CDACPC22...

...has arrived.

The latest progressive challenge over on the CDAC site had two free digi images this time. A lovely colletion of mushrooms and some stitching bits & bobs...I love both but have only had time to make a card using the stitching image by Pattie's Creations (CDACPC22a).

The image was coloured using Spectrum Noir pens and then it was rough cut to use on the front of the card. It was attached using foam pads to give dimension.

The PPs and embellies used on the card were all from a DoCraft Goodie Bag that I bought earlier in the year.

The die-cut label is from the retro range that they did early this Summer.

Hope you like it.

Why not hop over to the CDAC site and see what other folk have come up with............................................

Are you sitting down...

...as this could come as a shock!

In the previous post I showed you my desk after clearing enough space to set down a cuppa.

Well...I got home from work and once I'd had something to eat, I got stuck in.

I started by clearing everything off apart from the PC...

...and everywhere got a good clean (it couldn't have been that dirty - could it?) gosh the grime that came off was awful. I know PCs attract the dust but really...

I finally moved the PC to where I've wanted it for ages - no more sitting at a funny angle...

...so much easier. The blotter that I bought I don't know how many years ago is now out of the packet and on the desk - perfect as it has a wrist rest for when I'm typing.

A close-up folks of a few of the plastic trays that I bought when Artbase closed its b&m store. At last a place to keep things tidy on the desk...

...and as they are 12x12 trays, everything that I need craftwise is to hand.

I have to say, I'm pretty darn pleased with this evenings efforts.....................

A Little bit of...

...pre-Cyber-Crop organisation.

My 'planner' is sorted...

...I always set up a folder for CCs as I like to keep a hard copy of the classes and challenges for future ref.

A very simple project of labelling up a ring binder...

...filling it with plastic pockets and printing off the items to be stored there. Quick and very easy.

I have a whole set of these dating back to the first CC I did which was the UKS 5th Birthday celebration - doesn't time fly.

Chief Woozle briefed us on preparation for the CC and suggested we get our working 'space' (???) tidy and ready for action...

...I've made a start - I actually have space to put down my cup now LOL..........................

First Pre-cybercrop challenge...

...was to create a Birthday card.

After all, it is UKScrappers' 10th Birthday. So here is my card...

...it was suggested that Red/White/Blue should be the colour theme as those are the forum colours for UKS.

The image is one I coloured a while ago...

...lucky enough, I coloured two versions of this stamp and one was R/W/B.

Made use of some of the Jubilee themed stash that I bought earlier in the year...

...Portabello Road dotty paper and a Kanban die-cut.

Now comes the fun bit...it is rather a long time since there was a cybercrop on UKS and I've got to try and remember how to upload piccies - wish me luck folks LOL............................................

What's Rocking your World Friday...

...on a Saturday (at least it's a day earlier than last week LOL).

If you still aren't sure what this is all about, hop over to Virginia's blog where she will give you a bit more detail - but in a nut-shell...it is taking the time to look back over the last 7 days and share the lovely things that have brightened your world.

So, what has rocked my world this week...

Hotwater bottles - the weather has been so damp & chilly this week that it has been lovely to snuggle up on the sofa of an evening with a fleece covered hotwater bottle in front of the TV.

Cybercrops - it seems sooooooooooooooo long since there was a CC over on UKScrappers but there is one starting at the end of this month (with a few things taking place in the run-up). I signed up and was allocated to the Detectives team. It has been fun 'meeting up' with old friends who I haven't seen much of since the last CC.

Visiting with family - it was lovely to get a chance to spend some time with my niece who was on a brief visit to the UK from Germany. Shame she wasn't able to take advantage of the 30% off weekend at Pinnacle Crafts and even more of a shame that the weather was so grotty Tuesday evening...but it was lovely to see her and spend some time with her.

Jacket Potatoes - we have a cafe near the office who serve the most MAHOOSIVE jacket spuns you could possibly imagine. Filled with bolognaise (sp?) they are just fab.

Shops - the real bricks & mortar type...not on-line virtual ones. I don't like ordering stuff on-line if I haven't had a chance to see it in the flesh and I certainly don't like having to pay huge amounts of P&P, so it was great that I found out the big John Lewis store in Westfield (Stratford) stocks Liz Earle toiletries. I was able to pick up one of the limited edition Cleanse & Polish - smells devine. Also whilst in Westfield I popped into HMV to look for the Daniel Craige Bond films - they only had one but it was really cheap - £3. However, I didn't get it. They had the 50th anniversary box set of all 23 Bond movies reduced to just over £40...well, it would have been rude not to take advantage of the bargain.

Friends - just spending some 'girly' time wandering around craft shops and having coffee & cake, whilst not really being in a rush to be anywhere else (even if I did end up spending more than I intended LOL).

Dark evenings - I love & hate these. I really don't enjoy leaving for work in the dark or returning the same way but it is lovely to snuggle up on the sofa in front of the fire with the lights dimmed and just watch some TV - seems so much more cosy.

Haven't done a lot of crafting this week and haven't taken many photos but I came across this pic on-line.

The dark clouds give this photo a very moody feel.

Well that was what rocked my week, why don't you hop over to Virginia's blog and see what is rocking the world for the other Rockettes..................................

Has your Mojo gone missing...

...or is you creativity comatose?

If so, get yourself over to UKScrappers (link in my sidebar) and sign up for the coming Cybrecrop.

It will be taking place October 26th through to November 4th...with a number of challenges beforehand to get the creative juices flowing.

This event is being run in a far more relaxed way this time so that no-one feels pressured to make stuff they are not happy with just to meet a deadline or to add to the team points total. You can dip in and do as much or as little as you fancy or time permits.

I'm in and I am part of the Detectives team - do hop over to UKScrappers to find out more. Come along and join in the fun..................................

This Little Piggy...

...is from DoodlePantry.

It is the digi image provided for the CDACPC21 challenge.

The challenges are being run slightly different this time around and folk can request an image early and submit it before the 'release date' in the hope that their submission will be selected as a 'star' - my little piggy didn't make it this time.

I'm still playing with my Spectrum Noirs and was pretty pleased with how this coloured-up.

Isn't this little porker just sooooooooooooo cute.

A fair bit of matting & layering on this one...

...but I'm still trying to limit the embellies because of postage costs.

If you'd like to see who the stars were for this challenge, do hop over to the CDAC site and take a look. You'll also get to see what other folk have come up with........................................