Murning awl!

I know what your thinking.  What time do you call this to be blogging on a saturday morning.  ‘Early’ say I.  So early in fact that it is almost still friday.  Nothing but dedication from this reporter, oh yes!  So, The Boss is off down to C&C, and I am left here to control the ship.  OO Arr!  The show times once again are 11am,4pm and 7pm, so its gonna be a long day for our herione.  Looking out of the window this fresh morning, I can see that the best place to be will be cucooned at Douglass Towers for the duration, stained feet in one hand and scrubber in the other.  Never mind though, Championship decider and European Cup Final beckon, so I will just have to put up with them….sigh.   I have also been checking out your suggestions for some sounds, as I will be a prisoner for a few days.  Had a listen of Volbeat, as suggested by wor Emma.  Total mix these, sort of Metallica meets Rockabilly meets X Ray Spex.  Definitely gonna be getting more from them this weekend.    I may even plug in the old axe myself, ‘cos I have the hoose to myself.  Had a Genesis fix last night, and have now developed a leaning, nothing too painful though, towards a bit of Stranglers, so there you are.

Now then, these new Embossing Folders.  We have been waiting for a while for them to come, but when they arrived on wednesday……..WOW!   There are six in the set, ranging from leaves to wood panels, and will be available from monday.  Anyway, here are the said folders, along with a sample of card and Distress Ink.  I hope that you like them.

The range is…

Leaves

Grassy Swirl

Daisy

Wood Panel

Floral Fabric

and Heavy Swirl

Plenty of variety there, I think.  I can’t really pick out a favourite, maybe the Grassy Swirl……………………or perhaps the Wood Panel.  As long as she keeps away from Grapes, I will be fine.

Right!  Time for another sneaky peek at this weekends samples.

This I have picked totally at random from the fantastic selection sent in by Sheena’s superb design team.  I forgot to see who did this one, but I am going to do a name call on monday, as, once again they have performed above and beyond the call of duty, and I know how Sheena values their input, so keep a look out for mondays literary effort.

I love this though.  It reminds me of a packet of Parma Violet sweets from my childhood in the 90s!!!  Ok! OK!, the 80s!……….Right! I’m not admitting to any further than the 60s and thats final, never mind the 30s!!  So how Springy are those colours?  Very simply layered to give the 3D effect, with a simple sentiment in the middle………I can taste those violets as I type……….and have just remembered how much I hated the taste………yuchhh!  Dear me! i’ll have to have a glass of wine to take the taste away.

Well once again, it is time to take my leave.  I am on research duty today, as well as Springersitting.

Ah yes!  There they are in all of their innocence, sitting in the corner of the office…….ON MY CHAIR!!!!  Don’t be fooled by those faces though.  There is evil lurking between those long floppy ears of theirs…….pure evil.

So all in all, it looks as though I have my hands full this weekend.  I hope that yours is a tad quieter and don’t forget to try and see the shows, and have a great couple of days….yayyyy!

Trah for now

Gopher (Le (for the final time))