Tuesday 23 October 2007

DCM LE Sketch & Arty Girlz - Circles, Spots, Dots

No, I'm not being lazy only making one card for two challenges. Both time & patience are in VERY short supply today. I had the embarrassment of having my Barclaycard declined twice at the till despite having in excess of £3,000 credit! I needed footwear, I have only foam sandals to wear & it is getting damn cold. I had to come home & call Barclaycard who assure me nothing is wrong with my card, in fact they say I was never declined & never tried to purchase anything with my card today. Well hallucinating was I? I may be a pixie but there were no magic mushrooms in my lunch today!! Am I not the one without warm footwear this evening.
I've demanded a new card & now have to wait up to 10 days. The shop is holding my boots & trainers for me, which is very good of them. Wyndsors World of Shoes are an excellent store & not in the habit of telling me my card is declined for fun. I even have the receipt. Very reassuring to know the bank say I haven't used it.
A year ago today, I was drinking very expensive champagne, poncing around a gorgeous castle as wedding photographer for my sister. Far cry from today. Im off to drink my horlicks & moan because I WANT MY BOOTS!!!
Oh, yeah, the card! I got sick of trying to get a photo that shows the silver lines as a frame around the edges. The circles are all inked, stamps were free with PI. Right Im off now!!! You know what, I'd laugh if my feet weren't so cold!

29 comments:

Andrea, said...

Great card Paula, I love the way the circles are different colours and the little images look great. What a pain your card been declined, hope you can get your shoes asap, it's getting really cold at the moment

Juliet said...

Oh, poor you Paula! Sending some warmth your way....I love your card, it's so colourful. I got those stamps too but thought I would never use them - now I'm not so sure.

stamp and scrape said...

I know exactly how you feel,Paula, as it happened to me 2 weeks ago also buying shoes. The machine refused to acknowledge my card - and I felt SO embarrassed! It worked in Boots though (ha ha)!!
Anyway, back to the plot - your card is lovely, and the silver does show up.
Ros

Rachel said...

fab card Paula, sorry to hear your saga with the card - hope its sorted soon and your feet will be warm! x

Deb said...

Your card is fabulous, I got those stamps too but I didn't recognise them you did such a great job with them!
Sorry you had such a lousy day!

Gillian said...

oh no! cold toes, I hate cold toes, hope you can get your boot soon!
love your card Paula, so soft and dreamy!

Shell said...

Thanks for the comments Paula :) Love your card... really like those soft colours. Poor you with cold feet!! And as for the bank grrr!

Anonymous said...

Wow so beautiful. Looks great. Wonderful Card.

Anonymous said...

oh thats dreadful about the card and more so at having to waitnig 10 days for a new one. Love that teh shop is holding your boots though. Great card.

Jacqueline said...

Very pretty arrangement Paula - you will appreciate your boots more now when you get them!

Nina said...

Hi, Paula dear. Sorry to hear you had such a lousy day. It's been cold here too, which is crazy, for a tropical country. Been raining like crazy and today I feel sick. Hope the world sorts itself out soon. *hugs*

nina

Kaz said...

Love the colours on this card Paula. Such a shame you can't get away with bedsocks and foam sandals!!!

Rika said...

Great card Paula!

Julie Allain said...

Grrr at Barclaycard but YAY for you as once again you've produced a stunning piece of work :)

Thanks again for joining in with Arty Girlz Paula :) xx

Pearl said...

Very cheerful card Paula ! Sorry to hear about the cold weather ! Hope you get the boots sooner rather than later !

xo, Pearl

Marjolein said...

Darn, that sure is no fun, declined card while there is plenty! And cold feet is the worse that can happen, know all about it girl!!! But.. I like your card, love the soft tones in it!

(hey, pssst, did you shop today??? BG .... or.....I sure hope so, makes you feel so much better!!)

Esther said...

Love the use of chalk on your card, really bright and fun! HOpe you manage to get those boots soon!

Je@net said...

What a lovely card Paula!!
And what a horror story, hope you get warm boots soon!!
Warm greetings from Holland ;-)

Lee Weber said...

How pretty. Sorry about the card. Your site is always an inspiration to me, and you make me laugh too! Stay warm!

My Paper World said...

Great card, Love the cute images!

Marlou McAlees said...

fab card Paula, I love it!!! hope you get sorted with some warm footwear :) xx

Fink said...

Those are the cutest images! I love the backgrounds they are on

Karen Mortensen said...

Great card.

Leann said...

i love this!

Samm said...

These are cute! great card, love the detail!

Samm
x

Anonymous said...

Love the card Paula.:)
Vanessa.

Sadie said...

This is really effective Paula.

Crissi Harvey said...

Great card Paula sorry to hear your in were in a bad mood, but reading your post made me laugh (Sorry) i hope you have your boots now and are they Pixie boots LOL.
thanks for joining in with our challenge and shareing your work.
crissi xx

Anonymous said...

Wow it's a beautiful card !