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On Friday Sue & I (AKA Thelma & Louise)  went of for a jaunt in her lovely car to Corbridge.  I have wanted to visit this shop RE for ages.  It is fantastic, they sell all sorts & it was hard not to go mad!  I was quite well behaved & bought just a few little things.  The wire heart opens up so is crying out to be filled with something..... & the huge cup will be perfect for soup or noodles or even a giant Angela size cup of coffee. 

 We called at TKMAX on the way back & I got a very cute little suitcase which will house my  Menorca holiday album this summer.  I had a lovley day, thanks Sue :)

Thursday night was the 1st part of our Journal workshop course at The Scrapbook Shop & everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  It's great seeing how different everyones covers & pages are I can't wait to see how they develop.  This is my cover & a page

 

I Know... AWOL again!

As usual too busy to blog & I find the longer I leave it the harder it is to do! Easter hols came & went in a busy blur, I found myself chief cook & bottle washer at the Fishery, feeding hungry teenage boys.   It was Sue & Lorraines Birthdays so cardmaking was inevitable.  The birdhouse one was for Sue & the 2 birds for Lorraine.....

  

I got myself a new tool tote,  I sold my tall AMM one as I couldn't fit everything into it & could never find anything in it either.  We just got these ones in at The Scrapbook Shop of course I got the pink/black one it's perfect & not too big to sit on my desk & take to crops etc.
 It is CJ time again & I have been doing the lovely Annette's journal, the idea is to create a sketch & then make up a Layout from your sketch & inspiration notes!  Of course I did mine the other way round Layout 1st then sketch. The sketch page & all the other journal entries are in my gallery if you want to peek.

 

Anyway I have made loads of mess & I want to play with my new Tim Holtz Dies & new Distress Inks (my new favourite colour is the Victorian Velvet it's gorgeous) so I must go & tidy up!  

 
 

A New Addiction!

I did a workshop on Wednesday with Sue, 10 Seconds Studio......... wow I love it.  I spent way too much on tools etc. but I have played with nothing else since.  I do love shiny new toys.  I now look at my embossing folders & stamps in a totally new light.  I find myself looking around the house for things to use! 

We had a trip out to Harrogate Show on Sunday, nothing really interesting to buy but it was good to have a girly day out & catch up with people I havn't seen in a while.

These are the things I have made so far with my 10 seconds toys.........

The front & back covers for my notebook....

 

 
 Tim Holtz stamp from the 'Rockstar Set'  I knew I NEEDED this stamp for a reason! Love, love, love it so much!

 

Anyway must go as I bought the 'New Moon' DVD today.....it's calling me ;)

 

Wedding Cake

We are going for a cupcake, wedding, love,sweet look for the shop so I have been busy making a paper wedding cake. My first attempt making the cake in slices looked messy so I switched to covering tins instead!  The swirls, hearts & flowers are all cut on the cricut & the heart borders are done using a Martha Stewart punch.  I also made a Love wallhanging again using my cricut.

Off to a retreat at Gibside this weekend so I really must get on & finish the CJ I am on with & pack some stash to play with.   Huge pile of ironing to get through & I must shop for new PJ's too I am desperate!

  

 

Valentines....

For my workshop last week I cheated & used BoBunny ' Share The Love' Class Kits, there are a couple left if you still havn't made anything for your loved one HERE They worked out really well & there were loads of papers & stickers left over for making other stuff, enough for another mini book & a couple of cards.

I must go shopping & get a little something for my 'Valentine' today, well I have to make the effort as it's my birthday & he always does :)

Itreated myself & bought the 'Serenade' cricut cartridge, it's gorgeous with birdies, bird cages & some lovely trees & swirls  can't wait to play with it :)

Circle Journal time again

Some of the girls in my workshop wanted to do a CJ so Lynda very kindly agreed to organize, thanks girlie.  I have just finished Helen's, which I found the hardest so far as I refuse to do 'Regret'! here is my page...

 

The theme for Donna's journal however was 'Wings'  a topic much closer to my heart, I really enjoyed doing this one & could have happily filled her gorgeous, felt covered little book!  Here is my page....

 

I am loving bells at the moment! no idea why..... I was given a couple of boxes of them at Christmas :)   I have added a few to the edge of the pages so they jingle happily when you open it.

I am in the process of storing my clear stamps in CD cases & it is taking longer than I thought it would! I have a couple of projects ongoing for the Scrapbook Shop  & it's my late night crop this Friday 6-12 midnight.  I'm off on a course with my lovely friend Sue on Saturday so I will post a picture of what we make later in the week.  All for now, I must get on & to top it all I have a sick boy at home today, poorly Fergus :(
 
 

No More Snow Please...

I am sick of the snow!  I hate being stuck in the house & I hate driving in it!  I think my car hates it almost as much as me.  I do love Luigi but I am almost considering swapping him for a Freelander or similar!  The kids are sick of it too, Laura is definately a grown up as she hasn't been out to play in it at all.  Fergus helped dig us out of the cul-de-sac & then swiftly retreated back to the house/playstation.  No new snowy photos of the kids then, Rusty on the other hand still loves every flake of it & still thinks it is only there for his pleasure.  

I had some Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade paper to  play with so I had to dig out some old photos of Laura from 2006.....

 
                                                            

Merry Christmas Everyone

Warmest Merry Christmas wishes to you all, looks like it will be a white Christmas this year it looks all lovely & snowy outside.  I hate the stuff if I have to go anywhere but we are well & truly snuggled in for the duration.  Rusty thinks that the snow has fallen just for him & sits looking longingly out of the window until someone takes him out to play in it.

I have a million thing to do so must get on.....  have a lovely Christmas & I will try & blog a little more often soon I promise ;)

Hello!

We are back, in fact we have been back a week but I just havn't gotten round to blogging, sorry!

We had a fabulous holiday, the kid's birthday went great we had lunch in the company of Tigger, Pooh, Piglet & Eeyore at The Crystal Palace.

 

We went to Busch Gardens for the first time & I loved it.  I am a total roller coaster addict now my fears are overcome, I couldn't get enough of them!  Fergus & I did a behind the scenes tour at Seaworld & hugged a dolphin called Lilly, amazing!  The new Manta ride at Seaworld was awesome.  I was a little disappointed with Aquatica, in particular the 'Dolphin Plunge' ride it is impossible to see the Commerson's Dolphins when you go through the tube :(  We ate at the Rainforest Cafe & I loved it also Bubba Gump's which was lovely & great fun too.  

My puppy has grown so much in just 2 weeks, he has lost his puppy eyes & looks so grown up & huge now.

We had to go to a charity dinner on Friday & having forgotten all about it I had nothing to wear so my friend Sue played Gok Wan & took me dress shopping! YES me in heels & an evening dress & I even have photos to prove it!  Thanks Sue for putting up with me.

Off To See The Mouse

Won't be around for a couple of weeks, we are off to sunny Florida :)  Heading to the coast this time too so I'm really looking forward to it.  New water park... Aquatica... looks really fun We are going with our friends who are like a 2nd set of parents to all of us! & such fun. Both the kids birthdays are when we are away so we have booked a table in the Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom, comes recommended, thanks Bev!  See you in a couple of weeks........

This is us at Seaworld on our last visit....