Big KidZ

These were taken at the Mary Rose BBQ in 2009, where not only you have a lovely feast (supplied by the Marriot Hotel), but you can use all the bikes and trike's...

This one is for Sam's album, as her, Matt and Clive were racing round the wet play area on bikes and scooters.

In fact, I'm not sure who enjoyed it the most, but have a pretty good guess, looking at Sam's face, lol...

The paper is wubie prints, 'New Grass', arrows are sizzix 'arrow #2' and cuttlebug, the writing is from sizzix dies 'boys will be boys' and using the DYMO 3D label maker

As usual Steven page makes me smile as Clive and Matt tried to get Steven to ride his own bike, by putting his feet in the pedal holders...

but he was not having any of it, he preferred being rode around on the front and me doing all the hard work, lol...

Again the paper is wubie prints 'New Grass', arrow's from sizzix 'arrow #2' and cuttlebug and the writing is using DYMO 3D label maker and a sizzix decorative strip 'Slobbery Kiss'....

Saying of the week...

Plan your work, then work your plan.

I want cake

These photos still make me smile when I look at them, as it reminds me how good Steven can be with his PECS, when he wants to be.

They were taken on Clive Birthday a couple of years back and as no sooner than Clive had blown out the candle of his Birthday cake, Steven was heading over to his PECS folder, and finding the symbols 'I want cake' and was handing the strip to me before you could say 'Who wants cake?'...

The paper is from Carolees creation's 'Happy Birthday to you', the writing is from the 'slobbery kiss' decorative strip, the rosettes are using papermania 'colossal' paper and the Tim Holtz ' mini paper Rosettes' decorative strip...

The arrows are from the sizzix 'arrow #2' and cuttlebug arrows and lastly the journalling was done using the papermania 'colossal' paper that was used for the rosettes and using the 'journal, circle' decorative strip

Which had the date stamped on the front and the journalling inside.

Saying of the week...

No-one ever ruined their eyesight by looking on the bright side of life.

That's my style...

Have managed to make a card and finish a layout this week, as usual they're both pretty basic, but, think that's my style, lol...

The card is for a friends Anniversary next week, they're going back to Venice for a few days to celebrate, as that is where they had their honeymoon.



And another layout for Steven's album.

The yellow card is from the papermania yellow card stock and the egg paper is from 'Wubie prints' with the rabbits being all from sizzlit dies and lastly the large brads are from We R memory keepers 'spring' gromlets.

The photo's were taken while the Motorbike Action Group were visiting his school again, they came both at Christmas and at Easter bringing for gifts and eggs for all the children of the school.

Looks like Steven found his Christmas present, lol....

'E' book

The last month or so I've been hinting to hubby for an 'E' book... (Electronic book)...

so he thought he would be clever and I had this wrapped up for my birthday last week...


YES it's a book of Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's...


Then to top it all one of my 'so called' friends bought me this...


and another bought me a bottle of wine and some bubble bath, which sounds lovely, but in the card she wrote, 'make sure you don't get the bottles mixed up!!'...

So been thinking, I've a couple of friends and husband going very cheap, any offer considered...

Few cards....

Well it's been a busy week or so with birthdays, both Steven and I have had ours, and my mum too, also friends, nephew, nieces and sister-in-law thrown in... here are a 'few cards' that I made for them ...

A plain simple one for steven...

My mum's card, was my first attempt of using Tim Holtz alcohol inks...

These were using up some embossed foiled papers which I didn't know how to use, but am please with the results...

Finished off one of the cards I made the other month...

and lastly using up some decoupage I made yonks ago, but not got round to making into cards....

Saying of the week...

A blink, I think is the same as a wink;
a blink is a wink that grew.

For a wink you wink with just one eye,
a blink you wink with two.

Stamp storage

Thought I would share with you, my stamp storage that I've just finished sorting. They fit nicely in my Ikea 'expedit' unit.

OK the folders that are from staples on the left, could do with a make over, so when I feel in the mood, might just do that...

The A5 folders hold my clear stamps, different themes in each folder, they fit nicely in front of 5 A4 clear boxes that hold projects still to be done.

I bought some A5 pockets off ebay and have slid in packet of stamps that are A5 size.

But some of my stamps were loose, via ebal buyers, so I have stamped their image on 2 pieces of card, one piece was put in the A5 clear pocket and the other piece of card was laminated, where I could stick the stamps to it, so I know if any are missing, like below where I have left off the truck...


The wooden stamps are again put into themes, but in 12x12 clear boxes, you can fit 10boxes easily in one of the 'expedit' cubes.

And if I end up needing storage for more wooden stamps, I can always take the lids off, turn them upside down and use them as another tray, saves me buying more.

Saying of the week...

Happiness is not having what you want...

but wanting what you have.

Cards

Had to make a quick card for a friends son who's 25th birthday that I had forgotten last week. I had already had some 'bee's made up, and the letters didn't take me long to cut out using my cuttlebug and 'you're the boss of me' dies. The little bee's and Bzzz are stamps...

Hopefully he will see the funny side of it and forgive me for forgetting him...

Bet you cannot guess who this one is for and how old he is, lol..

The 'C' was from sizzix 'lollipop' uppercase alphabet and the rest of the letters of Charlie were from 'Fun Serif lowercase'... The candle was a yellow sizzix die and the Happy 1st Birthday was a peel off, as was the balloon and little tiny stars.

Trouble is, I'm not a tidy crafter, this was the state of the table after I had finished them, OK might not look too bad, but you should see the rest of my arty attic, lol....