Rosie D's challenge 74 - Summer Birthdays

Did you remember to pop over to Rosie D's Challenge Blog and wish Mervi a very happy Birthday? I do hope so!

Well, here's my reveal of my summer dress card that I made for Mervi's challenge.

If you haven't already taken part, remember that Mervi is giving away a prize to celebrate her birthday to one lucky participant in the challenge blog.

Materials:
White pearlescent card.
Cardstock: Coredinations.
Paper (for dress): Black Market Paper Society.
Dress Stamp: Creative Expressions.
Alphas: BasicGrey.
Butterfly punch: Martha Stewart.
Ribbon: Stash.
 

Rosie D's challenge 74 - Summer Birthdays

Mervi has chosen the theme of Summer Birthdays this time around on Rosie D's Challenge Blog as she's celebrating her birthday next week and has promised to send our lucky winner a present in celebration.

You can interpret the theme in whichever way you wish as long as it represents a birthday in the summer!

I've chosen a lovely summer dress for my theme this time around.

Please take time to pop over to the Challenge Blog to see the beautiful works of art that the ever talented DT have come up with and don't forget to wish Mervi a very happy birthday too!

Rosie D's challenge 73 - Something blue and fish or fishing

Still on the scheduled posts but I should be having my stitches out next week so at least I'll be able to get back to some kind of normality (well, as normal as I ever can be!)

Mervi's challenging us this month over on Rosie D's Challenge blog and she's offering this prize to our lucky winner this time round.

Mervi would like to see something blue and options are fish or fishing from you this time round.

You'll have to pop over to the challenge blog where you can see the great works that the other girls have come up with!

Materials:
Blue A6 card.
Corrugated packaging.
Parcel Tag.
Rub on: Royal & Langnickle (very old stash!)
Stamps: (I think) are from Studio G.

Rosie D's challenge 73 - Something blue and fish or fishing

Hi everyone.  I'm uploading this in advance so hoping that it will schedule and load on time as I had an operation on my right hand on Tuesday so am currently one handed and struggling!

We have the lovely DT member of Mervi setting the challenges for June over on Rosie D's Challenge blog and she's offering this prize to our lucky winner this time round.

Mervi would like to see something blue and options are fish or fishing from you this time round.

Here's my sneaky.  You'll have to pop over to the challenge blog to see what it looks like in it's entirity.  While you're there you can see the great works that the other girls have come up with!

The op has been done!

I had the first of my Carpal Tunnel Operations on Tuesday morning and am pleased that everything went according to plan.

This is how I used to sleep with a metal splint on my right hand...

On the way to the surgery I offered Will the chance to change places, but he kindly informed me that it was ok, he didn't mind driving!  I think he misunderstood the offer.  Even in the surgery where I was patiently waiting...

He still refused to swap places with me...

I came out with the most enormous of bandages on my hand...

Which covered my 6 stitches...  (look away now if you're squeamish!)

Until last night, Friday, when it was removed and I now just have a small dressing...

The Consultant, Mr Siddiqui, has made a fantastic job, very neat indeed.  Thanks Doc!

It's a bit sore and is very bruised in the palm but that's to be expected I suppose.  Me, being me, watched him stitch the wound back up.  I couldn't quite watch the initial incision itself or the ligament being cut, but next time on my left hand I will for sure! HEEHEE!

I am now becoming a dab hand at everything left handed, though I can't lift anything and if it's going to fall, I have to remember to let it as it really does hurt like a bitch when you try and catch it!  (...Yes, I have!)

The stitches come out on 21st June after which time I can drive again. No repetitive movements or heavy lifting allowed for at least 6 weeks.

Hmmm... wonder how long until I can craft again...?!  I can type left handed (slowly and with some appalling spelling mistakes), but I'll get there!

Rosie D's challenge 72 - Fairytales

This is Saskia's final week of setting the challenges over on Rosie D's Challenge Blog
and she chose the theme of Fairytales last Sunday (I know I'm a week late putting this up but I've had no computer / internet connection for almost two weeks at home thanks to those silly peeps at AOL

Saskia has offered up 2 lovely stamps for the winner!! 'Elmit' and 'Littlebell' from In2Stamps, a Belgian company! They have a lovely range of unique, beautiful stamps!


So finally, here is my card that I made for my sister's birthday.  She doesn't check my blog out (I don't think) so should be ok putting it up before she receives it.

Materials:

Harlequin Stamp:Tim Holtz.
Angel stamp: Whipper Snapper Designs.
Inkpads: Versamagic.
Greeting: Computer generated.
Colouring pens: Promarkers.
Glitter Glue: Stickles.
Ribbon: Ribbon Mad.
Gems: Pound shop.