French Fry Anyone?

Ok so on Kimmy and SJ's blog they had a project called the French Fry box amazing how I seek anything out that sounds familiar in a food consumption way LOL, so in true style I could have used my own stash but oh no cant do that especially when Scrapitude is selling a kit to make it with come on no level headed scrapper would, its a golden rule you buy whats suggested!! (I keep telling myself that!)

So off I went, I ordered, I received, I made and had fun, and here is my first attempt, I feel many many more are in the making, it was easy and fun and potentally fabby pressies.

So get onto Fairies with Tudes blog and join in on the fun!! and you could be making cool projects like this.....

Thanks for looking folks...........xxx

Stash! Organise! Oh Yeah New Craft Room!!

So the lovely SJ set us the task of showing our craft spots, hidden or not, what do we have? are we lucky enough to have a room/studio or a corner!!

Well up until Friday I had a corner in my living room which has been fine for the last 18months, and have never really needed or wanted anything more, until Christmas just gone.

You see, up until June/July last year I was not really into my scrapbooking, I was all about cards, and then I became selfish LOL and wanted to keep the lovely papers and embellies to myself LOL!! I was like sod it im going to look into Scrapping. So packing up for Christmas 2005/2006 was not an issue, packed it away put up the tree and in the new year out it came again!! that was when I only had a few bits....oh how things have changed.

This Christmas it took me a day and a half to pack my stuff away to make way for the tree, and another day or two to figure out right this is daft!! we had not eaten on our table for nearly 8 months and was getting fed up of getting all squashed bent over a tray eating, so we decided that as children are not on the cards for this year I could turn our spare room into my craft room.

So a very long story short, I am now a proud owner of a little craft room, we have literatley just finished so its not perfect just yet, but here are some piccies. But you will have to watch this space for more progress, but needless to say im Chuffted!!

Thanks for looking xxx

Erm... Yeah im Gutted!!

Ok I am gutted, just had an email from Kimmy at Scrapitude to say she is closing the shop.................I am gutted about that. I loved her kits, I love the products, I love her friendliness, I love her promptness!!

Kimmy im gonna miss you, another good sponsor is closing their shop, whilst I can totally understand the reasons I cant help but be sad (and selfish LOL)

But I will for sure be keeping up with her scrapping and creativity on her blog hopefully daily.

So good luck Kimmy I shall miss you and your shop.

Cxxx

Sunday Blog - Happy Times

So SJ set us this prompt for yesterday: --

Grab your camera - take a walk around your home.. and snap some of the little things that make you happy...Even if its just one thing....

I know its Monday but I just did not have the time yesterday to do, but really wanted too, so tonight camera in hand of I went, enjoy............................

Confession Time

So according to Shimelle I have something to confess this year, so watch this space!!!

Tagged Again LOL

Ok so there I am doing my normal routine at night reading a wonderful blog belonging to {ScrappyFairy} and noticed that she has got me again, and as she said it was something different which was nice, cos if there was a question like whats your scraproom look like, I would have blown a gasket due to not having one at present LOL. So anyway here is the tag:-

1. grab the book closest to you
2. open to page 123, go down to the fourth sentence
3. post the text of the following three sentences on your blog
4. name of the author and book
5. tag three people of you own

'Um, I was just going to get a glass of water. Do you want Anything?' 'Water would be perfect! But let me get it,' I said, feeling obliged to play hostess. My knees cracked as I tried to get to my feet.

The book is Divas Las Vegas by Belinda Jones, and someone recommended it and I cant for the love of me remember!!

And I tag the wonderful Beesbabe, Lorna and ChrisR so ladies get tagging

Clairexx

Wedding Album & Anniversary Album

Ok so after a long hard thinking session and a very valuable question asked on UKS, I have now made the decision that the wedding album that I am giving our friends will be in the 8x8 format!!

I was originally planning on doing a 12x12 all my preparation was based on that size, and for some reason I started thinking the other night, that the photographer has presented them with their paid for wedding book which is a 12x12, so why have 2 books the same size with similar photos, so doing them a 8x8 with a different spin on it in my eyes would be a better gift!

I have found the book I want, its a book with silver writing on it now sure the make it might be HOTP maybe!! and for the first page I'm going for this photo:

I'm not writing all the journalling on the pages, I thought it would be wise to attach tags and journalling blocks for them to write their memories and thoughts for each photo. The only journalling im going to do is around the photo, like on this one I might write something like "Is this really happening" or "Cant take my eyes off of you" not sure inspiration will hit at the time I add the photo to the page!

This will be a nice little project for me, as in March I'm doing an anniversary album for my Brother and his wife, they have had some bad anniversaries in the past few years. Something has always ruined it for them things like parents passing away or funerals, so for this year I thought I would try to make them smile and make them an album, and what could be better then 'First Family Holiday to Florida' they flew off in November for 2 weeks with their 2 boys 8 and 12 and the photos they have are phenomenal, and that will be done in a 12x12 format with Disney papers and Album. I will pick up their CD from mum at the weekend so I can go through and sift through them all.

Again a project I'm really looking forward to. Also in a local shop I have found that they are selling all size canvas's for really good prices, so may do a few for their flat, I done this one for their Christmas pressie, I loved the look of faces and eyes LOL they loved it, which meant alot to me, as my brother has never seen anything creative that I have made, so it was like his seal of approval :-

So they are the 2 big projects for the beginning of the year, the wedding album I want to give to them as soon as really as they got married back in August but have been begging the photographer to get a jog on with the photos! but now I have them so I can get the stuff ordered and have some fun. And my brothers anniversary is in May but mum is going over in March so if I can I will get it done by then if not I will send it over.

So watch this space for my LOs lol. Thanks for reading

Cxx

All Set...............

Ok so are we set for a brand new year, I feel the need to brace this one and make it my year, as I have said in previous posts im not really a resolutions type a gal, but I do like to make goals, now in my post few weeks ago, I set some crafting goals for myself, these to me are prompts!! They are things I really want to do, and as I have listed them I will see them and kick my ass in to gear!!

So one of my craft goals was to start our friends wedding scrapbook, and you will be proud!! I printed all the photos off last night and ready to get cracking, now all I need to do is browse the online shops and find a really nice album, papers and embellies!! any ideas would be GREATLY received LOL

I am also looking into doing Yorkgirls journal, but I just dont know where to start, the options i'm reading are endless, 6x6, 8x8, 12x12, journal and a page, or mini book arrgghh never done one not sure what to do, dont know whether I want to journal and do a layout, or just a layout!! as my journal is basically this........................ and then I start to think...........do I really want to do a year on ME?? I look back on my crafting goals and I have so much I want to do, will I have time for everything, maybe I should borrow that time turner from Harry Potter!!

Whilst sitting here deliberating my journal, I am slowly realising my pain, I seem to have acquired shin splints but this time its really strange, as its not just up my shin its all around my ankle and quite frankly it bloody hurts, im thinking hot or cold pack??

So yeah I shall leave you sharing my quandary, if you think I should go for it or just head for the other goals leave a post and let me know. I would love to know ppls thoughts

Right off now for a hot pack I think (its too dam cold for a cold pack)

The Last Prompt of 2006!!

Ok so I am a little late with this one, as I should have done it over the weekend, but the festivities kept me a tad busy LOL!!! So Scrappyfairy gave this as our last prompt of 2006:-

What has made 2006 for you!??! What has made you smile, cry, laugh, reflect and what have you learned?

Well 2006 was a hard year for me and my family, as normal the year always starts of good and in high spirits, but it rapidly went down the Swanee!! first of all my job became permanent (good thing) then within the month I was put on Risk for Redundancy, as this was happening we were having some financial difficulties so again came at the wrong time, and then on top of that my brother was celebrating his 40th in Spain where he lives but as I was at risk of redundancy I was close to cancelling 24hrs before cancelling my boss decides to retract the redundancy and thankfully we managed to get to my brothers birthday (WOOHOO)

Which in turn is a fab thing as it was the last time we as a family were ever going to be together complete!! we had my brothers birthday on 3rd May and my dad passed away on 29th May! 3 days after his 65th birthday (bad) I think the rest of the year has been overshadowed by this loss, it was something that you never expect to happen is it. So from the end of May to the second week of June was very much a blur, so for the what made me cry in 2006 I think for me that tops.

As for the rest of 2006, I have had some highs too, maybe not as high as they could have been but some things this year brought a smile to my face. And one of the highlights for me was joining UKS and becoming a more active member, I joined UKS back in February, but was still heavily into my cards, and by June/July I had decided that I wanted to do more for me, and became more active in the Scrapbooking world, and for me that is a major highlight, I have made so many lovely friends on there its my own little world of lovely ppl!!

I think 2006 has been the hardest year yet for me and my family, we have hit hard times before and we are certainly adverse to a tad of bad luck, but this year was the hardest, and I do struggle sometimes to find the positive from the year, so a round up of the positives from 06 were:

Roger and I are stronger then ever
Meeting lovely friends on UKS
Realising how much I love scrapping
Finding amazing sponsors on UKS

Receiving my first Pizza Box of goodies

Not being made redundant
Being there for my brothers 40th (yet to be scrapped)
Belly laughing at a time in need
The look on my mums face when she realises how much she is loved
Knowing my dad is watching over us

And the sad times, well when I sum it up, the only sad thing from this year is realising I will never hear my dads voice again, or have him give me away at my wedding or hold my first born, but I know he is watching over me!!

As for what I have learned throughout 2006, Memories!! Photos they are so important, and how scrapbooks can really make a difference, having what happened in 2006 with Dad has made me realised how important it is to have those photos and to do something with them.

And more importantly, how family and close friends really are that important!! In the scrapbooking world I have learned that there are no mistakes and paper is fairly strong LOL, glue and paper stick well to cat paws hehe, glitter is impossible to remove from cat fur! and my house is just not big enough for me, roger smokey and my scrapbook habit!!

So when the clocked chimed on New Years night and turned from 06 to 07 I decided for the first time not to say the normal, "lets hope this is a better year" instead I used the expression "Bring it on!!!"