I AM IN ANOTHER PHASE !!!!!

Happy Thursday !!!

Are we just having the most wonderful weather just now !!!! WOOO HOOO I am loving it !!! My flu/cold is FINALLY away (cannot tell you how glad I am about that).  It is the final working day of the week before we have the first of two holidays weekends !!!! For the next two weeks I only have to work a TWO day week !!!!! Certainly not complaining about that ....... AND I am in another phase I seem to be going through these days !!!!

I am so loving I cannot tell you how much all this mixed media/altering and collage that seems to be around just now.   I just wish I could achieve the results I see some very talented people achieving .... perhaps if I keep practising ..... I just find it so inspiriting at the moment.

Anyhoo here is my first attempt at my ALTERNATIVE card making as I call it ... away from cuties at the moment.   I am actually really really pleased with the result. 

OK I just realised the time and I need to get dressed and go to work !!!! BAH HUMBUG !!!

HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE ... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT !!!!

Hugs and Love
Junie xxxx

COLD COLD GO AWAY - LETS VISIT A WIND FARM

IF YOU CLICK ON THE PHOTOS YOU CAN HAVE A CLOSER LOOK

Hi Everyone

AGAIN a million apologies for not being around again lately !!! Just after I had my last bout of the flu virus and thought I was getting on my feet again .... 2 days after that I came down with another load of it grrrrrrrrrrrrrr .... and AHHHHH !!!! I still have the cold .... it just won't go away that is a month now all except for 2 days.  Lucy has now had it for just over a week, poor thing and has been left with a yucky cough !!!!

Last weekend when the weather was beautiful here in Scotland all I did was stay in bed coz I felt so bad !!!! a week later I feel much better but you can still hear the cold in my voice.  Oh and last weekend I also lost my voice which made some people in the house happy LOL !!!!

Lucy is coming to the end of her school spring break and after two weeks returns to school on Tuesday YIPEE only to be off again the following two Fridays and Mondays.  I don't remember getting that many holidays when I was at school.

Anyhoo enough of my ramblings.  We had heard of a wind farm locally that we didn't even know existed (how sad is that ... its free and right on our door step) and decided yesterday to take a little afternoon trip there.  WE HAD SUCH FUN !! and you can walk to all 140 of them or take the little bus LOL !!! we just walked for about an hour and that was enough.



 If you look closely at the photo below .. at the bottom of the windmill those little dots to the right are people !!!

 We will definitely go back again !!!! It was an amazing sight !!!

 I am not actually sure who the little girl is in pink LOL !!!

Lucy with the wind in her hair !!!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit !!! I truly appreciate any comments left !!!

ENJOY WHATS LEFT OF THE WEEKEND - BIG HUGS

Junie xx

FLOWER LILI - INKY IMPRESSIONS

Hi Everyone !!!

Sorry I haven't been around this week (I promise to try and catch up with everyone's blog) !!!.  I seem to have had some kind of flu virus and have been off work for the last few days, feeling quite horrible.  Seem to be on the mend now thank goodness !!!!

I feel like I haven't made a card in what seems like forever LOL !!!! Here is a card I have made using a Flower Lili from Inky Impressions, what a cutie. 

A special blogging friend of mine was selling some stamps a while back and I just had to pick up some of these cuties !!!!

Thank you for taking the time to visit !!! Hoping everyone has a fantastic weekend !!!  Only wish we had managed to make it to the NEC !!!!

BIG HUGS
Junie xx

MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT PAINT FUSION

Hi Everyone

A little something different again from me !!! After my rant a few weeks ago regarding the length of time I had to wait for my Sheena Douglass, Paint Fusion Pick of the Week from Create & Craft IT FINALLY ARRIVED !!!

I sat plonked myself down on the sofa in front of the tv and watched the DVD with a coffee and was totally fascinated.  I am in love with these techniques and it is so clever.  You still have to collect a few bits and pieces apart from the kit you initially purchase but nothing too expensive.

For anyone else who has purchased it IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BACKGROUND??? I cannot get mine to crack grrrr !!!!!!

Anyhoo here is my first attempts at PAINT FUSION !!! I must admit I could not believe that I actually painted these and was very happy with the results.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit !!! Thank you for all comments left I truly LOVE reading them !!!

BIG HUGS

Junie xx

MORNING OF MY 46th BIRTHDAY - MORNING COFFEE

Happy Sunday EVERYONE !!!

Well I have finally turned 46 !!!!! I would like to thank Pops and Wynneth for the beautiful cards and stamps you sent to me I LOVE THEM !!! I would also like to thank everyone for all your birthday wishes of Facebook !!! I really appreciate it !!!

I got the choice  since it was "my day" what i wanted to do this morning - we are going out for dinner tonight.  We thought for ages not knowing what to do for a few hours.  I thought morning coffee at POLLOCK HOUSE, Glasgow which is about a 20 minute drive from where we live.  Since we are part of the National Trust for Scotland it doesn't cost us anything to get in.  I thought I would share the photos we took this morning.  They have turned out well considering the weather is not fantastic.

Part of the gardens at Pollock House

Pollock House from the back

Tommy and June
Sunday, 13th March 2011

Tommy and Lucy in the gardens

The 46 year old and the 11 year old !!!

I hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday !!!!!  Oh before I go I finally got delivery of my products from Create & Craft !!! It only took 14 days !!! and even then it took two parcels. I don't understand.  Never mind !!!

HUGS AND TAKE CARE

Junie xxx

NOW FOR A GOOD OLD MOAN - DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM

Hi Everyone - I NEED TO MOAN TODAY !!!!!!

I am wondering if there is anybody out there in blogland who agrees with me !!!

CREATE & CRAFT TV

PROVIDE THE CRAPIEST SERVICE EVER

I have now been waiting 12 days for the Sheena Douglass paint fusion pick of the week !!! AND STILL NOTHING !!! I have emailed them .... I have phoned them.... and all you get is an automated service saying they will deal with it !!!!!!

NEVER AGAIN WILL I ORDER FROM THEM

I have even joined a group on FACEBOOK for dissatisfied customers !!! WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA GIRLS !!!!

I ordered stamps from Etsy on the same day I ordered the pick of the week and they arrived here in 4 days ... NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL SERVICE !!

YET for some reason Create & Craft cannot manage to process an order and send it to Scotland within 12 days !!!!

So PEEPS the next time you watch Create & Craft and they tell you their products are FLYING OUT THE DOOR !!!!!

ITS ALL LIES and A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS !!!

THEY JUST WANT YOUR MONEY !!!!

THEN THEY MAKE YOU WAIT and WAIT and WAIT !!!!!

I feel so much better now !!!!! and THE BEST OF BRITISH !!!! what a joke LOL !!!!

BIG HUGS

Junie

CANDLES ARE TAKING OVER MY LIFE - LOL !!!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone !!!

Sorry not to have been around for a while but I swear CANDLES are taking over my life.  I have had loads of orders (for which I am truly grateful) !!! I am having a bit of a hard time trying to keep up LOL !!! I still haven't been able to make a card !!! I am in complete withdrawal ....

Hoping everyone is well !!! I am trying to keep up with everyone's blog !!! I will catch up more in the next 24 hours !!!!

BIG HUGS

Love

Junie xxxxxx