A Little Bit of Gold!

Above is a set of foil dies from Spellbinders, which have a set of matching dies. I foiled these in red.

I was recently given a Spellbinders Glimmer Foil Machine. The gold circle was the first thing I foiled. I've had a lot of things going on recently and haven't had much time to create anything. I also had a bad fall and cut  my knee open. That was over 2 weeks ago and It's still oozing blood which means I have to clean it and re-dress it each day. It will heal, but it's going to take a few more weeks. 

This is a set of foiling dies I found on a craft site. I have only just got them and have yet to use them.  It's a miracle I actually received them...

The lady I purchased them from posted them to me over 2 weeks ago. When they didn't arrive I checked the tracking number only to read that they had (supposedly) been delivered to me 6 days ago! I checked my  mail box but they were not there. I'm keeping this short because it's a long story. I went to the NZ Post Depot and asked them. I showed them the photo of the parcel that had been sent to me by the seller. They checked the tracking number and said it had been delivered, but not to me, but to someone else. Someone had put a label on the parcel with a different address on and if had gone to them. She said to call Custom Service. I did this when I got home. Well! I tried to explain the situation and what I had been told, and how NZ Post had shown me a photo of MY parcel with a label on it addressed and delivered to a different address. I was then verbally abused by CS and told in no uncertain terms that NO-ONE at NZ Post would do that, and that I was not telling the truth!

I ended up writing a note and putting in the mail box of the person it had gone to. I left my phone number, and a addressed and briefly said what had happened. The next day I got a call from the lady, and she returned my parcel.

It was interesting because SOMEONE (NZ Post??) had cut the tracking number off the original parcel and stuck it to a different post bag, added a label withe someone else's address on, and also cut the senders name and address on and stuck it to the new post bag. "How Bizarre", to quote a famous NZ song.

I was able to remove the sticker with the 'not my address' on it. It was then I could see that the NZ Post bag was NOT the original bag the dies had been sent in.

However, I was just happy to get my parcel. I have been in touch with the seller, and she is just as confused as to what happened as I am. I have yet to use the dies. 

So I am still here, I just have a lot going on  the moment and haven't done much crafting.

On top of the NZ Post issue, I got a note from my  bank saying someone had fraudulently tried to use my bank card, so the bank had put a top on my card. So I'm now waiting on a new card. Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

 

More Lavinia Cards.

Oh my gosh! Today has been full of learning for me! So far I have taught myself how to use wireless transfer to get my photos from my mobile to my Chrome Book! I still have a few bits to sort out, but I am getting there! Wookie has just come inside and she thinks she is helping me! What she wants is food! She LOVES her food and I always have to hide Romeos dish of biscuits when she comes in because she will happily scoff the lot. She puts weight on easily and so she has a certain amount for food each day. 

On the first and last photo's, the white circles are done with a Lavinia sponge and I used white pan pastel for that. I really like stamping on black, and grey card stock. I think it looks dramatic. The grey card I used here is not quite dark enough for the white pan pastel to show up. Oh dear! I will have to go "shopping" for some darker grey card! 

The card with the 2 Magpies sitting in the flower pods are new stamps from a previous Lavinia release a few months back. I stamped on a piece of Scene-scapes pre - printed card stock. I really like that card stock and need to use it more, rather than have it in a drawer and admiring it! The last card who's some more of the latest LS stamps.The dress and top are 2 separate stamps, as is the Mannequin is also another stamp. I stamped the skirt and top then fussy cut them and then attached them over the Mannequin. Our weather here has been day after day of beautiful clear blue skies. But OMG the temperature really drops when the sun sets. When I got up at 7.30 this morning the temperature was 4c. It was 2.5 degrees overnight. That is COLD! I think that's around 36.5F. We don't get snow here where we live, but we do get the horrible cold temperatures. I was not impressed with that temperature this morning, and quickly turned the heat pump on! I heated the 2 heat pads for Romeo (Cats hate the cold)and they help with his pain from arthritis. He comes to bed with me at night, and has blankets over him as well as a heat pad he sleeps on. I know only too well what arthritis pain is like, and it is always worse in Winter. Having said how cold it was overnight and this morning, in all honesty this July has been very dry with hardly any rain. Very unusual as July is our wettest and coldest month. Gosh, I hope I haven't jinxed it?! They said the temperature overnight last night (2.5c) was the coldest it has been so far this Winter. I believe them!I always do a happy dance on 1st of August, knowing that I survived it, and that (slowly) warmer days are coming, lol!

Well it's just gone 5 pm and the sun has almost disappeared behind the hills. Time for me to close the curtains and doors and turn some heating on before I turn to ice! Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

 

 

Lavinia Stamps - Loomweaver Collection.

These first two photo's are of the latest Lavinia Stamps - the Loomweaver's collection.  I finally discovered how to downloaded images from my mobile to my Chrome book! It has taken a lot of blood sweat and TEARS of frustration! Now I need to sort out how to enlarge the text - bear with me!

This Bear - "Ashryn" is from a previous range, also Lavinia. I'm going to  this and sort things out, so I will end this  short post here! Technology is fabulous - until you end up with a completely new device!!

Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day!

Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

The photo above is how the stamps arrived, all in cellophane bags. Not to forget the very important Lavinia chocolate that always comes with each order! I was very exciting opening each packet, but unfortunately I wasn't too well that day, and a couple of days later ended up in hospital. 

 

The Dogs Rolled in Horse Poo!!

 

This is an older photo of me on "Buttons", at my sisters farm. We had the whole farm (60 acres) to ride over, which included a few streams. We used to take the farm dogs with us, and they loved swimming in the streams, and then rolled in horse poo which meant we had to hose them down when we got back to the farm house! Stinky dogs! Our horses used to like splashing in the streams as well. Lots of fun!

Ok that's it for now, I am having issues finding my photos on here at the moment. The one above was the first one I found. Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

I'm on a Go Slow Mode!

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I don't have any photos to post at the moment. 

I've had to replace my laptop and haven't down loaded any photo's on it  as yet. I've also had some annoying health issues that are taking a long time to go away:-(  I'm having some breathing difficulty which my GP thinks that having Covid may have affected my heart. I am waiting to see a Cardiologist at the local hospital. No idea how long before I can see him. I'm struggling with constant fatigue which has been stopping me from doing things such as crafting. I do have a few things to post here, and once I get the photo's downloaded I will post them. Before I go, THANK YOU Robyn D for your beautiful Butterfly card! Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Always remember to be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!     very clever idea and I will make one to share on here one day!

  

Getting Ready!

I'm getting ready for my new stamps to arrive, and have stamped and fussy cut some Wings! I stamped them onto some Lavinia Stamps Dream-Scapes papers. These are a pad of gorgeous multi coloured  papers that can be stamped on. I have two different pads and it's hard to choose which sheet to use because they are all so pretty, and each sheet is double sided! Anyhow, here are the wings! The ones in the photo below measure 2 1/4 inches by just under half and inch at the widest part.

The wings in the photo below measure 2 inches by 1/4 of an inch. The smaller wings measure 1 1/2 by half an inch. I used a clear sparkly gel pen to add some sparkle to each of the wings. The natural colour of the Dream-Scapes papers shows on each wing. It's hard to see the sparkle in these photo's but it's there. Once I get the new stamps it will be awhile before I use the wings...but if you keep an eye on my blog you will eventually see how I use them. I will need to get 'creative!'

The wings stamps are not part of the new stamps, but they will be able to be used with them - you will see, trust me!

I'm not feeling the best right now, so I will finish this here. Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Always be your authentic self and shine bright each and every day!

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Another Mis Diagnosis!

Oh the joys of having a sore throat and head cold, and no immune system! I had been somewhat unwell for almost 3 weeks. Things eventually turned to custard and I eventually ended up in hospital. I'm home again and although I am now ok, I am very tired. While in hospital I was (once again) diagnosed with something I actually don't have! This is the 2nd time in two years I have been (wrongly) diagnosed with this issue. I won't go into detail, but I knew 100% the diagnosis was incorrect. I had all the ED Doctors coming into my room telling me I had to be urgently transferred to another hospital to have surgery. Knowing the diagnosis was wrong and having proof, I did my best to tell the Doctors/nurses they were incorrect. Oh boy! Have you ever tried telling a Doctor they are wrong?! They didn't appreciate my input at all, and refused to listen to me. I was harassed by them for several hours. I wasn't allowed to eat/drink. However, no-one stopped me eating lunch and having a cup of tea. (I was very dehydrated at this time, due to no-one coming to connect my IV line. I had let them know several times over 3 hours but nothing had been done. eventually I was whisked off to a Ward. It was a very strange Ward, one I hadn't been in before. My medications were taken off me, basically snatched from my hands without any explanation. I have always taken my own medications with me due to one of them not being easily available by the hospital. It's the one medication that keeps me alive. Without it I would die. It's a medication I must take regularly at specific times of the day/night. They Dr's know I always have my own medications, and I always let them know when I have taken them. I asked for my medications to please be returned to me as it was now 45 minutes past the time I was supposed to take them. I was stressed and frustrated and a bit panicky at the fact that I wasn't being heard. No-one was listening to me. No-one wanted to hear my explanation (and give them proof, of how I knew I didn't have what they diagnosed me with! Each time i tried to explain what I knew, I was told "well a SENIOR Radiologist had diagnosed me!) Well guess what?? He was WRONG!! Dead WRONG!! No, I am not a Dr and I have no medical diploma's or anything like that. (I have a degree in Psychology and that's all!) Eventually I'd had enough and told a different nurse that I was leaving and to return my medications. They were now due an hour ago. A doctor came and asked me do I know the consequences of my "mis diagnosis" and that I could become severely unwell and would need rushing to hospital for urgent surgery...etc etc. Yes, I was well aware of that, was  HE  aware that I had been mis-diagnosed and could he give me five minutes to explain why the diagnosis was incorrect?? Sadly he didn't have the time. I was becoming panicky because I felt like I had no control over what was happening to me. So I packed my bag, and once my medications were returned to me, I signed the papers, discharged myself and came home. I have nothing against Doctors/nurses, 99% of them are great, and I am very grateful to them for their help. It's just that I had proof that I had been misdiagnosed, and maybe they felt challenged by me disagreeing with them, I don't know. But what I do know is, I know my health issues VERY well. As Dr. Phil said, 'this ain't my first Rodeo!  'I've  been managing my health issues (and yes they are complicated)  for most of my life! What annoyed and frustrated me the most was, I HAD PROOF of the mis diagnosis! Just BTW the 2 Ambulance crew who whisked me off to hospital, asked me my age. I told them and said I'm having a 'Champagne and Donut themed 70th Birthday party, and invited them both to come! As it turns out, that day is their day off, so they said they will pop in! They were so nice and knew I needed to get to hospital that day to get things sorted out. And they had time to  give Romeo a pat and a cuddle, which he enjoyed! Anyway, I am managing a sore throat/Asthma at home. I'm slowly getting better day by day. I see my GP tomorrow just  to get a few things sorted out. I haven't done any crafting due to being unwell for awhile, but...I have some NEW Lavinia Stamps on their way, woohoo! A new release and I have to say, they are gorgeous! I am in love with  the oh-so-cute Raccoons! I wonder what interesting they are 'stitching' up?! (Subtle  clue there folks!) Ok, that's it for now! Thanks for dropping by! Have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self and shine bright each and every day!