THE CRAFT GARDEN MONTHLY CHALLENGE

Now that the 12 tags have ended, I have been able to make a scrapbook page for the December challenge over on the Craft Garden blog - see my blog list on the right hand side for details.

This month's challenge was to use a sketch to create a page, card, etc. These challenges give me the opportunity to create another 'Toby' page, which is what I have done. The little photos were taken in each of the 4 motorhomes we have had because, as you may know, Toby always came on holiday with us.

GUARDIAN ANGEL/CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT SWAP

I've done it.

The photos could be better, but this dull weather doesn't help 'cos the camera is a good one. Anyway, I hope these will be ok and also hope the ornament travels well throught the post. Heather certainly set a hard one this time.

I am also entering the ornament into the Craft Garden November challenge - Sparkle.

TRYING TO CHANGE MY BLOG LAYOUT

Please bear with me for a while as I try and do something about the look of my blog.
One of the things I have been desperately trying to achieve for ages, is to upload photos inbetween verse. I just can't do it. I also want to have my own fancy sides instead of brown, or as now, green. It seems that green comes with the new template layout I have chosen but as yet, I have not found out how to change it. Everything else is there and changeable but not the green! Perhaps my 'Dave' will take pitty on me once again and perform his magic - pretty please.
Today has been taken up with, what now appears to be a ritual, of driving round every store in the North West trying to find ink cartridges. This time my photoprinter has run out of ink. I have been trying to print a photo of Toby to use on a new scrapbook page . This one is for the Craft Garden challenge 'flowers'. However, no-one, and I mean, no-one, has the relevant cartridge. I've managed to order one online which will be here tomorrow, but in the meantime I have printed a photo off using my printer copier and the top quality photo settings. Just waiting for his 'dadi' to cut it out using my Fiskars circle cutter. Another bit of machinery that gets the better of me!
As soon as I finish the page, plus if it's any good, I will put a picture on my blog. I also have to link it to the Craft Garden blog using Mr Linky. Now there's another challenge!