Cold Frosty Monday Morning

These are just afew i made on friday evening ,before starting to clearout craft room.

below pink black tag card ,above somemore forever friends.hope you like

Well good morning fellow crafters.Awoke this am to white outside first off thought it snowed....i wish lol,but no just thick white frost here on Norfolk/Suffolk border.So it's a little parky to say the least .

Wellsaturday i started to clear out the craft room and really in the mood that was until unexpected visitors arrived...Now have to finish it off get sorted before wednesday.As having craft day with friends as having stall at a fair on 6th December.At the moment cant get in as boxes everywherebags rubbish ,but did manage to find bits id forgot i had,so never know might just unearth more crafty goods id forgotten about .Maybe a cricket.......lol nope didnt have one to start with lol.

Secondly must remember theres some lovely BLOG CANDY UP FOR GRABS until 17thNovember so get in fast .http://pinkgemdesigns.blogspot.com/ At pink gem designs they have some great new stamps and are offering 2 in this mini blogg candy.While your there take alook at the blogg they have soooooo many cute stamps.

I did find time to do a few more cards for xmas still got long way to go before i finish my personnel xmas cards but hopefully get there.

Some more of my crafting creations

The vintage girl was i think from some freebies from magazine. The westie and post box well these stamps are from CLAIRES and are adorable .(not from the claires my daughters can't go past without going in....lol) but http://www.littleclaire.co.uk.go take alook you will fall in love and reasonably priced too.

The pudding one i adore such easy simple card well for me at the time........

These are some of the cards ive been making and entering.When i eventually founs some energy after my recent illness i found i had crafters block!!!I found at first started with some quickie cards.these precious moments i just adore.

Ive won some blogg candy

Oh my ive won 2 awards and to top it all ive won some lovely blogg candy from Olga please check out her blogg http://saturdaysecrets.blogspot.com/ it's worth alook at some of her lovely creative ideas.
thanks again,can't wait to use .
judex

Well im gobsmacked!!!

Well i have found out today i have won 2 awards ....well the first was from Maxine thankyou Maxinehttp://maxines-arts-and-crafts.blogspot.com/

1. The winner may put this award on their blog

2. Put a link to the person who sent this award to you

3. Nominate 5 blogs

4. Put links to their blogs

5. Leave a message for your nominees

Choose only 5 bloggs.

so the people ive choosen to receive this award are.

1.Olga

2.Katie http://orchardcraft.blogspot.com/

3.Max http://maxscraftcreations.blogspot.com/

4.Tracey http://www.craftytracysstampingcorner.blogspot.com/

5.Anne http://craftworkblog.blogspot.com/

Pop over and see these stamps

To http://kadoodlestamps.wordpress.com/ where they are giving away some great blogg candy !!!youve only got aweek to add your name ,as each week is different .This week is James & Holly stamp.....so don't delay pop over today!!

Great start to the week

Sophie got ready for school this am to be told when she got to bus stop.No School as they have burst water main!So my youngest wanted day off i give her 10/10 for trying !
Well we live in a village and i hate it ever since ive been ill the rumours and thing said to my girls just unbelieveable which i hate as i know they wouldnt say to my face.Just now waving of chloe as she goes to school happy as her sister is taking her ,due to her not being in today.The lady across the road i heard say i loud voice oh she cant be bothered to get dressed take her daughter to school again so lazy!!!I had to hold myself back from having ago as the girls where there .they have enough to put up with me being ill yes i surpose does look like im lazy but they do know why just ignorante and if they new the effects it has on your life maybe a bit more sympathetic.But themn she hasnt got a life so she has to interfere in everyone elses in the village !
CFS/ME & Fibromyalgia has different ways that it effects peoples life's, eveyone is different. I suffer from chronic widespread pain, Migraine, Irritable bladder, depression,unable to control body temperature ,hot flushes, short term and long term memory loss this is what i call "BRAIN FOG", weakness in limbs,frequent falls due to joints give way.I also fall asleep at the drop of a hat many times put toast in fell sleep woke to alarm going off ,or dropped coffee on me as gone with cup in hand.

CFS/ME Fatigue at the moment i sleep 20 hrs aday less than i did acouple weeks ago ,unfortunately i had some medication which made me stay awake ,but had to give up as the side effects were serious and Papworth wouldn't let me carry on .So im back to where i was in 2006 when diagnosed.I am pacing myself as this is what has been advised by julia who looks after me at my Me clinic.Which is hard as i was taking it easy during the week saving myself for weekend to spend with the family. As that's one thing i get depressed about my girls and o/h as it must be hard on them.But no i was doing it wrong as they say i was "boom & bust"So with the help of them i am hopefully getting into routine and slowly getting there.
So it's not an easy life to live especially when i was very active senior nurse in A&E,and always on the go.But doesnt help when you have people making remarks to my children or infront of them loud enough for them to hear! Expressing their views,As it does upset the girls ,and they do a wonderfull job as my carers as well as my husband without them my life will be even harder.When i hear people comment on something they don't no anything about it annoys me .!
So i think people who dont know anything about my illness should keep there mouth shut!keep there views to there self!!!
Sorry but this does get my back up as if i don't suffer enough guilt!so if i am in my pj's ,or sleeping in the day there's obvious reason for it !!!1sorry it has really got my back up and annoyed me ,how i bit my tongue i will never know,but wouldnt but my girls through that anytime not just before school.I will see her when she leasts expect it!!1
Well Monday can only get better.
judex

GOOD MORNING MONDAY

" Let It Snow" Album Back Page of Album

flap lifts up on this page to reveal place for photo.

Vellum envelope to hold tags & journalling (above photo)

Photo to right is front cover of album showing extra pages and tags that are included.

Well rather damp , dissmel although can see peek blue sky on this monday morning when my girls return to school after having week off(yeha!)I hope you all had good weekend and great Halloween ,we were up and down like yo yo's 30 callers later finally at 8.45pm that was it,we have now got more sweets than tesco's have on the shelves....lol

This week i plan to get some more catch up time to finish some of my cards and albums i had started few weeks ago.I have at last finished the "Let It Snow Album "which doesnt look too bad.Hope you all like it would love your comments on this.

Yesterday started some painting images for cards with those lovely cosmic shimmers i have fell in love with them shall add once ive finished the cards.

Happy Monday hopefully you will all have great week and stress free.

thanks for looking .Blogg candy coming soon so keep watch as my blogg has gone past 2500 views.

Thanks to everyone for all your lovely comments and if you pass by say hi love to know where your from?

judexxxx

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Well another week nearer to christmas just thought id like to wish you all a
HAPPY HALLOWEEN........ENJOY YOUR DAY !
Love Judexxx

More Blogg Candy

Well another week over nearly my youngest has broken up for half term today doesnt seem that long since they were starting back from summer.

Just had to tell you all go have peep at this blogg candy on offer ,she's just hit her first 1000 hits so well excited so go take a peek.As they say you gotta be in it to win it !

http://saturdaysecrets.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-first-blog-candy.html

Good Morning

Well another week near to christmas and i must get on as i have so many projects to get finished ,including a few on trimcraft,as well as my own family christmas cards.Which i fell behind on whilst i was ill.
Now i have a craft fair on 6th December so will have to get my act together,my friends Yawn,& Chelsie are going to have 2 tables with cards,american homemade treats and gift boxes for christmas so should be good day had by all.Will have to start to prepare for that so want to get all other projects out the way .
Before i bid you have agood MONDAY .
POP OVER SEE Linda's blogg candy gotta be fast i came across her blogg at the weekend worth alook ,blogg candy ends today 20th so be quick you gotta be in it to win it!http://purelystamping.blogspot.com/
Have a Happy Monday, May your creative inspiration flow!
judex
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Christmas Paper Bag albums

This has to be my fav of allt he albums ive made this christmas so far lovely dovey decoupage couple in globe with mistletoe and prima flowers and aray of christmas ribbons

Album 2 Let it snow ..... so cute die cut snowballing teddy on ice embellished with a ray of various

blue shades of ribbons

Album 3 .This is the teddy die cut with presents.prima flowers and aray of chrsistmas ribbons all albums have 12pages including front and back.

These are some christmas paper bag albums i have done for challenges and swaps on trimcraft ,craft queens forum .

Hope you like them!

Pricilla's blogg candy

Oh my go take alook at this lovely blogg and she has just reached 1000 hits and has some great blogg candy up for grabs,stamped images ,brads and oh so much more .you gotta be in it to win it !
http://skraptaculardesigns.blogspot.com/
judex

Christmas Wrapping Paper

Well ive had so many requests for the christmas wrapping paper ,and it's so easy makes lovely alternative to the normal wrapping paper that well i find rips so easily.
Iuse recycled roll brown paper ,all i do is stamp with christmas stamps ,emboss,glitter and great alternative add prima flower,even home made tag and ribbon bow.It's different looks great and doesn't rip and saves money as you can pick up large roll from whsmith for 2.00 lasts ages cut decorate to the size of your parcel,
good luck happy crafting!will add pics soon of papers ive already done.
judex

GOOD MORNING AND THE WINNER IS.....

Well at long last i hear you say !!!Well im so sorry this is so later than planned due to this stinking flu virus that then went to pneumonia.Im still not 100% but getting there slowly .I am so behind on craft projects i will have to get myself sorted.Ihave at least got a few more cards to make for christmas but WHEY HEY ......ive finished my christmas shopping!!!!!YIPEEEEEE.all done just needs wrapping im so chuffed as i usually have it by end august .So now gotta just print somemore wrapping paper.
DRUM ROLLLLLLLLLLL...........
THE WINNER IS ......congratulations ......
INGER MARIE ,have left message on your blogg please get in contact will get these rubber stamps off to you ....
Whilst ive been away my blogg has nearly reached 3000 so im gonna have a christmas blogg coming in next 2 weeks so keep watching!!!
have a great day thanks to all who entered.
judex

Blogg candy extended ,So sorry not been around

Well i am so sorry to all that are or have been waiting for the blogg candy draw,this has not taken place ,i have been so poorly this is the first chance i have had to come on here.My eldest daughter deceided to share her cold virus with us !!!Omg i have and still am poorly ive had it over 2 weeks deceided to go see gp.You know you cant win !when i have been before they say oh viral infection just get out your system,not this time i went on the works ant-b's,steriods,inhalers as mine had gone to pneumonia,got told off leaving it so long .Can't do right for doing wrong ,but was told that one of viral infections can turn to pneumonia so beware have a coldor flu more 7days go see gp.I have lost my voice for 4 days just now got a croak so been very Quiet!!!With my Me/Cfs & Fibro it has just hit my immune system so bad .
so i am extending the blogg candy for a while longer until i have energy to put the names in hat and draw .
Im hoping that by 19th October i will be well so am etending it till then gives you extra peeps time to join in.
take care keep warm thanks for all the well wishes and cards
love hugs judex

Ooh-la -la creations challenge

Well i found the time to do some challenges this one is black ,white and one other colour which mine is pink!to make the boys wink!lol

this is one of my christmas cards for 2008

Morning on this lovely summers day! in september...

Well i have been busy making paper bag albums for swaps ,challenges ,so i am getting into the christmas mood .All though i need to crack on with my prezzie list as soon be October then it just seems to fly by.
Well only a few more days left until the BLOGG CANDY is drawn 29th so please scroll down and you will see the candy up for grabs and leave your comment and link that way you will be in it to win it.
Also check vikki's blogg out she has some lovely blogg candy up for grabs K&co Papers being one of them we all love those so pop on over this is the link.http://vixx-a-craftin.blogspot.com/

good luck well must get on with my jobs and my crafting as my boiler broke so having new boiler installed soon,i wnat to get some items finished before the muck starts!lol
keep happy and get crafting
judex

More Xmas Cards DCWV Papers

This card i have made for my friends in USA,again fell in love with the little girl this again is decoupage,and the embosses sticker is gorgeous ,photo doesnt do justice.The other card is for my daughter loves pink and anything cute.. Last but not least is the lovely dcwv papers with sizzilits die cut decorations and pink 7 black gems ,thought it looked quite striking .Oh how i love the quality and design of the dcwv papers....

Morning all

Well had stressful few weeks with one thing and another to top it all yesterday the boiler broke down only 2yrs old !!!looks like we shall be getting a boiler for xmas!!lol.

Anyway i have found time to destress and ive been busy bee making christmas cards.Ihave uploaded afew here ,i fell in love with my penguins these are decoupage soooo cute!

The others are from the forever friends range of stamps,the westie ones are from claires new range.Well at least this stress has been in some way productive...

If you haven't entered the blogg candy you still have time, so go be in it you just might win it!

Have great weekend ,hopefully have less of a busy time will get back on here abit more.

Happy Creative Crafting,i will leave you with the below thought!he he he...

judex

p.s. just incase you didnt realise it's"Christmas soon"yipeeee mind on another note only 3 more pay days till the man in big red coat arrives!

WOW .......Blogg Candy Up For Grabs

Well as promised due to hitting 1000 hits on my blogg .You have to be in it to win it so you have to leave comment on here, also leave comment and link to blogg candy on your blogg.All entries will be put in a hat and one will be picked out by my daughters on the 29TH SEPTEMBER 2008 ,so you have pleanty of time to spread the word .Here's what you win

"The Set Of Laura Ashleys Contempary Wooden Stamp Set"These are lovely i have the set and can be highly recommended.

HERE IS MY BLOGG CANDY.

Good Morning

Well im here to say sorry for not posting before now but this week have been tied up with family commitments .I have managed alittle crafting made acouple of xmas cards ,and nearly finished a commitioned 8x8 "Fantasy Fairy Album"which i will upload onto here once ive completed .

I will be back later this am with some greta blogg candy on offer.

Have good weekend

judex

CJ Page 2 For Carolines album

Well have finaly received my c journal and have completed the pages ready to despatch next week .Hopefully my next one will arrive.Time seems to be going so fast,so have nearly finished xmas cards still have few more for family to complete but managed to get couple done.My hand is still very painful find i have to do alittle crafting at a time,but at least i can do some which is better than not!I hope you have a lovely bank hoilday no doubt the great british weather will live up to the usual typical bank holiday!lol.

I am amazed to see my blogg has over 1000 visitors so i shall be having a blogg candy very soon to celebrate.Not been myself past couple of days as have had to deal with some family buisness which has been upsetting ,but promise to get back to blogging very shortly and take piccys of blogg candy so please keep checking back.

love judex

Where has the weekend gone!

Well another miserable looking Monday ,just can't beleive how fast weekend has gone!Never mind another week of crafting ahead,hopefully will be able to do more this week with only my splint on my hand.
I have two wee things to tell you about go look at theis Fabulous Blogg,whilst your there leave a comment and you could be in to win some great Blogg Candyhttp://going-buggy.blogspot.com/
you got to be in it to win it!by 26th August.
Secondly please say hello to my lovely new addition to my Blogg my "WIDGET"isnt he cute!!!give gim asteoke see him purr....lol
Well have good week.
love judex

Forever Friends Award

All you have to do is leave link to my blogg on your blogg and send onto 6 forever friends .

thanks have great weekend

judex

Morning all Another Week Nearer To Christmas

Well another busy week back and forth to hospital and physio.At least i have got my arm out cast and splint applied ,bad news still on my crutches!Ive been given another blogg award thanks so much this is forever friends blogg award thought got credit card to go spend loads on crafty goodies !!!!! i can dream ...lol
Well i managed yesterday sitting with my leg up to cut some christmas decoupage now all i have to do is find the creative inspiration to do something with them.hopefully over the weekend it will coming flooding back to me and will get back into my crafting.
THE BLOGG AWARDS I GIVE TO;
Orchardcrafts
sassyc
Saphira
Bussybeescraft place
Dees Dablings,
icklepickle
Max creations

Please forward on to your forever friends .Happy crafting love judex

News Flash....

I have just heard that my Dear friend Webdy has been eye spotted shall we say and her lovely creative craft CD'S have been spotted by Alan &Barry .http://www.ooh-la-la-creations.com Check em out here,ive just realised something i know im abit slow but realised that Alan & Barry dont work for creative craft anymore!!!i thought they were there for life ...lol http://alanandbarryscrafts.com/This is there website so check em out and watchout for Wendy's cd's coming soon.
Good luck Wendy!love hugs judex

Blogg Candy up for GRABS take alook

Just quick note to say go take peek at this blogg http://going-buggy.blogspot.com.Great blogg candy up for grabs till 26th August also great tutorial on Fuax Stitching.

Sketching

Well another monday im still bored and have withdrawls from crafting!lol.So i have got hardbacked book and whilst not able to craft i have been busy designing sketches for when im able to do my creative crafts.
Im eagerly awaiting Max's turn to be the thursdays challenge designer Good luck Max im watching and patiently waiting....lol.
Hopefully tomorrow i maybe free from acast she hopes !some how i doubt very much but can live in hope,as i have to return to fracture clinic.So you will either know one way or another as there will be loads creative makes,or there will be another sad message!
have great week happy creative making
judex

Purpose of the Award

The purpose of the award is to send love and acknowledgement to women who brigten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy. Isn't that just a lovely gesture, xx
1) You can give it to 1 or 100 or any number in between, it's entirely up to you
2) Make sure you link back to their blog from your post
3) Also link back to this blogsite
so im sending to;
Lisa,Max,Ann,Amy,Wendy,Ickepickle.
hope it brightens your day!

First Blogg Award

Well i was abit down yesterday as went to physio and have been told i cant weight bare for further 2 weeks on left leg so was bit down!But may i just say a big thankyou to Kathryn at http://www.orchardcraft.blogspot.com/ for giving me my first blogg award !!im chuffed to bits and it made my day.thankyou once again .Hope you all have good weekend.

1st Ever Blogg Award

Bored.....

Well not been on for while as i had fall and well got lovely pink casts on and im soooooo bored.Funny but you dont realise even though im right handed how much you rely on your left even for crafting!!!So im afraid not much crafting done ,i have spent counting all my unwanted stock ,i cant even do my website which is the middle of being reconstructed as i can only type with one hand ........sympathy vote accepted ...lol.
Hopefully i will have some new projects to upload next time as im teying to finish acouple one is a lovely ribbon holder i purchased fro tracy 's (from trimcaft) website sometime ago and still havent got round to completing.
Im also in process of doing die cuts for xmas have to make up now so may try to glue them i should manage 1 handed .
judex

Hectic time

Well had hectic few days now feelig it.yesterday we all went upto Elstree studios to see the filming of "Smarter than a 10yr old with Dick n Dom"great day but too hot too be in studio with lights and no air con until the breaks .long old day but well worth it.Also so big brother house , few hundred yards away .....
Wow whilst out yesterday returned home to find my prize of blogg candy on my door step like child in a sweet shop...lol some great stuff thanks again will put pic of my goodies on later .
Hope you all have wonderful hot sunny weekend.
judex

News flash......Pre order now

Just to let you all know the stamps over at http://icklepicklepumpkinpie.blogspot.com/ are now available to pre-order and i think if im right that theres more to be added soon too so best you keep checking back as they are sooooo cute !Good luck hun for the future hope there's many more stamp desugns to roll from your creative pencil!

Sophie's Leaving Album

Yesterday sophie had her last day at School before hitting high school in september .Boy what a sad day ive never seen so many children cry!mind once they sang the farewell song dont think dry eye amongst us! It was a great leavers assembly and they all got presented with a French collins dictionary to send them on the way.Last tgursday they did a play which was fantastic called "School Daze" basically taking the mick out of the school and teachers it would have been great if they could have videoed it as never lkaughed so much it was so funny but unfortunatley todays society doesnt allow this anymore ,which i think is a big shame .

This is the front cover of her album and inside i had done pages for her to get messages from her friends and teachers at school.the photos on here show that but were taken before they were filled up now well dont think you can see the white pages at all but you will get the idea as there are acouple of good luck messages in there.All i have to do now is upload all the pics that have been taken and then arrange them in the album as a keep sake for her.I hope you like it and comments are appreciated.

thanks judex

Circle journal & Sophie's School Leaver Album

Well i have finally completed my circle journal 2 page layout for the challenge .It is now waiting to be despatched and i await my next circle journal to arrive and i wont see mine again for 7 months !

What a blogg Candy

Well after hectic weekend i have to get down to some serious crafting im gonna make time as all my new christmas stash has arrived oh they are gorge highly recommend the lovely dovecraft victorian papers for christmas WOW you could have checked them out over on website but big but still under construction so you will have to pop down to your local craft shop or visit "Artymiss"as they have them too.
On another note of WOW take alook at this Blogg Candy up for grabs you gotta be in it to win it so get over by 31st july
http://funkyfairyinspirations.blogspot.com/search/label/blog%20candy this sure is some wonderful blogg candy as we know you can never have enough crafty stash what you do need is more hours in the day to ise it!
happy blogging
judex

Another week over

Morning all well another week over and have managed to squeeze some crafting in .I finished my daughters paper bag album for school,as tuesday is her last day before commencing high school.she loves my albums so wanted one to put her friends in and also places for good luck mesages from class mates and teachers.
Apart from that the odd atc and challenge cards i have been tryin and i say trying to clear my craft room ,to me a crafters craft room cannot be tidy ...lol
I have also come across acouple of lovely blogs very creative and worth alook
first is .....http://mayas-hobbyblogg.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-candy.html she has some beautiful creations and also blogg candy on the go so pop over and see.
The second one that i came across from CA site where Carole finds some great sites and blogs found this blog and it has some fantastic creative ideas for storage so worth alook also.My fav has to be the ribbon storage and to think it's free too.I must have thrown out many over the years thinking that they have no use.go on take a peep..................
......http://craftystorage.blogspot.com/that will keep you all busy ,have great weekend and will upload my daughters school days album shortly.
jude

Morning all

Have not been around very much hectic time at the moment i have atlast got over making all the 12 birthday cards need ed between 9th june and 13th july!!!busy months for birthdays.
anyway i have added "blog candy "link to all the lovely blogs i vist.
i have been on to one a love to see all craft creations which is .
http://cardscrafts4u.blogspot.com/ the lovely blogg candy is up for grabs and has lovely idea for all your unwanted envelopes go check it out!!
I will not get much crafting done this week as we had 14yrd skip delivered on monday having mass clearout before we move ,and getting new bedroom furniture for girls room so better than going tip with numerous trips got this big big thing on mydrive that after 2 hours yesterday hate to say isnearly full!!!not even put furniture in yet...ooops that hwat we planned to et it for ,at least the weather is fine and dry so we can fill it!
hope to gwt some crfting done and upload the photos of my challenges by friday so watch this space
have agood day
love judex