I wonder if I can share an image of my page from my iPhone? I will update my blog again at a more reasonable hour with better images!!
I cannot quite believe the sun is actually shining outside. Of course there is still a wintery chill but at least it isn't raining! A nice start to the festive month.
I've had to work from home today as one of my kids is still full of coughs and colds and really in need of duvet/mummy time so I have my laptop booting up ready to tackle whatever is awaiting me in my in-box which I can guarantee will not be as exciting nor as eagerly anticipated as the first JYC2009 prompt that arrived from Shimelle this morning at home!
I've already made and shared my album cover and look forward to bring able to tackle the first prompt this evening. With the festive season in mind and the start of advent today I completed my altered advent house last night. I'll share photos of both later...promise!
Thirteen years ago I became a mum, and now I have a teenager! So proud of my little lady, even if this photo makes me feel much older than I should!
Plenty more photographs to scrapbook now and with the end of another month almost upon us I need to play catch up with scrapbooking my photo-a-day pile. I've not quite managed every day but I am managing to create a layout a month featuring the photos from that month, albeit a little after the end of the month. Saying that there are a few sketches I have ready to use to inspire me to create another multi-photo layout to add to the 2009 collection. Over on LCOM there have been same great sketch interpretations this week.
Here is the layout I created, and with prizes up for grabs for those to do a take on a sketch it is worth taking a look and having a go. To be eligable to win the sponsor's prize for the month, you have until the end of the month to create your page and link it in the comments section for the correct sketch! Go take a look, you've gotta be in it to win it!
A busy week ahead of me but I am hoping to squeeze in some Christmas card making in the evenings.
Also hoping my eldest boy recovers from whatever lurgy he has at the moment. I had to collect him from school early today as he was moping about with no energy asking his classmates to leave him be and let him sleep! Not even a possibility in reception year and so Mum worked from home with a poorly boy. Hoping he won't be too much trouble for my in-laws tomorrow :(
Scary that November has nearly ended, meaning I become the mum to a teenager this weekend (Argh!! how did that happen?) but it does mean it is time to JYC with Christmas - Journal your Christmas that is. If you have never done this class with Shimelle before I would strongly recommend it - this is my third or maybe fourth year doing it now and I love it!! Here is my book all made with delicious Pink Paislee Mistletoe papers, all ready for the first prompt on December 1st!
And a quick peak at some of the pre-cut/part-made pages inside!
And finally, oh a very, very happy note indeed, one of my very special friends gave birth to a long awaited daughter today. God bless Annie, welcome to the world, a darling sister for a very lucky Jake x Many congrats to my buddies Jeni & Andy x Photos to follow very soon I hope!!
Forgive me readers for I have sinned, it has been 6 days since my last blog post!
This time last week I was in scrappy heaven at the ATDML retreat in Suffolk. I did 7 classes in all, 5 included and 2 extras - sharing a few of them here.
Clare's 7 Gypsies Stamping class
Debbie's Unusual layout - created from a callico bag!
Jane's travel album - perfect for my geocaching photos
Mel's distressing layout (love this!)
Mel's Advent class - still need to finish this one
I also did Jane's altered art journal class (well half of it!) and am hoping to finish that in the next week or so. I still have a couple of projects to finish before then including preparing for the next Shimelle class "Journal your Christmas" which starts December 1st. Before then my eldest turns 13 (I surely am not old enough for this!) and I have a tough long week at work.
Until then I shall leave you with this? Have you seen it yet? OMG How good?
It is 4.45am in the morning as I type, lying in my hotel room feeling better than I have done all weekend so far. Had to leave dinner tonight at the retreat as I felt so blurgh, but after some pain killers and a power nap (ok 2+ hours sleep) I felt more human and then scrapped away til just a while ago!
The classes so far this weekend (I am at A Trip Down Memory Lane retreat) have been jaw-droppingly gorgeous and have included a 3d advent calendar with delicious Graphic 45 papers by Mel, an awesome 7Gypsies stamping class with the lovely Clare and a class made with a calico bag from Primark and scrummy thicker frames and alphas by the ever-talented Debbie. Photos will of course follow!
As mentioned in my last blog post I was sketch designer this week over on LCOM and I shared a snippet of my layout - the full monty is here!
I look forward to seeing what layouts people come up with from the sketch - come over to LCOM and see the other layouts created by the team.
For now though, I should really log off and try and get at least some sleep before more scrapbooking with the lovely ladies here - ttfn xx
Middle of the week and only 2 more sleeps until a weekend away scrapping with the lovely crew! I have my bags packed, photos printed and apart from buying some yummy nibbles to take, charging my camera and making up a few more page kits to do I am ready!!
Have even planned a Geocache route to complete on the Friday morning before the fun starts at 1.30pm! Fingers crossed it isn't too wet and soggy!
We enjoyed a few hours fun at the local cricket club at the weekend supporting Roberts school who were fundraising with a BBQ followed by a very nice firewrok display. Wasn't sure how the boys would react but it went well. Jamie (not yet 3) "Mum, please can we go back to the car!", Robert (5) "Wow that one was so loud it made my feet hurt!". They do make me laugh with the strange and wonderful things they say!
Today I spent a few hours at Accident and Emergency with Eloise who injured her wrist in PE playing netball. Luckily we were not kept waiting long and it is sprained/torn and not broken, but she is sore and very fed up. Apart from having to rest from playing sports though she is ok.
And finally for today, many thanks to all of you who stopped by as part of the LCOM blog hop at the weekend. I am kick starting the next season of sketches over on the sketch blog this weekend and here is a little sneak preview of my layout! Be sure to call by and see the awesome layouts my team mates have created to inspire you all.
And so, before you leave and continue on the blog hop here is a layout sketch for you, created by the very lovely Tina and my layout (I twisted the sketch counter-clockwise) - using Pink Paislee Amber Road papers (yummy!)
Many thanks for popping by, hope you return again soon, and don't forget to leave a comment before you hop on to Allison's Blog
A quick post from me before I head out the door to celebrate my colleagues 30th birthday with around 100 other people!
My Five Faves this Friday - a new thing I am going to try to do each week on my blog, as prompted by the Shimelle "Blogging for Scrapbookers" class. This week I am sharing my Five Fave Autumnal photographs I took last month.
Pop back tomorrow for the LCOM Blog hop which has been postponed for 24 hours, but so worth the wait!!
