Doesn't this face make you smile ?

Just a very simple LO that I did a while ago. This was one of those layouts that lay incomplete because I had to do the final bits ( the kites). Thanks to my ‘scrappy friend’ Gill; I finally made them after she told me I should fold the paper like I would do a baby’s nappy.  Note : Folding nappies was one thing I did for maybe 2 months 13 years ago before I decided to do disposables, so I was a little bit rusty, and would never have thought of it. Thanks Gill !!!

Back on track ....

Phew......where has the time gone? I can't believe that it has been 2 months since I posted on my blog. I HAVE been scrapping, but feel like I have done nothing, because my mojo and inspiration went walk-a-byes and the outcome has been, plain simple pages with no more than the photos and some journaling, if you know me, that is not me, so I am not going to share those with you just yet. 
Anyways, I need to get back on track !!!! so here is a little something I did at our local crop's retreat last weekend! Today, I am going to try and do something. maybe I will do a sketch or two, as the weather outside today is really scrapping weather, overcast, and grey.

MME Blog Challenge

I did this LO for My Minds Eye Blog challenge. I loved doing a double page LO for a change! The challenge was to the Page Map sketch and the LO had to be 80 % MME product.

I used the following MME products : 29th Street Market, a bit of their Out and About Range, and Bohemia embossed chipboard.

Here is the sketch

RAK ..... Goes to ....Tertia ....

Tertia ... please email me your address honey !!!

RAK .... Your Favourite Quotes in return for some RAK

Seeing as though I have had my blog for a year now, I thought it would be a good time to give a little RAK away in celebration of this !!! All you need to do is post one of your favourite quotes here (One which you don't mind me or anyone else using on a Layout), and link this post you your blog....

I will draw the RAK winner at the end of next week (15 Aug 2009) Thanks for playing along.

I received a Blog Award... Yippee Yay

My dear scrapping buddy, Tertia has left me a blog award.

I am supposed to name 5 things that I would like to do. Only 5? You have got to be kidding me, there is so much I want to do. how do I limit it to 5? I'll try:

1. I want to be a stay at home mommy for a little while, while the children are still little.
2. I want my own studio, my own space, out side of my lounge !
3. I would love to be part of a design team, a manufacturer's design team will do !!( Hey I need to aim high !!)
4. I want to take art lessons and learn how to draw properly.
5. I want to see the Northern Lights

Now for 5 people I want to pass this award on to.
1. Kim
2. Gill
3. Lee
4. Sam
5. Sue

First Canvas

I have finally got around to doing my first canvas... I had so much fun messing around with this. Started off , inking, then painting and then stamping with paint. I finished it off with Glossy Gel Medium.

OLW # 57 - Sweet

I have not played along with OLW for ages, there is just never enough time to everything now is there !! I love the inspiration on this site. This weeks word is SWEET over at OLW, this is my take on it.

Monthly Crop

It seems that the only time I get to post on my blog is after our monthly crop. This is so bad, normally I fit in loads of creative time during the month too, but lately I have been a little OCD on house work and Ironing that I have not done anything for me...
I am still on leave this week so I intend doing loads more.

I took these photo's of Aidan and Chips. There is always a special bond between Aidan and his pets, that's the way it has been for 10 years and that's the way it will be for ever and a day. Chips is very special, she is our first pet here in the UK, it has been nearly 2 years since we left South Africa, the trauma of having to find homes for our animals we had there has not gone away with Aidan. There is not a week that goes by the he has not asked after his other cat Teddy. So Chips is special to him, and him to her.....

Yay, got some me time in today ....

This week has just been manic... work has been hectic with 2 colleges on holiday; and then on Wednesday night, who knows what I was thinking but I managed to get off the train without my laptop.... Only realised once I was home. It all ended well with me 'trekking' all the way to Birmingham to fetch it. Some wonderful soul handed it in!

Yesterday, me and my house cleaning chores took the whole day.... I made Sean take the kids out so I could get everything done quickly... hopefully the exercise from cleaning the house will stand me in good stead this week when I face the scales.

Today was crop day... , I love crop day, me, friends and my stash, WHAT a wonderful combination. Oh and you can't forget the CAKE, that is why I said, 'I HOPE the exercise from cleaning.......................................'
I tried some 8.5 x 11 LO's, I actually enjoyed working with this size today, decided I am going to stop faffing and get my photo's done. I have so much stuff, that I shouldn't worry about the perfect LO anymore, just record the story !!

This LO has Luke and Emma sharing special moments.

Hectic

This week has just been so hectic.... I had Carole stay with us on route to Glasgow. It was wonderful having her here for a couple of days. Work has been hectic too, no time to read blogs and update mine like I normally do during the course of the day.
The boys have had really BAD hey fever, arg shame, they are battling, it is only Emma and me that have been immune to it.
I managed this LO last weekend. My Niece Kennedy when she was 6 months old. We called her buzz because she sounded like a buzz bike when she cried or moaned. Miss you Kennedy !!!
I want to scrap a little today, so maybe there will be a post a bit latter.

Product of monthly crop...

This is what I accomplished on Sunday at our crop... Yip One WHOLE layout. I actually think it is quiet amusing, crops are supposed to be where you get a chance to spend a whole day scrapping.. and what happens actually is you spend a whole day chatting instead. I think it is great !
Here I used some of my new Cosmo, Early Bird paper, this paper range is so Yummy.

Where did it go ?

This month has flown by. I am starting to get nervous with how quickly time is going. I haven't touched sides this month with work and house chores. I sometimes feel all I do is work :(. I have n't even updated my blog, mind you, I haven't spent much time on the PC at all.
I have had a fab week at home with the kids, I was due to go to Dohar tomorrow, but landed up cancelling my flights as the client I was going to see did not come to the party with my Visa.
I am actually quiet relieved I am not going because then I get to spend a fab weekend with my lovely family, instead of sweating my butt off in 40 deg plus.

Got together with my scrap buddies on Wednesday night, it was wonderful, I don't think any of us got much done at all, there was way too much chatting, laughing and cake eating. Rach is a fab baker, and as for her Mum, Gill, well, what can I say, like mother like daughter, and we all look forward to what is on offer :) I am so grateful for this hobby, it has given me an opportunity to meet some wonderful people and there are great friendships in the making.
This is what I started on Wednesday night, I actually did most of it at home, landed up shuffling paper for ages.


I did these two LO's about 2 weeks ago, when my Yummy Studio Calico kit arrived.

This LO is in memory of my Housekeeper Mavis, I got very sad news from South Africa the other day, saying that Mavis had passed away. She was part of our family for so many years and I don't want my children to forget her.

OLW - Second LO

This is my 2nd LO for this weeks challenge at OLW. My Studio Calico kit arrived on Tuesday and I just had to use some of the paper. As you can see I am hooked on paper flowers.

OLW - TWO

OLW turned 2 so the challenge is to scrap using the word two/2 etc and this time 2 LO's. So I am officially a 'Wordster', as this is my first time submitting on this challenge blog. I love challenges, it keeps me focused and going !!!