New project

I was surfing ebay and came across a fab dresser that was only 5 mins from my house and pick up only so no bids!! I got a real bargain and paid almost nothing for it yet its going to be a wonderful project i am so looking forward to starting!It is going to be sanded and painted with Craig & Rose Pale Mortlake Cream paint to give a real shabby chic feel which will then house some of my more special plates, vases, cups etc :)

New look banner!!

Isnt my banner just gorgeous!! Unfortunately i cant take ANY credit for it as a lovely friend (who wishes to remain anon - i think shes scared she will get inundated with requests!! lol) made it for me. In no stretch of the imagination could i have done anything like it - give me a bench full of cooking ingredients or a table full of fabrics and i can do anything but put something technical infront of me and i turn to mush!! The banner is made using a Nitwit digi kit so thank you to them too for making such scrummy goodies!! :)

Well, i havent done much scrapping as the weather has been good enough to be out flying and taking aerial shots so thats what we have been doing. These pictures were taken in the grounds of where mum and dad have their retirement home. Its a run down old castle with would be fabulous if it had the money ploughed into it to take it back to its former glory! *sigh*The two older boys are still at their grandparents so we have had a relatively quiet week and ive thoroughly enjoyed playing 'little kid' games - you know, colouring in, racing around the living rooms with cars and general messing infant style :)

I did do one layout and ive been asked to create a canvas for my sisters newly decorated dining room so im off tomorrow to check out the decoration and work something that will go well - wish me luck! lol
Please excuse the glare on the photo, i think my camera is on its last legs as i just cant seem to get the settings right and no matter how much i fiddle with the flash etc its just not playing nice!!

and into the album they go :)

It feels so good to be putting layouts in an album again and to actually enjoy working on something! I really did think for a while there any artistic qualities i thought i had had got up and done a runner! Im off to play with some glue and scissors before it realises im back for good! ;)

We went to visit my mum and dad today for the first time since Christmas. In January they leave their home for 5 weeks and return after a well earned break and usually a hot holiday in Portugal!! For those that didnt read about my dad, he has cancer and went through chemo last year, all was well and the drugs worked their magic! He was given glowing reports towards the end of last year and then the news came during one of his appts in Jan that the cancer is back and theres nothing they can do now......he tried a new drug form of chemo but it isnt working so now he is off that and is now in Gods hands.
Having seen him today i feel a lot better as he looked really well, i had been building up to seeing a shell of how he was but he looked good, he had colour in his cheeks and laughed with us, said he wasnt that unwell that they couldnt drive down here to see us soon! Thank you to all those who are keeping us in their prayers!

oh how i wish........

These are seriously cool!! I wish we had Target stores over here in the UK!! Its probably old news now but have you seen these adorable little mailboxes for $1 ......how cute and possibly worth the airfare over to grab some!! lol

I am back in the scrapping zone! Mojo left me for a while but it has returned with a new passion and even made me want new goodies to play with, i havent scrap shopped in about 4 maybe 5 months so right now EVERYTHING out there is new!! Yaaayyyyyy!! Will upload some scrapping sneak peeks later today as im just waiting on my new white pen to do some doodles and then its finished!

We took the heli up again yesterday, this time at Finchale Priory. Anne who owns the site was so nice and explained about it now being a retirement village and boy would it be a gorgeous place to live - wish mum and dad had known about it before moving so far away :( Anyways here are a couple of pics i took of the Abbey with my canon 350d.

Have a lovely day today, its 6am here and looks as though it might actually be a nice day!

Debbie
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and then there was 8!!

Dont get any ideas!! 4 kids is more than enough!! lol The title of the post refers to the amount of albums i have now filled, yep 8 full albums and countless others that are only semi full (those 14 dont count though so it doesnt sound so bad! lol ;)

Sharing a couple of layouts i have made over the past few weeks as i feel like i havent scrapped for ages and i feel the bug coming back to me - yayyy!!

These are some of the photographs taken over Christmas and projects designed for Make the moment last store - i was guest designer for January along with Annette :) Thank you for having me Jackie :)

That wind has a bite to it....

I swear i could have worn 5 layers and i still would have been frozen yesterday! We took E out with us while we tried the heli in the air for some aerial shots of Gateshead causeway, not too good since the signal between the heli and the camera wouldnt connect but still managed a couple of shots. I got some good shots of the scenery and E wrapped up warm - he had a field day and loved every minute of it......almost as much as DH i think, me?? I kinda came around to liking it - no matter how much i promised not too!! lolWe had permission to drive along the walkway and you should have seen some of the looks we got!! Sheesh - surely they must have known we were given keys to the gate to get through as there was no other way in and the gate was padlocked but NOoooooo, boy if looks could kill!! lol

pics as promised.

Here is the latest project i have been working on. Im struggling with a bag i bough as the handles are way too small and i have to carry it instead of slinging it over my shoulder! The colours of the fabric here are exactly what i was after so if i thought why the heck not just make one yourself! Soooo here it is.......

Still not sure if i like the orange button, im thinking it maybe needs a big cream one, or brown, or green .........lol

Girlie Weekend....

Sorry i couldnt update before now but ive been staying at my sisters since friday after a phonecall offering a kid free weekend!! Who in their right mind would decline! lol

Friday night saw us visit the cinema to see Sweeny Todd and although it starred the gorgeous Johnny Depp i wasnt that impressed and we almost walked out half way through! Fab acting by the cast but just not something i would go to see again, i love musicals but it was just kinda annoying (and yucky!)

Saturday i spent the day in the university while sis went to a tutorial for her OU course and then we went to try on party frocks and Oscar acceptance dresses........found the one i want and now all i need is to be in a movie....any Spielberg offers welcome!! mwahahhhaa

Home today and back to reality though of running round after 4 kiddos (ok 5 if you include dh) ;) So its catch up time on whats happening on the PS3 and an all out shoot em up on Call of Duty - catch you later for some pics of what ive been creating!

Catching up...

You know some times when you just need a break - well, ive been and done and had it, so im back! :)

Seems funny writing about Christmas now when it was so long ago so i will keep it short and simple - see pic below for how much the boys enjoyed it!! lol Needless to say storage space has become an issue! lol
Ethan was rather taken with Captain Jacks outfit!
Me and my little sis, she hates having her picture taken but i think shes finally realised its easier to give in than have me follow her round all day!

Im cracking out the sewing machine tonight for the first time in well over a month and im worried im not going to be able to sew anymore - does that seem wierd?!? I have so many ideas and drawings etc but actually making them into something seems is scaring me a litle at the minute! Best go make a start and i promise to post sneeky peeks tomorrow....yes i will be trying to update everyday from here on in, my online diary of sorts even if its just a hi/bye type post :)

Christmas rush!

Why is it no matter how much i think i have prepared for christmas sometime else seems to get added to the list! I swear everytime i tick something off, another is added lol

Here we go with the family christmas card this year - another tick off the list!

oopsie and update!

oops forgot to change my blog from invite only after a couple of days break sorry! Im back though and so so busy its unreal....what with Christmas prep and all the kids activities this month i dont have time to sleep! lol

Im being a real good girl and have stuck to the diet since last monday and come the beginning of this week i had lost 4lb!! WAHOOO lets hope a few more pounds drop before Christmas and i can enjoy some of the naughties i really shouldnt be eating! ;)

will add some piccies of recent projects soon but for now blogger is acting up!! GRRrrrr

making some decorations this year :)

All wrapped up!

YEP you read that right! Not only have i finished my Christmas shopping but they are all wrapped up and Santa took them away to the North Pole ready to redeliver on Christmas Eve! (ok, so they are all bagged and stashed away in the garage but the kids dont need to know that do they? LOL) At the grand old age of 9, Scott still believes in Santa but took a knock the other day when someone said he wasnt real - mum to the rescue! I made a letter from Santa himself, inked and aged it then sealed it with some wax and a 'Santa was here' stamp - needless to say, to Scott Santa now is very much alive and kicking, oh and WAY COOL!! LOL

I had a little bump in the stash diet road but on the whole im doing well, only a little spend and now i have 17 of the 50 layouts under my belt! Here are a couple of things i have been working on lately :)

Jacob Lizard Tongue - I swear ive never seen a pointier tongue in my life! lol

He who stands in front of the TV when Johnny and the Sprites is on will get this face pulled at them until they move! lol Ethan feeding the ducks by hand - yep he was the only one doing it that way, everyone else was throwing the crumbs!

poorly kiddos :(

Ack its like sick central here lately!! Jake was ill all of last week, we had one day break and now Ethan is projectile :( Anways i have washing to do and brows to mop so will leave you with a couple of pics for now.....
Jacob with his little lizard tongue..........Ethan watching TV looking rather angelic..........Santa Rules, Scott is a year round Christmas fan..........Christmas 06, Jake opening up his Christmas eve pressie of new pjs and chocolate in anticipation of Santa arriving.....
....Scott the night before we flew to Majorca, he got himself all worked up and didnt want to go - which of course was all forgotten about 2 mins into the flight!!

On a stash diet!!

I have admitted i have a problem, no its not serious but it could end up in me having to climb out from under a mountain of stash should it all topple over! My name is Debbie and im a stash-o-holic therefore im now on a stash diet until i have completed at least 50 layouts! How brave am I?!?!

Here are the first 3 ..... Naughty or Nice? layout based around whether Jake will hit the naughty or nice list this year, the chipboard halo is painted gold and made into a little step but its just not working out on the photo :(

Number 2 is Scott @ age 9 - just a few of his favourite things at this age :)

Number 3 is Jake @ age 4 - he is both full of mischief and full of fun (generally both at the same time, hes our little tasmanian devil!!) lol