Life's a hoot!

One of the things I have got my sticky mits on, is a really, really cute owl punch from Stampin' Up!

I used it today to make a bookmark for Ellie, who, I am relieved to say, has rediscovered the joy of reading. Interestingly, this week, she has been bouncing out of bed in the morning, and demanding to go to school early, because she LOVES school. I am so pleased to hear this, this is exactly how things were before last year, which was horrible for all of us due to her teacher. I have now spoken to her about how sometimes these things happen, and you get teachers you don't get on with, but that you then get teachers who you love, and that makes up for it. Anyway, here is the bookmark I made for her, to celebrate her new love of reading.

I used Close to Cocoa, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, and Almost Amethyst, with Basic grey Taffeta ribbon, and the Itty Bitty Stamp set. And most importantly, the owl punch. What do you think?

Rewarding myself

After spending the morning shampooing the carpets, I decided to reward myself by doing some crafting this afternoon. It's the birthday of a friends little girl on Sunday, so I had to come up with a card for her, and this is what I made.

It's in Close to Cocoa and Cameo Coral with Chocolate Chip ribbon. I used my large tag punch, the 1 3/8" circle punch and the scalloped circle punch, and the sentiment is from the Basic Phrases set with the image from Big Bold Birthday. I embossed the cameo coral cardstock with a happy birthday folder in my Cuttlebug.

Follow up

Having spoken to my contact at the hospital about what happened during our last appointment, I am now awaiting a complaint form so I can notify the people who need to know, that the guy I saw needs to be watched. Hopefully he will be and they won't just 'file' my complaint.

Last night, I made another card. I have lots and lots of crafting kit now, and I can't justify the expense if I don't use it!! This card is in Cameo Coral, and Ruby Red, with Close to Cocoa and More Mustard ribbon. Its yet another Big Bold Birthday example.

It's a bit plain, but I quite liked it.

A quick mention for my girls. Both of them are doing very well at school this year. Tabitha has to cope with a whole new group of children, and is doing so fantastically well. Ellie has all the same children in her class, but a new teacher, and this one seems to be firing her up to learn again. We got to school ridiculously early this morning, as she was so anxious to get in and get started. I hope she will be able to recover some of the ground she lost last year.