Hot Tub Time

Here is my Lo

for the Twisted Sketches Design Team

sketch with the Twist - Water.

Hot Tub Time.

Photos taken on our cruise

last August.

I painted the straight over the photos to form the circle

& added a splash of mist to form the drops.

Supplies

My Minds Eye patterned paper & journalling spot.

Studio Calico wooden buttons & fabrips.

Making Memories cork alpha.

Little Yellow Bicycle chipboard embellishment.

Pins & paint from own stash.

Take That Time

We are ready to let them entertain us :) at Villa Park.


Going to be the greatest day of our lives.
Sheena x

Happy 65th...

Yesterday marked the 65th Anniversary of Rough Close, our local scout camp site.
Three generations of my family have benefitted from having this wonderful site on our doorstep.

They held a free open day where you could try out scouting activities & crafts.


Harriet crate climbing.



Making knotted dragonflies.

Plus rope bridge, rifle shooting & loads to see with birds of prey, ferret racing and a police dog display.


All finished off with a campfire and scout songs old & new.


They had a blanket badge made specially too.

Sheena x

Postie Stalking...

I can't help myself !!

I want to get my hands on this kit

NOW !

Want to see all the details ?

Come on over to ScrapaGoGo

to see the full list of goodies x

Designer Bargain

I love nothing more than having a designer bargain delivered with my Tesco food shop, and thats exactly what happened today.

Orla Kiely has worked her magic again & produced another reusable charity bag for Tesco.



It can be yours for the princely sum of £4 !!
Also 50p from each bag sale goes to CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children .

Sx

Oh what a night...

Last night we went with our youngest 2

to a gig at Alton Towers.

It was fabulous

with 5 acts performing live

and it stayed dry too.

The stars of the show

JLS.

McFly

great showmen :)

The Saturdays

Eliza Dolittle

Charlotte O'Connor

As it was Fathers day too

a couple of pics of the

Best Dad's I know.

Love you Guys xxx

And another !

Using the sketch challenge

over on

My Minds Eye blog.

I turned the sketch on it's side to suit my pics.

I've used MME So Sophie, Frost &

The Merry Days of Christmas,

plus some brads from my stash.

Part of the challenge is to use song lyrics

I've used some from

Make it together by The Strawbs.

Why a xmas Lo in June ?!

well I'm working on finishing

last years Journal your Christmas !!

& all my christmassy stash is out,

so it all makes perfect sense to me !

Whilst hopping ...

Whilst blog hopping

I came across a challenge on the

My Minds Eye blog

to create a Lo using their sketch

& song lyrics.

This is my Lo

using lyrics from a Camp Rock song

This is Me.

I've used my April ScrapaGoGo Kit

Cameos & Roses

plus a few other MME bits from my stash.

These photos of me were taken by

the amazing Kirsty Wiseman

during a GoGo Getaway retreat.

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Let it Shine

When I saw the twist- SHINE for this week for my

Twisted Sketches Team Lo

I knew exactly the photo I wanted to use.

I was lucky enough to see them twice on their Circus tour,

where I took this pic of Gary,

it rained so badly on one of the nights

but they just carried on regardless :)

& we are going to see them again in a couple of weeks x

I've used the last of my ScrapaGoGo May 2010 Kit,

plus their exclusive stamp from February 2011

which I've stamped twice & layered with foam pads.

I've turned the sketch to create this Lo

as it suited my photo better.

Hope you like it x

Home alone ...

or as home alone as you can be

in a house with 3 teenage kids !

let me explain

I'm what they call a

Golf Widow

Now don't get me wrong

I'm not concerned or upset by this

as Paul has certainly earned his little jaunt

but the question is what should I do ???

Before we come up with some wacky suggestions

I still need to do the school run

& a few Mum's taxi journeys too.

So as a lover of lists

I thought I'd compile one of all the things I fancy doing.

Watch any channel

Catching up on all my recorded programmes...starting with Glee

Watch a girlie movie or two

Scrap & spread my stash all out !

Paint my toe nails a different colour every day

Read gossipy mags whilst snuggled in the quilt

Eat what I fancy for tea

Eating in front of the TV

Putting my PJ's on at tea time

Go for a run

Go for a swim

Lunch out

Lie in a steaming hot bath with my book

Surf the net in bed

Catch up with some girlie chat on the phone :)

Can you see I'm new to this !!

What would you do ?

Can you recommend something I should add to my list?

Little Army Boy

I've used more of the delicious

ScrapaGoGo June kit

Things to Make and Do

for this Lo

Little Army Boy.

These pics were taken during Matthews

13th birthday treat!

He has such a big grin on his face

whilst holding that gun!

I added cross hairs to the warning sign

from the free exclusive hybrids

designed by Kirsty Wiseman.

The splats of paint & a set of

"dog tags' finish it off.

Through sunshine & showers..

In typical British summer style, yesterdays District Cub Scout Camp sampled all types of weather & saw all sorts of outfit combinations !
From caps, cream & shades to wellies & waterproofs & back again !!
This however did not dampen the mood of the children there, who all had a chance to mix with other groups, catch up with old friends, complete some badge work, eat loads & have a campfire.
H, M & I were there in helper roles & it reminded me why I'm in Scouting & how much we all love it.



Just a pic of H to finish catching her breath before the next lot of washing up !!

Sx

10 Things...

This caught my eye

over on Shimelle's blog this morning.

To list 10 things on the 10th of the month,

any 10 things relevant to you

so here goes...

10 Things I Adore Right Now.

1) Family & Friends - No surprise there I know :)

but I want to add how fabulous they have all been

when we've needed them most & for that I will be eternally grateful x

2) Travel Guides - I just love to paw over these when

we start to make our holiday plans

There are some exciting adventures on the horizon.

3) Scrapbooking - I love all scrapbooking brings me,

fab supplies, full albums, loads of photos

teaching opportunities, DT work & like minded friends.

4) Other Hobbies - Lately I've been branching out a little

enjoying the freedom that paints, inks & sprays have to offer.

Also I'm knitting & sewing again too.

5) Light Evenings - Over the last year I've started to

enjoy running & these light evenings make me feel

so much safer to be out on my own.

Only downside now is the traffic get to view me in Lycra !!

6) Ice Cold Coke - Need I say more !

(This pic was taken over xmas!)

7) Painted Toe Nails - It's the little things ? right ?

A little bit of colour makes me smile.

Mine tend to be green or blue :)

8) Fresh Flowers - having flowers in the house

makes it feel like home.

Sweet Williams are a favourite.

9) Ipad 2 - What an invention

I love to go to bed & snuggle down in the quilt

& use the Ipad to catch up on the day,

watch a movie or play a game.

10) Summer Fruits - So many to choose from

all sweet & juicy

what's not to love ?

Hope you adore my 10 things too

I'm thinking this should be a scrapbook page too.

A Little Fruity !

Melon Munchers.

I created this Lo using ScrapaGoGo's June kit

Things To Make And Do.

The Hometown Summer paper-fruit stand

took me right back to a fabulous family holiday

in Spain in August 2008.

Where the children liked nothing more than

sitting on the pool side

eating watermelon & splashing their feet !

I used ScrapaGoGo's exclusive free hybrids

to finish off my title.

Hope you like it x

ScrapaGoGo's May Kit

I've just realised that I hadn't shared the last 2 Lo's

I'd made with my May kit from ScrapaGoGo

So here they are.

Near & Far.

This Lo doesn't feature a photo

but instead the artistic impression

of what our new home will look like once it's finished.

I printed it on to photo canvas

& coloured it in with Promarkers.

Title created by using this months stamp

on acetate & mounting in a Maya Rd chipboard tag.

Sweet Temptation

My brother very kindly sent Thorntons eggs

for the children at Easter

I have to admit it was very hard

to stop myself from devouring them

when I opened the box !!

The Prima Iris Collection flowers

are lovely additions to any Lo.