Cj Time Again...

Well Mojo II will be off on it's merry way soon, Monday to be exact... Some of the girl's are working on their covers so I said I'd share what I have so far... I am still working on mine but the basics are there... Need to make a little more prettier if that is a word??? :D... Oh and do my lo's lol.... Last minute.com springs to mind...

Looking forward to playing along with the Mojo II girl's they are such a giggle ;p and have made me feel very welcome ***Thanx Girls***....

Meeeoow....

A the extra hour this morning came in handy, just needed another hour and half to finish it lol.....
So that is it the PUMPKINS are done for this year....

Happy Halloween............

Pumpkin, #1... Moto Gp related

Had a busy afternoon today, this is my little man;s pumpkin, he wanted to do Marco Simoncelli's bike number to remeber him after the sad news last weekend, so after 3hrs this is what I came up with......

tomorrow I have the job of doing another pumpkin in the form of a cat....

Oh another Flower.... with a Twist...

I was asked the other week to make a loepard print 30th birthday card, something glitzy and girlie...
I mentioned a flower card for something different... this is what I made....

I really don't do glitzy very well and struggled with loepard print but I think it turned out ok... The main thing was my friend liked it so smiles all round... Just hope her friend like's it...

Well....

It's Monday morning... and as usual we are up early... so this has given me the chance to get updated..

I went to crop on Saturday with all intentions of working on my Mojo Cj and making a start on my new Whatever Cj... only to find when I got there that I had actually left Mojo Cj at home... so no playing there then.... I then spent a long time coming up with a theme for my new Cj, I think half the morning had gone by then... But I did make a start and this is what have so far....

I have also made a flap page for my welcome message and have the pages cut... so making progress I think...

What's on your Crafty area????

I know there is a proper name for this somewhere but for the life of me can't think right now what it is (might have something to do with all the cleaning products I have been using this morning) but this is my crafty area... a semi bomb went off so this is quite good for me... I tend to move thing's I want to do into the kitchen (better light) and then cause I have to clear away quickly, it just get's dumped on the table and may take a while to get back to normal (if there is evere a normal)

I have mini albums, a Cj I'm working on, handmade flowers, ink pad's and stamp's and so many tools that shouldn't be on there but in their right place... So plan of action is to tidy and get ready for a crop this Saturday in one... and maybe have a cuppa tea, feeling a little parched....

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (Official Music Video)

Since hearing this song on the X-Factor I have had it going around in my head, so thought I'd share it with you tooo...

Monday Morning...

Morning all, I'm having a bit of a quiet one today... A few house chores (in progress) and a little home baking (done), Cupcakes again.. slight prob though ran out of icing sugar so only have a few with frosting WHHOOPPPSsseeeee!!!.. So need to pop to the shops at some point...




With hundreds and thousands and a sprinkle of fairy dust... Don't ya just love how I managed to get one right on the tip of the frosting... lol. When using the plain nozzle on the piping bag they kinda remind me of something else IYKWIM.... or is it just me?? lol...

Well seeing has I have a few cupcakes it would be a shame not to have one with my cuppa so off to make a brew and have a T- Break.... then back to the chores...

Not much Crafty planned for this week as I need a few suplies so going to wait till I go to crop this weekend where Karen will have her crafty shop there... so crop and shop can't be bad and I'm so looking forward to my just me time (with NO CHORES)...

Hope you are all having a lovely day...

I've Made More...

I have been making a few more flowers.

I made these using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die... Somehow I have managed to break my 5 petal x-cut punch that I had been using, so thank goodness for the TH die I picked up with my Bigshot... I so love making flowers at the minute and havin the time to make them has been fab... My dad saw these yesterday and asked where I brought them from?? When I told him I'd made them he said they look like shop ones. (this made me smile :D)

(not the best at photography might need to work on this a bit)

I know it's a fab sunny day but might just make somemore.... need to make a birthday card to, so a quiet day with me and the stash playing... how yummy!!!!

Would love for you to let me know what you think of these??

The Camera is Back!!!

Ok the batteries charged and photo's taken, So here we go...

This is the envelope/paperbag mini album... (I made the bag's out of envelopes)... This for my Bailey Bunny in case you haven't noticed the title... (handmade alpha tiles using jump rings)... I still have the pages to fill so a work in progress...

This is my little journal, the cover is a piece of grunge board which I attacked with my distress inks and just stamped on, keeping it simple.... the pages are just made to fit the wrap round style cover, of my old K & Co papers...

I am still working on my Mojo Busters II cj, I have plenty of time to finish it not posting until Nov so I'm havin a play when I get the time or an idea takes hold lol...

So I am getting there and the mojo is coming back slowly... Hope you like...

Had a crafty play... But!!!!

I was all set to show you what I have ben up to this weekend... but on switching my camera on it promptly switched its self off and you guessed it no more batteries to hand so have put them on charge and hopefully will be back later with some photo's of this weekends crafty play....

I have been working on an envelope/paperbag mini, that I made at Karen's crop at the begining of this month and I've made a little journal for me to write some day to day stuff in out of some old stash (K & Co papers)...

A Mornings Crafty Moment...

I have joined a lovely bunch of ladies over on UKs in a Mojo Busters Cj II... It took a long while for me to take the plunge in joining another Cj after my 'Just One Stamp' one went AWOL... Thanks girls you have made me feel very welcome...

I have been chatting with the ladies today and mentioned I made my own Prima Style flowers so here are a few images (not the best)... I had already stuck them to my front page of my Cj so they will be getting a sneeky peeky...

Hope you like my morning's crafting, I'm getting there slowly... cheers Girls :-)....

CUPCAKES!!

I decided to make a few cupcakes today after watching 'cupcake war' yesterday on the food network channel... OMG the cupcakes they made were out of this world just amazing... mine have no comparison to theirs but I just thought I'd share how they turned out...




I even made the little roses to...



I have been playing with my crafty stash but not as much as I would like, going to get a little time at the weekend to play so hopefully will have pics soon to show how I got on...

Oh Look What Arrived This Morning...... + a little something else I've made...

I was busy doing some of the boring house thing's that we all love so much, when I hear both my little peeps yelling 'there's a van across our drive', 'why is there a van across our drive??' 'There's a man coming here'.... After allowing the man to get to the back door (they were like gard dog's)... quite funny really... I get a parcel with my BIGSHOT in and a little die to get me started.... Hopefully I get some time to play later my little peeps are very active today...


YUMMY!!


This is alittle something I made last week, might even be the week before when I started playing with atc's again, thought I might need somewhere nice to keep them ...

The flower on top is not stuck down yet it's in the not sure where to put it stage... It's one of the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals (I die cut a set in chipboard from my friend to use as a template)...

Whats been Happening!!!....

Well there has been a little creative activity happening here but not alot really... these are some of the atc's I have been working on... Inspired by a lady on Youtube Wendy, my creative bliss... she is well fab...


This one is for a group swap on UKS , hope they like they went in the post today proberly shouldn't be showing yet but had the camera out and just happened to up load... sorry if I spoil the surprise....

Just to let you knowI had a lovely time at the crop on Saturday, with my little lady scrapping along side me.... She was scrapping, while I just looked at my papers for what seemed forever untill something clicked into place "I started a lo".... it still needs to be finished but thought I would share the evidence of me actually doing something..... There is still lots of white space which I kinda like but needs a title and some journaling.... so really it's nearly there... just needs a tweek...

Yesterday was my birthday and I was 21 again lol... I was treated to the cinema, got to see the Smurfs, and I must say it was SMURFING!!!! and my little peeps loved it too.... I also got some pennies so I am now able to buy myself a Bigshot YIPPPEEEEEE!!!! quite excited to say the least... I have been wanting one like forever.... so last night I ordered one and it's just the waiting now for the delivery.... can't wait!!!!! I feel like a kid in a candy store lol....

I am so SORRY!!!!

I really am sorry for letting my little blog down so badly, I have so lost my MOJO and been struggling to find time to play anyway.... Life has been getting in the way of me playing and having my me time... I had been looking into changing my career but due to financial complications I am having to re think again to what I'm going to do with my life to fit in with my little peeps... So having lot's going on in my head I've not able to concentrate on much else...

However I am hoping for a change this weekend I am going to a crop and intend to PLAY I don't have a clue as to what I will do yet but I'm sure something will happen, wish me luck... :-D

I have been making a few ATC's to try and get in the swing of things so this could be something I get up to at the crop, there I have an idea... I also have a paper bag/envelope mini in the starting position (it's very rude no papers attached)...

Take care everyone and hope your creativeness is in full flow....

I really thought....

I might have had something creative to show or even tell you about but sadly nothing has happened, YET!!! (there still might be a chance that I find some time)...

Life has just been so busy with me going through the process of changing my career, which has involved me doing some voluntary work two days a week and now a adult education course, the going back to school has come quite hard at the mo, it's been a while since I have done anything like write an essay....

So I am feeling a little lost in the creative sense with everything that is going on and all the day to day stuff that I have to keep on top off, but hopefully it won't be for long...

OMG!!!!

It's been nearly a month since I've been here, SORRY all I can say at the mo is I have been really busy fitting into helping at the infant school and my little peeps have just had loads going on plus there is "THE POND" I will explain more later as I have to get the peeps ready for school (well start refereeing)

I will be BACK!!!!

The Pencil's Have Been Out Again....

I have been a little busy again this week with my little ones going back to school (only for 3 day mind you) and me starting to help more at the infant school, with a collage course looming I have been absolutely everywhere.
I did find time to sit with my pencil's again the other day but with being so busy I just haven't had five minutes to pop by, I give warning that this is not the best photo, I couldn't tell you what happened to her really, well I can it's on the wonk and I have cut half her hair off (bad bad photo sorry).... I will try and take a better one when I've finished last night's little play....
Oh it's very therapeutic all this drawing and colouring, mind you I have always liked colouring....

I might have to find just a journal for my faces as I am getting a little carried away ;-D...

It's all abit addictive...

I have really found it hard not to play today, I am what you say hooked on these figures, this little lady started out this morning, but with plans to take my little ones swimming she had to wait for her colours....

So on returning home and after planning what we were having for tea sorted, I armed myself with a cuppa and my pencils and off into the sunshine I went.... And after a few moments my Fairy got her wings of colour...

Where did that come from????

I don't really know where my creative flo has just come from, but I am loving my pencil and my coloured pencil's..... Just a little bit....

I've been at my dad's today with my little people, no thought of any creativeness but when we got home, my little angel's decided to let's say play up, so armed with a cuppa tea my art journal and my pencil's I went and sat in the sun and tried to chill for a while, to the point that I lost track of time, this is what happened...


and this...

Then I found I couldn't stop so this happened tooooo!!! I think this lady needs finishing a little more but thought I'd let her show her face.....

I'm not sure where to take them now but really pleased with how they have turned out, only thing is I just want to keep drawing and colouring... I think I have found something/ a medium here that I like...

Maybe you could let me know what you think and any ideas of where I could take them from here...

Hope you like (Sorry if Mermaid offends, she might have to put a bikini on)....

A little bit of crafty happened

Look I PLAYED!!!

I know it's not much but its a little bit of crafting, well I put the book together then splodged some water colour over it, I still need to splodge some paint on the cover but hey it's a start....

This is thanks to a YouTube video by Teesha Moore on how to make a 16 pg journal, she has some other great video's up which take you through her journal techniques... well worth a watch especially if in the learning side of art journalling like me!!! I'm still scared of doing it though but will try and put my butt into gear and get a wriggle on lol ;-).....

I think I'm still here,,,,

I just wanted to stop by and say SORRY for not being about.... I feel I have completely lost my way here at the mo, my scrappy time has really been on hold, well it just don't seem to be there for me.... and I have been quite busy thinking of what I want to do with my life..... So I have been looking at college courses etc and doing some voluntary work, which I guess has had an effect on my scrapping or lack of it :0(.... Hopefully things will get back to normal soon and I get my mojo back..... X everything I think I'll need all the help I can get ;0)....

This Weekend.....

SURPRISE!!!!

It has been one very busy weekend for us decorating Lauren's room as a surprise for her Birthday while she has been away at Brownie camp.... But we did it....

She had the most fab time, but was looking very tired when we picked her up yesterday, so when we got home some how she found some energy to undo cards and pressies still unaware of her bedroom.... I had to ask if she'd give me a hand to take some thing's up because with loads of new thing's it didn't look like she was going to go to her room PANIC!! and I was excited to see her reaction (the big kid in me I guess).. The photo I got is not the best battery got low but the smile is there, she was so pleased she ran out and hugged us.... that brought a tear to my eye...


Some of my makes for Lauren's room....

Heart Ribbon Notice Board



A curtain dangler.....



I really missed my little lady on her birthday but I am so glad she had a lovely time. The Brownies made it a really special for her, singing at meal time's and they had firworks and lit chinese lanterns Saturday evening. Oh and the cupcakes I sent in went down well too!!!

So today is back to normal and load of chores to catch up on.... would be better if the housework fairy would drop by but I fear it's just me.... so I had better get to it I guess...

Something for my little girl, but SShhhhhshhh!!!

This Friday my little lady is going on a pack holiday with her Brownie Pack, but there is something else a little special about this weekend too, it's also Lauren's 8th birthday on the Saturday while she is away... So I have made a couple of thing's for her, a little journal for her to keep a record of all the fun things she'll get up to...


And a little cupcake hanger which is going to double up as a birthday wish, I do have to add the Happy Birthday tag to it but that's still in the making.... I am going to ask L's brown owl to give this to her on Saturday morning...

I also have plans of making a ribbon notice board for L's room, cause while she is away we are decorating her bed room as a surprise, well Lauren has picked the paint but she has no idea about about the new bed linen, curtains etc and that we hope to have it all done while she is away...

I think it is going to be so weird not having L her for her Birthday, and to add to the weirdness this will be her first time away from home on her own, my baby girl is growing up....

I hope she is going to enjoy this time away, just want her to have loads of fun and not miss us to much, my girlie is quite a clingy girl, or maybe it's me and I'm the clingy one.

A cat and dog's tale....

Just thought I would get the photo's of the sewing we did yesterday, not the best photo's but must not complain of the sun...

Lauren had a felt sewing kit for Christmas... So this is the cat she made with a little help, thought she did very well and learning how to do blanket stitch...
I don't think he/she has a name yet but I'm sure there will be one soon...



Using the felt dog as a template I cut up some scrap fabric and Mason and I came up with this little pooch, he's a little tatty round the edges, felt would've be so much better but I think the tatty gives him character, and I'm sure he'll be loved...

Had to go!!

To the Dr's....

My throat has driven me mad, I just couldn't sleep last night it was so sore to swallow, usually I push through but this has really got the better of me.
The nurse said I have a severe case of tonsillitis, she has told me to REST, so no house work (yeah right it's half term too!) and has given me a script for antibiotics.... I can't wait for them to kick in...

Thanks for your comments they made me smile.... 8-)

The Lurgie has found me

I have come to a bit of a stop, I must say not as bad as the man flu lurgy but pretty darn close all I want to do is lay down and sleep, I have the wickedest of sore throats which hurts to swallow, tonsil's and thing's that dangle at the back of my mouth are touching which is then making me feel quite sick, and boy do I ache. But HEY I'm a mum with a half term happening so plod on I must.... We did do a little stitching this morning just for some quiet time will post the pic's later (light not so good here today a bit wet) and no laughing ok!!!

Today's Play

Well here are three pages for today.... I am still questioning myself to whether I am doing this art journalling right, but hey I am making a mess and having fun so maybe I'm ok 8)...

Talking of mess better tidy up and there is time for a few chores too, better keep hubby sweet lol...

Monday Morning!!!

Well I woke up this morning feeling like I needed to stay in bed and maybe go back to sleep, I have been feeling a little tired lately, but no I get up and start the refereeing (school breaks have a lot to answer for lol) and think I am having a day of catch up on my Art Journal, I'm having a day off lol, (like that's really going to happen but I know I am going to try crafting at some point today 8)...)

Thanks to Ali's crop on Saturday and Ali for demonstrating a background technique (although cut sort because my little man didn't feel to well) I have found some mojo... and have done 3 background pages in my journal this weekend... Yipppeeee!!! I'm getting there but I have a few weeks to catch up on before I get back on track for my 52 Question I didn't realise I was so behind till this morning. Right I had better go get my prompts ready, get my brain in gear and get on...

Have a good day all and hopefully I'll be back to show my Art Journal efforts 8)....

Homework ~ Done

This is Lauren's Homework (set on Friday)..... The main task......

Last week was the start of the Chinese year of the rabbit. Next week we will be devoting our lessons to learning about the Chinese culture as part of our multicultural week. Dragons feature heavily in Chinese festivals and stories. Your task is to design a dragon mask that could be used in a parade...

Remember to make it bright and colourful, using whatever resources you can find...

So after having a bit of a google, Lauren picked a style. We had a play this weekend and finished the mask last night... thought I'd share what she came up with...



As for any of my crafting, well it's going a little slow at the mo I have been hit by a bit of a throat infection which is making me feel so tired all the time and I've problems with my wrists again but hopefully a referral to a physio can sort something out.....


Hope you are enjoying the sunshine it's still very cold (but that might just be me not well) don't it make you smile? I had several people just say hello on the school run this morning, everyone seemed to have a sunny smile :-) and the smile passes on...

Well off to catch up in the blogging world and fit in a few chores (sorry for swearing lol) 'a womens work is never done'.... but today it will be with a smile :-)

The Puppet's are here at last...

+ a little something I started at the weekend.....


Well it's Wednesday and what can I say, I've been a little lazy this morning (well pretty much all week, just can't seem to be bothered with the house stuff), I've been to a coffee morning at the infant school, who are trying to raise money for cot's in the neo-natal unit at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital any excuse for a cuppa, slice of cake (but don't tell the diet) and a bit of a natter.... But I am home now so maybe some of the little job's will get done before I head back on the school run....

Ok I can now show you the The Stick Puppets I made with my little peeps a couple of weeks ago, hubby had to by a gadget thingy so I could use my camera card on the new lappy, don't ask what it is cause I am so bad with computers I couldn't say but it holds different cards and connects into a usb port (that sounded like I know what I'm talking about lol), so I am havin a play, and as you can see I have managed to load a couple of photo's up.... (I am clever really lol )

Lauren's puppet is on the left mine is to the right and Soldier Man well he belongs to Mason, us girlie's still have to GLAM our ladies up, I know they look pretty much the same but I didn't have to many supplies to play with so had to go with what I had...



This is a LO I started on Saturday when I went to crop, I need to tweak and add a few thing's and of course some journalling needs to go on but 'it's in the making' lol....

Yipppeeeee I think I'm back??

We had to get a new laptop (not so yippeeee on the purse though).... I am having my first real play as hubby has been hogging it just a little, you know how they are with a new toy...
I am not sure how to do some things it is really different to the last one (just hope I don't press something I shouldn't lol :-) ) and I've had to try and remember all my passwords and boy has that been a challenge in it's self... I haven't even thought how I am going to add piccies yet I don't know where to stick the camera card or if I can use my card on the lappy (then what will I do???)...

I have photos but it may take a while for me to get them on my little Blog it's all very technical for me at the mo but we made our puppets, my little man has been so pleased with his he had to take it to school for show and tell, it went to Beavers last night, and he'll be getting his Creative badge for making his puppet so he is well chuffed, talking of badges he came home last night with his First Aiders badge and full of smiles 'I'm catching Lauren up now mummy' (Lauren goes to Brownies)...

I have to say I have fallen a little behind with my art journal, I just seem to have been so busy over the last couple of weeks but I am penciling in a day next week for a catch up, but if I get the chance I will try and play on Saturday...

I hope to be back with some photo's soon take care and wish me luck!!!

I Know....

I'm not the best at keeping up with my little ol' blog but I have a slight problem at the moment with my lappy he's kinda gone BANG!!!! and me being so good with computers NOT!! I am not going to be about for a while unless my brother leaves his puter out when I'm round his and he's not looking then I might be able to pop by...

I have a few crafty plans for the little people this weekend 'PUPPETS' as I was so impressed with the ones we made on Monday at school thought I would show Lauren how to make and then they can make up stories/plays at home.... just need to get a few supplies together and let the fun begin... We will be doing ours slightly different but hopefully we'll get the same affect... will let you know at some point :0)...

Take care everyone, and hope you all have a happy crafty weekend too!!!

My Monday!!!

I had the most fun today helping at my son's infant school. They had asked me to be a parent helper as they were having a puppet workshop from The Norwich Puppet Theatre, as I am a sucker for anything arty how could I resist....
It was a fab workshop, we made Stick puppets and the children got to each make their own and decorate with loads of trinkets and pieces that had been supplied by the puppet theatre peeps, every puppet was so different and watching their little creative minds work was just amazing.... Sorry I haven't any pictures to show with it being something from school, but this is something I will be having a go at home with my little peeps (maybe this weekend if I am lucky to play) I might have to make some tweaks but I am sure I can come up with something that might resemble a puppet (well I hope so)....

Fairy Update

I would like to say thanks for your comment's on my last post, I had thought I needed to tweak but just hearing your ideas gave me the confidence to try and put right Thank You!!...

I think adding the shoulder was defiantly needed to put the wing in the background so to speak, I'm not sure I am truly happy with how she has turned out but that's just me, I am always questioning my stuff, and I haven't played like this with paints for quite some time (quite scary to even think about it really) I am pleased that I have tried and at the end of the day that is what I am doing, trying!!! (some might say I am very trying lol)...

I am also really pleased that I am keeping up with this challenge and enjoying this experience... I really struggle to put down any journalling so this is really making me think, I will probably be adding to Question 3 there is still space in that corner that is calling me to scribble on...

I'm not Sure... Think I need your HELP!!!!!

You know I said I played with the wings in my art journal well this is what I have so far (without any tweaking) I'm not sure if I have put them in the wrong place for how I have place the head of my fairy... I am proberly worrying over nothing cause anything goes right, but I keep looking at it and asking myself 'Do it look wrong????' I now feel I don't want to tweak incase make a mess of it completely... Is this a normal feeling when you start art journalling??

I would love to hear what you think and any advice you could give me would be fab... I kinda don't want to blow it with it being at the begining of my journey in to Art Journalling I don't want to be put off trying...

Hope you can help me out of this little muddle I have....