A Lovely Award!

Well, I'm back again, this time to thank Sarpreet for my award which she gave to me about two weeks ago now. I'm so sorry for being delayed in accepting it, but now I have some time, I want to thank Sarpreet so much for choosing me.

The rules of this award is to link it to the person who gave this to you and award this to twelve other bloggers. Goodness, this could take some time!

Leonie Pujol

Paula Pascual

Kim Costello

Alexandra Kamann

Christine Dark (check out her digi stamp blog too - I love it!)

Emma Wood - (please do go and have a look at her blog and support the Yorkshire Air ambulance that she is raising money for in her father's memory)

Katy Harrison

Beckie Dreyer

Amanda Stokes

Fabrizio

Melanie Marshall

Katy Godbeer

Well, that took ages, everyone of your blogs are so inspiratonal that it was difficult for me to choose!

Please, go and pay them a visit and leave a lovely comment, it will make their day! And thanks again, Sarpreet!

Love, Clare x

Thank You for My Award!

Well I received a lovely surprise in my inbox over the weekend - and award from Sarpreet! I haven't been on Sarpreet's blog for a while (or any other blogs to be honest, and I can't wait to catch up, hopefully over the Christmas period to see what everyone's been up to!), but there are some gorgeous things on there. I'm following now so i have no excuse to check it out when I have a minute. Thank you Sarpreet for my award, I am honoured!

To accept the award, I am to answer each question with a one word answer, so this should be fun!

Where is you mobile phone?


craft studio

Hair?
Brown

Mother?
home

Father?
Home

Favourite food?
Olives

Dream last night?
didn't

Favourite drink?
coffee

Dream Goal?
peace

What room are you in?
Craft Studio

Your hobby?
Crafting/photography (sorry)

Your fear?
spiders

Where do you want to be in 6 years?
here

Where were you last night?
craft studio! (I live in here, honestly!)

Something you aren't?
Unkind (I hope!)

Muffins?
Blueberry

Wishlist Item?
Zoom lens

Where did you grow up?
Barnsley

Last thing you did?
coffee

What are you wearing?
Tracky bottoms

Your TV?
Off

Your pets?
bonsai tree

Your Friends?
the best!

Your life?
busy

Your mood?
okay

Missing someone?
MJ (forever)

Vehicle?
Toyote Aygo

Something you are not wearing?
nail varnish

Your favourite store?
I have to be impartial, sorry

Your favourite colour?
all except yellow

Last time you laughed?
last night

Your best friend?
Sheila Halliwell

Last time you cried?
Yesterday (miss you forever MJ)

One place you go over and over?
Kitchen

Person who e-mails you regularly?
Facebook!

Favourite place to eat?
Frankie and Benny's

Phew, I think that's it!
Now I have to pass on to 5 blogs I think are tops! Please do go and have a look at their offerings - I love them!

Renee - Stamping for Sanity (love the name of her blog!)

Beckie Dreyer - Life is short - Live it!

Kim Costello - Paperbabe

Jan - Lillypuss Cards

Amanda - Amanda's Paper Palace

Chris - Sketching Stamper

Whoops, that's six! Got carried away, oh well, they're certainly deserved!

Well, that's all for now - thanks for visiting!

Love, Clare x

Some awards for me?

I'm so behind at the moment! And now I'm trying to catch up on everything.

I have been given some wonderful awards from some very kind people of the past couple of weeks and have felt so bad that they bestowed the honour upon me,although I have not as yet pu them on my blog. Well it's time to put that right.

Firstly, I have this lovely award from Mrs. Wonka (AKA Zoe). Thanks so much Zoe! I nominate 5 fantasmagorical blogs to pass this award on to and they are... Katy, Kerry, Beckie, Katy G and Kath. Wear your award with pride!

Secondly I have a wonderous award from Hazel (aka Dido's Designs). It's really lovely hazel, and thanks for your lovely comments, it really means a lot. I pass the honour onto Sheila, Susiesugar, Marcea, Sharon and Sharon Armstrong.

Finally, I received this lovely award from my gorgeous friend Beckie Dreyer! She really got me out of a pickle with helping me for the QVC TSV (more on that later!). Thanks Beckie! I respectfully pass this award to Leonie, Elaine, Christine, Debby and Tabby.

love, Clare x

A Lovely Award!

Hi Everyone!


Phew, having a break from cardmaking for a moment and thought I would come on here for a minute. Let me tell you, I need to have a clear up.There are things everywhere, and glitter, don't get on to me about glitter. Pesky stuff. I love it on projects but not all over every surface in my room. You clean it up and think you have escaped it's grasp, only to find more laughing at you! The same goes for those squares from the back of 3D foam pads. I think they're intent on sending my husband to the Loony Bin. I even found one on his back in bed one morning!

Anyhoo, the real reason for me being here is I have been honoured with another award. Thanks so much Clare (great name BTW!). Check out her blog now!



The rules of accepting this award are:-You have to give it to 5 others and link to those people as well as who gave it to you.Those 5 shall also pass it on to another 5 people. Plus you have to write down 5 things you are addicted too.

Now I've done this before, so I shall try and think of another 5 addictions...

1. My husband David and little boy Joseph (all together now - heave!!)
2. I'm quite partial to a golden syrup sandwich (no butter so the treacle soaks into the bread and goes all hard. Yum.) Can't fathom why I have 30 fillings and am 2 stone over weight!
3. Skypeing my best friend Sheila. I speak to her every day on there, sometimes for 3 hours! David is amazed that we can find that much to talk about, but mostly we're not talking to each other, just crafting together.
4. Coffee. I bet it's running through my veins.
5. buying craft mags. Every month I say to myself - that's it, no more. I never really make anything from them, I just like to look. Then the next month comes around and I end up buying every one - even if I've not liked it for the past 6 months. Well, it might have something nice in it! Must cost me a blummin' fortune!

So that's my addictions... now to the five people.

Katy - Katy's Bloggeroo
Chris - Sketching Stamper
Mrs Wonka - and her crafting factory
Alison - Ali's Stamping Heaven
Kim - Paperbabe

Thanks so much. Off to de-glitter my desk. I could be away for a considerable time. If I'm not back on here tomorrow, call the Crafting Police!

Love, Clare x

A Lovely Award!

Thanks so much Katy for this lovely award that you have bestowed upon me. I feel that it should be me giving you an award for all the help you have given me with the cards for QVC!

The rules for accepting such an award are to give it to five others, who shall give it to five others.. You shall link the one you got it from, and also the ones you give it to:) And let them know. And there is more... You have to write down five things you are addicted to

Well the people that truly deserve this award are:

Sheila: my bezzy mate and partner in crime for QVC prep.

Sharon: Fabbo forum leader at craftbubble and friend

Renee van Stralen : for such an amazing name and blog

Danielle Lounds: The owner of another amazing blog

Kerry Steptoe: Amazing cardmaker extrodinaire

Now my Five addictions are (and some of these will not be a surprise)

1. Card Making (particularly stamping)

2. Blogging and generally surfing the web. What did I do before it was invented?

3. Vanilla Slices (the ones with custard, not cream. Just making sure you know which one I mean, as some areas of the UK call cream slices, vanilla slices. strange, but true.

4. Most Haunted, and anything paranormal.

5. Anything Disney: Just love that blummin' place. Would live there if I could. Cinderella's castle would suit me just fine, although I'd shack up at Mickey Mouse's place in Toon Town if I had to.

Well there you go, didn't take as long as I thought it would!

Lot's of love, Clare x

An Award? For Me...Oh you shouldn't have...Oh go on then!

How lovely, I've been given this lovely award from Beckie Dreyer, one of my Partners in Crime for Do Crafts. Boy, she is one talented Scrapper, and her cards are gorgeous too! So and take a look at her blogaroonie, you'll be inspired to warm up the photo printer in no time!

This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships!These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger's aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement.Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!

Deliver this award to eight blogger's who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award!

My chosen eight are...

Leonie Pujol

Sheila Halliwell

Katy Harrison

Chris Dark

Julie Allain

Jo Dumbleton

Martine

Helena

I'll be back in a minute with a card for my sketch challenge.

Thanks again for the award Beckie,

Love, Clare x