Funny face day

Rosie has a thing about pulling funny faces, except it's not really faces but face. She shouts "funny face" and promptly pulls her mouth wide with her fingers. This she finds wildly amusing, and so do I and anyone else around at the time. Today she asked me to take pictures of her doing a funny face, who am I to say no.

I know it's not the sharpest shot in the world, but I think that that is partly down to me laughing at her and to her inability to keep still as she was trying to pull the widest mouth she could manage. When she's old enough to understand I will be telling her the wind will change and she'll stick like that! LOL.

All good things....

....must come to an end. Today I share with you a sneak peek of the final journal that I am taking part in on UKS. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone by for this. Sadly mine is amongst a couple of journals taking there time to come home again. It's not been the smoothest of CJ's but I have enjoyed working on all the journals and seeing how everyone has interpreted the themes.

The theme for Tracy's journal is "Quotes" and I have chosen two to share with her and I hope she is happy with them. I'd better go and wrap it up ready for posting.

Thanks for looking!

The Twilight Zone

If I had to say which was my favourite class from GoGoGetaway, I would probably say this one - The Twilight Zone with Nicola Kerridge. I had such a sweet photo of Jamie to use on this and wasn't sure how he's take to me making him into a full blown Monster, so a subtle Devil seemed in order. I loved this technique and could run and run with it. It's in need of a little more paint but I really wanted to share it with you.

Wow, what a weekend!

What a fabulous weekend with so many amazing classes. It was really hard to chose which one's to do, but I made the right decision as I loved them. Just wished I could have taken some of the others as well. Perhaps I need one of this time thingies from Harry Potter. Note the technical term there - thingies. Oh yeah, I know what I'm on about.

I'll do a few posts to cover off each of the LO's I did in the classes, but first up - stash shopping! I was extremely good when you consider how many gorgeous goodies there were in the shop. An extra treat as I only ever shop online.

Some beautiful glazed cardstock.

Ooh, I just loved this one from Prima!

Some KI Memories embellishments. yep, one is missing and has found it's was onto the LO from Shimelle's class.

These Maya Road stamps were just too cute to leave behind.

More of those Melissa Frances frames...

Some amazing lace

(remember that blog candy I'm planning - some of this may find it's way in to it)

One of the challenges from the weekend (of which I only managed two) was to travel light, so all I took with me was my tool kit in a table top tote, and an empty box to bring everything home again in. As you can see...the box was a little..full shall we say.

That's it for now. I will return shortly with more gogogetaway goodness.

GoGo Getting away....

Preparations are now underway, starting with me being up at seven this morning to raid the kids "make it" cupboard for some yellow paint. By half past eight I had the beginnings of my name badge for GoGoGetaway which starts tomorrow evening. I may add a couple of bits to it yet though.

In the meantime my desk tote is almost packed. Oh boy there was a lot of stuff in it (now all over Chris' desk - soz love!) but I am making us a special dinner to make up for being away.

I'm travelling light and not taking any page kits with me. I'm just going to relax and finish what I start in the classes. My goLITE is charging up and the camera is charged. So, the next thing to do is sort my overnight bag out and decide what I'm going to wear for my photo shoot with CJ!

Hope you all have a fab weekend and I'll share what I've done when I get back!

I'm soooo excited!

365 #300

At last, a 365 photo! Beads again though - sorry. I'm a tad obsessed with them at the moment. Some of this little lot are destined to be turned into a bracelet. I'm itching to get on with it, but all the household duties and a retreat this weekend come first. Or do they...?

For a sense of scale, each of these teardrop shaped beads are about the size as the tip of your little finger.

An old flame...

At last, the lurgy is finally feeling like my body is kicking it in to touch! Hurrah! These last few weeks have been a nightmare, just hoping half term is kind to me.

As a result I treated myself to a trip to the Bead Fair this weekend in Harrogate. At first I didn't think I was going to spend much... that didn't last long. Jewellery making is an old hobby of mine, one for which I used to get a lot of commissions from people. So, here are the first pair of earrings I have made in about, oooh, ten years! Eeek! Kept them nice and simple though and used my favourite metal for them - Stirling Silver.

Thanks for looking!

Questions, questions...

Having taken a break from trawling through photo's, I decided to do a little blog-hopping and stopped on I Speak Melsh. She's posted these questions, as always, discovered by a spot of blog hopping herself, so I thought I'd do them. Something I wouldn't normally do, but as the idea is one word answers I thought - why not?

1. Where is your cell/mobile phone? Desk
2. Your hair? Greying
3. Your mother? Hmmmm..... (lol)
4. Your father? Undeserving
5. Your favourite food? Homemade pasta
6. Your dream last night? Peaceful
7. Your favourite drink? Water
8. Your dream/goal? Less chaos
9. What room are you in? Study
10. Your hobby? Creating
11. Your fear? Loneliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home
13.Where were you last night? Home
14. Something that you aren’t? Sad
15. Muffins? No
16. Wish list item? Organisation
17. Where did you grow up? Midlands
18. Last thing you did? Blog-hopped
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Your TV? Off
21. Your pet? Annoying
22. Friends? Few
23. Your life? Busy
24. Your mood? Exhausted
25. Missing someone? Yes
26. Vehicle? Car
27. Something you’re not wearing? Necklace
28. Your favourite store? Lakeland
29. Your favourite colour? Brown
30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday
31. Last time you cried? Tuesday
32. Your best friend? Chris
33. One place that you go to over and over? School
34. One person who emails you regularly? Junkmail fairy
35. Favourite place to eat? Piccolinos

If you answer them and share them on your blog, let me know, the nosey side of me would like to, well, take a nose!

An apology

Hello folks.

Just wanted to pop on and post to say sorry for not posting. Illness has hit this house like a dose of salts recently and although I've been around on the UKS and the Scrapagogo Clubhouse, I haven't had anything to post about.

I'm hoping to be able to share a few things with you next week, including the new GoGo Celebrate CJ that I've just finished making the covers for. Outside of doing the admin side of that, I'm also sorting out an Advent Swap and getting ready for GoGoGetaway which is in two weeks time. I'm currently in photo hell for that, trawling through literally thousands of photo's to find some suitable to scrap for the 7 classes I'll be taking while there. I haven't even started the pre-getaway challenges yet, but then again I have been in bed most of this week.

Between now and then Jamie is desperate for a train ride, I have a lunch in Birmingham with friends and a Bead Fair to go to. So, no rest for the wicked as they say, and lets face it - for those of you that read my blog and know me well, I've had some wicked moments in my life. Take that how you will.

I'll announce it now, but you'll have to wait a while.... It's my "blogiversary" on December 1st. Wow, a whole year since I started to talking to nobody in particular out there is cyber space! LOL. Well, not strictly true, I started blogging to share my Journal Your Christmas. So, to celebrate the enormous support I have received for my blog I'll be doing blog candy! It will be up in November and the winner drawn on the 1st of December, so keep your eyes out for details. Sorry, but it will only be of interest to those of you who are crafters, or want to start crafting.

Right, that's it for now. Coffee is required and a return to the photo mountain.

TTFN!!

Vicki xx

It's CJ time again....

Here we are nearly at the end of my first CJ on UKS. It's been an experience, and yes, one I will repeat. (I've signed up for one over on the scrapagogo clubhouse. We just need two more if you are interested...)

So, this time Tilda came to visit..... and now she's winging her way across Yorkshire to visit Tracy.

Don't you just love those cork alphas... I've broken into my pack especially for this one.
Right, Tracy's CJ is waiting for me to come up with something. It's the next on my HUGE crafting to do list. (That's after craft shopping of course)

As always, TFL!

365 2009

I've lost track of the days now, and the dates I took photo's, but here are a couple to share. Chris sent me flowers last week when I have having a particularly horrid day, so I took some close ups a few days later in an attempt to get the camera out again.

TFL!

Oooh, goodies...

Thought I'd share a few bits of stash that have arrived today.

My craft to do list has grown and I found some papers to inspire me as on my list is a mini book of Jamie & Rosie. Each month I've been taking photo's of them as a record of the year. I think it's something I'll keep up (poor kids). So, the plan is to have everything all ready to use and in a bag so when I get the urge I can just get on with it. Fingers crossed the plan works.

First up - American Crafts "Junior". Its all double sided, and handily plain on the reverse side, but I just love the glazed papers they have now. The orange sheet is plain orange with glazed spots. Let me tell you, it's beautiful in real life. In with this lot is a little something for my JYC - a sheet of the glittered cardstock in leaf. It is so heavy. I'm not a glitter girl but I may be getting more of this.

I don't know about to you, but I always used to be a Bazzill only cardstock girl, but then I tried AC cardstock as it was cheaper and I was on a stash diet and I have grown to love it. And this is my new addition - a swatch book.

And of course, if you're buying AC - then you have to have (yet more) Thickers. This time "Delight" mini fabric ones.

Next - Jillibean Soup "Sugar". A range of papers that are spotty one side and checked the other. Fab basics to have in your stash mountain.

Phew, that's it. Didn't look much in the box, but this feel like a long post. I'm waiting for two more stash orders come as well. The October Monster Mash kit from Indigo Mill and most of the October Afternoon Report Card collection. Guess what that will be used for!

Thanks for dropping by!

365 returns...

Sort of.... I've still been taking some photo's but not necessarily for each day. Life is rather more hectic than normal and the photographs had taken a very undeserved back seat, but here are a couple of Autumnal shots from my garden to share with you.

And here is a new tool in my house. Something to help me keep track and at least feel more organised. Our family planner. I just love it. A column each and two spares, one for "other" things which I use to note birthdays etc, and one I use as a meal planner for the week. The planner started in September and runs until next December. Did I mention I love it !

Not much to share for such a long absence I know, but I will be back! Promise.

Blog Candy celebrations....

BLOG CANDY, ya gotta love it right!

This candy comes from Indigo Mill to celebrate the new shop website!

In addition to the candy why not take part in the September Challenge set by Nicola, entries to be submitted by 5th October, and there is a prize. So, why not take a pop across The Mill Pond and join in, while you're at it, have you seen the October kit sneak peeks. It's all looking very good.