JYC 2011 Manifesto

HERE’S TO HOLIDAY

TO STARTING NEW TRADITIONS

TO HAPPINESS AND KEEPING IT SIMPLE

TO SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

TO LETTING GO OF WORRY AND EMBRACING JOY

TO THE BEAUTY OF SPARKLE AND STARS ON THE TREE

TO ENJOY MY LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS MATERNITY LEAVE

TO REMEMBERING WHY CHRISTMAS IS SOMETHING SO SPECIAL

TO THE MAGIC OF OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH LEWIS

TO HOPE THAT LEWIS DOESN’T PULL THE CHRISTMAS TREE OVER

TO GIVING LOVE AND GRATITUDE. TO BELIEVING. TO DOING GOOD.

A CHRISTMAS MANIFESTO

Journal your Christmas 2011 and Christmas cards

I have finished my journal in preparation for Shimelle’s JYC 2011(see www.shimelle.com for details). It’s four years since I did this annual journal & I really want to complete it since it’s our little boys first Christmas.

To make the daily scrapbooking easier I have prepared all of the pages ready for journalling & adding photos.

I have also used all old stash. The only new items I have bought is the Kraft A4 ring binder & paper from paperchase. All of the papers & most of the embellishments are from an Anna Griffin scrapbook kit which I bought from QVC ages ago. It moves away from the traditional Christmas red & green for a change.

I’m managing to get my Christmas cards made during the boy’s midday naps & once he has gone to bed. I am using mainly humphreys corner decoupage this year. I’ve had the images decoupaged for a while & just needed to prepare the card & insert. I really must start my cards for next Christmas early next year to make sure they get done as I’ll be back to work then.

Photos of JYC 2011 & Christmas cards below.

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The above card uses the lovely Andy Skinner stamps.

Where has all the time gone!

I had thought it was a while since I blogged but didnt realise that the last post was October 2010.

I have a very good excuse, who is now 7 months old. My gorgeous son. He is such a beautiful boy in every way. His Daddy and I are overjoyed to have him in our lives.

 The above picture was taken just before we left for our Tiny Talk (baby signing)end ofterm Hawaiian party. Whilst on the subject, Tiny Talk is a great class taken in my area by Julia, who is an excellent teacher. If you know someone with a baby or due to have a baby I would thoroughly recommend the classes.

My crafting has very much taken a back seat since he was born. However I do manage to grab an hour or so once he is in bed. I’ve even started on the Christmas cards – photos will follow as I am in the loft and the camera is downstairs!

Hubby is out tonight so I’m grabbing some me time and hopefully will manage to keep this blog a little more updated on the crafting front in the future.

Lisa

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! Hubs and I went to my mam’s last night to carve our pumpkins. As it happened all I had to do with mine was carve out the pattern as hubs scraped the inside out which I think is the worst part of it. I also baked some bat shaped biscuits. After a lovely relaxing week off work in Scotland, I went back today to the reality only for a few hours & back on for 7.45 in the morning.

We attended the Teardrop memorial service this afternoon, which is an annual event for parents & families who have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth or neo natal death. This is our second service since losing Charlotte and it doesn’t get any easier. Although it was a great comfort knowing in approx 8 weeks we will have our second baby with us.

We have only had three knocks on the door tonight so overall it’s been a peaceful Halloween!

Take care
Lisa
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Easel card

A little visit to the craft loft this morning came up with this easel card for my father-in-laws birthday. The lighting has been poor today so apologies for the darkness. The base card is using a 6×6 card and covered in k&co patterned paper and textured card stock. The leaves are made using a papermania embossing punch.

Cakes & Christmas crafting

It’s been ages since I blogged so I thought I’d do a little catch up of activities which have been keeping me busy outside of my normal day job!

I was asked and gladly accepted to make my best friends sisters wedding cake. It’s the first tiered cake I’ve completed and I’m really pleased with it and most importantly the bride and groom loved it.

I also made the invites and favours for the wedding.

Today I have had a day off work and have started my Christmas cards to get on the selling wagon sooner rather than later. The cards I have made today are all using blonde moments Christmas papers which are lovely and bright, also easy to work with and great quality.

New cake

I made a simple sponge cake for a friends retirement. Just simply iced including the board. Fishing themed plaque on the top and finished off with fishing themed ribbon around the cake and plain ribbon around the edge of the board to hide the silver edge. Nice and simple really. I can’t take the praise for cooking the cake, it’s my mam who does the cooking!

I’ll also include a picture of ellie looking all cute this morning!

Take care
Lisa
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Wallet for hannah

I had a lovely email from hannah today asking me to make some personalised gift wallets for her so I’ve been busy in my loft tonight and have finished them ready for despatch. I hope you like them Hannah!

Take care
Lisa
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My ebay shop special offer

For a short while I have made all of my handmade cards in to an auction style with most cards having a starting bid of 99p. They are normally buy it now. Go grab yourself a bargain and put in a bid – I combine postage, which is reasonbly priced anyway. All of the products I use are of top quality, and the cards are finished to a high standard and despatched the next working day after payment is received in a cellophane bag and a padded envelope.

Shop Details: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/ferguson0652/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25

If you have any specific requirements I also carry out bespoke work at a very reasonable cost. See my website for details www.pinkpawsdesign.co.uk or email me at pinkpawsdesign@aol.com

Take Care

Lisa

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Lovely week

Hubs and I have spent a lovely week in Wells, Somerset in a beautiful barn conversion loft called Little burcott loft. The owners have very thoughtfully renovated the barn - it had everything we needed except a potato masher! There was a lovely welcome pack with somerset cider, bottled water which is from a well on site, cheese, milk, bread, biscuits and fresh flowers along with tea and coffee. Its those small touches which make all the difference.

We visited Longleat Safari Park, the Clark’s Shopping Village, Torquay, Exmouth, Stourhead National Trust property, and Bath. We also hd a trip to a little seaside village called Budleigh Salterton and had afternoon tea in a lovely quaint teashop (the cosy teashop), which started a new collection for me. Our cream teas were served on matching Royal Albert Old Country Rose china teacups with the teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and side plates. A swift visit on ebay and we had purchased a 22 piece set and a two tier cake stand. Its even more exciting bidding on items on ebay via your mobile especially when your in an area of poor 3G coverage! I collected the cake stand today as it was from a local seller and I’m really pleased with it, just need to wait for my new teaset and I can have a good old fashioned tea party! Its funny how a little visit to a teashop can turn out.

During our time away I also managed to make quite a few cards – some of which are below along with a pic of my new cake stand.  If you would like any details on the cards below please send me a comment and I will get back to you.

So pleased its a bank holiday weekend and I have a short week at work next week. Roll on our next holiday!

Take Care

Lisa

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