Everything digital...until my computer broke ;-(

Today I am showcasing a card made completely from digital sources....printed pre- computer melt down but more of that later!

The lovely image is from Sherri Baldy...aren't these girls just the cutest? I just love their little hats and those stripy tights too.

The backing papers, sentiments and even the bow are all from a Crafters Companion CD.....the Toreads one, and I particularly love this colour combi of  pastel blues and yellows. It was really easy to match my promarker colouring to these and throwing the card together was a breeze as everything went together so well.

That said, this may be my last foray in to the digi world for a while due to the afore mentioned computer 'wobbler'.

I innocently logged on yesterday and I had a message to go to the windows store and load up version 8.1 which is supposed to cure a number of ills. I thought I would get it out of the way first as I thought it wouldn't take too long..........One hour later the down load finished , but, when I restarted all I got was a flashing screen and I couldn't do anything with it.

I call to the support desk and another hour later, it became apparent that something hadn't gone quite right with the download so I was taken through the process of 'refreshing' my computer, which basically meant that it would go back to how it was when I bought it.

Another hour passes by and, although my PC is now working, I lost the ability to connect ot he tinternet, plus everything I ever had on the - printer, microsoft office, adobe, Serif to name but a few had all gone. I then spent another two hours with a fabulous support lady sorting out new drivers, reloading my antivirus and cloud etc, before spending a further 4 hours waiting for my PC to re-back up all the files.

By the time I was finished to was 12.15am and I had lost the will to go on!

So - today it's onto the next challenge - getting my printer back on, and getting in touch with Microsoft so they can give me a new product key so I can get my beloved spreadsheets back!!

No wonder I am a bit computer phobic!!

What I have learned from this though is that the money I paid for support centre help was worth every penny.....they are blooming excellent and so patient.

Next lesson.....next time I see an upgrade to 8.1 from Windows.....I'll just stick to what I've got (although the support people reckon it would be fine if I tried it again.....no thanks - life's too short!!)

So after the testing challenges of yesterday, here are the infinitely nicer crafty challenges I am entering today:

http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/cwlc-67-anything-goes.html
http://mybestiesuk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/my-besties-uk-challenge-dots-and-stripes.html
http://bestieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/use-ribbon-twine-or-any-other-viber-or.html
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/digi-choosday-wk-5-all-about-craft.html
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-65-favourite-colour-combo.html
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/194-fabnfunky-birthday-celebrations.html
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-154.html
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/mim-167-with-bugaboo-stamps.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-34.html

Thanks for stopping by and listening to my sorry tales!

Sharon x