Wet and Windy...

and apparently it's going to get worse. Thing is the window has just 'gone' on my car and i can't now open it..at least that's better than yesterday when i couldn't shut it (and it was tipping down). So after spending £600 to get it through the MOT last week, i now have to spend another ton to get a new window switch fitted. It never rains..but it pours and i hear it's going to be pouring and pouring the next few days. So i have to drop the car in tomorrow after taking Emily to nursery and walk home.....i can't find the raincover for the pram so i guess we'll be two VERY wet bunnies by the time we get home.


Done todays prompt on HSMS which was soap. Emily actually got two new soaps yesterday which were Little Miss soaps but my favourite are these that Freya bought last year and refuses to use (it's ok she does use other soap...she isn't that stinky!) How many times i've had to explain to Emily that they aren't ice lollies.

And this is the layout i did last night. The colours look a bit washed out but i assure you they aren't in real life. I am loving these papers and i think tonight i may start the mini book that came with the modscraps add on kit, although i haven't really thought of what i'm going to do in it yet....maybe an A-Z which i've wanted to start for a long time. Maybe i'll have something to share with you later. In the mean time, just a week to go until i announce who has won the Scrap It Challenge this month.......we need more entries please.

I got some scrapping done!

....actually i'm still going. I've done 2 layouts this evening, this is the second one, easy to scan as it's A4 but the other is 12x12 so will have to wait til tomorrow (oops it is tomorrow...ok well, when it's lighter) to share that one with you. I'm loving this kit but i'm almost out of rub ons and i need more of these as they're gorgeous, also with the double sided paper i'm itching to use both sides so may have to be buying some additional bits for this. Thanks for looking, going to clear down and toddle off to bed now. X

Write

Banging headache at the moment which hasn't been helped by the fact that since i picked Emily up from my mums this morning (she'd stayed the night after watching the Tweenie stage show last night) she has been in the most obnoxious mood i've seen for ages.

Oh well, couple more hours and they'll all be in bed and i'll be able to cut into my Modscraps kit. Spent last night going through my photobox and picking out which snaps i think will work with the papers. I'm resisting a lot of my new snaps in a bid to get as many old photos scrapped as possible. Wonder how long that will last?

However i did manage to do todays HSMS prompt which was 'write'. Writing ... or rather scribbling is a bit of a mute point in this house at the moment. No matter what i do or where i hide them....Natasha seems to find a crayon or pencil (no felts....learnt from experience and they're now BANNED). Well, if it doesn't move...it gets Natasha'd....playroom floor, walls, door and this photo represents her 'artistic freedom', a little satchel, currently 'decorated' by Natasha....but wait....it's actually sat on their easel....which is BLANK

Straight and Swirly

Well firstly...my second day of doing the HerSpace:MySpace prompts which today is 'straight'. As Pete doesn't have a great talent for DIY work...putting things up straight is a slight issue at the moment so thought i'd think out of the box on this one.

Modscraps kit arrived this morning and it is absolutely gorgeous, so many goodies to play with this afternoon, just LOOK at it all! I'd been warned by someone else that the 'LOVE ELSIE' papers were a bit on the thin side and that is true but they are double sided and gorgeous to boot. I also bought the add on kit, mainly for the funky clear stamps that came with it as i'm really loving skull and crossbones at the moment.

Came with some gorgeous fabric papers but i am in love with the embossed cardstock, it is lovely and i'm definately going to have a go with that later tonight. Emily is off to see the Tweenie stage show and sleeping at my mums, freya is off to her dads, robert isn't over this weekend and Pete is away.....so just me and Natasha tonight then.....should be quiet!

EMMA!

I can't find your address...had a bit of an 'incident' with my email account, could you email me again at terriefarrell@hotmail.co.uk so i can get your goodies out to you please. Cheers! X

No Photographer!

Well, as i now have my DSLR I thought i'd better put it to good use...been over to My Space / Her Space and i'm trying to see what i can do today with the previous prompts, hoping to catch up with them all by the end of next week...remember i am a COMPLETE novice, have appauling light in the house and three kids who will NOT keep still...but hey, i'm going to give it a bash anyway.....So i've done MILK and DRINK

Nothing ventured......

Finally found a decent length of time this afternoon to try and finish a couple of layouts that i'm doing for the Best Of British Newcomer in Scrapbook Inspirations. I'm still not entirely happy with them so i think i'll do some tweaking tonight but thought i'd leave a sneak peek of one that i did with last months Jenni Bowlin kit.

I know i don't really have a chance entering the competition but as they say, 'nothing ventured....'. Still over a week til the closing date of this months challenge. As soon as entries are recieved they'll be put up for all to see on the blog so if you haven't entered yet....give it a go....like i said before...nothing ventured.....

ENTRIES FOR JUNES SCRAP IT CHALLENGE

All entries recieved so far.....still plenty of time to enter....check out the June challenge link on the right hand side!

Happy Fathers Day!

We wished Pete a happy fathers day over the phone this afternoon as he'd already left for Scotland on Friday so then it was the turn of MY dad. We popped round to see him and my step mum Liz this evening. The kids adore their grandad and each of them has a completely different relationship with him. Freya was the only grandchild for quite along time so she has a very strong bond with her grandparents anyway. My dad watched Emily being born which also gives their relationships a bit of a special twist and she really dotes on him. As for Natasha, well she runs (or rather stumbles) towards him whenever he holds his arms out.

It's always very difficult to get a shot with all the girls in it so i was pleased to get them all with my dad tonight, never ever thought they would look in the same direction though...that will NEVER happen!

I took quite a few snaps of the girls whilst i was there, still not understanding quite what i'm doing and without a tripod there were plenty of blurry shots but i did manage to get the one person who CAN sit still (but who HATES posing) do so for lots of photos. She was very reluctant...but now i have my DSLR she'll have to get used to it!

Giveaway!

This is the stash that could be winging it's way to you if you win this months Scrap It Challenge....for details of the challenge click on the link on the right hand side labelled June challenge where you'll find all the details. These 'prep school' papers all come from Paper Salon but you also get the die cut sheet of tags, coordinating cardstock and some Jenni Bowlin felt buttons. Good luck to everyone, all entries will be featured on the blog and the winner announced on the 1st of the month.