Pants

Had a rubbish day yesterday I know it wasn't unexpected but a nuisance any way, not so bad today but having to be careful. I still have Birthday cards to do, my design collective folder, a cj to make and my team on UKS wants us to make a fries box to hold each other details in. I'm happy to do this but I'm counting down for the states.
Sis showed me TV craft telly where this lady made a mini book of cd mailer envelopes and used a luggage clasp to secure it, both things on my list to buy.

Here's my paperbag book from ModScraps crop on Saturday taught by Ellie. Used pics from Sis computer of her DD. If she finds my blog she could have a bit of a surprise. It is now 13 days to go before we fly out to Orlando and I've been thinking of getting a cricut but worried about its guarantee in this country but OH said we could get one in this country when we get back and buy the cartridges cheaper over there. So have check the website now have a list of what I want to get.

Hurrah at last Blogger likes me again and now I can upload Jake. Saw this picture and knew this Mod Scraps Kit was waiting for just that pic. Had a great weekend, Sat down to Bristol for Mod Scraps Crop made a fantastic paperbag mini book by Ellie met CrazyDaisy who helped by my Sis twisted my arm and I'm now doing a CJ. I also joined a team on UKS and joining into challenges they include Daffodils and Rabbits!!!!!!

Sunday while the boy were cleaning the Lido Sis and I got out out Scrap Stash and I made a couple of LO and Sis went bonkers and made load with my help of course.

blogger bother

Well I have worked out how to charge my camera battery. DD has a docking system with her Kodak and after hunting for the box my camera came in I found the adaptor thingy. One charged battery. Photo the two LO have done and guess what Blogger is misbehaving. Why is it the most popular blogs never seem to have a prob.

The saga of the Missing Battery Charger

Not be able to get a battery charger, there is a possibility online but they want £30 didn't realise it would be so expensive. Managed to talk to my niece who's out in Spain at the end of the month to check the our bedroom but we are convinced we packed it.

So for now hes's a card I did for a 50p challenge. Plain white linen card that I cut and fold myself so cost about 6p, the flower is thin card, I drew petals, used watercolours pencils, cut out layered the petals to make the the flower. The out line and words I used the thin end of a Marvey pen and the a large gem which I worked out probably cost 5p.

It was Mother's day yesterday, got a text message from DD and spoke to her on Saturday. It mother's Day out in the US sometime in May so will have to wait till them to get a card. DS on the other hand brought me a large card with Dollars inside (lots) so this will help my craft money out in the US at the moment I keep raiding it for non craft things like Lunch, my mother's day present, food shopping and on Sat its Mod Scraps crop so no doubt Mandy will have loads of stuff that I need now.

Happy Days

Happy Days as my mother would say. Yes we have mislaid the battery charger hopefully Sis will take me to electrical shop to see if I can get another one tomorrow.
Meanwhile we have some nice new blinds in the rooms at the back of the house, we have a blind for the dining room patio doors but due to being a storage company can not get to the doors to put them up. In fact my house is a tip, the dining room is a tip, sorry Andrea you room is a tip too, lets not even talk about David's room and if you ever go into the bathroom after DS that'll be a tip too! Hopefully DS will move soon and things will be back to normal.

whoops

Guess who can't find the camera battery charger, and whose new printer lid doesn't come off to scan 12 by 12 LO to stitch, that'll be me then. I have visions of the charger in the drawer in our bedroom in Spain although DH assures me it was empty. Now I have to wait till someone (that'll be DH) to go in the loft to look in the suitcases.

At the moment I'm waiting for paint to dry and keep popping on the computer and being sidetracked.

A bit late

I know christmas as been and gone but this was something I wanted to scrap. I seemed to have lost my way a bit and I feel the same about Jake LO (battery in camera flat will post soon) I've made so many cards lately and there's a lot more inspiration around mags and blogs my fingers are itching to make more cards. Only problem then you have to give them away.
Anyway this LO is about Andrea's pressies she sent us.

Yes I did turn left yesterday, well there was a full loyalty card burning a hole in my purse so I had to spend it, brought a couple of small punches (suitable for cardmaking) and some more catseye chalks, I wear them out with all the inking I do.
Also popped into town, mothers day presents, banking and bits and bobs from partners. I now have a file case to file all my family tree findings, a binder for all my pagemaps and a notepad for things I have, things I want and what sizes I need, for when we are in the US.

The Weekend

It is really hard to get onto the computer at weekends blame DS. Had a amazing few days, have been looking into my family tree and recently managed to find my Grandfather and his immediate family. I use Genesunited to make my family tree and was amazed to received an e-mail from a lady who turns out to be the great grandaughter of my Great Aunt. Just proves the world is a small one.
We are all set now for Florida in four weeks, seats booked, resort rang to arrange a ground floor apartment and hopefully I've booked the wheelchair (yuk but it has to be done).
Unforturnately we went to a crop yesterday and they had the Cricut (have been trying to convince myself I do not need one) and yes I do need one now. So the plan now is to see how cheap we can get one over there and I promised to JPD to look out for the new disney cricut cartridges.
The Crop was arranged by JPD, Fairy and Valelady at Mychett (spelling) it was good fun, I shuffled papers for about 3 hrs then managed half a LO, Sis just gave up and interferred with everyone elses scrapping. There was no shop has it really was all about likewise people scrapping or making cards. Hopefully I will finished my LO for posting later.

That's it

This is the last card I'm making for DS he even turned up his nose at this one. I photo it standin up so you see the butterfly better. I used Chatterbox papers. Really pleased how this turned out. Now I just need to get some inspiration for some scrapbooking because I've lost it.

Wings and Flowers

Gosh has it been 3 day since I blogged and its not that I've been anywhere. Opps yes I have I've been to my LSS wasn't going to spend a lot, but they had Francoise new clear stamps, I want them all but I've settle for the teen boy, but really love the monster one and the fairy, then I saw the new BG. Why is it I always choose the wrong ones, I brought online Phoebe and Stella Ruby, they are OK but when I saw Scarlett Letter knew I had to have it. Add a few punches and some foam letters from Papermania (so they were cheap) it soon added up and Sis put in a card order to craft creations another arm and leg.

On other new DS wants a card for ex girlfriend but doesn't like any even these ones I made using the cd Wings and Flowers from Little Big Tree told him to buy one from a SHOP!!!!!!

29 years and counting

Yesterday was our 29th wedding anniversary, we exchanged cards but it felt very much an ordinary day, I think next year will ought to make a bit more effort!

Finally finished this LO, have been really stuck for a title so I settled for a take on toys r us which is where you go if you got kids for christmas presents.

Have a nice new printer which has been working hards a printed off some pic of Jake and Tim under the sea. Tim has some great photos of his trip to Oz, skydiving, some more under the sea and snow, all of which I've asked for.

Its Official

I'm going to pensioned off from work, my HR manager rang me yesterday to say that the welfare board have agreed to my claim. As yet not sure how much my pension will be but it suddenly seems so final. I feel quite emotional I've worked for over 18 years with them, made some great friends, had lots of laughs. It also means I can't keep burying my head in the sand and I will really must sort out my mobility problems out. Sign up for shoppmobility, dial a ride and maybe work out if we can afford one of those awful things mobility scooter yuk! Anyway here's want I've been up to lately.

The definition of love is from Jans Kit from Mod Scrap and so it the love is. 30 today was made with left over Basic Grey from the boy range from last summer. The swirls and flowers, the swirl is Rhona Farrar swirl and the little flowers are made from scraps, an office punch, they are fiddly. The flowers were a class at my local LSS. I think the lady was called Beryl but wouldn't swear to it but she is very much into quilling.

cards

Here some cards I've made before the holiday, first is Jo Kill little bear with background paper left over BG and the font I used for the greeting was chiller, a happy mistake. The second one I made for Sis as a thank you from Mum used up some scraps of crate paper and some buttons. Next is decoupage flowers from graphicus stamp not the best card but had already given that one to Mum and Dad for their wedding anniversary. Making a couple of sympathy cards at the moment then I must finish the Boys LO. Can't print photos cos the printer seems to scratch the paper its cheaper to get a new one than pay to get one repaired. I have all the spring break photos, two great pics of Tim under the sea and loads of Jake would like to get them printed ready for the crop on the 11th March with the girls from a local LSS then of course we've got the mod scraps crop on the 24th March.

spring break

Theses photo are really for DD and also to prove that the weather apart from two days were sunny and warm. We took hats, coats and gloves and only used the coats in the evening. Have to say didn't like the bridge in Barcelona it had no handrails and I was in a wheelchair with two grown up kids wanted to push me close to the edge to see the sea. Yeah right what they really meant was how quickly I would scream. Theres also a little Irish pub which the boys thought Guinness so I was left at the top of a slope, at this point I hadn't worked out where the brakes were which would of been handy while i continued down the slope on my own while the other three were in stitches of laughter.

This pic if for DD its from the first lot of snow we had at the begining of Feb but blogger wouldn't load it for me. It snowed again heavier this time but didn't bother to photo it.

Well we popped up to see MIL and I popped into WHS brought several mags (rubbish telly sat evening) also popped into The range I only brought a few things but it worked at £40 how did that happen.

New Faces

Yippee blogger loves me again. Heres my pencilines LO, its the one by Elsie Flannigan so I had to do it. I cut out the flowers and some of the lettering. The winnies I cut out and layered. Have to say it does look better in real life.

Popped up to see the girls at my LSS but they were busy elsewhere but Karyn and Linda (I think) were there so I showed off Kirsty Trash book and Giselle Xmas book and Hils christmas tree decoration that we made at the day event in December. Wasn't going to buy anything cos I'm going to US in less than 7 week but they had some 12 by 12 papers including some chatterbox 6 sheets for £1.50 and then I saw some new Stampendous perfectly clear stamps so I had to buy that too. Won't get chance to use them this weekend of to see DH mum. So lets hope Blogger still loves me.

Recycle

Well I've been to Sunny Spain for a week so hopefully blogger is mended and this will work. Look its let me load a pic this is the recycle challenge on Mod Scraps. I used a pizza lid ( now if you a scrapbooker then you probably got quite a few of these) pulled of some of the cover has shown by Kirsty at Scrapcamp Day Event. The used some of the sample books that DH rescued out of a skip at work. They were soft furnishing books. So that where I got the large piece of material, the letters were from samples of leather sofas, the discs were curtain braids that I swirled together, the sacking aquired from Sis who herself salvaged it out the rubbish bin at her school and a nice bit of bazzill. The photos were from Louise who was a zookeeper for a day at colchester zoo. Now lets see if it will publish.

HUH

Huh you might let me post but not to upload pic seriously thinking of moving

testing

Mr Blogger are you going to work today