Went to Portsmouth today

Had a fab day today, we decided to pop down to Portsmouth for a couple of hours. Of course I had camera in hand as per usual and got a couple of shots of the Spinaker Tower. A well photographed subject but I was pleased with these.



















Then, we were really lucky because the Ark Royal was leaving Portsmouth too. It had got a bit overcast by then so I turned the shot mono but I was chuffed with this one.










Anyway we drove inland again and the weather brightened right up for a glorious Indian Summers day.

That's it for now peeps.

Where they live swap

We recently had a swap on Bubbly Funk where 10 of us did a double layout, 6" x 6" of the area where we live.

It was very time consuming to do but the end result was fantastic. I haven't photographed the pages but I did decorate the front and back covers to make them into a little album.....here it is.

Front Cover














Back Cover
















Soon I will be uploading some more instructions onto my much neglected "Make Me" Blog, ironic that as soon as I created it work went ballistic but there you go eh!

Oooh and a bit more news, I popped an entry in the UKS photo comp in August and got selected for the final 20 (the green guitar player I posted on here a while ago).....and one of the photos I uploaded for Cheryls Painting with Light course has also been selected as one of the 10 images of the week - it was the close up aeroplane one I posted last week! I am gobsmacked to say the least, there were so many fantastic entries I would never have dreamed of making the final 10.

Anyway catch you later luvlies.

Made my first Christmas Prezzie

I know my mum doesn't read my blog so I can show you this. It's my first Altered Lunch Tin and I'm actually chuffed to bits with it. So simple too, I might do a few more now.....peeps are going to get prezzies that don't normally get prezzies ha ha ha!

I'm going to fill it with little prezzies for her to open too and then she can keep whatever she wants in it afterwards.


















Big fanks to Caroline for the Rockin' Girl Blogger Banner...it's on the right, I was going to nominate some peeps too but so far I can't find any that haven't got the banner already LOL!

Been a bit more positive about work this week, mind you, it's only Tuesday morning! If I get another good day in today then I'll be on a roll eh!!

Right, stuff to do, hopefully more creativity coming soon!

Ok, ok, it's been a week......

....since I've blogged.

Nothing exciting has happened, although I am another year older....eek! I've managed the first week of my photography course but apparently we can't discuss it on blogs and stuff which is fair enough so I'll just have to keep you guessing.

Here's a selection of shots, some of which are to do with the course and some are not.....ha ha ha!

Oooooooo.......more cards!!!!!!

Perhaps I'm turning into a secret card maker eh! Yup Kathy, you might be right....I might even do a dare!!!















Started the Painting with light course this week and I had to take a self portrait, pretty damn awful actually but I'd already taken loads and didn't like any of them, I guess it was the best of a bad lot......so bad though I'm not going to put it on here mwhahahahahahahaha!!!!

Our first assignment is tomorrow and I can't wait.

Nothing else exciting going on, still fed up with work but nothing new there, I would just love to be able to do something more creative. Tony has persuaded me to keep my pecker up though and get on with it LOL! There are lots of advantages - working from home, good money etc but I guess satisfaction counts for alot doesn't it!

Anyways, onwards and upwards......catch you soon lovelies.

I've been nominated for an award!!

Fanks Nat for the nomination, bless ya hun!

I've now got to pick 3 peeps for nomination too and that is sooooooo difficult.......erm.......mmmmmm.......ok, here goes, drumroll please....

For the nicest peeps in blogland the nominations are:

Rosie, Di and Caroline

My bestest bubbly chums!

I've made a card!!

Strange but true! It's my aunts 80th next week so I made a card for her.

And.....you'll never guess.....I'm making another card at the mo for my father in law's birthday. I'm quite enjoying it actually.

I think the thing that put me off making cards was all the work that went into them and then they'd just end up in the bin, a bit demoralising really! Anyways, more soon!

Bubbly Funk August Kit

Well the August Kit has been released today so go check it out here. I really enjoyed making this one, I have seen similar shaped books around but never any instructions so I had a go and managed to put this together.


















Anyway, other news......erm......enjoying some creative time at the mo, I'm even making a birthday card right now!! I've also signed up for the next Painting with Light photography course, check out Cheryl's site here for details. I am seriously into photography now and I really want to improve so I thought I'd give this a go.

Right, must toodle on, hopefully catch you soon peeps.

Remembered something....

....I made a while back peeps.

This is a little maze book I made for my sisters hubby's family. They came over to visit from Australia and one of the family is terminally ill. It was the last time the England based half of the family would see her.

I had to make this very quickly but they loved it so that was good.



















We went out to see a band last night, they are based in Hampshire but they do a special annual gig for us each August. I was practising taking some low light shots and this is my fave.


















Right, that's me done, catch you later!

Ok, weird as it may seem.....

but I'm blogging again.

Very quick one this time, I just want to pop on the July kit for Bubbly Funk. Oh and any of you lubberly B.F. peeps reading this......I'll whisper......August kit is designed, made, photographed and over to Caroline and I've just started the September kit.

Caroline sure does get in some fabbylicious stash peeps so don't miss out.

Well, what can I say................

Not blogged since June, hard to believe but hey!!

I've been very busy, working long hours and generally not getting much time to myself. My crafting priorities have been with the Bubbly Funk's monthly kits and I've managed to get those done and on time.

I did poodle off on holiday for a week in between to France as well, fantastic by the way, I'll post some pics if I can remember how to after all this time.

I haven't blog hopped in ages and I'm missing all my creative time. Like a complete dodo I agreed to take on another job yesterday too (what am I like) much to Tony's disgust but I guess I'll have to just knuckle down and get on with it.

Anywayz, I'll post a few shots of my holidaybobs, quite liking photography at the mo, and, fingers crossed, it won't be too long before I pop in here again.

Bubbly Funk June Kit

Caroline released the June kit the other day here so I can put the piccies on here now:



























All else is marvellous here peeps, usual stuff, work still busy. Definately a case of roll on the autumn (one of our customers will quieten down then) and I can't wait for the footy season to start (oh to have some days to myself again hee hee)!

Be good one and all, catch up soon.

Ickle Notebook Swap

We're doing an A6 Notebook swap on Bubbly Funk and I've just finished mine.....this is the entire amount of creativity that I have been up to lately (apart from the B.F. kits) so not a great deal to show you I'm afraid.

As usual,work has been busy BUT it is easing and I'm hoping to get back to my part time ways again very soon. I miss my creative afternoons, my trips round the blogs, my dashing out with the camera and all the other things that occupied my time before I started working like a mad thing over 2 months ago.


















Hopefully it won't be long before I return........take care peeps.

Arundel!

As promised, some photos of Arundel.
No other exciting news unfortunately, work, work and more work is all I'm up to at the moment. Pleased the weekend is here now though so a bit of time to chill.

Not getting much creative time either but I'm working on it LOL!

Ooooh, a lil bit of creativity

At last I have a couple of things to show.........not very exciting though unfortunately.

I made my first Maze Book.....yay! I think they are great little books and will make ideal presents. My first attempt is ok but I have seen much, much better.

















My second little viewing is the K Page of my Christmas Journal. I utilised some old Christmas cards for this one.














We went to Arundel yesterday and I had a good play with my camera. Blogger is being a bit of a pain tonight so I'll upload those another time.

Work has been getting me down a bit lately! I don't like to blog bad things but I just don't think it inspires me anymore. I'm seriously considering a career change but, to be honest, I just don't know what to do yet. I'd love it to be arty related but I'm not sure what yet.

If I ever come close to anything near a decision you'll be the first to know peeps.

Right, I'm bushed, catch you all later.