Friday 22 November 2013

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

21 comments:

  1. Cute card - good luck with your besties Uk challenge - Carol DT UK Besties x

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  2. Great looking card. Love the scalloped circle and it's edging. Thanks for joining our Anything Goes Challenge at Created With Love Challenges

    ~~Chris

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  3. Oh Sharon I really feel for you. We had that problem earlier in the year. Fortunately we back up everything onto an exterior hard drive. Nightmare! This is such a lovely card. The images are so cute and love the colours. Have a good weekend. Hugs, Carol S.xx

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  4. what a fab card Sharon super cute images and such pretty colours
    ,glad you got everything sorted out .
    thanks for joining us at MIm and good luck
    tracey x

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  5. Beautiful card. Love your color combo too. Great coloring and Oh yeah I hear you on the computer upgrades. They aren't necessarily good upgrades. Thanks for sharing this week at Created with love Challenges Anything goes.
    Linda K. DT

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  6. Unusual combination of colours- but works really well. Fingers crossed for the Bestie Challenge - after your computer trauma you deserve some good luck :)
    Margaret - Bestie DT member

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  7. fabulous, thanks for joining us at FnF :)

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  8. Very pretty birthday card. Love the blue & yellow for these cuties.
    Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky this week. Pat K x

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  9. This is beautiful, lovely image and colours. I spotted you over on Make it Monday and popped over for a closer look. I am so glad that I did.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  10. Gorgeous card Sharon, I like the image and the design, Thanks for joining in with us at Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles, Good Luck.
    kevin xx

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  11. Cute card
    Thanks for joining in this week at Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge
    Hugs katie x

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  12. I love the colour combo too and great colouring. Thanx for sharing with us at My Besties UK.
    Hugz, Jan (DT) xx

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  13. Hi Sharon, love your card, it's such a sweet design and I love your colour combination. So sorry to hear about your computer problems and can quite understand the stress you have gone through. Hope you can sort the printer out now! :) Donna ♥ x

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  14. such a pretty card, love the coloiurs. hope you get your IT issues sorted soon. thanks for entering into Besties UK. Gill DT

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  15. Gorgeous image and beautifully coloured.

    Thank you for playing along at Created With Love this week.

    Holly
    xx

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  16. A lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles.
    Anjie

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  17. Your card is lovely - such a pretty colour scheme and all so beautifully co-ordinated.
    So sorry to hear of your computer problems and hope it all works fine now.
    Hugs, Kat x

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  18. Lovely card, such pretty colours. Hope you get the computer sorted out... I don't even attempt any of it, leave it all to hubby lol. Hugs, Lisa x

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  19. It's lovely! Thanks for joining us at Digi Choosday - Polkadoodles. Take care Zo xx

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  20. very fresh and loving the colours! xx
    Michelle DT

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  21. Beautiful card whit one of my favorite color combo:-)
    thanks for joining us at Deep Ocean challenge!
    Hugs
    Nicoletta

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I love to receive your comments, so thanks so much for taking the time to visit me and tell me what you think. Happy crafting! Sharon