Guess who got on another Design Team???

ME!!!!

Came home from mums this evening and had an email from Beverley to say I'd got on the Crop Til You Drop DT. I am so pleased, and now very eager to get creating.

Not doing any scrapping tonight... the wine is flowing, but I will be back playing tomorrow.

And as for the challenge by Jen... I may well take you up on that... using household rubbish that is, NOT giving you my beautifulness... although you know you are always welcome to use my stuff hun X (have put next Sat crop on calendar before it gets booked up for something else, and will bring all my stamps)
And talking of stamps... did I mention I had ordered another must have set from Banana Frog?

Today has been a happy day:)

Peace has been restored to the Stevenson house!!! Oliver has been an angel... has he learnt from the telling off he had? probably not... I suspect it has more to do with the fact that he thinks his dinosaurs have gone in the bin...LOL!!!

Been a busy old day... doctors this morning with Oliver due to a bad case of cradle cap. I ask you, what kind of child develops cradle cap when they are 3... it could only be an Oliver!!!

Then once he had been taken to nursery I walked to clinic with Harry. It was lovely to be out in the sunshine, and not have to wrap Harry up in blankets and cosy toes. He has only put 10oz on in 2 weeks, and the stupid stand in HV, who winds me up anyway by calling him 'arry, said that they would need to keep an eye on him as he has slipped well below his birth line!!!! I stood there, naked baby in arms and just said 'does he look like he's underweight?' Honestly, how ridiculous... he has the most chubbly bubbly legs and a little buddah belly, there is no way he is underweight. Sometimes these so called professionals pay too much attention to charts and graphs and forget to use their eyes and common sense!!! Any way, rant over.

Oliver came out of nursery looking like this... I asked him if he had been painting and he said no.... so quite how he came to look like Bluebeard is a mystery...LOL!!!

Both boys went to bed at the same time, without any fuss... so mummy got to play. Did this LO showing Happy Harry when his bib goes on and he sees his bowl and spoon... tonight he woofed his dinner down and screamed for more, and I had made more than the packet says a baby of his age 'should' be having. It would seem that the boy is going to be like his mummy... a real foodie, he he he he...

I challenged myself to do something I don't usually do on this LO... so I mixed paper from different collections. There are two Gin X papers and 2 BG papers (Oh baby boy and Blush), and even though they don't 'go' I think they work rather well together. And this time I traced around 3 of the Fancy Pants chipboard shapes, but still couldn't bring myself to actually use any of it... maybe I need to buy duplicate sets to use.

Need to think of another challenge for myself... any ideas greatly welcome!

I've been tagged!!!

Oh bum!!! so here I was just having a quick mooch about before bed... feeling a bit poop after a major kick off with Oliver this evening, tired due to months without unbroken sleep, bloated due to eating white bread (which I love but it doesn't love me) and having just created the most hideous LO ever (might share it with you tomorrow just for a laugh), and I find that a certain Miss Jemma has tagged me...LOL!!!

Ok so here goes...

The rules...
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to blog about their seven things and post the rules as well . At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

My 7
1) I met my husband in an internet chatroom, we met in Chesterfield after only talking a few times and I had a police escort to our meeting place.

2) I am scared to walk on bridges over water and piers (this is not irrational.... they are dangerous).

3) My hands swell up to massive proportions within 10 minutes of wearing nail polish.

4) I have to wash my hair everyday or it ruins my day.

5) I hate talking on the telephone.

6) My favourite film is Big Fish, and I cry uncontrollably every time I watch it.

7) My favourite food is pitta bread and houmous.

Right now I need to find people to tag!!!

Coming to get you....

I feel like scrappin' tonight...

but I'm cream crackered!!!

Pink.... but not pink enough!!!

Have just finished sketch #29.... and have used pink AND flowers on one LO!!! Still not pink enough though... but getting there!!!

Had a lot of fun with this, as I dug out the spirograph. I haven't played with that for years... and now I fear that anything standing still for too long will be spirographed within an inch of its life! the thing is truly addictive...LOL!!!

Not a great scan... the colours are much richer in real life... the scanner is probably tired, and so am I, so off to beddy bye byes

night night
X

BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

How cold is it today? OMG, last weekend we were nearly cooked, this weekend I am nearly frozen!!! I am sat here with a fleece on and my slippers (and other clothes obviously) and my finger nails are blue!!!

This morning we took Oliver for his first swimming lesson and I am pleased to say the boy did good!!! We had to laugh though... we were sat on one side of the pool, and Oliver was on the other side with the teacher... everyone else in his group had jumped in, but Oliver was stood shaking his head! We could see his mouth going but couldn't hear what he was saying... but guessed that he was saying he didn't want to get in!!! They got him in the pool and he managed to do all that he was told to do, and didn't whinge once, even when the teacher poured water over him with a watering can!!! By the end of the lesson he was jumping in no problems at all, and now can't wait until next weeks lesson.

It makes me really sad that we live in a world where we can't take photos of our children swimming...

Managed to get this LO done this afternoon whilst Rob took the boys for a walk... I have used my new stamps and they are sooooooo lovely. Methinks they are going to get used lots and lots!!!

Have been meaning to scrap this photo for ages... it is Oliver's favourite toy. He has had so much money spent on new toys over the years, yet this £3:00 buy from a carboot sale is the toy he has played with the most!!! He was about 20 months old when I bought this... I walked into the house with it, and Oliver wanted to play with it straight away... however it was very dirty so needed a good clean first. The boy couldn't wait, and whilst I was scrubbing away in the kitchen, he came toddling through struggling to carry his box of cars... quite amazing seeing that he had only been walking for 2 months!!!

Sunday night... new pencil lines sketch!!! See you later....

New toys!!!

New toys for me and new toys for Oliver (and me...LOL!!!)

Yesterday I took Oliver to a craft store and we came home with a Hama bead set... I don't know who is more excited about them, me or the boy... ok, I do...ME!!!

I am so impressed with the little man... he managed to make this nee nar car all on his own, well I told him where the beads needed to go and he placed them... not bad for a 3 year old.

And what about my new toy? my stamps have finally winged their way from Canada...hurrah!!! I haven't opened them yet, but I have licked the packet all over as they are so absolutely yummy!!!

Currently sat with Niblet on my knee, but once he goes to bed I am going to have a play.