Back from holidays and it's Bah! Humbug! time...

Wow, I've just had an amazing holiday in York with my two wonderful crafting buddies, Max and Irene.  Oh what a week we have had!!!  So much fun - so much crafting and so much spending!  The best time ever and now it's Friday again and time for a new challenge at Bah! Humbug!  

This week our theme is

Trees...

I wasn't able to schedule my posting about the new challenge as just before I went away my modem decided to be ill and wouldn't let me on line.  How stressful is that?  No internet access - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!  Not good at all!  However, a new modem has been installed now and I'm back.  Phew - how many minutes can a girl take with no internet connection - not many in my case that's for sure. 
My card for our challenge has Cuttlebug cut and embossed trees mounted on a background created using strips of torn white card.  The trees and snow were given the bling treatment with gems and glitter and then framed with a great spellbinder frame die.
The purple paper is really glittery in real life, but it's not showing up that well in the photo.  I used the amazing sketch from the challenge at Truly Scrumptious which gave me a chance to use two of the thousands of eyelets that I seem to have collected over the years, but rarely use.  I think I'm going to use them far more in the future though as I love the way you can use them in this way to add ribbon.

My card is also for the challenges at ...

• SophistiCat Challenges - embossing 
• My Time to Craft - In the Frame
• C.R.A.F.T. - ribbons and sparkle
• Raise the bar - Threes company (three die cut trees)

Now I need to go and check out what everyone else has been up to while I've been away and maybe face the hundreds of Papercraft Planet emails (really must get that sorted out). Have a great weekend everyone.

Update on the early morning bus journey and sympathy recquired...

You would not believe the time I had this morning!!!  My early bus (5.30 am) did not turn up.  

I spent 20 mins in a freezing cold bus shelter trying to stay calm and not think about the fact that the freezing fog was making the whole road look like a scene from 'Twilight'.  I was actually doing very well at keeping calm till a bat - yes a bat flew in to the bus shelter. Now I am a wimp at the best of times but this was just pushing me too far.

For those who read my earlier post - I did shout for John, but he must have still been in bed.

Well that was it I cracked and rang for a taxi, which cost an absolute fortune, but at least I escaped the cold and arrived at work on time.  It's a good thing I love my new job.

Vellum roses...

This is a card I've done for an elderly lady who has just come out of hospital.  She loves pink and vellum so I decided to stamp on to some pink shaded vellum from my stash and then emboss the image using fine white embossing powder.  The image,which is one by Elusive Images,  was stamped several times so that I could cut out sections and decoupage it.

I've also used the pink shaded vellum laid over the top of white card to create the background and done the same thing using the scalloped nestie.

The sketch is from Truly Scrumptious and unfortunately I'm rather late at entering as I believe the challenge ends today, but not to worry it's a great sketch and certainly one I will use again.

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Alphabet Challenge - Pink
• Pile it On - Flowers
• Creative Card Crew - Get Well Soon

Last day at work today and the thought of that might just mean catching the bus at 5.30 this morning a little more bearable.  Then I'm off on holiday for a whole week - SQUEAL - not that I'm excited or anything.  SQUEAL!!! 
The first aid course yesterday was brilliant.  I must admit that I was dreading it as the ones I've been on before have been so boring, but the tutor for this one was really down to earth and 'real' about things.  
I feel like I could cope with most things that could happen now although I am a little worried about Carol, who I was on the course with.  She said she had enjoyed it so much that she almost felt like pushing someone under a bus on the way home so that she could try out her new skills.  I work with some strange people and I'm not talking about the ones I support either. 
Irene and Max don't worry you'll be safe in York I'm not that enthusiastic.  If you do have an accident though I know exactly what to do.  Shout for John.  He was the really clever guy in the DVD who could cope with anything.  Tee hee!
Have a great day everyone and if you do have an accident of any kind don't forget shout for John - he's brilliant.