I'm a DT member!

So now the news that i've wanted to share (but wanted to wait until it was official!). I've been offered my first permenant DT place over at Papercraft Junkies. I'm so excited and I'm working with some great people over there so why not pop over and take a look. The forum is full of inspirational ideas covering not only scrapbooking but cardmaking, ATC's and altered art.

You'll find downloadable projects, tutorials and a weekly themed challenge where the winner recieves a whopping 15% off purchases made at Crafty Carrot. It would be fantastic to see some more familiar faces over there for moral support and especially as i'll be setting the challenge in just under two weeks time. I'm so excited and grateful fo the opportunity. Thank you Tracey and to all the girls over at Papercraft Junkies i hope we can have a great time licking and sticking (as my daughters call it!).

I was up until 4.30 this morning trying to finish projects from this weekends classes at Scrapcamp. Unfortunately i have only managed to completely finish two projects whilst i was there and another two this morning which still leaves me with an album to finish from the Maria Grace Abuzman class and a mini paperbag book class that i took with Kirsty Wiseman. Hopefully i'll finish the kirsty class this evening and concentrate on the big album using the bind it all tomorrow as in my current state of tiredness i'm likely to try and bind my hand!

Well today i'm showcasing what i did in the two classes by Cleo Jarvis. The layout is using the Bazzill stitchez cardstock which to be honest i hadn't seen until the class (finger on the pulse obviously!) Well anyone who knows me will testify how much i HATE stitching so this was right up my street LOL. But i battled through and i'm really pleased with it and even a complete nohoper with stitching could follow Cleos instructions.

I love the little corrugated card pocket in which i've added a journalling block. But my favourite i think are these cute felt buttons which we made and stitched on, for me this was a severe test of patience...(and loss of blood...must invest in a thimble) but i'm really pleased with the result.

The papers were all from the Cherry Arte range with the co-ordinating rub ons which i've got to say....love cherry arte designs but HATE HATE HATE their rub ons! They were so not easy to use.

The other class which i did of Cleo's was the Home Decor class. I really couldn't wait to do this one from the moment i heard about it as it was sponsored by Page Designs and only last month i'd bought an acrylic album which i've started but haven't finished and i was hoping this would get my mojo going on it. I was right. What a stunning acrylic wall hanging Cleo produced using her now infamous style of 'cheeseholing' (sticking holes in EVERYTHING) and lots of doodling. Neither of these techniques are things i have done before other than the odd bit of doodling but they'll definately be techniques i apply again.

Please believe me when i say the photo doesn't really do this justice. But with the abysmal weather here today the light is awful and the colours look really washed out but they're not in real life. I can't wait to show Pete this when he comes home tomorrow night. We used Sakura Glaze pens for the doodling and they were fantastic. I'd used the moonlight ones before and the soufle and loved them but now me thinks i will have to invest in some of these aswell for my album. And who can resist a bit of bling on a layout....not me!

So i'm going to be having an earlyish night tonight.....well, early for me anyway! Once Freya is home from school it'll be dinner, homework, bath and bed for them. Paperbag book for me, large mug of hot chocolate (yup the diet has truly gone out of the window after all that hotel fayre this weekend) and some early zzzzz's.

So now i'm finally caught up i've been able to get back to playing on HSMS. The prompt today was crockery and to be honest that was a side issue to what lay ON the crockery in my case. We don't have fancy plates and cups....just run of the mill, don't panic when they smash crockery but on this basic crockery are two gorgeous cupcakes which i bought at waitrose last night. Unfortunately they didn't have any of the ones i really wanted (which have little lollies sticking out the top!) so i had to settle for these which now that i'm writing and uploading this blog....ummmmm....no longer exist!

Lastly, just before i went away i was tagged by etteY so here is my lil shout.

Here are the rules which you must abide by if you are tagged.

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).

4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs

My 7 facts about myself are

1. I represented England in the 1990 European Baton Twirling Championship

2. I'm scared of the leaves you find around pampas grass

3. I draw the scariest looking teletubbies that you could ever imagine

4. I love the sea but i'm scared to go in it

5. I spray my hubbys aftershave on the pillow when he's working away

6. I love playing with the Playmobil as much as my girls do (especially the zoo)

7. I once almost haemorraged (sp?) after trying to scrape the scabs off the back of my throat after having my tonsils removed.

So there you go...random AND weird! And in return i'm going to tag........

Sarah Cleo Lesley Debby Helen Amanda and last but not least Anna