I am so excited. Last night my daughter gave birth to the most beautiful little girl Alicia Marie weighing in at 7.06lb’s. So I am a Grandma for the first time.
I am very tired as i didn’t get home until about 2:30am but it is worth it. My daughter has had a few complications but hopefully they will be resolved although I can’t seem to get through to the maternity unit this morning for an update, but I’m sure i will soon.
Ok now for this weeks challenge at Fab ‘n’ Funky challenges.
This weeks Challenge is a Colour combo
Blue, Green and White
here is my creation for the challenge:
Papers: DCWV ‘Old World’
Sentiment: See D’s ‘Blooming Friendship’
Well I have finally got the crafting bug back but this is because my first granddaughter is due any time. My daughters Due date is today although no signs as yet so I thought getting back into crafting and getting some DT work up to date would be the best thing to do, but can you believe it, I have got a total blank on making a card for the new arrival.
I can make baby cards all day long, but as this is for my first grand child I just can’t seem to put onto paper what i want to do. Any quick suggestions would be gratefully received 
I’m really sorry that i have not posted on here for a while but i have been having serious computer problems and have only just managed to get it resolved. Hopefully anyhow fingers crossed.
To top it all it hasn’t been a good christmas or new year so far. Firstly no computer, then on christmas day we spent a few hours in the maternity unit with my pregnant daughter who was getting pains (luckily a false alarm). Then we had a broken pip in the bathroom which flooded through the ceiling in the hallway, so looks like we need to get some decorating done in the very near future. Oh and then my Nan who is 92 years old was admitted to hospital so long round trips visiting, which was hard with the snow.
Luckily great friends and family helped celebrate the new year with a party at mine which brightened thisgs up a bit.
But there are other personal issues I am at the moment trying to deal with, which are too personal to discuss on here but hopefully will be able to resolve ( I really hope so anyway as i don’t think i will be able to cope if they are not).
And then this evening i have been upset by an email. It wasn’t a nice one at all and i was hoping for some cheery emails when i finally have managed to read them after a month without.
I am feeling really down at the moment with all the issues i’m having to deal with and thought finally getting my computer back and having contact with all my friends again would cheer me up but it seems that is not to be.
Will just have to throw myself into my crafting and hope that life gets better.
2010 has not had a good start so far
Sorry I’m late posting this today but you wouldn’t believe the trouble i have had recently. Firstly the router for the internet went to heaven and we had to wait until payday to buy a new one. Then today my computer decided to overheat and wouldn’t load up so had to wait for it to cool down, then my new printer that is only 2 days old, refused to recognise the ink cartridges that are in it saying they are not genuine ones but they are as they came with the printer (this is going back tomorrow) and then to top it all off my external hard drive that i keep all my crafting graphics on, decided that wasn’t going to work either so i couldn’t access any photo’s of my cards that i had put on there. (bit of TLC work wonders on that)
So as you can see it has been a very fraught day and i am just now trying to calm down.
Ok so here is this weeks challenge at Stamptacular Sunday Challenges
This week’s challenge is called:
Weave It!
For this week’s challenge you will create a card or some other project that incorporates weaving somewhere. Your options for this week’s challenge are endless…colour, design, layout, project, etc…all up to you! Oh, and don’t forget to stamp!
This week’s fabulous prize is donated by:
The prize is
FOUR images of Winner’s Choice
AND
The prize is
Stampin’ Up Tall Tales 12" Designer Paper Pack
Here is my Creation
Things have been a little up & down in Funky Fairy land as several of our DT members have left us for pastures new . . . so we wish Ria, Lorraine, Emma, Anne & Joanne all the very best with their “Crafting Adventures” and look forward to them joining in with our NEW challenges . . . yep, a new look challenge blog . . . !
After much deliberation we have decided that we needed a “Winter Spring Clean” and therefore we will be radically over hauling the Funky Fairy’s challenge blog over the next week, so keep popping by there as we will be dropping little hints as to what is happening to the blog and of course, there will be a few surprises too ! !
Taking the above into consideration, there will be no challenge this week but we will be back with avengance next week, Wednesday 24th November with a NEW CHALLENGE, a NEW BLOG and lots of NEW SPONSORS . . . don’t panic the ever so generous Shaz (Head Funky Fairy) is still involved . . . so keep popping over . . . you never know what you might find !
This Weeks challenge at Creative Craft Challenges is a Sketch by our Very own Donna. 
You may flip the sketch if you like just as long as we can see the basic sketch within your design.
Our Sponsor this week is: 
And they are offering this wonderful stamp to the winner 
Here is my creation
Papers: Summertime designs ‘Winter Wonderland’
Image: Ollyfant
This card is for today’s challenge at 365 cards and today’s challenge is a sketch
Here is my take on the sketch
DP: Funky Fairy’s Papercrafts ‘lil blue Christmas cracker
snowflake : Kars ‘cristal christmas tree’
It’s Sunday again so that means it must be time again for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge
This weeks challenge is called ‘Turkey Time’
For this week’s challenge you will create a card or some other project that can be used at or sent at Thanksgiving time…put a TURKEY on it and get entered TWICE to win this week’s fabulous prize! Don’t celebrate Thanksgiving? Not a problem…make a card or other project that shows appreciation or gives thanks and that will work for us! What you make is completely up to you. Oh, and don’t forget to stamp!
Our sponsor this week is:
The prize is
plus FREE shipping!
Here is my card:
DP: Funky Fairy’s Papercrafts ‘Simply Brushed
Image hand drawn and 3d’d
Lettering Sizzix sizzlits Azure
Today’s challenge at 365 cards is:
Imagine this – Snow
Snow being your inspiration
here is my card
Snowman is a Die from Sizzix
DP: Funky Fairy’s Papercrafts ‘Lil blue Christmas Cracker
Sentiment: Funky Fairy’s Papercrafts ‘Xmas Punchems
Ok so here is the last one for today. I’ve got to have a rest now as my mojo is leaving me now and I’m not happy with what i am producing.
Day 258 at 365 cards is put a lid on it – incorporate a hat into your card
I have stamped the background design directly onto the card and then coloured with sakura stardust and glaze pens.
Not sure what make the stamps are as they came out of a bin of lots of separate acrylic stamps at the NEC
dream to stamp
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