Fancy a chance to win????

..... a £10 e-voucher for Sarah's Cards? then get yourself over there & have a go at the sketch challenge for June!
Just create a layout or card from the following sketch - all other details are on the blog!

Most of the DT have had a go at the sketch this month, they're all so different too so you should pick up loads of inspiration, check out what we all did by scrolling down after the sketch image on the blog!
Here's my attempt .............

I used some of the gorgeous October Afternoon for this mixed with some really old bits & bobs from my stash!

Also, here's a few sneak peeks for July's kit from Sarah's Cards I really loved working with this kit & could use the whole thing over & over again! LOL



Thanx as always for popping in, I'll be back over the weekend with another sneak of something else I've been working on but can't reveal just yet!
See you soon!

He's gone :( ............

...... my boy that is - He'll be gone for 4 months & I'm missing him already!! :( :(
Stay safe Dean, we love you loads!!



He was very good before he left & dressed in his uniform so his mum (me) could take some pics to scrap (hehe!) and frame for around the house!!! (thanx son!)
Charlotte will have changed so much when he returns, she'll be almost 7 months! It's gonna be so nice to see so much of them this summer too!

Right, I've got some scrapping to get done tonight, gonna have a scrappy day tomorrow too so that will be nice!

See you all in a couple of days with sneak peeks!


Oh, I haven't forgot about the giveaway, will get it sorted soon!

Bye-bye bad bug!!!

......... YUK!! what a bad'n it was too! It went thru the house like a tornado & we're all glad it's now gone - fingers crossed!

Right, that said here's some scrapping pics from the last couple of weeks .........

Henry & Olivia searching for 'spideys' (funny how they both call spiders this!!) Oh how I love these new lines from October Afternoon - I think it's the colour mix & the quality of the papers!

Sweet Charlotte sucking on her hand over my shoulder a couple of weeks ago - she's such a cutie & a good baby. Again I used OA here but wanted to leave it quite plain to show off the photo.

This photo made me laugh :) Olivia's daddy took it while they were at a charity football match, not really sure what she's doing but by the looks of things she's looking quite close at something interesting! Yes, I used the same very gorgeous OA AGAIN! I am quite pleased tho that I did use up lots of older embellies, stickers etc from my mountains of stash!

Right, I'm off to make up a few cards from the scraps I have left over .......... OR do I make yet another layout?? LOL

As always, thanx for popping in - please leave a comment so I know 'who' is visiting - I know you are cos' my counter is rising fast!
I might do a little giveaway very soon so if you're interested then please let me know!

See you soon!

ETA: I've edited the paper range I used on these past layouts to October Afternoon!! I didn't realise I'd made the mistake til' I was about to tidy my desk after creating a project from the leftovers!! ............ you must've thought I was crazy!! LOL - you were probably right!!! hehehe

As promised ............

.......... some knitting!
Here are the two cardi's I've made for Charlotte & Olivia this past week while spending time out of my craftroom!

And here's some updated photo's of the grandbabies - Charlotte has changed soooo much in just the past 12 days!



Thanx so much for visiting, I'll see you soon!

Long time no see - again!! LOL

..... I do have a good reason though, DS & his family are home from Germany & I've been catching up on cuddles & kisses from our new granddaughter charlotte Mae & her big sister Olivia!

I did some layouts with the May kit from Sarah's Cards using Fancypants Roadshow - here's what I did .........





OK, I'm off to watch 'The million pound drop' ........... love it!!
I'll be back later to show you my lastest knitting project!

And more ...................

........ I had to do this post in two so if you want to take a peek at the other pages I've uploaded then please scroll down a bit to the next post!

Using October Afternoon (Edited to correct manufacturer!!) Fly a Kite again for this page of DS & Olivia out for a stroll last summer - I distressed the papers cos' I love this technique & the papers look so nice this way, must be the colours & the thickness that make me do it!! LOL
 
 



















I've used some 3D foam to raise up the flowers so they stand out a bit more!

OK, that done I'm off to do a bit of a tidy up in my craftroom - it gets so messy so quick!!

Thanx for popping in & PLEASE leave a comment, I love reading them!

See you soon!

Layouts .............

....... here are a few of the pages I've done over the past couple of weeks!!

This first one is Olivia sitting on the stars reading (well as a 2 year old can! LOL)
I love her little feet & how her toes are curled up!
I used my present favourite - October Afternoon Fly a Kite, the colours are gorgeous & fruity!
As you can see in the close up I've used some Diamond Glaze over the little cut out accents and added a row of Birds on a wire with my Martha Stewart punch.

 
 
 






























This next one is miss Olivia again with my reading specs on :) I love this photo of her so much so that it's also in a frame in our lounge, when I look at it it makes me giggle! Some Basic Grey was used for this - I haven't used a lot of the recent ranges from Basic Grey & I don't know why - maybe I'm going off it OR it's just too nice to cut into???

 











I've used a different method to upload these pics & am struggling a bit so it looks like I'll have to make two posts tonight!!

See you in a bit!! LOL