The first LO of my second nephew!
I used both sides of one Heidi Grace paper to complete thisLO, along with Bazzill cardstock, and blossoms from Prima and Papermania. I bought the little silver teddy at a bead shop in London and finished it all of with lots of doodling with a White Sakura pen.
Wasn't it kind of Rowena to wear a blue top so I could do such a wonderfully monochromatic LO?!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Joshua
The first LO of my second nephew!
I used both sides of one Heidi Grace paper to complete thisLO, along with Bazzill cardstock, and blossoms from Prima and Papermania. I bought the little silver teddy at a bead shop in London and finished it all of with lots of doodling with a White Sakura pen.
Wasn't it kind of Rowena to wear a blue top so I could do such a wonderfully monochromatic LO?!
I used both sides of one Heidi Grace paper to complete thisLO, along with Bazzill cardstock, and blossoms from Prima and Papermania. I bought the little silver teddy at a bead shop in London and finished it all of with lots of doodling with a White Sakura pen.
Wasn't it kind of Rowena to wear a blue top so I could do such a wonderfully monochromatic LO?!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
China, World Showcase, and Olympia
I had been wanting to scrap these photos for ages. The acrobats in China at Epcot's World Showcase were incredible and I was really pleased with the quality of picture that I managed to capture.
Unfortunately I simply couldn't find the right papers. Then one day, recently, I went into Scrapbook Sisters and they had these two red, black and gold papers, and I thought they would work perfectly.
I used the circle because I was reminded of the film Empire of the Sun and its logo. I then handcut the dragon from the black paper and cut round a section of the Chinese calligraphy. I added some brads in three corners, which I painted gold with acrylic paint, and then a chain and a pendant which was in a set that I got for Christmas.
All in all I'm pretty pleased with the finished product!
On a different note, I spent today at the Stitch and Craft show at Olympia with mum and dad. Carl enjoyed himself as he had some of his mates round for a gaming session, having gone to football yesterday while I was at the shop crop for Karen's birthday! Got some great bargains at the show, and we met Shimelle Laine and Anne Parry. It only turns out that, when mum and dad were first married, they lived across the road from Anne and her family! It really is a small world :D
Unfortunately I simply couldn't find the right papers. Then one day, recently, I went into Scrapbook Sisters and they had these two red, black and gold papers, and I thought they would work perfectly.
I used the circle because I was reminded of the film Empire of the Sun and its logo. I then handcut the dragon from the black paper and cut round a section of the Chinese calligraphy. I added some brads in three corners, which I painted gold with acrylic paint, and then a chain and a pendant which was in a set that I got for Christmas.
All in all I'm pretty pleased with the finished product!
On a different note, I spent today at the Stitch and Craft show at Olympia with mum and dad. Carl enjoyed himself as he had some of his mates round for a gaming session, having gone to football yesterday while I was at the shop crop for Karen's birthday! Got some great bargains at the show, and we met Shimelle Laine and Anne Parry. It only turns out that, when mum and dad were first married, they lived across the road from Anne and her family! It really is a small world :D
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Tentative Steps
Sorry for the big gap in posting! Have been a bit sidetracked with stuff for work lately, and then I was ill last week too.
This LO is the third that I did from the Scrapbook Sisters class, although I made it the following day!
I added in some Basic Grey swirl rubons, and mixed MM rubons with my own writing for the title. The ribbon inside the bookplate is by Papermania.
Thanks for looking :-)
This LO is the third that I did from the Scrapbook Sisters class, although I made it the following day!
I added in some Basic Grey swirl rubons, and mixed MM rubons with my own writing for the title. The ribbon inside the bookplate is by Papermania.
Thanks for looking :-)
Monday, February 25, 2008
Laid Back
This is another LO that I completed at the Spring Fling class at Scrapbook Sisters - I love these photos of me and Carl at Discovery Cove because we were just so relaxed! We even fell asleep laying there for a bit, it was a wonderful day :D
I fell in love with the set of journaling stamps that the girls had brought back so I feel I may have to buy them when they arrive in the shop!
Thanks for looking.
I fell in love with the set of journaling stamps that the girls had brought back so I feel I may have to buy them when they arrive in the shop!
Thanks for looking.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Grow - Discovery Cove
This is the first of 3 layouts created during (and after!) the Spring Fling class at Scrapbook Sisters. It uses the gorgeous new Making Memories papers and the photos show the beatiful surroundings of Discovery Cove (the bits not involving dolphins or water!).
Thanks for looking :-)
Thanks for looking :-)
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Tree
This was another Christmas LO that I created using the Christmas papers in a kit from Scrapbook Sisters.
I have to admit, this isn't our tree - this is mum and dad's! It's so big it has to go in the conservatory, but that then leaves plenty of room for presents. There are so many because we all went to mum and dad's on Christmas day, so there are four little families' worth in there!
Thanks for looking :-)
I have to admit, this isn't our tree - this is mum and dad's! It's so big it has to go in the conservatory, but that then leaves plenty of room for presents. There are so many because we all went to mum and dad's on Christmas day, so there are four little families' worth in there!
Thanks for looking :-)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Oscar the Red Nosed Reindeer
Well, this is now up on the wall in the shop so I figure it's OK to put it on my blog!
Had great fun with this LO, especially when it came to the title, part of which is handwritten.
The photo was one of those flukey ones, taken by holding the camera in the air, which comes out better than you could have hped for!
Thanks for looking :-)
Had great fun with this LO, especially when it came to the title, part of which is handwritten.
The photo was one of those flukey ones, taken by holding the camera in the air, which comes out better than you could have hped for!
Thanks for looking :-)
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Te Quiero
This is a LO that seemed appropriate to do at this time of year! It uses Smitten papers, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters and Chipbard Chatter letters, and a K&Co journalin card. I wanted to add some real lace to this to compliment the lace detail on the papers but I made it at the crop, so I didn't have any to hand!
Thanks for looking :-)
Thanks for looking :-)
Monday, February 04, 2008
Resolution One Month On
This is a LO to celebrate the fact that, one month on, I have stuck to my New Year's Resolution to use our exercise bike every day.
I love the MM Noteworthy range of papers - the colours and designs are gorgeous and the journaling pages are perfect for when I have a lot to say!
I've used Doodlebug and Love Elsie rubons for the title.
Thanks for looking :-)
I love the MM Noteworthy range of papers - the colours and designs are gorgeous and the journaling pages are perfect for when I have a lot to say!
I've used Doodlebug and Love Elsie rubons for the title.
Thanks for looking :-)
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Bubbles
These photos were taken on Christmas Day - I bought Carl a bubble gun as a stocking filler as he loves to entertain Millie with the bubbles. We captured this on film as well, which I'm so pleased about as, although the photo highlights her gorgeous smile, it can't convey her infectious little giggle, bless her!
I used scraps of papers by SEI (Scrapbook Walls) and some from a QVC kit. The metal tags are by Making Memories and the buttons by Papermania. The large 'B' shape is traced around a piece of grungeboard, having inked it up I decided I had chosen the wrong colour and didn't want to use it!
I used scraps of papers by SEI (Scrapbook Walls) and some from a QVC kit. The metal tags are by Making Memories and the buttons by Papermania. The large 'B' shape is traced around a piece of grungeboard, having inked it up I decided I had chosen the wrong colour and didn't want to use it!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Xylophone
Mark and Sophie bought Amelia a xylophone for Christmas which she really enjoyed playing with. However, it is also rather noisy! Robin made a promise to Mark that he would be buying Oscar his first drum kit the following Christmas, lol.
At first I struggled with these photos - I wasn't sure whether I wanted to make them a typical Christmas LO with the appropriate papers etc. In the end I stuck to using a colour blocked approach, making the most of the white space and filling in the rest with ribbon and brads.
I completed this LO at the beginning of the week, across two evenings, and I really hope I'll be able to do that every week as it is much better than falling asleep in front of the TV!
I've also completed a LO today which I'll probably put on the blog tomorrow.
At first I struggled with these photos - I wasn't sure whether I wanted to make them a typical Christmas LO with the appropriate papers etc. In the end I stuck to using a colour blocked approach, making the most of the white space and filling in the rest with ribbon and brads.
I completed this LO at the beginning of the week, across two evenings, and I really hope I'll be able to do that every week as it is much better than falling asleep in front of the TV!
I've also completed a LO today which I'll probably put on the blog tomorrow.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Foo Fighters LO
When we went to see the Foo Fighters at the O2 Arena on Carl's birthday we didn't take any proper cameras in case they got confiscated. Consequently all the photos were taken on Carl's Sony Ericsson phone and were a bit blurry!
I still wanted to document the evening (which was fantastic!) and so I created this LO, incorporating the ticket and the wristband from the night.
I used scraps, which you might recognise from yesterday's post as matching the letters I made for Amelia's room! The chipboard is bu chipboard chatter and QVC.
I still wanted to document the evening (which was fantastic!) and so I created this LO, incorporating the ticket and the wristband from the night.
I used scraps, which you might recognise from yesterday's post as matching the letters I made for Amelia's room! The chipboard is bu chipboard chatter and QVC.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Letters for Amelia's Room
OK, so I never finished mum and dad's holiday diary! Suffice it to say they had a great time and got back safely. We also had a wonderful family Christmas, and I'll be posting my Christmas LOs as I do them (I hope!).
Meanwhile, these are the 11" chipboard letters that I decorated for Amelia's grown up girl bedroom. The colours are themed to those worn by Dora The Explorer but without being obviously so - hopefully she will want to keep them long after she has outgrown Dora!!
Meanwhile, these are the 11" chipboard letters that I decorated for Amelia's grown up girl bedroom. The colours are themed to those worn by Dora The Explorer but without being obviously so - hopefully she will want to keep them long after she has outgrown Dora!!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
The past week in New Zealand
Sorry it's been a week since I last updated! However, I have been hearing from mum and dad almost daily so have lots to tell you now.
Monday 19th November
A glass bottom boat was the setting for today's trip. They ate fish and chips "to die for" - apparently blue snapper is far tastier than cod! It was 72 degrees and mum got a bit burnt but she assures me she then bought some suncream - bit late for that, methinks!! The day was finished nicely with tea out on the deck which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
Tuesday 20th November
Mum and dad woke up to clear blue skies and the day was spent at Rapaura Water Gardens and Coromandel Town. Breakfast was eaten al fresco in the same style as tea last night. The evening was spent at the Eco Sanctuary where they took part in the Glow Worm tour, complete with miners' lamps. It involved walking through the words and turning off the lamps when they reached the stream which was all lit up by the glow worms.
Wednesday 21st November
Today's entry on the itinerary says "Lord of the Rings and Waitomi caves". They got to see Hobbiton and apparently the little houses are all very cute. Dinner consisted of steak and chipcs which cost just £6!
Thursday 22nd November
This was the first day of a two night stay in Rotorua including a caving expedition in the morning. Mum described it as an "absolutely brill day" topped off by a very enjoyable evening with their hosts, where dad got tipsy "again" lol!!
Friday 23rd November
Mum and dad went to see the geysers today but I have very little info about them to give you! The only other comment is that mum has been walking so much, she is "like a little mountain goat". The mind boggles!
Saturday 24th November
Not had a detailed description of this day yet but I know the evening was spent at a Maori dinner show which was very good. I would know more except I had fallen asleep before mum phoned at 10.15 last night and as such can't recall a whole lot of the conversation due to not being with it - oops!
Well, I hope that keeps you all going for now - all I know is that I'm very jealous!
And on a final, actually crafty, note - I finished the large chipboard letters for Amelia's room today. Will get them photographed and post the pics up here asap :D
Monday 19th November
A glass bottom boat was the setting for today's trip. They ate fish and chips "to die for" - apparently blue snapper is far tastier than cod! It was 72 degrees and mum got a bit burnt but she assures me she then bought some suncream - bit late for that, methinks!! The day was finished nicely with tea out on the deck which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
Tuesday 20th November
Mum and dad woke up to clear blue skies and the day was spent at Rapaura Water Gardens and Coromandel Town. Breakfast was eaten al fresco in the same style as tea last night. The evening was spent at the Eco Sanctuary where they took part in the Glow Worm tour, complete with miners' lamps. It involved walking through the words and turning off the lamps when they reached the stream which was all lit up by the glow worms.
Wednesday 21st November
Today's entry on the itinerary says "Lord of the Rings and Waitomi caves". They got to see Hobbiton and apparently the little houses are all very cute. Dinner consisted of steak and chipcs which cost just £6!
Thursday 22nd November
This was the first day of a two night stay in Rotorua including a caving expedition in the morning. Mum described it as an "absolutely brill day" topped off by a very enjoyable evening with their hosts, where dad got tipsy "again" lol!!
Friday 23rd November
Mum and dad went to see the geysers today but I have very little info about them to give you! The only other comment is that mum has been walking so much, she is "like a little mountain goat". The mind boggles!
Saturday 24th November
Not had a detailed description of this day yet but I know the evening was spent at a Maori dinner show which was very good. I would know more except I had fallen asleep before mum phoned at 10.15 last night and as such can't recall a whole lot of the conversation due to not being with it - oops!
Well, I hope that keeps you all going for now - all I know is that I'm very jealous!
And on a final, actually crafty, note - I finished the large chipboard letters for Amelia's room today. Will get them photographed and post the pics up here asap :D
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Foo Fighters and The Lion Man!
Well, what a busy weekend the family have had.
It was Carl's birthday yesterday and I bought him tickets to see The Foo Fighters at the O2 Arena. We went last night, picking Mark and Sophie up at 5pm and getting there about 5.45. Firstly I was amazed at how much was in there!! We counted at least 2 clubs (complete with doormen), numerous bars and restaurants, the Tutankhamun exhibition and a massive cinema alongside the Arena itself. Inside the arena it wasn't as big as Madison Square Gardens but the top tier didn't half look steep! We had standing tickets and spent quite a while sitting on the cold stone floor inbetween the acts, and they had the air conditioning on the whole time which was a bit too much earlier in the evening.
The first support act were good, I think they were called Bradley Cole...not sure as they came on while I went to the toilet! Then Serj Tankian from System of a Down played and was fantastic live - I'm not a fan of System of a Down normally but he was great.
And finally the Foos came on! We were standing about halfway back and on the edge but soon discovered this was a mistake. Everyone kept crowding in front and alongside of us, and lots of people were arguing with the stewards who were trying to keep the aisle clear. There was very little that Sophie and I could see as all the really tall people kept pushing and standing right in front of us! About twenty minutes in we decided to go and stand near the back (we were also finding being covered in beer that was thrown was not particularly appealing!) and we could see far more. We also found this to be the perfect spot for when they came down and did their acoustic set - we were so close at that point!
All the tracks they played were fantastic, with the tracks from the new album sounding particularly fresh. Would definitely go and see them again but might go for close up seats next time!
Oh, and kudos for the special guests!!
Now onto mum and dad.
In my last update I told you that they had landed in New Zealand. On their first night mum learned a new expression. Apparently it is Australian and means you had a good meal - it is "Swizzle on the dizzle!"
Yesterday (their Sunday) they went to Zion Park, which is where the TV show The Lion Man is filmed. They saw Zion, the main lion who portrayed Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia and had a behind the scenes tour. Craig (the Lion Man himself!) stopped working on a digger to talk to them for a while and mum had her photo taken with him. The highlight of their visit was a 20 minute one-on-one with two 10-month old white lion cubs. Apparently there are lots of lovely photos and I can't wait to see them! Oh, and that day they also had fresh bread and butter pudding for breakfast, straight out of the oven lol.
Right, I've waffled on for far too long but talking of photos, as soon as we upload them from Carl's phone I will post any that are half decent here - I'm hoping to have a couple so I can do a LO!
It was Carl's birthday yesterday and I bought him tickets to see The Foo Fighters at the O2 Arena. We went last night, picking Mark and Sophie up at 5pm and getting there about 5.45. Firstly I was amazed at how much was in there!! We counted at least 2 clubs (complete with doormen), numerous bars and restaurants, the Tutankhamun exhibition and a massive cinema alongside the Arena itself. Inside the arena it wasn't as big as Madison Square Gardens but the top tier didn't half look steep! We had standing tickets and spent quite a while sitting on the cold stone floor inbetween the acts, and they had the air conditioning on the whole time which was a bit too much earlier in the evening.
The first support act were good, I think they were called Bradley Cole...not sure as they came on while I went to the toilet! Then Serj Tankian from System of a Down played and was fantastic live - I'm not a fan of System of a Down normally but he was great.
And finally the Foos came on! We were standing about halfway back and on the edge but soon discovered this was a mistake. Everyone kept crowding in front and alongside of us, and lots of people were arguing with the stewards who were trying to keep the aisle clear. There was very little that Sophie and I could see as all the really tall people kept pushing and standing right in front of us! About twenty minutes in we decided to go and stand near the back (we were also finding being covered in beer that was thrown was not particularly appealing!) and we could see far more. We also found this to be the perfect spot for when they came down and did their acoustic set - we were so close at that point!
All the tracks they played were fantastic, with the tracks from the new album sounding particularly fresh. Would definitely go and see them again but might go for close up seats next time!
Oh, and kudos for the special guests!!
Now onto mum and dad.
In my last update I told you that they had landed in New Zealand. On their first night mum learned a new expression. Apparently it is Australian and means you had a good meal - it is "Swizzle on the dizzle!"
Yesterday (their Sunday) they went to Zion Park, which is where the TV show The Lion Man is filmed. They saw Zion, the main lion who portrayed Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia and had a behind the scenes tour. Craig (the Lion Man himself!) stopped working on a digger to talk to them for a while and mum had her photo taken with him. The highlight of their visit was a 20 minute one-on-one with two 10-month old white lion cubs. Apparently there are lots of lovely photos and I can't wait to see them! Oh, and that day they also had fresh bread and butter pudding for breakfast, straight out of the oven lol.
Right, I've waffled on for far too long but talking of photos, as soon as we upload them from Carl's phone I will post any that are half decent here - I'm hoping to have a couple so I can do a LO!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Landed in New Zealand
Had a text from mum to say that they had landed about 4.30, which means it is 4.30 in the morning over there! Wonder how the jet lag will work?!
They enjoyed their last few hours in San Francisco: mum was stuffed after eating half the largest slice of carrot cake in the world at the Cheesecake Factory, lol. They also loved the Christmas decorations in Macys and have photos of them - I believe mum may even feature in one of them, so that is the real miracle of Christmas!
They enjoyed their last few hours in San Francisco: mum was stuffed after eating half the largest slice of carrot cake in the world at the Cheesecake Factory, lol. They also loved the Christmas decorations in Macys and have photos of them - I believe mum may even feature in one of them, so that is the real miracle of Christmas!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Union Square Christmas Tree
This morning mum and dad were sat in Union Square watching the christmas tree being put up. They were sunbathing as the temperature was in the 70s!! Apparently the tree is 86 feet tall and the one at Fisherman's Wharf was also pretty big.
Right about now they should be into their shopping....and mum said she wasn't going to do any shopping until she got to LA!
Tomorrow they fly to New Zealand and effectively lose Thursday because of the time difference...
Right about now they should be into their shopping....and mum said she wasn't going to do any shopping until she got to LA!
Tomorrow they fly to New Zealand and effectively lose Thursday because of the time difference...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Mum and Dad...
...are having a whale of a time in San Francisco! Yesterday they went to Alcatraz in the afternoon and today they are in Yosemite. Tomorrow is their last day there before flying to New Zealand and apparently they are planning to look round the local shops including Bloomingdales, Disney Store and Cheesecake Factory.
I'm green with jealousy over that last one - can't believe I have to wait til 2009 before I get back to a Cheesecake Factory - I'm almost drooling right now!
I'm green with jealousy over that last one - can't believe I have to wait til 2009 before I get back to a Cheesecake Factory - I'm almost drooling right now!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
This is the LO I created after going to the Chipboard Chatters class at Scrapbook Sisters. There I used UTEE for the first time, despite having owned some for over a year! The chipboard shapes are painted and inked then embossed three times. I added rubons, some doodling and journalling, along with a Making Memories jewell brad to finish it off.
I love this photo of Oscar and the way he is framed by the blurred outline of his play gym. I used fairly old papers as well as some bits and pieces from a QVC kit. The chipboard flowers have been covered and then doodled on, and there is hidden journalling on a tag under the photo.
This is a LO I did about 6 weeks ago and in theory it is the first LO in my recipe scrapbook! The recipe is for Carl's paella which is absolutely delicious :D
And one last update from mum and dad - the room service at their hotel is great: a huge burger, chips and salad for a fiver!!
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