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Hi!
I've just left a comment on Tracies blog for a chance to win her give-away. Have a go yourself :) Theres some lovely Sassafrass goodies as well as a little Prima 'build-a-book'.
You've gotta be in it to win it!!

Hxx

my latest layouts

Here I am again .......... I seem to be a bit of an erratic little blogger!! Two or three consecutive blogs then I dont bother for a week or two lol.
Same with scrapping too! hahahah :)

The first layout I want to show you is one thats taken a few months for me to find the right kind of embellishments & when I saw this free printable banner on Jenny B Harris' website Allsorts I knew I was ready! Jenny has an amazing blog & she designs some awesome things

Have you been following Shimelles latest free class 4x6 photo love? Ive just realised I havent done month 1 yet (use 1 4x6 photo) but the LO below is the month 2 (use 2 4x6 photos) & Im looking forward to the next 10 months when by December we actually have to use 12 photos! This LO was easy to do. I think my Mum was behind the lens & judging by the look on our faces we had just had a lecture from her about the poor elephants having to live in captivity & wouldn't it be better if they were back in the wild? (Thanks for the guilt trip Mum lol)

And finally my baby boy aaahhh! I cant believe he will be 8 next month!!

I followed the same sketch as the one above but using only one photo this time. The butterfly & dragonfly are the last off a sticker sheet & they are almost transparent. I will have to find some more somehow as they are great embellishments.

And thats it for now :) See you soon xox

a bit happier today!

......ok so I was down in the dumps yesterday. Maybe it was working Fri/Sat/Sun together ....... maybe I was menopausal ...... or just plain fedup!! lol

Today sees an improvement & I have found some reasons to be cheerful

no 1 = SUNSHINE!
no 2 = my little bookworm

no 3 = scrapping this & ...... a few others :)

no 4 = MY NEW CAMERA!!
(see my 1930's bevelled edge mirror - I loves it)
no 5 = my little ray of sunshine :))

This was my world today & it suits me fine.

Thanks for reading my blog & please take time to comment - I really appreciate it :))

Heather xx

ETA yes I know my son appears twice on the list lol but that also makes me very happy xx

update

hello dear reader



A few things have happened recently - nothing as bad as losing your family & home like those poor people in Japan are suffering. No.



But I did lose my Aunty Pat. She was my Mums sister & she suddenly passed away in her sleep last week. We weren't that close because we had 70 miles between us & the extended family had spread far & wide, only meeting at weddings & funerals. You know how it goes! So on Thursday I will be travelling those 70 miles to Leicester to say goodbye to my lovely Aunty Pat. Its St Patricks Day & also her wedding anniversary. Im dreading it.
But I still have my home......



My camera broke last week. I know.

However we managed to stretch the finances & replaced it yesterday :) Its only a point & shoot so not worth the hassle or expense of repairing it.
But I still have my little family......



And finally I have a scraproom all of my own!!! I will take some pics soon. I made some hearts for a swap that Kirsty Wiseman set up recently here. I took ages to decide what size/materials to use but finally got my act together & finished them. Unfortunately I had no camera to take pics of them :(
But I still have my health.....

I have worked all weekend so I have a day off tomorrow to spend some time getting used to a new camera! Hope you all had a good weekend - I believe there was sunshine in the Midlands today & more snow in Scotland. What did you get up to? I'd love to hear about it :)

Smash Hits!!

Our spare bedroom is being made over to my scraproom at last! Just another coat of paint & we can fix the worktop to the wall & I can move my stuff :)

While I was clearing out The Gloryhole (AKA built-in cupboard above stairs) of all the junk/important stuff thats gathered there over the last 4 years I came across a little pile of old Smash Hits magazines that had somehow survived being thrown out in one of my decluttering episodes! I was having a giggle at the clothes & reminiscing (lamenting?) the good old days.



The mags included lyrics to the latest singles, details of their albums & tours aswell as some posters in the middle & back page. One such poster was a giant one of Adam Ant my hero!!
(see further down)


L-R back row Hazel O'Connor, Classix Nouveaux & Kim Wilde
bottom row Dexys Midnight Runners (my mate Kevin 3rd right played the violin!) & Duran Duran

Toyah Wilcox was a crazy woman but I loved her :) The hair & makeup was always amazing.

Oh my love! Adam & The Ants.

How I adored this man. My very own Prince Charming xx

This is the giant poster ....... it may have to go on the wall in my new craft room :)

Blondie & Siouxie were my heroes too ......... must have been the hairstyles!!

There were other artists of course........

Shakin' Stevens & Sheena Easton.......... but we don't have to dwell on them!!

So many names that have almost been forgotten unless you are a devoted fan.

Tenpole Tudor.......Soft Cell......Altered Images......... BowWowWow

.....Ultravox.......Visage......Japan.......... Depeche Mode...... I could go on!!

The worst thing about the discovery of the magazines?

Reading the issue dates of 1981 & 1982.

THIRTY YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you enjoyed my little trip to the past.

Bye for now xx

Look what I made!!

Ideas for Scrapbookers is one of my favourite sites - it does exactly what it says on the tin! Every now & then a contributor will come up with something so simple but so effective that you ask yourself "why didn't I think of that!?". I have always used buttons as flower centres and sometimes I have used brads as flower centres but using them together just never occured to me lol.

Please ignore the first photo as I cant figure out how to delete it without deleting the others too!! You really dont need to see the messy table too many times. (Yes its my dining room table but soon our spare bedroom will be my craftroom and we can go back to using the dining room as it should be)

Aaaaaanyway I had such fun this morning making these flowers that I wanted to share some of them with you ......... and prove to myself that I CAN craft when I put my mind to it ;-))



(thats a cappucino if you were wondering!!)

Aren't they great?

I love love LOVE them!!!

I will have to make some LO's with them & show them off too :) Some of these flowers are quite 'fat' because of the layers but I don't mind - I love to see my albums all bumpy & lumpy!

What do you think of them? Are you going to have a go? Or is it not your thing?

TTFN x

Another giveaway

Oh dear...... has it really been a month since I blogged?

The intention to blog has is with me everyday but I tend to read through my fave blogs first then I get to thinking that what I was going to blog about is just rubbish so I won't bother!!
Bad case of inadequacy again. It will pass.

Im resisting the urge to cancel this post too so I'll get on with it!

Lou Collins has a seriously gorgeous pile of goodies she is giving away on her blog Pretty Paper & Chipboard Stories. You only have to become a follower & link her blog on yours. Take a look at her blog - she does some beautiful LO's especially of her 3 gorgeous children :)

Bye for now xx