New Year, New start.

Happy new year everyone! I hope yours has started out better than mine.
I've been a victim of the Governments "cuts" twice already this year. My first blow was receiving a letter from my college stating that Train to Gain funding has been stopped, meaning I will have to fund my NVQ3 in supporting Teaching and learning myself. I thought that I might as well do so seeing as I had been offered my full time dream job starting at Easter and the qualification would be needed. Well the second blow came a few days later. The job offer has been revoked due to the schools budget not increasing this year meaning the school will have 4% less money than expected!
So here I am, Jobless and feeling very sorry for myself.
The only silver lining I can see is the fact I will have lots of scrapping time on my hands!
I'm half way through my Best friends wedding album at the moment but I can't post any pictures because she might be on here having a nose but I will post some soon.
While My blog is looking rather boring at the moment a fellow scrapper by the name of Hazel has a fab blog that is well worth checking out. She is also running her first ever blog candy giveaway and its well worth a look! Just click HERE to go to Hazels blog.

Whoops!

I thought I'd be clever last night while I was doing the weekly challenge on UKS. I needed a few Autumn coloured buttons and didn't have many so thought I would have a go at making them out of Fimo. They Were lovely, all marbled and swirly, but you are just going to have to take my word for that because...I burnt them while yapping on Facebook!
I will try again tonight.

Little crafter

Tara has been busy crafting with her new stash. She made this lovely little card for her best school friend's 12th Birthday using the Daisy and Dandelion range. I thought it came out fab! Well done Tara xx
I've been cracking on with my best friends wedding album. I'm still waiting for some more pictures to complete it but here is a sneak peek. The album is 8x8 and I'm struggling with it a little bit after being so used to 12x12.
I've been dying to try the distressed look for a while now and was really pleased with how it turned out on the page.

A married lady.

Me Arriving, looking nervous!
Not bad for a £35 including alterations dress lol

On 7th August at 2pm I married my wonderful other half, Wayne. After many nerves and sleepless nights we got Married in a small service in front of 40 of our best friends and family. Here are a few pictures of our big day that friends took.

Dannie (My best friend, she gave me away) and I.
I did my own flowers using this vid as a guide .
My hair was done as a wedding gift from my lovely friend Sharon and Dannie did my makeup and nails.

Tara looking so beautiful it made me cry.
She read a speech that she had written herself about myself and my partner, that made EVERYONE (even the men) cry

A Shot of my perfect little family (and Dannie lol).

The cake from Warrens decorated by myself and my Cousin Nicky.

Cutting the cake :-)

Hen Night!

My Hen night last weekend proved to be a night I'll never forget :-) Lots of drinking and dancing, getting handcuffed to a Gothic bloke and great company!!
We started out with a nice meal with lots and lots of vodka shots. Dannie bought me a bag of goodies including a whip and a pink shot glass to wear round my neck lol. We moved on to a club and danced our little socks off. I had a nice surprise when an old friend and some family turned up half way through the evening and we partied until 5.30 the next morning!!
All I can say to everyone that didn't come.... You missed out!

I'm Getting MARRIED!!!

WOW! Lots has been going on since my last post, I'm working at a Primary school now as a Dinner lady and a teaching assistant plus I've do an hour at after school club too, I love it and have just applied for extra hours so fingers crossed....My BIG piece of news is that I'm getting married!!!Wayne got down on one knees in the snow and of course I said yes. I'm a very Happy bunny :-)


I've only managed one layout since we've moved, a Twilight themed one to show my love for all things vampire. I'm in the middle of another twilight one at the mo but I've been poorly and now Tara has it too so not had much chance to craft.

Dannie's Wedding invites are all sent out now so I think its safe to post pics. The card base is peal, the heart if fimo with glitter mixed into it and the white card is embossed using my beloved cuttlebug folder.The wire and beading was more fiddly than I would have liked but I'm really pleased with how they have turned out.

Still Alive!

Hi Everyone! I just thought I'd better write a little something on here to let you know I'm still alive lol. I'm not crafting much at the moment though, I've just made Dannie's (my best mate) wedding invitations but I wont be posting pics to the Internet until the invites have been sent out. The only thing I will give away about them is that I tried something new and had a play with polymer clay and beading!
There isn't all that much in the way of craft space in the new flat and as my stash is still all put away and tidy from the move I'm reluctant to get it all out and make a mess lol.

I actually have a new addiction..... VAMPIRES! I've read 9 Charlaine Harris (sookie stackhouse/Trueblood/southern Vampire) books and the 4 books in the twilight saga most recently and I'm so hooked!!! We went to watch the second film in the Twilight saga (new moon) on Friday and it was fab. I might attempt a twilight themed layout to get me crafting again :-)

Award

Hi all, I've been REALLY slack with my crafting, I've made one card and that's all and the only reason I made that was because I really had to!
I just cant seem to settle at the moment, I'm presuming its because I've got the whole moving house thing on my mind, its going to be in around 8 weeks time but I'm such a worrier...
Anyway, Brenda over at Brenda's joy
has been kind enough to give me this blog award. Thank you very much Brenda :-)
I would like to pass this award on to Bernie on her blog My Digi Life
Not only is her work fantastic but she is really friendly and helpful too! So here you go Bernie, an award for you x

July-Week one challenge

Well I'm all behind on my challenges this month, July has flown by so fast. I've manage the week one challenge and the house challenge and plan to catch up on the others tomorrow after I've cleaned the flat from top to bottom before someone comes to view it.
I enjoyed doing this layout, it features the entertainment team from Beverly park where we went on holiday. I have to say, I've never seen entertainment like it. It was DREADFUL! From a 60 year old bloke stripping to his boxers to a couple of girls looking like 80's rejects spitting water at each other. The holiday was fab but the entertainment had a lot to be desired! On one night the entertainment team for the sister park put on a great show, we will stay there the next time we go!
What made me laugh most was the fact they have been there for years, hasn't anyone else ever complained? we were talking to other guests and nobody could believe how terrible it was. Anyway, here is the layout.....

Title referencing summer - 10 points
Summer theme - 5 points
Using ribbon - 5 points
2 pics - 5 points
Secret Journalling - 5 points

New Blog layout

Check me out! I've spent all day playing in adobe photoshop and but together a new background and header using A freebie called in bloom from HERE
I wasn't sure if I could mange it but I'm pleased with the result.

Waynes new bookmark.

My mojo seems to have vanished again but I've been wanting to get something crafty made so knowing Wayne wanted a bookmark I gave it a go. you cant really see the silver cut away shapes well in the scan but over all I'm pleased with it and Wayne likes it so that's what matters.

Crafting has taken a back seat this month.

I've not posted for over a month, been busy busy busy with my second (or first if i'm honest) love of the MMORPG World of Warcraft. The guild I'm a proud member of is setting up a core raiding team that I am a part of so I'm being required to raid 3 nights a week at the moment.
Raiding is pretty much where 25 of us, all behind or computers in our own homes all play together to achieve the same goal. Our goal at the moment is to kill the dragon boss Malygos, we had him on 2% last night, our best attempt yet!
I've joined a couple of yahoo groups in the last few days, both related to crafting so hopefully I will have a little more to share with you in the coming months.

UKS Challenge

I've been getting really into doing challenges and competitions recently, the latest card I've made has a spring theme, it made a nice change from xmas ones. It had to contain something that had been in your stash for a long time, have one element cut on the craftrobo and have something to do with spring!

I designed the backing paper and ribbon in psp, i'm really pleased with the way its turned out.

I hate wrapping!

Panic Time! Its Tara's 10th Birthday on the 14th of this month and I was starting to worry that We've not wrapped her pressies up yet, well now I really do need to worry because we have decided to give them to her tomorrow instead!!!! Our reason is that her best friend will be here tomorrow and shes not seen her for a year and also she will have the whole weekend to play with her goodies. We have bought her all craft items as this is the only thing she really likes (wonder who she gets that off) I'm still Jealous because she has got an embossing board and I want one! lol

I've been having a bit of a low for the past couple of days so not really had the chance to get much crafting done, I have made a start on Waynes xmas card but I cant show you because he has a nose at my blog from time to time!

I have managed one scrapbook layout and a few xmas cards over the last week or so but i'm soooo fed up with xmas already that I dont really like any of them!

I've entered a card into the challenge on UKS http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=5260251#post5260251

I'm actually quite pleased with how this one turned out.

I'm Poorly!

Well I've got a cold and I'm feeling sorry for myself! Wayne is feeling a little better now so he's been looking after me.

I've managed to get a few cards done, I got a new carrier sheet for the Robo, its not a graphtec one its a cheapy from eBay and it works 100% better, its cutting like a dream!

I've even mastered print and cut, it kinda feels like cheating though so I'm not sure on that one yet. Anyway, a few new cards....

Crafting crash!

I'm having one of my wonderful attacks of insomnia,I'm not in the slightest bit tired. What is most annoying about this is that I've got nothing to do! I have made 3 cards already today none of them I liked! It just seems everything I make at the moment looks like its been thrown together by a 5 year old in a hurry to get out and play! I might have a little play with my forever friends stamps again tomorrow and get some more christmas cards done.

I've been sat up tonight reading everyones blogs, I love seeing all the great cards people are making. The main theme at the moment seems to be the Tilda stamps, they look really great with all the big flowers that seem to be about everywhere.

I got an award today from another Becky http://rebeccaclews.blogspot.com/2008/09/lots-and-lots-of-thank-yous.htmlIt made me smile.

I think i'll pass it on to Caro as I love looking at her blog and seeing all her pics of her lovely family and her talented work http://carocrafts.blogspot.com/

Lazy sunday.

Why do weekends fly by so fast? infact, why does time in general go so fast lately?

Today I spent most of my time at my mothers being told that the oven was on the wrong setting or other general things that mum forgets that at nearly 30 years of age I could probably figure out for myself. She did say my latest cards were good tho so thats something. Only had the chance to make one card today. I downloaded an adorable dress gsd and couldn't wait to make it. I also quite randomly made a box in the shape of a pumpkin with the aid of Tara, i'm quite into all the halloween stuff at the moment, Halloween is a good excuse to scrapbook (and steal Tara's sweets).

My First Post

Hello and welcome to my blog. This is my first attempt at this type of thing so bare with me!
I've just spent half an hour rummaging round under the house trying to find my old scanner, its now all set up and (fingers crossed) ready to scan some of the cards that I've been making recently.
I'm in a bit of a dilemma at the moment about printers, my scanner is an all in one type from HP, I haven't used it for years so I'm not sure if it still works, my dilemma is.... Do I go out and buy new inks for it and take a chance on it working? or do I go out and buy a new printer that will cost more but I know for sure it will work? I hate making decisions!

UPDATE... The scanner is working great :-D I'm gonna risk buying some inks for it!