June Week 5

A great weekly challenge this week set by The Pink Glitter Gals.
The challenge was
Scrap the preparation or aftermath of a celebration - 10pts
Include pink - 5pts
Use minimal journaling, let your photos tell the story and use at least four photos - 5pts
Use one of the two sketches provided - 10 pts

I didn't have the photos to do the preparation or aftermath bit but it will make me think about taking a new style of photo in future.
My title is cut on the Robo doing the dreaded print and cut and I'm pleased with how it turned out.
I just loved the choice of sketches but after having a bash at one with circles I settled on the second of the two choices which was this on, borrowed with permission from Prima Marketing.

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.

Not going my way!

Today has not been a very good day all round. Wayne has been in bed all day poorly and I have been stressing with the Craftrobo. I cant seem to get it to cut how I want it to cut, If its not coming out looking like the cats had it its cutting in the wrong place. The carrier sheet needs replacing badly, I'm not impressed by the life span of them in the slightest. I'm hoping that when the new ones arrive I'll be able to get back to loving my Robo. I'm starting to worry that I might be solely responsible for the destruction of the rain forest, I'm getting through stacks of card and paper trying to get it to cut. I've decided now that I wont attempt anymore cuts until the new carrier sheets arrive and if that fails I'll buy a new blade and if that fails, its going back to where it came from!

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).

The Robo

Well the craftrobo arrived yesterday and I pretty much spent all day cutting out random shapes that I'll probably never use just because I can !


I did make a lovely card from the designer Sue Nicholson http://www.suenicholson.com/. I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. I even had a bash at making my own gsd files and managed a lattice get well card inspired by the newbie software class on UK scrappers. I would advise anyone who has a Robo to check out the forums on UK scrappers, full of great tutorials and helpful people.


Today I think i'll have a play with Robomaster again and see what I can come up with.

This is an exploding pyramid type card for my friends birthday, her Birthday was ages ago but I still haven't seen her. Really must arrange a night out.

I've gone and done it!!!!

I've gone and ordered my craftrobo! My Darling Boyfriend is buying it for me for christmas but has decided that I'll get most use out of it if I have it early, who am I to argue? lol I can't wait to get it and have a play. I've been lookingt at all the great templates and doing loads of reading about it, fingers crossed that I'll be able to find my way around it.

I've been busy over the last couple of days with Taking Tara to have her xrays and stuff but I've managed to get a few more christmas cards made. I've got a get well soon card to do tonight, never done one before so I think i'll go insperation hunting after I pick Tara up from Cubs in a minute.

Here are the couple of cards I made last night.....