Wednesday 26 August 2015

10 days????

Cannot believe it is 10 days since I last posted! All of the days are now blurring together a little although we have been blessed with in the main good weather - just 2 days of drizzly rain - notably when the MEN arrived for the start of their 2 weeks! The ladies had great weather for their Championships!

So another full couple of weeks left for me - the rest of the National Championships (until Sunday) then off on another road trip for 2 more Celebration matches next week, a day at home then away to Yorkshire for the Northern Counties Championships. This will be followed by a trip to the Junior Mens' Internationals in Oxford AND THEN I SHALL BE HOME AND ABLE TO SLEEP IN MY OWN BED FOR MORE THAN ONE SINGLE NIGHT!!!!!! 

I had a bit of an inky session though on my day off but one is not finished so can't show it! This one was done also on Sunday - a CASE of one that I saw on Pinterest a long long time ago.
It is a mixture of a digital bird cage stamp printed in black onto white textured card  then over-stamped with a foliage stamp in Shabby Shutters DI. It is a tiny (old) stamp and I can't remember where it came from but know it was part of a set originally!
Used up some old striped cardstock (which I bought the last time I visited a craft show in 2013!) layered onto black, stamped the sentiment then die cut, added some black ribbon and a few black pearls.
Probably not everyone's fave colour combo but hey not bad effort considering it was just from a few bits I brought with me!

I am longing to get home properly as I have some new dies and stamps to play with.... roll on 17th September!
Challenges -
Use Your Stuff - Anything Goes
Paper Nest Dolls' - Anything Goes
Pennys paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Once again thanks so much for sticking with me whilst I am blogging so infrequently - just that at the end of the day I am so darn tired I don't have the energy to do anything!x
Have a great time whatever you're doing until I catch up with you again. x



13 comments:

Doreen said...

A fab card love the image.xxx

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulous card Viv, awesome colours.x

Pia S said...

Not bad to be able to make a card while away on travel! And in my opinion it turned out beautiful too. Nice touch using two stamps, placing the birdcage over the foliage. Very elegant design and color combo.

Unknown said...

Great girly card, love the birdcage design and backing paper. Thanks for joining our challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty and we look forward to seeing you again. Jennifer DT member xx

brenda said...

A very clean crisp and elegant card Viv and love your choice of colours.

Decent start to the season, we even managed to watch the home game on the large screen over the pool - in evening temps of 28 deg !

B x

Jackie said...

I love this Viv, especially that lovely green colour.
You've been such a nomad this year, you will have nearly forgotten what you own bed feels like! :o)
Jackie xx

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

Classy and elegant card Viv - I'm surprised you have time to craft at all, what with all the travelling and Bowling.
Good luck with the upcoming Championships
Sylvia x

Carole said...

Hi Viv...brilliant card with restricted supplies! I can't find things that co-ordinate in a craft room full of stuff let alone a hotel room with a few choice bits! Your trips sound exhausting but i am sure they have their fun moments......but there is nothing like your own bed eh? Take care xx

Jacee said...

Lovely classy design
hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design

Sarn said...

WAVING MADLY right back at you Viv . . . .congrats on finding some time to craft in your crazy new lifestyle! Great looking card mate.

Hugs, Sarn xxx

Tracy Wray aka Trak said...

Thank you for taking part in our Paper nest Dolls challenge,
I very much enjoyed looking at your project and all
the time and detail you put into it, good luck hugs tracy

ahlers5 said...

This is lovely and nice neat look to it. Thanks so much for joining us at Inspiration Destination this week.

Stamps and Paper said...

Great card Viv and love those colours together

Anne