Scrappy bits and pieces!

Sooooooo

2011-09-11T12:28:00.000Z

here I am FOUR stone lighter and feeling like a new woman!! Wearing clothes I never thought I would and loving it!!! Still going to keep going tho cause want to have a healthy BMI!!!

Weightwatchers update!!

2011-03-02T13:43:00.000Z

Well another week and another weigh in - lost another 4lbs so have now lost over half a stone at 7.5 lbs which means I got my silver 7!!!

Found that I am eating a lot more apples and other fresh fruit but have to say that tip of the week this week is when you are full - STOP eating!!! Sounds easy doesn't it LOL! We went to a carvery last week which was really good as lots of veggies but had planned for a dessert as well - when it came to it I really wondered if the points were worth it and as I was full anyway went without one!!!

All in all feeling very pleased with myself I have to say

Weight Watchers

2011-02-23T18:34:00.000Z

Well we did it last week and a friend and I have joined Weightwatchers! One week in and I have lost three and a half pounds and no I am NOT sharing with you all how much I have to lose except to say that this is going to be a marathon and NOT a sprint LOL!

They have a new system now for counting the points called Propoints and the best part is that fruit now has a zero point value so will be keeping the fruit bowl full! Hubby is following the plan as well and has lost 3lbs this week with a total of 10 now since cutting back in January - watch this space for the incredible shrinking couple and we will try and share hints and tips with other WWs out there as well.

So .......... what is my tip of the week? Meringue nests! Just had one with just half a pot (75g) of natural yogurt and some frozen mixed berries (defrosted) and it was just yummy and felt like a real indulgence so we will be having more of these.

DONE!!!

2011-02-02T13:47:00.001Z

Yes I cannot believe it either but I have actually completed my January Mini Book! Well sort of in that I need to get DH and DD to write down their hopes for 2011 so that I can add them to the book. Have to say it is a great book to make and so easy to put together! Sorry that there is not very much to show but love the fact that I have been able to use some beautiful envelopes I had been given and not know what to do with them.

Thanks so much Karen for doing this and best of all I have not bought any more stash!!!!! Here's to Love in February .............. still working on that one but have a few options so should not be a problem :)!

Fallen at the first!!!

2011-01-31T19:59:00.000Z

Yes here we are at the end of January and I have not managed to do my first mini book! Still on a positive note the house is much much tidier and we are all taking part in keeping that way AND improving upon it week by week so here's to a nice clean start to 2011 - just need to get the book done before I am due to start for Feb now and get myself a bit slimmer too!!! LOL! Just hope that everyone is having more luck with their mini a month!

New Beginnings

2011-01-11T16:15:00.001Z

OK so I have now figured out what I am going to do for this month for my mini book this month without really thinking about it. New beginning are going to be to have a (reasonably) tidy house by getting everyone else at home on board with it too (shame I cannot include the kitties in that LOL!) and although everyone says this I really want this year to be one that I end a bit fitter and slimmer. I had back problems late last year and basically if I don't do these things then it is going to keep coming back so I really need to hit these goals!!!

OK off to find out more about what is happening with the mini books this week and will keep you updated on how I am getting along - wish us all luck!!!

New Year New Start???

2011-01-08T19:26:00.000Z

Well here goes into 2011!! Very little blogging been done so here is to a new year a new start and a new challenge! I am hoping to join in with Karen's Mini Book a Month Challenge AND I aim to work out how to add the little widget thing at the side so if you want to join in you can too - so challenge one is getting the widget sorted but in the meantime if you want to join in too you can find the details http://whatsthisiseethen.blogspot.com/2011/01/mini-month-starts-today.html

A YEAR???

2010-07-20T13:34:00.001Z

Been nearly a year WHOOOPS!!! Going to update as there has been LOTS going on including some new furbabies for you all to see.

Been Published!!!!

2009-08-04T10:42:00.003Z

Oh dear has it really been that long since I got on here :o! Taken Sarah to give me a kick again to get posting but been rather busy lately setting up my Jamie at Home business! Will expand on that again but it anyone wants any more info just leave a comment and I will get back to you.

SOOOO what finally made me post? Well as you can see there is a LO at the top of this posting and it is one that appeared in the September issue of Scrapbook Trends! I was thrilled this one was chosen as it is probably my fave LO of all time and a photo of myself I actually like as well which is almost as amazing as me being published LOL! Well all the details on in the mag if you are interested so won't bore you with them all over again but promise to be back soon with more ramblings on ........... especially about my new venture!

They loved it!

2009-06-29T14:41:00.000Z

Meant to let you all know before but my Mum and Dad really loved the album!!! Dad said he was pleased he did not have to pay me for all the time it must have taken to have done it. Now it is Mum's 60th soon so will have to think of something special for that.

Finally DONE!

2009-05-30T14:24:00.005Z

At last but nearly 6 months late here is my parents anniversary album for their 4o years together. Sneaky peek for you all as they do not get it until next Friday so SSSSHHHHH! Done using K&Co Maison kit from QVC and lots of bling, flowers and of course TIME!

British Museum

2009-05-09T11:00:00.003Z

OK I am not quite certain this is going to work but here goes for the slide show of all my pics from the British Museum last Monday with Brenda Pinnick, Bridget, Leonie, Fab and Vincent! Great place and I highly recommend it to anyone who is visiting London AND it is free!!!

Just done it and for some reason it is not showing one of the photos!!! Been trying but cannot change it so any help appreciated :)

What's coming???

2009-05-04T19:53:00.000Z

WATCH this space!!!! Cause I have to sort out photos and will be uploading very soon to show you what I got from Wossy and also to show you what a great time I had at the British Museum with Brenda Pinnick and friends!!

Meet Brenda Pinnick in Person!!!

2009-04-27T11:59:00.001Z

Yes you can! If you are around next Monday at 10am then she will be waiting to meet fellow crafters at the British Museum.

Let her know you are coming along on her blog http://www.brendapinnick.com/blog/ so that she does not miss you :) and who knows? I might even see you there!

Flowers in April!

2009-04-25T16:13:00.004Z

Well over on UK Scrappers this month the photography competition is to take a photo of flowers and my Camellia bush was in bloom so too good an opportunity to miss out on! I just love the colour of this and the variegated leaves make it even more beautiful!

Well that was me sorted out I thought until this poor little bumble bee seemed not able to fly and was crawling around on the grass. We were worried about one of the cats getting it to be honest so placed it on a dandelion so it would get some food and it was very good and stayed there whilst I got my camera out! Love this one where you can see the raindrops on the wings.

I love this shot too as you do not normally take a photo of a flower from this angle - just wish the bee could have turned around a bit LOL!

Apologies for no photos yet of my prizes from last weekend - they HAVE arrived and promise to share them all with you soon. In the meantime I am hoping for good weather tomorrow so that I can head off and get some bluebells shots.

Radio 2 Winner!!!!

2009-04-19T15:45:00.003Z

Well I cannot believe it - yesterday I called into the Jonathan Ross show on Radio 2 and got onto the competition! Not only that I got a great plug for UK Scrappers AND I won so there are goodies on the way to me including hopefully some of the chocolate from Willie who had the programme on Channel 4! Have got more updates for you craftwise but if you want to hear me then go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/jonathan-ross/ and click on listen - I was on around 1 hour 50 mins into the programme with the quiz on following the news at 12pm!

Will let you see what goodies I won when I get them :)

My Craft Space!!!!! Part 2

2009-04-11T14:30:00.003Z

View of Expedit unit 2 with desk and DHs unit - or otherwise known as the space I use for my robo LOL!
Pictures above the unit. The top one was bought at an art shop near London Bridge and reminded me so much of my cat Bardsley. The bottom one is actually a framed decoupage picture which came from a craft fayre
Apologies for the refelection on this but this is a lovely print by Brenda Pinnick (those of you who watch QVC will know who I mean :)) which the lovely Lesley got me for my Secret Santa - yes it is finally framed and on the wall and sits about my PC so I can always look at it. It was such a lovely suprise so thanks again Lesley :)

So that is my room! Anyone who wants to know anything just ask, nothing exciting but it is my space and I can craft to my hearts content in here :)

My Craft Space!!!!! Part 1

2009-04-11T14:20:00.008Z

From the doorway - as you can see there is just about room for the chair LOL!
The cat space :)
Expedit Unit 1 which is behind my chair
Expedit Unit 1 - you can just about see my flowers hanging from the end!
Expedit unit 2 whiche the desk is attached to - all my papers and cardstock are housed in the striped folders (Ok nearly all!) Also room for my robo to be to hand

More in part 2.............

OK it didn't happen......

2009-04-03T16:20:00.000Z

Confession time - I did not post as promise BUT now the school hols are here and I am not running around I am aimming to sort this out and get some photos on next week! Just realised that I have downloaded loads and they are at their destinations now so means that I can share with you :)

The Dance Show last weekend was a great success - again photos to follow and also lots for me to scrap! There never seem to be enough hours in the day ............

I am FLYing!!!

2009-03-20T14:11:00.002Z

No not literally but it is my effort to become more domesticated! There is a website for the Flylady but I am not following that to the letter just taking elements of it and certainly tackling the house room/zone by zone! This week I have done both the bathroom and the ensuite and have to say I am very ashamed of us all to think that they could have got this way.

Every night before I head off to head I make certain the sink is clear, clean and shiny ready for the next day. In the morning when I get out of my bed I make it! Sounds easy when you put it like that but the best thing of all is that it seems to be infectious and DD and DH are now joining in too which is really great!

I am however going to have to step out of this wonderful system this weekend and have a mad dash around the house as we have guests next weekend so want to make certain that things are not too bad for when they visit! Still on to the next area......

As as for the crafting - well been busy there too with lots of cards again so will be posting these next week once the birthday girls have all had theirs. Will also have some Easter cards by then using my new Candyfloss and Marshmallow bunny stamps. Hope to see you back next week :)

So now we have some LOs!

2009-03-03T14:22:00.007Z

So after no LOs for a long time it was the UK Scrappers cybercrop that finally gave me the kick I needed and got me creating again! Have not added any journalling or title to the first LO cause I want to frame it. Done in my fave colours with some of my fave K&Co papers as well, the ribbon on the LO is the one that is in DDs hair.

Have to say this is the fastest LO I have ever done in my entire life as the deadline for uploading during the CC was fast approaching, have to say it is not one of my faves but pays tribute to a much loved cat, Tangle who was tragically run over before he could even reach his second birthday.

These are some photos I took and have been meaning to scrap for ages! In fact I have to confess this is actually the first Christmas LO I have ever done despite the fact I seem to have lots of Christmas stash. All the papers on this are from DCWV, the letters are Thickers by American Crafts with the little Candy Cane from K&Co. Another great class from the CC but these were the only three I managed to get done cause BT decided it was time for my internet to stop working so at 5pm on the Saturday I had to call it a day much to my annoyance!

Still the inspiration was flowing so I did not stop and went on to create this:

It was a class from the CC and the web was meant to be created by sewing - which is NOT me at all unless it is cross stitch of course! So the inspirstion was there and my web is created with Stickles instead PLUS I finally used some of my Halloween papers from DCWV that I had so coverted at the time and never ever touched!

Also did some hidden journalling on this one to show where the title came from:

For those of you who have never seen this this is the cover of the book "Room on The Broom" which at the time DD absolutely loved - you will see she has tried to be the same and poor Mog was tied onto her broom!

So to the final LO for now - are you still with me????

Just realised I have been having good use out of my DCWV papers cause this is from the Butterflies and Blossoms collection which I got for my birthday! Glittery swirls were created with the help of a template and then covered with Stickles to make them sparkle! There are lots of jewels on this LO too courtesy of my bejeweller. So who can we see here then? My lovely friend Kaz and her (now) fiance Rich who are gettine married in September 2010. Kaz thinks the world of my DD and is now her adopted Godmother as she no longer sees one set of godparents - they left for the Med and we never heard from them again so if anyone knows where Lyn and Paul Hanby are please let me know!

Thanks for sticking with me for so long - going to be a better blogger in future (yes yes I knwo you have heard this before!!!) so will only be the few cards or LOs to show you - speaking of which the next time will be cards again as I have been a busy bee.

Waiting too for my Stazon to arrive as I have the new range of Dandelion and Daisy stamps which I have yet to play with so watch out for some creations with those!!!

2009-02-24T11:24:00.009Z

So here we are! I am back! It is spring (well nearly) so here are a springtime cards that I recently made for birthdays. Finally getting some use out of my H2Os but as ever I am too fussy and spend too much time actually making my stamped images so a card like this can take me a couple of hours!!!!

Had a panic yesterday when I realised it is my nephew's birthday today! Thank goodness for the robo so that I could make this for him, and thank goodness for the talent on UK Scrappers that like to share their templates cause I can do designs myself!

This is a superquick card I made for my Dad's birthday back in December - he was really pleased with it and could not believe it was made rather than shop bought. Also shows how you can use the bits from those concept card kits and make something of them!

A robo moment again - this time for my brother in December who has a VW Beetle (old style!) He was thrilled with this card and I really don't mind spending the time on cards for him as he really appreciates the effort that is put into them. Cannot claim it as all my own work though as the template came from UK Scrappers, although I did alter the windscreen a bit to make it correct for him.

This one was done for my parents 40th Wedding Anniversary again in December (busy month in this family!). My Dad has now given my 10 years notice for me to get one done for him for their Golden cause he had such problems getting a Ruby Wedding card with Wife on it. As you can see another robo creation - courtesy of UK Scrappers (apologies I really must note people's names when I save these templates). What you cannot really see on this picture is the beautiful patterned pearlescent vellum behind the lattice work.

Well I am going to leave it there and save the scrapbooking LOs for another time but yes I AM crafting again and even better creating LOs cause as some of you might know cards are only done to save me buying them. So until next time!

Once again.....

2009-02-23T19:46:00.001Z

here I am apologising for not being a good blogger! Guess part of it comes down to the lack of crafting BUT the good news is that I have been crafting once again! DD is back at school tomorrow so hopefully I will have the time to come back on here and share with you some of the work that I have been doing. Most of it was kick started by the UK Scrappers cybercrop a couple of weeks back together with some nice new Expedit units from Ikea which have transformed my room and also meant that DH decorated it for me too! Piccies of that to follow when Ikea have my pink baskets in.

Been a long time......

2009-01-17T16:13:00.000Z

since I came on here and wrote anything at all. Just need to say a lot has gone on and not all of it do I want to post on the internet, but I have been ill and I am on the road to recovery now.

The saddest thing I have to post though is about one of my lovely ginger cats. Poor Tangle was run over and killed a week ago Thursday. My neighbours found him in their front garden and it was too late for us to do anything. It was nice to think he was trying to come home to us but we were all very very sad about his death and he will be very much missed.

On a brighter note, we have got a new arrival to the family in the form of Kizzy. A little female tortie who is around 8/9 months old who we got from the RSPCA in Brighton after they rescued her from a house with 70 animals, 30 of which were cats and kittens, just before Christmas. Even this is a sad story as the cat we originally reserved turned out to be FIV positive so could not be rehomed with us. Luckily they had the cat who is now our Kizzy who is gradually getting braver and coming out more and more. Cheshire is not too bothered about her but she is a bit of a hisser towards hime at the moment although hopefully that will all change.

Promise to share photos when she stays still long enough for us to take one!

GIVE AWAY and NEW THINGS!!!!!!!

2008-09-24T21:53:00.005Z

Cause I have just been on the blog of the lovely Brenda Pinnick!!!! As lot of you may know by now I am a fan and I am very excited cause she has some WONDERFUL new items coming up on QVC later this year and if you go to her blog you can see what she has on offer! I especially love the new Keeper Album kit which means you can scrap different sizes all within one album!

Her new paper are in my fave colours too of pink and purples and the chipboad some beautiful swirls, so I will be in heaven. Just need to work out how to pay for it all now LOL!

AND as if you needed any more encouragement you can even take part in a GIVE AWAY - just drop by her blog and find out how!

Oh yes of course you need to know where to find it all - well it is at http://brendapinnick.typepad.com/brenda_pinnick_news_ideas/. Tell her I sent you!
and can anyone tell me how to do the links on here please :)

Apologies

2008-09-21T13:42:00.002Z

once again cause I have been a bad blogger! Things around here not been so great lately - poor Tangle had to have the emergency vet out last Sunday as he had a blocked bladder. Had to have an operation to set him right again and a stay at the vet's until Thursday so I will leave it to your imagination what the bill was like - typically of course we had just taken out insurance on him! It is like they know!

THEN I got sick too - lost my voice so has meant not talking (no comments please!) and also had a dreadful cough and generally feeling rotten so after a second trip to the doctors I now seem to be on the mend.

Work over the next few months is going to be on an album that I need to get ready for a special occasion in December - it is my parent's 40th wedding anniversary! I have chosen the album and the papers but the hard part has been getting photos together. My brother did a raid when they were on their hols earlier this year but could not find everything I needed so I am going to have to work with what I have now! First of all I need to tidy up this craft room............ think I will wait until I am fully recovered though LOL!!!

New template!!

2008-08-19T10:30:00.001Z

I have to say firstly sorry I know this is not perfect! But thanks to the lovely Toni I have been pointed to a site where I can get this super funky background and there are LOTS more to choose from too so there will be more changes on here I guess LOL. Just got to get the colours right so it is easier to read so bear with me as I will be away for a few days now.

BUT if in the meantime you are inspired then look in the top left hand corner and there is a link for you to brighten your blog too!

I am BACK scrapping at last!!!!

2008-08-10T15:46:00.003Z

Yes I am back!!!! After doing the intensive training at work and trying to keep that New Year's Resolution by making my own cards I have finally got the scrappy habit once again. It was tough I have to confess, I went along to a Scrapaholic's group in Bromley run by the lovely Pat and that kick started me but found it tough going! Still the lovely Helen was there next to me ripping away and filling me with inspiration! So what have I been up to then........

Well first of all I have finally got my DH onto a LO! Here he is the other week in the garden really chilled out. Been using my stash up so this is from a Doodlebug kit from Gottacraft that I have used some of but knew that I would end up using more for him.

Last month's Gottacraft kit was the lovely Crate Paper Blue Hills so these have just proved to be soo perfect for some lovely summery girlie LOs of DD and her cousins:

Birdie on this one is by the Artistic Stamper and has be lightly stamped and then I went over it with Sakara Souffle pen:
Finally I go back to the very beginning as it were with the kit that I got at the Scrapaholics crop. The techinique was Glossy Accents which I have used on the swirls kindly provided by using Pat's Big Shot and dies at the crop. Lots of butterflies (and the flowers!) from an Autumn Leaves set by Rhonna Farrer which have been coloured using H2Os. Lettering from a QVC kit by Brenda Pinnick!

MORE cards!!!

2008-07-11T18:21:00.005Z

Sorry still no LOs forthcoming here! A couple of these cards are some I did a while back and never posted and the 5 one is for a birthday party DD is going to tomorrow and done with a Hanglar and Stanglar stamped image I was kindly sent! Did do another card with the H&S stamps but only just realised I never took a pic of it :(. The fairy cards are from QVC simply AGGGES ago LOL!

Still here are three others for you to look at!

New Job!!!

2008-07-06T15:38:00.003Z

Just realised I have not posted on here to say I have a new job! Working for the same company as DH but it actually came through an agency LOL - when they asked if I had heard of the company I just laughed my socks off.

So apologies as there is now less time for crafting and less time for blogging too BUT will try and ensure I post on here every couple of weeks or so. Been doing so many cards lately I seem to have forgotten how to scrap, but certain I will get back into again soon - first of all got to sort out my crafty area. But in the words of Arnie - I WILL be back LOL!!!

Been Tagged!

2008-06-30T15:05:00.003Z

by a duck obssessed woman called QUAKAS!!! SOOOO here we go:

What was I doing ten years ago today?
OMG - you mean I am meant to remember????? Well I can tell you that I was living in Croydon ten years ago with my DH in a one bedroomed flat with only dreams of living in anything larger! I would also have been preparing from my driving test which I passed in the August of 1998. As for work I would have been working for Hillman Saunders a recruitment agency as their Office Manager in Croydon with my lovely friend Rachael who has now moved to New York.

5 things to do today:
Well I am going to cheat as it is late in the day and include those I have done as well LOL!
1. Get some pink card from the Papermill for DDs birthday invitations
2. Get all the bits and bobs needed to put oup DDs hair for her ballet exam.
3. Return the forms and make certain everything is OK for DD to go to afterschool club from Wednesday.
4. Make said invitations!
5. Ring my Mum and Dad cause I have not spoken to them for nearly a week!

Snacks I like: basically everything unhealthy LOL! I love chocolate (except most white), Walkers cheese and onion crisps - oh and any sort of summer berries, now they are healthy!

What would I do if I was a millionaire?
Well the first thing I would do would be to go on holiday! First of all to see my friend Rachael (above!) who lives in NYC and also has a little girl and then head off to Australia to see my BIL, SIL and their children. Somewhere on this trip I would also stop off in Hong Kong as I have always wanted to go there for some reason! I would also go back to South Africa. Like most people I would also buy a new house - or rather I would prefer to build my own somewhere in Pembrokeshire and if possible near Tenby where I could see out over the sea. This would mean I would be closer to my family in Wales. Of course this house would have a dedicated purpose built scrap room!

Places I have lived:
Swansea, Croydon and Ashford! That's it!

Now I need to go find some others to tag so I choose Pink Fairy, Jo, Linds, Mandijane and Jo Bee!

Last Day!

2008-06-28T17:37:00.002Z

Well for those of you who know me you will also know that today was my last day working for Craft Central. I have to say I will very much miss everyone I have worked with there but needs must and I am now heading off to new but unfortunately non crafty pastures working for the same company as DH! Luckily not in the same building though LOL!

I got some beautiful hand made cards as well as some lovely flowers and yummy Thorntons Continential Choccies from my friends there who as I said I will miss but am certain to pop in to visit at the weekends!! They don't get rid of me that easily.........

MORE........

2008-06-26T10:37:00.004Z

Here are a couple of cards I have made in the past day or so! First of all this one for my cousin - Magnolia image used which was kindly sent to me by my teamie Tania so many thanks for this!
Flowers on this one from Rebecca's Scrapbooking Stash but the paper sorry I cannot recall it was from my scraps! Think it may possibly be Crate Paper?

AND NOW.......

A PREMIERE!!!! Here is the very first card made with on of my new H&S stamps! This has been done for my niece in Australia for her birthday in a couple of weeks. When she visited over five years ago she adored my kitty cats so this one is ideal for her. Flowers from Lakeland and papers are from a pack from QVC by American Crafts, again scraps left over from my scrapbooking.

Oh and even better I am now using my lovely Derwent Inktense pencils to colour these images - there are going to be many many more of them so hope you do not get bored to bits with them!

BLOG CANDY!!!

2008-06-26T09:39:00.003Z

Well I am so so thrilled that I have just yesterday received some really beautiful Hanglar & Stanglar stamps from my lovely friend from UKS who lives in Sweden!

Another one of my lovely team mates is now being lovely and sharing her stamps with all of you in that she has some blog candy that could be heading your way! Of course you don't get them for doing nothing so head over to and have a look at her blog at http://www.thiscreativechaos.blogspot.com/ right now and you could be in with the chance of getting these really super stamped images!!!! Oh just one more thing - you MUST do this by 30 June in order to be in with the chance of winning these! Good luck!

SORRY!

2008-06-22T17:36:00.008Z

Yes sorry to all of you who do come and read what I write! No one was more suprised that I was to get a message on UKS to ask why I had not update my blog for soooo long! Well considering it has been my birthday this month there really is not much excuse but saying that my mojo had gone and run off somewhere so hopefully it will come back very soon!

In order to aid that I went to the Scrapbooking Fayre at the Hilton Maidstone today, very short notice as I did not know about it until last night! Not many stalls there really but Scrapshed were there (www.scrapshed.co.uk) and I am pleased to say that there was not a problem spending even if there is using at the moment LOL! S

o for all of you were interested in how I have been spending the photos attached are for you, and I promise I will update more this week as I have pics of DDs Father's Day card to share with you plus an anniversary card that I made but of course not in the same league as hers! Hope you will come back again soon.... BUT in the meantime here is some stash to drool over!

Papers from Scrapshed which include MM Noteworthy, Prima Marketing Angelique, Prima Paintables and Rusty Pickle Pop Star!
More from the lovely Noteworth range - you just have to love those shaped edges!
BARGAIN from Scrapshed - just £2 in the sale for these vellum quotes! Also wanted some stamps like these for AGES, and you can just see the Mica Pigment Perlescent Paints from Stamp Connection. All resting on the BEST VFM pieces of chipboard from Stamp Connection too!
FINALLY by the Artistic Stamper a bit of an EXCLUSIVE as the stamps on the right are NOT available until next month and you could only get them at the show so how could I resist? Anyone else who loves them will have to wait but you can get them from the lovely Jennie at www.theartisticstamper.co.uk. She also took a workshop today and I made a great tag using the pearl paints and the sunflower stamp which I will share with you another time! as well as a great tag that Jennie made for me!
Hope you enjoyed and that you are now inspired to go and spend on on stash too!!!!

Getting technical now!

2008-05-19T18:10:00.002Z

OK have created a playlist - here's hoping it works!!!!

Time for some LOs!

2008-05-19T12:46:00.004Z

As promised but not much time to chat so hope you like these - if you do leave a comment to say so!

First one is of my niece who wrote the poem in school and my Mum asked me to do a LO for her. Used a Pencillines sketch for this one.

Second is the weekly challenge for w/c 12 May on UKS and also my team challenge where I was not allowed to scap a picture of a person, had to use green, buttons and show my handwriting too! From a Cloud 9 kit from QVC

Finally Grow is from a kit from Gottacraft and is using sketch no 4 from Pencillines. It is DD in the garden where she keeps watching and waiting for her plant to flower.

I am loving using sketches at the moment cause I find I can work so quickly from them. Also when used with a kit like the Gottacraft one you don't need to worry too much about your mojo going astray!

You wanted cards?

2008-05-19T12:32:00.005Z

For a friend's husband's 60th birthday, the card was cut with my robo as were the numbers which were then triple heat embossed.

My teamie on UKS sent me some stamped images of the lovely Little Cotton Rabbits so this has been made from one of these by colourin with H2Os

A card for the lovely Hazel who I chat to on the Gottacraft thread who was in the Cook Island for her birthday and with whom I share a love of PURPLE!

For my niece's 7th birthday - she does not many things with her name on:

Well as you can see I have been busy and still have Father's Day to go! In the meantime I have been scrapping and have some LOs to upload on here too, but as DD is off school today then I will have to leave these until another day!

Sunshiney Day!

2008-05-11T13:42:00.002Z

well in fact weekend! We have had glorious weather here all weekend, in fact so hot I have come inside to do this LOL!

Not done much scrapping since the CC but determined to get ahead with cards so that I can concentrate more on my LOs again, so aimming to get all those done that I need by the end of June before we get to the end of May! It is a busy month tho what with 3 wedding anniversaries and countless birthdays - including mine of course. I am taking pics of my cards and will share them all when I am done.

My Prize!!!!

2008-05-05T16:06:00.003Z

Well as I guess a lot of you are aware by now I was the lucky winner of the Chip n Dale class by Caroline of Bubbly Funk (http://www.bubblyfunk.co.uk/) during the cybercrop on UK Scrappers last weekend. This week a super scrummy parcel arrived for me and I could not have won a better class as I got lots of CHIPBOARD:

As well as ribbons, blooms, and buttons! I think she might have been in my craft room LOL!

Anyway I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to Caroline for such a lovely prize as well as getting it out to me so fast.

Well then it was back to earth with a crash as I have lots of occassions coming up that need cards. I am part of the May/June birthday swap on UKS and this the card that I came up with for another Caroline, who I understood loves green and black as well as her kitties! The cat and the Happy Birthday were cut from templates on UKS (sorry cannot remember whose they were!) and how lucky am I to be able to share in the work of these talented people who can design such things.

As I said so many cards and soo little time so this is what I came up with for my brother in law - simple but fast! I could not resist this little Westie who came in this week at work and is helping me stick to my new year's resolution of making all my cards this year - this next month or so is going to be a toughie!

Anyway that is a little insight to my crafting world this week! I hope you have enjoyed my ramblings and do leave a comment to say you stopped by!

EEEK I've been TAGGED!!!

2008-05-01T21:04:00.003Z

Well Claire (Feline) has got me! Now who do I tag back - not eve certain how!

So 7 random facts about me (guessing some of you may have heard some of these tho!)

1. I took my driving test 4 times (or was it 5 - I lost count!) and finally passed at 29 after a break of 12 years!!!
2. I HATE fish!
3. I am very very untidy at home but neat at work! (go figure!)
4. I never used to like pink until I had a DD.
5. I have a passion for ginger cats!
6. I have been banned from Radio One
7. I have been on page 3 of The Sun!

OK now am guessing I need to add some peeps to a list and guessing it must be another 7 (don't think I even read that many blogs!!!)

Top of the list must be Mandijane55, Mandy Charlton Designs, MadHatterMillie, Lindschick, errrmmm then I struggle a bit cause the others are those that Claire has already done!

Am guessing that you should also be able to their blogs too but have not got a clue how to do this! Sorry maybe someone needs to give me a lesson!

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-04-28T09:43:00.001Z

Been Cybercropping

2008-04-28T09:27:00.003Z

Well this is what I have been up to all weekend!!! Cybercrop on UKS. Had a great time starting off on Friday Evening with a great class called "Stand by Me" by Margaret of Artbase (http://www.artbasehornchurch.co.uk/). That was all for Friday and I carried on Saturday morning with this too - forget the scrapping this got me using Photoshop and turning my pics to black and white for the very first time.

I also did some of the challenges and on the Blank Cheque one did a photo that was recently rediscovered when my Mum scanned in some old slides and found this one of me and my grandparents so it was great to get them on the page too - just need to check what the year was - definitely 1970's sometime and I think it was either '73 or '74!

I loved doing the class by Caroline of Bubbly Funk last time and so I rushed to get the kit this time and for once did not go with DDs choice of pink and got the green instead. I really love using her chipboard so if you want to see more then go to http://www.bubblyfunk.co.uk/. The real suprise with this class tho was that I won a prize!!!! DH could not believe it when I nearly screamed the house down at 10pm at night. Photo was taken by my BIL so big thanks to him too for sharing it with us.

The most anticipated class of the CC had to be the one by the lovely Annette aka Voodoo Vixen and she showed us how to make a great book - it was so quick to do and really effective. I know I will just be using this design over and over again. I really hope that she is persuaded to do one another time as she is just so talented! I know she has a blog too so must find that and post a link here for you all to see.

Done a LO!!!

2008-04-22T16:09:00.004Z

Yes at last I have finally got around to doing a LO! These photos were sent to me by my Mum of my nieces, my baby bro and his new girlfriend. I don't think I have ever scrapped photos so fast ever and it also meant I got to use my Gottacraft kit (http://www.gottacraft.co.uk/) from March at last.

Anyway do leave a comment to say you have been!

Back to the vets!

2008-04-21T11:01:00.002Z

That is where we went on Friday with Cheshire - seems he has some sort of urinary infection so today is being spent trying to get him to wee on some special cat litter so that we can get a sample otherwise he has to be admitted and they will get one from him at the vets.

Finally been doing some scrapping rather than just doing cards, used the Gottacraft March Kit (yes I am a bit behind!) but if you want to see the past kits or even get hold of the next one have a look on Sandra's site www.gottacraft.co.uk under kits. I got a really lovely photo of my brother and my two nieces from my mum last weekend and immediately they shouted SCRAP ME! So I have finally got around to it - just need to cut a title, stick it all together and do the journaling and I will be done and hopefully will upload tomorrow when DD is back at school.

Talking of which the holidays are just so silly this year - it is only 5 weeks and then they are off again and there is a bank holiday in between as well. Still she has been really good with me working and DH looking after her whilst I am there for the last week. We have also had some time to do her first two scrapbook pages and this afternoon the plan is to paint a mug which she got in a kit for Christmas. Lots of pics to be taken and uploaded this week and this is all before the UKS Cybercrop which starts on Friday evening!

Go and check this guy out!

2008-04-15T21:48:00.002Z

OK I appreciate that this is going to sound like "oh yes she would say that cause she knows Nige & Rosemary" BUT you really have to go and listen to their highly talented SON! Yes you did read correctly - go and listen to what Joel can do you will not be disappointed cause this guy can sing and if they do not start playing him on the radio VERY soon I want to know why cause I have heard stuff that is no where as near as good as this being played! Go check him out www.myspace.com/joeluk .

THEN if you love what you hear on 20 April if all runs to plan Nige tells me his new album is going to be dropped on iTunes! Forget the scrapping connection and go let this new artist shine on his own merits!

Back from the Palace!

2008-04-13T18:21:00.006Z

YES I DID IT!!! I drove to Ally Pally and got back again. Not half as bad as I thought so will be saving up to go again. What a great time as I met so many people from UKS and also Amanda from craft.co.uk - special mention as she gave me some goodies.
Sooooooo............ what did I get?

Papers - including some NEW coloured core cardstock which is available from www.capturethemagic.biz - it can be sanded, torned and scrumpled to give a different shade underneath - they also do this with a black face and colour underneath but thought I would have a play with these to start with. Great Value at just 55p per sheet too! Could not resist getting some papers where I have to colour them in myself as well as some Bo Bunny, Fancy Pants and Crate Paper to name a few!

Lots more goodies including some much longed for H2Os and some journalling stamps! A couple I wanted were out of stock so the lovely gentleman on Stamp In stand said to email him in a couple of days and he will get them sent to me!

And FINALLY how could I resist these wood buttons - especially the cat ones and being Welsh I just loved the little love spoons! These can be coloured with Sakura pens or paints - wonder if those H2Os will work on them!

Not very good...

2008-04-11T09:22:00.002Z

at this blogging lark! Think it is cause I look at everyone else's and they look so fabby and mine well tis rather basic and I cannot even post links back to www.craft.co.uk which by the way is a real fabby craft website! We had a BIG techie problem there a few weeks back but now we are back BETTER than ever!

Since my last post (yes a long time ago!) we have unfortunately had to say goodbye to Ebony but in the end we know it was the right decision for her so on 7 December, Alan was very brave and took her to the vets. He stayed with her until the end and she even started purring for him as if saying her final farewell. For such a quiet little puss cat she is missed very much and no one will ever fill that place in our hearts - she will hold that forever.

So on that note back to something much happier! On Sunday I am taking my first trip to Alexandra Palace to the BIG Scrapbooking and Stamping Show - I have been saving for months and months now so have some money to spend but will be like a kiddie let loose in a sweet shop with all the lovely things there! I am also meeting up with some people from the forums I chat on - 5 all in all plus Claire who I am going to travel up with. Hopefully she will keep me sane whilst I try and drive there!

Well I will try and blog again after the weekend - but in the meantime if you are going and happen to read this then look out for me and my Bagpuss badge!

Crafty Blogs

2007-06-05T22:42:00.000Z

Have now joined crafty blogs so better start getting some stuff on here!!!!

Anyway to start off with Ebony is heading in the right direction and hopefully will be home frm the vets tomorrow. Have set up the spare room for her so heaven only know where I am going to put all my stash. Still hopefully it will only be for a short while until she gets used to the kittens.

Poor thing if she was stressed before she went there then will probably be even more stressed coming home again - so there will be lots of TLC required. As I am sharing the room with her and the computer hopefully lots of time to fuss her too! Still in the meantime here she is when she was much healthier and certainly much heavier than she is now too as she only weighs in at just over 2kgs.

Here we go.........

2007-02-05T15:55:00.000Z

Who knows what is going to end up on here! Hopefully this will be the place where all the family can come along and see what we are all up to and see how Grace is growing up too!