My Darling Grandchildren

Middle Daughter Sarahs brood, from left to right Chloe 15, Joe 10, Thomas 17 and Taylor 11

Youngest Daughter Clares boys Daniel 10 left and Oliver right 9

My Eldest Daughter Karens son Andy 30

I hope this helps Laura and that you now manage not to get them muddled up.

A Card for the Totally PaperCrafts Challenge

I finished this card today and it will be posted on my other blog tomorrow and I thought I would post it on this one so that I could see how it looked as its made in untraditional colours and I wasnt quite sure what it would look like.

I had a wonderful birthday yesterday and some fabulous wishes from my blogging friends it really gave me such a warm and loved feeling, I didnt realise just how many people would actually know it was my birthday but someone let the cat out of the bag. Thank you so much for a really wonderful day.

A Card for LOV Challenge - "Glitter and Glitz"

Well this is my card to post on my other blog tomorrow, its for the LOV challenge and I wanted to see what it looked like as Ive discovered the image isnt quite straight, I just done seem to get things straight at times Im begining to wonder if theres something wrong with my sight.

Anyway the sun is out and although it started of very frosty this morning its now beautifully sunny outside and its gone upto 12degrees so thats wonderful I might get to go out for a stroll later this afternoon.

My Card for tomorrows JM Challenge and Totally Tilda Challenge

Hope that this will go down well as its a new step for me to just use two colours. Its been a busy day for me today, had a pile of ironing to start of with then we went swimming at lunch time, and this afternoon I went into the loft to try and find a few more bits and pieces to go up in our garage, we really need to clear out the loft as its rather full.

Sample 5 and 6 for Sarah

These are the last two samples for Sarah, Ive been creating six samples from this beautiful new Cd from Sarah Hallam of Peerless Designs, she is due to preview "Cuddle Upz" on the 16th of December on Create and Craft.

I will be posting these on my other blog nearer the date so that my other followers will be able to be reminded of the program and the time its due to be aired on the television.

46 years old but never able to enjoy it

Today is another difficult day for me, its my sons 46th Birthday but he never got to see his first one so hes not going to celebrate this one either, he unfortunately died at just under 6 months from Acute Leukamenia and he was such a wonderful baby that lived a life time in just those few months. The top photo shows him at about 12 weeks old at my sisters first wedding reception, he is lying on my lap and my eldest daughter is standing in the front, with my brother on the right and my sister standing next to him with her new husband John.
The second photo is one taken at just 26 days old as is the bottom one but this one is with his sister Karen she wasnt quite 3 years old, they were taken by a friend to try and create a Xmas card for us to send out, the one we chose officially I will post below, and you will see that a baby not a month old was old beyond his age.

You must admit for such a young baby he was gorgeous and very forward, I feel such a lost today but we all have to learn to live without the ones we love.

A Change of Directions

I thought for a change I would post some photos of my gorgeous grandson Andy with his fiance Laura and his mum Karen my eldest daughter.
My beautiful grandson is in the RAF so Im not allowed to say to much about him so please forgive me for that, but he is engaged to a really gorgeous young lady Laura, they are due to get married in 2012 and I carnt wait for that to happen even if it means it shouldnt belong before he makes me a great grandma, anyway thats a little way of yet.
The bottom photo is of my gorgeous eldest daughter Karen, she lives in Scotland rather a long distance from me so I dont get to see her very often, but this photo was taken this year when Andy actually made a trip to visit her and introduce her to her future daughter-in-law.
I love these photos of them all and Im so proud of them to, so my love goes out to them, Im sure you will agree with me and I hope you like what you see.

Another Blue Challenge Card

Well this is another blue challenge card I know but thats part of the colour scheme for the challenge its titled Icy Blue and Silver, so I didnt have much choice. Again Ive used this gorgeous blue design from Donna's "Christmas Dreams" and I love it its so pretty especially having the hearts and scrolls up at the top it seems such a shame to cover it up.  So this is a sneaky peek it will be posted on my No.l blog tomorrow as its scheduled for 9am.

My Card for tomorrows Mo Challenge - "Whats in your Pocket"

Heres a sneaky peek at tomorrow Challenge Card for Mos Challenge this week whats in your pocket, I love these images and this one especially of Kia, its meant to a little boy, but Mo has always said that its actually a little girl after one of her nieces, but Im rather happy this time for it to be a boy.

Ive used Donnas fabulous new Christmas Dreams papers for this one and I coloured the image with my copic pens.

Before I go I want to welcome Kym to my new blog and to say that its nice to have at least one follower though Im not sure I will broadcasting this blog at this moment, so anyone who finds it is welcome as much as to my old one.

Tomorrow its been a Year

Tomorrow the 9th November is going to be a year since I lost my Mum and I know its not going to be easy as I miss her so much, the photos I have here on this blog are of different times in her life, the first one is when she was in the Army and is about 19 years old she was a secretary to a Captain and was based in Wells.  The second photo is of my Grandmother, her mother and my mum on the right and her sister Ina on the left, they are about 5 and 7 years old just before their parents split up and divorced. The last photo is of her not long before she died she was 87, my hubby Ian and I went to visit her at her nursing home in Hove in Sussex where she was very happy.
Unfortunately a year ago she had a fall and this caused a major artery in her stomach to bleed and it just didnt stop, poor mum was in a lot of pain at the best of times so Im wouldnt want to wish her back to suffer any more, and I do miss her so much, but Im sure shes now looking after me from above, she was very religious, and is happily reunited with my Dad who died at least 25years ago.

Cards for Men - Challenge 23 - "Animals"

Heres my DT card for this fortnights Challenge for Cards for Men, and if youd like to have more details on the challenge and take part, please pop across to my sister blog http://nannieflash.blogspot.com/ to see how you can do this.

And here is my first Card using Donna's New Papers

You will find all the details that were used in making this card on my other blog http://nannieflash.blogspot.com/ I do hope that you like what Ive made.

Donna has some really Stunning New Papers

My Design Team leader Donna of Bearlymine Designs, has got some fabulous new design digi papers which will go on sale on Friday 12th November, and here above is a preview of the designs they are stunning, and I have already managed to post my first card using them. I shall be as often as possible using these papers in my card designs before launch day to give you a chance to see just how beautiful they are.

Not only has Donna got these gorgeous papers on sale she will be holding a sale on all her cds and papers from this Friday as she has her birthday coming up soon, she felt that she would like to include all her craft friends with the chance to buy them at a cheaper rate as her present to you. Isnt that an opportunity you carnt allow to pass, so get along to her shop by clicking on the banner and it will take you there directly, she also has a lot of freebie papers there already for you to have. it couldnt be better could it.

Ive been offered a brand new DT position

Im so excited, today I was officially able to announce the fact that Ive been offered the chance to join a brand new Challenge Blog as part of their Design Team, this one is the chance for Donna to showcase her beautiful Bearlymine Design Papers, and Im so thrilled to be part of this new venture.
Heres my new Design Team banner and I have already added it to my side bar on my other blog Nannieflash

The new team comprises of the following Design Team Members:-

Donna - Team Owner and Leader

Amy - DT Co-ordinator

Donna

Gina

Anne

Vixykins

Marie

Sarah-Louise

Doreen

Bella

Tracy

and me Shirley

The Challenges will start at the begining of January 2011, and more details will be announced later on the new Challenge blogsite.

A New Blog and its first Post

This photo was taken a few years ago, but this is my darling hubby Ian and myself in Currys at the Mall in Bristol.
Ive started this blog so that I can move some of my stuff of my other Blog Nannieflash to try and clear up some of the side panels on it.