A Calm Week x

And it certainly has been apart from Sunday when I had the pleasure of Sarahs company to make her wedding invites, Gosh there was so much glitter, pink paper and embossing powder been thrown around I was actually scared, I had to ring the fab Marion of Sugar and Spice and QVC fame to send me out some more wonderful Frontage Shabby Pink, 3 pots of it , as I am sure Sarah is not going to be content with a light sprinkling of the stuff !!!!!!!

So this week I have purchased myself a fab new ipad which Euan and I are spending the evening arguing about who is going to play with it me or him obviously as I am the one in charge, supposedly, I win but then I do feel a little bit bad and let him have a little play on it, cos I can.

I am working at the fab CTM tomorrow which I cant wait as Vikki has some fab new Stamps in from Basic Grey and Hero Arts and I cannot wait to pick them up and take them home to play with on Sunday thanks to some great ideas from Kristina Werner.

Unfortunately we missed out on our Stamp Club this week so it has been moved to next Friday I am going to show the girls how to make some fab boxes for Halloween I got the idea from Splitcoast which I love.

Telly is fab at the mo for me Friday night is eveiction night for Big Brother am loving this series although would love to see more of it like some live footage would be good and over the weekend Strictly and X Factor I love the dark nights sitting in watching your fav stuff on telly with the fire lite a take away and a nice glass of diet coke !!!! would have wine but I would be asleep within seconds if I went that way lol.

So I have popped a pic at the top of here of the little boxes we will be making next friday at Stamp Club cant wait to see all the ladies as its been far to long and I have an order that is far far to big to tell Matthew about not that he will mind but I am supposed to be not spending any money on craft at the moment to pay for a wedding in Vegas!!!!!!

IS THERE ANYBODY THERE !!!!!!

I seriously need to start blogging again !!!! Especially with so much venting I may need to do over the next few months so get yourselves ready.

Love and Kisses Miss B x

CHA

Morning am so sorry I have not got to post every night but Vikki and I have been absolutely cream crackered every night.

I have seen some of the most lovely products that will be coming out in the next few weeks can't wait to share them with you all.

I have met Donna Downey, Teresa Collins, the gorgeous Tim Holz, the makers of Doodlebug, the makers of Cosmo Cricket and the lady that invented glimmer mist in her kitchen the list goes on though and will tell you all about it later x

The most stunning new products for me where by Graphic 45 they are soooooo grungy and there stand was amazing here are some pics





Not to everyones tastes I know but I loved it.

I won a prize on the Provocraft stand which was excellent 2 circuit carts and 2 packs of brand new cuttlebug folders was so excited man. Was slightly disappointed I did not win one of their new machines though the imagine here is a pic



What a fab new product and am so glad I did not buy a gypsy if you zoom in on the right hand bottom corner of the machine you can see the words HP so I suspect most of you will now guess it PRINTS and cuts honestly it's fab.

Vikki and I have seen some absolutely fab goodies and I cannot wait for them all to come in over the next few months I think you are all going to love it here are a couple of pics to whet your appetites


This ones for you Mrs Lumpkin lol



Bellamy bllvd mmmmmmm



Kaiser Kraft and what lovely people they are too loved them.



A bit of Cosmo Cricket.

I can't wait to get back and tell you all about the great stuff Vikki has bought I suspect a few of you are going to be surprised and I expect it all to be bought by you lol I suspect that won't be hard.

Well last day for us there so will be going round getting more pics today for you all take care x


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Rosemont

Ok do it's 11 o clock at night and we have just got back from shopping we left the hotel at around 8 this morning ! Am completely exhausted lol but had excellent fun had lunch at Cheescake Factory .....


This is a picture of my desert it was lovely it's obviously cheescake lol x

We have had pizza for tea this evening but could not do it real justice as eating at 10 at night is not good



This is the "village sign" for rosemont beautiful is it not x

Am off to bed now as tomorrow we go to CHA am so excited cannot wait x

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I'm in the Windy City and it's mighty pretty

Oh yes landed here yesterday afternoon about 2 in uk about 8 on the evening ! Totally cream crackered by the time we got out of the airport and car it was 3 30 !
May have been tired but managed to do a bit of shopping including archivers OMG why have we nothing like this at home beautiful am. Of there today so will include some pics for you all.

Dinner at the cheesecake factory yum yum about 5 30 !!!! 12 30 your time but managed to eat and enjoy in bed at the lovely Westin by 7 30 in the land of nod lol hopefully no jet lag lol x the bed is sooooooo lovely am considering taking it home with me !

Will post again later with pics x


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And obviously it does lol speak soon girlies xxx


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Excitement

I so can't tell you how excited I am I am off to Chicago on Sunday with Vikki to CHA will be doing my best to blog while I am there for you this is just a test blog to make sure it uploads from my I phone x


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Phew Another Challenge

So here is my 5th challenge for the Wight Craft Circle I have altered a clipboard by covering it with some lovely K and Co papers some Ribbon and a lovely prima I swirly thing lol I had a bit of trouble trying to decide whether to use it as a noticeboard or as a layout so I went with the layout but with the option of being able to change the picture if I so desire.

I have put it up in my studio above my new little shelves purchased from Ikea this week with my little jars on.

I went to the NEC in Birmingham this week for the Hobbycraft show with my American lady friends we had a great time had thought about doing a Stash Brag but thought I had better not or I would be so in trouble with all my friends for the amount of Stash I have lol.

I decided that I would put a picture of Matt and I on the board as all I need to do is look up and I can see my Matthew looking down at me smiling lol he hated going to Olan Mills to have our pictures taken we had a family portrait done there as well it was quite a few years ago I must say, I found the picture under a pile of books by the side of my bed so decided that it would be so much nicer to have it out to look at.

CAN YOU BELIEVE I AM AT IT AGAIN LOL AND AFTER MUCH NAGGING HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE LITTLE BLUE HUT

Ok so I have finally given in to all the nagging that I have been getting about posting more pics of my pride and joy THE LITTLE BLUE HUT I love it love it love it and I certainly love spending time out there it is the most relaxing place in the world for me and all my friends seem to love it too which is great as you can see here this is how I am storing some of my ribbon on dolly pegs in this basket thing I got for £5.99 from homebase cheap as chips as they say lol and obviously had to get a pic of my lovely PINK yes I said PINK cuttlebug lol. Now this picture is of the area behind me as you can see I have a few new purchases sat around in that are which need putting somewhere only where is the rapidly asking question in my mind lol I am dreading to think what else I will be purchasing at the NEC next week to adorn my STUDIO Shirley !
Oh god and this is more pictures of more purchases of my ever increasing and worrying addiction to Longaberger baskets I love love love them and I cannot stop purchasing them which is a worry as they are really quite expensive I have bought some of the lovely wrought iron hanging things that they do to put baskets on they are in the picture above one is in the box and other other is sat to the right with a little tea basket on it is so cute I am thinking that some of these are going to make it into the house as the look so lovely and will be great for hiding rubbish in lol, you know bills you dont want to look at, children and various other items to be found around the home lol.

Now this is where the magic happens lol, did I just say that, yep I sure did lol this is where I sit and mull away my time trying to decide what I am going to make and how I am going to start I love sitting here looking out at the window and seeing my chickens running around and the dogs occasionally Matt pops his head in and makes me laugh and Euan loves to come in and make something fab with me its a great place to have some me time and I love sitting there listening to music and willing away the hours how bad am I. I am really looking forward to showing it off to my great friend Paige and her friends from the Isle of Wight who are hopefully going to come over for a weekend of cropping fun.

So to the end of this epic post and this is the layout for the Wight Craft Circle challenge this week I hope it fits the bill ladies I really need some lessons in taking pics when you girls get over here lol maybe I might be better off asking the guru himself though the lovely Trav xxxx Hope you have enjoyed having a look around my STUDIO ladies take care .

And Again lol

Ok so this is my next isle of wight challenge thingy to do a layout using 4 photos

its a nightmare lol but I will carry on blogging girls I promise.

I have had a fab week have been out shopping with Miss Lisa to get Bunco prizes and have been to lunch with my good friend Mrs W and have even found time to do some crafting with Mel in The Little Blue Hut its been great fun .

Dont die of shock everyone I even showed up at work this week for the first time in ages and done a full day the boys were in shock cheeky devils. Might even go in tomorrow just to confuse them lol.

Am loving blogging again cant think why I dont keep it up really as its quite nice to put your thoughts down on paper and of course I love going around reading everyone elses blog.

Had a sad thought today its been six months now since Mark was killed and its still as painful as it was on the day it happened for me I dread to think how my sister must feel I wonder when it will get better god knows we have the inquest to look forward to next month maybe after that lets hope.
On a brighter note I applied to go on Deal or No Deal this week will keep you updated as to whether or not I get on I cant wait probably wont happen though as I am far to normal lol.

Take care Blogland will be back soon xxxxx

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ok here goes !

So I have decided to do this weekly challenge thingy that my very good friend Mrs Lumpkin and her mates on the Isle of Wight have started doing a few weeks ago the challenge this week is flowers trees etc so I decided flowers would be the best option for me and obviously using Sarah as my star lol hope you all like it .

So Shirley nah nah nah nah nah lol !

Advent .................... how long ago was that lol !

I WILL BE A GOOD GIRL AND BLOG MORE

I WILL BE A GOOD GIRL AND BLOG MORE

I WILL BE A GOOD GIRL AND BLOG MORE

I WILL BE A GOOD GIRL AND BLOG MORE

Ok so thats the chanting done lets see how I do can't let Shirley show me up like this man !!!

HAPPY 1ST DAY OF ADVENT EVERYONE XXXX

Ok so starting from today I am going to hopefully be blogging everyday not only do I have my JYC (Journal Your Christmas) to blog about I also have my advent gifts from my good friend Shirley to blog about as well.

We have spent £1 a day on each other for the 25 days of advent. How exciting, it was hard to spend only that and I know that Shirley and I have gone over £1 on most things lol some of it is crafting goodies and some of it is other bits and pieces like hopefully plenty of chocolate, it is advent after all, thankyou for my Advent candle Shirley, my first gift, you are soooooo clever xxxx.

So its a day of firsts 1st Advent, 1st JYC and I have just been outside to go to my studio and its the 1st Frost of the winter too how lovely and very apt for the start of the Christmas season.

Over the top award !

I have been sent this award from my very good friend Mrs Lumpkin so my understanding is that I have to answer the following questions with one word only (that will be hard) and then pass the award on to 5 bloggy friends. So here goes!

1. Where is your cell phone?  Bed
2. Your hair? Blondish
3. Your mother? Painful
4. Your father? Funny
5. Your favorite food? Chocolate
6. Your dream last night? Mmmmm
7. Your favorite drink? Fizzy
8. Your dream/goal?Happiness
9. What room are you in? Bedroom
10. Your hobby? Craftyspending
11. Your fear? STASHBAN
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Studio
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? Tidy
15. Muffins? Chocolate
16. Wish list item? Gypsy

17. Where did you grow up? Everywhere (Dad in RAF)

18. Last thing you did? Breakfast

19. What are you wearing? Pjs

20. Your TV? Off
21. Your Pets? Romeo
22. Friends? Excellent
23. Your life?Hecticfun
24. Your mood? Crazy
25. Missing Someone? No
26. Vehicle? Beetle
27. Something you’re not wearing? Bra
28. Your favorite store? CTM
29. Your favorite colour? Purplepinkytealygrungygreen (Its all one word…………………isnt it!)
30. When was the last time you laughed? Now
31. Last time you cried? Everyday
32. Your best friend? CTM
33. One place that I go to over and over? CTM
34. Facebook? Obviously
35. Favorite place to eat? Nandos

I will happily pass this on to Shirley and Michelle as they will thoroughly enjoy this  lol good luck girls.

BEWARE.........STASH BRAG ...........!!!!!!!!

Apologies to all these are some of the bits I purchased at the NEC Birmingham when I went on Friday with Jo. We had a fab time and both of us spent far to much money. The place was absolutely packed and I must say I did at one point wonder why on earth do we put ourselves through this but hey ho.

The people who make the Magnolia Stamps were there all the way from Holland it was amazing to see so many Magnolias, or moomins as Shirley calls them lol. They have a magazine which I never knew about which obviously I purchased and some flipping gorgeous Christmas and Halloween papers which obviously I purchased too could have bought a lot more, I also purchased a Father Christmas Stamp which I fell in love with and as you can see from the pic below used the very next day lol. I spent a lot of time talking and watching Leandra from PaperArtsy she is so fab and very artistic and the things she makes from metal are absolutely brilliant I love her stamps and obviously made a few purchases with them, I said hello to the Glitter Girls to they are so very funny love them x

So Saturday had a really lovely day again in my studio, ok ok .................shed, with my good friend Mel making christmas cards not that we made that many to be honest as we spent most of the ohing and ahing over my purchases from the NEC then having a good chat about her holiday as we have not seen each other much as she went away on her hols in half term. So here are the two cards I made the first being basically a copy from the magnolia magazine but obviously as I dont have all their fancy ribbons and stuff a few adaptions lol. The second one did not really come out as I had hoped but its ok its from an online club I have joined to get some new ideas for xmas crafts called UStamp its really great fun and you get to speak to loads and loads of Stampin Up demos from all around the world and they share there ideas I loved the idea of this card with the window but am not sure whether its the buttons or the amount of the trees thats the problem for me lol but will make another one a little bit different and we will see so watch this space.

So am off to Church this morning with Euan as its Remembrance Sunday as his Great Grandad fought in the war I think its important for him to go and give thanks obviously I am not religious at all but Euan loves going to Church and generally goes with his Grandma but I do tend to go at Christmas and Remembrance and Harvest as I love the hymns, how sad am I lol. This afternoon I am hoping to be crafting out in my Studio so maybe you never know girls may have another blog later but please dont hold your breaths xxxxx Take care everyone xxxxx

The Start of My Collection and so much more !!!!!!!!

So Ladies this is the start of my Longaberger basket collection which I am going to be using in my Studio to store my lovely stash obviously it will be a slow process as they are flipping expensive lol but I must say the little bag was a bit naughty as thats not really for my stash oops!!!

This is my small pile of stash that I bought from CTM this weekend only a small pile so not that expensive !!!!

OMG and guess what I got a chance to do some scrapbooking this afternoon using my lovely Sassafrass papers that were in the lovely kit I am so pleased that I actually managed to spend a couple of hours in my Studio I was so excited and it was lovely to have all my lovely stash around me and ready to use I cannot wait to do more hopefully this week although I cannot promise that I will be blogging every time but will do my best.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS !

Ok so fresh start for the week and some really exciting news MY STUDIO IS FINISHED yes Paige, Shirley and everyone else I have a Studio in my garden, ok we all know its a flipping shed but poetic licence lets me call it my Studio Darling !!!!

How wonderful is my husband he has done a great job and I am so proud of him bless.All I need to do now is titify it with lots of lovely bits and pieces I suspect that will be time consuming but no doubt enjoyable lol. I now have somewhere to store and use my lovely stash lets hope I get loads of time to play out there. As you can see from the pic above I still have a few bits and pieces to put away but dont worry will be working on that today.

This is my cutting area where I will be keeping my Cricut, Big Shot, Bind it all etc etc and obviously it will work as a lovely crafting space for any visitors I may have to my Studio lol

This is going to be my area to sit and craft and of course if I have any visitors they will be able to sit there to I suspect I may even have some room in the middle for a couple of tables ladies so maybe a little crop may go on here occasionally I dont know what do you all think lol x

I started last night by making some Christmas Cards for a car swap at a Stampin Up workshop I am going to this week. I got the layout from Michelle my lovely Stampin Up Upline, last year when she done our stampers 10 thanks Michelle I have no doubt the ladies will love this card I have to make 12 of them so they can all take one home but the good news is I will get 11 cards from them to use for ideas for my Christmas cards lol. Hopefully I will be starting to fill my blog up with lots of lovely blog posts about the crafting I am doing in my Studio but dont hold your breath girlies lol xxxxxx

RIP MARK we will all miss you xxxx

I just had to blog about the great sadness that my family and I are going through at the moment my sister Amandas husband Mark was tragically killed in a motorbike accident 3 weeks ago. The shock we are all feeling is dreadful as Mark was a really great person between them Amanda and Mark had 5 children Dale Charlotte and Jordan from Amandas first marriage and Grant and Lee from Marks first marriage They have been together for 10 years. Grant was 18 last week how awful for him to not have his dad to celebrate this with him. We are all still reeling from the shock of his tragic death. We will miss his sense of humour and his quirky laugh. Pat and Tony Marks parents are absolutely devasted as they lost there son Gary 17 years ago at the age of 23 to Multiple Sclerocis so its just awful that they have now lost Mark my heart goes out to them and Amanda Grant Dale Lee Charlotte and Jordan Love you and Miss you Mark x

RAIN STOPS PLAY LOL OR IS IT NEIGHBOURS !!!!

Ok folks so no doubt you have tuned in to see how the heck my shed is going well let me tell you not very far ! We have managed to get the roof covered but unfortunately whilst doing so we had a bit of a complaint from our lovely neighbours !! Yes when they look out of their back room window which is behind the telly all they can see is my shed mmmmmmmmm how dare they its a lovely looking shed lol !!!!! So in view of this Matthew has had to make the base longer and put the flipping shed, sorry lovely shed, behind the conifers so that they cannot see it anymore ! They obviously have no idea what they are missing out on lol. So in view of this Matthew and Victor were up until 11.30 last night elongating the base so consequently all work that was to be done yesterday was put in to today and as we all now its been flipping raining all day typical lol. So Shirley please do not mention the Stampers 10 !!!!!

Euan has spent all day on the sofa playing games, watching telly and reading his new Dinosaur book from Nanny in his PJ s, whilst I have cooked dinner done a bit of tidying and played my new Sims 3 on the Computer what a lazy day we have had lol.

Hopefully I will have some photos up for you in the week as its to wet to go out there this evening to take any !

And Obviously I am watching Big Brother which I have to say I am loving although I wish they were showing more of it but unfortunately you can only see the live stream from around 11 30 until 4 am so that is no good for me, I have an early favorite which is Cairon but I have no doubt as time goes on I will change my mind lol. I know none of you lot will be watching but you dont know what you are missing its so funny lol.

THINGS ARE MOVING ON UP FOLKS !

Ok So I have do doubt you are all wondering why Matt is stood at the bottom looking up rather scared as Victor is climbing around like a monkey, well the simple answer to that is Matthew is scared of heights, can you believe it even standing on the ladder makes him feel slightly faint ! Bless his cotton socks lol.
What a star our Victor is he is a roofer by trade and is only young so has aboslutely no fear although he scared the be jesus out of me watching him running along the rafters like he was lol but I am so pleased with their progress yesterday and cannot wait to see the roof finished it looks massive inside now the roof is on.
Victor cant make it today to do the felting so Matt will be doing some of the prettying up bits on the outside lol including cutting the grass lol not been done for a couple of weeks now so its getting to look a bit like a jungle out there. I am really pleased with my little Crafting Paradise I have no idea yet what I am going to call it but am working on it as we speak its very hard as obviously I dont want it sound like a knocking shop calling it after Miss Breathless so will have to seriously think about it !