Work, work, work!

Okay, after quite a long hiatus I am back up and running! I can't quite believe it has been almost a month since my last post!

I haven't been completely neglectful of my craft room, there has been a few Father's Day Cards (which I will try and upload tomorrow). Now I am back and I have a lot of challenges to catch up on! Plus, I donated 2 handmade cards a month for a whole year to the Institute of Education's Promise Auction and I have a request for a graduation and 2 birthday cards on my to-do list!

That's kind of the reason I've not managed to get back to blogsville, I am a fundraiser at the IOE and we had our first Summer Fete on 4th June and it was fantastic! Lots of hard work, but definitely worth it, we raised over £1,500 for Centenary Scholarships!

Then, no sooner had we finished packing away the stalls than I had to start getting into gear for the IOE's first telephone campaign! Plus trying to get fit for our 2 holidays in September (and my 25th birthday!) doesn't leave me with a whole heap of time! I don't know how you ladies with a family manage to squeeze everything in! I only have me and Simon (and the 2 kittens!) and I never feel like I get everything done that I need or want to!

Before I go any further I would like to thank some fantastic gals for the fantastic awards they have left for me (you know who you are) and top of my to-do list is to proudly display them, thank them again, by directing you to their very creative and fabulous blogs and to pass these onto so many more talented crafters out there!

Until next time!

I love awards!

Yay! I received another award from lovely Fi! If you are need of some inspiration, hop on over to her blog for some very creative stuff! This one is especially fab as it is pink and matches my blog!

The rules for the award:
The winner may put the logo onto their blog.
Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
Nominate 10 blogs.
Put links to their blogs.
Leave a message for the nominees.

Lots of links to fabulous blogs coming soon!

Just what I needed!

Well I am very thankful to 2 lovely ladies today for sending me these awards, they are just what I needed to cheer me up on the day I have to go back to the dentist for a root canal treatment!

First, a big thanks to Audrey for this Lemonade Stand Award. She is an amazing lady who has lots of fabulous creations on her blog, which inspires me often. This award is for being a blogger who shows great attitude and gratitude, so thanks again Audrey!

To pick up the Lemonade Stand Award:

- Comment on this blog. - Cut and paste the award logo and use it in your own blog. - Nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude. - Link to your nominees within your blog post. - Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award. - Link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation.

I would like to nominate the following awesome bloggers for this award:

Louis

Debbie

Rosemary

Di

Ann

Mandy

Then to top this off I received an award from Kristie who is on the design team over at 365 Cards and shares her creativity and generous nature with everyone, so thanks for the inspiration and award Kristie!

The Karma Award: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.

Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I would like to pass this award onto:

Audrey

Diana

Fi

Jana

Alicia

Rose

Maz

Glenna

How to choose was so tricky as everyone I have 'met' so far on my new adventure has been amazingly friendly! Plus so many of you are so creative and wonderful that you have these awards multiple times over!