Faking It And A Warning For Ya Peeps xxx

Ohhh and a sneakie peekie as well ...

but more of that in a sec!!

I thought I'd do the nice bit first :)x.

I've done a combined challenge here using this sweet pair!!!

And they are 2 of my fave challenges (as well as my fave stamps) and they are Just Magnolia, which is 'in stitches' and Colour Create, which this week is blue and green.

So of course, I used my PMs and they got plenty of use on this card cos not only did I colour the image with them, but I did the flowers and also the main backing paper as well.

Due to my awesome photography skills (not!!!) you probably cannot see the main paper too well. But anyway, they are both from the Wild Rose Spring CD (which you knows I just love love LOVE). There is a section on the CD which is 'Colour It Yourself' and I have to say that this is ruddy fantastico cos never again will you be stuck for matching paper.

You just print it off and ..... colour it yerself lol xxx

So I did!!

And like I said, I did the flowers as well

And of course, I did the stitching thing .

Fake (or faux if you are posh!!) of course, cos how safe do ya think my fingers would be if I was let loose with the sewing machine lol xxx

And here's the bit where you can see the dimension, which I just love.

OK, now for something not so nice.

Yesterday I got an e-mail from Paypal telling me that there had been suspicious activity on my account and that they had placed a limitation on it. So of course I went and checked and there was a transaction for nearly £700.00. The transaction was actually in Euros but that was what it converted to.

Well I mainly use Paypal for my crafting stuff - I guess quite a few of us do - and as much as I would love Richard to tell me I could go ahead and spend that amount of wonga adding to my stash, it aint never gonna happen in a million years cos, well, sometimes he is tighter than cramp!!!

Only (half) joking lol xxx

Now, at the same time as this, I got an e-mail thanking me for my order. It was in Italian, which I don't speak (apart from vino blanco), but I think that was what it said. So I contacted Paypal and told them that I had not authorised this and I didn't know a sodding thing about it. I sent the e-mail, which had a link on it straight, to their spoof bods. I also rang the bank and told them not to authorise the payment.

I was told that had I clicked on the link on the e-mail, these beggars would have had access to all sorts of info, including my Paypal account.

Later on, I got another e-mail from these sheisters, asking me for proof of my address so that they could deliver these 'goods' to me and they wanted this in the form of a copy of a utility bill. Obviously this is potential identity theft.

If they knew me, they would soon change their minds, poor things!!

But seriously, Paypal's fraud department etc are looking into this but I just wanted to tell you to be careful. If you get anything from Paypal, RING them and check it out straight away. I know you might have to wait in a queue but it's better than being ripped off.

And don't click on any links - even if the e-mail says it is from Paypal, cos these people lie like fish on a slab. I know you all probably know this anyway, but I just felt that I ought to mention it. Better safe than sorry!!

So that's it.
Before I go, I'll leave you with a sneakie peek of tomorrow's Willow Sketchie. I can tell you that there is a gorgeous sketch from Katy to look forward to, so don't forget to check it out.

Mmmm, pink and black!! That's not like me is it lol xxx

Have a fab day xxxxx