A Little Claire's card and a few more to come :)

Hi Bloggers!

I am playing catch up this week with my card making. I have three lots of cards to make with my Little Claire's Stamps. This is the first two, made with the first stamp I received - (August I think)

I telephoned Little Claire's to get my September stamp and the phone was answered by Helen - whom I have known through many cardmaking groups over the years. It was good to speak and I hope that at some point I will make it up to a Little Claire's Stamping Class :)

I hope to post the other cards over the next few days.

Colette
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First Anniversary Card.

Hi Bloggers!

Well, it is 12 months since my eldest son Greg married his fiancee Lucy. They are in Barcelona, celebrating their first anniversary.

I thought that I would share with you the card I have made for them. Hope you like it :)

Lucy loves Pink - incase you wondered!

Hope you all have a great week :)

Colette
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A visitor to my craft room.

Hi Bloggers!

Well, I was up early this morning and made myself a cup of tea. Hugo and I wandered into my craft room at about 6.30am and he got into the dog bed under the craft table and I sat at my computer to read emails. After about 15 mins, I heard a very strange rustling noise. I did stop to listen, but assumed Hugo had found some paper, so carried on. A few minutes later I heard a peck peck noise and thought to myself, what has Hugo got now. When I turned round, he was asleep in his bed, not doing anything strange. I sat still for several minutes and heard the noise again. I could work out where it was coming from, but I couldn't see anything. I stood up and turned round and a sparrow flew from the top of my card table to the beam that runs across the roof of the room. (The room dates back to the 1500's). As I walked towards the beam he flew down onto my craft table and stayed looking at me for a few mins. He allowed me to get my camera and take a couple of photo's. He was looking straight back at me :)

Last evening, when my friend Karen left, I was stood outside the front door. We have an overhang with old roof tiles and a beam, like a porch on the front of the house. For about 18months, we have had two sparrows that come back at dusk and sleep under neath it. One must have flown into the house last night without me seeing it. When I opened the door this morning and walked towards the sparrow on my desk, he flew along the room and out of the front door. He then sat on the garden gate as if to say 'Thank you' before he flew away.

I have attached the photo's of the cheeky chappie.

Colette
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You make like to visit this site :)

Hi Bloggers

I just wanted to give a mention of a website that I visited that was recommended by another Blogger, Tab Robinson - it is the Ribbongirl

I placed an order on Sunday evening and it arrived on Tuesday morning. A great service and some lovely stash. Trouble is, its so nice I just want to look at it and not use it.

Please do pop along and take a look - I recommend it :)

Colette
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So, what have I been up to?

Hi Bloggers!

I am so sorry that it has been such a long time since i have posted to my blog. Firstly, I was ill in the last few weeks of July and early August. I had one virus after the other so didn't do much at all. During August, I have been busy with the garden, Jam making, Chutney and now pickled onions. However, all that has finished now and I had some birthday cards to make for the September birthdays.

I will share with you a couple:

This card has been made for a card making friend who is celebrating a big birthday. Hope she likes it :)

This card is for another card making friend - hope she likes it also :)

Lastly, this card is for a friend who is not well to let her know I am thinking of her.

Hopefully, I won't wait to long before sharing a few more cards with you.

Happy Blogging!

Colette
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