I'm in a total funk...... can't get paper out of the drawer..... been off work today and had so many good intentions but nothing happened again! It's literally been months since I stuck paper and glue!

I'm behing on cards, no photos even printed since springtime..... just can't seem to find the energy.

On the other hand I've been really busy with my crochet....a shrug, a baby's shawl and dress, scarf and hat set, lacey ladies shawl, 3 baby blankets......

Just to make me smily and possibly give me the shove I so desperately need here is my fav photo of Ross from ths summer.

Not quite Scrapping yet.....but getting closer!

Today I cleaned the desk to the point where i could see it and my cutting board again..... a BIG job!

Then I made these:

In real life the red bands and the sentiments are mounted on Pop dots... but somehow look totally flat in the photo!

I was desporately running low on cards, so have decided to make a stock of fun and easy ones. On one hand they fill up my box again and on the other gently get me back into the "paper cutting" fun!

We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Busy...Not Scrapping!

Well I've not scrapped for ages... but I have been keeping busy. Since january I have taken up knitting and Crochet.

I could always Knit, just not fast, and not fancy!.... for that matter I still can't! I've started a knitted/crochet blanket patchwork using wools supplied in a kit form, and supposed to progressively teach skills.... so far 8 squares done.

When I realised some of the squares would be crocheted I was terrified as I've never been able to do it! Mum tried to teach me years ago, but I was hopeless....so bring on Youtube. Brilliant!

So since then, Granny Squares, Baby Blanket and today my very first hat.

Basically I've decided I much prefer crochet to knitting, possibly because it's so much quicker.

Another for the New Year....

Another Digi tonight..... I love the Websters Pages Digital photo frames, and can't help playing with them! Turned this one into a paper rather than just a frame. More photos of Ross & Duffy the Bear.

Perhaps I will manage some "real" layouts now that I seem to have the "bug" back. Ross and I will be taking the Christmas tree down on Monday, so I plan on taking some closeups of the decorations. I've not been in the spirit this Christmas, but I don't want to let it slip away completely un doccumented.

Catch you in the New Year.... of course for me that is only 1 hour and 10 mins away!

Something for Christmas !

Not "real" scrapping, just a little Digi.... but it's taken me ages....LOL.... I'll get used to Windows 7 someday, but for now even the simplest things are a challenge.

2011 is almost at a closs and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of my "scrappy" friends a very good 2012 when it arrives.... who knows we may even get around to scrapping!

My not so "little" boy with Mickey and Duffy at Disneyland Paris earlier this month.



Used a Websters pages free digi sheet and some other older digi christmas images of various origines.

J.

Yeh I scrapped.....

Ross was sick during the night so I had an unexpected day off work.... so I scrapped! YEH!!!

When I printed out the photos I did not like the ones I posted before.... so I used more from the 50 or so that we took at the Mirazozo exhibit during the Edinburgh Festival this summer. If anyone ever gets the chance to go to this do it... it's wonderful. So much colour, beautiful restful music and such an amazing experience.

Pure Colour.

Wow what happened???

July was my last post... really? Where did 2011 go?

It's November and all I've posted all year is a single LO....well that could of course be becaues that's pretty much all I've done.

I said 42 would be better than 41.... boy was I tempting fate.

I'm determined to scrap some of this years photos very soon as I actually have some lovely ones I really like. Hopefully inspiration will strike soon and all that paper and other "pretty" stuff will stop languishing in boxes.

A couple of photos to share..... let's hope they are attatched to some paper soon.

More pretty Candy.

Some more lovely candy here:
CANDY
I love bev's blog, her cards are always beautiful.

More Candy!

I just fell over this at the wonderful gabrielles Blog. Still one of my favourite blogs, full of inspiration and LOs I could only dream of emulating.

http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/

Blog Candy from Jak heath

http://www.jakheath.com/2011/07/blog-candyembellishments.html

I've not likek my blog to much "candy" in a while.....well let's be honest I've not been "blogging" in a while either!

But I did see this one on Jak Heath's blog today. Go have a look.

Year 41.... RUBBISH 42 will be better!

Rubbish pretty well sums up my 41st year! Accidents, Money Worries, Work issues, life balance issues..... So

42 WILL BE BETTER. In actual fact it has started wonderfully.

last Saturday was my Birthday and we had a wonderful day out with friends. Bargain Shopping (always good), although it was in a favourite shop which is closing down (sad bit), Spring faire in the town where our friends live, and a lovely dinner at their place in the evening.

On Wednesday I was on a day off and went to Lagny Sur marne to the most wonderful French Market, and visited a new Scrap Shop which is beautiful (and a loss less expensive than Paris!). Tea in the local Bar which is run by a Brit, Lunch by the river marne. Perfect! In the afternoon swimming as a family.

Today (friday) I'm off again. Plans so far...... finish window boxes (I bought beautiful flowers at the faire on Saturday). Bit of cleaning then Scrap, Scrap, Scrap.

42 will be better.

Oh I hurt all over

Yester day I had another Oops.......

I fell inside the bus! The floor was wet and when the bus stopped I slipped and fell on my back. That was Ouch enought but things got worse when I was in the office....... to the point where I ended up being stretchered out in front of all of my team!

This morning I've woken up feeling a lot more sore than yesterday. My arm, hip and "rear end" are brused, but the worst is my neck. I feel like it's frozen and moving in certain ways sends shooting pain up the back of my head.

My 41st year has not been my best! Bring on my 42nd, let's hope it's a bit more accident free!

1st New Year post and 1st Layout in FOREVER!!

Happy New Year.

2010 was a year filled with lots of events, but not much creativity on my part, so to start off my 2011 in the way I mean to go on....... Here is my first Layout of the year.

As every year I do a LO using a Christmas card. This years selection of cards received seemed very apt for the situation we all found ourselfs in...... Deep snow! Seems like the card companies must have had some prior warning of the weather...LOL....


Ice Blue Bazzil which I stamped with silver shadow ink snowflakes. I then added snowflake semi opaque glittered peel offs, Basic Grey letter stickers which I covered with diamond stickles and two hand cut snowflake freezes which I covered in winter white embossing powder (these came from a book I received last year of Kirigami designs).

1ST left handed project.

I got really frustrated and bored over the last two nights, there is only so mch TV and PC you can handle!

So out came the cuttle bug and the paper cutter. I can't do any "fancy" cutting, or really intricate stuff......... but I did manage a christmas card.
Sticles is fun left handed as it does have a tendancy to go everywhere except where you want it!

Ooooohhhh the frustration

Stuck at home, potentially until end of November...........and i cant even scrap, at least not properly!

On Tuesday on my way from home i had an accident and ended up hith my right hand and forearm in plaster.

Best estimate i should only need it for three weeks, if it's only strained. IF it's actually broken this could be three months (please not)! I won't know until a scan next Thursday.

The most frustrating thing is that other than some sore muscles, and cuts and bruises from the fall I actually feel fine. Just cant type properly (typos worse than ever!), and no way i can manipulate my crafting stuff, so i'm already going stir crazy.

11 Years ago today....

I was getting married to my wonderful man.......

You won't read this Greg but I LOVE YOU.

Soooooooo lazy!

It's been months!

I've not scrapped, not even made a card for weeks now....... maybe it was just the summer lul..... maybe I've just completely lost "it".... don't know.

I still look at scrapping stuff, even buy the occasional "bit", just can't seem to ever get inspired or be "in the mood".Somehow I feel like I've not actually done anything with all the LOs etc I've completed in the past, never have anyone to show them to who has an interest, never display them or really look at tha albums they are in.... so is there still a point to it?

I guess I miss being part of an active community on line, but to be honest I can't get with the bigger sites as I always feel overwhelemed trying to "keep up" with the chat and the challenges etc, and all the smaller sites seem to have dried up over the last year or so.

Hmmmmm how to get myself motivated again.Well moan over, here are a couple of photos from this summer that will definately be on my "to scrap" list if I ever do get around to it.

Trips and reasons to scrap

Well it's been a busy few weeks again!

First trip was to Scotland..... on ....off.... stupid volcano ...... we did'nt know until the day itself whether we would get away or not, then had to worry whether we would get back!

In the end it went fine and Ross & I spent 10 wonderful days relaxing.

Scrap reason 1!

Second trip was to Park Asterix. This was Ross, Greg and my Birthday Present from Sally & Andre.

They arranged to collect us and took us to stay at the Hotel, then we had a lovely evening and a great day in the Park. Not too far from home but a wonderful way to relax over a weekend.

Some great photo ops of course.... Scrapping reason N° 2!


Third trip was a long weekend in Meynal at the foot of the Jura mountains with Sally & Andre.

What a wonderful weekend we had. So nice to see more of France and with the help of lots of fresh air and beautiful scenery this was just what we all needed to get ready for summer.

Of course we have taken loads of photos and I am so ready to start scrapping again.

Megga Missing.....

Can you say CRAZY????

Well that's what life has been for the past few weeks.

Changes at work, Changes at home.... worry over do I or don't I get to FLY to Scotland.....(they opened the airports on the very day I was due to fly, so uncertainty until the very last minute!)..... Vacation... Home.....I'm shattered!

Needless to say my crafting has been one of the first things to suffer therough all of this. I've not scrapped or made a card in over a month and I still don't feel energised to do so.

I did manage to pick up a few bargains while in the UK, but not exactly what I would have liked.

I was in a second hand shop and found new 4 sets of Dovecraft Creative chalks and a bag of stamps for just £1 each (bargain).... and I bought some tiny flowers and charms. I was however really dissapointed in my local Paper Mill as they have had a makeover and honestly don't stock half of what they used to, hubby was impressed I went in and came out spending ZERO!

I took a few photos so I do have something new to scrap if I ever get around to it! Come on someone give me a good kick will ya?

Another LO

I actually did this last weekend but never got around to taking a photo.... can't ask for too much!

It felt (finally) as if Spring was on it's way....so out came the "pretty" papers and some photos of Disneyland Park from last springtime.

Laura Ashley papers for both the background and the cutout flowers and birds.