Another wall frame made yesterday

After finishing my coaster hanging I was inspired to decorate a frame that I have had hanging about for ages. I have one of these on the wall with pictures of Harvey and his name in chipboard it much more simple. This one I went to town on, lots of bits and bobs used to make it. This frame is BIG, to get an idea the size the background paper is 12 x 12, yep, a full sheet! and then there is another 6" to the left of the paper.

OK here is what I used : Cricut Plantin Schoolbook card for words, Doodlecharms for bugs, 12 x 12 paper and card. The photo is 8 x 10 I believe, Prima flowers and Doodlebug Jewels used for the centres of flowers (who says boys cant have flowers?) Zoomz on the bugs shells.

I love it, its something like a memory page but better still you can see it all the time :) I am definately going to spend more time on making things like this :)

I hope you are liking my "out of my box" creations. Its fun to try different things sometimes.

I am pondering on adding the words either "forever" or "always" to the bottom of the frame in the opposites attract font.... might look cute :)

There was always something missing wasnt there?

And I am pleased to say the puzzle if now complete! I was going to entitle this post "My Husband is mad at me" or "The Pitter Patter of tiny feet" but decided not to.....

Meet MingMing...... He came all the way from our nextdoor neighbours! LOL who had been trying to talk us into a baby rabbit... then on the way out of their door to the rescue centre I caved in and got MingMing...

I am going to keep an eye on them, we have a double storey hutch that we could partition off if we need to. First stages they all seem to get on great. And I was there to catch Linny and MingMings first meeting and I swear this was the first greeting.... awwwwww

Love is....

I dont think I need to say any more what this means... you can see from my wall hanging what I think love is.

At last I finished it off with some photos of the boys. I had mentioned this project months again but I didnt have any printed photos of the boys that were a bit more recent. I made this using my rollabind discs, a small heart punch, some covered coasters and my new swirls die cutter from The Glitter Pot. A flower, some zoomz and a few other little bits and pieces.

Two photos, one with it one the wall and the other a bit closer so you can see how its together.

Sunday Ramblings

And thats ramblings as in chatting and not that I will put my walking boots on!



Saturday was great with two classes at The Glitter Pot, a lovely bunch of ladies who were chatting loads it was quiet loud at times! I love these crafty get togethers, I like that I might pass on a few card ideas and that we get a chance to chatter about all things crafty and not feel weird in doing so :0) Yep there is nothing better than to chat to people who understand why you feel the need to buy every rubber stamp out there, that have enough papers to cover all their walls in their houses and who think crafting 24/7 just like me :)


Have to say a belated "Happy Birthday" to Wendy who spent her birthday day at my classes and she was kind enough to bring the chocolate buscuits too :) I hope you enjoyed you chinese last night Wendy, and I had one too.


So here are a couple of the cards we made, the photos I took this time were terrible, I mean bad, so I only have a few to share. We made 4 cards in total, they are 2, 2 hour classes and the mornings one we just about managed to finish, whereas the afternoon one most finished early.
Still it gave them more time to shop!

This is a little triangle Trifold cards we made, they all turned out cute. Here I have used Penny Black stamps and doodlebug papers to make a fun bright little book, all "stuff" from http://www.theglitterpot.co.uk/

This one is a cutie pie Penny Black design. This is a winter stamp but I also showed the ladies how when this one is coloured and mounted differently it can infact be an everyday stamp too. Again all the bits can be brought from The Glitter Pot.

On the Alley Pally note sounds like it was fab and lots to buy, would have loved to go but there is always Aprils one. My mate Kim who has borrowed my Bind it all got her own one yesterday so I am looking forward to getting reaquainted with my little machine and to playing and making a few books. I have emailed the school about getting into the summer fete with a table, that would be the second time I have gone somewhere with stuff, last time I was trying to sell stamps and it was a terrible flop, I am hoping some of the bits I can make will be appealing for the parents there.

Nice weather

For ducks.... Pouring here so not a nice drive to The Glitter Pot but I am still looking forward to my day there. Whats not to like about a store FULL of stamps, papers and pritties :) I have two classes today at the Glitter Pot where we are going to be playing with the Penny Black Christmas stamps. I will share the cards I have made later. Might treat myself to the last set of 6 H20's I need to complete my collection... I always treat myself to something after teaching. BTW The Glitter Pot got their latest delivery of the Penny Black christmas stamps, these have been soooo hard to keep in stock this year.

Next Saturday I am at Crafts U Love and have been sent a nice package of stamps and papers to play with before I get there. So if you fancy coming along to see a demo come along. I am really busy up until christmas now with just one Saturday off.

Til' later then.

Groovy Baby

This bella is about to jump off the parcel and burst into a Austin Powers type song isnt she?

For this card I used the fabby Presentahbella from Stamping Bella, card from SU in blue bayou and Pomegranite (YUMM), layered onto the Cutie Pie paper. Again I used a "Caz's" circle, this is a newer one that I designed to fit the SU punch, I will get a sheet or two finished up and then have it as a download on here. I have a few different words done already but want to fill up a page before sharing it.

When I coloured this card in I didnt know what I was going to layer it onto but when I put it with the other colours of card I found that it went really well.

I had sleep last night!! Got Caidens antibiotics down him disguised in a Fromage Frais, he slept most of the night and wasnt gasping and coughing. He had a little coughing fit just now but is settled and napping YIPPEE :) Harveys at school, was talking to some mums up the school and one said there was a picture of him in the local paper, so I managed to hunt it out on the internet, I was very excited as the last school photo he was almost chopped off from it as he is standing behind a taller girl and this one looks like he being bitten on his bottom!! LOL he has a really funny face.... seems we are doomed.... Next week he is due to have his solo school photo and we are going to take Caiden as well, I hope we get a good one of them together.

Doctors diagnosis

Bronchiolitis again. She has given some antibiotics and just said keep an eye on him. We have the added problem he hates medicines, actually the cause of him getting so upset the sick has been the medicine so I will mix it in with a fromage frais and hope for the best. c

Thursdays card

Here is todays card. I coloured this in this morning and meant to finish the Presentahbella first but this one happened before. I do all the assembly for these cards mostly downstairs, I have a sidebord in the front room and a stack of boxes with different and mostly my new or most loved things. Currently I have my box of bellas, my Magnolia stamps, some House Mouse Stamps, my Baubles and Zoomz and my Stampin Up! papers, card and punch. When I coloured this one in I sort of had this colour scheme in mind, in that I had chosen to use the Cutie Pie papers from SU. I love the saying "knit Happens" which I got from Stamping Bella, but thankfully I dont really know anyone in a crisis at the moment so I used one of my circles that I designed along with my SU scalloped punch.


All the papers and card are Stampin Up!, the flowers are Bazzill, stamp Stamping Bella, Words by Caz, Baubles for centres of flowers, coloured with Watercolour Pencils.

Taking Caiden to doctors at 6;10pm, I am not sure they can do anything but I want them to check him out. He has had two small naps today but both times is coughing and doing like a inward gasp before he coughs, not nice for him. I am hoping he wont throw up on me tonight, running out of PJ's for us both!

Early morning waffle

Being a mum is hard and making decisions is hard. Yesterday Caiden seemed better, still not well but bearing up. Well last night he was terrible again, coughing, rasping and then sick all over me again! So I felt terrible that I didnt take him to the doctors. Had a bad night last night, I gave in and got up at 5am, zzzzzz, tired and chilly, I have just hit the switch on the heating take the chill off. He has had a bottle of milk, some calpol and is snoring like a hippo. I know there probably isnt a great deal the doctors can do but I am going to take him today or if he gets like that again tonight I will feel terrible again.

One a happier note I took some bellas to bed with me and coloured Presentahbella in, IF I get a chance and feel like it, I will mount her up onto a card. I was really pleased in how she turned out, cute cute cute.

Talking of Bellas Em has released so fab new stamps, a fab bella with two sitting on a bench eating icecreams. A fantastic mixed up border, a lovely wording stamp and a funky flower, I think I "need" all of them! Sorry Darren but I do :)

Ally Pallys on this weekend, I wish I were going, more to the fact I wish I were working there. One year I need to go and hand some business cards out offering my demonstration services. I dont want to do shows all over, but I would like to get into doing this one. Or perhaps I need to get hold of a list of attendees to post them something? Hmmm its to just find people that sell stuff that I would like to use, no good me getting a job on a medalion stamp stand is it? LOL I do know someone going actually so I think I will ask her to make a few notes for me, she did ask if I wanted anything.

Oh well, off to drink my cuppa.... Have a good day, mine can only really improve cant it?

A quick card for today

I Couldnt leave you three days without a card and I was dying to use this new Bella stamp, OOppsm, did I say new? I meant "what this old thing, I have had it for ages" (LOL)





So its a simple one but I lovey it!

I used Stamping Bellas "Wreathabella" which you can find in various stores around the UK now, including Creative Pastimes. Some doodlebug paper, woodware ribbon, Stamping Bellas Baubles in Pickle and a red rudolphs nose zoomz.

Update on the woo (why do we do that? make up funny names for our kids) anyway, Caiden is still barking like a seal, but generally seems a little better. Harvey is fine and currently screaming out the words to Tommy Zoom! LOL bless him, he makes me giggle as he doesnt know all the words so he kinda makes bits up, bit like me Dad he always does that! We had a naughty MacD's for lunch today so we are having a healthier tea tonight. I said to Darren last night and sorry this is TMI, but why did Caiden have to throw up on a "good tea" night, I mean he lost all his veg! LOL if it were fish fingers and chips or something it wouldnt have been so bad, but he lost all his peas and carrots.... :0) another inside to the strange thoughts I have!

I am upstairs tonight finishing my last card for the class I have Saturday. I have soooo much stuff I want to play with and share with you all.

My poor little Cadey Woo

Caiden isnt well.  Yesterday he got a bad cough and chest just in a matter of hours and he has sounded so horse and in pain.  Tonight he was sick everywhere, all over the floor, rug and me. Yuck.   I wish I had the powers to take his sickness and pain away, as I am sure all parents have wished too.  Please send a get well wish over the blog airways and get my little poppet better.  I might take him to the doctor tomorrow, I think he might have his broncilitus (cant spell it) back again.  Heres hope I get some sleep too.

 

On a happier note I have been up in my room for a few hours and made 3 cards, I have just one now to do for my class Saturday so I am happier about that.

 

See ya tomorrow.

 

 

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