I forgot I had this die.....

Good Morning Ladies,

Well I will get straight into telling you how adventurous my day was yesterday, I wasn't looking forward to it as I was home alone after a busy house at the weekend, nothing worse that a quiet house!!  Well ladies I needn't have worried, it all started at around 6.45am, Harley was howling like a wolf, proper high pitched howling like you see on films, I have never heard him make such a noise, I went out and called him in and he still continued so I fussed him a bit and then he was at the back door again so I let him out, I gave him some treats in a ball puzzle toy thing and went and laid back on my bed, he was quiet at last, just like a normal day, so I thought 'Oh he was just missing having everyone around, he's fine now''!  10 minutes later Matt came in with Harley, he had apparently escaped, I have no idea how as the gates were tightly in place, he was at the Farm, they had called Matt and he came back to get him, so in he came, Matt went off and he started again, this time Matt had but big planters etc along the bottom of the gates so that there was no way he could move them, so I left the back door open, he was laid in his bed, I made myself a cup of tea and went into my craft room.  All was quiet for about an hour, then I heard him howling again, I searched the garden and called in house but her wasn't coming to me, so I looked out the front porch to see him tied to the post on the porch with someone elses dog lead.  Matt called me 5 minutes later and it was Tom from the farm, he had found his way put again, however this time we had our answer, their little dog was 'In Season' , Harley usually plays with her at the farm, in fact on Saturday she had followed Paul home and was trying to 'encourage' Harley in our back garden, Paul rounded her up and took her back, I am guessing he can 'smell' her and it is clearly driving him crazy, I allowed him to have the run of the house (which we don't usually do) to try and take his mind off things, it didn't work, he was trying to climb out of the windows, when the postman came I had to get him to pass parcel through the window in case he escaped, there is no way I have the strength to hold him on a normal day, let alone when he is desperate!!  So my day was anything but quiet, I am hoping he has calmed down, I can't cope with another day with a Frisky Colley!!

While I was in and out of my craft room I came across one of the dies that I bought last minute from Ally Pally, It is one of Creative Expressions 'Papercuts' dies, called 'With Love', I havent used anything like it before so this card is a bit of a trial, I decided the other day that I am going to use up some of the old card and paper that I have hoarded before buying any new, this particular paper is a  Stampin Up one that I like and just 'kept for best', I wanted to use Berry Burst card as I hadn't used it for so long and this particular patterned paper has Berry Burst in it.  I die cut the 'With Love' twice, once in Berry Burst and one in Silver (as that is also featured in that background paper).  I offset them slightly and stuck them together.  I then punched two border strips in silver and adhered them to the front of the card and topped them with a piece of silver foil edged Berry Burst ribbon. I layered the background paper onto a tiny mat of silver card and then on the berry burst card base.  I tied a double bow in the ribbon and added to the piece on the border, I topped that with a contrasting coloured rose.
I'm not too sure whether I like it or not yet, it is growing on me though!

I hope that you all have a lovely day my lovelies

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra
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