Growing up ...

... I know as parents we say it all the time about how fast our children are growing up, but I look at these photos and feel slightly overwhlemed by how quickly that actually is!

Most of the elements for this page came from a printed page that was included in the kit, a really useful addition. It's all straight in real life but some reason the photo makes it look really wonky!!

 

 

Life in 2013 ...

... so this is the first LO I made with the Scrapagogo kit. I like to do pages every now and again with what's happening in my life, so that seemed to be a good place to start with the kit.

I added some washi and bakers twines, plus a couple of extra buttons.

Cards and kits ...

... so having organised my albums, I moved on to sorting out paper and stripping uot old kits. Before discarding the last contents of a kit I am challenging myself to make some cards. So here are my first lot. I'm going to add sentiments as and when.

And of course, destashing means you can buy more! So I decided to try a Scrapagogo kit which arrived this morning. First impressions are good, 4 pieces of paper, 2 cardstock, a stamp, a printable and assorted embellies - just enough to make a few LOs without having loads left over. It's very similiar in colour to an old Scrapbook Circle kit that I have, so I shall probably combine the two.

 

Shopping and scrapping ...

... January week 3 challenge over on UKS was to use a sketch, add some ink/paint, some stitching and a quote. I decided not to do the quote and chose this photo I took at 12:12 on 12/12/12.

I had the day off work today and after a mammoth album sort out at the weekend I needed some supplies so headed off to TK Maxx and The Range. I got what I needed, plus more of course!

Now I've moved onto stripping out old kits and purging lots of stash.

Some random snowy pictures .....

... just for fun

 

 

 

Thanks for all the kind comments last week, the day passed unremarkably and I actually had quite an enjoyable walk and coffee with my friend :).

You are my sunshine ....

...when Lily got this card for her birthday (cinnamon aitch ltd)I knew immediately what I wanted to do. 

A bit of cheeriness on a cold day....

Class of 2012 ...

... ooh I scrapped!! Have joined a lovely team over on UK Scrappers with the hopes of being more creative. It's been a long time since I was part of the community over there and I think it will do me some good.

So no time like the present I've had a go at the January House challenge, which is a sketch, always good for easy scrapping.

I still have about 4 or 5 completely untouched Scrapbook Circle kits, so it was great to dig into one.

Last day at Infants for Mia and she had such a fab teacher in Year 2 that the parents wanted to make a fuss of him. So we put together a video of all the kids talking about their year and then played it to him inn the school hall on the last day.

Am in the middle of making a birthday party cake for Lily. She turned 10 last week - OMG! We had a quiet day at home and then went off to Centerparcs with my folks for the weekend. Her party with schoolfriends is tomorrow. I'll then have a photo order of about 250 prints to put in, so that should keep me busy for a while.

10 things: 2013 to-dos ....

... so although I don't make resolutions you can't help but think of a new year as a new page and the things you want to achieve. So here, in no particular order, are my thoughts:

1. Get back to my target weight, so that means 10 pounds to lose.
2. Be more active. I'm not sure that this looks like yet and I need to give it more thought.
3. Create more and with that in mind I have rejoined a group over on UKS.
4. Finish my blanket started back in November 2011.
5. Aleida's Challenge - I'm quite good at taking pictures of myself with the girls, but more is always good!
6. Write more letters, inspired by Emilie's post here.
7. Decide on Lily's secondary school - am sticking my head in the sand over this at the moment, but come the Summer I will start to face this reality.
8. Give the house some attention, it really is looking tired and needs freshening up.
9. Fiance audit and overhaul.
10. Keep a daily journal.

So enough to keep me busy!

New beginnings ...

.... Happy new year! Hope it's a good one for you all.

So a new year means new projects right? And with a lazy day ahead of us I decided to make a start on a floor cushion for Lily's room. I bought a jelly roll a year ago with the intentions of making a circular cushion I'd seen. Instead for simplicity I'm going for a log cabin (?) style.

Let's hope this is the start of lots of making this year.