Monday again

Good afternoon everyone. I bet you thought I have fallen of the Earth as it's forever since I did any postings here. LoL It kind of feels like I have, I have managed to get myself a new / old inflammation in the left shoulder and don't have much control over that arm at this point. Oh well, this is a long spring or whatever it should be called as it's so wet and so cold that it's looking more like fall to me. I wouldn't mind that if the air had been a little clearer and higher. That wonderful time will come as well, sooner or later. 

I am also in the process of changing computer as it feels like the old one is going to die any minute now. Now a good idea with an inflammation in your shoulder, but a girl has to do what a girl has to do. And that is let your partner help even if it take a bit longer. LoL

Anyway, a new challenge up over at the Crafty Card Makers today. We what you to make a Tri-shutter card. I think almost every one of us in the team made it for the first time, but if we can figure out how to make it, so can you. It was great fun to make this card, and it's not the fold that causes "problems", it takes a bit of time to get all the decoration panels cut. LoL But it was so worth it. Great fun!

For this weeks creation I have used a digital image from Teddy Bo. Isn't it lovely? It's coloured with my Letraset family, mainly the new wonderful spring and summer set. The colours are to die for in this set. Just love them. Designer papers used is from Nit Wit Collections, but I can't remember which one. But it sure is bright and cheerful. A few old flowers from Prima is used to decorate the whole thing with. It was lots of fun to make the card and I will sure try to make a few more of this model. Now here is what Lin has to say about our challenge for this week. We will be back on June 3 already with a new challenge for you all. And this is what Lin has to say over at our challenge blog:

"Annette would like to see a tri-shutter card with a stamped image, either digital or rubber, with an added twist of using the colours Blue, Yellow and Green. 

Please ensure your card includes a stamped image to qualify for a winner or Top 5 slot, whether you add the twist or not is up to you. 

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE RULES BEFORE ADDING YOUR CREATION AND CHECK IT MEETS THE CRITERIA AS LAID OUT ABOVE - ANY ENTRY NOT COMPLYING WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE DELETED

We are sponsored by  

DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

with a $10 gift voucher 

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.
I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.
This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. 

Long may it continue!

And also by

HOBBY ART

with this fabulous prize:-

Anna's Collection Oriental and a Colorbox Chalk Queue.

 As a family business we're a friendly, helpful, bunch at Hobby Art.  All our stamps are designed by us and manufactured in Britain. Look at the gallery on my blog -jennymayes.com - for lots of card ideas using the Hobby Art range.  We're pleased to sponsor the Crafty Cardmakers Challenge and look forward to seeing the entries.   

Good luck everyone.  Jenny and all. X

You may have noticed we are not taking our usual two week break between challenges because somebody (okay me) got the dates wrong with our lovely sponsors and it was easier to just move our challenge date to accommodate. So we will be back on 3rd June with our next challenge. 

 Watch until we reach August, when I move it all back again!"

This post might look a bit strange as I was working with two computers at the same time and it kept messing with me. I have not got all my pictures over to the new one yet, but I am doing my best. Luckly for me I was ready in plenty of time with this challenge card and could pick it up from there now when the old PC starts to refusing me access to my own files. LoL Anyway, I hope you give this folding technic a chance and come and play with us. I even tried to keep with the colours that was added as an option. 

Ok, I hope to see you over at CCM and that I get both my shoulder and new computer fixed soon because at the moment they both drives me nuts, not to speak about the bad internet connections, but just a few more months and then it will be gone as well. Yeah!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes 
Make it Monday - Always anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Animals
No Matter Which Challenges - Things with Wings

Monday eve

and now I am officially tired! LoL Good start of the week, right? After me and mum was on the bike ride work out last Friday I have been very tired in my legs. I think they are about half a ton each in weight, but we had fun. Well mum had fun and that's the most important thing. It means she will go with me again. It's fun to have her to work out with; we nag, we cheer, we curse and then we start over again. Had another work out today and now I can't feel my legs. So, so very tired. Maybe I should start to listen to my physiotherapist and slow down a little. I have topped this evening off by carry soil bricks that we got from my parents as they are redoing their garden. I didn't do much of the carrying I think my four year old and six year old did more than me, but they have the energy for it. They are sleeping really well right now and I don't look forward to tomorrow morning. They will be so tired they too.

And now to my card for today. I have not shown this one here yet. I took part in a designer call here in Sweden and it didn't work out. Maybe next time but now I can show what I have done here instead. Always good to have a couple of cards stand by when the mojo isn't working for you like it should. I have pieces ready on my table to just jump in to a form of a card, and it just don't happen. Wonder why?

This little stamp is from... arrggh I can't remember. It's totally lost in my poor head. Anyway, she was a must when it came to creating two cards. She is coloured with my Letraset family. Flowers and the rest of the decorations comes from Molly's Scrapbooking. A really wonderful internet store here in Sweden. The designer papers are from Magnolia, bought at Mollys. All stuff used here was a must for the card. It was a special kit made up that you should compete with. Anyway, I had fun doing it and that's the most important thing. Now I have to take care of my wrist that I hurt when we picked up the soil bricks. No, I didn't drop one, I fell of a low wall with a lose brick on it and stopped the fall with my wrist. So clever! It was only a few decimeters high and it would have been better to just fall without trying to stop it. Typical! Good that I have a doctors appointment on Thursday. LoL

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Passion for Promarkers - Lace and swirls
Challenges for everybody - Always anything goes
No Matter which challenge - Die cuts and/or Punches
Come and get it Challenges - Tic Tac Toe (the top line with pearls, lace and die cuts)