Guess what....another competiton entry!

Messed around in Serif Craft Artist again for this page/card front.

Its cute, but not overly saccharin. 

I tried using textures this time, on the stars and butterflies. You can only just see it, but it makes them stand out just a little bit :)

Image and sentiment are from imagine that!, The set is called "Mailbox Kitties", and comes with three different sentiments, and coloured/uncoloured main image.

Competition entry....

I definitely feel I'm getting the hang of this digital scrapbook malarkey.

My entry for the competition being hosted by imaginethatdigistamp.

The images and papers are from the "Football Humphrey" digiset from the imagine that shop.

The frame is from a digikit from Daisytrail, and it was all skillfully (HA) put together on Serifs Craft Artist 2 Pro.

M.I.A

Yeah, so I've been a bit quiet on the blog front for a while now.

I've had to deal with some major stress, and its finally starting to look like its going better now...yaaay me!

The knitting is going very well, although all the work I did over the holidays has made my barely there carpal tunnel flare right up. I've bought a splint, and am doing stretchy type things, hoping I'm not going to need to go under the knife *yick*

Colouring and card making.....hmmm....

Pretty much non existant at the moment. I have been trying out digital colouring on my spanking new tablet that the hairy one got me for chrimbo. I must have been a very good girl 0:o)

Went and saw the not so mini me's and dropped in on my lovely cousin, all without revealing the plan, all 600 odd mile round trip of it!

Aaand, now it looks like El hairy has given me the lurgy.........

Jingle Balls........

I have come to the conclusion that "xmas" is a mass consumption, over hyped, consumer driven fiasco....

That being said, I do like making Christmas cards, usually...

This year, meh. I've had no desire to do anything christmassy, have been getting very bah humbug. 

I blame the meds....

I did make a digicard for the Imagine That! Progressive challenge.

Its a very basic background to emphasize the "JOY" image.

Its sorta quirky, but I like it.

And the winner for latest entry is.....

I've definitely beat my record this time.... a whole 17 hours before deadline!!!

One of these days, I will sort myself out a day at the start of the month to do my competition entries.....

maybe......

A digital entry this time. I've been so bogged down with orders and health issues, I've barely had time to visit the bathroom, let alone make cards!!

Admins, I hope a digital entry is OK?

Jar of sweets image supplied by Imagine That!

Background and embellishments by Daisy Trail

Hopefully I will be back in fighting form for next months challenge :)

Competition entries

Well, I managed to do this months a whole TWO DAYS before the deadline!!!!!

As usual, Competition is run by imagine that. 

Theme this month was "Lets Squash cancer"
The image was coloured using Promarkers, and the background papers were from etsy.com

I still have a few images to do before the end of the month, so tomorrow is going to be a busy day :)

Life goes on.....

I haz been having a life! 

After being a bit antisocial and hermit like for a few years, I am actually going out of the house and meeting real people, on a regular occurrence! Yeah, strange....

I have a knit and natter gathering on a Wednesday and Thursday. Knitting, surrounded by books in the library, with a coffee supplying cafe within spitting distance, what could be better :)

And "pain management" group on a Friday.  It's useless. honestly.  I have to go as part of my treatment for my various ailments, or the specialist will stop seeing me.

This course, and the accompanying "workbook" is a waste of my time. Two and a half hours of  "pain specialists" blathering on about all the stuff you should be doing, when its blatantly obvious they have never experienced any chronic or long term pain. All whilst being sat on the most uncomfortable chairs ever, pointing out to the people in charge that these are terrible chairs, and 2 weeks later, guess what...? Yeah, still got the painfully uncomfortable chairs.

Apparently, I am meant to pace myself in doing stuff, and not run around like a blue arsed fly getting everything done when I'm feeling OK.  So how and when am I meant to get stuff done???

Oh, I had my big toenail removed last week.....

OUCH!!!

It;s a bit manky at the moment, but anything would be if a caustic solution was used on it.

The nurse was bemused, as I was asking more questions than the student who was in lol.

I've not dropped anything on it, yet..........