Phew!

Wow...what a day the first LCI blog hop was! I was so excited and was attached to my laptop clicking refresh all day lol. By the end of the night I was exhausted and couldn't wait to get to my bed.

I think I can safely say the blog hop was a resounding success apart from the odd blip. A few of the links were going to the wrong blogs but that was easily fixed and then there seemed to be a problem finding the ladybug! I re-worded the blurb about where it might possibly be and that seemed to do the trick because Lisa started getting some correct answers lol.

The DT were overwhelmed with the amount of lovely comments they received. Most of the team have been making cards for years but there are a couple who have only recently taken it up (just in the last few months) and I know they were extremely nervous but your comments helped and encouraged them enormously and I'd like to thank all of you who left one (or two!).

In between clicking the refresh button I managed to make a card and here it is...

I adore Tree Trimming Ruby and wanted to ink her up again. I had ordered a couple of Cosmo Cricket 6 x 6 pads which arrived yesterday...one is Pixie-Licious and the other is Mitten Weather which is what I used on this card.

I wish I looked this pretty when I trim my tree lol. (think tracky bottoms and sweatshirt!)

I decided on a Swarovski crystal for her hair this time..it doesn't look like it but it's really sparkly

I opted to use sheer ribbon this time as none of my red grosgrain or satin ribbon matched the red in the pp. I wound it around twice before tying it in a bow and added a red button with a bit of natural twine from PTI tied in a know. To finish off I printed a sentiment on the computer and used my SU! punch to punch it out. Of course I had to glitterfy it with Glamour Dust for that extra bit of sparkle.

My dad arrived back from seeing his other sister in Retford this afternoon. Unfortunately when he arrived at Betty's on Monday she wasn't very well and was admitted to hospital with pneumonia!!! I felt so sorry for him when he told me...he'd swapped one hospital for another. We went straight from Central Station to see Jean in the hospital. She was given a tracheotomy yesterday which has helped enormously. We stay for about half an hour and she was actually in pretty good form considering what she's been through. She couldn't talk but at least she could mouth things and actually was quite amusing at times. We even made her smile which was nice to see. She's not out of the woods just yet but things don't seem as bleak as they did last week.

Dad is now staying with me so I'm taking full advantage and finding little jobs for him to do lol. First on the list is the wonky letterbox on my front door and the seal around it. If I had of known he was coming I would have gone around the house and made a list. We're heading to his favourite place first thing ...B & Q! I could leave him there at 9am and pick him up at 5pm and he would be as happy as Larry lol.

Before we go we have to drop Ruby off at the vets to get an x-ray of her back leg. I've been a bit concerned about her mobility for a while and when the vet examined her today she did seem to flinch when her leg was manipulated in a certain direction. I'm hoping it's nothing too serious and a little bit of medication and a lot of TLC will fix it :-D

Okay...I'm going to take Rocky and Ruby out then head to my bed. Thanks again for yesterday...I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Catch ya later x