New Year New start

Hello it's been a while since I have been on here.  I hope you all have had a happy Christmas and are excited about the new year ahead.

2012 is an exciting year for me I am going to turn 30.  I was nervous about this year but I am fully going to embrace it.  I have alot of plans for this year and here is where I will be sharing them all with you, so expect a few posts a week from now on!!!

Here are some of the projects I am taking part in this year.

1 - WIPocolypse - all of the details Here

2 - A month in numbers - details Here

3 - 366 things that make me laugh - I have a mini book which I have done and have put it by the side of my bed and each night I am going to write something that has made me laugh that day. 

4 - 366 photos/project life - I am taking my own spin on this where I am going to take a photo a day and write bits down each day and then each month I will combine them both to make a double LO.  I will not be doing this all hardcore with journalling tags for each day it will just be snippets.  I will also not be posting my photos daily as I would not put you all through that ;-)

So there it is, it may sound alot (or not for some people) but it's enough for me to be kept busy and hopefully get me scrapping some more!!

Do you have any goals at all this year?

Laura x

Long time no post

Well it has been an awful long time since I last posted and I am sorry.  I damaged my shoulder which took me out for a few weeks and then work has been manic since and now we are at that time of year where it is all go go go until the end of term. 

I have been busy here behind the scenes crafting away when I can though.  I have a back up of photos to share with you, which I will do over the next few weeks.  These are my last few LOs that I have completed.

This is my son Joseph at his school concert.  I used scraps from a previous LO and some MM embellishments.  The papers are October afternoon.

This next one is my son Jack who is the grumpiest child ever. He had a face like this all because Jake had the spoon he wanted.  I wouldn't mind but all of our cutlery is the same!!!!  I  can't remember which papers I used but the sketch is #123 from The Scrappiest.

I love this next page and it took me ages.  I have used some papers I got from a Sarah's Cards grab box.  The embellishments are just random ones from the embellishment box.  The title was cut out from a Sizzix alphabet and then embossed with a wood grain and then inked up.  It is of my son Joseph again when we recently went to a local Forest.



Thank you so much for looking and taking the time to comment.  I have been so busy I haven't been around visiting but I am going to try and get around you all in the next few days.

Laura x

Boy Racer

Evening all.  I had crop on Saturday I didn't manage much as I have done something to my right arm/hand- and I can't get an appointment until Friday grrr!!!!!  This post will be short as I am having to type with my Left hand!!! 

I used the Counterfeit Challenge kit and a sketch from pagemaps.  The picture is of my oldest son at Legoland.

Thank you for all of your comments on my blog I am trying to get around you all x x

Laura x 

May Counterfeit Challenge Kit and add on

May already can you believe it??  Last month I took part in the Counterfeit Challenge and had so much fun.  I didn't use all of the kit but I had a good go and I am really pleased with the LOs I produced.  I am taking part again this month as it made my scrapping so much easier.  I love it it feels as if I have all new stash when actually I just dived in my stash and pulled out things to match lol.

Here is my main kit these are the papers.  I have a mixture of Cosmo Cricket,  and Crate paper.

These are from the scrap box - October afternoon and Making Memories.

Here are some of the stickers etc.  Crate paper, October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket Letters.  I have already used some of the stickers but never mind.

Here are the embellishments I have a pot of brads, chipboard stickers, epoxy stickers, journalling cards from last months kit, SU ribbon and SU stamps.  I am using the Paper dolls dress up and Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridges. 

Here is my add on kit.  I went for a summery boyish feel.  The papers and die cut sheet are from a Me and My Big Ideas paper pack. 

I have a mixture of stamps from SU, Making Memories and Imaginisce. 

These are the extras - journalling cards SU ribbon and stamps, chipboard stickers jars of buttons. The punches are from Stampin' Up.



I am very happy with my kit and will be having a play at crop tomorrow.

Thanks for looking.

Laura x

WOYWW

Morning it's Wednesday again so it means that crafters everywhere are showing us what's on their desks.  Here is mine this morning, can you tell I am getting ready for crop?  The kit is a Sarah's Cards Kit from a few months back.  The notebook is my scrapping bible it has all of my sketches in there, tittle's and quotes I like, card sketches etc.  The basket is some cards I have recently completed at the LSS that are waiting to be photographed and blogged.  If you have any questions about my desk please just shout.

If you would like to see everyone else's desks please pop on over to Queen Julia who started this Wednesday tradition.  Did you know it has been going for 100 weeks?!! 

Thanks for looking

Laura x 

Last of Counterfeit Challenge

Well this is the last of what I made of the counterfeit challenge kit this month.  I still had a quite a bit left over but I had a fab time participating and have been very productive. I made 6 Los with the kit.  This has been really good as I have completed an extra 5 LOs this month too.  Usually I scrap at crop and do do the 2 LOs for my scrapbooking classes and that's it.  I will certainly be doing it all again on the 5th!!

Anyway here is the 1st LO.  It is the boys and I Mothering Sunday after they had just bought me breakfast in bed.

This next one is myself and Hubby.  He annoys me so much but my world wouldn't go round without him.  The only photo's we have together are from 'Mess' do's and I love this photo as it was taken by my brother at Legoland.

Thank you so much for looking

Laura x 

Thumb Sucker

Phew another week over and wow it's been busy!  So did you watch the wedding?  Wasn't it wonderful? She looked just like a princess out of a fairytale in that dress.  I have to admit I did shed a tear watching it lol but hey I'm always a sucker for a good love story! 

Anyway This is a LO I completed last weekend but have not got around to posting.  This is my youngest son Jack who sucks his thumb all of the time!  The problem is he didn't start until just after his 4th birthday!!

I used the Counterfeit Challenge kit again.  The letters are cut out with chipboard on the Big Shot, embossed and then painted.

Thanks for looking.

Laura x