Been Lazy

I have been as a lazy blogger as I have been a scrapbooker lately. I have done very little of both. There just isn’t much to write about. I have been very quiet and not a 100% well, though I have been ignoring the fact for the last few weeks but today its sort of caught up on me so I am couched up feeling like throwing up or sleeping, or both! not a good day and Mum and Dad are due home tomorrow and I wanted to get organised today…not going to happen but my home help lady has just been so at least the house is tidy. And if I rest today I will feel better tomorrow right? well that’s the theory anyway.

I have done a couple of layouts for the SBO Christmas Challenge which has been great, I enjoyed going back in time for the first one though it was hard to find a photo. (yes that’s me, sitting on the ground, all of 15 years old!

I took these photos at the beginning of Spring, I just love taking photos of these two, they are both so cute! (don’t tell Steve I said that, its not cool to be cute at 17 lol)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this weeks should be fun, making Christmas decorations! I love making Christmas decorations!!!

I have finished all the mini books for the neices and nephews and decided to do a clock for my brother and s.i.l which I ordered from trademe, it hasn’t arrived yet but I have a few ideas already.

but right now, I am going to have a rest and try and concentrate on getting better.

be good

hugz

V xx

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doesn’t it look yum? Click on the picture to go to Shabby Chic Silvia’s blog and leave a comment and you could win all this yummmy blog candy. Imaging that in your stash.

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look at this awesome Cosmo Cricket giveaway at Sketchy Thursday I just love the Boyfriend range and the Earth Love range is so pretty. I soooo want them both. I just became a follower of this blog, It looks like a really good one.

I am becoming a real blog hopper lately lol.

have a good day

hugz

V xx

Sassafrass ROCKS!

Guess what!!! I won the felties that I love so much from Sassafrass Lass, how cool is that? Feeling so lucky about now

after the weekend we have had its nice to have some good happen. We have been struck by dreaded lurgy!!! thanks to Katie, she must have brought it home from preschool, she came down with it on Wednesday afternoon, she was fine in the morning then all of a sudden she was complaining of a sore tummy and then vomiting, in the food court at Richmond Mall of all places. Poor wee girl. Of course something like that spreads like wild fire, so we all ended up with it in some form or another.

Mum and Dad went away on Thursday to see friends in the Sounds and took it with them lol…Mum had it and now Dad has got it but Katie has had it the worst and is still recovering, it really knocked her around. She is still pale and tired, poor wee girl. She has a hard winter this year health wise. Oh well spring isnt far away. then it will be spring cold time lol. Just cant win can we?

well I can lol….I won felties…YAY ME….still excited about that.

through all the illness over the weekend I did manage to get one layout completed, for the multi photo comp at Scrappin Patch it was due on the 31st so I had to get it completed since it was half done anyway and I hate leaving things half done. it was very simple but effective I think, not sure….you tell me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well that’s my news….I can hear Katie arguing with her Grandad, their favourite hobby, so they both must be feeling more like themselves lol. And I better go help Mum with dinner.

oh before I go, I am starting to do my planning for our Aussie trip and want tips for travelling with preschoolers, Katie will turn 4 while we are there so I need ideas. Has anyone been to NSW with their preschooler? what did they do to keep them busy while travelling, what sort of activities did they enjoy….you know…anything that worked for you while travelling either by plane or car as we will be doing a bit of both. Any helpful websites would be appreciated too. If there is one thing I do know about travelling with small fries, planning is essential.

have a happy new week everyone

hugz

Cold creation

I have a cold but that hasn’t stopped me being creative today. Sitting on the couch by the fire with all my bits around me I managed to complete two layouts. The tray table Steve brought me for Christmas came in very handy.

the first layout was for the recipe challenge on Scrappin Patch , had to use brads, chipboard title, at least 1 photo and rub ons. It took me ages, mainly because I decided to use loopy brads and lace ribbon through them and that took forever, what a fiddly job. It came out good though and another layout to fill in the latest album.

I love the photos in this one, the first time Katie worked out how to open the Playhouse Disney website. I created a shortcut for her on my browser and she worked out how to open it without any help at all. Definitely her Mummy’s wee girl, a real geek lol. I found her happily moving the mouse around. Took a wee bit to teach her how to click the mouse in the right place but now she knows that trick there’s no stopping her.

the second layout I haven’t taken a photo of yet. I finished it about half an hour ago and it was to dark by then. It was just for fun this one though. I do that now and again, just do a spur of the moment layout just cos everything is out.

I did this one the day before last of wee Harmony for the Sketchbook countdown challenge that Hannah set.  we had to use 4 embellishments in a cluster, 3 photos, 2 words in the title and one journaling tag or spot.

I just love these photos of Harmony, she’s such a cutie!

 

 

I even made a card yesterday for my sis in law in Aussie who has been really sick and needed cheering up, she’s just been told she’s not allowed to go back to work for at 6 months after a really serious lung and chest infection.

not the best of photos but here’s hoping it cheers her up a little. She hates not working, she’s a teacher and specialises in special needs and loves her job.

 

well I had a few surprise wins last week, both from Scrappin Patch challenges.

I won the Baz Challenge that finished at the end of June and the designers choice challenge that Annelie set a few weeks ago. these are the layouts. Both

of them completely different from my normal style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am really enjoying stepping out of my comfort zone lately and trying something new. and I have to say my favourite is the Baz one, it was inspired by a page in one of Katie’s colouring in books. It was an awful lot of paper piecing and fiddling but well worth it.

Now I need to go and get Katie ready for bed and try and convince her to have some cough mixture. She started this particular round of illness. This has to be the worst winter for colds and flu’s we have ever had in this family, seems we just get over one and another one hits. Katie only went back to preschool 2 weeks ago after the last lot and now she has to have a few days off again. Anyway time to go. Night night all

hugz

V xx