Simon Says ...

Blimey ... Monday already ... and before I start my usual waffle I need to tell you that this IS NOT my design ... it was indeed a Lin Brown class from many moons ago ... It has sat on my side unfinished for an age now and when I saw that the Simon Says Stamp and Show a house theme ... I thought it was the ideal opportunity to finish it off.

The main base is the bottom and lid of a Lord Tim of Holtz Configuration ... you know Tim ... the man that painted the Mona Lisa with a cotton bud while building St. Paul's Cathedral in his lunch hour with just a Distress Stain and a pair of Tonic Studio Scissors.
I am not here today ... I am indeed in Olney teaching my Oodles of Grunge Class ... I actually remembered to pack my camera too ... so I may even be back later with some pictures ... no promises mind!
That's me for now ... Don't forget the challenge ... Simon Says Stamp and Show a House ... there is a $50 Shopping Voucher for Simon Says Stamp up for grabs.
Hope to see you there ...
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Browned Off!

Mornin' All! A new week already! Can you believe it?
First things first ... smoking update for you all ... I have now completed two whole calendar months of NOT smoking ... I don't wanna tempt fate or nuffink ... but I think I may have cracked it! I say cracked it ... I am well aware I cannot be trusted anywhere near a cigarette ... EVER again ... I kind of know the urge to light it up and smoke it would be just toooooo great ... but the truth is ... the cravings are very few and very far between now and I look at least 20 years younger than I did ... In fact I got mistaken for a 14 year old the other day :0)

It is indeed Monday ... which means there is a whole new theme over at Simon Says Stamp and Show ... this week ... it is ... One Colour ... Any Colour! I went for brown! I love brown and I love crunching through brown crispy leaves on a frosty Autumn day ... mind you ... the weather is so mild here at the moment there is still a lot of green.
I used Brushed Corduroy to colour  my upcycled beer mat ... THE Wendy Vecchi stamps and some Lord Tim of Holtz Idea-Ology. You know Tim ... the man that can talk to Giraffes in their native tongue while taming Bengal Tigers with just a blending tool and a jump ring.
Usual rules apply ... so if you want to win a $50 Shopping Spree at the fabulous and humungus Online Shopping Site which is Simon Says Stamp  ... you need to play along!
I must away!
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Simon Says ...

Oops!! Did I really say "I faithfully promise to blog " more than once last week! Doh! It is not good news when you have to start a whole new week with an apology ... but Sorry anyways guys ... note to self ... must try harder!
I really have no clue where all my time is going ... I am making lots of bits and bobs and planning a possible paddle in the online class waters ... which really won't work if I don't keep this blog up to date now will it???

Okay ... it is Monday ... I think I had probably already established that ... hey ho! A new week means a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show and this week the theme is Stripes! I realise there will be a whole Are they Stripes??? debate going on in blogland but the truth is ... I stamped the lines ... planned to doodle in alternate ones to make them more stripey and then got waylayed creating butterflies with Lord Tim of Holtz's Grungepaper and before you know it ... monotone stripes! You know Tim ... the man that can single handedly beat France in the Rugby World Cup final while sheltering a plague of ants from a monsoon with just a blob of Glossy Accents and a Fired Brick Distress ReInker.
All stamps are indeed THE Wendy Vecchi and once again there is a $50 Gift Voucher up for grabs if you enter the challenge... donated by the A-Mazing peeps at Simon Says Stamp ...
What you waiting for :0)
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Simon Says ...

Okay people ... this week I am going to faithfully promise to blog more than just once! I have no idea what is occurring ... but time appears to be flying by at a rate of nots ... you know like not crafting ... not blogging ... see what I did there??? Huh??? Did ya???
Anyways ... I have had the most amazing weekend ... Friday ... I got to see me old Ranger U mate Dina Wakley for dinner ... with a whole group of other lovely friends too ... and then on Saturday ... I got to do a class with her ... it was A-mazing ... I learned heaps about colour and had a great time ... if you promise to be good ... I may even show you what I made!

Now to the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge ... the theme this week is Things with Wings and I have gone Grungepaper and THE Wendy Vecchi stamp mad! Obviously I needed something with wings too ... so I grabbed me Lord Tim of Holtz Mover and Shaper Die and a bit of Distress Stain. You know Tim ... the man that could win the Rugby World Cup single handedly while rescuing a million ants from a rather large expanse of water with just a Paper Piercing Tool and a spritz of Perfect Pearls Mist!
As is always the case ... if you find time to join us with the challenge ... you could win a $50 Gift Voucher to spend online at Simon Says Stamp.
I must away ... I have a pile of ironing that is beginning to look like the leaning tower of Pisa. Have a great week everyone!
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Woo Hoo ... It's Wendy Week!

Nothing I like better than the start of a new week because that means it is a whole new theme over at Simon Says Stamp and Show. And this week is very exciting for me ... because it is THE Wendy Vecchi week!
I had a ball colouring, stamping and constructing my Art Parts! I used Distress Stains in Spiced Marmalade; Fired Brick; Wild Honey and Vintage Photo ... I then oomphed the colour up a bit more with Distress Inks in the same colours!

The men ... well they are Lord Tim of Holtz's men ... you know Tim ... the man that can create a heat wave in the UK in October while rescuing the entire population of Penguins from Global Warming with just a long legged brad and a smidgeon of Distress Re-inker.

Now to answer the question that is quite possibly on all of your lips ... or quite possible not ... Nope ... I still have n't had a single cigarette ... I am now on lower strength patches and it is definitely getting easier ... not a lot ... I hastened to add ... but easier all the same.
I had a lovely day on Saturday with a fab group of ladies at my Ranger Masterclass ... and boy ... it was hot! Really hot ... and when I got back to Cambridge ... it was even hotter ... I am not complaining mind ... just a bit odd wearing short sleeved tops in October ... when I am usually cranking up the heating and digging out the thermal undies.
Anyways ... I must away ... Do join in the challenge if you get chance ... our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp is giving away another $50 Shopping Spree ... and you gotta be in it to win it!
Laters!