Scribbles

 I do love new ideas, one of the designers on the Stretch Your Stamps online class did a most wonderful card, she stamped in colour, so no black outlines, then just doodled over the stamped images in a most wonderful free form way. I couldn't wait to try it, of course I didn't have the stamps, or the coloured ink pads I needed, but I had a go, and do you know what? I love the result. It looks like a very arty original sketchy drawing. I hit on the idea of cutting a circle and placing the sentiment (Katy Sue Designs) behind that, some of the stamps peeked out into the circle. Next time I will take more care placing them, but I only hit on this idea after I had  done the stamping

So this online class that I have thrown myself into is almost over. Back to normal, and I am stalking the postman because I am expecting an exciting parcel from Craftwork Cards with their new collections, ready to make samples for their TV shows being shown in a few days time - I'll let you know the times nearer to the date

So I spent the afternoon at the charity shop sorting out bags of clothes, tagging them and steaming. I really enjoyed it! Mind you, what possesses someone to strip the bed, then instead of putting the bedding into the wash thinks 'I've gone off this set, it can go to charity', bundling it into a black sack and delivering it for me to pull out. Ugh! I feel a bit itchy all over today, a rare skin condition would be preferable to the unthinkable.........

A guy bought in a bundle of clothes, no bag or box, just the clothes over his arm. He went through them all with me very proudly, pointing out the quality. Holding up a tie 'pure 100% silk' and 'see this jacket? Paul Smith, cost a fortune this did' and so on. It was unfortunate that I dumped them on the floor of the sorting room just as he returned saying he had forgotten to check the pockets. Very unfortunate. I thought he was going to gather up his silk ties and walk back out with them. Oops. 

So it's been a funny old week. Racing around doing charitable good deeds, rubbing a couple of people up the wrong way, practically causing a cash register to go into meltdown and making cards like a woman possessed. I need a good hot bath and a lie down....

See you tomorrow x