Making cards - Ideas (part 5)

rainmac

Marg wrote: »

Melissa - are you hoping packing your back will be a useful distraction once you start?? With a bit of luck you wont be there long enough to need most of it. x

You should have seen what I took with me to hospital when I had Jack, enough for about a 4 month stay I should think! I didn't want to stay one night so goodness knows why I packed so much stuff. The most useful things I took (aside from the nappies and baby clothes) was some cereal bars as the food on the ward was horrendous I can still picture the congealed cottage pie and baked beans they dished up to me. There was no way I could eat it.

flourgirl

Thank you Rainmac x. Speaking of hospital food, when I had major bowel surgery and hadn't eaten for 3 weeks, my first meal was cornish pasty chips and beans!! when I asked for something lighter they brought corned beef and coleslaw sarnies!! Hospital food is vile. Glad to hear Rusty is on the mend.

melissa75_2

PepPop - thanks for the hugs - I've found that in my experience the more kids you have then more painful the birth, Elliot was horrendous!!! Although I have found also that with each child my time in labour has halved so this time it should take 3 1/2 hours (I wish)!!!!!! For matting and layering I normally use bazzill's white cardstock or failing that any old bit that I've got lying around! For stamping on I use the stuff from craftwork cards.

Marg - the plan is to just bark orders at OH as to what else I need packing!!! I think I'd like to stay in a while just to get some rest although I'm really worried about Elliot - he's never really away from me and is really clingy, most of the time I can't leave the room without him following me! I'm also worrying that he's going to hate me because baby M will be getting so much attention from me.

Rainmac - I'm glad to hear that Rusty is gradually getting better - would you send her my best wishes??? It is such a shame that we don't all live nearer so we could help each other out!

melissa75_2

A couple of offers for everyone - craft obsessions are offering free postage until midnight on Monday if you spend over £10 - the code to use is "FREEBIE"

Crafty Ideas by Kaz is offering 15% off everything if you use the code "NECWEEKEND", you have to spend over £20 but I think they offer free postage if you spend over £20 too. The offer finishes on Monday too. I haven't posted a link yet because the site is down for maintenance at the minute!

melissa75_2

When I had Leo I had missed dinner so they offered me the most disgusting plate of cheese and crackers, I wouldn't mind but I'd been in that much pain that I hadn't eaten for 2 days. I remember when I had Elliot they had chilli with chocolate on the menu - yuk!!!! I think I'll bung a few bags of crisps and some chocolate in my bag, OH will have to nip to subway for me!!!

THE-WIFE_3

PepPop I use the Craftwork Cards digi paper which is brilliant for stamping and printing. I too thought Papermill were closing shops but keeping just the online store. Do paperchase do anything like that, does anyone know?

Thinking of you, Melissa!

louby-lou-lou

Hello all, not got much to say. I just get over one thing then i get another! looks like i have an ear infection now! I think antibotics just don't work for me now. So i am very deaf and stuck cotton wool in my ears with warm olive oil in to ease it a bit.

Not done to much card making like i wanted this week. I just sat and did lots of cutting with my bug but now i have lost the die cuts! they have got to be here some where but the crafty fairy thief hastook them! and i can't finish my card as i had used up all the card i needed to use.

I can't blog anything either as lots of my recents cards are on my hubbys laptop.

I bought the twin pack of oval nesties but i bought small thinking it related to the scallop size as my circle scallops are small but i think it means the actual size and now i have them i am thinking they may be smaller than i wanted but i am sure i will use them :rotfl:

cardpaperscissors

Well done to everyone that bagged bargains from the show last weekend. I’m actually only about 15 miles away from the NEC but I’m not going to the show. I don’t like all the crowds so I’ll stick with internet shopping for now.

melissa - congratulations on becoming Auntie to Dylan - hope you enjoyed the cuddles
dawnteabag - what a shame you didn’t find what you wanted at the show - sounds as if you and &son had a great time though.
Marg - I got some ejection foam from that ebay seller too (I think it was Addams who pointed me in her direction).
OAP - good to have your internet back again - bet you really missed it. Congratulation on your new great niece!
Padster - that’s encouraging news for your DH - hopefully things will be under control just by diet
fluffy - ooo a new craft room, how lovely!
flourgirl - sorry about your Uncle but hope you had a good day with your Dad
craftygranny - what fab news about Carly - you must be so proud of her!
rainmac - good luck with the party - menu sounds very yummy. Fabulous candy win by the way!
artydoll - your cards are lovely so please don’t give up on card making, whilst it would be nice to have sales I’m sure you get much enjoyment from being creative.
jowri - hope your check-up went well today
Wifey - hello, hope all is well with you.

Right might manage a quick blog hope before bed.
　

Georgiegirl2012

My fairyopolis prize arrived today - it is the cardmaking kit which can be seen here It is rather lovely and what's even better is that I wouldn't have bought it myself. I would have been more likely to buy the CDs or stamps.

I also made my card for FF challenge, except it went a bit wrong and I bent the tail on my seahorse, so I haven't boggled it coz i think I'll have to do it again. I might be able to recycle some of it.

artydoll

Georgie .thats a wonderful prize ,well done on your win
Thanks to everyone for the comments on my cards,you cheered me up a little.
Theres a new card on the blocky thing,just posted,another fairy one.
Melissa ..... get your bag packed..........soon.
hugs to all
xxx