I have been busily getting on with a new set of products to go onto www.funkyhanddigital.com it's all very exciting, I have designed two sets of high quality backing papers on 135gsm acid free paper (so they are good for scrapbooking as well as card making) and they have now been printed and will be ready for sale very soon. Here are a couple of photos to give you a little hint of what they are like. I will update you when they are ready for sale on the site.



Things are getting busy here as we get closer to Christmas as I am trying to get everything ready for the trade fair next year, buy all the Xmas presents and get ready for going on holiday! We leave on 17th so time is really getting tight. Did a long day shopping yesturday so the majority of pressies are purchased just a couple more to go...still haven't done my cards though, at this rate I will have to buy some! Can you imagine?!

Happy Birthday to me..for yesterday! Yes I became another year older yesterday and I wanted to say thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes. I also want to say a massive thank you to all my lovely internet buddies from Making Cards forum who sent me a collection of the most lovely handmade birthday cards. Thank you all very much! I will be back soon to tell you all about some new exciting Funky Hand products that will be available in the near future. I'm very excited..but I will tell you all later.
Here is a card that my Mom made for me for my birthday..she's an avid card maker so I wanted to show you it.

As Christmas approaches it's getting lovely to walk around the shops looking at all the decorations and wrapping paper. I love Christmas so I enjoyed just wandering around listening to the music and looking at all the tinsel and pretty decoration displays. Ian really hates shopping around Christmas because it gets so busy, so this year I am doing the shopping during the day to miss the crowds, trouble is I want to buy all the decorations because I keep thinking of cards I could make with this and that. I have to keep my money in my purse!
Ians Grandma had a fall a couple of days ago and broke her collar bone. As she is in her 90's things like this take such a long time to heal she is pretty unwell. I made her a card to wish her better, I thought I would show it to you. Something simple but pretty, hope she likes it.

Finally I have found time to sit down and design my own Christmas cards for this year. As I am so busy I decided to keep them pretty simple and easy to make. Last year I had more time and spent ages shrinkng plastic, stamping, glittering etc.. this year it's all much more simple. My friends and family will think there is something wrong with me!


Now that is decided I just have to find time to make enough to go round!!

I just never seem to have time to sit down and really get on with making some cards recently so I was really please when I got to make a couple of cards yesterday afternoon using my new papers. I thought I would let you have a look...




The papers are from my new CD It's Funky Too There have been a few changes here at Funky Hand over the last few weeks, Ian my techie has been freshening up the sites and finally it's all finished! I am really happy with the changes.
On the home front we have been trying to decided what we were going to do at Christmas this year. After much talk we have decided to leave the cold of the UK jump on a plane and head off on a Carribean cruise! I am really looking forward to having Christmas day in hot weather! There is still loads to organise for Christmas though even though we wont be here.. we have to buy and then share presents with friends and families early so that is our focus at the moment. I haven't even started my Christmas cards yet! I have decided on the designs just have to get started! I hope you are more organised than I am..

I am so excited! My site www.funkyhanddigital.com has had a facelift! Please go and have a look at it..it should be wrinkle free now! I have also released my new CD as well, It's Funky Too. Have tons of card orders to make today so I have to go now but I will be back soon.

Finally I have completed the designs for my next CD. It wont be available for a few weeks whilst Ian gets it up and running, but here is a sneak preview of some of the designs.

As you can see it is going to be called 'It's Funky Too' as it's my second full CD! The other two 'The Funky One' and 'Yule Be Funky' are still available on Funky Hand Digital
It's been all go since I returned from my trip to Barcelona. What a great city it is. I got lots of inspiration from everything that I saw there, even the paths on the streets have great designs on them which would make great patterns on papers. The weather was ok most of the time but we did have one day when it tipped down with rain. Overall it was a good experience, and Lisa had a nice birthday I think, I hope! because after all thats why we were there!
I am looking out of my office window and the rain is coming down, the sky is grey, winter is really coming our way now. But that at least means Christmas is approaching..but first I have to get through my birthday next month..I wonder if I will get nice crafty pressies or not??

Sorry I haven't been here for a while.. I have been working hard on getting my next CD finished. I am pleased to say that I have finally finished the last design and I can now start working on getting the thing ready for sale. I am really pleased with the designs and once they are ready I will post a little example for you to have a look at. Well it's getting late so just a short one today, I'll be back with more a interesting post real soon.

Can you believe that it is October already? Time just flies by when you are having fun I suppose! I have been making cards for lots of different people recently for every kind of occasion here are a few creations for you to have a look at...













I have also been hard at work designing new papers for my next CD release, everything is going to plan at the moment but as I am aware I should enjoy it whilst I can because something will happen and put me off track..it always does!!!
The big thing we are upto over the next few days is flying off to Barcelona, Spain to celebrate my friend Lisa's 40th Birthday. Should be great..I have never been there before. I have heard that it is a beautiful city so I hope I come back with loads of inspiration for colours and textures to put into my designs!

Hello! Just a quick one today as I am so busy..I just wanted to tell you about a really brilliant craft forum that I have found, everyone is really friendly and welcoming. It's totally unlike some of the craft forums I have joined, I wont mention any names, where everyone is really clicky and no one replies to your posts or even acknowledges your existence if you are not one of the 'in crowd'!!
www.makingcardsmagazine.com its the forum attached to Making Cards craft magazine and I recommend you go over and have a look. Everyone will make you really welcome. Until next time...