Spots, stripes and a couple of stars

Hello everyone, shhhhhhhh don't tell anyone but I am playing hooky from study this morning hehehe.

I made this card last night but I didn't decorate the inside so I just couldn't upload it without a little bit of something in the middle. So I left it sitting on my desk and couldn't start study until it was done. I am playing along with all the lovely talented ladies over at my favourite challenge site - Penny Black Saturday Challenge and their theme this week is :

Spots and Stripes

I had this card worked out in my head without the stars but when I made it - it was just a little bit too plain so I added a couple of stars here and there just to finish it off.

I have used a  Penny Black Stamp (of course) called nose to nose and added some stripes in the way of my banners using some dotty paper. And finished off with 4 different sizes of star punches. Oh and I cut the circles using my creative memories circle cutters. I have distressed it all to give it an aged look and my 9 year old, Benji told me he didn't like it cause it looked all ripped and dirty hmpf - I thought it looked ok hehehe out of the mouths of babes hey .

 This is the little extra that I added this morning - nothing flash but  it finished it off. 

And this is where I got my papers from - my snippet stash file - just those little bits and pieces that you just can't throw away. I'm sure you know the ones - and look how handy they are when and if you remember to use them.

Ok well I had better go and get cracking into the study - I have my oral presentation tomorrow in front of my lovely fellow paper crafting friends followed by a spot of morning tea and a good old chin wag - I am looking forward to catching up.

On the health front - I have my surgery all booked. It has been decided to do the haemorrhoid's (ohhh yukky) at the same time as the bowel prolapse so it will not be a quick bounce back recovery. The doctors have suggested that I dont' travel for between one week to 10 days after surgery. So it is all booked for June which is my term break for Uni. I still have to keep going with the ice packs, salt baths and lotions and potions till then - oh the joys!!!!!!! 

ok I hope I haven't spoilt your lunch with all this talk of my butt hehehe (sorry)

talk soon

x joy

ps have a super happy day
pps - my lovely friend Wilma has just started her blog  - pop over here and have a look