been mad busy...

How lucky am I ?

I've been playing with ScrapaGoGo's November Kit

Attic Treasures & over the next week or so

will share my Lo's.

Also I've been getting really excited to be returning here this weekend.

Theobalds Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

for ScrapaGoGo's retreat

GoGo Getaway

We always have an amazing weekend

& I know this one will be as spectacular

with brilliant classes in beautiful surroundings

shared with enthusiastic people.

Sx

something to celebrate ...

Today is my parents 45th wedding anniversary.

It's a sapphire anniversary according to google !

Here they are on that glorious autumn day

& how young they both look,

embarking on their journey together.

This evening we all went out to dinner together,

laughing, sharing and reminiscing ...

Here's to many more anniversaries.

all our love

Sx

GoGo yearbook - september

These are september pages for my ScrapaGoGo yearbook.

Highlighting the return to school, a trip to Alton Towers,

A girly weekend at Jillys,

Cath's 50th birthday, a visit to the Create & Co crop

& Dan with the Chess trophy he won.

All in all a busy month !!

Sx

20/10 2010

Today is Paul's birthday,

and to mark it we all went for a woodland walk

in the autumn sunshine

then out for dinner to celebrate.

No birthday should be without cake

so I made a sponge cake &

Harriet covered it in candles,

26 in all but still not enough !!

Here's to many more

xxx

Sx

Grand day out ...

My children are now on half term

so yesterday Matthew and some mates

had a day paint balling to celebrate his birthday.

As many schools have not yet broken up

they had the place all to themselves

& they made the most of it

playing in all the zones.

Well he certainly has some battle scars today

but he says it was well worth it !!

Sx

2 reasons to be chuffed ...

Firstly, I was invited to take part in a special sketch challenge

over on Creative Scrappers to celebrate their 125th sketch

and my Lo, Favourite place went live today.

This photo was taken in Park Guell, Barcelona.

The papers are Sassafras Indie Girl

& I made a couple of fabric flowers to add dimension.

Secondly this is my 150th blog post !!

I never would have believed, when I first set this blog up

how much I enjoy blogging

it may be mainly photos & scrapping

but thats the kind of girl I am.

Many thanks to all who read it for your kind comments

they really make me smile x

Sx

Crop NIght...

Wednesday night is crop night

over on Kirsty Wiseman's blog.

Due to family commitments I don't usually crop in the evening

but I am really enjoying this on line crop.

There is a sketch or 5 product challenge or you can combine both.

The fun Ustream video interaction makes the 2 hours fly by.

I certainly will be doing this again.

Thanks Kirsty x

Sx

better late than never !

Over on FB last week I took part in

Kirsty Wiseman's Wednesday night online crop.

I had a great evening joining in with the Ustream chat.

I didn't get to finish my page in the 2 hours

which is no surprise as i'm so slow !!

but here it is all done now.

Just in time to do it all again tonight :)

Made following Kirsty's sketch

& using the 5 listed supplies.

Sx

My Grand Designs on Kevin...

On friday Paul & I headed off to the Grand Designs Show

at the NEC Birmingham.

We had been given the tickets by Velux (the sponsor )

for free so thought we might as well.

I've been a fan of Kevin McCloud and his programme for many years

& was thrilled when by accident we bumped into him at the show.

In theory I would love our rebuild to be on his programme but

TBH don't think emotionally I could do it, I'm too private a person

& with all the reruns on Sky the whole world

would see me as a blubbering wreck !!

We spent best part of the day going round the show & certainly

have found what we want for the bathroom

still need to keep looking for our ideal kitchen.

Sx

Create & co Sketch

I like nothing better than a good sketch to inspire me to create.

The sketch I've used for this page can be found here

on the Create & Co blog.

The pic is of an array of pumpkins & squash

we saw at Stratford Farmers Market

last weekend.

Papers are old Bo Bunny ? Splendour

flowers & leaf - Prima

Thanks for looking

Sx

mad busy week...

First stop a weekend of laughing, eating,

scrapping and a little sleeping !

with the lovely Jilly, Jak,

Mary & Annie.

Up to Manchester for a girls night out for Cath's 50th

with the Swimming Women !!

We all meet at aqua-natal over 16 years ago !

A Ladies night in Stratford

My self portraits are improving !

So great to catch up with Cath & Darin ( different Cath !)

been too long guys x

Back up to Manchester

for Cath's birthday party.

I'm tired just writing this !!

Sx

It's official...

We now have 2 teenagers in our house !!

Happy 13th Birthday Matthew x

To celebrate I made these 99 ice cream cone cakes

from a recipe given to me by my Scrapagogo DT team mate Nic

many thanks Hun x

Matthew was thrilled with them &

they are all gone already !!

Sx