Minty's Magic

365 + 1 - Day 44 - Friendship

2012-02-13T20:28:00.003Z

Zoe went to nursery at the age of 9 months. I had so many feelings of guilt but I had no choice but to return to work. She made some wonderful friends which, although they have all moved on to separate schools, they have all remained the best of friends and still see each other regularly.

365 + 1 - Day 43 - From My Past

2012-02-13T19:50:00.002Z

Before I met James I was engaged to someone else. My life would have been so different if I had stayed with him. Thank God I saw sense and James, my knight in shining armour rescued me from that fate!

UK Scrappers Monthly Challenge - February

2012-02-11T22:17:00.001Z

This month we were given a colour challenge. This is the colour scheme:

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - February Wk 1

2012-02-11T21:11:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by The Pink Glitter Gals and we had to use a photo of a woman for 10 points, use sewing on the layout for 10 points and finally scrap about an achievement for the final 10 points.

I have used a far bit of artistic licence here. The achievement is Zoe losing her first tooth, which she had been waiting and waiting for and was quite a big deal in her little life as lots of her friends had lost their teeth already. Zoe is only 6 so not quite a woman bit definitely my little lady.

I have used a oldish digi kit called Fairyland by Dawn Inskip.

365 + 1 - Day 42 - Loved One

2012-02-11T20:25:00.001Z

What more can I say?

365 + 1 - Day 42 - Loved One

2012-02-11T20:25:00.000Z

What more can I say?

365 + 1 - Day 41 - Heart

2012-02-10T08:25:00.002Z

This little girl totally fills my heart!

365 + 1 - Day 40 - Compact

2012-02-10T08:23:00.002Z

This my base, foundation and powder all in one handy compact! It has a mirror and so is perfect for putting all you make up on

365 + 1 - Day 39 - Fence

2012-02-10T08:20:00.002Z

The fence to the right of the rear of our house is the responsibility of our next door neighbour and slowly she has been replacing all the panels and it was finally finished this week!

365 + 1 Day 38 - Damage

2012-02-10T08:17:00.001Z

This is my favourite pasta bowl. I managed to bring it all the way back from Ibiza about 8 years ago but with constant use it is getting quite a lot of damage!

365 + 1 - Day 37 - Packaging

2012-02-06T20:11:00.001Z

Zoe got pupil of the week last week and as a treat I ordered her a Miss Piggy Build A Bear. This is the box it came today. Can you tell how excited she is?

365 + 1 - Day 36 - Rubbish

2012-02-05T09:09:00.001Z

It seems that most of the south of England has had snow and we haven't! What a load of RUBBISH! I know it causes loads of disruption, but I love it!

365 + 1 - Day 35 - Liquid

2012-02-05T09:07:00.002Z

I can diet and give up chocolate and all the other treats. But I cannot give up my cup of tea!

365 + 1 - Day 34 - Interaction

2012-02-05T09:05:00.001Z

This is my nephew and Zoe taking photos of us at lunch. He was struggling to get the camera off the video mode!

365 + 1 - Day 33 - Button

2012-02-05T09:04:00.001Z

This is one of my favourite Troll Bead beads.

365 + 1 - Day 32 - Accessory

2012-02-01T11:12:00.002Z

I am trying to grow my fringe out and it is driving me mad! I often just grab one of Zoe's hairgrips to keep it off my face. I have been known to turn up for work wearing a Hello Kitty or Minnie Mouse hairclip. I remembered to take this butterfly accessory out before I left the house this morning!

365 + 1 - Day 31 - Wheels

2012-02-01T11:08:00.002Z

Zoe made this wheel like structure from her Magnetix. I think for a 6 year old it shows pretty clever skills. I tried to build something using these things and can't make anything!

365 + 1 - Day 30 - Collection

2012-02-01T09:16:00.002Z

I love Troll Beads and have two full bracelets! It scares me when I add up the value of them and then look at a bracelet and can't help but think that it looks like it could have come from Claire's Accessories!

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - January Wk 5

2012-01-31T20:51:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by The Scrap Apples.

build 5 blocks using photos, journal cards and pattern paper ~ 10 points
follow the sketch and add fun bits at top/bottom of the page ~ 5 points
include journaling ~ 10 points
use some lovely new stash ~ 5 points

I have used Dawn Inskip's Health Kick digi kit.

365 + 1 - Day 29 - Kitchen Utensil

2012-01-29T21:07:00.004Z

Today I held my first crop and I made cupcakes for everyone. I used a Wilton 2D icing nozzle to put the swirly icing on! It has to be one of my favourite kitchen utensils.

365 + 1 - Day 28 - Fluffy

2012-01-28T20:20:00.002Z

This is my lovely dressing gown. It is really fluffy and snuggly. Perfect for a winter's evening!

365 + 1 - Day 27 - Amazing

2012-01-27T20:13:00.001Z

Zoe came home from school today with the Pupil of the Week award!

52 Cards Challenge 2012 - Week 2 - 4 Catch Up

2012-01-26T20:13:00.002Z

I am very behind but have had the afternoon off and played catch up!

Week 2:

Rules were primary colours, handmade embellishment and journalling spot.

Week 3:

Pennants, banner or bunting.

Week 4:

Sketch

365 + 1 - Day 26 - Free Choice

2012-01-26T12:47:00.002Z

Today we could choose a subject of our own choice! I have had the afternoon off work and it is dry and really breezy out so I have chanced putting the washing out on the line to dry - the first time this year!

365 + 1 - Day 25 - Motionless

2012-01-25T20:34:00.003Z

Another cheat as this photo was taken on Christmas Day. Molly our cat was sat on my lap and I put Zoe's Christmas hairband on her head and she sat like this - motionless - for ages, whilst I snapped away with my camera!

365 + 1 - Day 24 - Motion

2012-01-25T20:31:00.002Z

Bit of a cheating photo as this was taken back in the summer.

This bike will help me shift my christmas weight. Lost 2.5lbs at tonight's weigh in!

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - January Wk 4

2012-01-24T20:46:00.002Z

This weeks challenge was set by Violaceous - her first one and what a fantastic one it was too!

She asked to scrap in her favourite colours of purple and turquoise for 10 points, to scrap about ourselves for 10 points (which I rarely do!) and finally to use a butterfly or to scrap about change for the final 10 points!

I have used Dawn Inskip's Muggles digi kit.

365 + 1 - Day 23 - Hot

2012-01-23T19:56:00.002Z

When I went to pick Zoe up from her afterschool club today, she was wearing a dragon costume made from cardboard boxes. They had been celebrating the Chinese New Year. This is a bit of a strenuous link but a dragon's fire would be very hot!!!!

Shimelle's - And now for something completely different

2012-01-22T18:47:00.002Z

Shimelle is runnning a fab new monthly course on UK Scrappers. Look here for more information.

I haven't done any real life scrapping for ages so although this was a bit out of my comfort range, I really enjoyed doing it.

I have used a Sarah's Cards kit from September 2011 with lots of Fancy Pants papers from their It's The Little Things.

365 + 1 - Day 22 - Glow

2012-01-22T18:30:00.001Z

I love the way I can now read in bed without having to have the light on. The Kindle app on my iPad perfectly glows in the dark.

365 + 1 - Day 21 - Fire

2012-01-21T19:56:00.003Z

I always seem to be cold and my husband is always telling me how hot it is! Tonight I convinced him to light the fire! Now I am snuggled up in my pyjamas and dressing gown lovely and toasty warm!

365 + 1 - Day 20 - Sign

2012-01-21T16:25:00.000Z

This is the sign on the front of our house.

365 + 1 - Day 19 - Bad for you

2012-01-19T21:20:00.002Z

Unfortunately I am a Coeliac so I spend most of my time reading food packaging to see those horrible words "May contain Gluten" and then that food is bad for me and is off limits! It appears that all the nice food contains gluten!

365 + 1 - Day 18 - Pleasurable

2012-01-18T21:08:00.002Z

There is nothing more pleasurable than getting into my warm snuggly bed at the end of each. Trouble is I have to get out of it the next morning!

365 + 1 - Day 17 - Naughty

2012-01-18T21:06:00.001Z

I was lucky enough to get an iPad for Christmas and I bought a cover for it but I am not very happy with it so I naughtily treated myself to a new cover today.

365 + 1 - Day 16 - Snack

2012-01-18T21:00:00.002Z

I will be starting Slimming World on Wednesday so this will be one of the last snacks I will be having for a while. I am a Coeliac so do find it difficult to find tasty snacks - but I am rather partial to these bars.

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - January Wk 3

2012-01-17T20:48:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by Tiger Lady and Mary Buttons. They tried to keep it simple and so Mary designed a sketch to use for 10 pts, asked to create the layout in shades of one colour for 10 pts and then to use a one word title for the final 10 pts.

I have used Dawn Inskip's Health Kick digi kit.

365 + 1 - Day 15 - Generous

2012-01-15T18:44:00.003Z

Today I went to a Stampin' Up training day. We had to do swaps and I got some gorgeous things back. There was also a competition - we had to make something around the theme of love. Everyone who participated got a little goody bag and in mine was these gorgeous antique brads - how generous of our host!

365 + 1 - Day 14 - Guilty Pleasure

2012-01-14T16:12:00.001Z

Gummy sweets are definitely my guilty pleasure! I love Haribo! Give me them over anything, any day!

365 + 1 - Day 13 - Fridge Contents

2012-01-13T09:31:00.002Z

We still have our milk delivered by the milkman. We like to support local businesses! And this morning he left us 3 free bottles of Yakult to sample. Unfortunately by the time I got to them, there was only one left!

365 + 1 - Day 12 - Translucent

2012-01-13T09:27:00.002Z

I treated myself to a new paper trimmer as my old Making Memories trimmer was not cutting very cleanly. Having the misfortune to have to work above a Hobbycraft store and receiving staff discount and I ventured in and bought a Tonic (was X-cut) guillotine and the paper guide is translucent!

365 + 1 - Day 11 - Clothing

2012-01-11T18:21:00.003Z

Today is my birthday! Getting ever closer to the big 4-0!!!!

One of my presents was a new pair of thermal cycling gloves! I will be putting them to the test on Friday on my day off!

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - January Wk 2

2012-01-10T20:15:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by Meg Baby and she asked us to use something new for 10pts,
something old for 10 pts and some bling for the final 10 pts.

I have used a new template from Dawn Inskip from her Peace collection and an old digi kit by Dawn called Fairyland. I have glittered lots of the embellishments and the font.

365 + 1 - Day Ten - Metallic

2012-01-10T18:08:00.001Z

When I was looking around for inspiration for this prompt, I was surprised at how many metallic things I have in my house and kitchen. This has to be my favourite one though!

365 + 1 - Day Nine - Water

2012-01-09T20:37:00.002Z

Think this says it all!!!

365 + 1 - Day Eight - Cosy

2012-01-08T19:05:00.002Z

Zoe has had a busy day with a swimming lesson this morning and then a manic gym party in the afternoon! We came home and got her in the bath. This is her all snuggled up in her cosy dressing gown waiting for Dancing on Ice to start!

My Weekly Life - Week 52

2012-01-07T21:28:00.002Z

365 + 1 - Day Seven - Drink

2012-01-07T18:51:00.002Z

I normally only work Monday to Friday, but today I had to go to our Littlehampton garden centre to strip out all the IT equipment and tills ready for the building to be demolished on Monday. It was a long tiring day and very dirty. So now should I have a cup of tea or nice glass or pear cider?

365 + 1 - Day Six - Frost

2012-01-06T21:25:00.002Z

Although it was cold this morning, we had no frost, so I have had to use my imagination a bit for this prompt. Today is the twelfth night and so the last of the Christmas decorations need to be put away. I took all my decs down on Monday but left my little family of snowmen out. They are made from socks and rice so not very frosty!

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - January Wk 1

2012-01-05T20:53:00.002Z

The first challenge of the new year. It was set by Scatty Chick and she asked us to use old stash for 10 points, use circles for 10 points and use doodling for the final 10 points.

I have used an old digital kit by Dawn Inskip called Background Doodles - as you can see it fits the criteria perfectly. I deleted parts of the doodle so that I could colour it in various colours.

365 + 1 - Day Five - Excitement

2012-01-05T19:56:00.003Z

Struggled a bit with this one as I have had a truly awful day at work, but my 6 year old daughter is very excited as she has her second wobbly tooth and she cannot wait for the Tooth Fairy to pay her a visit again!

365 + 1 - Day Four - Pretty

2012-01-04T20:21:00.001Z

There is nothing prettier than new stash. This is my latest delivery of Stampin' Up goodies from the new Spring Mini catalogue

365 + 1 - Day Three - Ugly

2012-01-03T20:54:00.002Z

There was nothing more ugly than hearing my alarm going off at 6.30am heralding my start back to work after the Christmas break.

UK Scrappers Monthly Challenge - January

2012-01-02T21:33:00.003Z

Another new year and new monthly challenge. No theme but a sketch and then the lovely Scrap Dolly gave us digi scrappers a template to use.

So here is my layout. I have used Mable Little Berry's Christmas digi kit by Studio Lorie.

52 Cards Challenge 2012 - Week 1

2012-01-02T20:06:00.003Z

Another new challenge for me for the new year. I recently became a Stampin' Up demonstrator and this will be a good way for me to keep making cards!

So on with the show, this week's prompt is a design elements and theme prompt:

Theme = New (new beginnings, baby, home or simply using new stash - the choice is yours!)
Circles
Scallops

I have used new Stampin' Up stash from the new Spring Mini catalogue which comes out on Wednesday 4th January - called Create a Cupcake.

365 + 1 - Day Two - New

2012-01-02T17:50:00.001Z

Zoe got some new Hama Beads for Christmas. I have ended up making them over the last few days. We have taken down the decorations today and put these new designs in her playroom window!

365 + 1 - Day One - Celebrate

2012-01-02T17:13:00.002Z

There is new daily year long project starting over on UK Scrappers. Well actually it is here.

Only this morning, I decided not to do a year long project again, but this caught my eye and I fancied doing it. So here I am and hopefully I will still be here on 31st December 20121

The first prompt is Celebrate:

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - December Wk 3 and 4

2011-12-29T17:48:00.003Z

The last challenge of the year. It was set by Scrap Dolly and she gave us a palette of different christmassy colours to use for 10 points and the other criteria were to Use the words of any carol (carol not Christmas song) on the page (10 points), use journalling strips of some description rather than a journalling block or tag etc (5 points) and to use just one photo (5 points).

I have used one of Dawn Inskips's Make Believe templates and her Nativity kit.

What Alfie did next...

2011-12-23T06:30:00.003Z

Only a couple more days and Alfie will be back with Santa for the rest of the year, having done his work in the Viney household. Zoe will be really sad to see him go.

On Wednesday I sorted my old laptop out for Zoe to use and got her some educational software to use on it. Alfie must think he is a clever elf as he had turned it on and was doing of Zoe's lessons.

And this morning he attempting to ride off into the sunset with his girlfriend - didn't seem to get very far though!

Alfie pulls a right cracker....

2011-12-21T07:55:00.001Z

The title says it all!!!!

Clever Alfie

2011-12-20T07:43:00.002Z

This Rubik's cube was Zoe's favourite birthday present. After she had gone to bed on Sunday, Grandad played for a good 3 hours straight on it and could only get 2 sides! However, I left it on the kitchen table last night and look what Alfie has done with it!

Alfie has been baking

2011-12-19T07:31:00.000Z

We woke this morning to see that Alfie had been busy during the night. He baked and decorated this cake just for Zoe!

Love is in the elf

2011-12-18T08:00:00.000Z

Alfie seems to have found love and is sharing a lovely cup of tea with his new beau

More of Alfie

2011-12-17T10:47:00.003Z

A couple of days late posting Alfie's antics!

On Friday morning we came down to find him riding the Duck!

And this morning we found that he had stolen my beaded snowflake kit and had made a start on them!

My Weekly Life - Week 50 and 51

2011-12-16T21:35:00.002Z

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - December Wk 2

2011-12-15T21:11:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by Mrs Cheshire. She gave us a sketch to use for 10 points, we had to use scraps of paper for 10 points and a minimum of 2 photos for the final 10 points.

Using scraps in digi scrapping is a bit difficult - usually I would shrink the paper to fit but this time I haven't and have so used just a portion of it. I have used Studio Flergs digi kit called Glorious!

Breakfast at Viney''s

2011-12-15T07:59:00.003Z

Alfie was obviously hungry this morning. I can't decide who makes more mess at breakfast time - Zoe or Alfie?

Zoe is loving his antics!

More transport!

2011-12-14T06:00:00.000Z

I think Alfie is quite a lazy elf as he seems to prefer finding other modes of transport rather than using his own powers to fly back to the North Pole.

He seems to have found a good flying companion in Miss Rabbit!

And he has managed to hook Zoe's bauble off the tree as he has flown past.

Zoe's most prized card

2011-12-13T21:41:00.001Z

And here is the card that Alfie sent Zoe!

Alf does his cards

2011-12-13T08:00:00.000Z

Alfie must have been watching me writing all the Christmas cards last night as this morning we woke to find him sitting on Zoe's dolls house furniture having written a Christmas card for Zoe!

Alfie - These boots are made for walking!

2011-12-12T22:00:00.002Z

This morning we woke up to find Alfie wearing Zoe's winter boots. They are very big and heavy so I cannot imagine he would have managed to walk very far in them. Good pose though Alfie with your arms crossed!

Alfie update

2011-12-11T09:14:00.004Z

When we got home on Friday, Alfie had obviously been trying to find new ways to get back to the North Pole instead of having to fly. He was sat astride our Nuts and Bolts Harley having a backie!

Saturday morning we found him having a nosey into the party bags - he was stuck upside down in Emma's bag! Good job we found him otherwise Emma would have got a surprise when she opened her bag!

And this morning, he was trying to play on the Wii but he hadn't switched the TV on so he wasn't getting far. He was obviously trying to get fit for his nightly journeys!

Alfie was hungry!

2011-12-09T08:05:00.003Z

We woke up this morning to see that Alfie had helped himself to Zoe's Advent Calendar!

He was perched on top of it...

... munching one of Zoe's coins!

Zoe was NOT happy!!!!

Alfie's Antics

2011-12-08T21:57:00.002Z

Well we got up this morning to find Alfie had been trying out his artistic skills...

... unfortunately on our best photos!

Zoe thought it was hilarious!

When we came home after school, Zoe spotted his new hiding place straight away! Alfie isn't as clever as he thinks he is!

Alfie has arrived

2011-12-07T18:22:00.004Z

I have been telling Zoe about the Elf on the Shelf for ages and yesterday eventually he arrived. I explained to her that Father Christmas had rung me a few days ago, to tell me that seeing as Zoe had been so good and had worked so hard at school this year, that he didn't need to watch her and so instead he was sending her an elf to watch over her.

I explained that the elf comes and she needs to name him and then he becomes magical. He watches her during the day and then once she has gone to sleep, he whizzes back to the North Pole to tell Father Christmas whether she has been naughty or nice. Then in the morning, he will be hiding from her and she needs to find him. However, she must not touch him or else he could lose his magic.

On Christmas Eve he will fly back to the North Pole where he will stay with Santa until next December and then he will come back to Zoe again.

This is Zoe and the elf before she named him

We then gave him the name of Alfie and registered him. We then got a Certificate of Adoption.

Zoe went to bed with Alfie sat on the wardrobe watching over her. She went to bed very quickly - which was a good thing as I wasn't very well.

When she woke up in the morning, Alfie was no longer on the wardrobe - he was downstairs hiding in Zoe's book bag.

Then when no-one was in the kitchen, he magically zoomed into the lounge and was wearing Zoe's school cardigan!

I wonder where he will be tomorrow morning. He has a lot to tell Santa as Zoe has been very good today and ended up taking over the second narrator as well as her own narrating part in the school play!

My Weekly Life - Week 49

2011-12-03T22:00:00.002Z

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - November Wk 4

2011-12-01T21:30:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by AllyJ50 who is a member of the Craftaholics team.

She challenged us to use the sketch = 10 points - Sketch attached from www.scrappysketches.com (2 photos layout) One Photo of yourself or child and one photo of the person you are named after if possible = 10 points Visible journaling = 10 points explaining who/what you are named after

I have had to use a bit of artistic licence with this challenge as I do not know the origins of my name and I do not have any photos of myself as a child to hand and so I have done it on based on how I got my childhood nickname.

I have used Studio Flergs Glorious kit - it is really a Christmas kit but I love the colours of it!

New Crop

2011-11-30T22:08:00.000Z

I am starting up a new monthly scrapbooking and card making crop in Sturminster Marshall - which is just outside Wimborne. The first one will be in the new year on Sunday 29th January between 10am and 4pm. It will be held in the Old School Hall (BH21 4DQ)

Please contact me to book a place. Look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Did CJ - Mary Button's Page

2011-11-27T21:34:00.001Z

My Weekly Life - Week 48

2011-11-27T19:28:00.001Z

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - November Wk 3

2011-11-23T21:42:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by The ScrappyCats. The challenge was to:

Use a greeting as your title 10 Oldest piece of paper or stash 10 Stamp using an item which is NOT a stamp 10 OR digi scrappers stamp using dingbat font.

I have used some of my first ever downloaded digi kits from more than 3 years ago. I have used Lynne Simmons Family Ties kit and Carrie Stephens Counting Sheep kit.

The dingbat is called Sun n Moon and I have "stamped" it on the cream base and glittered them and then reduced the opacity.

My Weekly Life - Week 47

2011-11-19T23:10:00.004Z

My Weekly Life - Week 46

2011-11-19T22:34:00.002Z

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - November Wk 2

2011-11-19T21:44:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by The Glitterbugs and they challenged us to use:

- Autumnal colour scheme or photos - 10 points

- Different size or shape of photos or cut into your photos - 5 points

- Bugs (can be on your photos) or glitter - 5 points

- Paint - 10 points

I have used Studio Flergs SweetFall digi kit. I have made the photos square and there are glitter and paint splatters.

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - November Wk 1

2011-11-07T22:22:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by Jane and she challenged us to use:

Round page - 10 points Unusual subject - 10 points Use red, hot pink or purple - 5 points Fabric, felt or lace - 5 points

I started off using a template by Dawn Inskip which I only kept the circle. I have used Dawn's Diva digi kit. My unusual subject is my darling husband with his bottom in the air. I wouldn't normally use the photo but it fitted the bill nicely I thought.

Digi CJ - Update

2011-11-05T22:22:00.003Z

I have received 2 more pages for my CJ.

This fab one from Scrap Dolly

and this one from Mary Buttons

Both beautiful!

I have done this one for TinkerHamilton. Her theme is When I Grow Up...

My Weekly Life - Week 45

2011-11-05T21:22:00.001Z

My Weekly Like - Week 44

2011-11-01T21:54:00.001Z

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - October Wk 5

2011-11-01T20:51:00.002Z

This week's chalenege was set by Wonky aka Jo. She challenged us to use at least 90% patterned paper for 10 points, use a time mention for 10 points and use lots of bling for the final 10 points.

I have used a photo from the weekend's Halloween party of the 23 children who came. I have used a digi kit called Spookilicious by Studio Flergs. The bling is a glittery background, glittery green stitches and sparkly stars. The time mention is the title of Beware Witching Hour.

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - October Wk 4

2011-10-29T07:28:00.002Z

This week's challenge was set by Sarah aka Still Crafting. She asked us to:

Paper scrapper – use printed item / Digi scrapper – use scanned or photographed item (your main photograph(s) themselves don’t count) – 10 points
10 embellishments – 10 points
Freebie – 10 points

I have used a photograph of the Peppa Pig World sign and cut it digitally and added a white border to make it into a sticker. I have used 10 staples and the very background paper is a freebie from Dawn Inskip. The rest of the elements are from a kit by Dawn called A Wonderful World.

My Weekly Life - Week 43

2011-10-23T19:51:00.002Z

Stampin' Up - I've only gone and done it!

2011-10-21T11:31:00.002Z

I have been um-ing and ah-ing about whether to join the Stampin' Up family and become an independent demonstrator. Well yesterday, I took the plunge and signed up.

I am now waiting to get my mitts on the scrummy starter kit and get this exciting new project off the ground.

My head is buzzing with ideas and I can't wait to get going!

I am setting up a new blog which will be totally Stampin' Up related - it is work in progress but hopefully I will get it all sorted over the weekend! It can be found here and I will put a Blinkie on this blog so you can always get to it. My Stampin' Up blog will have samples of things I have made and details of special offers etc - generally all things Stampin' Up related.

This blog will remain for my other crafting things that I do.

So I would love it if you could help me to get started and have a little look at my new blog and there is a link to the new 2011-12 catalogue. Have a look through and see if there is anything you fancy buying or maybe adding to your Christmas list. Then e-mail or ring me and I will more than pleased to help you. Contact details can be found on the right hand side.

Thanks

Shimelle's Pretty Paper Party

2011-10-19T20:19:00.008Z

I have signed up for this 4 week course by Shimelle.

As always it is amazing but I am not sure how much I will get done of it but here is one page that I completed last night from lesson 1. Excuse the poor photography but it is getting so dark so early now.

And The Crumblies were born

2011-10-19T20:05:00.004Z

A couple of weeks ago I went on our annual 365 retreat and we decided that we should make ourselves into a team on UK Scrappers. We couldn't decide on a name but whilst looking through the dessert menu at dinner on the Saturday night, we came up with The Crumblies.

I hadn't done any real life scrapping in ages and I went into overdrive and got loads done:

This was the speed scrap challenge that Barbara set us! She taught us how to make pin wheels - I went back and added them one of my previous layouts too! Had to stop myself from adding them to everything!

This is a double layout using a pagemap sketch from October 2011

This is using another Pagemap sketch from October.

This was using another Pagemap sketch - think it was Jan 2011.
Pretty sure this was using a sketch but don't know which one!
Another double layout:

A pretty productive weekend.

Shirley came for the day and showed us to do a few messy things too!

Roll on March for the next retreat!

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - October Wk 3

2011-10-17T20:58:00.002Z

I have loved doing this week's challenge. We are having a big halloween party and so it really got me in the spooky mood!

The challenge was set by AllyCatD. The rules were to use a single photo in any size but the usual 4x6 size for 10 points, to use halloween colours for 10 points and to use a stamp in real life scrapping or a brush if doing it digi for the final 10 points!

I have used a square photo, Studio Flerg's Spookilicious digi kit and a brush set by Pureanodyne. All the cobwebs are done using brushes.

The photo is of Zoe in 2008 - she looks so young and cute.

Digi CJ - my page for Alibi

2011-10-16T20:45:00.002Z

This is my digi CJ page for Marion aka Alibi. Her theme is Nature in all it's glory. I have used a photo of a dahlia that I took at the New Forest show - such a beautiful flower and so intricate in their shape.

I have used Dawn Inskip's new digi kit called Wrecked.

Shimelle Sketch of the Week - 12th October

2011-10-14T22:02:00.004Z

I really missed Shimelle's sketch last week and couldn't wait to play with this weeks.

I have used Dawn Inskip's new Wrecked digi kit. I was looking through the many photos I took whilst on our 365 retreat, I was laughed when I noticed the similarity between the sock snowman line up and our group photo.

My Weekly Life - Week 42

2011-10-14T20:17:00.001Z

Did CJ - Basic Grey Lady's Page

2011-10-13T21:33:00.000Z

This page was from Basic Grey Lady aka Sue - isn't it lovely?

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge - October Wk 2

2011-10-11T20:51:00.001Z

This week's challenge was set by ScattyChick. She asked us to create a layout about a mum for 10 points, use 3 different shapes for 10 points, use bling for 5 points and journalling for the final 5 points.

My layout is a photo of Zoe less than a week old and of me, a week before she was born. My shapes are a square (for the layout shape), a circle and rectangular photos.

I have used Dawn Inskip's Welcome to the World digi kit.

30 points for The Crumblies!