Mid week madness

Hello you all . Welcome to my room .
Hope that your week is going along happily .

My day has been a right pickle .. apart from being wet and cold . I have been multi tasking all day . Washing machine going ,preparing crockpot for dinner , sweeping front veranda ...AGAIN..running after Doug etc .. etc and in and out of my room checking emails  and  earmarking pages in  magazines and the like .

And you know what ...not achieving a lot .
But I see that there two new followers on my blog .To Lisa M and to Dora.    Thank you welcome to my room ladies .Hope you visit again soon .

What a pleasant surprise though from blogland . Monica has chosen to give me some blog awards

  

Thank you Monica , I will place them on my side bar soon . This one special blogger who donates many of her creations to charity and is also very generous with her  kind words in comments .
Only one of my craft day cards to share tonight .

Just made from my stash .The image is Oriental Collage from My Stamps .
Now the day is nearly over so I am off to bed . Not a bad day after all .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now , Shirley-Anne .

Blog award.

Always a buzz to receive an award .
Thank you Laura for considering  me and my blog   to be worthy

Thank you Laura.

I recommend a browse through Laura's Blog . Her One layer cards are very Stylish, like the faux postage stamp sets featured in one post. .
Now to things I must do.....

1.Thank the person/persons that shared this award with me and link it back to their blog/blogs.
              And I do thank you Laura ...Hugs .

2.Share seven things about myself.
           I love my family and friends . I am so happy that hubby and I moved into our retirement unit when we did . I love our routine of walking out every morning for coffee . I am constantly amazed I can find anything in my craft room ...as are my friends . I am a hobby demonstrator for Stampin' Up. I love writing and reading .
I hate housework.

3.Pass this award onto seven other bloggers that I have recently discovered.
I have met so many since joining  Less is More Challenge  Blog
  Please check out these blogs , not only are  these ladies great papercrafters but lovely ladies .                

   1. Jane    http://janescreativejourney.blogspot.com/   2 DEBRA http://twistedmonkeyscraps.blogspot.com/
   3. Alizabethy http://alizabethy.blogspot.com/      4. Barbara http://whimcees.blogspot.com/
   5.  Busy lizzie http://busylizziescards.blogspot.com/  6.Pami.. http://pamiscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
   7, Jose, http://josesjottings.blogspot.com/

7.Leave a comment so they can pass along the recognition!

                  Catch you again soon cheers for now Shirley-Anne

Get well Wishes

Hello one and all. Welcome to my room . This last  week has been has been one of troughs and peaks with Doug but thankfully finished on a high . Doug has been accepted for Hampstead Rehab centre which is about 15 minute drive from home so visiting will be easy . He will be transferred as soon as a bed becomes available.
For R & R I have returned to card group on Tuesday morning and here is a card for next week . Oh , golly it is this week , today being Sunday ...I can't tell you how often I forget which day it is .

Blast... I did mean to tell you, firstly  that I had a surprise gift from Monica , in the form of a blog award . Certainly made my day . See my side bar for the link to her blog which is full of  her lovely creations and links to the charities she supports.
And now to my card .
I love these Silhouette sets .

Sets used here are, Just Believe and Teeny Tiny Sentiments inked in Old Olive . SU card stock and embossing folder .
Blog seems to be slow loading tonight so will give it a rest but hope I can continue visiting YOUR blog tomorrow night .
Catch you then , cheers Shirley-anne.

Beautiful Blogger Award

WOW , thank you Terri .
It is always uplifting to have some-one pat you on the back .
Although I have to do a little challenge .
10 things about me to share .

1. I miss my Daughter , who lives in QLD with her family
2. I miss our Grandsons who are there too.
3. I love sending them craft bits every month or so .
4. I love my Daughter's , more than cards, creations.
5. I love chocolate , coffee and my Doug ...not necessarily in that order.
6. I love browsing through blog land .
7. Would love to be able to do more challenges but not able to yet.
8. Love the ladies ,whom I have met through paper/stamping craft days.
9. I am grateful for my health and happyness and the time I get to enjoy my hobby.
10. I will pass this award onto Robyn , for sharing a challenge with me . Michelle , for inspiring me ,

and to Kay, a fellow hobby Stampin'Up Demonstrator
Thanks again Terri , Visit her blog to see what she has to share. http://terriscrafts.wordpress.com/
                                                             Hugs     cheers  Shirley-Anne

Am I a Sweet Blogger?

I received a surprise today from my Daughter, Michelle . A Blogger Award . How special is this?

Thank you Michelle . And now I will pass it on to a few bloggers who have inspired , encouraged and enthused me.

1..  http://kaykoufalakis.wordpress.com/  for being a really good friend
                                                                and for card days we've had.

2....  http://www.alisatilsner.com/blog/     for the encouragement

3.... http://a-consuming-passion.blogspot.com/    For the lovely
                                               comments and for following.

4.... http://alwaysaboutcolour.blogspot.com/     For an inspiring blog

5.... http://jennspapercuts.blogspot.com/      is a kind follower

 6....  http://pinkpuds.blogspot.com/               Thanks Mina for comments
                                                                     You have a great blog!

7.... http://curtsplayhouse.blogspot.com/       A wonderful Artist

 8....   http://paperinkcolor.blogspot.com/       love her blog

9....  http://paperinkcolor.blogspot.com/    I follow a talented lady

10.... http://karensinspirations.blogspot.com/           For her kind comment on my SCS Gallery