An Extremely Productive Day

I was very focussed at the crop today and managed to complete two projects. The first one was the recipe/organiser thingy that I started to paint last night. I covered the box inside and out and then covered the inserts too. The challenge for me was using what is really a baby paper on a project that had nothing to do with babies LOL. I chose My Little Yellow Bicycle Baby Safari Girl Thermography cardstock to cover the box and some embellishments from the same range to decorate it. As you will see from the photo I have decided to use the box as an organiser for my Scor-pal projects. I am very guilty of designing a project and then just scribbling out the instructions in pencil on a piece of scrap paper. This is okay at the time but not so good if I have to make the same thing again 6 months later. Hopefully this little box will change all that and I will be able to find my instructions easily. I know Val will be glad I'm doing this because I drive her nuts all the time when I lose things and then she usually has to look for them LOL.

I did hear one very good piece of news today, probably the first piece of good news that I've heard this year. My friend Margaret is going to become a Gran in August - so congratulations Margaret & John. I was so pleased to hear this especially as the news was quite unexpected.

I'm already looking forward to seeing some new layouts documenting the pregnancy (no pressure).

Till tomorrow.

Fee x

Whoops It's Finished

Today Jim and I scoffed the last four pieces of carrot cake - well someone had to do it LOL. Now that it's finished I don't think I should rush to make it again or I will need to buy bigger jeans.

I started a 12" x 12" layout today using some lovely My Mind's Eye cardstock but hit a bit of a brick wall so I've had to put it aside until tomorrow. I bought an MDF box with handle and dividers at the SECC in October and I hadn't done anything with it ......... until today that is. I've now painted the top, bottom and all the edges inside and out with pink acrylic paint and it is all ready to cover with paper tomorrow. I'm not sure what it is supposed to be used for but I think it's probably meant to be for recipes. I'm thinking that I'll maybe use it as some kind of organiser but I'm not sure what yet. Hopefully it will all become clear tomorrow.

Here are another couple of pages from the Bo Bunny Album (almost finished now promise LOL).

Till tomorrow.

Fee x

Move Over Delia

The carrot cake turned out so well I ate one of the muffins last night when it was still warm (no patience at all have I?) I made the topping this morning and it's confession time ........................... I've eaten another muffin and three squares today. Totally outrageous I know but it was fab. In my defence DH has also eaten three squares so I don't really feel too bad. Perhaps the recipe should have had one of those government health warnings on it LOL.

Laura has her friend Jenny staying over tonight and they have been practising their dancing steps all evening. I thought at one point the ceiling was coming down. I managed to find an old catsuit of Laura's that no longer fits her so they were both kitted out and they have been dancing their way all over the house.

I have posted another couple of photos of the Bo Bunny album (if you are not bored of

it already).

Off now to put my feet up and have a little bloghop.

Fee x

The Verdict

The girls came over before school this morning and they just loved the Bo Bunny Edgy Album (and they thought I was very clever which was nice). They decided to go to the Fit for Girls Club after school and Laura came home exhausted LOL. Sophie and Jenny have just got a new puppy and Laura went over to their house this evening to see it. I'm just waiting on the inevitable question - when can we get a dog?

After dinner I dragged out the mixing bowl and ingredients for carrot cake and it is cooling as I type this. It smells yummy and I just hope it tastes as good as it smells. I've never made carrot cake before so this is a first. If it turns out well I'll post the receipe, if not send the get well cards to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley where I'll be getting my stomach pumped.

I've posted another couple of photos from the book.

Ta ta for now.

Fee x

Busy, Busy, Busy

I unpacked Jim's car today before he started moaning about all my scrapping stuff rattling around in the boot LOL. I also managed to take a few photographs of the Bo Bunny Friends Kit that I made up at the weekend and I hope you like it. The paper is from the Alyssa range and I really love the colours. I used photos of Jenny, Sophie and Laura taken over the past few months. Laura loved it and I'm sure the girls will like it too.

I continued with my clean up campaign and blitzed the kitchen and my bedroom and then took some more photographs for My Home book (while it was clean and tidy LOL). I also have a notion to do some more baking and quite fancy trying to make carrot cake. I've googled a few recipes tonight and I think I have all the ingredients that I need. I'll let you know how successful (or otherwise) I am.

Till tomorrow.

Fee xx

Paying the Price .....

...... for being away for the weekend. I spent the day catching up with washing, ironing and other dreaded household chores YUK! The sad thing is that I've still got loads to do but tomorrow is another day and I'm heading for bed.

I also need to phone my hairdresser and get an appointment to get my hair cut. All of a sudden it has got too long and I can't do anything with it. I'll add that to the list for tomorrow LOL.

Till then.

Fee x

Back to Reality

Well I'm back from a fabulous weekend at South Littleton. The accommodation was fantastic and the scrap room is out of this world. We all left wishing we had a scrap room like that LOL. Our hosts Hazel and David could not have done any more for us and ensured that everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks to Izzy, Margaret, Roberta, Sandra and Val for the fun and laughter we shared. I'm looking forward to our next visit already so roll on October. Anyone who fancies a scrapping holiday in rural Perthshire would be mad not to check it out at http://www.southlittleton.co.uk/

I did actually manage to do some scrapping and I will share some of my projects on the blog this week but I'll have to photograph them first. In the meantime here are some photos of the girls working hard.

Till tomorrow.

Fee x