The Life of a Paper Penguin

I’m back to work this week after the spider incident so less time for cardmaking, but I’ve got a couple left to show you from last week. This os for challenge 7-touchy feely on Just Bex forum. The hearts are fake suede fabric

This card I sweated blood and tears over-never again!! But I’m happy with how it finally turned out.

My Mrsite website is still driving me mad-alot of the adoption cards I make can either be in different colours, or personalised. I have boxes set up where you can type in what you want on the card. The flippin things stopped working about 3 months ago now and they still can’t seem to fix it! It drives me (and my customers) mad. I know I have 2 card orders today, but I can;t work on them till the customers reply to my emails asking them what details the need-very frustrating!

Had a productive evening so far-2 cards for my brother in-laws birthday, both fit challenges on Bex’s forum!

The first is for the Way to go challenge-its the Nurrinberg race track course  

This is for the Sugar and Spice challenge- I got the Jolee’s stickers free with some bits from the USA

I have a feeling I may have to take the day off work tomorrow-so I may get some more challenges done

I got bitten on my foot by a spider on Sunday-its swelling more by the day and getting very painful to drive-I’m on

 anti-histimines and putting antiseptic cream on it-any more ideas?

 I’m not good at little girls cards-boys no problem, I love those, but girls cards seem so limited, pink, glittery and flowery seems about it, so making cards for my niece is always challenging.

Mel set me a challenge to make something with ribbon that wasn’t a card-so I made a bracelet for Charlie. I mounted it on her birthday card, so I’m hoping it still counts!

I’ve also made two very girly cards requested by my sister for twins who love to shop. Not my usual style, but I’m quite pleased with them-the first is Di Hickmans challenge this week.

Bet you never even noticed I’d been gone!

The move finally went ahead on the 6th July, and we’ve been without internet access ever since-its been awful.

It finally came back online tonight, so I thought I’d start with a challenge-this one is from Bex’s forum, a template from Sue

I’ve not made many cards whilst I’ve been away, but I have been challenging myself a little to use all those dies I bought and then forgot about-I’ll post some pictures later.

We’ve been busy unpacking boxes and getting the house straight up till now-and the next project is the garden-if I remember I’ll take before shots tomorrow-but don’t expect the after versions until next year-its going to be a long project!

We’ve had alot of busy weekends lately so no real time to get started, last weekend was my friend Adele’s wedding, she looked stunning, and I got to meet up with some friends for the HMSA group too

(I’m on the right with the glasses)

Off to do the challenge Mel set me on Carolyns-I have to make something (not a card) using ribbon.

Sorry been a bad blogger-too busy packing boxes and making card orders to do stuff for me.

Came home early with a bug today-but after a few hours sleep I decided to get on with a couple of card orders_I’m now feeling virtuous,not only did I make up the orders,I made packs for another 5 cards so when they get ordered I just have to personalise them and send them out-don’t get too excited,this much organisation cannot last!!

I’ve started on some moving house cards-but I need about twice this amount so I must get a move on this weekend

Bert is especially looking forward to the move. He used to live in the kitchen with Ernie(no photo, Ernie is shy) till he turned on Ernie one night and since then they’ve had to be seperate. Bert is in his cage in the living room and can only be let out for a run in the evening when we are home. When we move he’ll have the kitchen/utility rooms and Ernie will have the dining room-only 2 weeks and 1 day to go now!!

I’ve had a productive couple of days-despite my neck playing up again. The cards above are an order-a social worker has asked for some cards to give to her clients to congratulate them on getting through the adoption panel.

Birthday card using my new Happy Birthday cuttlebug embossing folder-I love this colour combination

Wedding acceptance card made using Di Hickman’s challenge this week

and finally a couple of challenges from Carolyns!

The first card is for the Daring Cardmakers challenge to use something from the office. I used staples and a clip(ok it was a craft clip, but I do have a couple of those I use in my office too, honestly!)

I had to make a couple more cards just to say Hi, one for a friend we are going to Eurodisney with in July, and one for Gambo, a little boy I sponsor in Nigeria. Its hard to know what to write to him, he’s only 6, but he does love football!

So, having done 3 cards just to say Hi, I have finally managed one of Bex’s challenges too!

Its absolutley tipping down here-so after a comfort food lunch of fish finger sandwiches I may be back with some more cards

I really should be doing my pages for the CJ-it has to be posted Tuesday-but I just can’t get my head round it. It will be done in time though, I promise Mel!!

Two very boring Fathers day cards-I’ve already done all the hobbies and interests to death. Paper by Dovecraft, stamp came free with a magazine.

I’ve been asked to design an adoption announcement so I came up with these two-now I prefer the spaceship, but the cars one would be so much easier to do, I can sit and colour the cars in infront of the tv- so now I really don’t know which one I want her to chose!

Thats probably it folks till Monday, I have to be in the office Saturday and Sunday while Hubby updates the PC’s. I’m taking craft stuff in though, I have 70 thank you cards to make so I won’t get too bored hehehe

Caught up on some challenges tonight .We’ve been talking about chipboard on Carolyns so I finally used some! I combined it with the rubber stamp challenge-Make a Cut

Then over to the Daring Cardmakers-first time I’ve ever done a challenge there although I read it every week, this week the theme is food. I remembered I had this little mouse stamp

Thats the lot for today-I’ve embossed 35 wedding invitations with lilies too so my wrist has now packed up-the joys of having HMS ;-(

I’ve had this die sat on the desk for a week trying to think of an idea-I just couldn’t get the umbrella to look right. I love this Bazzill Bling card,anything looks good in it!