Toot Toot for me!

Because I got on the Spoonful of Sprinkles DT!

3 of us made it through, so we also need to say congratulations to Willow and Jay.

Last night was one of the best stay at home nights I have ever had all thanks to Jems and Jen (in alphabetical order coz I don't do favouritism :P), a few bottles of beer, cheesy music and the house to myself. Thanks girls, I wubs you!

I also managed in my worse for wear state to do a LO... and do you know when I got up this morning I actually couldn't remember what I had done, so was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn't a disaster, and I am liking it. I made quite a mess with the acrylic paint though, and didn't clean the brush I used... or the cookie cutters which now have paint and kitchen roll stuck to them...LOL!!! Good job acrylic peels is all I can say.

This LO is actually based on the Pencil Lines sketch by Anna Bowkis. I didn't want to do a double as I find them quite stressful. I am hoping to get another of the sketches done this afternoon when the boys are taken out... but to be honest the way I feel at the moment I will probably just crawl back into bed!!! I must be getting old as I get a hangover just by sniffing alcohol these days!!!

HSMS

Didn't get round to posting yesterdays pic as the batteries on the camera died and I couldn't find the charger. This prompted a mass clear up and a furniture change around... the charger is found and so too were bits of toys that Oliver has been looking for for a while!

Mesh

the only metal mesh we have is on the hamster cage, and so not interesting no matter how you photograph it... to I went for the mesh keeping those pesky pairs in their box!!! Love how the shot has turned out... now must remember to eat the pears before they turn to mush!

Blade

It had to be the blade on my craft knife... I get through so many it is untrue. I love this knife as it just feels right when I hold it. I used to get the replacement blades through school and had a mild panic when I started to run low. Thank goodness for the internet and ebay, as I have tracked down a supplier in the UK... let the hand cutting commence...LOL!!!

The final LOs for the Masterchef competition can be seen HERE. There have been some fabulous LOs produced over the course of the competition and I feel really proud of myself to have got through to the final. If I don't get any further I am happy to have got this far. Good luck to all the finalists... we should know by Sunday who got through.

I've been tagged!!!

OK so I have been tagged by lovely Sam... so here goes

4 Places I have worked ~ my first job was as a catering assistant at the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, when I was 16. I loved it there, not the job, but working with a dreamboat called Tim *swoon*. I then worked at the COOP in Edwinstowe on the delicatessen. I worked there for 5 years whilst I did my A-levels and degree. This is where I met my first love Keith... so happy memories all round. My first teaching post was at the Dukeries Community College in Ollerton. I had a fabby time there and met some of the best people... and taught some wonderful kiddywinkles. My last teaching post was at the Manchester Academy, which was horrid from day 1. I did make a few fantastic friends, but don't get me started on the management team!!!

4 Places I've visited ~ My favourite 'before marriage and kids' holiday had to be in Ibiza where I met a footballer and went on to have a short but lovely relationship with him:) My favourite beach is at Llanbedr in Wales, I love it so much I took a couple of school trips there. The place I have been to a couple of times but would love to go back to is Cairo... I just need to go back with a good camera. I would also love to go back to Rudesheim in Germany... gorgeous scenery, lovely walks and great beer in the evening!

4 Favourite foods ~ olives, houmous, pizza, sushi, chocloate, twiglets, phish food, bombay mix, chinese crispy beef, (lets face it, you can't narrow this category down to just 4)

4 Places I would rather be ~ In Canada with Jem's and Jen (I would have included Barry had it not have been for his not wise in the head comment :P), In Burton Joyce with Annie. In Jake with an empty trolley and 5 minutes to do a dash. In bed.

Right I am tagging

Jems
Nikki
Annie
Natalie

Scrapfairies LOs

I showed you the senaks, and if you followed the links to Scrapfairies you will have already seen the LOs in full, but here they are blogged to share.

I loved working with the black and white, although I did add coloured cardstock. I gave the LO of my mum and dad to my mum and she loved it...so much so we had to go and get her a 12x12 album and she has now started scrapping that size too!

The trust is earned LO is my first LO without a photo. I wanted to scrap a poem that Rob wrote for me when we first met. I had just come out of a violent relationship and wasn't in the place to be trusting men... let alone a man who I had met on the internet...LOL!!! There is a line in the poem that reads 'trust is earned and may take time, this being the reason for this rhyme', so now the title should make sence to you. I must say that I am loving the hot pink and electric blue with the black and white... will have to have another go with this colour combination.

The third LO was a back to school LO with a difference. I have already done the 'stand there in your uniform and smile LO', but felt that I wanted to include something about the start of the new academic year. So I decided to scrap about the loathsome job of sewing in name labels! Normally I would have bought iron in or stick in labels, but oh no... Oliver wanted the ones with a picture of a car on, and they only came in the sew in variety... gggggrrrrrrrrr!!!

And I thought I had done a good job of stitching them in... only for Sam to say that I needed sewing lessons...LOL!!!

Went shopping this morning and bought a new pair of jeans and a top, and fell in love with the most gorgeous pair of shoes... just need to be VERY nice to Rob as they were a little on the pricey side, and to be honest I don't really need another pair of Art shoes.... what!!! am I mad!!! of course I NEED another pair... these ones are yellow, and I don't have a yellow pair...

Right, off to Jem's blog for a workout... be back tomorrow with some new scrapping to show you:)

HSMS

Tray

We don't have any normal size trays in our space, but we do have this sandwhich tray. I bought it at the start of spring ready for the summer days where we would have picinics in the garden... unfortunately due to our wet summer it is still waiting to be used!

Hoping to be back online later, even though I have a heoooge amount of work to do... I've been neglecting my blog lately but I will get back on track and start posting properly. X

HSMS

Card

An easy one for the crafters out there I am sure I ma not the only one who had oodles of the stuff!!! This is the 12x12 card stock that I keep in an artbin downstairs for easy access. What I find very strange though, is that no matter how much card you have, you never have the right shade for the project you are wanting to start...LOL!!!

Yesterday I sat with the kit to be used for the masterchef final in front of me, I tried this, I tried that and everything just turned out pants! I must have ripped into every piece of paper, cut more bits of ribbon and so wasted half of the kit in the process... gggrrrrrrrr!!!! Seems my mojo may still be convalescing. I now have a half done LO sat on my desk, which is less than inspirational... and I'm not just saying that, but really thinking yeah this LO rocks.... it truly is very disappointing!!! I guess that was half the challenge though, to use a kit provided... and isn't it typical that I don't have the pp in my stash to replace the ones I have ruined! So watch this space on Saturday when all will be revealed!

Back and better

I'm back blogging and feeling much better. I spent the weekend at my mum's, and had a great time. I took her to the Range for the first time and she spent a small fortune... probably would have been a lot more if my dad hadn't have been with us too...LOL!!!

Got to do the school run now so will leave you with my HSMS photo and be back later for a better catch up.