Pink Gem Designs Challenge

Hiya Girls,



Hand is doing OK, so much so I am having a go at Pink Gem Designs Challenge on their blog.I have never had a go at a blog challenge in my life, but have just got some of Pink Gem Designs stamps as they are so cute !! I love this donkey as he is so different. I gave him a birthday wish in the form of his own carrot tree !! The tree and carrots are hand drawn by me and then used some little flower stamps to make up the scene. The little bird is also a Pink Gem Design stamp off one of their other stamps.

Hiya Girls,

Had my Carpel Tunnel op on Monday. Had to be at the hospital for 7-30 and had my op at 8 which took altogether an hour, but was home at 10 !!

When I arrived the day surgrey unit wasn`t open so had to wait in the hall. Was then delt with by an older nurse who whispered all the time even seeing I wear two hearing aids, nobody took any notice of my hearing aids. It is a good thing I can hear very well with them, except the whispering nurse. Heard of the "Dog whisper, Horse whisper, but not the Nurse whisper " !! Anyway op was fine and even the injections didn`t hurt or sting even though Mr Hayward said they would. Was given a nice cup of tea and bun afterwards because I had been a very good girl.....Thank god it is over and as you can see it is swallon and very stiff, but again thankfully not painfull. Have the stitches out on 2nd of Feb. Had to change the dressing today which is too small, but today I can use the hand a bit. Will be able to do some crafting even though I can`t wipe my bum !!

You learn something every day and this has made me think about my friend Ann who is no longer with us. She had alot wrong with her and then had a stroke on top of everything else so lost the use of her right side. I now know how much she must of struggled with daily life...........

Snowy pictures taken today from back door, bedroom window and front door !!




HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY CRAFTY FRIENDS !!

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I have had a fab holiday and break from work. It was made on Christmas day with a surprise visit I made to Grace one of my ladies on Christmas morning. She gets very down at christmas because it was her wedding anniversary on christmas eve and she no longer has her hubby. Grace is 92 and loves my dogs who have to come with me every week while I do her hair. She was so trilled to see us and said it was the best christmas she had had. Grace has had a very hard life and not always a happy one. It made her day and mine.

Today we are snowed in, so please have a thought for any eldly friends or neighbours if you can. A visit and a hot cup of tea might make all the difference to them.

Keep warm and cosy!!

Who can`t make cards then ........

Way to go CHRISTINA !! All three cards and a double page layout in " Creative Cardmaking" mag !!

Anyone who doesn`t know, Christina is the owner of A Maze of Memories craft centre and was asked to summit 3 cards to creative cardmaking mag not knowing if any would appear in the mag. So congrats to you !!

PS If you click on the photos it will enlarge them.

God time does fly when your having fun !!!! Been busy making things for the stall I had today at Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. It is a lovely day out as I get to meet alot of lovely people and dogs and make money at the same time !! Today I made £208 which is a very good start towards my Cricut !! My present to me !! Thats as long as another bill doesn`t come along as they do.......here`s just a few photos of my crafty makes on my stall.

Went and had fun at AMOM today in doing a scrapbook page called "Four Letter Word" Now my four letter word was "Sh*t" as that is what my dogs are standing on !! But decided to tone it down a bit so called it "Muck"

Loved doing this page as as we ripped and teared and embossed and sanded back, really wished I hadn`t decided to wear black today.......

AUCTION !! AUCTION !! AUCTION !!


Please pop over too http://guineapighaven.forumotion.net/index.htm as Lisa and Anne are holding an auction to raise funds for Crawley Guinea Pig Rescue. There are lots of lovely things to bid on and I have 11 Christmas Guinea Pig Cards up for grabs !! I`m sure you will find something to bid on !!


hugs to all Diane xx