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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