Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Hi,
Just wanted to pop on and wish everyone a Merry Christmas.... hope you all had a lovely day yesterday and the rest of the holiday is warm and fun!
Honestly I felt absolutely exhausted last night and was glad when our last guest had gone, the children went to bed, just so that I could go to bed... We had a lovely Christmas day, I really enjoyed myself, but as I said very tired... Today apart from cooking the dinner, I am doing nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had an ebook but was too tired to even think of having a play... so thats what I am off to do now!
Hugs and best wishes
Kim
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Mojo Monday 168

Hi,
Here is my take on the Mojo Monday Sketch #16... I enjoyed this one... nice sketch to work from.


I have my son at home from school, he has had a really high temperature for the last couple of days. Thankfully he seems much better today... driving me up the wall because he is bored now he feels better... back to school tomorrow I think!!!! This of course means all those things I was planning to do this week have gone out the window!!!! So next week I will be running around like an idiot getting everything sorted before they break up next friday. I love how everything always goes to plan!!!!

Well, better get on... need to make a couple more cards... am getting to the point where it's just close family members I need cards for... YAY!!!!!!!

Hope you are keeping warm!
Hugs
Kim
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Scrapbooking... weekend cybercrop at UKS

Hi,
This weekend my crafting has been scrapbooking... UKS have had a cybercrop and I have attempted a few of the classes and challenges. I haven't had as much time as I would have liked to have (but when do we ever!!!) so I am going to do the others some other time. I had fun with these layouts though...



These photos were from Blackpool... I've had these Adornit papers for quite a while and just seem to stroke them alot... lovely to find a use for them!

A visit to Santa... this was last year... don't suppose they will want to do that this year... more old Christmas stash...

I took these photo's in Lytham on Christmas eve a couple of years ago... it was a beautiful warm day and we had a lovely time, there was ice-skating, street entertainers and we had some delicious homemade vegetable soup... The children even played in the park!

This was one of the classes... My daughter learning to skip a few years ago now... I really enjoyed doing this layout, the sewing was fun, I don't do enough of it...

I have been using up stash I have had for ages too which is brilliant... might make some room for some new papers, eh? Any excuse to shop...

I still have some Christmas cards I need to get done, and I want to make a couple of gift cards and gift boxes...

Suddenly it has gone really chilly again here. I am going to have an early night tonight. My son has been suffering with a horrible cold all weekend and I think I might be getting it...

Take care and keep warm,

Hugs

Kim

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Sketch Saturday #131

Hi,
Well, we are still escaping the snow... but it's very cold!!!! Roll on the summer, eh?!!!

This card was inspired by the sketch @ Sketch Saturday #131, great sketch to work with... I am having a crafting afternoon, so hopefully will be back later with another image or so.

I am planning on putting the Christmas tree up tomorrow, so want to get as much done as possible today... also tomorrow UKScrappers are having a Cyber Crop which I am hoping to play along with tomorrow night... I tried so hard to keep the whole weekend so that I would have lots of time to play along and suddenly things are piling up... typical!!!!

Hope you are keeping warm...

Hugs

Kim

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Friday Sketchers #130

Hi,
Well, snowscenes and snowflakes seem to be appropriate, don't they? I hope you are keeping warm... can't believe some of the temperatures they are talking about on the news today!!!! All seems abit bizarre, doesn't it? I love Christmas, but I hate cold weather. I am so glad I haven't had anywhere to go today.

I am determined to make some cards... the kids are driving me up the wall! If I weren't trying to do something, they would just get on with what they are doing!!!

Anyway, this card was inspired by Friday Sketchers #130... what a lovely sketch to work with... am really please with it!

Will upload the other one later... for some unknown reason there was a slight blurr so I need to retake the photo!

Hugs

Kim

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Sketch Saturday # 130

Hey!
Almost forgot to upload this one... inspired by the Sketch Saturday # 130... I love this sketch. Really enjoyed making this card... thank you for the inspiration!

Really am going to bed now!

Hugs

Kim

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2 Sketches 4 You # 66

Hi,
Hope you are keeping warm... I seem to go cold every time I move out of this room... winter is well and truely with us...
Here is my take on Laura's Sketch 66 over at 2 Sketches 4 You. The image is one my mum gave me... she really is such a sweetheart. I am on a really tight budget with my crafting at the moment and she gets me some great stuff to help me keep going, like I don't have loads anyway...
Well, I haven't managed to make any today... I did this one yesterday... fingers crossed for more time to myself tomorrow evening. I am getting a little more Christmassy in my thinking, have made lots of lists today. I am a list person, it's how I actually get things done... by writing things down and making lists... my calender is one of my most important things. If it disappeared all hell would break loose here... it tells me what everyone else is doing and it tells me what I am doing... I have a great memory for things I don't need to remember, like song lyrics, useless information, etc. But anything that I need to remember... well, thats why I have the calender! Before the kids, I had a filofax... a lovely one that I doodled all over, with lots of pretty things...
Anyway, I'm shattered so I'm off to bed to read.
Hugs
Kim
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Friday Sketchers 129

Hi,
Here is my take on Friday Sketchers lovely sketch #129. I made this and it is so cute, I want it on my card tree!!!!!! ha! Anyway, the paper is from a small pack of Dovecraft paper that I picked up at a craft fair... I am really pleased with it... never sure of things I buy on impulse, I mean how many times do I do that and never use it!!!!!


I can't seem to get into the Christmas spirit yet... I keep thinking about all these things I need to sort out and instead I'm sitting their browsing all these beautiful craft sites and blogs!!!!
Hopefully I will get a couple of the others I made uploaded later... I actually have made 9 now... I think I need about 40 more!!!!! Argh!!!!!!!
Hugs
Kim
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Mojo Monday - 165

Hey!
I am sorry that I have just not had time to craft... I had a really tough college assignment that has been driving me nuts!!!!! and it has left me behind in my Christmas cards, behind in everything to be honest!!!!
Anyway, I made a card tonight... I really have to have a good session tomorrow... My inspiration came from a lovely sketch from Mojo Monday - 165, gorgeous... I totally enjoyed myself, it really made me feel better. I did get distracted and played with my cuttlebug for a little while, so hopefully this will inspire me to get on with my cards tomorrow.


I hope you are all better organised than I am, and life is treating you well. I am determined to devote at least a couple of days to my sorting out Christmas cards and shopping lists... one minute Christmas is months away, then you blink and find people are saying 'when shall we get together for exchanging gifts????' OMG!!!
I'm off to have a hot chocolate and then I'm going to bed... it's so cold tonight!!!! Winter is coming!!!!!
Night night!
Hugs
Kim
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Cute card - Friday Sketchers

Hi,
Well, my inspiration for this card came from Friday Sketchers #125 - nice sketch to work from - and I am using this really sweet hedgehog image from a group of things my mum gave me... She is always passing on card stuff to me... I seem to spend all my money on scrapbooking stuff and I think she is determined to get me to keep using my stash instead of storing it up and just admiring it!!!! I'm really pleased with this card... even if I say so myself, it's cute!

I have been cutting out snowflakes with my new Marianne Creatable Snowflake die-cutters and my cuttlebug... see I do use it!!!!! It's not just a pretty pink thing!!!! I am really pleased with them although I did struggle to get some of them out!!!! Have some flowers to play with next... them hope to sneak a butterfly into a shopping basket at some point throughout the week!!!! hee

hee!!!! I am doing very well on my craft budgeting... honest ;)

I am going to make myself a Christmas planner... made one last year and have to admit, I was actually a bit more organised. I hate to think of it so early, but I really have to these days to get everything sorted so that I don't get stressed. I used to be one of these people who put the tree the sunday before christmas (even if it were the day before christmas eve) and do my christmas shopping on christmas eve... then I had kids... well, that says it all really... you just can't get away with that run around thing, can you? So Christmas Planner here I come...

Hope you are well and happy!

Hugs

Kim

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2 Sketches 4 You...

Hi ya!
Hope you are all smiling... here is the other card I made using the peel offs... Inspiration from Kazan's Sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 You... Great sketch... Love this snowflake paper, I dug it out of a pile of papers I had totally forgotten that I had... don't you just love doing that when you love the paper?


My kids break up for half term today... I am so determined to get them making their own christmas cards for all their school friends and teachers, I have it all organised in a box. Anything different from my son playing games machines... he would be on them all day every day if I allowed it... drives me mad that he never gets fed up... I always have to drag him off!!!!

Am going to enjoy my peace and quiet now, and have a play at another Christmas card! Hope you find time to play too...
Hugs
Kim
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Bonus Sketch - 2 Sketches 4 You.

Hi,

Seem to be having trouble uploading piccies today... I actually made two cards yesterday afternoon... inspiration coming from 2Sketches4You. This is one of the Bonus Sketches. Hopefully I can upload the other one at some point today. Still using the sheet of peel offs... quite like this one... I wanted a sentiment on it, but I seem to have one of those days where I couldn't find anything I wanted yesterday!!!!

Seems fitting to keep thinking snowflakes... it was absolutely freezing this morning! Need to dig out my jumpers so that I can wear more layers... I am one of these people who would be happy to hibernate throughout the winter... with internet shopping you can actually imagine yourself making it a reality... well, I can dream!!!! Hope you are keeping warm!
Hugs
Kim
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Need to get on with my Christmas cards!!!!

Hi,
Goodness me... I don't seem to be able to get going on my cards this year!!!!
I had a play and came up with this one... used a peel off... I'm not a lover of peel offs, but seem to have aquired a pile from somewhere and thought I would have a go with these trees... not too bad!!!
Hopefully, I will find some inspiration to make some more... I will be so disappointed with myself if I go back to buying packs of Christmas cards!!!!!
Gosh! it's gone really cold here... that wind is has a real chill today!!!
Hope you're crafting with a smile...
Hugs
Kim
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Friday Sketchers

Hi,
Today I have made a card for my cousin Andrea... I was inspired by the sketch over at Friday Sketchers #122. What a fun sketch! The image is one my mum gave me and the papers are from Papermania's Summer Bloom pad... I love these papers, they are so gorgeously girlie!!!!

I am off now to have a play at a card to hold tealight candles... and hopefully at least one Christmas card... Hope your sunday has been as relaxing as mine... even my kids have chilled today.

Hugs

Kim

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Where has September gone????

Hi,
I can't believe it's the 1st of October tomorrow... I'm getting old, because I hear myself saying 'where has this month gone?' all the time now... I can't keep up with time... My daughter is in year 5 and we have had invites to High School's already... is this normal? It's not that we haven't thought about it, it's just all coming around so quickly.
Anyway, I have managed to find a little bit of time for myself and made a card... it was inspired by Kazan's sketch #62 over at 2 Sketches 4 You... I made my decorated edge using Martha Stewart punches. I need some more of these, they are so effective!!!! Mind you, I am supposed to be on a stash diet (again!!!!)....

I still haven't made any more Christmas cards... I have cleared tomorrow afternoon for a bit of a crafting session... now I have said this something is bound to happen to spoil it!

Hope the sun is shining and life is treating you well.

Hugs

Kim

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Christmas card #1

Hi,
Gosh, it's been a while, hasn't it? I just don't seem to find the time or have the heart for crafting lately... but I really have to make a start on my Christmas cards and I am so glad I did this one today. I feel so much better and really enjoyed myself... good therapy, obviously.
Inspiration came from Sketch Saturday week #121 ... what a great sketch! The image is one my mum passed on to me... using some paper and card I had in my scraps folder, believe it or not! I haven't actually got around to buying any new Christmas stash yet...

Am off to have a browse around the net for new Christmas stash!!!!

Hope you are well and happy... thank you for stopping by!

Hugs

Kim

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Hopefully I'm back!!!

Hi,
Just thought I would put a post in to say that I am hoping to get some time to craft tomorrow and over the weekend. Life has been both hard and hectic!

My Aunt died mid-July. We were all devastated and still are. She was such a fighter, my Auntie Kath, she had fought it off before and she so wanted to live to see her Grandchildren grow up. She kept saying she didn't want to die because she wasn't done yet! Her daughters are both devastated of course, and poor Andrea seems so lost as she was still living at home with her mum so was taking care of her. It's a horrible horrible thing. Having said that my Auntie Kath was a lovely woman with a heart of gold. She would do anything for anyone and really didn't deserve to suffer the way she did. I am left feeling like someone has stollen something from me and as it is when we lose people we love, I don't think I will ever be quite the same again.

On a brighter note.... my mum and I took the children away for a week (we both needed it I can tell you) to Sussex and we had a relaxing, lovely time and the weather was so good to us... apparently at home it rained nearly all week!

I am hoping to do some crafting, sort my photo's out.... maybe even do some scrapbooking, you never know!!! So hopefully over the next couple of days I will post a pic!

Hope you are having a lovely summer and are happy and well!
Hugs
Kim
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Mojo Monday....

Hi,
Just when you think I've disappeared forever... I'm back! Inspiration came from Mojo Monday #146... what a great sketch! This is for a friend of mine who loves cake... I mean she LOVES cake!!! She is worse than a kid if she doesn't get a birthday cake... she always buys one herself to make sure she gets one!!!

Suddenly lately I miss decorating cakes... I used to decorate all kinds of special occasion cakes when I worked in a cake shop... Am going to be making my son a cake for Friday... my baby is 8 on friday!!!! I honestly don't know where the time goes... one minute it's January and all of a sudden we've done Easter, then I'm shopping for holiday clothes... I had a meeting about my daughters high school last week... I know she is 9 but it only seems like a couple of years ago we were starting in Reception!!! Suddenly I feel old!!!!!

I'm going to have a nice cup of tea... and do some crafting!!! Think I'm going to be naughty, run the hoover over the living room and leave the ironing til later.... do some crafting instead!!!!

Hope the sun is shining where you are... it's very dark here, think we are in for a storm!!!!!

Hugs

Kim

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Where does the time go?!!!

Hi,
I haven't had any time to craft just lately... I don't know where the time goes! I was determined to get up early so that I could make some time this morning... my cards are getting extremely low and I have a load of birthdays coming up all at once so I really need to find some time.

Here is the card I have made this morning... my inspiration came from Friday Sketchers # 109. What a great sketch... all that paper eh?!

Unfortunately my Aunt is not well at all, the chemo is really knocking her about this time and she is in hospital at the moment! I am all of a dither about going down for a visit tomorrow to see her... it's so awkward being so far away. I have no one I can leave the kids with here so I have to take them with me and although they are always pretty good, hospital visits and kids just don't go especially after a 2 hour car drive!!!!

OH has a bug... so of course he is dying... the kids have had it but of course his is much worse!!!! Honestly! My 9 year old daughter said yesterday that daddy was 'such a child'... I think she was selling herself short there because after one day off school, she was back doing her usual stuff and getting on with life... after two days daddy is still dying!!!! Bet he's recovered by Friday... he's off to France fishing!!!!

The children and I are off to Sussex with my mum in a few weeks... lets hope the weather holds out, eh!!!! Hope it's gorgeous where you are too....

Hope you have a great weekend.

Hugs

Kim

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Playing nicely!!!

Hi,
I have been playing nicely... My daughter has had this teacher that has been training teaching their class for the last so many weeks and she really has been brilliant! She seems to have a knack at explaining things in a way that my daughter gets totally the first time... which we can't say about her usual teacher. So, all good things seem to come to an end, this teacher is leaving today and a pressie was needed... I found this lovely little key ring with a book on that has 'the best teacher' and lots of lovely appropriate quotes and this is what I made to put it in... and I really did play nicely...

We have 'clock sports' (our equivalent to sports day... which I still don't understand, I don't get all this 'losing damages kids self-esteem' lark... I mean how do they learn to cope with being out in the 'big world' when they can't lose in school?????). Anyway, the sun in nowhere to be seen today... isn't that unbelieveable? I mean it's been glorious here all week!!!! Very disappointing! It hasn't been overly warm but the sun's been shining!!!

Have a lovely day...

Hugs

Kim

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Good Morning!

Hi,
Isn't this weather lovely? When the suns shining when I get up, I always seem more enthusiastic to get moving in a morning, don't you?
This morning I made this litte card... based on Laura's sketch # 54 over at 2 Sketches 4 You.... as usual I loved working with it. Again I am digging into my box of bits and bobs that I need to use up... I really enjoyed playing along!

I am actually going to use this card to write a note to my Aunt who is currently having a course of chemo at the moment... I thought I had some rub on's with thinking of you on them but I can't find them anywhere... how irritating!! It's horrible living so far away because you can't just pop round... my OH is so bloody awkward as well when I am trying to organise visiting. Not that he comes with me, or has the kids.... Men!!!!!!!! I won't moan any more!

I am hoping for another play tomorrow morning!

Hope you have a lovely day.

Hugs

Kim

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Mojo Monday

Hi,
My card today is a cute teddy bear... inspiration coming from this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch #142. I used DCWV paper, a bazzill cardstock border ... always seems to take me longer to make male cards!!!!

I seem to have some Promarkers follow me home from Hobbycraft today... am hoping to get some crafting time in the morning so that I can have a play with those!

Anyway... short but sweet today.

Hope you are having a good one!

Hugs

Kim

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2 Sketches 4 You

Hi,
Where does the time go? I made this card using papermania papers, an image my mum gave me ... and inspiration from 2 Sketches 4 You Kazan's sketch 54. I wanted to keep it pretty simple...

I am hoping to have a trip to Hobbycraft in the morning... I seem to have had no time to myself at all over the last week. I love a stroll around a craft shop... I find I buy more stuff for the kids from Hobbycraft these days because they are always with me, so I thought I'd have a trip there on my own. Treat myself!

Hopefully I will find some time to play later in the week... does anyone else have a problem finding time for yourself?

Hugs

Kim

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2 Sketches 4 You

Hi,
Having the children at home is keeping me pretty busy... which translates into 'no time for myself'.... this morning I was determined to make at least one card and for some unknown reason it ended up a Christmas card! My inspiration came from Laura's Sketch #53 at 2 Sketches 4 You. Very simple, I think... I like it... The patterned paper is DCWV... one of those pads that seem to go on forever.

The sun is shining here today. It always makes me feel better when there is some sunshine. Today we have to go to Ikea in a little while to get a cupboard for the kids room... I don't like furniture shopping but I love going to Ikea... what a great shop! I always spend a fortune on strange stuff mostly for the kitchen!!!! or storage!!!!! Today I am going to watch my spending... I need a trip to a craft shop for some sticky stuff so if I watch my spending today I'll have more to spend at the craft shop!

Hope you have a lovely day

Hugs

Kim

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Lili of the valley: Extra special new release blog candy

Morning!
Aren't these gorgeous? New stamps released on June 1st from Lili of the Valley... adorable!
The girls are actually offering a set of the new stamps as blog candy ... to a follower ... so sweet!!!

The link is HERE to check it out!
Hugs
Kim
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Our Creative Corner challenge

Hi,
Where has the sun gone??? Suddenly it feels chilly again... just as we get used to the warm air!
Today I have been a good girl, I've been to gym... so I have rewarded myself with a little crafting time... I made this card using stuff from my scrapbox... and I'm really pleased with it! My inspiration came from Our Creative Challenge's sketch, what a fun sketch this was!

Hopefully my OH will be fishing tomorrow, the children at school and I can run around like a looney in the morning to get my jobs done quickly to give myself a decent amount of crafting time! OH is driving me up the wall going around singing Blackpool songs....

Hope you have a nice evening!

Hugs

Kim

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2 Sketches 4 You #53

Hi,
Well, I managed to get the children's room decorated at the weekend and it looks so much better. They are pleased with the colours... I just have a bit of glossing to finish and then I am going to make some new curtains...
I haven't done much crafting... until this morning... I decided to do some sneaky card making and made this small card for a neighbour... it is based on the 2 Sketches 4 You #53 sketch... what a fun sketch it is too...
Have to go and catch up on the housework now...
Hope you have a lovely day
Hugs
Kim
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Freebie Friday - From the Secret Crafter

Hi,
Just thought I would post a link to The Secret Crafter blog - they are having a Freebie Friday... Love the look of this paper pad, don't you? Perfect for cards!


Hope you are having a sunny day.
Hugs
Kim
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Friday Sketchers # 102

Hey... back again...
Decided to have a play with some of that Christmas stuff... and play along with Friday Sketchers # 102... lovely card sketch this one! I actually enjoyed myself...

OH is off friday night this week so I doubt I'll get time to play tomorrow... He's off to see Blackpool at Wembley on saturday so the kids and I are hoping to spend saturday painting their bedroom walls... should be interesting! My mum is coming round to help too... it's the first time they have helped with something like this, I don't think my mum has realised what she has let herself in for!!!! The house looks like a tip now, as we are having to pile their stuff in our room... omg! If I live through it, I might be back here Sunday...

Hugs
Kim
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Sketch Thursday's challenge

Hi,
I love this sketch... it came from Sketch Thursdays Challenge... I used a photo from quite along time ago... of myself and two friends just before Christmas and it gave me an excuse to scrap with some of the stuff I had left over from my Christmas card stash last year...

Today I have been sorting some of craft stuff out... which basically means I pass it from one tub to another thinking I must get around to using these!!!! Have sorted a pile of stuff for my children to use on their school christmas cards for this year... we usually have a few odd sessions in the summer holidays on rainy days, then finish the rest off nearer the time... they have so many because they still send to everyone in their class as well as other friends so it means loads of cards.

Hope you are having a great day.

Hugs

Kim

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Good afternoon...
Here is my take on the Mojo Monday sketch: # 139 ... this was a fun sketch... I am going to use this as a thank you card... can't find anything with Thank You on at the mo!


I love making cards in purples/lilacs! I seem to be finding all the shortfall's in my stash today... do you have days like that? I think I know what I need... look for it... none left/got nothing like it/wrong colour!!!! etc... so frustrating! I am supposed to be on a stash diet too... mmmm, wonder how long that is going to last!
Anyway... going to make a drink now... I seem to forget to drink when I'm crafting!
Hugs
Kim
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2 Sketches 4 U: # 52

Hi,
Ooh... have the house to myself for a few hours... ran round like a looney doing the housework and am now having a play... yeah!!!!
My inspiration came from Laura's Sketch 53 - at 2 Sketches 4 You - and really enjoyed making it... my mum gave me the K&Co quote to make a quick card for one of her friends at work... just hope she likes it... I put a nice friendship verse in the middle too...


My little boy was off school monday with yet another bug... so I missed my monday slot of crafting. I was hoping to make a start on my Christmas cards this week, but haven't had time to sort out my christmas stash. I might have a browse around for a bit more more christmas stash later actually...
I need something to take my mind off the fact that both my children have gone on the same school trip today... so many horrible things happen these days that even though I want them to have a good time and the learning experience, I worry like mad when they go on coaches.
Hope you have a great day...
Hugs
Kim
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Secret Crafters Metal Challenge

Hi,
Here is my offering for the Challenge #83 - Metal over at Secret Crafter's Challenge... continuing my need for a few male birthday cards. I really enjoyed making this... I don't use many charms, good job really because I just found out I don't have many charms...

I haven't been out yet but although the sun keeps poking from behind the clouds, it's looks very windy and not very promising in temperature! Hope it's better where you are!

Hugs

Kim

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Footie card...

Hi,
One of the main interests in males in our family is football... football mad!!!! Lots of different teams too... and although there is alot of friendly banter, no one is ever disrespectful of anyone elses team - I always think this is great! It encourages the little ones that come along to support a team they want to support!
This means I'm always on the look out for more football stuff for my cards... this one is for my cousins son... cute, eh?

The papers were in a pad I have had forever... think it was a DCWV matting pad or something like that!!! I love it when you can dig something out the cupboard and think 'God, I never thought I would get to use that!!!'

Hope you are all having a good weekend. I decided I am going to redecorate the childrens bedrooms... I was inspired by the 15% off at homebase today! Dear me! I must be mad, luckily both rooms are just painted... not a roll of paper in sight, thank goodness! I hate wall-papering!
Mind you, just because I have bought the paint doesn't mean I've started it yet!!!!! I can see OH rolling his eyes at me already... he had left for work by the time I gotback today so he doesn't know yet!!!

Off to play with some paper for half an hour or so... then I'm going to relax and read!
Hugs
Kim
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Mojo Monday # 138

Hi,
Hope you have all had a good week. I have been busy with college work this week... I seem to have less and less time to myself lately... anyway, I was determined to do come crafting this evening. I need to make a few cards for the next couple of weeks... here is my first. The inspiration came from Mojo Mondays # 138 sketch... what a great sketch!

The papers are papermania... I really like these colours together.

This week I have bought some new stamps from Lily of the Valley... I am hoping to have a play with them later. I also got some new flowers - so much for my stash diet. There are just too many lovely crafting things around! At least OH has missed seeing the little packages coming through the door... we are supposed to be on an agreed cutback of spending money on our hobbies. He wasn't as fortunate as I was... I answered the door to three packages of his fishing stuff, ha!

At least I have paid for the holiday that the children and I are going on with my mum... we usually go to Cornwall, but this year we are going to West Sussex... I'm sure we will enjoy it, lots of stuff for the kids to do... I am missing Cornwall already, I totally love the place and am already saying to myself that we will definately be going back to Cornwall next year, how strange am I!

Anyway, better get on... time seems to move twice as quickly when I get my crafting stuff out... has anyone else noticed this?

Hugs

Kim

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Busy busy busy!!!!

Hi,
Goodness me! I can't seem to find time to do any crafting lately... it's so frustrating too!
Tonight I was so determined to make a card... and here it is... inspiration came from 2 sketches 4 U - Kazan's # 52. What a great sketch... had me thinking as I have let my mum borrow all my border punches... then I found these... K&Co ornaments... and I trimmed them to fit! Talk about resourceful eh????

Best get tidied up and off to bed... might get a bit of time in the morning but I'm not going to count on it!

Hope you all find time to play!

Hugs

Kim

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Spesch Designer Stamps blog candy

Hi,
Over at Spesch Designer Stamps they have some fabulous blog candy that is worth a look/see... I'd love to win this one... The draw takes place on May 15th.
It's a lovely blog to have a browse around too, some great cards!


Hope you have a great day.
Hugs
Kim
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2 Sketches 4 U

Hi,
Where does the time go? Last weekend we had a lovely time staying with my sister and my cousins wedding was lovely. A good time was definately had by all... especially the children who got to play and spend time with their cousins. My cousin and her new husband are having a honeymoon in Italy... lovely!!!
There was a sad side to the weekend... one of my Aunt's has cancer and didn't make it to the wedding. She is currently awaiting some treatment. We, of course, went over to see her and she is forever in my thoughts at the moment as we are all desperately hoping for her treatment to work and keeping her thinking positive.
This weekend I am hoping to fit in a little crafting, but I doubt I will have a lot of time... seem to have a lot of things to cram into the day tomorrow!!!
Here is my take on '2 Sketches 4 U - 51'... it is for a teacher at school... my daughter wanted this image to go on the card and I used this sketch as inspiration to complete it...
Well, hope you have a lovely weekend and the sun shines on you.
Hugs
Kim
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Sketch Saturday - week #100

Hi,
I'm finding it hard to relax into my crafting this morning... I keep thinking of stuff I need to do afterwards... that's no good, isn it? I need to make three cards... this is my first... a wedding card for my cousin, she is getting married on saturday. My inspiration came from Sketch Saturday - week #100, lovely sketch... I used basic greys 'bamboo - lilykate' & basic greys 'migration - gypsy' papers... nearly killed me to cut them up, have been admiring them for a long time!!!

I still need to do a wedding anniversary card and a birthday card for a nephew... but I have to go and do some jobs first, so that I can relax a bit more! Stress and crafting just don't go, do they?

Hope you are having a lovely sunny day...

Hugs

Kim

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Sketchy Thursday...

Morning!!!

Here we have my take on Sketchy Thursdays 4.22 sketch... these photo's are from quite a while ago with my old camera... yep... the ones you had to take the film in to get developed!!!! We were on holiday in Wales! What a fun sketch!

I haven't finished the journalling yet deliberately... wanted to ask someone if they could remember where abouts in Wales we were at this point... I can't remember!!!

Hope you are having a sunny day... we had rain this morning!!!!!

Hugs

Kim

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Tired but I want to share!!!

Hi,
This is just a quickie... am absolutely shattered... managed to sort the kids out with stuff for the wedding... just have to find some time to go shopping for myself now... they were really good actually and I ended up taking them out to dinner as a treat!!!
Due to this... I haven't had much time to do much Cybercropping!!! Here are the two LO's I have done!!!! The first one was a stitching one... I loved doing this... it took me ages!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second one is a challenge that had to have a holiday/vacation theme and have water included in it somewhere... another photo I had forgotten about... great to get them in a LO instead of sat in a pile in the cupboard!!!

Hopefully I will have more time tomorrow (yeah, right!!!???!!!)...

Goodnight...

Hugs

Kim

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Cybercrop....

Hi,
Over at UKScrappers, they are having a Monopoly Cybercrop this weekend... I love doing the classes... I probably won't get to do them all... we have to go shopping for clothes for a wedding tomorrow... I love shopping, but dragging the kids around is no fun... they are either not interested at all, or they want something totally inappropriate!!!!
Anyway... these are the LO's I've done tonight... this one was cutting a frame out freehand with your craft knife... was a tad nervous on this one... but am pleased with the results... took me ages mind you!!!!
This next one... well, they had this painting thing going on with the letters but when I did it, I absolutely hated it and covered it up to use stickies!!!!

This one was a challenge... to use vine... I found this photo, I have no idea where or when it was taken, but thought it was a good photo to use here! And here we have some more of my handmade flowers... I'm loving them, just hope I can be bothered to make some more, it's so easy to just buy certain things rather than make them, isn't it?

Now I am absolutely shattered and am going to bed now...

Talk to you tomorrow...

Hugs

Kim

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Two challenges in one card!!!!

Back again!
I have had a lovely play... inspiration coming from two challenges... the front from a lovely sketch at Pixie Cottage Challenge # 15 ... what a gorgeous sketch. I used one of my own flowers, with some stuff from a kit my mum bought me a while back... I also used my new die cut 'Nellie's Multi Frames - Square'...


The inside of the card ... inspiration came from Project Tuesday's Spiral Pop Up card challenge... it's the first time I have done anything like this in the middle of a card, and I can see it becoming a habit, it is so pretty!


Need to get cleaned up... seem to have had most of my crafting stuff out hunting for bits and bobs and now the place looks like something exploded!!!!
Happy crafting
Hugs
Kim
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Sketchy Thursday 4.15

Hi,
I had a change this morning... I did a Scrapbook LO... unusual for me lately, I seem to have lost my Scrapping mojo... it shows in this too... I stuck so closely to the sketch on Sketch Thursday... and when I finished I didn't want to add anything else, I just liked it how it was!!!! Inspiration also came from the prompt for the Who's That Girl? Challenge # 7 'Right Now - 5 things you are into'...

Hopefully, will fit in a card or 2 this afternoon... not going to the gym today and OH is fishing, so that gives me more time...

Hope the sun is shining wherever you are...

Hugs

Kim

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In2stamps inspiration...

Hi,
On my trips browsing around the internet, I discovered In 2 Stamps... this is a gorgeous blog! Love the cards... they have some blog Candy to celebrate the release of their 5th lot of stamps and they are adorable... well worth checking out!

Am going to stop browsing and start crafting... I find browsing as addictive as crafting and shopping... I didn't realise I had an addictive problem until I started crafting...!!!!!!
Have a lovely day
Hugs
Kim
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