tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91150281923948725082024-02-07T22:52:06.244+00:00My Life Most OrdinaryLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-40874488590027025082011-12-22T14:33:00.000+00:002011-12-22T14:33:06.719+00:00*only 3 more sleeps*I can't believe it's almost Christmas. It seems to have come round so quickly, yet this last week is going sooooooo slowly! It's my last day of work today until the new year so after my 2 after school children go home, it's just me and mine... really looking forward to it!<br />
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I have a few LOs to share with you. <br />
These were created with the November <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarah's Cards</a> kit, which was so lovely to work with.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I'm busy busy busy playing with the January kit, and getting my January blog work finished, so I better go and get photo printing so I can do something tonight, rather than faffing....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Be back in the new year. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">xxx</div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-16528042686142423862011-11-14T12:46:00.001+00:002011-11-14T17:26:32.025+00:00Having a poorly sick day...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have Things 1 and 3 at home feeling all poorly sick and sorry for themselves, so whilst they are asleep on the sofa I thought I might actually update my blog. Well it was either that, or do some ironing, and when it comes down to it, blogging beats ironing hands down!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What's been happening since I last blogged way back in September? Well, to be honest, nothing worth writing about. Life has pretty much gone on the same way it usually does for us... school/back from school/after school activities/busy weekends trying to complete unrealistic to do lists... lol!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">One thing that is worth writing about is the 3rd <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarah's Cards Ltd</a> retreat that took place in Warrington at the beginning of November. It was another fun weekend with lots of laughs, too much food, and in my case very little scrapping!</div>You can see a post about the retreat on the blog <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-retreat-2011.html">here</a>. I can't believe it's only 4 months until the next retreat in March!!! There are still a few places left and you can grab yourself one of them <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1053/index.htm">here</a>. There were 6 fab LO classes, and the LOs can be seen <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-retreat-class-layouts.html">here</a>. My mum came to the retreat this time as a late birthday/early Christmas present. She was really nervous about going as she didn't know anybody (apart from me obviously), but she was soon befriended and chatting away like she'd known everyone for years... and she soon got a 'fresh air' buddy too! She loved it and had a fab time, making lots of new friends. Here she is with 2 of her table friends, Dr Eileen and Trina.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw4nAoBVTXHvbeTuWrQdWlLxmiViGFOttG8qtz9gXn92ayag718P38TDF77NScZi3IzCVjULE9JyXQYGvfoJAVK6jZFQoqkyhY7BEArOMWUPBPpcmlCUI1m7s2sBYEOIpywjNAGeD-Vqz/s1600/376627_10150337462306191_644171190_8292698_1568490461_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw4nAoBVTXHvbeTuWrQdWlLxmiViGFOttG8qtz9gXn92ayag718P38TDF77NScZi3IzCVjULE9JyXQYGvfoJAVK6jZFQoqkyhY7BEArOMWUPBPpcmlCUI1m7s2sBYEOIpywjNAGeD-Vqz/s320/376627_10150337462306191_644171190_8292698_1568490461_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now it's bad enough having to have the DT photo at the end of the retreat, but this year I was forced into having a small group photo too... lol! It's been printed out and stuck to the treat cupboard door so I don't go in there... look at that tummy!!! Oh dear!<br />
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I may even make the effort to blog again before Christmas... lol!</div><div style="text-align: center;">XXX</div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-63775340762461902502011-09-12T20:15:00.001+01:002011-09-12T20:15:01.304+01:00Testing, testing...Just seeing if blogging using a phone is as easy peasy as the app write up says it is!!!<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-84089658138567290602011-09-11T14:28:00.000+01:002011-09-11T14:28:01.494+01:00Another New Year<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I guess it's the teacher in me that I still work on an academic year... I can't believe we're well into September already!!! Harry started full time school o Monday, which h is so far really loving. It means that I only have 2 small children at home at any time now, and on some days it's just me and Drew... which is fab! Harry was very excited about starting school and on his first day (which was just a half day) he sat holding his bags all morning just waiting to go.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkGZDbbTqsq_UUTopt6UNAPGJK1fKx_l30JEFYofN5WJGpI-VT_7yEXCcdAXkBIoguMvSS0WsoBuoZsU58p2peUV4tiOMxdN4HSBfDr4s5p4JVF8vD7SNbFizRoE9NJGieF5kRcQgT75Q/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkGZDbbTqsq_UUTopt6UNAPGJK1fKx_l30JEFYofN5WJGpI-VT_7yEXCcdAXkBIoguMvSS0WsoBuoZsU58p2peUV4tiOMxdN4HSBfDr4s5p4JVF8vD7SNbFizRoE9NJGieF5kRcQgT75Q/s320/010.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He's not so keen on the school dinners, so we're going to have to see how that one goes.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A few weeks ago Rob and the boys did a bit of tree surgery, removing all the dead leaves from the Cordyline tree. I got some great photos from the afternoon, and can't wait to scrap the sequence of Drew picking up a snail, studying the snail then realising he didn't like the snail touching him!!! Here are a couple from the sequence.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96Vo-ymr6GeyOHfZ2ch4wTrtSRqh0kdL_0JNpzjmVjPW4l-JAV5231g8fyybhaRPuEiC1H0xZslae8pNA3aKflJIhMxq-3v54RwOIWaMx13kqiffqtvqkusun4GA6NqdeL1XNrXsvkAnk/s1600/IMGP7000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96Vo-ymr6GeyOHfZ2ch4wTrtSRqh0kdL_0JNpzjmVjPW4l-JAV5231g8fyybhaRPuEiC1H0xZslae8pNA3aKflJIhMxq-3v54RwOIWaMx13kqiffqtvqkusun4GA6NqdeL1XNrXsvkAnk/s320/IMGP7000.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGcjjXu_gox32F2wjKgtOcK-aKrAoQsJ4u0SuVWkvTSE_FHXl6ZZSE55HILMthFCXTMAxtTfcaEqB_ksAmQOYCuagy8NhtX-KwcIq5tUhvfslmuMbw5fTwKS5f7GO3GOO8Bq5K6JGDTKd/s1600/IMGP7001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGcjjXu_gox32F2wjKgtOcK-aKrAoQsJ4u0SuVWkvTSE_FHXl6ZZSE55HILMthFCXTMAxtTfcaEqB_ksAmQOYCuagy8NhtX-KwcIq5tUhvfslmuMbw5fTwKS5f7GO3GOO8Bq5K6JGDTKd/s320/IMGP7001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Harry had the very important job of project manager, so got to wear the high vis vest and hard hat....</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqW4Z6aiBsnkQncBSX5hE-fxelyMI-iJDrK6fSnQEj_JSrCeEWq0uWCkV_XcNUz2KqOGgaFl5kq8n_4Qfz8mNCC8YekRbStBBELljP6SsuPmq5X5tVkMB6DDNRX1ILD0s_rlr1Obwk4GT/s1600/IMGP6993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqW4Z6aiBsnkQncBSX5hE-fxelyMI-iJDrK6fSnQEj_JSrCeEWq0uWCkV_XcNUz2KqOGgaFl5kq8n_4Qfz8mNCC8YekRbStBBELljP6SsuPmq5X5tVkMB6DDNRX1ILD0s_rlr1Obwk4GT/s320/IMGP6993.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCQOifCAnW5QXbs88W4DfhR_uq85kiOgnY62fkaXR_n2b0qqV9y6q5lqTZPq1CVVAcAXjduW2ZMt2KXhV1j6Xtcg6PSWnXzY2h7GpSnBeneH5cIvfgn6t5pH9r40cIPmGvBDYAwHEnL94/s1600/IMGP7008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCQOifCAnW5QXbs88W4DfhR_uq85kiOgnY62fkaXR_n2b0qqV9y6q5lqTZPq1CVVAcAXjduW2ZMt2KXhV1j6Xtcg6PSWnXzY2h7GpSnBeneH5cIvfgn6t5pH9r40cIPmGvBDYAwHEnL94/s320/IMGP7008.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After a summer of being scared to go on the trampoline Drew discovered this week that he now REALLY like to bounce. Trouble is we have to lock and hide the keys or he lets himself out to bounce no matter what the weather or the time of the day!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I'm not looking...<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX41b7dlCLqh9Hi5vYIzJKK9l7CyTt7ZlVTQ5H6L2Mp793YGwtvAj98cV9ZOZxKIKtAZzU6Vj6g0rwPbe5eK6cZ-9iA6i5SHo3b2eT1JstHk2i7pEUFLv5sreJUy2yzrW_1ef77STPDJe/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX41b7dlCLqh9Hi5vYIzJKK9l7CyTt7ZlVTQ5H6L2Mp793YGwtvAj98cV9ZOZxKIKtAZzU6Vj6g0rwPbe5eK6cZ-9iA6i5SHo3b2eT1JstHk2i7pEUFLv5sreJUy2yzrW_1ef77STPDJe/s320/011.JPG" width="212" /></a></div> I'm still not looking...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScCWA_bt4N53SIBF0EKOSOMbKNl3gvbvQlbWi6hzZN6GMGMn3KJNw4x9TAy7OQypUr0Rd0DwFJ9fW9_87pIHqOU-v0c_TpfGB0L-_RCD8jATA89QUNW2HS1Mc41azFAi2Is-NeRFuPynO/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScCWA_bt4N53SIBF0EKOSOMbKNl3gvbvQlbWi6hzZN6GMGMn3KJNw4x9TAy7OQypUr0Rd0DwFJ9fW9_87pIHqOU-v0c_TpfGB0L-_RCD8jATA89QUNW2HS1Mc41azFAi2Is-NeRFuPynO/s320/012.JPG" width="212" /></a></div> But I did get this cute one of him telling me to go away...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfZ-ttQOuIE5UXaR9ijv9v9m7-eOtm8wTPLTutM1rH2a2yXKuX8RD3UmPUPn6ts4A9yqFN-xbo0UPkGVoswEj5L-SqIJ9eh_0uYnU-zP_ScbuJWnDs9a331JQIdfD6SOwRDtb9uQbQPo9/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfZ-ttQOuIE5UXaR9ijv9v9m7-eOtm8wTPLTutM1rH2a2yXKuX8RD3UmPUPn6ts4A9yqFN-xbo0UPkGVoswEj5L-SqIJ9eh_0uYnU-zP_ScbuJWnDs9a331JQIdfD6SOwRDtb9uQbQPo9/s320/042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> And I got loads of him hiding behind the playhouse and peeping round at me.... I love this one in particular...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, that's it for a few more days/weeks/moths/years... I doubt it'll be the last option, but it's not likely to be the first... lol!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-26835275179076623482011-08-17T18:57:00.000+01:002011-08-17T18:57:33.245+01:00Another year older...Another year wiser.... hhhhmmmm, well I'm not so sure about that, but it's better than saying another year closer to 40... or as my friends all said, half way to 70!!! July was a busy month here, with my 35th birthday, and Thing 1's 8th birthday... scary how quickly that came round too! <br />
School broke up for the summer so it became extra busy in this house... which is why I haven't blogged in an age! I'd apologise, but seriously, is anyone really bothered that I didn't blog... lol!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Last week Rob and I both took a week off work and we went out for day trips with the boys. The weather wasn't forecast to be great but we actually got lucky and were only rained on once... and that was while we were on a water ride so it doesn't count!</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We went to Chester Zoo first. Drew was only really young last time we went so it was great seeing him watch the animals properly for the first time. It wasn't a scorching hot day like the last time we went so the animals were really active, which was fab... especially the monkeys and orangutans. All the exotic animals in the zoo and guess which were the boys favourite??? </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The dinosaurs!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On Wednesday we headed over to Rotherham to Magna. It was meant to be a rainy day so we planned this to be an indoor visit. However the weather stayed dry, and the kids spent the day in the BIGGEST outdoor play area I've ever seen... it just went on and on, and was fab! It had a water park area too, although it was too cold for the kids to go in that... well my kids anyway, there were some kids in there... turning a lovely shade of blue!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It's a good job the activity park was so good as Magna itself was SHITE!!! Seriously... don't bother, it's dark, it's smelly, the 'fun and exciting' interactive exhibits are not fun or exciting, and they are few and far between. What was funny was seeing all the adults walking round with a 'WTF' expression and all the young kids clinging to their parents legs or crying in pushchairs because of the dark and the spooky sound effects playing! We plan to go back, but only on a sunny day to use the park and water area.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Oliver finally got over his fear of climbing, and realised that actually he could do it and it wasn't as scary as he thought it would be... YAY!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Friday we went to Drayton Manor for the day... Oliver was very excited to be able to go on proper big roller coasters (and so was I). Thomas Land was a massive hit with Harry and Drew... if you have little people I can highly recommend a visit here... even if they are not Thomas fans, it's just so much fun.<br />
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And so back home and back to work. I have loads of work to do... childminding paperwork... boooo! and DT work...yay!<br />
There are 4 new members of the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/">Sarah's Cards</a> DT, and I'm so chuffed my friend <a href="http://littlemissscrapper.blogspot.com/">Helen</a> got a place.... I LOVE her work. Go take a peek... it's fab!<br />
Here is some work I created for the July kit.... I used the Teresa Collins stamp maker to make the Henry Hoover stamp... super cute isn't it?<br />
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I don't want to talk to you, I pretend I'm asleep... lol!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb_vgZJHhRig3hcSe6WiPjZCUt1RUvCCr8xMzaTww77WyznxvKgAYUXeiJGiSh_gH4evZ7syIWHoF4TJY1tGuST122ArS5enTy1O6cA2gjLNllPM41ecaiWOEWzd9epZRMkntLwgLZMAm/s1600/ssssh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb_vgZJHhRig3hcSe6WiPjZCUt1RUvCCr8xMzaTww77WyznxvKgAYUXeiJGiSh_gH4evZ7syIWHoF4TJY1tGuST122ArS5enTy1O6cA2gjLNllPM41ecaiWOEWzd9epZRMkntLwgLZMAm/s320/ssssh.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">A summery LO of Ginger bear squinting in the sun... wearing Drew's hat!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijA5SeQ8w5fDkQ4OEqnNUjnlcKCHhKUW5yzq7tVn9Db4aSdFoVuB2Fkh4R6gYo8SyyKkMhk5t_bkrI32RKgrAHnn1bENMuQRqH0jbOeP11E5esd_BcmvP_JPeEAgnDpHJpI9-g76X069Di/s1600/Summer+Squint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijA5SeQ8w5fDkQ4OEqnNUjnlcKCHhKUW5yzq7tVn9Db4aSdFoVuB2Fkh4R6gYo8SyyKkMhk5t_bkrI32RKgrAHnn1bENMuQRqH0jbOeP11E5esd_BcmvP_JPeEAgnDpHJpI9-g76X069Di/s320/Summer+Squint.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/">Sarah's Cards blog</a> is still a fun and exciting place to be for loads of crafting inspiration... you seriously should check it out every few days, the ladies are producing some amazing work... I'm so lucky being a part of this team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my July post I had a play with the Maya Road Resist. Here are the 3 LOs I created, and you can see step by step photos on how I created the LOs <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/08/must-resist.html">here</a> and <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/08/still-resisting.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCHTtqsRPDScZ_zRx_fzZw80aXY_asOYQ8InEysluQRgEDQkYV1ufAIQ0eQgoO3kktLSPUnd34o4WWknywPDjbpvPYcdbGpUxfB52J2vNDN7xbN8PC3JSycWdn0bx36th9lBby_gt14vG/s1600/learning+to+write+your+name.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCHTtqsRPDScZ_zRx_fzZw80aXY_asOYQ8InEysluQRgEDQkYV1ufAIQ0eQgoO3kktLSPUnd34o4WWknywPDjbpvPYcdbGpUxfB52J2vNDN7xbN8PC3JSycWdn0bx36th9lBby_gt14vG/s320/learning+to+write+your+name.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2et1xaI_x5DZkSywzF5D4gIGCeKgRPhatzHaRAdF8cJMsJo52VMYEZuhyphenhyphenR-KagLZXxUT2NEtNinIuYR_0qY8quEOdVgzfknjsU659AJghpnWbxLvEtPEXARmj8CT_LdRWCCVO3X8vqdrl/s1600/learning+to+write+your+name+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2et1xaI_x5DZkSywzF5D4gIGCeKgRPhatzHaRAdF8cJMsJo52VMYEZuhyphenhyphenR-KagLZXxUT2NEtNinIuYR_0qY8quEOdVgzfknjsU659AJghpnWbxLvEtPEXARmj8CT_LdRWCCVO3X8vqdrl/s320/learning+to+write+your+name+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fLQBP8JGtKheIV64adeKa6hkfDH1924pFwLs3_7vlRYtqsUY6oRqq69s3CsX1AgmlaW2eg4ZNv0wLK_TMN1oEU8LlQM9zLHYGManuE7YcZwWTZ3I7rl6msnQc6MkF-Zpr34qB0Hohkn8/s1600/summer+dress+code.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fLQBP8JGtKheIV64adeKa6hkfDH1924pFwLs3_7vlRYtqsUY6oRqq69s3CsX1AgmlaW2eg4ZNv0wLK_TMN1oEU8LlQM9zLHYGManuE7YcZwWTZ3I7rl6msnQc6MkF-Zpr34qB0Hohkn8/s320/summer+dress+code.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb2RcA4EjfB4Us4ErcuPxU4pQ5q0BVoAYzj-mvkFsfncAfu6Yx2oSgqYSuLGSUfxSXxmuelyOj9D2CJg8j341e0Lr9-RwcwvP9V8kUfCHjOaVCjO2FSplk0cnwsqlSA89aLvHwcrsPTRF/s1600/where%2527s+wally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb2RcA4EjfB4Us4ErcuPxU4pQ5q0BVoAYzj-mvkFsfncAfu6Yx2oSgqYSuLGSUfxSXxmuelyOj9D2CJg8j341e0Lr9-RwcwvP9V8kUfCHjOaVCjO2FSplk0cnwsqlSA89aLvHwcrsPTRF/s320/where%2527s+wally.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2Q7bG8yQYp_hHX3P6-CFEuFK1mkUctXQjKkYsVkzvN2yvUA15-lM4Qid6rwK19EiBsWHirAki85VKlFqojSKmG0AmwS34HfeHckWwBRiJNHeZzrdyDVlc_pEthS3VLcf14u3ViZHM4aV/s1600/where%2527s+wally+day+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2Q7bG8yQYp_hHX3P6-CFEuFK1mkUctXQjKkYsVkzvN2yvUA15-lM4Qid6rwK19EiBsWHirAki85VKlFqojSKmG0AmwS34HfeHckWwBRiJNHeZzrdyDVlc_pEthS3VLcf14u3ViZHM4aV/s320/where%2527s+wally+day+8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQSnaYtWOckvdovk-YKpUhTU1MkSIhoMwC6S1g2Hh3Wt0ofGP_GGCb8kIY5c15al7GYuQj6w8Lrq5NNAeeuLUsnjfg6BpC5N9hgqRwkzkxNcpsBknLO6yvYIk5MWiKVFZBLhJezFRq6Vv/s1600/where%2527s+wally+day+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQSnaYtWOckvdovk-YKpUhTU1MkSIhoMwC6S1g2Hh3Wt0ofGP_GGCb8kIY5c15al7GYuQj6w8Lrq5NNAeeuLUsnjfg6BpC5N9hgqRwkzkxNcpsBknLO6yvYIk5MWiKVFZBLhJezFRq6Vv/s320/where%2527s+wally+day+10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Each month there is a challenge on the blog where you get the chance to win a £20 voucher to spend in the shop... £20!!! I can't think of any good excuse not to play along. This month Rachel set the challenge, to use 5 different pp on a LO. <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-challenge.html">Here</a> is the challenge, and here is my LO. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTMKeqUoMSRrgni31NkwXcyzq6Ky7gAIN8d8jk3iFLR9PwIW0EU4KguJll_fl9TmgbYSfPm73n_qhj-UN-4SPw1BwVBjowAhZYEcBsXFaPLhY_zSP-A8uPFK13bVC63TmuWOmNaYA5p6H/s1600/Just+married.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTMKeqUoMSRrgni31NkwXcyzq6Ky7gAIN8d8jk3iFLR9PwIW0EU4KguJll_fl9TmgbYSfPm73n_qhj-UN-4SPw1BwVBjowAhZYEcBsXFaPLhY_zSP-A8uPFK13bVC63TmuWOmNaYA5p6H/s320/Just+married.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> My time on the <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.org/">Twisted Sketches</a> DT came to an end, and due to work commitments I didn't have time to extend my term, which I was very sad about... but I look forward to playing along with the fab new Twisted sisters from time to time. For my last ever LO I created a collage of all the work I had created whilst I was on the team... I drew the title like it is on the blinkies and used the pink/black/white colour scheme.... I have to say I really like how this turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5w4DmJd7iuIDNQA-iqK1cFSVc_m640JguKYmSXTjqjiET47U-weoGMdZTX_rRXCPGWmDFQn-LlTeQNW1XWTBwl-2i9V8eDOzZb3OlPMs4It1-9RwJJk_mkyCrdxihqdIAAomOIHPjbuK/s1600/It%2527s+been+fun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5w4DmJd7iuIDNQA-iqK1cFSVc_m640JguKYmSXTjqjiET47U-weoGMdZTX_rRXCPGWmDFQn-LlTeQNW1XWTBwl-2i9V8eDOzZb3OlPMs4It1-9RwJJk_mkyCrdxihqdIAAomOIHPjbuK/s320/It%2527s+been+fun.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>And lastly a 'just for me' LO... I started this at a mini crop at my house... fannied about with it for far too long, but it came together in the end. No patterned paper, just lots of misting, a bit of graffiti and black outlines... simples!!!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hope you made it through to the end of that post... lol! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I really should try to blog more often... I will, one day... soon... maybe ;-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">ta ta for now</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">x</div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-41549011858061323542011-06-23T21:42:00.000+01:002011-06-23T21:42:24.437+01:00So little time!!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I can't believe we are almost done with June already... eeeeeek!!! where is the time going? I've so much to do and just never seem to have enough time... i could do with a pause button!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well enough moaning... I just popped on to share the LOs I did for the Sarah's Cards blog.... of course if you've already been over there you will have seen them, but I like them, so you can just look at them again... lol!!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I did a step by step class on how to create your own unique painty background paper... the post can be seen HERE.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHtUOGVwQUfIN9K2MxmcWN1W0I8TKRRkzpG17Dm1GaYUOivgLu-3dhR_p6W28MaPPKHYbeN23XQzNiMgCnhbF6EU0upcNrVkFc7BQ7xpLPBwi7s6OjAaeYSM7DtD-w1w6YlJwoT2PGIgp/s1600/Thing+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHtUOGVwQUfIN9K2MxmcWN1W0I8TKRRkzpG17Dm1GaYUOivgLu-3dhR_p6W28MaPPKHYbeN23XQzNiMgCnhbF6EU0upcNrVkFc7BQ7xpLPBwi7s6OjAaeYSM7DtD-w1w6YlJwoT2PGIgp/s320/Thing+3.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw3zZOoBB-yu4w3ERWAOa5cEympIrkYX8Nt4tKfrnF3ooXVJE48HFE6UFFOF-LdeO3M6AAVKWMvU1EgdvzoO3aDWw0e8aAUbuMa6_qYwqT9noJvvXb7swOzzVGcy48lNyhBpCYkocLUS9/s1600/Thing+3+detail2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw3zZOoBB-yu4w3ERWAOa5cEympIrkYX8Nt4tKfrnF3ooXVJE48HFE6UFFOF-LdeO3M6AAVKWMvU1EgdvzoO3aDWw0e8aAUbuMa6_qYwqT9noJvvXb7swOzzVGcy48lNyhBpCYkocLUS9/s320/Thing+3+detail2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8XWgrcwSqOgdwNBJnyF6TYuxI6_H-QIERfw5a5HK9HXDTSkepp4YPWmNoKpdd8LwDjW6l-eTr3ngbZFGtPCznmigV07Xgn-IiG7yut_HV3fLSOdc2_6jbNQ_n4JK7J5vL-B_d7sR-7pN/s1600/Thing+3+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8XWgrcwSqOgdwNBJnyF6TYuxI6_H-QIERfw5a5HK9HXDTSkepp4YPWmNoKpdd8LwDjW6l-eTr3ngbZFGtPCznmigV07Xgn-IiG7yut_HV3fLSOdc2_6jbNQ_n4JK7J5vL-B_d7sR-7pN/s320/Thing+3+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I did a clean and crisp LO too... for those people who don't do paint and mess!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOh2TR8Hy1IA7ne9FuZ8xRx5q5_MHcxPQ8LggvNGfV6Sg9KBod1QxNrf7kmVd4sMcTkZlmXLrnS0G7akaLkQ8izjq00GWbAwPwWAZ3mINTPWWcbASJJc3axkNofowSPsIX6yOD5A_wLQI/s1600/Jeans+detail4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOh2TR8Hy1IA7ne9FuZ8xRx5q5_MHcxPQ8LggvNGfV6Sg9KBod1QxNrf7kmVd4sMcTkZlmXLrnS0G7akaLkQ8izjq00GWbAwPwWAZ3mINTPWWcbASJJc3axkNofowSPsIX6yOD5A_wLQI/s320/Jeans+detail4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I've also been playing with the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/">Sarah's Cards</a> July kit, which at first glance I thought I'd struggle with as it's pink and feminine... but I actually had fun with it. Here are a couple of sneaks....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SbGIzIQKBgODTkV522OS6V8K_z1q75ae4KdNwfvL22A6cQKra-wF7GruQkD8POL1R8VTaRtDlOqab6GdpiXdTPu1-0awwYWpwyAi03p57JRHws-1cgFEtYtjwvB9k6YbT3QcavxXxwMD/s1600/Hoover+love+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SbGIzIQKBgODTkV522OS6V8K_z1q75ae4KdNwfvL22A6cQKra-wF7GruQkD8POL1R8VTaRtDlOqab6GdpiXdTPu1-0awwYWpwyAi03p57JRHws-1cgFEtYtjwvB9k6YbT3QcavxXxwMD/s320/Hoover+love+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I've somewhat neglected my Twisted Sketches promoting duties... I'm so bad! Here are few LOs I did... <br />
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*<a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2011/05/twisted-sketch-103.html">Curve</a>*<br />
This picture was drawn by Oliver at school and was the only thing we kept from the bag of year 2 work that come home at the end of the year. It was already cut into this curve shape... perfect!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">WOW!!! That was so much easier blogging with the new updated blogger... you never know, I might actually blog more often now it isn't so traumatic!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">See you VERY soon</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">x</div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-17621994759807999372011-06-01T17:04:00.002+01:002011-06-01T17:08:47.175+01:00New Look Sarah's Cards BlogThe <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">DT</span> are running the show!!! And every few days a different member of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">DT</span> will be bringing you exciting and fresh projects, complete with step by step photos. There will be monthly challenges where you can win stash or vouchers for the shop.<br /><br />Want to be a part of it all? You know you do... get yourself over to the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/">BLOG</a> and leave us a comment so we can come and take a peek at your blog/gallery.Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-6549659249298156912011-05-23T09:47:00.003+01:002011-05-23T10:16:57.627+01:002 posts in one month!!!!I know, I'm shocked too.... 2 posts in the same month :o Good job I'm sat down as I type, or I might fall down! <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Just thought I'd share with you what I created using the May kit from <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarahscards</a>. I know I always say how lovely the kits are, and you're thinking, well she's not going to say she doesn't like them is she.... but this kit was just STUNNING!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609832896194387906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuJBMYSGs9jR60DUnufLpp5b6q94fUBe8f4tuFER9qYWTuVvm6gJk2MYdzS9TpLOGAwOdkE7F_1htzEoqg5t9KCeOYWfDFVXq9dB1RL_PU-p6G_juZJaMdqVd1Y7y-HhFHy9Qkb-e7AQV/s320/kitsubs.jpg" /></div><br /><div>The whole DT fell in love with the My Mind's Eye papers at the retreat in March, and this collection didn't fail to impress either. The colours in this kit were just PERFECT for scrapping pics of my ginger bear.... and my cute new guinea pigs (one of which is also ginger).<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609832907590235010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-SaFRkJoSfi629VhF4m6fvydPLk30FXX89GkhMsCpuO4ncKrBs8L73QI79xVB8wsy8ZhZtwX1vsMTHDZiosRpG5DUYbD47nWswjJtXxW3ncxx2s2AjrwSnDqkD5v5XZOBfB_QAHUxyh-/s320/Whole.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609832909258825074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeHsyOXqNzYERWXZi_Wp2krv-Oo8WGg6keQ4KLYA2QE9U_Rvpx60bj0Z3NzP8DVsbyUZCFQUa2DotgZFn52IVe2eZi6Pq_sWDpZgV2E_CRunlnSwF89CD-e8oMmm61esLbg8SuLAR0ax6/s320/Whole+detail.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Firstly I did this LO of Harry tucking into one of his Easter eggs... WHOLE!!! Still loving my ribbler, even though it has been unused for a while. This LO came together really quickly, and I was really pleased to find that the Ranger white pen actually writes well on photos. I've bought so many pens in the past that have failed miserably, but <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_WP">this one</a> is fab. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609832902601536850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdnsox8h0ZgEAoq-J6GLaxhMPf_1sPQCXyc2AZgL2xF0aCRy0e_2U2P90BI88HPwZ3pM2CqQvsZgIjzFeonHjA2ZvPnd_BaJa_3MtrOVvoXVGGAqXqrr7LYNAFW90HpXx37lA9QA3N2RG/s320/Loner.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Next came this LO, again of Harry, being all lovely and quiet, playing on his own on the trampoline. As boisterous and feisty as Harry can be, he can also be incredibly sweet and loving, and calm! Harry would have suited being an only child, as he is really comfortable and happy in his own company, and gets easily wound up by his brothers. I kept the LO really simple, and the photo small finishing the whole thing with a mist of rich coffee... which is nothing like rich coffee colour, but did work perfectly well with these papers. The colours in the photo are slightly off, and it does look much better in real life!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609832900574737506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXJeyH7eMeYw-8jSJBSS4OJQYsK-Y710kdBwabTCOcw1TTzlxcaD_IaPMxjXQRLRmouujg9uNHkddbtGEWZ3YxVkrpRQMFz9SgUb6-9zGTPLpD9Y5Ykg89BuYlSpSvQ67BAGcWNKPxqTA/s320/Ron+%2526+Eric.jpg" /></div><br /><div>And now to introduce Ron and Eric, our new guinea pigs. Ron is the ginger and white one, and is named after another famous ginger, Ron Weasley. And Eric may not be blond, but he is named after my favourite vampire (now there's a surprise), Eric Northman. They're settling in really well, but are eating us out of house and home... man those piggies can get through fresh veg like it's going out of fashion!!!</div><br /><div>When I opened this months kit, I picked up the two ribbon flowers that were included, said 'Yuk' and tossed them to the side... they are so not me at all. However, after pulling one apart a bit, and cutting off the nasty green leaf, it started to look very chewed and distressed, and ended up working really well for this LO. Just goes to show, don't dismiss things just because you don't like them on first appearances... most things can be altered somehow to suit your tastes.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Not long now until June 1st.... I'm ready.... are you?</div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-11223654201692533012011-05-15T16:53:00.002+01:002011-05-15T16:58:04.769+01:00Do you like my new Blog Header???I've been playing with some new goodies from <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarahscards</a> and made this header with some of the left over bits and bobs.<br /><br />Changes are a coming on the Sarahscards <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/">Blog</a>... exciting times ahead.<br /><br />1st June...<br /><br />Be there....Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-9422835411553460532011-04-25T10:50:00.014+01:002011-05-15T16:53:26.944+01:00April's post is here!Thought I best get this posted before the end of the month... seriously how fast does time go? I can't believe we're almost done with April already!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>We've had a busy few weeks, mainly taking advantage of the gorgeous weather and enjoying playing out in the sun. My boys are all outdoorsy types and love nothing more than being barefoot in the garden. We're really lucky that we have a little park just across the street from us, so we also spend a lot of time over there with friends. We must look a strange sight once we are there, as we settle for the afternoon.... picnic blankets, bikes, police car, fire engine, football, food and drink supplies, hats, sun creams, first aid kit (which came in to good use last week when Alice fell and cut her chin open).</div><br /><div>We went to my mum and dad's for the Easter weekend, which was lovely... I just needed to get away from home for a bit... it seems there is a bit of a witch hunt going on round here at the moment, and I've been reported to Ofsted AGAIN!!! I'm so fed up with it all. Seriously, someone seems to have a problem with me, but rather than just confront me about it, they prefer to go down the nasty route and tell lies that could potentially cause a lot of harm! Fortunately the allegation this time was so ridiculous, and the inspector that came was lovely, and was more than happy with what she saw, that no further action will be taken, and my name is clear.... until the next time!!! The worse thing is that it is likely to be someone close, someone that is maybe even considered a friend... maybe even someone who might read this! Well, I've always been a firm believer in karma, and what goes around comes around. I hope it comes back to bite them on the arse BIG time! If you are considering becoming a childminder... I'd think it through again. Whilst the job itself is great, and the kids and their parents are fab. There are some really nasty and spiteful feckers out there who can spoil it. One more strike for me, and I'm out!!!</div><br /><br /><div>Anyway, rant over... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On Saturday we went to sunny Mablethorpe for the day... After an eventful journey there which saw us having to stop 3 times!!! Drew is now in a booster seat, and as a result can move about a bit more than when he was in the baby seat.... he decided that he would open the back door of the car whilst mummy was driving!!! My heart nearly stopped when I first heard the increase traffic noise, then felt a draught, then turned and saw the door swinging wide open!!! I've got a bit of a problem with child locks on doors in case there is an accident and the kids need to get out, so have never used them. Oliver and Harry have never played with the doors.... but I guess it should have been expected that Drew would be different! So locks are now switched on on his side!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599471296595301858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpbavuoWzpn_IUDHgBGulPz5JItwOWpjzCYadjG1l9uBh4hSYo-4t5jFRFQLuwczXXYhVFPqnT9WY3r_RmOcNqIaBVAZhxvH6waJTwUY8bndR1XeptEattXybQopBOhgKTnGq5rqhOfo_/s320/100_3871.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599471303899358402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DPRYd9pFHOvaXQsct7YGXQVZ0f_YnjgXY-gPVe3c2ifTfKpAylYW7moGsJAf6-eLfUYuGduATjsxCDAQ7tHWzMOGzMoFgq5CqC2TKjNNd2EC1NmouAoCpTOxWgXYKo0_W_x7RQRxz6W5/s320/100_3874.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>It was the first time Drew had been since he was a baby, and he totally loved it. Straight in the pools the tide had left behind, dripping wet through within seconds of hitting the beach! Oliver has recently started playing cricket, so was really pleased to get a cricket set and soon found some older boys to play with. Harry was happy puttering round doing his own thing, and because there was a slight breeze he didn't suffer from the heat like he usually does. After a day on the beach it was time to go to the fair and the arcades, where Drew discovered he too loves the little rides! Oh boy, it's going to cost us a fortune!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599472597175849938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8ns-IhMacKk1WRdkdcJjip1g8l1VJncoseZcPpxoxCO6sI7JOA0h8gMDxDZyktjybhOLSNFDYJtHbmOp9dwjKMubjAAxUct6t1bf92IWqQLpn-Ngmo8XIWPmy0CJFynE3Ix8TxjTVqED/s320/100_3883.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599472600860212482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFQgQL7DKpfkCIlVeDhVCTTrQyNTts_aprO9_bI-8x82z2elH7icwGTBRNx5yBnjyYDLukfFEiGTWsYWA2kyuSDpBVWXskPSSQ-N53gFkaL8lf16GU8WJEgyYaWGea__Ct1aiGNR-IgzC/s320/100_3888.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599472604527150498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHJj5Mn_Gu6a0flKPfmhyphenhyphenKMBRoHMZN3Po56azuwzaxdwN_9a8JQDTeoD284HPpAETKj5pWsjQLSNM7PBXT2R_HSUsCUenEGDxZdgL42Ex2WNDNNEzm_pdSmToHdXwwUTWwgeSjKII6GRZ/s320/100_3893.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599472601541396610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa6Bj5Od4rEN1i6Y2JjoCuESCUZBx2stv9EV6dqge8QgisPLJo5lgL_lw65YtRn1NFw93jhyZ97u7ZUUF_e0WBlACGuFJ7hR8p9Lg9greAjeHQ_QoDpyiIeGtcFGkf4hcMpPrDWhsOanb/s320/100_3885.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599472608910005586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvPeH7KYjO2GwqwXtMWSfWCXq9L8XmiNYAuZvAV0mQATr6HSpGRstwHOwA6FiEVHzkPKYOZQWsjQvfE8q_Bjjg-SrabkV-dLiEsBG8vOkAPT6clRgbZg7MkzoQDf9fjH7gN2Oj4gpsMn9/s320/100_3905.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599473720262349602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ltbeUil1hKapInAep8PUBKWSophyPGdO9myA6rf8iVmgMxNeFvGuHOC_ViIUTft8UaTgvQmHQ9-Gmp8VFM0HrmcpTQw72M2RCKJ09JE_5bmwthrsjj9FX3ca_CYR9QYts-tPNTFNua41/s320/100_3909.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>All boys were totally cream crackered on the way home and went straight to bed once we got in... without a bath, what a bad parent I am!!!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>We hoped for a lie in, but it seems the excitement of the Easter bunny having visited was just too much to keep them in bed! A super quick egg hunt took place, and all 3 boys collected quite an impressive amount of Easter shaped confectionery!!! Now it just needs to be kept well away from me!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599473726928802162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPdgRWyZgRRZmdrxAz1iDfsDC_KbddjPDFjcps4wNXDO8RuxB_aWpCHgVa67rWal_oSCRvCn-IbM-6N16qyAzNkxnK_5IYT9n1zRgSTwC6UhbBDzdLIetRyIYY6CDc5QcumYsera8NqzH/s320/100_3923.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599473727311771266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjAhJps9UlCk7ttC79mRyrWbneLQegr373WQQxIQoQJmrfKGEllIp8R962BDjjvopHfIsdStNKk9cQ4y6Pg8T8pN59aDzIjAmTBZ0FmMOymoPR3-Y4paEvU2b22IxP2Vgacs9EC_HWzmF/s320/100_3929.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599473733493918754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_J5pdfqBYOY-QudeRXSIUVFGAgRLY_pO8LWXWNPho_9MHvzNyPcL122Lr_hyphenhyphenPQYNDzNpfinTOl4_vvCzkHKE-2MUm2CELwy4AxUtFq-1X5gC-cRnpNtWEH9J6qtLTuittx6te6nWXKJr/s320/100_3926.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>The thing is, when it's sunny, I don't really get anything crafty done! I have done some scrapping, but really only the minimum I have been required to do. I am definitely a winter scrapper!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Anyway, I can share a few LOs that I have done for <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarahscards</a>. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>These were created using the March kit which was October Afternoon, Modern Homemaker. Although I loved the papers, I have to admit I did really find them difficult to use. I did this LO first, using a photo showing just how long Drew's eyelashes are... ridiculously long for a boy!!!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468697838725458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP6TUgfhWgHKAbBMBMX0XQCdEyzzEim9XfzljHoeH-hO84I3SV5sNkOqZuHiI_sR-FJ_nl4uWmO29Pur8bysqfUBa4z4Qk9IUlf8RpVRbTPlw85Mkhmp02hOyJ6PEV99FVnMS1sPG6xM7/s320/Lashes+to+die+for.jpg" />Then I got a bit creative and messy with the next LO. I wanted to echo the painty mess from the photos, so got busy with some mists, a bit of acrylic paint and some staz on. I also used my cyclograph from when I was a child.... after all these years its still fab to use.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468096819596274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp32xVxvVfsblxIU7EX-D0mtjGd_h2WMNtYWAqeXgFlq0W8bSyTY3x_O_jDTP4vLkikzLsE8neswbutPS6EAUN-G_FzQX0zCZtqSReLxrM5EDIpXZoUR1NZV4e9o29lE21f-ZFmY7jqF4/s320/Artist+in+the+making.jpg" />For the last LO I got really messy, and had fun adding paint, embossing powders, mists and then going to town with some stamps. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this LO. I know it won't be to everyone's taste, but I think I have finally found my style... I can see me getting messy more often now! I like that you can still see the pattern of the paper through the many layers of paint, mist, powder and ink, but the colour has been changed to suit my photos. I think that everyone should at least try this technique.... it's a lot of fun!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599471295020296722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkCLE6tcYT-3X9Kq7iUnXVgZST9sPC4siNjIvGEVA4FNWY_hRAimxj8AkeH2ABjZAzIuAB2m3ZHpLlyAedNXqo1mqC8ekIKgBDuBz-2bnofoD4lr8iGJ2M4MgXu0Ya5l_gI6obaf6jyqF/s320/what+goes+up.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599471293973049906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mLVcydCyThUvaYWyGtlYnPqiS3km2qbBWgcBnaHzgLOYO1HqWbhGezafFob7izhJtfeZGJducojfHS0KZqk20_qg2lgoz2OaXMuJbobKgWIc93Vx6uPLWsbLm2S66SBHh_Kc0HWzuQFW/s320/what+goes+up+detail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599471288190656642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFNsJkPb30fTWjHecjTf4jnP2PEu9Bus3tCs4F_EcOBItFambtrMcq5yv6GJRjpFglWB6ZRrxOuT-x9IAVy6SjXHBY16GveG8BVDw2fShpscBegdX5JaNpLcuR-q3QfxwT0mn7OEN1EGh/s320/what+goes+up+detail+2.jpg" />I then got to play with the new <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/2211/2177/2254/index.htm">Ad Lib</a> collection from Bo Bunny. I really liked these papers when I saw them as a sneak peak from CHA. They are fun to work with and quite versatile. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468696811773298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsF_25EyxTcEQWvXgBaTDFk_OXK93kBU2QrsnNp3E7H7lF2FTv-9-veKn2ghvXsVm4sgXvNHz7GTePIWZu7tKbByAjZdjQuqByYYH31lXbGm6j64CPfaRKO7ZVJ2JQOrEK73-LWc8mRqmj/s320/grass+between+your+toes.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468698871072018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCH2zU7xb5UaRY_B51aHtLZ_yuLzBojy9RTXCbsdaM6Xr979HbApHpyVHNVuw00aqeKQ3j6EWOmuqIlc-cG-x-sf4bfNmfUH-9aUPI8xA1ePG9uxN9ADDokwyAsVZD0XkRwa2akDmKFVW/s320/grass+between+your+toes+detail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599469263896437202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSYBAXqoHpHzhPuIofUFwA0tsyYV-EDm29AZ0X8hh6NZlsRQsX70kY8BLKGQLI_6J_e5YTfI-7Kw4j6wxbAZSw2TrRXYysOYgQjkqBQWCQ8tCulmSz32HcHIGtlwXqvYDTSxmUBy2130Z/s320/Love+ice+cream.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599469264314432818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mh_yJqOfaoelwYwkVEKt1adbG7EEvO38SbZQQgkHGvC_UwkgwGRuCWos1ejsKoromxAUKwrk0Cc7CZhAFlP4zDUuIyRsOvO05H8n00pWq4zxL5Iztq5of6yuj-24K6Jqe5PIrw3s3KMS/s320/Love+ice+cream+detail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599469271085320130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkLSQd9ZZGZ_rU-F0hmTv6jlcYDXEPJTzaUcZrOKCYpmmdaCE3rE2aEGUOzR0LBkmsMYxs29JZ38YrBct3-Gthi-_D8_9vLjV-KNPX3ZFVKATtsWHaalpcmF5Nq5h0XVr-V2-t0PsMbxq/s320/Popcorn.jpg" />This LO also used the Ad Lib papers, and was created using the March sketch from the Sarahscards blog. I also used the fab <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_SR113">doily stamps from My Mind's Eye</a>... quite girly for me, but I can see them getting used a lot! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468101964989570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwC4ee_fB9cOODmINrayhSDUgAN1P5JL1ulcHGiDk9G5wf4bKNB_OoqJwgKXt45vbY1XNsTjtXSAUcSsIKt73o-M_iYQm7zrLg5zRsUi2ATjTFXzufmK70RNdvxYpp0CpuAKzDsu_s8FF/s320/Bushtucker+trial.jpg" />At the March retreat, the DT were all given 4 sheets of paper from AC Campy Trails to create a LO. I found this really hard, as the papers weren't exactly what I would have chosen. This is the LO I did, and although it is alright, and goes well with the photos... it isn't really a me LO!!! Go <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/04/campy-trails.html">here</a>, to see the fab LOs the rest of the DT created.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468689757731282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFIUze1RDrwvfjgqYU_i3AszNE7i4-WpcmSXJgGqKGczkyfM4vcFLIlhGrh0sTQRXSi-mADwykn9adKKwt2iLi6OrBZCMx0-2yhjsBrN32DW_olvR9kJN2NpxWAYuD-z-d9eFMFl5HSYQ/s320/friend+in+me.jpg" />The following LOs were created for the <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/">Twisted Sketches</a>. <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2011/03/twisted-sketch-92.html">This sketch</a> had brads as it's twist, I have hundreds if not thousands of brads and eyelets in my stash.... buried away at the bottom of my tote, it's about time I got them out and put them somewhere where I will see them and remember to use them!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468098154001842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZhTaf-Itcns0EksnEiChQNcVHaltH1kuXERa8SdyoM6Be4DrkyyiK0eYLZARPoUeh3EcVOhw6Pj7YBCDS32hE7k7N6mxt8Vny65ZkLffSd2n_bnRs_p3fUsdpVqpzG4VxgPG8_y8mLEd/s320/beavers.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div>The twist for <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2011/03/twisted-sketch-94.html">this sketch</a> was 'glitter'. I had the perfect photos of when Drew found a brand new pot of glitter under the pushchair and managed to get it open and tip it all over himself and the floor before I discovered him!!! I used cute glitter thickers too.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468693833160226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fPgHWh1dauPsxt3xBClLxzltmzbP_T1dj-loKgm4Dq3xnoNabfDNXcAl0n2itX_TZGoXIK2bNuj3ZJ3HpjRM3B_gyTZgvIuW8p6ePpRmNs-otNrE3OhzhXcgrMWh7NDBy8C6Bjk2nIpD/s320/glitter.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2011/04/twisted-sketch-96.html">This sketch</a> had 'card' as it's twist.... I decided to scrap the Christmas card that Oliver made at school when he was in reception. I got him to print his hand on the LO as a mat for the date and title. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599485376221690706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpQxbxzWOQ2sKOQKi7cmn4992fw6hyphenhyphenvQkhUhf8wXJuC4k8jTfn5CdiMpnRuxLNKsN9Vf7iCCZOmiSB3h-PgEYvULdos2jRy9l4foiKHqjTGpLcDxE3enLPx5lr2o_tbJGlZbgSYy5nY-t/s320/christmas+card.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599468117690007778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCA9puzaDsO2rTttzVvfus8etVf8vZAS49kVkDxa1SxBjHVS4qOAJU6Ro8w2SaN-KaWwksaWBsvvk1sFHFGx5yMHaXcChilSOplYV4oWIz4Ik02J7mCSPkoxegu6f17iPaye7e4htBPWu/s320/christmas+card+open.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599485382108819602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNKzZ66g_NgpKC3R2dluPq4nYopviho75SS0Oi_k4gSqbjf_PeIuF-DY8Pu4xdhyphenhyphenXslOcE5wSwV0WsJkthgLB1zD1xg1T_t84RV4RRR4nuSsYgFUTTIz4jm4djxDlvZZ-5PkWClb-iDt_/s320/christmas+card+hand+print+detail.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div>This LO added at the end is a just for me LO, using a Studio Calico kit. The tag actually read 'Oh so Happy', but a bit of careful writing and it easily became 'Oh so Harry'. The colours in these papers were just perfect for scrapping my ginger bear!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599469267412394290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyUno-ChOW1FX9adgzKvg2O9aTerbSOdWCh3rN8XCJMvVdFeTUAIinvGOAqbHbv2QQ7C7Lgii_Y1j9955XZbFhMty-nzMU89CVi_q_FM_uqBcgCpu2M4wjUo_EV2DL5fYdkmnYQ_vnKCP/s320/Oh+So+Harry.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599469267621981346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS3O0tEcGqW1_48XHX6YUYg2n7fbo0MJMmSnfe9nfR3Y7R6yGawEi-t0S_Poe7Inbr8XergmX4UFxGd2DEpXW_9qfYfel9aNm1gMAfNoXLwO7fmf-9tSk2_6sUireyDLJ8odAaYXlsJxP/s320/Oh+So+Harry+detail.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Right well after that mammoth upload and fanny about getting the photos in the right order I better go and do something productive!!! I have just realised that I haven't even posted pics of the two new additions to our family... Ron and Eric the guinea pigs! will be back soon, with photos... and hopefully a couple more LOs to share!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-29497111480103287902011-03-13T16:51:00.007+00:002011-03-13T17:57:11.803+00:00Here it is...My monthly blog post... he he he ;)<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>So what's been happening in the Stevenson house since the last time I blogged? Well this little man turned 2 *sob*. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583624350328654386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueo4zN5b2ovwJs7Qo93EL5Wj696bHrSI1Kd2Wh8eoIRMGAgfBrCI3YlWRV6PVaw-Dk4eFwPad54k0biwatoHQsHBOFsjTOwDJfiuJgqogHkxZW7N6_MBQDEV8vLnT_5fnnAHMyyiSRn0A/s320/IMGP6245.JPG" />There's just no way of getting away from the fact that he isn't a baby any more. He had a great birthday, getting lots of really NOISY toys.... seriously, why did I think it was a good idea to buy the noisiest boy in the world a microphone!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583624349121250594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE4s6ElAIyRR7yLqv85oPmBYsBDwUY0wcSE_5q_KNlavFHcU7R-lrQNIzecgNO7GmoE528qAfDN-cErjhwsKpVjEd71yGnpQzviXzCpDOmruekSkJoJlS4zDBzvijL8PMz55mE5Cn6-DT/s320/IMGP6195.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583624347457402610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWQwLLKfbxA8hDb8BFRTe_n3rj1SWKxF1zxEaUjXu1AeVacLKT8rKSV0VEvQjbvYJq3mgax-EiMPQ28_8-AQl4036ngvS07UnTdn0_Sqe9sicPOEhlCTwbltN1LPzzI9f9_BpZJ3WAAxU/s320/IMGP6192.JPG" />Although to be fair that particular toy lasted less than a week, as he preferred to drag it around rather than use it to sing into. So I took it back, and got some rather lovely, and quiet garden toys in it's place!</div><br /><div>Mum and Dad came up for Drew's birthday then took him home with them for a few days. I bet it was really quiet not having him in the house, but I wouldn't know because I was at the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarah's Cards</a> retreat in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Warrington</span>.! I can't believe it has been a year since the first. Another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">successful</span> retreat.... except for a few hiccups on the hotels part. I was teaching again this year with Jen as my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">glamorous</span> assistant. We had to decorate our own aprons, and seeing as we are both Twilight fans, that seemed the only way to go! The aprons started off really pretty, with a frill and everything... but that soon got cut off, and after a bit of paint and mist, iron on transfers, machine embroidery, slashing with a craft knife, and the addition of some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">sparklies</span>, the Team Edward v Team Jacob war began! Obviously Team Edward was the clear winner... who'd want a boyfriend that may look good, but smells like a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">dawg</span>!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583620977296986754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkwXdebKAb7S6eZfFk4c3-moVF1fuoKHbs4Vy1y09feHEshnEdSSSaI58bS-KXn_Nrl4xzHjb3NsaMvWPIk7bvsi1XuFVlKKcwyqdGn9ClOuuYNARLCjinjefldhbAL3wDjm7O_x1O5lj/s320/189251_10150170983178033_699078032_8336073_3903679_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583620985009588050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK69ikK7lAcFZnx4hxuISbp2VQXo-eRsnjJ6hiJFuO2oILpcjrhWXEdgvankmGErYEzE5PsArLpBf5N4HcUiCXdOccX9DwE5pYNU1X5_7v1CTaN_JYHyEzT2cccvBucbXFT4Ia9ByzyafI/s320/198009_10150170981923033_699078032_8336052_5901247_n.jpg" /></div><div>This was my class LO. A clear LO with a mini book on it. The class seemed to go down well, and the results were all very different and personalised, which is fab.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583621481681618338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLkmBXpEbmyH0BVxHi_7U9ppp5qHtnUJL5XfoCTw6XCz51SqIGx7DRSJtWMvyoPfADd0UAL2kl5rgoxebt9E-VzxSx6wskbu-roRmtTJ1y-BEvBPLdDKMFgdIcGWFWuHb3FEcrIRkbe8U/s320/BeachBoys.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583621487618931442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeQ4_WvDilM7kUnliVfyLnYAfix_B-n_F3cPmSTLFcakMYEXQqJLP1sUp6mRVm9uON6f2JtLsPOIrD79G4Z95goe53DjTSOkpHmdll1qMzSNYooSebvfls_Qaj9Z1QnXWhNx2TgcVMIsF/s320/BeachBoysdetail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583621487868542114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRWiQw6tLE5t6nFGz4cHqU_H2fOazrG0QgmwLtB3s0gOAdYEqex2H0FeOyTzHYwCjT6yn2mTuje6-5t-N2wlsuol4M5drFThE_NwmE8lqGfItxyUn5zOZTE-Ygccxc90Ux0jZiyUN4mMj/s320/BeachBoysdetail2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583621484340217698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9Y-Tp81LoN1VzFNVKWj8WNexlQM-1MuzIbeoZqr8r847o7No47Z3zn-Z8iK_UfcDkonoEaDApG2PcpB4pL3bou2_RqazzmkUyvMt327NFJP3Efo4dBSdWj5eGwVo4PjRVp9JDwxgy9Q4/s320/BeachBoysdetail3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583621495371397538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-0itDZ-D-mpbe-MUd9J3AXUCXWw864n6i5uTvxC6kOByRla7v1ziB5YX_qeTqr02dT7ZpteEPxKZnNJGk2eflU70jx_J-1c4M1f1RdAeQNcb6zPMpSbYYttmUiG_y6d3EtziYQ2em0HA/s320/BeachBoysdetail4.jpg" /></div><div>It was absolutely fantastic to meet up with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">DT</span> again... and a great Saturday night was spent in the bar with Vanessa, Nat and Gems. I'm feeling a trip to Wales in the not too distant future ;)</div><div>All in all the weekend went <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">waaaaaaaaaaay</span> too fast, but at least it's only 8 months until the next one in November.... whoop whoop!!! On the Friday night the challenge was to use a sketch to create a LO. This is my interpretation. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583620989351590274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw1O3EqOLR4UJFHgY95x8CGch9ns7Ls9Sd0uLRtMuj8WEkWfx2pglhPpdnBNM3kEGgjEH7UPFY9TAc9Oq3SQ17u7QowxSkOVwpwxBvKOi5yB8OmJZAFhhY6A2Jt_QcqwfAyKh7JLS7Hxj/s320/Bum+mobile.jpg" />There were lots of fab entries from the delegates, and it was really hard to choose a winner. You'd think that having a weekend to scrap, with no <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">housey</span>/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">childreny</span> interruptions, you'd get loads done.... not so! I only got 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> done. But just look at my second LO, isn't it fab! I absolutely love it! It's my new favourite style... lots of layering and l<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">ots</span> of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">randomness</span>. It doesn't have a title, but I don't think it really needs one. The acetate calendar in the background, is part of a mini book from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span>. I really like using it, and have loads of pages left, so expect to see them appearing on a few more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> in the not so distant future! I also bought a few sets of new stamps at the retreat. My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">favourite</span> being <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_SR152">these</a> and <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_SR170">these</a> by My Mind's Eye... (even though I've just spotted <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?cart_id=00062871_00482731&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2esarahscardsltd%2ecom%2fshop%2f2211%2f2230%2f2240%2f2241%2findex%2ehtm&action=showprod_SR113">these</a> which I also need) but I just couldn't resist <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_59139">this</a> cute <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">lil</span> donkey, and <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_59140">this</a> super cute fawn! Because obviously they will get used ALL the time ;)</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583620990679483090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkB61dagMkzsZlwuRl9qHkCaVQyvURtSaLT6O6sX20qgbe7f4C3ErmlR6pg7moafYHSIXcTZWYRF2aOVeBn2J-fdsw47l2fWFkfomYDjKpsUugCZLAu1J89S9AKWhZbthTcyZKWU-Bh-F/s320/Untitled+D%2526J.jpg" />Over at the <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2011/03/twisted-sketch-90.html">Twisted sketch blog</a>, it was time for Team B's LO. The twist was *frame*. This photo of Oliver and Harry taken at their art exhibition in school was perfect to use. I overlapped a number of frame stamps on white card to create a patterned paper to cover the twist. Both boys like the LO and argued over whose album it was going to go in.... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">guess</span> I'll have to do another the same! Go check out the fab inspiration from the rest of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">DT</span>, and don't forget to add a link to your LO so we can visit and leave a comment.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583620992455614002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6QSrV8Z_K0RLuBg_m9fN6CSrybB9ZXazRtjnHwTGLopkwrsiZI9eikP2i733kkT4o5xqD0GXS5gWMhSSzfRZQdS9erEUk0eziU4FeH5rUK6I_AlAZXssqxQynvT6Pj2u8ZePtwPGQ8rh/s320/exhibits.jpg" /> I recently became a <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/kits/current">Studio Calico</a> kit subscriber.... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">OMG</span> how did I resist for so long! I've only had 2 kits, but I am seriously in love. Today I finally made myself actually start using the kits!!! I did this LO, in super quick time this afternoon whilst Dink was having a nap and the other two were off doing whatever they were doing! I really, really love the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wood grain</span> paper by My Mind's Eye, and the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wood grain</span> fabric strip that was included.... and just how cute is that bumble bee stamp!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583622374244579858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj554RpXBGFv_0GWsfhDISjPuLv1CZVgv08GdqlSSC3TQhgYfucbs1lOxQosr2U8QRoOHSo5GlWuVqFLpZUQf9Vifd5mpzP5K49IF_kuYjo9WVDZRGHlVuUTAdZEdwt_N04TVPGuGRd4iyN/s320/outside.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Right... off to do some more and ignore the hugely big ironing pile... I may just adopt the iron as you go method for this week ;)Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-74934774227572426212011-02-20T11:39:00.004+00:002011-02-20T12:17:38.441+00:00I'm so bad...At blogging, but at least I admit it. I don't even have a good reason as to why it's been so long! I've been busy with the kids... nothing new there. I've been doing lots of walking in a bid to tone up, and keep me out of the kitchen to prevent snacking. The weight is coming off slowly... 1 stone and 1/2lb, so far... still a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">looooong</span> way to go, but I've got the support of some really good friends this time, so hopefully it will keep going in the right direction. <div><div><div><div><br /><div>In 2 weeks time I will be at the second <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahs</span> Cards</a> retreat in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Warrington</span>. So excited, and a little bit nervous too. Really hope the people attending like my class. Can't wait to spend more time with the rest of the lovely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">DT</span>, and all the lovely ladies who will be attending. </div><br /><div>Over on the Sarah's Cards blog, this months <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2011/02/sketch-challenge.html">sketch challenge</a> was designed by me... play along and leave a link to your work for a chance to win a £10 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">e-voucher</span> for the shop. This is the LO I did.... I love these photos of Drew in the snow.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575741693538559090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMEV8LuWTYYzKbRY3yjItza8DLhShugD5Z-sOut-q2BQmPFh4Udpud9w5F63nEA-ZAlok7bCy4WE3LyutvGeaSI7nq4ofWw-PHhoZduWKgzfOLm0eCJuSksM3_rqa6oHcvZYTWPjRnhwg/s320/Cantwalkinwellieboots.jpg" />My first <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2011/02/twisted-sketch-088.html">Twisted LO</a> is live this week.... I should have posted a link earlier, but there is still time for you to play along. The twist is 'soft', any way, any how... I went with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Andrex</span> ad line, soft, strong and very long after finding the creative mess Drew had left in the bathroom! I tell you, that boy might be a nightmare at times but he does provide loads of great scrapping opportunities!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575740206878098738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyTGdcOcE3RZtsLyQw79-9GYngLiWxSF1TEt90_Mlw_HlPjyby_X33V2scvsbpvrPkjxJ4e2aWoPrgfbF6SbgYK7AiX-VpBatKPraKsXddf9PA1IW3Jv6gDLe3V7q4_My-dMktnWa3Tm4/s320/Soft+strong+and+very+long.jpg" /> <div>The LO that won me a place on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">DT</span> went up a couple of weeks ago. I have to say I really like this one. I selected a few of the 100s of photos that Harry had taken of himself on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">DSi</span>... I think these will be great to embarrass him later in life... he he he!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575741692785399826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEPr2r-wFr2ACxm7esfB617xBwPzJdBM6avPMBVK8Ib_Y2Xbw-OYaFtN-q8OmsD-4HzteTyeiwEPEDtq8pR4zVEm4AFBjkJ2E195to8LCuumhVCYVqGO3a9ae4EPrtKSGqVGP27ZfJIRw/s320/untitled.bmp" /></div><div>I've been playing with the March kit for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span>... it's a yummy one, and I've gone quite experimental with it... I'm not sure the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> I've created will be to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">everyones</span> taste, but I'm loving them, and they're right up there in my top ten favourites of all time. Here's a sneak of one of them... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575740212920788370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtImXOGgm2_DWNFaxjbd4foOmr3DSkSBYg8QbAlovqqaChyphenhyphenINguCqRXy13rwjim1mlXzveZQIIxOdSgK53ONoBycIJWy9d5CWt8_D3GE3S5X6oDISwFI8Af5zik_Ahl46uNg39BvRhFBLp/s320/what+goes+up+detail.jpg" /></div><div>And here's a sneak of a safer, none messy LO...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575740213184545810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8nE4R5tRVwQVfbC0KG64gCs52dTCAJTLoAwSQa2cHL0vpMzqZDhyphenhyphenFMlQmSoNx2o_7Uh7zVR-OH78rObBKzqQaAqHF-mRmQTWT1Kj_4Vag5KzscVGH8y3Y3OBVit02BOI9WX097bTzM9O/s320/Lashes+to+die+for+detail+2.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>Right got to go, things to do (boring stuff mainly) and places to be (a date with Things 1 & 2 at the cinema to see Tangled). Back soonish</div><div>xxx</div></div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-39489814728630657212011-01-28T16:11:00.003+00:002011-01-28T16:25:50.728+00:00Sketches to Scrapbook Winter Release.A new Winter release of the fabulous, must have sketch app for iPhone/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">iPad</span>/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">iPod</span> touch is available to buy. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567273605117752978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLJkFw3FvdJLv2f0tyO_YwjubbF_xhLiEHkMU95nn8awH-e7hxBpoOG0M6hM3te945ZTTSt2I76V6eJNKwTVbVKnVYtiP8zMS7DT5FfnmAJH2ljiMfdN-fetledalGVpPDh787o4XiTew/s320/mzl_kqbljtja_320x480-75.jpg" />I was lucky enough to contribute again, and have 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> this time. This first sketch was of the first time Drew 'walked' in snow.... he wasn't at all sure about it!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567273410754273538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMIeg2uRkap_r2VXNu7WSPaG-jrFQsegF9svN-k6-zPjkHfp7nH7w4OrZLKW0VnYLvYQKNlcUs00DnSPitE2czCKIZwhSvGKIivDTpS31f8SYy8MAHqB8Uq9WGaCmD7aEm6ucJrVTw7SW/s320/not+so+sure+about+snow+face.jpg" />This LO was of Harry's first nativity play, where he and the rest of the nursery children were twinkling stars. I used the actual star that Harry painted and glittered to wear, and love the fact that I have actually used glitter alphas.... I think possible for the first time ever!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567273415043732098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwSeHEP6QFACjOfcAVF91qokmX1HYXb2vd7LkgwKhmTt4f-DvmdFciMS0gCxpt75cP9wFNOkMQ95RSFm7SW7-udMuNuqLOZwPbMx-AKj5ptnUnmKTd0YV0OeUquzU1FHzK45gO68DRRsU/s320/twinkling+stars.jpg" />There is a Lite version of the app which can be downloaded <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sketches-2-scrapbook-winter-free/id414928326">here</a>, but considering the full app is a bargain price of $3.99 you may as well splash out and download it <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sketches-2-scrapbook-winter/id414888326?mt=8">here</a>. <div><div><br /><div>Still not got the original release app??? To celebrate the new release the original has bee reduced to $2.99 and can be downloaded <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sketches-2-scrapbook/id404025304?mt=8">here</a>, this is for a limited time only so be sure to grab a bargain!</div><div> </div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-40681544979913279072011-01-22T15:51:00.005+00:002011-01-22T18:00:55.138+00:00Exciting news.... for me!I'm a Twisted Sister.... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">YAAAAAAY</span></span>!!!!<br /><br />I've loved the <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/">Twisted Sketches Blog</a> since it first started and have enjoyed playing along with it. I fully intended to enter the competition for the very first team of Twisted Sisters, but got my dates all muddled up in my head and missed the deadline.... such a typical me thing to do! It was great to see <a href="http://rewardingmemories.blogspot.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rach</span></span></a> make it onto the first team though. Then I always seemed to miss the posts announcing that it was time for new teams, but still I didn't mind as another fab friend and talented scrapper, <a href="http://jemmasjourney.blogspot.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jems</span></span></a>, got a place. And now it's my turn.... whoop whoop for me:) I'm hoping that this is the kick up <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">the</span></span> backside I need to get me regularly blogging again.... it might work for 6 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">months</span></span>, you never know ;) So watch this space to see Twisted <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span></span> very soon. Once it's gone live on the blog I'll share the LO that got me a place on the team.<br /><div><div><div><div>I can share a couple of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span></span> I have done for <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.co.uk/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span></span></a>. I was sent some papers from the American Crafts <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/558/1035/2121/index.htm">The Classics</a> range. Now I have to admit when I first opened the box and saw them I though '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">eeeeeek</span></span>' and closed the lid. After playing with them <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">though</span></span>, I have to say that I actually really like this range... in fact I am <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">defo</span></span> going to have to be buying a few sheets of the lovely peacock feather paper as I can see that being used on quite a few <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span></span>. </div><br /><div>Here are the 3 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span></span> I have created so far.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565043519317939890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuoAjx9bO8HyyIJME0VvTuQjiWKwCMD1imai6IpUCcjHSrNE3veQkHYGQ0YTNd5T9zkIGTP-fFm11_CtLIuxiXUbKESwdTwi36nXlLLrLgHzYWFVFYPFBM8P7o5v6kxalvPJfA14FEeBn/s320/Stuck.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565047089542208978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDlse1MRSnSloN0m5Ac1aNgEf9mj_YjRSHi0KbWSJMYfqmVfnEBJ-PkOdLTg9O6VUGq6o267XLq408jwnbOwi0DfNgmftspEC-Yylcu8muunf9CKzJsvshfLcuZ51Sr9fhIy-KXm29wNs/s320/Drew+stuck+9th++%25289%2529.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565047085175310466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz-BOErGq0NAfmQ1ydzPwVdh3wphEWDsjsBMkNEiW6RK-qaWK_u5l8nrEKN6ZVFbNLWVMcUTrckAR6gj9K9LmW8ohZOxg8Vj3cHGky4TJw_rotEkwzr2Sroa120XaL7hOxs-5jEfXZ546/s320/Drew+stuck+9th++%25285%2529.JPG" /></div><div>This fab photo of Drew stuck on the sofa was actually from a series of about 4 photos I got! He forgot there was a new toy box behind the sofa that blocked his escape route, and yes I am a cruel mummy for getting the camera before helping the child.... but come on, it had to be done didn't it... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span></span>! Serves him right for trying to escape me... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">mwahahahahah</span></span>!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565043513093108690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWtGkD4xYfW2RqpJl5aG8sA-CoI3rmc6XoOO2puOOqimRdUkbLd1Rw15RozX1yaiNYoY2089p39uq-qBX22KYsyu199r1NsnajmDwipvXTLgdMiwcxP67Du_G1ImB-Okg-ws9x8A4zet6/s320/Abi+%2526+Jen.jpg" /></div><div>The second LO was a very '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">un</span></span> me' LO created for my lovely friend, Jenny. Very strange not to use any mists, inks or distressing... not something I'll be doing often, as even though I like the LO, I don't love it <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">iykwim</span></span>. I'm sure Jenny will love it though, she's a wannabe scrapper... I'm sure I'll lure her over to the dark side soon!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565043525335079842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskI7VWMAkV9WFSNotUqBnPnfK0_W7CvLOP_rm7rmaOjm1ed4J4diXmP6vM7i4qRUZLvtdiaHX2cKU6zcbJR3jS0RFhfhqMoBgWPvkkrmyKOBduLCULjjeDCVz8AAJX-TZJcGRMo4lREoq/s320/Guess+the+weight+of+the+baby.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565043533246988386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTNf8y_pycpTPYqWjUlSVPU8hpYtpDGYKaI3CtE_KX3qfUwHDfi-KA3LleplWdFEXurkWz0aVqBKmqdsjJbAUUxLqyciT831Fp9m5JMDhVJOXG29UVCuTykvthyDQH5Usm-wwViz75PMh/s320/Guess+the+weight+of+the+baby2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565043528461550418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9vH1SJ77D4I6Q_Sb4nExcZ8feoCIhVhktmLZX8dQc1pMLcCTpSDpDjhKck4PCVeX9_8S9i540hSsjjmZUNYZNdiROyI9zA_2aXnRcdWW7a6gKs1s3SmDJcZGx3HdJdffYepHbGUnvPQo/s320/Guess+the+weight+of+the+baby1.jpg" /></div><div>The last LO is my absolute fave! It's a me LO. It has misting, scraps of paper and random stitching... and not to mention a photo of a super cute baby! </div><div></div><div>Right, as always this post has taken me forever to upload.... is there a quick way to add photos to a blog, because this is what puts me off uploading more often!!! Must go and cook tea for the family... curry, rice and naan bread.... yum yum!</div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-57913687636578949072011-01-04T10:13:00.007+00:002011-01-04T11:03:08.607+00:00Happy New Year!<div>WOW, just how fast did last year go? I can't believe Christmas is done and dusted and the kids are back to school already! And in all that time, I didn't update my blog once.... he he he, some things never change huh!<br />So what's been happening? All the usual, getting ready for Christmas, lots of festive activities with the children, resulting in glitter, glitter everywhere!!! A bit of scrapping here and there, although that took a back seat whilst I played along with the Journal Your Christmas. My first time playing along, and I have to say I loved it. I've not quite finished, although I know what I'm going to do, and I decided to stop on Boxing day rather than continue until the 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Jan. I didn't go for a typically festive themed book, as I don't really like all the Christmas papers and embellishments.... although I seem to have accumulated quite a few over the years! <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>Anyway, here are just a selection of photos from my journal. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558274616264047154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2byFy7dwJmOfuySeerTdagPIptrmCJqcbxHlfnrl_uqyt9mLViqz_dLPoYoUlpYzAgsJgWlzJcESHmfmN3FBqJmuBgbvMbFvE0T0ALroJXXIW3XmgxLnl9bH506US5WpnsubTcARhc8Hz/s320/Front+Cover.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558276031380896226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeO-hHV0pkMVI1X_jQCVj86hRf-uG46f7Z7XuqKv7ZcMhfzjlhL9bWIah-lI0biSo5pqeqD6oOwMUhtzMP1xZlgwQWO81D1JKv6S2CoKDbE-FbIfxR91V-RrJ8-651hD_F49yNv6bx-zr/s320/Back+Cover.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558276029931050338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndDXvMYhJmbYJ1LBGp7cRH0zXOrIk-TFI7JNb0FR-BE56yST5vWRaapgiMbgCGLRgyLvKRm61NKwkEhzHWfh6oggRYlKcKopiI_3WGQwvLUzmmi4u3fb8APiCOieEsnO44l4HUQ_UbTEY/s320/3rd+cards.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558274618119897490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevxV8psICGFa3u-c6dPLQPRCdz7NBg6PHFei-xx1klEFf1p5wwmTrALlP6HklfhyDoUj4cT_8G8RZA_llQgVRniWbH5k3qjOxvuPjOrX4XYLG62fG7N2_VLea8qFjuG8_6NOYFYc2tlCf/s320/day+4.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558274625919324578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88ckx_q-oNThCtgYM6dZ5DCSkO3VIzyJvjSwuM1SFp2U5ti5RW_vunTMhs33a5MM_38svj96r6sW0G91-Y8Rvy5jmDgiK91Cv42z-BSB5JG5hscmDnWetyRzowx1kwbM2bYUeEXwlAcW1/s320/day+4+back.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558274623210970050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB_Kczs9uK6l4p5g6lJtAhsk2mylLn1dpQaW2ltew_wWEOf_RXawawjYEPUHRX0VaxdtbBhkUU8VO8twr9WEm5yVGsJLNul50uQj72V_HBdj0GNvragfoWgEUlKem_SeXaCTVLgZ_iDND/s320/day+6.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558274627554566450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrry7ZRy6_0WxSuArP85BnHHu7vWs55DDx9RK3cGOcbLXJUd6C7pp21aLfzvQFTz5jB666VtRovmqPmDQL_gbA1EWcKJKJQ06DkcXTgmz3OWBYw-ZEhE2z2unD80cEYVAmWkhW8ewoRMIL/s320/day+6+back.jpg" />I can share some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> created for the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/249/index.htm"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span></a> November kit. The colours were just gorgeous, lovely and rich and perfect for the ridiculous amount of photos I have of the boys playing in the trees at Sherwood Pines and Sundown Park. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558281206046269714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh7J7A4rfJ3o2UVHcQNNluJKkjUbSIE_M3k0KM5jMbepKzkD1pzqOA11Jl1812FJDpN0f3boi4UonL5wEzwd8XILhMIljcfI6TELUtvULM-WKNv1v2FmEB6XTQ3y0xWoVnAzi8KZMV3en/s320/Sundown.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558281206046498626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivycqeX0luvv7JCi1YLnnZXJlCCMGygWVobPtLwuDejFRUmhoQS_OLfia3nb5AGSe63C5wl6zT-2-QQSglAEBJNDAAtVMbYPJMHTln8cMGoZwzirnO_eXcmLN2ZriPdRidef7nnBb5lloq/s320/Sundown+detail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558281198508755826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQQIctmwvxNr_ToAh-BJvWMNkNl-N-nWdOqLW0oJmMOBQB46Gf-FpmAeO8nV4CLwSHOAtvhZuiliNIszidM8-PG2uW73hKPprqXxsY7me6RYxeUyGEYiRlmabLjxj6hCNn07vadQp9cPm/s320/squirrel.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558281202053831474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5TAcAKta2i_jlIeP4y8WHDzW9cxr4XXa0URLpUK4dL3V_kFF_G6oQIFkMw1bRDq0z77EGvsxbEJdCqn5CfiQqo7stP06-jvl15vECIgV3mvLkgmwUAl3zSlCHjM5NNdTpahFSXbxiueq/s320/Today+detail+2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558276031926116594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUWNv2dcLNrlNNAj4f54SNy0Dj_hwS8nd1K9D1kIQTV-GsXH5rqGx4yTKL0QimKnY0MZFsQ8ArTASLtqJSze_yxOfOJW3m_NXSxcoMKOylaC8GF4EVZ3Y9uhDElxe1Ph0o-fYdplNCq0l/s320/as+Easy+as.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558277156983554626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1IGcy7WMIKGGucz96JsPy8pGClVRa26bqcK8YYAbbCPC0tJKBvqGsXj9Smj2XY30aGdaqlLLrcwZ-6_qurd9lF30G6-dDp-_LJ9SGcgnAv9f74C0NpM_4y5OOQz2_tUxV66xYCjw90oC/s320/as+Easy+as+detail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558277167248132306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzNIAnml4DTi170qJetZgVsIk50jJblzZ8nxTGSz1UtKFiRRLqP_TK3kpUTa4AIaUaX92QgB8viyMcAn5jihBsgMjJSrLuLJPDtgNKGYL5_qqPVvFAy7BBYIlJVBWplpdmHOGH3GO8vKs/s320/new.jpg" /></div><br /><div>This LO was done at the little crop get together we have at my house. It was one of those <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> that wasn't planned but had to be done just so I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">could use</span> the gorgeous new stamps I had just bought! I am just loving the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/2094/2098/index.htm">Glitz range of stamps</a> at the moment. Only got a couple of sets, but I have my eye on the rest. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">neeeeeeeeeeeed</span> them all!!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558276041923352178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklwaGoh1CczOUWbDPeuphGLaVuZCx_HI3aZpKKUocWX5C7LteMze9HLgqARIxqWDZwZlzXpQ1K51BXA5CNofWpIHw69IH6m8gUiJWk_cUk2PhG3BEu3vJbLmFr_OnJPvvPDjmwZJXvxIc/s320/Butlins+fort+fun.jpg" /></div><div>Sarah of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span> has a <a href="http://chicquiltgeek.blogspot.com/">personal blog</a> to showcase the fab quilts she has been making.... you need to check them out. They are amazing!!! I am thinking that I need to learn how to do this, because I can see me getting cozy under a gorgeous <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">snuggly</span> quilt.... oh dear, I think this could get expensive!!!</div><div>Sarah made me my very own quilted bits pot.... in pink, because let's face it, there's never going to be enough pink in this house!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558283291734054162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS2QXEciqmt4UObyQ0Y4oXbxPy5VaYAh82ASPfSCBrQ_qr5sFD-BbP08QamZPudT7WlEhsWXWD58jWkO8avEO8xU8a4wV-7EUig7w5s5-6qWJeNv_G968b08HAvx-gkckNDALS0YNJr6k/s320/Lou%2527s_quilted_pot.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Right, I have ignored the boys for long enough whilst fighting with blogger to put the photos in the right order... I will be back soon, as I do fully intend to update this blog each week ;)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-60558868426838807902010-11-20T17:56:00.004+00:002010-11-20T18:31:51.056+00:00Sketches 2 Scrapbook Is Here!The Scrapbook Sketch App for you take to crops is available on itunes now.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541696644323938530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDCjMuB5O_eLVEnYjW-nyU4lBWMmksBsBlwc5poVsuEqZ_rQYdMNFPhxk7VE3fBj9Q31OWQdR35jycn2yzOxUmTtUBVnESkmAxQrtWhjeIRvNn7MoAJlrUa2WufizI1yIb5yMjXsMoK3W/s320/itunes_04.jpg" /><br /><div>There are two versions: a FREE Lite Version with 12 sketches in it for everyone to demo the app, and a FULL version with another 104 sketches for the low price of $4.99 (US Dollars) - the FULL version also gets you the sketches from the free version (so a total of 116 sketches).</div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541696017692593554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjVkxF5TU2u_3cMdR_n5j6SYmNWsfg3r0TUSFpra3TlFe5fDQD3zvZG13G4W5gKRm4NqBaL4lJTi6B21Srce2aMvSaOUVCttOJgyBody8JPcjXNENXK2CR0IrLN6_PywGg_-mt-yFoi56/s320/Sketches2Scrapbook_04.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541696633355651778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKieKC4PkB5qSktek7SunZy_hR14nhY8_59r9Vu9DAJTEEr43bjEv2saPsu2vlELhALEcNiY6iChjtBLS3e8yO8Anf7n1szEdjj8QZPNTNvhrpkdDn9vglcXHyEaF-OTGlfeK_-u8vxmCh/s320/itunes_S2S_02.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541696055484284530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMgYnlNshVk9fJQpypAW-uPzaAHqIcuwXW3BVgL6AwQNNKp7lKSHK9SuafMJ7YJrJM9fItLFTTg0h4IQxSe5defiqL0r_TtPAAQWIU3DyosfpcgFzteacN_WssOif_D2n_kSQEMj-X7V9/s320/Sketches2Scrapbook_03.png" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>Here is a link to the FREE version: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sketches-2-scrapbook-free/id404021445?mt=8" target="_blank"><strong>itunes/scketches2scrapbook/lite</strong></a></p><p>Here is a link to the FULL version. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sketches-2-scrapbook/id404025304?mt=8" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#ff85ee;">itunes/sketches2scrapbook</span></strong></a></p><h4><strong><em>Here's the description from the itunes store.... </em></strong></h4><p><em>Sketches2Scrapbook is a Scrapbooking Sketch application that will allow you to think creatively on the go with over 100 unique sketches and layouts to keep you inspired. </em><br /><br /><em>Most Scrapbookers are people with busy lives – always on the go and trying to fit scrapbooking in with everything else. When they do get to scrapbook, they bring their phone with them... to the crops, at the store, to their scrapbooking space. </em><br /><br /><em>Sketches2Scrapbook is a totally self-contained system where you can search the sketches for the one that suits the layout you want to make - you can search by style, by number of photos, by embellishments, even by the number of different papers you want to use.</em><br /><br /><em>Once you have your sketch selected, you can flip to see a sample layout made by some awesome Scrapbookers from around the world. Each of the beautiful layouts comes with a supply list of all the products they used to create the sample layout. </em><br /><br /><em>This App will help you to find the perfect sketch for your photos saving you both time and tote space – no need for magazines and books taking up valuable paper or embellishment space, no need to sit in front of your computer or print our online sketches to take with you. And when you are out at the store, you can use the app to pre-plan your layouts and even use the supplies list to remake the layouts with your own photos. </em><br /><br /><em>With 104 sketches, you have enough to make 2 layouts every week for a year plus the 12 free sketches for 1 extra layout each month (the Lite version comes built into the full version as extra sketches) – that’s a lot of inspiration especially with the sample layouts added as they are inspiring in their own right. </em><br /><br /><em>Sketches2Scrapbook is a way to give you more time and space to scrapbook by keeping all the sketches you need at your fingertips.</em></p><p>I've downloaded mine and have to say I think it is fantastic. The sketches are fun and versatile and varied to suit all tastes.... and don't forget that if you rotate and flip them, you actually have far more sketches than the 116 stated! The LOs included are super, and having the list of all supplies used on each LO makes shopping for the things you simply have to have right now, immediately, straight away, easy peasy.</p><p>In my honest opinion, this app is an absolute MUST HAVE for all scrappers with an iPhone/iPad/iTouch, and at such a bargain price there's no reason not to go and get it RIGHT NOW!</p>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-35659732818418288932010-11-17T09:55:00.008+00:002010-11-17T18:38:00.471+00:00It's been a while...Well just for a change it's been a while since I last blogged. I think about it often though... so it's not a fully neglected blog, not just yet!<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>So what's been happening in the Stevenson house since I last updated? </div><br /><div>My grandad (mum's dad) got taken into hospital as his cancer had got worse.</div><div>My (and I use the term very loosely as I really do not consider her to be part of my family) Nanna reported my mum to the police for harassment.... twice! The two incidents of harassment being </div><br /><div>1, knocking on my grandad's door (when she knew his wife wouldn't be in) to see him. As t turned out he was in the hospital, but a neighbour reported that mum had been there.</div><br /><div>2, sending a card to my grandad at the hospital.</div><br /><div>Now I don't know what was more outrageous, the fact that Nanna actually reported this as harassment, or the fact the police turned up at my mum's house at 11.45pm on a Friday night!!! Like, seriously... do Nottinghamshire police have nothing better to be doing on a Friday night!</div><br /><div>To cut a long story short, mum refused to sign a document agreeing to stay away from Grandad, thanks to a really lovely sister at the hospital, she got to go and see him outside of usual visiting hours. They both got to say goodbye to each other, and make their peace with each other alone, without the interference of malicious family members.</div><div></div><div>Grandad died a week later.</div><br /><div>After posting a comment on my cousin's Face book status basically saying R.I.P. Grandad, I got </div><div>some hate filled messages from my so called Nanna, basically saying that Grandad never loved me, why would he when he had two other grand children that were his whole life... blah, blah, blah!!!</div><div>One good thing that has come out of this whole sorry mess, is that I got in touch with my cousin for the first time, and got a lovely message from her. Even though we grew up in the same small village we don't know each other as our parents do not speak to each other.</div><br /><div>Anyway enough of the doom and gloom! I have had some fun too!!!</div><br /><div>I went away for a child free weekend with the Sarahscards DT to Bottomhouse Barn.</div><div>Same place we went to last year, and we had a fabulous time again... in fact it was better this year, as we all knew each other better, and more of us stayed for 3 nights instead of just 2.</div><div>Here are a few photos stolen from <a href="http://rewardingmemories.blogspot.com/">Rachel's</a> blog.... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540465449678409570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAtJjtZ3-z6TZXhBcaRe-6cIMW0OvyWbAHpQg87rQyeGRiwxvs_QA81_s4qJ9dlSgX5l-S6kgJRkjMbuDL9nDBClhszEdI32PAxctr8MlZeGIvZRshoFPaLOj-v6rjGWLI6V_pYpvRsId/s320/P1080801.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540465453644618178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExhsin2uATlXEZzPCTJw-ZTFps1LI8J-IK1WcBZeOgoJ0lxBelLxCHuX0cbTXByD9E7Rkwi1EmP14wic4hGC7diUx9U117rpCTe8DIMTdSFHCdzwf3_2kBvn-7CelHa-HyURIiv36jJyO/s320/P1060657.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540465457577718562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH1sb_3nITRW7M0qxFzoMCfNliCA-tggaesSusPmIM3s5fpK5s-O0E0EM0ykBqYkjImPFTamC0r5cr_-eF-786g4BT0or0_CONzxcCXd55aet4wr1hkUyMWjHk6QbcchZX8_y48SHX1Go/s320/P1060666.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540465454106526018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzbK-MstZWXfTa1oVjfuOv_tonO1XNyEQR4wClaUvwhhYRXY7-nuIGdX3HC53B1w5KTu-aj99_NIBbWkjcmUoW2ih-AanOpd8AfeNHxyVynp9DgF9n2IKNA2TfUy3-bnUPFXzm6bLp6VV/s320/P1060670.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540465443499111954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1oziYsiDx-iZQCVwzhyphenhyphenyM8Y-cb8U27-5Yrb-oXmByy28IBq9lMih5Qbr7iONiAC2I4R23uXF6nB50vsSyStJsXZvfYMNoIQJ_wfwIq0G0ureulnF4YtyNofnXZJN0jnhGw0wY5Aq4Cwu/s320/P1060656.jpg" /></div><div>and some other stolen from <a href="http://elliottmess.blogspot.com/">Rachael's</a> blog....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540467163335189650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdvitKassturc0_f9JBibtXjzFkmuzyQIMo9r-O5JKLRUL1ictzMuCh62ni5W3HrPpZz6YfMcI5osD7hwQQB6Vf5GzYEKkHVd3zzAxjxycP_CkW7ZS0QPBfDAj8liYdnF1Bq47cURqLc5/s320/blog6.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540467209446574274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaYngqDPIRKL2Lfot3l8C56MKJ7dLwTLtzaGkyZTYHXqqA3kbHVdrL3Q0szcSD07oX5WIriMjx_fFqoJMRMdVvPnX6z-xhEE2MBljLmloPzhbbXMRqrpz6ACdDS_oSI_ZFJfs2ixmNI0E/s320/blog11.jpg" /></div><div>On Saturday night we played with sparklers.... what a talented bunch we are... look what we did...lol!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540468492790315234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLPaqGo3hLgqff4vJe4d9tCdyGaLGjDA7Lqr3ZoHPR7BrIo4c438HwpaOyvWrSpmBuHgINx95bk2ppFxvUl7mHaAndrwCPHez8Mz1n5OP7gzOG7HHPqfGaOGJYCCG5Q80XZX2HD44-BnV/s320/sarahscardssparklers.jpg" /></div><div>Clever <a href="http://www.gemmameaden.blogspot.com/">Gemma</a>, took the photos and arranged the montage.</div><div></div><div>I only managed 4 LOs over the weekend.... but to be fair, we did do a lot of Twilight watching, so there's only so much paper shuffling you can manage with distractions like Edward Cullen!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540467234262099330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLzVWU2uJWEDNDf3dXZmWV09S_W72Msy07IRQ8hGHZwwBGpOfzfACpJFT5SBWXF1TlnGq5A0DRQp9y12A47xMXXQqzBG0kyNsR_JReuIzNfeRSsLANnVVXeYL_tOqGrvavZB9yRnWwYsX/s320/Eric+Northman.jpg" /></div><div>This LO was done using the <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2010/11/sketch-challenge.html">current sketch</a> on the Sarahscards blog.... make sure you play along and leave a link to your work for a chance to win a £10 voucher for the shop.</div><div></div><div>I used mists on this LO, but instead of spraying with them I unscrewed the lid and used the tube to drip it down the page like blood. Not as messy as you'd think and I really like the result too. The papers are My Mind's Eye Haunted, and are so gorgeous. If you haven't got them, you need to... they are flocked with black velvet and are just divine to touch. They are so much better in real life than on a computer screen. You can find them <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/2106/1945/index.htm">HERE</a>.</div><div>This LO was created using the same papers, and the same drippy mist technique... one trip pony, yeah yeah yeah!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540468476720192786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKufP78GUbFeJS_7ublwoRmYEfP7yLfw0wYCMJ7xm3y8z-St-5W18El-cYU9CbsbRROt1LaPgjrSY3CWEX6XHXR2tzETOsVSEYEVoeVFWCZwvkCDb-em7BuHYMLsx2H6AI7xT4_h_Oq5u2/s320/Fright+Night.jpg" /></div><div>This was also done using the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/2106/1945/index.htm">My Mind's Eye</a> papers.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540468472268138946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58K_Brjn8fVgDlD8m0qZH8967A309Gda0eCyR3haa93slCb0wvGrYf1VBl0lEk_VUvEUU2h5v7sObAup1NcF3kEgRCBXtAYFeN-YfzaUxHPGIA83-DenvGZ31DXMOm9T1HMHLxO-OTROW/s320/Drew+and+Sam.jpg" /></div><div>This LO was the first I did at the retreat. It doesn't have a title, but I don't think it really needs one. The photo is of Drew and his buddy Sam. Sam is the son of good friend <a href="http://justjenga.blogspot.com/?zx=19a30e5cdebd7e42">Jen</a>.... who doesn't blog anymore!!! Sam is actually 4 months older than Drew... not that you'd think that when you compare weights!!!</div><div>I used a mix or <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/1910/2041/index.htm">Indie Girl </a>and <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/1906/2045/index.htm">Webster's Pages</a>... both of which are just scrummy.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540468485097618082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJanvUHdLNUWhGn40u2eax8mLZTe30xHPJ5yhyphenhyphenQ2lhWk8-lj25e6U8W3snFKGb3kei-VokMuGQOWTEyFm-szmb8vjRpT7IGcHD3eza-9fviyNIzL5aFIw4QIOPIZ4g9XRqbqVu-vvE7VCK/s320/Sulking.jpg" /></div><div>This LO was a mix of all sorts, and didn't really come together until the last bit was glued into place! Photo of Harry doing his first stomp off to sulk when he doesn't get his own way. I'm not saying he didn't sulk before this, but this was the first day he deliberately walked off to lean with his back to us, all because he couldn't go on the horses as we had to go and book in!!!</div><div></div><div>I was sent the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/806/2064/index.htm">Crate Paper: School Spirit </a>papers to play with, and here are a couple of pages I did... using <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1595/1923/2034/index.htm">Maya Road mists </a>and <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1891/1990/index.htm">Prima masks </a>too. I am just loving misting right now... the only problem is when you do a page without misting it just looks so wrong!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540467221399499874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqsyAaTHs3U2yEGDGoK33-A5yCX18RXR-SA_JPaNQvuc9KWiwyBRxTE0cKBi8cjS6ubk-vUM6LPoj96HdXZZ7z1jJEOokFGw53xW1OHE1a4PrKXCPdebhczp1z7r5RlMa6M0oB0CCmxWp/s320/Dino+Wash.jpg" /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540467248983512322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC12Ha03SDvO75sabqRL4PDNlC9QTHA8CtL-Zm9GmiLUiltp6u9oc9iAzm5e_Es5XcdOHGksBmJ00P7FltpGynalK7Xo4Q1-JMGpgAU99i2yAPnZHaebH4s6z7LVFDokIvqOe-um0JcMv/s320/Forest+Fun.jpg" /></div><div>Lastly... I'm really getting into ATCs at the moment. I did some a few years ago, but didn't really take to them all that much. After playing around with mists and scraps, I've found that I love the speed and ease of ATCs... here are a few I did the other day. </div><div>My plan is to do loads and have them framed in a big frame for in my bedroom... just got to decide if I want a theme/color scheme/random collection.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540469628920008258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4MLzKfZ5EEEoBQG0O9cvhahuS34g2zhFtmYmLSKLLvl27N8bMQzK8oMWzJuaPA0GKSWDVnLCCkOckIrzzT2MO8jo3_2RrB0G-f3n-ncToekx0xwC_uK_DdM2ycmJv12xBtsxAvTUUdJU/s320/Cherub+ATCs.jpg" /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 147px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540469618801795714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrJ66YOMP57947vlbv4NDtmaR8YaUkY-yu5RVAMTwdhQ5NFhUR2R_1RDZxVFJSA7QoahOjMWxrgE-SvfBc5lxummCK3J9hzP-byELDaGltNazwaOLuuvqnV3XQtLhy_BHCrmYhj2bdY1F/s320/ATCs.jpg" /></div><div>These ones were done for Oliver, because he complained that all the others had been too girly!!!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540469635925990770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUciufeJieAWdSI_U6ApL2uoNNQK7djcbuped_B6h6AK7gK2LpPFpkQ_t-XtlOeycig4hlKaO18iElomx5Fk3mfeOlB1Q152UnhNEVZtZs_XPveysRddMMnOQgiRF3sKAHnfwdsyNwy0IW/s320/Oliver%2527s+ATCs.jpg" /></div><div>PHEW!!! and breath!</div><div>Well, that's all for now folks... no doubt I'll be back with another monster catch up in a month or so ;)</div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-66459470266011822552010-10-18T17:40:00.006+01:002010-10-18T18:37:29.711+01:00Exciting times.<div>Everyone in the scrapping world knows about <a href="http://anamstubbington.typepad.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Anam</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Stubbington</span></a> and the amazing work she does. She has been one of my fave scrappers since I stumbled upon this hobby way back in the day. The creator of inspirational sketch/challenge blog <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/">Twisted Sketches</a>, and on many design teams, she's now the mastermind behind a new app for iPhone scrappers!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529431969169101426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVukfwdBNhOBn_lOA6hT_K64I9Y_izsJhXdnVFhGP1B5dyCgi5a7Zxh77ayMUa4lSpEQ5Z5fnRUTh1dujn4mxgxdKoWF9PSkoPw3_90bMf0pgFG4xqGYd6fJSc_oYemxws_Lus9TGk8ls9/s320/untitled.bmp" /> I am really lucky that I got to be a small part in this new venture, which I'm sure will be a massive success. What a brilliant idea for when you're at a crop and inspiration runs dry... a bank of sketches and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> in your pocket to get the creative juices flowing!Sketches to Scrapbook is to be launched early November, and has a <a href="http://www.sketches2scrapbook.com/">blog</a>, a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sketches2Scrapbook/125593174160542"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span></a> page, and a <a href="http://twitter.com/Sketch2Scrap">twitter</a> page... just so you can keep up to date with what's happening.<br />So what else has been happening here. Well I have still been busy reading. I've been doing a ripple crochet blanket for my lovely friend Catrina who is about to pop with a baby girl. I love the ripple pattern as it so easy to do and needs almost no concentration so it's good to do in front of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">tv</span>.... I just wish I'd discovered it when my boys were babies!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529437767605070146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunRZSvIlxypnmByZS-P79ZhWXLqsSaTAsx4d0e4LX8nsRv3aTtMN1Ef7AjkXTuBKq78twB6IjxIdttsn-5qp7HdAgm4fjqMkhC-R1BOxnFBiOmyIu5GqunbF3hhsT5i7wDwRH0L_tXNle/s320/100_2673.JPG" />I have some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> I can share. These <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> were created with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span> September kit, which was made up of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jillibean</span> Soup, Old World Cabbage. It was a gorgeous kit to use... I'm sure I say that about every kit though don't I... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>!!! Seriously I loved the fresh colours and the patterns of the papers.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529441347965072066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog02bfZc59fPtQ9_-VACjXLIIPhBN5kjPJINUbZQ3BIAynNR7kow6HHUA9qJfMWmnFMAMlYaMrYEK0N_W8LCpB5qGrJuVZ6IHr_yK6s-iWm8sqO-Sl_UEJjLhG7Ejyqy5ynxWpxbBLzl8/s320/Park+Life.jpg" /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529436005241242146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPHEJftDWzMAl-17N2ZfQSNi5kzl_D-VBJ-muYukRamRJTGAKD28PvIQ0d9PaJnRWDHRSAHMtBKpgnm08Rh13o8kkjkMoQdb4nBlBSZIlgW9XnWMWZpYLlDNolt2atSFolIkfUcNu-z3W/s320/footballing+westie.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529436003507221378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZndntErCQoAd2x8Sd1SvNPkWT1HGBcmjdZSpQ78gMaFLrWKz3jV8nLVwMt7tTNAfzjqL4XqBE0TvW2fx-ssA7QyAuE5pytzraNzI2PaWbTlpXwsSdZNDDjFvMGrhMYAMh2PfWXKR8fDLr/s320/Brothers.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529434297236827026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAbuK7zLJfcc9L_u2405li89VqNj39xYjexDj4A5stdU26JZZyRb17bOEGRDhczNKuREC1R7sTLU58GltpnBvXf64SJTqkwA9LRhN_5x3WyIAMpjR8ck1bA8bW4BF3HgugiC6U5hHT3oK/s320/Baby+gymnastics.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529434322365872354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqr1yK_dS483FLTMCGQhmhlSTPHg6sCT1YkyH31vkDqa67ppUVvN_WkItksBRcq-qek6HLcdfIDz6J096XoKNfadyRHRrz7CKzURksmSRSa3jK5zNN5GnPcmz1rF3Vu_8NtKchmhIUWbl/s320/Baby+gymnastics+detail.jpg" /></div><br /><div>This LO was done for the <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2010/09/sketch-challenge.html">September sketch challenge</a> on the <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarahscards</span> blog</a>... a bit late I know, but if you didn't play along you could still use the sketch as inspiration. I love using multiple photos although it has been a challenge getting used to using them on the A4 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span>... I like how this LO turned out though.</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529436032065525554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoEJuZqWL2agtj-ViQMOqv_ccs2crDw0bLmLiQn0f8c8ln2Wuo23emt6NfekHkaMc9mCXXKit7cmIXLmRG3O9aho5UZ6Rq0i8ZrGwjZ3WAMZfaycMecDa8vc3ABeDhcPXCAoJSZGIjQHN/s320/tormentor.jpg" /></div><br /><div>The next couple of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> were done for the <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2010/10/sketch-challenge.html">October sketch challenge</a> which is currently running. I loved this sketch so much I have actually used it 3 times... I can only share the 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> though as the other was for someone else and I didn't take a photo!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529436018119755010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFq1GRokd91rg6HQQ2fturJq4Al7xBI-qEje_OJsdfH7NdcYNeU06QP_o2FAnwV-fNZcm71mXqK6F4RClHxoCOp5BxmcfxlGZb-nMYeUr6u2CZbe0c36_iB7zdvFnVCFeLBofRWp0hYKbD/s320/Shell+Mates.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529434305125636338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdC1rjJSUH21tYYcYYh-LCWQ3OmhEziD_uDCuIVhJfQfZLITsC1WAuUeZPrUNfwqj0pe2AY-JqVansPgp48bS5_W05ZQX5qn-_1iDx8_gGsM5HDrIENOVHE4Jtbsd-oqDgzYV-dhveC19/s320/1+2+3+slide.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529434313763373826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CtZzRzjWSroVVSeiNxUqTdRp7tZ_0ylMP0k6UUT3_DC2KmxKoOLNtGUv5wQ0ngBLyVfi8mmF3PJd_lGb1JtVLQcW1aV9C0rMrMPzhp0AV-I404FSmklemBVswgtSVzyl-acGRpU3tu1v/s320/1+2+3+slide+detail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529434300265150626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE2ssqypzWWdhkTlBSLfANFJABqGE0MV-XUXfU3RR-Hj3R-DDd1PpVVfhc_SM5p48dEZmuAC8YXgva_VMT7IB4bA7lZvA7pjNgTpZ22a2FwLybU_6spA0N3kfzWTO-1ELla0ak01lZK87/s320/1+2+3+slide+detail+2.jpg" /></div><br /><p>Crikey... when I do a catch up I do a catch up don't I... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>!!! </p><br /><p></p>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-16004846960555958202010-09-30T15:47:00.002+01:002010-09-30T15:56:36.362+01:00Head in a book!That's where I've been for the past week or so! Well technically I haven't as I've been reading on my phone, as I'm really into Fan fiction at the moment. I've found some really good reads over the past few weeks, but at the moment I'm hooked big time on a True Blood fanfic. Normally they are only a few chapters long so are a quick read when you have a few minutes spare... but this one is 96 chapters long and it is bloody brilliant!!! This and a visit to mum and dad's at the weekend has meant that scrapping time has been cut to, well... zero really!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522720389939024626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgB3qYu0qGIWuXgjA3U2FxuwSjIC7p7-_0b6TWZqmT5nOXtrcw3ZjNe_9d2V88DfBzB61a9hLBjjQ3TCtNawtkqPqsus2v0s4dQQTK8d-TydzRv2kK1qt7x5fa-r80Y4D7Qk2EEo_XfjX/s320/Hidey+House.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522720403989478898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLm1HYNZqw9TSsEkv5c-nPkPeyLe0MEptGJv2IwzIaBkmujJyy4CXDCa-g3Qo9-jkcbvEsPGGV2LaTtKFpX41cgKOyRIjUP-Z2GOXPvNTPvQgMYOHvRwYq2X7rAuda5nnWhsB_1jyTE4x/s320/Hidey+House+detail+2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522720416928401826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTw19hdkkv6L-5EtIy4QuH130_SSRdoBeHqNDYkRn6FXcs9d71jyrcHqXh-pbX1-DmFSZLHerTRiKsOH4kytc0AT2s06Hbe0yJHwY_zGU_VtW3PeQlfcFReTQhKa8beJq0DKLHLOVMShWM/s320/Hidey+House+detail.jpg" />I did do this LO a couple of weekends ago which I was really happy with. The photo is one of my favourite of Dinky from the summer, so I kept the LO fairly simple. I was quite impressed that I used some really old stash though... who else forgets that they have a billion brads and eyelets hiding in that underneath cubby in their table tote??? I rediscovered mine, and used some to 'tick' the boxes on the stamp. <div><div><br /><div>Right, this really is a super quick post as I have a book to get back to.... only 30 chapters to go then life will resume as normal... lol!!!</div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-91421745152272416312010-09-16T13:15:00.003+01:002010-09-16T13:35:09.710+01:00Happy afternoons...At the moment I feel like a lady of leisure 3 afternoons a week! Once I drop Harry off at nursery, it's just me and Dinky, and he goes for an afternoon nap.... oh yeah!!! Now I *could* do some housework, but it would be foolhardy to run the risk of waking the baby wouldn't it? Well it's an excuse that works for me, so I'm sticking with it. Besides which I'm going to make the most of the next couple of months being quiet, as after Christmas every afternoon will be busy as I will be looking after another little boy. Actually a cutey little baby.... really looking forward to having a little baby in the house again, with the added benefit of being to hand them over at the end of the day :)<br /><div><div>Not really done much to write about... but wanted to share this LO I did yesterday.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517488331515283938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTFvEn7Nm0O4bk-7jkx5kZhKtncJfdxHyS00hFBqNDMuge7N2LA0A6gT1ue-g6gImbjP-ssGRVfWrBWcUTce6vyIGZg-EOsKG-JWW6RwedSrO6fO1O4KwJExCfoslkPkmAaqZochuTOzb/s320/Chocolate+and+Cheese.jpg" />Drew has such strange eating habits. He'll eat his picnic dinners in a bizarre order, often taking a bit of something savoury, followed by something sweet and then back to savoury.... bleeuuuurrrggghhhh!!! On this day it was a combination of chocolate muffin and cheesy wotsits... how disgusting is that!<br /><br /><div>I used the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1595/1968/1970/index.htm">Mica Mists</a> again.... the obsession with misting everything in sight will end soon (I think), but for the moment, if it doesn't move, it gets misted! I used <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/1801/1802/index.htm">October Afternoon</a> and <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1595/1916/1951/index.htm">Bella Blvd</a> papers, cream and kraft card. And yes I used 'that' stamp again!!! I also used the cute little hand stamp that I bought a few years ago at the Harrogate show. No idea who it was by but I just knew I'd need it someday! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517488337447258914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXew3ZO3s4y5Xd3gfAtLVpXKHtexrcCnOzj3Mkcxlb_VogQvKm1_NFca7lCK8jblelFhlLdzz37iq3-5HhlCjckiSItj02s0k_Y025j-s_3rsAMTJ8SyzRB0Vg8qexdhzd8p8IpoWvm0fP/s320/Chocolate+and+Cheese+detail.jpg" />The chocciness guaranteed label was saved from some food packaging ages ago and was just perfect for this LO. </div><div>To tie in with the orange and brown theme, I dipped the edge of some chipboard in orange paint and used it to stamp the stripes. </div><div>Right off to squeeze in a little more scrapping time before the school run. </div><div> </div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-21609834023072347782010-09-12T18:53:00.005+01:002010-09-12T19:43:10.133+01:00Scrappy day<div>Today was the mini crop get together at mine. Jen, Lianne and Sarah all came to play today, and I think we were quite productive really... well I only got 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOs</span> done so I guess I wasn't that productive!!!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I love having days where I don't have to be a mum. It makes me appreciate the kids more, and it makes Rob appreciate how hard it is being a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">sahm</span>! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516095864197117378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DWqm4W7o7_TJlN0G5L-S6IC_lciSakCEQc9BjcloOYk3Awco7gAgP7fkawuAzIQtmeEEu9yavOXFaFZDhCe2Bdjab7Ns_VJOiDwlaJQzf7DiFWvsuVVHvkT0QNHQve_C8ziioGFsL6iW/s320/do+not+touch+the+flowers.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516095871316136370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5K6g-uaEMKjm_cId4H-uXwyoEAEwDrOzROeCd7vCxKRnvQ9LLLEHJaU1_-rrTGst6YhGHTcbJmunsML4pR2RtsD-pMihNbbg67yHtFMGGhhH_zA_FABLWhvTBzyVxrJu8sVc_C7InNUSP/s320/do+not+touch+the+flowers+detail.jpg" /></div><div>The first LO was a very simple one to do. I used candy red mica mist on the My Mind's Eye background paper, using a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">die cut</span> shape as a mask. I used a scallop circle punch to create a kind of overlapped photo mat.... a great way to use up scraps, and quite effective. I used a couple of stamps I've had for years and never used... they came in Scarlet Lime kits, and have just been hidden away unused and unloved. The alpha stickers also came in a kit, and I can't believe I've had them for so long without using them. I borrowed Sarah's 3 in 1 butterfly punch and added staples for the butterfly bodies... love this punch and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">defo</span> think I need to add that to my 'need' list!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516095880954756482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZZ1DKbFmH4s8R5ZY50UIUG2GZT6D_S3ga0XP0G0EPM5YhRpCOXAwDSr5azcBPZJmhCHkRixhNf-7C8xFDlUODTK8F4xCRXGNas5YIV3UGRAY1kyOaj0hr9XJ5lRz491AADTA9OKHlQiP/s320/your+peg.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516095888039277298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1A9HZOZ0Mgu9gVpQRH4d5fdZBAbjCSlBtR6ECMMp1TpEV7Ja1r4o3hByGsR2o_ja0ZLoevOOP_5e69rQKMPGUXL4hg4vGj35zDqJ1x1jszehO0XLam7yehZYAnK0MbSQcn5thgE_sl4wK/s320/your+peg+detail.jpg" /></div><div>The second LO (sorry for the rubbish photo) is of Harry on his first day at nursery. He has been so excited to go to 'big school' and wear his uniform, but looked a bit startled when we were in the cloak room finding his peg. I played around in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">photoshop</span> to have just the peg picture in colour. I used a mix of old and new papers, most of which I have no idea what manufacturer they are by as the strips have been cut off. Not entirely sure I love this LO, but it records an important day in his life, so it will always be special because of that. I still have to scrap a photo of him in his uniform... which has come home in an 'unfit to get another day out of it' condition every afternoon!!!</div></div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516095899740927538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO91VDPvNlmPKhyR5RuYESU6oZfpXrwu0sLMsCOCEF7JHfR4WBdMMnQV7lPDFr2viWPXuiVoJGU3FZFfZR57576n-6wZLMvpWvEtXDszQSAk5k2pot0K_qN4wtw3yc153gJYtSO2nGnWE/s320/016.JPG" /></div><div>Another big day, this time for Oliver. He moved up to juniors!!! How did that happen??? Of course he had to have his photo taken too... and not being used to be woken up and rushed to get dressed and have breakfast the light was 'too bright' when I dragged him out into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> garden to have his photo taken!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516097698161523570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaS4EQwmXBIyWtFq8eHHs9g6aMIbAnyUA1W4aujCy6VCDkLpgApZAsx6NXMh4v0hjbwuIv4zOz703zjxdiK5XtFfCJYiljGg8Mky0LLlCeAQgbOGZdibyxAsmIcChKFXO3B72WSE01hM2a/s320/IMGP5774.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516097683358684050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK6SwRIofw6v7bjbbnNbZ-ULALPq9mJyW4DtmSqHEjZjD2AlxU4X7JVZRZNZ_jnVH1Fof9h7HOU0yEExsoTxSePeEglucuqFK4wXCTnCgS7rlfNNX0CZP69taA7beS36ApKC0pBYO2hLF/s320/IMGP5778.JPG" />W eventually got a decent shot without the silly face!!! Now I just wish I could find the perfect pp that has school uniform blue in it!!!<br /><br />Right off to tidy up all the stuff that is still all over the dining table... I think it could be a disaster waiting to happen if I left it out for the looked after children coming for breakfast tomorrow!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-42523934107485091202010-09-05T10:05:00.009+01:002010-09-05T11:25:28.004+01:00I need more money!!!To buy all the gorgeous new stash that <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm">Sarahscards</a> has coming in on an almost daily basis!!! We've had a couple of unexpected, hefty bills this month so I'm really having to be restrained on what I can buy. I did have a little shop the other day and a couple of bottles of the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1595/1968/1970/index.htm">'That Special Touch mica </a>mists' fell into the basket. They are just so gorgeous and pretty... I really will be investing in the rest of the colours.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362021065008546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtHKUIZIA1sQgT4t8SWgCio-MgHdaZFeTlaJuWqds1kgNxsaWnh9JakaQb9kotARrs8q66i5zDJ7Q5RGAFZGFFs3FKCg2lFoXZ8sMavtvkbw1lbbYuWIaoqNkNzwPgWMs-CDeaGgM6qgK/s320/Shiner.jpg" />Last night I had a play with the Teal and the Pewter, misting some Pink Paislee grid paper for my background. I used some random alpha stickers on a another piece grid paper from a different manufacturer, but not sure which. After misting this piece I carefully peeled off the stickers and outlined the title with black pen adding shadows too. The gorgeous coffee stain stamp got used again... now I've found it, I think it'll get used a lot! The pp is by Cosmo... a really old range with cogs and stuff on. I used an Autumn Leaves stamp on scraps of American Crafts Halloween spotty paper, added a new <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/1595/1925/1972/index.htm">Jenni Bowlin boy ticket</a>, before journaling and then getting busy with a stapler. I'm sure I probably say this about most of my LOs... but this one is my favourite in the new size. I think it's very me!<br />The black eye was the result of Oliver being thrown into Harry by his friend Adam!!! Sounds very dramatic, but anyone with boys will totally understand that they cannot simply play... they always end up play fighting!!! And they had been told so many times to stop/be careful etc etc, but of course it all ended in tears! But to his credit, not many tears... he only whimpered a bit, and it wasn't until he came in for his tea that I realised he actually had a black eye! I think he is secretly very pleased with his tough new look... it's certainly getting a few comments when we go out!<br /><div><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I can share a few more LOs with you now. These were done using the Sarahscards July kit. I had a bit of a panic when I first opened the box and saw all the swirls as it all screamed 'girly'. But once I got playing I actually had fun and was pleased with the results. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362864088926466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkLt6blFGJfxdda8ms5hHzrQ2kj40YAMIpB8wggsHZ5lA07CXhEoayP3VPbsd233p31w64qEHyYLjn0Pk_R8I8pCkauzHrhBn2lvTVATEJEefywoMLksxaG546tdCyWts57Yj08k9Vz6n/s320/pokingOliverintheeye.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362838871079682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn-Wnoi6pj8jvpaL-DmImQxwKEyt6-lEHlNxtTU3tphxSHH_dL_2eda5m55r9ckNLxPrhGTr-hPNQrDF1WyaEqvP6fDHjIKkUyj6_wU_lz4UTdySpIUhajeNNjmQ3G2GcJZev3rcfUzi9/s320/thiselephant.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362861716852226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuRUpfwm6-eu5LiVOaXyFt8e1ErbU89piSOZ3eHlKXL-ASTxRf4fpzwrLL8TLrwRarkjFMUw3AAwaEzwIzlQ2dsskUlTwx_HYIY9BF56qav1ZP1mM6KaMVEtQS5EBd9QJ7FPe8qIl27Mm/s320/MummyandDrewnew.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362853362394866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiwikA4MbhYcb4VMPHuNMsPaP5MoWq1x4DYueR3YvsGpq330yM-70j5R0iZ8d4oo27Z3B5Wp5QJvKDehD3l6kGxl60BSXS_J3caTYH919eDZKeM6eZ7jY-3V00Gog7zyMF0UstSBGoReC/s320/MummyandDrewdetail2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362842049964146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU8nHIMOj1B_Ug8ju5xADx-mzA5hGD0w7X-lsnWU_V21Fq8erslsTBKsWfgLKYT4AdPPXT0cFPbaEHfEw0pHWHSysqMYqRrzKRk5LgOIhyRSYc8ANESvdzI5sfC7JFEJtUb5PXZWtetoq/s320/MummyandDrewdetail.jpg" />This next group of LOs were created using the <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/346/1012/1845/index.htm">Fancy Pants Like Father Like Son</a> range. The colours and patterns were lovely to work with, and even though it is like the title suggests aimed at the menfolk in your life, it can be used to create a more feminine feel... like I did on this LO by making the flowers. They are really easy to make and there is a <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2010/08/flower-tutorial.html">tutorial</a> up on the Sarahscards blog as to how I did it.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513363798816829346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbx2NaIut1Mm-lLHJd53X5W3GTnI6WOXLISwU6R3PTXC92ajE-h7CgFGaKmn5xhh0PIsiQONQknwY6LJ0WLvoUrP_Bz-OTTJQd-Dx7p3jS4zSkL9yztotxx6xMaupGl3aKskwHtBuc8fw/s320/Family.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513363810433168658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOj5nyA0WiZufzHD-nXxUi-QO6hK-qzgzN6h27iSPfNXKoOAsKZe2u7N5i58NDRDWaJsSDL-DFOtfsGMUtVd4MGWrmNupRku6zTlDNLIcdwbyDg7O3C4uartQdWhp7nhXYObjaswuUtnD/s320/Familydetail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513366841025923570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l6mRJzgMkwU6IJTJxY8A7luxQUYiQ2X9U74B7esDjV4OgmYyHl_Bmft6DUiJnmsuYah12UcSf2yP5AT9zKdU7iNTPp3TsfpVsRqfY0NUnhO9aADgSyHyPal_i6F4-FHOjzKX7mqwjaBo/s320/wookawion.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513363791241828802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFKbpEgJqmZHkHVpDjtyeS9a8M81Y98819F2FM5agxlPmBKUF__hsBRFrQM-FX0c1wJhRxnR6rnwQLfz1RryDtN5fi5fYm8XyaYYiMF1TWD2e5c0Xox3XN7EQIkNBBQKBkx3rWG1w2OS4/s320/CheekyBoy.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513363814182297826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQ2RF7V8H0p5XrwVvpg6nlbXAayfMC1wfpfTeXkRf_CurqN7XhCfqNfOxHooJ7zt4Ht6HJuB_bsUkZ4BcQV3Rm6bPhb183WOr7saGLxQghBTFcFgtidfB07rX8kenVbA2oehZooAJ3F8H/s320/CheekyBoydetail.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513363788072782834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRTWxnhi3iwsw3WFLKkKbOZUymnR_2PUjEHuQvkyG2dKZfax6auplwxSKeeWOkxlfAqAYxDtDu6kXU5VoSwY3jQqCKbuUjTmk0Gc7-wu2wlK4H8AA5xB-g5g__9Lu2SRRxdHQu17VBFOp/s320/Blur-1.jpg" /> I also got to play with some <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/441/1754/index.htm">American Crafts Zing</a> embossing powder. I've had embossing powders before and they've been ok for cards, but I've never really like the results enough to use it on a LO. Until now! The quality of the Zing powders is brilliant. The colours are rich and vibrant, and it melts so easily and evenly leaving a perfect result every time. Check out the colours available.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513362025208192322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACiwbkefzjBvxzqwjwlHS1vxs9V3NOT2EC1scRwPULCiwHgabMD0WIOGf8Jz-CRQntvhKGfgrzllg31j75FqRWwtlheFdgpJYyTbb-rWTBtuRf_2f0rGrDXk8e744eX6vyEm1b3O4rlU0/s320/Dinky.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513364431073421202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqybE3JvRT1sp_hJ8ykLfR-tVu-dzrJCHpNSO0DEfZ9ttVJxL-0WueIGwv4Ithfsm7LF2Ypwf0v7oNztnvYbk4W0nB0K8U8HisIu640FFmmbhuDzLb4VsvYbxl3b12YB_StF8o0jNvJgW/s320/Dinkydetail.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>This LO was created for a challenge on The Twilight Addicts forum on UKS. I worked out how to make these cute butterflies one night while watching the tv. It was kind of an accidental find... I was fiddling with a number 8 I had made to use on a LO, which I then decided I didn't like. I folded it up whilst watching something or other and when I had folded it all up, realised it looked like a butterfly! I wrote an <a href="http://sarahscardsltd.blogspot.com/2010/08/butterfly-class.html">illustrated tutorial</a> for these too and this can also be seen over on the Sarahscards blog. I'd love to see how you use these butterflies on your work :) </p><p>Right I seriously need to go and get dressed!!! This blog update has taken an age!!! Why can't blogger be good and just upload photos to where you want them to go without having to do the mad rearranging thing?!?!?</p>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-8901272555804311922010-08-31T09:19:00.002+01:002010-08-31T09:28:14.459+01:00Just a quickieLiterally a quickie post while the kiddos are eating their breakfast. Busy week ahead with a new little girl starting, one leaving on Friday, and then a mix of kids inbetween and the start of a new school year!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511487818104484402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDSkCAvIbR4xp5kZo55qefwtUvR-vx-r5VdnupNTO7rYv7iCrGSLaq3zOyVro5-KsSh_f1-MlHGMxC4HAmh1fIEI3aDCXWEx-pb5tehZE9pdMvi7hCey0gG5QssdDJNGAdTBrXOLiZnrA/s320/Discovering.jpg" />Last night I did this LO... not for any DT, not for any sketch challenge, just for me. And I have to say I really love this one. A mix of Basic Grey and October Afternoon papers, kraft, of course... everything looks good on kraft, Jenni Bowlin memo book page, and the gorgeous <a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_LF1007">new stamps </a>from My Minds Eye.<br /><div> </div><div>Have a great day everyone</div><div>x</div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-4730689632388818762010-08-30T12:45:00.008+01:002010-08-30T18:51:54.640+01:00Bank Holiday chilling.I love Bank Holidays... we're not doing anything today, but it is just really nice to not have to do anything or be anywhere. And of course Rob is off so I don't have to put up with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ginge</span>, whinge and whine on my own... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>!!!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511170124259291762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto82DTPpmaAVv2hycG_HWRIKzh_kbBp9_k0gegHGNs0drrE4E-0ssmKcONVFEGg6YYuDYpA7Y-z-ViuDV3GDlabpzZ__PGiybYFnbg6p-omZpn-0HsSdYb0xFg10mH4OgvX3HxT6Id_LI/s320/46063_425787385865_502075865_5552125_6945823_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511170133354996834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LOJSHNQBnJlsCF44iKnY29Cx975IM9c9yC1f5bkRi0b0pSvLJriuJsR8ps_mdnkyUCCQUv-TNa6AAq-j8WjLpaFKuLF7ZqrP5AQO5hOEt6YRVCQqHAHF6ZypkjOH0JW0zZ7lamejz9Bz/s320/46063_425787390865_502075865_5552126_7951138_n.jpg" />Yesterday we went to an amazing Christening and 3rd birthday party. It was such a great day being with friends and meeting lots of lovely people. The kids loved it too as there was non stop entertainment from start to end. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511171090601987026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAssO87X0rXMuhE6BMLXJpgK9eoiL0Pv0aZtkg9M3jRHzs4CS07id-1pygdhGF8cEMutEqwA1D1Zp09FEf-UdXfTwdbYW6j3lHq6psoYX5ksQLsGLFFlC5mF2p7WoHFe_rYpuorN_XZNH/s320/100_2470.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511171095094554098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb6m3YGVMnfUm__2O8talqZ_rg2QT8gABguYqdKBk90fY8bzf9DwkSOvAgcNapvqmRa5xY7805EnSbZRKPTkuJJ3-5SBcVB22jymIUMN2Rm0YUk-W4TM3k7QH3bzMDEHubafjFrTeuxX5/s320/100_2472.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511170142866690354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXfvIq1BPdp1NAwmtrjmoyYQRZjwMPNdMw8sQq5KrT4wrta7dN5x_L4YjMtsQerf3EKKWZN9p-DZq7HdTwOSGKFhUPTVCjsahfUyV1IpN4hNpoVTLx3jrZekS9M_Yd0o1vZ9irZdSxm1S/s320/45236_425787530865_502075865_5552138_6768950_n.jpg" />Harry loved the pony rides, even though he was a little disappointed that there were only girl ponies! The bouncy castle was a hit with Oliver and Harry, as was the magician. Drew loved stroking the pony but wouldn't go on one and was mainly just happy to walk round with his balloon and dance to Michael Jackson! Oh and wander into the kitchen and give me a heart attack when we couldn't find him!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511171104209489570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUoEPF-u3FBbQUE7gtMzBubVUToih-Y1SZtusoEzUgdlimGP3XhR3E6Y1-xkSuOGtqgZJ9y29TcUqUtGhJMKg4eNPh8PmdK3FNlR6hzQMloBMRsZa23cunECZ8EH5gYu5kRQVFF4kVMVK/s320/100_2474.JPG" />This was the amazing birthday cake... from the minute we walked in Harry had his eye on it, and even though he was disappointed he couldn't have the big one he ate 4 throughout the afternoon!!! I was very disciplined and stayed away from all cake and deserts, but did have to lick some of the frosting off my fingers and it really did taste as good as it looks!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511170146923071682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDzOyHB7U0kPuv6QmfzoYlPPLucwV9-KOM6xrZQ0u7RHuHsEJX2nSDVIkyLO_ArlNWrNE49bILIALwxHqB2qtzSfO6XoKih48fDLYubB9V_nFXW1s_e7W5AiyhYUlK6bRBItLxmQyVAar/s320/45957_425785765865_502075865_5552053_5148092_n.jpg" />Here is a picture of the birthday girl, Grace, blowing out the candles... she's going to be in Harry's nursery class when they start next Monday.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I wore some fab new shoes, which are very high and very gorgeous... and now I am suffering with blisters that have blisters... do we ever learn when it comes to shoes... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span>!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>When we got home last night everybody was shattered so it was an early night for the kids, Drew went to bed still holding his balloon, and Harry and Oliver with their magic wands. I squeezed in a little scrapping time and did this LO of Drew in the lido at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Butlins</span>. Not sure I'm really loving it, but it's done and didn't take long so it'll get filed away in my new <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">kraft</span> files.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511171110266810082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJsCn3ioZtPO43wi4pWFc4smVyCzxpgxCGl53Ndlx-6YidYF_nvmQas6KgJNgCiTXjXfxIe4vAUTNGTT1BwZv_gU16X-m9XGvL1rQlIhAZwj66KrXWKMjv-mAnlg0P59ki3oXaReI4bEA/s320/splashing.jpg" /></div><div>I went to bed early to watch Eclipse... again!!! I love that film so much, and what better way to fall asleep thinking about tasty vamps, although I have to say I quite like Billy Burke at the moment ;)</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Right, off to take advantage of the bit of sunshine we have today. Have a great <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">BH</span> Monday.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511247303774809842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBE8ssWQfbw2m1XmBd5uoPLWzzmUxxNGAbd0QQAIIpm0oclnpNLQClzXY0BOozALnxs__QcLN3fAYpWjSikJBTCJptNov_ik9zm-dRlwx5dtNtG-nQCFPFi6zcTIRpsqNU9UBbw3jQN2l/s320/Pony+Ride.jpg" />Edited to add this LO I whipped up this afternoon. I used this weeks <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2010/08/twisted-sketch-064.html">Twisted</a> sketch, the twist being 'tree'. A bit of a mix of papers from my scraps box, and I used the fab Queen Kat <a href="http://katstamps.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=coffee+stain">coffee stain</a> stamp after being reminded I had it when Jen used it on a LO.</div><div><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">TTFN</span></div></div></div></div></div>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115028192394872508.post-55111426733388259812010-08-24T15:03:00.004+01:002010-08-24T15:36:17.352+01:00New starts!!!It seems I get worse at blogging when I make statements about blogging more often... I was going to give up on the whole blog thing for a number of reasons. Firstly Facebook... so many people use it and it is easier to upload and share photos on there, Secondly, I don't actually think many people read my blog, so it feels like I am just writing to myself.... which isn't really a problem as I often talk to myself! And lastly, time. I never seem to have enough time to get round to blogging, but then again if I din't lurk around boards I no longer post on I would have more time to blog... lol!<br /><div><div><div>So this is a last attempt to maintain a 'fairly' regularly updated blog. If I fail this time I'm not going to beat myself up about it, c'est la vie!!!</div><br /><div>So new start number 1 = update blog (Iwill get round to changing the appearance later)</div><br /><div>Sadly the Warrington crop run by Sarah and Lianne from<a href="http://www.sarahscardsltd.com/shop/index.htm"> Sarahscards</a> has closed down. All because some people can't help themselves and have to maon and whinge about how things were run. This brings me to new start number 2 = meet up with friends to chat and scrap once a month.</div><br /><div>Sunday was the first of these mini crop meetings and it was great to catch up with Jen, <a href="http://littlemissscrapper.blogspot.com/">Helen</a>, and <a href="http://blog.ellepiggo.co.uk/">Vanessa</a>. Unfortunately Sarah and Lianne were busy that day, but they will be coming to play aswell. </div><br /><div>New start number 3 came from Helen, Jen and Vanessa's influence on Sunday. I have decided to give A4 scrapping a go. I really love 12x12, so can't imagine that I am going to give it up entirely. But with the amount of LOs I have laying around waiting to be filed in albums, and the cost of 12x12 albums in comparison to A4 filing solutions... A4 seems the way to go.</div><div> </div><div>I did this LO on Sunday which is not at all my usual style. I really like it, but it is very 'tidy' and organised with the photos being set ut the way they are... I like it but I bet I'm back to iggledy piggledy soon ;)</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508983524986593362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8wUaZLc6PrhBgY3kPWsN-lOwkUWXMMmhRGEgRnXPAr-K-lvKzyVBNGaGcQktHiTI366tLtJAHMxnLDf01I8zozTmpjPtQMhKQ4Re8KLL018ukPr-uAv5oAYgT5yvSRZGmCrQ5GO38GRT/s320/Egg+or+windmill.jpg" />I also did this LO on Sunday... it started off as a 12x12, but just wasn't working. After being pulled apart and resized I have to say I am really loving it. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508983533004916498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JyqAxipeZnQi23Y4KLMVd0u-yWYgkrLrYrD7niM2OC5VyaB5IHIHwaNfg99d_yUmNO94y8TUu3R0tvc9fCl8z4tD0LCEMQ1nBZDLOD1jcLc7VlJSc-o8g0igmWeEWoaQ8wdlYAeJSzKe/s320/Self+portrait.jpg" /><br /><div>I did this LO very quickly this morning for <a href="http://www.twistedsketches.com/2010/08/twisted-sketch-061.html">this Twisted sketch</a>, the twist being 'rough'. The edges were all distressed, and the 2p prints turned out very roughly, so I think that box has been ticked!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508983516481773090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOp1bm_BOOLOCMgmMFgREggwixeZEIFIvza2N5lk4fIcrPOYN08ARmTg8kfXDvO3pZDWo6rO6YIj7ubD6ybuM0TQREphLuO_lKSbhP_dNzVRMK5LMql4VPWIBifc8p6xHOT8S2uK-p7rJ/s320/2p+addict.jpg" /></div></div></div><br /><p>Righty ho, the dvd that is entertaining the kids while it tips it down outside (again) is coming to an end so I better go and be the entertainer myself!!! </p><p>Hopefully back again soon... I've started on another Twisted sketch, so will come back to share.</p><p>TTFN</p>Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253820682732572411noreply@blogger.com8