Thursday 30 December 2010

Here's to 2011..

I have been sitting here tonight thinking about everything that has happened this year (a day early I know but hey), there have been some really good times but towards the end of the year it's not been so good.... I haven't been in the scrappy mode for a while so hoping 2011 will bring my creative flow back and I can my ickle mojo back in gear....
I haven't done any scrapbooking since september with everthing that has been happening well I think it's about then... I am hoping I can still do it!!!!

I was watching something on telly tonight and you know when you see something you think you can do I got that feeling and then it triggered of a little creativeness and some ideas started to spring into mind... some of it has nothing to do with scrapbooking but the skill's will help lol lol.... I will report if anything comes of these ickle ideas I have had tonight...

Hopefully is something I seem to be saying a lot but that is what I am for next year and to try and be a better blogger for 2011...

Take care with whatever you have planned to celebrate the new year in.... and

Happy New Year to you all, it's going to be a good ONE!!!!!!

Wednesday 20 October 2010

So Sorry!!!

I am not my self at the moment, My father in law passed away last week he had been really poorly, 20 years ago he had a heart transplant so we have been lucky in the extra years we have had to share with him and memories we now have to hold on to...... My little peeps are now at an age where they understand more but it is still so sad seeing them so upset... but the lovely little things they say and do to try and keep us from being to sad is so sweet... I love my babies so much xxx.....

So as you can imagine I have not been thinking of crafting but I did take part in a ATC swap and got all my lovely swap's back this week.... I am not able to upload photo's at the mo due to some maintenance but as soon as I can I will....

Monday 27 September 2010

It's Just Not!!!!

Happening!!!!!

I have been so bad at switching the puter on lately, so I haven't been by for a while... I have been trying to get myself into gear and find time to scrap a little, but I don't know where time goes... Since my ickle peeps have been back at school I don't think I have managed to scrap or make a mini album at home, I have Zentangled a bit which is good because I am in an ATC swap and I need to get thing's moving cause the dead line for sending off is closing in on me arrgghhh!!!! no it's ok just have 3 more to make... so nearly there... but anything else well you can just forget it... I proberly shouldn't be sitting down now but I needed a cuppa and just happened to sit by the puter so here I am....

I have had a little wonder around and found some blog candy over at Scrapology and if I have remembered how to link just click and hopefully it will be there ( I am so C**p with puters).... They also have a monthly challenge which is worth a look to...

I just want to get back into the swing of thing's but really finding it hard to do at the mo, One day though I might get organised and pull my finger out along with some stash lol (cause a little stash might help) and I'll get playing again...

Monday 13 September 2010

I Did a LO!!!!

Over the last week I have been so busy looking after my father-in-law who is really quite poorly and gettin my little peeps settled back into the school thing, I really needed a little me time this weekend (hope this don't sound to selfish), so I went to a local crop (thank you Karen at CraftBuddies) and had a wee play.....
I have not done a LO for some time being the mini book addict that I am, and boy did I find myself in a muddle... I questioned myself, if I could still do this scrapbooking thing that I love so much lol :0)... I did have to borrow a couple of magazine's to get some inspiration but it was seeing just a piece of folded paper that resulted in my LO so maybe there is hope for me yet!!!!


I have this thing about flowers they are so pretty but in this scrapbooking world they always cost the earth so I am trying to cut cost and make my own as you may have seen before in another post... I made this one Saturday just using a flower punch (which I borrowed from the lovely Angie your a star) think it turned out pretty good, well must have made an impression as Angie tried my technique too....



Friday 3 September 2010

Camp out!!

Ok as this is the last weekend of the school hol's, I have been mad enough to say to my lil peep's that we will camp out in the back garden... With my Father-in-law being quite ill and needing me to care for him my lil peep's haven't been able to do much on their summer break... We have managed a few thing's but I have felt because I have been pulled in all direction's that I have let them down a little I know you can't be in two places at once but I still want them to have had an ok time... So a camp out has been planned... Hubby is putting the tent up well fishing bivvey (we don't actually have a tent) I just hope it don't smell to fishy lol..... Ok think I need to sort some thermal's out it is feeling a little chilly.. WISH ME LUCK!!!!

Thursday 26 August 2010

Zentangle over load!!!!

I have been a little side tracked over the last couple of day's but here is the sneeky lookie at some ATC's I have ready for a swap.... I am really finding these relaxing to do and I at the mo that's a good thing.... so as you can see there are plenty... and more still happening...


These ones are also up for a swap on UKS....



I was asked to explain the process of how I come up with my doodles and if I had any templates, well I don't actually have a template it's just a basic technique I use as I am still learning, so I have put a little how to together of how I get started.....

This is How I Zentangle.... (hope this makes sense)...

a) I start by placing a dot in each corner of my chosen paper/card...


b) I then just join the dot's how I want to... (you can just free hand draw a base pattern without the dot's but I am still learning my self so what ever you want to do to make a base pattern will work)


c) Then it's doodle time, use any pattern you like to fill in the spaces that you have made by joining the dot's...


d) Hey Ho you have ZENTANGLED!!!!


Well I hope this help's and sorry if I have confused you more, please google this as there is loads of information out there and some fab pieces of work to help get inspiration but at the end of the day it's your own doodle!!!!




Monday 23 August 2010

Busy! Busy! Busy!

I have been so busy since dad in-law came out of hospital on Saturday, he has on-going medical need's so have had plenty to sort out for him now he's home ... and I think he is going to need extra help too but that is something to think about!!! But to unwind when I get home I have been Zentangling and it is very addictive!!! it has surprised me how relaxing it is just to sit and doodle and what with everything that is going on at the mo it is just the ticket....

I have made 6/10 ATC's in readiness for a swap over on UKS (hopefully it will get the go ahead soon) ... Sorry no pic's but want to keep them a surprise... maybe I'll post a sneeky peek tomoz when I have a little more time...

xx

Saturday 21 August 2010

It is very Addictive

I think maybe I have become slightly addicted to Zentangles.... I started this one at my local crop but due to a phone call I didn't get to play very long (had to pick dad in-law up from hospital)... so with dad all settled back at home, I finished playing and added some colour to this one, think it tured out ok would love your opinion.....



Havin fun with these doodles, Thanks frances look what you have started :0)...

Friday 20 August 2010

Carried Away!!!

I think I got carried away with my doodles (zentagles) last night and ended up making a couple of Atc's, I have a 3rd on the go but thought I'd share the two that are finished... Hope you like!!


Well I have a Dentist appointment today which I am not looking forward to very much (I have a Dentist phobia).... Do ya think I can doodle while I'm havin a check up lol lol....

Thursday 19 August 2010

Zentangle!!!

I have been doodling since I can remember and it's usually while on the phone but have just discovered something while taking part in an ATC swap (Frances aka New2This) ZENTANGLES, I had to google this to find out more, very fascinating... I feel more doodles coming on :0)...

Think I should have used a different note pad but thought this wasn't to bad for an attempt at a Zentangle to show what I came up with tonight...


Friday 13 August 2010

Circle Journal's

I kinda want to take part in another journal because I enjoy taking part in them but since my last Circle Journal never made it home to me, I am havin a bit of a moment to wether I join another!

This Cj should have come home in Oct/Nov '09 so it has been a while, do I just take the plunge and have another go??

I guess this is something to think about, mind you this is the 2nd Cj to missing..... heavy thinking!!




Friday 30 July 2010

Time for Summer Journals

It's that time of year where I make journal's for my little peeps to record their summer break activities.....
I know we are into the first week so maybe a little behind but eventually I found some time this morning to be a little creative... as you can probably tell the pink frilly one is for my little lady and my man's is a little more simple, I asked him if he wanted me to do more to it but he said "it's just what I want" so sweet bless him......



The inside pages are plain at the mo, I haven't embellished them this is something we will do along the way....

My new little addition

I have been meaning to post about my new little addition but I just don't know what has happened with me and blogging lately, so with all good intention's here I am blogging about my new little fella....

This is Bailey he is MY pet bunny!!! On the shop's display it said Netherland Dwarf Lop but I really think they have this quite wrong... Dwarf Lop maybe but no Netherland.... even the vet's looked puzzled at the Netherland side of breed :0)....

This photo was taken on the 25 7/10 here Bailey is 4 months old



Here Bailey is taking his peek at his new home from his travel box, at 11 weeks old, he look's so tiny...

Friday 23 July 2010

Made a Boo Boo

I have made a right BOO BOO SORRY!!!!!..... last night I said I would take some pic's of the teacher thank yous I had made but in the rush of the morning and where is my uniform and I can't find my shoe, I forgot to get the camera out and they have been handed out now so BIG BOO BOO!!!!! SORRY.
I can say the teachers were really pleased with them which nearly brought a tear to my eye's especially Lauren's teacher's as this is her last day at infant school (NOTE TO SELF~might have to take tissues when I pick her up).....
Well I have a bomb site to clear up today after all my crafting so after my brew that is my plan of action to tidy up ish lol !!!!!

Thursday 22 July 2010

Missing You Still!!

It has been a bit of a crappy day for me today, it is 13yrs since I lost my mum... It might be 13 yrs but it still hurts like hell that Mum is not here with me, so I have tried to keep busy with my ickle peeps and making my teacher thank you's which I can say now are finished.... will take some pic's tomoz when I have a better light......

Well I going to call it a night sweet dreams all... xx

Saturday 17 July 2010

What would you do???

I have had such a busy time of thing's lately with the end of year stuff happening at my little peeps infant school, why is it time go by so quick when you have so much to do, there just don't seem to be enough hrs in the day..... Or I have to organise myself a little better, maybe that's the answer organise myself, probably easier said than done though....

I have a baby mini album to make and one album ready for collection (so have managed to scrap a little). Nothing like last minute but I also have five teacher gift's to come up with, and one week left of school to complete and it's another week with plenty of things happening so not sure how it's all going to turn out????...... Wish me luck..... Oh any ideas for teacher gift's greatly received (1 male teacher and 4 female).....

I do have a little question .... I have a few to many empty mini album's and I'm not really sure what to do with them (to much of a mini addiction got carried away a bit me think's) What would you do with them????

Thursday 17 June 2010

Papercraft Show

Hey really got the fayre bit wrong it's a papercraft show and it's at Needham Market, so if you fancy popping by Steph will be there with loads of goodies, 10 am till 4pm with free entry....

Might have got some mini album orders for ones like the pink mini I made for Steph stall)... Yipeeeeeee!

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Craft Fayre Sneeky Peek!!

Thought I would share some of my little going's on, well more sneeky peek's as these little coaster mini album's are made for the lovely Steph at Indigo Mill to sell at a craft fayre this Sunday.... I have also made some other mini's that will be heading off with Steph, but I will have to get back to you on where and the times as this has slipped my mind what with all the fun I have been having....


The Flowers on the cover's are some of my hand made one's and I'm really liking how they are turning out... So you could say I am loving my flower's well slightly more than I already did :o) ..
Hope you like the sneeky peek's..

Tuesday 8 June 2010

Home Made Flowers


I have been trying to come up with ideas on how to save money for my scrapping item's and my love of flowers have got me thinking.
Primas are a real fav, so as I only have one flower punch I have been a little limited with my trials but think I may have cracked it....
The brown one at the top is made from the Prima e-line from Indigo Mill.
All I need now are some flower punches to try some others...

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Just Chit Chat!!

I have been a bad blogger again...SORRY!!! time just flies and before you know it another month is nearly over...
I have not been playing much since trying out the mini album.. I'm planning to put some of my wedding pic's in it as my anniversary is coming up..... just need to get my photos sorted which might be a little tricky but something else to work on....

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Scrapbooking Mini

I have had one of those crafty moment's.... The other night I was surfing away for inspiration as ya do when your mojo flow is not so flowing and Steffogal 1 had made this lovely mini which she had seen on Marion Smiths ustream it is just sweet so had to try one for myself as I have never bound a mini like this before....
I have the basic mini made, now to make really pretty... so over the next few day's (chores permiting) stamping and flower's will be played with....

I just needed this boost so thanx girls for your fab inspiration...

Here's my attempt so far....



I know my pic's are not the best, sorry!!
I have used the Tina Higgins Paris Nights collection from g. c. d. really pretty papers....

Sunday 16 May 2010

Carousel in the making

I had a great time at Alison's crop yesterday felt really chilled and time just flew by, which is why my little painting project has only got this far...

I ask my dad who just love's playing with wood to make me a carousel.... This is what he came up with... I have coated it with paint and have started to put torn pages on but there is still plenty to do before it is finished... But hey I'm kinda scrapping again WHHOOOOPPPPEEEEEEE!!

When it is finished my ATC card's will have a new home....

Saturday 15 May 2010

It's The Weekend!!!

The sun is shining and my ME time is approaching, can you tell I am ready for my local crop (thank's Ali)...

I am so not ready, still working out what I want to take with me, I have a little project that need's painting and making pretty and there is a paperbag mini I am thinking of starting... so traveling lite (which I never end up doing) will mean everything I can fit in the car will proberly be with me just incase, which seems to be my moto of going to crop, I never know what I am going to do!!, mind you Steph is bringing Indigo Mill web shop along so maybe I can leave a few thing's at home as there are some really fab new yummy things in the shop (can't wait to have a lookie)...

Well I better get sorting cause I so need my ME time this weekend. Hope you all have a fab weekend and take care...

Monday 10 May 2010

Race for Life 2010

The weather was pretty yucky so we took some pic's at home before we left so not the best photo's especially the one of me, I am so used to being behind the camera and find havin my photo taken quite stressful.... but my little lady was just so pleased and excited to be taking part made it worth while even if it is a bad photo..... Love you little lady and I am so proud of you...



We completed the 5km walk in 1hr and 4 min's not bad for L's first Race for Life....

There is Progress!!!!

Ok I have had a little play well I say play, this little mini has been sitting about for a while and had traveled to a couple of crop's, but with the lack of creative-ness never went much further than havin pp on the pgs and the metal pg edges, so some where in my day yesterday I found some time to tweek this little mini into shape...
















Thursday 6 May 2010

Can Someone Tell Me!!!!

I have totally lost track of my little blog, one minute I think I'll do it and keep it up but something stop's me and before you know it a month or more has past.... So can someone tell me how you manage to keep on track with everything else that we have to do????

I have had very little inspiration for scrapping lately and really need to find my flow.

But I have got a little moment of fame I can tell you about, Indigo Mill was asked to come up with a pg lo for a mini album project which is to feature on UKScrappers, so being a mini book lover I had to play and my lo is there this week so if you feel like having a look here please do, Oh and please let me know what you think!....

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Time to Report in!!!

Morning all, Time to Report in!!!

What a difference the sun makes, it's a fab sunny day here prob won't last long but while it's here keep smiling.... may be there will be more he he he.....

I have managed to get my camera going it was something so simple New Batteries... he he.. must have been on another planet to not have worked that one out...

So what have I been up to...... not a lot still but I managed a LO at Karen's crop on the 13th of this month, it has been a while since I have done any lo's and felt really lost and unsure of what I was doing. Have you ever felt like this?? I'm still not sure but my little lady love's it so if she's happy that will do for me... I must try some more lo's so I don't get the silly feeling's again...







Ok this is a mini album which will be heading off over the pond for a swap. It's a Family Memories album..... So only a sneeky peek....
I love making mini's incase you haven't notice but alway's worried if they will be liked by others.... Hopefully this one will be ok!!!!. Feeling a little nervous though....









I have some lovely house stuff (not) that need's doing so better get my butt in gear and get them done so I can plan my next project(s)...
Have a fab day and enjoy the weather (sorry if it's not so good where you are I don't mean to rub it in but it is lovely here lol)....







Friday 12 March 2010

OMG!!!!

I have been such a naughty blogger lately and have really neglected my little ol blog, so MUST do something about it!!!! only thing is I have nothing much creative wise to report, I have a mini album which will be off to the States soon but no sneeky peeks as my camera is playing trick on me.

Hopefully after tomoz's crop, I will have something to report.... need a little mojo boost too, oh and if I get the camera sorted tooooo!!!!...

xx

Saturday 20 February 2010

Been a Bit Rockie

Hey sorry not been about much lately, it's been a little rockie here but hopefully things will right themselves and I'll get back to being me....

I have plenty to be doing, so hopefully I have some time soon to be creative and be about more...

Mean while make sure you pop along to Indigo Mill Steph has got some new stock in that is def worth a peek....

Saturday 6 February 2010

Journal Tag

As you all know I am not the best when it come's to computer's and today is no better...

I have tried to enter a Stamping and Inking competition over at the Fiskarettes, but have had no luck in up loading my images to the site (it's size thing), so I thought I'd post them here cause I can lol.....

I have used Tim Holtz Distress ink's and and a fab butterfly stamp from Pink Paislee. I really love the vintage feel of how this Journal Tag turned out....

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Tuesday 2 February 2010

Mini in a Tin...

I have managed to play with this lovely tin that Steph at Indigo Mill had at Alison's crop last month and with some lovely paper's flower's and bling too this is what I have come up with hope you like.....











Monday 1 February 2010

Yummy!!!

Ok I know it's no mini album but have been a little under the weather this last week (I talked it up). So feeling better my little peep's wanted to make cakes, Well they said they wanted to make cakes but left me to it. So these little beauties are my cupcakes. I'm slimming so none for me but I'm sure they won't be around for long for me to be tempted... But they do look YUMMY!!!!


Could this one be for me?????




Tuesday 26 January 2010

It's Only Tuesday!!!

I'm having one of those day's where I am feeling a little LOW and I think it will be one of those week's too!!!

Yesterday on picking my little peeps up from school I noticed Mason's shoes looked really scuffed (bearing in mind his shoes are only 3 weeks old), I asked him what he had been up to and if he had done P. E. but he said no, so I check the size in the shoes, and they are not his as they are a size to big for him. I informed his class teacher there and then and well his response was theres not much we can do and we have a school trip tomorrow morning I can look at the childrens shoes tomorrow afternoon. I also phoned the school when I got home they said they would put a notice up in the class window's to inform the parents.....
Guess we'll just have to wait and see..... Some child is wearing shoes that are to small for them must know, mustn't they... My worry is that they are going to get new shoes with out realising they have the wrong ones in the first place and Mason's shoes lost.
Do that make sense???

Oh and scrapping is just not happening at the mo, it not for the wanting too as I have got some thing's planned to do, time is just getting the better of me and I'm feeling so tired lately, hope I'm not coming down with something!!!!

Well I hope everyone else is havin a better start to the week than I am. Off to do the house stuff before I have to go back to school for a parent activity afternoon...

Wednesday 20 January 2010

I've Had a Crafty Moment.....

Ok this was a mini I intended to make at the wk-end at Alison's crop but got a little side tracked with steph and the Indigo Mill shop being there (in a good way had a giggle), anyway I managed to find some time yesterday and have finished it.
This mini is to be a birthday present for my friend, she's not a scrapbooker so not sure how well it will go down, I'll have to report back later...





Now I have a little project to work on, I'm keeping Shhhsshh at the mo but it's all go here....

Friday 15 January 2010


I have been given this lovely sunshine award and with the weather we have been havin it's made me feel all warm inside, thank's Panagiota now all I need to do is pass on this beautifull ray of sunshine....

Monday 11 January 2010

1st Lunch Duty

I survived....

What I've Been Up 2!!!

Ok as you may have noticed there has been some snow about, and what do you do you play in it so on friday with my little peeps off school again we came up with frostie and the ice cat, not the best pic I know but had to share.... We had a right ball (SNOWBALL) he he...


So what else has been happening well I have managed to get a cj sent off and have been working on a Christmas Swap, I know christmas has gone but thing's got a little behind with all the happening's and my stash had to be stored away for christmas to happen here, so here are a few peek's!!!




Joy hope you will like it???

Well that's pretty much it for my crafting , still have a few ideas milling around so watch this space.
I am starting a little job today well a see if I like it really, I don't know the posh title for the postition but 'Lunch Time Assisstant' or 'Dinnerlady', it's at the local Jounior School which is just round the corner from me so will be pretty handy, and will give me some pocket penny's for some fab new stash YIPPPEEEE!!!!!
Talking of stash Steph at Indigo Mill is havin a bit of a SALE so make sure you go check it out here.... and get some fab bargin's.
That's pretty much it for the mo so, Happy Scrapping and cheer's for popping by.....