Today has been a funny old day . Have been sitting in what is jokingly referred to as my crafting room for hours now and have had a very inspirational day  ! ( Not like me ) Have about ten different things on the go all of which are unfinished of course,  so I wont be sharing any of them with you at the moment. Shame I hear you say but all will be revealed in due course or not as the case maybe.

So  for all of my many fans  out there ( British humour ) thought I would upload some of my past creations just to whet your appetites cos I know you have nothing better to do at this time of night ……

It seems that a few people are a little concerned about my negative bloggings ! Don’t be am at my happiest when I’m having a  right old moan, in fact if I seem to be too cheerful it”s best to give me a wide berth . I think it all stems back to my childhood ……….yes doctor . Liverpool the sixties working class background rife unemployment if you didn’t laugh at yourself then you didn’t laugh at all . So while I mean everything I say it’s just the good old Scouse ( that’s Liverpool for anyone outside the UK ) humour
coming to the fore trying not to take myself to seriously.

A couple of quick cards the first is using vintage moth paper which I have matted onto pearlescent paper which I have passed through my texture boutique and distressed the edges with Ranger broken china ink.

The second with the sentiment ( which describes me perfectly) lol is all SU Baroque Motif wheel and rich razzlebury and old olive ink. Made a couple of buttons with my Ephfany button studio and bobs your uncle !

Yes  it’s me again Dolly Daydreams but not for much longer am thinking of changing my name to The Winger Blogspot.com (  but I bet it’s taken.) After reading my post’s of late that’s all I seem to do , if I’m not moaning about my lack of talent or stash , something somewhere is hurting me !

So to close my first full weeks blogging thought I would end on on one last moan.
I am a newcomer as you might have gathered and this past week thought I would take part in a few challenges, BIG MISTAKE ! have entered three loved the subjects and the sites but I can’t do it .  ok ok you say its a challenge it’s supposed to be challenging . My brain hurts my fingers are numb I wont even mention my severe case of B.B . It seems that the word challenge has given me a case of bloggers droop , the creative juices( more like drops in my case ) have dried up and gone on holiday and taken my inspiration with them ! Its taken me all day to create this next morsel and I’m not very happy with it at all, but blimey have spent so many hours on it I’m posting all the same ! So there !

I know most of you will probably laugh at it but I really don’t care , someone out there might just identify with it on some crazy level . So for that one person whoever you are this is for you enjoy !

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So to you all at The Sunday Postcard Art Challenge please accept my apology in advance
The theme for the challenge was faces ( at least I got that right )

I used Vintage Moth paper and coloured with Lyra aqua markers then ran over it literally with a baby wipe ( cos I made a mistake but I liked the effect ) then stuck on the phrase. Really must learn photoshop !

It seems there are certain health hazards to becoming a blogger none of which where mentioned on any crafting site I read. Do you all have comfortable chairs ? or is it that you can whip up a creation in a matter of moments ? Maybe it’s my lack of experience, I start of with one idea look at a few blogs( like fifty or so ) and before I know it bloggers bum has struck again and I have nothing to show for it.
I definatley need a new chair or a cushion at least or I should stop looking at everyone else’s blog and get on with my own ! Now there’s a thought……..

Here’s something I whipped up quickly due to the aforementioned pain in the nether regions.

CI Stamp ,SU basic Grey ink, Texture Boutique and sillhouette for the key, stamped with Horse purple ink a bit of matting oh and cor ordinations grey paper.

Marie

If any one has read my blog from the begining ( and I very much doubt it ) then  they will have read that I fall in and out of love quite easily, my current crush is of course card making or so I thought. It seems though that I’m actually spending more time blogging (well not actually blogging) but trying to learn how to. If I’m not doing that then I’m looking at other peoples or commenting or having raving tissy fits cos I’m jealous !

The upshot of it is that instead of being inspired by everything I see, you wonderful people out there are depressing me. ! Your all so talented ! Before it was just me and I thought ok I can do this but know I’ve met you so to speak I realise I’m not as good as I thought I was.

And what is worst of all I’ve got bloggers bum ! not only is it getting bigger but it also hurts from too much sitting !

Am uploading a few of my previous works just to show you that instead of just moaning I have actually made a few cards in the past .

Goodnight to all

Marie X

Well is it ? not here in Greece it isn’t. Yesterday I entered a challenge with the theme oh for the wings of a bug and it got me in the mood for butterflies  and thoughts of spring hence the next card which is full of those lovely fluttery creatures.

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I used CI backing paper and cut some lovely butterflies with my Silhouette and then passed them through my texture boutique  then coloured with Ranger Distress inks, a little sentiment from SU and there you have it my version of spring.

Marie

It must be a mistake an oversight a something, but I checked and double checked . It was my name alright but  an oversight surely .

Well it seems that Elizabeth silverscrappers.blogspot.com has had a mad moment and nominated me for the stylish bloggers award , I reckon that new bright lamp that she has been using lately has done something to her eyesight ! Until she regains all her senses and takes it back I would like to thank her for all her comments and support she has given when she is obviously so busy, she always has the time to comment on my little offerings,

So thank you so so much

Just a few little tidbits about me.

I am British but have been living in Greece for the past 22yrs, I am a jewellery designer and shop owner, I used to love the outdoor life until I discovered crafting now am enjoying the indoor  life !

I was born in Liverpool and moved to London in 1977 , met my hubby in Greece on holiday ( he’s Greek ) in 1984 and as they say the rest is history it’s been one hell of a holiday romance , came to Greece in 89 and have been here ever since. Two kids , two dogs and a perfect hubby .silverscrappers.blogspot.com

Marie x

Yes another challenge but not really a challenge at all . While I was out blog hopping yesterday I came across a lovely site which has weekly challenges  the whole purpose of this particular site is to participate in their challenges just for the fun of it, no prizes no gimmicks just good honest to goodness fun !

I like the idea of this as I am a novice only been crafting for three months and its a huge learning curve for me. I am constantly amazed at all of the techniques there are , what with bubble wrap, salt and shaving foam ! I can’t keep up.

So am entering this challenge with the the name of oh for the wings of a bug  jffchallenge.blogspot.com

I used Crafty Individuals backing paper ( again ) Three layers of embossing  with SU white embossing powder using little flower jumbo wheel stamp, my butterfly was cut with my Silhouette stamped with CI script stamp and I applied Ranger distress ink to the edges Just for the fun of it.

Marie

Have done it again ! Two challenges in one day ! and three blog entries , is blogging going to be my new love ? Whilst I was cruising the web came  I came across  a lovely site with lots of lovely tagging going on. dragon-dragonsdream.blogspot.com/Their challenge was spring pay it forward and it had to be a tag with a spring theme so here’s mine.

I used …….yes you’ve guessed it CI stamps again………and Ranger distress embossing powder on the bird
and encore metalic gold for the script stamp .

Hope you like it

Marie x

Well I’ve gone and done it I have actually taken part in a challenge , or I think I have .
This blogging lark is very new to me and am learning something new every day, not sure if I have posted my entry or its just sitting out there in crafting limbo land floating about waiting to find a home. Anyway the challenge was to make a scrapling  ( new one on me) well and to  any one like me who didn’t know what a scrapling is, it is a card that has to be 8.5 x 1.5 inches folded so that’s a super long skinny card/quite like the idea of it really.

I used ( and I said I was going to give them a break ) Crafty Individual stamp well it is a challenge and they are my favourite, Ranger broken china and brushed corduroy distress inks and SU old olive ink. Plus a little backing papaer from CI who’s colour I inverted and embossed with white embossing powder using the SU tiny flowers wheel.

Hope you enjoy.

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