Ok, own up.....who pinched February then!!!

Hmmmm, well that month just flew didn't it. Soooo much going on, work has been busy and my scrapping mojo completely disappeared.

I have a whole day of creativity planned today so perhaps that will spark me off. I have been taking photos though so here's some of my recent stuff.






















I will have more to post over the next couple of days but I'm sitting here at silly hour writing this post.

Take care lovelies.

Been a bit busy......ho hum!

No update for a couple of weeks....sorry! The lead up to the end of January was manic work wise so I've been too tired to do anything in the evenings!!

Anyway, been taking some photos so here they are:

A mono conversion of Bramber Castle in West Sussex,



















Another mono of a tree....taken last summer when we were on a bike ride.


















One of the lavendar fields taken in Provence last year.....yeah I know, only just got round to editing them:



















That's about it for now, not much chat I'm afraid, work talk is a bit dull eh!!

Photography Seminar

Well I went to the seminar on Sunday and it was fantastic.

It was run by David Worthington and Martin Stembridge, both very accomplished photographers.

We went up to Coventry to a place called The Beechwood Inn, very nice indeed. Tony and I stayed the night there on Sunday too so we enjoyed a lovely meal in the evening after the seminar had finished.

Zoe was the model for the day, however, the shots were all pretty much taken outside and it was FREEZING!! Poor Zoe had to endure the cold with no sleeves for over 2 hours. How she kept smiling I'll never know.

Anyway, here are some of my efforts for the day.























They have already organised the 2nd seminar for the northern part of the country, way up in Cumbria. I'd love to go but reckon that one may be a bit too far...ha ha!

Catch you later peeps.

OMG, another card!

Yup, you heard right folks.....I've made another card!!

This one is for my sister, thoroughly enjoyed making it actually, probably because it went well.













Had a fab day today getting creative, although I am a little tired so I think an early night is on the cards.

Take care lovelies.

Bubbly Funk January Kit

The January kit has been released this week and here are my creations.

This one was specifically made for the kit and I designed the whole alphabet to use, jpg's for hand cutting and gra/gsd files for the Craft Robo.













I also made a word book for my neice for Christmas so, although I didn't use supplies for the kit, I took some piccies to use as an alternative. This one is a little different as the letters have been joined to make two rows of text rather than one.













The inside has lots of little extra pages to add journalling and some little vellum pockets so she can add a lock of hair if she wants to.














Right, onward and upward, seez ya laterz.

Been promoted!!

And all because of this photo.....























Nah, just kidding really! I use a photography forum quite regularly, they're a great bunch of peeps and many are very talented togs.

In my signature line I described myself as being a Very Novice Amateur. After posting this photo it was suggested by Chris, a tog who's work I admire very much, that I should drop the Very Novice!!....so....I've been promoted.

Yup, still grinning....perhaps I'm starting to crack this photography malarky!!!

Not much else to report, one or two issues going on right now that I'll explain in more depth another time.

Ooh, and I am keeping up with my Art Journal, I'm on my 3rd entry but it has developed into a kind of personal diary so, in the main, I'll keep it private for now.

Started my 2007 Christmas journal too and I have finished the front cover but there are one or two little bits I want to add so I'll post a pic in time.

Take care one and all.

xx

I've been a scrap, scrap, scrapping!!!!

First 12" x 12" layout I have done since April last year.......phewy!!























This is from fabby sketch Caroline set on the Bubbly Funk forum. I was just what I needed to get my bum kick started into gear as I really should start scrapping a bit more!

I've used paint on the layout, really getting into painted stuff right now and there is a bit of hidden journalling on the tag behind the photo with a few heartfelt sentiments about my dear mum.....love her to bits!!

I took the photo down in Cornwall at bro's with my new 50mm f/1.8 lens, it's fab. I've just got to get used to using it though, it's so different from the kit lens that came on the camera.

I have so many other projects I want to get going on but so little time ha ha.....either that or I'm just sooooo slow.

Catch you soon hopefully.

I made a birthday card!!!!!

Now don't faint.....I know I'm not hot on making cards but I thought I'd give this a go.

Completely different from the stuff I normally do, this little fella has been hand drawn and painted in those fabby glittery water colours from The Works...you know...the one's they don't sell any more (along with their brill metallic acrylics)....tsk!

Anyway, the lettering was done on Robbie so all in all a very simple card, just how I like them LOL!






















I've also done an entry in my art journal but it's a tad personal so I won't show the page this time but I have made up some rules for my journal, them there being that I must always try to
"Use scraps of paper only",
"Hand Write Everything",
"Include a Favourite Photo taken recently" (to encourage me to get the camera out),
"Make a Weekly Entry",
"Doodle or Draw each time"
and the last one being "Don't spend too long".
I have done this one because I tend to take an age doing anything creative, I dither about and I really need to learn to get a flow going so the entries in this journal are not going to be long winded affairs. I probably won't like some of them because of it but hey, thats life.

Righteo peeps...onwards and upwards.

New Year Resolutions

Mmmmmm, I wonder if I can keep the ones I make??

I have a few resolutions, the main one being to get more organised. I'm a fairly organised person anyway but I forget things so easily so I need to be more vigilent. I'm good at keeping lists so I just need to expand on them to cover other stuff instead of just work.

I must also lose weight, I have put on a few pounds over the last few months and I feel fat and frumpy so I must make a big effort otherwise I will get depressed.

Another is to scrapbook more, I spend alot of time making mini books and things like that, I haven't done a 12" x 12" LO for months and I have some lovely albums that are crying out to be filled.

I'd like to improve my photography but that's not really a resolution as such cos that will happen when it happens. I have a fab one day seminar to go to soon and I'm hoping to learn heaps there.

I so want to do an art journal for 2008 and I have taken the plunge and covered a watercolour sketch book in readiness. I would like to do an entry each week if I can but each fortnight at the very least.


















Well, we'll see how I go. Ciao for now peeps. xx

More Chrimbo piccies

Sorting through the many that I have taken, I love my Santa, Sleigh and reindeer ornament, it's one of my favourites.

It's a shame Christmas is over, it's now New Years Eve and we are not big on celebrating the New Year so I will wish you all the very best for 2008. I hope things will turn out how you would like and all goes well for you.






















And one of us two happy peeps on Christmas Day....awwww bless!!!

Jess

We've just got back from bro's in Cornwall and I met my nieces 5 month old puppy Jess for the first time.

She is such a little sweetheart and very well behaved. I've taken loads of photos of her but I particularly like this one.






















By the way, bro loved his album and my niece loved her canvasses (seen in previous posts). My niece also loved another prezzie I gave her.....watch this space for that one!!!

Well it's Christmas Eve at last!

I adore Christmas, it is my favourite time of year and my preparations start in ernest in September. December is a fabulous month, putting up the decorations, wrapping the presents...the whole month is filled with happy things to do.

I have now virtually finished all my preparations and, as last year, wish I had done more. I guess I may need to start in July next year LOL!

Here is another gift I have made, it is my brothers album. It took a long time to do but I really like the finished article.















Have a wonderful Christmas lovelies xx

A canvas or two!

Been busy making presents....as you do and I made a couple of hinged canvases for my niece. I've done canvases before but never hinged ones and I have to admit I rather like the idea that you don't hang them, you can just have them sitting on a shelf somewhere.

They are both family orientated with some sentimental quotes, I just hope she likes them!

Here they are:

















I've done more arty things but not photographed them yet....hopefully update soon....and yes, I'm amazed too, I've actually blogged again!!!!

Nearly Christmas

Woo Hoo, nearly there now.

Finished work today for nearly 2 weeks........bliss!!!!

I didn't make any cards this year, tut tut but I did make one for my mum!























I've made a couple of prezzies too that I'll try and photograph over the weekend and pop on here.

Ciao for now peeps.

Been a while......!!

Yup, it has since I've blogged.

New Years Resolution....I will blog every week!!! We'll wait and see.

Anyway, creativity coming up, here is the December kit done for Bubbly Funk, it is a birthday book, something I think I could do with but this one is winging its way to my mum for Christmas amongst other things.

















Other things to see.....hmmmm, well, there is my Chrimbo tree





















Very tired now though as I've had a cold from hell, so thats it for now folks.....take care.

Morning walks

We've been on some great walks while we've been looking after Adam, our friends dog. We normally go out just as it's getting light and some of the sunrises have been stunning.

One morning we were very lucky to come across some deer, it was very misty so they were difficult to shoot. The ISO was set quite high to capture them so the shot is a bit grainy but it was great to see them.

Sorted, for now......!

Been having some real problems with the computers just lately and as I'm not at all technically minded I was getting a tad frustrated.

Finally I called in a "man that can" and I think we have lift off. I've even got the laptop wirelessly set up for the internet so I can browse downstairs.....bliss!

Fingers crossed everything will remain working how it should do!

As I can now pop on here while I'm downstairs I'm hoping that I might even be able to keep my blog a little more up to date.

Last month I joined in with a Circle Journal on Bubbly Funk and I picked the theme Celebrations. I love celebrations of all sorts so it will be great to have a CJ full of all kinds!

Here's my cover, intro page and entry.

Bit more digi stuff

Ok, I need more hours please.......does anyone sell any cos time is just disappearing. I hardly get a chance to update my blog and I have lots of things to put on here.....oh well never mind.

I'm enjoying doing this digi stuff, I don't have to sit at my work computer to do it so I can settle downstairs on the laptop. I sometimes need a change of scenery, I seem to only ever see the inside of my office LOL!

I'm also absolutely pants at planning pages and digi scrapping is a fantastic way to see how a layout will turn out before I do the same with paper.

Here's another I've done using the fabby freebie from Shabby Princess

Tagged

As usual I haven't blogged in ages....sorry peeps, just too busy at the mo. Anyway I've been tagged by the lovely Rosie

1. If you could have £100 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose? Oooh, I think embellishments would be fab, I find I can pick papers quite easily but I struggle when it comes to embellies so I'd love the challenge of spending £100.00 on them

2. If you had to choose between using only stamps or rubons, which would you choose? Stamps definately, I have a reasonable amount of them and I love using them especially the alphas.

3. If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year...which would you do? Definately layouts, I'm not a fan of making cards. I love making mini books for people because they will actually keep them, cards tend to end up in the bin.

4. Would you rather own a scrapbooking store or have your own scrapping room at home...(can't have both he he he) Scrapping room at home without a doubt. I have to use my office at home so I feel I never go anywhere else in the house, also I have to keep the office tidy. If I had my own scrapping room it could be as messy at I wanted mwahahahahaha!

5. And last but not least, what is your CURRENT cardmaking or scrapping style. I haven't got a style, never have done, most of the stuff I make is not really cardmaking or scrapping, can't really describe it really....LOL! Anyway, if I have to choose a fave style it would be grungy, inky and messy.

Bubbly Funk October Kit

Poor Caroline, the blasted post delayed the stamps for the October kit so it's a bit late being released but ho hum, it's on it's way peeps.

Here is the chest I designed for it. I did have 3 attempts at this before I got it right but I was really chuffed with the end result.

Doin' it digi

Just started this fab course with Kirsty and here is my first attempt at Digi Scrapping.


















Yeah, yeah, I know, got a long way to go LOL, but I'll work on it. I'm so keen to learn as much as I can about Photoshop Elements and this course will be fab.

Oops, not blogged in a while.

Hi Peeps

Had a week off work last week, we went to Longleat and down to the South West, near and into Torquay.

I've taken shed loads of photos but I've been so busy I've not managed to sort them out yet. Work during the day, cutting and sticking in the evening and sorting photos on the laptop when I go to bed.....hmmmmm, notice there is no housework mentioned there!!!! Yup, you've guessed it.....it needs doing!!

Anyway, I'll pop some pics on here when I get a minute. In the meantime the Bubbly Funk September kit has been released and here it is:

















I made the final 10 with one of my shots on Cheryl's Painting With Light Course again........I'm grinning from ear to ear! Here's the shot.

















Right, onward.....hopefully get some more stuff on here soon.