They're Here...!!

 

My Boo Mobile die set arrived this morning, 3 days ahead of the original ETA which was Monday 24th!! i was super excited to check them out and I wanted to play with them right away, however I needed to go to the supermarket:-(  By the time I got home I was in a lot of pain so I haven't tried the dies out yet, but will do tomorrow. The Mobile measure about 3 inches in height, and just a smidgen over 3 1/2 inches in width. I think there's 27 dies ranging from pumpkins, skulls, an eye, a pair of Bat wings a ghost and a pair of witches legs! This is just a quick note and I will be back tomorrow, fingers crossed! Thanks for dropping in! Have a SUNSHINE day! Always remember to be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

The Three Sisters!

I made this some years ago, out of a pair of pantyhose. I used hot 

glue to stick the hair and eyes on. I hot glued it to a silver hair clip so I can tie my hair up. I call them The Three Sisters! I added a bit of old lace under the faces, as well as a tiny bow in each lady's hair. These were fun to make and quick and easy!

 I had an email today saying my Boo Mobile die set is on it's way, and the ETA is Monday 24th. As well as that Lavinia Stamps will be releasing a new range of Halloween stamps in 2 days on the 20th. Think Witches, tombstones and oh-so-cute scarecrows! I've seen some samples Tracey has done and I love them all! Yes, I will be ordering them! there's also some sentiments to go with the Witches and Scarecrows. So lots of crafty goodness coming = no time for boring stuff like housework! I apologise about the different size fonts. I am still figuring out my Chromebook. Every so often (too often!) I hit a button and weird things happen. I will get it right one of these days! Bear with me! 

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A UFO Pumpkin?! UPDATED!

 

Another UPDATE!! Some exciting (for me!) news...I have managed to find the set of dies and have just ordered them! I'm super excited because I really love this set of dies, and know I will have lot's of fun playing with them! They weren't cheap because whatever the cost is in US$, I pay twice that much because of the difference in dollar value in NZ currency.

I have to give  big thank you to Spellbinders, they answered my email about purchasing that die set in super quick time. They couldn't help with finding the set, but I found them myself. When I get the dies and have made something with them, I will post it here. I hope to have the die set some time next week, fingers crossed!

 

I have just discovered this is the Spellbinders August Kit. I am not sure if it was from this year or last year.

 I love it and would really like to buy the die set! If you have one you are willing to sell, PLEASE contact me with the details! I have also contacted with Spellbinders, so fingers crossed! 

 Sorry the photo is blurry, I took it off you tube. There's a lovely lady who did a video on creating clouds, and the pic above is what was on her card. She had all the details of what she created the clouds with, but not this UFO Pumpkin. I've left her a message asking if It's a die or die cut and asked where to buy

 them from. The video is called "How to ink blend a night sky." I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can purchase this UFO Pumpkin (as I call it!) The lady who did the video is called Suzanne I think. I think its a very cute UFO!

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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!!

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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!