A couple of things to share

I have to share this wee video I took of Katie last night. she was trying to avoid going to bed by hiding under it. She can be so cute! I might note that it took another hour before she was in bed asleep lol.

the other thing is for all those that have Quickutz Silhouettes or Cricut’s this will be very handy and save you a lot of money on cutting mats.

I found a website that shows you how to make cutting mats for your electronic cutter, at the Quilling Patch there is an excellent tutorial on how to do it. Since I don’t really like using spray adhesive and it is kind of hard to get repositionable spray on adhesive  in my part of the country anyway, I found some glue at Spotlight that does the trick fantastically, its called Craft Smart Off “N On Glue and its so easy to use. I use a foam brush and simply brush it over the mat, leave it to dry for about 10 minutes and the mat is all sticky again. I am still looking for somewhere to get thin enough plastic sheets from so I can make a couple of mats so if anyone knows where I can get some please let me know.

I also used a thicker sheet of plastic, off an old clear file folder, and made a sticky mat that I use to hold small bits that I have cut using the Silhouette when I want to put glue on them or don’t want to use them straight away but don’t want to lose all the little bits. Its so handy!

give it a go and let me know how you get on. Now I have a mini book and a layout to finish so have a great weekend all. Hope the sun is shining at your place, it is here…but its still cold! Thanks for stopping by

hugz

V xx

Yay Yellow Team

Just watched the final of Mitre 10 Dream Home and gotta say I am so wrapped that the Yellow team won. Greymouth being my home town of sorts, I spent 8 years there before moving to New Plymouth in 02 and I think Te’ana was one of my very first students when I spent a few weeks teaching a youth class when I first started tutoring way back when.  I have been following them and voting for them right through with my fingers crossed. It must have been so hard for them all to wait those last few hours for the results to read out. Talk about stress.

It was funny watching the final and seeing so many people I knew, even during the series I saw a pile of people I knew. Greymouth is a very small place lol. With the blue team Dave went to school with my nephew and some of their helpers I knew, some of them I had taught at one time or another.

Anyway Congrads to both teams, most especially the Yellow Team. Way to go!!!

Now I am off for an early night, time for more painkillers, my back is killing me after running around on the sand at the playground in Tahuna with Katie this afternoon. She wore me out lol but she had a ball, except when 3 young girls told her to go away when she went to join them on the round a bout…I forgot how mean little girls can be.

night night all

hugz

V xx

Have a look at this

Carol from Carol’s Paperplayce is having a give away. take a look at this, how pretty is that? I can but dream of winning but its love eye candy to look at.

Challenges

Challenges, challenges…and what have I achieved? not a thing, I have spent the day on the couch feeling sorry for myself, I feel like shyt if you will excuse the expression. Sore hips, hands, head, jaw…..well you name its sore sigh…so I have had a “I feel sorry for me” day….I suppose we are all entitled to one of them every now and then.

I really want to be scrapping but don’t have the energy, I seriously want to have a go at Hannah’s challenge at Sketch Book, black and white with one other colour, sounds like a great challenge and I really love Hannah’s example layout, its gorgeous.

I also want to have a crack at Scrap the Boys challenge this month but I have plenty of time for that and the other challenge is a male orientated one as well and that’s Scrappin Patch Man Friday challenge which is another one that appeals.

I have completely lost the plot of the SBO Great Race, a nightly challenge was far to much for me, especially this week when I have been feeling less than my best. I would of loved to give it a better shot but have only managed 2 layouts, this one is the last one, I wanted to do last nights which looked like a lot of fun it was Japan and centred around Super Kawaii (in English Super Cute). Bright funk colours, big eyed cartoons, sugary sweet clothes…just my sort of thing…lots of pink!!!!!! I wonder if Hello Kitty is amongst that lot,  I love Hello Kitty (ask Katie, she has a heap of Hello Kitty things and she has shown totally no interest in them lol…but I like them so she gets them.) I love love love the stripped tights in this picture lol…wonder if Katie would wear them…like she’s got a choice…she’s three…I still get to pick her clothes!!!!with funky pink boots and a little skirt…tooo cute…I LOVE HAVING A DAUGHTER!!! the boys were never as much fun to dress. and back to the challenges, even though

that Super Kawaii one was yesterday I might give it a shot anyway tomorrow, if I am feeling better, just because I like it.

anyway I hope all of you at scrap retreats are having fun….I will join you one day. but right now its almost time to put my DD to bed.

Night night all

hugz

V xx

 

Finally

I am finally back in the land of the cyber living. My new laptop arrived yesterday and I have spent the better part of last night and today setting it up and installing everything and trying to remember passwords and stuff like that. Its a bit more powerful than my old laptop and has a bigger hard drive but hasn’t got the finger print recognition which I used all the time or the short cut keys. It does have a web cam and facial recognition which I haven’t worked out yet. Katie loves the web cam, She was busy waving to herself last night and thought it was fabulous. She’s so funny.

Its so good to have my own laptop again, although I had use of Steve’s while he was at school it wasn’t the same. Now I can do what I want and save what I what. 

My entire family is driving me nuts tonight….its only because I am tired I know but it seems like everyone is extra loud and extra annoying. I had such a terrible sleep last night, took forever to get to sleep and then Katie woke at 3am and didn’t go back to sleep until after 5.30pm. and she was up again at 8am so she’s more than a little tired. She’s off to bed. very shortly after shorty st that is lol.

before I go put her to bed though I just wanted to show off the layout I did for the Scrappin Patch sketch challenge, it only took me half an hour, that’s got to be a record for me. I can show you the one I did for the Stars in Their Eyes until the big reveal.

 

Time to put missy to bed. night night all

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