 

5x5 lilac card

white flowers coloured by promarker & acetate pen

purple satin buds

Stamped image & sentiment by DoCrafts in purple Stazon ink

backing paper from Kaisercraft - christmas

purple mirror  board by Creata

embellishments

entered into purple challenge @ polkadoodles

all white?

Suffering from a bad epsiode of Depression this last week, resulting in a panic attack at work (they are so patient with me) and the Negative and tears spewing forth,  I have increased my meds up to try and combat it. I know they are starting to work as I am now feeling rather spaced out. (in a good way!). I should get used to the higher doseage soon.....

To occupy myself I made a card, ironically as the colour associated with Depression is black, I plumped for a challenge using white on white. Sounds simple. It wasn't.

Anyhoo, after two false starts, this is the card I came up with, the topper being part of one of the others I scrapped.

different shades of white card

white tissue paper

dove stamped with black Stazon ink

white embellishments.

 

enetered into white on white challenge @ delicious doodles



Middleton top - middleton moor circular

This walk was again lovely, the weather looked iffy, but the dark clouds just looked menancing and when it was time to picnic, the sun came out. It was only 4 miles, and we picniced back at Middleton Top before we got back to the car. We didn't seem to be walking very long, but looking at the map, it was quite a way! the instructions can be found HERE and its walk 1.
It was quite easy to follow till it got to the buildings of Middleton Mine - they'd all been demolished but it was common sense to which was the 'main' entrance road onto the site which we had to head towards.
Lovely views which you don't get too see if you stay Carsington side/on middleton top trail.

 

the moor was covered in Cowslips, I have never seen sooooooo many.

 

 

 

looking back to the engine house at Middleton Top

 

 

experimental test site....... for fences. Yes, seriously!

 

 

Middleton mine.

 

 

last but not least, we were being watched!

 

 

from here to....... maternity

Have to say, chocolate helps with any pain......... : )

White 5x5 card blank

Bugaboo 'back pain' digi/sentiment

Teddy Bo & Co back paper

Creata Dark mirror card

embellishments from stash.

promarkers

 

entered card into mono - mainly one colour challenge @ nutcrafters