Be More D[Bl]og!

I'm trying to add a blog to my doggy walking website... arrrgghh! I wonder if you can hear me yelling!  (and swearing) Sugar! sugar! sugar! bum and poo! It makes me suddenly realise, although we moan all the time about Blogger, it is brilliant. It's easy. It's very simple. You just press a button and everything happens. (even my very small brain can work things out...well, okay in the beginning it was all crap but you know what I mean)  I'm pressing buttons... and things roll on, and then...suddenly, damit! the webpage closes and runs out of time! (If you take too long to read the instructions on how to do something, that's what happens!) Anyway, tonight, even though it's not very good, I have a comments page added to the very first blog entry. Maybe it comes on automatically as it wasn't there yesterday, or maybe the fairies helped, anyway...I'd love to know if it works, if you've got a moment, pop in and say Hi using the comment box.
It would be a great help! In the meantime, don't forget this weeks freebie and here's a picture of  Tommy who stayed over last week. Niamh decided to have a snooze in his bed! He looks a bit put out, but don't worry, he always sleeps on the sofa, snuggled up in a duvet!

This Weeks Wednesday Digi

I don't like putting 'freebie' in the post title...coz of course it won't be a freebie next week! It'll be in the store. So grab this little Happy Birthday pussy-cat as soon as you can!

  Please remember! NO SHARING ON ANY SITE! NO PUTTING THE "UN-WATERMARKED" DIGI ON YOUR SITE OR ANY OTHER SHARING SITE. (Sorry I didn't mean to shout!) and no grabbing my always freebies and doing the same. I don't mind Links back here but to put the actual pictures on sharing sites or your own blog is a big no no!Please comment if you can. It would be lovely to get the same amount of comments as downloads!! Thank you for stopping by!!
237 downloads

It's A Sandy Beach!

Here's the first Card I've seen using my 'This weeks Wednesday Freebie Digi' It's by Sandy's Crafty Bits Pop over and have a nifty at her blog!!

 

Also, Ike has been very busy using a few of my digi's. (Thank you Ike!!) Here's two on this fab Christmas card!

 

....And here's Christmas Polar Bear  flipped to make him a Summer Christmas as well as a Winter one. Brilliant!

Don't forget to go pick another digi from the store as a thank you ladies! 

 

At Last! This Weeks Wednesday Digi!! CLOSED

Or should I say... This years freebie digi! I know I haven't dished out any freebies for months and months but I really didn't have the time or the mojo, honest! But, suddenly I had this 'thing' in my head, which I just had to draw and here it is...All those miles I've walked on the beach with the dogs must have had something to do with it! CLOSED

 No sharing The unwatermarked digi ANYWHERE please! Just download to your computer, nowhere else! It will be here for a week and then go into the store at £1.25. Single Beach Huts with be .99p! Please comment if you can, and don't forget to show me what you make! Thank you for stopping by!  
296 downloads

Spyder's Other Corner Sponsors Robyn's Fetish: Christmas In July!

It's  nearly the end of July, but by the way the weather's turned anyone would think autumn and winter were on their way! So I guess it's a good idea to stay indoors and make those much needed Christmas Cards!! And it just so happens, Spyder's Other Corner is sponsoring Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog with a Christmas in July Theme this week.  The winner will win five digi's of their choice from the store!
This lovely card by Edwina (along with her own rhyme) using Santa and his Little Penguin #4060
is just one of the fabulous cards made by the RF Design Team!

 This lovely card was made by chanya13

 Pop over to see more fab creations and join in!!

A Quick Quirky Reminder

Challenge #14 over on Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog  is already in its second week so there's still plenty of time to join in! It's all Jolly Jingle Bells and Red Noses's coz the challenge is a nice and easy one,  

Christmas In July,  

...so there's no excuse! Come and Join in! Although, I have one for being soooo late! Very very busy! Honest! I've added some oldies to the challenge for now because I knew I'd never be ready in time, but at last, here's my this weeks card. (actually I've done two (wow knock me down with a wet feather) but I might save that one for later in the week... as its not finished yet.
 Here's the card. I've used 'Make-it-Snappy--Skelekinz-Merry-Christmas'
by Bugaboo, although I've put in my own sentiment 'Merry Kissmas'  (Using the freebie font 'GoodDog Plain)
The paper I luckily found already printed out. Which is great when all my stuff is packed away. It's really cute with lots of little doodles! Not sure where it came from though. Perhaps you know?
 The red and silver star was somehow stuck to my coffee cup (it didn't come that way it just 'happened') I thought it looked better on the card!
Red buttons, a red paper clip and loads of layering with silver and red and three-D-ing, and I've added a tiny pom-pom to his/her hat. The little skele-elf has about four layers.

This time the silver glittery card started life as one of those long gift bags you put a bottle of wine in. Well the wine's been drunk, ages ago and the bag was a bit crumbled...so- hang on, cat allert! Mr Jinx is sittng on my laptop!!! Where was I? Oh yes, ...a bit crumbled, so I cut it up and used it here. All the little cut out bits come from the backing paper. I've added green dotty ribbon, a little silver snowflake and loads of Stickles glitter. 

In side I've made  a pocket to add Christmas vouchers or money! Well, that's about it! Must go! or I'll never get up in the morning! Don't forget to pop over to Quirky Crafts and join in! Thank you for stopping by! I'll try to add this to some..

Challenges

     Emerald faeries  -Christmas in July

Paper Creators crafts -Christmas In July

 

It's My Quirky Challenge! Christmas In July

Hi Guys! Long time no blog! And Oh lordy-me! It's surprizing how quickly you forget how to blog!! My old computer's going crazy! I'm sure there's steam coming out the back! The last card I made was on December  the 1st 2014, for a dog's birthday, (no, I didn't show you...) so I thought it fitting the next Quirky Crafts Challenge has to be Christmas In July! (does that actually make sense? No! Never mind!)
 Onward! We're sponsored by  the lovely Crafty Ribbons, Bugaboo and Limited Runs! So loads of fabulous prizes to be won!

Here's my card using Kidzreindeer by Bugaboo. It's surprising how quickly you forget how to download digis and add them to other things too! This took me ages. There was a lot of swearing and staring at the scene and saying, "Now what do I do!" My computer made a weird peeping noise where a pop up informed me, I'm no longer supported by Windows... (Oh Poo!) It was like starting school all over again... the new girl, and getting it all wrong!  

For those of you who don't know, yes I've been away, big cancer scare last Christmas, in hospital Christmas Eve, luckily it was only a 'little' cancer scare in the end, it was caught very early, had the op, done the treatment and still taking the pills.
Was told that they didn't need to see me again until next year! Yay! But Friday a letter came with an appointment to go back to see them next week...Aagghh! All this happened just as my Doggy walking business took off! So it's a mad house here~ "Tommy! stop licking the plates in the dish washer!!"and I know something will have to stop, "Pandora!! get out of the pond and stop chasing the fish!!" there's no way I can stay up all night blogging and making cards and by day be a doggie nanny! (wasn't there a super hero who did that? Crime fighter by night and reporter by day!? Yeah, but I can't fly!)
Oh well, Anyway, back to the card!! First I saved the digi in Word and then added my own background snow, which I've used loads of times, then I 3D-ed the little kid. (It could be a girl or a boy) Now then, for those who don't know, I have packed up all my crafty stuff and I could only find a handful of Promarkers, which luckily weren't too bad on the colours!(although her face is a bit pale) And I could only use papers, which hadn't been packed away. These festive foil papers  came free with Cardmaking and Papercraft last Christmas I think. (Fabulous!) I did the sentiment on the computer while I was paste and copying the images. The font is called... I'll look later! It's a freebie. The little snow flake was on a tag, so I used a heart brad to fix it to the card and recycle it here. It's all layered on silver shimmer card with loads of Stickles glue drizzled everywhere, along with a few silver peel-offs. I would've liked to add white eye-lash wool and 'snow' but, have no idea where that is!

Oh! The freebie font is called AL Serenade, download it HERE or just google the name... (some companies moan when I link!) That's it! Thank you for popping by, and thank you too for my new followers! Don't forget to join in over on Quirky Crafts! Better go... Scruffy's in the fridge! Reggie's in the bathroom, but I won't tell you what he's doing! Hoping against all hope to add this to some...

 Challenges

     Emerald faeries  -Christmas in July

Paper Creators crafts -Christmas In July

A 'Egg-Hunting we will go....

I know, I haven't posted for so long, from suddenly stopping from being in Blogland everyday (and most nights too!) to not even turning on my computer. (well, it needed a rest!) Just wanted to show you two pictures, one of my lovely granddaughter Niamh, hunting for her Easter Eggs this last weekend and a lovely card made by Edwina in her role as Design Team member for a Robyn's Fetish challenge, which Spyder's Other Corner Sponsored a few weeks back using Easter Egg Hunting Kitty....I think they're very simular! Hope you all had a lovely Easter.