its been a long time

i didnt realise it had been so long...where does the time go lol.
i just nipped on to post the layout that i did for the atdml sketch though it didnt end up looking like when i had finished lol
we went to my sisters a couple of weeks ago and the village was festooned in bunting for the secret gardens openings.

on our jolly hols

as its half term...no...were not going anywhere, well unless you include a trip to ikea next week on the bus lol. mind you we are taking the cat for the snip on monday!

talking of kyo here is a lo i did of him from this weeks atdm sketch

the photos were taken on the 1st of jan on his first day outside, he wasnt too keen when it started to snow!

a quick update for my brother lol

we had a great time at my sisters down in cornwall over christmas it was really relaxing which is just what we needed.

my nephew is off to india today for a stint of voluntary work, i wish him well.

today my baby has reached her teens, seeing that shes been acting like a teenager for years i'm hoping it wont get worse lol.

and below is the atdm sketch no 2. its much paler in real life and ive flocked the stamped image at the bottom in white and blue.

su blog candy!

till noon today over at suzannes and lousettes blog. hope the prize is the stamps that they are showing as they are lush

introducing....

kyo our new 7 week old kitten. he's very active and ive spent the last two days running around the house blocking up all the nooks and crannies so that he doesnt get stuck or play with any wires lol.

loosing track...

of how many lo's i've done this month lol

this one is this weeks pencil lines

this one is 52 sketches 52 weeks

this one is page maps july sketch b

and this one is twisted sketch wk 10

i'm really enjoying doing the sketches as i dont have to think about the placing and i am using loads of old stash as well...cant be bad hey

went a cropping

on saturday and managed to do these two from sketches....well i finished the howdy one this morning but you know what i mean lol. love the detail of the butterflies which i stamped and then flocked.

grown from seed

i am so pleased with this scabiosa as i thought at one stage i had lost it to slugs but it held on in there and has produced the most beautiful flowers

and these are my tomatoes in the greenhouse

and this is my morning glory, its just a shame that the flowers only last a day.

remember this....

christmas journal that i started last year?

well i finally finished it last weekend lol. its a good job that i had written down notes for everyday otherwise i wouldnt have been able to finish it.

the last few days i've been working on a cat journal for zante and bali who passed away last year. it was only when i finished the last page that i realised that i had bought some flocked paper especially for it!

the family lo that i showed in the last post was for a scrapshed sketch contest and i won a £10 voucher!

another two sketches that i have done the past week, sorry for the terrible photos but my scanner is playing up when i try to stitch them.

dont faint but theres more!

its amazing that i am doing two posts in one week.

these are the rest of the sketches that ive done this week

on a sad note my cousin billy died a couple of weeks ago and the funeral was on wednesday. although it was a sad occaision it was nice to meet up with family that i havent seen for years.

been busy

this weekend. my brother got married a few weeks ago and ive done a few lo's with the help of sketches.

and i finally got round to doing some of R's school photos...ok so there are 3 on one lo but at least ive scrapped them lol

really looking forward to having 6 weeks off...were not doing anyhting special but at least it will be a break

been busy...

last week with a crop over at the pad. i loved the laid back feeling over the week. heres a few things that i made from the fantastic classes.

Well december wasnt what i had hoped it woud be and we are slowly trying to get back to normal.

Yesterday was the third aniversary of Andrews death... we spent the day keeping busy building storage units that we had got earlier on in the week from ikea. At one point i had to go next door and ask for help, Andrew would have been able to have done it so easily...i just miss him so much.

a quite day...

which i spent playing with ink and paint all thanks to tim holz



i'm really pleased with how it turned out as i wanted a more traditional background as the lighter colour wouldnt have gone with my album. i cuttlebugged a chipboard shape and i am pleased at how it turned out.
ive had to scan it so its lost some of its detail and colour. as usual i am behind with the journal and ive only managed two pages lol. i will upload them when we have some decent light and i can photograph them

ooops

its december already!!

R is off school she's only managed 3 weeks since the begining of term.... she managed to put her knee cap out of joint and was on crutches and now she has an awful tummy bug with cramps and nausia.

The boiler broke and we spent a week with out central heating. thank god for hot water bottles, blankets and finally 2 electric heaters off my brother.

as usual i am running round like a mad man trying to finish off christmas pressies and at some point i need to tidy up so we can put the tree up.

off to start my christmas journal...luckily we had a light sprinkling of snow today so i have a nice wintry pic for it

at last

i have finally finished my journal cover for the iacw a-z.

i am quite pleased how it turned out and cant wait for the journal to be finished

a bad few months

the last few months havent been great. i had to have the cat, bali, put down as he was very ill, his kidneys were failing. the dog, rio, had to be re-homed. thankfully the rspca took her and had her re-homed within a week. today i had to have the other cat, zante, put down. his arthritis had gotten very severe and it was the kindest thing to do.

ive been tagged

1. If a movie was being made of your life who would you like to be cast to play yourself? And why?



Angela Griffin...a good northern lass



2. You are spending a whole month on a desert island for charity and you have to choose your favourite celebrity to spend the first two weeks with & your least favourite celebrity to spend the second two weeks with, who would they be & why?


Orlando Bloom for obvious reasons and Aemonn Holmes coz he does my head in and i would take great pleasure in kicking him off




3. What are your three favourite crafting products?



anything from 7Gypsies, stamps and gems



4. If you could invent something to do anything what do you think it would be?

A time machine so that i could go where i want when i want



5. What are the last three books that you read?

The hunt, dragon reborn and shadow rising all by Robert Jordan

6. Qvc or create & Craft?

Qvc


7. Docrafts or Dovecraft or DCWV?

DCWV

8. What is your claim to fame?

I came joint first in a talent contest when i was a child...i had to share the honour with my sister!

I am tagging

jakey

paul

product review

How often do you use adhesive?

most days

What is the main type of adhesive you use?

herma, doublesided tape and glossy accents

What do you look for in an adhesive?

something that easy to use and economical

How easy is the product to remove from its packaging?

very easy
Does the product appeal to you – i.e. does it look good?

i would have liked a different colour

How easy is the product to use?

i struggled a bit as i wanted to glue something that was quite fine and i kept getting more than the one strip that i wanted and i kept picking it up the wrong way as it felt more comfortable that way.

How well does the product perform?

it performed really well on paper and cardstock

Do you like this product?

it was ok, i guess with a bit more practice i'll get used to it

Do you consider it good value for money?

no. you only get 8.5 metres compared to the 15 on the herma

Would you consider buying this product in the future?

no. its not refillable

What would make you more likely to buy this product in the future?

if they did refills and they were very cheap

What would make you less likely to buy this product in the future?

if they increased the price

all in all its a nice stand by in my craft tote but not something i would go and buy...at the moment.

a first

above is part my first project for iacw whic went live yesterday. i really enjoyed it and i'm looking forward to my next one...on friday eeek!

well this last week of the holidays has been a quite one which i have enjoyed but i am not looking forward to the alarm going off on monday.

my craft robo is fixed...yaaaaaay. thanks to a nice man called steve at graphtec all i had to do was remove the sidecover and remove the offending blobs. so ive cut the rest of the gingerbreadmen and the rest of the tardis outer cover and finished them both off.