RUDOLPH IS ALL MINE

My good cyber friend Storm did a fabulous Rudolph Inchie for one of the blog challenges and then she put him on a card and THEN she sent him to me cause she knows I love Rudolph.

Isn't he fabulous - I'm going to put him in a small frame and keep him and bring him out every Christmas.

Thank you thank you thank you Storm!!!!

xxx

BLOG NO 3!!!!!!

I have started a separate blog just for all my Stampin Up creations. If you want to have a look its at www.fionastampinup.blogspot.com At the moment it is very basic until I can get myself up and running again with the printer, scanners etc whenever that will be.

WOOHOO - I'M PART OF THE SISTERHOOD

I may not be able to craft at the moment - but I can still surf and blog! And whilst browsing through Splitcoaststampers recently I found an SU Sisterhood. This is what it said:

Sisterhood for SU Only Blogs
I know there are several of you out there that prefer blogs that only use Stampin' Up! products, and I am willing to create a special SBS group for you. Let's call it SBS SU!1. If you fit the description (100% pure SU!, except for altered tins, clipboards, etc ...all using SU products), leave me a comment with your name and blog address. I'll keep the master list updated here.

I'm now part of Sisterhood 6 - and am just off to go visit all my fellow sisters. There are two spaces left in this group if you hurry.
http://sisterhoodofthebloggingstampers.blogspot.com/

I NEED TO TELL ME NEW SISTERS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF - I'M FIONA, A STAY AT HOME MUM ALTHOUGH MY CHILDREN DON'T REALLY NEED ME TO STAY AT HOME ANYMORE - BUT HUBBY STILL LIKES TO HAVE HIS DINNER ON THE TABLE WHEN HE GETS IN - LOL!!!! I'VE BEEN CRAFTING FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, STARTED OFF WITH SCRAPBOOKING AND THEN GOT INTO CRAFTS WHEN SOMEONE INTRODUCED ME TO STAMPIN UP. I USED TO LIVE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AT THE TIME AND IT WAS A WRENCH RETURNING TO THE UK AND NO STAMPIN UP!!! LUCKILY WE NOW HAVE SU IN THE UK AND I'M AN SU DEMONSTRATOR. HOPEFULLY AFTER CHRISTMAS I'LL BE BUSY DOING MY CRAFTING THING!

THE BIG CLEAN UP/NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

I've really missed being able to come on here and update my blog - and having not been able to craft for over a week now - well, its like I've lost a limb. I still have my laptop, just as it conked out on me yesterday(!), but i have no way of showing any craft items, I have no camera, no scanner - and no craft items anyway for the time being.

But I've been missing all my chats with my cyber friends! I noticed on Donna's blog http://craftykrafts.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-years-resolutions-blog-candy.html that she had a great competition running - post your New Year's Resolutions and she's inspired me to get blogging again. I've not felt like doing anything and haven't had the time either really.

So - what can I think of for My New Year's Resolutions: hmmm:


1. Stop PROCRASTINATING - I seem to be a great one for always putting things off and not doing them

2. Organise my craft room at least once a day after I've finished crafting so I come back to a nice tidy desk - ok - how long do you think that will last????LOL!!!!!

3. Like Donna - I want to aim to make at least two cards per week.

4. I also want to scrap at least one page per week - I have loads of pages in my head and they need to get down on paper. Having a scarey moment like last week with the fire reminds you you don't know how long you've got so stop putting things off (see no 1 above LOL!!!)

5. Go to Pilates or Yoga to help my back which is always a constant source of pain.

6. Study the Runes - these are something I bought myself this year and haven't had time to actually use them or study them yet so that's my project for this year.

7. Try and keep myself and the house free from clutter - I've decided I'm a great hoarder and it isn't good - got a good friend Jan who has offered to Feng Shui my house so that sounds like de-cluttering to me - hope to get that done in the New Year once my house has been sorted.

8 - Get to grips with my Stamping Up business and try and spread the word and meet some crafty people closer to home that I can share this passion with.



I can't think of any more that I'm likely to keep (LOL) - I'll keep referring back and make sure I'm keeping up with them.

NOT MUCH CRAFTING FROM ME FOR A WHILE

We had a disastrous weekend this weekend with a small house fire which has wrecked my dining room and possibly my craft room also. There won't be a lot of crafting from me for a while until we get it sorted. I've had a real horrible year with one thing or another and it seems to be carrying on right up till the end. I'm not sure how our Christmas is going to be and we were supposed to be having our mothers for Christmas. Thankfully we are all ok - thanks to my darling husband who smelled the smoke - our smoke alarms didn't go off until we actually opened the door where the blaze was but the house was full of smoke by that time. The insurance company was shut yesterday and their emergency number only knew how to deal with plumbing emergency or glaziers! Time to find a new insurance company that has 24 hours I think. Its only when you need them you realise the services they don't offer!