No Peeking!

Ah Ah ah! I wish i had a pound for every time I've said that. More still for every time I’ve had it said to me, as a child I was terrible I'd shake it, sniff it, feel it, try to see through the wrapping, have a guess on the size of it of all the things I’d like and as an adult I'm not much better.

Santa Kai by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured and glittered, papers from my stash memory box, Marianne, Cheery Lynn and Whimsey dies.

Silk ribbon (my favourite0 from Ribbon Carousel.

Garden Robin

I just couldn’t resist making this card to show you the new Inky Stamps from Just Inklined This one is the Garden Robin and it’s simply gorgeous.

I used various papers from my stash and a Martha Stewart Punch down the side of the stamped image.

The image is colouring with Copic markers and I added deco Paste for the snow (just love that stuff)

The stamps are available from La Pashe by clicking here and if you order them now we are giving you a 25% discount, how cool is that?

News and Thank You’s

Firstly the thank you’s, I have made an appointment with the doctor for my back again, it has been a long time since i talked to the doctor about it as like many I learned to cope with it. You sort of just learn how to do things differently to manage the pain but I know I need to get it seen to and have the appointment for the 17th of this month to see where to go from here.

You are just like a family to me and always manage to lift my spirits, so many kind words and inspirations in comments and emails so thank you.

Now my News: we at Just inklined are releasing our first lot of Clear stamps which are A6 sized and to celebrate we are offering you the chance to get 25% off the retail price.

just click here or the image to be took to the order page over at La Pashe  these will not be sold online as a digi stamp.

Aren't they fabulous?

Just Inklined to Hop - 2 Papers 3 Buttons

Here we are again with our Monthly Blog Hop for Just Inklined,

 I’m the host this month and I have chosen 2 papers and 3 buttons as the theme.

The blog hop starts here with me then the order is as follows Joyce, Tammy, Karen, Jane, Lori and last but not least is Marcea 

So be beady eyed and make sure all the other girls have at least 2 papers and 3 buttons, no less.

This month I picked the Farmhouse Lane for my image

I love how easy the image was to colour, I used Promarkers from Letraset and used Sandstone Cinnamon, Leaf Green and Holly Green, I also used some warm greys 3 & 4.

Next up on the hop is Joyce so hop over there too, remember to leave comments on all of the blogs as we have spot prizes.

Silly O’Clock

So here I am struggling to go back to bed at 3:40 in the morning, I have battled with my back pain over the last week, in fact ever since I did the demo at Imag-e-nation.

Over the last 3 to 4 years I’ve learned to cope with back pain, finding ways to cope with it learning new ways of picking up from bottom shelves learning to use things like benches to take the strain from my back when ever I bend.

Learning to ask for a chair or stool to perch my bum onto when doing demo’s as pride plays a big part in it. I awake in the morning stiff and grouchy, pushing the pain just to walk to the bathroom, taking an hour to pull myself together just from the psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia , getting the ligaments stretched out enough to start the day, so then to the back pain, if I spend too long in bed I suffer, if I spend too little in bed I suffer, so I’m walking a thin line.

I don’t want sympathy, I want solutions, I had a serious chat with myself wondering if a stick would help for walking, not sure I’m ready to go down that route just yet but not sure how long it will be before I have to give in on a bad day.

I get sick of hearing myself moaning and grumbling about pain, it gets you down. I started to take action in healthy eating and have been quite pleased with some weight loss and thought it may help but so far nothing in the pain direction, I’m trying gentle exercise although some morning I just cant do it.

I had wanted to be back in bed most of Sunday and gave in to a deep heat rub around lunch time but I knew by 10pm last night that I was destined to an early night. So hence sitting here typing this at a silly O’ Clock in the morning. I awoke at 02:45 and knew that a cup of tea was needed.

Back to the Doctors I think is the way forward.