Thursday, 15 August 2013

This week I am ......




Seeing ......

Lovely Prima flowers, almost all my projects this week have included these gorgeous embellishments, can not get enough of them!!

Hearing ..... 

Lots of children's TV programmes , Mickey Mouse, Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First and Curious George are firm favourites in our house, well with the younger 2 anyway :)

Tasting .....

At the moment, a strong cup of Tea and a crunchie :)

Feeling .....

I have been trying to use different mediums in my projects , so using stencils with gesso and of course using fingers is always great fun !!

So how about you? how has your week been ??


Wednesday, 14 August 2013

August BAP (Prima Sketch Challenge)


If you have been reading my blog over the past few months, you will know how much i love Prima Products!!

I was so happy to find that they have a monthly sketch challenge!

Its really difficult to find a UK based stockist, with a wide range of products, so the main problem i faced with this challenge was using 90% Prima products, however i did order a class kit directly from Prima last month and was able to use the papers in the layout ...

Here is the sketch.




Here is my layout inspired by this sketch ...






I love that these colours co-ordinate with the colours of the photo, which by the way is my oldest 2 girls on our family holiday earlier this year, those water guns kept them entertained for hours and hours ....

The paper is from the Leeza Gibbons "Wishes & Dreams" collection

The challenge is open until the end of August, you can read more about it here ..

good luck


Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Whats on my Work Desk .....


It has been a busy, busy past few weeks...

I am glad that all the celebrations have come to an end and that I am able to enjoy some quality time with the girls before they return back to school in the next few weeks...

I have tried to make sometime for some midnight crafting at least every other night. its the perfect remedy after a stressful day..

So here is what's on my work desk ...


I have a few finished projects like, the Prima Scrapbook page and the Prima Frame, which I need to find the perfect place for....

Here is a close up of those beautiful flowers.....


Beautiful, right ? more about this project on another post :)

I also have a (WIP) Work In Progress.. a mini album and an unfinished card ...

 

 
 
I need to finish the pockets and attach them to the album and then the fun part embellish it !!!
 


I also have a basket where I keep all my WIP and fun embellishment's, papers and miscellaneous items...

So what's on your work desk ? Any fun projects in progress ?

linking this post up here


 

Saturday, 10 August 2013

Photos from Egypt


I am finally able to show you some of the photos from our family holiday to Egypt, which was almost 4 months ago now... the memories however seem like only yesterday..

Happy Saturday !!!

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I still have many more to share, but I wanted to share with you the beauty of this beautiful place, the colours were so vivid, truly breath taking.
 


 

Friday, 9 August 2013

This week i am .......

 
 
Seeing .....
 
Lots of cream!!! We have had 2 large celebrations this week, which has meant dessert making has been in full swing !! I have tried new recipes and experimented with old ones.
 
Hearing .....
 
Laughter and screaming, we are into the 3rd week of the long summer holiday.. so definitely a mixture of happy playing and a little fighting too!
 
 
Smelling .....
 
Baking and ice creams :)
 
 
Tasting .....
 
Popcorn , seriously love the stuff
 
 
Feeling ..... 
 
Right now, the soft, new keys on my notebook !!!! a surprise, belated birthday present from my hubby !!!! looking forward to uploading pictures from my camera to show you, being able to drag and drop !! and all the other great features, that you cant yet do on the Ipad ..
 
So, how about you how? how has your week been ???



Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Prima dolls....

It's been crazy busy around here these last few days and probably will be until the rest of the week ...

I recently bought a prima marketing doll stamp, which if you have t seen them are beautiful ... I was totally inspired by this video.

I made my own wall hanging, which is now hanging in my craft room ;)

I love that the stamp is so versatile and you could add her to so many other projects. So here are a few ideas ....

 

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I love the addition of lace to this doll, really pretty .

 

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The layering and the vintage feel to this tag is gorgeous !!

 

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How sweet is this card ?

 

So many pretty ideas, looking forward to encorporating some ideas into my next prima doll project ..

 

Thursday, 1 August 2013

This week I am ....

 

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Seeing .....

Rain and lots of it, so all gardening plans have been postponed until the weather improves :/

 

Hearing .....

The washing machine, as I try and tackle the mountain of washing

 

Smelling .....

A mixture of cakes and homemade quiche, as I experiment in the kitchen :)

 

Tasting .....

Right now, a strong cup of tea and a Crunchie (my comfort snack)

 

Feeling .....

Baby feet, my baby girl loves to have a feet rubbed, which is a gentle reminder to enjoy these moments as they won't last forever !

 

How's your week ??

Don't forget to stop by and link up your crafty projects over @ Craft Blogging Central

Here is a sneek peak at the project I made ...

 

Hope to see you there :)