Hugs and Kisses!!

Good Morning, Friday again! Well yesterday i had my hospital app at the day unit and my consultant has decided to step my steroids down a tiny bit as my side effects and the secondary problems the high dose is causing are just getting worse and worse! Not sure i will see much of a difference at the moment but its a step in the right direction. I just hope my blood count can hold up as the steroids are reduced. I am totally exhausted and fed with no sleep and constant muscle cramps and everything else that it throws at me! As for the high and lows of emotions from the steroids.....even the kids know when its time to run and hide!!

I have been putting this card together for a few days..yes days!! I think this is the longest time to create one card!

I used my favourite Belles 'n Whistles stamp called "Beary Big Hugs" which i coloured using my distress inks.

Easel Card Recipe

Image - Beary Big Hug, Belles'n Whistles

Paper/Card - Papermania Capsule Collection (pinks), Tim Holtz Core-dinations, White Cardstock

Dies/Punches - Cheery Lynn's Designs - Fanciful Flourish & Cricut Wild Card Cartridge for the Hearts

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Embellishments - Lace, Ribbon, Heart Charm, Gems etc all from my stash.

Sentiments - Personal Impressions.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges!

Belles 'n Whistles Challenge - Love and Hearts!

Elisabeth Bell World Challenges - Hearts, Hearts, Hearts!

Cheery Lynn's Weekly Challenge - Pretty In Pink!

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Use Flowers

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes!!

Creatalicious Challenge - Lace!

Crafty Creations -Warm and Cuddly Teddies!

That it from me just now. I am going try and get some crafting time in today. I find the colouring my images, whether with distress inks or my Promarkers, so relaxing...Just what the doctor ordered!! Any excuse for some crafting time!

Thank You very much for taking the time to pop by.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Close To My Heart....

Morning! Well its very early morning. 3.30am and as usual i am wide awake.

I wanted to post this card i made today. I have fell in love with these new digi's "Wryn and Friends" from  Tiddly Inks! They are just adorable, i had trouble choosing which ones to buy first!

This image is called "Wryn - Close to My Heart and the sentiment is from the Wryn - Extra and Sentiments. 

The sketch i used is from Deconstructed Sketches...really do love the sketches over there..and great inspiration too!

Card Recipe 

Image - Wryn - Close to my Heart from Tiddly Inks 

DP's/Card - My Minds Eye - Maddison Avenue and Blush pads, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distresses Collection Core-dinations (where would we be without all the matching cardstock!)

Embellishments - Ribbon, lace, pearls and charm, which i put together myself, are all odds and ends that are lying around among my stash!

Sentiment - Tiddly Inks - Wryn's Extras and Sentiments

I woulds like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Valentines

The Deconstructed Sketch Challenge - Sketch

Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Valentines Day!

Fairy Tale Challenge - Love Love Love....

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - With All my Heart!

Thats all for now! I am off to try and catch a hour sleep as i have the hospital tomorrow and will be falling asleep during my appoinment. The day care area i go to is so relaxing so falling asleep wouldn't be hard as the chairs are reclining and i am there quite a while as i have to have blood taken and wait for it to come back from the labs to determine the next steps in my treatment and change in medication. Fingers crossed that things are stable tomorrow...My water retention has improved over the last 24 hours so really pleased about that.

Thanks for popping by and taking time to look around!

Hugs, Lynne x

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage!

 Hi, Well its been a while since i posted. Before i go onto the challenge details i just want to say thank you for the lovely emails i have received wishing me well and a quick recovery! 

I was in hospital again for another week this time. I was climbing the walls but we seem to have my blood count heading in the right direction and stable. The down side is that the very treatment that is keeping everything settled is causing so many other problems. I cant win! I have to attend the Day Care Unit twice weekly for the time being for blood test and a review by my Consultant. The care i have been given so far is just first class. The nurses that work on the ward i was on just never stopped and nothing was too much trouble. They deserve double the salary, that for sure!

Over at Crafty Calendar we have just kicked off the next challenge. The theme is..

Love and Marriage with the OPTIONAL EXTRA of Lace and Pearls!

This month we have a brand new sponsor for you....the very talented Heather Ellis

 The winner will win 3 images of your choice from Heather Ellis's Etsy store or Website. 

Here is my card using one of Heather Ellis's Pure Innocence Digital Stamps

You can find her here along with so many more cute digi's. There really is something for all occasions!

Card Recipe

I used the sketch from The Crafts Meow!

Image - Heather Ellis, Pure Innocence Digital Stamp (022) coloured with Promarkers

Papers - My Minds Eye, Tim Holtz Core-dinations Card Stock

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Die Cut - Marianne Design Swirl, Spellbinders Nestabilites beaded oval.

Lace, seam binding, ribbon and gems from stash.

I am also entering my card into the following challenges;

The Crafts Meow - Sketch

2 Sisters Challenge - Red, Pink and White

Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy

Hiding in My Craft Room - Red, Pink and White

One Stop Craft Challenge - For The One I Love.

That all from me tonight! Off to try and get a sleep!

Thanks for popping by!

Crafty Calendar Challenge - New News!

Happy New Year! This is my first post of the year as its been a busy few weeks. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We had a great time but Carrie was ill from Christmas Eve and it lasted for over a week. I thought she was never going to get better! It was such a shame, once she had opened all her presents she just lay up and hardly touched a thing for days! Her stocking was untouched, The Little Mix cd that she "had to have" lay in its case and her dolls hardly got a look in. When Carrie gets ill, she really gets ill because of her being on the immune suppressants. She just doesn't have anything to fight it off. She is much better now and almost back to her normal self.

Anyway onto why i am here. Its time for the new challenge over at Crafty Calendar to start. 

This month we are looking for your

"NEW NEWS"  -New baby, job, home...anything new!

We have decided to add a optional extra in with our challenge theme. This months its.....

BUTTONS AND BOWS...this is your choice, not essential to join in.

Here is my DT card

Our sponsor is Crafty Sentiments this month and we were all offered images to use. I chose this adorable image. You can find Bobby Bear HERE. Here is a closer look at him, how adorable. The winner of the challenge will win 4 digital images from the store.

Card Recipe

Image - Crafty Sentiments Bobby Bear coloured with promarkers

Sketch - Seems a little sketchy challenge blog

Papers - My Minds Eye and Pale Pink Cardstock, embossed using the D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder.

Dies- Cheery Lynn's Fanciful Flourish Die

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Embellishments - Charms, ribbon, pearls, button from stash.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges,

Seems a Little Sketchy challenge - Sketch!

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - New Beginnings

Crafty Ribbons - New beginnings

Fairy Tale challenge - Something new

Cute Card Thursday - Whats New?

Thats it from me. Off to try and get a few hours sleep before the kids are up!

Thanks for taking time to stop by!

Elphine House Australia Challenge - Around We Go!

Welcome to the last challenge of 2011 from Elphine House Australia!

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas! Today the weather here is awful, we have strong winds and rain. Just miserable. Its certainly a day for crafting!

So onto the challenge. Over at EHA the challenge this time is "Around we go". We are looking for projects with circles somewhere on there. Whether it a round card, or round mats and backgrounds, circular sentiments...you decide. As always you can use any Elisabeth Bell image from any Company. There are hundreds of EB fans out there so pop by and join in our last challenge of the year!!

For my project i have made a circular calendar using one of my favourite images of all time..."Dasiy".  I coloured her using Distress Inks. You can buy her here at the Elphine House Australia Store.

Here she is close up.

I used My Minds Eye paper for the top circle layer and the die circles are my Marianne design die. This was a very quick make but worked out great. The ribbon and gems were from my stash and the calendar is from Hobbycraft.

I would like to enter my calendar into the following challenges also,

My Mums Craft Shop - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Tied Bows

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thats it from me tonight. I wish you all lots of love and wishes for 2012! I do hope you can pop by and join in our challenge!

Hugs,