New Layouts

Oooo! it's been a few weeks since I posted :(

So anyway, here are a couple of layouts I would like to share :-

This one is the finished page I started at a Scrap Angels crop last Saturday. I actually finished the page a few days ago but I've only just got round to photographing and uploading it.

This was the view from our hotel bar balcony in Gumbet, Turkey. Isn't it gorgeous??? The night life was equally gorgeous...more of that later...maybe!!!

I used Basic Grey Serenade papers. They are just so lovely and the colours matched the photo perfectly.

Then we have...

A layout done with lots of misting and stamping for the background. I have just purchased two new Bo Bunny stamp sets and wanted to use them (as you do!)

I chose some photos of Will and his friend, Ben, on their way to the end of school Prom. Ben's dad is a salesman at the local Jaguar dealership so a convertible Jag was order of the day! The boys looked soooo handsome and I thought the bold background and mish-mash of patterned papers complemented the photos.

Happy Easter and UKS March wk 4

A very happy Easter One and All

I found this pic on FB this morning - I can't believe someone tied all those eggs to a tree - a real labour of love if ever I saw one - so who ever took this pic - I hope you have a very Happy Easter :) xx

A very quick post today as I am on the hunt for a new-to-me car since my old jalopy has died a tragic death in a Haven holiday park car park on Friday!! :) The fuel pump has packed up which means it needs even more money spending on it and sadly it's just not worth it. It has served me very well for the last 10 years and I will miss it a lot.

At the moment I have this piece of gorgeousness outside my house. But it is only a hire car so it has to go back to Enterprise on Tuesday :(

I just want to show my page for UKS this week's challenge

Nick on his 8th birthday (he was 20 two weeks ago!!!)
He was so cute then :D
I have been putting off scrapping this photo because I didn't like all the clutter on the table and DS1's back view and the friend in the background!! but I needed a photo to go with primary colours (one of the challenge elements) and this one fitted the criteria.
So here it is - done!! :D
I am very 'into' banners and stars at the moment and I LOVE my washi tape. I also had a stash delivery on Thursday which included a lovely Amy Tangerine stamp set, so I managed to sneak in a bit of stamping too :)

WOYWW #199

Hello and it's 'What's on your workdesk Wednesday' again.

This week my desk (aka the kitchen table!) has another scrapbook page. This time it is from the kit from my Scrap Angels crop night. On Monday night I worked a night shift at the nursing home, came home and watched TV for a bit then went to bed around 10 am (sorry, boring bit but you need to know it!) and set the alarm for 3.15 pm. Thinking that this would give me plenty of time to have a shower, get my bag ready and get to the crop. Well...I woke at 6.55pm ... and the crop is at 7! LOL   I must have turned the alarm off and gone back to sleep!

Needless to say I was a little bit late but then, as all that know me know, that is not unusual anyway :D

The layout needed a photo because I hadn't had time to sort one out and I can never remember the colour scheme from the month before. And today I have added the journalling today too.

Here is a close up of the page

and the journalling.

Today I am rather sad too because my car seems to have died in the car park up the road - I had gone for an interview for a cleaning job and when I came out the car wouldn't start.

For more WOYWWs visit Julia's blog here

Creative Craft World Scrap Map Challenge

Today I am posting my layout completed for the Creative Craft World scrap map challenge for March.

I did the page while I was on our recent Bijoux Belles retreat - did I mention that I had been retreating??! We had such an amazing time - scrapping, chatting, eating chocolate and cakes and drinking wine :)

Anyway...

Here is the sketch

and here is my page

The photos are of Nick at The Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas. I was visiting for Thanksgiving last November and we had gone in to see James, who was working on the front desk, before heading out for a spot of lunch. In their reception area was this GORGEOUS Xmas tree ~ so I said to Nick "quick go and stand by that so I can take a photo". Needless to say he was rather reluctant but, as evidenced by the photo, he did go and I did get a photo (or two!!)
The papers I used are Carta Bella "Christmas Day"

WOYWW 198 - A bit late !!

Wow these Wednesdays come round quickly!! Sorry I did not post yesterday - I took the lappie to work with the intention of dashing off a quick post...then I left the memory card in the camera and then left that at home - so no photo to blog about. My excuse is that my lift arrived early and said 'shall we stop at McD's on the way to work!?'  I couldn't deny her, could I ???

Desk is a bit of a mess as I worked Tuesday night then went to meet a friend for some scrappin' time at ScrapAngels at lunch time on Wednesday!

Anyway! ...On my desk today is a card I made for a dear friend whose husband had been in the nursing home where I work for about 5 years. He had Parkinson's disease and was very poorly. Sadly he passed away recently and his wife very generously gave all the staff a cheque.

So here is a Thank You card I made for her.

The idea for the card came from my UKS friend Susi, whose blog can be found here :)

There is also the start of a layout in the top LH corner


Sorry for the brief post but I hope you all have a great WOYWW xx 
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Scrap 365 sketch challenge

Today I have finished my page for the Scrap 365 sketch challenge.

This is the sketch

and here is my interpretation

The boys took me to 'martini night' at The Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas. This photo is William 'enjoying??!!' his martini LOL
There were lots of youngsters there (and a few 'oldies') - it was lovely to see them all having fun. There was a great atmosphere and it was nice to be able to spend a night out with my gorgeous boys.


I have used Bo Bunny Mama-razzi 2 papers. The colours and designs are even more fabulous than the first IMO. Also had a chance to use some misting and splattering, lots of layers and tags :-D

Happy Mother's Day One and All

Well I have wished myself a Happy Mother's Day !!
Sadly, because my sons live in the States I do not tend to get a Mother's Day message unless I send it to myself!! Their Mother's Day is different over their or so they keep telling me! The girls at the Whitehouse (the pub where I used to waitress) sent me one one year and had signed  it from my boys!  It was a lovely thought :)

So today I thought I would share a page of my album done for a sketch challenge on a 'new-to-me' blog called 'Stuck?!' 

This is the sketch

 and here is my page

The 'Big Apple'

The 'Stuck?!' design team have some stunning inspiration - well worth having a look :)