Scrapping Sunday

Today I have sat and scrapped away to my hearts content. It has been a weekend of Cyber Cropping over at Shimelle's and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. So without further to do here are the rest of the layouts I have digitally produced.

Happiness is..... was the criteria for this one



My neighbourhood



Using my own handwriting on a digital page. This was fun to learn how to do thanks to a great tutorial from Shimelle



Today I am thankful for learning new skills
and a lovely lamb steak I had for dinner today

A Grand day out

I have had a grand day today. I decided that the weather was just too nice to stay in so I took myself to Queens park in the middle of town. So easy to get to and with camera in hand I enjoyed myself no end. I even managed to get a decent photo of myself by putting the camera on a rock and sitting down on a lower rock which was just in front of the little lake with a willow tree for a backdrop.
I took lots of close up photos of the plants arrayed in their spring clothes, the Canada geese and the fountain playing in the middle of the lake.

I have also been doing some scrapping challenges Shimelle has a cyber crop this weekend and have managed three of the layouts all digi of course.





Today I am thankful for sunshine
a camera I love to use
and managing to get a decent photo of myself

Well I haven't updated my blog for quite a few days, so thought it was time I came in here.

SUNDAY:
Lazy day, didn't even go to church but I just had a day to play. I started another paper and glue 12x12 layout but was really struggling with it, so left it, until I got more inspiration.
Couldn't watch any TV as I was still waiting for the Freesat to be fitted.

MONDAY
This morning I had hardly got out of bed before my two cats had made themselves at home on it luckily I had pulled the duvet over but not straightened it at all, still it was worth a photo or two as it is seldom that they are both asleep in the same place. This week's challenge on UKScrappers criteria was 'white space' colour combination that included white red and black among other choices, use the word time somehow and use circles. Immediately I thought of the photos I had just taken and the title of Time sharing came to mind. How quickly this layout came together was amazing



My daughter in law phoned and asked if I could help with Rufus as she had pulled a muscle in her shoulder, we met up at ASDA and had a coffee in Starbucks before tackling the shopping. Then of course we had to have a look at the children's clothing section and I ended up buying an outfit for all three grandsons.
Later at Neil and Gemma's new house I looked after Rufus while Gemma put a few more things in some sense of order. The trouble with moving is getting straight again afterwards and no sooner had she cleared the under stairs area than Neil came home with more stuff from the old place and filled the space up again.

TUESDAY
Finished the layout I had been fiddling with since Sunday and although not brilliant I am quite pleased with it.



Phone call from the engineer who was to fit my freesat saying he would be with me between 12 and 2 how nice to have such a short waiting span which meant I could go out in the morning and enjoy the sunshine.
A lovely walk down the back lane, taking photos of fresh growth in the hedgerow, ending up at Starbucks again (addicted or not?).
Home to a cry for help from my neighbour, she wanted to put together an scrapbook album of some of the photos of her Dad who had just died and the funeral was the following day (today). I managed to do 9 quick layouts that will need journalling etc at a later date but she was pleased with them. Don't think I have ever done layouts so quickly.

WEDNESDAY
I needed to go into town for some bits like double sided tape and glue dots etc because we have a Cyber Crop coming up and I don't want to run out. Of course I spent more money but only on essentials like scissors, really sharp 7" ones and printer ink because I must be getting near the end of this cartridge.
Got home to find a card through the door the postie had tried to deliver a parcel, my Mystery Kit, and couldn't I would have to collect it, so annoying as the sorting office closes at 2.00 pm, about half hour later my neighbour knocked on the back door the parcel was given to her instead of being taken back so that will save me a trip. Tis a lovely kit so now need to put on my thinking cap and come up with an idea.

Today I am thankful for No rain although it has threatened
lovely neighbours
super duper kit

Out all day

Yes I have been out all day, didn't expect to be thought it would only be this morning at the crop, but my son phoned me up while I was there and asked me if I would like to go over and help them, as they are in the throws of moving house.
He picked me up from the crop and I have spent most of the afternoon playing with my grandson.
I only managed one layout at the crop this morning because I spent so much time fiddling around to see what I wanted to do with it. Never mind it is the first paper and glue one I have done for ages and the first one for my newest grandson's album.



and this one is for the first page I just wanted to do a pure white layout because it seemed perfect for a very new arrival.



Today the weather has been absolutely gorgeous warm and sunny. When I arrived at my Son's Rufus was asleep outside in his recliner high chair so sweet I had to take a photo or two.

Today I am thankful for meeting up with my cropping friends
having time with my family
the lovely weather of course

A real cool dude

We do take some funny photos of our children sometimes. This one I think most parents have in their collection somewhere, so when Rufus's photo appeared on facebook wearing his mum's sunglasses I couldn't resist the temptation of doing a layout of it. Poor kid his expression seems to say Mum do I really have to wear these silly things.



Today I am so thankful for the warm sunshine
for a good mooch around town
and of course a little stash buying (just ribbon and bling)

52 in 10 -Treasures in my home

What a lot of little thing I have in my home that bring back pleasant memories or are very pleasing to look at or touch.
I have been making an album of the things that are 'My little Treasures' nothing of much monetary value but oh what a wealth of memories, delights and sentiments they all hold. This one I have also done for this week's 52in10 challenge.

The journalling says it all
The treasures around my house are many, nothing of value but precious to me.
John and I found these strange wood carvings in a little curiosity shop in Falmouth. We both fell in love with them and decided that they would be our souvenir of this holiday. A holiday that was really a convalescent one for John after his second hip operation



I have also done done it as a paper and elements layout 6x6 for my little treasure album. It is a hybrid version as I printed out some of the bits because I wanted to keep it very similar to my digital one.


Today I am thankful that the parcel I was expecting came in good time
I was able to attend the funeral of the father of people who come to the sale on a Thursday.
The weather showing signs of spring at last.

Scrapping is fun House work is not

I should be doing the housework but somehow when I reached my craft room the cleaner stopped working and I ended up on the computer. Tut tut, still never mind as someone just pointed out to me the housework will still be there tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

I have so many lovely photo of my grandsons and of course my new grandson will need to have his fair share of layouts so here is his 'Brand New' one



Today I am thankful for warmer weather
Time to sit and rest
Three lovely Grandsons and all the photos I have of them

Lazy Monday

What are bank holidays for except to do your own thing. Today I am being very lazy, still in my PJs and scrapping away.

Before I could really start scrapping I had to find a mouse. One of my cats, Sammy, brought it in last evening I managed to make her drop it but although I did grab the poor little thing it jumped out of my hand and scarpered. I really didn't know last night where it was and half expected to wake this morning to entrails. But I didn't and Sammy was very anxious to get into my bedroom so I assumed it was in there. Didn't much fancy having a dead mouse rotting away in the place so what to do? in the end I let Sammy show me where it was, under my chest of drawers apparently, so carefully moving some bits it ran out and Sammy pounced. Again I got it away from her and managed to release it this time into the garden where of course I took a couple of photos of it

I have done the weekly challenge on UKScrappers another layout of one of my grandsons, this time Rufus as he was 7 months old yesterday. Where have these past 7 months gone doesn't seem any time since he was born, yet he has grown so much and is a lovely lad, rather like his father at the same age, but very unique in a lot of ways. His best aptitude is his ready smile. Because I was away nearly three weeks I thought it would take him a while to remember me and smile but it took no time at all.

the Criteria for the challenge was to use the sketch provided, use things beginning with the letter 'B' do some distressing as a technique and Journalling



I enjoyed the challenge so much I have done another one





Today I am thankful for a lazy bank holiday
for catching and releasing the mouse alive and kicking, hopefully to enjoy a full life
having such a wealth of photos of my Grandsons

52 in 10 My Home

I have caught up on 52 in 10, just in time ready for tomorrow's prompt

Digital Mini Book

Mini book? me? I can't do mini books, never know how to decorate them, too small, too fiddly.
But wait I have found a way. I can do lots of little pages digitally then cut them out and make into a mini book woo hoo so, following a class on making a mini book out of little pay packet envelopes here is my Nana Brag book of my newest Grandson.







and here is how it makes up into a mini book




Today I am thankful for a brilliant Good Friday Service
The Lord who loves me in spite of all my faults
being able to digi scrap

52 in 10 prompt 12 Who would you most like to meet

I did warn Dolly that she may feature in my layout for this prompt. I have followed her blog for sometime and much admire her way of writing. I also enjoy seeing her layouts so who better to meet than Karen and of course Nigel and the fur babies.



Today I am thankful for a love of scrapbooking
sitting at my computer in a comfortable chair (unlike my daughters chair)
with a cat on my lap

52 in 10 prompt 11 Faults, flaws and Foibles

I am catching up now and am pleased with this page. I made it messy and untidy on purpose to go along with my general untidiness which this layout shows lol



as the words of the poem are a little difficult to read I am putting them here too

Faults, flaws and foibles

Of these I have a few

But as I live alone these things

Will never worry you

I am very untidy

My home is never straight

But one thing I can’t abide

Is arriving late

The flaw in my make up

Is I’m a pessimist

I have to work so very hard

To see the positive

On the whole I manage

To make my life worthwhile

So my faults, flaws and foibles

I hope will bring a smile

52 in 10 prompt 10 A True Friend

Now that I am back home and can concentrate a bit better I am going to try and catch up on this project.

I am so enjoying this challenge but don't like being behind so hopefully I will get another one done today

New Freebie

It is ages since I last put a freebie in my blog but here is one I have just completed
Midnight Sun

hope you like it

Three week's to catch up on

I have been up to Skipton to my Daughter's for the birth of her second child, another boy who they have called Benjamin or Ben for short. As you can imagine I have lots of photos to scrap with and did do some while up there, so be prepared for a picture show.



Had to make sure that I did one at least of my eldest grandson Daniel





another one of Daniel



Benjamin with his Paternal Grandfather. What a shame John is no longer alive he would have loved to have held his grandchildren



I have been singing 'Hush little baby don't say a word' to Ben to quieten him down when Helen has been occupied with Daniel so that is the reason for the title, though I do think he is the cutest baby, but I am biased









Didn't realise I had done so many but I enjoyed making a start on Grandson No. 3's album.

Now I wonder what I am thankful for today lol A new grandchild and Grandson No.1 of course.
a safe journey home
the doctor telling me that I don't have DVT but either an infected cyst or phlebitis which can be cleared up with antibiotics. but I have torn an Achilles tendon which I must rest as much as possible so that it doesn't get any worse and I don't have to have an op.

52 in 10

Well I think I am making up for not blogging for over a week and doing two today. I just wanted to keep 52 in 10 separate from the rest.
Prompt 9 was about friendship and although I found this one hard to do I wanted to get it down on paper and out of my system and it has helped.


today I am thankful for a warm place to live
two cats who love me even if it is cupboard love
and my computer that keeps me in touch with folk

Lots of layouts and some fun with friends

Well I haven't blogged for over a week. Not sure why I didn't come on here earlier in the week but the week has now gone.

Last Friday saw my team and I at a scrapbooking retreat, just us in this lovely cottage near Malvern. Hidelow House Tithe Barn

lovely setting and a lovely hot tub too. It was a little cramped so if we decide to go there again we will ask for the bigger place at least we will have more time to save.

I successfully did two paper and glue layouts while there
This one is from the Mystery Kit made up by Weety, thanks Weety it was a lovely kit the only thing I added was one button and a couple of the smaller flowers and the alpha for the title


this one was a challenge not to have any card stock showing and use a sketch


since I have come home I have not felt too good, just so tired and worn out. but I have to be fit for next week, going up to my daughter's for the birth of her second child.

I have managed to digi scrap though of course. It doesn't take too much effort to sit at the computer and produce a page I am pleased with.

this one for a ready steady scrap challenge which was to use brads, chipboard & acetate, all easily reproduced in digital time. I had to use blue somewhere and also to dry emboss, now that is not so easy but I managed it.

these next two were scraplifted from the new Spring issue of Scrapbook Trends